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r/Luthier

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 [...]

#1 done!

Perfect? No. Makes guitar noises? Yes. submitted by /u/Asperelow [link] [comments] [...]

Action hight, all out of ideas

Hey. Ive been rebuilding my first guitar bought in early 90s. Everything great except i cant get the action low. Capo on 1st fret an finger on 18th where it [...]

Any relatively easy, cost effective ways to turn an SSS into an HSS? I’ve got minimal power tools (literally just drills/drivers)

Bought a body from the Stratosphere on eBay and I just never got around to building it because I didn’t know which neck to go with from warmoth. Eventually I [...]

My spoke wheel is broken

Y got this Km7 two or three months ago and the spoke wheel was kinda rusted and worn. When I was trying to adjust it it wouldn’t move and then [...]

Floyd rose posts removal

Guys Im trying to remove my Floyd rose posts and I have successfully removed one of them. The other won’t seem to come of. I have tried everything. What should [...]

Which essential luthier accounts should I follow on social media?

There are so many luthier accounts out there. Some bad, some good. I’d like to fill my social media accounts with quality luthier accounts to get different perspectives and learn [...]

Bigsby out of tune

I have a Collings guitar that keep getting out of tune most particularly on the G string. Tried all the tricks in the books Nut and bridge saddles are not [...]

need ideas for good pickguard colors

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How do I secure my volume knob?

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Does this nut look mid-aligned or is it the angle of the picture?

It looks like I’m both pictures the bass side is really close to the edge of the fretboard right? Or am I tripping? submitted by /u/texasguitarguy [link] [comments] [...]

Fixing the intonation on your 7-string electric guitar with Floyd Rose bridge in 6 steps: 🧑🏻‍🔧

Loosen the string. Loosen the saddle locking screw located just under the string in the saddle area. Push the saddle backwards if the 12th fret plays sharp (push towards pickups [...]

low distortion from bridge humbucker, any idea why?

i've build a single humbucker single volume pot guitar, using a Dimarzio Super Distortion as a bridge pickup. its wired correctly (i think) and sounds like a humbucker, however has [...]

Where to place neck pocket

I can’t find a video or answer that doesn’t involve templates/jigs for the style of guitar they’re creating, I have an offset and a Strat that I’ve gotten to this [...]

Bridge and Tailpiece for Epiphone Les Paul custom 2005

I’ve got a 2005 Epiphone Les Paul Custom made in China and I think I’m going to get a Gotoh GE103B-t bridge but I’m not sure what the correct tailpiece [...]

3 way switch wiring question.

Hoping somebody with more knowledge of electronics than me can help me out here. I have a Kaish 3 way switch: https://rigosgarage.medium.com/kaish-heavy-duty-3-way-switch-diagram-and-instructions-17f934003ecc Here's a description of how it works. Now [...]

wood for a bass neck

hello everyone, so a chilean laurel (Laurelia sempervirens) was cut down recently in my house and i was wondering if the wood would work for a bass neck, the hardness [...]

Why Is My Low E String Buzzing and Having Intonation issues (Buzz Audible Through the Amp)?

ey! I've had this issue with my low E string since I got my guitar, but I've always just ignored it. I recently did my first setup and got it [...]

Is this nut too low?

Bought this 2008 Telecaster last week but am getting a bit more fret buzz than usual. I raised the E’s saddle and that cut some of it. To my untrained [...]

So I did this, what do y'all think?

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Need help matching the sanded fretboard slots to the unsanded

I recently redid the luminlay inlays on this fretboard and now the slots sanded to get the inlays flush are à tint lighter than the slots which werent sanded. Is [...]

Question about two pivot strat bridge

This is the second strat I've ever had, it's a cheap Tagima, it plays pretty good, but I'm a total noobie to moding strats - all my guitars have fixed [...]

Help with a JD…

Hi all…looking for a bit of advice around the best order of checks to make in order to establish the cause of action issues. I’ve got a 1999 JD Tele [...]

How did I do?

Just finished this fun Tele build. Found a guy selling the body for $20 online. He had already routed out the pickup holes and electronics as well. I then took [...]

Please help

Help! Could anyone help me understand why my geezer butler p bass pickups begin to hum when i turn the tone pot up. all the wires are in the correct [...]

Build comming along niceley

8 string tuitar body with lots of upper fret acess -wallnut body with gold (me like) What do you guys think? submitted by /u/Abbreviations_Grand [link] [comments] [...]

r/Guitar

Weekly One Take - Get feedback on your improv! Week 44

The Concept There are two ways you can participate in this thread, and they are not mutually exclusive! Record a take of yourself improvising over the backing track provided. The [...]

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 [...]

Anyone know what this is?

This is my dad’s guitar that he gave to my brother, but my brother gave it to me because he moved. I really wanna learn electric guitar & I wanna [...]

I went for strings, guys…

She’s a used Taylor Builder's Edition K24ce I had no intentions of buying another guitar. Like… ever. I was happy with what I had. But when I saw her… I [...]

Cool guitar string storage option

I have always had a shoebox full of different string sets and extras, but a while back my awesome wife saw this at the thrift store for like a buck [...]

Strats or Teles and who was your main inspiration for picking one up for the first time?

Mine are SRV and Hendrix for Strat. Buck Owens and Muddy Waters for Tele. submitted by /u/Smart-Membership-117 [link] [comments] [...]

This beautiful Strat.

The neck and body are ninety one Plus Deluxe, I got the loaded pick guard out of a Highway One Strat from a friend and swapped out the original white [...]

First Tried Racer X's Technical Difficulties Nineteen Years Ago, I Can Now Mostly Play It

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Story of my custom build eight string metal-machine

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Female Guitar Players, how do you manage the boob situation?

I’ve been playing for a couple of months and it is getting increasingly uncomfortable to balance both acoustic and electric while sitting down. I start leaning in too much to [...]

Found this on the side of the road

Firstly, could someone help me identify it? Secondly; the story I saw this guy in a red Toyota dumping a bunch of random shit on the side of the road [...]

Thrift Shop Find

Fender Tim Armstrong Hellcat acoustic-electric twelve string My first Fender. Missing pickguard, but I'm not really crazy about the design/shape/thickness of the original. Gonna do my own custom design. Follow [...]

What's with all the Hello Kitty?

What is with the excitement over the new, and old, Hello Kitty gear? What am I missing? Is it something you guys were into when you were young? Is it [...]

Who here likes Django Reinhardt?

Here is me on a chorus of a great Django tune called “Artillery Lourde” submitted by /u/Shadow-TheMaskadian [link] [comments] [...]

NGD: bought into the meme

Zero regrets submitted by /u/panda_steeze [link] [comments] [...]

got my dream guitar, plays fantastic

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Just an arthritic dad returning to the guitar after a long time away. Been having fun with looping and writing some new pieces. Like catching up with an old friend.

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What does this symbol in tab/sheet music mean? (two eighth notes equal quarter-eighth triplet)

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My acoustic prolapsed just hanging on wall

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Lost all enthusiasm to Play my guitar

Hey all, I’ve been going through a Lull at the moment and have not picked up my electric guitar in about six Months. I have been playing for years. But [...]

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