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STEM Guitar Kits

STEM guitar kits for classrooms and independent builders

A guitar kit is a complete set of guitar parts, unassembled, that one student turns into a playable instrument. Building one covers four subjects at once: the physics of standing waves and electromagnetic induction, the mathematics of fret spacing, the engineering of a load-bearing neck joint, and the technology of a wired signal path.

There are more than 130 kits in this collection across more than 40 body styles. Every kit carries a published skill score from 1 to 10, so you can match the build to the class. Skill 1 to 3 suits middle school and first-time builders, and low-solder options remove the soldering iron entirely. Skill 4 to 6 suits high school students who are comfortable with hand tools. Skill 7 to 10 suits university and career-technical shops, including blank bodies that students shape themselves.

A typical class build takes 8 to 12 hours over 2 to 4 weeks, plus drying time for the finish. Schools including Southern Arkansas University, Michigan Technological University, Comstock Public Schools, and Calloway County Schools have run builds with these kits.

Teachers and program leaders: educator pricing, class lead times, and a discounted sample kit are on the schools page.

To help you get started, we have prepared comprehensive resources, including:

If you have any questions, our dedicated support team at support@guitarkitworld.com is always ready to assist.

Guitar Kit World is operated by Maker Kit World LLC and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any other guitar brand. Shape names such as ST-style and T-style describe body outlines and are not brand names. Our kits are our own products, sold unassembled, and are not replacement parts for any brand’s instruments.

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LP Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Gold Hardware - Guitar Kit World
L1 Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Gold Hardware - Guitar Kit World In Stock In China

L1 Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Gold Hardware

$299.99 USD
$299.99 USD - $299.99 USD
$299.99 USD
$279.99 USD
$279.99 USD - $279.99 USD
$279.99 USD
Skill 8/10 Advanced

Build your own DIY LP-style guitar with two gold finish humbucker pickups, a beautiful quilted maple veneer body top, and trapezoid pearl white inl...

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The Guitar Kit Wold Gift Card - Guitar Kit World

The Guitar Kit World Gift Card

$25.00 USD - $500.00 USD
$25.00 USD - $500.00 USD
$25.00 USD - $500.00 USD
$25.00 USD
Skill 1/10 Beginner

Unsure of the Perfect Guitar Kit for a Gift? Go with a Gift Card! Let them pick their favorite kit. Our gift cards are sent via email, complete wit...

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PR Guitar Kit w/ Double-Locking Tremolo, Quilted Maple Veneer - Guitar Kit World
PR Guitar Kit w/ Double-Locking Tremolo, Quilted Maple Veneer - Guitar Kit World In Stock In China

PR Guitar Kit w/ Double-Locking Tremolo, Quilted Maple Veneer

$299.99 USD
$299.99 USD - $299.99 USD
$299.99 USD
$279.99 USD
$279.99 USD - $279.99 USD
$279.99 USD
Skill 8/10 Advanced

Solid Mahogany body right-handed PR Guitar Kit with Double Locking Tremolo, Quilted Maple Veneer. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Han...

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ST-style Zebrawood Guitar Kit with Bolt-on neck, White Pickguard - Guitar Kit World
ST-style Zebrawood Guitar Kit with Bolt-on neck, White Pickguard - Guitar Kit World In Stock In China

Double-Cutaway Contoured Electric Guitar Kit, Engineered Zebrawood Body & Fretboard

$259.99 USD
$259.99 USD - $259.99 USD
$259.99 USD
$179.99 USD
$179.99 USD - $179.99 USD
$179.99 USD
Skill 2/10 Beginner

Beginner-friendly ST-style solid zebrawood body guitar kit with a bolt-on neck and white pickguard. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-H...

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Basswood JE Guitar Kit w/ Monkey Grip
Basswood JE Guitar Kit w/ Monkey Grip
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JE Style Guitar Kit with Monkey Grip and Vinework Fretboard Inlay

$299.99 USD
$299.99 USD - $299.99 USD
$299.99 USD
$239.99 USD
$239.99 USD - $239.99 USD
$239.99 USD
Skill 5/10 Intermediate

JE style 6-string guitar kit with a solid basswood body, skunk striped maple neck, and a beautiful rosewood fretboard. Full Specifications General ...

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Hollow Body L5 style Guitar Kit w/ Flamed Maple Body Veneer, Rosewood Fretboard
Hollow Body Guitar Kit w/ Flamed Maple Body Veneer, Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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Hollow Body Archtop Electric Guitar Kit, Flame Maple Veneer, Rosewood Fretboard

$319.99 USD
$319.99 USD - $319.99 USD
$319.99 USD
$299.99 USD
$299.99 USD - $299.99 USD
$299.99 USD
Skill 8/10 Advanced

Build your own hollow body, semi-acoustic DIY guitar with Mahogany body and neck, flamed maple veneer, F-holes, and single cutaway. Full Specificat...

