Build your own unique TL-style electric guitar with the TL012MFHDIY Semi-Hollow DIY Kit. Featuring a maple top, mahogany body and neck, dual F-holes and vintage cream ABS binding, this kit combines classic styling with lightweight semi-hollow construction, weighing approximately 2.7kg when assembled.

Designed for straightforward assembly, the kit includes pre-installed pickups, plug-and-play electronics and pre-routed wiring channels, eliminating the need for soldering. The body and neck are pre-sanded, with a pre-installed rosewood fingerboard, 22 dressed and polished frets, filed nut and adjustable two-way truss rod.

Complete with chrome hardware, sealed mini tuners, adjustable bridge saddles, strings and essential assembly accessories, this kit provides an excellent foundation for building and customising your own electric guitar.

Features

• Semi-Hollow TL-Style Design: Maple top, mahogany body and mahogany neck with a flat-slab construction and dual F-holes.
• Lightweight Construction: Semi-hollow body design with an approximate assembled weight of just 2.7kg (excluding added finishes).
• Vintage-Inspired Appearance: Deluxe vintage cream ABS binding, polished chrome hardware and mother-of-pearl-coloured dot inlays.
• Solder-Free Electronics: Plug-and-play wiring connectors designed for assembly without soldering.
• Pre-Installed Pickups: P-1001 vintage-style passive single-coil neck and slanted bridge pickups.
• Pre-Installed Fingerboard: Rosewood fingerboard, sanded and polished, with 22 nickel-silver frets.
• Comfortable C-Shaped Neck: Traditional C profile with a 42mm nut width.
• Adjustable Bridge: Modern chrome bridge plate with pre-installed adjustable block-style saddles for height and intonation adjustments.
• Sealed Mini Tuners: Six fully sealed, die-cast mini tuning machines with polished chrome finish.
• Two-Way Adjustable Truss Rod: Pre-installed truss rod with headstock access.
• Pre-Routed Body: Predrilled mounting holes, pickup compartments, F-holes and wiring channels.
• Pre-Sanded Raw Wood: Body and neck are supplied pre-sanded and ready for further preparation and finishing.
• Included Accessories: Strings, instrument cable, adjustment keys, mounting hardware and all listed assembly components.
  

Specifications

General

• Model: TL012MFHDIY
• Instrument: TL-Style Electric Guitar DIY Kit
• Construction: Semi-Hollow, Flat Slab
• Scale Length: 648mm (25.5")
• Assembled Length: Approx. 1000mm
• Assembled Weight: Approx. 2.7kg (excluding added finishes)
• Neck Joint: Bolt-On
• Electronics: Plug-and-Play
• Soldering: Not Required

Body

• Top Material: Maple
• Body Material: Mahogany
• Design: Semi-Hollow with Dual F-Holes
• Cutaway: Single
• Binding: Deluxe ABS, Vintage Cream
• Finish: Pre-Sanded Raw Wood
• Neck Pickup: Pre-Installed Passive Single Coil
• Top Thickness: 2.5mm
• Binding: 1.5mm Thick × 6mm Deep
• Body Weight: Approx. 1570g

Body Dimensions

• Length: 405mm
• Upper Bout Width: 280mm
• Inner Bout Width: 225mm
• Lower Bout Width: 320mm
• Total Depth: 45mm
• Neck Pocket:: 75 × 55 × 18mm
• Bridge Pickup Compartment: 74 × 42 × 35mm
• Control Knob Holes: 8mm Diameter
• Switch Hole: 12mm Diameter
• Output Jack Hole: 22mm Diameter
• F-Hole Compartment Depth: 30mm

Pre-Routed Body Features

• 4 neck mounting holes and 5 bridge mounting holes.
• 3 bridge pickup mounting holes and 4 output jack mounting holes.
• 2 strap pin mounting holes and 2 pre-cut F-holes.
• Bridge pickup compartment.
• Pre-drilled control knob, pickup selector and output jack holes.
• Neck and bridge pickup wiring channels.
• Grounding hole for bridge pickup.

