BexGears DIY ST Style Electric Guitar Kits, engraved surface natural color Mahogany Body maple neck & composite ebony fingerboard S-S-H pickup

This is a cool guitar kit. It allows you to design your own guitar and customize it. The price is fairly reasonable and the quality is very durable. Overall the guitar has a good sound quality. The area around my stratacaster came with a crack in it because someone tried putting it together and had tightened the screws too tightly. It wasn’t that noticeable though, so I still leave 5 ⭐️ s.

Was a lot of fun putting together and looks great. Plays good too!This kit is not perfect, and it's not for beginners. It's a project. You should probably know how to set up a guitar, because it will absolutely need it after being assembled; it will be unplayable until it's properly set up. There are also definitely things I would change. I really wish the pick guard had the plastic protective cover removed before the electronics were installed on it; it was a huge pain to get that off cleanly without taking it apart which kind of defeats the purpose of having it prebuilt like that. I also needed to track down a couple missing pieces of hardware, and I also had to drill a couple holes in the headstock for the string retainers, all of which I ought not have needed to do.That all being said, I loved the process and result so much that I legit ordered a second one with humbuckers and a fancy engraved pattern, gifted a third to a friend (who also loved putting it together) and even bought their smaller kids version of the kit to put one together with them. Absolutely worth the money.

Fit, finish, parts quality are impressive, particularly at the price point. Only glitch is a biggie, at least for anyone not tool-handy. Pre-drilled holes in body and neck don’t line up and neither line up with the finish plate at all. Only solution is to plug holes in both body and neck with glued dowels and then re-drill all four holes using the plate as a guide. Body had no flaws to mar appearance and looks great with stain and poly. Maple neck is dead-straight and twist-free, frets are all level and properly finished. Couple minor rough spots on the underside near the tailpiece, but some 800 grit followed by a coat of finishing wax will do the trick. Do wish it had a bone nut vice plastic. Neck feels like my Fender Telecaster…nice! Only other thing is that there’s no shielding in the body cavities so electronics might hum. Easy fix is a generous coat of conductive paint in the cavities, or copper foil if you’re more adventurous.

First, shipment: very fast, packed well with details of instructions. The box came in with everything and the detailed instructions for assembly in a booklet. I have built acoustic and classical guitars from begin to finished so putting this DIY guitar was almost a snap, however, I have no experience in working with pickups, electronics so the user guide for assembly was very helpful. .Second, the quality of the body and neck (with all the detailed, fret works is excellent. There is no sharp fret ends as I usually found on low-end imported guitars. Neck is straight . The body was smoothly sanded. All I needed to do was to really fine and lightly sand to prepare for a light French polish. As for the first instrument I do not plan to spend lots of work on detailed polishing. Don't want any colors on it yet.All the predrilled holes were done precisely.I showed my finished guitar to a few friends and they have their immediate interest with their order.Overall, I would give a 5 considering price, quality, workmanship with everything to make a guitar ready to play. I think a bargain and fun work.

This was my first guitar build and here’s my take:Overview: All in all- the quality and ease of assembly is better than another major guitar kit company that costs 3 times as much. Better pickups, better neck. Otherwise, the quality between the two is about the same, though the frets were MUCH better dressed on this Bex Gear compared to the more expensive company.Pro’s:Simple build, no unique tools required, all the pre-drilled screw holes lined up perfectly, the neck feels good (frets are all nicely finished, beveled and crowned), the neck fit perfectly into the neck pocket of the body and the pickups sound really nice for such a budget price. Also, the electronics all plug together, so if soldering or wiring intimidates you, this kit removes that frustration or worry.Cons: the hardware is generally not great. My kit was missing all of the pick-guard screws (which meant an extra $10 for like 100 screws, of which I only needed like 10). The wood (basswood?) is really soft, making it prone to gouges even on light impacts. This would probably be less noticeable if you stain and poly the body instead of lacquering it like I did. The string trees kind of suck, but that’s a small gripe and doesn’t affect the playability or tuning stability. Oh and the tremolo system is terrible, so I’d stay away from this or any other budget build if you want to use that feature.For anyone who’s wondering, I used 2 cans of black Rustoleum lacquer and about 4 or 5 cans of clear rustoleum lacquer over the top of that. Wet sanded to 2000 grit, then used a buffing compound to shine it up. None of that is necessary, I just wanted a shiny black Strat-style guitar. BTW- rattle can lacquer is both soft and somehow brittle at the same time, so it scuffs and chips easily.Hope this helps someone