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Thinning the herd, and after building two 6-string down-tuned guitars, I don't need a 7-string for that low B. Replaced the stock generic pickups that came with the kit with a set of red DiMarzio Titans for bridge & neck plus a single-coil DiMarzio Blaze in the middle...

Guessing there's a hole somewhere in the software that's letting these bots in. Are there more admins besides Aaron here or Aaron, are you flying solo? Can any of us help out at least temporarily to try to stem the tide?

My second commission ever was a friend asking for a guitar for her son. It was a kit build, but I was still getting my feet wet in this whole "guitar building" world at the time. By that time, I'd already built a few of my own, which was why I was asked. It was a frustrating project because I...

I finished up one project to a "good enough for now" point. Another one is almost there, just need to replace the nut then do the setup. So now what? Fall/winter is coming, so painting/finishing season is going to be wrapped up before I know it. I have one guitar body that I was planning to...

Paddle headstock to be shaped later.  White pearloid supernova inlays, 6230 (vintage small) nickel frets.  I've never played anything with frets this tiny before, so we'll see what happens.  Probably gonna need some lighter strings than I'm used to.

It resembles a Soloist, but isn't a Soloist, which is why I post this in the Misc. section. African mahogany body based on modified Strat template Body was cut and routed from the mahogany blank I made a sled/jig out of MDF to help cut the forearm and belly contours. Ran that through the band...

WM's swamp ash Iceman, maple paddle headstock neck (custom cut) w/ ebony fretboard, split block inlays.  Commissioned by my friend who's a huge MOPAR guy, and the design was inspired by his Plum Crazy Dodge Challenger.

One: Arcade reverse, ebony on maple with bloody basin jasper dots, white side dots, nickel 6150.  Standard thin, standard 1 11/16" nut, 10-16 radius Two: Arrow (to be custom-shaped later), ebony on maple with white skull & crossbones at 12th fret only. Everything else the same as the...

Posting this in Off-Topic since there are zero WM-related parts.  This was the guitar that started as my first blank, a slab of basswood, using my late father-in-law's router that my mother-in-law gifted to me.  This was also the project that told me that I really need a band saw if I'm going to...

We're getting our kitchen remodeled right now, and the cabinets were just installed.  We were checking out everything and when I opened one of the drawers, I noticed that the cabinet maker used some flame maple pieces.  Instantly thought that should've been a guitar neck.  I then picked out...

Started on the Iceman build this past weekend.  It was originally supposed to start at the beginning of this month when we headed up to our country house for the kids' spring break, but literally hours before we were supposed to leave, my wife got the call from the doctor's office saying her...

Placeholder for tomorrow's unboxing.

I ordered parts from [unnamed vendor] two weeks ago.  Simple (I thought) hardware bits and pieces.  My card gets charged for the order, which usually means that it's shipping within a day or two at most. A week later, I hear nothing, get no confirmation, no tracking.  I e-mail asking "what's...

Last weekend and this weekend has been this first step into The Abyss. And as you can see, just a moment or two of distraction and the router takes its toll. I had two gouges along the edge (one at the bottom and the other at the horn), and the one in the neck pocket where the template I was...

A friend gave me the official go-ahead to start working on his guitar project, so I placed a bunch of orders last night (including a full custom body+custom neck+sundry parts with WM). I also ordered a set of Dragonfire pickups. 13 minutes later, Dragonfire sends me a shipping confirmation...

In all my years, I've never experienced this before. But then again, I've only started putting guitars together myself just over a year ago. Before I try to take video of this, has anyone ever encountered what sounds like a harmonic hum from either the bridge or the pick-up cavity or SOMEWHERE...

Just got gifted this router & bit set by my mother-in-law.  It used to belong to my father-in-law, who passed away about a year and a half ago, and she said she's not going to use it.  And since she's been following my guitar build progress as well, she offered it to me. Looks like I'm going to...

I just ordered some more parts to start this project, as originally depicted in this thread. Repost pics of the body to start: And the mock-up theme: I decided to go with the transparent pickguard that I'll back-paint in red after applying the final line from the story as the quote...

I just finished a computer job for my wife's cousin's auto repair shop, which netted me $300 in profit. Originally, I was going to charge $200 for my labor, but his wife disagreed and asked me to bump it up some (never see that typically happen....). With that slightly unexpected windfall, my...

I bought a junky body off of Reverb (again, dangerous place) with a quilted maple top. Seller was up front and honest, saying the thing needed a TON of work to get it remotely decent. I went in with no illusions as to its condition. The lam top has a noticeable texture. It's not the illusion of...