TOIL

Thanks for cluin' me in on the terminology...I'll do some researching now since I know what I'm looking for.

Quick responses...thanks!

I've been workin' up my curiousty here lately and thought about starting my first project guitar. While it will probably be a very basic build, I do eventually want to (if I can cut the mustard) build a nice PRS-style guitar and go the string thru body route.

My question is, what is used (if anything) to fortify the wood where the string petrudes from the body? Is anything routed thru the body or around the exit to ensure the string doesn't dig into the wood?

Hopefully I'm articulating the question properly...any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

DJ

Upper version; as others have stated, the lower one appears to bulky...

A friend of mine has a custom Jackson, 4 string neck-thru with lacewood body. It has nice low-end tone. Not sure of the wood used in the neck though.

Newb, myself...1st, post...hey everyone.