Guitar Machineheads
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Gibson Gear PMMH-010 Electric Guitar Part List Price: $89.22 Sale Price: $58.00  |
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Gibson Vintage Nickel Machine Heads with Pearloid Buttons |
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Gibson Gear PMMH-020 Electric Guitar Part List Price: $97.60 Sale Price: Too low to display |
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Gibson Vintage Gold Machine Heads with Pearloid Buttons |
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Gibson Gear PMMH-015 Electric Guitar Part List Price: $89.22 Sale Price: $57.99 |
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Gibson Modern Nickel Machine Heads with Metal Buttons |
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Gibson Gear PMMH-025 Electric Guitar Part List Price: $97.60 Sale Price: $62.99 |
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Gibson Modern Gold Machine Heads with Metal Buttons |
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Gibson Gear PMMH-040 Electric Guitar Part List Price: $114.35 Sale Price: $74.25 |
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Gibson Vintage Les Paul Classic Machine Heads |
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6 Chrome Guitar String Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads |  |
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US $18.99 | 3h 10m |
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Vintage Ramirez 1a classical guitar 1980 | |
0 Bid | US $4,515.26 | 1d 13h 23m |
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Almansa Model-434 Classical Guitar | |
6 Bids | US $290.00 | 1d 21h 14m |
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3R+3L Chrome Guitar Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads | |
0 Bid | US $13.99 | 1d 23h 9m |
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3R+3L Chrome Guitar Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads | |
0 Bid | US $12.99 | 2d 4h 21m |
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Fender Japan '66 Reissue Jazzmaster Left Hand JM66/LH | |
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US $1,523.00 | 20d 5h 10m |
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Jazz Guitar Seventy Seven Robin handmade in Japan Semi hollow | |
0 Bid | US $1,435.00 | 3d 32m |
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Jazz Guitar Seventy Seven Robin handmade in Japan Semi hollow | |
0 Bid | US $1,435.00 | 3d 34m |
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Jazz Guitar Seventy Seven Robin handmade in Japan Semi hollow | |
0 Bid | US $1,435.00 | 3d 39m |
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Gold 6 Pcs Guitar String Tuning Peg Tuners Machine Heads 6R for fender #lly11160 | |
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US $18.78 | 29d 11h 38m |
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METAL MACHINEHEAD BUSHINGS FOR VINTAGE GIBSON GUITAR | |
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US $4.00 | 29d 9h 43m |
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3R3L Chrome Guitar Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads | |
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US $9.88 | 5d 21h 17m |
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Jazz Guitar Seventy Seven Robin handmade in Japan Semi hollow | |
0 Bid | US $1,435.00 | 3d 19h 28m |
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3R3L Chrome Guitar Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads | |
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US $9.99 | 24d 23h 4m |
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GOLD 3L/3R GUITAR MACHINE HEADS TUNING PEGS | |
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US $12.65 | 15d 9h 34m |
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3R+3L Chrome Guitar Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads | |
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US $13.99 | 4d 2h 47m |
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GOLD 3L/3R GUITAR MACHINE HEADS TUNING PEGS | |
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US $12.65 | 5d 21h 9m |
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6 Chrome Guitar String Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads | |
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US $10.96 | 18d 17h 44m |
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Burch USA Custom Handmade Guitar. | |
0 Bid | US $697.09 | 4d 18h 5m |
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3R+3L Chrome Guitar Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads | |
0 Bid | US $12.99 | 4d 23h 46m |
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Black 6 Pc Guitar String Tuning Peg Tuners Machine Heads 6R for fender #lly11163 | |
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US $15.78 | 29d 11h 45m |
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WILKINSON CHROME GUITAR MACHINEHEADS 3+3 DOUBLE LOCK | |
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US $18.60 | 24d 11h 1m |
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EASY GRIP GUITAR MACHINEHEADS 1 SIDE - BLACK | |
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US $18.00 | 26d 10h 14m |
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Fender Japan '66 Reissue Jaguar Left Hand JG66/LH | |
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US $1,543.00 | 20d 5h 10m |
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ELECTRIC GUITAR CHROME MACHINEHEADS 3+3 | |
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US $15.00 | 27d 8h 39m |
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ELECTRIC GUITAR GOLD MACHINEHEADS 3+3 STRING LOCKING | |
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US $27.00 | 28d 15h 34m |
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EASY GRIP GUITAR MACHINEHEADS 3+3 - CHROME | |
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US $15.50 | 24d 8h 51m |
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BLACK AND CHROME BASS GUITAR MACHINEHEADS 4 in a line | |
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US $28.00 | 24d 12h 50m |
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TWIST LOCK GUITAR MACHINEHEADS CHROME 6 in line | |
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US $29.00 | 21d 11h 49m |
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CHROME DIECAST BASS GUITAR MACHINEHEADS 4 in a line | |
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US $22.00 | 24d 12h 58m |
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3R3L Black Guitar Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads | |
