Leo Jaymz DIY TL Style Electric Guitar Kits with Mahogany Body and Maple Neck - Maple Fingerboard and All Components Included

4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars | 994 ratings

Price: 92.99

Last update: 12-28-2024


About this item

Bolt-on Neck TL style electric guitar DIY Kits,Solid mahogany body and maple neck.
Beautiful mahogany body has been deeply polished and sprayed with the bottom varnish, which reduces the work of the buyer for body painting.
All cavity drilled for pickups and control knbobs.
Maple fingerboard with 6mm pearl dot inlay.
1 side Machine heads for a shaped headstock.
All the wire cable and screws are included in it.
25.5" Scale and Maple neck in 21 frets.
The thickened single side can be pasted with copper foil paper, and the noise can be effectively reduced by sticking it to the positions such as the wires compartment and the pickup groove.
All wires are plug-in design, eliminating the trouble of welding.

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Ron
5.0 out of 5 stars Stratocaster kit build
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2024
I have been building one of a kind guitars for last 4 years as extension to my 40 plus years of woodworking. I decided to buy and try out this kit. It came a few days later almost no damage to shipping box. Everything was neatly packaged and the assembly manual was best I have seen for any type of kit build. The description on Amazon said kit was poplar body but box label said basswood which it was. One could easily build this guitar from instructions. I modified the body for better playability adding a back horn scallop and heavily tapered neck attachment. I also increased the size of the perimeter radius. I decided to spray paint the body using duplicator metallic blue paint as a first for me. Because I’m not too familiar with their products I contacted their customer service and they recommended if I was to clear coat the paint I should use their match color acrylic lacquer. Back to build. I found the basswood not the easiest wood to sand. It took 2 times the amount of sanding I do typically do for dyed figured maple and walnut or genuine mahogany. The wood is prone to grain rise and feathering lacking it difficult to get a really smooth finish. You have to use scrapers and go up to 600/ 1000 grit sand paper. Spraying the duplicity primer and sealer with sanding and the metallic blue took again more time to do than I wood have thought. Once done I had very good results. My big issue came with the clear coat. I would not recommend using the clear coat I got per customer service. The first can even after mixing for 1-2 minutes like directions sputtered finish on the body which caused small darkened circles in the paint. I would spray one pass then have to dry the nozzle. I ended up using 2 of the 3 cans and during wet sanding and buffing experienced some issues with the durability of the finish. The neck has an artificial ebony fretboard which you may or may not like. The frets were close to being level but needed a fret leveling job which inexperienced guitar builders might be a problem. After leveling and polishing and sanding the neck I applied a light yellow dye to give it a bit of aged look. I cut the head stock to one of my designs and sanded it and finished it in polyurethane. I have to say the info said it was a maple neck but it looks more like birch. The neck was well carved almost a perfect Fender C shape. Frets finished like they are stainless and are at least medium jumbo. Assembling the guitar was easy as all holes are predrilled no real soldering is necessary as electronics are plug in type. The only item s I changed were nut to bone and bridge to a new one I had which is heavier and saddles more block like. The included bridge is adequate. A pleasant surprise was they included copper foil tape for lining the pickup , input jack cavity and back of pick guard. The finished guitar with stock pickups and small pots sounds very good. I did use Daddarrio 9/42 strings. I did add the bridge to the middle pickup tone control. The tone pots with green capacitors have a good tone sweep. Except for the clear coat issues the guitar came out very good. With my set up at 1.25- 1.5 mm at 12 fret the guitar easily plays and sounds like a medium priced guitar. I can recommend this kit to someone wanting to build a guitar with minimal tools. I can’t recommend painting and clear coating with the dupli color match clear coat.
