Building a Strat

[john123]

Hey guys I’m building a strat style guitar and was looking for a forum that could help me and this looks like the one. I haven’t built a guitar before so bare with me.

I've bought a body and neck from bhefnerco on ebay

It’s an ash body with a rosewood neck with 22 frets, 10" radius and 6150 frets.

I've got all the parts that I need and have a few questions.

Do I glue the nut to the cavity first then lacquer the neck?

I have put copper shielding on the pick guard, is there anything else I need to do to make it work?

Should I drill the holes for pick guard screws first then paint the guitar or the other way round?

Do I use sanding sealer on the neck and then lacquer it? Do I also do this to the bit of the neck that the screws go into?

Cheers for the help.

[Phil Mailloux]

Seeing as how you're building a guitar you'll likely get a lot more answers to your questions on www.projectguitar.ibforums.com