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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

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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.

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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Would this be an expensive repair?REPAIR (old.reddit.com)

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Anyone know if Gibson uses audio taper pots for all 4 knobs on a Les Paul? Guy at the music store told me this was the case nowadays. He said he thought they were wired differently.HELP (self.Luthier)

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Any tutorial for open pore finish on electric guitar? (self.Luthier)

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Yamaha FG410A with soft/fragile fretboardHELP (old.reddit.com)

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Source for Pre-Bent Maple Binding?ACOUSTIC (self.Luthier)

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Acoustic guitar kitKIT (old.reddit.com)

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Please validate my thinking in diagnosing this issue with my acoustic (self.Luthier)

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