Tim Moran joins us to discuss making beautiful guitars. He even made a Back to the Future-themed model that looks awesome and is signed by three members of the cast.
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Table of Contents:
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - How did Pat and Tim meet?
1:58 - What is a Bulleting Board System (BBS)?
3:20 - How did Tim get into playing guitar?
7:32 - Was Tim ever in a band?
8:50 - The journey from collecting guitars, to refinishing used guitars, to building guitars
11:08 - Visit the tdpri.com Telecaster guitar builder forum
12:18 - Inexpensive guitar-building kits are surprisingly good!
14:19 - Tim's first guitar build features a Korg Kaoss Pad
20:26 - These days Tim builds guitars from scratch
24:50 - You can buy brand new guitars that look aged
28:33 - Building guitars is a good excuse to learn new skills and keep busy
29:03 - No CNC required. Tim uses templates and a router
32:12 - Coffee break!
33:45 - Pat made a coffee that he forgot to drink!
35:32 - Join us on Discord at butterwhat.com/discord
36:02 - Tim's Back to the Future Guitar
40:08 - An authentic appearing flux capacitor is made from automotive parts and halogen bulb glass
41:56 - The readout uses fourteen-segment displays
43:28 - Is Tim saving any money by building guitars?
45:41 - How long did the BttF guitar take to make?!
46:53 - How did Tim get his BttF guitar signed?!
48:41 - Tim can't play the guitar!
52:18 - What's the next guitar project?
54:32 - Books are heavy!
56:36 - Johnny Mnemonic is selling 3 megabytes of RAM!
56:51 - Watch The Peripheral on Amazon
58:07 - Where can we find Tim Moran on the Internet
58:23 - I want to build a guitar! Where do I start?!
1:00:44 - Jeremy's baritone yukelele refinishing
1:04:43 - Join us on Discord at butterwhat.com/discord
1:06:03 - Where can we find Jeremy?
1:07:18 - One of Pat's friends shredding on one of those inexpensive guitar kits
Clip at the end: inexpensive kit guitar being tested by another one of Pat's friends at TheLab.ms Makerspace.
Discord: butterwhat.com/discord
Tim Moran:
https://www.instagram.com/tm0ran/
Pat Regan:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/
Website: https://blog.patshead.com/
Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/
Jeremy Cook:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook
Tindie Store: jcdevices.com
