For most people interested in guitar at one time or another you'll want to build a parts guitar or one from scratch. Some important things to know about guitar parts are quality and fit. With the many parts...
Vermont Guitars has been selling Eden parts for some time on Ebay. At first glance they look like reasonably priced alternatives to Fender parts to build that "strat" or "tele" you might have been looking for...
I have been looking at several of these auctions from China, and, as you might expect, they ARE too good to be true. Yes, you can get a Gibson or Fender for $3, but here is the catch....It's Fake, and the...
Hello Again! In our second part in the HOW TO BUILD A CUSTOM STRAT OR TELE series we are going to focus on NECK SELECTION. If you read our previous guide about starting your project you will remember we said...
BETTER TONE FROM A CHEAP LES PAUL, SG or FLYING V (or anything w/ a stop tail tune-o-matic bridge)The 4 things to consider on any guitar is Sound, Feel, Looks Price. For now we'll assume you already own...
The Fender Hwy 1 Stratocaster, what can I say about this instrument? It is reasonably low cost for a Stratocaster, and aimed at re-creating the vintage feel and sound of the early 1960's.......it is a great...
Finding YOUR Tone You ask…”how do I find the perfect tone??!!” There is no perfect tone. The "ultimate" tone (The Tone) does not exist. "Tone" is a shifting object that varies depending upon song, emotional...
FINALLY. Here we are. If you have read all of our other guides leading up to this one, then you have selected the proper neck, body, pickups and hardware to make your custom made DREAM GUITAR a reality. Now we...
First, allow me to confess to custom building a strat, and customizing, or "hot-rodding" several myself. I will only do this to improve a guitar's overall performance, either on stage or in the studio, never...
Now that we have built our custom made guitar, we should dial it in and set it up to play the way we want it to. We need a starting point regardless of how we want it to play. The bridge saddles should all be...