Harley Benton Electric Guitar Kit CST-24

A very well-crafted assembly kit. Everything having to do with the wood parts is very precise machined and fits like a glove. When it comes to fitting the neck to the body you can actually choose whether to bolt or glue it on, there's enough "heel" to permit gluing, much like on the Gibson SG. It's easy to assemble this kit.

The pickups supplied are a different story though. I have owned many guitars with ceramic humbuckers and I'm not too picky - ceramics sound a little whizzier for sure but most of the time they've worked for me. That is, till now... The supplied humbuckers with this kit are among the harshest I've ever heard. I have since replaced them. Don't get my rating wrong - this is an excellent assembly kit. But as it is an electric guitar the pickups will have a decisive bearing on the final sound. Thus, my low rating in the "sound" department.