How To Build A Neck Through Guitar (Part 6)

The Payoff. Finally you can hear what it sounds like. Thanks to Shane of (II Ton Heavy Thing) http://www.myspace.com/iitonheavything this demo shows a broader range of ability than I could have shown. Hope you enjoyed this series and stay tuned for the next.

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Howto & Style

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• First
• Electric
• Guitar
• Homemade
• Building
• Maple
• Walnut
• Luthier
• Lutherie
• Handcrafted
• Making
• Make
• Binding
• How
• To
• Solid
• Body
• Neck
• Through
• Project
• Frets
• Leveling
• Finish
• Inlay
• Custom

[biscuitbuilder]

Hey, thanks for this. It's inspired me to start my own project. However, I have one question; From the wood you started with - where did you get it from, was it just normal maple and walnut timber or had something been done to it/did you do something to it so that it gave a good tone for the guitar? I'd really appreciate a reply. Thanks again!

[Virgil605]

It is just plain ole maple and walnut. I didn't pre-treat it in any way, however when i was selecting the wood I knocked on it to see if it had a ring to it or if it sounded dead. Ring = Good Dead = bad. No clue if that's a good test but it made me feel better. haha I got all the wood from Menards in the hardwood section. If you do have a menards you can find curly maple in the stacks sometimes. I found some for my second guitar project. Check out the video. Thanks

[condorfious]

I'm going to build an 8 string neck through with a multi-scale (fanned fret) neck. Thanks for the videos!!!

[Virgil605]

@condorfious WOW! best of luck to you.

[caulinrocker1]

it sounds a bit bassy ... is it the pickups or your amp settings ... im building a guitar with walnut as well (and very rare peice which oddly has a quilted looks through the middle and a figured look on the sides) but i will be using lace sensor dually humbuckers, it will be one peice of wood, and playing it through a marshall valvestate 2000 ... how big will the difference be?

[Virgil605]

@caulinrocker1 Oh yeah This guitar was meant to be in Drop C so I had the shop set it up with .13 to .56 heavy jazz gauge strings. When I got it back it was in standard Tuning with heavy Jazz gauge strings haha. Shane had a little bit harder time bending the strings on some of the stuff he plays in the video.

[moesbarr]

what a great run of video's, top build!!! just a shame you put EMG's in though, all that tonewood killed

[ReducedTuna]

Amazing group of vids my friend better than how its made by far.

[thekingofravens]

you sir, are a champion and an inspiration. by doing what i have wanted to do for so long, you have given my dreams a physical manifestation. thank you.

[biscuitbuilder]

@Virgil605 Thanks a lot for the reply :)

[onlyhappythoughts]

very good job dude. if you can build a guitar like that from scratch you can do a setup/intonation with no sweat. congratulations, enjoy it!

[nikkelheart22]

the wiring and electronics did you use?

[brando18guitarplyr]

@Virgil605 Thank you so much for this video, I'm going to build a 7 string neck through, this has helped ALOT! I already built my own guitar but i bought a neck because I though it was too hard to do, THANK YOU!

[maggot6639]

@tmblacktrack they can be any wood you want