Building Your Own Guitar?![help]

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AntScars said:
so what would you say the hardest part for building a guitar is? I would assume its getting all the electronic components working right? thanks for all the great help and advice. really counting down the days until I can start this thing up, if I had the kit already I would've worked on it this week that I'm off, and the week after finals...which I think mightve been enough time...if not a few extra days when I would've came back from vacation...but I guess its too late for that plan.
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the electronics are really not that big of a deal either.
the wiews are all color coded just follow the diagram and you will do just fine.

I would say the hardest part is keeping from getting inpatient and trying to do the work too quickly.
 
Roguetitan said:
the electronics are really not that big of a deal either.
the wiews are all color coded just follow the diagram and you will do just fine.

I would say the hardest part is keeping from getting inpatient and trying to do the work too quickly.
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oh, sweet. thanks! now I really just gotta focus on researching the guitar building process with books and the stuff I can find on google. :]
 
Roguetitan said:
I can think of another response

he is a full of shit troll.:rolleyes:
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No.I was actually trying to give the guy some good advice based on close
to 30 yrs of playing experience.
Les Pauls do have tuning issues and the angle from nut to tuner is the culprit.I've owned a few and played well over 100 and they dont stay in
tune well.If the real deal wont stay in tune,why would you think that one
would?
In my opinion the kid could spend his money better than that.You, Mutt, &
light can put yer teeth in backwards and chew down to your assholes.
 
my Les does get out of tune like every 40 minutes that I use it...but I figured that the reason was cause I never tightened the tuners, and they were a bit on the loose end since I bought the Epiphone...didn't think much of it, seeing as though I might just play an hour at a time tops...I didn't know to my knowledge it was a common problem with the Paul's...I figured that investing in a new/better quality tuner was the answer to my problem(which I've yet to fix), and that it was just a minor problem that must have occured and slipped unnoticed through the quality control...hmmmm...
 
i think i'm going to order my kit tomorrow, then just store it...until august, or june if i have time before i leave for Ecuador...and then store it... I like LP style guitars, but I always wanted to try a Strat or Telly style guitar....so I figured, its $80 so what the heck, I'll try it out... which leads me to my next problem...

https://host175.ipowerweb.com/~onli...id=44&osCsid=b075e0d7b16e890977468f7098c14e5b (should I try the Fender style guitar)

https://host175.ipowerweb.com/~onli...d=179&osCsid=a91f23b0aec0cee1edc3d09e5f84c049 (should I try the style which I am more accustomed to)

https://host175.ipowerweb.com/~onli...id=45&osCsid=b075e0d7b16e890977468f7098c14e5b (or should I try a bass, which I always wanted to play, but never did)

I guess I'll be thinking it over, but I think, at least now...that I might just go with my first choice.
 
SHEPPARDB. said:
No.I was actually trying to give the guy some good advice based on close
to 30 yrs of playing experience.
Les Pauls do have tuning issues and the angle from nut to tuner is the culprit.I've owned a few and played well over 100 and they dont stay in
tune well.If the real deal wont stay in tune,why would you think that one
would?
In my opinion the kid could spend his money better than that.You, Mutt, &
light can put yer teeth in backwards and chew down to your assholes.
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I got something you can chew on.

I have several LP's and several LP copys and not a single one of them have tuning problems.
besides that your beloved Paul reed Smith guitars are nothing more than LP copys.
there is nothing origional about a PRS except for maybe the headstock
and the argument you are trying to make is ridiculus and wrong.
 
