Customer ratings for Rocktile Electric Guitar Double-Cut Style Building Kit
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The upper cover plate was not neatly packed and therefore had 2 scratches.
Otherwise, a perfect kit.
I will certainly order another kit soon. With this one, everything should then certainly be top.
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Unfortunately, I was missing about half of the screws, the pickguard can not be attached because the humbucker does not leave enough space and for the jack socket were made the wrong holes
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The body was left natural, the sides stained and sealed with special wax and then polished.
I was particularly attracted by the paulownia body and it was worth it, thanks also for the perfect YouTube instructions.
For musicians who like to experiment, it was fun and I can only recommend this kit.
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I can't rate the kit yet, haven't had time to assemble it yet
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because I found out that EDDYVANHALEN assembled his electric guitars himself!!!
Since I'm a precision mechanic..and mega happy to try next to my electric guitars..also that.....
THANKS TO MUSIKHAUS KIRSTEIN !!! I HAVE BUILT MY FIRST UNIQUE E-GUIT.......
Guys and girls from KIRSTEIN !!!!!!!
:::::would be great... if I could show everyone my UNIKAT electric guitar here ?
I think ...they could then see what would be possible...more ORDERING
Best regards
Dirk Pauer
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According to the instructions, the neck should actually be sealed and pre-sanded. Nevertheless, the very light maple fingerboard gratefully accepted several passes of fingerboard oil. I sealed the back of the neck and the headstock with ruby shellac.
Shadows: 1. the white binding of the body unfortunately shows fine micro-cracks at the bends, into which the red stain penetrated deeply. This could neither be scratched nor sanded away and of course doesn't look very nice.
2. the wafer-thin chrome layer on the bridge plate first rolls up a little at the edges and then flakes off in small pieces. Underneath it now shines copper-colored.
3. the machine heads in my kit turned out to be a real piece of work. Under string tension, the strings can only be tuned very awkwardly and with a lot of force. After the obligatory string change, the action of the D-string completely refused to work. Adjusting the pre-tension did nothing to change this problem.
Considering the very reasonable price, you can live with the shortcomings described (some people have a stock of spare parts at home), but it is still a bit annoying.
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There is one drawback: the neck can't be tensioned well enough to produce very good playability.
But apart from that (hey, we're talking about a small "hundred" here in terms of price!), you end up with much more than I expected!
I would have made a lamp out of it and hung it up as a decoration. But in all seriousness, it stands between the other guitars and is actually played from time to time. I don't have any other SC and the sound really sounds like it should and the two Humbis do what they're supposed to!
So the effort is worth it.
I first stained the wood in several colors, then put 2K clear varnish over it. It holds and looks good.
Nothing about this guitar has turned out perfectly - but you can play it and it's self-made (together!) and designed.
Clearly, anyone who has the time should have made something like this themselves. It also creates "humility" when you take a closer look at some finished guitars.
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I'm currently in the process of varnishing the guitar and so far everything has gone great!
I can and have recommended the site to others.
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My idea was to prime the body white and then have my kids paint it. After that I sprayed it several times with clear lacquer.
The result is great, the kids and I enjoyed it, even if the paint job is not perfect. However, I soldered the jack socket wrong in the beginning and it almost just buzzed. Oddly enough, the pickups still worked, though the tones were quieter than the hiss. That's another reason why I was a bit perplexed at first.
Now everything works and it's a super guitar, sounds great to my ear and is light as a feather compared to my Tele.
My next project is possibly a bass kit....
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What is the use of my electronic knowledge and manual skills, if the creator of the manual does not have the same in the slightest?
In addition, German designations in the soldering diagram would be an advantage.
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Everything looks wonderful.
The quality of workmanship of the body and neck of the guitar is high,
Of course, thanks to CNC woodworking technology, but still.
The neck fits the body perfectly, what more could you ask for?
Chapeau, Kirstein!
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What I liked:
The assembly is a great project that also has a passable result at the end. It was now my second DIY kit (before that I already assembled a Tele) and I had a lot of fun and am also very happy with the result.
However, the following things bothered me:
The instructions are such a generalized version that applies to all of the vendor's electric guitar and bass models that it is extremely disconcerting to someone who has little idea about guitar building. Depending on the model, some steps simply differ a lot, so I think it makes little sense to solve this with a one-fits-all manual. In some cases, not everything is easy to see in the photos. There is definitely room for improvement here.
Some of the drill holes were not pre-drilled cleanly and did not match the parts that were supposed to be mounted on them, which has now resulted in one of the neck screws turning very crooked in the body. It's only a cosmetic problem, but it didn't have to be.
The frets had to be completely re-trued. Some were unfortunately too high, so that the strings, although they were fretted in the 10th fret, for example, could only vibrate freely from the 11th fret. I taught myself how to do this with the help of several Youtube videos, but you also need some special tools for this process, which I had to buy especially for this reason. It would be nice if this could be checked in the factory beforehand.
Oh, and I got a different neck than specified (rosewood fretboard instead of maple), but I only noticed that when I had already started assembling, so I didn't want to complain about it. Who attaches importance to it, but should immediately pay attention to it when unpacking.
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The electronics should be checked and could use better packaging.
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The kit is very good and also serves to get to know your own instrument better.
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For the price called a great kit!
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Disadvantages:
- the neck is thick and not very smooth, compared to other Fender imitations I must say I was hoping for something better.
- Tuner, so far no disadvantages
- Body, the wood is not of excellent quality, some screws once screwed in knocked out the hole (and I didn't use force!) which required correction. The alignment between the pickguard and the holes in the guitar needed some adjustment, the jack for example didn't have the space it needed and it was necessary to dig the wood a bit.
- electronically, the pickups don't seem to be aligned exactly with the strings, as if the pickguard had been cut with some approximation.
Pros:
- Straight neck, frets already filed down and no truss rod adjustment needed.
- Tuning pegs, for now, hold tuning and appear to be of acceptable workmanship.
- Body, no defects and very good appearance of the natural wood.... I painted it surf green, but could have just left it natural
- Electronics, clear schematic, everything or almost everything pre-soldered, it plays right off the bat with no problems and not many hum loops, although I haven't shielded it yet
in general I can say that the fun is assured and you get a product in line with the price, provided you have a little "craftsmanship and skill in diy.
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There is still a lot of work to do on the body and neck before I can paint it.
But for this price, it's a very good compromise.
