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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-Style Kit with P90 Pickups, Mahogany Body & Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
LP-Style Kit with P90 Pickups, Mahogany Body & Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World In Stock Worldwide

LP-Style Kit with P90 Pickups, Mahogany Body & Ebony Fretboard

$299.99 USD
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$299.99 USD
$239.99 USD
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$239.99 USD
Skill 6/10 Intermediate

Build your own classic rock machine with this LP-style DIY electric guitar kit. Designed for right-handed players, this kit delivers the timeless l...

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ST-Style Electric Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, 21-Fret Maple Neck - Guitar Kit World
ST-Style Electric Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, 21-Fret Maple Neck - Guitar Kit World In Stock USA

Double-Cutaway Contoured Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fretboard, 21 Frets

$239.99 USD
$239.99 USD - $239.99 USD
$239.99 USD
$179.99 USD
$179.99 USD - $179.99 USD
$179.99 USD
Skill 3/10 Beginner

Build your own ST-style electric guitar with this high-quality DIY guitar kit, designed for smooth playability and classic tone. Featuring a solid ...

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Basswood Headless Guitar With Dot Inlay Maple Neck
Basswood Headless Guitar With Dot Inlay Maple Neck In Stock Worldwide

Headless Electric Guitar Kit, Basswood Body, Bolt-On Neck, Rosewood Fretboard, Dot Inlays

$269.99 USD
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$269.99 USD
$199.99 USD
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$199.99 USD
Skill 5/10 Intermediate

Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Number of Strings: 6 Size: Full Size Build Difficulty: Intermediate (5/10) Bolt-on neck ...

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Semi-Hollow E35 Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Top & Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
Semi-Hollow E35 Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Top & Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World In Stock Worldwide

Semi-Hollow Double-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Quilted Maple Veneer, Ebony Fretboard

$329.99 USD
$329.99 USD - $329.99 USD
$329.99 USD
$299.99 USD
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$299.99 USD
Skill 8/10 Advanced

Build your own semi-hollow body E35 guitar with beautiful Quilted Maple veneer and Ebony Fretboard. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-H...

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Mahogany Jbm-Style Guitar Kit With Rosewood Fretboard And Neck
Mahogany Jbm-Style Guitar Kit With Rosewood Fretboard And Neck
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Mahogany JBM-style Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard

$299.99 USD
$299.99 USD - $299.99 USD
$299.99 USD
$289.99 USD
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$289.99 USD
Skill 6/10 Intermediate

Build your own 6-string Mahogany Body JBM-style Guitar Kit with Rosewood Fretboard and Mahogany Neck. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right...

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Mahogany Headless Electric Guitar Kit, Rosewood Fretboard, Maple Neck
Mahogany Headless Electric Guitar Kit, Rosewood Fretboard, Maple Neck
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Headless Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Set Neck, Rosewood Fretboard, Dual Humbuckers

$269.99 USD
$269.99 USD - $269.99 USD
$269.99 USD
$199.99 USD
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$199.99 USD
Skill 9/10 Advanced

Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Number of Strings: 6 Size: Full Size Build Difficulty: Advanced (9/10) Set-in neck has t...

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Back of the two-piece mahogany semi-hollow T-style guitar kit body - Guitar Kit World
Semi-hollow T-style guitar kit contents: mahogany body, neck, pickguard, hardware and vibrato tailpiece - Guitar Kit World
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Thin Semi-Hollow Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Two Single-Coils, Vibrato Tailpiece

$299.99 USD
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$299.99 USD
$239.99 USD
$239.99 USD - $239.99 USD
$239.99 USD
Skill 8/10 Advanced

Build your own semi-hollow TE-style guitar with this mahogany DIY kit, featuring a classic design paired with a smooth vibrato tailpiece. Ideal for...

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Guitar Kit World - ST Style DIY Guitar Kit - Guitar body back view showing wood grain
Guitar Kit World - ST Style DIY Guitar Kit - Complete kit flat lay with body, neck, hardware, and electronics
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Double-Cutaway Contoured Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Maple Fretboard, Pre-Wired Electronics

$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 1/10 Beginner

ST-style DIY guitar kit featuring a warm mahogany body, a maple neck, and a maple fretboard with black dot inlays. This kit includes fully pre-wire...

