Mazzstein Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 Well im a 15 yr old kid, no job, not have money and want to create a guitar......... not a good start is it can anybody give me some starting stuff to make a guitar? or even send me a guitar u've made id love a Flying V , but ANYTHING is accepted ill take ANY Part Bodys Headstocks Blue prints/Sketches Knobs Wires Fret boards Misc please im really desperate and want a axe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 I gotta say, Mazz... it's not likely to happen. I know you said you have no job, but the surest thing you can hope for is to come up with $99 plus shipping to get yourself a Saga kit, and even that will cost extra if you want to paint it up and all that good stuff. In order to get the kit, you'll probably need a guardian who has a credit card and is willing to order it for you. There are great tales of people building guitars from salvaged wood and fabricated parts, but even those stories usually involve at least having access to some decent tools. Lots of people buy guitars and never take the time to learn them. Get your guardians to poll relatives if you have any that you know of-- aunts, uncles, even friends of the family... someone's likely to have a guitar for you to learn on! One of my guitars is on loan to my girlfriend's younger sister right now for that very reason. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzstein Posted April 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 mum said she might be interested for my birthday (a kit) anyone got a site with kits i can buy? im looking for a V and i dont have any pro tools just a screw driver lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhO$t Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 ive never seen a V kit, but im my opinion with the kind of budget your talkin about id wait a while, just get a cheap strat copy while you save your money, and play the guitar all the time so youll have a really good idea of what will suite you when you have the funds to do so because seriously if it was possible to build a custom flying V for under 100 bucks with just a screwdriver we'd all be doin it! lol You never know someone may be feeling generous an give you some wood or something but even still tools are expensive, so go get a part time job!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimRayden Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 No Saga kit for V. But there are Strats, Teles, LP's and another shape, I can't remember what that was called. And yes, Sagas are more-less buildable with a screwdriver. Go to flEaBay, search for "saga kit" and you're set. ------------ Jimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzstein Posted April 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 thnx for the replys, the shipping costs alot to bring it over to australia and Gho$t, i have a Explorer (EMP damit not ESP) and i want a flying V now, but im to poor and cant do nothing please help a metal head brotherin out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzstein Posted April 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 well i looked them up and the LP (lespaul) looks ok.. might ask for that for christmas but $25 shipping?! mum should go crazy on that.... no V's thats disapointing anyone wanna throw some freebies to me? stickers are always good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimRayden Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 What you could do is find some body wood and build a V body. Then finish it and put the Explorer hardware on that. I bet some of your friends or relatives have access to a woodshop to make a body for you. Then take it to a car shop to have it finished. Oh you wanted to create a guitar yourself... ---------- Jimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzstein Posted April 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 got no access to any wood and it costs a fair bit .... and i aint pulling anything out of my Explorer man, if someone gives me a EMG 60 or 81 then ill take out the humbucker (ive got 1 81 in there already on the bridge now i need one for the neck) are these saga kit's good? i might go for the LP but how much do car shops charge for spray painting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzstein Posted April 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...7315720430&rd=1 was looking at this, anything wrong from this? or should be getting upgraded? if you look at the picture where u see all the parts,is that the headstock im gunna get? if it is looks like im gunna be sanding it off and make it look sexy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimRayden Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 Yeah, that's the headstock. You don't have to cut it though. Well, it's up for you to decide. Strat and Tele kits are for like 100 bucks. LP is a carved-top, so it's more expensive. And the saga kits include absolutely everything down to strings. ------------- Jimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepultura999 Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 if you want a project go to a local pawn shop and get one of those 60 no names pieces of crap. they arent made of good wood but heck for less than 100 bucks for the guitar, its not bad. You can take it all a part, do a refret job, maybe a scallop, rewire the pickups, repaint the body. Damn it i really miss the richmond trading post here in Toronto. All their guitars were teiscos, kays, and a few gibsons and fenders once and a while. They also had a hondo gun guitar, but wasn't for sale, which really pissed me off. Tons of guitars, all particle board and plywood, not bad for 75 bucks canadian haha. -Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x189player Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 (edited) I agree. A great way to warm up for making guitars is to take a cheap one and give it the hours of attention it takes to make it custom shop quality. It's amazing what you can do with so little, and it matters so much less if you mess up! As far as refinishing, there's nothing you can't do yourself with a spray can, and the materials are at every auto parts store. YOu certainly don't need to pay to have that done- give it five or six good coats, block sand it with 800 grit sandpaper, then give it a few more coats with clear, then block sand 800 and then 2000 grit. then polish it out with auto hand rubbing compund, and you'll have a finish so shiny and deep nobody will believe it's a 100$ guitar. And hey, what's wrong with your Explorer? I wish I'd had something so nice when I was 15. Edited April 17, 2005 by x189player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 i went without a decent guitar for years and years.at least you have a guitar. i don't know man..to be honest...when you already have a guitar to play and you still ask for charity so that you can have ANOTHER one..well,that goes against my principles. i have a better suggestion.mow yards or whatever you have to do to earn the money...then get what you want.it's a long road,but nothing worth having comes that easy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 i went without a decent guitar for years and years.at least you have a guitar. i don't know man..to be honest...when you already have a guitar to play and you still ask for charity so that you can have ANOTHER one..well,that goes against my principles. i have a better suggestion.mow yards or whatever you have to do to earn the money...then get what you want.it's a long road,but nothing worth having comes that easy... ← A much politer version of what I've been itching to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzstein Posted April 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 the explorer the fretboard is yuck and thick, when i go u p to the 16+ frets on the bottom string they dont ring out the string hits my pickups ;\ and i dunno how i can fix it. and if i get that LP saga kit can i make a guitar like this ? http://www.metallicaworld.co.uk/images/equipment/jh3-01.jpg and how will i be able to spray it like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Dude... seriously... baby steps. If your strings are hitting the pickups, there's only one solution. Lower the pickups. I'm beginning to suspect that I'm being trolled... though I've done my best to give the benefit of the doubt and be polite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzstein Posted April 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 how do i lower it? just unscrew the plate thing and it'll lower down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 The two screws in the middle of either side of the pickup ring will do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzstein Posted April 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 omg it worked, i love it , thnx :D now back to these saga kits topic, it only ships to USA and im from australia, looks like thats out of the picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feylya Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 http://www.universaljems.com/cart/kitun.htm There ya go. Slightly more expensive than the eBay site but he ships to Austrailia and he's kind enough to fund the forum that you're on right now. But I have to concur with Wes. You have an explorer and you're looking for charity? That's just extracting the urine. I worked for a summer to afford my first guitar and I've worked for ever guitar I've gotten since. Maybe you're only 15 but there are jobs for 15 year olds. Even if they only pay $5 at a time, it's still $5 more towards a guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepultura999 Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 sell the explorer then if you really want a V. or get a job, buy a V and pay monthly. You pay a bit more in the end but so what, you don't have to wait and wait and wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzstein Posted April 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 im not asking for a guitar and id like to build one you see, those shipping costs are high, plus u gotta concert to australian, ohh my ;\ ill just sell some nintendo64 and PS1 and buy a BC Rich Flying V Kerry King Signature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feylya Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Those shipping costs are extremely reasonable in my opinion. I had to pay €60 recently to get a guitar shipped from Belgium to Ireland. That's not a great distance but it's expensive shipping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzstein Posted April 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 shipping is $65 im gussing thats US so about $90 for shipping $170 guitar so 200ish $290 for a guitar to get shipped here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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