Assembling in 2 hrs .. but no problem with that..the finished item is high quality and instructions are very good Read more

Firstly, I want to say that the build quality and the build experience was exceptional. Had the neck pick up worked this review would have had 5 stars, without question. However, the neck pick up does not work. What I wanted was a replacement pick up, after all the guitar was built, stained, oiled, and beautiful. What I was told was that the only option was to return that built guitar in return for another kit. That is rediculous, the pick up would cost pennies to replace, and I would not have to build another guitar. As it is I have had to buy a new pick up. Rediculous, the thing is of course that the new pick up will upgrade the guitar. I would have replaced the pick ups in a couple of years anyway, just not happy with the seller's response. Read more

well....so far I have found a Crowned neck... so that will have to be adjusted. I have found 5 frets are to high. I will have to address that. I am so glad I bought the Fret tool kit off amazon. It has the straight edge and all the tools to repair the frets. this guitar would have sounded terrible...... but its a kit....this kind of thing is expected. the" neck to body fit "is a littler looser than I like, but the 4 screws will keep it solidly in place. I will leave more up dates as I go. so far so good,..nothing I cant handle. happy so far. having fun. UP DATE- well got it all together and it plays and sounds not bad. the Neck didnt need shimming, thats good. I was able to get the neck curve barley out "had to adjust the truss rod to the bitter end, " but I got it straight" . Found out I had 7 high frets LOL....boy, that took some time and effort. "but got them all level. One of the Tuners had" messed up threads" and had to put another one from the music store. the intonation was slow and painful. I had to cut the nut slots, the string were way high. It plays sorta good, sounds not to bad. I'm happy with my Guitar build. I 'm learning as I go. I had fun !!! well worth the Price I think. UPDATE- I found the pickups are all way to low. I had very muted sound. so I turned the screws on the pickups "raised them to full height" then worked down 3 turns. "sounds MUCH better" The guitar wouldn't stay in tune, so I ordered "locking tuners off amazon. I put new strings on and set them low to the fret board. Now I have a real rock N roll machine. I have nice bright sound and easy playing. wow what a difference !! Its been an interesting journey and I have learned SO much. this guitar kit is a fantastic learning tool. This guitar can be made good, with some time and effort ,and new strings and tuners. sounds just as good as my Squier Affinity . Read more

This is for the AL version! First kit I've ever put together! It was mostly great! Pics of relevant pros and cons. Pros: Went together very quickly. Wood grain is not awful. All holes lined up. Can set the neck or bolt it. Kit came in very protective package. kit has wire connectors, no soldering Cons: 1. Tuners rattled every time a string was played. 2. The ground cable on the spring tensioner broke while installing - just pinned it under the spring - works fine! 3. the nut that came with kit is kinda weak, I stripped one of the bolts the first time tightening it. 4. the nut was to high on fret side and action was so high that fretting the first 3 frets would not play correct pitch. 5. the nut didn't have enough of a break angle to keep the string on the nut in the first place. so when i tightened the locking bolts, it de-tuned the guitar. 6. Floyd Rose bridge was a pain in the pants to setup. this was the first point in the build where i needed instructions. naturally I followed the link provided in the box. the video "instructions" are a very short, shoddy video, kinda putting it together and then doing the hard bits off screen... one second it didn't have the bridge, and boom like magic the Floyd rose was just installed. so for anyone trying to install a Floyd rose for the first time, youtube this "guns and guitars Floyd rose Strat" watch the video and you'll probably be good. Here is what i needed to replace and buy to get this guitar to stay in tune, and to chug. 1 Tuners - I got nice auto trimming locking tuners, but any decent set will do. 2. genuine Floyd rose locking nut, german made, seems better than one sent. 2.a. had to sand down under the nut quite a bit before I could get a low enough action. 3. string retainer bar - to increase break angle, so strings would rest on the nut fully 4. needed to get more springs, the 3 sent with package are good enough for light gage strings, but not for heavier gages, so i got a 3 pack of the black Floyd rose genuine springs and found the perfect balance. TLDR: Great Kit, could use a few modifications, but even with everything i replaced, it was still under 300 including the kit. The pickup is fine, its not great, but its not as bad as i thought, considering a decent emg or seymore are the same price as the whole kit. The single pot is fine, it needs to be cleaned and lubed, has a little noise bleed through when turning the knob. putting the back cover on upside down gives me access to the spring screws, so i can adjust without taking it off. also fist time I've tried to do a paint job, its something... it can chug. RIP Alexi Laiho Read more

Arrived SUPER fast, and was very much as it was advertised. I really can't believe that they can put a quality guitar kit together for a little more than it would cost me to just buy the wood. Yes, the body is made up of three pieces of miss matched mahogany so a natural finish is out of the question. This guitar body is paint grade ready when it arrives. The neck is great, the frets are in very well. There are no gaps between the bottom of the fret and the neck, and they are well dressed. I did have to file a couple of frets down, so just a minor fret level job. Everything works great, but I will be changing out the pickups for a much higher quality pair. There is nothing wrong with the stock ones but they are a little shrill for my taste. All in all this is a GREAT kit at AMAZING price. Read more