EVOR or Saga Guitar kit

Wondering if anyone has tried the evor guitar kit? If there were any issues with it?
They offer a few more options(like maple fretboard) and are cheaper. I called the company and as advertised, I supposedly talked to the owner Charlie. If you haven't heard of them check them out; tell me what you think?
http://www.evor.com/

Never tried but they look nice, especially for the price. Let me know how it works out if you buy one.

I don't know this, but I would bet that all of these kits come out of one or a few factories in China. If you find someone who you can work with in case of a problem, that's probably the one go go with. I've put together a two kits. The first one needed a total refret and a bit of shaping on the back of the neck (it was very uneven). The other one needed very little work.

I clicked over, looked at the Deluxe Tele Kit and it comes with 3-ply white pickups.:lol:

If you notice when you upgrade, change necks, and such the price does not increase drastically. This makes me very weary, I cant find any reviews, customer or by any other websites. They have the kit iwnt at an unbelievable price.

I clicked over, looked at the Deluxe Tele Kit and it comes with 3-ply white pickups.:lol:

Haha...just saw that myself. Good prices and a great way for someone to get their hands into putting a guitar together for the first time.

Haha...just saw that myself. Good prices and a great way for someone to get their hands into putting a guitar together for the first time.

hey for $99 what have you got to lose
the neck is $69 and the body is $44 so the rest of the parts are -$14:?:

Noone in this forum has purchased a evor guitar kit. Man.

Wayloncash Im going to be getting an Evor kit in the next couple of months so I will let you know what they are like. I'll be getting an explorer by the way and I'll post pics etc and explain of any issues and so on.

I think these are the same exact kits others are selling, like BYO-Guitar. Some of the pictures look a lot a like and the pieces look identical. I've built one of theirs and although it is now one of my favorite guitars, it took quite a bit of work to get there. 99% of the holes for attaching anything had to be plugged and redrilled - not an exaggeration. I knew this going in after reading reviews, so I wasn't upset by it, I just looked at it as another step. The p/u's were crap so I changed the bridge p/u out immediately. The locking nut allen head bolts stripped immediately and it had to be changed, and the frets needed quite a bit of work. But like I said, after all that it's a great playing and sounding guitar IMHO. Basically the hardware is crap, but the body is a great starting point for a build. Here's a pic for heck of it:

http://images40.fotki.com/v1241/photos/6/11686/9603748/000_0277-vi.jpg

HTH,
Jonny

Nice guit Jonny!!

Thank you ver' much.

Jonny

I think these are the same exact kits others are selling, like BYO-Guitar. Some of the pictures look a lot a like and the pieces look identical. I've built one of theirs and although it is now one of my favorite guitars, it took quite a bit of work to get there. 99% of the holes for attaching anything had to be plugged and redrilled - not an exaggeration. I knew this going in after reading reviews, so I wasn't upset by it, I just looked at it as another step. The p/u's were crap so I changed the bridge p/u out immediately. The locking nut allen head bolts stripped immediately and it had to be changed, and the frets needed quite a bit of work. But like I said, after all that it's a great playing and sounding guitar IMHO. Basically the hardware is crap, but the body is a great starting point for a build. Here's a pic for heck of it:

http://images40.fotki.com/v1241/photos/6/11686/9603748/000_0277-vi.jpg

HTH,
Jonny

Did the neck come with a maple fretboard.? You had to level the frets. How much did it cost

Yep, the maple came with the kit. It was $180.

Jonny

Waylon,
Thanks for the post. It's great to know people are talking about EVOR guitar kits.
I can not speak for Saga Kits because I have never seen one of their products. I can only speak for what I offer. My kits come from one of the most respected manufactures in China. We work closely with the factory to insure the best product for the money anywhere. I have built a number of kits and have had a blast doing it.

A selection of built guitar kits are available at:
http://www.evor.com/kits_gallery.html

In my experience now that I have built a Saga and gigged with it for a couple of months I'm not sure it was worth the cheaper price. I have basically replaced all the hardware using Stew Mac parts, it does sound nice but these little issues pop up. Sat night my G string just would not stay in tune song to song. I brought it home and went through the setup again. Couldn't really find anything wrong but it's little stuff all the time. But I gig a lot. If you are building it for home use maybe it's not an issue. I am thinking of doing another build and I will opt for the more expensive parts upfront this time around.

Good call swellsmd. I hope the first thing you did was changed the nut from plastic to a graphite or bone. The next upgrade sounds like tuning pegs not holding the string in tune. You must be a blues player..

Speaking of kit parts. I just noticed after having it for two years that on the tremolo, instead of saying "Licensed under Floyd Rose" it says "Licensed under Floyd Rosd"

Coincidence or ?

Jonny

What I can notice in the pictures of the Evor bodies is that the ferrule holes don't line up.