Planning A Build

[METALSUSTAIN]

hey

ive been lurking for a while

and i really wanna build a guitar

thing is im on a budget of £125

is t worth trying to build one for this price ?

or should i just upgrade the pickups and electronics in my current guitar ?

thanks

[Mattia]

If you want a fun project, go for it.

If you just want a better guitar, and you have at least a decent-playing one right now, the money's better spent on better pickups. IMO.

Getting into guitarbuilding because you want to save money/do things on the cheap only works if you already have a fully equipped workshop, way more free time than money, and a big stack of well-dried wood at your disposal already. Otherwise, well, let me put it this way: I spend more than 125 quid on tools/bits/blades/sandpaper/paint/stains per year, and I'm not even that prolific a builder (average of 2 guitars per year, although it looks to be more like 6 this year...)

[Woodenspoke]

If you want a fun project, go for it.

If you just want a better guitar, and you have at least a decent-playing one right now, the money's better spent on better pickups. IMO.

Getting into guitarbuilding because you want to save money/do things on the cheap only works if you already have a fully equipped workshop, way more free time than money, and a big stack of well-dried wood at your disposal already. Otherwise, well, let me put it this way: I spend more than 125 quid on tools/bits/blades/sandpaper/paint/stains per year, and I'm not even that prolific a builder (average of 2 guitars per year, although it looks to be more like 6 this year...)

Mattia is right its always the first one which breaks the bank. The rest are the easy ones. If you have a work shop already go for it.

[METALSUSTAIN]

hmm

yeah , was what i though

its just the floyd rose on my current guitar is annoying me , its a licensed and it eats strings which is annoying

but i have and old strat copy , perhaps a active pickguard setup would do for that , would save on the floyds string breakages