Electric Guitar Kit DC Style : A fun project!

My 15-year-old son bought this kit - he already owns three acoustics, a Dobro, two electrics and a bass - and finished and assembled it himself.

All the woodwork was neat and precise, with holes and routs in the right places and the neck apparently individually matched to the body before routing.

Painting and varnishing was the most time-consuming, including two weeks waiting for the clear coat to dry, but that's not really anything to do with the kit.

Assembly took an evening, and the only extra work required was sanding the sides of the neck pocket where the finish had made it too tight. The instructions were mostly clear and unambiguous, although the wiring harness took a bit of brain-work to install correctly.

We were concerned that the fingerboard inlays (a few of which were slightly raised) would impede playing, but it hasn't been a problem at all.

The nut slots were cut a bit high - we will get our local guitar shop to file them down.

Plugged in, the guitar produced the familiar humbucking "roar", with plenty of tonal variation and great sustain. However, my son decided he wanted a more aggressive, primal tone, so we bought him a pair of Seymour Duncan Phat Cat P-90s with which he replaced the stock humbuckers.

He now has a unique bright blue "SG" which he built himself!