How to build an electric guitar the easy way
The term "build a guitar" is a little bit weird because sometimes it involves actual woodworking and other times it does not, so I'm going to cover several build types here.
Thin vs. thick electric guitar necks
I've talked about scale lengths before. Now it's time to talk about neck thickness.
One of the coolest guitars ever is the Fender '70s Stratocaster in Natural finish. It looks like something Ritchie Blackmore would play. Old-style 21-fret neck, 6-screw bridge, big headstock with big Fender logo and "swoop" STRATOCASTER, and of course the bullet truss rod cover...
...but I'd never own one. Why? The big-ass "U" shape neck.
Best cheap electric guitars for 2014
My definition of cheap concerning an electric guitar is under $300, and that's in US dollars. When you go over $300, there's not much left to spend on other things (like amps and effects among other things) if you are on a tight budget.
Before starting this, two things:
Ibanez RC365H Roadcore = Cool
The Roadcore Series from Ibanez is a back-to-basics guitar that, amazingly, doesn't look like anything else out there right now. And that's not an easy thing to do, especially when it comes to mass-produced electric guitars.
There is only one reason I don't buy Chinese Fender copy guitars
I recently came across a listing for a China Fender copy guitar listed as a "Factory Custom Shop Guitar 61 Heavy Relic Guitar Aged Vintage Guitar Faded 3 Tone Sun Set". Yes, guitar is mentioned three times in a row.