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L1 DIY Mahogany body Guitar Kit with Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
Mahogany Body LP-Style Guitar Kit with P90 Pickups with Black Hardware - Guitar Kit World
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Mahogany Body LP-Style Guitar Kit with P90 Pickups with Black Hardware

$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

Build your own classic LP-style guitar with this DIY electric guitar kit. Designed for right-handed players, it features a solid mahogany body and ...

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ST-Style Electric Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, 22-Fret Maple Neck - Guitar Kit World
ST-Style Electric Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, 22-Fret Maple Neck - Guitar Kit World
In Stock USA

Double-Cutaway Contoured Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fretboard, 22 Frets

$239.99 USD
$239.99 USD - $239.99 USD
$239.99 USD
$199.99 USD
$199.99 USD - $199.99 USD
$199.99 USD
Skill 3/10 Beginner

Build your own ST-style electric guitar with this high-quality DIY guitar kit, designed for smooth playability and classic tone. Featuring a solid ...

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Quilted maple veneer top body for the NI-RMFB-5264 kit, angled front view - Guitar Kit World
Complete NI-RMFB-5264 guitar kit laid out: quilted maple top body, bolt-on maple neck, hardware - Guitar Kit World
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Mahogany body, Bolt-On Neck NI-style Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer

$269.99 USD
$269.99 USD - $269.99 USD
$269.99 USD
$189.99 USD
$189.99 USD - $189.99 USD
$189.99 USD
Skill 4/10 Beginner

Build your own bolt-on neck Mahogany NI-style Guitar with Quilted Maple Veneer.. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Number of St...

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Junior Single Cut Guitar Kit with Bolt-On Neck, Chrome Hardware - Guitar Kit World
Junior Single Cut Guitar Kit with Bolt-On Neck, Chrome Hardware - Guitar Kit World
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Junior Single Cut Guitar Kit with Bolt-On Neck, Chrome Hardware

$229.99 USD
$229.99 USD - $229.99 USD
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$189.99 USD
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$189.99 USD
Skill 3/10 Beginner

Perfect for beginners, this Junior single cut DIY guitar kit offers a straightforward build process with minimal complexity. The bolt on mahogany n...

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Semi-Hollow LP-style Mahogany Guitar Kit with 22 Frets, Chrome Hardware - Guitar Kit World
Semi-Hollow LP-style Mahogany Guitar Kit with 22 Frets, Chrome Hardware - Guitar Kit World
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Semi-Hollow LP-style Mahogany Guitar Kit with 22 Frets, Chrome 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 7/10 Intermediate

Build your own semi-hollow LP-style guitar with this DIY kit. Featuring a mahogany body, ebony fretboard with trapezoid inlays, dual humbuckers, an...

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Basswood Body TE Guitar Kit with Bolt-On Maple Maple Skunk Striped Neck - Guitar Kit World
Basswood Body TE Guitar Kit with Bolt-On Maple Maple Skunk Striped Neck - Guitar Kit World
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Classic Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Basswood Body, Skunk Stripe Maple Neck, Maple Fretboard

$269.99 USD
$269.99 USD - $269.99 USD
$269.99 USD
$229.99 USD
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$229.99 USD
Skill 6/10 Intermediate

Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Number of Strings: 6 Size: Full Size Build Difficulty: Intermediate (6/10) Tremolo bridg...

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Mahogany NI-style Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
Mahogany NI-style Guitar Kit with Quilted Maple Veneer, Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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Mahogany NI Guitar Kit with 2 Humbuckers, Black Finish Hardware

$259.99 USD
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$199.99 USD
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$199.99 USD
Skill 6/10 Intermediate

Build your own Mahogany NI-style Guitar with with 2 Humbuckers and Black Finish Hardware. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Num...

