DIY Guitar Kit - TL American Vintage — Mahogany body, gold hardware
Beginner-friendly TL American Vintage DIY kit for painting, assembling, and adjusting your own guitar. Solderless wiring streamlines assembly. Includes one-piece mahogany body, Canadian maple neck, ebony fretboard, and a bone nut.
Body wood: One-piece mahogany | Neck wood: Canadian maple | Fretboard: Ebony | Nut material: Bone | Wiring: Solderless | Finish/Hardware: Gold hardware
The TL American Vintage kit gold pairs a solid one-piece mahogany body with a full gold hardware set, making it a standout among our diy guitar kits. This telecaster DIY kit string thru body design routes the strings through the back of the body for added sustain and a vintage feel, ready for straightforward assembly.
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| General | |
| Scale Length | 647mm (25.5") |
| Hand Orientation | Right Handed |
| Neck / Body Fit | Bolt-On Joint |
| String Number | 6 |
| Guitar Body | |
| Wood Type | Mahogany |
| # of Wood Block | 1 piece |
| Neck Pocket Dimension (LxWxH) | 75x55.5x20mm (2.95"x2.18"x0.79") |
| Body Height (H) | 45mm (1.77") |
| Cavity/Routing | Pick-up, Bridge, Neck, Wiring routing, cover plates, and switch |
| Pilot Predrill | Only for neck pocket and Bridge through feature |
| Paint | No lacquer, No sealer, No finish |
| Guitar Neck | |
| Scale Length | 647mm (25.5") |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Tuner Pre-Drilled Holes | 10 mm |
| Wood Type | Canadian Maple |
| Fretboard | Ebony |
| Inlay | White Perloid dot |
| Nut | White Bone Nut |
| 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 | |
| Color | Gold Set |
| Bridge | Saddle TL (string through, American style), Gold |
| Pick-up | 1 Single Coil Black and 1 TL pickup Gold (S-S Configuration) |
| Switch | 3-way selector, Gold |
| Machine Head | Inline, Gold |
| Knobs | 1 Volume, 1 Tone |
| Neck Joint Plate | Gold |
| Strap Button | Gold |
| Covers | Control plate TL knobs and switch |
| Wiring | Solderless Wiring |
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