ashcustomworks was started because I like to make things rather than buy them. Thats because I'm a stingey bastard and I'm often convinced I can do better myself! Well here's your opportunity to have a crack at doing it better yourself...

I can put together a full kit to form the basis of your dream guitar and a selection of hardware packages to complete the job. The tricky work is mostly done, so with some easily obtained tools you can let the timber be your canvas. But be warned, building your own guitar is not cheap. Its fun and satisfying if you do it right, so don't skimp on quality or effort. Expect to spend $500-$1000 to get a decent guitar at the end of your 20-100 hours of toil.

You'll need a jigsaw or bandsaw (or coping saw if you're well hard!), a couple of philips screwdrivers, an adjustable spanner, and a drill and bits of various kinds will see you right. Fancier and more specialised tools can make life easy, but they aren't totally neccesary. A selection of sandpaper, to smooth things out and you can finish off with danish oil or spraycan lacquer. Don't worry about scary parts like fretting, I will do that once you're done hacking along with any other parts you're not confident with.

Bolt-on kit >>

The rectangular body blank is pre-routed for a bridge humbucker and two single coils, neck pocket and hartail bridge. Just jigsaw or bandsaw it into the shape you desire and hit it with lots of sandpaper. The un-carved 21 fret bolt-on neck is 60% complete leaving you to install fret markers of your choice, shape the profile and headstock to your will, and return it for fretting.

Set neck kit >>

The rectangular body blank is pre-routed for two humbuckers neck pocket and tune-o-matic bridge. Just jigsaw or bandsaw it into the shape you desire and hit it with lots of sandpaper. The un-carved 22 fret neck is 60% complete leaving you to install fret markers of your choice, shape the profile and headstock to your will, and return it for fretting. The neck can be bolted on or glued in.

Custom >>

If you have specific needs I can put together a custom kit using different woods or allowing for a different body shape, more frets or whatever it is you need.