Brisbane Tom Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Hi everyone - a while back I decided I'd like to try my hand at building my own guitar and eventually stumbled across this forum. I basically have no background at all in woodworking so I've found this to be a really helpful resource just based on the sheer number of skilled luthiers posting here. I decided to build a guitar modeled around the Les Paul, however a simplified version. The body of the guitar is made from one large block of makore wood (not glued together). As I said, I had no real knowledge of how to build a guitar so a lot of this was improvisation. Specs: Body: Makore Hardwood Neck: 22 fret - no idea what woods as I just purchased a neck off ebay. Pickups: generic, low cost Electronics were from the Stewmac Les Paul wiring kit. Bridge: Tune-o-matic I'll probably post some more pictures as I make further progress and am open for all criticism / advice. My most recent of many errors was that when I was hammering in the bridge bushings one of them went in slightly slanted and now the bridge doesn't fit - I have to remove the slanted bushing. Also I realise the bad placement of the switch - just another lesson learned. Full disclosure - among other things, I also originally routed the electronics cavity on the wrong side at the back - I'm thinking of putting a little door on this hole and making it a spot to put picks etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Thats some serious heresy Looks pretty cool, no frills guitar With the electronics, may be the picture, but arent the knobs too close together as well, or is that a preference thing? As I can definitely tell you, each project yeilds better and better results, so even though you made some errors, learn from them (as you claim to do ) and keep on- keepin on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 You haven't made any mistakes that haven't been made before..... I believe John's quote reads something like--the worst mistakes make the best stories. They certainly make the best teaching tools. Not a bad first go at all, carry on. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygtr Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Only thing wrong I can see are those toes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Only thing wrong I can see are those toes. hey hey, nothing wrong with that! (Im infamous for toe shots ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanKirk Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 I think bare toes violates the norms around here as we generally post feet with socks on. Occasionally flip flops or sandals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 At least he's not bare foot in the shop. Pointy objects and body parts don't usually mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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