L5 Style Hollow Body Guitar Kit with Spalted Maple Veneer - Guitar Kit World

L5 Style Hollow Body Guitar Kit with Spalted Maple Veneer

Name: L5 Style Hollow Body Guitar Kit with Spalted Maple Veneer
Brand: Guitar Kit World Originals
SKU: L5-RMEC-1
Price: 299.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

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$309.99 USD

SKU L5-RMEC-1

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Build your own L5 ES-style hollow body guitar with Mahogany Body and Neck, Spalted Maple veneer, F-Holes and single cutaway.

Specifications

Body Type: Hollow with F-Holes
Hand Orientation: Righty
Neck Joint: Set-In
Cutaways: Single
Body Timber: Mahogany
Neck Timber: Mahogany
Fretboard Timber: Rosewood
Body Top: Spalted Maple Veneer (1-3mm in depth)
Pickups: HH
Bridge/Tailpiece: Vibrato Tailpiece
Electronics: 2V, 2T, 3-way Switch
Nut Material: Plastic
Hardware Finish: Chrome

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3.7 out of 5

3 reviews

Verified Buyer

Jun 1, 2020

It arrived it decent time. I figured coming from China it would take longer. Original estimate was 10-12 weeks. It showed in 2 1/2 weeks. Very well packed and upon opening, was blown away. The Spalted Maple was very figured with a AAA flame that was booked very well.
I have a couple projects ahead of this one but am eager to get it going.

Verified Buyer

Jun 10, 2020

A first time assembler would have a difficult time putting this kit together.
The fit of the neck to the body required a lot of filing and sanding to get it close to snug. The veneer is paper thin - a chip cannot be sanded smooth without revealing the base wood underneath.
The electronics... No resistors for the volume pots and the capacitors are twice what are required.
Why are there no instructions or wiring diagrams for this kit included with the kit or even placed on the site?
I purchased this kit to break my boy into my business (I build instruments) and we are both frustrated with this experience.
Oh, well.

Verified Buyer

Feb 27, 2020

The kit looks good, spalted maple veneer is about 3mm thick and mahogany neck looks good (although it has a slight bend at the first 3 frets) electronics and hardware are good enough considering this is just a hobby project; nothing high end here. However, the model I purchased is a set neck and both the pocket and the neck were machined brutally. The pocket is almost 1/32” wider than the neck and the cutter path on the pocket walls are as clear as day. Tighten your set up boys!!! The neck looked decent but again, a bad machine job. The bottom of the heel is 4 degrees out of square to the sides, no way this thing is sitting flat in the pocket to glue together.

Should there be problems with this company’s product, so long as they are notified within the first 20 days of PURCHASE, they might deal with you. The first 10 days were eaten up by travel time from China, took 2 days to figure out the problems and notify Guitar Kit World, another 2 days to be told my complaint will be “reviewed” and now another 12 days waiting to hear what the outcome of this review is. As it stands right now, they’ve got my money and I’ve got their garbage. Good looking garbage though!!

Based on what I’ve experienced so far, poor craftsmanship and a very lax response to complaint time (assuming I even get another one), there’s no chance I would recommend this company or their product.

Update by the customer:

To add to a previous review of an L5 style hollow body with spalted maple top, like I said before, the kit looks awesome. Just had some problems with the fit of the neck; in the end though, Guitar Kit World stood by their policy and gave me a couple fair options to make it right. Much appreciated! Thanks Nathan!!

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