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US $11.48 | 24d 23h 57m |
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HIGH GRADE GOLD 3+3 KEYSTONE GUITAR MACHINE HEADS | |
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US $28.00 | 21d 17h 20m |
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6 Set Chrome Guitar Tuning Keys Peg Machine Heads tuner | |
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US $10.54 | 8d 20h 9m |
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12 Pcs Chrome Guitar String Tuning Peg Tuners Machine Heads for fender #lly12301 | |
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US $28.00 | 21d 11h 51m |
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Gold 3R3L SKULL SEALED-GEAR Tuning Pegs Machine Head for Guitar parts #LLY12315 | |
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US $17.99 | 21d 13h 13m |
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Chrome 3R3L SKULL SEALED-GEAR Tuning Pegs Machine Head for Guitar parts#LLY1236 | |
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US $15.99 | 21d 13h 16m |
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6 left handed chrome Guitar Machine Heads Tuners Skull button | |
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US $15.65 | 17d 9h 59m |
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3L3R ETC Acoustic Guitar Machine Heads Tuners Chrome | |
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US $7.99 | 17d 11h 45m |
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6R Golden Electric Guitar Machine Heads Tuner Skull button | |
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US $18.98 | 15d 8h 6m |
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GOLD 6RIGHT IN LINE GUITAR SKULL SEALED-GEAR MACHINE HEADS SET | |
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US $12.99 | 15d 7h 3m |
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GOLD 3x3 Guitar Tuning Machine Heads For fender&Gibson | |
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US $10.65 | 15d 7h 31m |
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3L3R Electric Acoustic Guitar Machine Heads Tuners CR | |
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US $9.99 | 8d 9h 10m |
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Chrome Guitar String Tuning Peg Tuners Machine Heads 6R for fender #lly11163 | |
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US $16.59 | 22d 10h |
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Warwick Streamer LX Custom Electric Bass Natural Satin | |
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US $3,999.99 | 29d 19h 6m |
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Dean USA Time Capsule Cadillac Classic Black Signed Gtr | |
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US $5,499.00 | 29d 18h 50m |
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6 Chrome Guitar String Tunning Pegs keys Machine head | |
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US $9.99 | 29d 11h 2m |
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Chrome 6R SKULL Inline Guitar Tuning Pegs Machine Heads | |
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US $15.85 | 5d 20h 45m |
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Gold Guitar String Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads 3L/3R | |
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US $12.68 | 29d 3h 8m |
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Black Round Guitar Machine Heads Tuners 3R+3L | |
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US $11.49 | 29d 3h 3m |
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3R3L CHROME Tuning Pegs Machine Heads For Fender Guitar | |
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US $9.99 | 29d 2h 53m |
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NEW WARWICK STREAMER LX US REDWOOD 5-STRING BASS GUITAR MODEL 0215BX0004B2ARWOWW | |
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US $2,849.00 | 28d 12h 12m |
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3R3L NEW Wilkinson DELUXE Chrome Tuners / Machineheads, WJ45 CR #lly109723 | |
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US $24.99 | 28d 9h 15m |
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3R+3L Chrome Guitar Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads | |
0 Bid | US $13.99 | 5d 22h 57m |
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Gold 6R SKULL Inline Guitar Tuning Pegs Machine Heads SET | |
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US $16.99 | 5d 20h 45m |
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3X3 Gold SEALED Guitar Tuning pegs Tuners / Skull Button | |
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US $16.49 | 5d 20h 45m |
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Black Round Guitar Machine Heads Tuners 3R+3L | |
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US $11.49 | 5d 21h 10m |
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6 Electric Acoustic Guitar Machine Heads Tuners Chrome | |
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US $10.33 | 24d 12h 27m |
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Strato Magnumlock MachineHeads6pegs SG360 H.A.P.M GOTOH | |
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US $63.00 | 25d 23h 52m |
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Warwick Streamer LX Custom Electric Bass Natural Satin | |
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US $3,999.99 | 25d 21h 38m |
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Vox Phantom Electric Guitar!..BRAND NEW | |
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US $1,299.13 | 25d 5h 49m |
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GOLD 6RIGHT IN LINE GUITAR SKULL SEALED-GEAR MACHINE HEADS SET | |
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US $13.99 | 25d 1h 10m |
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6 LEFT gold GUITAR SKULL SEALED-GEAR MACHINE HEADS PEGS | |
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US $14.65 | 25d 1h 10m |
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GOLD 3L3R Unique Electric Acoustic Guitar Machine Heads Skull button | |
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US $13.49 | 25d 1h 10m |
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3L3R CHROME Electric Acoustic Guitar Machine Heads cool Skull button | |
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US $12.99 | 25d 1h 10m |
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Chrome 6R GUITAR SKULL SEALED-GEAR MACHINE HEADS | |
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US $12.88 | 25d 1h 9m |
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6 LEFT GUITAR SKULL SEALED-GEAR MACHINE HEADS chrome | |
