Whatever Works - BYO Lunatic Guitar Kit

This is a very cool guitar kit with quality components! It would make a great build for someone who's never assembled a guitar kit before. The wiring is simple too - one humbucker, one volume pot, one jack...that's it.
Note that I made mention of pre-drill options in the video. BYOGuitar, for a fee, offers to drill holes needed to assemble the guitar - $18 for the just the neck holes/$60 for all holes.
Without selecting a pre-drill option - as I'd done - the holes for mounting the neck, electronic and tremolo cavity covers, tremolo spring claw, and small tuner screws will need to be drilled. I did not need to drill out the tuning peg holes, and the locking nut was already installed.
As of the day of this posting - January 26, 2024 - Edward Van Halen would've been 69 years old. Never met the man, nor did I ever see Van Halen live. But...not a week goes by when I listen to Van Halen that don't feel inspired.
Thanks for inspiring me (and countless others) Ed.

[@timpagliaro8623]

I was looking into buying this kit also, looks pretty good. I’m not expecting absolute perfection for the price by any means. What are your thoughts after playing it for a bit?

[@goodbyemansfield7872]

@timpagliaro8623 -
Thanks for checking out the video!
In all honesty, this guitar turned out to be better than expected for the price.
I made a follow-up video where I explained that the Floyd mounting posts were too soft of a metal...so I replaced them. The licensed Floyd itself is holding up nicely without any grooves being worn in the saddles from the strings. (I currently have a 9-42 set on the guitar.)
Besides replacing the mounting posts, the rest of the guitar is still stock...and I really like the sound of the humbucker that was provided.
The only other issue I've had was some slight fret sprout, but that can happen on any guitar neck.
After the initial set-up, I've only needed to tweak the truss rod once due to weather changes. This is/was to be expected. To me, such few adjustments shows how solid the neck is.
I was so pleased with how this guitar turned out, I bought another kit that was on sale on the BYO site - an Ibanez Jem copy. Haven't assembled it yet though.
Hope this description helps. If you have any other specific questions, please feel free to ask.
- Rob