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Ron
5.0 out of 5 stars Stratocaster kit build
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2024
I have been building one of a kind guitars for last 4 years as extension to my 40 plus years of woodworking. I decided to buy and try out this kit. It came a few days later almost no damage to shipping box. Everything was neatly packaged and the assembly manual was best I have seen for any type of kit build. The description on Amazon said kit was poplar body but box label said basswood which it was. One could easily build this guitar from instructions. I modified the body for better playability adding a back horn scallop and heavily tapered neck attachment. I also increased the size of the perimeter radius. I decided to spray paint the body using duplicator metallic blue paint as a first for me. Because I’m not too familiar with their products I contacted their customer service and they recommended if I was to clear coat the paint I should use their match color acrylic lacquer. Back to build. I found the basswood not the easiest wood to sand. It took 2 times the amount of sanding I do typically do for dyed figured maple and walnut or genuine mahogany. The wood is prone to grain rise and feathering lacking it difficult to get a really smooth finish. You have to use scrapers and go up to 600/ 1000 grit sand paper. Spraying the duplicity primer and sealer with sanding and the metallic blue took again more time to do than I wood have thought. Once done I had very good results. My big issue came with the clear coat. I would not recommend using the clear coat I got per customer service. The first can even after mixing for 1-2 minutes like directions sputtered finish on the body which caused small darkened circles in the paint. I would spray one pass then have to dry the nozzle. I ended up using 2 of the 3 cans and during wet sanding and buffing experienced some issues with the durability of the finish. The neck has an artificial ebony fretboard which you may or may not like. The frets were close to being level but needed a fret leveling job which inexperienced guitar builders might be a problem. After leveling and polishing and sanding the neck I applied a light yellow dye to give it a bit of aged look. I cut the head stock to one of my designs and sanded it and finished it in polyurethane. I have to say the info said it was a maple neck but it looks more like birch. The neck was well carved almost a perfect Fender C shape. Frets finished like they are stainless and are at least medium jumbo. Assembling the guitar was easy as all holes are predrilled no real soldering is necessary as electronics are plug in type. The only item s I changed were nut to bone and bridge to a new one I had which is heavier and saddles more block like. The included bridge is adequate. A pleasant surprise was they included copper foil tape for lining the pickup , input jack cavity and back of pick guard. The finished guitar with stock pickups and small pots sounds very good. I did use Daddarrio 9/42 strings. I did add the bridge to the middle pickup tone control. The tone pots with green capacitors have a good tone sweep. Except for the clear coat issues the guitar came out very good. With my set up at 1.25- 1.5 mm at 12 fret the guitar easily plays and sounds like a medium priced guitar. I can recommend this kit to someone wanting to build a guitar with minimal tools. I can’t recommend painting and clear coating with the dupli color match clear coat.
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Bill D.
4.0 out of 5 stars With a little tweaking you get a great guitar...
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2023
Despite a few hiccups and workarounds I love this guitar. So much so that I have ordered a second kit in plain mahogany. It looks like my complaints about the output jack and three way switch have been addressed in the new revisions of the kit. My kit came with a straight maple neck that has a 50s baseball bat feel which I like. It looks like the new versions include a five piece neck with a more modern profile and extra meat at the first fret to give the feel of traditional guitar with headstock. I’m excited to have a second comfortable guitar with what looks to be a more modern feel.

