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Step 1
Decide on the finish and color of the body. You can choose a solid color or go for the sunburst look.
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Step 2
Decide on the pickup configuration. Most Les Pauls feature two pickups, but you can use three if you'd like. You can also choose between humbuckers, open-coils and P-90s. If you'd like, you can include a pick guard below the pickups.
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Step 3
Choose the wood and inlay style for the neck. Choose a wood that complements the body color and then add dot, trapezoid or block inlays.
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Step 4
Customize your guitar further in your selection of volume and tone knobs, a bridge and tuning keys. Generally, the guitar will look best if you match certain components. For example, you could select gold humbucking pickups, a gold bridge and gold tuning keys. However, it's your design so feel free to go wild if you want!
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Step 5
Put the finishing touches on your design by selecting a binding for the body and neck. You can even extend the binding to the headstock if you'd like.
