/diy/ - Do It Yourself

i am highly experienced in fixing/repairing/building guitars and basses, this is a HUGE DONT DO, unless the neck is the one that was originally on that body DONT do it, waste of money time and manpower, you will end up sanding drilling and cutting, just by a whole fucking guitar or kit, you aren't saving money

>>158565
me again, i used to do this, i really wouldn't recommend it, no fun

In theory they should, but any guitar parts dealer would have a disclaimer that the difference in production between american and asian guitars, even for the same companies, cannot guarantee that aftermarket parts will fit without slight modification- slight modification could mean having to fill the pre-drilled holes in the neck joint and drilling new ones to match the ones already in the body.

If it were a Fender body with a Fender neck, the risk would be less I'd imagine- I can't say for certain, I always drill my own holes in unfinished bodies and necks

OK, thanks. Think I'll just go for a decent-ish Squier that I can fuck about with the pickups of or something. Thanks.

Also just bumping for any more suggestions in case there are any. You've never let me down, /diy/, so thanks again.

>>158597
If you don't know what you're doing, just buy a cheap Squire for starter,rs. They're not half bad instruments, and you can modify it later. You'll probably start by swapping the pickups out. If you piece the thing together yourself, however, you'll likely end up spending more money, since you'll almost certainly have to pay a professional to set it up. (I .should know. I did this for a customer who half assed his wiring just the other day)
So yeah, start with the Squire, maybe buy Dan Erlewine's repair book, read it, front to back, maybe twice, and then start modding the thing.

>>158652
Ah, thank you very much. Funny you mention this, looking up some Squiers was the first thing I did. I've been playing a Mexican Standard Strat for years, so it's sort of weird - feels like a bit of a 'step down', as it were - but seeing as how I intend to change all its pickups it should be fine. I was just worried about having a decent body/neck.

Thanks for making me aware of that book, by the way. Hadn't heard of that.

Silly question probably: Is it possible to have ANY combination of pickups? A friend of mine's given me a random bunch that he had, a single-coil sized rail humbucker, and a lipstick pickup both sound cool for thee neck and bridge respectively but is that feasible?

>>158776
Bump.

>>158821
And again because why not.

>>158776
Yeah, you could do that in theory. Might be an odd combination of sounds though, may not be totally ideal, but it can be done. You're going to have to make sure to adjust the heights of both pickups properly, since the lipstick tube will be significantly quieter than the humbucker. Dan Erlewine's book will go into this in more detail.

Sounds like you're set in buying a squier, OP but if not I've hear the Mighty Mite bodies and necks are a pretty good value if you want to piece together your own guitar.

If you still just want to mod a Squier, Try looking for a Classic Vibe or a Vintage Modified. The Classic Vibe bodies and necks have great finish and awesome fretwork. If you used it as a modding platform you would end up with a pretty badass guitar.

I'm pretty sure the Classic Vibe neck are routed for humbuckers too, so you could slap one in or a P90. If it were me, I would add a Strat neck pickup and make a route for a middle pickup.