Neck

• Material: Mahogany
• Fingerboard: Rosewood, Pre-Installed, Sanded and Polished
• Finish: Pre-Sanded Raw Wood
• Profile: C Shape
• Joint: Bolt-On
• Frets: 22 Nickel-Silver, Filed, Dressed and Polished
• Nut: Pre-Installed, Filed White Plastic
• Inlays: ABS Dot Inlays and Side Markers, Mother-of-Pearl Colour
• Truss Rod: Pre-Installed, Two-Way Adjustable
• Truss Rod Access: Headstock
• Neck Weight: Approx. 550g

Neck Dimensions

• Neck Length (excluding fingerboard overhang): 660mm
• Nut Width: 42mm
• Nut Height: 2mm
• Width at 12th Fret: 52mm
• Width at Fingerboard End: 57mm
• Fingerboard Thickness: 5mm
• Thickness at 1st Fret: 22mm
• Thickness at 12th Fret: 24mm
• Fret Size: 2.8mm Wide × 0.9mm High
• Tuner Holes: 10mm Diameter
• Heel Length: 99–86mm (rounded top edge)
• Heel Width: 56mm
• Heel Depth: 22mm (excluding fingerboard)

Pre-Drilled Neck Features

• 6 holes through the headstock for inline tuners
• 6 tuner mounting holes
• 4 bolt-on heel mounting holes

Bridge, Tuners & Hardware

• Bridge Plate: Modern style, polished chrome, 97 × 80 × 2.5mm
• Bridge Mounting: 5 Screw Mounting Points
• Saddles: Pre-Installed Adjustable Block Style
• Saddle Adjustment: Height and Intonation
• String Spacing: 52.5mm
• Tuners: 6 Fully Sealed Die-Cast Mini Tuners
• Tuner Buttons: Mini Rectangular
• Tuner Finish: Polished Chrome
• String Retainers: 2 Vintage Butterfly Style, Chrome
• Control Knobs: 2 Knurled Dome, Polished Chrome
• Neck Plate: Polished Chrome, 64.2 × 51.2 × 2mm
• Neck Plate Mounting: 4-Screw with Black Plastic Gasket
• Strap Pins: 2 Conical Brushed Chrome with Black Rubber Washers
• Total Hardware and Electronics Weight: Approx. 590g

Electronics & Pickups

• Wiring: Plug-and-Play Connectors
• Pickup Configuration: 2 Passive Single Coils
• Pickup Model: P-1001 Vintage Style
• Controls: 1 Volume / 1 Tone
• Selector: 3-Way Box-Style Toggle
• Selector Positions: Neck / Both / Bridge
• Switch Tip: Black Plastic
• Output: 6.35mm Mono Jack
• Output Jack Plate: Flat Rectangle, Polished Chrome

Volume Control

• A500K mini split-shaft potentiometer.
• 500k Ohms, logarithmic taper.

Tone Control

• B500K mini split-shaft potentiometer.
• 500k Ohms, linear taper.
• 2A473J metallised polyester film capacitor.
• 0.047µF capacitance, 100V rating, ±5% tolerance.

Pickups

• Neck: P-1001 passive single coil with chrome cover and black mounting ring, pre-installed on body.
• Bridge: P-1001 passive slanted single coil with black plastic flatwork and exposed chrome-finish pole pieces, pre-installed on bridge plate.

Package Contains

• 1 × Maple-top mahogany guitar body.
• 1 × Mahogany neck with pre-installed rosewood fingerboard.
• 1 × Plug-and-play wiring kit.
• 6 × Tuners, 6 mounting screws, 6 ferrules and 6 washers.
• 1 × Bridge plate with 5 mounting screws.
• 2 × Control knobs.
• 2 × Potentiometer mounting nuts and 2 washers.
• 1 × Output jack with 4 mounting screws, 1 washer and 1 nut.
• 2 × Conical strap pins, 2 black rubber washers and 2 mounting screws.
• 1 × Neck plate, 1 black plastic gasket and 4 mounting screws.
• 2 × Vintage butterfly string retainers, 2 spacer tubes and 2 mounting screws.
• 1 × 2m instrument cable.
• 1 × Truss rod adjustment key.
• 1 × Saddle adjustment key.
• 1 × Electric guitar string set.

Hardware Note: All screws have a chrome finish and require a Phillips-head screwdriver (sizes vary). All supplied nuts and washers are chrome finish.