https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:52:28 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/#post-247212 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 06:15:30 +0000 ProjectGuitar and ReRanch. They have tons of tutorials, links, and materials for refinishing your own guitars. Save the $30 and spend it on paint. :)

TZ]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance TimeZone https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/#post-247212 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/#post-247042 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 07:18:50 +0000
1) Tele-style project: I have a cheap $100 guitar that has the body of a tele, and I would say it has a thin, trebly tele tone (even though I've never played a tele so i'm not sure how true of a tone it is :lol: ). I really like the finish, it's beautiful, but the neck is kind of odd, and i was going to change the tuners and bridge anyway, but since I never liked the neck maybe I'll just change it all. I figure that if I screw up, at least I still have all the original parts!

2) Strat-style project: I have another guitar, a bit better quality but this time it is the body that I'm not a big fan of, actually it's just the fact that I don't like the colour! Other than that I'm actually kind of happy with the guitar, it's fairly decent but I feel it does need to be set-up by a quality repairer (the action is too low, or the neck relief is bad). So maybe I just might upgrade the pickups and try to paint the guitar. Although I would normally be very skeptical of this i might just try painting it a blonde colour:

http://www.paintyourownguitar.com

I know that there must be some sort of catch with the books that this guy is selling... and something tells me that the methods that he uses to paint guitars aren't cheap, but even if i waste $30 buying 1 book until I realise that, it's not a huge loss, and i might even learn something. Anyways, I just thought I'd let you guys know what kind of projects i'm thinking of undergoing.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Steve-0 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/#post-247042 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/#post-247037 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 06:46:25 +0000 Warmoth's message boards are a good place to ask questions, a couple of the guys that work at the company will help answer some questions.
Good Luck, it is quite addicting!]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance AKFlyingV https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/#post-247037 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/#post-246960 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:49:48 +0000
But if you like the feel of wood (no jokes about Ric's Johnson, please), then an oil-based finish like Tung oil or Tru Oil is the way to go. More work, of course. My next bass will have an oil finish.

is it possible that a certain neck won't fit in a certain body cavity? can a neck be too heavy for a guitar body that it will work? I'm not too worried about having an un-balanced instrument, i just don't want to buy an expensive neck and find out that it is useless. Anyways, if anyone has any measurements i should check before considering anything, i'd appreciate it. Yes, absolutely the fit can be a problem. If you're buying both the neck and body from Stewmac (or a kit from Carvin), then you probably don't have to worry. But if you are mixing and matching, then fit can be an issue. Also the heel on tele and strat necks is cut differently (the tele is squared off), so you can't put a tele neck on a strat body without modifying one or the other.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance slejhamer https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/#post-246960 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/#post-246946 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:33:57 +0000
slej, there are some bodies at stewmac.com that are completely finished and they look pretty nice. As well, I have two really cheap guitars that I could always use (one guitar I have sounds decently and has an incredible finish but i hate the feel of the neck).

One question, as far as attaching necks to bodies, is there anything I should watch out for?? For example, is it possible that a certain neck won't fit in a certain body cavity? can a neck be too heavy for a guitar body that it will work? I'm not too worried about having an un-balanced instrument, i just don't want to buy an expensive neck and find out that it is useless. Anyways, if anyone has any measurements i should check before considering anything, i'd appreciate it.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Steve-0 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/#post-246946 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/#post-246932 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:07:13 +0000
What's more, they sell a bazillion guitar necks and bodies and accessories on ebay and other online communities so you could probably look around and not spend a fortune.

Building guitars is a hobby in itself.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance The Dali https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/#post-246932 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/#post-246915 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:33:49 +0000
http://www.carvin.com/products/group.php?CID=KBN]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance slejhamer https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/#post-246915 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/#post-26098 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:21:18 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Steve-0 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/assembling-a-guitar/#post-26098