Quote Originally Posted by Dikkybee007 View Post
I tried just recently to buy a pickguard from Guitar fetish that would have cost me USD $30 but seeing as I am in Australia it was going to cost me $120 after shipping and dollar conversion so I am now going to make a template and cut my own....

....I am now just going through pickup styles so all my home built guitars have different style pickups and have gone away from trying to replicate store bought....
I really like the idea of getting away from the "standard" style of mass market guitars. Part of the fun of building is getting something you can't just go and buy off the wall at Guitar Center.

Before you spend a fortune on parts or take a lot of time making your own, you might want to ask Tim about things on your shopping list. At one point he posted that he had a lot of parts that are not on the website, and would part with them at very reasonable rates. Never hurts to ask him about things on your shopping list!