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Your first build is easier than you think.
From classic shapes to rare builds.
Electric, acoustic, bass. We have over 40 body shapes to choose from. Different woods, different hardware, different vibes. Not sure where to start? Our quick quiz matches you with the right kit in seconds.
40+ body shapes. One quick quiz. Your match.
Builds for every skill level.
New to building? Our beginner kits come pre-shaped and ready to finish. Just sand, stain, and assemble. Experienced? We have advanced builds that'll push your skills. Every kit includes a difficulty rating so there are no surprises.
Every kit has a difficulty score.
You can't buy this guitar in any store.
Gift it to a loved one. Bring it to band practice. Hang it on the wall. Whatever you do with it, this is a real, playable instrument and the only one like it on earth. You can't buy this guitar in any store. You can only build it.
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These kits are already in our United States warehouse. They ship from our own US shelves rather than from our overseas warehouse, so most orders reach you in 3 to 8 business days instead of the usual 4 to 6 weeks.
Build your own Lefty DB-style Ash body Guitar with Rosewood Fretboard using our DIY Guitar kits. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Left-Hande...
View full detailsBuild your own left-handed DIY hollow body guitar with Mahogany Body and Neck, Quilted Maple veneer, F-Holes, and Florentine-style single cutaway. ...
View full detailsBuild an offset-body electric guitar with a reverse headstock. All six tuners sit on one side. The middle of the body is a raised strip that holds ...
View full detailsBuild your own Mahogany body R41 Bass Guitar with Rosewood Fretboard using this DIY Guitar kits. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Hand...
View full detailsFull Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Number of Strings: 4 Size: Full Size Build Difficulty: Beginner (3/10) Bolt-on neck join...
View full detailsSolid Mahogany body right-handed Orlana Guitar Kit with Double Locking Tremolo, Quilted Maple Veneer. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right...
View full detailsBuild your own solid-body double-cut guitar using this DIY guitar kit with a mahogany body & bolt-on mahogany neck with a beautiful rosewood fr...
View full detailsFull Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Number of Strings: 6 Size: Full Size Build Difficulty: Intermediate (5/10) Single-pickup...
View full detailsBuild your own DIY bass guitar with a beautiful flame maple veneer, and a maple fretboard and neck with a skunk stripe. Full Specifications General...
View full detailsBuild your own semi-hollow TE-style guitar with this mahogany DIY kit, featuring a classic design paired with a smooth vibrato tailpiece. Ideal for...
View full detailsBuild a short-scale offset electric guitar from a box of parts. This DIY kit gives you a mahogany body, a bolt-on neck with a 22-fret rosewood fret...
View full detailsThe body, neck and fretboard are all Stripewood, so the bold dark-and-light stripe runs through the whole guitar. Stripewood is our name for this w...
View full details50+ kits are in the US warehouse and ready to ship.
Our in-stock kits come pre-shaped and ready to build, a great choice for first-time builders. Each kit includes quality tonewoods, hardware, and all the parts you need to assemble your own guitar, and ships worldwide.
Build your own acoustic electric guitar with this TE-style hollow body DIY kit, designed to deliver warm acoustic resonance with added clarity and ...
View full detailsBuild your own Lefty DB-style Ash body Guitar with Rosewood Fretboard using our DIY Guitar kits. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Left-Hande...
View full detailsEver dreamed of crafting your custom short-scale guitar? It's time with our DIY kit, offering everything from a rosewood fretboard to a strong mapl...
View full detailsExperience the joy of creating your own music with our DIY Violin Bass Guitar kit! This short-scale (30" / 760 mm) kit includes all the materials n...
View full detailsBuild your own Hollow Archtop Body Guitar with Ebonized Fretboard using our DIY Guitar Kits. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed ...
View full detailsBuild your own Mahogany body R41 Bass Guitar with Rosewood Fretboard using this DIY Guitar kits. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Hand...
View full detailsBuild your own offset set-neck guitar with a mahogany body, Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays, and dual mini-humbuckers. Features chrome hardware,...
View full detailsSemi-hollow Orlana guitar kit features a chambered solid mahogany body topped with a solid carved maple cap, delivering a balanced blend of warmth,...
View full detailsFull Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Number of Strings: 4 Size: Full Size Build Difficulty: Beginner (3/10) Bolt-on neck join...
View full detailsDesigned for easy construction, this solid mahogany body guitar kit features a double-cutaway design, bolt-on mahogany neck, and blues-style headst...
