Ok, I’m a new builder and I’ve only done solidbody electrics so far, so this question is related to only those. In my opinion, these are the things that have the most impact on tone, listed in order from most influential to least. Have at it!

Pickup/electronics, neck joint type, neck construction (including fret size/material), scale length,…

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Hello All. I’m new to the group and a beginner in terms of building (only built a couple so far). I was hoping I might gain some insight on the effect bridge type has on tone on a solid body guitar. I have been building guitars with hardtails but I’m curious about wraparounds. Of course, with hardtails the whole device is screwed to the top…

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