Build Your Own First Guitar

This is a one hit, fast track course (includes one weekend) for the first time builders who feel unsure about taking on a bigger project or people who may want to have a go replicating the techniques at home. You will build a guitar from scratch – in our opinion the easiest electric guitar to make.

There will be some options for customisation e.g. choice of woods, finish, pick – ups etc, but the key to its simplicity is the minimal changes to specification.

There will be a maximum of four people on this course.

By the end of the course you will:

• understand how your guitar is constructed
• have hands on experience of every stage in the guitar building process
• be familiar with power tools and how to use them
• be aware of Health and Safety issues
• have had some of your guitar building questions answered
• understand better what you will need to do personally and practically to build at home
• have notes and instructional materials to take away and use
• have made a fully working high quality 6 string electric to take home

Course outline

Sessions are timed to fit around key tasks

• Arrival day
  • Health & Safety
  • Choosing wood, confirming specification and preparation
• Day 1
  • Start work on the neck
• Day 2 & 3
  • Continue neck & body work
  • Carving, fretting inlay
• Day 4
  • Final carving, sanding cavities, link holes
  • Applying finish
• Day 5
  • Assembly
  • Fret dressing
  • Wiring
  • Fitting all parts
  • Setup and testing
• Departure day
  • By arrangement with B&B

(Places are available with or without overnight accommodation, but all daytime refreshments are provided.)