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    Building process of the MAG guitars

    Live all the steps in the making of the guitars MAG will be using

    With luthiers Crête & XB (Guillaume Crête et Xavier Bouchard), the production of the new guitars MAG will be using has now begun. These guitars, a 6-srting and a 7-string, will be used to record the next MAG Project record.

    All the steps of the building process will be presented to you here.

    Don't hesitate to communicate with Crete & XB guitars for more information and place the order for your next guitar.


    Step 1 :

    • Glueing the body halves and tracing the shape.
    • Wood used : Canadian flamed maple


    Step 2 :

    • Cutting the body shape.


    Step 3 :

    • Glueing and cutting the neck parts


    Step 4 :

    • Cutting the body shape


    Step 5 :

    • Glueing the headstock and fingerboard


    Step 6 :

    • Cutting the headstock et fret positioning


    Step 7 :

    • Installing the inlays, sanding the fingerboard


    Step 8 :

    • Installing the frets


    Step 9 :

    • Shaping the neck
    • Cutting the tremolo cavities
    • Cutting the neck cavity
    • Installing the neck


    Step 10 :

    • Cutting the pickup cavities
    • Finishing touches


    Step 11 :

    • Painting the 6-string guitar


    Your next guitar :

    Call or write to Crête & XB guitars to start the production of your next guitar!



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