does anyone know where to buy Guitar Templates ?
if anyone know tell me the cost of the Guitar Templates
like this:

and anyone know where to buy Strat Pickguards?



This post has been edited by Ex_03: Feb 18 2006, 11:20 PM

can buy strat pickups at bentley's.. think i saw them there..

are you thinking of making your own guitar?

yes just want to try it

whoa. cool.

maybe take some pics, and briefly post your progress here.

wld be a new attraction here at the lyn musicians forums.

trust me.

http://www.guitarbuildingtemplates.com/
good luck man.... just pm me if you need any help

ive been wanting to build my own strat but under my financial circumstances its just not possible.... especially when the tube amp is on top of my priority list

a famous one, and an excellent site : www.warmoth.com

but it's quite expensive.

hey...evo.com, your site is just providing the "shape" of the guitar... but not the actual wood chunk... so you have to get the wood, and then cut it so it looks like a guitar. loads of work ahead...

he wants a guitar template, not the body as mentioned in the 1st post

ex_03, do you have the tools to make a guitar? like the router bits... drills.... and stuff
if youre planning to just build 1 guitar... i would recommend you to just get the body and neck...
that way all you need is a drill... + fnishing supplies
you can get your finishing supplies from reranch.com ... there are kit sets for fender style bursts
for the other stuff you can go to projectguitar.com and browse through their links

i dont have this tool

i dont know where to buy it and how much is it..

i want to but template at http://www.guitarbuildingtemplates.com
but i dont have creadit card still young to use it..

where to find wood?hardware shop?


This post has been edited by Ex_03: Feb 19 2006, 01:18 PM

evo.com, woops misread that...

ex03... renting the tools, finding the wood... that's gonna be hell. (no, you can't buy the wood from hardware shop, you need special aged wood (alder, mahogany...) ). i don't want to stop you, but if you're young and not into those wood works, i can't see how you're gonna make it. You can't improvise yourself as a luthier... you'd better off with warmoth kits.

do you know where to buy guitar wood


This post has been edited by Ex_03: Feb 19 2006, 03:11 PM

no i don't, sorry...

do you know what wood gonna to use to make guitar?

Most electric guitar bodies are made of wood. This wood is rarely one solid piece, as laminating hardwoods in the proper way can produce a body of exceptional strength and superior tone. The most common woods used for electric guitar body construction include maple, basswood, ash, poplar, alder, and mahogany.

Many bodies will consist of good sounding but inexpensive woods, like ash, with a "top", or thin layer of another, more attractive wood (such as maple with a natural "flame" pattern) glued to the top of the basic wood. Guitars constructed like this are often called "flame tops".

The body is usually carved or routed to accept the other elements, such as the bridge, pickup, neck, and other electronic components. Many higher-end electrics have a nitro-cellulose laquer finish on the top, which promotes resonance.

can i use this wood?or Custom made belian wood column, truss or purlins

What's that plywood? lol

If you're makin electric guitar (don't even start on acoustics lolx) alder, mahogany, ash, rosewood, maple, are the common ones. These are mostly imported aged wood from overseas which are specially prepared to make guitars. I know of a luthier who actually imports wood to make his custom acoustics. I think you can purchase wood from overseas - huge risk tho - better still, follow the guys' advice, buy custom bodies already cut and drilled for pups, buy ur own pups and start soldering

do you know what website that sell all kind of wood that you tell?
if i dont use alder, mahogany, ash, rosewood, maple, what gonna to happen to the guitar?

This post has been edited by Ex_03: Feb 19 2006, 11:16 PM

Sounds like crap...... easy.....

But apparently.... if you put EMG's on any piece of wood (even a baseball bat), it will STILL sound good!!!!

ex03,
do you know you have to buy a neck also ?
you cannot design a neck, it's very complicated, so you have to buy it... but ok lah, you can always try.

it'll cost you a bomb to bring wood from oversea, so you'd better off with cheap local plywood (or even palmtree wood ? it just as to be dry and old) -- this way you can still TRY to build your guitar, and at least it won't be too much pain if it happens you can't manage to finish it, or if you do a mistake. Then for your 2nd guitar, you can import wood ?
I don't know where to buy wood in Msia either, but beware the width and length of the planks must be greater than the size of the guitar body.

my house near with kilang kayu(other kilang also)
sometime the wood jatuh and still nice..and also nice to cilok
and thanks for the help

This post has been edited by Ex_03: Feb 20 2006, 12:14 PM

cancel ....


