The free guitar plans require basic to expert woodworking skills depending on the specific guitar project undertaken. The following guitar plans, designs and instructions are free: Selection of manufactured guitars. BASS Resources: Any song chart you’re currently working on and handout showing which bass strings are the same as the guitar, such as “Some of the Bass-ics” from Bass Consumables, as well as handout “Simple Rhythms” from Bass Consumables. Procedures: Demonstrate the sound of a bass line on a bass guitar for the class. Fender Jazz Bass Templates - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or view presentation slides online. 11 Free Guitar Plans, 20 Guitar Building Jigs.
Bass Guitar Plans Pdf For Beginners
Many woodworkers consider guitars to be the ultimate test of skill. These wise folks often buy their own guitars so they can spend more time on other more attainable woodworking projects ;) If you’re crazy, highly skilled or very very crazy then building your own guitar may just be the perfect path to musical and woodworking nirvana. My hope is that this collection of free guitar plans, guitar building guides, best practice tutorials, and guitar making videos will speed you along to completion!
Here’s what you’ll find:
>> 11 Free Accoustic Guitar Plans
>> Free Electric Guitar Building Resources
>> 2 Cigar Box Guitar Plans + Resources
>> 20 Guitar Building Jigs
>> 6 Guitar Making Forums
>> 6 Guitar Building Calculators
>> 9 More Guitar Building Resources
>> 3 Guitar Plans for Sale Sites
>> 30 More Free Plan Collections by ToolCrib.com
>> 11 Free Accoustic Guitar Plans
Alright luthiers, let’s get luthing! These free plans for accoustic guitars – while very strong in the “barouque” department (don’t fix if it ain’t) – will have you wondering why you ever thought it’d be cheaper to build a guitar instead of just buying one! Remember, it’s the journey, not the final product that makes it worthwhile.
Build a Woodshop Folk Guitar Plans
This Could Be YOU… seize the dream, build the guitar, get the girls… And YES, we’re still looking for the plans for that haircut.
> Baroque and other Early Guitar Plans:
Most of these come from Makoto Tsuruta’s Japanese/English “Crane” website…
Jose Ramirez (I) Guitar 1909
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CRANE Lacote Style model
PDF 1
PDF 2
19th century French style guitar
PDF 1
PDF 2
Guitar 18th century
PDF 1
PDF 2
R.F.Lacote After 1839
PDF 1
PDF 2
Gennaro.Fabricatore (1833)
PDF 1
Stauffer style
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PDF 2
La Prevotte Ca. 1820
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PDF 2
Planos de la guitarra: Spanish Language plans for a Classical Guitar
> Bonus: Accoustic Bass Guitar Plans (metric)
>Guitar Build Notes, Photo Essays and other Resources
Notes from an Amateur Luthier…. – the queen of amature luthiers. Hands down.
>> Free Electric Guitar Plans and Resources
Get ready to SHRED. You’ll only need a few hundred dollars more in tools and several months of continual woodworking… I know this will make the hard core woodworkers happy, though the hard core guitarists may need something faster, like the cigar box guitars below ;)
I’m not really sure how many of these are proper plans… At the very least you will get lots of ideas for your electric guitar building project!
Build Your Own Electric Guitar!
> 5 Electric Guitar Building Videos
How to Build an Electric Guitar part 1
How to build an Electric Guitar Part 2
How to build an Electric Guitar Part 3
Build a solid body electric guitar part 1
How to Build a Solid Body Electric guitar Part2
>Eclectic Electric Guitar Building Resources
Stratocaster Neck Blueprint JPG
>> 2 Cigar Box Guitar Plan + Resources
Become popular with your cigar smoking friends and the local cigar shop – take all those extra cigar boxes off their hands! Cigar box guitars are historic, too, according to wikipedia. For those feeling a bit intimidated by the plans above, the cigar box guitar should be a great place to start.
How to Build a Cigar Box Guitar
Make.com’s Guitar Box Guitar Plans (see wide video below…)
> 2 Cigar Box Guitar Videos:
Build a Cigar Box Guitar
Maker Workshop – Cigar Box Guitar on Make: television
>> 20 Guitar Building Jigs
Jigs – they’re not just for dancing anymore. These guitar making jigs save your time and sometimes your tools. This list combines jigs useful for both electric and accoustic guitars.
Neck Carve Jig
>> 6 Guitar Making Forums
Building a guitar by yourself can be a daunting, frustrating experience without someone to mock you, your power tool brands of choice and the name you gave your dog. That’s what web forums are for! Just kidding – forums can be a great place for answers that no one else will be able to give you. Just make sure you read over their FAQ’s first!
>> 6 Guitar Building Calculators
Get the upper hand on those complex guitar making calculations… with a Guitar Building Calculator! These are – as far as our professional web monkeys could determine – free.
FretFind
“FretFind 2-D doesn’t just calculate fret spacing. It models the entire fretboard, strings and frets, as a system of line segments on a two dimensional plane.”
