Wesbanez

Very impressive mate, turned out very well! I just hope my Tele build is half as good!

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McLeod

Looks great, looks even better for a first build. I love the shape.

When can we start ordering them?

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Carvin CS4 Goldtop
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Washburn Taurus 5-string Bass
Peavey 6505
Peavey Classic 50
Spider Valve Cab
Plenty of Pedals.

W4RP1G

let's see...

Wood 100
Hardware 85
Parts 45
Electronics 90
Finish 90
------$410

I mostly saved money by buying pickups that had been damaged in shipping(they were new, but one of the mounting brackets had broken. I epoxied it back on with plastic repair epoxy) and wood from a local store. That maple top isn't AA-AAAA maple, it's actually $5 bargain-bin figured maple. The cool thing is that I still have enough wood for at least 1 more build.


Thanks! I'm sure it will be years down the road before I feel like I'm ready to start selling guitars.

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gregs1020

you really did a great job, i'm blown away that this was your first effort.

you clearly have a talent that you should continue to develop.

my hat's off to you for the amazing first build.

keep at it and please post a link in your sig to your next build or anything you decide to work on.

literally blown away.

dannyalcatraz

If you ever decide to go commercial, don't forget to figure in some kind of hourly rate- compare to skilled labor in your area- for your time in calculating your costs.

That will help you accurately gauge how much to charge.

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W4RP1G

Wow, thanks greg! I think i have found the right trade for me. Took many years and many different attempts at other things. I'll definitely make a thread when I start on my next build, and use a better camera than I used in my last build thread.

Definitely. I didn't log the hours on this one, but I would guess it was probably around 500. I can see why luthiers say that there is no money in this. If I spend 3 months building a guitar like this and sell it for 3k, I'd make less than 1k month, and that's working over 40 hours a week. Lutherie would only be realistic as a second, low-paying job. I'll definitely be trying to build a CNC router in the next year though, so that should be pretty helpful.

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JokerGrin

Much as I dislike teles, that could easily convert me. Congratulations

That neck looks so damn sweet...

DeathByDestroyr

Extremely sexy tele there, son.

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dannyalcatraz

CNC, practice/task familiarity and multitasking all help speed the process

I also think that what you're saying about prices and second jobs are key to the price differences between what American and UK luthiers charge: I know several American luthiers who sell guitars right at $1000, whereas the least expensive luthier I've seen in the UK was £1000. I know that all of those American luthiers have other jobs; I don't know about the Brits.

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Phoenix V

The finish on that is nothing short of fuken amazing. Ive seen factory finishes hanging on guitar shop walls that dont match that

really well done. you should be proud

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hminh87

Why do people keep digging up old threads...

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• Vox Tonelab ST
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Wesbanez

Im sure OP won't mind somebody popping by to praise his work

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Ippon

Sexy!

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W4RP1G

Thank you


You're damn right I don't mind

Here are some more pics I took a while ago, but never posted(if anyone is interested)

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dannyalcatraz

Still gorgeous- the guitar AND the stand!

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Dave_Mc

^ +1 :d

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