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Absolute! I bought it on Thomann (called "Harley Benton Electric Guitar Kit T-Style"). I assume there are other websites that sell this guitar kit as well. Good luck with building your own!

Maple neck and rengas body, nothing special but good considering the price

Of course you don't get top quality wood and parts for this price, but I have to say that I am surprised at how good the final product is. As you can see in the video, I drilled holes in the body to ensure that the strings pass through the wood. I think this provides better playing quality and resonance. I definitely recommend buying this kit and trying it yourself if you are looking for a fun activity to do in your spare time.

I am satisfied that the end result is better than expected plus the fact that I had a lot of fun making this. So try to look at it from a positive side ;)

If you buy a kit for €100 you don't immediately expect a guitar and parts of good quality, but this kit really surprised me. the parts are very good in my opinion for being so cheap. Of course you can order even better parts and use them to make your guitar better, but to just play it, the parts that come with it are certainly good enough.

They're generally a sore point. I replaced my kit tuners wit a $20 set of lockers from AliX and they are great. The originals had dead spots where the key is loose. Literal junk.

I've sanded between layers of different kinds, but not between layers of the same kind. So I did a few coats of primer, then sanded down, and started on the next kind of coat.

Dikke merci!

@@eppo5144 graag gedaan! Ik ben een tijdje geleden ook bezig geweest met zo'n DIY gitaar kit van Thomann en heb mijn eigen SG gitaar gepimpt. Voor mij een eerste kennismaking met spuitbussen, best gaaf om te doen :) Ik wil je hierbij uitnodigen om eens bij mij een kijkje te nemen en laat je verrassen, LOL Je hebt in ieder geval mijn sub gekregen om je aan te moedigen om meer gitaarfilmpjes (bouwen/spelen/etc) te posten. Fijne avond! Bert

@@BadassBrutusGuitar Klinkt heel cool zo te horen, ik ben benieuwd. Bedankt voor de sub in ieder geval. ik ben momenteel bezig aan een nieuwe video, maar dat is nog een verassing voor binnenkort ;)

Haha, great to hear we have te same taste in music

Thanks!!

Pourqoui pas?

Yes, but it is the intention that you cut something out yourself because it is a DIY kit. It is indeed a lot of work to do but you do enjoy it and afterwards you are proud of yourself that you have made something like this.

They are not allowed to sell their Kit with the original headstock! Only Fender has the right to sell Guitars with the original headstock shape.

Ok 👌 I understand, however not everyone is great at wood working skills, it would be nice if HB could at least create a basic headstock shape 👍

Yes, I still had the plastic on it. But I took it off a while after the video.

thank you very much!

It was definitely worth the money. The guitar plays and sounds very good for that price. Good luck with making your own!

At: www.northwestguitars.co.uk

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@@eppo5144 thank you 🤜🤛

Yeah, it took me an hour to sand it all down but the result is worth it😄

It also bothers me a little bit. The pre-drilled holes were not perfect and therefore the tuners are not completely straight. When I installed the pickguard some holes were not correct at all.

Yes, especially because there was already some kind of protective layer on the body. I sanded first with rougher sandpaper and then with finer and finer sandpaper until all imperfections were gone. This is very important if you are going to paint and especially if you use nitrocellulose paint like me because the smallest imperfection before painting will still be visable after painting.

If you follow this link, you'll get many shapes. I used the one on the fifth page ( 50s ). www.electricherald.com/diagrams/telecaster/Fenderheadstocks.pdf

@@eppo5144 Thank you

Straight forward tele shape.

Succes with building your own!

Yes indeed. the guitar resonates very well and this makes it more fun to play. You can really feel the notes when you play them.

@@eppo5144 Affirmative.

I have the same kit, I also drilled through for the strings. But it make it impossible to intonate and the break angle was too great. I ended up just attaching the strings to the bridge.

@@broo0ose 👍👍🇪🇸🇪🇸

No, not at all to my surprise. It was amazing.

If he got a good one fair enough, but normally they are rougher than a Badgers arse.

Yeah I know. There was a short circuit at the tone knob. Unfortunately I discovered this after the video, but now the guitar sounds very clean.

@@eppo5144 how is the tone now that the knob is fixed? Are the pickups any good?

@eppo514 Would it be possible for you to show us how u fixed it ? Im Building the same Kit now, an i think it would be great to fix the electronics problem...

@@noels0000 Good idea! I'm working on it.

@@FlorentChardevel It sounds way cleaner, just like a Telecaster should sound. I think the pickups are very good for the price, but you can always invest in pickups from Fender or some other brand of the same quality.

Haters gonna hate :)

Very nice to hear. I've put a lot of work into it.

@@eppo5144 how about putting your logo on the headstock? I built the same kit for my daughter I painted it red and black. It came out pretty good too

@@danielking5361 Yes, that's something I can do in the future. I hope she was happy with the guitar.

I don't really think there are things I would have done differently. Except for the fact that I should have drilled the holes where the strings go true the body a bit wider, because I had to hit hard with the hammer before the ferules went in properly. good luck putting together your own kit!

At the moment I don't have a decal on my guitar, but in the future I might put one on!

It weighs 2.7 kg (6 pounds). It's not heavy compared to a typical Telecaster weighing 3 - 3.6 kg (6.6 - 8 pounds).

@@eppo5144 Thank you so much for your fast response. Glad to know that that Telly is quite light. I can't stand heavy axes.

No not at all. it weighs 2.7 kg (6 pounds) while a typical Telecaster weighs 3 - 3.6 kg (6.6 - 8 pounds).

@@eppo5144 Seems light indeed, thanks!

If you follow this link, you'll get many shapes. I used the one on the fifth page ( 50s ). www.electricherald.com/diagrams/telecaster/Fenderheadstocks.pdf

Yes I kept the original pickups. Maybe in the future I'm planning on changing them with real telecaster pickups. After I've uploaded this video I discovered that there was a problem with the electronics: there was a short circuit at the tone control knob. After I had fixed this, the guitar sounded way cleaner and brighter as a telecaster should sound. So I don't think there is really any need to change them, but if you want your guitar to sound a bit better it's worth it. Succes with building your own, its a lot of fun!