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A good player with a pros and cons to work with.
This guitar is a good little player, but certainly has a few shortcomings with components and build quality.
The battery and output jack plate don't quite fit right. It's simply a matter of the plate being a different radius than the body so it sticks out on the sides. Functionally it's fine, aesthetically it's not good.
The bridge suffers the same problem. They've glued a flat bridge to an arched body. The corners of the bridge are just barely hanging on and will probably fail overtime.
There are a few areas where the binding has some flaws or could simply use more clean up. In the price range you can forgive some finish work, but there are places where the binding simply isn't set quite right or has a noticeable gap.
On the electronics side there's not a lot wrong functionally, but they're just not very good. The piezo pickup is pretty harsh sounding to my ear. This harshness takes over when the blend function is used and is easy to hear when blending even the slightest amount of signal from the piezo. The onboard tuner is a really nice feature, but it jumps around a lot. It'll get the job done, but sometimes takes just a little longer than it should.
It's not all bad things though, like I said it's been a good player for me.
Construction wise the neck is pretty good. It's comfortable, the frets aren't sharp, and it's tuners are smooth. The body looks great overall. With the exception of the few issues mentioned above it's put together pretty well.
For sounds it's pretty easy to get some great warm jazzy sounds from the lipstick pickup. It wakes up with an overdrive and gives you terrific blues tones. If you really go high gain you can get great rock sounds too. This is where it really shines. It won't give you a bunch of sparkle or twang. There are other guitars for that anyway. When I pick this up I always end up playing sounds that make me think dirt, wet, warm... and that's just fine.
I've enjoyed playing this guitar and will continue to do so.
About me: I've been playing guitar for almost 20 years. I am no pro, I play for myself in the comfort of my own home. I play this guitar through a small tube amp with a variety of pedals. I play with a pick and finger style depending on my mood.
The battery and output jack plate don't quite fit right. It's simply a matter of the plate being a different radius than the body so it sticks out on the sides. Functionally it's fine, aesthetically it's not good.
The bridge suffers the same problem. They've glued a flat bridge to an arched body. The corners of the bridge are just barely hanging on and will probably fail overtime.
There are a few areas where the binding has some flaws or could simply use more clean up. In the price range you can forgive some finish work, but there are places where the binding simply isn't set quite right or has a noticeable gap.
On the electronics side there's not a lot wrong functionally, but they're just not very good. The piezo pickup is pretty harsh sounding to my ear. This harshness takes over when the blend function is used and is easy to hear when blending even the slightest amount of signal from the piezo. The onboard tuner is a really nice feature, but it jumps around a lot. It'll get the job done, but sometimes takes just a little longer than it should.
It's not all bad things though, like I said it's been a good player for me.
Construction wise the neck is pretty good. It's comfortable, the frets aren't sharp, and it's tuners are smooth. The body looks great overall. With the exception of the few issues mentioned above it's put together pretty well.
For sounds it's pretty easy to get some great warm jazzy sounds from the lipstick pickup. It wakes up with an overdrive and gives you terrific blues tones. If you really go high gain you can get great rock sounds too. This is where it really shines. It won't give you a bunch of sparkle or twang. There are other guitars for that anyway. When I pick this up I always end up playing sounds that make me think dirt, wet, warm... and that's just fine.
I've enjoyed playing this guitar and will continue to do so.
About me: I've been playing guitar for almost 20 years. I am no pro, I play for myself in the comfort of my own home. I play this guitar through a small tube amp with a variety of pedals. I play with a pick and finger style depending on my mood.
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Not so nice looking as in photos
The sound output when unplugged was poor and the flame maple was virtually non existantvery disappointed with the guitar looked stunning in photos but not in real life could do with a proper sound board no resinance when unplugged
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Good value but poor quality
This guitrar is great value but not without flaws. I am on the fence with this one. If you are use to high end guitars, you will notice a lot of structural issues.. For example, the bridge is not flush to the body. The fretboard is poorly glued on. Frets are not all level. There is a loose wire inside the cavity creating a lot of unpleasant buzz. The bridge was sanded down due to what looks like excess glue. The saddle leans forward too much which impacts intonation. Fret ends are a bit sharp maybe due to humidity changes during transport. The lipstick pup is a bit weak compared to the piezo but can be fixed by raising it up a bit - but not too much higher from factory as there isn't a lot of margin. Reslotting the nut is required as it goes out of tune very easily.
On the bright side, the guitar sounds great when plugged in. Piezo has decent volume and the design with an electric pup and piezo is unique in a semi-hollow body. The EQ, tuner and mix controls is a nice feature. Acoustically it is louder than say a fender tele thinline... but no where close to a full body guitar. Is it a guitar worth investing in? Probably not if yours came with as many problems as mine.
On the bright side, the guitar sounds great when plugged in. Piezo has decent volume and the design with an electric pup and piezo is unique in a semi-hollow body. The EQ, tuner and mix controls is a nice feature. Acoustically it is louder than say a fender tele thinline... but no where close to a full body guitar. Is it a guitar worth investing in? Probably not if yours came with as many problems as mine.
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