39 Inch Electric Guitar Phoneix Body Maple neck Rosewood Fretbord With Gig Bag (Phoenix Black)

Overall, this guitar is very nice.It came well packaged in a sturdy box, with an inner foam sheet wrapping.The finish is even smooth and attractiveThe tuners are nothing special, but not terrible, the tremolo bridge functions smoothly, frets are smooth, well set and dressed.Pickups function properly and sound better than most, pots are nicer than expected, with a solid feel and smooth operation.The strings provided are of course basic but not horrible, the action is set medium-high, but the intonation is spot on. It is not terribly heavy, nor very lightweight, the sustain is above average, and the tone is better than my mexico strat.Out of the box, all that was needed was tuning, and it plays very nicely.You will not find a better guitar for less.

2024-08-28 UPDATE: This has become one of my favorite daily players. The action is amazing on this guitar and I really love it. I did a few changes that made it even better:1) Changed the tuners for some Wilkinson's that someone gave me. The stock ones has a 12:1 ration and I wanted something a little finer. These are 18:1.2) I put a Fender Mexican Strat bridge in it. No real reason other than I wanted to see if it made a difference. Does seem to intonate better. $253) I had a Guitar Fetish P90 and Single Coil in the drawer, so I put them in. Added a $20 hot humbucker from Guitar Madness at the bridge and this really sings now. Might put another P90 in the bridge.4) Put a Treble Bleed circuit on the volume put. $1 in parts.I might buy another one of these because I like it so much.///END///------------------The thing to keep in my as you read this is that I paid $95 for it delivered to my door. That includes tax and shipping, and it came via UPS, so figure that was at least $20. Take off amazon's cut and the cost to ship it from China and I would be surprised if the manufactured grossed $50 for this instrument.CONS:-- There were many scratches in the finish, perhaps from a bad buffing job. Pre-paint sanding wasn't that great either. Even at this price point, finish should have been better. BTW, the flame maple front is just printed on and not real, as you would expect at this price.-- The trem wasn't set up to be used as you can see in the pic the claw was screwed all the way in. In any case best just to block these cheap trems off and don't even try to use them.-- My fingers were black first time I played it. The pic with the blackened white tissues is what it took to get all the gunk off the frets and fretboard. Not sure what it was, but it took 4 passes to get it all.PROS:-- Setup out of the box was decent. Just had to adjust intonation on a few strings.-- Includes a very basic gig bag. Will keep the dust off it when stowed, but consider that guitars costing 10 times as much don't often include a bag.-- In general, all of the hardware is inexpensive, as you would expect at this price point. But, everything seems good enough to do the job.-- The neck is the best part of the guitar. We'll assume that it is what they say; roasted maple neck and rosewood fretboard. 2nd fret was quite high, but others seem ok. Somewhat sharp fret ends, but overall a decent fret job. Another person thinks the nut is bone. There were a few minor blems on the back side.-- The tuners are smooth and hold tuning well.-- The pickups are the big surprise. They sound amazing and I am impressed. I have no plans to change them out.SUMMARY:At the price, it is a surprisingly decent guitar. If you're a beginner and just want the cheapest possible entry. this may work for you. However, these days there are so many really decent guitars in the sub $300 range, that you may want to spend a little more. Great guitar if you just want some practice working on guitars. The only changes I plan to make are a low friction string tree, new strings, and treble bleed added to the volume pot. Otherwise, it plays fine and no sense sinking money into a guitar when there are better options and you'll never be able to recoup your money in resale.

I purchased this just to mod and tinker with. Was not expecting much considering the price. Boy was I shocked. This guitar rocks! This guitar is in the company of 3 custom shop Gibsons, 3 Fender customs, a few Schecters, and more. This guitar looks, plays, and sounds as good as any of my expensive guitars. The finger board is as nice as my player 2 strat. I would put the 2 as equal except for the pickups. This guitar was out of the box a shred machine. Now about the pickups. Are they as good as the player 2? No, however they are great sounding and I the tone. I experienced no squeal or unwanted noise, even at hight volume, high gain. If you want a strat that plays great and won't break the bank get you one these. I just bought a 2nd one.

I've been on a quest to find the best cheap guitar and while the pickups and electronics in this guitar are not the best, it's the neck and how playable the guitar is that's important to me. The intonation was as good as you could get it with a three barrel bridge and the action height was very good. This guitar was playable right out of the box after tuning. It might be luck of the draw that I got such a good playing guitar but I don't think so. I've been playing guitar for over 50 years and in my hands this guitar feels like one of my more expensive guitars. I will be putting better pickups and new strings on this guitar but that's about it. Was I just lucky and got a good one, I don't know. I would recommend this guitar to a new player just starting out.

Guitar came nicely packaged with a padded gig bag . Accessories included were tremolo bar, Allen wrenches, cord and guitar strap .Tuners ,switch and knobs move smoothly and function as they should. The weight of the guitar is heaverier than I expected ( I am happy about that ). The pickups are hotter than I expected ( another plus ) . After playing around with the tremolo it continued to stay in tune . It has a beautiful roasted maple neck and bone nut( still astonished by the great price ) . A set up was done on it , tuning , intonation and adjusted the strings down . Initially the intonation was off, and the tremolo needed adjustment, but easily remedied. The paint is beautiful but there is a smudge on the edge of the horn( not a big deal ) , I ordered metallic black but it is more of a dark grey with metallic flecks ( quite happy as it is prettier than black ) I am happy I went out on a limb and made this purchase I would buy it again .🎸😊