First Build

Posted on November 15, 2019 by admin

First Build from Colorado School of Lutherie. Thank you Edward, Heath and Michael!

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Build an electric guitar with /r/luthier

A small discord server dedicated to building shit together will be featuring an electric guitar build-a-long. The project will follow a professional guitar build and will have a number of [...]

First Build!

Leonidas "Luckmaster" Lime Gold Sparkle w/ Lime & Gold Pearl-Oyster Pickguard Mahogany body 1-piece roasted maple neck, gripside 'road-worn' Bone nut Grover Deluxe vintage tuners (Kluson style) Tone Hatch SurfLady [...]

My Pelican 1650, outfitted for tech work on the road (and a 1976 Rickenbacker 4001)

This has been a project of mine since earlier this year. As a tech on the road, it has always been a struggle to feel fully prepared for the job [...]

When you're deathly allergic to your guitar, but are determined to finish!

This is me finish sanding my guitar. After three ER visits and allergy tests, I figured out I'm allergic to the Santos Rosewood I used for my baritone 8 string's [...]

How to price tech work on terrible guitars?

I have a customer that brings a lot of terribly made guitars for setup and repair. With horribly made guitars, you often run into issues that exceeds normal labor hours. [...]

no nut november started a day early

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3D Printed Test Neck Sections

A customer of an upcoming custom build 3d printed sections of two neck variation to help decide what scale lengths he wants. submitted by /u/StringPluckery [link] [comments] [...]

Split pickguard thoughts.

Hey all. Just a build I'm working on at the moment. Foolin' around with a split pickguard and wanted to get some thoughts and feedback. My current thought is I [...]

violin scroll i made

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them damn kids >:(, how should I go about fixing this? Just wood glue and clamps?

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My next project!

Plates for an archtop joined! submitted by /u/xXRadicalRexXx [link] [comments] [...]

Giving up

Im tired trying to string a floyd rose bridge. Anyone know how to string a edge zero 2 tremelo floating bridge. Im starting to lose patience but im almost at [...]

Should frets be level with neck straight?

I ordered a replacement strat neck that claimed to have been leveled. When it arrived I went over it with my stew Mac fret rocker and there is noticable play [...]

Wrapover posthole is not right at bottom, makes the bridge tilt after I strung

So one of my post hole got drillied at slight angle, after I shim the hole for correct 90 deggre installation, there left some open space that makes bridge to [...]

Looking for flat(ish) knobs for a strat. Recommendations?

I’m looking for a tone/volume knob that’s as flat as possible (i.e., only enough plastic to cover the pot shaft). Can’t really find any online but figured someone on here [...]

Question on how uptuning will affect my bass

Hello! My custom 4 string bass came in which has a de tuner on both the G string and the E String. I'm a solo bassist and plan to use [...]

What vibrato is this???

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Is this able to sand out? Spray paint on neck…

Little bumps and tape marks left in paint job, it’s gloss spray paint and I think I’ve gotten enough coats on it to where I want it to be, tried [...]

Nitro Primer Issue

My first time applying nitro primer and I’ve run into this issue with the finish. I did do 2 coats of Rustins pore fill, followed by a sanding down at [...]

Finally finished my Tele build for anyone interested!

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Will my pickups fit?

Will the pick up’s in my purple guitar fit into my other? Not sure if u can tell from the pics submitted by /u/Big-Estimate339 [link] [comments] [...]

I have a guitar that was poorly made by a family friend on commission for my birthday and I need help learning how to fix the bridge.

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Guitar to Bass mod

This is pretty stupid but Is It possible to change a regular guitar nut and bridge to use bass strings ? It would be like a short scale bass ? [...]

Emg pickups sound issue

I just got these mew emg bone breakers set and i just finished swapping them, When i checked them before closing the backplate, Only the left side of bridge and [...]

Weird extra undertone on High frets of low e string after changing strings.

After changing strings and re-checking intonation, i found this very strange i guess undertone happening when i move above the 12th fret on the low-e string, which makes the notes [...]

Need a new pickguard, what guitar body is this?

Wife picked this seven string up at a garage sale a few years ago. It is not a known brand and could just be a custom build. Curious what this [...]

r/Guitar

Weekly One Take - Get feedback on your improv! Week 43

Hey all, hope everyone's doing well. Sorry I missed last week. I'd like to get some feedback on how we can evolve Weekly One Take. Would also welcome any suggestions [...]

Official No Stupid Questions Thread - Fall 2024

Okay, so this is a bit early, but such a slacker am I that I still haven’t posted the summer NSQ’s thread. So let’s just skip ahead a tad to [...]

My daughter made this pick shaped pick holder for me in ceramics class!

Beats the hell out of leaving them scattered about and in random pockets…. submitted by /u/bzee77 [link] [comments] [...]

Restrung my Guitar for the first time by myself

How'd I do? The high e kept slipping off, it was a hassle, I think from next time I'll get it done at the shop. submitted by /u/Sane_98 [link] [comments] [...]

“No Stairway, Denied”

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My first Stratocaster…

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New John Frusciante Masterbuilt Signature Strat

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New Tele “build”

Some air quotes on “build”. I had a Warmoth Strat neck laying around that I did a fret level/dress on and just bolted it to a loaded Squire CV body. [...]

I fuckin love my martin

This thing is a beast. custom d. Not a “real d -twenty eight but im not super rich. Not sure if acoustics “opening up” is real or conjecture but this [...]

My first build!!!

bought this kit off of byoguitars around two months ago. she finished drying three days ago and i finally got to put her together. she’s a wolfgang style body painted [...]

Is this guitar rotting?

I can’t tell if this is just dirty or rotting. Appreciate any advice! I got this guitar used for real cheap, and it works and sounds completely fine. Just curious [...]

Client Can’t Tune Their Song

Got hired to do some session work on a hip hop track for a local artist. The beat is centered around a pitched-down YouTube sample that is about a quarter-tone [...]

Hello Tuning My Old Friend

The joys of a twelve string.... tune, play, tune again, tune again, keep tuning, play few chords, tune again and finally give up submitted by /u/SurrealismFramework [link] [comments] [...]

My new (to me) Gretsch. Seeking advice.

Recently picked up this old Gretsch BST for a steal. I’d like to start using this guitar regularly with the band for live shows and recording. If I were to [...]

[NGD] Fender American Pro II Telecaster

I think the color is called Miami Blue. I never thought I’d get a guitar with a maple fingerboard but this one just changed my mind. submitted by /u/Tinho100494 [link] [...]

New guitar day!!

Just picked up this brand new kramer striker for cheap. Has an amazing neck, great fret work, pick ups sound good. First time using a floyd and I'm loving this [...]

What stratocaster is this?

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~15 years ago i chopped off half my index finger and put my guitars in storage due to extreme nerve damage. 10month ago i got them out and started conditioning my nub. Here is where I am at. I fall apart about 3:30 due to wrist fatigue from extreme angle [PLAY]

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As a song writer, does any one else use what I think of as "the replacement method."

Sometimes if i really like a song, what I will do is listen to it, and write a new chorus for it, or I will write a melody to go [...]

New guitar day! Framus Diablo

Picked this beauty up last night! submitted by /u/JS1VT54A [link] [comments] [...]