{"id":198,"date":"2009-08-06T12:36:23","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T19:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/?p=198"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:04:38","slug":"build-your-own-electric-guitar-a-list-of-instructions-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/2009\/08\/build-your-own-electric-guitar-a-list-of-instructions-and-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Your Own Electric Guitar &#8211; A List of Instructions and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Building your own musical instrument is a project of immense pride and skill. And there aren&#8217;t many instruments cooler than the electric guitar. Here are some great sites with instructions on how to build your own:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_199\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Build-Your-Own-Electric-Guitar!\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-199\" title=\"bodycutout\" src=\"http:\/\/mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/fux8d0af5y3l0romedium-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"One of the steps in the Instructables writeup...\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/fux8d0af5y3l0romedium-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/fux8d0af5y3l0romedium.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the steps in the Instructables writeup...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reesley.com\/guitar.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rick Eesley&#8217;s page<\/a> &#8211; Lots of detail and info. Shows three kick ass looking guitars he&#8217;s built.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Build-Your-Own-Electric-Guitar!\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instructables<\/a> &#8211; Very highly rated set of notes<\/p>\n<p>Project Guitar &#8211; Tons of resources for anyone undertaking this type of project<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/members.fortunecity.com\/jtfish\/lpc\/cvr\/cover.htm\" target=\"_blank\">How to build a Les Paul, the hard way<\/a> &#8211; The GOD of electric guitars. Warning, some links are broken<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building your own musical instrument is a project of immense pride and skill. And there aren&#8217;t many instruments cooler than the electric guitar. 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