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DIY Guitar Kit - TL American Vintage (Mahogany, Gold)
Build Easily Your Own Unique Guitar: Customize your style with the TL American Vintage DIY Guitar Kit (Mahogany, Gold) by painting, assembling, and adjusting. Solderless wiring simplifies creation, ideal for beginners.
Premium Quality & Materials: Embrace top-notch one-piece mahogany body, Canadian maple neck, and ebony fretboard. Features a premium bone nut for accessible high-quality sound.
Support & Community: Discover our customer build showcase, downloadable user guides, and friendly technical support. Join our community to deepen your instrument connection.
*Free & Next Day Delivery in the UK and France | 3-5 Working Days Delivery to Europe | 7 Working Days Delivery to the US | Worldwide Delivery Available
Experience the thrill of crafting your own TL electric guitar with our high-quality DIY kit. Featuring a solid mahogany body and top-notch gold hardware, this kit provides everything for aspiring and seasoned builders alike.
Guitar Build Levels and Challenges
The TL American Vintage Guitar Kit is one of the easiest to build, alongside the Stratocaster kit, making it an excellent choice for beginner builders. The body is designed with smooth curves, requiring minimal grain filler for a clean, easy paint job. The bolt-on neck and straightforward bridge installation make assembly simple, while the solderless wiring system takes the guesswork out of the electrical setup. Adjusting the sound and playability is hassle-free, thanks to the TL Vintage bridge, which allows for precise string height and intonation adjustments. With a flat neck design, the initial setup is quick and easy, and any nut modifications are generally only needed by advanced builders.
Key Features
- One-piece Mahogany Body: Embrace its warm, resonant tones and sustain.
- Canadian Maple Neck: Ebony fretboard offers smooth playability with 22 frets and a double-action truss rod.
- Gold Hardware Set: Inclusive of bridge, tuners, and a solderless electronics setup.
Follow our step-by-step guide for a complete DIY guitar kit build.
See how others have successfully built their own guitar in the Customer Showcase.
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 | Mahogany |
| # of Wood Block | 1 piece |
| 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 | Only for neck pocket and Bridge through feature |
| 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 |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Inlay | White Perloid dot |
| Nut | White Bone Nut |
| 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 | Gold Set |
| Bridge | Saddle TL (string Through, American style), GOLD |
| Pick-up | 1 Single Coil Black and 1 TL pickup Gold (S-S Configuration) |
| Switch | 3-way selector, Gold |
| Machine Head | Inline, Gold |
| Knobs | 1 Volume, 1 Tone |
| Neck Joint Plate | Gold |
| Strap Button | Gold |
| Covers | Control Plate TL knobs and switch |
| 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.