VWG VW002S
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Each kit contains all the parts you need to build a great guitar. This classic shape is enhanced with a spalted maple veneer top, perfect for a clear or translucent finish. Each top is unique, and no two guitars are alike.
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Style: Guitar
Body Wood: Basswood/Spalted Maple
Neck Wood: Maple
Fretboard Wood: Maple
Fretboard Radius: 12 Inch
Neck Joint: Bolt-on
Number of Frets: 21
Pickups: 2 Single Coil
Controls: 1 Volume, 1 Tone
Bridge Type: Fixed
Hardware Color: Chrome
Truss Rod: Preinstalled, Dual Action
Scale Length: 25-1/2 Inches
Nut Width: 1-5/8 Inch
Bridge Width (E to E): 2-1/16 Inches
Difficult Rating: 3/5
Approx. Finished Weight: 8.0 lbs
The body had a lot of wood filler which led me to paint black around the edge.Also a hole was drilled from the neck pocket to the neck pickup. It would also help to have a wiring diagram.
Hi James,
Sorry to hear about the filler. The hole from the neck pocket is intentional, that is how the wiring channel gets from the pickup cavities to the control cavity. Wiring diagras are all available on our Support page.
The build was rough, but this is the first time I’ve built a guitar and I don’t even play. It’s a gift…and he better like it. Thankfully, I purchased equipment for wood burning which I was able to use for soldering (which I didn’t know I would need to do, and had never done prior to this). The slot for the switch/knob plate was a bit too long which affected the way the pick guard and the 2nd pickup fit together, but meh…I don’t know if it plays because I don’t have an amp, but I’m pretty happy with my soldering job so fingers crossed.
I think it looks pretty good, but if I’m experienced with anything, it’s wood finishing, and the grain of the spalted maple veneer came out pretty sweet.
Biggest takeaway, PLEASE provide more instruction and advise soldering is required. I’ve watched more middle aged white guys build electric guitar kits in the last two days to last several lifetimes.
On the upside, I may have found a new side hustle when it comes to the finishing side.
TL;DR: build is 3 out of 10 difficulty, need to solder, parts fit together a little weird but not too bad, instructions are basically nonexistent and wiring diagram is basically useless.
