DIY Electric Guitar Kit - ST Modern (Ash, Black) — solderless wiring
Build your own ST Modern electric guitar with an ash body and Canadian maple neck. Beginner-friendly steps include painting, assembling, and adjusting, with hassle-free solderless wiring. Add your personal touch to create a unique rock or blues instrument.
Body material: Solid ash wood | Neck material: Canadian maple | Nut: Premium white bone | Wiring: Solderless
Build your own ST Modern Kit in ash with black hardware — a Stratocaster style DIY kit featuring a Canadian Maple neck, solid Ash body, and solderless electronics for smooth assembly. This ST DIY guitar kit with maple neck suits both beginners and experienced builders here in the UK. Browse our full range of DIY guitar kits for more options, all dispatched from our UK warehouse.
This ST Modern kit is one of the easiest to build, making it perfect for beginner builders. Painting is considered intermediate: the ash body requires at least two coats of grain filler for a smooth finish, though its curvy shape is not very challenging to work with, and the maple neck needs no filler. Assembling the parts is easy thanks to the bolt-on neck with no inclination, and whilst installing the tremolo bridge requires learning a few extra steps, the solderless wiring system keeps things straightforward. Adjusting sound and playability is also easy: the tremolo bridge allows individual string action and intonation adjustments, and the flat neck setup simplifies the process.
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| General | |
| Scale Length | 648mm (25.5") |
| Hand Orientation | Right Handed |
| Neck / Body Fit | Bolt-On Joint |
| String Number | 6 |
| Guitar Body | |
| Wood Type | Solid Ash Wood |
| # 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 | No pre-drilled pilots holes except for the neck pocket |
| 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 Wood |
| Fretboard | Maple Fretboard |
| Inlay | White 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 | |
| Colour | Black set with Black Pickguard |
| Bridge | Tremolo Black with Black tip |
| Pick-up | 3 single coils pickups, Black (S-S-S Configuration) |
| Switch | 5-way selectors with black tip, Chrome |
| Machine Head | Inline, Black |
| Knobs | 1 volume & 2 tones |
| Neck Joint Plate | Black |
| Strap Button | Black |
| Covers | Back Cover for tremolo bridge, Black |
| Wiring | Solderless Wiring |
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