DIY Electric Guitar Kit – ST Vintage (Alder, Gold) — solderless build
A DIY electric guitar kit with clear painting, assembly, and setup steps. Solderless electronics simplify the build. Crafted with an alder body, Canadian maple neck, ebony fretboard, and a bone nut for tone and stability. Customer build showcase and user guides.
Body wood: Alder | Neck wood: Canadian maple | Fretboard: Ebony | Fret count: 22 | Hardware finish: Gold-plated | Pickups: Three single-coil
The ST Vintage DIY kit in alder pairs a solid alder body guitar kit with gold-plated hardware for a classic vintage ST guitar kit gold hardware build. This diy strat style guitar kit ships from our UK warehouse with every component you need to assemble and finish your own instrument, and it sits alongside our wider range of electric guitar kits in the UK.
| General | |
| Scale Length | 648mm (25.5") |
| Hand Orientation | Right Handed |
| Neck / Body Fit | Bolt-On Joint |
| String Number | 6 |
| Guitar Body | |
| Wood Type | Alder |
| # of Wood Block | Made of 2 to 3 blocks of wood |
| Neck Pocket Dimension (LxWxH) | 75x55.5x18mm (2.95"x2.18"x0.71") |
| Body Height (H) | 44mm (1.73") |
| Cavity/Routing | Pick-up, Bridge, Neck, Wiring routing, cover plates, and switch |
| Pilot Predrill | Only for the neck pocket; no other pre-drilled pilot holes |
| Paint | No lacquer, No sealer, No finish |
| Guitar Neck | |
| Scale Length | 648mm (25.5") |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Tuner Pre-Drilled Holes | 10 mm |
| Wood Type | Canadian Maple |
| Fretboard | Canadian Maple |
| Inlay | White dot |
| Nut | White Bone Nut (42mm) |
| Fret Number | 22 |
| Fret Size | Jumbo Fret |
| Fret Material | CupoNickel |
| 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 | |
| Colour | Gold Set with White Pickguard |
| Bridge | Tremolo Gold with white tip |
| Pick-up | 3 single-coil pickups, Chrome and Gold (S-S-S Configuration) |
| Switch | 5-way selectors with white tip, Gold |
| Machine Head | Inline, Gold |
| Knobs | 1 volume & 2 tones |
| Neck Joint Plate | Gold |
| Strap Button | Gold |
| Covers | Back Cover for tremolo bridge, White |
| Wiring | Solderless Wiring |
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