This module contains vital information to ensure the success of your build.
Build Your Own Electric Guitar
Welcome to Build Your Own Guitar – ONLINE
To get the most from this course it is highly recommended that you have already completed my other course Design Your Own Guitar – this is why it is included here for free.
I do recommend using a pre-made fretboard for your first build but have included two methods of making your own, just in case you are determined to do it the hard way!
Joining this course gives you access to a community of builders and enthusiasts, all working through the course – and I will be live-streaming regular Q&A sessions.
You can ask me any question directly, or start an open discussion with our enthusiastic students. Remember you can watch the films over and over again.
If you want to kickstart your course, we have a kit with all the materials you’ll need to build your own guitar!
Get your kit
Modules
Preparation
You will only have to do this the first time...
Lessons
Make the Blanks
If you have ready to work blanks you can skip this module...
Lessons
Make the Fretboard
If you have a pre-made fret board you can skip this module...
Lessons
Make the Neck - Part 1
Start on the neck - get the hard bits out of the way first
Lessons
Make the Neck - Part 2
By the end of this module you should have something resembling a neck...
Lessons
Make the Body - Part 1
You can start the body any time you like...
Lessons
Make the Body - Part 2
After completing the neck we can continue with the body...
Lessons
Finit and Finish
Sanding, gluing in the neck, and applying the finish!
Lessons
Fret Dress
A painstaking process to ensure your guitar is free of fret rattles and buzzes
Lessons
Final Assembly and Set Up
How to set up your guitar to play just as good as any you could buy in a shop - or better! Get ALL your parts together ready for assembly BEFORE you start this section.
Lessons
Bonus Stuff
Bonus Stuff
Lessons
Resources
A Library of all the Plans and PDF's found throughout the course