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Design Your Dream Build
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items Everything you need to source, assemble, and wire up your own custom build. These are the exact parts, finishing supplies, and workbench tools I rely on in the shop.
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Start Your Build Right: Choosing the Perfect Body
The Workbench Tools That Changed Everything
The Secret to a Flawless Guitar Finish
The Single Most Important Part of Your Tone
The Engine Under the Hood: Inside Guitar Electronics
Start Your Build Right: Choosing the Perfect Body
The foundation of any good build. These are my trusted sources for high-quality, accurately routed guitar bodies and necks.
If you’re looking for exceptional quality unfinished bodies, Rosser is the absolute gold standard. Michael is a fantastic guy to work with, and his craftsmanship is consistently top-tier. Every body comes perfectly routed and ready for finish sanding...
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If you want to build a guitar with zero compromises, Warmoth is your ultimate playground! From high-end hardware and gorgeous roasted necks to flawlessly finished bodies, their customization options are completely mind-blowing. The best part? You can...
Warmoth Custom Guitars & Bass Parts
If you’re ready to build your own show-stopping custom guitar, this body is the absolute ultimate canvas to fire up your creativity. The Allparts PRiMO Strat Body brings heavy boutique style to a classic chassis, featuring a solid alder construction ...
Allparts Primo Replacement Stratocaster Body - Silver Sparkle
If you want to give that silver sparkle project body the ultimate premium upgrade, this neck is a spectacular choice. Crafted in the same U.S. facility as Fender's flagship production instruments, the American Professional Classic Strat Neck combines...
Fender American Professional Classic Stratocaster Neck with Rosewood Fingerboard
The Workbench Tools That Changed Everything
You don't need a million tools to start building, just the right ones. This is the hardware that actually makes assembly and setups a breeze.
If you're still using a random junk-drawer screwdriver on your prized instruments, it’s time for an upgrade! 🛠️ This StewMac Screwdriver Set is an absolute game-changer on my bench. It comes loaded with 36 instrument-specific bits, including their e...
Guitar Tech Screwdriver Set
If you’re ready to stop collecting piecemeal workbench tools and want a complete, professional ecosystem for fretwork, this 18-piece kit is an absolute masterclass. The Music Nomad Premium Fret Tool Set packs absolutely everything required to diagnos...
MusicNomad Premium Guitar Tech Fret Tool 18-piece Set
If you need a reliable, rock-solid setup kit to throw in your gig bag or keep right by your workbench for everyday maintenance, this bundle is the perfect all-in-one answer. The Ernie Ball Musician's Tool Kit provides everything you need for flawless...
Musician's Pro Tool Kit Bundle
The Secret to a Flawless Guitar Finish
Getting that perfect look. My go-to supplies for spraying your own finishes and getting professional, durable results.
If you're wondering how to get a pristine, high-end look without a massive commercial spray booth, this is the secret! Gracy's is the only rattle can paint I exclusively touch for my finishes. The flash-dry time is insanely fast, and it lays down so ...
Nitrocellulose Guitar Lacquer & Aerosol | Gracey's Vintage Finishes
If you love that stunning, translucent look where the wood grain takes center stage, this stain is an absolute dream to work with! It is incredibly forgiving and easy to apply, soaking into the wood beautifully to make the unique figures and grain li...
Body Finishing Kits - Guitar bodies and kits from BYOGuitar
Let’s be real—if you’re anything like me, you believe a guitar can never have too much sparkle! ✨ When it comes to chasing that jaw-dropping, high-voltage look, Roth Flake is the only shop I trust. From micro-shimmers to massive, heavy-hitting bass b...
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The Single Most Important Part of Your Tone
The voice of the instrument. Where I go to get custom, hand-wound tone that brings a build to life.
If you're chasing elite tone, you have to look at Dominger. The attention to detail and pure clarity they pack into their winds is honestly incredible! Every single string rings out beautifully, and they consistently nail the exact sonic blueprint I'...
DomingerPickups - Etsy
If you’re chasing that legendary, wide-open 1950s P.A.F. chime for a new build or an electronics upgrade, this set is the absolute holy grail. Codeveloped by Seymour and the humbucker’s original inventor himself, the Seth Lover Set is a flawlessly fa...
Seymour Duncan SH-55 Seth Lover Humbucker 2-piece Pickup Set - Nickel
Here is a great component note for the Stratocaster set, keeping that signature J Miller Workshop perspective and the engaging Option 2 vibe: Seymour Duncan Retrospec'd Antiquity II Surfer Strat Pickup Set Sweetwater Link: Seymour Duncan Retrospec'd ...> If you want that legendary, bell-like 1960s Strat chime without putting relic’d, artificially dirty-looking plastics on a pristine new build, the Retrospec'd Antiquity II Surfer Set is an absolute masterclass. Seymour Duncan magnetically ages the cu...
Seymour Duncan Retrospec'd Antiquity II Surfer Strat Single-coil Pickup Set
When you want that definitive, foundational bass thump that drove decades of funk, rock, and soul records, this is the exact benchmark component to drop into a workbench build. The Fender Custom Shop '62 P Bass Pickups are a meticulously faithful, pe...
Fender Custom Shop '62 Precision Bass Pickup
The Engine Under the Hood: Inside Guitar Electronics
The guts of the operation. Everything I use to wire up a build, from reliable pre-wired harnesses to my everyday soldering station.
If soldering iron anxiety is holding your project back, Gunstreet is the ultimate cheat code! 🛠️ Their wiring harnesses are some of the cleanest I’ve ever seen—it’s practically artwork inside the control cavity. They use nothing but top-tier compone...
Gunstreet | Guitar Wiring Harnesses & Guitar Pickups
This is my absolute go-to for all things soldering! 🛠️ It’s super budget-friendly, heats up fast, and consistently gets the job done without any fuss. Whether you're wiring up a brand-new control harness or swapping out a quick jack, it delivers the...
Weller 5-30W Precision Grip Soldering Iron
If you’ve ever tried to hold a wire, a pot, a soldering iron, AND solder wire all at the same time, you know the struggle is real! 😭 This helping hands tool is an absolute lifesaver on my bench. It holds your wires perfectly in place right against t...
KOTTO Helping Hands Soldering Tool PCB Holder
If you want that gorgeous, high-end vintage aesthetic inside your control cavity, this cloth pushback wire is a total must-have! 🛠️ Not only is the quality top-tier, but it’s an absolute dream to work with—you literally just push the outer fabric sl...
Gavitt Pushback Cloth Wire 22 AWG, 3ft, Black/White
If you want to take the headache out of guitar wiring, using the right solder changes everything! 🛠️ This is my personal go-to on the bench. The flow and overall consistency are absolutely spot-on, melting cleanly and bonding instantly to your compo...
HengTianMei 60/40 Low Melt Solder Wire