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I am a design to finish guy myself but do all of the others to.

Trained Luthier, take a wild guess

i pretty much do it all aside from paint. i'm too picky about paint so i let a pro do that.

-Mike


Originally Posted by ZerberusTrained Luthier, take a wild guess Some of you guys I know about. Just trying to get an ideal of where the forum stands.

string change!!

Not sure where I'd fit in. I can build 'em from parts but not necessarily kits because I get the parts from different places, with my own ideas in mind. Finish work is so-so, needs improvement. I can wire them up easily enough, no problems there. Definitely not a luthier. I probably fit with what Mike choose. Mike, what did you vote?

Accessories. I change pickups, pots, caps and various hardware quite happily but I never mess with woodwork, finishing etc.

I would build my own guitar, but unfortunately I don't have enough dough.


Originally Posted by D-EJ915I would build my own guitar, but unfortunately I don't have enough dough.

same for me, except i also do not have the skill. so i guess acessories.

I have recently started making my own pickups. as for making guitars from the ground up....I dont have those skills.

Pickup making, fretwork, and nutwork are pretty much all that I have no experience with (the latter two because of a lack of tools). However, I prefer to assemble from parts. I can still have everything exactly how I like it, and I don't have to worry about screwing it up. Finishing I do myself.

Let's see... I've done Inlay work, Some fret work,But I don't have all the tool's to do a full fret job ( But soon I will) I cut my own nuts. I unsuccessfully removed my 1st fretboard last week. made it all the way to the 3rd fret clean. (Anybody need a J-bass neck sans fretboard and truss rod?) Then I discovered the big glob of glue in the Truss rod channel by the 3rd fret that caused the rod to bindup. I'm also a lunatic with a solder iron. I've modded and built a few stomp boxes. I've recapped all my amps and I'm building a custom amp now. And I almost forgot... I 've painted a few guitars in my time. Just finished Jeff_H's guitar for him.

Anything from and including a build, fretwork, inlays, some finishing. Pretty much everything!


Originally Posted by briandI am a design to finish guy myself but do all of the others to.

You do fretwork now also? LOL!


Originally Posted by theodieYou do fretwork now also? LOL!Yep, I could not let you have all of the fun. Plus I like getting new tools.


Originally Posted by briandYep, I could not let you have all of the fun. Plus I like getting new tools.

LOL!!!!! Ya cant master it in 2 months bro!!! Be patinet, it takes time to be as good as myself young grasshopper!! LOL!

Like Erik, I chose quot;Kitsquot; although that doesn't really describe spec'ing a neck amp; body, designing the headstock, finding various parts in various places, and suffering down the long amp; painful learning curve of nitro finishing

Chip

I just finished the design of my first guitar. I'm also a maniac with a soldering iron, I do all kinds of repairs, I can foat a floyd like nobody's business and I'm working on my finishing. I like doing mods too...

EDIT: I can make a grungy old Floyd or pretty much any bridge look, play and smell like new, right down to freshly blackend brass and steel parts

i collect parts. new and used (sometimes broken also and fix them).
but only strats so far

i voted for kits, but never bought a complete kit


Originally Posted by theodieLOL!!!!! Ya cant master it in 2 months bro!!! Be patinet, it takes time to be as good as myself young grasshopper!! LOL!

...Said the older grasshopper while the Ancient Cricket watched calmly from the sideline, nodding in agreement