If you want to build your own custom guitar with a Heavy Metal and Punk Rock voice, this is where to begin.
Our DIY kits aren’t official replicas of any branded instrument. They make it possible to build your own guitar suited to Heavy Metal and Punk Rock music, excellent for hobby builders who want to shape the result themselves.
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...
View full detailsBuild and customize your own bass with the W2 Mahogany Bass Kit. This kit is designed for players who want a standout body shape, strong low-end to...
View full detailsBuild your own Mahogany body R41 Bass Guitar with Rosewood Fretboard using this DIY Guitar kits. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Hand...
View full detailsBuild your own heavy metal style electric guitar with this DIY kit, featuring aggressive styling, powerful humbuckers, and a double locking tremolo...
View full detailsBuild your own professional grade 34 inch 5 string EXP style bass guitar with this mahogany body DIY kit. Designed for players who want aggressive ...
View full detailsDevil-Horn guitar kit featuring a mahogany body with a symmetric double-cutaway design, a set-in mahogany neck, and a rosewood fretboard with pearl...
View full detailsLeft-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...
View full detailsExperience 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 detailsBuild your own DIY bass guitar with a beautiful flamed maple veneer, and a maple fretboard and neck with a skunk stripe. Full Specifications Genera...
View full detailsBuild your own Basswood T-style Bass Guitar Kit with Maple Neck and Skunk Stripe using this DIY Guitar kits. Full Specifications General Dexterity...
View full detailsFull Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Number of Strings: 4 Size: Full Size Build Difficulty: Intermediate (5/10) Fixed bridge ...
View full detailsDIY blank-body bass guitar kit built for full creative control. The unshaped body and headstock let you carve your own contours, define your prefer...
View full detailsBuild a 34-inch offset bass from a box of parts. This DIY kit gives you a solid mahogany body, a bolt-on maple neck with a 20-fret fretboard and pe...
View full detailsBuild your own custom W Bass guitar customizing body material, neck, hand-orientation, and more for your taste and playing style. Description Body...
View full detailsBuild your own bass with this JM-style DIY kit, featuring a solid mahogany body for rich, balanced tone and a smooth rosewood fretboard for comfort...
View full detailsBuild your own Lefty Basswood body EXP-style Bass Kit with Maple Neck using our DIY Guitar kits. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Left-Hande...
View full detailsFull Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Handed Number of Strings: 4 Size: Full Size Build Difficulty: Beginner (3/10) Bolt-on neck join...
View full detailsOur JM Bass guitar kit is a solid body bass DIY kit that you can modify to your playing style and preferred musical genres such as funk, disco, reg...
View full detailsBuild your own Thrash-style bass with mahogany body and maple fretboard using our DIY guitar kits. Full Specifications General Dexterity: Right-Ha...
View full detailsBuild your own Violin Bass with this DIY kit! Description Body Type: Hollow Body Sound Holes: None Internal Support: Bridge block Neck S...
View full detailsBuild your own MM style DIY custom bass. Description Body type: Solid Neck Shape: C-shaped Fret Wire: Copper-Nickel Alloy Fret Size: Medi...
View full detailsA 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...
View full detailsBuild your own guitar inspired by the sound of Heavy Metal and Punk Rock. Guitar Kit World makes it easy to recreate the look and feel of iconic tones with DIY kits designed for customization. Each kit is made with quality tonewoods and designed to allow you to choose your own hand orientation, tonewood type, hardware, fretboard inlays, headstock shape, binding options & more.
No. Our DIY guitar kits are not licensed, endorsed, sponsored, or approved by any guitar brands or artists. All references to guitar styles are for educational and tribute purposes only.
The Heavy Metal and Punk Rock music guitar kits sold on Guitar Kit World are not official replicas or authorized replacements for branded guitars. They are custom-made, unassembled kits designed for hobbyists and builders who want to craft unique, personalized instruments. All kits are sold “as is” and are not intended to be compatible with or interchangeable with parts from any official branded instruments.
Depending on the type of guitar you buy you may only require tools and materials for finishing the guitar (painting) and soldering.
Screwdrivers, sandpaper and sanding block. Finishing supplies e.g. paint, stain, and clear gloss, ventilation mask, coping saw or jigsaw if shaping the headstock.
With this small list of inexpensive tools, you will be up and running and ready to build your electric guitar in no time.
Recommended reading: Luthier Tools for DIY Guitar Kits.
Our stock kits contain all necessary parts (unless stated otherwise on the product page).
It depends on the choice of finish. For instance, when you paint or stain a guitar you will need the surface to dry and harden (cure). This can take anywhere from 1 week to 3 months depending on your choice of finishing product.
You will find the guitar dries to approximately 90% very quickly but the final 10% takes some time. If you can't wait that long you could try tung oil or wax finish but bear in mind the finish won't be as durable and protect the guitar as effectively.
Most of our kits require basic soldering. If you're new to it, check out our wiring guide here.
If you don't want to solder, or don't have the tools, our solderless guitar kits use plug-and-play wiring. No iron required.
You can use stain, paint, or oil-based finishes. Learn more about finishing techniques here.
Our advice: use a reference. In most cases, this will be a guitar you particularly like the look of and want to create something similar.
To view the latest DIY guitars from our community follow us on Instagram and visit our Customer Reviews page.
Safety note: rags used with an oil finish give off heat as they cure and can catch fire if left in a pile. Lay them flat to dry outdoors, or soak them in water, before you throw them away.
It's defined firstly by the components you use and secondly the workmanship that goes into putting it all together.
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