DIY Solid Guitar Kit - RK Trem (Mahogany) — Solderless, intermediate build
A DIY kit to assemble a fully playable RK Trem electric guitar. Intermediate-friendly with easy painting, assembling, and adjusting, plus solderless electronics—great for rock lovers. Features a mahogany body, Canadian maple neck with maple fretboard, and a bone nut.
Body wood: Mahogany | Neck wood: Canadian maple | Fretboard: Maple | Nut material: Bone | Build level: Intermediate | Electronics: Solderless
The RK Tremolo DIY kit in mahogany pairs an RK-style semi-hollow corps with chrome hardware and a triple humbucker configuration for versatile tone. This RK Trem DIY guitar kit is a standout triple humbucker semi hollow kit for players who want a tremolo-equipped build, in stock in the UK with fast UK delivery. Explore more DIY guitar kits or browse our full range of electric guitar kits.
Ideal for intermediate builders. The mahogany corps is moderately porous and typically needs little grain filler; take care with the contoured shape to avoid paint drips. The set-in manche has no angle—perform a dry fit and check action before gluing.
Wiring is simplified with a solderless system. Tremolo and chevalet holes are pre-drilled; verify measurements before final assembly. The tremolo chevalet supports full intonation and action adjustment. The flat neck joint eases setup, and the soft mahogany makes drilling and fitting forgiving.
| General | |
| Scale Length | 628 mm (24.75") |
| Hand Orientation | Right Handed |
| Neck / Body Fit | Set-in Joint |
| String Number | 6 |
| Guitar Body | |
| Wood Type | Mahogany |
| # of Wood Block | Made of 2 to 3 blocks of wood |
| Neck Pocket Dimension (L×W×H) | 54×56×30 mm (2.13"×2.20"×1.18") |
| Body Height (H) | 48 mm (1.88") |
| Cavity/Routing | Pick-up, Bridge, Neck, Wiring routing, cover plates and switch |
| Pilot Predrill | Except for the neck pocket |
| Paint | No lacquer, No sealer, No finish |
| Guitar Neck | |
| Tuner Pre-Drilled Holes | 10 mm |
| Wood Type | Canadian Maple |
| Fretboard | Canadian Maple |
| Inlay | White dot |
| Nut | White Bone Nut (42 mm) |
| Fret Number | 22 |
| Fret Size | Jumbo Fret |
| Fret Material | CuproNickel |
| Neck Radius | 305 mm (12") |
| Neck Profile | Modern C |
| Truss Rod | Double action, on the head side |
| Paint | No lacquer, No sealer, No finish |
| Guitar Hardware | |
| Colour | Chrome set |
| Bridge | Special Tremolo, Chrome |
| Pick-up | 3 Humbucker pickups, Chrome (H-H-H Configuration) |
| Switch | 3-way toggle switch, Chrome with black tip |
| Machine Head | 3R3L, Chrome |
| Knobs | 2 volume & 2 tones |
| Strap Button | Chrome |
| Covers | Front cover knobs and switch, White Perloid |
| Wiring | Solderless Wiring |
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