I've purchase four similar-type guitars lately for practice in building electric guitars. This guitar is surprisingly nice. It should be considered a "starter" guitar-- but a good one. Here are the pros and cons: - Has only one pickup and that's near the bridge. Don't expect rich, deep tone. This guitar is obviously designed to appeal to the younger generation looking for metal / distortion guitar playing... thus the location of the pickup. + But it's a rather nice humbucker and pulls the best sound possible out of this guitar, considering its location. + The body is pristine, gorgeously finished. The wood (at least on the one I received) was well-assembled with joint marks just barely visible and blended in with the transparent / grin finish. It's an attractive guitar. + A swirl-maple 1/16" veneer on the surface of the neck provides an attractive and durable surface + The neck is straight and sturdy. I did not have to adjust the guitar or action at all... rare with off-the-shelf guitars. + The amplifier with this-- although predictably "tinny" due to the small speaker size-- is surprisingly robust. The basic tone is clear and clean, even at higher volume. Hit the "overdrive" button and you can get all the dirt and grit you want. Overall, it is a much better amp than a similarly-configured competitors guitar set (which I also bought. In short... this guitar set is better). + I like that the bottom of the neck (where it joins the body) is rounded and smoothed rather than cut off straight as we see with some guitars in this price range. + Comes with everything you need-- guitar cord, strap, picks, tuner and gig bag. In summary-- this is a nicer guitar set than I thought it would be when I first purchased it. You get the entire set for about the price of a Fender Squier and the nicer tone and power of a humbucker pickup (although of course, not the tonal versatility of a 3-pickup Squier). I consider this guitar set to be well worth the purchase price and a good choice for a beginning guitar player.

Just wanted to let whomever may be thinking about buying this know that for the price its great! was very surprised, plays well and sounds good. I've only been playing acoustic guitar up until a few days ago, ordered this to play rocksmith 2014 and incase anyone wasn't sure it works great with it. comes packaged well with everything nice and snug so nothings shifting around etc. mine had a couple things wrong with it like the port that you plug the cord into didn't hold the cord very well so if moving around it would cut in and out, but all i did was take out the 2 screws and gently pull it out then on the back side of it, i bent the little metal bit that comes down and curves that makes contact with the tip of the cord further over and now works great. the nut on the neck was loose and would move around especially when doing bends also but once again a quick easy fix. the stuff that comes with it like the amp and case etc are pretty low quality but once again for the price, cant complain and its like that with any bundle deal. main thing is the quality of the guitar. would be perfect for someone just learning how to play who doesn't want to or can't spend alot of money on gear when they don't know what their preferences are yet and whats quality or whats "quality.." happy with my purchase and if your worried about buying it because its so cheap, don't be :)

Its a starting guitar, thats all you need to know. Without a doubt, at some point (if you're still into the craft) you're gonna have to upgrade, but it worked for me for about a year. A few hassles I had to deal with- 1) The cord is complete shit. Don't even waste your time trying the thing, just buy this one - Kirlin Cable IWB-202PFGL-10/OL -10 feet- Straight to Right Angle 1/4-Inch Plug Premium Plus Instrument Cable, Olive Green Tweed Woven Jacket - This worked and still works for me with the amp, i love it, high quality. 2) The guitar tends to lose tune every time I played it, your gonna have to get into the habit of tuning it every practice. Not that big of a hassle, just something youll have to deal with. 3) The amp, hilariously, doesnt even say treble and bass - it says "high" and "low." doesnt effect much but just shows it is cheap. 4) The amp, does in fact have a distortion button. However, if you use it, the amps volume can't go down. Doesn't matter much to me cuz I love playing loud, although it is something you should be aware of. Its annoying sometimes. 5) Finally, the amp itself makes some static noises - especially with the distortion on. The cord i linked above helps a ton with it, though it still is annoying. Alright, to be honest, you can probably find a better small amp out there. I realize that if youre looking into this package, you probably dont know much about guitars, which is fine. I didn't and it served its purpose for a year. I played "smells like teen spirit" by nirvanna, "shook me all nite long" acdc, and other awesome songs which is what we are all here for after all. All in all, the sunburst on the guitar looks sorta cool as well.