That sounds like a wise decision Dodgedude. Have a look through my post "First Practice Build" and learn from my mistakes, most of them when using the router.

So I got scared working on the $450 flame maple body so this weekend I went to my local hardwood store and bought a piece of mahogany big enough to make another one piece body. Now having some practic...

I only ask about weight because it’s unusual (in my experience anyway!) to use something like flamed maple for a solid body. More typically you’d use that for a stunning cap on top of a plainer (and p...

@tv101 it's just under 2" but im going to be putting a deep carve into it and planing the top down for the neck angle and a decent sized belly cut so hopefully it won't be too heavy. I haven't weighed...

@rockpile99 it's not going to be a super thick body thankfully, so hopefully that will help with the weight. If it comes out at 12lbs I'll just have to suffer. At least it will look great on the wall ...

mmmm wood porn 🙂 That's going to look so good ... You worried about weight or just going to suffer for your art?

Wow !!! Are you building a solid flamed maple (1 piece) body? That’s going to be a bit special / unusual. Normally, a 1 piece cap is special enough! Not surprised that piece of wood was so expensiv...

@robin me and my dad did a custom guitar about 8 years ago. We bought a stewmac neck and modeled the guitar after an Ibanez that I had, and still have. So I have some experience with woodworking and g...

Just searched for that Suhr and I found it, here's the guitar that is the inspiration for my build. Attachment : 20201121_071102.jpg $7500 brand new, but absolutely gorgeous. Hopefully I can ma...

So probably 6 or 7 years ago I saw a one piece flamed maple blue Suhr and thought that was one of the coolest looking guitars I've ever seen. It was $7500 so there was no way I could afford it. This ...

I ordered some templates from Guitar Building Templates out of Florida, left my wood in the attic for a couple of months to dry, and did a rough cut on a newly acquired small band saw. Here was the re...

@94dodgedude Is this your first build, I'm a novice, just putting the finishing touches to my first build now. I've made lots of mistakes along the way. My advice would be to watch all the videos on M...

@matt-beels I’ve been wanting to build electrics pretty badly for a few years Hi Matt, welcome to the group. If you need any advice on how to build a guitar badly, then I'm your man. Robin

Hello Matt, good to meet you on this journey of guitarmakingness....... is that a word? Sounds like you're experience will provide another great resource for us to tap 😀 I think the 'finishin...

I started playing guitar in 1984 when I was captivated by the riff in Rock You Like a Hurricane and haven’t stopped playing since. @matt-heels Welcome Matt, it’s good to have you here as a new member...

@marcel Thanks a lot Dear Marcel! I appreciate your kind offer! I've found a way to build a bridge, and I am happy with the result. Attachment : IMG_20200714_161216~2.jpg My sister lives in Ber...

@boo Thanks! I hate politics, I think that it only puts distance between people.

Hi Azad And welcome to the world of guitar (and bass!) making. Mark's advice is very practical. Although you can collect a LOT of tools (he certainly has), it's also amazing how few tools you reall...

Due to International sanctions against the Iranian regime, I can't buy anything from abroad and there is not much available here, so I'm trying to build my own stuff. @azad Hello Azad and welcome to ...

Hello Azad, welcome to the best guitar building community! If you have any questions about guitar building this is the right place to ask them. And if there are any parts for a bass you can't get (bri...