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That's amazing man! The wiring looks crazy. I hope mine doesn't end up being that complicated. Me and electricity have a tricky relationship haha. That guitar looks awesome though!

Ok, soooo I'm guessing the arm contour is that little slant around the area where I strum and the tummy cut would be that beveled edge in the middle of the guitar? I'm really green with woodworking in general. I know how to face join the boards for the body but when it comes down to what the differe...

Ya I haven't come across a wood yet that affects me but my dad can't work with a couple exotics because it gives him a rash so I'll for sure be taking precautions when I cut. I'm probably going to do that little slant you see on the bottom of strat style bodies, I'm not sure what it's called but I'm...

"If in doubt, check the Janka hardness scale." See, that right there shows me how much I thought I knew about this! lol. I'm going to have to google that. I also didn't think about how heavy the maple is. :/. About how thick do you think I should make the top Alan if I was going to cover a...

Thanks guys. :) I ordered the build your own guitar and another one a friend of mine recommended today. Next payday I'll take a look at that one from Stewmac, especially if it's aimed at first timers. Is it Ok to mix and match different styles of hardware (obviously I want to keep the finishes the s...

Thanks Dan I'll get that book, it seems melvyn and some other one by a guy name Oakham are the most recommended so I'll probably get both just to compare. (I like to be overly thorough sometimes haha). I also have no illusions that the first guitar I build is gonna be hung up in an art museum so I d...

So pretty much I have access to an incredible workshop owned by my father and an insatiable eagerness to learn new things. I've played guitar my whole life and decided why buy another one when I could just build one! Unfortunately I'm feeling overwhelmed now, there's so much information out there on...