BlackSwallowtail

How would I find a luthier anywhere near me.

I am considering making a 7 string guitar. The body I feel fairly confident that I could route out myself. But a neck is a different story. If I wanted to either get a custom neck made or buy a stock 7 string neck what options would I have? Thanks.

Okay thank you. Would you recommend I go for name brand guitars or do you think something Harley Benton or Xavier guitars would be good for my first project?

I am very interested in working on a project guitar but there are so many routes I can take. Which would I be better off doing. Buying a kit and replacing the cheaper parts with ones that I like. Looking for separate guitar bodies and necks I can find people selling. Or buying an inexpensive guitar and modifying it. Let me know which will be most worth my time/money. thanks