What and How much ? to Seal and Finish Guitar Body and Neck?

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thanks Trevor Davies.

this idea of a build diary seems to be worth more than we gave it credit for. we will get started on this Build Diary.

We were starting to think that it would have been much cheaper to buy a finished guitar from a store, but it is turning out, from the info thus far, that this build will be much cheaper than anticipated, and it will be our build, not bought.

thanks for info.

[Trevor Davies]

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We were starting to think that it would have been much cheaper to buy a finished guitar from a store, but it is turning out, from the info thus far, that this build will be much cheaper than anticipated, and it will be our build, not bought.

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It could be cheaper buying from a store, but having the satisfaction of building it yourself, finishing and even modding it is a wonderful thing. Also, learning to setup the guitar will give you the confidence to later make changes to the setup which can make the guitar a lot better to play. I think it is interesting that a lot of guitar builders have quite a lot of built guitars! For me it is a fun hobby - I get to try different things and learn new skills.

If you stick with stock kit parts, the cost should not be too high for consumables like paints, clear coats, sandpaper etc. And most of this can be purchased from a general hardware store.