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Where did you find the "dude" that made your pickguard? Is he on Ebay? Thanks.

I'm starting to get into guitar building soon. I took suggestions from some of the members here and bought 2 books on building guitars. "Make Your Own Electric Guitar" by Hiscock "Build Your Own Electric Guitar" by Oakham. Hiscock covered neckthrough design in his 3rd guitar building example. Oakham also covered a little on that also. If you're looking for free info, I've already seen several tutorials on building neckthrough guitars on the internet. Sorry, I don't have a link, but you should be able to google it.

Yup, I'm sure I'll be feeling the same way too.

Thanks for the welcome, Blackdog. I'm having fun already. I got my book ordered and researching as much as I can. This will be my weekend project ... or start calling "sick" every once in a while.

Holly cow ... 5 1/5 hours to drill two perfect holes. I never expected that. :D Still sounds fun though. I'll get the right tool to make my guitar building easier and less prone to errors. I was planning to use the Kirn's template as my starting point.

Lets try this again: I like to make something like this G&L ASAP SPECIAL DELUXE: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...rksid=p3907.m29 With the finishing like this: http://warmoth.com/showcase/sc_guitar_bodi...amp;type=guitar With creme P90 pickups & gold bridge/tuners/knobs. Spalted maple top I've already purchased from Ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...:IT&ih=009 Hope this will come out right. What ya think? Geo, ~$20 to do a practice run ... sounds good.

Thanks Erikbojerik. Yes, I was planning to build a few guitars with pre-made neck 1st. Once I have enough experience, then I would love to make my own neck also. The important thing for me is to make something that's playable to get going. Eventually, I would like to make something like this (with P90 pickups): http://www.glguitars.com/frameset.htm in this kind if finishing (I've already bought this spalted maple: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...:IT&ih=009) Gold bridge/tuners & cream pups. What do you think of that look? EDIT: Not sure why the link didn't work (try again later). But I want to make ones that looks like the G&L ASAT SPECIAL DELUXE.

Thanks so much everyone. Lots of good advices. I'm very thankful. I was up till 3:00am last night just reading up on some of the projects people have done. Buttercaster was fun to read :-) Took CrazyManAndy's advice and bought the "Make Your Own Electric Guitar" book. I'm also looking into buying "Building Electric Guitars" by Margin Koch. I was planning to take it 1 step at a time. Before I make my own body, I was planning to buy a cheap piece of wood at home depot and make a body from start to end with finishing (learning how go glue blocks together and carve them). Once I get a hang of that then move on to the "real" body. I THINK some of the more challenging part for me is to learn how to make measurement correctly. A little off here and there my neck and bridge don't lined up ... that's probably my worst fear. Finishing the guitar I'm sure I'll be making some mistakes (but reading from forums I think I'm starting to understand the basic concept). The electrical part will be the easiest part for me. And yes, THE NECK ... that will be the last thing I'll learn. Thanks everyone, keep the advices coming

Thanks so much everyone. Lots of good advices. I'm very thankful. I was up till 3:00am last night just reading up on some of the projects people have done. Buttercaster was fun to read :-) Took CrazyManAndy's advice and bought the "Make Your Own Electric Guitar" book. I'm also looking into buying "Building Electric Guitars" by Margin Koch. I was planning to take it 1 step at a time. Before I make my own body, I was planning to buy a cheap piece of wood at home depot and make a body from start to end with finishing (learning how go glue blocks together and carve them). Once I get a hang of that then move on to the "real" body. I THINK some of the more challenging part for me is to learn how to make measurement correctly. A little off here and there my neck and bridge don't lined up ... that's probably my worst fear. Finishing the guitar I'm sure I'll be making some mistakes (but reading from forums I think I'm starting to understand the basic concept). The electrical part will be the easiest part for me. And yes, THE NECK ... that will be the last thing I'll learn. Thanks everyone, keep the advices coming

Thanks so much everyone. Lots of good advices. I'm very thankful. I was up till 3:00am last night just reading up on some of the projects people have done. Buttercaster was fun to read :-) Took CrazyManAndy's advice and bought the "Make Your Own Electric Guitar" book. I'm also looking into buying "Building Electric Guitars" by Margin Koch. I was planning to take it 1 step at a time. Before I make my own body, I was planning to buy a cheap piece of wood at home depot and make a body from start to end with finishing (learning how go glue blocks together and carve them). Once I get a hang of that then move on to the "real" body. I THINK some of the more challenging part for me is to learn how to make measurement correctly. A little off here and there my neck and bridge don't lined up ... that's probably my worst fear. Finishing the guitar I'm sure I'll be making some mistakes (but reading from forums I think I'm starting to understand the basic concept). The electrical part will be the easiest part for me. And yes, THE NECK ... that will be the last thing I'll learn. Thanks everyone, keep the advices coming

Thanks so much everyone. Lots of good advices. I'm very thankful. I was up till 3:00am last night just reading up on some of the projects people have done. Buttercaster was fun to read :-) Took CrazyManAndy's advice and bought the "Make Your Own Electric Guitar" book. I'm also looking into buying "Building Electric Guitars" by Margin Koch. I was planning to take it 1 step at a time. Before I make my own body, I was planning to buy a cheap piece of wood at home depot and make a body from start to end with finishing (learning how go glue blocks together and carve them). Once I get a hang of that then move on to the "real" body. I THINK some of the more challenging part for me is to learn how to make measurement correctly. A little off here and there my neck and bridge don't lined up ... that's probably my worst fear. Finishing the guitar I'm sure I'll be making some mistakes (but reading from forums I think I'm starting to understand the basic concept). The electrical part will be the easiest part for me. And yes, THE NECK ... that will be the last thing I'll learn. Thanks everyone, keep the advices coming

Oh cool ... going to checkout galleryhardwoods. Thanks!!!

they said it was maple. I don't know much about wood to know what it is, but it sure looked nice. I love the color on that thing. They seemed to have some nice pieces of wood with interesting colors at that site, but they're not for sale. Hehehe, nice one Hector.

Thanks Hector. I better go pick up that maple before it's gone. Would it be easier just to make my own body instead of cutting an existing one & glue another piece on top? Also, everyone here agrees that Hiscock's book is the best? Thanks again!!!

Thanks!!! I will certainly buy the book you recommend.

I'm totally new at making guitars. My only experience with wood was from junior high. :-) But after being hooked reading this forum, I'm game ... lots of helpful info here ... hope I can get more from the experts in this forum. I like to build a guitar with a finish like the one shown in the following link: http://warmoth.com/showcase/sc_guitar_bodi...amp;type=guitar My terminology may be wrong here (since I'm new), but should I be using a spalted maple veneer (if existed), or should be use a spalted maple "tone" wood ... I'm assuming it's something thicker (?). I found a spalted maple top that's is 5/16'' thick ... is this still considered a veneer? I was planning to buy an unfinished tele body, and then glue this one on top. With this 5/16" thickness, I'm guessing it would affect the string height relative to the fretboard. Am I correct? And is there an easy way to compensate that? Also, this piece I found have a 1/16" crack that spans 2". Is this a major issue? Can it be fixed by filling with something dark to make it look like it part of the grain? Thanks in advance for your advice & guidance.

Hello, Have anyone seen the type of spalted maple shown on the guitar at the bottom of this link page. I would love to find a piece of that wood. http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woo...,%20spalted.htm Thanks!!!!