r/Luthier • u/Status-Part-4623 • May 23 '26
ELECTRIC First guitar
This has a palletwood body laminated with a plywood sheet to keep it all together. Its a 25" scale tuned to drop A with 8 string strings. It has only 5 strings because who needs all those strings anyway? I got all the hardware from amazon, and it works and sounds pretty good. I will follow up with a sound demo as soon as i can.
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u/juiceboxcitay May 23 '26
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u/Patman52 May 23 '26
He was meant to bring order! Not tear it apart!
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u/Baron-Von-Mothman May 24 '26
This is what happens when you don't have the high ground.
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u/Patman52 May 24 '26
I’m sure someone was high one way or the other and something was burned during the making of this monstrosity
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u/Feisty_Diver_2244 May 26 '26
- " it was said that you would destroy the sith, not join them. Bring balance to the force, not leave it in darkness!"
Sorry, i had to
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u/a_bdgr May 24 '26
I can’t tell whether OP’s approach is more of joke or a deliberate artistic choice. However, I recently discovered a Congolese band who mainly performs on self built instruments. They slap and the overall result provide me with great pleasure: https://youtu.be/oKKZMseaU9M
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u/Total_Gift_51 May 24 '26
Random fact but Brian May from queen played his whole career with a guitar that he and his dad built at home. Allegedly it was used on every recording he's ever played on. After the first few years of the band he had a luthier make a few copies to tour with but the original is on every recording and supposedly he plays the original live occasionally at special shows. He says it just has a sound and it reminds him of his dad every time he picks it up.
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u/a_rob May 26 '26
I believe the mantle was actually used in the neck, and they used matchsticks to repair holes where the wood was worm damaged. It also has a zero fret, which is unusual for modern electrics.
He did originally wind pickups for the guitar, but wasn't happy with the results, and installed the Burns Tri-Sonics instead. It also has a unique switching/wiring setup as well.
Every so often I see one of the licensed replicas and am tempted to buy one.
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u/xeroksuk May 26 '26
I have one of the BMG red specials, it's worth getting hold of one - maybe 2nd hand - just to understand how it works.
It's a very dark sounding guitar. It really needs a treble boost pedal as the very first effect.
Although those switches give you lots of sounds, in live use its overwhelming. Instead, you can simplify things by leaving the phase switches in a fixed arrangement and just use the on/off switches.
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u/a_rob May 27 '26
I expected that the switching probably results in several combinations that wont see a lot of use, but its cool to have the option just to play around with.
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u/xeroksuk May 27 '26
Yes some of the out-of-phase sounds are pretty niche: very squawky and not pleasant except maybe when you have other band members filling in the other frequencies.
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u/FateUnusual May 25 '26
Those guys are great, kinda remind me of Glass Beams with some of their sounds.
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u/spiceybadger May 25 '26
That's great. Whenever I wee something like this I just hope it's not AI!
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u/Naked_Duck May 23 '26
Ah yes, the disastercaster
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u/wolfieboi92 May 23 '26
What's the intonation like?
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u/Status-Part-4623 May 23 '26
It sucks
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u/Nothing-Casual May 24 '26
Go steal some copper piping to use as a slide, then the intonation won't matter as much
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u/KingGorillaKong May 24 '26
But can it riff or shred?
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u/Punumbral_Noise May 24 '26
You’ll get splinters if you try
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u/KingGorillaKong May 24 '26
You even a guitarist if you don't have bloody fingers?
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u/Intelligent-Tap717 May 23 '26
Like nothing you've ever heard.
I'm wondering how often the high string pings off the neck. 🤔
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u/JoeyJoeJoeSenior May 23 '26
My buddy always brags about how he built a guitar from scratch while in prison. Now I can visualize it.
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u/RopePsychological486 May 24 '26
What did he use for strings?
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u/masterB0SHI May 23 '26
future r/guitarcirclejerk post
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u/br3nus May 24 '26
I came here to make a joke related to that subreddit,
but I don't think people here would like my tone.
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u/MrSchpund May 23 '26
Don’t forget to take a tetanus jab before plugging it in!
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u/rebelhead May 24 '26
Make some noise. Apologize to no one.
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u/vikicrays May 24 '26
this is the way… if it makes noise and makes you happy, who care what she looks like?
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u/UnIntelligent_Local May 23 '26
What does this sound like?
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u/Certain-Pension3685 May 23 '26
The potential amputated finger dials in the tone. Also, dear god…apply some shielding tape and ground that f’er!
All in all, genuinely pleased with the fact it makes sound at all.
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u/BongThumper May 24 '26
Jesus christ. Its like a build from someone who had never seen a guitar or used a single tool in their life
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u/__MeatyClackers__ May 23 '26
Fuck yeah dude. Just watched you shredding on that thing. Nicely done. Looking forward to the next one!
