Custom Guitar Build

PushedCrayon

PushedCrayon

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I'm looking to make a custom guitar with some parts from guitar fetish. I do not know how to work on guitars, but I want to have a custom guitar of my own. Basically I'm looking for someone who has had some experience putting guitars together to help me out here. I'll fund the project, but do not want to spend a whole lot of money. If you're interested in the idea at all, please let me know!
 
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there's a guy who just posted some GFS project guitars last night. A pile of superstrats that all looked really nice.

That actually got me thinking about it too, tell the truth. GFS is always trying to get rid of a pile of buyouts.
 
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That's where my thoughts came from exactly! I've looked on their website today and found a body I like for 20$, bridge for another 20$, neck for maybe 40 (if i cant find one on here cheaper) and wiring kit for about 15$. Then to toss in a few pups and its all mine. I'm really excited about the idea
 
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I'm feelin ya. Problem is that it's sometimes a gamble with GFS stuff, as it's all chinese seconds (I assume). Sometimes it's good, sometimes it'll need a little tuneup, sometimes it's junk.

I'd totally suggest doing it, and not getting bummed if the final product isn't good.
 
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I dont mind if the final project comes out to be a fail. I need a guitar I can feel comfortable working on myself even if I mess a few things up. I just need someone to put it together for me haha. Even if it turns out great playing and sounding, awesome! If not, oh well, I have my own custom guitar to work with.
 
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PushedCrayon said:
I dont mind if the final project comes out to be a fail. I need a guitar I can feel comfortable working on myself even if I mess a few things up. I just need someone to put it together for me haha. Even if it turns out great playing and sounding, awesome! If not, oh well, I have my own custom guitar to work with.
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awesome! Hey, of one part is good and the other sucks...it would be time to step up that game and order a better neck or a warmoth body. It'd be an excellent means to learn final fit and finish too.

hmmm...my birthday's coming up...
 
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I feel like for your birthday you deserve a custom build with your name on it! I'm sure you can convince yourself that 100-200$ it totally worth it. If not, do it anyways, there is no such thing as too many guitars :)
 
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PushedCrayon said:
I feel like for your birthday you deserve a custom build with your name on it! I'm sure you can convince yourself that 100-200$ it totally worth it. If not, do it anyways, there is no such thing as too many guitars :)
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Hehe as much as I agree with you, that may have to wait for a bit. I'm shooting for some PA speakers this time.

I'd like to build guitars for my boys...

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I just feel that buying a guitar like a fender is getting outrageous. You pay extra just for the name on it. Id rather have a person from the forums who actually will care about what he builds and help me make one out of parts. It would be unique, and exactly what I want

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I'd say we should do it, but you're miles away. There's a bunch of flyover folks on here that can help way more than I can, I bet.

I think that's a huge part of my non-activity I think. I'm alone in my interests in my entire group of friends. I think I'm the only one who agrees with music as a good hobby in my life.
 
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If you could do the work, id pay for you to do all of it. Thats essentially what im looking to do. I dont know of anyone reliable that lives near me. Just a bunch of farmers and such. But music is absolutely a respectable hobby. Its better than a lot of other hobbies

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Honestly, I'd stay away from the GFS stuff unless you know how to work on guitars and troubleshoot luthiery problems like neck pocket fit, bridge placement, fretwork, neck angle etc.

If you just want to learn the basics, pick up a couple of books on electric guitar construction. Learn to set up a guitar.

Then grab some mighty mite parts and have at it. It'll be easier to get it in top shape, the level of difficulty will be manageable, and you'll have a really good instrument to play. With the GFS stuff, it'll be harder to get in top shape, there will be more difficulties, and the quality of the resulting instrument will be ok at best, questionable to "meh" at worst.


There are tons of good books out there, but I always recommend the one I started with, and I still use it as a reference every once in a while, some 10 years after I bought it - Melvyn Hiscock's "Make your own electric guitar" http://www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Own-Electric-Guitar/dp/0953104907
 
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I think you're mistaking fun for hard work. All those thing are easily fixed. This dude did it and they look ****ing awesome.https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?274540-Some-Cheap-Parts-Guitar-Projects
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bruh, for you and me it'd be fun and a bit of work. for a guy who knows nothing about how to fix those problems, it would just be problems.


at the same time though...biting off more than you can chew is a damn good way to learn first hand how to avoid mistakes in the future... heh. My first ever build was a bit more than I could chew, and I learned a helluva lot, but the guitar was also pretty crappy, all things considered.
 
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There's a Kramer body and someone else has a neck in the trading post. All together I imagine it'd be a $250 build, but it's probably well worth it and of a way higher quality than GFS stuff, I assume. After a $25 body, a $45 neck, $50 worth of pickups, $30 for a bridge, $20 for tuners....knobs and stuff...

Well, the Kramer body is fully loaded. I like the color on it too.

eh, I'm a little tired of being poor.
 
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A lot of time making tweaks and adjustments with the cheap GFS stuff, although the dismantled "factory buyout" stuff seems easier to deal with and fit together than their "regular line" stuff. Expect to spend many hours on a project that may not turn out- personally I find it enjoyable but definitely not the most effective way to end up with a decent guitar.
With the GFS "buyout" bodies and necks its tough to tell from the description and couple of pics what will fit together- best bet is to get a body first and get some measurements (for example see if it takes a 22 or 24 fret neck, get actual measurements of the neck pocket, etc.) and expect to do some (usually minor) drilling and routing. Also expect to ruin a few pieces when starting out and don't expect the finished result from these parts to be a super showpiece.

If you like learning and enjoy the time working on a project its great, and cheap parts can be less stressful and easier to get more adventurous with than a more expensive guitar or higher dollar parts.

As also previously mentioned modifying and setting up a lower priced guitar can be a great "first step"- Ive got a $50 Squier Strat I bought used, replaced just about everything but the body and neck with inexpensive (but upgrade from stock) parts and ended up with a great feeling and playing guitar for less than the price of a new low end Squier
 
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PushedCrayon said:
If you could do the work, id pay for you to do all of it. Thats essentially what im looking to do. I dont know of anyone reliable that lives near me. Just a bunch of farmers and such. But music is absolutely a respectable hobby. Its better than a lot of other hobbies

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sorry, to answer your question, I do not think I'm capable of doing the work at this time either. If I had the shop I want together, maybe. Right now I'm on a wobbly bench with two small antagonists trying to grab anything sharp, freshly wired or freshly glued to murder and dismember it and I only have home improvement-grade junk instead of the woodworking tools I used to have. :(
My goal is to build some neck thrus, like Tokai Atomic Bombs or something Ibanez ARZ shaped with the glorious striping down the guts of it. A neck-thru version of an Epiphone Nighthawk is high on my list too.
 
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It should be very fun and educational. Just realize going in that putting together something nice from GFS stuff will likely require a lot more time, effort, and money than you might be anticipating...and in the end, you'll still have a guitar made up of low-end parts. I'm not saying not to do it (you should, IMO), just that you should have realistic expectations going in.
 
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Gfs parts are the perfect vehicle to learn to DIY. Go ahead and make your mistakes on a boxful of cheap parts. Then youll know where you stand on assembling something a little fancier. Maybe you'll love the finished product. There's only one way to find out.
 
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