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thanks for the various help all. I suppose it would be a good idea to start small. I'm going to practice by putting a fernandes sustainer and q-tuner pickups in my peavey. I also just found out that there's a shop in town where people can sell their old (often done up, and of course with T's and C's) up for sale there. My friend was in there today and saw a strat with a strange neck on it. It looked like a vintage one. also, does anyone know if there's any money in buying vintage guitars, restoring them, then selling them on?

i've a few ideas for them, but they're really awkward to make, and would end up pretty big (like the size of a rackmount). I was tempted to have a go at building a pedal into a guitar? like take one apart and just wire the circuit into the guitar's body?

the thing about a career, is im on that track. I'm in college studying architecture (6 more years to go woo!), and this summer im working in a clothes shop. The thing is, I'm seriously into guitars, but i really don't have the time to be in a band. I've this warlock, a peavey rotor exp and a vintage spanish accoustic guitar which i cant remember the name of it for the life of me, and i'm also really into electronics, thats why i thought doing this as a sort of a side-job-hobby type thing might be a decent way to pass the time and make a few quid here and there. edit: just read your edit there. I intend to practice on my peavey rotor. I'm ordering a q-tuner pickup, and i'll probably get a sustainer for it too. I've plenty experience with schematics, soldering etc, but i suppose one of my problems is i haven't the first clue when it comes to cutting wood for doing things like cavaty's etc. But i know a few friends who do, and have the tools etc.

good point. anything you'd suggest then?

lol! what i meant was, are you absolutely sure that if i do up a guitar and put it on ebay that it'd be more unlikely than likely that i'll sell it for a good return?

i assume all this is talking from experience?

right. cos i was hoping to kinda do that as a sort of a side hobby thing with a few friends of mine. one of them is doind up a les paul, and another is doing up a peavey bass of some sort. Is there anyway of going about selling customised guitars and making any sort of a return on them?

right.... so it'd be pointless putting it on ebay and such?

Hey, i'm new. I also have a question. Currently i'm working on a MAJOR re-work of a BC Rich Warlock. Its a huge project. We're talking sustainer, GHOST pickup, EMG active pickup, new neck, new paint job, various other electronic things like a kill switch and jaguar control plate, and a custom fret guard (totally custom shape etc). Basically, i got the guitar for €200, and i'm putting about €1500 into doing it up. Just wondering though, if i go to sell it, will it actually sell? like are people willing to pay money for a heavily customised guitar?