Archive for February, 2009

Book Review: Build Your Own Electric Guitar: Complete Instructions and Full-Size Plans

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Published: February 26th, 2009

I’ve had a number of guitars throughout the years and each had it’s good and bad points. On one, the neck wasn’t right but the sound was fantastic. Another was too heavy. I wondered what it would be like to have a guitar made to my own specifications. And, could I make that guitar myself?

There were a number of books about making a guitar listed on Amazon. Rather than rely on the publisher’s description, I went straight to the Customer Reviews. One book, Build Your Own Electric Guitar: Complete Instructions and Full-Size Plans, had more positive reviews than the other books I looked at. All but two reviews, gave it five stars! Read what people who bought and used this book had to say…

“Very well written book.”
“It comes with full-sized plans for a Stratocaster-type guitar.”
“If you’re getting any books on guitar construction, grab this.”
“Love this book, probably my best purchase of the year.”
“This book had info I hadn’t been able to find elsewhere.”
“The best book to buy if you want to make a custom guitar.”
“If you want to build your own guitar, this book is for you.”

The best reviews come from the people who’ve bought and used a product… not a salesman. Click here to read more reviews and learn more about Build Your Own Electric Guitar: Complete Instructions and Full-Size Plans.

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Les Paul Guitar Info

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Published: February 23rd, 2009

I’m continually amazed at the amout of wonderful information there is on the internet about the Gibson Les Paul electric guitar.  Here are some great reviews of the Gibson Les Paul Traditional Plus and the Les Paul Standard.  Another thing I’ve found interesting is the number of people who want to know how to build an electric guitar.  There’s a great link - ‘Building Les Paul’ - to guitar parts in one of the forum posts here..

  • Gibson Guitars Now — » Gibson Les Paul Traditional Plus Electric … - The Gibson Les Paul Traditional Plus has all the time honored features with all the fat, sweet snarling sound that you expect from a Les Paul Guitar. The Gibson Traditonal Plus is the first model to use the revoluntioary Plek system …

  • Gibson Les Paul Standard 08′ Test | Gibson Guitars - A test of the new Les Paul Standard 2008. Realised by GearWireDuration : 0:5:2

  • Building Les Paul - Jam Session - The Guitar Player’s Discussion Forum - 3 posts - Last post: Nov 12, 2006I want to build my own gibson les paul. Of course it wont be an actual gibson. … Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.5 …

  • Les Paul - Guitar Legend, Inventor Hall of Fame - Les Paul (born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9, 1915 - age 92) is an American jazz guitarist and inventor. He is a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which “made the sound of rock and roll possible. …

  • Plugging into Trent Reznor’s Digital World DigitalBurn.org - I was reading through some old Guitar World magazines the other day and found an article/interviews with Trent Reznor, following the release of the Fragile. “The training I’ve had on piano sometimes gets in the way,” Trent Reznor muses. “On guitar, I don’t have that problem, ’cause I suck.

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Gibson Les Paul Electric Guitar News

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Published: February 22nd, 2009
  • Digital Guitar From Gibson Garnering Attention - The best part of the Gibson Digital Guitar system is its delivery of signal processing on a string-by-string basis, providing unprecedented control with the ability to adjust volume, pan, equalization and the routing of each string individually. This means you can use a guitar amplifier for each string or record all six strings individually into a computer or send the six-string digital signal to a compatible guitar processor giving guitarists the ultimate flexibility for crafting their custom sound. Through Gibson’s advanced technology, each string’s signal is isolated, converted from analog to digital and routed individually, giving the player a myriad of live performance and recording options.

  • The complete list of Buckethead’s guitar gear - If you have never heard of Buckethead before today, then you have been missing out. He’s probably one of those guys that you’d know if you saw him. He has made a name for himself as a shredder found of wearing a KFC bucket on his head …

  • How to identify a counterfeit Gibson Les Paul | DigitalBurn.org - Let me start by saying I have purchased a lot of stuff from ebay. It can be a fantastic source of weird and wonderful old music gear as well as a good place to get a decent price on some new stuff. With that being said, …

  • live rust - user rating. live_rust_3 i had a dream last night that the gotham gal and josh and i were at a neil young show, right up front, and during an acoustic version of powderfinger, neil invited the gotham gal to join him on acoustic guitar. …

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How To Build Your Own Electric Guitar: Complete Instructions and Full-Size Plans

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Published: February 18th, 2009

Here’s a complete step-by-step guide to building an electric guitar—from the initial design to assembly and wiring—with clear instructions, full-size plans, and more than 400 color photos.

Every guitarist dreams of owning a high-quality custom-made instrument, but the cost is often prohibitive. Building your own guitar is an extremely rewarding and satisfying means of realizing your ambition without making a huge financial outlay. In Build Your Own Electric Guitar, expert information on design, wood selection, hardware, tools, and techniques allows you to create your own personalized instrument, and full-size plans are included for ease of use. Written by a master luthier, this outstanding guide takes the mystery out of making a guitar. Click here now for more details.

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How To Make A Guitar - Saga Guitar Kit Build Part 1

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Published: February 15th, 2009

I’m currently building a guitar kit. The kit is a saga lc-10 which is a Gibson Les Paul electric guitar type instrument. So far the guitar is turning out really good. The next part will be on adding the black lacquers to the neck and the back of the guitar.

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Les Paul News

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Published: February 8th, 2009

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A History Of The Les Paul

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Published: February 5th, 2009

1952 marked the beginning of the guitar revolution in many respects. It was in this year that Les Paul and Gibson teamed up to create the Gibson Les Paul electric guitar.  Learn about it here.

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