New Ernie Ball “String Theory” video!
Could listen to these for hours…
Continue reading →Building a TD Fender Strat – Part 3: Final assembly
View part 1 of the build here
View part 2 here
It’s been a little while since I last posted an update but here’s the final (kinda) post on the build. We’ve got it all painted and put together, I’m now in the process of slowly perfecting the setup.
The only long term changes will be correcting the pickup (currently a SD neck, ideally needs to be a SD bridge) and a few minor wiring tweaks. Eventually I may sand the finish down and redo it, we learnt a lot painting this guitar and there a few areas where we could definitely improve.
Continue reading →Sunday Morning Cars
Audiobook: Adam Savage’s “Every Tool’s a Hammer”
For any “maker” (I use quotes as Adam does a fantastic job of explaining the many, many kinds of people that can be described as makers) this book is a must read/listen. It covers everything from how Adam got started in “making” all the way to how Mythbusters began and much more.
Continue reading →On Repeat: Rebel Girl – Angels and Airwaves
Building a TD Fender Strat – Part 2: The body!
We now have an almost complete body after a lot of template building and routing (including some close calls with fingers)! Next up is getting the holes drilled for the bridge and tidying up around the neck pocket. From there it’ll be onto sanding, sealing and priming ready for paint! Can’t say I’m too excited at the prospect of so much sanding…
Continue reading →Ferocious attack animal*
Building a Tom DeLonge Fender Stratocaster – Part 1: Introduction and parts
As anyone who knows me will tell you, I’m a huge blink-182/AVA/BCR/+44 fan and I seemingly can’t get through a single 24 hour period without playing a song by the aforementioned. So ever since I started to learn the guitar, it feels like the natural progression is to build a Tom DeLonge signature Fender Stratocaster, right? Well, that’s the plan! I currently own one of his Epiphone ES-333 signature editions and a slightly modified Squier Bullet Strat (I’ve switched out some of the electronics in it) – so I’m itching to add to the collection!
Continue reading →Link: Why We Have Failed As YouTubers
Fantastic little insight into the current state of YouTube from the guys over at Mighty Car Mods.
So much of the YouTube community is just focused on the numbers, they seem to forget there are a good number of content creators who just want to create fantastic content.
So thanks for your handy YouTube advice. Maybe you’re right and we have failed as YouTubers. I’m sure we could make more money by making daily click bait VLOG videos that are cheap and trash, but seems you’ve got that area covered already so we’ll leave you to it.
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Favourite albums of 2018
With 2019 just a day away I thought I’d round up my favourite albums of 2018!
1. Skinny Dipping – Stand Atlantic
Their debut album this year ended up being an absolute cracker! From start to finish it’s a fantastic listen and I can’t wait to go see them live in April.
2. Is This Thing Cursed? – Alkaline Trio