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For the price an absolute hammer.
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I got it because I wanted to try building a DIY one.
The whole package arrived very quickly.
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When first connected, it has strongly buzzed. The wires at the jack were connected the wrong way round. My mistake, or I had misunderstood the instructions. After that was fixed the first test came: fantastic! Of course it is a matter of taste. For me, there is a really good clean sound.
There is a point deduction for the saddle. I had to file the saddle notches much deeper. Now the string position is perfect. You can find the right tool here in the shop. The string height at the bridge and the octave purity could be adjusted without problems.
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The explanations are very brief so I only used the electrical schematic and YouTube videos which saved the guitar assembly.
The nut of the switch pickup was missing, too bad because it's a size I couldn't find, I had to recommend the part.
Very stressed during the final test, but it works very well.
Very happy with the result and to have a personalized guitar!
It should be possible to put a picture in the commentary because I would have loved to see the final results when I bought it!
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What I like very much is that no tropical wood is used for the kit. The music industry in particular is unfortunately also a big contributor to climate change....
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I don't know how the pickups sound as we swapped them for the black covered ones which just improve the look.
Remember and connect the ground wire to the bridge post, the hole is not obvious!
If anyone is interested in building this guitar, you can watch my son build it in steps here: http://www.maxemguitars.co.uk/
Great guitar, don't think about it, just buy it, you won't be disappointed.
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The fingerboard is of high quality (no protruding frets etc.). The shape of the neck I would call thin u as it is very close to my Esp Ltd MH-50. However, the frets are a bit too flat for me (medium height). The biggest drawback of this kit is that the cutout for the pots, cables etc. is a bit small. So if you want to install an Emg kit with the solderless system you have to create some space by placing the drill.
Conclusion: The wood is in a very good condition, the holes for the mechanics are good. However, one has a small space problem if you want to install complicated pickups.
For anyone who wants to get his own signature model to shine on stage will make a good choice here.
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I recommend adding a few more screws for mounting.
I am satisfied.
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The wood of this kit has a nice grain.
The shape of the scratchplate i don't think fits the guitar very well.
I am very happy with the price/quality ratio. Nice project waiting for me.
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Thank you, Kirstein!
musically
arnaud
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Assembly requires some soldering. Manual is (too) general and wiring diagram seems unclear. After assembly I can only say something about how the guitar plays.
First impression is pretty good.
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I'm very satisfied with the grain of the body because I didn't want to varnish it, I would have liked to engrave it with some drawings but I would say that it's not very suitable for manual engraving. The finished guitar satisfies me even if with the basswood body it is even lighter than the one I had. If I have to find a small defect, the neck had a small part of the fingerboard not as shiny as the rest and the knob on the selector was missing.
The product arrived on time, congratulations to the team.
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recommended.
Pickups can be used, there are better, but for the purpose it is enough.
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Can't wait to see it assembled ;)
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I am very much looking forward to the challenge.
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Easy to make your favorite design.
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I was kept up to date about the progress.
Construction kit is fine, a nice guitar to build.
Only flaw is the neck, frets not on the right (and not equal) height.
Could solve that myself with some sandpaper.
For the money a fine guitar building kit!
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I'll have to ask someone to make this guitar work (additional cost).
For the rest, the kit is very nice and allows you to indulge yourself.
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Everything has been delivered complete.
The only drawback is that the electrical diagram that can be downloaded is in black and white.
It would be an advantage if the cables on the plan were marked in color so that even a leihe knows which cables are laid and soldered as. All in all, it is a very good product.
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A great team! Very satisfied with the shop!
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The finish of neck and body are very good. As far as i can judge now, a fret level is not necessary. The frets are a bit sharp, but I expect you'll have to do this finish yourself.
I assembled the guitar as a mockup and all holes are drilled perfectly. Everything is straight and correctly positioned.
There were some glue residues on the top. But nothing that could not be sanded away.
How it sounds I don't know yet.
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The parts made a good impression. Neck was straight, but the frets I had to rework. Some were not properly incorporated and the edges were sometimes very sharp. But that could be corrected with appropriate umbrella gel paper and the frets carefully nachgekloppft bvis they sat, body without quirks, the mechanics and the electrics mchten for the price also a pretty decent impression.
The description was very poor and for a Strat or Les Paul. The wiring diagram on the homepage belonged to a Strat. BUT the service was great. It took me less than 12 hours to get the right schematic by email.
The fun factor of the assembly was great and the result is convincing for the price.
I will certainly try more kits.
Who has fun tinkering and likes to design a guitar according to his ideas should not miss this.
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All the parts were there. I thought the veneer on the body was very nice. I decided to oil it with linseed oil varnish
and to treat the rest of the body and the neck with hard wax oil. What I noticed immediately was that the body was
was extremely light. The basswood felt hardly heavier than styrofoam. I have the Kompartimenten including
pickguard shielded with aluminum tape and connected everything electronically.
## The neck
The neck is the best part of the kit. The frets are well made and the maple wood and fingerboard are similar to my
Fender American Standard Strat. After 2.5 coats of hard wax oil with 400 pre and intermediate sanding (dry) and >1000 post sanding (wet), I was extremely pleased. The saddle is unfortunately plastic and my own strings (010-046) don't fit in super well. Unfortunately, the right saddle files are somehow unaffordable.
## The body
The body is ok. Both the body and the veneer on top have a nice grain. Basswood seems to be
relatively light, but this body was probably very light. Maybe the wood was just very dry. I
I was worried about the balance. The veneer turned out very nice after five coats of linseed oil varnish and 400-grit intermediate sanding (the 1st was half oil, blended with turpentine oil). Unfortunately, this body has no string guide through it, which I actually think is nice on Telecasters. Could theoretically drill it yourself with the right machine. The bridge plate is suitable for both guides.
## The pickups
The pickups I could judge so far only over a cheap amplifier. The bridge pickup was ok,
I was not (yet) particularly enthusiastic about the neck pickup.
## The electronics
All right, mini pots.
## Remaining parts
All good. You can't theoretically intonate the typical 3 tele bridge saddles optimally. The delivered ones are
unfortunately drilled straight and not slightly slanted, but that did not lead to problems when intonating. Anyway, everything remained within my personal tolerance.
