Great value guitar
Nice guitar for the price with a good quality look and feel. It has enough unplugged volume for a bedroom acoustic and the pickups are impressive at this price point. The neck is stated as “1960's SlimTaper D-shape”. It feels slightly chunkier but still comfortable.
However, straight out of the box several issues needed attention:
• the truss rod needed adjustment to correct a back-bow.
• The fret ends were poorly finished and had to be dressed.
• The bridge was low quality. I replaced it with a compatible Gotoh bridge.
• Lemon oil treatment improved the fretboard.
• Finally, I replaced the dreadful stock strings with a decent set.
In conclusion, these were easy DIY jobs and this is now a very good guitar which sounds great and is comfortable to play. At around one-fifth the price of the Gibson equivalent this is a no-brainer if you’re looking for a competent, affordable small-bodied semi.
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