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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.
Classic Single-Cutaway 4-String Bass Guitar Kit, Basswood Body, Skunk Stripe Maple Neck
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6/10 Intermediate
Build your own Basswood T-style Bass Guitar Kit with Maple Neck and Skunk Stripe using this DIY Guitar kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Rig...
View full detailsAcoustic Electric Semi-Hollow ST-style Basswood Guitar Kit
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5/10 Intermediate
Build your own acoustic electric guitar with this semi-hollow ST-style DIY guitar kit, designed for builders who want acoustic warmth, electric ver...
View full detailsZebrawood EXP-style Guitar Kit
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7/10 Intermediate
Build your own DIY guitar kit with zebrawood body & neck, trapezoid inlays, and white pickguard and hardware. Specifications Hand Ori...
View full detailsAsh body EXP-style Guitar Kit with Maple Neck and Fretboard
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5/10 Intermediate
Build your own DIY guitar with an ash body, maple neck and fretboard, and trapezoid abalone fretboard inlays kit. Specifications Hand Orient...
View full detailsJM Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, Maple Neck
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5/10 Intermediate
Build your JM-style guitar using this DIY kit with a solid mahogany body and maple neck with white dot inlays. Specifications Hand Orientati...
View full detailsLefty PR Guitar Kit w/ Flame Maple Veneer, Abalone Pearl Inlays
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7/10 Intermediate
Build your own mahogany body left-handed PR-style DIY Guitar with Flamed Maple Veneer. Specifications Hand Orientation: Lefty Number of Frets: 2...
View full detailsG3 Guitar Kit with Three Humbucking Pickups
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6/10 Intermediate
Build your own Mahogany body G3 guitar with gold finish hardware using our DIY Guitar kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Righty ...
View full detailsClassic Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Alder Body, Quilted Maple Veneer, Maple Fretboard
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4/10 Beginner
Alder body TE guitar kit with beautiful quilted maple veneer top and skunk stripe maple neck. Specifications Hand Orientation: Righty Body Type: ...
View full detailsHeadless 4-String Bass Guitar Kit, 34 Inch Scale, Mahogany Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fretboard
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5/10 Intermediate
Build your own Headless Bass Guitar with Mahogany body and Maple Neck using our Guitar Kit. Specifications Hand Orientation: Right-Hand Neck Jo...
View full detailsLefty PR Guitar Kit w/ Quilted Maple Veneer, Pearl White Inlays
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6/10 Intermediate
Left-handed solid mahogany body PR Guitar Kit with quilted maple veneer, Ebony (Engineered) fretboard, and dove bird inlays. Specifications ...
View full detailsThin Semi-Hollow Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Ash Body, Spalted Maple Veneer, Two Single-Coils
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5/10 Intermediate
Build Your Own Semi-hollow Ash Body T-style Guitar Kit with Spalted Maple Veneer using our DIY guitar kits. Specifications Hand Orientat...
View full detailsThin Semi-Hollow Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Flame Maple Veneer, Black Hardware
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5/10 Intermediate
Build a versatile semi-acoustic TE-style guitar designed for players who want both classic tone and modern flexibility. The mahogany semi-hollow bo...
View full detailsL1 Mahogany body 7-string Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard
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7/10 Intermediate
Build your own 7-string DIY guitar using this DIY guitar kit with a mahogany body & set-in mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, and trapezoid pea...
View full detailsV3 Mahogany body Guitar Kit with Maple Neck, White Pearl Trapezoid Inlays
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6/10 Intermediate
Mahogany body V-style Guitar Kit with ebony fretboard, maple neck, and white pearl trapezoid fretboard inlays. Specifications Hand Orient...
View full detailsL1 Basswood body Guitar Kit with Maple Fretboard
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5/10 Intermediate
Build your own Basswood LP-style body Guitar with Maple Fretboard using our DIY Guitar kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Righty He...
View full detailsLefty L1 Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Chrome Hardware
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6/10 Intermediate
Build your own left-handed LP-style guitar with a mahogany body and quilted maple veneer using our DIY Guitar kits. Specifications Hand O...
View full detailsClassic Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Alder Body, Quilted Maple Veneer, Left-Handed
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$219.99 USD
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5/10 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...
View full detailsICE Guitar Kit w/ Mahogany Body & Neck, Ebony Fretboard
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5/10 Intermediate
Build your own DIY kit guitar with mahogany body & neck tonewood, ebony fretboard with beautiful pearl white trapezoid fretboard inlays. S...
View full details7-string ICE-style Guitar Kit with Basswood Body and Maple Neck with Skunk Stripe
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Build your own 7-string ICE-style Guitar Kit with Basswood Body and Maple Neck with Skunk Stripe. Specifications Hand-Orientation: Righty Number...
View full detailsJG-style Mahogany Body Guitar Kit with Maple Neck, Rosewood Fretboard
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6/10 Intermediate
Build your own JG-style guitar with Mahogany Body, Maple Neck, and Rosewood Fretboard using our DIY Guitar kits. Specifications ...
View full detailsSOB Zebrawood Guitar Kit
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Featuring a smaller yet formidable double-horned offset body with aggressive angles and a sharp lower bout, this guitar kit channels the same hi...
View full detailsMahogany body ICE-style DIY guitar kit with Ebony Fretboard
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Build your own Mahogany Body ICE-style DIY Guitar Kit with Ebony Fretboard using our DIY Guitar kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Right-Hand ...
View full detailsBasswood MOS-style guitar kit with Quilted Maple Body Top Veneer
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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. Specificatio...
View full detailsV2 Basswood body Guitar Kit with Maple Neck
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Build your own Basswood V-style body Guitar with Maple fretboard using our DIY Guitar kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Righty ...
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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.