This post has been edited by Ex_03: Feb 20 2006, 03:18 PM

Ex_03> making a guitar is no easy job. If you don;t even know the basics and stuff, you'll only be wasting money. From what i can tell, you'll probably have trouble essembling a guitar let alone building one, no offence.
Im not telling you to give up, but it'll be wise to do more research before you attempt something like this.

ok and thanks

last time i do have a friend who handmade an electric guitar lo...
no idea how much it cost... neck also he did himself.. (i really respect that lo)
bodywood is actually a recycled chop board.. (err cooking utensils.. to chop chiken 1)... pickup he purchased... its a single humbucker guitar if i not mistaken...
how it sounds? err got sound lo
but for the afford... i give it 10/10 hahaha =)

your friend same with me recycled chop board *dont waste it becoz u can use it*
i try to make all by myself..pickup also i try to make a handmade pickup so dont waste my money..

lol it's not hard to wind a pickup, but it's hard to wind a good-sounding pickup lol.

Oh well... good luck with your project. If somebody could make a guitar out of a petrol can, I'm sure recycled chop board wouldn't be a problem lol.

Seriously, you're better off buying a "already made" guitar from the shop.

I mean, the cost of getting the right wood, right pickups, the right hardware, at alone making the guitar (it's not as easy as building a computer rig) is enough to get two super cun guitars.

Unless you want to experience first hand on how to make your own guitar and named it "Ex_03 Limited Edition 03's Stratcaster" and knock out Fender from the global market .... by all means, go ahead

This post has been edited by TheWhacker: Feb 20 2006, 10:14 PM

thanks for the advice..i will buy a "already made" guitar from the shop..i just want to try maybe i can knock out Fender from the global market

ex03, i'm betting on you, dude ... you can do it !

Maybe u can go to GIM (guitar institute of Malaysia) to learn the trade..

noooooooooo, no need lah.

just take some wood, an iron rod, swirl some electric cables around a magnet, shake all of that, wait one night, and there you go : you have your guitar.

learning in a classroom... it's for cowards.

Y'know what, I really admire this kid. He makes it sound so easy lol

Go on LAd!!! I'm behind you!! I'm gonna ask my guy if he could give you some pointers, he winds pups and make customs (tho verly expensive one), maybe u could ask him for help or somethin. I'll ask

im 15 year old and i dont want to go to GIM because GIM only teach about guitar..
like Pix say nooo need laa..

know i try to find rod magnets..Pix do you do know where to buy?if you dont know i try to buy it online it more easy

rod magnet ..i try to make a Combining Pickups..maybe it will be sound good
i thing i need a C rod magnet


if i have complete with all the guitar thing i will start my 1st guitar project soon..

my friend say i crazy nobody make handmade guitar..but i say you go home try search at yahoo or google you type handmade guitar..other country can make handmade guitar so can i..
i already have a wood that look very nice to me..i take from my own table at school(already pecah but the leg only pecah)..and thanks to all for help me

This post has been edited by Ex_03: Feb 21 2006, 10:42 PM

thanks.. do he has YM or MSN?

Good luck, mate...

save all the hassle and go to the stewmac website and get their pup kit... i know a few who have made their own from the kit and it sounds great
btw.... use an electric drill to wind the pups or you'll be looking at a really sore wrist

do you know where to buy carbon fiber rod?at hadware shop ade ke?

This post has been edited by Ex_03: Feb 22 2006, 04:17 PM

GIM only teach about guitar? do u know GIM bro? they teach and assist u to make a guitar.. right from the start till the end.. i think it's the best place lorr if u really want to make a guitar urself.. coz they really teach and assist u there..

Dude, this is a 2 year old thread you just bumped. I don't think the TS even comes online here anymore. He was last active in December '06!!

whats wrong with bumping? atleast he still gave some info for other ppl to view

wah kid i though pmr next week LOL

wow veri interesting thread indeed

the million dollar question is...

did he manage to build that guitar?



what say you

This post has been edited by 320cbr: Oct 9 2008, 04:07 PM

ahh.. my dad once told me that we can get alot of good woods that were unheard of before in sabah+sarawak, he were once working as a carpenter before xD
apparently there's a lot of Borneo type of woods with exceptional quality there =) some were unheard of..

ah heck! i wanna ask 1 simple question.

"DO ALL WOODS FLOAT" when we put it into the water?


gimme some answer guys =)

This post has been edited by mushimushi88: Oct 9 2008, 05:17 PM

Wow...makign a guitar
Sweettt

Wow that made me think...
is there wood that is denser than water?
not that I know of...

electric guitars are solid tho,
do u think a les paul would float? haha

wood float?
a concrete boat can also float if its build properly

This post has been edited by Everdying: Oct 10 2008, 11:39 PM