{"product_id":"blank-electric-guitar-kit-basswood-body-maple-neck-maple-fretboard","title":"Blank Electric Guitar Kit, Basswood Body, Maple Neck, Maple Fretboard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA blank basswood body you cut to your own outline, paired with an assembled maple neck and a maple fretboard.\u003c\/strong\u003e The body ships as an uncut rectangular basswood slab, so you draw and cut the shape yourself. Basswood is light, soft and closed-grained, so it cuts and sands easily with hand tools and needs no grain filling before paint. The cavities are already done: neck pocket, the three pickup rout under the pickguard, the control area, the output jack recess and the tremolo spring cavity. The maple neck arrives complete, with a maple fretboard, frets, black dot inlays, a fitted nut and a shaped headstock whose six tuner holes are already drilled. You bring the saw, the sandpaper and the soldering iron.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrefer a darker wood? The same blank is also available with a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/blank-s-style-mahogany-body-guitar-kit-rosewood-fretboard\"\u003emahogany body and mahogany neck\u003c\/a\u003e. See every kit you shape yourself in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/blank-diy-guitar-kits\"\u003eblank DIY guitar kits\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFull Specifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-top: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; color: #555;\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDexterity: \u003cstrong\u003eRight-Handed\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of Strings: \u003cstrong\u003e6\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: \u003cstrong\u003eFull Size\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-top: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; color: #555;\"\u003eBuild Difficulty: Advanced (8\/10)\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou cut the body outline yourself from a rectangular blank, so a bandsaw or jigsaw, rasps and sanding blocks are required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe headstock is already shaped and its six tuner holes are drilled, so the neck needs finishing only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe output jack recess is already routed, so keep it inside the outline you draw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe neck screws on with no glue and no clamps, but the tremolo bridge needs careful setup for tuning stability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasswood is soft and closed-grained: no grain filling is needed, but the cut edges dent easily, so handle the body with care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-top: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; color: #555;\"\u003eBody\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: \u003cstrong\u003eBasswood\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstruction: \u003cstrong\u003eSolid wood\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: \u003cstrong\u003eSolid\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCutaway: \u003cstrong\u003eDouble\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: \u003cstrong\u003eNone\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTop: \u003cstrong\u003eNone (plain wood, no veneer)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-top: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; color: #555;\"\u003eNeck\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: \u003cstrong\u003eMaple\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoint: \u003cstrong\u003eBolt-on\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfile: \u003cstrong\u003eC-shaped\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTruss Rod: \u003cstrong\u003eTwo-Way, Adjustable\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTruss Rod Adjustment: \u003cstrong\u003eHeadstock\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale Length: \u003cstrong\u003e648 mm \/ 25.5\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: \u003cstrong\u003eNone\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-top: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; color: #555;\"\u003eFretboard\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: \u003cstrong\u003eMaple\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRadius: \u003cstrong\u003e14\" \/ 356 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of Frets: \u003cstrong\u003e21\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFret Wire: \u003cstrong\u003eStainless Steel\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFret Size: \u003cstrong\u003eMedium Jumbo (2.7 x 0.9 mm \/ 0.106 x 0.036\")\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInlay Shape: \u003cstrong\u003eDot\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInlay Material: \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Plastic (ABS)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-top: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; color: #555;\"\u003eHeadstock\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShape: \u003cstrong\u003eShaped and pre-drilled for six in-line tuners (as in product images)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: \u003cstrong\u003eNone\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTuner Hole Diameter: \u003cstrong\u003e10 mm (fits modern sealed tuners)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNut: \u003cstrong\u003eWhite Plastic\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-top: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; color: #555;\"\u003eElectronics\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeck Pickup: \u003cstrong\u003eSingle Coil\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiddle Pickup: \u003cstrong\u003eSingle Coil\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBridge Pickup: \u003cstrong\u003eSingle Coil\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControls: \u003cstrong\u003e1 Volume, 2 Tone\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWiring: \u003cstrong\u003eDIY (soldering required)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWiring Diagram: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/wiring-diagrams\/sss-wiring-diagram-1-volume-2-tone-5-way-selector\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSSS, 1 Volume, 2 Tone, 5-Way Selector\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutput Jack: \u003cstrong\u003eTop jack\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"margin-top: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; color: #555;\"\u003eHardware\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBridge: \u003cstrong\u003eTremolo\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTuners: \u003cstrong\u003eSealed, Non-locking, 6-in-line\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePickguard: \u003cstrong\u003eBlack\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnobs: \u003cstrong\u003eBlack\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCavity Covers: \u003cstrong\u003eBlack\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrings: \u003cstrong\u003eSteel\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: \u003cstrong\u003eChrome\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat's in the Box\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnfinished rectangular basswood body blank, 36 x 48 cm and 4.4 cm thick, outline not cut, with the neck pocket, pickup, control, output jack and tremolo spring routs already cut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaple neck with maple fretboard, frets, black dot position markers, fitted nut and a shaped headstock with six tuner holes drilled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x loaded black pickguard with three black single-coil pickups, three black knobs and a selector switch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6x sealed tuners with bushings and washers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x chrome tremolo bridge with six saddles and block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x chrome neck plate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4x neck mounting screws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x black rear cover plate with six string slots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x tremolo springs and 1 spring claw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x tremolo arm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2x Allen wrenches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x boat-style jack plate with output jack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x set of strings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2x strap buttons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssorted mounting screws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x guitar cable with one angled plug\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat You'll Need\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will cut the body outline and solder the electronics. Depending on the finish you choose, the tools below cover a standard build.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor shaping the body:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bandsaw or jigsaw, rasps or spokeshave, sanding blocks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor assembly:\u003c\/strong\u003e Phillips screwdriver, Allen wrench set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor wiring:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soldering iron, solder, wire cutters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor finishing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sandpaper (220-600 grit), sanding sealer, primer, paint or stain, clear coat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor setup:\u003c\/strong\u003e String winder, guitar tuner, Allen wrench for truss rod and saddle height adjustment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWoodworking required.\u003c\/strong\u003e You cut the body outline from a rectangular blank yourself. The neck pocket, pickup and control cavities, the output jack recess and the wiring channel are already routed, the headstock is already shaped and drilled, and the electronics need soldering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Guitar Kit World Originals","offers":[{"title":"Free Shipping – International Warehouse","offer_id":67706100318342,"sku":"BLK-ST-C","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0065\/9374\/0911\/files\/guitarkitworld-blank-basswood-diy-guitar-kit-maple-fretboard-complete-kit-blk-st-c.jpg?v=1792234638","url":"https:\/\/guitarkitworld.com\/products\/blank-electric-guitar-kit-basswood-body-maple-neck-maple-fretboard","provider":"Guitar Kit World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}