View full detailsJE style 6-string guitar kit with a solid basswood body, skunk striped maple neck, and a beautiful rosewood fretboard. Full Specifications General ...
View full detailsBuild a beautiful semi-hollow body ST style DIY guitar with Alder wood body and Stripewood body top. Stripewood is our name for this wood veneer. T...
View full detailsBuild your own DIY bass guitar with a beautiful flame maple veneer mahogany body, and trapezoid white pearloid inlays on a maple neck with a skunk ...
View full detailsBuild a short-scale offset electric guitar from a box of parts. This DIY kit gives you a mahogany body, a bolt-on neck with a 22-fret rosewood fret...
View full detailsBuild your own semi-hollow body E35 guitar with beautiful Quilted Maple veneer and Ebonized Fretboard. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Righ...
View full detailsBuild your own heavy metal style electric guitar with this DIY kit, featuring aggressive styling, powerful humbuckers, and a double locking tremolo...
View full detailsReady to ship and perfect for beginners and experienced builders alike. Start your custom guitar build today.
Want full creative control? A blank kit is a canvas for your build. You shape the body and headstock yourself, so you can carve a design that is completely your own. Blanks are a favorite for STEM classrooms and for makers who want to build something no one else has.
Build a classic tone machine from the ground up with this blank body T-style guitar kit. The body ships as an uncut rectangular slab, so you draw a...
View full detailsBuild your own double cutaway guitar with this blank body DIY kit, made for builders who want to cut the shape themselves. The body ships as an unc...
View full detailsBuild your own Junior LP-style guitar from the first cut to the final polish. This blank-body DIY kit is made for builders who want full creative c...
View full detailsBuild a custom electric guitar from the ground up with this left handed blank body T-style guitar kit, designed specifically for left handed player...
View full detailsA blank basswood body you cut to your own outline, paired with an assembled maple neck and a maple fretboard. The body ships as an uncut rectangula...
View full detailsDIY blank-body bass guitar kit built for full creative control. The unshaped body and headstock let you carve your own contours, define your prefer...
View full detailsBring your own vision. Carve, shape, and finish a one-of-a-kind guitar from the ground up.
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No soldering iron, no wiring experience, no problem. In these kits the electronics arrive pre-wired and every connection is a plug-in connector, so there is nothing to solder. You still assemble, finish, and set up a real guitar, you just skip the step that needs hot tools and practice. A favorite for first builds and classrooms where soldering irons are off the table.
Build your own acoustic electric guitar with this TE-style hollow body DIY kit, designed to deliver warm acoustic resonance with added clarity and ...
View full detailsA single-cutaway kit with a bolt-on neck and a bound fretboard. The mahogany neck fastens to the body with four screws through a chrome neck plate,...
View full detailsBuild your own classic single-cutaway guitar with this TE-style DIY kit. The warm mahogany body pairs with a maple neck and Rosewood fretboard for ...
View full detailsST-style DIY guitar kit featuring a warm mahogany body, a maple neck, and a maple fretboard with black dot inlays. This kit includes fully pre-wire...
View full detailsBuild your own acoustic electric guitar with this ST-style hollow body DIY guitar kit, designed for builders who want acoustic warmth, electric ver...
View full detailsA beginner-friendly LP-style DIY guitar kit with a mahogany body and classic single-cutaway design. Unlike most LP-style kits, this one features a ...
View full detailsDevil-Horn guitar kit featuring a mahogany body with a symmetric double-cutaway design, a mahogany neck, and a rosewood fretboard with trapezoid in...
View full detailsThe wiring is done. You assemble, finish, and play.
We offer more than 40 guitar kit body shapes. You can choose your own hand orientation, tonewood type, hardware, fretboard inlays, headstock shape, binding options & more.
Discover everything you need to build your own electric guitar! With easy-to-follow guides, expert tips, and real community builds, we help you bring your custom guitar to life.
Ready to begin? Start your build with our free step-by-step guides, or get help from our Builder Success Team.
Tak Takenaka drew a guitar no store sells, then cut it from a blank kit. He took out the wood behind the bridge to save weight, and solved the problem that caused.
Simon S. cut his own body shape from a blank mahogany kit. Then he 3D printed a honeycomb pickguard to fit it and swapped four parts.
Vincent S. had a pale quilted maple top and chose not to stain it. He covered it edge to edge in tattoo-style stickers instead. Here is how he layered, masked and coated it, and what to test before you try it.
