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Some common mistakes to avoid

Some common mistakes to avoid

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While electric guitar kits offer a relatively inexpensive way to get into guitar building it can quickly become expensive and time consuming if you run into trouble. For one you may need to replace components or finishing materials and worst case scenario some electric guitar kits become so problematic you may be better of starting [...]

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Guitar Kit Set Neck/Glue In Neck Assembly

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The Great Debate – Bolt in or Set Neck Guitar Kit Most guitar kits will come in either bolt in or set neck options. Bolt in necks are typically used by Fender for the bulk of their guitars while set necks are generally used by Gibson and there are plenty who credit Gibson guitars with [...]

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EMG EMG-GC21 SA Prewired Pickguard Set

How to Install Pre-Wired Pickups to improve your Guitar Kit’s tone

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For many of us once our Guitar Kit’s put together and we have set it up properly and provided it a quality finish our attention turns to tone and how get the best sounding guitar we can. Tone comes down to a lot of factors e.g. build of the guitar kit, choice of amplification, playing [...]

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Guitar Kits Pickups and Hardware

Guitar Kits – Anatomy of an Electric Guitar

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Points covered: Components included in Guitar Kits The Neck Machine Head Tuning Pegs Guitar body Hardware Pickups Bridge and Nut Overview of an Electric Guitar Kit Before you get started making your own guitar it’s a good idea to get familiar with the components Guitar Kits come packaged with. This article is going to cover [...]

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Saga Electric Guitar Kits

Assembling Electric Guitar Kits (Part1)

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So you have bought your new electric guitar kit and you are itching to get started on your first guitar, but what’s involved? Read our two part guide on assembling electric guitar kits starting below. This week we will cover getting the body of the guitar and neck adjustment correct (crucial steps indeed!) and the [...]

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How to make a guitar

Tools Required To Make Your Guitar

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If you choose to make a guitar using a guitar kit you will require some basic tools to get you started. Don’t be too concerned about the amount of tools required though if your budget is tight, you can get away with very little if you choose to make a guitar using a guitar kit. If [...]

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Guitar Kits in action

The Guitar Kits Advantage

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Making your own guitar is a truly enriching experience and creates a real bond between yourself and your instrument. Most people who have built guitars either from Guitar Kits or starting from scratch will tell you that it took a lot of patience, especially with their first home made guitar, but these same people will [...]

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