Picciuto Guitar Body

Overview video of all the steps.

I’m using a brand new Epiphone Les Paul with P90 pick up for this build. I’ll be using the neck, electronics and hardware.

I’m using some 2" thick ash for this guitar.

It may be difficult to find ash wide enough so you’ll likely need to to glue up two pieces. Once the glue dries plane it down to 1 5/8" thick.

When carving material this hard and thick it’s necessary to screw down the material right to the waste board.

Cut out the neck pocket. You’ll want to be sure the neck fits snugly into the body. One of the things that separate a cheap guitar from a well made one is how this fits.

Next carve out the pickup pockets and control cavity.

And finally carve out the body shape.

Next round over all the edges with a 1/4" round over bit in your router.

Next I use an angle grinder to carve out the arm contour and belly cut. You may need to reference a Fender Strat.

Next you’ll want to drill the holes for attaching the neck.

Now you can carve the pick guard on the X-Carve.

Now its a matter of drilling holes for the tailpiece and bridge. I bought a higher quality bridge than the one that came with the Epiphone. Bridge placement is dependent upon the scale length and fret count of your neck.

Now it’s time to drill the holes for the volume, tone and pickup switch into the the pickguard and attach it to the guitar.