Description
Building a Solo DIY guitar kit can be a rewarding experience. You’ll not only create a custom guitar but also gain valuable skills throughout the process which can be applied to other guitars. Since all the challenging parts such as drilling, shaping, fret leveling and dressing are already taken care of, you’ll just need some basic tools and finishing supplies to complete it.
Manuals: Assembly / Wiring
Recommended Tools: Bolt-on Assembly Kit
Finishing Options: Nitro, Stain, Oil, Dyes, etc
Kit includes:
- Unfinished Basswood body
- Unfinished Maple neck with with 2-way truss rod & dot inlays
- Rosewood fingerboard
- Machine heads
- Tremolo bridge
- Bridge & neck pickups
- Wiring harness
- Mini Potentiometers
- Chrome plated hardware
- Black speed knobs
- Jack, back, truss rod & cavity covers
- Strings
- Strap buttons
- Setup adjustment wrenches
- Guitar cable
- All mounting screws
: Solo PRK-0T DIY Electric Guitar Kit
: PRK-0T
Disclaimer: Kits can only be returned in virtually untouched condition and in original packaging
bluesfan (verified buyer) –
This is my 13th kit from Solo and again it was a fast and very well packaged delivery. I did put a note in my order asking Solo to pick a kit with a nice wood grain and well done joints on the body as I was planning to do an aged translucent white wash finish. I am sure they did as I received a perfect body, the grain looks great and the joints are invisible. Thanks Solo for the special attention. The body to neck joint is just perfect, snug fit, no gap and aligned with the bridge. The neck is dead straight, frets well levelled and only needed minor polishing.
Modifications:
Body, cut the neck pocket to install a custom Solo custom neck plate for better high frets access, carved an arm rest and a belly cut.
Neck, did plug one hole and drilled a new one for the custom neck plate, added radius to the headstock sharp points, polished the frets. Filed down the nut slots to my taste.
Bridge, changed the sustain block to a short full size solid steel block and the tremolo arm with imperial threads to match.
Pickups, installed a pair of alnico humbucker sized lipsick.
Controls, all pots are brass 3/8”sleeves and brass shafts, volumes are push push A500K for coil split with added 1.1 K resistor to keep some signal from the cut coil (less volume drop). Tones are B500K.
Tuners, Wilkinson from Solo vintage style 19:1 ratio. These are very smooth and accurate at a fair price.
Finishing: Using Samans water based stains and flat varnish.
Body, after sanding I applied 1 coat of Golden Weath for a base color and sanded it off to reveal the grain and added 2 coats of White. Sanded with 3M grey pad between each coat. Applied 4 coats of flat varnish, also sanded with 3M grey pad between each coat.
Neck, Applied 1 coat of Dark Oak on the neck, back and sides of the headstock. The headstock face is black. Then added 4 coats of flat varnish. Same sanding as the body.
The final assembly and setup were a breeze thanks to the great fit of all the parts.
She looks and plays fantastic, a real keeper.
Thanks again Solo for the fun modding kits and first class service.
Michel
alphadog123 (verified buyer) –
I like the look of it.