For what it's worth, here are pictures of my first guitar (a bass) and the second. Both were made while trying (successfully it seems) to entice my son into an interest in woodworking. I'm told by good players I trust not to BS me that both instruments are pleasant and easy to play and sound good. I'm not a player, so I wouldn't know; I just worked on them until they felt really nice in my hands. I re-shaped the bass neck on the advice of a pro player, and it feels even better now than it did before-- getting it thin enough caused me more than a few worries about going through to the truss rod slot. The second build is almost certainly better than the first-- it was far easier, anyway.
My point is that a half competent woodworker can make a very creditable instrument by studying a lot and then being very painstaking during the build. It's not rocket surgery, but it does require both a plan and care in doing the work. Both fingerboards were purchased from LMI. The design of both is my own and all the rest of the wood parts were made in my shop.

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