AntScars said:
i think i'm going to order my kit tomorrow, then just store it...until august, or june if i have time before i leave for Ecuador...and then store it... I like LP style guitars, but I always wanted to try a Strat or Telly style guitar....so I figured, its $80 so what the heck, I'll try it out... which leads me to my next problem...

https://host175.ipowerweb.com/~onli...id=44&osCsid=b075e0d7b16e890977468f7098c14e5b (should I try the Fender style guitar)

https://host175.ipowerweb.com/~onli...d=179&osCsid=a91f23b0aec0cee1edc3d09e5f84c049 (should I try the style which I am more accustomed to)

https://host175.ipowerweb.com/~onli...id=45&osCsid=b075e0d7b16e890977468f7098c14e5b (or should I try a bass, which I always wanted to play, but never did)

I guess I'll be thinking it over, but I think, at least now...that I might just go with my first choice.
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out of the 3 kits you listed I would recomend the Saga Strat kit... JMO

I don't know much about the other strat kit you listed.

The strat kit will be fun kit to build.
 
Roguetitan said:
The strat kit will be fun kit to build.
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yea, that's why I want to build the strat, but my whole reasoning for it is that they're all the same quality I'm assuming...since the same company is making the models..the only difference being that the strat is like 95 cents more..which I guess covers the manufacturing cost of the bar that it has...

when you finish building the guitar...and want to apply finish to it, how would you apply the stain? I want to do kind of like a 2 or color fade with like a Mahogany, Dark Cherry, and Dark Amber fade....but I wouldn't have even the slightest clue as to how to apply a fade correctly...I can do just like one color stain though wuthouta problem...but it just seems like "too" simple.
 
AntScars said:
yea, that's why I want to build the strat, but my whole reasoning for it is that they're all the same quality I'm assuming...since the same company is making the models..the only difference being that the strat is like 95 cents more..which I guess covers the manufacturing cost of the bar that it has...

when you finish building the guitar...and want to apply finish to it, how would you apply the stain? I want to do kind of like a 2 or color fade with like a Mahogany, Dark Cherry, and Dark Amber fade....but I wouldn't have even the slightest clue as to how to apply a fade correctly...I can do just like one color stain though wuthouta problem...but it just seems like "too" simple.
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you do not want to assemble the guitar until after you finish the body

Check this out http://www.paintyourownguitar.com/index.html
this will point you in the right direction how to successfully paint some wild colorschemes on the guitar.
 
AntScars said:
yea, that's why I want to build the strat, but my whole reasoning for it is that they're all the same quality I'm assuming...since the same company is making the models..the only difference being that the strat is like 95 cents more..which I guess covers the manufacturing cost of the bar that it has...

when you finish building the guitar...and want to apply finish to it, how would you apply the stain? I want to do kind of like a 2 or color fade with like a Mahogany, Dark Cherry, and Dark Amber fade....but I wouldn't have even the slightest clue as to how to apply a fade correctly...I can do just like one color stain though wuthouta problem...but it just seems like "too" simple.
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You airbrush all that.

I know it's cool to build your own guitar, but don't be too ambigous. Start with a kit, like everyone else suggested.

When I was in school and around your age, I "borrowed without a permission" a mega-old "Muzima" electric guitar from maintenance closet (dont ask why it even was there) and spent all summer re-doing it. I jigsawed the body to make it look like a strat, sandgrinded the neck, re-filed all frets and messed abit with PUs and electronics (it had a cable "build in", so I had to cut a slot for a jack-in and other things). Gave it a great satin finish and it looked beautiful.

Played like crap regardless. Instead of having bought a decent guitar I had spent all this time on creating a dummy, and it discouraged me so much I gave up and didn't pick up playing the instrument until I was 21.


What I'm saying is - if you don't have a guitar yet, get one and learn to play first. Unless you're looking for just an aesthetic pleasue of making your own guitar.
 
Mish said:
You airbrush all that.

I know it's cool to build your own guitar, but don't be too ambigous. Start with a kit, like everyone else suggested.

When I was in school and around your age, I "borrowed without a permission" a mega-old "Muzima" electric guitar from maintenance closet (dont ask why it even was there) and spent all summer re-doing it. I jigsawed the body to make it look like a strat, sandgrinded the neck, re-filed all frets and messed abit with PUs and electronics (it had a cable "build in", so I had to cut a slot for a jack-in and other things). Gave it a great satin finish and it looked beautiful.

