Ktaxon DIY Flame Design Electric Guitar

Quality craftmanship, the neck was a snug fit and alignment was spot on. All the predrilled holes were in the right location. Assembly was nice and smooth, although it could have more detailed instructions. (I could never get to the link they supplied for building instructions.) It has a nice sound to it too. Mind you it doesn't sound quite like the Les Paul, but the whole guitar kit cost less than one of the Les Paul's pickups. So I am very happy with this guitar, and I am considering buying another one to stain a cherry red.

THis is obviously not a premium guitar. However, it is a great learning experience for enthusiasts. There are plenty of issues that need to be addressed, but thats kind of what I was expecting. The body is best suited for solid paint, not stains. The issues I had were as follows. 1 The nut was way too high. Easy fix. There was a lip extended from the fret board that I just sanded away. 2 There are about 4 high frets. Which I am looking forward to leveling. Rather learn on this than my Gibson LP. 3 The pickup selector had some joints that were too close, blocking off connection to my bridge pick up. 4 A few sharp fret ends, but not that bad at all. It sounds pretty damn good with the stock Pick ups. They are low output, but not microphonic I am happy with this project, and I am confident I will get it sounding and playing as well as my traditional guitars.

I haven't strung it yet. So you know what I don't know yet. The neck didn't fit into the pocket just right. It was VERY close, but had a little up/down wiggle that I fixed with 3 small squares of duct tape. The only part where the screw hole was a bit off on was the tension rod cover on the head of the guitar. The top hole was slightly off. The inlay on the neck looks amazing! The neck's wood grain is perfectly straight, so I won't have to worry about twisting in high humidity. It's made of maple, so it's likely also pretty strong. The head of the guitar has a very nice backward angle and won't require string trees, which is wonderful! The tuners will probably be OK, however they aren't locking and aren't of great quality metal. One has a black spot on it, like the chrome coating wasn't complete. I usually replace the tuners anyway, especially with a bender system. The body wood is fine grain and very nice looking. Of course, it's hard to find a two piece body that has consistent color, but oh well. It's not too bad for staining anyway. One of the pickup casing screws was a little stripped, but it just holds the pickups onto the guitar and isn't a big deal. The back cover for the electronics fit perfectly in the routed slot for it. (Very nice) It truly doesn't feel like there's any wood conditioner or sealer on it at all, so it should be ready for staining straight out of the box, and I'm very happy about that, as the last kit I bought was sealed and that takes a lot off effort to fully sand out. Mine's going to be a nice purple stain that shows the grain well and sealed with Lacquer. I might update this after I get it strung, when I find out what the pickups sound like. I'm not expecting too much, but one never knows. The backing material on the pickups are of pretty bad quality metal. I don't know if the neck is straight or if the frets need leveling, but they are dressed WONERFULLY! No sharp edges and polished very well. Overall, for $65.00 US (with coupon, but now gone up to $85), it's an absolute steal! Oh, and the tuners are one peg and one screw. UPDATE: I strung the guitar-WOW, I was expecting nothing from the pickups, buy they were smooth, clear and sharp with great attack, even with heavy distortion! Looks like I'll be keeping the pickups after all!

Great sound easy to assemble just a good quality beginner guitar for any one . Can't wait to get another one .

Everything fits and works like it should. This flame body guitar is worth a lot more. Pickups are smooth sounding not sharp. I will not replace them. I want to buy another model G-666 guitar even though I prefer a short scale neck. Cannot comment on the whammy action as I keep my bridge screwed down. I love this light weight guitar. Update 10-25 Replaced the pickups with Fleor Alnico 2 from Amazon. Finished with matte clear because mine was raw wood and I liked it. I play this guitar as much as my Epiphones, sounds as good and weighs less.

I've built and set up acoustic guitars from scratch, so my standards for guitars are incredibly high. I expected this kit to be kind of mediocre for the price, but I was amazed to find that it was easy to assemble at set it up as a very playable instrument. The African mahogany body looked pretty good when carefully finished. I added a black pickguard and shielding to upgrade it. IMO you're crazy to spend 20x on a Telecaster when you can DIY.

Everything fit together and worked perfectly, besides the nut was way too big, nothing on the first fret can be played