Wednesday, September 25, 2013

How hard is it go build a guitar using a kit?

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Devin


I've seen several online, and thought it might be a fun project for my dad and myself. I have very little experience, my dad has quite a bit. They have preassembled bodies, so you have to screw/glue in the neck and wire everything


Answer
Hello there,

Assembling the kit is only half of the job. Even in that half you sometimes have issues to deal with. The neck may not always fit the neck pocket just right. You may need to shim the neck to get the strings playable. I have helped straighten out problems on several kit guitars. For instance on one, the bridge sat too high. They have to route out some of the body to drop the bridge nearly a 1/4 inch in order for the guitar to be playable.

You do have to do the wiring, So you need to be able to solder. There should be a diagram with the kit to follow showing you where each wire goes. The neck will screw on. 4 screws and a plate. You may need to shim the neck up to get string height right. You may need to shim the neck away from the neck pocket to get the scale right.

After you get the guitar assemble comes the second half of the project. You need to be able to do a set up on the guitar to make it play.

The kit guitars are fun to do. Don't expect a high quality guitar when you are finished. The parts are usually pretty low quality in the kits. However, these are fun to do and are a learning experience. SAGA kits are about as good as any. They are pretty easy to find. Amazon and ebay has them.

Just make sure the body has all the holes already drilled.

How hard is it to build. Easy if you have some idea what you are doing. Hard if you don't have a clue what you are doing. But it is not rocket science. Even with no experience you can assemble one.

Later,



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