## Overall assessment
The body and neck screw together nicely. There is nothing more to do, so fits perfectly. Unfortunately the body (basswood) is much too light compared to the neck (maple). This leads to balance problems. The body "floats" when you hang the guitar around. The neck has a so called "neck dive", so it pulls down. I think this is very problematic in a guitar. I drilled additional holes to fix the problem by relocating the knobs, but this did little to reduce the "floating" of the body, just added ugly drilled holes. In that sense, the guitar is no good for gigs or band practice. At home on a chair, however, it plays well. Actually, you would have to send the body back as "not functional", but that hurts when you have oiled and sanded the wood with passion for days (so I should have checked before).
So, although I would give five stars because of the individual parts in connection with the price, thereby unfortunately only three.
I find this a real pity and would have very gladly paid a few tens on it for other wood for the body. This
design error should not happen to a guitar maker. I'm surprised that this can happen with a kit and also that I haven't read anything about it in other reviews. Maybe this does not apply to all guitars and I was just unlucky with my design. I will probably just replace the body in the future.
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Especially that the holes are all so precise and e.g. The neck fits exactly in the pocket so that the sides run children correct alignment over the neck and the pickups to the bridge.
Two points could be improved (therefore also 1 star deduction):
- the description of the electronics was misleading. Strictly speaking, there were no instructions (even online) that exactly matched this guitar. 1. the electronics were not pre-assembled as described in the instructions and 2. the wiring description for the switch switch was really awkward and did not paste to the component that was supplied. This cost time
- the neck is mounted from its curvature so that the strings lie too flat. Truss rod adjustments bring nothing more, so I have to reline two of the neck screws somehow.
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Now to the shadow: I stained the body after fine sanding with the result that in some places the stain was not accepted. No amount of sanding and cleaning with special stuff helped. With some spatula or what I know there were probably holes or quirks in the wood repaired. Too bad, I gave the guitar a Relic look to hide the whole thing. Actually had something else in mind. Since the dealer should throw an eye on it. But probably for the price is not more to make.
Nevertheless, a nice occupation with what comes out quite useful.
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Criticism:
1. saddle was much too high with correspondingly poor string action.But an ancient Höfner saddle has also fit.
2.the screws for the pickguard were unfortunately all pre-drilled so that I could not take the original Fender pickguard without problems.
(Looks better)
3.to the pickguard a toggle switch is intended , so that an existing teleswitch was not to be used.the circuit diagram was designed but for the Fender switch.but with a little brain power were the connections but to connect.by the way no noise even without any shielding.the base plate I have connected to "earth".cable for neck pickup was a little too short ,so you had to solder acrobatically with the wiring under the pickguard.
All in all a nice ,good sounding guitar with great fun factor!!!
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good dealer.
Thanks soon
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I have checked everything , the body and the neck resharpened and the headboard reshaped everything io.
At the pickguard I have discovered various burrs and therefore dismantled the electronics and reworked the unsightly spots.Now I have decided that I will also repaint the pickguard.
Conclusion, up to here everything is in order. How the whole project will come out remains to be seen.
Now I just have to be sure how I want to do the whole thing COLORFULLY.
With friendly greetings
EMIL
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It is not a high quality kit but you can make what out of it.
For practice and small kicks all times very good.
As I said, give a lot of effort in the assembly and painting, and the guitar can be seen.
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The kit was delivered via DPD, of which I was notified by mail that the delivery between 9:38 and 10:38 arrives with me. This also worked. Again, very good.
Opened the package and checked the delivery, everything included. Very good
Optics correspond to the photos (looks even better to me), also very good.
Only drawback (but here I am generous, because I install a transparent pickguard), the pickguard is not three-layer black but single-layer white.
So much for the delivery and now for the quality of the kit.
Everything is milled cleanly and feels good in the hand. There are no marks from poorly adjusted or broken cutters. The roughness of the surfaces is very good.
Anything that comes next is complaining at a high level. One should not forget that the kit costs just 100€. And now comes the DIY.
At the transition from veneer to binding there are a few imperfections that have to be filled with wood kit in the appropriate color.
The fretsticks are partly not inserted to the fretboard level, there you have to rework.
In addition, the fretsticks at the edges of the fingerboard need to be reworked. This and all other adjustments are also necessary on much more expensive instruments, so no points are deducted here.
Only one pressure mark on the back of the body and one on the fingerboard made me think about giving the kit a lower score, but with a little effort even these flaws can be worked on in such a way that you only see them if you know exactly where they are.
How the result looks overall I will report here if possible, but I am sure that it was not the last kit from here.
Have fun building
Thomas Sawadski
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Well processed
Neatly packaged
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I am positively surprised by the sound. Although I own good brand guitars, this guitar is already almost my favorite guitar.
The electronics instructions were not 100% clear. Here you need some knowhow about RC-circuits. With the string action settings, you have to be patient and readjust in the first few weeks. But, as soon as the guitar is adjusted correctly, you will be more than compensated for your efforts! If you have questions, you get prompt helpful answers via email support.
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The neck also comes untreated, with a little sanding it will be ready to varnish, the neck comes in rough, to cut to taste, it lacks a mold to draw the shape of the Strato type neck, but that's not a problem if you are good at drawing. The fingerboard also comes natural, so it would be convenient to varnish it with nitro lacquer or similar, the worst thing I found are the frets, they are not level and cut a little on the edges, the latter can be solved by carefully sanding the sides of the frets.
The electronics, tuners and pickups are bad, that's the truth, but it's normal in these low cost kits, I have replaced all this.
In short, it's a kit to have fun building a guitar to your liking and to know how the guts of a guitar are, but I repeat, for this price don't expect a marvel.
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THANKS AND COMPLIMENTS TO ALL OF YOU
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The body:
Best in the kit... The table is really beautiful, and after a proper sanding, it's just splendid. But ....
Yeah, there's a but... No drillings match, neither the pickguard nor the bridge... So calculating the tuning fork with alignment of the bridge and drilling in the right place. Which also announces the modification of the micro bridge's deformations...
The fittings:
Unsurprisingly, cheap from cheap, but it's no surprise to me... A complete electronics has been ordered as well as new mechanics. Oh well, mechanics, let's talk about it at .... They are 9.5mm in diameter, for a 10mm hole on the head... No comments !
The handle:
Worst of all!! The fingerboard is one millimeter thicker on one side than the other along the whole length of the neck !!! Forced to rework everything from one end to the other ... In short, a shit without a name !!!
So global opinion... Despite all these defects, I don't regret my purchase, just for the beauty of the body...
