Recent content by Nibert

Sounds complicated, how tough is it to do your own finish and not ruin the body?

I love the BR but I cant afford to dish out that kind of money, the indian rosewood did look nice.

Thats a solid idea as well, I wonder how Black Korina or Rosewood would look w/ a black backing.

So I am building a strat, my favorite color is black and I am not a fan of painted bodies. So I am going for a dark wood that is close to black or even a dark brown. It will be a strat w/ a black pickguard most likely. I am going for a warmer (I think) that will sound well w/ Rock and Blues. Any...

I am not sure for brighter or warmer, for some reason I just cannot hear it in my head. So any artists that come to mind? I dont necessarily want really high trebles and want a more even tone that has dirtier lows and good highs. Like I said I use to just buy guitars but this time I want one...

I was thinking black korina for the whole body or maybe even the indian rosewood after reading through the site. I was looking at the holy grail pickups by Jeff Lace. Any recommendation on what Humbucker I should use in the bridge? How hard is it to finish the body myself? I dont want to mess it...

I was looking at the holy grail pickups by Jeff Lace. I really like the noiseless and it says it has a vintage sound. I mostly play classic rock and blues. I dont see an example of wenge, I may just go w/ an indian rosewood top. I am thinking the swamp ash for the back. I am open to suggestions...

You nailed my question, I definitely want a pickguard. I am going with a black one I do know that. I am still deciding on the top wood, I am not having it painted as I enjoy wood grain but I am still trying to figure out what wood has a nice dark black color to it, possibly dark brown like the...

I am reading through Warmoth's site and I am just curious to the big difference between a rear routed and a front routed Strat body. Are they typically used for a style of music or is it purely preference? Which would be easier to set up for a first timer.

My name is Mark and over the next couple months my goal is to build a stratocaster. I have never built a guitar before but I am confident I can do most of the work depending on how the parts arrive. I am wanting to build a Strat with a 62 tremolo. For the body construction I will probably go w/...