Les paul builds/projects

[Dannyflavin]

Hi :) im wondering if anyone out there knows any good sites or places to go to find Guitar bodies/necks for sale i was trawling through the net looking for info on 87 les pauls and i found this les paul body/neck for 1400 i like the idea of buying an old paula body/neck and rebuilding it with period correct parts and a few tweaks of my own any site names or directions would be much appreciated - dan

[cjsinla]

if you are asking about where to get the hardware to rebuild that specific Les Paul, you can start here at the Gibson store as some of the parts are kinda standard. There are a few other sites that sell stuff new as well.

 

http://www.wdmusic.com

http://www.tonepros.com

 

I can't help you on vintage parts but I might check eBay

[mikewaz]

For LP bodies, necks and kits, check out the following website. They claim to use high-tech CNC milling for precision cutting, and they seem to offer good quality woods.

 

buy.precisionguitarkits.com

[Dannyflavin]

Thanks :) really cool site but im more in the mindset of sites that people put up old vintage guitar bodys necks etc. such as paula's and the like

[Greg Jacob]

Thanks :) really cool site but im more in the mindset of sites that people put up old vintage guitar bodys necks etc. such as paula's and the like

 

eBay is as good as any. You'll find Fender bodies and necks fairly commonly. Gibson, however, is usually sold as a complete guitar since the neck and body are rarely separated. Electrical problems are the easiest and cheapest to fix, so the odds of finding a bare body/neck are very low.

 

For people that want to build a les paul from the ground up, guitarfetish sells a maple-capped les paul kit for $200. They also have mahogany SG's as well as poplar bolt-on mockingbirds