Kit Built Guitars

[BrunoBass]

Does anyone have any experience of KBG?

http://www.kitbuiltguitars.co.uk/

The Jazz Bass kit looks quite interesting, if only for the wood work to upgrade with better hardware later. Not a bad price, too good to be true?

[Mottlefeeder]

I don't, but my build thread for a kit from guitar warehouse is here
http://finnbass.com/showthread.php?t=10950
if that helps (Unfortunately the link will only work if you are a member on finnbass - the DIY forum is locked to visitors)

David

[NancyJohnson]

There's a quite excellent series of videos on the Crimson Guitars You Tube channel where they build and partially re-spec a kit guitar. The videos show a guy who, let's face it, is a fairly experienced luthier, struggling to work with bad wood, poor routing, awful fretwork etc etc.

I wouldn't be lying if I said that when I was broke I didn't give some consideration in building a kit, even if it was only going to be a used as a backup instrument, but my sensibility told me to steer well clear.

I suppose if you're a competent woodworker and have the tools, time and patience to turn one of these around, then go for it, but remember these kits are far from the dreamy 'just paint it and screw it together' ethic that they purport to be.

Personally, I'd just save up buy a Gibson or a Fender.

Edited November 8, 2016 by NancyJohnson

[Beer of the Bass]

The prices are at a level where you could easily spend the same just on body, neck and fingerboard woods for a scratch build. This does make me wonder how good they could be.

[pete.young]

There is Bass Collection project guitar in the forum for round about the same money, which will need a lot less work and will be a much better instrument when the work is done.