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Neil Smith

Gold-certified Fender tech Neil Smith grew up playing and tinkering with guitars. After seventeen years on the road backing such greats as Bo Diddley, Little Anthony, and the Chiffons, he went to college and earned degrees in social work. But he returned to his first loves: guitar repair and building. He has built guitars for first-call guitarists in shows like Cirque Du Soliel, Blue Man Group, and Jersey Boys.

▪ bio current as of 2010

It Worked for Me: Fabricating Obsolete Vintage Pickguards

2010
AL#103 p.66
Neil Smith

▪ Reproduce a vintage pickguard using a template and router.