General
Model Number
TCK-1L-SD
Series
TC Style
Body Information
Body Material
Basswood
Body Shape
TC Style Left Handed
Body Finish
Sealed Unfinished
Neck Information
Neck Material
Maple
Neck Shape
Modern C
Neck Finish
Unfinished
Scale Length
25.5" / 648mm
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
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
Pickguard
3-Ply Black
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
alducharme42 (verified buyer) –
Amazing kit. The neck fits perfectly. The best telecaster kit in the world.
jamricha (verified buyer) –
Not very easy to find left handed kits so was thrilled to find this one, especially because I was looking for a “Telecaster” kit.
EXCELLENT:
– The build quality is really high, two piece body, grain is nice enough, definitely worth sanding and staining if that’s the finish you’d like.
– The binding is done really well.
– Despite the description saying the neck is unfinished maple, it came pre-finished with a clear lacquer that feels nice, can be sanded easily however
– Neck has a nice tight fit into the body, dead straight
– Routing is done very well, all of the hardware fits fine.
– The bridge and saddles feel nice and solid, good quality
FINE:
– The frets need some polishing but overall are decent
– The holes drilled through the body for the wiring were done prior to the “solderless” connections were fitted and are too small, getting them through the holes to the control unit can be difficult, needed some wire taped to the connection to pull it through gently.
– Rosewood fingerboard has a lovely soft feel to it
– Solderless connections fit together easily, each wire is tagged with a number corresponding to a number on the control unit
– Hardware feels good quality metal
NOT GREAT:
– Unbranded pots and pickups, could be an area of upgrade later
– Unbranded tuners, these are maybe the worst part of this kit, really not great, definite need of an upgrade later
– One of the connections on the control unit had come off the solder connection requiring re-soldering, not a huge deal but could be tough/disappointing for a first time builder who doesn’t have either a soldering iron or experience.
OVERALL:
If you’re the first time kit builder, this is EASILY the best kit when you consider quality to cost. Yes, there are some upgrades needed later to make this a very high quality guitar, but can be functional right “out of the box”. Be prepared to add some parts/tools to the kit before buying like the shielding paint, or shielding foil. This kit comes with all of the holes pre-drilled, but if you’re looking to upgrade to a through body bridge (Telecaster Plus) you will need to drill those holes yourself plus buy the ferrules separately. Also for finishing this guitar, have an idea ahead of time how you’d like to finish it. Buy 240, 600, 1000, 1500 grit sanding paper plus ANY finishing stain or spray beforehand. Depending on where you live, like here in Ireland, those items can be tough to find. After finishing mine, it feels great, plays great, pretty much on par with the Tele Player series.
panman729 (verified buyer) –
After upgrading a few cheap axes I got the itch to build my own guitar. My research said telecasters are the way to go on the first build and that was the case here. I don’t know how to solder so the solderless option was a no brainer for few extra bucks. The guitar box came quickly and on time. Everything came exactly as described and every hole was drilled perfectly. I have very little skill as far as building and I was totally capable of putting it together. I started by sanding the body from 60 to 400. I did the same with the neck but started at 220 to 400
The body is stained and coated with poly. The neck is coated with linseed oil and feels amazing. The tuners are ok but I’m changing them out along with the bridge pickup. I can’t put imy tele down and will definitely be trying another guitar at some point.
b.e.b (verified buyer) –
Second kit I have built, the first from Solo. Let me be clear I am a woodworker not a guitar builder. The build is easy enough but I found the body needed a lot more sanding than my first build. The frets were rough and needed some work. The control plate is not square to the other components which is noticeable. The neck fit looser in the pocket than my first build. All in all price point was higher. I like to support local so for this I may buy another. Otherwise I would have to think a bit more about a future purchase.