However, a minimum of knowledge is necessary in order to have a playable guitar...
Thanks to the manufacturer to pay attention to these few points which are still essential to the final quality !
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All in all, this kit is fully in order and can only recommend it.
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In any case, a great price-performance ratio! The delivery also came very quickly.
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second delivery - the neck o.k. - but the veneer was bad again. I tried it anyway, watered the veneer and there were bubbles - so it was once really saved with glue. I still tried glue spraying, but the veneer is so brittle, as if it was dried in the microwave (in another life I was a carpenter and know a bit about wood ;-)). Since it was already sanded down to a quarter of a millimeter anyway, I decided to sand the veneer down completely and paint the whole thing white high gloss. The result is now absolutely satisfying for me - I have a Coco Chanel Tele (can't attach a picture, unfortunately), which also comes off really well. Conclusion - who stands on rustic or vintage, can process the TL original, otherwise you have to work on it properly.
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All in all: A really good playable guitar for little money and the assembly and painting is also really fun!
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- The top veneer has fractures and deep cracks, a varnishing with clear varnish is impossible, because the veneer can only be smoothed with considerable amounts of filler. Due to the fractures on the side it cannot be sanded smooth, if you want clear varnish you have to re-veneer.
- The back reminds of planed floorboards, you get it only with considerable sanding effort (10 sheets of sandpaper should be at least calculated), smooth.
- The parts and holes fit and are easy to assemble.
- The neck has an extremely high fretting, therefore the guitar is difficult to tune by hand, playing is simply no fun, because of the high frets every note sounds unclean and you only fight with involuntary finger pressure vibrato. The sound is only clean if you press the string exactly! to the contact point on the fret.
- Since approx. 100, - € are money, one expects actually pickups, which correspond to the quality of inexpensive finished guitars.
- Although the explanations in the video with "Bastelbautz" are actually good, the "soundcheck" is misleading, it is probably background music with two guitars, but certainly not what you can produce with the product shipped here.
- Apart from the surface, one notices the errors unfortunately only when it is too late for a return.
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Order before Christmas around noon (spontaneous idea.......). The package was at my door the next morning around 8:30. Respect !!!!!!
About the delivered components:
The carcass was on the front side nicely said, like raised Rauspuntholz. (but could be compensated by additional sanding and a lot of pore filler). The sides and back of the body were extremely cleanly finished. The cutout for the guitar neck was a bit wide, which could be adjusted by gluing in veneer strips.
There is nothing to say about the guitar neck. It is extremely accurate and can be adjusted well.
The pickguard is just a pickguard without relevant function. Sand the edges and it's beautiful.
The pickups are simply good for the total price of the kit. Deliver the expected "Tele Twang". Well shielded "they also do not hum.
Bottom line: the price/performance ratio (if you look at other suppliers) is pretty darn good.
You have to remember, it's a kit and not a "plug and Klix" guitar. for a little more money you could order something "ready made". But the appeal is in having made it yourself. From the geometry, fret purity etc. you can, if you want to, retrofit this kit with higher quality pickups. As I said, you can, but you don't have to.
These are my impressions, which I experienced while assembling this kit. Others may have had different experiences. It turned out to be a "good" Telecaster.
Georg
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Delivery time and handling of the return delivery very good.
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The tuning stability was comparatively bad in the beginning. In the meantime it is acceptable. The sound is ok. Last but not least, the guitar building was just fun - is also worth something.
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The components are satisfactory. Very good is the workmanship of the body and the neck. The humbuckers are also "OK" and completely sufficient. Possibly there could be problems with the mechanics, as these do not make a very "tuning stable" impression. Otherwise, everything is included - no screw, no cable is missing!
However, you should have some "skill", because the assembly of the neck and wiring of the electronics can be a bit challenging. Heat the soldering iron and you're ready to go....
Here is a building instruction:
Part 1 - Unboxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMk4GncaCkM
Part 2 - Mixing the stain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz2Hv7QH7CA
Part 3 - Apply stain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4qmXMREKFI
Part 4 - Saw out the headstock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR0BqFCqLwU
Part 5 - Pickguard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc6zN6uO6_I
Part 6 - Decal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tc7ACPk7bI
Part 7 - paint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtPyoR-JJL0
Part 8 - soldering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4SDKaU_kVI
Part 9 - final assembly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8XfyNRcsqY
Part 10 - Sound samples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeP_ZipwTuU
Variant Rocktile Electric Guitar Kit TL Style
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It took less than a day to finish and assemble and it sounds quite good. I was really surprised by the sound of it.
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For the really very reasonable price, the guitar is absolutely usable. Both the hardware and the electronics are of sufficient quality. For the price incredibly good.
Small defects can be fixed with home remedies. The frets are a little rough will be repolished. The wood can be refinished with fine sandpaper, oiled or painted to your liking it looks really great. Aluminum paper in the cutouts improve the shielding. In the further you can let off steam as you like.
I can't say much about the sound, because I used the parts to build a cigar box guitar. This sounds nice dirty bluesy and meets all expectations.
In summary, it is a really useful cheap beginner guitar. Or cheap building material for other projects.
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The processing for the finish is straightforward, as a final finish I have only oiled and waxed! It looks very nice! The soldering of the hardware is a bit fiddly, but with the instructions (as download) everything works well!
Anytime again!
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Greetings to the team and thanks for explaining, who has never soldered but should leave it.
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I did have some issues with the assembly and wiring. I think the instructions could be improved, and the quality of some components is not good, but you can't ask for more for this price.
There were some mistakes: reversed connections, factory connections, and a missing channel to connect the ground wire to the bridge. I damaged the back of the guitar by drilling the missing channel. The neck fits perfectly, but it is necessary not to push it all the way in, because otherwise the bridge pickup will not fit.
After finishing it, the ground wire doesn't work properly and the guitar makes a noise in the background. I will take it to a specialist to get rid of this noise.
In conclusion, assembling the guitar was a very pleasant experience despite the problems. The price is very good and the appearance is excellent.
Thank you Kirstein!!!
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R. Ginés.
Vielen Dank für Ihre Bewertung! Sobald der Hals montiert und mit Saiten bespannt wurde, wird sich der Hals krümmen, sodass dieser gerade wird. Zusätzlich kann der Halsstab noch nachjustiert werden um die gewünschte Halskrümmung und Saitenlage zu erreichen. Ich hoffe ich konnte Ihnen weiterhelfen und wünsche Ihnen viel Spaß mit der Gitarre.
