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Here are all my links from my bookmarks that deal with building guitars,effects and amps. Enjoy! Let me know if I've missed anything major.

Also see my general music link list

Finishing
Guitar Finishing
Guitar Refinishing 101
Articles
Straight Answers to Finishing Questions
French Polishing Tutorial
OPTICA Coat Masters

Guitar Inlays
Fine art inlay
Custom Luthier
Custom Inlay Inc
Links to other interesting web sites!
Paul Bordeaux Inlay

Tonewoods
AlohaWoods
Exotic Woods
Koa Wood for Luthier Supply
Colonial Tonewoods
guitarwood.ca
Rare Woods
Woodturning Timbers
North American Hardwoods
American Hardwood Export Council
Touchstone Tonewoods
3D Hardwoods
Prosono (South Africa)
Northcoasthardwoods.com
A&M Wood Specialty
Gilmerwood
Alaskaspecialtywoods.com
Exotic Woods
Some wood terms and examples
Exotic Wood Pictures, described, and identified

Bodies & Necks
USA Custom Guitars
Warmoth
Warmoth Showcase
Warmoth.com E-Store
SoulMate Guitars
B. Hefner & Co
WD Music
Moses Graphite
MightyMite
Guitar Alley
MUSIKRAFT
KnE Guitars

Parts & Hardware
Stewart McDonald
Luthiers Mercantile International
Acme Guitar Works
Mojo Musical Supply
RSGuitarworks
Specialty Guitars
Callaham Vintage Guitars and Amps
Guitar Nucleus Parts Store
GuitarFetish
Graph Tech
Glendale
Best Guitar Parts
Allparts Home Page
WD Music Products
Vintique Tele hardware
Vintage Ventures Fossilized Walrus Ivory
AXESRUS Guitar parts UK
TonePros Sound Labs Int'l
ABM- High Quality Guitar Parts
Stellartone - ToneStyler
CTS Corporation
THG Knobs
Guitar Parts Central
Gotoh Hardware
Mannmade USA
GOTOH
Pro-Dials
Villex passive rotary booster
Guitar Jones USA
International Luthiers Supply
Allen Guitars & Luthier Supplies
Guitar Parts Resource LLC
www.pickuprings.com
Guitar Parts Depot
GUILFORD GUITAR WORKS: wooden parts
Tricked Out Guitar
WholesaleSigns.com Custom Engraved Guitar Neck Plates
Sperzel
Schaller Electronic
Hipshot Products
The Custom Shop
Pickers Parts
D Guitar Parts

Logo printing
Best-Decals.com
Silkmark.com

Pickup Winding
'Designed2Wind' Pickup Winder Web Page
Pickup making components and pricing
magnet vendors
GFS Pickups
Axiomatic Music P90 Pickup Accessories
BG Pups Hand Wound Custom Guitar Pickups by Bryan Gunsher
Amalfitano Pickups
Angeltone pickups
Tom Holmes Company, Inc.
sheptone.com
Robert Keeley Electronics
Joe Barden Engineering

Guitar Plans
Musical Instrument Plans
Musicmaker's Kits
Luthier Templates
Guitar Plans (Blueprints)
Kisekae Guitar
https://sites.google.com/site/guitarplanscollection/home

Pickguards
Pickguard Heaven
Pickguardian
Pickguards.com
Terrapin custom pickguards
Mustang Sally's Home
Jeannie Custom Pickguards
Pickguard Paradise
Wood Pickguards for Strats and Others
WOOD PICKGUARDS

Building & modding
Luthier than thou» Les Paul in Progress
Making Of A Strat ~ 50th Anniversary
Luthier than thou » guitar building
Build a LP the hard way
Fret Tech "How To's"
Project Guitar.com :: Guitar Project.com
Guitar Building Tips
Rose W Tips and Tricks
FRETS.COM
Electronic Mods for Guitar
Guitar Man Acoustic Guitar Care and Playing Tips
Relic Deluxe - Free Vintage Relic Guitar Techniques
Wooden pickup cover tutorial
Electronic Mods for Guitar