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L1 Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Chrome Hardware - Guitar Kit World
L1 Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Chrome Hardware - Guitar Kit World
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LP style Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Chrome Hardware

$289.99 USD
$289.99 USD - $289.99 USD
$289.99 USD
$269.99 USD
$269.99 USD - $269.99 USD
$269.99 USD
Skill 6/10 Intermediate

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

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Basswood ST style guitar kit with Maple Neck and Fretboard, Chrome Hardware
Basswood ST style guitar kit with Maple Neck and Fretboard, Chrome Hardware
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Double-Cutaway Contoured Electric Guitar Kit, Basswood Body, Maple Neck, Maple Fretboard

$249.99 USD
$249.99 USD - $249.99 USD
$249.99 USD
$189.99 USD
$189.99 USD - $189.99 USD
$189.99 USD
Skill 2/10 Beginner

Build your own Basswood ST style guitar with Maple Neck and Fretboard, Chrome Hardware. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Numbe...

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Ash ST style guitar kit with Flame Maple Veneer, Maple Skunk Stripe Neck
Ash ST style guitar kit with Flame Maple Veneer, Maple Skunk Stripe Neck - Guitar Kit World
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Double-Cutaway Contoured Electric Guitar Kit, Ash Body, Flame Maple Veneer, Humbucker + Two Single-Coils

$289.99 USD
$289.99 USD - $289.99 USD
$289.99 USD
$239.99 USD
$239.99 USD - $239.99 USD
$239.99 USD
Skill 5/10 Intermediate

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

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L5-style Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard and Flamed Maple Veneer - Guitar Kit World
In Stock In China

Thin Hollow Body Electric Guitar Kit, Venetian Cutaway, Flame Maple Veneer

$299.99 USD
$299.99 USD - $299.99 USD
$299.99 USD
$269.99 USD
$269.99 USD - $269.99 USD
$269.99 USD
Skill 8/10 Advanced

Build your own Thin Hollow Body Venetian Cutaway Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard and Flamed Maple Veneer using our DIY Guitar kits. Full Specifi...

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Hollow Archtop Body Guitar Kit with Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
Hollow Archtop Body Guitar Kit with Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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Hollow Body Archtop Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Ebony Fretboard, Chrome Hardware

$319.99 USD
$319.99 USD - $319.99 USD
$319.99 USD
$299.99 USD
$299.99 USD - $299.99 USD
$299.99 USD
Skill 8/10 Advanced

Build your own Hollow Archtop Body Guitar with Ebony Fretboard using our DIY Guitar Kits. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Nu...

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W Bass Guitar Kit With Mahogany Body Flamed Maple Top Rosewood Fretboard Wb
W Bass Guitar Kit With Mahogany Body Flamed Maple Top Rosewood Fretboard Wb
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WB Bass Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body Flamed Maple Top, Rosewood Fretboard

$319.99 USD
$319.99 USD - $319.99 USD
$319.99 USD
$269.99 USD
$269.99 USD - $269.99 USD
$269.99 USD
Skill 5/10 Intermediate

Build your own DIY bass guitar with a beautiful flamed maple veneer mahogany body, and trapezoid pearl white inlays on a maple neck with a skunk st...

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Two-piece mahogany PR guitar kit body, back view with set-in neck pocket route - Guitar Kit World
PR guitar kit contents: quilted maple veneer body, rosewood fretboard neck and chrome hardware - Guitar Kit World
In Stock In China

PR Guitar Kit w/ Quilted Maple Veneer, Pearl White Inlays

$319.99 USD
$319.99 USD - $319.99 USD
$319.99 USD
$249.99 USD
$249.99 USD - $249.99 USD
$249.99 USD
Skill 6/10 Intermediate

Right-handed solid two-piece mahogany body PR guitar kit with quilted maple veneer, rosewood fretboard, and Pearl White Flock inlays. Full Specific...

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Mahogany body R41 Bass Kit with Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
Mahogany body R41 Bass Kit with Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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Mahogany body R41 Electric Bass Kit with Rosewood Fretboard

$319.99 USD
$319.99 USD - $319.99 USD
$319.99 USD
$279.99 USD
$279.99 USD - $279.99 USD
$279.99 USD
Skill 6/10 Intermediate

Build your own Mahogany body R41 Bass Guitar with Rosewood Fretboard using this DIY Guitar kits. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Hand...

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Mahogany TE Guitar Kit w/ Mahogany Neck, Ebony Fretboard
Mahogany Te Guitar Kit W/ Neck Ebony Fretboard
In Stock In China

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

$249.99 USD
$249.99 USD - $249.99 USD
$249.99 USD
$199.99 USD
$199.99 USD - $199.99 USD
$199.99 USD
Skill 3/10 Beginner

Build your own guitar with TE style unfinished Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body and Neck Ebony (Engineered) Fretboard, and Chrome Hardware. Full Specifica...

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Basswood TE Guitar Kit w/ Maple Neck, Chrome Hardware
Basswood Te Guitar Kit W/ Maple Neck Chrome Hardware
In Stock In China

Classic Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Basswood Body, Maple Neck, Maple Fretboard

$239.99 USD
$239.99 USD - $239.99 USD
$239.99 USD
$189.99 USD
$189.99 USD - $189.99 USD
$189.99 USD
Skill 2/10 Beginner

The TE Style DIY Guitar Kit with a basswood body is one of the most recommended kits for beginners and seasoned builders alike. Known for its class...

