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Electric Guitar Bodies for Sale

If you want a custom guitar body, but don’t have the tools or the time to make one yourself, here’s the perfect solution for you. Stan Shields from The Inventing Shed sells one of a kind electric bodies that he has built with select woods. I can personally attest to the quality of Stan’s Work… we own a stunning guitar built by The Inventing Shed.

Here’s a couple of bodies that Stan has for sale right now. If you’re interested in these bodies or would like to talk to Stan about having a custom body built for you, please contact Stan at The Inventing Shed

Priced at $349.00 The first body pictured above is a solid body Strat-style shape that is a little smaller and lighter than a standard Fender. It measures 12.0″ across the bouts and is 17″ long, it weighs 3lbs, 10 oz. The top is a beautiful piece of bookmatched burled maple with dramatic flame as well, 1/2″ thick. This top will be VERY 3D with a finish on it. The back is two-piece Alder with a curly Koa control cavity cover. Neck pocket is routed for a Fender Stratocaster-spec 25.5″ scale neck. Routed for a Fender-style six-hole tremolo tailpiece and three top-mount single coils. No pickguard is required (and a standard Strat pickguard will not fit). I have maple and Rosewood fingerboard necks available for this body as well. Photos were taken after misting with mineral spirits. We welcome questions and requests for more information.

Priced at $349.00 The second body pictured above is a solid body Strat-style shape that is a little smaller and lighter than a standard Fender. It measures 12.0″ across the bouts and is 17″ long. The top is a beautiful piece of bookmatched burled maple, 1/2″ thick. It weighs 3lbs 7oz. The back is two-piece Alder with a curly Koa control cavity cover. Neck pocket is routed for a Fender Stratocaster-spec 25.5″ scale neck. Routed for a Fender-style six-hole tremolo tailpiece and three top-mount single coils. No pickguard is required (and a standard Strat pickguard will not fit). I have maple and Rosewood fingerboard necks available for this body as well. We welcome questions and requests for more information. Stan

Please contact Stan at The Inventing Shed for more details

Spalted Quilted Maple Electric Guitar Tops for Sale

To order items from this page, please CONTACT US with the item number(s) that you’re interested in.

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Spalted quilted maple guitar top set with gorgeous figure and color (pictured above) click the picture for a larger view
ITEM #810
21″ x 7 15/16″ x 3/8″ each side
$59.99

Spalted quilted maple guitar top set with gorgeous figure and color (pictured above) this set has a solid knot that falls just outside our template. Click the picture for a larger view
ITEM #801
21″ x 7 1/2″ x 3/8″ each side
$44.99

Spalted quilted maple guitar top set with gorgeous detail (pictured above) Click the picture for a larger view
ITEM #802
21″ x 8″ x 3/8″ each side
$34.99

Spalted quilted maple guitar top set with outstanding figure and color (pictured above) Click the picture for a larger view
ITEM #803 SOLD
21″ x 8″ x 3/8″ each side
$59.99

Spalted quilted maple guitar top set with outstanding figure and color (pictured above) Click the picture for a larger view
ITEM #804 SOLD
21″ x 8″ x 3/8″ each side
$59.99

Spalted quilted maple guitar top set with beautiful detail (pictured above) Click the picture for a larger view
ITEM #806
21″ x 8″ x 3/8″ each side
$19.99

Spalted quilted maple guitar top set with unique figure (pictured above) Click the picture for a larger view
ITEM #807
21″ x 8″ x 3/8″ each side
$19.99

Spalted quilted maple guitar top set with gorgeous figure (pictured above) Click the picture for a larger view.
ITEM #811
25 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ x 3/8″ each side
$69.99

Spalted quilted maple guitar top set with gorgeous figure (pictured above) Click the picture for a larger view.
ITEM #812 SOLD
25 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ x 3/8″ each side
$69.99

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New Electric Guitar Top Inventory in WOOD STORE

We’ve just added some new items to the following sections of our wood store.

SPALTED CURLY MAPLE ELECTRIC GUITAR TOPS

QUILTED MAPLE ELECTRIC GUITAR TOPS

DISCOUNTED ELECTRIC GUITAR TOPS

CURLY MAPLE ELECTRIC GUITAR TOPS

We have some spectacular bookmatched sets available. Whether you’re building your own custom electric or bass guitar, or having a custom builder do it for you, be sure to check them out!

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Build your own Electric Guitar – Full Size Plans

Build Your Own Electric Guitar is a complete step-by-step guide to building an electric guitar. It covers everything from the initial design, right down to the assembly and wiring, and provides clear instructions, full-size plans, and more than 400 color photos.

Every guitar player has dreams of owning a high quality, custom guitar, but this dream is often too cost prohibitive. Building your own guitar is as much rewarding as it is satisfying, and allows you to realize your dream of owing a custom built guitar without making a huge financial outlay.

Build Your Own Electric Guitar is written by master luthier, Martin Oakham. It’s packed full of quality, step by step instruction, with color photos and diagrams for each procedure. All phases of building your own custom guitar are covered, including material selection and design, body and neck construction, assembly, wiring and setup. It also includes easy to use full-size plans. This book takes the mystery out of making a guitar.

At $25.00, this book is a great investment if you’re planning on building your own custom electric guitar!

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