Guitarfrenzy

Very nice web pages... I see what you mean.. you learned from each guitar you made and kept getting better... Yeah and I've always wondered how they made the quilted maple top look like it does... so that was neat... you just used water base dye and sanded .. repeated.. till you get what your after... at work today I messed with the spray rig and painted some wood for fun.. shhh.. don't tell the boss.. anyway I figure it would be easier to buy the paint from StewMac.. but from other people they say I can buy acrylic laquer paint at a autoparts store and it will work good... anyone have an opinion on that...? Matt Vinson

Thanks for the advice... I think I'll actually get a kit and try to copy the body and make a new one from it.. Yeah I'm gonna need alot of help.. lol... especially when it comes to making a neck... hopefully I can make one of them in the next couple of months.. i know that you can buy 2 styles of truss rods.... one has to be routed curved and the two rod kind.. you slot it straight.. I think that's right.. lol... oh we'll any advice on the first kinda finish i should try... i know not sunburst... but what kinda paint should i buy and where do i get nitrocellulose laquer at? Again thanks... Matt Vinson

I just recently found this great web site forum and have enjoyed reading everyones post about guitars.. I've seen some great looking guitars posted on the forum.. and one I noticed that used a small roller to paint.. that was neat ... I hope to try that in the future.. for fun... but I recently bought a new Fender guitar that was setup wrong.. so I started reading about how to set it up the right way.. and have learned how to do so... and came across guitar building web pages in the process.. lol.. now I'm reading all I can.. all the time.. and have ordered the book called "Make Your Own Electric Guitar".. can't wait to get it in.. also i have gotten a StewMac catalog which has alot of great thing in it.. so as you can see.. I'm really serious about wanting to make a guitar... I have noticed that some people say that you really should start out building just a kit first... and was wondering if you guys felt the same way 'bout this.. The thing I'm thinking would give me the most problems is the neck.. since I don't have a clue about how to figure out scale length and place the frets.. or even what tools to do so... and don't even mention truss rod to me.. lol.. it just seems too complicated.. even though I know what they do and understand the principal of the device.. I just think It would be way more than I can chew to start off from scratch.. Maybe I'm wrong... one thing about it is.. that I'm lucky in the fact that my Brother-In-Law has a whole shop full of woodworking tools.. He has multiple routers, bandsaws, scroll saws, miteor saw, table saw, planer, sanders, etc. etc. So I defintely don't have any excuses as far as tools go.. lol... But please give me your opinion on how I should start out... Thanks Alot!!! Matt Vinson