cartersymes Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Hi there forum, i was wondering how much estimate building an electric guitar would cost, from the wood to the pickups, i will buy my own neck from somewhere like ebay. cheapest possible please. i have some of the tools so you dont need to add that in. so what am i lookin about. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 go here and look a round Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartersymes Posted September 1, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 thanks, but i was just wondering a rough estimate for a cheap made from scratch guitar with a ready built neck. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 I think it really depends on the cost of the parts you buy such as new or used.... It can vary alot so it's hard to pin down an exact amount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moojiefulagin Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 If you're looking for the absolute cheepest parts: $30 for neck $40 for body $100 for hardware and pickups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 go here and look a round Rob stew mac is most definitly NOT the place to go if u want make a guitar s cheap as possible. the wood for a body u can probably get for under 20$ if u have a local place otherwise u'll get hit with S&H charges. electronics u can probably sqeeze 10-15$ ebay might be ur best bet there. pickups... well. u can spend anywhere's from 5-200$ on a set of humbuckers again ebay.... umm... someone might be trying to sell parts in ur local paper... or there might be some "junk" u could take off someones hands at the local repair shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Is stewmac that bad? OMG I've been buying most of my parts from there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 they just tend to be a bit pricey... convient.. but pricey (hahah black ice) , and they have so many luxy tools and items that u don't really need to make a decent guitar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 stewmac is a little expensive but they are quality parts.you can get cheaper stuff elsewhere but i really like the fact that the switches and pots are top quality and the pickup mounting rings are metal.i have to say that everything i have bought from them has been great. carvin.com has some good prices on good quality parts. but if you buy your wood cheap (alder is inexpensive and sounds great)and have all the tools (sandpaper,drill,dremel or router,something to cut the shape with)you could build everything but the neck for about $100. if i were you i would stick with buying the neck because that takes a few more tools and i think is the toughest part to build. and get the neck before you start to rout anything because it is nice to have it for taking measurements. do you have another guitar to play or are you building this as your first guitar?because it is hard to be patient if you are waiting to play it and there are cheap kits you could buy and put together,probably as cheap as you could build one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezifon Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 yeah, the prs saga kit, plug and play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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