Electric Guitar Kit ST-Style : Great for a first try!

Very interesting thing, I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to try to work on their first custom guitar.

Some minor issues though:

- one screw for the spring bracket wasn't really a screw, but more a bent nail. Easy to replace of course.

- the little screws for the string tees on the headstock are rubbish (or the pre-drilled hole was drilled too big). Whatever it was, the screws jumped out of the holes within just minutes, because of the string tension.

- it claims to be "paint ready", but sand it anyway. My first layer of spray paint was terrible. Don't know if it was because of my very limited painting abilities or the wood finish, but after i sanded it, everything went much much smoother.

- a little bit more advice on how to install and adjust the hardware like tremolo bar, pickup height, truss rod, ... would be welcome. As a beginner you will need to find helpful advice from others (or the internet), because the manual is very limited in that.

But those were really the only issues I encoutered.

It's not a fantastic sounding guitar, of course. But for the small amount of money it costs, it's an INCREDIBLY awesome portal to a new world of guitar customizing. It's perfect for everybody who wants to try it, but is a little unsure to start.

And to prove it's not a throw-away thing: i'm going to play it on the closing ceremony of the Special Olympics in Antwerp, 20/9/2014