Played like crap regardless. Instead of having bought a decent guitar I had spent all this time on creating a dummy, and it discouraged me so much I gave up and didn't pick up playing the instrument until I was 21.


What I'm saying is - if you don't have a guitar yet, get one and learn to play first. Unless you're looking for just an aesthetic pleasue of making your own guitar.
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I was planning on getting a kit, the telecaster one. and I do have a guitar, an Epiphone Les Paul and was thinking about getting an Ibanez ART300...but then I thought I'd want something to do over the summer...so I figured that building a guitar would be fun, and hopefully sound decent...you don't by chance have that guitar now, do you? cause I'd love to see how yours looked... I love seeing how people make guitars, and seeing how you modded that one a bit it made me curious as to how it turned out.
 
AntScars said:
I was planning on getting a kit, the telecaster one. and I do have a guitar, an Epiphone Les Paul and was thinking about getting an Ibanez ART300...but then I thought I'd want something to do over the summer...so I figured that building a guitar would be fun, and hopefully sound decent...you don't by chance have that guitar now, do you? cause I'd love to see how yours looked... I love seeing how people make guitars, and seeing how you modded that one a bit it made me curious as to how it turned out.
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Ha no problem then - I'm just still beating myself for making a mistake back then, but it was partly my folk's fault for not willing to buy me a guitar from the store coz "it's stupid and you'll never have any career in music - go finish your chemistry homework you dumbass" :D

And that guitar might still be in my parent's shed somewhere, I'll ask them if they could dig it up and send me some pictures. I must admit - I really loved the whole process of modding it, it's a great fun.
 
Roguetitan said:
I got something you can chew on.

I have several LP's and several LP copys and not a single one of them have tuning problems.
besides that your beloved Paul reed Smith guitars are nothing more than LP copys.
there is nothing origional about a PRS except for maybe the headstock
and the argument you are trying to make is ridiculus and wrong.
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At the end of of a day,the last thing I want is to argue with a fellow git
player.We all have a tendency to be adament with our opinions.I think L.P.'s
are one of the better sounding axes I've ever heard.They dont stay in tune
for me,and that is a problem for me.If they work for you, that is killer,and I
certainly think that everyone should be playing the axe that inspires them.
I really didnt mean to start a scrap,I was just trying to give a 15 yr old the
best advice I could.
 
Mish said:
Ha no problem then - I'm just still beating myself for making a mistake back then, but it was partly my folk's fault for not willing to buy me a guitar from the store coz "it's stupid and you'll never have any career in music - go finish your chemistry homework you dumbass" :D

And that guitar might still be in my parent's shed somewhere, I'll ask them if they could dig it up and send me some pictures. I must admit - I really loved the whole process of modding it, it's a great fun.
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yea I love woodworking...I've been helping my dad restore the crown molding he has from the late 1800s and even though its a pain in the ass to take out 5 layers of paint without paint stripping chemicals its still fun. I remember when I was in boyscouts back like when I was 6, I would go to my step dad's old pattern shop he owned and make those tiny 4 inch cars that you would race people with, from scratch...completely ignoring the kit they give you...but I haven't really done anything with wood since I was 10...other then what I'm helping my dad do now...so I'm trally excited about getting a chance to work on it over the summer.
 
Mish said:
Ha no problem then - I'm just still beating myself for making a mistake back then, but it was partly my folk's fault for not willing to buy me a guitar from the store coz "it's stupid and you'll never have any career in music - go finish your chemistry homework you dumbass" :D

And that guitar might still be in my parent's shed somewhere, I'll ask them if they could dig it up and send me some pictures. I must admit - I really loved the whole process of modding it, it's a great fun.
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Ha Ha, you can always build one of these:D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6c...ardboard_box_upright_bass_2006_09_06_09_37_32
 
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