Electric Guitar Construction: A Guide for the First Time Builder

The definitive work on the design and construction of a solid body electric guitar.

CONTENIDO:

Introduction

1. Design
-The importance of planning
-Wood selection
-Neck design
-Body design
-Color selection and hardware
-Electronics
-Pickguard design
-What to buy and when to buy it

2. Tools and templates
-List of tools
-Power and hand tool safety
-About templates
-Headstock template
-Body template
-Pickguard and rear cover templates
-Optional templates
-Neck profile gauges
-Fretboard radius gauges

3. Neck
-Neck layout
-Truss rod channel
-Mark and cut fretboard to lenght
-Fretboard inlay
-Assemble neck
-Rough cut neck shape
-Tuning machine holes
-Side dots and rough sanding
-Sand inlay
-Install fretwire
-Shape neck
-Finish sand neck

4. Body
-The body blank
-Neck pocket
-Neck/body axis
-Bridge placement
-Pickup placement and routing
-Control cavity layout
-Rough cut shape
-Rear cavity rout
-Sand body edges
-Rout body edges
-Input jack, strap buttons & wiring channels
-Finish sand body

5. Plastics
-Mark centerline and outline
-Rough cut shape
-Final fit rear cover
-Rout edges (straight bit)
-Bevel edges
-Rout pickup openings
-Drill mounting screw & control holes

6. Finishing
-About finishing
-Spray equipment
-Clear finishes
-Grain filler
-Applying color
-Applying clear coats
-Wet-sanding and buffing
-Finishing schedules

7. Assembly
-Final fretwork
-Rough shape the nut
-Install the hardware
-Neck to body assembly

8. Wiring
-My method
-Equipment and soldering
-Shielding
-Pickups
-Mini switches
-Pickup selectors
-Pots and capacitors
-The output jack
-The complete diagram
-Troubleshooting

9. Set up
-What is a set up?
-Slotting the nut
-Adjusting the truss rod
-Setting string height
-Setting intonation
-Final adjustments

10. Cost analysis for this guitar

11. Index of suppliers

12. Glossary

13. Index