I got a free broken neck SG that I was just going to part out and dump the body but decided to use it as a learner project to see if I could fix it.

I’ve got wood working experience so the neck repair went well and was good experience. Stripping went fine, but refinishing is where it all went sideways. Made some mistakes early in the sanding prep that caused me issues on the other end.

Anyway, after things went off track and there was no saving it I just decided to say fuck it and see how far “off track” it wanted to take me… pretty damn far lol. I’m honestly not sure if I hate it, think it’s funny or kinda like it at this point.

Now I’m at a point asking the question, “so what should I do now”.

1. Trash it
   
2. Strip it and try again 😩
   
3. Hang it on the wall as a testament to the “win some lose some gods”
   
4. Lean in, put it back together and make the world go “WTF?” everytime I play it.

an Iceman tribute model for my brother. Sapele body. maple/purpleheart/sapele neck. wedge fretboard. maple/cherry/maple binding. wedge pickup rings & cavity covers. maple/wenge knobs. stewmac parson street PAF's, Gotoh hardware. Thanks!

I know epoxy is a polarizing topic in the woodworking world, but hopefully this is a subtle enough use of it to be acceptable. I didn't have the skills or tools to seamlessly bookmatch the walnut top, and honestly I love how it looks!

This is my third guitar body build, and I finally felt like this one was good enough to deserve decent hardware and a Warmoth neck instead of a Chinese telecaster neck. One of these days I need to overcome the fear of building my own neck. Limited tools, space, and the fact that body builds are a lot more forgiving than neck builds have kept me from attempting that so far.

Basswood body, tiger walnut top (pun intended), Warmoth neck, many coats of wipe-on poly, a push-pull coil splitting pot to work on my wiring skills a little bit.

Opinions welcome!

Local to me, cant find info on what those are. How would you approach this repair? Im not an expert but Im handy.

I dropped my classical guitar, a handmade from Hitomi Nakasawa Japanese luthier (2002), causing a small crack on the back.

The luthier originally thought it was nitro and quoted $120. Turned out it's all French polish, he quoted $200 to refinish the entire back.

Should I go with Nitro finished for entire back. Will this affect the sound or resonance much? I heard it‘s more durable?

Or should I stick with French polish to preserve its value and character?

As title says. Appreciate any advice

It seems when I slap the low E string on any fret above the 5th fret, I get a pitched buzz and its loud like I'm playing a note

I just got it back from a setup so am not sure how to fix

Ive tested slapping on my other guitar and no pitch buzz like this one

Just cut this pear tree stump yesterday from the parents garden, which was still living surprisingly.

I've been getting into building guitars recently and would like some advice from guitar builders on what the next steps are.

I'm sealing the ends with this aersol stuff that the hardware store guy recommended to me (last image) to prevent checking. But what next? Do I remove the bark? do I cut it up now? Or do I leave it for a year before I use it?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I've got no project on the bench, a bin full of hardwood scraps, and a little bit of free time. What shop fixtures should I make?

My last few projects have been furniture, so I haven't done small parts work yet in my new garage/bench.

I'm thinking about a small bench hook/planing stop, about the size of acoustic bridges. I'll probably build a new shooting board. Are there any other handy, small, shop made fixtures that make your life easier?

Recently bought a used charvel guthrie govan signature model, love the way it plays but the tremolo wouldn't stay in tune at all; if I pull the bar up, all strings stay up, if I dive, all the strings will stay under the correct pitch after releasing the bar.

At first suspected this was a nut issue since this guitar doesnt have a locking nut. Lubed it up real nice, checked for strings possibly getting stuck there, and still had the same problem.

Now I have checked the trem edges for possible damage and sure enough it seems like this tremolo was already filed down to restore the edge. When running my fingernail through this spot, I can feel it catching with a small notch. I will file it down a little bit just to remove it, hopefully this will fix the issue, at least for a while until the edges get damaged again.

In your experience do these kind of repairs hold up well? Or is this a sign that I will need to replace the trem baseplate eventually? I hope it doesn't come to the second option yet because for some reason Charvel decided to go with this proprietary bridge design, and I have read on other forums that getting spare parts for this bridge is pretty much impossible.

The piece of the headstock is missing.How would I go about filling this in and reshaping it to match as close as possible to the original Epiphone headstock?

I front an angry step-dad themed sludge/doom metal band called Sod The Earth and build a lot of our stage props to look like DIY garage projects so I decided to finally make a guitar to fit the vibe.

