Best Kit for A First Time Build

[politenessman]

first build, never really did any woodwork, but i am pretty good with tools. also the soldering and electronics will be no prob. i would like to do maybe a sc junior, or a tele/esquire. price is not really a problem. thanx.

 

[EagleOnyx]

I'd go for a bolt neck kit. My first kit was a flying V, bolt neck. No name brand from eBay for like $125. If cost is no object for you, I hear the precision kits are pretty much the best, easiest, turn-key kits out there right now.

 

[ChrisW]

Before I did my kit build, I researched what was available and went for Precision. Read some kit reviews on the net, check some of the kit build threads on here and check the websites. But I don't think you could go far wrong with Precision, tbh...

 

[J-Dizzle]

Precision for sure.

 

[Flynman]

++ for Precision

 

[Ole'Lefty]

Broken record for me, Precision. No one has offered the same quality in a kit in a mid-range $$$. Not a replica but you can end up with a very premium guitar-your soul is in it and you can play your soul out.

 

[AxeBuilder]

Cheap kit = cheap guitar = regret
Precision kit = great guitar = happy camper

Questions?

 

[fretno]

PGK for a few reasons . The necks line up dead on perfect in their unique pocket design and the fret work is exceptional .

 

[Longhair]

first build, never really did any woodwork, but i am pretty good with tools. also the soldering and electronics will be no prob. i would like to do maybe a sc junior, or a tele/esquire. price is not really a problem. thanx.

The question that you need to ask yourself is this: What do I want out of this experience?

Some people may want a challenge short of building a guitar from scratch so they would get a kit that needs a lot of tedious, time consuming work that yields little results to the untrained eye so they are able to build their confidence up.

Other people may want a guitar like ______ but in a different color, fretboard wood, specific hardware, etc. without the additional costs involved to customize it on top of the new guitar cost. For those people, then the kit that requires the least amount of work to get them playing.

There is also the "if I collect enough guitar parts, I can make a working guitar" mentality.

Once you figure that out, then the next biggest question is: What kind of neck profile do I want?

You can build the best guitar in the world but it will mean nothing if you don't play it because of the way it feels...