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Solid Body Guitar Kits

Solid body electric guitars are the foundation of modern music. No acoustic chambers, no hollow spaces, just a solid slab of tonewood that translates string vibration into pure electric signal through your pickups.

This collection brings together every solid body guitar kit we carry, from single cutaways and double cutaways to offset bodies, V-shapes, and angular designs. Whether you want a warm, thick humbucker tone or bright single-coil snap, there is a kit here that matches your playing style.

Solid body kits are the most forgiving for first-time builders. The thick body blanks are sturdy during finishing, the weight gives you confidence while working, and the straightforward construction means fewer things that can go wrong during assembly.

Every kit ships with a pre-shaped body and neck, all hardware and electronics, and a step-by-step build guide. Pick your body style, choose your wood, select your finish, and build the guitar you have always wanted.

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Lefty Ash body ST style guitar kit with Rosewood Fretboard

Original price $239.99 USD
Original price $239.99 USD - Original price $239.99 USD
Original price $239.99 USD
Current price $199.99 USD
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Build Skill 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 Han...

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Lefty G2 Guitar Kit with Chrome Hardware

Original price $299.99 USD
Original price $299.99 USD - Original price $299.99 USD
Original price $299.99 USD
Current price $259.99 USD
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Build Skill 5/10 — Intermediate

Left-handed Mahogany body G2 Guitar Kit with Two Humbucker pickups and Quilted Maple Veneer. Specifications Hand Orientation: Lefty ...

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Lefty F2 Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body & Neck

Original price $279.99 USD
Original price $279.99 USD - Original price $279.99 USD
Original price $279.99 USD
Current price $269.99 USD
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Current price $269.99 USD
Build Skill 5/10 — Intermediate

Build your own left-handed DIY guitar with a mahogany body and neck, ebony fretboard, and trapezoid abalone inlays. Specifications Hand O...

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

Original price $269.99 USD
Original price $269.99 USD - Original price $269.99 USD
Original price $269.99 USD
Current price $249.99 USD
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Current price $249.99 USD
Build 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. Specifications ...

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Lefty DB style Ash body Guitar Kit with Ebony Fretboard

Original price $329.99 USD
Original price $329.99 USD - Original price $329.99 USD
Original price $329.99 USD
Current price $299.99 USD
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Current price $299.99 USD
Build Skill 8/10 — Advanced

Build your own Lefty DB-style Ash body Guitar with Ebony Fretboard using our DIY Guitar kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Lefty He...

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Left-Handed Mahogany body EXP-style Guitar Kit

Original price $319.99 USD - Original price $319.99 USD
Original price $319.99 USD
$319.99 USD
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Current price $319.99 USD
Build Skill 7/10 — Intermediate

Build your own left-handed DIY guitar with a mahogany body and neck, ebony fretboard, and pearl white Trapezoid fretboard inlays kit. Specificati...

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Lefty PR Guitar Kit w/ Flame Maple Veneer, Abalone Pearl Inlays

Original price $299.99 USD
Original price $299.99 USD - Original price $299.99 USD
Original price $299.99 USD
Current price $289.99 USD
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Build Skill 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...

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Lefty PR Guitar Kit w/ Quilted Maple Veneer, Mother of Pearl Inlays

Original price $299.99 USD
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Original price $299.99 USD
Current price $219.99 USD
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Current price $219.99 USD
Build Skill 6/10 — Intermediate

Left-handed solid mahogany body PR Guitar Kit with quilted maple veneer, engineered ebony fretboard, and dove bird inlays. Specifications ...

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Left-Hand TE Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, Rosewood Fretboard

Original price $289.99 USD
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Original price $289.99 USD
Current price $259.99 USD
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Current price $259.99 USD
Build Skill 4/10 — Beginner

Build your own left-handed DIY guitar with TE style unfinished Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Rosewood Fretboard, and Chrome Hardware. Specifications ...

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Lefty Basswood body KR-style Guitar Kit

Original price $269.99 USD
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Original price $269.99 USD
Current price $239.99 USD
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Current price $239.99 USD
Build Skill 3/10 — Beginner

Build your own Lefty Basswood body K-style Guitar Kit with Maple Fretboard using our DIY Guitar Kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Left-Hand ...

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Lefty Alder TE Guitar Kit w/ Quilt Maple Veneer

Original price $259.99 USD
Original price $259.99 USD - Original price $259.99 USD
Original price $259.99 USD
Current price $219.99 USD
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Current price $219.99 USD
Build Skill 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...

