Introduction: Scratch Built Electric Guitar
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About: Hi, I'm Ben. I like mechanical engineering, and using free stuff/"junk".
The final for a music class I took was building an instrument. So I built this.
Wood:
Maple-Neck
Paduak-Body, headstock
Unknown-fretboard
Walnut-inlay
The electronic components were purchased as a set and then soldered together. The pickups were purchased separately. I added another switch to select either one or both of the coils on each pickup. All the control knobs except the smallest switch were machined on a lathe from aluminum.
The sound is not exceptional and there is some fret buzz, but you can plug this in and play it.
Please comment with any questions about the instrument and the building process.
Wood:
Maple-Neck
Paduak-Body, headstock
Unknown-fretboard
Walnut-inlay
The electronic components were purchased as a set and then soldered together. The pickups were purchased separately. I added another switch to select either one or both of the coils on each pickup. All the control knobs except the smallest switch were machined on a lathe from aluminum.
The sound is not exceptional and there is some fret buzz, but you can plug this in and play it.
Please comment with any questions about the instrument and the building process.