What are the dimensions of an electric guitar body?
What are the dimensions of an electric guitar body?
The body is made of one piece or several pieces of alder. The dimensions are 330mm (13″) wide, 430mm (17″) long and 45mm (1 3/4″) thick.
How thick is a solid body guitar?
Normal body thickness is 1 7/8″, although there are some Asian guitars such as the Squier Classic Vibe DuoSonic that are only 1 1/2″ (and nice and light!). Fender neck pockets are generally 5/8″ deep.
What are the dimensions of a Fender Stratocaster body?
Body: 35.5 x 46 x 4.5. Neck: 7.5 x 1.9 x 66.
How long is a 1/2 size electric guitar?
Some of these guitars are much smaller than ‘normal’ examples, and others are just a touch smaller overall. The ‘1/2’ and ‘3/4’ refers to the length of the fingerboard, and is normally measured in inches. Standard fingerboards tend to be between 24.75″ and 25.5″. Plus, some of these little guitars just look awesome.
Which wood is best for electric guitar?
Not all woods are the same because they each sound different due to varying weights and densities, but the best woods for electric guitars are mahogany, alder, basswood, maple, koa, rosewood, ash, and walnut.
How long does it take to build an electric guitar from scratch?
Most of my builds have taken around a month to 6 months. Of course that’s not full time working, but most the time is waiting on money to fund parts. If you’re going to do a strat style with a premade bolt on neck, I’d say no time since nothing will need to be glued.
How thick should a guitar body blank be?
About 4cm is normal, they can be thicker or thiner though.
How thick is a guitar blank?
Common body thickness is somewhere around 45 mm. From all the guitar-making materials I’ve seen on the internet, it seems that people usually make cavities very space-unwise. Like this one: http://williamsguitars.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Control-cavity.jpg This cavity clearly can be 1.5-2 times smaller.
How do you measure an electric guitar for a case?
How to Measure Your Guitar. With your guitar in a stand, or in it’s case, measure the overall length (very top to very bottom) the length from the top of the headstock to the top of the body, the depth of the body, the lower-bout, the waist, and the upper-bout (see the diagram below).
How do you make a guitar body template?
To make the template, start by making a full size copy of your plan, showing guitar’s body. You can do this easily by simply tracing your plan with tracing paper. Or, if you purchased a plan from eguitarplans.com, you can print out just the body pages and tape them together.
How big should the back of a electric guitar be?
Standard thickness is about 41mm. If you choose to put a book-matched top on your guitar, the back should be about 35mm with a 5mm thick top. The real deal – Use the template to rout the pick-up cavities in the body.
Can you make the body of an electric guitar?
This first step in making the body of an electric guitar is preparing the blank. If you purchased or are planning to purchase a ready made blank, just sit back and relax while I explain my method for making a blank to those who’d rather save some money and do it themselves.
How big of a guitar board do you need?
For most guitars, you’ll need a piece at least 20” long, 14” wide and 1-3/4” thick. Length and thickness usually aren’t a problem, but the width can be. I have found it is hard to locate boards wider than 9 or 10.”