A lot of people come here and ask, "What do I do and where do I start?" well here's how you start:
STYLE: Primarily what style do you want to play on this guitar? The rest of this Tutorial should follow the style you play.
Body: Choose your body shape (anything will work for any style)
Woods: Pick the wood you will use for the body that will suit the style.
Laminate Top: Do you want it to look like its one of a kind?
Carved Or Flat Top: Just a preference. (on limited guitars only)
Rear Rout or Front: Also a limited guitar choice and only a preference.
Binding: Also preference.
Side Jack: Preference.
Bridge: What bridge do you need for the style you play?
Pickup rout: What kind of pickups do you need for said style?
Finish: Do you want it finished or not?
Neck: This is the link to their Neck Customizing thing --> http://www.warmoth.com/Pages/CustomNeck.aspx
Hardware: Choose to fit your style
Pickups
Bridge
Tuning Pegs
Pickguard (required for Front Rout.)
EXAMPLE
STYLE: Speed Metal
Body: Explorer
Woods: Mahogany $230
Laminate Top: nope
Carved Or Flat Top: Flat
Rear Rout or Front: Rear
Binding: no
Side Jack: 7/8''
Bridge: Original Floyd Rose rout
Pickup rout: Humbucker Humbucker.
Finish: Black $185
Neck: This is the link to their Neck Customizing thing --> http://www.warmoth.com/Pages/CustomNeck.aspx: mine came out to $338
Hardware: Choose to fit your style
Pickups: Seymour Duncan Jazz and JB $120
Bridge: OFR $180
Tuning Pegs: Gotohs $35
Pickguard: $25
Total: $1,113 Give or take $50
If anyone has any suggestions for this tutorial i will gladly update it.
STYLE: Primarily what style do you want to play on this guitar? The rest of this Tutorial should follow the style you play.
Body: Choose your body shape (anything will work for any style)
Woods: Pick the wood you will use for the body that will suit the style.
Laminate Top: Do you want it to look like its one of a kind?
Carved Or Flat Top: Just a preference. (on limited guitars only)
Rear Rout or Front: Also a limited guitar choice and only a preference.
Binding: Also preference.
Side Jack: Preference.
Bridge: What bridge do you need for the style you play?
Pickup rout: What kind of pickups do you need for said style?
Finish: Do you want it finished or not?
Neck: This is the link to their Neck Customizing thing --> http://www.warmoth.com/Pages/CustomNeck.aspx
Hardware: Choose to fit your style
Pickups
Bridge
Tuning Pegs
Pickguard (required for Front Rout.)
EXAMPLE
STYLE: Speed Metal
Body: Explorer
Woods: Mahogany $230
Laminate Top: nope
Carved Or Flat Top: Flat
Rear Rout or Front: Rear
Binding: no
Side Jack: 7/8''
Bridge: Original Floyd Rose rout
Pickup rout: Humbucker Humbucker.
Finish: Black $185
Neck: This is the link to their Neck Customizing thing --> http://www.warmoth.com/Pages/CustomNeck.aspx: mine came out to $338
Hardware: Choose to fit your style
Pickups: Seymour Duncan Jazz and JB $120
Bridge: OFR $180
Tuning Pegs: Gotohs $35
Pickguard: $25
Total: $1,113 Give or take $50
If anyone has any suggestions for this tutorial i will gladly update it.
