
SeattleJazzElectricGuitarDIYKit
ThankyouforpurchasingthisDIYGuitarKit.Thefollowinginstructionsspecifyhow
toassembleyourguitar.Thereareavarietyoffinishesthatcanbeappliedtothe
guitar,anditisuptoyoutochoosethestylethatbestsuitsyou.Informationonhow
toapplythefinishesarereadilyavailableontheinternet.Werecommendalittle
researchtofindyourfavouredfinishingmethod.
Allofourheadstocksareprovided‘uncut’.Thisgivesyoutheopportunitytobe
creativeanddesignyourown,orcopyoneofthepopularstyles.Forthis,we
recommendmarkingtheshapeoutwithapencil,cuttingthedesignwithaCoping
SaworJigsaw,andthenfinishingoffwithsandpaper.Wehavenotsuppliedfull
instructionsforthis,astheprocesswilldependonyourindividualdesign.Again,an
internetsearchenginesearchwillprovidefarmorerelevantinstructionsthanwe
wouldbeabletoprovide.
Theguitarwillneedtobefully‘set‐up’afterconstruction.Thisistheprocesstomake
theguitarfullyplayable.Numerousvideoguidescanbefoundonline,andwe
recommendsearchingonpopularvideostreamingsites.Alternatively,theguitarcan
beprofessionallysetupbyyourlocalprofessionalLuthier.
Beforeyoustartyouwillneedtomakesureyouhavethefollowingtoolstohand:
•SolderingIron
•CrossHeadScrewdriver–MediumHead
•CrossHeadScrewdriver–SmallHead
•BatteryPoweredScrewdriver(notessentialbutadvised)
•TapeMeasureorRuler
EnjoybuildingyourGuitar!