One of our primary goals at Buildanax is to give you some of the best "bang for your buck" that you'll find anywhere when it comes to purchasing a guitar. Some of our standard features are things that you generally don't find on guitars under $1000. We're going the "extra step" right from the start so that you'll be purchasing an instrument that has high-end feel and features at an affordable price point. Here are some of the features that we put into each Buildanax guitar that set us apart.
Hand Fret Dressing: We take each neck and level, crown and polish every fret. This is one of those things that takes a guitars playability to the next level. It can make a good playing guitar a GREAT playing guitar. Here are pictures of each step of the process.
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| Neck Straightening | Fret Leveling |
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| Fret Crowning | 5-Step Buffing Process |
Shielded Body Cavities: We coat the cavities for the electronics and bridge with Cu-Pro Cote RF shielding paint. This is a copper based shielding paint that sells for over $150 a quart. It helps to reduce the interference often caused by RF interference and flourescent lighting. The photo shows a before and after.
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Counter Bored Headstock: This is where the openings for the tuner bushings on the face of the headstock are bored to a smaller diameter than the openings on the back of the headstock. This lessens the chance for travel or movement of the shaft of the tuning key to help give you more stable tuning.
Graphite nuts on all necks: Provides smoother tuning and string travel.
We custom fit then drill all the holes for the neck and bridge: After you have selected your parts, we "dry-fit" everything together, then we drill the holes for the neck and bridge of your choice to insure that everything on your guitar specs out properly.
Nitro-cellulose lacquer: All bodies and necks are finished using nitro-cellulose lacquer as opposed to polyurethane as used by many other manufactures. Polyurethane is a harder and very durable finished, however most guitar players prefer nitro-cellulose lacquer because they feel that it does not clog the wood pores and allows the wood to be more resonant. Lacquer will tend to "yellow" over time therefore giving an instrument more of a "vintage" look.
Special note: You've possibly had the experience of playing some really high-end guitars that don't feel all that impressive and at the same time you've probably played some rather inexpensive guitars on occasion that play surprisingly well. The point being, just because a guitar is expensive, it doesn't always mean it plays well. By the same token, a cheaper guitar can often be made to play impressively well. Provided there is a good foundation to work with, nearly any guitar's playability can be taken to the next level with the right set-up and fret work.
| Body Wood Types: | Mahogany, Basswood, Ash |
| Body Colors: | 20+ colors available in metallics, solids and translucent |
| Body Finish: | gloss nitro-cellulose lacquer |
| Neck Wood Types: | solid flamed maple, solid plain maple, solid plain maple with rosewood fretboard |
| Neck Inlay: | pearl and abalone. Oval, diamond, cloud, and offset dot patterns |
| Neck Finishes: | gloss and satin nitro-cellulose lacquer |
| Number of Frets: | 22 Jumbo (2.7mm) |
| Neck Radius: | 12” |
| Scale Length: | 25-1/2” |
| Nut: | graphite |
| Neck Width: | 1-11/16” at nut, 2-3/16” at last fret |
| Neck Attachment: | 4-bolts |
| Trussrod: | adjustable at headstock – no component or string removal required |
| Pickguard: | nearly 20 options |
| Electronic Shielding: | Cu-Pro Cote copper shielding paint in body cavity. Back of pickgaurd shielded with Cu-Pro Cote and aluminum lining |
| Tuners: | sealed type |
| Controls: | 2 tone and 1 volume |
| Switching: | 5-way (custom wiring available) |
| Pickups: | 3 single coils or 2 single coils with 1 humbucker. Several brands available. |
| Bridge: | tremolo style |
| Weight: | varies depending on wood type. Basswood being the lightest and ash the heaviest. |
