This is a nice kit. It comes almost ready to finish. I sanded to a 400 grit, then applied a grain filler, vinyl sealer, 3 coats black Nitro, then 16 coats of clear. I put a SD Antiquities p90 pickup, cts 250k pots, an orange drop capacitor, switchcraft jack, Gibson Deluxe Tuners, Gibson wraparound bridge, and a bone nut. I leveled and crown the frets and dressed the ends. I did have to make the tuner holes bigger and the holes for the pots bigger. All in all, it took about 6 weeks from start to finish, most of the time was waiting for the nitro to cure. This has quickly become my favorite guitar. I am going to get a Schaller wrap around bridge I think with adjustable saddles.This is well worth the money.