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The bottom line is that I was very annoyed by the fact that all the milling and gluing looked very cheap. All the holes in the wood were badly torn out, there were many small edges on the bindings that had to be filled, and the saddle was glued to the saddle notch and completely tilted. All in all, you're paying €100 for a very cheap guitar that you can get much better from the company's own manufacturers at a slightly higher price.
My conclusion is that if you want to start playing guitar and save 50€, you are saving at the wrong end. After all, stain, oil/varnish, abrasives etc. have to be added.
If you buy the kit (like me) for the fun of tinkering and to hold a self-built guitar in your hand at the end, you can go for it. But all this in the knowledge that you have to put a lot of work into it and possibly invest twice or three times the purchase price.
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Machining of frets could be better (rework needed if you don't want to hurt yourself).
Small imperfections in wood from body (either stain dark or varnish).
Drill holes and millings need reworking.
I can not say anything about the accessories (pickups, bridge, tuners), I'm not there yet.
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So far I had extremely little experience with wood, at most I had built a mobile once.
My wood had a nice grain and no obvious defects.
Apart from the holes in the end socket, all the holes were pre-drilled to fit. Unfortunately, the neck didn't quite fit in the pocket and I had to re-sand. Due to lack of experience I probably sanded away 1 mm too much wood, so that the neck sits a bit too far in the pocket. In the end, the scale length or the area after the 12th fret is a bit too short, so that I can't tune the guitar completely octave-clean, because I can't set the riders further back.
I'm sure this is still correctable somehow though.
The instructions are not very detailed and also not model specific, however the videos on Youtube, which are available for every kit, help here.
The representation of the wiring is poor, but this was not so tragic, because a part was already pre-soldered. The cables in the kit are shielded, so other than shielding paint and copper foil in the compartments, I didn't have to do anything.
I have no problem with noise and I personally like the sound of the humbuckers quite a bit, I expected worse.
The top of the guitar could be a little thicker, you have to be careful. The wood could be stained well.
Conclusion
Overall, I had a lot of fun assembling and designing the kit and visually I am very happy with the result.
With almost no previous experience I was able to assemble this kit as a beginner and learned a lot about guitars and their electronics.
The "Paula" gets 4 stars from me and next I will try a Tele.
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The body seems sturdy and well finished.
On the neck is a small quirk, which is found in the mechanics on the back. A little sanded, and primed, it will not be noticeable.
For 132 euros, however, the guitar is great so far.
Rest of the evaluation comes, as soon as it is finished!
=)
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After gluing the body and neck with fake screws, nuts and rivets and painting them in the said color, I finally painted over both parts with auto-clear lacquer from the spray can.
The following assembly went really smoothly, body and neck could be screwed together perfectly and also all other drillings were fitting exactly. The electronics were also easy to install, only two to three soldering I had to do myself, otherwise the cable set was already well prepared.
All materials are appropriate for the price: No high-end products, but work perfectly. Only the tailpiece on the bridge (I think it's called stop bar) was too thick on one side and I had to file it down a bit so it could be slid into the holder.
After adjusting the neck and the string position I had to push a few frets a little deeper into the fretboard with a piece of wood and a hammer, because e.g. the G-string was resting on the 15th fret when I reached the 14th fret.
In summary, I had a lot of fun putting this very personal instrument together in a single weekend. It plays well and looks really awesome with my special design!
I recommend watching the corresponding videos about the guitar once, there you can see what to expect.
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Sound: not bad. A bit thin compared to my Squire Telecaster but quite usable.
On the whole, the investment was worth it. The tinkering was fun and now I have a Strat to boot. Next year maybe a Jazzmaster or Les Paul? Metallic finish or granite finish??.. This probably wasn't my last kit and you can't have enough guitars anyway.
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The wood is not prefinished or primed so you can apply any finish. It has no obvious flaws, the grain is beautiful and consistent. The neck fits perfectly. Some craftsmanship is required. For the wood as well as for the electronics.
Delivery also worked out. Coronabedingt has gedaurt about a month but that was already told me when buying. All in all, as soon as the two beautys are ready, the next ordered!
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The mahogany corpus is glued together from several parts and the wood (traces of rot and cracks) partly of inferior quality.
The cut-outs are clean at the edges, but uneven in depth (chips, slight differences in height).
The cover plate for the pot compartment is scratched.
All in all, the money is not misinvested. But you have to "rework" a lot.
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Kind regards
Ernst Huber
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Hight quality materials and finish.
Engineering is excellent
Highly recommended purchase for the hobby builder.
Enjoy!!!
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I wanted to start building, which was a mistake.
Should have sent the kit back.
Instead of working with stain and oil I had to spend a lot of money on varnish.
As the kit progressed the following defects also became apparent.
Entire body thickly smeared with glue or some other substance.
Drill holes for the bridge were about 2mm too far apart (bridge drilled to 7mm on both sides).
Fretboard slightly twisted, I only got rid of it with a lot of fret sanding and relatively high string action.
to get it straight.
Drill hole for bridge grounding was missing.
All in all I had to spend a lot more money and invest more work and time than I actually wanted to.
I had a double cut kit from Kirstein before that was ok.
I probably got a Monday kit or a return.
The worst thing I find is that there was no answer or reaction to my complaint mail at that time.
LG
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Unfortunately, the first kit had a deep crack on the back of the body, so it went back as a complaint.
The second kit had dark discolorations on the top (a no-go, because I didn't want to paint it, but just oil it), also two holes on the bridge were eroded and the neck was crooked. So also back again, too bad. I didn't want another, third kit because of the experience I had.
Returns / purchase price refunds ran quite quickly and smoothly and the service from Kirstein overall was good. However, since the product "kit" is to be evaluated here, I can only give one star based on my experience.
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My plan: Stain and oil. Body looks good after unpacking, cleanly finished, binding also good.
Neck pocket perfect. Unfortunately the wood didn't take the color everywhere when stained, so there are a few spots. Looks now older than it is.
The neck: (considering whether to return it) frets partly overhang by 0.4mm and can't be brought into position despite using a hammer. Big file for dressing, rounding and polishing. Over time the cavities will probably fill up with dirt etc. Trunnion nut could only be moved by using oil and soaking time with more than normal force. On top of that, the wood soaked up the oil nicely and staining was out of the question.
