any Luthiers out there?

[Sir Snaz]

Mng all, just planning to build my first electric guitar, and wondered if anyone here has any experience of doing the same? ...really after some info re what esential tools I will need?

Snaz ( or is that Reg Prescott?? )

[Evangelion]

Have a look here:

http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/kitbuild.htm...

or buy this book - it's the BIBLE!

http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/publication...

And yes, that is the same Melvyn Hiscock that writes for some of the aircraft magazines!

A quick Google search will get you loads of advice on design, parts, pickups, electrics, finishing etc.

Don't ask me though, I'm just a tinkerer! Here are a couple of photos of one I put together two years ago.


The three toggle switches are to:
1 - add the bridge and neck pickups together to the mix (for two extra sounds you can't usually get on a Strat)
2 - add the extra bridge pickup to the existing mix, in series with the others
3 - change the phase of the extra pickup.

I sold it on eBay and the buyer later told me he'd changed the body, neck, scratchplate and pickups ... but he did keep the wiring.

[Sir Snaz]

Many thanks for that ...it was actually buying the Melvyn Hiscox book that started me down this path!!! ...nice work btw .......I am going completely avant garde with my design ....will post pics when i am done (probs about 2015!!! )

[bga]

I think Rob-C makes instruments, I think this is his website: http://www.tinguitar.com/ (though I could be wrong!)

[shirt]

http://www.telemodders.com/