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DIY Semi-Hollow Guitar Kit - TL Thin (Ash, Chrome)
Build Easily Your Own Unique Guitar: Experience the TL Thin (Ash, Chrome) DIY Semi-Hollow Guitar Kit. Paint, assemble, and adjust to create your play-ready guitar effortlessly. Perfect for jazz and country enthusiasts, this beginner kit stands out with solderless parts and customizable complexity, depending on your project time and finishing choice.
Premium Quality & Materials: Featuring an ash wood body and Canadian maple neck, this kit boasts a maple fretboard and bone nut. Craft a high-quality guitar affordably.
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The TL Thin Guitar Kit, along with the Stratocaster guitar kit, is among the easiest guitars to build. Perfect for beginners looking to start their guitar-building journey. This kit features a solid ash body, maple top, and Canadian maple neck for a warm, rich tone.
Guitar Build Levels and Challenges
The TL Thin Guitar Kit is one of the easiest to build, alongside the Stratocaster kit, making it ideal for beginner builders. The body features a smooth, curvy shape that's easy to paint, with minimal grain filler required. The bolt-on neck and simple bridge installation make assembly a breeze, while the solderless wiring system simplifies electrical work. Adjusting sound and playability is straightforward, with the TL Thin bridge allowing individual string height and intonation adjustments. The flat neck design ensures an easy setup, and any nut adjustments are typically only needed by advanced builders.
Key Features
- Solid ash body with a maple top for a rich, warm sound.
- High-quality Canadian maple neck with 22 frets and black dot inlays.
- Features a specific TL bridge allowing precise adjustments.
- Chrome hardware with a straightforward, solderless wiring system.
Follow our step-by-step guide for a complete DIY guitar kit build.
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Explore this guitar’s design history and famous players in our Model Review.
Specifications
| General | |
| Scale Length | 647mm (25.5") |
| Hand Orientation | Right Handed |
| Neck / Body Fit | Bolt-On Joint |
| String Number | 6 |
| Guitar Body | |
| Wood Type | Ash Wood with Maple Veneer |
| # of Wood Block | Made of 2 to 3 blocks of wood |
| Neck Pocket Dimension (LxWxH) | 75x55.5x20mm (2.95"x2.18"x0.79") |
| Body Height (H) | 45mm (1.77") |
| Cavity/Routing | Pick-up, Bridge, Neck, Wiring routing, cover plates and switch |
| Pilot Predrill | No pre-drilled pilot holes except for the neck pocket |
| Paint | No lacquer, No sealer, No finish |
| Guitar Neck | |
| Scale Length | 647mm (25.5") |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Tuner Pre-Drilled Holes | 10 mm |
| Wood Type | Canadian Maple Wood |
| Fretboard | Maple Fretboard |
| Inlay | Black dot inlay |
| Nut | White Bone Nut (42mm) |
| Fret Number | 22 |
| Fret Size | Jumbo Fret |
| Fret Material | CuproNickel |
| Neck Radius | 305mm (12") |
| Neck Profile | Modern C |
| Truss Rod | Double action, on the head side |
| Paint | No lacquer, No sealer, No finish |
| Guitar Hardware | |
| Color | Chrome |
| Bridge | Saddle Tele, Chrome |
| Pick-up | 1 Single Coil Black and 1 Micro Chrome (S-S Configuration) |
| Switch | 3-way toggle switch, Chrome with black tip |
| Machine Head | Inline, Chrome |
| Knobs | 1 Volume & 1 Tone |
| Neck Joint Plate | Chrome |
| Strap Button | Chrome |
| Covers | White Pickguard |
| Wiring | Solderless Wiring |
*This product is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or in any way connected to Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Gibson Brands, Inc., PRS Guitars, Rickenbacker International Corporation, Ibanez Guitars (Hoshino Gakki), Music Man (Ernie Ball, Inc.), Epiphone, Squier, LAG Guitars, Gretsch, Schecter Guitar Research, Jackson Guitars, ESP Guitars, or any other registered trademarks of these or other companies.
