Why would you want to sand through the sanding sealer? That seems to me to be the only advantage to buying a kit --having the sanding sealer already done (it's the most important part of finishing to get right).
I agree, I've never seen a good reason to build an electric from a kit. An acoustic maybe, but not a solidbody.
I was green, didn't know what the sealer was, didn't do much research for the project. I thought i could "wing" it and wound up making a sub-par looking guitar.
I'd like to try a Carvin, but I really want to build a Les paul.
As far as why I'd like to do another kit, well, I am less than a year into playing guitars and my untrained ear can't tell the difference between a $30 or $300 pickup So, the BYO kit is a mahogany body (which after doing some research, doing more this time around, is what some of the LP's are made of), and it has a maple veneer flame top on it, which I'd like to try and finish...my plan is to upgrade the tuners immediately, and then the pickups over time.
What else would you guys suggest I do?
Thanks for all of your feedback.