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Headache from start to finish
As nice as the kit is, there were too many things wrong.
1. Out of the box, most of the guitar has a gloss finish which makes customizing it more difficult since I have to sand it all off before even starting. Even if I wanted to keep it natural, there were large spots without finish meaning I'd have to sand it down anyway to spray over later.
2. The headstock asks for 3+3 tuner configuration but I got supplied 6-in-line, despite the image showing 3+3 tuners. This meant I have to drill new holes for the tuners facing the wrong way.
3. The neck plate holes didn't align with the pre-drilled holes in the neck or body meaning I had to skip it entirely or drill new holes. I decided to skip the plate.
4. When attaching the truss rod cover, a screw snapped leaving a part of it stuck in the headstock.
5. The image shows a black pickup selector cap, but I got supplied a cream coloured one.
6. Impossible to know which screws go where thanks to a vague manual and all-in-one packaging. All the screws were in one big plastic bag with no indicator as to which goes where.
7. The tailpiece pins that are hammered into the body did not have the little lip to make sure it didn't go too far down, clearly different parts than what is shown in the picture.
8. Tuners aren't very good quality, to be expected for the price.
9. Volume/tone knobs are not the same as in the picture, maybe time for an update?
1. Out of the box, most of the guitar has a gloss finish which makes customizing it more difficult since I have to sand it all off before even starting. Even if I wanted to keep it natural, there were large spots without finish meaning I'd have to sand it down anyway to spray over later.
2. The headstock asks for 3+3 tuner configuration but I got supplied 6-in-line, despite the image showing 3+3 tuners. This meant I have to drill new holes for the tuners facing the wrong way.
3. The neck plate holes didn't align with the pre-drilled holes in the neck or body meaning I had to skip it entirely or drill new holes. I decided to skip the plate.
4. When attaching the truss rod cover, a screw snapped leaving a part of it stuck in the headstock.
5. The image shows a black pickup selector cap, but I got supplied a cream coloured one.
6. Impossible to know which screws go where thanks to a vague manual and all-in-one packaging. All the screws were in one big plastic bag with no indicator as to which goes where.
7. The tailpiece pins that are hammered into the body did not have the little lip to make sure it didn't go too far down, clearly different parts than what is shown in the picture.
8. Tuners aren't very good quality, to be expected for the price.
9. Volume/tone knobs are not the same as in the picture, maybe time for an update?
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Good fun to assemble, not to play!
Great fun as a project, but will it not tune! intonation is out and no scope to adjust it.
Really not for anyone wanting a fine instrument.
It is a toy really.
Good for the price I suppose.
Really not for anyone wanting a fine instrument.
It is a toy really.
Good for the price I suppose.
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