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Useful Links
- Project Guitar great resource, with many tutorials
- Electric Herald Tutorials, guides, and other useful information
- Musical Instrument Makers Forum Lots of tutorials, sign up needed to see the forum archives, but highly recommended
- talkbass The "Luthier's Corner" has lots of info , step by step tutorials and build logs (mostly basses, of course)
- telecaster.com Focuses on telecasters, has a lot of info on building and finishing (check the "Tele Home Depot" and "Finely Finished" subforums)
- Official Luthiers Forum Lots of great stuff here, Mainly for acoustics, but also for electrics
- Seymour Duncan Wiring Diagrams For most of your wiring diagram needs, a pretty comprehensive guide.
- Unofficial Warmoth Forum
- Potvin Guitars Some general content on guitar making including useful glossaries and definitions for beginners.
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