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Lefty Alder TE Guitar Kit w/ Quilt Maple Veneer
Lefty Alder Te Guitar Kit W/ Quilt Maple Veneer
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Classic Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Quilted Maple Veneer, Left-Handed

$259.99 USD
$259.99 USD - $259.99 USD
$259.99 USD
$219.99 USD
$219.99 USD - $219.99 USD
$219.99 USD
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. Full Specificatio...

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Junior Single Cut Guitar Kit with Bolt-On Neck, Black Hardware - Guitar Kit World
Junior Single Cut Guitar Kit with Bolt-On Neck, Black Hardware - Guitar Kit World
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Junior Single Cut Guitar Kit with Bolt-On Neck

$249.99 USD
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$199.99 USD
Skill 2/10 Beginner

If you are building your first electric guitar, this Junior style guitar kit is an ideal starting point. Its bolt on neck construction, uncomplicat...

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Guitar Kit World - TE Semi-Hollow Style DIY Guitar Kit - Guitar body back view showing wood grain
Guitar Kit World - TE Semi-Hollow Style DIY Guitar Kit - Complete kit flat lay with body, neck, hardware, and electronics
In Stock USA

Thin Semi-Hollow Single-Cutaway Electric Guitar Kit, Basswood Body, Maple Fretboard, Black Hardware

$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

TE Semi-Hollow DIY guitar kit featuring a basswood body with an f-hole for resonant, airy tone. Paired with a maple neck and maple fretboard with b...

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Thin L3 Hollow Body Electric Guitar Kit with Black Hardware - Guitar Kit World
Thin L3 Hollow Body Electric Guitar Kit with Black Hardware - Guitar Kit World
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Thin Hollow Body Electric Guitar Kit, Black Hardware, Dual Humbuckers

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

Build your own classic blues inspired thin hollow body guitar. Featuring a maple plywood body with maple center block, set-in mahogany neck, Ebony ...

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Lefty DB style Ash body Guitar Kit with Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
Lefty DB style Ash body Guitar Kit with Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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Heavy Metal Electric Guitar Kit, Ash Body, Flame Maple Veneer, Rosewood Fretboard, Left-Handed

$329.99 USD
$329.99 USD - $329.99 USD
$329.99 USD
$299.99 USD
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$299.99 USD
Skill 8/10 Advanced

Build your own Lefty DB-style Ash body Guitar with Rosewood Fretboard using our DIY Guitar kits. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Left-Hande...

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Mb-Rmeb-3970
Mb-Rmeb-3970
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Mahogany MB-style Guitar Kit With Maple Neck and Ebony Fretboard

$289.99 USD
$289.99 USD - $289.99 USD
$289.99 USD
$199.99 USD
$199.99 USD - $199.99 USD
$199.99 USD
Skill 5/10 Intermediate

Build your own Mahogany MB-style Guitar Kit With Maple Neck and Ebony Fretboard using our DIY guitar kits. Full Specifications General Dexterity: ...

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Left-Hand Blank TE-style Guitar Kit w/ Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
Left-Hand Blank TE-style Guitar Kit w/ Rosewood Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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Blank Electric Guitar Kit, Mahogany Body, Rosewood Fretboard, Left-Handed

$249.99 USD
$249.99 USD - $249.99 USD
$249.99 USD
$199.99 USD
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$199.99 USD
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 JM Bass Build Kit with Mahogany Body and Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
Left Hand JM Bass Build Kit with Mahogany Body and Ebony Fretboard - Guitar Kit World
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Left Hand JM Bass Build Kit with Mahogany Body and Ebony Fretboard

$299.99 USD
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$254.99 USD
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$254.99 USD
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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Left-Hand ST-Style Electric Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, Maple Neck - Guitar Kit World
Left-Hand ST-Style Electric Guitar Kit with Mahogany Body, Maple Neck - Guitar Kit World
In Stock USA

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

$239.99 USD
$239.99 USD - $239.99 USD
$239.99 USD
$179.99 USD
$179.99 USD - $179.99 USD
$179.99 USD
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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