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Alder Guitar Kits

It's easy to find cheap guitars at any guitar store. So why build your own? The reason is simple: an instrument built by your own hands will always be of greater sentimental value, and it is priceless. Each guitar tells a story, and each one is unique. If you want to build your own guitar, but don't know where to start, let our Alder Body Guitar Kits be your first DIY build!

Alder is a great tonewood for building guitars, and it's the wood we use for our selected DIY kits. The wood has a great range of tones depending on how it's used in the construction of a guitar. Build a DIY guitar with our Alder Guitar Kits. Get started now:

Contact our support team at support@guitarkitworld.com if you have any further questions.

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Alder TE Guitar Kit w/ Ebony fretboard
Alder Te Guitar Kit W/ Ebony Fretboard ✓ In Stock
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Alder TE Guitar Kit w/ Ebony fretboard

$249.99 USD
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$219.99 USD
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$219.99 USD
Build Skill 3/10 — Beginner

TE-style Guitar Kit with Alder Body and Mahogany neck and engineered Ebony fretboard. Shop now to build your own DIY guitar! Specifications ...

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Alder ST style guitar kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Maple Skunk Stripe Neck
Alder ST style guitar kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Maple Skunk Stripe Neck ✓ In Stock
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Alder ST style guitar kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Maple Skunk Stripe Neck

$259.99 USD
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$239.99 USD
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$239.99 USD
Build Skill 5/10 — Intermediate

Alder body ST style guitar kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Maple Skunk Stripe Neck. Specifications Hand Orientation: Righty Number of Frets: 22 H...

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Alder TE Guitar Kit w/ Quilt Maple Veneer, Styled Headstock, Maple Neck
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Alder TE Guitar Kit w/ Quilt Maple Veneer, Styled Headstock, Maple Neck

$259.99 USD
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$229.99 USD
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$229.99 USD
Build Skill 6/10 — Intermediate

TE-style Guitar Kit with Alder Body, Quilted Maple Body Veneer, and Maple neck with a skunk stripe. Specifications Hand Orientation*: Righty Body...

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Te Guitar Kit W/ Spalted Maple Veneer Fretboard
Te Guitar Kit W/ Spalted Maple Veneer Fretboard ⏲ Pre-Order
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TE Guitar Kit w/ Spalted Maple Veneer, Maple Fretboard

$279.99 USD
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$269.99 USD
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$269.99 USD
Build Skill 6/10 — Intermediate

Build your own TE-style DIY guitar with a spalted maple veneer alder body, and maple neck. Shop now to build your own DIY guitar! Specifications H...

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Alder TE Guitar Kit w/ Quilt Maple Veneer, Skunk Stripe Maple Neck
Alder TE Guitar Kit w/ Quilt Maple Veneer, Skunk Stripe Maple Neck
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Alder TE Guitar Kit w/ Quilted Maple Veneer, Skunk Stripe Maple Neck

$259.99 USD - $259.99 USD
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$259.99 USD
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$259.99 USD
Build Skill 6/10 — Intermediate

Alder body TE guitar kit with beautiful quilted maple veneer top and skunk stripe maple neck. Specifications Hand Orientation: Righty Body Type: ...

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Alder Body Semi-Hollow S-Style Guitar Kit With Quilted Maple Veneer
Alder Body Semi-Hollow S-Style Guitar Kit With Quilted Maple Veneer
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Alder Body Semi-hollow S-style Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer

$259.99 USD
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$219.99 USD
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$219.99 USD
Build Skill 7/10 — Intermediate

Build Your Own Alder Body Semi-hollow S-style Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer using our DIY Guitar Kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Rig...

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Semi-Hollow ST style guitar kit w/ Alder body, Zebra Body Top
Semi-Hollow ST style guitar kit w/ Alder body, Zebra Body Top
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Semi-Hollow ST style guitar kit w/ Alder body, Zebra Body Top

$279.99 USD
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$279.99 USD
$249.99 USD
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$249.99 USD
Build Skill 6/10 — Intermediate

Build a beautiful semi-hollow body ST style DIY guitar with Alder wood body and zebra body top. You can find semi-hollow ST-style guitar building...

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L2 Semi-Hollow Guitar Kit with Trapezoid Pearl White Inlays - Guitar Kit World
L2 Semi-Hollow Guitar Kit with Trapezoid Pearl White Inlays - Guitar Kit World
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L2 Semi-Hollow Guitar Kit with Trapezoid Pearl White Inlays

$289.99 USD
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$279.99 USD
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$279.99 USD
Build Skill 8/10 — Advanced

Build your own semi-hollow LP2 alder body DIY guitar with F-Holes. Specifications Hand Orientation: Righty Headstock Shape: LP Style...

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Lefty Basswood body KR-style Guitar Kit - Guitar Kit World
Lefty Basswood body KR-style Guitar Kit - Guitar Kit World
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Lefty Basswood body KR-style Guitar Kit

$269.99 USD
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$239.99 USD
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$239.99 USD
Build Skill 3/10 — Beginner

Build your own Lefty Basswood body K-style Guitar Kit with Maple Fretboard using our DIY Guitar Kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Left-Hand ...

