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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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Crafted with a mahogany body and neck right-handed guitar kit features a Blues Classic headstock, set-in neck, and dual humbuckers for rich, dynami...
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Build your own offset set-neck guitar with a mahogany body, engineered rosewood fretboard with dot inlays, and dual mini-humbuckers. Features chrom...
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DIY Bass with Blank Canvas – Unshaped body and headstock for total creative freedom. Specifications Hand Orientation: Righty Headstock Sha...
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Build Your Own Semi-hollow Mahogany T-style kit with Vibrato Tailpiece using our DIY guitar kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Righty ...
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View full detailsDiscover 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.
Building a kit guitar with a decorative maple veneer top can really add to the look ofthe finished guitar, but it also introduces the potential for a common finishing pitfall:glue bleed‑through. This occurs when glue seeps through the pores of...
Understanding guitar scale length is essential when choosing or building your own instrument. Whether you’re assembling a DIY electric guitar kit or a bass kit, scale length directly affects tone, playability, string tension, and overall feel. In this guide, we’ll...
When collectors talk millions of dollars, they’re usually referring to historic guitars owned by music legends. But while these guitars sell for record-breaking prices, there’s another kind of priceless instrument—the one you build yourself. At Guitar Kit World, we believe...
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
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.
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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