Leo Jaymz DIY Guitar Kits ST TD Style Mahogany Body Maple Neck Laurel Wood Fretboard (ST TD)

The body....good quality wood, machined accurately. Everything fit just right. Pickups that came with it are not splittable, but will play just fine, and be easy to hook up. This kit has easy wiring, but not versatile wiring. dime-sized potentiometers, which work fine. Tuning machines, I did not use...upgraded to locking tuners.The neck, C-shaped profile. Good, though simple. Nut, plastic but adequate. It was machined beautifully and fit the cut out in the body perfectly. very good! I used brass threaded inserts and not the included wood screws. The fret board was flat and useable right out of the box... Very good! The frets were even, though I did have to work them a little. Very good....but you will have to do a little work. I say very good frets, right out of the box...just need a little extra work.Ovverall, I am completely satisfied by this kit. I knew I would need to finesse it into what I wanted it to be, but it required only a little bit of work. For the money, OUTSTANDING!The instruction book is EXCELLENT! Best in the industry! There is even a link to online free guitar instruction for a couple months.!All in all... this is a fantastic package! I will be getting another soon...perhaps a bass!

PROS:The kit was perfect for building an attractive guitar. The grain of the wood was very nice, all pre-drilled holes lined up well, and the instruction booklet was very easy to follow. The pre-wired electronics are extremely easy to assemble, and the neck fit perfectly into the body. The frets were filed and perfectly leveled. No rough ends.CONS: Pickups aren’t great, but aren’t horrible either. There are a few noticeable glue spots that I could not get sanded out. The binding was cut about 1/4 inch too high near the neck pocket. There is a fairly noticeable seam where the top was glued together.I’ve never built a DIY kit before, so finding this one fairly cheap and with plug-in electronics gave me the confidence to go ahead and try it out. I’ve seen videos from numerous people about buying kits like this and them being garbage. Holes not drilled properly, things not lining up, wood veneers being 1/16 of an inch thick and not glued properly, etc. Needless to say, I was pretty nervous going into this. I’m glad to say the kit arrived well-packaged, safe, and in perfect condition. The body and neck seem very well-made and fit together flawlessly. The grain on my kit was exactly what I wanted. An attractive flame maple that was at least 1/2 an inch thick. I started the coloring/finishing process using Angelus leather dyes and Tru-Oil to finish. The wood took to both products extremely well. I went too dark with the blue that I wanted but, my fault. Live and learn. Glued the neck in place, followed the instruction booklet, strung it up, and tested it out. The sound quality isn’t the best. It is also by no means terrible. It’s on par with every other sub $200 guitar you’ll find anywhere. Upgrade your pickups and you’ll have a guitar just as good as any Fender or Gibson you’d ever play. I would absolutely buy this again if I build another kit in the future. Exceptional value for the price!

The media could not be loaded. This was my first kit guitar build and I would say that it's a great kit at a good price but mine did have a couple issues. Again this a great kit and people looking to get a kit will be very pleased with the quality and overall packaging. My first and well biggest issue was that the frets were so out of whack that I had to level, crown and polish them. I know that this is a kit and that is part of the building process but from many reviews and videos across the board everyone said the neck was good to go out of the box. Most people I know that would want to try a kit guitar would have big problems with this step. Now for a positive on the neck the flamed maple fret board is gorgeous, I mean really beautiful. So that's a big + for the kit and I would guess not all the kits are going to have that neck. The second issue is that the neck pickup is not working very good. This could just be a one off in my kit but for sure test the output when you receive your kit. I built the whole thing thinking it was all good then found out in the end that the neck pickup was lacking. (Very low output compared to other neck pickups I've heard and the tone is off} Again this could just be in my kit and your kit will probably have great sounding pickups. Tuners I can't say good or bad as I swapped out with locking tuners from the beginning of the build. Strings are basically set up use only and then replace with quality strings. Pots seem to be good and work as they should. I swapped out the 3 saddle bridge for a 6 saddle as I prefer having more control on intonation. I think for the price and the overall kit it is definitely worth the money, just know that you might need to upgrade a few parts to have a great playing finished build.