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US $12.68 | 25d 1h 9m |
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3 Pairs Guitar Tuning Keys Pegs Machine Heads tuner NEW | |
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US $9.98 | 25d 7m |
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GOLD 3x3 Guitar Tuning Machine Heads For fender&Gibson | |
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US $12.68 | 24d 23h 56m |
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6R Chrome Electric Guitar Machine Heads Tuner Skull button Guitar parts DHR12172 | |
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US $16.99 | 3d 13h 44m |
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Italia Modulo T3 Electric Guitar - Sparkle Blue | |
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US $499.00 | 23d 17h 47m |
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Italia Modulo T3 Electric Guitar - Sparkle Green | |
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US $499.00 | 23d 17h 47m |
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Italia Modulo T3 Electric Guitar - Sparkle Pink | |
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US $499.00 | 23d 17h 47m |
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Italia Modulo T3 Electric Guitar - Sparkle Red | |
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US $499.00 | 23d 17h 47m |
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Italia Modulo T3 Electric Guitar - Sparkle Silver | |
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US $499.00 | 23d 17h 47m |
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Italia Modulo T3 Left-Handed Guitar - Sparkle Red | |
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US $499.00 | 23d 17h 47m |
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LAKEWOOD D-1 D1 ACOUSTIC PRO GUITAR DREADNOUGHT MINT w/ NEW CASE 6 STRING RH TOP | |
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US $1,719.95 | 23d 9h 40m |
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6R Chrome Guitar String Tuning Peg Tuners Machine Heads Guitar parts #lly12302 | |
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US $15.00 | 21d 12h 4m |
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6R Chrome Electric Guitar Machine Heads Tuner Skull button | |
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US $15.85 | 17d 9h 59m |
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Double cutaway Electric Guitar TRD color 2000-TRD | |
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US $160.00 | 20d 21h 57m |
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Very great deal Electric Guitar BLACK 2000-BK | |
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US $155.00 | 20d 21h 53m |
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Encore KC3R Electric Guitar in Red - New | |
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US $106.42 | 20d 19h 6m |
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Gibson Thunderbird Ebony 4 string Studio Bass w/ Gator Strap NR | |
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US $1,099.00 | 19d 15h 57m |
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Chrome 6R SKULL Inline Guitar Tuning Pegs Machine Heads | |
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US $15.82 | 17d 8h 57m |
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Chrome Guitar Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads 3L3R | |
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US $10.12 | 17d 9h 40m |
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Warwick Streamer LX Special Edition 5 String Bass Guitar - Redwood Top, Ash Body | |
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US $2,549.00 | 18d 20h 37m |
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Warwick Streamer LX Special Edition 4 String Bass Guitar - Redwood Top B Stock | |
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US $1,999.00 | 18d 13h 15m |
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3R3L Black Guitar Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads | |
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US $8.49 | 17d 11h 36m |
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GOLD 3x3 Guitar Tuning Machine Heads For fender &Gibson | |
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US $9.65 | 17d 11h 36m |
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GOLD 6RIGHT IN LINE GUITAR SKULL SEALED-GEAR MACHINE HEADS SET | |
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US $13.99 | 17d 11h 3m |
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6 LEFT gold GUITAR SKULL SEALED-GEAR MACHINE HEADS PEGS | |
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US $13.65 | 17d 11h 3m |
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GOLD 3L3R Unique Electric Acoustic Guitar Machine Heads Skull button | |
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US $13.49 | 17d 11h 3m |
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3L3R Electric Acoustic Guitar Machine Heads Tuners CR | |
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US $6.99 | 15d 7h 40m |
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6 Electric Guitar Tuner Tuning Keys Pegs Machine Heads | |
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US $12.06 | 10d 15h 12m |
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Guitar String Tuning Peg Tuners Machine Heads 6R for fender guitar parts | |
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US $12.88 | 6d 5h 20m |
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Chrome Guitar Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads 3L3R | |
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US $9.99 | 15d 11h 18m |
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6*Black Guitar String Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads | |
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US $11.49 | 15d 11h 9m |
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Gold Guitar String Tuning Pegs Tuners Machine Heads | |
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US $12.69 | 15d 11h 8m |
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Gold 6R SKULL Inline Guitar Tuning Pegs Machine Heads SET | |
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US $18.99 | 15d 10h 26m |
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Gold 6Left Cool Skull Guitar Tuning Pegs Machine Heads 6L | |
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US $18.65 | 15d 10h 26m |
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Stagg Acoustic Resonator Guitar | |
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US $370.99 | 14d 20h 20m |
I want to make an electric guitar... Where do I start!!??