Frets
JESCAR: New Dimensions in Fret Wire
Fretwire chart

Guitar Wiring & Schematics
Fender Schematics
Varitone
GuitarNuts.com
CRAIG'S GUITAR TECH RESOURCE - Wiring Diagrams
Guitar Wiring Site
The Lute Hole Company
Guitar building links
Project Guitar.com
Guitar Project.com
Timeless Instruments
Carvin Guitars and Pro Audio
www.buildyourguitar.com Suppliers
Lars Kirmser's Music Trader
Fret-King Bitz
Project Guitar.com
Project Guitar Tutorial

Amp & Effect Building
CeriaTone.Com - DIY Guitar Tube Amp
Amptone.com - Guitar Amp Tone and Effects Placement
Mercury Magnetics -- The Guitar Amp Transformer Company
Low Watt Guitar Amp Kits for Recording or Bedroom Use
Aiken Amplification Tech Papers
Guitar Amplifier Blueprinting
AX84.com - The Cooperative Tube Guitar Amp Project
Hoffman Amplifiers, Tube amplifier parts, tube amps, tubes
DIY Dummy Load and Power Attenuator Projects
Adam's Amplifiers: Attenuation

Electronic Parts
Yebo Electronics
MANTECH Electronics
Effects Connection Online Store
Communica, A World of Electronics::
rssouthafrica.com Electrical componants.
Pedal Parts Plus, Inc.
Small Bear Electronics
BYOC - The World's Finest DIY Guitar Effects Kits

Soldering
How To Solder
How to solder: Tools and materials

Theory
JBL Professional Technical Library
Guitar acoustics
Catgut Research Page
Publications in Music Acoustics
GM Arts
GuitarNuts.com - The Internet Home for Wayward Pickers
Internet Sound Institute - Decibel
Physics of Musical Instruments - Introduction
Dr. Russell's Research - Acoustics of Guitars
References in music acoustics
Musical Acoustics Group's Webpages
Liutaio Mottola Lutherie Information Website
dB dBu dBV dBm to volts conversion calculator
Kawika left brain lutherie articles
Guitar acoustics
Patents - Patent Search
PatFT, AppFT
The Secrets of Electric Guitar Pickups
Theory and Practice of Magnetic Pickups for Stringed Electronic Instruments

Engineering
Details for Threaded Inserts - Rockler Woodworking Tools
Bolt Depot - Nuts and Bolts, Screws and Fasteners online
Mechanical Engineering Design Guide - Engineer's Handbook

Effects Schematics
Music Electronics µArchive
Guitar Effects & Audio/Music Electronics
General Guitar Gadgets
Blue Guitar Schematics
Schematic Heaven.
The Technology of the Univibe
The Free Information Society
Beavis Audio Research
    Bookmarked! I'll check it out properly later. I know this guy - his site Guitarnuts has long been a staple for guys wanting wiring advice, etc.
      a month later
      That is one kickass list.

      This should shorten the number of queries we shoot you ?

      Thanks Alan !
        4 months later
        8 months later
        4 months later
        Hi
        A fantastic list of links that I'm sure I'll come back to many times... but.... is there any electronics supplier in SA that stocks the kinds of stuff that guitar builders need... eg a 3-way toggle switch for selecting pickups? a log pot with push/pull switch, etc.? or do I have to get it shipped from the US?

          Brastep wrote: Hi
          A fantastic list of links that I'm sure I'll come back to many times... but.... is there any electronics supplier in SA that stocks the kinds of stuff that guitar builders need... eg a 3-way toggle switch for selecting pickups? a log pot with push/pull switch, etc.? or do I have to get it shipped from the US?
          Not an electronics store, no. I usually Import whatever I need, but Marshall Cape import the DiMarzo range which has most of what you'll ever need. Speak to Gareth.
            2 years later
            Danele wrote: Please consider adding this site to your list for body plans.
            OK. Done. Nice link. Thanked.
              a year later
              Hi Everyone,

              I'm new to this forum. This is the first time I have posted in here. I found this awesome list of resources on google. Thanks for making this, Alan. I just bookmarked about half of these sites. ? Here is a site that I don't see on here. It has articles about repairing and building guitars. A lot of great info.

              http://www.guitarrepairbench.com
                10 months later
                Hi Alan

                I found another body supplier for your moderation to add to the list. The pup & control routs etc are all customizable and have had a pleasant experience dealing with Mitch..

                http://www.kneguitars.com/
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