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Maple Guitar Kits
Maple brings brightness, clarity, and visual impact to a guitar build. As a body wood, maple produces a tight, articulate tone with pronounced attack and clear note separation. Every note in a chord rings out distinctly, making maple an excellent choice for players who value precision and definition.
Our maple guitar kits are available in several body styles, giving you the tonal brightness of maple across different playing configurations. Some kits use a full maple body, while others pair a maple top with a mahogany or basswood back to balance brightness with warmth.
The visual appeal of maple is hard to beat. Figured maple, especially flame and quilted patterns, produces some of the most stunning guitar finishes possible. A clear or lightly tinted finish over figured maple creates a depth and shimmer that draws the eye.
Maple is a dense, hard wood, which means it is heavier than mahogany or basswood. That density is where the brightness and sustain come from, but plan for a guitar that carries some weight. If you want a bright, clear-sounding instrument with show-stopping looks, a maple kit delivers on both fronts.
Left-Handed Mahogany body EXP-style Guitar Kit
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Build your own left-handed DIY guitar with a mahogany body and neck, ebony fretboard, and pearl white Trapezoid fretboard inlays kit. Specificati...
View full detailsL2 Semi-Hollow Mahogany body Guitar Kit with Ebony Fretboard
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7/10 Intermediate
Build your own Semi-Hollow Body Mahogany LP-style Guitar Kit with Ebony Fretboard using our DIY Guitar kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Rig...
View full detailsHeadless Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Rosewood Fretboard, Abalone Inlays
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Build your own DIY headless guitar with mahogany body & maple neck tonewood and rosewood fretboard with beautiful abalone dot inlays. Specific...
View full details7-string Mahogany JBM-style Guitar with Mahogany Neck and Rosewood Fretboard
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Build your own 7-string Mahogany JBM-style Guitar with Mahogany Neck and Rosewood Fretboard using our DIY Guitar Kit. Description Hand O...
View full detailsHollow Body Archtop Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Gold Hardware, Pearl White Inlays
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8/10 Advanced
Build your own E75-style hollow body guitar with Mahogany Body and Neck, Quilted Maple veneer, F-Holes, and Florentine-style single cutaway. Specif...
View full detailsBlank Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Rosewood Fretboard, Two Single-Coils
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Build a classic tone machine from the ground up with this blank TE-style guitar kit. Designed for makers who want full shaping, finishing, and tona...
View full detailsHollow Body Archtop Electric Guitar Kit, Single Florentine Cutaway, Quilted Maple Veneer, Left-Handed
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Build 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 detailsBlank Bass Guitar Kit with Maple Neck and Fretboard
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DIY 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 detailsL1 Guitar Kit with Spalted Maple Veneer, Chrome Hardware
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Build your own DIY LP-style guitar with two chrome finish humbucker pickups, a beautiful spalted maple veneer body top, and abalone inlays on an...
View full detailsSemi-Hollow Double-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Flame Maple Veneer, Gold Hardware, Left-Handed
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Build your own Lefty E35 Archtop Semi-Hollow body Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard using our DIY Guitar Kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: L...
View full detailsThin Semi-Hollow Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Ash Body, Engineered Zebrawood Veneer, Engineered Ebony Fretboard
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Semi-Hollow TE-style guitar kit with Ash Body, Zebrawood (Engineered) body top, and Maple neck. Shop now to build your own DIY guitar! Specificat...
View full detailsMahogany Set-Neck Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Rosewood Fretboard
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Build your own set-in neck Mahogany NI-style Guitar with Quilted Maple Veneer and Rosewood Fretboard. Specifications Hand Orientation: Righty Hea...
View full detailsSemi-Hollow Double-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Flame Maple Veneer
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Build your dream semi hollow electric guitar with this flamed maple top DIY kit featuring HH humbuckers, set in mahogany neck, abalone block inlays...
View full detailsHeadless Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Set Neck, Rosewood Fretboard, Dual Humbuckers
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This Mahogany Headless Guitar Kit lets you build your own customized headless guitar with a maple neck, rosewood fretboard, and set-in neck joint...
View full detailsSemi-Hollow Double-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Quilted Maple Veneer, Ebony Fretboard
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Build your own semi-hollow body E35 guitar with beautiful Quilted Maple veneer and Ebony Fretboard. Specifications: Hand Orientation: Righty...
View full detailsHollow Body Archtop Electric Guitar Kit, Alder Body, Rosewood Fretboard, Left-Handed
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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...
View full detailsThin Hollow Body Electric Guitar Kit, Black Hardware, Dual Humbuckers
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Build your own classic blues inspired thin hollow body guitar. Featuring a maple plywood body with maple center block, set-in mahogany neck, Ebony ...
View full detailsSemi-Hollow Double-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Flame Maple Veneer, Mahogany Body, Chrome Hardware
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Build your own Semi-Hollow body E35 Style Guitar with Chrome Hardware using our DIY Guitar Kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Righty ...
View full detailsHeavy Metal Electric Guitar Kit, Ash Body, Flame Maple Veneer, Rosewood Fretboard, Left-Handed
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Build your own Lefty DB-style Ash body Guitar with Rosewood Fretboard using our DIY Guitar kits. Please note: Images display an ebony fretboard, ...
View full detailsSOB Guitar Kit
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Description Body Type: Solid Neck Joint: Bolt-on Neck Shape: C-shaped No. of Frets: 22 Scale: 628mm / 24.75" Cutaways: Double ...
View full detailsBlank Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Rosewood Fretboard, Left-Handed
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Build a custom electric guitar from the ground up with this left handed blank TE-style guitar kit, designed specifically for left handed players an...
View full detailsSemi-Hollow PR-style DIY Guitar Kit
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Build your own DIY guitar with this PR-style Custom Shop kit. Description Body type*: Semi-Hollow w/ Solid Maple Cap Neck Shape*: C-shaped...
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Maple Type
Check whether the kit uses plain maple, flame maple, or quilted maple. Figured maple costs more but produces dramatic visual effects under a clear finish.
Body Construction
Some kits use a solid maple body, while others pair a maple top with a lighter back wood for reduced weight and tonal balance.
Weight
Maple is one of the heaviest tonewoods. A full maple body can be notably heavy, so consider a maple-top kit if weight is a concern.
Finishing Figured Maple
Figured maple looks best under a clear or tinted transparent finish. Opaque finishes hide the grain pattern and waste the visual potential.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a maple body guitar sound like?
Maple produces a bright, articulate tone with strong attack and clear note definition. It emphasizes upper harmonics and provides tight, controlled low end. Compared to mahogany, maple sounds snappier and more present, with less warmth in the midrange.
Is maple harder to work with than other tonewoods?
Maple is denser and harder than mahogany or basswood, so it takes more effort to sand. It also shows scratches and sanding marks more readily under a clear finish, so take extra care during surface preparation. The payoff is a stunning finished product.
Should I use a clear finish on a maple guitar body?
If your kit has figured maple, absolutely. Flame and quilted maple patterns only show their full depth under a transparent finish. A light amber tint enhances the figure even further. Opaque paint hides the grain entirely, so save that for plainer maple blanks.