>> 9 More Guitar Building Resources
If you’re just getting started as a luthier then don’t read any of these resources – you will spend entirely too much time book learning instead of learing by doing! Pick a plan and get going already ;)
>> 3 Guitar Plans for Sale Sites
When it comes to free plans, you get what you pay for. Unfortunately, the same holds true for paid plans, and you can’t even see them before you buy them! I’m mostly kidding. Anyhow, these links to for-pay guitar plans appear to be highly reputable, though mostly for accoustic guitars. If you know of any other for-pay guitar plan sites that belong here let me know in the comments!
>> 30 More Free Plan Collections by ToolCrib.com
17 Free Garage Woodshop Plans: Ingenious Space Savers for Garage Workshops
52 Outdoor Bench Plans: the MEGA GUIDE to Free Garden Bench Plans
16 Planer Table, Cart, Sled and Jig Plans and Resources
10 Downdraft Table Plans and Build Notes for Wood Shops
14 Work Surface Expansion Plans: Workstations, Carts and Worktables
8 Free Benchtop and Contractor Table Saw Workstation and Outfeed Table Plans
25 Free Backyard Playground Plans for Kids: Playsets, Swingsets, Teeter Totters and More!
14 Circular Saw Jig Plans: Crosscut Jigs, Ripping Jigs and More!
10 Free Wooden Bike Plans: Make Your Own Wood Recumbent, Bamboo Bike and More!
11 Free Miter Saw Stand Plans + 9 Pictorial Idea Guides, 2 Videos, 6 Paid Plans and MORE!
7 Table Saw Jointing Jig Plans: Straight Edge, No Jointer
13 Free Clamp Storage Plans: Space Savers, Mobile Clamp Carts, Pipe Clamp Racks and MORE!
15 Free Table Saw Outfeed Plans: Mobile Tables, Folding Tables, Outfeed Stands and More!
21 Free Cat Furniture Plans: Free Plans for Cat Trees, Condos, Scratching Posts and MORE
19 Free Jewelry Box Plans: Swing for the Fence with a Wooden Jewelry Chest!
The 38 Most Popular Free Woodworking Plans of 2008
31 Free 3D Puzzle Plans for Woodworkers: Burrs, Japanese Boxes, Tangrams and MORE
25 Fast, Easy and Free Woodworking Plans for Last Minute Christmas Gifts
Build Your Dream Workshop: 23 Free Workshop and Shed Plans
12 Free Workshop Storage Plans: Tool Cabinets, Rolling Carts, Under Stair Storage and More
20 Free Cutting Board Plans + the 4 that Blew My Mind
15 Free Mobile Base Plans: Put Your Power Tools on Wheels
Wood Storage 101: 14 Lumber Storage Plans and 7 Storage Tips
32 Free Picnic Table Plans + Top 3 Most Awesome Picnic Table Plan Awards
15 Free Toolbox Plans for Woodworkers
24 Free Sawhorse Plans in the Hunt for the Ultimate Sawhorse
ToolCrib.com’s Ultimate Guide to Free Woodworking Workbench Plans
9 Sandpaper Storage Ideas (+ free plans)
ToolCrib.com’s Ultimate Guide to Free Router Table Plans
ToolCrib.com’s Ultimate Guide to the Crosscut Sled
A helpful thing to do before even beginning the build is to draw a full scale (meaning full size, as in 1:1) drawing of the instrument you have in mind.
Bass Guitar Plans Pdf
Good reasons why the full scale drawing is the first thing you should do
Bass Guitar Plans Pdf Free
1. You get an initial feel for the guitar
While true the guitar only exists on paper at this point, the 1:1 drawing gives you a sense of size. You can take this drawing an examine it on the bench or on the wall, horizontally or vertically.
2. You spot potential mistakes very early
When you put the idea in your head to paper and examine it at full size, chances are you will spot a few things where you will say to yourself, “that doesn’t look right”. You can then correct the error(s) you see on paper before even beginning the build.
3. You can experiment with shapes before building
An example of shape experimentation is deciding whether to go with a single or dual cutaway shape. This does not require two completely separate drawings. You can draw the entire guitar first using the single cutaway shape, then tape a second piece of paper on top of the completed drawing and rough out your dual cutaway on the upper portion of the body.
Example:
“I have absolutely no idea at all how to draw anything and just need a guide”
If that sounds like you, what you need is a bass plan.
There are full scale plans out there for purchase. While we don’t sell the bass plans, there are others who do.
You can find an acoustic bass guitar plan here: https://www.luth.org/plans/instrument_plans.html
Some extra tips
Find out where your local copy shop is
Bass Guitar Plans Pdf Plans
The copy shop will probably be the only place where you can make large format copies of your 1:1 drawings.
Need to destroy a copy or two? Do so if you have to.
When you have only one copy of your bass design drawing, you don’t want to ruin it because that’s the only one you have. When you make copies at the copy shop, this allows for more freedom, because if you have to destroy a copy when making drawing changes, you can do it without worry since you have an unaltered copy of your original.
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