MR marinara sauce Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 ok, so ive been trying to build a guitar for over a year now, but no access to tools or anything. i used to buy junk guitars and fix them up than re-sell them for pretty cheap to my friends just enoguh to cover cost of parts. but never been able to live my dream and build my own and ive finally got the chance! i talked my woodshop teacher into letting me build guitars hroguh out my senior year so far im planning on a Les Paul and a Jackson Rhodes V. for the les paul here are my plans... 24 3/4" Mahogany body Flamed maple top (depending on what i decide for a finish) Mahogony neck rose wood finger board 21 frets EMG 81/85 black hardware (depending on the finish) either trapezoid or cross inlays with a skull and cross bone at 12th fret. i have to order the neck from warmoth because my wood tech teacher sais we dont have the tools to do it and he doesnt want to spring for them because im the only kid whos tried to build a guitar. for the jackson V im thinking.... 25 1/2" Mahogany body maple neck (from warmoth aswell) ebony finger board celtic cross inlays 24 frets duncan SH-13 invader/'59 black chrome hardware (if i can find it any where! i havnt checked stewmac yet) going to get expensive, but who cares, its worth it! only issue im running into asside from funds are going to be running LOW when im done is finishing. aside from stain, ive got nothing to finish with. i dont want to use standard furniture stain on these... if im going to do it, im going to make my dream guiatrs as perfect as possible. i want a trans finish (Id LOVE a tobacco burst on the LP) on both, or a solid spray on one of them, probably the V. is there some where i can send the out too? i checked warmoth but they will only paint stuff that you buy from them, at the time you buy it... any suggestions, tips, or places to send my guitars to get finished would be more than welcome.. ill update here! thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurits Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Sounds like you have you're work cut out for you. For finishing I believe you could go to something like a car painting place and have it done there or just ask around in musicshops near you, maybe someone there knows where you could go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 (edited) Building a LP neck shouldn't be anymore difficult then building the body. Order pre-slotted fretboards from places like Lmii.com...and you should be good to go. Edited September 7, 2006 by RGGR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR marinara sauce Posted September 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 ok.. ran into an issue already! the plans have measurments for fret distances and they say for a 24.568" (somthing like that) UNCOMPENSATED scale. the ONLY neck scales i can order are 24 3/4" and 25.5". whats with uncompensated? and im saying its safe to assume that im screwed on that since my wood tech teacher doesnt want me to build the neck due to lack of correct tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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