Description
This DIY guitar kit has everything you need for building your own TC Style Electric Guitar. You will only need some basic tools and finishing supplies. This kit includes all parts and step-by-step instructions to build a complete, playable custom guitar. All challenging wood cutting, drilling and shaping has already been professionally done, as well as fret leveling and dressing.
Recommended tools: Solo Guitar Assembly Kit Bolt-on Neck
Kit includes:
- Alder body with Relic finish
- Roasted Maple neck
- Hex threaded peghead bushings with washers
- String Retainers
- Tuning Machines
- Strings
- Strap Buttons
- Pickguard Assembly
- Bridge Assembly
- Neck Plate
- Control Plate Assembly
- Jack plate (2 mounting screws included)
- Cord
- Hex wrench for truss-rod adjustment
- Allen Key for saddle height adjustment
- All mounting screws are included
IMPORTANT (in addition to our standard return policy): due to their nature kits can be returned only in virtually untouched condition and in original package.
Kamal Jarrah (verified owner) –
All in all, I’d say the kit is pretty good. The body relic looks great, the hardware feels good quality, and the tuners work surprisingly well with a great vintage feel.
I did have a small problem with the electronics, but I was able fix it no problem and if I couldn’t, support was ready to help. Definitely willing to chalk that up to a fluke.
I unfortunately keep having problems with the neck.
The first and most obvious thing: it’s labeled as a 22 fret neck, but it’s only 21. Not a big deal for me, but worth mentioning for others.
The neck is also the darkest roasted maple I’ve ever seen, and the black inlays are hard to see on the side of the fingerboard. Could see that being frustrating for newer players. Again, not much of a worry for me, but worth mentioning.
The biggest problem is with the nut and the frets.
The nut is cut well enough, but it’s super high and the strings go out of tune when playing on the lower frets. Strongly recommend filing the nut down by a fair bit.
Lastly, the frets. The frets on my neck are not even and it’s causing a lot of fret buzz. I’m lucky that I happen to have the tools to fix it, but I doubt most people buying this kit will.
Overall I still had good fun building the kit, and the final product looks nice. It’s just not quite the playing experience I’ve come to expect from guitars in this price range.