How to Make an Electric Guitar - Step-by-Step
Parts of an Electric Guitar
There are numerous websites that go into detail about the different parts of an electric guitar, I don’t think you’re a beginner reading this, or if you are you’re a very ambitious beginner so I’m just going to link to a website showing you the different guitar parts rather than rattle them off here:
Where to buy Guitar Parts
zZounds - Guitar Parts
Get all your standard guitar parts here, see below for more specific websites dealing with the actual electronics in the guitar.
Elderly Instruments - Guitar Pickguards
I noticed this website had a pretty good range of pickguards, more so than the other websites I’ve been looking at. Check them out!
Good websites to visit to learn more about How to Make an Electric Guitar
Building a Solid Body Guitar
I think this gives the best overview of how to build an electric guitar with step-by-step photo’s, its lacking in text to be a complete guide but still pretty good to get started (Especially if you’re new to all of this).
Instructables - Build an Electric Guitar
Gives you some idea of the tools needed to build an electric guitar, the step-by-step photos help. This guy has built some pretty amazing guitars using the method he describes.
Rick Eesley - How to Build a Guitar
Rick really lays it on the table for you in this home do-it-yourself tutorial, he lists the parts he bought, the prices and where he got them from and shows you each step he took. He’s also added a lot of descriptions for each step, making it a valuable resource for anyone wanting to learn how to make an electric guitar.
Manchester Guitar Tech - Building from a Kit
It is possible to buy a kit from which you can build your own guitar, I’ve always steered clear of these sorts of things but in the interest of making this a valuable resource I thought it would be prudent of me to omit it.
Project Guitar - Building an Electric Guitar
This website is well worth bookmarking, it has links to a bunch of articles and step-by-step tutorials that people have put together for you, also links to a forum in case you get stuck. If you bookmark two websites today make sure its this one and my one 
Designing Your Guitar
When it comes to building your own electric guitar you have a lot of freedom when it comes to designing it. You can have a strip of wood coming through the middle of the body, you can have intricate artwork on the pickguar, body and/or neck. Just check out this website: Pick Guard FX -> Scrap Book
Electronics
Although the Stewart-MacDonald website seems to be pretty good for everything you need to build an electric guitar, I just wanted to highlight how good their selection of Electronics were… you know the parts like the pick-ups, pre-amps, wires and switches and stuff.
So check out their range (including Free Information on “Understanding Guitar Wiring”) at:
Steward-MacDonald -> Electronics
The Raw Materials
I searched for this kind of stuff a couple of years ago and came up blank. There was just no-one supplying the raw materials (pre-cut) to make an electric guitar with.
However, now we have a website for everything, and I managed to find a good looking supplier, I suggest you check them out if you want to break out your elite woodworking skills and really make an electric guitar from scratch!
Here’s their website:
Summed up
If you’re thinking about building your own electric guitar, or are already in the process then please bookmark this page now. There is no website in particular that will give you all the information you need, each will give you something new to think about and a new piece of the puzzle that you will have to fit together yourself.
Bookmark this post now and keep visiting it while you’re building your electric guitar.
original by www.instantguitarist.com
