Guitar Kit User Guide – PRS Tremolo
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PR Tremolo Guitar Kit — Spalted Maple, Gold Hardware
Build your own PR-style tremolo guitar with a solid mahogany body, spalted maple veneer, ebony fretboard, and gold hardware. Straightforward solderless electronics support easy assembly. Explore our customer build showcase and downloadable user guides for finishing, assembly, and setup support.
Body: Solid mahogany with spalted maple veneer | Neck: Canadian maple | Fretboard: Ebony | Nut: Bone | Pickups: Two humbuckers | Wiring: Solderless system
- PR-style tremolo build with smooth playability focus
- Gold-finished tremolo bridge for per-string intonation/height
- Set-in neck construction for a custom-style build
- Expert support available for finishing, assembly, setup
Build a PR-style tremolo guitar with a solid mahogany body, striking spalted maple veneer, ebony fretboard, and gold hardware. This PR DIY kit in spalted maple with gold hardware is designed for builders chasing a distinctive custom project, with straightforward solderless electronics. In stock in the UK with fast UK delivery. Browse more DIY guitar kits or explore our wider range of electric guitar kits if you want to compare specs.
Guitar Build Levels and Challenges
This PR tremolo kit with ebony fretboard is suited to intermediate builders. The mahogany body’s slight porosity benefits from grain filler for a smooth finish, and its curves make painting rewarding when you take care over the detail. The maple neck requires no filler. Assembly involves a set-in neck—check string action and alignment before gluing. The solderless wiring system simplifies the electronics whilst you manage tremolo bridge positioning, mounting, and adjustment. The tremolo bridge allows precise per-string intonation and height control; the slight neck inclination calls for setup verification, and the removable nut lets you fine-tune playability.
Key Features
- Solid mahogany body with spalted maple veneer.
- Canadian maple neck with ebony fretboard, 24 frets, and white bone nut.
- Gold-finished tremolo bridge, two humbuckers, and solderless wiring.
Specifications
| General | |
| Scale Length | 628mm (24.75") |
| Hand Orientation | Right Handed |
| Neck / Body Fit | Set-in Joint |
| String Number | 6 |
| Guitar Body | |
| Wood Type | Solid Mahogany with Spalted Maple Veneer |
| # of Wood Block | Made of 2 to 3 blocks of wood |
| Neck Pocket Dimension (LxWxH) | 70mm x 56mm x 35mm (2.75" x 2.20" x 1.38") |
| Body Height (H) | 40mm (1.57") at the side / 45mm (1.77") at the centre |
| Cavity/Routing | Pick-up, Bridge, Neck, Wiring routing, cover plates, and switch |
| Pilot Predrill | Except for the neck pocket, no pre-drilled pilot holes are provided |
| Paint | No lacquer, No sealer, No finish |
| Guitar Neck | |
| Scale Length | 628mm (24.75") |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Tuner Pre-Drilled Holes | 10 mm |
| Wood Type | Canadian Maple |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Inlay | White dot inlay |
| Nut | White Bone Nut (42mm) |
| Fret Number | 24 |
| 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 | |
| Colour | Gold Set |
| Bridge | Tremolo, Gold |
| Pick-up | 2 Humbucker, Gold (H-H Configuration) |
| Switch | 3-way toggle switch, Gold with black tip |
| Machine Head | 3R3L, Gold |
| Knobs | 1 Gold volume and 1 gold tone |
| Strap Button | Gold |
| Covers | Back Cover for knobs and switch and Back Cover for tremolo, Black |
| Wiring | Solderless Wiring |
