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Featured In Stock Guitar Kits & Parts for Electric Guitars

Browse our best-selling DIY electric guitar kits, trusted by builders worldwide. Each kit includes premium tonewoods, quality hardware, and all the parts needed to build your own custom guitar.

LP Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Gold Hardware - Guitar Kit World
L1 Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Gold Hardware - Guitar Kit World
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L1 Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Gold Hardware

$299.99 USD
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Build Skill 8/10 — Advanced

Build your own DIY LP-style guitar with two gold finish humbucker pickups, a beautiful quilted maple veneer body top, and trapezoid pearl white inl...

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ST Zebrawood Guitar Kit with Bolt-on neck, White Pickguard
ST Zebrawood Guitar Kit with Bolt-on neck, White Pickguard - Guitar Kit World
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ST Zebrawood Guitar Kit with Bolt-on neck, White Pickguard

$259.99 USD
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Build Skill 2/10 — Beginner

Beginner-friendly ST-style solid zebrawood body guitar kit with a bolt-on neck and white pickguard. Specifications Hand Orientation: Righ...

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Basswood JE Guitar Kit w/ Monkey Grip
Basswood JE Guitar Kit w/ Monkey Grip
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JE Style Guitar Kit with Monkey Grip and Tree of Life Fretboard Inlay

$299.99 USD
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Build Skill 5/10 — Intermediate

JE style 6-string guitar kit with a solid basswood body, skunk striped maple neck, and a beautiful rosewood fretboard. Specifications Hand Orienta...

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Hollow Body L5 style Guitar Kit w/ Flamed Maple Body Veneer, Rosewood Fretboard
Hollow Body Guitar Kit w/ Flamed Maple Body Veneer, Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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Hollow Body Guitar Kit with Flamed Maple Body Veneer, Rosewood Fretboard

$319.99 USD
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Build Skill 7/10 — Intermediate

Build your own hollow body, semi-acoustic DIY guitar with Mahogany body and neck, flamed maple veneer, F-holes, and single cutaway. Specification...

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Semi-hollow Offset Body Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer - Guitar Kit World
Semi-hollow Offset Body Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer - Guitar Kit World
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Semi-hollow Offset Body Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer

$299.99 USD
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Build Skill 9/10 — Advanced

Build your own semi-hollow mahogany offset body guitar with quilted maple veneer and rosewood fretboard using our guitar kit. Specifications ...

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Mahogany body R41 Bass Kit with Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
Mahogany body R41 Bass Kit with Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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Mahogany body R41 Bass Kit with Rosewood Fretboard

$319.99 USD
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Build Skill 6/10 — Intermediate

Build your own Mahogany body R41 Bass Guitar with Rosewood Fretboard using this DIY Guitar kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Righty Headstoc...

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Mahogany TE Guitar Kit w/ Mahogany Neck, Ebony Fretboard
Mahogany Te Guitar Kit W/ Neck Ebony Fretboard
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Mahogany TE Guitar Kit w/ Mahogany Neck, Ebony Fretboard

$249.99 USD
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Build Skill 3/10 — Beginner

Build your own guitar with TE style unfinished Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body and Neck engineered Ebony Fretboard, and Chrome Hardware. You can find TE-...

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LP Junior Guitar Kit w/ Spalted Maple Veneer
L3 Junior Solid-Body Guitar Kit with Spalted Maple Veneer - Guitar Kit World
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Junior LPJ Solid-Body Guitar Kit with Spalted Maple Veneer

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Build Skill 6/10 — Intermediate

Build your own junior solid-body singlecut guitar using this DIY guitar kit with a beautiful Spalted Maple Veneer, mahogany body & bolt-on mapl...

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PR Guitar Kit w/ Flame Maple Veneer - Guitar Kit World
PR Guitar Kit w/ Flame Maple Veneer - Guitar Kit World
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PR Guitar Kit w/ Flame Maple Veneer

$299.99 USD
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Build Skill 6/10 — Intermediate

Build your own DIY guitar with mahogany body right-handed PR guitar kit with a beautiful flamed maple veneer. Specifications Hand Orie...

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JG style Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
JG style Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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Short-scale JG style Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, Rosewood Fretboard

$279.99 USD
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Build Skill 5/10 — Intermediate

Build your own short-scale JG style guitar with a Mahogany body, bolt-on neck with rosewood fretboard, and white dot inlays using our DIY Guitar ki...

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Your first build is easier than you think.

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From classic shapes to rare builds.

Step 1 — Pick Your Style

Electric, acoustic, bass. We have over 40 body shapes to choose from. Different woods, different hardware, different vibes. Not sure where to start? Our 2-question quiz matches you with the right kit in seconds.

40+ body shapes. 2 questions. Your match.

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Builds for every skill level.

Step 2 — Build It Yourself

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.

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You can't buy this guitar in any store.

Step 3 — Play What You Built

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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Build your Custom Guitar with our DIY kits.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Depending on the type of guitar you buy you may only require tools and materials for finishing the guitar (painting) and soldering.

Screwdrivers, sandpaper and sanding block. Finishing supplies e.g. Paint, stain, and clear gloss, ventilation mask, coping saw or jigsaw if shaping the headstock.

With this small list of inexpensive tools, you will be up and running and ready to build your electric guitar in no time.

Recommended reading: Luthier Tools for DIY Guitar Kits

Our stock kits contain all necessary parts (unless stated otherwise on the product page).

It depends on the choice of finish. For instance, when you paint or stain a guitar you will need the surface to dry and harden (cure). This can take anywhere from 1 week to 3 months depending on your choice of finishing product.

You will find the guitar dries to approximately 90% very quickly but the final 10% takes some time. If you can’t wait that long you could try tung oil or wax finish but bear in mind the finish won’t be as durable and protect the guitar as effectively.

Most of our kits require basic soldering. If you're new to it, check out our wiring guide here.
You can use stain, paint, or oil-based finishes. Learn more about finishing techniques here.

Here is some advice that will help steer you in the right direction, use a reference. In most cases, this will be a guitar you particularly like the look of and want to create something similar.

To view the latest DIY guitars from our community follow us on Instagram and visit our Customer Reviews page.

Find a guitar image online with a finish you particularly like, print it out and reference it often.

When audio engineers first start out they are told to use a reference point in the form of a studio recording to get an impression of how the guitars should sound, this is exactly the same principle.

It’s defined firstly by the components you use and secondly the workmanship that goes into putting it all together.

Watch the community section of our Youtube Channel to learn how kit guitars sound.

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