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"Well I've only heard good things about his pickups so I'm pretty keen to see them" Jack Surman replied Dec 15, 2013 to Strat style bridge opinions?	8	Dec 16, 2013 Reply by Mark Lindsay
"That's cool, I just bought some of Elmars flatpups for my next build, should be fun" Jack Surman replied Dec 15, 2013 to Strat style bridge opinions?	8	Dec 16, 2013 Reply by Mark Lindsay
"Yeah I thought that would be the case. Nice guitar by the way, is it a humbucker?" Jack Surman replied Dec 15, 2013 to Strat style bridge opinions?	8	Dec 16, 2013 Reply by Mark Lindsay
"Yeah I'm on the Gold Coast in QLD. I've checked bunnings and you're right, 19mm is p…" Jack Surman replied Dec 11, 2013 to A neck predicament	24	Dec 11, 2013 Reply by Richey Kay
"I'm struggling to find blanks that are anything bigger than 19mm though, I may have…" Jack Surman replied Dec 11, 2013 to A neck predicament	24	Dec 11, 2013 Reply by Richey Kay
"Yeah I'd say a fretboard is a must and I'm thinking a scarf jointed headstock isn't…" Jack Surman replied Dec 11, 2013 to A neck predicament	24	Dec 11, 2013 Reply by Richey Kay
"Neck thickness I'm not sure about though, I don't want it to look like a bow and arr…" Jack Surman replied Dec 10, 2013 to A neck predicament	24	Dec 11, 2013 Reply by Richey Kay
"Nice build man, looks good. So 36mm was an ok width? I've heard around that 30-40mm…" Jack Surman replied Dec 10, 2013 to A neck predicament	24	Dec 11, 2013 Reply by Richey Kay
"Challenge accepted! Just out of curiosity, what's the opinion on best dimensions for…" Jack Surman replied Dec 10, 2013 to A neck predicament	24	Dec 11, 2013 Reply by Richey Kay
"nice, so it is possible to do" Jack Surman replied Dec 10, 2013 to A neck predicament	24	Dec 11, 2013 Reply by Richey Kay

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Jack Surman's Discussions (14)

"Well I've only heard good things about his pickups so I'm pretty keen to see them"

"That's cool, I just bought some of Elmars flatpups for my next build, should be fun"

"Yeah I thought that would be the case. Nice guitar by the way, is it a humbucker?"

"Yeah I'm on the Gold Coast in QLD. I've checked bunnings and you're right, 19mm is p…"

"I'm struggling to find blanks that are anything bigger than 19mm though, I may have…"

"Yeah I'd say a fretboard is a must and I'm thinking a scarf jointed headstock isn't…"

"Neck thickness I'm not sure about though, I don't want it to look like a bow and arr…"

"Nice build man, looks good. So 36mm was an ok width? I've heard around that 30-40mm…"

"Challenge accepted! Just out of curiosity, what's the opinion on best dimensions for…"

"nice, so it is possible to do"

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