Recursion Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 Um.......I want to do a P.R.S Custom and have a some experience with woodworking. Where should I start? Has anyone in this forum built one before? I saw 2 when I was searching the forums, but the pics didnt work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted January 21, 2005 Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 If you want a PRS custom buy one. If you want something different than a production guitar build it. Your first build will be nowhere near PRS quality, and you'll spend more on specialty tools and all that good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recursion Posted January 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2005 I have most of the stuff to do this. I just want the body in the shape of a p.r.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 http://www.guitarbuildingtemplates.com/electricguitar.htm go down to the contemporary guitar ples 22 or 24 , this is the easiest way to get the PRS shape with no shapind headaches, at least the outside shape the carving is up to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recursion Posted January 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Thanks Maiden69! Thats a little more helpful. Now for the wood, what is the best place I can get mahogany? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertonessuckbutigotone Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 have you seen the main site? theres a lot of this stuff answered www.projectguitar.com wood-- theres so many choices, you can try ebay, www.exoticwoods.com -- pretty cheap there for a 3 peice mahogany body and maple neck blanks are also cheap. hope this helps and check out the main site supply section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Your first build will be nowhere near PRS quality ← Says who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 if this is your first try, and really want a PRS, you might want to try using a kit from Grizzly, they have a couple , almost identical PRS kits, with quilted and flamed maple, i sure as hell would love to buy one kit and bring to life one of those guitars:) http://www.grizzly.com/catalog/2005/luthier/036.cfm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Your first build will be nowhere near PRS quality ← Says who? ← I'm gonna withdraw that comment. I should've thought more before I wrote it. But it doesn't make sense to me. If you want a PRS, why not just buy a PRS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idrum4food Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 (edited) Because building your OWN guitar is cool no matter what shape its in. My first was a les paul copy. No it wasn't even close to the craftsmanship of a real LP but I wouldn't have been more proud with the real thing after I completed my first project. If you want to copy a fine guitar --- Just do it. Eddiewarlock had a good suggestion. A kit may be a good start. You'll learn without some of the more complicated tasks like frets, inlay, neck building in general. And... those look like a very good kit for the bucks. Edited January 22, 2005 by idrum4food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasteven Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 (edited) If you want a PRS, why not just buy a PRS Probably because he doesn't have a bunch of money to dish out for a brand new 2500 dollar PRS. Edited January 22, 2005 by thomasteven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Just don't be afraid to take the time to do it right. Quality is key if you're trying to copy a PRS, and the devil is in the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 If you want a PRS, why not just buy a PRS? ← Because making guitars is cool, and PRS is a cool guitar shape. There is only ONE reason why i starting making guitars, and thats because i couldnt afford to buy all the PRS's, Les Pauls, Jacksons, etc etc that i desired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 If you want a PRS, why not just buy a PRS? ← Because making guitars is cool, and PRS is a cool guitar shape. There is only ONE reason why i starting making guitars, and thats because i couldnt afford to buy all the PRS's, Les Pauls, Jacksons, etc etc that i desired. ← Same reason here Rhoads! I couldn't afford a neck thru BC Rich Warlock with one humbucker ( that means custom shop) hell, i couldn't afford any model, so i started to build all my dream guitars, building guitars is fun! you just need the right tool, otherwise, it can become quite a nightmare BTW, where in Australia are you man? Sydney? Canberra? Perth? Adelaide? Melbourne? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertonessuckbutigotone Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Thats why I started working on gutiars also. Being a junior high student I couldn't dish out even 600 on a SG, so I bought a crappy silvertone and fixed it up. Don't be afraid to copy the guitar you like dude, do what ever you want with it. Like crafty was saying the devil is in the details so don't cut any corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 BTW, where in Australia are you man? Sydney? Canberra? Perth? Adelaide? Melbourne? ← Perth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meegs666 Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 ive seen people build guitars that are way better than the originals. just remember to take your time and spec it out anyway you want. thats the good thing about building it yourself, you can do anything you want to it. so nobody got into to it to build better versions of guitars that have been in decline in quality over the past 20 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 so nobody got into to it to build better versions of guitars that have been in decline in quality over the past 20 years? ← That's one reason I started building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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