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Here's some sources for parts and info...
www.allparts.com     
www.stewmac.com   as mentioned by Topdown...
www.warmoth.com       www.seymourduncan.com        www. dimarzio.com

These websites are not only a good source of parts and supplies, but also information, sound bites, forums, etc..
Your project should be fun and rewarding! Have you thought about what type of guitar you're going to build? Have you thought about picking up a used guitar, maybe even a junker, and rebuilding? I eventually want to build one but the the costs of using quality parts and building a complete guitar will come awful close to the purchase price of a new one...  I do have a Fender Strat, Mexican model, that I've modified and rewired several times...but that's starting with a quality neck, body, and hardware...Changing out paint/cosmetics, pickups, switching options, rewiring, pickguard, etc. give a different guitar each time...

Those PRS caught my eye as well...gotta find something sell and and start saving for one...   PRS will be at the International Guitar Show in Dallas next month and I can't wait to go try some of those out!

We went to see ZZTop recently and Billy Gibbons is a master of those elusive pinch harmonics. Saw him use the fingernail on his third finger to get those super cool tones while playing. It's also much easier (don't have any idea why) to get them from the bridge pickup than the neck. It's an acquired touch...short grip the pick, or use finger nail...strike the note and very lightly mute with fleshy part of finger or thumb...takes a little practice but it's not all that hard or mysterious once you get the formula down. Bridge pickup with volume cranked up! Good Luck and have fun practicing this!

I have to agree with Songsterman. I met with and talked to some D'Addario reps at the Guitar Show and ended up stocking up on strings. I have the EXP on two acoustic guitars and three mandolins...   The Reps can't openly say it...but D'Addario makes many of the "house brand" strings for some of the companies like Martin...

I'm not a tech and know very little about amplifiers...but I can tell you this. Avoid the temptation to open it up and start probing around if you don't know what you are doing. Some have tranformers or capacitors that can store and hold lethal dosage of electricity! You can be seriously injured or killed even if it's not plugged in!

It can be a fun project figuring all that out... I would start by using the same guitar...and would set the volume at about half with no tone. Then would set the amp up with a clean tone that sounds good. Then start playing around with your volume, tone, and pickup combinations on guitar. Some of my humbucker pickups will be very clean at lower volume and will pick up a growl as the volume rolls up. Once you find your guitar sounds then go back to the clean settings and start playing with the volumes and settings on the amp... It's amazing how much sound you can find just noodling around...Once you know what the guitar and amp can do you can then start adding effects as needed... hope this helps, jg

It adds more expression and emotion to your playing...ever notice how some players have an instantly recognizable sound? Others might play the same song but just doesn't sound the same. Some players like SRV would bend to the extreme (tuned lower to allow extreme bends) and some are just ever so subtle...    Try playing a simple tune...like Amazing Grace...note by note and try some notes with bends and vibrato...make this a practice exercise and soon your question will be answered...jg

Squeezing a tennis ball helps too! Doesn't squish like tomatoes!

There seems to be lots of opinions about tube vs solid state...Fender vs other brand, etc. . I've always had the opinion that unless one is a working performer that most of us are over amped! I see people buying these 100 watt amps when they live in an apartment! My favorite all around the house amp is a little Roland Micro Cube...awesome sound considering the little 5 watt solid state! I've also used it in for church miked into the PA system. Also have a Peavey Classic 30 that's a tube amp and will hold it's own with most! My most used amp is an old Peavey Studio Pro 40 watt that has been used and abused for over 20 years and still sounds great!

Anyway...my opinion would be to find a smaller amp of 15- 30 watts...plug in your guitars and get the one that sounds best and has the best price range... I think that tube amps are overated and a bit expensive but for a purist it's the only way to go!

I've never had a battery fail yet...I simply change the battery when I change my strings...just consider it to be routine maintenance...This is in a Martin GTE acoustic/electric...

Incidently...the Seagull guitars that I've seen and played are very good guitars!

I wonder if the replacement strings are a different gauge...hence the rattles. The string companies all have websites that give lots of information and some have sound samples...some strings will have a brighter sound than others...some are more suitable for acoustic/electric guitars than others...   also the guitar company should have recommendations as well. D'Addario also makes many of the "house" brand strings out there too!

I've always had my eye on a Gretsch 6120 but the 5120 is much more affordable and I keep hearing really good stuff about them...has anyone been able to play both for comparison?