General
Model Number
TCK-150-SD
Series
TC Style
Body Information
Body Material
Basswood
Body Shape
TC Style
Body Finish
Sealed Unfinished
Neck Information
Neck Material
Maple
Neck Shape
Modern C
Neck Finish
Unfinished
Scale Length
25.5" / 648mm
Fingerboard Material
Maple
Fingerboard Radius
12"
Number of Frets
22
Frets
Medium Jumbo, Nickel Silver
Nut Material
Plastic
Nut Width
42mm
Position Inlays
Acrylic Dot
Truss Rod
2-Way-Action
Truss Rod Nut
4 mm Hex
Hardware & Electronics
Finish
Chrome
Pickup Configuration
S-S
Pickups
Ceramic Pickups
Controls
1V, 1T, 3-Way Toggle
Bridge
Top Loading TC Bridge
Tuning Machines
Schaller Type
Potentiometers
Full Sized Pots
Misc
Solderless wiring, Includes all mounting screws, strap buttons, and plates
Accessories
Includes
Hex Adjustment Keys & Instrument Cable
Dave Holmes (verified buyer) –
I recently completed this kit, and now have a functional, lightweight Tele style guitar. I found the kit to be fine — all parts fit, everything included, shipping went well, service very good. The neck was straight and fit the body well; I did not need to do anything particularly difficult. The solderless electronics (and the assembly in general) are dead easy — hook A to A and B to B etc. All works well. The end product depends VERY much on your ability to finish the wood — I’m just a beginner there but even so, the guitar looks passable. I have virtually no experience and no shop to work in, and was still able to finish the project with no problems. The end quality is so-so, so far — evidently the electronics and such are not top quality — but I’m still not sure what is the result of the components and what is my lack of experience. The guitar is playable and sounds good. I am still learning about the proper set up and such.
I did need to sand down the nut a bit (it was way too high from the factory) and clean up some of the frets — but that’s also part of the fun of a kit. I have no problem recommending Solo.
Mark Troxell (verified buyer) –
I purchased this kit as a project my 8yrs old daughter and I could do together. I choose the solderless so she could experience and understand all the parts of an electric guitar and how they work… and do it all herself. We did use a fender replacement neck.. it fit perfectly with the kit, alignment, intonation, etc.. are spot on. We hand finished the wood with “tru oil” the gunstock finish.. ( as recommended in the instructions) it came out a very nice, high gloss finish.
We upgraded the bridge to one with individually adjustable brass saddles and we will likely upgrade the pickups at some point.. however the ones supplied with the kit are not bad at all. Playability and sound of the guitar is very nice and something she can treasure….
bonnerg_1999 (verified buyer) –
I recently completed this kit however there were some minor issues. The body was nice and the neck pocket perfect, however one of the holes didn’t line up for the neck pickup ring. Not sure if the body was drilled wrong or if the pickup ring was defective. I had to drill my own hole. As for the solderless wiring… Not so much. The wires for the neck pick arrived laying loose in the bag. They must have come undone in shipping. I had to contact support to find out exactly which way the wiring was supposed to go and resolder them. The neck is much nicer than expected. Perfectly straight and needed only a minor fret dressing. However, some screw holes for the tuning keys were slightly off so a few of the tuning keys are slightly crooked. My biggest complaint with the neck though is the 12” radius, but that’s personal preference. Setup was a breeze. Sound OK at best. Tuning stability not great. Overall, it’s OK for the price. Will I build another from them? Probably not, but that’s mainly due to the 12” radius necks that come with all the kits. The cheap hardware wouldn’t cost that much to replace (I already have other pickups I could use), but a new neck isn’t so cheap.
#1 (verified buyer) –
This is my second Solo Tele kit. It arrived in good time and all looks good. Haven’t started the build yet, but looking forward to doing this one. My last kit was a painted body kit so will be doing the staining on this one.
jeremyghurst (verified buyer) –
Product as described. All parts fit properly. Great project with a quality guitar after you finish. I would recommend this kit to anyone.
#1 (verified buyer) –
Just finished this guitar build, so this is the second view. The build went together great and I only experienced one issue with a chip off the neck after sanding and staining it. Scott very kindly made things right after I emailed him with photos of the damage. The guitar sounds and looks great, very please with the results.
Always had a great experience with this company, the kits are very good and the customer service is excellent. I already have my third kit from them, this time a Stratocaster, will post a review once I finish it.