Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: What parts are included with a Res-O-Glas Body?

• Q: What tools will I need to complete a Res-O-Glas Guitar?

• Q: What necks will fit Res-O-Glas Guitar Bodies?

• Q: What pickups and bridges will fit on the Res-O-Glas Guitar Body?

• Q: Where can I buy a Res-O-Glas Guitar Body or Parts?

• Q: What parts are included with a Res-O-Glas Body?

  Res-O-Glas Guitar Bodies include the two part fiberglass body, white stripe binding, center maple block, foam, strap buttons, various screws and a 17-page assembly manual with pictures. See photo below for an example of the shipping contents of a typical body.

   

  

   

  To finish the Res-O-Glas Guitar you will need to purchase a few items we do not sell: as part of the body kit. The neck, floating bridge, pickups and all electronics and strings are an example of additional items you will need. We have three itemized build examples on our Website at this time to outline what is needed to complete a guitar. Two examples are located in the Bodies/Specs section and one in the Res-O Theory section of our Website. Please review these areas prior to making a purchase for an outline of what parts are required to complete several different types of guitars.

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• Q: What tools will I need to complete a Res-O-Glas Guitar?

  A drill with various standard size drill bits, clamps, a straight edge or yard stick, diagonal pliers and various size screw drivers is all you need for a basic guitar build. A Dremel tool is also helpful, but not necessary. Various grits of sandpaper can ensure a snug fit on your guitar neck, but may not be necessary. No painting is required for these guitar bodies. The wood blocks are not set in our guitar bodies when they are shipped, all kits require that you purchase epoxy to set this piece. Approximately 1 to 2 ounces of epoxy is needed (available at any Lowe's or Home Depot). The reason we do not set the wood blocks in the guitar, is so that multiple guitar designs are possible. Setting the wood blocks could limit design options.

   

   

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• Q: What necks will fit Res-O-Glas Guitar Bodies?

  With our Res-O-Glas WL style bodies, Guitars with 2-3/16" wide necks will fit the bodies. This is the most common size bolt-on neck available today.

   

  We offer two finishes to our WL necks, the T and the S.

   

  The WLT Res-O-Glas Guitar body, has a 2-3/16” wide neck pocket with a squared heel. Examples of guitar necks that would fit this body are the Fender Telecaster, various LP style knock-offs, Epiphones, Modern Danelectros, various Eastwoods and more.

   

  The WLS Res-O-Glas Guitar body, has a 2-3/16” wide neck pocket with a rouded heel. Examples of guitar necks that would fit this body are the Fender Strats and various aftermarket strat style necks, available from Warmoth, All Parts and Might Mite.

   

  We also offer a R style guitar body. The R stands for Retro and fits standard vintage valco Res-O-Glas necks and necks narrower than 2-3/16 wide that you want to convert to use with a Res-O-Glas Guitar body. to read more on selecting a guitar neck and the types of bodies that we foffer, visit the following pages of our website:

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• Q: What pickups and bridges will fit on the Res-O-Glas Guitar Body?

   

  Since there is no routing to house the pickups, all pickups are surface mounted on top of the guitar. This is the same type of configuration that was utilized with vintage Res-O-Glas Guitars. In order to clear the pickup heights, you will need to use a floating bridge that extends at least 0.90" inches high. Adapting a standard floating bridge to these specs is very easy to do.

   

   

   

  A traditional floating bridge with tune-o-matic is on the left. Most of these bridges are designed for archtop guitars and will need to be sanded in order to have a flat bottom for the Res-O-Glas Guitar. A highly modified bridge is on the right. A reproduction of the original rosewood Valco bridge is also available via Lawman Guitars.

   

   

   

  The photo above right shows how high a neck sits on a Res-O-Glas Guitar. This allows for soapbar style pickups that look similiar to the one in the middle and have a height clearance of 5/8" to be mounted directly on top of the guitar without any modification. Our pickup rings are available in .480" (neck position) and .675 (bridge position) thicknesses. They accept a wide variety of pickups and have the height needed for this type of guitar setup.

   

  Pickups are screwed directly into our pickup rings via the outermost pole pieces (located below the two E strings when mounted). Our rings accept two common size pole piece spreads 2.015" and 1.925". The opening of the ring measures 1.525" by 2.885". Pickups that have tabs used in conjunction with the spring height adjustment mechanism will need to be removed. This can be done by bending the metal until it breaks. Once this adaptation is made it cannot be reversed.

   

  

   

  The above four pickups would fit our universal pickup rings. They have outer pole spreads of either 2.015" or 1.925". They are examples from DiMarzio, Seymour Duncan, Epiphone/Gibson, unknown (with nickel cover). The Epiphone example in the lower left corner would have to have the tabs removed to fit into the pickup ring. Be sure to check all pole spacings on your pickups before you begin your guitar build.

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• Q: Where can I buy a Res-O-Glas Guitar Body or Parts?

  Res-O-Glas guitar bodies and kits can be purchased exclusively here at Guitar Kits USA.  Visit our guitar kits product page now to shop the full selection.

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