KIT-SG-15
Tools needed
Small Phillips screwdriver
2 gluing clamps
Good quality wood glue
Soldering iron and solder
Wrench 10 mm and 7 mm
Hammer
The iconic rock ‘n roll guitar available as a DIY kit. Like the original, this has a mahogany
body and neck. It is a slab body, so you can contour it to your own preference, very thin like
the original, or a bit beefier for your personal touch. The same can be said about the squa-
red off headstock. Let your imagination run free and form the headstock to your own
vision! The fingerboard is Cites-free pau ferro, a tone wood associated with custom shop
guitars. The hardware is chrome and two chrome humbucking pickups are included. This
kit has a neck that needs to be glued in, just like it has been since the 1960’s. The typical
tone is in your hands.
body : mahogany
neck : mahogany, set neck
fingerboard : pau ferro
bridge : T.O.M. type, chrome
pickups : 2 x humbucker
hardware : chrome
frets : 22
Wood
The base of each guitar is the wood construction. The neck pocket in our kits is perfect.
There is no need to work the neck pocket other than maybe a simple sanding. The neck
angle is fine and the neck can be glued in without a problem. Use proper wood glue and
apply the glue inside the neck pocket and that part of the neck that will go into the pocket.
Slide the neck into the pocket and fixate the neck and the body with two gluing clamps.
Let dry for 24 hours. To prevent indentations, the body and neck should always be protec-
ted from the pressure of the gluing clamps. This surface protection can be done with thin
pieces of wood of cork.
After tightening the gluing clamps, wash away the excess glue with a damp cloth. All glue
residue will show and leave ugly spots during colouring and finishing, be accurate about
this.
Shape the headstock to your liking. Use files or saws and sanding paper to make your
headstock design neat and tidy. Make sure you remove all saw and sanding marks.
Sanding and finishing
When the glue has dried and your kit begins to look like a real guitar, you can prepare it to
be lacquered. Sand the body and neck with 320 grit dry sanding paper. After this step, use
masking tape to guard those parts that you don’t want to colour/finish. Always follow the
instructions on your finishing product, be it staining, spraying with aerosol cans or finis-
hing in a spraying booth. After the body and neck have been finished in the colour and
gloss of your choice, and you have polished your guitar to the desired result, it’s time to
install the hardware.
Electronics
Installing the electronics. First fit the earth wire from the harness of potentiometers to the
studs. A hole is drilled from the electronic cavity to the stud of the tailpiece. After threading
the wire to the cavity of the stud, install the stud to secure the cable. Installing the stud is
done by tapping it gently with a hammer. Protect the stud by using a rubber hammer or
inserting a piece of wood or rubber between the hammer and the stud.
Now start soldering.
Install the pickups. The pickups are marked N and B. N is the neck pickup and B is the
bridge pickup. Thread the cables through the drilled holes into the electronics cavity. Use
the schematics to properly make all the connections. The potentiometers with the capa-
citor attached are the tone potentiometers, the other two are the volume potentiometers.
After you have finished soldering, check if everything works correctly before closing the
lids. In installing the potentiometers, output and selector switch make sure the nuts are
tightened so they will not cause unwanted resonance.
Hardware
Install the machine heads. Don’t forget the washers. Before drilling or punching a hole to
secure the machine heads, please align the machine heads on the back, so it looks neat
and tidy. Now fasten all screws and nuts. A loose washer or nut can cause unwanted reso-
nance.
Installing the bridge and tailpiece. Tap the studs in with a hammer. Use protection so you
don’t damage the stud. Install the wraparound bridge. Make sure the bridge is put on the
correct way. The small indentation in the saddle is for the high e string, bigger indentation
is for the low e string.
Put the strings on and start tuning the guitar.
Now the guitar needs a set up. Once tuned to pitch, check the neck curve and adjust to
your preference with the trussrod key. Check the frets for level. If the frets are not level
enough to your liking, level and polish the frets. Now adjust the string height so the guitar
plays comfortably all over the neck and there is no string buzz.
Finish setting up with adjusting the intonation. Now you are ready. You have built your
SG-15! Have fun playing it!
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