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.
Leo Jaymz DIY TL Style Electric Guitar Kits with Mahogany Body and Maple Neck - Maple Fingerboard and All Components Included
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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.
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.
Product information
Item Weight | 11.26 pounds |
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Package Dimensions | 29.13 x 20.08 x 3.15 inches |
ASIN | B0CRTMCVS4 |
Customer Reviews |
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Best Sellers Rank | #1,048 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments) #9 in Electric Guitar Beginner Kits |
Date First Available | January 9, 2024 |
Back Material | Mahogany Wood |
Body Material | Mahogany |
Color Name | TL LJ Headstock |
Fretboard Material | ebony |
Guitar Pickup Configuration | S-S |
Scale Length | 25.5 Inches |
String Gauge | Light |
String Material | Stainless Steel |
Top Material | Mahogany |
Neck Material Type | Maple |
Number of Strings | 6 |
Guitar Bridge System | Hard Tail |
Material Type | Mahogany Wood |
Size | Full |