grooveHT
Well-known member
Gents,
For a long time, I've been disappointed in the quality of headless guitars out there. I travel quite frequently with the Army, and I'd like a guitar that I could build to my specs, partscaster style that isn't A) built from plywood like a Steinberger Spirit or Hohner, B) built by a custom builder with shameless business practices like Fretsong or C) cost an arm and a leg like some of the awesome custom builders like Saul Koll. My answer to this would be to get a CnC rig, build my own, and sell enough bodies and necks to defray the cost. This sounds counter-intuitive, as the custom build thing can get dicey.
My intent would be to do two body styles, strat-ish and tele-ish, a few pickup options, with bridge and neck hardware provided by JCustom, and do it USACG style, basically just offering raw parts for the user to finish. I've seen enough requests for those sort of guitars that I could sell maybe ten, maybe twenty bodies and necks. The first question I want to post about, how much does a CnC rig cost, and how hard is it to program, assuming that you have a body on-hand to start with to copy? More questions to follow!
For a long time, I've been disappointed in the quality of headless guitars out there. I travel quite frequently with the Army, and I'd like a guitar that I could build to my specs, partscaster style that isn't A) built from plywood like a Steinberger Spirit or Hohner, B) built by a custom builder with shameless business practices like Fretsong or C) cost an arm and a leg like some of the awesome custom builders like Saul Koll. My answer to this would be to get a CnC rig, build my own, and sell enough bodies and necks to defray the cost. This sounds counter-intuitive, as the custom build thing can get dicey.
My intent would be to do two body styles, strat-ish and tele-ish, a few pickup options, with bridge and neck hardware provided by JCustom, and do it USACG style, basically just offering raw parts for the user to finish. I've seen enough requests for those sort of guitars that I could sell maybe ten, maybe twenty bodies and necks. The first question I want to post about, how much does a CnC rig cost, and how hard is it to program, assuming that you have a body on-hand to start with to copy? More questions to follow!
