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Ready-to-paint Guitar Kit - FB (Mahogany, Chrome) — Solderless, beginner-friendly
Build a playable FB-style electric guitar with a solderless wiring system. Paint, assemble, and adjust a solid mahogany body with a Canadian Maple neck and Rosewood fretboard. Join our customer build showcase, downloadable user guides.
Body wood: Solid Mahogany | Neck wood: Canadian Maple | Fretboard: Rosewood | Scale length: 628mm (24.75") | Frets: 22 | Neck joint: Bolt-On Joint
- Beginner-friendly kit with solderless wiring
- FB-style design with chrome hardware and white pickguard
- Includes bone nut for setup and playability
- Tune-o-matic bridge aids intonation and string height
- Right-handed, 6-string configuration
- Double-action truss rod for precise neck adjustment
This ready to paint FB kit in mahogany pairs a precision-crafted Canadian Maple neck with a solid mahogany body, sealed and primed so you can apply your own custom finish. As an unfinished FB DIY guitar kit, it is the perfect blank canvas for first-time finishers and seasoned builders alike across the UK. In stock and dispatched from our UK warehouse.
Build Experience
Beginner-friendly assembly with a bolt-on neck and pre-routed cavities. The mahogany body is easy to finish; the maple neck is smooth and ready to install. Setup is simplified with a tune-o-matic bridge for intonation and string height, plus a flat neck angle that eases action adjustments. Browse our full range of DIY guitar kits in the UK if you want to compare other models before you start.
Key Features
- Body: Solid mahogany wood with FB Style design
- Neck: Canadian Maple with Rosewood fretboard, 22 frets, double-action truss rod
- Hardware: Chrome set with FB style white pickguard and solderless wiring
As an FB style primed guitar body kit, the body arrives sanded to P400 and primed white — if you would rather skip finishing entirely, explore our pre-finished options with a ready painted guitar body.
Specifications
| General | |
| Scale Length | 628mm (24.75") |
| Hand Orientation | Right Handed |
| Neck / Body Fit | Bolt-On Joint |
| String Number | 6 |
| Guitar Body | |
| Wood Type | Solid Mahogany |
| # of Wood Block | Made of 2 to 3 blocks of wood |
| Neck Pocket Dimension (LxWxH) | 40x57x18mm (1.6"x2.20"x0.75") |
| Body Height (H) | 36mm (1.42") |
| 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 | Sanded to P400, Sealed, and White Primer applied, ready for paint |
| Guitar Neck | |
| Scale Length | 628mm (24.75") |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Tuner Pre-Drilled Holes | 10 mm |
| Wood Type | Canadian Maple |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Inlay | White Large Rectangle Perloid Inlay |
| Nut | Bone nut (42mm width) |
| 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 | Sanded and Varnished, ready for use |
| Guitar Hardware | |
| Colour | Chrome Set |
| Bridge | Tune-o-matic, Chrome |
| Pick-up | 2 Mini-humbucker, Chrome (H-H Configuration) |
| Switch | 3-way toggle switch, Chrome with black tip |
| Machine Head | Inline, Chrome |
| Knobs | 2 black volumes and 2 black tones |
| Neck Joint Plate | Chrome |
| Strap Button | Chrome |
| Covers | Back Cover for knobs and switch in Black |
| Wiring | Solderless Wiring |
