if you're truly broke, buy some wood, and read some build threads and make a body. You can do it for sure. once you are done with that, think about a neck. there are certainly build threads that have been executed in apartment buildings. A dorm thread would be great.
Looks awesome!
My non-interference spousal affect: no more NGD for my GAS...keep "happy wife/happy life" one guitar project at a time, spaced one component at a time, so as not to commandeer her arousal of an otherwise innocent investment project.
Let's get this out of the way right off; I used to swear by Warmoth since 1986, but in 2021 I returned two of their necks and sold another because they were made out of crap wood, plain and simple, and this is after springing more money for quartersawn maple. Since then I've used their finished bodies and I'd give them an 8 out of ten at best. But the crown jewels of my partscasters have been their Musikraft necks. And depending on the features you choose they can be more or less expensive than Warmoth, but always better; superb in fact. Cutting costs can create more work and expense because of "turd polishing" so you have to be careful. In the past cheap parts gave me terrible headaches. My least expensive partscaster is a great Tele made from a MIM Fender '50s body and an Allparts neck which went together without a lot of fuss. Far less money and very high quality. I had a Mighty Might neck on that guitar that was also excellent and inexpensive, but I took it off because I didn't care for the finish even though it felt great and played perfectly. Hope that helps.
Yes, sort of like my Donner Strat complete rebuild, utilizing Fender original components, in another discussion category on this, and another appreciated guitar forums.
Hello friend, but you are missing the point: start with what you've got already.
...and efficiently, with minimal expense, create a custom guitar with a variety of sources to preferably adjoint, adjust, and augment, one's own personal experience, without snobbish discrimination (purists).
I built a fender strat with Amer. made parts from the STRATosphere and Black Rider guitars. Been using that guitar for years and I would certainly recommend both of those sellers.
I would love to, but the issue is that finding a woodshop in the city is expensive, and I don't have the space to do my cuts. But if I find a place where I can do the work, I'd definitely go for it.
Thanks!! I had fun and learned things making the mods.
I think it'd be fun and I want to learn, and I want the satisfaction of having something I built to function as intended. Did the same thing with the computer I'm typing this on and this was more expensive than buying one at my local best buy. But having things work for the first time after putting them together is a feeling like no other.
Yeah I know it'll probably be expensive, so I'm probably gonna do a lot of saving and swapping and modding the same project as time progresses. I appreciate the realism. With the people suggesting getting an old squier and modding it, I would want to swap out all the hardware and electronics and refin the guitar which is why I figured I might as well just dive in, but I'm still trying to weigh my options. Again, thanks for the realism.
Thanks, Ken.