I finished the guitar using water based products, Aquacoat grain filler, General Finishes sanding sealer, General Finishes satin tinted with TransTint dye, Createx Wicked colors for the black back and black parts of the burst, and General Finishes High Performance satin for the topcoat. This is the first satin finish I have tried and I love the look. It also means no finish sanding and polishing which is a big time saver.

Pro:

The resulting guitar is one of my favorite instruments to play.

Once you get used to the bridge, string changes are easy and tuning stability is great.

It’s the most comfortable guitar to hold in any position.

Because of the zero fret the action can be set ridiculously low.

I swapped out the electronics and pickups and it sounds amazing. Despite its lack of mass it does not sound small or lack sustain.

Con:

The bridge is hard to intonate and set string height accurately. The height adjustment also affects the length of the string so there is a lot of back and forth which ends in “close enough” for both height and intonation. The screws that hold the saddles in place are hard to get at when setting intonation.

The output jack is too long for the space allotted so it runs into the side of the control cavity. It also barely fits in the pre-drilled hole and requires too much force to screw into the wood.

The neck pocket seems too shallow for the bridge height so the neck needed to be shimmed to get playable string height at the top of the fretboard.

Stupid stuff:

It came with black hardware with the exception of the chrome three way which looks off. Also the control plate that came with mine had screw holes that are beveled on the wrong side which leaves the screw heads proud of the control cavity plate. I wish they would have recessed the body to accommodate the flat base of the strap buttons. I didn’t notice this until I had completed the finish or I would have done this myself. Something about the headstock hardware can allow the strings to shift across the zero fret when bending below the third fret. It doesn’t happen often, it's just a little off putting and not a deal breaker.

Normal stuff:

The neck required a fret level and dress to play it’s best, that said high frets were few and it did not require very much material removal to get dead level frets.

I just received the second kit and will either review it separately. I’m hoping the revisions make it an even better instrument. This will be the third Leo Jaymz kit I’ve put together. I think they are a great value. Both this kit and the Explorer kit I have already completed were not perfect and required some problem solving to complete but I think this is true of most kits on the market. If you are looking for a way into guitar building these kits are a great place to start. I didn’t use the electronics in either kit because I wanted specific sounds for both instruments. That said I’m sure the included pickups and harness will provide decent usable results.
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Bill D.
4.0 out of 5 stars With a little tweaking you get a great guitar...
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2023
Despite a few hiccups and workarounds I love this guitar. So much so that I have ordered a second kit in plain mahogany. It looks like my complaints about the output jack and three way switch have been addressed in the new revisions of the kit. My kit came with a straight maple neck that has a 50s baseball bat feel which I like. It looks like the new versions include a five piece neck with a more modern profile and extra meat at the first fret to give the feel of traditional guitar with headstock. I’m excited to have a second comfortable guitar with what looks to be a more modern feel.

I finished the guitar using water based products, Aquacoat grain filler, General Finishes sanding sealer, General Finishes satin tinted with TransTint dye, Createx Wicked colors for the black back and black parts of the burst, and General Finishes High Performance satin for the topcoat. This is the first satin finish I have tried and I love the look. It also means no finish sanding and polishing which is a big time saver.

Pro:

The resulting guitar is one of my favorite instruments to play.

Once you get used to the bridge, string changes are easy and tuning stability is great.

It’s the most comfortable guitar to hold in any position.

Because of the zero fret the action can be set ridiculously low.

I swapped out the electronics and pickups and it sounds amazing. Despite its lack of mass it does not sound small or lack sustain.

Con:

The bridge is hard to intonate and set string height accurately. The height adjustment also affects the length of the string so there is a lot of back and forth which ends in “close enough” for both height and intonation. The screws that hold the saddles in place are hard to get at when setting intonation.

The output jack is too long for the space allotted so it runs into the side of the control cavity. It also barely fits in the pre-drilled hole and requires too much force to screw into the wood.

The neck pocket seems too shallow for the bridge height so the neck needed to be shimmed to get playable string height at the top of the fretboard.

Stupid stuff:

It came with black hardware with the exception of the chrome three way which looks off. Also the control plate that came with mine had screw holes that are beveled on the wrong side which leaves the screw heads proud of the control cavity plate. I wish they would have recessed the body to accommodate the flat base of the strap buttons. I didn’t notice this until I had completed the finish or I would have done this myself. Something about the headstock hardware can allow the strings to shift across the zero fret when bending below the third fret. It doesn’t happen often, it's just a little off putting and not a deal breaker.

Normal stuff:

The neck required a fret level and dress to play it’s best, that said high frets were few and it did not require very much material removal to get dead level frets.

I just received the second kit and will either review it separately. I’m hoping the revisions make it an even better instrument. This will be the third Leo Jaymz kit I’ve put together. I think they are a great value. Both this kit and the Explorer kit I have already completed were not perfect and required some problem solving to complete but I think this is true of most kits on the market. If you are looking for a way into guitar building these kits are a great place to start. I didn’t use the electronics in either kit because I wanted specific sounds for both instruments. That said I’m sure the included pickups and harness will provide decent usable results.
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