RickBlacker Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Hi all.. .New here and wanting to make my own guitar. Was at a book store at lunch, was looking through this book http://www.amazon.com/Build-Your-Own-Elect...By=addThreeStar Was wondering if anyone has this book and has built the guitar from the template? Here is my situation though. I'm interested in building the body, but not the neck, Are the plans in this book standard sizes such that i should be able to buy a neck to put with this body? Thanks for the help! Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 If your going to buy a book this is the one to get Guitars builders bible If you are buying a neck, get it first and adjust the neck pocket dimensions to suit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalhead28 Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 I have to second Jaycee's suggestion. That book is where I started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingblood Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Ha I just got through pm'ing him I would sell him my first edition of Hiscock's book. I knew that book would be the first mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrplyr Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Ha I just got through pm'ing him I would sell him my first edition of Hiscock's book. I knew that book would be the first mentioned. how much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickBlacker Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 I thumbed through that book a little. Seemed ok, but what got me with this other book is a couple things, nice clear color pics and the fact that it came with a template already. is there something that makes the book you guys mentioned better than the one I mentioned? And yes, did see you're PM Viking.. I'll let you know. Thanks again! Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingblood Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Ha I just got through pm'ing him I would sell him my first edition of Hiscock's book. I knew that book would be the first mentioned. how much? Make an offer I hate to see a great book go to waste. I have the updated version so I don't need two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlazaro317 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Ha I just got through pm'ing him I would sell him my first edition of Hiscock's book. I knew that book would be the first mentioned. how much? Make an offer I hate to see a great book go to waste. I have the updated version so I don't need two. I have the original. What's new in the updated version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southbound Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Hey Rick, I can't say I've read both books but I have read the Melvin Hiscock one and there are few things that strike me as advantages to this one imparticular: It not only teaches you how to build "a" guitar (3 in fact) it teaches you how to build "any" guitar. Most of the guys (many of them top quality builders) here have read and know it's contents cover to cover and that means you can quote it and ask questions and such and the guys will know exactly what your talking about. Once you've read a few chapters you'll find that Template's are the easy part (you can design them yourself or get them off the net real easy. The hard part is understanding what you're trying to acheive. Melvin is great for that. anyway...that's my 2 cents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingblood Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Electronics mostly I don't have the books in front of me right now. Stuff that changed since 86 or whenever the original was dated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickBlacker Posted February 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Hey Rick, I can't say I've read both books but I have read the Melvin Hiscock one and there are few things that strike me as advantages to this one imparticular: It not only teaches you how to build "a" guitar (3 in fact) it teaches you how to build "any" guitar. 3 different guitars? What styles are they? Sounds very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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