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Guitar Kits USA (In Stock)

Our guitar kits give you everything you need to build a real, playable instrument from scratch. Each kit ships with a shaped body, a pre-carved neck, all hardware, pickups, and electronics. You choose the finish, set the action, and walk away with a guitar that plays exactly the way you want it to.

Whether you are building your first guitar or your tenth, our kits are designed to work with common hand tools and a few weekends of shop time. We carry solid body, semi-hollow, and bass guitar kits in dozens of body styles, so there is something here for every player and every skill level.

All US orders ship free from our domestic warehouse. We include detailed build instructions with every kit, and our team is available to answer questions if you get stuck. If you have ever wanted to understand how a guitar comes together, this is the place to start.

Want the kits our builders rate highest? See our Builders' Choice kits, every in-stock kit rated 4.5 stars or higher.

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Orlana Guitar Kit w/ Locking Tremolo, Quilted Maple Veneer

Original price $299 USD
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Original price $299 USD
Current price $279 USD
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Current price $279 USD
Skill 8/10 Advanced

Solid Mahogany body right-handed Orlana Guitar Kit with Double Locking Tremolo, Quilted Maple Veneer. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right...

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Double-Cutaway Contoured Electric Guitar Kit, Stripewood Body & Fretboard

Original price $259 USD
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Original price $259 USD
Current price $195 USD
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Current price $195 USD
Skill 2/10 Beginner

The 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...

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LP style Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Chrome Hardware

Original price $289 USD
Original price $289 USD - Original price $289 USD
Original price $289 USD
Current price $269 USD
$269 USD - $269 USD
Current price $269 USD
Skill 7/10 Intermediate

Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Number of Strings: 6 Size: Full Size Build Difficulty: Intermediate (7/10) Set-in neck ha...

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Double-Cutaway Contoured Electric Guitar Kit, Basswood Body, Maple Neck, Maple Fretboard

Original price $249 USD
Original price $249 USD - Original price $249 USD
Original price $249 USD
Current price $189 USD
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Current price $189 USD
Skill 2/10 Beginner

Build your own Basswood ST style guitar with Maple Neck and Fretboard, Chrome Hardware. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Numbe...

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Hollow Body Archtop Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Ebonized Fretboard, Chrome Hardware

Original price $319 USD
Original price $319 USD - Original price $319 USD
Original price $319 USD
Current price $299 USD
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Current price $299 USD
Skill 8/10 Advanced

Build your own Hollow Archtop Body Guitar with Ebonized Fretboard using our DIY Guitar Kits. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed ...

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Mahogany body R41 Electric Bass Kit with Rosewood Fretboard

Original price $319 USD
Original price $319 USD - Original price $319 USD
Original price $319 USD
Current price $279 USD
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Current price $279 USD
Skill 6/10 Intermediate

Build your own Mahogany body R41 Bass Guitar with Rosewood Fretboard using this DIY Guitar kits. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Hand...

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Doublecut Junior Mahogany Body Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard

Original price $249 USD
Original price $249 USD - Original price $249 USD
Original price $249 USD
Current price $199 USD
$199 USD - $199 USD
Current price $199 USD
Skill 2/10 Beginner

Build 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...

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F2 Guitar Kit w/ Mahogany Body & Neck, Trapezoid Abalone Pearloid Inlays

Original price $279 USD
Original price $279 USD - Original price $279 USD
Original price $279 USD
Current price $239 USD
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Current price $239 USD
Skill 3/10 Beginner

Build 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 ...

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Orlana Guitar Kit w/ Flame Maple Veneer

Original price $299 USD
Original price $299 USD - Original price $299 USD
Original price $299 USD
Current price $279 USD
$279 USD - $279 USD
Current price $279 USD
Skill 6/10 Intermediate

Build your own DIY guitar with mahogany body right-handed Orlana guitar kit with a beautiful flame maple veneer. Full Specifications General Dexte...

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F3 Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, Rosewood Fretboard, Dot Inlays

Original price $269 USD
Original price $269 USD - Original price $269 USD
Original price $269 USD
Current price $229 USD
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Current price $229 USD
Skill 3/10 Beginner

Build your own offset set-neck guitar with a mahogany body, Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays, and dual mini-humbuckers. Features chrome hardware,...

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Hollow Body Archtop Electric Guitar Kit, Spalted Maple Veneer, Chrome Hardware

Original price $309 USD
Original price $309 USD - Original price $309 USD
Original price $309 USD
Current price $299 USD
$299 USD - $299 USD
Current price $299 USD
Skill 8/10 Advanced

Build your own E75 hollow body guitar with Mahogany Body and Neck, Spalted Maple veneer, F-Holes, and Florentine-style single cutaway. Full Specifi...

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LP-style DIY Mahogany body Guitar Kit with Ebonized Fretboard

Original price $279 USD
Original price $279 USD - Original price $279 USD
Original price $279 USD
Current price $229 USD
$229 USD - $229 USD
Current price $229 USD
Skill 5/10 Intermediate

Build your own Mahogany LP-style body Guitar with Ebonized Fretboard using this DIY Guitar Kit. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Hande...

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Classic Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Ash Body, Flame Maple Veneer, Humbucker + Single-Coil

Original price $269 USD
Original price $269 USD - Original price $269 USD
Original price $269 USD
Current price $229 USD
$229 USD - $229 USD
Current price $229 USD
Skill 5/10 Intermediate

TE style Guitar Kit with Ash Body, Flame Maple body veneer, and Maple neck with a skunk stripe. Shop now to build your own DIY guitar! Full Specifi...

