Pea Turgh

NHS land, NHS contractors, land rented to a livestock farmer. I doubt they have any interest in keeping any of it. If they don’t ever come back, I’ll take it as fair game. @Stub Mandrel - Thankfully I knew that much! 😂

Ola peeps. Some manly men with chainsaws just destroyed a lovely habitat next to my house (apparently some other residents didn’t like trees overhanging in their gardens. Fools). There were some ash trees in amongst the sacrifices, which immediately made me wonder if I could nick some of it for a build. However, other than seasoning it (with salt I suppose), what am I looking for in fallen trunks? Is there a “best cut”? What is the minimum useable thickness? There’s a couple of foot-thick ones I can see. Is it that easy as grab a log, get someone to slice it up, then leave for a few years? Or am I being (predictably) naive?

No, amphetamine marketing seminar.

What brand are them there pickups, @kodiakblair?

I like the light grey (couldn’t add text to the post above!)

You already know I love this look! What happened to the bridge? Assuming the one in the first pic wasn’t adjusting for intonation properly?

Nice!

Been really wanting a roasted maple neck jag of late. Putting feelers out, and remembered the good ol’ Maruszczyk configurator...

The black finish would look awesome with a maple fretboard.

Can you still reach the controls?

Nice. Black/black/maple would be really nice though!

Been thinking about this build again today. What is the weight of your lovely ‘ray, @Sammybass? Also, what was the reason for the massive chamber with just one control pot? Future-proofing just in case you decided to go with a standard 3 control plus active circuit jobby?

Pop some pics up when you’ve sorted it out?

That’s a bloody big rock to have in your garden. Is there a Viking king under there or something?

I can’t help it! It looks the business! Keep us updated on the fretless!

I really like the way this turned out. Still love that Kay - definitely my favourite. What of that third cream coloured one, sir?

I love this German bloke’s voice - cracks me up!

What if it arrives, and it looks awesome, and sounds fantastic? Could you just keep the cab and use the story?

It’d be a shame not to use the jazz neck pup. Love the background and the tools - I will enjoy this one!

I really like the contrast chrome brings. Hmm. Black might make the blue stand out more. On the fence sorry.

That pau ferro don’t look right on a sunburst. I like the gold though.

Just take one string off?