where to buy body blanks in the UK?

markblack · June 2023

anyone any recommendations?

Ideally looking to spend around £40-£50 per blank... still learning so dosn't have to be high end but needs to come pre-glued and ready to go.

cheers

mark

TTony · June 2023

Probably eBay is your best option at that price.

WezV · June 2023

For that price with no glueing I would go with a one piece body from here.

https://www.reidtimber.co.uk/guitar-blanks

WezV · June 2023

I would consider getting some clamps and a plane though. Opens up the options a bit

markblack · June 2023

@WezV thanks for that... I'll look into getting what i need to join two pieces...

PhilW1 · June 2023

I’ve seen a company called Booboo Guitars on the web that do exactly that but I have no idea if they are any good tho.

davros · June 2023

I have had good blanks from guitar bass build, guitars and woods and David Dyke, but none as cheap as that I don't think

elstoof · June 2023

David Dyke has poplar or basswood blanks for just over 50 quid, 3 pieces joined for you. Plus vat and shipping mind.

Booboo guitars is the b stock from Guitarbuild afaik

Jez6345789 · June 2023

The cheapest I found before Brexit was Guitars and Wood in Portugal, I am sure now there will be some additional costs of duty vat etc but still have their painter-grade African mahogany one piece or less for a two piece also US pine thats pretty cheap.

https://guitarsandwoods.com/tonewoods-blanks/Materials-Supplies-Tonewoods-Bodies-Blanks?page=7

I still use them for cheap wood but it's easier here in Spain as totally spoiled for wood.

Also if you are going to be doing a lot of learning :-) then it may well be worth looking to buy a bit bigger for the year ahead I found most of the UK suppliers can do something if there is some volume in it. Also if you can do that, it pays to shop around hard to ask a supplier for your very best price on a single blank. Also, don't be too fussy about species see what else they have that is not a classic guitar wood blank. If you really need it cheap then buy by the meter and as Wez said buy a saw a plane and a few clamps and make your own.

Hope that may help

WezV · June 2023

Yeah, G&W were going to be my other suggestion

Postage and tax will make this a challenging price point to reach for anything sold as a guitar body blank.

TTony · June 2023

WezV said:

For that price with no glueing I would go with a one piece body from here.

https://www.reidtimber.co.uk/guitar-blanks

Those prices look really good.

WezV · June 2023

yeah, obviously it's not the species most are after so I assume that helps with the prices. I had a couple of poplar body blanks from them and the wood was fine. Not exciting, but perfectly usable

elstoof · June 2023

Last thing I bought from G&W was a radius jig and the shipping was 30 euro, I’d imagine a body blank would be at least as much. You may get hit with import duties, you shouldn’t as it’s less than £130 but G&W are supposed to charge VAT at their end for HMRC

wabster · June 2023

+1 for Reid Timber, always had excellent service and good prices. Top chap!

markblack · June 2023

thanks all - will check them out.

Howdy, Stranger!

Categories

In this Discussion

Become a Subscriber!

where to buy body blanks in the UK?

Comments