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jeepnstein

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3. The best Strat I ever played...

Reply to LeftOfSelf-Centered (Original post)

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 01:34 PM

Nov 2012

was a Warmoth home brew guitar. There's really not all that much to building an electric guitar if you can measure things correctly. You can do it. The most demanding part will be the finishing.

Now if you were talking about building an acoustic guitar, well, that's another thing entirely. I have friends who do it but they have a fortune wrapped up in jigs, clamps, and fixtures. And that's not even taking into consideration the shop tools. One friend just sold two of his to a very well-known Nashville artist and it looks like he's about to launch his luthier's career into overdrive. I should have bought one of his before the word got out.

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Anybody have any experience building guitars? [View all] LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 OP

I'm a bit of a luthier. Twinguard Nov 2012 #1

Thanks! LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #2

Maple bodies are definitely bright. Twinguard Nov 2012 #4

Thanks for the info LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #6

I'm not sure about any legal conflict between Warmoth and Gibson. Twinguard Nov 2012 #5

I'm fairly worried... LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #7

Bad news. LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2012 #18

That's terrible news. Twinguard Dec 2012 #19

The best Strat I ever played... jeepnstein Nov 2012 #3

I can only imagine how much work goes into building an acoustic! LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #8

Take your time, do it yourself. jeepnstein Nov 2012 #9

Well, I got all the unimportant stuff out of the way... LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2012 #10

You're halfway there... jeepnstein Dec 2012 #11

Dat Guitar! LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2012 #12

I'm more of a Bakersfield Sound kind of guy. jeepnstein Dec 2012 #14

I had to look up the Bakersfiled sound, I wasn't familiar with it :) LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2012 #17

Just cigar box guitars and diddy bows Tom Ripley Dec 2012 #13

Thanks for this thread. I'm learning from it. I may want to build a guitar one day. We'll see. Scuba Dec 2012 #15

Yeah, I never really considered building a guitar. LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2012 #16

yes i have ashleywilliam Dec 2012 #20

I Put A Warmouth Neck On A Strat ProfessorGAC Dec 2012 #21