Burswood Steel String

All the basic dreadnaught guitar features with unlined gig bag, extra strings, picks, strap and video- all subpar.

Tone fair when playing in first position. Could not play in any other position as guitar would not tune properly due to horrible workmanship.

NOT a solid spruce top as advertised. NOT a mahogany neck as advertised. Neck NOT stright. Frets NOT dressed. NOT intonated properly. VERY high action. Trussrod NOT responsive. NOT a lacquer finish as advertised. One area of the top of the guitar was unfinished.

Within 2 weeks the black finish (paint?) on the neck was wearing off. Guitar overall very flimsy. Not durable OR reliable.

This is as blatent a case of false advertising as I have ever seen. This is an unplayable guitar made of inferior materials throughout.
I would NOT recommend this guitar to ANYONE of ANY level. You can get a much nicer guitar at any music shop for around a hundred dollars- it won't have everything that came with this package, but it will be a playable guitar. Stay away from Esteban Guitars!
I have been playing for over 40 years and just wanted a cheap dreadnaught to bang around with. This is NOT a playable guitar!

They give you a flimsy peice of crap gig bag, a video by the "great" Estaban master of the art of con and strings that ware down because of the frets. Made in China by 5 year olds. My friend tried to pursuade me inhto believing this peice of crap was a high ernd qualaty guitar(he said Gibson.)I took a look inside and saw the Burswood label. Again he covers up the fact this guitar sucks by saying it's the type of wood this "guitar" was made out of. Sad.

the sound sucks. it doesnt project at all. its constantly out of tune even when "fixed." when trying to enjoy the rining of the note it stops abrubtly.

the finishing gloss is horrible. on HSN it showed them crafting this guitar with flimsy wood they bent it with ease.

within the first week i fear it would shatter in hands so beware to begginer guitarists dont be conned into buying this crappy guitar.

to describe it in one word PATHETIC. dont waste ur money on this crappy guitar.

As far as I can tell, this thing was made by my 6-year-old nephew's 1st grade class in Buffalo. Solid top, you ask? Yeh, solid dog s%%t! The controls, funny enough, didn't work! You know, instead of listing ALL of these good points, let me put it like this... take a shoe box, strap a rake to it, attach 6(or 7, your preference)shoe strings to either end and, VIOLA!!! You'll be much better off going this route than buying from, as a previous reviewer said,"ESTEBUM."

You know, all 4 notes that I was able coax out of this beauty weren't THAT bad.

You don't wanna get me started on this topic.

I wouldn't use this thing as a prop in a grade school play. Actually, I bet if I put it on a stand in front of my amp during one set it would implode. Oh, can you depend on it? You can depend on your guitar tech laughing at you. By the way, I think the finish on this cream puff was actually nail polish. I'm not afraid it's gonna fall apart, I KNOW it will.

Not even gonna waste my time.

I've been playing for about 20 years now, and this is the biggest joke that I've ever come across.It actually was a gag gift, but I thought I would give it a chance. HAH! I've got two acoustics that I use #1. Collings OM-2H #2. 1995 Martin 000-42 EC. It may seem unfair to use these as a comparison, but I actually went into this HOPING to give a half-a** positive review. No such luck. Kids, if this is your only choice, take up the kazoo. I guarantee it will be more rewarding. I did actually see the HSN ad for this piece of crap, and I'm guessing they picked up "Esteban" drunk,playing in some low-rate Mexican joint in Scottsdale, AZ. I really don't care how much my bass player paid for this turkey because the laugh we got out of it was priceless! I've always wanted to smash a guitar on stage, and thanks to Esteban I finally got my chance. "Kerry / Esteban" '04

first off, if you are not sure whether to buy this and want to know more than what's on this list of reviews please email me and ask...bennyween@yahoo.com

2003 in china. hard case, a tuner that will get the job done. 20 frets. two lesson videos (4 hours of lessons) that are easy to follow. case and guitar strap, strings and 3 picks not just thrown in but with 3 diff levels of firmness.

brilliant sound...i really could not believe how full it sounded when i got it in tune. friend of mine has played for about 10 years and is a genius when t comes to guitars. he gave it the thumbs up for a great beginners guitar. when i got it the strings were super far from the frets.....easy solution....quit complaining and just file the bridge down to where you feel comfortable with the distance....after i did this the piece sounded even better. for first week had to tune and tune and tune but now it stays where it needss to be

tuning pegs were a little loose but did not effect much. nut was fine....minimal popping and creaking for first week but worked out.

for small jam session or something similar this guitar is just fine...perfect. great finish that will last. the first one that was broken had a few magic marker spots on it but they sent me one with now markings on it and i cld really tell the difference in them. i can depend on it definitely because i strummed the bastard like no other...dinged it here and there....guitar won;t give.

when i got the broken one i called hasn right away got someone on the phone less than few minutes. i was amazed because they said no problem we'll send you a new one....they didnt want me to send the broken one first....they said just send it back when you get the new one....amazing

i wld buy it again....but i think i wld get the one from gift og guitar...not the set but just the guitar.

I read a lot of the reviews on the Estaban acoustic guitar.I`m trying to learn how to play the guitar and from the HSN TV ad I thought this would be a good deal...however,the guitar I received didn`t look or sound anything like the one old esteban played on TV.Also,the guitar I received doesn`t even have a pick guard.Guess I should have went by the saying:"if it sounds to good to be true,then it probably is!!!" The guitar is junk,and Esteban should have to pay "all" the people double who he conned and lied to get them to buy his junk.Mostly,(beside myself)I`m upset with HSN for also getting fooled by this jerk.I will say that the dude can play good,but...I rate his guitar a big fat ZERO!!!

I do not know how to play yet.And I surely have nothing good to say about the junk guitar I bought from Stebum!