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Lefty L1 Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Chrome Hardware

Original price $299.99 USD
Original price $299.99 USD - Original price $299.99 USD
Original price $299.99 USD
Current price $269.99 USD
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Current price $269.99 USD
Build Skill 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...

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Lefty Basswood EXP-style Bass Kit with Maple Neck

Original price $299.99 USD - Original price $299.99 USD
Original price $299.99 USD
$299.99 USD
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Current price $299.99 USD
Build Skill 4/10 — Beginner

Build your own Lefty Basswood body EXP-style Bass Kit with Maple Neck using our DIY Guitar kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Lefty Headstoc...

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Lefty Ash Body RG-style Guitar Kit w/ Quilted Maple Veneer, Ebony Fretboard

Original price $319.99 USD - Original price $319.99 USD
Original price $319.99 USD
$319.99 USD
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Current price $319.99 USD
Build Skill 7/10 — Intermediate

Designed with a fantastic ash body, quilted maple veneer, and an ebony fretboard, it's a lefty's dream come true! With dragon inlays that would mak...

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Lefty KR-style Alder body Guitar Kit with Maple Fretboard

Original price $289.99 USD - Original price $289.99 USD
Original price $289.99 USD
$289.99 USD
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Current price $289.99 USD
Build Skill 3/10 — Beginner

Build your own Lefty Alder body KR-style Guitar Kit with Maple Fretboard using our DIY Guitar Kits. Specifications Hand Orientation: Lefty Heads...

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Lefty Mahogany body TE Guitar Kit

Original price $259.99 USD
Original price $259.99 USD - Original price $259.99 USD
Original price $259.99 USD
Current price $219.99 USD
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Current price $219.99 USD
Build Skill 4/10 — Beginner

Build your own left-handed TE-style Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, Quilted Maple Body Veneer, and Maple neck with a skunk stripe. Please note: Wh...

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Lefty DB style Ash body Guitar Kit w/ Rosewood Fretboard

Original price $329.99 USD
Original price $329.99 USD - Original price $329.99 USD
Original price $329.99 USD
Current price $299.99 USD
$299.99 USD - $299.99 USD
Current price $299.99 USD
Build Skill 8/10 — Advanced

Build your own Lefty DB-style Ash body Guitar with Rosewood Fretboard using our DIY Guitar kits. Please note: Images display an ebony fretboard, ...

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Left-Hand Blank TE-style Guitar Kit w/ Rosewood Fretboard

Original price $229.99 USD
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Original price $229.99 USD
Current price $199.99 USD
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Current price $199.99 USD
Build Skill 8/10 — Advanced

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...

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Left-Hand ST-Style Electric Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, Maple Neck

Original price $239.99 USD
Original price $239.99 USD - Original price $239.99 USD
Original price $239.99 USD
Current price $199.99 USD
$199.99 USD - $199.99 USD
Current price $199.99 USD
Build Skill 3/10 — Beginner

Build your own left-handed ST-style electric guitar with this high-quality DIY guitar kit, designed for smooth playability and classic tone. Featur...

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Left Hand JM Bass Build Kit with Mahogany Body and Ebony Fretboard

Original price $299.99 USD
Original price $299.99 USD - Original price $299.99 USD
Original price $299.99 USD
Current price $259.99 USD
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Current price $259.99 USD
Build Skill 3/10 — Beginner

A left-handed JM-style bass kit featuring a solid mahogany body with spalted maple veneer and a smooth ebony fretboard. The bolt-on maple neck with...

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Body Style

Single cutaway for warm sustain, double cutaway for upper fret access, offset for balanced seated play.

Pickup Type

Humbuckers for thick driven tones, single coils for bright clean articulation, or a combination for maximum versatility.

Neck Joint

Bolt-on necks are easier to work with and adjust; set-neck and neck-through designs offer more sustain.

Tonewood

Mahogany delivers warmth, basswood offers balanced response, and ash provides bright attack with defined low end.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which solid body guitar kit is best for beginners?

Double cutaway bolt-on kits (S-style and T-style) are the easiest to build. The bolt-on neck joint is forgiving to assemble, and the body shapes are straightforward to finish. Start there if this is your first build.

What is the difference between solid body and semi-hollow?

A solid body guitar has no internal chambers, giving you a focused, direct tone with strong sustain and no feedback at high volumes. Semi-hollow guitars have routed chambers that add warmth and air to the tone but can feed back at high gain.

Do I need special tools to build a solid body guitar kit?

You need basic tools: screwdrivers, sandpaper, a soldering iron for the electronics, and finishing supplies. No woodworking power tools are required since the body and neck come pre-shaped.

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