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Win11 initially went fine on my machine but then started playing up after a couple of months. MS support were of very limited help (putting it...

Or maybe it's cause I don't have a "minister for finance" of my own, and I'm still yet to learn how to budget wisely....lol.

Any new full OS install is normally very stable to start with. It’s once it’s had various new programs and updates installed that things start to...

Probably down to money and guitars.

I wonder if a curved - semi-circular or semi-elliptical (or at least with a rounded low point) - pivot block wouldn't be a more lasting...

Update: Ever since I installed Microsoft's latest version of Windows, Windows 11, on my new studio PC, I have had practically zero major issues...

My new studio PC is going great, a big improvement over my old one, I don't have to put-up with all the quirks and foibles of the old one anymore,...

Curses.....I've been found-out, note to self....must upgrade my security.....lol.

Good points Simon and it got me thinking, if the 'underblock' was to fail due to the pulling forces you are referring to, thats a disaster. It made...

I'd also note that the bridge doctor has a screw at the back of the bridge to hold the block in place. That might be an idea, as it could be hard to...

I'm no expert on this, I'm only making (what I think are reasonable) suggestions, so please go ahead and do what you think reasonable. I'd just...

When i took the picture displaying action height, the bridge was set 3mm too high, not much but i need all i can get :D Yes the triangles are made...

What luck. That's the way I put them on. I'm leaning more and more back the thru-the-body ferrules. The screws from behind might not have enough...

For me, that would still be a high action, though I expect it might come down a bit with lower nut slots. If the top stays as it is but just the...

Doc has now been playing video games for over 24 hours constantly, and can't move away from the PC for being surrounded by pizza boxes. So, no...

Looking forward to hearing how it goes! I just built a new PC too, and it's made a world of difference

Thanks a lot simon for your constant useful inputs - i did have some suspicions about the pegs that the added thickness would give me problems, i...

You could just epoxy the inserts in place. Probably preferable to screws. Just don't forget to fit the bridge grounding wire first! The tuning...

I may be over thinking this. What is wrong with drilling a few holes through the bridge plate and screw it down? Anybody have a picture of how...

I could put screw driver slots in the top. With the stock bushings I'm guessing I will have about 6mm thread engagement on both sides of the guitar....

I feel you'd probably still want something to stop the insert turning when you a) insert the screws from the rear and b) insert the posts from the...

Ooooh. I will think about this one. The threads are only 1/2" long. I could turn my own bushings with full length threads. with the thru-bolts they...

It's also a good idea to sand an angle onto the forward facing end of the bridge pins. This stops the ball-ends being caught so that they sit on the...

All as expected! Good news. The extra treble is letting you hear what the cap is doing, but it does sound like it's a bit too far up the...

You want the flat edge to just rest on the neck,/frets, not touching the nut at all. You may now have taken too much height off the bridge, though...

Left handed 6 string bass with spalted maple top. Finished with feast Watson's golden teak and satin poly. Diary is here...

All finished, I got my Ernie balls and sanded down the top of the nut to match the string heights. It sounds way better, the saddle changes show how...

Update: New graphics card for my new studio PC coming this afternoon, just need to wait till 4pm to pick it up from the post office, pretty...