Electric Guitar Kit T-Style : I got what I expected

For the low price I did not expect too much. But the overall quality was quite pleasing:

- The wood was OK. I painted it with solid color (orange) so wood grain was not a deal, but I think even a decent stain would have been possible. One thing - the wood is soft, so it is easy to make a dent in it.

- The fretboard (as on the CST kit and on my child's ST-Mini) was very dry, but after oiling, it is OK now

- Fretwork is needed (leveling, polishing), so it is not for absolute beginners, but I think kits are not for total beginners

- I had no problem with electronics and hardware - it is cheap stuff, but they work. I changed the tuners to black Harley Benton locking tuners (very good price and quality) and the bridge (black, with 6 individula saddles), and covered the pickguard and the control-plate with carbon-foil.

- Pickups are OK, the 3-way switch works fine, but the pots are really poor quality, they had to be changed (I used standard 250K log pots).

Still need to do the clear coat on the body, but I made a pre-assembly and I love it. Nice to play, I like the sound and it looks exactly like I wanted.

For the money I put in (kit + new parts + paint + clear coat, etc) you can get a better guitar, but I think kits are more about the "way" then the "result" (but I love my "result")