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useful but "cheap"
affordable and really nice looking guitar, but don't expect quality of more expensive guitar.
definitively it requires a decent setup after purchase. frets and fretboard are not good - frets have un-even height, they are very rough and making scratching noise when bending strings, most of the frets are elevated a little bit and have a small gap between fretboard and a fret, fretboard is completely dry... dryness of fretboard might be a reason why frets have gap underneath but it also can be due to poor installation of the frets in the factory. only 4 frets on whole neck were even and in level.
action is high, little bit over 3 mm on 12 fret of 6 string. in order to lower string height, frets needs to be sanded, leveled, re-crowned and polished. unfortunately, it is not quite possible to set fretboard completely straight before leveling, not sure is it because of the neck or maybe only fretboard is not 100% straight.
truss rod screw is very stiff and it is really hard to move it in either direction at all. frets are really small, and after initial leveling and sanding, probably there will be no more thickness available to level them in the future when they wore out.
but after frets leveling and re-crowning, saddle sanding and adjustment of truss rod, action on 12 fret E string is now 2.2 mm without fret buzz through whole neck. not exactly the lowest action, but acceptable for acoustic guitar. maybe it could be set to even lower action.
nut, saddle and string pins are made of cheap plastic, and nut needs some polishing of string slots and lubrication to avoid crackling while tuning. tuners are doing their job and looking good until you take strings off, when it is noticeable that shafts are too loose.
there are few small flaws in guitar finish (binding, paint...), but overall guitar looks really nice, especially in blue burst color. anyway, it is not possible to expect and get perfect finish with binding on the neck and the body of electro-acoustic guitar for 90 €, and for this price that is acceptable. headstock is longer than on other acoustic guitars, which looks interesting.
regarding sound, with new Ernie Earthwood 0.10 gauge it is nothing special, but also it is OK, there is nothing wrong with it, it is not dull. I didn't tried sound through pickup, this electro-acoustic was bought instead of acoustic model only because of cutaway for easier access to upper frets.
in my opinion, with proper setup and work on frets, this guitar is OK for beginner to intermediate player, or to play it occasionally at some party or by the campfire where you don't want to bring expensive guitar. it is a usable guitar, but main advantage is not so much quality as it is affordable price and the fact that it looks really nice :D
definitively it requires a decent setup after purchase. frets and fretboard are not good - frets have un-even height, they are very rough and making scratching noise when bending strings, most of the frets are elevated a little bit and have a small gap between fretboard and a fret, fretboard is completely dry... dryness of fretboard might be a reason why frets have gap underneath but it also can be due to poor installation of the frets in the factory. only 4 frets on whole neck were even and in level.
action is high, little bit over 3 mm on 12 fret of 6 string. in order to lower string height, frets needs to be sanded, leveled, re-crowned and polished. unfortunately, it is not quite possible to set fretboard completely straight before leveling, not sure is it because of the neck or maybe only fretboard is not 100% straight.
truss rod screw is very stiff and it is really hard to move it in either direction at all. frets are really small, and after initial leveling and sanding, probably there will be no more thickness available to level them in the future when they wore out.
but after frets leveling and re-crowning, saddle sanding and adjustment of truss rod, action on 12 fret E string is now 2.2 mm without fret buzz through whole neck. not exactly the lowest action, but acceptable for acoustic guitar. maybe it could be set to even lower action.
nut, saddle and string pins are made of cheap plastic, and nut needs some polishing of string slots and lubrication to avoid crackling while tuning. tuners are doing their job and looking good until you take strings off, when it is noticeable that shafts are too loose.
there are few small flaws in guitar finish (binding, paint...), but overall guitar looks really nice, especially in blue burst color. anyway, it is not possible to expect and get perfect finish with binding on the neck and the body of electro-acoustic guitar for 90 €, and for this price that is acceptable. headstock is longer than on other acoustic guitars, which looks interesting.
regarding sound, with new Ernie Earthwood 0.10 gauge it is nothing special, but also it is OK, there is nothing wrong with it, it is not dull. I didn't tried sound through pickup, this electro-acoustic was bought instead of acoustic model only because of cutaway for easier access to upper frets.
in my opinion, with proper setup and work on frets, this guitar is OK for beginner to intermediate player, or to play it occasionally at some party or by the campfire where you don't want to bring expensive guitar. it is a usable guitar, but main advantage is not so much quality as it is affordable price and the fact that it looks really nice :D
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Nice Guitar
Well made guitar for the price. Looks and sounds well. Pickup isn't too bad. Its a perfect beginner guitar and it would be hard to beat at this price point. The action was a little higher than usual for a new guitar but nothing that wasn't sorted with difficulty.
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Finishing touch is on low key
Its like a neck wasn't sanded properly before painting and frets were sharp and edgy.
Other then that a solid beginners guitar.
Other then that a solid beginners guitar.
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