Bridge and tailpiece were exchanged (matter of taste) and the pickups the caps removed and split (Erfahrngswerte taken from a SG) so they sound good now.
Bought actually because of this beautiful shape and a Semihollow I had not yet.
Result: With the SG style the body against self-made exchanged (neck a dream) with this model the neck a disaster, whether the next one becomes a Rocktile: rather no than yes.
With kind regards
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The body and its millings are in great condition, but the neck is poorly finished. A little crooked at the connecting piece to the body (but can be easily fixed), the fingerboard inlays and the points on the edge are crooked and the saddle is not glued cleanly on one side. Already annoying and associated with more work than planned.
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Assembly works but that's all.
Count times on what I noticed negative.
- Body has patches of glue and wooden dowels in the visible area on the top.
- Washer for a mechanism is missing.
- Saddle almost 1mm too high (unplayable)
- Cold solder joint for middle tone knob
- Pickups much too quiet and single coils sound much too garish
MfG
Vielen Dank für Ihre kritische Bewertung. Bisher haben wir von dem Bausatz mehrer hundert verkauft und keine auffallenden Reklamationen erhalten. Eine fehlende Unterlegscheibe liefern wir gerne nach.
Natürlich muss an einem Bausatz auch hier und da etwas nachjustiert werden um die fertige Gitarre perfekt eingestellt zu bekommen. Aber das liegt in der Natur der Sache. Wenn Sie eine spielfertige Gitarre erwarten, sind Sie mit einem Bausatz eventuell falsch beraten.
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With the kit almost everything fit right away. Contrary to the description, the body and neck
neck are made of glued mahogany and not lime and maple, but I don't see that as a disadvantage.
as a disadvantage. Assembly without body and neck Finnish goes within 2-3 hours.
Have my neck and body stained and then sealed with shellac.
Only the soldering of the output socket I had to bend so that it fits into the body.
The following things I have touched up or adjusted for better playability:
- Saddle re-filed.
- Fretsticks leveled, deburred and polished (lower string action).
- Bridge deburred (against string breakage).
- Truss rod adjusted.
Machine heads have play, but you don't notice it under string tension load.
Guitar can be tuned without problems and keeps its tuning, but I did not use the strings
not used the supplied strings, but EXL125 (9/46) from D'Addario.
When I have time, desire and money again, I will also get a Tele kit.
Sincerely
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Only the supplied pickguard needs rework at the neck end.
The body of my specimen needed sanding, because I only wanted to stain, oil and wax it. But that's why I bought a kit, to make something myself! The guitar was assembled pretty fast, but I exchanged the pickguard for a preassembled one from EMG. Note for those who are also considering this: the pickguard shapes match (you don't always), but the hole pattern does not. I had to re-drill 2 holes (goes fast, but I just mention it).
All in all, the guitar now not only looks damn sharp, it also sounds really g**l!
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Am very satisfied.
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Surprising fingerings.
The only drawback are the keys, which I have replaced with self-locking keys for 30 euros.
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Briefly about the kit:
Pros:
-The wood makes a good impression, especially the veneer on the top side has a really nice mastering; furthermore, you hardly have to sand anything.
-The binding runs clean and has no flaws
-The frets are all okay in terms of height, only the edge of the fretboard could use a file again
-The electronics are mostly pre-wired and easy to install
-The sound is okay
Cons:
-Around the binding there are glue residues from time to time, which have to be sanded out first
-The neck pocket doesn't fit 100% to the neck; with a glued neck this would be quite problematic, but since this is a screw neck it's not that bad; still a nuisance.
-The original strings are really not that good, you should order new ones right away.
All in all I'm very happy with the finished guitar; A lemonburst could be stained in without any problems and for the future the project will be continued.
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I have great fun assembling a guitar myself. For me, grasp in the true sense of the word.
And when the first sound comes out, my joy is great!
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I did not like the wood surface, because a set piece had a grain angle of almost 45 degrees.
In this respect, you can forget a natural finish.
Too bad
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The veneer on the top is very thin. It blisters when stained and is not very nice to look at after painting. Not much sanding can be done as you quickly sand through the veneer.
Sometimes glue has penetrated the wood at the binding. Here the stain is badly accepted.
The potentiometer axles are too long, so the knobs are quite far above the top.
It is best to replace the strings that came with the guitar.
To get an understanding of guitar building and the connections the kit is recommendable.
Sound is o.k. for the cheap pickups. However, these hum despite grounding.
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have decided after long consideration for this kit. Since there is a great video tutorial. Therefore a star. The kit was after ordering the next day there. The big scare I got after opening the kit. The truss rod fell out immediately. Thus no more adjusting of the neck curvature possible! The holes for the rear machine heads were pre-drilled, and that crooked and crooked that an alignment of the strings is no longer possible. About the electrics... the pre-soldering wasn't exactly the goods either, when I touched it I immediately had the cables in my hand. The 3-way switch was a different one than described, so the wiring diagram is very demanding for someone who has never had anything to do with electrics! Too bad that I had to make such an experience, for just under 180 € you can expect more today!
The wood was very well prepared. I didn't have to sand much except for the glue residue. The grain on the body top and back is very nice. The neck as well. The fit without rework in the cutout on the body.
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Wir haben bereits mehrere Hundert Stück von diesem Bausatz verkauft. Dabei können wir keine außergewöhnliche Reklamationsquote feststellen. Dennoch kann es natürlich mal vorkommen, dass ein Artikel fehlerhaft hergestellt und verschickt wurde. In diesem Fall haben Sie natürlich ein uneingeschränktes Rückgaberecht.
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At the beginning was the desire to simply want to build something out of wood. I hadn't thought of a guitar at all, since I couldn't play at all...but I always wanted to learn, so my approach was "what could go wrong at that price?". Worst case = firewood. Probable Case = Looks good, but doesn't sound good. Best Case = Looks good, sounds good too!"
I chose the Kirstein kit because it seemed to be slightly closer to the LP prototype than the competition.
The first kit went back: neck unequal in height...maybe not a problem for builders with experience, but I didn't want to start with such basic errors. The second delivery looked good. So off we went...
Since I wanted to stain the body and neck in a sunburst, the first thing to do was sand so that no more glue residue interfered. For the stain I used products from the hardware store. First, the body was stained dark and then sanded again, several times.
