Make ur OWN ELECTRIC GUITAR from scratch (almost)

well since this thread is already here, i thought i'd post my guitar project in progress. we have a wood workshop in our college so i thought, well dont get opportunities like this all the time. this one's more of an art project to me than an engineering one, so im going to be buying all the electronics rather than building them. Although i am considering winding my own pickups just to see whether it would sound like a bullet wound or a car crash =P

Here's the sawn out and glued together body (high quality plywood since i cant afford hardwood)-
https://i584.photobucket.com/albums/s...f/DSC02969.jpg

this was a pain to carve and sand. first time im ever using woodwork tools, i decide to make a guitar. should've started with a chair or something >_<

premade neck gotten offa ebay, maple with rosewood fretboard -
https://i584.photobucket.com/albums/s...f/DSC02965.jpg

neck and body test join after routing the neck cavity and the edges -
https://i584.photobucket.com/albums/s...f/DSC02969.jpg

didnt screw it all the way in, but it looks like the neck plate might be a millimetre or two over the curved edge, gah, shouldnt have been so enthusiastic with the sanding

Anyway this things gonna get a neck bucker and bridge single, with a five way super switch for coil tapping and stuff and NO pickguard. Heh dont expect to see this completed anytime soon, its probably going to be over a month before i can afford the hardware and start routing cavities for them. By the time its done its going to end up costing me more than an Epiphone LP.

Crossing fingers for next project to be either LP carved top ply or flat hardwood one =P

also
@thread starter: PICS OR IT DIDNT HAPPEN :P

@Luthier: those are some pretty sweet looking bodies, what did you use to carve them out?

update:

Parts acquired- https://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss283/littleolaf/DSC02972.jpg

Pickup cavities routed - https://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss283/littleolaf/DSC02973.jpg
 
@ Havoc
The theory is impressive. I need solid proof. Pics and recordings. Or this is to be considered copied. And if you really succeed you are a genius.
 
ow that u have a bar magnet.... (aprrox the 1.5 cm by 6 cm).....and the insulated wire u can begin... start winding the wire carefully onto the magnets height in such a way that the 1.5 by 6 cm side faves upwards.... wind carefully and neatly as this is essential for quality.....make sure u leave atleast 25 cm of unwound wire on both sides...u can stop winding when the thickness of the wound wire around the magnet is about 0.7 to 1 cm thick......

now u need a cover for ur pickup.....these can be easily found in the market....and are very cheap... find the one that can fit ur magnetic pick....

now fit the cap on ur magnetic new york escort pick and embed it in new york asian escort the new york escorts depression in ur gitar new york asian escorts body...(best if this depression is 3 cm from the bridge..and is 1 cm deep)..

now u have the pick with two open wires at its ends... scrub or burn away abt 1 cm of insulation from both ends....and connct the wires to the jack socket...( u'll need a depression for the socket aswell)
 
its way better to buy cheap giVson (the local one) than to make newones on your... Trust me.
and yeah the walkman trick not new....
 
yo
this thing was damn good but my dad bought me a new elec guitar on my bday it i would have
but if i would have not got it i would have surely made one from ur advice
 
@havoc.....hey u stole the idea....i saw it in 2004 at a guys website....u jus copied it and pasted it :(......not fair bro
 
Ohk..i must say never stop experimenting, but i don't think it will match any of the good electric guitars available on the market...no offense...but it took years of R&D to produce a good gear...

Then again...i'm just saying...
 
To the tons of people thinking this is true: Its not.

Yes, its plain BS. You can't make a decent guitar from scratch. Think about it. If it was possible, why in the world would there even be a market for Gibsons, Fenders, PRS, and Ibanezes? There wouldn't.

Now that I've said that, I'll also add that making a cheap musical instrument is definitely possible. Jack White of the White Stripes did it in a few minutes in "It Might Get Loud". Its not a terribly hard procedure. Its fun to play too. But really, it won't match up anywhere near the abilities of a real guitar.

I'd say its much better to mod a cheapo so that all fret issues go away and maybe change one pickup to a decent one. You'd spend a bit of money but the result will be much better than what the TS describes.
 
oh come on. this thread is frigging retarded. so it explains the fundamentals behind pickup building, that too a REALLY shite low impedance pickup - big ****ing deal. that's electromagnetics for dummies! if i were a mod, i'd delete this thread completely.

if you want to REALLY learn about guitar building, from woods to methods to electronics, the best place on the internet is www.projectguitar.com and its forums.

even worse than the description are the reactions "ure a genius" "reps for you" "Dude,......... u r GODDDD!!!!!!!!!!!" etc. - speaks volumes about this forum....
 
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