Here is a complex project on building an electric guitar from scratch. This is a process that takes many many hours and patience to complete. A professional guitar builder uses big pin routers, band saws, drum sanders and big buffing machines. This one was done using normal power hand tools that were not made to build guitars. What is truly needed to create an Electric Guitar from scratch? Skill, patience, creativity and pure passion. Some would say this project was like building a house with a Swiss army knife. See below for the incredible pictures.
Parts needed for a DIY guitar build
This wood is going to be the guitar
Electric Guitar Schematic drawn on the wood that will be the guitar!
Finished exterior cut of the guitar
Filing the edges of the guitar
Smoothing the Edge Radius
Arm cut away
Beginning Cavity Routes
Cavity Routes getting smoother
Guitar Neck
Dry fitting of all parts before assembly
Test fitting the guitar neck
Testing the Wiring
More wiring
Testing neck alignment
Bridge shot
Copper shielding
Prepping for Primer
Guitar is Primed
Primer and Paint
Sealing and Lacquering Headstock
Lacquer with the proper stuff for instruments
Drying the Lacquer
Wet sanding – took a long time
Buffing the newly painted electric guitar
It is getting shiny after buffing
Shielding the body cavity
More Shielding
The Block From Where it Came
Finished Product – DIY Electric Guitar Build!!!
Parts needed for a DIY guitar build
That’s a very nice sequence of photo’s and is nearly identical to the one I’m building. Lovely results
Wow!!!! Awesome! Beautiful job! I’ve got a question, what kind of wood is the neck?
This is brilliantly built, step by step, and helpful info, thanks!