Guitars, and electric guitars in particular are curved across the width of the neck. The logic behind it follows the natural curvature of the palm and gives a more intuitive grip to the neck. That...

Scalloped Fretboards have been around much longer than electric guitars and were common on several Indian stringed instruments as well as some more European instruments such as Lutes. The popularity...

When you come to build your own guitar, many considerations of production guitars are not really relevant. When making a custom hand-built guitar and when treating the whole project as a hobby, a few...

Whether you are building a guitar or playing one, at some point you are going to have to work your truss rod. A great guitar with a truss rod that not installed or set up properly is not going to...

For many players frets are just there to do their job and unless they are worn or buzzing, they don’t get and don’t demand too much attention. The average and even many custom guitars will have...

When building a guitar, you will also have to make a choice regarding the headstock.  Headstock come in various sizes, shapes and designs and are on e of the more visually prominent parts of the...