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Lefty Alder TE Guitar Kit w/ Quilt Maple Veneer
Lefty Alder Te Guitar Kit W/ Quilt Maple Veneer
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Lefty Alder TE Guitar Kit w/ Quilt Maple Veneer

$259.99 USD
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$259.99 USD
$219.99 USD
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$219.99 USD
Build Skill 6/10 — Intermediate

Build your own left-handed TE-style Guitar Kit with Alder Body, Quilted Maple Body Veneer, and Maple neck with a skunk stripe. You can find TE-st...

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Lefty E1 Archtop Semi Hollow body Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
Lefty E1 Archtop Semi Hollow body Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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Lefty E35 Archtop Semi Hollow body Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard

$359.99 USD
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$299.99 USD
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$299.99 USD
Build Skill 7/10 — Intermediate

Build your own Lefty E35 Archtop Semi-Hollow body Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard using our DIY Guitar Kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: L...

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V57 Alder Body Guitar Kit with Maple Neck and Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
V57 Alder Body Guitar Kit with Maple Neck and Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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V57 Alder Body Guitar Kit with Maple Neck and Ebony Fretboard

$299.99 USD
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$249.99 USD
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$249.99 USD
Build Skill 6/10 — Intermediate

Build your own V-style Alder Body Guitar Kit with Maple Neck and Ebony Fretboard using this DIY Guitar Kit. Specifications Hand Orientation...

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Alder body KR Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
KR Alder body Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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KR-style Alder body Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard

$289.99 USD
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$289.99 USD
$269.99 USD
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$269.99 USD
Build Skill 3/10 — Beginner

Build your own alder body K-style guitar with a beautiful rosewood fretboard using this DIY guitar kit. Specifications Hand Orientation: ...

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Lefty KR-style Alder body Guitar Kit with Maple Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
Lefty KR-style Alder body Guitar Kit with Maple Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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Lefty KR-style Alder body Guitar Kit with Maple Fretboard

$289.99 USD - $289.99 USD
$289.99 USD
$289.99 USD
$289.99 USD - $289.99 USD
$289.99 USD
Build Skill 3/10 — Beginner

Build your own Lefty Alder body KR-style Guitar Kit with Maple Fretboard using our DIY Guitar Kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Lefty Heads...

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KR Alder Guitar Kit with Maple Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
KR Alder Guitar Kit with Maple Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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KR-style Alder Guitar Kit with Maple Fretboard

$299.99 USD
$299.99 USD - $299.99 USD
$299.99 USD
$289.99 USD
$289.99 USD - $289.99 USD
$289.99 USD
Build Skill 3/10 — Beginner

Build your own Alder KR-style Guitar with Maple Fretboard using this beautiful DIY Guitar kit. Specifications Hand Orientation: Righty Headstock...

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Lefty E75 Hollow Body Guitar Kit, Rosewood Fretboard, Blank Headstock - Guitar Kit World
Lefty Hollow E175 Body Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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Lefty E75 Hollow Body Guitar Kit, Rosewood Fretboard, Blank Headstock

$329.99 USD - $329.99 USD
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$329.99 USD
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$329.99 USD
Build Skill 9/10 — Advanced

Build your own left-handed Hollow Body Guitar with Rosewood Fretboard using our DIY Guitar kits. Watch Ken's video series on how he builds his indi...

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MU style Guitar Kit with Alder Body, Maple Fretboard
MU style Guitar Kit with Alder Body, Maple Fretboard
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MU style Guitar Kit with Alder Body, Maple Fretboard

$269.99 USD
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$269.99 USD
$249.99 USD
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$249.99 USD
Build Skill 4/10 — Beginner

Build your own MU style DIY guitar with Alder body, Maple bolt-on neck, and fretboard with black Pearloid dot inlays. Specifications Hand Or...

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Lefty Alder TE Guitar Kit w/ Quilt Maple Veneer
Lefty Alder Te Guitar Kit W/ Quilt Maple Veneer
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Lefty Mahogany body TE Guitar Kit

$259.99 USD
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$259.99 USD
$219.99 USD
$219.99 USD - $219.99 USD
$219.99 USD
Build Skill 6/10 — Intermediate

Build your own left-handed TE-style Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, Quilted Maple Body Veneer, and Maple neck with a skunk stripe. Please note: Wh...

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Mahogany Body ICE-style Guitar Kit with Maple Neck and Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
Mahogany Body ICE-style Guitar Kit with Maple Neck and Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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Mahogany Body ICE-style Guitar Kit with Maple Neck and Ebony Fretboard

$259.99 USD
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$229.99 USD
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$229.99 USD
Build Skill 6/10 — Intermediate

Build your own Mahogany Body ICE-style Guitar Kit with Maple Neck and Ebony Fretboard using our DIY Guitar kits. Specifications Hand Orienta...

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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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