[ckissick]

I've built 5 acoustic guitars from scratch; no kit. And I've not built an electric guitar. As the plek machine concept illustrates, getting the action correct is the most critical thing. When building an acoustic from scratch, you measure 100 times and glue once.

With a kit, the fit between the neck and the body should be spot on. I could see a cheap kit getting this wrong. I think the kit you have has the frets already installed. But they probably have to be filed properly. Anyway, you should pay most attention to the fit of the neck to the body. At least it's bolted on and can easily be removed to adjust the fit. When you glue the neck onto an acoustic body, put the strings on, file the frets, adjust the stress rod, and then find that the action is off, that sucks.