Guitar Building

quinn quinn

im thinking of re dong a 70s copy of les paul

martinedwards

refurb or build from scratch?

there are a million kits available.... stewmac have all the parts to assemble but you'll pay a bucketful...

there are cheapo kits on ebay that CAN be finished very well with quality electronics...

Connavar

Just be aware if building from scratch, you will either need to be very skilled with hand tools or need a lot of power tools(can be quite expensive)

I had started a project to build a v before and got stuck when it came to the neck.

Also check out My Les Paul Forums(Les pauls building mainly, some other builds too) and

TDPRI(mostly tele builds but some good tips/

sbEdge

I built a Strat and a Tele before but I used a pre-built neck from stewmac both times. Didn't have a lot of the precision equipment needed to make the neck and end up with a playable guitar.

wild turkey

Ive bee looking out for a half decent Les Paul junior double cut kit or body & neck if anybody knows where i can get one at a reasonable price.

Quinn Quinn; what make 70s lp ?

quinn quinn

oh i its a saxon copy of les paul custom i dont think its a great! but got given it for free so thought it'd be a good project! im handy with tools just wonderin bout cost really!

quinn quinn

oh yea its basically all the electronics the tuner keys and the top nut i think/hope!