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product_id: 1466119
title: "Unfinished Strat Electric Guitar Kit - You Build The Guitar, Basswood Body With Sanding Sealer, Includes All Parts And Instructions To Build A Complete Playable Guitar - Pyle PGEKT18"
brand: "pyle"
price: "€ 382.74"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 10
url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/1466119-unfinished-strat-electric-guitar-kit-you-build-the-guitar-basswood
store_origin: HR
region: Croatia
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# Unfinished Strat Electric Guitar Kit - You Build The Guitar, Basswood Body With Sanding Sealer, Includes All Parts And Instructions To Build A Complete Playable Guitar - Pyle PGEKT18

**Brand:** pyle
**Price:** € 382.74
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Unfinished Strat Electric Guitar Kit - You Build The Guitar, Basswood Body With Sanding Sealer, Includes All Parts And Instructions To Build A Complete Playable Guitar - Pyle PGEKT18 by pyle
- **How much does it cost?** € 382.74 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/1466119-unfinished-strat-electric-guitar-kit-you-build-the-guitar-basswood)

## Best For

- pyle enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted pyle brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Description

Product Description          Build your own guitar with the PGEKT18! Pyle provides the parts - you provide the labor, paint, and tools. Strings are included, all holes are pre-drilled, and the pickguard and pickups are prewired. Includes an alder body, maple neck, Technical wood fretboard, and all chrome & nickel plated hardware. Rock out custom style with Pyle Pro.             From the Manufacturer           Pyle Guitar has your stringed instrument solution. Whether you’re looking for a modern electric guitar or a more classic-styled ukulele, Pyle has the instrument for your style. Find the right note when you want to rock out to some metal or get in the mood with some smooth sounding classic rhythms. Choose from a wide selection of musical instruments to meet your musical mood. Check out our vast selection of Guitars and Guitar Combination Kits. Guitar kits include speaker amplifiers, gig bags, shoulder straps, extra strings, picks - everything you need to make music right out of the box! Guitar selections include Acoustic, Acoustic-Electric, Electric Styles and we even offer a  ‘Build Your Own’ unfinished guitar kit. No matter what your skill level, Pyle Guitars provide exceptional tone and sound reproduction. They’re perfect serving as a starter guitar for beginners but also capable of handling the mastery of seasoned players. Model Type PGA20AcousticPGAKT30 AcousticPGAKT39AcousticPGAKT40NAcoustic-Electric PGAKT40SBAcoustic-ElectricPGEKT18Build Your Own Guitar - Electric Guitar Kit PGEKT50Electric GuitarPGEKT15SBElectric Guitar with AmpPGEKT15BElectric Guitar with AmpPGEKT15GSElectric Guitar with AmpPGEKT15RElectric Guitar with Amp

## Features

- Kit Includes All Parts And Instructions To Build A Complete Playable Guitar - Solid Select Maple Neck With A Fretted Rosewood Fingerboard, Body Made Of All-Select Basswood
- All Holes Are Pre-Drilled, Complete With Strings And Electric Cord; Available In Right-Handed Versions Only - Adjustable Truss Rod All Hardware Is Heavily Nickel Plated
- Alder Body With Sanding Sealer - Electronic Parts Are Mounted To The Pickguard And Ready For Installation
- All Chrome Hardware - Headstock Is A Blank Peghead Shape With Tuning Machine Holes Pre-Drilled
- Pickguard With Pickups And Electronics Prewired

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## Customer Reviews

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    Better Kits Out There. Stay Clear Unless you are an aspiring Luthier
  

