Grote Electric Solid Body Guitar Modern-GST For Beginners (Arctic White)

I maybe got lucky on this, but everything about deciding to buy this guitar has been fantastic. I realize that the Chinese and Indonesian guitars have QC issues at times, but I hit a grand slam with this purchase. First off, Amazon packed this so well that it arrived totally protected. There was an inner box around the guitar, and then this box was placed in a larger outer box with a tons of fluffed packing paper protecting the inner guitar box. This would have survived anything. But the outer box was not even dented, and the inner box was in perfect condition. Then, on opening the inner box, this guitar was perfect with no dents, scratches, or injury of any kind. The deep reddish wood grain body and tortoise pick guard are absolutely beautiful, and the roasted neck finishes it off with a look that is beyond fantastic. The total weight is light, and feels really great. After I did some minimal fret work (slight filing of some ends), and height adjustments, I couldn’t put this guitar down for 90 minutes. It not only looks awesome, it is a total joy to play. I’ve been around a while, and I played in the hay days of rock (1960s) in bars and clubs in the midwest USA. I believe that I have owned or played “all” the major guitar brands ever made, so I know what is out there. All I can say is that I love this guitar and I would have used this in my gigs with no hesitation “back in the day” if I had it then. The fact that this is available for under $300 is unbelievable.

Compares well to my Squire Bullet Strat, both give the impression of being "cheap but plenty playable". Fit and finish are reasonable with nothing glaringly out of place. Fret ends actually finished a little more nicely than my Squire; slightly fatter neck profile than with slightly wider frets. Tuners feel weirdly inconsistent but seem to at least hold tune. Pots and switches are solid, pickups aren't half bad if nothing to write home about. Super lightweight but still has a nice, resonant strum to it. Not a bad deal at all for the price. To anyone planning on using this as a mod platform: it has H-S-H routing under the pickguard and replacing said pickguard is going to require a little tinkering. I used a "standard" 11 hole replacement off Amazon and about half the holes didn't line up at all so you'll need to drill some new ones in the body which isn't a big deal. There are also some extra holes drilled next to the pots to keep them from rotating. Finally, you're going to need a Dremel or something similar to carve the neck cutout a little bit deeper. I basically just laid the old pickguard over the new one and drilled/carved where necessary to make the neck cutout and control notches line up. Not a bad little project as long as you've got the tools to do it.

I bought this basically to record with and to have as a backup. I did not expect a whole lot for the price, but this guitar has much going for it! The finish is nice, no problems to mention, The weight is very nice, good for sessions and gigs when a guitar is lightweight. The frets are not sharp at all, and the neck, though it is kind of chunky, should not be a problem for those with small hands. The single coil pickups are okay, may replace them in the future, the bridge pickup is fine, esp. with the coil tap switch, can get a decent single coil sound out of it. The tuners, are mid at best. Some turn easily, some need much pressure to turn, and the feel is not consistent with them, but surprisingly, they hold tuning. Still, am going to replace them for sure. Minus one star for the tuning. Overall, this guitar is great for beginning guitarists, just replace the tuners with better quality ones, and you will have an instrument to grow with.

Everything about this guitar is absolutely amazing, the action is low and beautiful no buzz, the strings could be better but are for sure reliable. The weight and overall build of this guitar is true perfection, the tuning isnt bad at all either. This is for sure a great guitar for its price and would definitely recommend this for either a starter or first guitar.

Sounds decent the size is slightly smaller than a regular sized Strat

Got the Noble Blue and the finish is flawless. Wasn't sure about the Paulownia wood body but it sounds great without the weight. Pickups (HSS) are fine for the price and sound good. The humbucker on/off switch is a welcome addition. The body is slightly smaller than a standard stratocaster but doesn't affect playability. Have always liked naked maple necks and this is no exception. Only criticism is the strings. Change the strings. Minor intonation adjustments. Don't let this one slide. Buy it now.

Wow, am very surprised how good this guitar is. I saw videos about the cheapest guitars on amazon saying they were very good but may need setup. This one was on sale for $87 and reviews were most pretty good but a few negative. I tried my luck and won. Out of the box the strings were all very loose. No big deal, it easily tuned up and stayed in tune for hours. There wasnt a single problem, no high action, fret buz, bowed neck, crappy tone or anything. I have 4 other electrics all like $200 guitars except an epiphone les paul like a $500 guitar. And this grote was sounding better than all. It practically played itself as I jammed for hours in amazement. Its very light and it looks beautiful. It has 2 switches and plenty knobs to adjust tone. The nice tone and staying in tune for hours was a great surprise. Cheap guitars may be a bit of gamble and some may get a dud, but i figured I’d ship it right back if it were. Time will tell if this guitar holds up but so far this is an amazing deal.

Guitar broke after a couple of uses on my experience dont get this one, after a couple of uses mine just started sounding distorted Not recommended