Yes. Many of our builders are first-timers. Every kit has a difficulty rating from 1 to 10 on its product page, so you can pick one that matches your experience. Most kits arrive with frets installed and the routing already done, so no woodworking is required. Blank-body kits are the exception (the body is not pre-shaped), so check the product page. If you get stuck, email support@guitarkitworld.com and we usually reply within 1 to 3 business days.
Take our quick kit quiz. It matches you to a kit based on your style and skill level. Every kit on our site also shows a difficulty score, so you can quickly see what fits your experience. Still unsure? Contact our Builder Success Team and we'll recommend one.
Most of our standard kits include a body, a neck with frets installed, hardware (bridge, tuners, knobs, strap buttons), pickups, electronics, strings, and an Allen wrench set. Contents vary by kit: body blanks are not pre-shaped, and Custom Shop kits can be tailored, for example ordered without hardware, so always check the product page for exactly what your kit includes. You supply a few basics: sandpaper, a screwdriver, a soldering iron for the wiring, and your choice of finish. See the full list in Luthier Tools for DIY Guitar Kits.
Most of our kits require basic soldering. If you're new to it, check out our wiring guide here.
If you don't want to solder, or don't have the tools, our solderless guitar kits use plug-and-play wiring. No iron required.
Build time depends on the kit and on you, so every kit page shows a difficulty rating to help you pick one that fits your experience. The biggest variable is the finish: an oil or stain is ready in days, while lacquer or polyurethane can take from one week to three months to fully cure.
You can use stain, paint, or oil-based finishes. Our advice: work from a reference photo, usually a guitar whose look you want to recreate. Learn more in our guide to choosing a finish, and see fresh community builds on our Customer Reviews page.
Safety note: rags used with an oil finish give off heat as they cure and can catch fire if left in a pile. Lay them flat to dry outdoors, or soak them in water, before you throw them away.
We ship to over 100 countries, and every order ships with a tracking number. Free shipping is available on U.S. orders and on many international kits: eligible free-shipping options appear at checkout for your location. Delivery time depends on which warehouse fulfills your kit, shown on the product page. In-stock kits from our U.S. warehouse usually arrive in 3 to 8 business days, a little longer around holidays, or worldwide from our international warehouse in 2 to 6 weeks. Pre-order and Custom Shop kits take longer (pre-orders about 3 to 6 months, Custom Shop about 8 months), with the timeline shown on the product page. If your order ships to a U.S. address, you pay no customs duties or import taxes, whether your kit ships from our U.S. warehouse or our international warehouse. Orders to other countries may be subject to customs duties or import taxes set by your country, which are the buyer's responsibility. See our Shipping Policy for details.
We back every in-stock kit with a 14-Day Satisfaction Guarantee. If you haven't opened or started the build, return it within 14 days of delivery for a full refund (you cover return shipping, and refunds are processed within 5 business days). Custom Shop orders are made to order and are excluded (see our Refund Policy for their terms). Separately, our 30-Day Defect Coverage has you covered if anything arrives damaged, defective, or with a missing part: contact us with a photo or short video within 30 days and we'll make it right with a replacement part, partial refund, or full refund.
At checkout, U.S. shoppers can split their order into installments with Shop Pay. The plan is provided by Shop Pay, not Guitar Kit World, and eligibility, interest, or fees are determined by Shop Pay and its lending partner. Choose Shop Pay at checkout to see if you qualify.
Guitar Kit World has designed and sold DIY guitar and bass kits since 2013. We are an independent U.S. company that sells only at guitarkitworld.com, never on marketplaces, and we are not affiliated with any major guitar brand. Every kit is our own original design, not a relabeled import, and we offer the widest range online: over 40 body shapes across 250+ kits (electric, bass, acoustic, hollow and semi-hollow, headless, 7-string, left-handed), plus a Custom Shop to spec a build that exists nowhere else.
What really sets us apart is the guided building experience: every kit arrives as a natural wood canvas with a 1-to-10 difficulty rating, step-by-step guides, wiring and finishing tutorials, build videos, and a support team that actually answers. That is why a community of 5,000+ builders in 100+ countries keeps coming back, and why our kits are built in a 17-week university course at Southern Arkansas University, used in professional luthier workshops, and played on stage by working musicians. Hundreds of verified reviews, with photos, back it up.
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