*by M***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 6, 2020*

I'll start off by saying that I have purchased several kit guitars and have made a few guitars from scratch. I'm by no means a luthier but know enough. I fully expect on a kit guitar like this that I am going to have to replace certain things. I was expecting to have to put in a Graphtec nut, new pickups, trem block, etc. At first I was thrilled with the guitar. The neck pocket fit really right and the mock up went really well. All of the issues that I ran into came after I had already put a finish on the guitar and was doing a setup on it. So below I'll put the:ISSUESMODIFICATIONSIssues -1.  I could not for the life of me intonate the guitar. After messing around with intonation for awhile I decided to pull out the digital caliper. The first thing that I noticed was that the spacing between the nut and the first fret was off. Not by a little, but off by almost 1/4 inch. This was problem number one with intonating. So I had to cut the nut slot back a bit and had to ebony stain a piece of walnut to use as a shim to place the nut back. The intonation was obviously a lot better but still off.2. So I measured the fret spacing down the entire neck and found that over half of the frets had incorrect spacing. This really confused me as a cheap kit like this was surely cut out on a CNC and that should be an easy thing to program to have repeatable results.3. I was expecting the pickups to not be great but these things are quite shameful. All three pickups measured around 2,000 ohms which is an extremely low output.4. Along with a very low output, all five positions sounded like absolute ice picks. It was hard to even listen to just for intonating, let alone trying to actually play the guitar. Again, I'm confused because you can go on amazon and purchase the absolute cheapest pickups on the market and they will vastly out perform these.5. The volume pot would cut out between volume 2-9 so you could only play it on max volume or almost muted.6. I've had cheap pot metal trem blocks before and they did not give me sustain issues like this did. I didn't weight the trem block but it weighs about as much as a pen. No lie...a pen.7. Three of the saddles had stripped screws in them. Now this can easily happen if you try to adjust them while their is string tension but that was not the case here. I always detune the guitar to adjust these as I've made that mistake in the past. Still stripped.8. Something is wrong with the Truss Rod. I could not get the neck straight to do a fret level and crown. I had to end up getting really creative and using an assortment of clamps and vices to get the neck straight so I could do fret work.9. Even after getting the neck straight and doing a fret level, there are a few frets that have such a height discrepency that a few of the frets had to be sanded down almost to the point of needing to be pulled and replaced. So I'm sure either a new neck or a refret will need to be done within the next year.10. Still had to have the action high to avoid buzzing. Ended up having to shim the neck.11. Input Jack was bad and would cut out.Modifications:1. Nut Slot recut and shimmed. Replaced nut with Graphtech nut2. Fret Level, crown and Polish. I actually had to taper a few of the frets to adjust for the fret spacing being incorrect. Kind of like how you have to intonate an acoustic guitar.3. Bought a loaded pickguard off guitar fetish to replace the pots, switches and pickups.4. Put conductive paint on the entire interior of the guitar for shielding5. Replaced the trem block with a Nice solid block from guitar fetish. Purchased the "shorty" block but still had to grind off about 1/4 inches from the block so it would fit. The body is extremely thin.6. Replaced the cheap saddles with Stainless Steel ones7. Shimmed the neck8. Replaced the guitar Jack9. Used longer, stronger screws for the strap buttonsFINAL CONCLUSION: I would not recommend this to anyone unless they knew how to do all of the above to the guitar. Essentially the only thing you are buying with this kit is the guitar body. You'll probably have to replace everything else including the neck.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Nice guitar
  

*by L***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 8, 2022*

Poor instructions, but you can figure it out and tec support was awesome helping. Definitely would by one again.

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    Would I buy again? YES!
  

*by J***L on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 2, 2018*

Very nice set! I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of everything, very few "cheap" compromises!The body is niiiiiiiice. Mine has four laminates (the fourth is a small section), but the most presentable side is out front, you can barely tell it's not a solid piece. The curves are very pleasing and feel great. There was a small defect in that the pocket for the output jack needed to be relieved just a little with a knife since the plug was rubbing when it was inserted.The neck feels great, quite playable as-is. The fretboard is....... I dunno. The color is nowhere close to how it's pictured! It's like a burnt reddish hue. I think it will take well to stain though, which is likely the reason it looks this way. The tuners that come with it have no backlash at all, and just a slight wiggle. The major problem I have with my neck is that after a little truss adjustment the neck starts back-bowing! I don't know why it would do this, perhaps I just got a bad neck. I ended up pulling the frets out anyway and I'm gonna flatten the fretboard so it's not a problem for me. Another big problem was that the holes were drilled crooked. It looks like the neck was hand-drilled using the body holes instead of using a drill press or a jig in a machine. It fits, but the screws look a little wonky.Bridge, the bottom piece that accepts the string loop-ends is a high quality foam cast piece with deep holes. Good job! However mine was loosely rattling so I had to take the saddles off and tighten it up a little more. The saddle heighth adjustment screws have nice flattened and radiused ends so it doesn't scrape the finish on the bridge. Also a good job!The strings. They are playable, but they are not that durable. Especially as you have to tighten and untighten a bunch of times as you are setting the intonation. Grab some D'Addarios or whatever strings you fancy, but definitely invest in a set!Electronics, also a good job! I saw a couple cold joints but since you need a soldering iron anyway it's no big deal to touch them up. The knobs don't crackle when you turn them, and the selector has a good feel to its detents. The pickups sound decent too, despite how they are adjusted from the factory.The backplate holes for mine don't line up with the bridge, they are offset somewhat. I'm gonna just cut a rectangular slot and do some more decorative work. The plastic it's made out of is rigid and has a good feel to it. It's cheap plastic, but it doesn't feel cheap.Overall, this will make a good starter guitar if you want to save a few dollars or just want to build something. The stuff that comes with the kit is all of good quality, but of course you'll want to upgrade most if not all of the components anyway.

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