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John Auker
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2024
After trying to buy this guitar several times , it fially arrived and it was worth the hassle (not this seller).Balanced, finish , setup and tone were FAB!
D. Lourenco
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2024
This arrived in great condition. Glad the shipping process went well although the box and packing materials were damaged a bit. I then tuned it and turned it up loud with all switches active and it sounds really sweet, bright and jangly. Echo in the Canyon vibes a plenty on this gem.The rocker switches for humbucker and 2 single coils are really neat to use and quite different from anything except the Brian May guitar possibly. It's probably my favorite already. I own 2 Guild acoustic guitars, and this is equal to the quality of those.
Joseph A. Carcaramo
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2024
Good guitar, however mine came needing fret polishing and I didn't like the light neck, so I darkened it with old English. After a few minutes work, it plays wonderful. Very good deal if you are handy and like cool looking guitars.
D. Johnson
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2023
Cool guitar. Color more to the Pale green-Silver. Frets not worked, needs to be set-up. Sonically good. Barely fits in a Strat case.dj
Peter J Thibault
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2023
Well set up out of the box. Packaging was a bit mishandled but no damage to guitar. The neck and fingerboard were a bit dry. The strings needed to be replaced. Based on some of the other reviews I’ve read, some expectation management is needed. You are ordering a guitar off of the internet and receiving it strait from the shipper. When you go to a guitar shop and buy an instrument it has been set up, the strings have been changed, any rough frets have been touched up, the fret board and neck (if unfinished) have been oiled. This is an amazing guitar for the money. That doesn’t mean it may not need a setup, or a truss rod adjustment out of the box. My set up was great out of the box, that’s pretty lucky. Even though these instruments are set up prior to shipping, they are coming from Indonesia. Temperature and humidity changes can cause the set up to foul in shipping. A rough fret or two on a sub $500 guitar is not an issue. Take it to your local shop, have it set up and adjusted with some brand new strings. I’m super happy with it and I think most players will be too.
Ice Cream Man
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2023
This guitar exceeds expectations. Arrived quickly and setup was nice right out of the box. Very comfortable to play and very nice looking. This thing makes jangly/spanky sounds that none of my other guitars can do. Puts my Tele to shame. It suddenly made me want to learn a bunch of Smiths songs. I haven't seen better craftsmanship at this price point. It's quality you can feel in your hands. My only concern was the packaging did not seem adequate - single box, one piece of styrofoam against the bottom of the guitar, and a folded price of cardboard around the headstock. I felt lucky that it arrived unscathed. Highly recommend finding one at your local store and trying it for yourself. Unless you're after death metal, you will fall in love.
Christopher Daughtry
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2022
Excellent guitar. Retro styling with a really attractive color scheme and aesthetics. Quality that far outpaces the price. Easy to use on/off switches for pick-ups. Excellent tone and came set-up and ready to play. Excellent guitar for someone looking for a quality instrument at a near beginner level price point.
Honest reviewer
Reviewed in Canada on November 12, 2022
Great guitar, great sound. Never owned a Guild guitar but pickup up this beauty today. Light weight, lightning fast neck and various tones grace aux selector switches. It's also the loudest electric guitar I ever heard unplugged
watchout4me
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2022
I really REALLY liked the design. The shape the color the idea of this guitar was stunning. However from the box this guitar let me down. Frets like grinding wheels, action like a Kmart special, cheep noisy switches and scratchie knobs. The guitar was useless out of the box. Like I said I was in love with the idea of what this guitar could have been but totally disappointed in what it really was.
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