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<p>Electric guitar kit for beginners.</p><p><br></p><p>Interested in building your first guitar, but prefer to start with something simple?</p><p><br></p><p>I’m going to explain what makes a beginner-friendly guitar kit. I’ll also introduce you to <a href="https://www.xuqiumusic.com/guitar-kits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>beginner guitar kits</strong></a>, and provide some simple, and effective finishing techniques you can use to ensure a great finish with minimal time and effort.</p><p><br></p><p>So, if you have been interested in <strong>building your own custom guitar</strong>,it's the best and spare time to do it.Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), we must be at home.We can do something interesting.</p><p><br></p><p>What makes a beginner friendly guitar kit? </p><p>Unless you have completed a guitar or two previously it can be difficult to know what makes a guitar kit simple or complex to assemble.</p><p><br></p><p>For the most part, a beginner friendly guitar kit includes the following:</p><p><br></p><p>Simple to assemble neck: Correct positioning of the neck within the neck pocket is crucial for intonation. We recommend beginners avoid set-in neck joints and instead opt for a bolt-on neck. Bolt-on necks take the more difficult aspects of the including scale length and neck alignment out of the picture allowing you to focus on simpler tasks.</p><p>Simple to assemble electronics: Beginners should avoid kits that involve complicated wiring. Instead, opt for a standard pickup configuration with basic tone and volume controls, along with an easy to access control cavity. </p><p>Less contoured body with few hard edges: Prepping a <a href="https://www.xuqiumusic.com/electric-guitar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>beginner electric guitar</strong></a> for finishing requires quite a bit of sanding. In most instances, a non-contoured body is easier to prepare and achieve a flat surface, ready for staining or painting. Hard edges can also be problematic with regard to sanding. Once you have a layer of paint or stain on the guitar, sand-throughs can occur quite easily around the edges of the guitar body.</p><p>Aside from selecting a guitar that fits the requirements above, I would also recommend the following custom options if ordering from our Custom Shop.</p><p><br></p><p>Select a non-porous body-wood: Your choice of body-wood will have a bearing on the amount of preparatory work needing to be done prior to painting or staining. In general more porous timbers e.g. Mahogany and Ash require grain filling to ensure a flat surface, suitable for applying finishing coats. If this is your first guitar select a closed grain timber that won’t require grain filling such as Alder. Alder is also a semi-hardwood, meaning you will find drilling into the body a little easier than typical hardwoods.</p><p>Hardware included: Sourcing your own after-market hardware can be appealing but it’s best avoided if this is your first guitar as ordering the correct fitting parts can be difficult. The hardware that comes with your kit guitar is guaranteed to fit perfectly with minimal effort.</p><p>Body veneer: The highly decorative maple veneers we offer (flamed, quilted or spalted) look great on a finished guitar, but, they can be problematic if you have limited experience with sanding and staining. Due to the nature of veneers, it’s not terribly difficult to sand through or saturate the veneer causing air pockets under the surface that are difficult to repair.</p><p>Body binding: Aside from looking great, binding protects hard edges and prevents moisture entering the end grains of your timber, causing swelling. However, binding also introduces the need for masking if painting or staining (to prevent absorbing paints or stains) which tends to make finishing a more complicated and tedious process. </p><p>Bridge and tailpiece holes: Along with correctly positioning the neck, the bridge is also important with regard to scale length and intonation. First time builders should avoid drilling their own bridge and tailpiece holes as the correct placement requires an understanding of scale length and compensation for accurate intonation.</p><p>Pickup and electronics routing: Routing a guitar body requires specialist tools and experience. We recommend having the routing taken care of by us.</p>
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