Austin AU510WR

A single-cutaway, transparent wine-red finish, cream-colored binding, electric-acoustic. It has active electronics (bass, mid, treble, presense, and volume) with an under-the-saddle pickup. 20 frets and made in China. The neck is solid and straight.

I use this for a contemporary church band plugging into a direct box which feeds a PA system. I use only a Boss CH-1 Chorus sparingly. This guitar is dead quiet. The 4-band, active EQ can made my sound bassy and boomy to trebly and bright.

Since I bought this used, there was no factory setup. However, the intonation was almost perfect. The action was suprising low with no fret-buzz. The finish was perfect and glossy. Perfectly balanced with or without a strap. The only flaw if you want to call it that is the 9-volt battery holder is a little loose but not a nusiance.

I play this live every week. The finish appears to be good enough to last forever. I currently use it without a backup and it has not let me down yet. Since it was used, I was expecting to find many flaws but this guitar was in perfect shape. This guitar holds its tuning very well. A great value considering what I paid for it.

This electric-acoustic is a well-rounded, solid instructment. The active electronics are superb. The finish is very pleasing to the eye. The first time I played it it already felt 'broken in'. If it were stolen, lost, and/or damaged, I would most certainly buy it again if I could find another one. Overall, I am very satisfied with this spur-of-the-moment purchase.