I managed to build this kit in an afternoon and part of an evening.. All the parts I needed were provided for in the kit. If there was any real challenge, it was getting screws out of the box. Once I had enough screws out to open the box and set the bottom aside, assembly was straight forward. Stringing the instrument up, tuning it and playing the first blues riffs did not take long at all. If I wanted to build and play my own electric guitar, I would definitely go with this one. Thank goodness I do not need to spend alot to obtain a good working, great sounding (IMHO) electric guitar.