And wonder of wonders, the originally light and very uniform wood suddenly had a great grain that I didn't expect at first. I won't get into the usual steps of "stain - sand - fill". Just a note: At the toggle switch, the top was so thin that I had waves in the wood at some point during wet staining.
Since I really liked the stained sunburst, I tried to continue at a high level and built up the entire guitar with nitro lacquer. If you put in the effort, you can get a lot out of even a kit. The Kirstein kit provides the right basis for this in any case!
With the successful optics came then however also the decision to exchange the hardware nearly completely. For example, impact sleeves and screws had too much play, the bridge was chrome-plated quite simply and the bridge was tarnished. Instead of the actual parts, I ended up using parts from Schaller or Gotoh, for example, and replaced the PUs and electronics.
In the end, the original 100 € have certainly become more like 400 €. For this I certainly get a good brand instrument...but not one that I have built...
In the meantime, the finished instrument was adjusted and played by my guitar teacher (I started after all!). Obviously I did everything right (by accident) or Kirstein delivers a kit that is almost "fool proof" with a little skill and effort. In any case, I am totally happy with MY guitar.
I would buy such a kit again anytime. I would also put in the same effort again.
For those who find this too expensive, they may be better off with a finished instrument in the end. Who wants to replace everything anyway, possibly reaches for more expensive body-neck combinations from other suppliers.
Pros: Wood, fit, design
Cons: Hardware
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Pickups offer a good sound, but can also be quickly replaced.
all in one a good and inexpensive kit.
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desired date, the package arrived on time. The kit is complete and undamaged. The quality of the wood is very good and the processing was possible without unnecessary rework. However, I have exchanged the pickups and tailpiece for other parts. In case of further need, I will gladly come back to you.
Many greetings D. Färber
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Delivery went quickly (despite Weihnachtsgeschaft ...).
Have the guitar still completed with a Bigsby 70 and a Rollerbrigde.
After the correct adjustment of the scale length, this guitar is even fret clean.
Possibly I will try other humbuckers to further enhance the sound of this guitar.
What helped a lot in the construction are the videos about this on some platforms on the net, and yes, you should already have some craftsmanship/knowledge in terms of varnishing and woodwork!!!!
Minus: somehow I can't find anything about it..................
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The kit is quite neatly finished, here and there you have to rework a bit, but on the whole nothing wild and the price accordingly.
The neck is also well made, only around the frets and file you can not get around (Can of course also be my subjective perception, I like to play with flat frets and correspondingly flat string position).
A clear minus is the hardware, but you should not expect anything too high quality for the price.
I have to give a big minus to the pre-wiring of the pots. I don't know what they tried to solder together, it didn't work at all. I desoldered everything and rebuilt the circuit. This brings us to the next minus, the "manual", or the "circuit diagram" for the electronics.
If I were not from the subject, or if I had no sound knowledge of electrical engineering, I would have failed here. Here it would possibly be advantageous for laymen a better and especially colored Aleitung to wire, or a proper, colored wiring diagram to attach, or offer for download.
My conclusion:
Good kit that, with some craftsmanship, will also succeed ;-)
As I said, you have to cut back on the hardware, but if you build a kit like this, you won't have any problems replacing individual components afterwards ;-)
Will definitely not be my last kit!
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I have a crucial point to criticize the one must not deliver so!
The adjustability of the truss rod is severely limited, because the head of the Allen nut was ground off almost half!!!
If you want to tighten the neck after stringing, the nut can break and the neck becomes unusable!
Furthermore, the holes for the cable to the jack socket and from the pickup housing to the impact sleeve of the bridge attachment are missing!
The switch for pickup switching is much too close to the volume control 1 !
I have with trouble and distress the guitar together but can not recommend these kits!
Since I rather 450, - € in addition and buy an Epiphone FV!
MfG H.-J. Orth
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You need a little knowledge of guitar building in addition to some craftsmanship.
But if you enjoy it, the kit is just right and you end up with a beautiful piece in your hands. String action and intonation I managed flawlessly (even if I had to build up the saddle with superglue and soda).
Conclusion: great for hobbyists. Components buy individually comes much more expensive.
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You have to be a handyman, that's for sure, and the result is above my expectations: it's certainly not a 2000€ Stratocaster, and for less than 100€, it probably doesn't sound as good, but certainly not 20 times worse! I confess to being a beginner (55 years old), and this guitar totally satisfies me!
If you're a bit of a handyman, and you're ready to take care of the settings, don't hesitate for a second... ;-)
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fast enough shipping
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The neck was amazingly cleanly finished. Didn't have much adjustment work at all either, as the guitar was fret clean very soon! The description of the soldering work to be done was rather very poor.
Have these done by an electrician, and even he has not immediately had the view.
The guitar is tunable. The pre-milled holes for mounting the mechanics at the headstock are inaccurate, especially since the G-string at the mechanics of the B-string literally grazes!
The potentiometers are rather weak. I will change them. I have already replaced the pickups!
Building your own personal creative guitar is exciting. I like playing it too, but all the electronics are very weak! But for this price you can't ask for more.
A tip for the music store Kirstein. You should also immediately offer a shielding color to it, because you absolutely need it.
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the 2 screws that hold the spring support were torn off.i had to put bigger screws and drill a third hole.i don't know how to do it.what solution do you have?
Best regards.
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Beautiful grain and not too many glue residues.
Neck and body fit very well together at the "fitting".
The whole construction will still take some time, because I first stain the wood, then oil it and then comes the assembly. I'm still thinking about whether I wax the finished guitar then.
I am also curious about the sound.
Delivery by Musikhaus Kirstein was very fast. Thank you very much.
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Unfortunately, the wood is heavily impregnated, so varnishing with oil or shellac is only tricky and possible with multiple sanding of the whole guitar. The boards on the back run diagonally to the guitar axis, which doesn't look so nice with transparent varnish. The number of screws and washers was saved. The fingerboard is made of very thin rosewood veneer, hence the plastic binding on the edge, the surface has numerous thin longitudinal grooves that cannot be sanded without re-fretting.
However, if you are very very patient when sanding the neck and body, you get a playable instrument.
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Hals ist schief, um das Schnarren der Saiten zu minimieren, musste ich den Hals unterlegen, damit liegen die Saiten in den oberen Lagen zu hoch.
Gitarre ist nicht bundrein, Bundeinteilung falsch.
Wenn ich die Oktave richtig einstelle (Bundreinheit Leersaite/12. Bund), ist die Gitarre ab dem 3. Bund "verstimmt".