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LP Junior Guitar Kit w/ Spalted Maple Veneer
L3 Junior Solid-Body Guitar Kit with Spalted Maple Veneer - Guitar Kit World
In Stock In China

Singlecut Junior Solid-Body Guitar Kit with Spalted Maple Veneer

$249.99 USD
$249.99 USD - $249.99 USD
$249.99 USD
$199.99 USD
$199.99 USD - $199.99 USD
$199.99 USD
Skill 6/10 Intermediate

Build your own junior solid-body singlecut guitar using this DIY guitar kit with a beautiful Spalted Maple Veneer, mahogany body & bolt-on mapl...

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PR Guitar Kit w/ Flame Maple Veneer - Guitar Kit World
PR Guitar Kit w/ Flame Maple Veneer - Guitar Kit World
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PR Guitar Kit w/ Flame Maple Veneer

$299.99 USD
$299.99 USD - $299.99 USD
$299.99 USD
$279.99 USD
$279.99 USD - $279.99 USD
$279.99 USD
Skill 6/10 Intermediate

Build your own DIY guitar with mahogany body right-handed PR guitar kit with a beautiful flamed maple veneer. Full Specifications General Dexterit...

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JG style Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
JG style Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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Short-scale JG style Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, Rosewood Fretboard

$279.99 USD
$279.99 USD - $279.99 USD
$279.99 USD
$229.99 USD
$229.99 USD - $229.99 USD
$229.99 USD
Skill 5/10 Intermediate

Build a short-scale offset electric guitar from a box of parts. This DIY kit gives you a mahogany body, a bolt-on mahogany neck with a 22-fret rose...

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L4 Doublecut Junior solid Mahogany body Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
L4 Doublecut Junior solid Mahogany body Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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Doublecut Junior Mahogany Body Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard

$249.99 USD
$249.99 USD - $249.99 USD
$249.99 USD
$199.99 USD
$199.99 USD - $199.99 USD
$199.99 USD
Skill 2/10 Beginner

Build your own solid-body double-cut guitar using this DIY guitar kit with a mahogany body & bolt-on mahogany neck with a beautiful rosewood fr...

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Heavy metal guitar kit unfinished mahogany body, back with neck pocket and routed wiring channel - Guitar Kit World
Heavy metal DIY guitar kit with mahogany body, maple neck and pau ferro fretboard, complete kit contents - Guitar Kit World
In Stock In China

Heavy Metal Electric Guitar Kit, Pau Ferro Fretboard, Bolt-On Neck, Locking Tremolo

$289.99 USD
$289.99 USD - $289.99 USD
$289.99 USD
$249.99 USD
$249.99 USD - $249.99 USD
$249.99 USD
Skill 5/10 Intermediate

Build your own heavy metal style electric guitar with this DIY kit, featuring aggressive styling, powerful humbuckers, and a double locking tremolo...

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FB2 Guitar Kit w/ Mahogany Body & Neck, Trapezoid Abalone Inlays - Guitar Kit World
FB2 Guitar Kit w/ Mahogany Body & Neck, Trapezoid Abalone Inlays - Guitar Kit World
In Stock In China

F2 Guitar Kit w/ Mahogany Body & Neck, Trapezoid Abalone Inlays

$279.99 USD
$279.99 USD - $279.99 USD
$279.99 USD
$239.99 USD
$239.99 USD - $239.99 USD
$239.99 USD
Skill 3/10 Beginner

Bolt-on neck F2 guitar kit with a mahogany body and neck, Ebony (Engineered) fretboard, and trapezoid abalone inlays. Full Specifications General ...

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Semi-Hollow PR w/ Solid Carved Maple Cap, Abalone Pearl Inlays - Guitar Kit World
Semi-Hollow PR w/ Solid Carved Maple Cap, Abalone Pearl Inlays - Guitar Kit World
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Semi-Hollow PR w/ Solid Carved Maple Cap, Abalone Pearl Inlays

$319.99 USD - $319.99 USD
$319.99 USD
$319.99 USD
$319.99 USD - $319.99 USD
$319.99 USD
Skill 7/10 Intermediate

Semi-hollow PR-style guitar kit features a chambered solid mahogany body topped with a solid carved maple cap, delivering a balanced blend of warmt...

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E175 Hollow Body Guitar Kit w/ Spalted Maple Veneer, Chrome Hardware
E175 Hollow Body Guitar Kit w/ Spalted Maple Veneer, Chrome Hardware - Guitar Kit World
In Stock In China

Hollow Body Archtop Electric Guitar Kit, Spalted Maple Veneer, Chrome Hardware

$309.99 USD
$309.99 USD - $309.99 USD
$309.99 USD
$299.99 USD
$299.99 USD - $299.99 USD
$299.99 USD
Skill 8/10 Advanced

Build your own E75 hollow body guitar with Mahogany Body and Neck, Spalted Maple veneer, F-Holes, and Florentine-style single cutaway. Full Specifi...

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