Should i build my own guitar?????

Question

ok i found this les jr body and i thought wow i could do a real wonder with that and ive had trouble picking out a guitar so i thought the only way to get a guitar that suits me 100% is to build my own but my friends say it would be bad if i messed up then i would be stuck with it for a long time

so far i have

a body-everything except a pick up

a pick up

a neck-with truss rod already in and fret board only thing is no head shape (but i wanna do that my self)

a overlay

a nut

and i think thats all im going to need

besides paint

what do you guys think

am i getting in over my head for my first build-your-own guitar

or is it pretty do-able well plz let me know!

Answer 1

Try it - it sounds like one heck of a project.

If/when the going gets tough, just imagine yourself playing it and showing it off.

Answer 2

An electric?  Knock yourself out!

Just be aware that bridge placement and string height,

(neck angle), are likely to be critical.

Get those right and all the rest is just show.

Answer 3

Try it yourself and video record it. Then stick it on youtube as a tutorial. If you fail, people will know what not to do. And maybe some viewer will feel sorry for you and give you one of his guitars for trying your best!

Answer 4

You will never know until you try it.

If worse comes to worse, you will have at least tried, and learned a lot. We learn more from Mistakes, than anything else.

Gee, maybe that why I know so much, lol

Anyway, good luck, if it doesn't work, you can always buy one.