I've always wanted to build my own guitar, and about 2 years ago I took the plunge and did it. Not quite as hard as I thought, a great learning experience, and a lot of fun. Well, I've built a few now, and in the near future I'd like to build one and try to sell it. My question is how much would you be willing to pay for a guitar like this?
Neck-through body construction. 5 piece laminated neck of maple/hawaiian koa/figured maple/hawaiian koa/maple. The body is Sapele, the fretboard, tailpiece, and pickup ring are bloodwood. The pickup is a Seymour Duncan JB. 24 medium frets, easy access up to the 24th fret. The balance is good, very comfortable to play, and has a nice warm sound. Gold hardware, 25.5 inch scale.
The materials themselves ended up roughly $500. I'd like to build another one to sell, but I'd to it with two pickups instead of one, and a slightly different tailpiece. That would probably entail about $600 total in parts.
Think I could sell it for $800 or maybe a tad more? The fit and finish are very high quality, only a tiny check on the fretboard and a nick in the back of the neck.