I was inspired by MakeICT’s own Guitar builders support group to try to build guitars. Passing through their room last week, i was pleased to see others making progress!
Now i’m making my second guitar from scratch. It will be another solid body electric, another Jackson dinky clone except lol. It will be similar to my first in being a through body neck but with different woods, and i plan to make my own fretboard, either out of hickory, or spalted maple. And put in a truss rod.
Today’s tiny progress, getting confidence to install a truss rod. Decided to practice on a spare piece of wood first. And boy was i glad i did that. The first router bit was not a pattern bit, and sure enough, it chewed into my aluminum guide. Should have used the 1/4 inch diameter pattern bit. A few more stutters and a few more mistakes later (that i promise to never ever repeat, lol), and the truss rod slipped in perfectly. This is a big step towards making a long-lived guitar that can be set up and playability adjusted for whatever circumstances the guitar might endure.
Now onto the real guitar neck