The one I received looks like a child painted it with a brush.You can see the brush marks.Also,no pick guard.

My brother-in-law plays the guitar and when he tried to play it,he told me that he didn`t know where I got this pice of junk at,but I needed to give it back.He could not play it because he told me he didn`t want it to fall apart on him!

I`m just taking a loss on the Esteban guitar I got off HSN.However,I did send the an email letting them know that I was not happy with their dealings with a con man.They was going to give me my money back,but I just decided to stop doing business with them!

I just wanted to let people know that Esteban got me too!

Let's get one thing straight from the beginning, there is no SOLID wood on this guitar. If Esteban says this is a solid spruce top, well he's lying! This is a terrible product for a beginner to buy because it's virtually unplayable. It won't take very long for most beginners to just give us as they don't know how to coax any sound from a cheap guitar.

Again, about the only sound a beginner is going to get from this guitar is string buzz. I have played and taught for 23 years so I know from whence I speak.

The action was too high for a beginner. Bookmatched top? What a laugh! Tuners are awful. This guitar won't stay in tune through one strummed song.

I don't think anyone buying a guitar of this quality will be doing any live playing unless they're drunk. Finish is too thick. If I went to a concert and saw someone with this I'd just walk back out the door.

Who knows but I bet they get a lot of calls.

As I stated earlier, I've played and taught longer than I care to remember. If you're a beginner go to a reputable guitar dealer. There are many fine, inexpensive instruments on the market now. Check out the action and the tuners first as this is the number one source of frustration for beginners. We all know where frustration leads.

I submitted a previous review, but left out an important comment. In the infomercial, Esteban is comparing the product features to that of a $2000 guitar which it was patterned after. He leads you to believe that this guitar has a soundhole rosette designed by him and an inlaid herring bone pattern down the center of the back. Both of these features are nothing more than a decal applied prior to clear coating. I was fooled into believing that if somebody went to to trouble of inlaying the rosette and back, then the instrument must have some degree of workmanship.

Do yourself a favor. If you are buying a guitar for a beginner or child and are not concerned about a high quality instrument, pick up a $9 guitar off eBay (+ $30 shipping) and save yourself some money.

Esteban's adevertised steel-string guitar on giftofguitar.com. Must have gotten a good specimen. Solid(?) spruce top, mahogany neck, dreadnought back and sides. High gloss finish on neck, back/sides, lacquer (sp?) on face on guitar. Chrome machine heads, plastic bridge, bridge pins, and plastic fret board, with MINIMAL evidence of magic marker touchup. Herringbone stripe down back of guitar, rosette around sound hole. Included accessories: non-padded gig bag, strap, allen wrenches, pics, 1 and 1/2 hour instructionsal video, and 3 pics, with extra set of strings.

Loud guitar. Rich, full sound, not quite a $300 Epiphone, but a 3rd place at least. I'm just beginning to play the guitar, and I have messed around with my friedns guitar, a Epiphone $300. This guitar sounds GREAT for the price. Very happy with it. Would be proud to show it to family and friends, and probably teachers, too.

Well constructed guitar for $115. Tuning pegs were a little loose, but bearable. Beautiful finish, all around, Smells faintly of cedar at the soundhole, which I find pleasing. Fretdots could be a little more flush with fretboard, but I would not consider sending it back b/c of it. Well constructed for the price. Perfect for students (like me).

It would most likely withstand live playing, but not everyday of the year. Coffeehouse gigs, church songs, etc. would fit it perfectly. Finish is very good on this guitar, shiny, with only a few (3-4) blemishes. Solid strap buttons. I feel I can depend on it for at least a year and a half or so, until I can learn the ropes and buy myself a better quality instrument. I would not hesitate to use it at a gig without a backup, unless I was playing for money, and not FUN, which is why I want to play it in the first place.

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Haven't had to deal with them.

I have been messing around with this guitar for only about 3 weeks now, but I have been taking care of it, and not using it as a "throw-around" guitar. I have messed around with my friend's $300 Epiphone acoustic, and I am very happy with the sound of my Burswood. I would definetely buy it again if it were lost or stolen, you can't find anything better for the price. I love the sound of it. Rich, vibrant, beautiful. I hate nothing about it. I compared it to the Epiphone acoustic mentioned before. I chose the Burswood because it sounds GREAT for the price, and I just want a guitar to learn on, not to play professionally or anything with. I am very pleased with my purchase and I would not hesitate to reccommend this beginner package to friends.

Total piece of Junk, terrible finish. Neck is raised at the 12 fret making frets 10 and 11 fret at 12. (Does that make sense ?) 1st E string buzzes like mad and is visually lower than the other 5 strings. Truss rod adjustment made no difference... Tuners are junk.
Made in China.... great.

Actually sounds OK if you can ever find spost on the neck where the intonation is tolerable or it doesn't BUZZ.

Horrible. Crack running down the length of the neck. Finish along the fingerboard is garbage.

Only had it a day but seems like it is ready to implode.

Don't know yet. Going to call them tomorrow.

This is a big scam. I don't know who Escaban is but is he his a shill for endorsing this garbage. I hope HSN / Giftofguitar.com will take this garbage bag. I feel bad for the beginers who buy this thing because it is a tuning / intonation / buzzing nightmare. Frets 10-12 all produce the same note !

made in china, for a cheapie, looks nice

the sound surprised me, sounds like a medium priced guitar

the action on this guitar come set up nicly,

have not had it long enough to know how it will hold up, but will find out after the grandson gets it for xmas

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been playing 30 yrs, have 3 martins, bought this to give away, but it plays nice, looks nice, and hope the grandson has fun with it. as far as replacing it, I just ordered another one for the grand daughter. I really don,t hate anything about it, just a good looking cheapie.