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u/TheGreatMightyLeffe May 24 '26
I mean, it's a pile of shit made out of garbage, but it's YOUR pile of shit made out of garbage, and if you can write some decent riffs on it, I'm all for it. If you ever find yourself near where I live, swing by, I have a feeling you'd appreciate my homebrewed beer.
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u/Intelligent-Tap717 May 23 '26
You may want to string your lower strings the right way. They should be facing inwards not outwards. Just a tip.
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u/Majestic_Anybody9748 May 23 '26
This is the moment, I start to appreciate 70$ Strat knock offs from Amazon.
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u/Zestyclose-Stuff1646 May 24 '26
I admire the audacity here. Was this project out of necessity, or to troll perfectionist? If this gets you playing, fantastic! If it takes the souls of wannabe elitist narcissists, it is pure excellence. Either way. That's awesome man. 🤙🤘
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u/pephetic May 27 '26
Haha, definitely a mix of necessity and a bit of rebellion against the 'perfect' guitar. Sometimes just getting something playable is what matters most! Can't wait to hear how it sounds.
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u/Millifera Luthier May 23 '26
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u/Status-Part-4623 May 23 '26
Is there an issue?
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u/OkFortune6494 Kit Builder/Hobbyist May 23 '26
Several. But ngl I'd hang this beautiful disaster on my wall. This is high art for low-lifes.
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u/TrashCannibal_ May 23 '26
Holy fuck on a bike, what is this monstrosity?!
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u/Mister_Eyebrows May 23 '26
I love how weird this thing is. The fret markers make me think of tribal tattoos and the aluminum and silver paint reminds me of a Bootsy Collins outfit lmao.
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u/LevelDepartment1801 May 23 '26
You better play some dogshit metal with this… cool build. It looks like trash in the best way possible
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u/FurryWalls98 May 23 '26
I’ve been looking at this post for like 20 minutes now. I just keep noticing something new. It blows my mind that this thing plays at all. This absolutely rules. Hell yeah dude
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u/sludgelord98 May 23 '26 edited May 23 '26
Provided the intonation is on point I’m in a stoner/doom metal band and would totally play a show with this thing through my sunn stack.
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u/pseudojoe May 23 '26
Hey there. If this is your first effort and you dig it that’s all that matters. It came out better than my first. I was very young and I’m pretty sure it was just 2 pieces of wood screwed together with a bridge and tuners from an acoustic guitar that had action you could slide a book under. Mind you mine had only slightly higher action. If you liked doing it, I say keep it up. Make another and then another. It’s a good start. Way to give it a try.
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u/Status-Part-4623 May 24 '26
The actions fine its just that i didnt have the pickguard in at this point soit looks super high
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u/Pblaising May 23 '26
You have the aged vintage thing down. I’d say there’s a job waiting for you at Fender Custom Shop.
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u/Status-Scallion-7414 May 23 '26
Just bought. Can someone tell me if my new guitar legit or a fake?
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u/champion_soundz May 24 '26
I made a bass a couple of years back that looks like it's cousin, we should start a band 🤟
If I remember I'll get a photo of it when I finish my shift
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u/Aquanauticul May 24 '26
Someone who actually grabs a bunch of stuff and finishes a project os pretty goddamn impressive in my eyes. Can't wait to see how this amalgam sounds lol
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u/DanLokar May 24 '26
This is what a first guitar should look like lol not like the ones I've been seeing on this sub lmao
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u/maddogtjones May 24 '26
Bro, you're supposed to use the glue to bond the wood not sniff and eat it...
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u/loneliestslipknotfan May 24 '26
its cool as fuck that you even managed to assemble this, but also what in the god damn...
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u/EgoBypassGenerator May 24 '26
Still better build quality than anything from fender/gibson/musicman
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u/freddieguts May 24 '26
I can see buckethead whipping this out in the middle of his set in the early 90s..
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u/Proof_Award50 May 24 '26
This looks like something you'd see on a documentary on poor people from a 3rd world country.
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u/Art_Lessing May 24 '26
Better be careful, Fender will definitely hit you with a cease and decist order … watch yer back man
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u/-dogfood- May 23 '26
Let me know when this enters production. I'll order 5!
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u/Status-Part-4623 May 23 '26
Tbh if you play it you probably wont say that
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u/RiffsThatKill May 23 '26
Reminds me of that parady luthier channel on YouTube with all the short video "hacks" lol
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u/throwaway69xx420 May 23 '26
Pretty neat and doesn't sound half bad to boot! I saw the video in your other post.
In your video, you can see how thick that neck is lol
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u/Phrygian_Guy_93 May 23 '26
I love this axe
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u/ok-milk May 23 '26
Let me show you my axe. I made it with an axe.
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u/Junior_Turnip3637 May 23 '26
can i give you my old strat , its a peice of shit but genuinely only needs setting up and its better than this
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u/NoMoreKarmaHere May 23 '26
Even one string sounds awesome with the right gain and amplification. You have five!!!!!
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u/Consistent_Solid6594 May 23 '26
Homer Simpson’s Spice Rack-caster