Alles in allem ein teurer "Wandschmuck".
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- the shape of the body is identical to that of an LP, especially on the upper curve of the body skin, which is not the case with many competitors.
- the woods are honest. Beautiful table that renders very well the effects of sunburst shades with nice groove patterns.
- Overall the wood finish is correct with few appearance defects.
- The top of the head can be reworked what I did and it gives a nice look.
- The electronics are cheap but it works well with a good mention for the microphones. I might upgrade it but it's not ridiculous original !
- Same for the mechanics, it's mid-range but it does the job.
So the "-" what are they ?
- The body being in several parts, we can find contrasts of wood-ribbonings more or less pleasant... it's a bit like a lottery : Normal considering the price.
- Well profiled the handle is however in two parts (head and bottom and oval junction in the first quarter going upwards). You can see it no matter what the colour and you won't make it look like a Gibson even with a super finish....
- A few details are a bit annoying: Pickguard adjustment not precise enough in relation to the shape of the body (on the part close to the neck), height of the pot rods too high, precision of the front fixing holes of the mechanics, but.... nothing really serious.
In conclusion it is an excellent product for the price which, if you apply yourself, leads to an honest instrument whose look can be very nice.
Personally I opted for a yellow-brown sunburst icetea (standard LP 1960) true oil finish (12 coats) and frankly... it does it!
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After lacquering the neck had become a bit round. But when the strings were on for 2 days... I could use the trussrod to straighten everything out.
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The rest is now in the hand of the "artist "
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The sound of the guitar is okay. It's logical that you can't get a Gibson Les Paul Custom for less than 100€. With a pair of higher quality humbuckers you could get a lot out of the guitar. But I doubt that it is really worth spending more money on it than on the kit.
The neck is quite well made. The notches on the saddle I had to make a little deeper, but that's part of it.
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Allen wrench for the guitar neck included. Instrument sounds good and can be
and can be adjusted in all necessary places.
What is UNGEHEUER NERVT is that since the purchase in every Internet browser
constantly pops up Kirstein advertising.
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Good quality +++
Recommendation
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The result, however, is satisfactory: a standard black/Ivory model.
Francesco, Italy.
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The kit and the quality, well.
The first look at the kit was not very scary at first. 2-3 points were not OK. The top on the neck humbucker was not glued cleanly and the pocket for the neck was milled out wavy. The bindings were glued on wavy in places and the worker left plenty of fingerprints in the fresh glue.
The real problem with the neckline was somewhere else, which I unfortunately only noticed after gluing the neck.
Because the milling was so poorly executed, the angle of the neck is unfortunately not correct.
With the bridge in the lowest position, I have a string spacing of 4.5mm at the 12th fret.
This is a kit that is relatively inexpensive, but since it is cnc milled parts should not happen.
It is my 2nd kit from Rocktile and the 1st was great.
Since I already have the kit completely ready and have invested a lot of time, and thus an exchange is probably excluded. I advise everyone to check the Halz angle beforehand.
Mine is unfortunately only suitable as decoration and it was definitely my last kit from Rocktile. What I find very unfortunate.
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I paid on 25-10-2022, €125,00 for a guitar that now, on 11-11-2022, costs only €100,00.
I find this €25.00 price reduction in this short time a bit bizarre.
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Body and neck are in shape and wood so far okay, except for the holes in the body for
the neck and bushing plate the neck I will assemble without plate.
Neck contact surface to the body uneven, 1 1/2 hours to adjust so that it sits Flächig.
the rest I will see when assembling.
One should be already handweklich gifted to assemble such a part.
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Fast delivery, well packaged and satisfactory quality. Well it's still first price material but it allows you to have fun making your own guitar.
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The plywood is really sad since the ALL paulownia body and top would have had a much better tone and sound, also the woodgrain would have been much nicer than the flat and grainless plywood.
Also the holes drilled for the neck attachment is not even near the holes in the screwplate, so be prepared to fill in the holes in the body and neck and drill new ones... sad :(
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Fretwork is pretty decent, required only a little leveling and a recrown - remains to be seen how long they will last, but they look good. They were not polished, but that hardly matters because you'll give 'em a light level and polish anyway.
The fretboard is the only strange thing, it's a little lopsided towards the bass side, which shouldn't matter probably, but I haven't done the final assembly and such yet, only tested that it works. In reality it means there will be a little more string clearance for lower strings, but they do require more...so it's a weird little detail.
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The pieces are crooked.
The measurements are not correct
Anyway, it's good to put in the trash!
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The guitar is fretless. The enclosed strings I have immediately exchanged for .010 Elexier
The only bad part is the jack. The spring action wears off quickly after repeated plugging and had to be re-bent. Here you can get a better quality for the same price. I will still exchange them
The two humbuckers are according to the price, possibly I will exchange them against more expensive ones. They sound but not completely bad, a little muddy maybe.
This LP replica makes me a lot of fun and is now often used next to my originals. In addition, it also looks great.
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The wooden parts were well made. The frame of one pickup was broken but it still worked.
No parts were missing. After assembly, it can be played without any problems.
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Neck and fingerboard are very well finished.
Sand, finish, assemble and play awesome dirty rock.
Be sure to order better strings. But I already had the problem with other kit manufacturers.
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Wood is well made, parts are all in order.
With the kit you have the possibility to realize your own idea.
Explanation of how pickups should be soldered together is enough, but a scheme
would be better.
I am satisfied!
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One hole was insignificantly drilled in the wrong place, but that was not an issue for me.
Thank you
Vielen Dank für Ihre kritische Bewertung. Es tut uns leid, dass Sie mit der Qualität des gelieferten Bausatz nicht zufrieden sind.
Ihrer Behauptung, dass es sich bei dem Modell, welches der Bastelbautz zusammengebaut hat nicht um den angebotenen Bausatz handelt, müssen wir allerdings vehement widersprechen. Ebenso ist Ihre Behauptung, der Bastelbautz hätte beim Soundcheck eine andere Gitarre bzw. zwei Gitarren verwendet ist schlichtweg falsch.
Herr Bautz hat einen ganz normalen Bausatz aus der laufenden Produktion bekommen. Dieser Bausatz wurde weder speziell ausgesucht noch irgendwie verändert. Herr Bautz bekam genau so einen Bausatz, wie er an jeden unserer Kunden verschickt wird.
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