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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.
Hollow Body Archtop Electric Guitar Kit, Flame Maple Veneer, Mahogany Body, Rosewood Fretboard
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7/10 Intermediate
Build your own E75-style hollow body guitar with Mahogany Neck, Flamed Maple veneer, F-Holes, and Florentine-style single cutaway. Specifications ...
View full detailsClassic Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Ash Body, Flame Maple Veneer, Humbucker + Single-Coil
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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! Specificatio...
View full detailsHollow Body Archtop 7-String Electric Guitar Kit, Single Florentine Cutaway
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$299.99 USD
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8/10 Advanced
Build your own 7-string hollow guitar kit with a mahogany body, ebony fretboard, F-holes, and Florentine-style single cutaway. Specifications Han...
View full detailsL2 Semi-Hollow Kit Guitar with F Sound Holes, Spalted Maple Veneer
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7/10 Intermediate
Build your own semi-hollow DIY guitar with a beautiful spalted maple veneer, mahogany body & set-in neck, Ebony (Engineered) fretboard, and ...
View full detailsSemi-Hollow Double-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Split Parallelogram Inlays, Ebony Fretboard
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7/10 Intermediate
Build your own semi-acoustic DIY guitar kit with Flamed Maple Veneer Mahogany body and Ebony Fretboard with beautiful Split Parallelogram Pearl Whi...
View full detailsZebrawood EXP-style Guitar Kit with Trapezoid Fretboard Inlays
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7/10 Intermediate
Build your own DIY guitar kit with zebrawood body & neck, trapezoid inlays, and black pickguard and hardware. Specifications Hand Orientation*...
View full detailsDouble-Cutaway Contoured Electric Guitar Kit, Ash Body, Rosewood Fretboard, Left-Handed
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4/10 Beginner
Build your own DIY left-handed Ash body ST style guitar with a bolt-on neck and rosewood fretboard. Specifications Body type: Solid Hand Orientat...
View full detailsL1 Guitar Kit with Flame Maple Veneer, Rosewood Fretboard, Ivory Pickguard
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7/10 Intermediate
Build your own LP-style solid body guitar using our DIY guitar kit with a mahogany body and neck, flamed maple veneer. Specifications Han...
View full detailsSemi-Hollow Double-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Quilted Maple Veneer, Abalone Inlays
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7/10 Intermediate
Build your own E35 semi-hollow body DIY guitar kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Abalone Pearl Inlays. Specifications Hand Orientation: Righty Heads...
View full detailsClassic Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Alder Body, Quilted Maple Veneer, Skunk Stripe Maple Neck
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4/10 Beginner
TE-style Guitar Kit with Alder Body, Quilted Maple Body Veneer, and Maple neck with a skunk stripe. Specifications Hand Orientation: Right-Hand B...
View full detailsBasswood Violin Bass Kit with Pau Ferro Fretboard
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$269.99 USD
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8/10 Advanced
Experience the joy of creating your own music with our DIY Violin Bass Guitar kit! This short-scale (30" / 760 mm) kit includes all the materials n...
View full detailsShort-scale R25 Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard
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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...
View full detailsAcoustic-Electric Thin Semi-Hollow Single-Cutaway Guitar Kit, Basswood Body, Flame Maple Veneer, Piezo Pickup
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5/10 Intermediate
Build your own acoustic electric guitar with this TE-style semi-hollow DIY kit, designed to deliver warm acoustic resonance with added clarity and ...
View full detailsClassic Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Engineered Rosewood Fretboard, Two Single-Coils
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2/10 Beginner
Right-handed Mahogany body TE guitar kit with Maple Neck and Rosewood (Engineered) Fretboard. Build your own DIY guitar. Specifications Hand Orien...
View full detailsDouble-Cutaway Contoured Electric Guitar Kit, Ash Body, Pau Ferro Fretboard, Black Hardware
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4/10 Beginner
Start your dream guitar build with this ash ST-style kit, complete with Pau Ferro fretboard maple neck for a beautiful finish. Perfect for aspiring...
View full detailsV4 Ash body Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard
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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...
View full detailsSemi-Hollow PR w/ Solid Carved Maple Cap & Trapezoid Abalone Inlays
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7/10 Intermediate
Semi-hollow PR Guitar Kit with F-holes Rosewood (Engineered) fretboard and beautiful trapezoid abalone inlays. Specifications Hand Orientation: Ri...
View full detailsAlder Body Semi-hollow ST-style Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer
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6/10 Intermediate
Build Your Own Alder Body Semi-hollow ST-style Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer using our DIY Guitar Kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Ri...
View full detailsL1 Guitar Kit with Spalted Maple Veneer, Gold Hardware
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$269.99 USD
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8/10 Advanced
Build your own DIY LP-style guitar with two gold finish humbucker pickups, a beautiful spalted maple veneer body top, and abalone inlays on an E...
View full detailsClassic Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Alder Body, Spalted Maple Veneer, Maple Fretboard
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$279.99 USD
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$279.99 USD
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4/10 Beginner
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...
View full detailsWB Bass Guitar Kit with Flamed Maple Top, Maple Fretboard
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7/10 Intermediate
Build your own DIY bass guitar with a beautiful flamed maple veneer, and a maple fretboard and neck with a skunk stripe. Specifications Hand Orien...
View full detailsBlank Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Ebony Fretboard, Two Single-Coils
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8/10 Advanced
Build and shape your own electric guitar with our TE-style Blank Guitar Kit. This slab-body style kit gives you a solid mahogany foundation paired ...
View full detailsSemi-Hollow Double-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Flame Maple Veneer, Ebony Fretboard
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$329.99 USD
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$299.99 USD
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7/10 Intermediate
Build your own semi-acoustic DIY guitar kit with Flamed Maple Veneer, Ebony Fretboard. Specifications Hand Orientation: Righty Heads...
View full detailsLefty L-style Guitar Kit with Flame Maple Veneer, Chrome Hardware
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$229.49 USD
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6/10 Intermediate
Build your own left-handed DIY L-style guitar with flamed maple veneer, chrome finish hardware, and trapezoid pearl white inlays. Specifications ...
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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.