Conclusion
■ PHOTO 15. View
from the rear of the
guitar. Rear strap
button is visible.
■ PHOTO 16. Top
view of the guitar. The
neck plate and front
strap button are visible.
Building this guitar — while
not your typical Nuts & Volts
project — was a lot of fun. Due
to the simplicity of design, a
guitar like this can be built by
most people with sufficient
motivation. If you don’t
possess the necessary tools or
the woodworking skills
required, maybe a friend or
family member does and they
can help you build one.
This guitar was not
inexpensive to make, however.
Much of my expense was a
result of my particular choices
of guitar components; two top
of the line humbucker pickups
instead of one, and the use of
gold colored hardware drove
my price up considerably.
I decided I was only going
to do this once, so I might as
well use high quality
components.
Was it worth it? Definitely
yes! Not only do I have a
one-of-a-kind guitar that I can
say I built myself, but I also
have a wonderful sounding
instrument that I will get years
of use out of.
If you are interested in
hearing how this guitar sounds
go to craigandheather.
net/ songsilike2013cd.html.
You’ll find songs off of a CD
I did. Every electric guitar part
on every song was played on
the guitar you see here.
So, that’s proof enough
that you too can build an
electric guitar that sounds
every bit as good as one you
would buy, but for probably
about one tenth the cost.
Plus, there’s also the pride
that comes from building it
yourself. That, my friends, is
priceless. NV
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