hammer Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Cool site ! Have any of ya'll ( that's a southern word ) had any expierience building from the kits available? I am interested in putting one together, but I'm not quite sure how I'd deal with a sloppy neck fit or something equally as gruesome, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Cool site ! Have any of ya'll ( that's a southern word ) had any expierience building from the kits available? I am interested in putting one together, but I'm not quite sure how I'd deal with a sloppy neck fit or something equally as gruesome, thanks. Yep, I've built a kit before. You can have a peek at my kit job, and a neck replacement here... Planarian Jellycaster Kit Jellycaster Neck Replacement My one word of advice in the kits: DON'T TRUST PREDRILLED HOLES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodfixer Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 Heres my kit project.john http://www.81x.com/johnphoto/Guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 Howdy, and welcome to the club. Another alternative is to put a kit together from the folks at Warmoth or Stewmac. Both places can get you all the pieces and what not that you need, and higher quality than you would otherwise see in most kits. I put together a kit for myself, using wood products from one company and electronics from another. You can see it, and other projects, Here Have fun and take lots of pics. Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 And the Saga brand Telestyle and Stratstyle kits will be back on the market the end of this month, the PRSstyle ones are leaning more towards the end of December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 dont forget carvins kits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 Yes, a guitar kit is a great cheap way to see if you will actually enjoy working with guitars. It's a great learning experience, since you can actually work on it without worrying about ruining a high priced guitar. Here are somethings I learned when I first started guitar building, by building a kit. 1. Put everything together to make sure it fits properly before you start any kind of painting. 2. If your gonna buy better tuners for the guitar, make sure the tuner peg holes are the right width or if you do like I did and paint it first, you might ruin it by finding out that it won't fit.. lol... then you'll end up drilling, and your finish will likely chip. 3. How to properly slot the nut. 4. How to assemble the electronics and hardware. 5. The proper way to paint, and found out what kinda paint does and doesn't work. 6. Polishing and finishing a guitar so it will look good. I'd recommend anyone who is starting out to build a kit, simply because if you don't like it you won't be out alot of money. That way you don't buy a bunch of tools and never use them if you decide this isn't your cup of tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Fruit Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 And the Saga brand Telestyle and Stratstyle kits will be back on the market the end of this month, the PRSstyle ones are leaning more towards the end of December. Hooray! I NEED one of those PRS kits. Any idea if the price will change? And uk shipping gonna be the same? Actually, anyone built this PRS kit? Any good? Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 The Ht-10's (PRS Style) won't be available till sometime late in December, so far the price's should be the same as well as shiping prices so no worries there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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