Saga 6 String Solid-Body Electric Guitar, Right, Natural (TC-10)

I have been a regularly gigging guitarist for the last 40 years. I own 13 name brand guitars. I decided to take a shot at putting together a kit guitar. I was looking for something fun to do that would end up as wall decoration. I always planned to continue using one of my American Teles, my Strat, and my LP as my primary axes for gigs and recording. This kit guitar plays so well that it is now my primary gigging guitar. I like it so much that I bought two more kits during the Black Friday deal. (The attached pictures show two of them. I have yet to put together the third guitar.) I am stunned by how good this guitar is for the price.Now for some details.What is good about the guitar:- The neck is simply great. It plays so nicely. It appears to be actual maple too. The frets are already dressed nicely, although they are a little sharp at the endpoints.- The action and the truss rod don’t need to be touched. They are nearly perfect out of the box.- The intonation is spot on.- Every guitar I have ever purchased has needed to be setup, but these needed less setup work than any of them. I had to slightly adjust the height of two strings to stop some buzzing, and I needed to raise the pickups to increase the gain, but that’s all I needed to do.- The cuts on the body are exactly where they should be. No extra drilling was necessarily.- The pickups are better than I expected. I planned to replace them with a name brand (I like S.D. PUPs) but these sound quite good. I may upgrade them eventually but it isn’t necessary to do so.What’s not so great:- I found the tuners to be unusable. They are very stiff and they slip. I replaced them after two gigs. I couldn’t live with the stock tuners anymore.- The string guides on the headstock wobble and have sharp edges. I decided to replace those at the same time I replaced the tuners.- The pickguard isn’t an exact match to a real Tele. I bought a replacement pickguard only to find that I needed to get creative about screwing it on the body.Overall, I got much more than I expected from this purchase.

This was my first guitar build and I have to say it was very easy. Took me 10 days total and never used a power tool. Actually putting the guitar together took about an hour and didn't need instructions. The thing that took time was the pain and finishing . The tuners that came with the guitar are just fine. I finished the guitar 2 days ago and have not had to tune it again. You can really get a good finish on the body and neck if you take your time. Highly recommend this kit!!!!

I ended up getting this kit when I began looking at the rough cost of building my own guitar. I can tell you if you haven't already done the research, if you are looking to *build* the cheapest guitar possible this is the place to start. However, it is worth mentioning that you will likely be replacing some parts on this to make it functional. With that included in the price, it might not be a terrible plan to think about looking for a guitar at a pawnshop to use as an alternative starting point if you're not married to the building aspect.To expand on what I did to make this guitar playable on a regular basis: The biggest thing - tuning pegs included are really awful changed those immediately. Get anything else you can find on amazon, it could not possibly be worse. The nut will need to be filed down in order to make the action reasonable. One or both of the pots were bad (I replaced them both as they were only $2.50/piece). The neck had an odd curvature so I had to shim it to get a reasonable action. The soldering and the jack were pretty cheap and required replacement as they eventually broke. The saddle was pretty rattly, replaced it. It's also good to keep in mind these are single coil pickups, it is a good idea to look into shielding/grounding the pickup cavities to allow you to work at higher gains. It must be said, don't bother with the strings unless you are looking to make noise to see if the pickups/wiring are good, they are not something to be used seriously.In summary, I used the pickups, neck, body, bridge mount, pick guard, and control plate/knobs from this kit, decidedly worth the $115 I spent on the kit. I replaced the tuning pegs, bridge, pots, wiring, jack. I added shielding to the bridge cavities. It now plays like a champ. I have absolutely no regrets in purchasing this guitar because I understood it would be a project. If you're looking for something you can throw together and amaze your friends and family over a weekend, this isn't for you. It is a good jumping off point from which a really enjoyable guitar can be built, and if you've got the time and the interest go for it!

I've been a guitar player for many years. This Saga kit is wonderful if you're a guitar player. If you're not a guitar player and you are considering building one for a friend or significant other you may want to have a guitar player help you with things like intonation and set up.ProsFeels well madeAll the routing is doneInstructions are mostly clear ( some kits don't even include instructions)I could keep going.ConsThough you don't need a solder iron because they have these heat shrink connections you may want to have one handy. I am a klutz and broke the wires and had to re solder. But maybe you have a gentler touch.The strings are crap, but they are great to set up everything with and test.Also you may want to get smart on how to finish guitars. It is a bit of a production. Belhen makes a wounderful kit that is on amazon with an instructional dvd that I found extremely useful for around 125 bucks.Overall if this is your first attempt at building a guitar these offer enough hands-on building so that you can honestly point at the thing and say "I built that". More than just a quick assembly, but you don't need a wood shop to do build it.

This is my first guitar build. Everything is well made and fits together perfectly. The guitar sounds great and plays well.

I purchased this guitar kit because first of all I needed a (hopefully) decent guitar. Second, I love telecasters and strats but could could not afford a good one... So I got this one, hoping I could manage to mold it somewhat into a fender. I love DIY projects, so I was thrilled naturally. Finally when I received it, the body was spectacular and the neck too, although it was a little crooked at around the high e 19th fret area (which potentially lead to fret buzz that I've not able to resolve yet). The pickups are solid but the wiring and hardware were not premium as expected. I bought some Mr Gearhead tuners and that was it.The only part I had to improvise were the peghead tuner holes which were too small for the new brushings and the ones they provided!! I enlarged them however thanks to my dads drill press.Overall, the process was easy but not as easy perhaps as advertised. I'm am very satisfied with the final result which is a custom telecaster! As for the sound however... It would depend on how you set it up. It is generally very good for the price.

Received in record time in great shape. Body is decent (4 piece basswood). Neck seems straight. However, tuner holes are too close together for the provided tuning machines. I may replace the tuners for something a bit smaller and vintage looking.Overall, not bad for the money.

still working on getting it together,pros: lots of online tips and tweeks,con: not up to a simple stain without significant efforthey its a kit, work itgreat way to pass some time

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