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Start by learning how to set up your own guitar in every respect. Then buy a cheap rubbish guitar to experiment on. Next buy a guitar and completely refurbish it. Learn how to fret and fret level, learn all about neck angles, intonation etc. You Tube is a good source but I also found some very...

Finished guitar in blue stain with clear nitro lacquer. I was going to make a Talbo woody copy but ended up buying the real alloy Talbo so went for the offset look. Sounds good with the P90's.

Emerald X10 Slimline carbon fibre electro acoustic guitar for sale. All Carbon, Flame Maple veneer on top, fully adjustable bridge saddles, stainless med jumbo frets, Gotoh 510 tuners, Krivo neck humbucke, Ghost Piezo saddls, 3 way switch for pickups, volume for each pickup. Includes Emerald...

Trinity are in Ontario, Canada - Trinity Amps There are others in the USA such as MOJOTONE who also make reputable kits. Amp Parts, Cabinets, Guitar, Bass, Pickups, Pedals - Mojotone In the UK we have Modulus Amplification Modulus Amplification All the websites are worth looking at to gather...

Can you order from the USA or Canada? If you can, have a look at Trinity Amps, they do some really good kits with everything included. Their instructions are excellent and the customer service is very good indeed. One of the amps I built was from a circuit diagram for their Trinity S3. I wanted...

Are the aluminium Telecasters actual Fender or an aftermarket manufacturer? I have seen some aluminium telecaster bodies for sale brand new on ebay recently, from small makers. And there are the Trussart metal body guitars (Steelcaster?) etc I found an aluminium SG made by EKO in the 1960's on...

I've been thinking about this - its been a while but I am sure the pots on the Tokai truss cover badged one were full size. Your other post mentions stamped neck plates but there isn't one on the Ric copies. I can also remember looking at the catalogues on this site to try to date the Tokai Ric.

My latest Tokai Talbo aquisition. I sadly parted with my two Ric copies and MIJ Love Rock some time ago, but the engineer in me couldn't resist buying a metal guitar (not the music genre). I love it, but it can be cold on your personal parts when playing seated! It was metallic black poly when I...

I sent photos and detail to the importer and he told me that the one with the Tokai truss cover and toaster pickups woulld be Korean made. It did look all round a slightly better made and finished guitar than the Rockinbetter.

Looks very nice. Neither of mine had any serial number anywhere to be found, and no label in the sound hole either. I managed to identify the first one as Korean through contact with the Tokai importer at the time, about 9 years ago. At that time the real 12 string Rickenbackers were being...

What about the Ric copies? I've had two, the first one with the Tokai script on the truss cover was MIK, the second one with the R tailpiece (Rockinbetter truss cover) was Chinese I think but can't be certain. The Korean one was closest to the Ric, the second one I added the bridge cover to make...

Also built several handwired valve amps along the way, and a valve reverb unit based on the Fender 6G15. Plenty of internal pictures if anyone is interested. Also built 1x15, 1x12, and 2x12 cabs to suit the heads. Nothing over 20w, its plenty for home and small gigs. Three of them also have...

Latest electric guitar build under construction. Semi hollow mahogany core with 9mm flame maple top and back (to be shaped) rosewood fretboard and flame maple neck. Lots more work to do before the lacquer goes on. All my builds are by hand, no cnc at all, basic hand tools only. Anyone spot the...

Heres one I built for a friend. Simon, hence the S on the headstock. The S is inlaid maple into bog oak, back and sides are walnut, top is sitka spruce, fretboard is ebony, bridge is made in bog oak, soundhole rosette is inlaid burr walnut veneer.. Soundport is bound in black veneer strip.

Acoustic guitars always look much better from behind

I build guitars for a hobby, both acoustic and electric. I've also built a five string electric violin for my daughter. and a Hurdy Gurdy. A couple of CBG and cajons have also been produced. The way into building for me was to start with setups and mods on cheap guitars, progress to building...

I recently bought a Tokai Talbo. As far as I know the serial number was a decal on the neck heel which is no longer there. Does anyone know how to date these guitars other than the serial number? Its a four bolt neck (so not early to mid '80's), the alloy body is completely hollow apart from...

Ibanez were threatened by the Lawsuits, and bravely decided to market their own designs rather than waste money on lawyers. Good on 'em. Another reason the 'clone' guitars were made was to cash in on the popularity of the big US guitar companies. To be fair even the MIJ earliest guitars were...

Feminine Pond Lily? Really? lol. I saw a Gibson Theodore advertised this week and had no previous knowledge of it. New Custom Shop Archive Series - £3500, reduced from £4400 (not surprised) and it would have to be much cheaper for me to even consider it, like - free. Looks much more like a...

Fair enough - if we were all the same life would be boring. I think the Fender / CBS issue was one of a severe decline in quality, If so, very understandable. Once a good reputation is lost its very hard to get back. Gibsons quality has been up and down throughout - there are lots of questions...