I built these three guitars from scratch. I have been playing guitar for 21 years so when I started building, I had a really good idea of what I wanted out of the guitars. I think that is the most important thing about building them. What does the player want out of the guitar. When you know what that is, the design process is a lot easier. The actual look and shape of the guitar was the hardest part. Once I was happy with my design, I knew the specs from guitars I had played in the past that felt right. Even though I have been playing for a while, I still did a ton of research, to find out the pros and cons of each part of the guitar I was making. My best advice is to just start one and stay away from doing too much research. There are so many different opinions that you’ll just become very confused about if what you wanted was a good idea in the first place. These guitars were built on the coffee table in my apartment, mostly with hand tools and home made tools. You’ll learn so much from building the first one that the opinions on the internet wont even matter to you because you’ll have a set of your own. There is no one way to build a guitar whether its the wood you choose, the electronics you install, or the finish you choose. As long as the person playing the guitar is comfortable playing it and can play and sound the way they want is all that matters. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

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