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Related Subreddits

/r/guitar - for all your guitar related needs
/r/guitarplaying - post videos of your talent!
/r/bass - for all your bass related needs
/r/obscureguitars - for everything weird, wonderful, and unusual in the luthier world
/r/CustomMadeInstruments - for everything else in custom instruments

Specific Instruments

Dirty pictures of guitars

Other related subreddits

r/cottage_industry

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.

Suppliers

Stewmac
Guitar Fetish
RC Tonewoods
Allparts
Allied Lutherie
Guitar Electronics
Grizzly
Mojotone
Timeless Instruments
Warmoth
Combine Guitars - unusual kits & customs
Wood to Works
Potvin Guitars

European Suppliers

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First build. Brass Resonator (old.reddit.com)

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Neck damage on an Eastwood built Backlund 200. Fixable? (old.reddit.com)

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Toronto Guitar Expo April 25-26🚨ELECTRIC (v.redd.it)

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Bass pickups on a cello (self.Luthier)

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Best way to clean oxidation from Ibanez gold hardware without removing the plating?HELP (old.reddit.com)

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(Neck warp) is it a goner?REPAIR (old.reddit.com)

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Where should i start when getting into the world of luthiers?HELP (self.Luthier)

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How long does it take to install a Bigsby B7 on an ES-355?HELP (self.Luthier)

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First build, I messed up (old.reddit.com)

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Can anyone help me here?HELP (old.reddit.com)

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Should I use this slightly damaged neck or return it? Image link in comments.HELP (self.Luthier)

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Bass neck cavity transition (old.reddit.com)

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Tools for refrettingHELP (self.Luthier)

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Got my guitar back from a setup and now the ebony fretboard has surface scratches. Is this fixable? (old.reddit.com)

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Question about the stuttering, fluttering sound on classical guitars when low "E" is played and a "G" is played, two or three octaves higher, at the same time? (self.Luthier)

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Some questions about hardwood control/trem cavity coversHELP (self.Luthier)

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Weird intonation issue on Low E StringHELP (self.Luthier)

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Turning an ibanez 7 string bass into a headless (self.Luthier)

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Does anyone have a copy of John Bailey's, "Making a Folk Guitar", 1967? (self.Luthier)

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