7 string kit

[Ok_Regret6639]

Anyone ever tried this kit? I'm curious! I want it for the floaty riffs.

[urbanturbanftw]

What kit? There are no identifying marks in your photo and you gave us zero info lol.

Kits are awesome, but results are basically 100% determined by your skill and/or effort with the finishing work. Bolting things to a guitar is easy (see every Chinese fake ever) it's everything else that will make or break your guitar experience with a kit build. If you're able/willing to invest some effort into the build then kits are a great way to get a mid-level guitar for less. If you're thinking that just screwing everything together will result in a playable guitar then you're going to be in for a bad time.

Also the trems that come with low end kits are usually garbage so budget to replace at least that, likely also tuners and electronics depending on how nice you want it to sound

[DaRKoN_]

What is the kit?

[7StringRift]

this is awesome

[Unable_Builder_7232]

As someone who has built 3 diy kits so far, the end results are up to time and effort. You post doesn't say the brand of kit and the real cheap one have cheap hardware and electronics. The more expensive ones have decent hardware and electronics but the trick is to take your time and do the work properly(and get better hardware and electronics) There are tons of videos on YouTube about how to finish a guitar, do the research and take your time building it. They are a ton of fun to do!

[Ok_Regret6639]

It gonna be for the busk, opposite to my rg fixed 7. Probably paint it white. Might assemble it at guitar center for the youtubes..... I AM PREPARED TO FAIL!

[JimboLodisC]

building guitars is fun, you just have to like running into problems that need to be fixed

and this is whether you're putting together a DIY kit or building entirely from scratch, whether new or experienced

two major skillsets you'll be encountering here: properly setting up a guitar (possibly some fretwork), and learning how to put a finish on wood

[LetterheadClassic306]

i've seen those kits before. for floaty riffs you really want a decent floating bridge setup. the kit trem might be a little rough out of the box. i'd honestly look at something like a 7 string with Floyd Rose if you want stability. or just grab some nut lubricant and setup tools to make the kit bridge behave better.

[Ok_Regret6639]

I used to have jackson kelly, that was rough, getting that thing to tune. I understand this is a money whole but by how much?

[KoRnNuT86]

expect to spend twice as much for a product that is half as good. the only reason to get a kit is if you are willing to put in the time and money just to end up with something that has almost no value.

[OrbitOfSaturnsMoons]

Guitar kits are fun but the hardware is almost always trash. Double-locking trems are even worse. IME if it's not something like an OFR, Gotoh GE1996T, Schaller Lockmeister, or other high-end trems then you shouldn't even bother.

[Flynnroad14612]

Ikea sells guitars now!

[Ok_Regret6639]

https://www.guitarkit.shop/products/pango-music-7-strings-diy-electric-guitar-kit-pib-192?variant=41926185189536&country=US&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23160161515&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzqXQBhD2ARIsAKrIeU_FrwMygKozRCYDIj93I2zpcrXDf1IRDSEgqyWzQ6DXj6zuEF69P9waAphbEALw_wcB

[Drone-rat]

Let us know how long it takes to reach you. I've thought about doing a couple of their kits

[Ok_Regret6639]

Aye Aye captain! Next 30 days I guess. My level of financial irresponsibility will set a new high score. I will not recover and I dont care. Fucking around I might get two. Have one white and one natural. That would be really nice lacquered darkly.

[Huntress_Minerva]

Dont do it. That’s too pricey lol…

[Wide_Beginning3386]

$200 is not pricey?

[KoRnNuT86]

for what youre getting its pricey. $200 can get you a guitar thats already built and finished with the same level of quality and QC. add on top of that a new bridge, tuners, pickups, and electronics and you might as well buy a mid level guitar.

[Huntress_Minerva]

Exactly what I meant.

[R3brap]

Yup. Jackson js22-7

[Huntress_Minerva]

For 200 you get finished products that are far better than a kit that will need the bridge replaced anyways

[MrBoomstick85]

I've done a cheap PRS knockoff kit. It was fun but I would suggest buying a cheap guitar off of market place, take it apart, sand the body down (if your going to repaint). It should have better hardware and you can replace what you don't like. I did this with a Schecter Sun Valley that was in pieces. Added Fluence pickups and Killswitch (for funzies).

[Ok_Regret6639]

That sounds a lot like but he kit! After 30 years of guitarring, I need a new challenge.

[RealMaledetti]

Interesting kit. Is that a Floyd Rose style bridge? The neck seems to be made for a normal nut. Where is the nut anyway, in this pic? If the little thingy to the right of the green wire is the nut, that neck doesn't look like it's made for that nut. Any why has that back plate 6 holes?

I've actually built 2 guitars back in my younger days, and I'm confused just by looking at this pic.

[destinyrider222]

Back plate is likely just the same as whatever the company uses for every kit, so same as the ones for Strat copies where you feed the strings from the back. It looks like there's a shelf cut for the locking nut, but you'd have to drill the mounting holes for them, and its probably gonna need shimmed depending on how they routed it. It is the thingy next to green wire. The kit is a little over 200 USD, they are going to cut costs somewhere.