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Trying to build a guitar!

Bentley
July 25th, 2012, 12:53 AM
Hello, my name is Bentley, as my profile name would suggest. I have been playing guitar for quite a while, and got my first guitar when i was about 12. I wasn't one of those kids that whines and begs for a guitar, I actually didn't ask for one, just showed my enthusiasm when I played my friends. I started a "band" when I was 12 also. My friend played drums and the same friends brother played guitar. We kept jamming almost everyday until I was 14 and moved out to B.C. The "band" was never disbanded, so I look forward to jamming with them again.

I am currently building a custom type guitar. It's a two piece mahogany body that I based on the Gibson Firebird. The neck, which I am just building, is a three peice neck. It's mahogany with purple heart in between. The neck is supposed to be like a fender neck, then I will customize the neck pocket to still be at an angle (like gibson's necks are) yet still be able to use this on my other guitars. It's a fender scale 24.5. Well now I'm just rambling. Oh, before I go, does anyone know of a thread I could read that would help me make a neck template? Bye!

CharlesCapps
July 25th, 2012, 06:33 AM
Welcome. Lots of good advice in the build sections of this forum.

electrablue
July 25th, 2012, 07:35 AM
Welcome!

FrankJames
July 25th, 2012, 08:28 AM
Welcome to TDPRI !!

czook
July 25th, 2012, 08:49 AM
Many Gibson types have been built here. Check the DIY forums.

telex76
July 26th, 2012, 12:51 PM
Welcome aboard.