Make Your Own Electric Guitar

The first choice of aspiring guitar makers for more than 30 years For some, it is not enough to buy a guitar—the challenge of designing and hand-making a unique, customized instrument is the dream. Since 1986, these people have turned to one book: Make Your Own Electric Guitar. Written in a clear, relaxed style, it covers every facet of guitar design and construction, as well as electronic theory and practice, and full woodworking and wiring techniques—all supported with plenty of photos and diagrams. Now in a revised and expanded third edition, Make Your Own Electric Guitar will enable any musician or enthusiast with basic woodworking skills to create a uniquely valuable instrument.

Melvyn Hiscock has been making guitars more than for 40 years.

Contents
The 'Thank You' Page
Foreword
Introduction to the Third Edition
Introduction to the Second Edition
1. First Steps
2. So, What is a Guitar?
3. Design
4. Vibratos
5. Tools
6. Wood
7. Truss Rods
9. Frets and Fretting
9. Safety
10. Guitar No1
11. Another Guitar
12. Another Guitar (2)
13. Mixing the Styles
14. Finishing
15. Electrickery
16. Kits and Parts Guitars
17. It's a Set Up
Appendix 1, Fret Tables
Appendix 2, Some useful diagrams
The Author
Index