Defiled Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 I'm trying to decide if it's worth the extra money for a Carvin through-body neck, or if I should just hope for the best and make my own. I've never made a guitar before, but I'm very experienced working with wood. The one thing I don't want to mess up is the through-body neck, because if I screw it up I can't simply unbolt it. I've figured that the truss rod/fretwire/fingerboard/neck wood etc. will be about $70, and I would no doubt make my own neck if thats all I would need. But I have no tools and seeing as the Stew-Mac Fretting Tool-Kit is $140 (I know they probly throw in some non-essential items to make it cost more) it makes me hesitate. If there is no non-essential items in the toolkit, as I have yet to determine every needed tool, then there is not much of a price difference and there is no question to what I will do... so sorry in advance if I find that it will cost me the same either way. Any thoughts on this would be appretiated..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 But I have no tools and seeing as the Stew-Mac Fretting Tool-Kit is $140 (I know they probly throw in some non-essential items to make it cost more) it makes me hesitate Hehe. More like they keep essential items out of it, to keep the price looking attractive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rones Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 build it yourself! great satisfaction, and I did my first one from some laminates for a neck thru with no experience in woodworking! came out great. didn't buy everything at once and stretched it out over some time to ease the wallet, but I like it alot! Rones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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