Building a baritone guitar: The practical guide Do you feel that call? That deep thump, almost a growl, that a normal guitar can't give you? It's the call of the baritone, friend. It's not a trend, it's a sound world of its own, and if you're here, you probably already have that spark, that idea of wanting to build it with your own … Read more
Install the frets: the step-by-step guide I know, I know. Putting frets on a neck is that step that makes many people break out in a cold sweat. It's a bit like a baptism of fire for those venturing into building a DIY electric guitar. Up to now you've cut the wood, maybe … Read more
Electric guitar frets: the 3 best materials So, guys, let's talk about it. How many times have you held a neck, perhaps brand new, or one to be refurbished, and thought: “Ok, and now what do I put on it?” I'm not just talking about the size, which is already a mess between jumbo, … Read more
Ebony guitar wood: 5 mistakes not to make Ebony. Just say it and you immediately think of that pitch-black, smooth, dense fretboard that responds to touch with unique reactivity and sustain. It's the dream of many, the almost obligatory choice for certain high-level instruments. But for us who get our hands dirty … Read more
Guitar Fret Dressing: Practical DIY Guide How many times, when setting up a new guitar – perhaps a kit, perhaps a body and neck bought separately – have you had that feeling of frustration? That annoying vibration on the low strings, that bend that "dies" halfway, or simply an action that you can't … Read more
Guitar fret files: the practical guide I still remember the first time I had to work on a guitar's frets. It was an old Stratocaster neck I had salvaged from a flea market, a real battlefield. The frets were flat, damaged, and sounded like a grater. The idea of having to "crown" them, that is… Read more
Jumbo Guitar Frets: DIY Assembly Guide When I started getting my hands on guitars, the idea of touching the frets terrified me. It seemed like one of those jobs for a “real” luthier, with very expensive tools and surgical precision. Instead, as often happens with DIY, I discovered that with a little … Read more
Guitar Fret Press: Build It Yourself I still remember the first time I had to refret a neck. It was an old beat-up Squier that I had bought for a few euros, a restoration experiment. I had watched a lot of videos, read guides. “All you need is a fret hammer”, they said. And so, with my nice rubber hammer, I … Read more
Removing guitar frets: essential guide. The first time I had to remove guitar frets, I was terrified. No joke. I had a neck in my hand that was worth a few hundred euros, and the idea of tearing off those metal pieces, ruining the wood forever, blocked me. In videos, it all seems easy, right? One stroke of … Read more
Guitar Fret Hammer: Quick Guide When it comes to building a guitar, or even just refretting an old neck, there’s always a moment that causes a bit of anxiety: fret installation. It seems like a surgeon’s operation, where one wrong hit can ruin hours of work. And I'm not just talking about myself, who the first … Read more
Guitar fretboard radius: construction guide. I still remember the first time I tried to shape a guitar fretboard. I had a piece of maple, a hand plane I used for carpentry wood, and a very vague idea of what I was doing. The result? A surface that looked more like … Read more
Guitar fretboard inlay: Step-by-step practical guide When I started getting my hands on guitars, the idea of creating a neck from scratch seemed like something for magicians, or at least for professionals with tools that cost as much as a small car. Then, one day, I found myself with a piece of maple and an idea in my head: why not … Read more
Choose the Right Guitar Radius Block I still remember the first time I tried to level the frets of a guitar. It was an old salvaged neck, one of those you find for a few euros at flea markets. I thought: “Oh yes, a straight edge, some sandpaper and off you go, what does it take?”. Spoiler: it took a lot. A whole lot. … Read more
Electric Guitar Refretting: 3 Mistakes to Avoid So, guys, let's talk about one of the most feared operations in the world of DIY lutherie: electric guitar refretting. I know, the idea of removing all the frets from a neck and putting new ones makes many people's wrists tremble. I still remember the first time I … Read more
Guitar Fret Bender: DIY Construction Guide Building a guitar from scratch, or even just refretting an old neck, is one of those adventures that put you to the test. You find yourself facing a lot of tools that cost an arm and a leg and you ask yourself: “But do you really need all this … Read more
DIY Electric Guitar Scale: step by step How many times have I heard that the electric guitar scale is the devil, the point where everything can go wrong? And how many times have I fallen for it too, perhaps thinking that “a millimeter more or less doesn't make a difference”? The truth is, it does, and how. I'm not … Read more
[BOX AFFILIAZIONE] Does your guitar rattle? Electric refretting! Do you hear that sound? A dull hum, a note that dies prematurely, the strings rattling on the neck like a freight train on old tracks. And it's not your tube amp's fault. It's a problem many guitarists know well: worn frets. Maybe the … Read more
[AFFILIATION BOX] Electric guitar refretting: costs and 3 things to know Have you ever picked up your favorite guitar, the one that accompanied you on a thousand evenings, and felt that something was wrong? Maybe the sound is dull, the action is a nightmare to adjust, or worse, you hear the strings buzzing on … Read more
Guitar fret leveling: step-by-step guide When I started getting my hands on my first guitars, I still remember the frustration: high action, some notes buzzing like an orchestra of crickets, and the impression that, no matter how hard I tried, I would never find the perfect setup. It always seemed like something was missing, that the neck wasn't … Read more
Straightening a guitar neck: DIY, no mistakes. I still remember my first Stratocaster, the one I assembled with salvaged parts found online. It was a mix of wood, botched electronics, and a hastily applied spray paint job. After assembling everything and stringing it, I played it and felt a... Read more
Guitar string height: solve the problems. I still remember my first assembled guitar, a kind of messed-up Stratocaster that looked more like a saw than a musical instrument. The strings were too high, or too low and buzzed everywhere. Playing a barré was torture, and the slides seemed to be made of sandpaper. I was there, in the … Read more
DIY Hollow-Body Electric Guitar: 5 Steps When I first started thinking about building a DIY hollow-body electric guitar, the idea seemed like one of those luthiers' endeavors with a historic workshop, tools that cost as much as a small car, and years of apprenticeship behind them. I, in my garage, with the… Read more
Electric Guitar Bridge Height: Adjust It in 3 Steps So, guys, let's be clear: the electric guitar is a fantastic instrument, but how many times have you heard that annoying buzz on the low strings, or had your fingers hurt after two chords because the action is too high? It's something that makes … Read more
3 guitar faults: fix them at home without expense. How many times has it happened to you to be there, in the garage or in your room, perhaps in the middle of a riff that was about to rock, and your guitar left you stranded? A strange noise, a sound that comes and goes, a string that buzzes in … Read more
[BOX AFFILIAZIONE] Build electric guitar kit: 7 easy steps Have you ever found yourself looking at a guitar in a shop window and thinking: “Man, how much I'd love to have one like that, but with that pickup, that bridge, and maybe that color that nobody makes”? Or, more simply, have you told yourself that spending hundreds or thousands of euros for … Read more
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