Slasher

Welcome to the board. A carved top Les Paul is a big project which requires a significant degree of work whether you are designing it to your own derived specs or copying those of an established model.

How much are you willing to invest in this project in terms of materials, tools and time? What experience do you have in woodworking thus far?

It is not impossible, but it is setting the bar very high for a first time build. I agree that the Guitar Fetish kits might be a step in the right direction and will get you a reasonable custom Les Paul clone for relatively little outlay and work. Working straight from the board will cost more but if done well should result in a more satisfying result than one bought from a kit. A kit does teach you the basics though, so balancing out what you are capable of at this stage is important so you at least end up with a playable result for your outlay.

Well I don't mind investing because I'm gonna build this over time.For example ill buy the body and paints and paint it.Then electronics etc.Tools what I dont want to buy are ones that i probably wont use ever again.

I was gonna use dyes tbh.And have you guys ever managed to recreate a guitar?I want to recreate a 1987 gibson les paul but I dont really know what makes that year different from any other guitar and how to get that guitar sound

Well TBH it is easier to use translucent spray to do a burst. Dyes will be used for the base color. As far as recreating a guitar? I'm pretty sure that those of us that have answered your thread have done that at least once. As far as the 1987 you need to research it. What pickups were used, actual scale length of that model. Gibson LPs had some variance over the years. those types of things. While on that subject, the body you chose is predetermined to scale length as you will need to use the neck Guitar fetish has for it as it was designed to fit that body and the predrilled holes for the bridge..

MK

I was thinking to recreate this guitar seeing as i wont afford it anytime soon:http://www.gibson.com/Slash/Gibson%20Custom/GibsonCustomSlashInspired/

or this http://www.gibson.com/Slash/Gibson%20USA/Slash-Les-Paul-Goldtop/

I was gonna use dyes tbh.And have you guys ever managed to recreate a guitar?I want to recreate a 1987 gibson les paul but I dont really know what makes that year different from any other guitar and how to get that guitar sound

Hi west Hi MiKro,

Thanks for the recommendation and i setteled on this:http://www.guitarfetish.com/LP-Style-Carved-Top-Body-BOLT-ON-34-maple-top-Flame-Veneer-NO-FINISH_p_5487.html

Looks pretty cool if you had to grade the flame what grade would you give it?

And for this burst what colours do you need?or is there a page where they give you different burst tutorials?

If it affects these are the bursts im trying to recreated:

Hey guys,

I'm a newbie here so most of you don't know me well (lets hope we will change that soon)

So I am intrested in doing a guitar build.But i wont be doing it alone I will have someone experienced with me for guidence and tools .

Now I wish to build a "Les Paul" guitar.Now the person that will aid me does not have the tools to cut a shape from a wood blank.So a Kit will be needed(if you guys can recommend a LP kit i'd appreciate it)

Now the help needed starts here:

I'm a teenager with little money so buying a 2grand LP isnt realistic.Reason I want to build one is for the expercience and the ability to upgrade over time.Now I want to do a flamed maple top is it possible to buy a seperate piece of maple and put it on top of the body?I also like to do a burst and the person who will help me does not have a sprayer.Is it possible to use a rub in method using dyes to get a similiar effect?(I will be putting some type of veneer on top afterwards)

Now what I want is screaming distorted chords and bluesy screaming solos.Now for this I was thinking of the Seymour Duncan Alnico 2(N) and Distortion( to get this,do you think it will do it?or do you have a better idea?I will also do coil splitting aswell.

Last but not least,from your builds have you ever desired a guitar tried to replicate it and got similiar results?

Thanks guys

~Slasher