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.

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

Double-Cutaway Contoured Electric Guitar Kit, Alder Body, Quilted Maple Veneer, Dual Humbuckers

$259.99 USD

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Skill 6/10 Intermediate

Alder body ST style guitar kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Maple Skunk Stripe Neck. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Number of ...

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E75 Hollow Body 7-String Guitar Kit with Florentine-style Single Cutaway - Guitar Kit World

Hollow Body Archtop 7-String Electric Guitar Kit, Single Florentine Cutaway

$329.99 USD

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Skill 8/10 Advanced

Build your own 7-string hollow guitar kit with a mahogany body, ebony fretboard, F-holes, and Florentine-style single cutaway. Full Specifications ...

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Zebrawood EXP-style Guitar Kit with Black Pickguard - Guitar Kit World

Zebrawood X - Style Guitar Kit With Black Pickguard Exp

Zebrawood EXP-style Guitar Kit with Trapezoid Fretboard Inlays

$289.99 USD

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Skill 7/10 Intermediate

Build your own DIY guitar kit with zebrawood body & neck, trapezoid inlays, and black pickguard and hardware. Full Specifications General Dext...

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Ash TE Guitar Kit w/ Flame Maple Veneer, Skunk Stripe Maple Neck

Ash TE Guitar Kit w/ Flame Maple Veneer, Skunk Stripe Maple Neck - Guitar Kit World

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

$269.99 USD

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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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L2 Semi-Hollow Kit Guitar with F Sound Holes, Spalted Maple Veneer

$289.99 USD

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Skill 8/10 Advanced

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

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E35 Semi-Acoustic Guitar Kit with Split Parallelogram Ebony Fretboard Inlays - Guitar Kit World

Semi-Hollow Double-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Split Parallelogram Inlays, Ebony Fretboard

$319.99 USD

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Skill 8/10 Advanced

Build your own semi-acoustic DIY guitar kit with Flamed Maple Veneer Mahogany body and Ebony Fretboard with beautiful Split Parallelogram Pearl Whi...

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Lefty Devil-Horn Guitar Kit with Chrome Hardware - Guitar Kit World

Devil-Horn Double-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Left-Handed, Mahogany Body, Quilted Maple Veneer, Bolt-On Neck, Rosewood Fretboard

$299.99 USD

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Skill 5/10 Intermediate

Left-handed Devil-Horn guitar kit with a mahogany body under a quilted maple veneer, a bolt-on mahogany neck, and a rosewood fretboard with trapezo...

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

Alder Te Guitar Kit W/ Quilt Maple Veneer Styled Headstock Neck

Classic Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Alder Body, Quilted Maple Veneer, Skunk Stripe Maple Neck

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Skill 4/10 Beginner

TE-style Guitar Kit with Alder Body, Quilted Maple Body Veneer, and Maple neck with a skunk stripe. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-H...

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Lefty Ash body ST style guitar kit with Rosewood Fretboard

Double-Cutaway Contoured Electric Guitar Kit, Ash Body, Rosewood Fretboard, Left-Handed

$239.99 USD

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Skill 4/10 Beginner

Build your own DIY left-handed Ash body ST style guitar with a bolt-on neck and rosewood fretboard. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Left-Ha...

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Short-scale R25 Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard

$289.99 USD

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Skill 7/10 Intermediate

Ever dreamed of crafting your custom short-scale guitar? It's time with our DIY kit, offering everything from a rosewood fretboard to a strong mapl...

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Hollow Body T-style Guitar with Equalizer - Guitar Kit World

Acoustic-electric hollow body guitar kit parts: veneered body, neck, piezo EQ, tuners, floating bridge - Guitar Kit World

Acoustic-Electric Thin Hollow Body Single-Cutaway Guitar Kit, Basswood Body, Flame Maple Veneer, Piezo Pickup

$279.99 USD

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Skill 3/10 Beginner

Build your own acoustic electric guitar with this TE-style hollow body DIY kit, designed to deliver warm acoustic resonance with added clarity and ...

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L1 Guitar Kit with Flame Maple Veneer, Gold Hardware - Guitar Kit World

L1 Guitar Kit with Flame Maple Veneer, Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World

$289.99 USD

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Skill 6/10 Intermediate

Build your own left-handed DIY L-style guitar with flamed maple veneer, chrome finish hardware, and trapezoid pearl white inlays. Full Specificatio...

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Ash V style body Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World

V4 Ash body Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard

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Skill 5/10 Intermediate

Ready to unleash your inner rockstar? Our Ash V-style DIY Guitar Kit is like a muscle car you build yourself, but instead of horsepower, you get fa...

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Skill 8/10 Advanced

Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Number of Strings: 6 Size: Full Size Build Difficulty: Advanced (8/10) Set-in neck has t...

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Blank T-style DIY guitar kit with mahogany body and rosewood fretboard - Guitar Kit World

Blank Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Rosewood Fretboard, Two Single-Coils

$249.99 USD

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Skill 8/10 Advanced

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...

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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.

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Maple Guitar Kits

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Double-Cutaway Contoured Electric Guitar Kit, Alder Body, Quilted Maple Veneer, Dual Humbuckers

Hollow Body Archtop 7-String Electric Guitar Kit, Single Florentine Cutaway

Zebrawood EXP-style Guitar Kit with Trapezoid Fretboard Inlays

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

L2 Semi-Hollow Kit Guitar with F Sound Holes, Spalted Maple Veneer

Semi-Hollow Double-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Split Parallelogram Inlays, Ebony Fretboard

Devil-Horn Double-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Left-Handed, Mahogany Body, Quilted Maple Veneer, Bolt-On Neck, Rosewood Fretboard

Classic Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Alder Body, Quilted Maple Veneer, Skunk Stripe Maple Neck

Double-Cutaway Contoured Electric Guitar Kit, Ash Body, Rosewood Fretboard, Left-Handed

Short-scale R25 Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard

Acoustic-Electric Thin Hollow Body Single-Cutaway Guitar Kit, Basswood Body, Flame Maple Veneer, Piezo Pickup

L1 Guitar Kit with Flame Maple Veneer, Rosewood Fretboard, Ivory Pickguard

Semi-Hollow Double-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Quilted Maple Veneer, Abalone Inlays

Basswood Violin Bass Kit with Pau Ferro Fretboard

Double-Cutaway Contoured Electric Guitar Kit, Ash Body, Pau Ferro Fretboard, Black Hardware

Classic Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Engineered Rosewood Fretboard, Two Single-Coils

Lefty LP-style Guitar Kit with Flame Maple Veneer, Chrome Hardware

V4 Ash body Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard

Semi-Hollow PR w/ Solid Carved Maple Cap & Trapezoid Abalone Inlays

Alder Body Semi-hollow ST-style Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer

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

WB Bass Guitar Kit with Flamed Maple Top, Maple Fretboard

L1 Guitar Kit with Spalted Maple Veneer, Gold Hardware

Blank Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Rosewood Fretboard, Two Single-Coils

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