Well, it’s done !
I took it to work with me this morning so that I could use my drill press to drill the bridge holes and my gosh, that worked out so much better than trying to do it by hand with a cordless drill at home!
I was a little off on my neck pitch, the bridge is resting down on the body and that is really where it needs to be. I can’t really go any lower on my action so I probably should’ve increased the neck pitch a little bit to give myself a little bit more adjustability in the bridge height, but in the end, it worked out.
The Fret work on this guitar is absolutely great! I was very very surprised. I expected many high Frets.
Final weight, fully assembled, 6 lbs. 13 oz.
Overall, I am very happy with the build, especially since I only paid $30 for the kit. But I have $40 into painting supplies and I have $60 into a bridge and I have $15 into a Kustom trust rod cover. Lol. And everything else I had in my parts drawer. The pick ups, the tuners the back plate. Lol. And the rest of the electronic stuff and the knobs and the toggle. But I probably should re-order some of that stuff because I used my last toggle and I used my last two 500 K pots.
The tone of this guitar is spectacular! I put a Seymour Duncan George Lynch, screaming Demon in the bridge and I put a Seymour Duncan Seth lover in the neck and it is a great combination in this Guitar!
The playability, could be a little better. The action is not super low, but it is certainly not high by any stretch of the imagination. I wish the neck was a little fatter, but everything lines up correct and the only thing that is slightly off is the neck pitch because I had to lay the bridge right down on top of the body to achieve what I would consider a playable action.
I’m real happy with the finish work. I’m really glad that I did the HOUSE FIRE BURST! I’m really happy with how it turned out after it has a couple coats of polyurethane on it and I’m glad that I put the stinger on the back, I can’t remember who suggested for me to put a stinger on it but, thank you for that person. Whoever said that!
For $150, it’s a really nice guitar and it was a very fun project! I love doing this kind of stuff in my spare time! I’m sure that there will be more kit Guitars in my future, but probably not right away I’ve got a show more love for my other Guitars too. You know?
