The latest revised, updated and expanded edition of this best-selling book covers every aspect of electric guitar design and construction, both electronic theory and practice, and full practical woodworking and wiring details - Boasts a comprehensive array of instructional photographs and illustrations.

Contents

• Foreword by Brian May
• Introduction
  1. First Steps
  2. What is a Guitar?
  3. Designing Your Own Guitar
  4. The Tools for the Job
  5. Woods
  6. Truss Rods
  7. Frets and Fretting
  8. Safety
  9. The First Guitar
  10. The Second Guitar
  11. The Third Guitar
  12. Mixing the Styles
  13. Finishing
  14. Electrickery
  15. Setting Up the Guitar
  16. Tremolo Systems
  17. Assembling Component Parts
• Appendix 1 - Fretting Tables
• Appendix 2 - Useful Addresses
• Appendix 3 - Some Useful Templates
• Guitar-making and the Internet
• Recommended Reading