I've been playing for a few years on a really beat up old thing. It needs rewiring if nothing else... but then I starting thinking... I could easily buy all the bits and make a new one! I'm a good carpenter, and good at soldering etc... why not!
So I started doing some research... I had NO IDEA how much choice there was between pickups, bridges, wammy bars, machineheads, etc...
Where do I start! What should I get?! Why should classic strat setup or humbuckers or both!?!? Volumes, Tones, Pickup Selectors.... It's endless!!! HELP!
As for "where do I start!!??", you need to start with the main body. I'm sure you've noticed all the different styles and designs on the market, but what you may not realize is how much goes into the design. Every little detail and aspect of the main body is going to determine the sound produced; everything from the type of wood to the shape and thickness and the materials used to put a finish on it. Here's a little info. to get you started: Ha! Ha! 
Happy reading and hope this helps you out.
Wood is one of the largest determining factors of a guitar’s sound and longevity. Specific woods used to build guitars, acoustic and electric, are called tone woods. Tone woods have resonant properties that other woods do not. For example, oak is a beautiful and strong wood, but it has no resonant properties, which would not be best for guitar building.
Alder We find that alder has the richest tone, characterized by lots of fat low-end, well defined mid ranges and a lot of sustain. Alder is a light wood, which makes it more comfortable for lengthy gigs. It is one of the original woods used for solid body guitars. Although other manufacturers use woods like poplar and basswood, they are considered alder substitutes.
Solid Alder Alder is a fairly light and incredibly resilient wood that is a favorite amongst electric guitar makers. It is a close-grained wood with a naturally light tan color. Alder is mostly used for electric guitar bodybuilding because of its full sound, great sustain and density. It is a porous wood that takes quite well to a variety of finishes. This gives the guitar a richer sound because the solid wood soundboard can vibrate more freely and thoroughly.
Spruce Spruce is the most commonly used wood on acoustic guitar soundboards. The soundboards on acoustics are generally made of tightly grained spruce. Naturally yellow in color, spruce is a lightwood that has a very high degree of resonance, so it is a perfect match for acoustic guitars.
Solid Spruce Solid spruce refers less to a difference in the wood than to how it is actually cut for the guitar. Laminate spruce soundboards are built as layers of cross-grained wood glued to each other. Solid spruce soundboards consist of one piece of wood running all the way through. This gives the guitar a richer sound because the solid wood soundboard can vibrate more freely and thoroughly.
Canadian Sitka Spruce Canadian Sitka Spruce is a harder to find, more expensive variety of spruce. It has a light yellow color and is also used for acoustic guitar soundboards. It gives guitars a bigger more resonant sound, flush with crisp highs. It also improves with age more than other types of spruce.
Mahogany Mahogany is a moderately dense and very durable wood. It is commonly used for the backs, sides and necks of acoustic guitars. It is sometimes used on electric guitar bodies and necks. Because it is very sonorous and durable, mahogany is also used in banjos, resonators, ukuleles and acoustic guitar soundboards. It is lighter than maple and specifically provides acoustic guitars with great sustain. Mahogany also provides great weight balance between the neck and the body of an acoustic. It is reddish-brown in color and is incredibly strong and resonant, giving the guitar big, beautiful tones.
Maple Maple is a strong and extremely dense, heavy wood. It is excellent for guitar necks and bodies because it can handle an inordinate amount of string tension. Maple has a bright and crisp tone and is used on flamenco guitars as well as some electrics. It has a wide variety of exotic grains that show up quite well when finished. Flamed maple is a very popular and brilliant looking exotic type of maple. “Flamed” refers to the rippling, or curls of the grain of wood that run across the body. Flamed maple in generally “book matched,” which means that the body is made of two half pieces of a single cut piece of maple. This gives the guitar even weight, look and tone throughout the body.
Nato Nato wood, also known as Eastern Mahogany, is a reliable, strong wood used on guitar necks. It is a value-priced wood used more for beginner instruments. However, it still embodies all of the properties of more commonly used mahogany.
As for your questions on the pickups:
There are many models of pickup, but they fall into two basic categories, namely single-coil and humbucker. Single coil pickups have a brighter sound but also tend to suffer from noise or hum. Humbucking pickups were developed to counteract the noise inherent in single coil pickups - they do this, but they also have a characteristically different, thicker sound. Some humbuckers incorporate wiring whereby the one coil can be switched off, thus allowing the player to select either single-coil or humbucking sounds from a single pickup.
The position of the pickup also affects the sound, which is why many guitars have more than one pickup and a switching mechanism to select which pickup(s) are used. Pickups near the bridge tend to have a more treble-rich sound in comparison to pickups near the neck, which have amore rounded sound. This variation in sound is due to the way in which the strings vibrate at the point directly above the pickups. They are anchored at the bridge and nut, and so the degree of vibration is greater further away from these points.