The body is actually made from two 3/4" thick pine boards, the top board has the pickup and control plate route, the middle has those continued along with a route for the wiring to travel, and the back plate is 5/8" plywood to cover everything up. Everything is held together with recessed screws rather than gluing anything together.

Ended up using a metal outlet cover as the control plate and added a bar door handle to the top as my take on the Steve Vai Jem handle. the neck is actually from my first ever electric guitar, an old Washburn idol starter guitar.

It actually ended up sounding great tuned down to b standard and playing well enough to use and beat up on stage.

a couple weeks ago, I took my guitar to my local guitar center as the volume pot had stopped working, the tech was able to fix it for 40 bucks but mentioned my setup looked horrible. I knew it had setup issues but never really had the money to pay for one, but he told me for 60 bucks he could "make it actually playable". I caved and gave in

I drop it off a few days later, then the next day I got it back. almost every fret buzzed and choked on the E, A, and D strings. Obviously upset I just payed for a guitar coming back worse..I took it back up there, his fix was to crank my action back up ridiculously high. his response was "I just think it's time for a upgrade" after I already payed him to fix it because he told me he could.

the funniest part is the guitar somehow is right back to the same action from before, yet theres more buzz this time somehow. it's not a very expensive guitar I'll say (Jackson JS22). but being completely broke and struggling to even get by. It was a lot of money for me and I feel super let down I can't even get a good playable instrument out of it.

Howdy, folks! I recently picked up what I believe to be an early 80s Alvarez 5059 for about a hundred bucks. Aside from a few minor flaws, it's a really nice guitar. It's in pretty decent shape after some serious cleanup, with one minor caveat: a mouse have been living inside of it. There was a little bit of poop and a big nest of fabric that it lived in. I got all the poop and fabric out, vacuumed it, and it's not looking too bad. There's just a tiny bit of fabric still stuck inside that I need to remove. No big deal. The big issue I'm having is it still smells a little bit like mouse pee, which I'd really like to fix. There's just a little area near the tail block that looks like it's got some pee on it.

Also, what do recommend for replacement tuners, without breaking the bank? Or do you think this one is worth spending the money extra money on? The ones on it turn really hard and I haven't looked into lubricating them because they're pitted and in bad shape all around.

There's also some ghosting in the finish on the back. It's not a surface flaw, so I doubt there's much that can be done but I'm open to anything that will make it look better.

Any suggestions?

Hopefully the video helps. Thanks in advance!

Hey guys,

I just got a bass back from a luthier. In addition to the set up he included "nut valleyed" under the services performed. The bass sounds muted and dull. The strings are about 3 months old and the battery is brand new so I don't think those are the causes. I don't have before/after pictures of the exact same bass, but the strings are way deeper in the nut than any of my other basses. First pic is the muted bass, other two both sound fine. Could this be the reason it sounds so muted?

solid cedarwood top that iirc was originally high gloss, but it feels more like satin now in that its not glossy at all and has a much rougher texture. The spots can be physically felt. Im not sure if its a haze thing where moisture got between the finish because it has some spots that have a sort of crystal patterns of gloss. Any help regarding how it got this way and how/if i can fix it is appreciated.

I found this single pickup Teisco guitar at the side of the road on trash collection day. When I took it back home and plugged it in it was apparent that there was a grounding issue (buzzing when touching pickup, strings, bridge and pots). I opened up the pick guard and here’s what I found inside.

I replaced a pickup switch in one of my other guitars that’s pretty much the extent of what I know about wiring, I kinda just want to use this as a learning opportunity. Online I can’t find much in the way of diagrams and with the soldering job on this it’s clear someone was messing with it badly before. Does anyone have any diagrams or know what exactly could be wrong here?

I was wondering how to remove the 3-way switch without cutting away the gasket. Is this unavoidable?

Tried to fill a small scratch, ended up with a massive smudge, tried putting 70% acetone and it isn't coming off entirely, best mmethood to remove?

Love it when hobbies/interests collide!

Should I take it back since they used painters tape?

im in need a replacement neck for the phase 4 or any if anyone knows a lead for one i know they are rare and i cant post this on the actual guitar subredit, its a 24.75 scale length if that is any help

Where do you guys buy either those trangular/trapezoidal boxes or the bigger rectangular ones that are just the right size for guitars so there's not too much space around that needs to be filled with packing material?

And do you prefer to ship with hard or soft shell cases and which models do you like?