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Mahogany L2 Baritone 30" Semi-Hollow Archtop Guitar Kit, Ebonized Fretboard

Original price $319 USD - Original price $319 USD
Original price $319 USD
$319 USD
$319 USD - $319 USD
Current price $319 USD
Skill 5/10 Intermediate

Build your own 30" Baritone Scale Semi-Hollow curved (arched) top LP-style guitar with Ebonized Fretboard using this DIY Guitar Kit. Full Specifica...

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Classic Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Alder Body, Spalted Maple Veneer, Maple Fretboard

Original price $279 USD
Original price $279 USD - Original price $279 USD
Original price $279 USD
Current price $269 USD
$269 USD - $269 USD
Current price $269 USD
Skill 5/10 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! Full Specificatio...

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Mahogany Body KR Guitar Kit with Maple Fretboard, Quilted Maple Top Veneer

Original price $289 USD
Original price $289 USD - Original price $289 USD
Original price $289 USD
Current price $249 USD
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Current price $249 USD
Skill 5/10 Intermediate

Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Number of Strings: 6 Size: Full Size Build Difficulty: Intermediate (5/10) Single-pickup...

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WB Bass Guitar Kit with Flame Maple Top, Maple Fretboard

Original price $299 USD
Original price $299 USD - Original price $299 USD
Original price $299 USD
Current price $279 USD
$279 USD - $279 USD
Current price $279 USD
Skill 5/10 Intermediate

Build your own DIY bass guitar with a beautiful flame maple veneer, and a maple fretboard and neck with a skunk stripe. Full Specifications General...

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Hollow Body Archtop Electric Guitar Kit, Venetian Cutaway, Spalted Maple Veneer, Ebonized Fretboard

Original price $309 USD
Original price $309 USD - Original price $309 USD
Original price $309 USD
Current price $299 USD
$299 USD - $299 USD
Current price $299 USD
Skill 8/10 Advanced

Build your own Hollow Body Venetian Cutaway Guitar Kit with Ebonized Fretboard and Spalted Maple Veneer using our DIY Guitar kits. Full Specificati...

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Classic Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Roasted Maple Neck, Roasted Maple Fretboard

Original price $239 USD
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Original price $239 USD
Current price $189 USD
$189 USD - $189 USD
Current price $189 USD
Skill 3/10 Beginner

Connect with your love for music on a deeper level with our Mahogany T-style Guitar Kit. Handcraft your masterpiece, featuring a Roasted Maple Neck...

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Standard LP-style Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body and Neck

Original price $239 USD
Original price $239 USD - Original price $239 USD
Original price $239 USD
Current price $189 USD
$189 USD - $189 USD
Current price $189 USD
Skill 6/10 Intermediate

Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Number of Strings: 6 Size: Full Size Build Difficulty: Intermediate (6/10) Set-in neck h...

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Doublecut Junior Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body and Neck

Original price $219 USD
Original price $219 USD - Original price $219 USD
Original price $219 USD
Current price $189 USD
$189 USD - $189 USD
Current price $189 USD
Skill 3/10 Beginner

Designed for easy construction, this solid mahogany body guitar kit features a double-cutaway design, bolt-on mahogany neck, and blues-style headst...

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Hollow Body Archtop Electric Guitar Kit, Single Florentine Cutaway, Quilted Maple Veneer, Left-Handed

Original price $309 USD
Original price $309 USD - Original price $309 USD
Original price $309 USD
Current price $229 USD
$229 USD - $229 USD
Current price $229 USD
Skill 8/10 Advanced

Build your own left-handed DIY hollow body guitar with Mahogany Body and Neck, Quilted Maple veneer, F-Holes, and Florentine-style single cutaway. ...

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WR Mahogany Bass Kit with Rosewood Fretboard

Original price $299 USD
Original price $299 USD - Original price $299 USD
Original price $299 USD
Current price $269 USD
$269 USD - $269 USD
Current price $269 USD
Skill 3/10 Beginner

Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Number of Strings: 4 Size: Full Size Build Difficulty: Beginner (3/10) Bolt-on neck join...

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Basswood MOS-style guitar kit with Quilted Maple Body Top Veneer

Original price $279 USD
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Original price $279 USD
Current price $179 USD
$179 USD - $179 USD
Current price $179 USD
Skill 5/10 Intermediate

Build your DIY guitar using this beautiful basswood body MOS-style guitar kit with Quilted Maple Body Top Veneer with maple neck. Full Specificatio...

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Body Wood

Most of our kits use mahogany, basswood, or ash bodies, and each wood shapes the tone differently, so pick based on the sound you are chasing.

Neck Profile

Check whether the kit uses a C, D, or slim taper neck profile, since your fretting hand comfort depends on it.

Pickup Configuration

Single coil kits deliver bright, snappy tones while humbucker kits push warmer, thicker output. Decide based on the genres you play.

Hardware Quality

Look at the tuning machines, bridge type, and nut material. Better hardware means better tuning stability and sustain right out of the box.

Skill Level

Bolt-on neck kits are the most forgiving for beginners, while set-neck and neck-through builds need more precision and patience.

Frequently Asked Questions

What tools do I need to build a guitar kit?

You need a soldering iron, screwdrivers, sandpaper, wood finish of your choice, and basic clamps. A drill helps but is not strictly required for most bolt-on kits. We have a full tools guide on our blog.

How long does it take to build a guitar kit?

Most builders finish in two to four weekends. The longest part is the finish work, since each coat needs drying time between applications. The actual assembly and wiring usually takes a single afternoon.

Do guitar kits come with instructions?

Yes. Every kit includes step-by-step instructions covering assembly, wiring, setup, and finishing. We also have blog articles and video walkthroughs for common build steps.

Are these kits good for beginners?

Absolutely. Bolt-on neck kits are the easiest starting point, and most of our customers are first-time builders. The instructions walk you through every step from sanding to stringing up.

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