Don't take advice from guys named Matt on the internet. Especially on guitar forums. :food-smiley-004:M_A_T_T said:I just want to give you a warning about openly looking for someone on a 'luthiers' forum to build you guitar parts. I've seen this drag out and end terribly on another forum where a guy got ripped off because he had some 'internet luthier' build him a 'neck'. He sent the money, and the guy made hardly any progress on a piece of garbage that would have never worked and made NUMEROUS excuses over the course of a YEAR and ended up dissapearing with the poor guys money. It was a terrible disaster and I think changed the whole mood of the forum from that point on.
If you think you can get a body & neck built for cheap by a luthier I think you will be mistaken and should just check out Warmoth, Allparts, etc.
Don't mean to sound harsh, I just want you to be aware.
What is that supposed to mean? Go to Project Guitar and do a search for 'Litchfield' and you will see what I mean. Check out THIS to see how it ended. All I'm saying is be cautious of who you have build you a neck and body if you meet them in a forum setting. Get references. There are alot of pro builders hanging out in Luthier areas of guitar forums, as well as amatuer builders looking for a first sale.Lowtones said:Don't take advice from guys named Matt on the internet. Especially on guitar forums. :food-smiley-004:
It was supposed to be a joke MATT. Just not an appropriate smiley to indicate it. I agree always use caution with any internet transaction.M_A_T_T said:What is that supposed to mean? Go to Project Guitar and do a search for 'Litchfield' and you will see what I mean. Check out THIS to see how it ended. All I'm saying is be cautious of who you have build you a neck and body if you meet them in a forum setting. Get references. There are alot of pro builders hanging out in Luthier areas of guitar forums, as well as amatuer builders looking for a first sale.
I agree a kit may also be a good choice, you get everything needed to finish the guitar (not the finish) if you were looking for that also.
If you want to come down to the London Area for a weekend I will be more than happy to get you going to make your own in my shop. With the kids all grown & gone we have spare bedrooms and the Little Lady would feed you well. There will be lots of sanding to do after you leave but you will have a decent body & neck. Please realize that by the time I've made a neck & body that is pretty much a completed guitar and I'm currently way behind.SnowBlind said:I was counting on some familiar GC regulars to do it for me. Anyways I found a great store on ebay that sells cheap. I think I saw an ash guitar body
painted for about 70 dollars.
Actually I decided that im going to build a carvin guitar kit. I hear carvin's are real quality.Lowtones said:If you want to come down to the London Area for a weekend I will be more than happy to get you going to make your own in my shop. With the kids all grown & gone we have spare bedrooms and the Little Lady would feed you well. There will be lots of sanding to do after you leave but you will have a decent body & neck. Please realize that by the time I've made a neck & body that is pretty much a completed guitar and I'm currently way behind.
That's a good choice. My first guitar was a Carvin Kit. Very good quality. and quite easy. I still have and use it. The finish will be what you make of it. I upgraded to the twin rail humbuckers. I would suggest that you go with their best pickups if you can afford right away. You can always upgrade to anything you want later as it has a universal routing.SnowBlind said:Actually I decided that im going to build a carvin guitar kit. I hear carvin's are real quality.
One of the funniest threads that I ever read. After reading on 2 of the 14 pages, I knew this was all going to end badly.M_A_T_T said:Go to Project Guitar and do a search for 'Litchfield' and you will see what I mean. Check out THIS to see how it ended.
Ill be getting an HSS type. Id rather buy a pickup from a company that has specifics on tonal characteristics of the pickups. Since its 'winter' now I cant paint outdoors and I dont want to paint indoors for health reasons I think ill just pay for the 50 dollar black paint job option. I also plan on installing a kill switch and a parallel/series switchLowtones said:That's a good choice. My first guitar was a Carvin Kit. Very good quality. and quite easy. I still have and use it. The finish will be what you make of it. I upgraded to the twin rail humbuckers. I would suggest that you go with their best pickups if you can afford right away. You can always upgrade to anything you want later as it has a universal routing.
Very Cool , enjoy
You will be able to put it together in a couple of hours.:banana:SnowBlind said:Ill be getting an HSS type. Id rather buy a pickup from a company that has specifics on tonal characteristics of the pickups. Since its 'winter' now I cant paint outdoors and I dont want to paint indoors for health reasons I think ill just pay for the 50 dollar black paint job option. I also plan on installing a kill switch and a parallel/series switch![]()