Custom Gibson Les Paul Guitar Build Diary
Custom Gibson Les Paul Guitar Build Diary Here are the specs: one-piece African mahogany back book-matched flamed maple top carved 24-3/4″ scale length wenge fretboard […]
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How To Add A Small Roundover To A Guitar Top By Hand
Sometimes you only want a small roundover on the guitar. In this video, I show how to make one on a guitar top by hand. […]
A Clamping Method For Gluing Guitar Tops
These clamps are excellent for gluing guitar tops because they span the whole width of the guitar body and apply pressure across the their length (well… […]
Custom Telecaster Guitar Build Diary
For daily photo updates on my current builds, visit my Jakalian Guitars Facebook page This will be a custom Telecaster build with the following specs: […]
How To Carve A Neck Pocket
This method of carving a neck pocket has always given me great results and is nearly foolproof if done properly. Watch the video below to […]
A Car Jack Press For Gluing A Guitar Top
I glue the walnut top of this Gibson Explorer-like body to the mahogany bottom using a home-made press machine. Related posts: A Clamping Method For […]
Table Saw Jointing Jig For Joining A Walnut Guitar Top
In this video, I make a jig to join two pieces of walnut that will become the top of a Gibson Explorer-like guitar. […]
Guitar Build Diary – Explorer
There are many, (many!) photos on this page of the process of building a custom Gibson Explorer guitar. Enjoy! For daily photo updates on my […]
How To Install Tune-O-Matic Bridge Posts
Important: Before starting to install the tune-o-matic bridge posts (or bushings) make sure the neck and fretboard are in their final positions. The position of […]
Progress Status
Previous Photos Below The build so far (front) Related posts: Guitar Build Diary – Explorer Custom ESP James Hetfield Flying V Vulture Guitar Build […]
How To Make A Neck Pocket
In this post, I’ll show you how I made the neck pocket on the lower part of the body of the guitar. This is a […]
Cherry Wood Top
The top is made from a cherry wood plank 7″ x 48″ x 5/8″ that I cut into two 24″ pieces and butt jointed them […]
The Mahogany Body
I traced and cut the body shape from a piece of mahogany blank. As you can see, I also cut the electronics cavity hole. […]