Tom Hirst: Electric Guitar Construction
Product Code: HL00000311

With such a diverse range of solid-body electric guitars available on the market, in all shapes and colours, multifarious designs and details, why on earth would make someone want to build one from scratch? Can't you just buy one more cheaply?

Well, sure, but with this definitive book by innovative luthier Tom Hirst, you can create your own unique axe masterpiece - a custom job with the precise finish, the exact pickups, and the specialised hardware you've always wanted! And made by your very hands no less!

Organized logically from start to finish, this helpful guide for the first-time builder will assist you every step of the way; from the design and planning stage to the final setup, Hirst even builds a guitar with you to demonstrate his methods and each step in the process is written about in abundant detail.

Unlike other guitar construction manuals, this guide shows you everything you need to know, with hundreds of photographs, circuit diagrams, illustrations and special full-colour sections on wood selection and finishing. Also includes a glossary of terms, an index of materials suppliers, and much more!