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VERY rough fret ends! Need to be filed & polished.
The worst part is the black enamel paint on the hardware... it doesn't allow the ground to pass to the strings, resulting in a horrific noise. DO NOT buy this with the black hardware, it will be a nightmare!
The worst part is the black enamel paint on the hardware... it doesn't allow the ground to pass to the strings, resulting in a horrific noise. DO NOT buy this with the black hardware, it will be a nightmare!
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Good starting platform with extreme qc issues
I have not experienced the grounding issue that has been discussed on this guitar.
The body and finish is without issues. Tuners are so-so.. Usable, but with very bad feel, gear ratio is not 18:1 like fancy groves, but more like 10:1.
Guitar needed set up, few twists for truss rod, and strings were high.
Biggest issue is fretwork. Fret ends are fine, but whole fretboard needs a lot of polishing of frets, as there is lots of oxidation. Stock strings are trash, and were corroded, but this is to be expected. However, this is all manageable and part of basic setup.
Nonetheless, there is fret buzz on few frets (with normal string height of 1.5mm for high e, and 2mm for low e string measured from 12th fret to the bottom of a string, so nothing crazy low) - with this setup, high strings are choking during bends on few of the higher frets - this means that guitar needs fret leveling badly. If you gonna do it yourself, consider half of the guitar price for basic tools.
Pickups are OK, but I did not find big difference between bridge and neck in terms of sound - I prefer more rounded and thicker sound for the neck pickup. But works for metal I guess.
Edit after few weeks of usage:
I have found out that the truss rod and neck are extremely unstable - after adjusting string height and neck for optimal relief, the next day it moves so much that the strings go out of tune and they are rattling on the first frets. I am not even reinstalling truss rod cover at this point. Everything can be fixed, but this issue not, or it would be economical nonsense. Extreme poor hit and miss QC from Thomann, do not recommend.
The body and finish is without issues. Tuners are so-so.. Usable, but with very bad feel, gear ratio is not 18:1 like fancy groves, but more like 10:1.
Guitar needed set up, few twists for truss rod, and strings were high.
Biggest issue is fretwork. Fret ends are fine, but whole fretboard needs a lot of polishing of frets, as there is lots of oxidation. Stock strings are trash, and were corroded, but this is to be expected. However, this is all manageable and part of basic setup.
Nonetheless, there is fret buzz on few frets (with normal string height of 1.5mm for high e, and 2mm for low e string measured from 12th fret to the bottom of a string, so nothing crazy low) - with this setup, high strings are choking during bends on few of the higher frets - this means that guitar needs fret leveling badly. If you gonna do it yourself, consider half of the guitar price for basic tools.
Pickups are OK, but I did not find big difference between bridge and neck in terms of sound - I prefer more rounded and thicker sound for the neck pickup. But works for metal I guess.
Edit after few weeks of usage:
I have found out that the truss rod and neck are extremely unstable - after adjusting string height and neck for optimal relief, the next day it moves so much that the strings go out of tune and they are rattling on the first frets. I am not even reinstalling truss rod cover at this point. Everything can be fixed, but this issue not, or it would be economical nonsense. Extreme poor hit and miss QC from Thomann, do not recommend.
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