jimmiJAMM Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Has anyone around here ever built their own guitar? Not just a breakdown, paint & mod but a totally original creation ala EVH's Frankenstein? If so tell us about the process and oh yeah, PICS PICS PICS ! If not, extreme mods welcome too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I built one in wood shop while in high school. I built everything from scratch. When I was done, I couldn't tune it to save my life. It ended up hanging on the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Owl Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 In grade 6 I built a "drum kit" out of yougurt containers, Quality Street tins, and anything else laying around that had a top and sides, I got graded favourably because I basically understood how the stretched over heads worked on a real drum kit. That's as far as I ever got in building an instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 http://www.angelfire.com/me4/ksdaddy/carved.html http://www.angelfire.com/me4/ksdaddy/ub.html http://www.angelfire.com/me4/ksdaddy/hatchet.html http://www.angelfire.com/me4/ksdaddy/lnb1.html http://www.angelfire.com/me4/ksdaddy/mandolin.html http://www.angelfire.com/me4/ksdaddy/09mandolin.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Very nice work, I likey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmiJAMM Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 Holy crap, KSD! Sure your name aint Sam Ash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Kinda bummed that I haven't built anything this year though. Not inspired I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witmer Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 http://www.angelfire.com/me4/ksdaddy/carved.html http://www.angelfire.com/me4/ksdaddy/ub.html Wow. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson4life Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 http://www.angelfire.com/me4/ksdaddy/carved.html http://www.angelfire.com/me4/ksdaddy/ub.html http://www.angelfire.com/me4/ksdaddy/hatchet.html Woahhhh' date=' Awesome Work Dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 http://www.angelfire.com/me4/ksdaddy/carved.html I want this w/ a cutaway. Soooooo pretty. To answer the thread, those closest I have come is completely gutting a guitar that was not at all functional when I bought ($30). NONE of the parts are original any more and it is going through a second transformation. I believe it is a 1973 or 1974 Ibanez LP copy. I'll post pics later as I cannot access them from work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoRedFoot Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 1st time fixing it up: Sperzels locking tuners, chrome pup rings, EMG 81/60, chrome dome knobs, all new pots and jack, Schaller strap locks. 2nd (in progress) Changed to 2 vol, 1 tone, relocated pup selector, dummy selector, Gibson 496 and 500 pups (from Explorer), hopefully coil tap for both pups, chrome pup covers. I love the Look of the Gibson LP GT so I'm trying to give it that look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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