I'd like to build an electric guitar, I've never done one before but it's something I'd like to have a go at come the spring. I'm a fairly handy, can solder etc and have a small shed / workshop to complete the work so sorted from that pov.
The Kits on Amazon for approx £120 seem, on face value too cheap, (perhaps I being too dismissive I don't know)? I'd spend £500+ so I end up with something decent.
I realise I'm asking quite a broad question, however I'd be very grateful for any links to complete kits, and body and necks only that I can fit my own hardware to. Ideally ones in the UK.
thank you.
Graham
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But a decent kit of about £150 or up, and bin the electrics and tuners and invest in some good ones. You'd end up with a good guitar.
Or ignore kits and get a body and neck made and buy whatever hardware and electrics you fancy
Also, try looking at precision guitar kits in Canada. I think.
They don't come with hardware but by all accounts the wood working is very good.
I agree with @ttony though. A cheap kit is a good idea for a first time if you've never finished before. I did a pretty expensive warmoth jazzmaster as my first, and it's in parts because everything I've done since is better (and they get better each time).
Hi Deadman, guess what, it was your mim tele for sale on ebay with a link to this forum that started the whole thing. I never knew about this place before that and have spent the last few weeks lurking and learning. I was going to buy a Squier and mod it but then got hooked on building from scratch after reading everything on here.
Well, welcome aboard mate. I'm genuinely amazed and really pretty chuffed that you've stumbled over here on the back of that tele. It was owned by 3 other forumites as well as me too.
@LooseMoose would be interested as he posted the link on ebay.
You wont save any money by building a kit, likely you'll end up spending more. The best reasons to do it are for fun, experience or to get something that's exactly what you want. For just the experience maybe a cheap kit is better, for exactly what you want then you're probably better finding the parts yourself or accepting you will have to replace some of the included parts.
Have fun
This year I am back to building my Pine Strat from Guitar Build and hopefully a Les Paul when he gets them done