How to Dye Your DIY Electric Guitar Body
Dyeing or staining your guitar body properly enhances its natural beauty. In this guide, we break down the essential steps for a consistent and attractive look.
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Fret and Fretboard Care
Recognizing the signs of fretboard wear, visible grooves in frets, or discoloration, means it’s time for some TLC. Here are some tools to help.
TRAIN Method of Guitar Setup
The T.R.A.I.N. method of guitar setup provides a step-by-step process that ensures each critical aspect of a guitar’s setup is properly addressed.
The Easiest Kit – Assembling a P-Bass
One of the easiest DIY electric guitar kits to build is a P-style bass. This style DIY bass kit has only a few parts to install. It is a great first kit.
How to Glue a Set Neck Guitar
Have you considered building a glued set-neck DIY electric guitar kit? That might sound intimidating, but if you follow these steps it is easy.
Wiring a Music Man Pickup: Spin-a-Split
A “Spin-a-split” configuration allows you to switch between a humbucker and a single coil sound, with a continuously variable mix of tones in between.
Building a Headless DIY Electric Guitar
How easy it is to build a headless DIY electric guitar kit? It’s not too hard and a lot of fun. Here is my experience with a DIY headless bass guitar kit.
Using a String Butler
A String Butler is designed to improve the tuning stability and string placement of a Les Paul. See how I used this concept to fix a poorly designed DIY kit.
How to Set Up Your DIY Bass
After completing your bass kit you will need to properly set it up so your instrument is playable. Here are the steps I take with my DIY bass guitar kits.
Essential Wiring and Soldering Tools
Wiring electronic components can be intimidating to beginning DIY guitar kit builders. It doesn’t have to be. Using the right tools makes the task much easier.