Jackson KVX10 King V

24 Jumbo Frets
Volume and tone controls
Duncan Design
Passive Pickups
Alder Body
Bolt-On Maple Neck
String-thru body (by far my favorite, avoid Floyd Rose)

Would have liked it to include a whamy bar cause i hate my dunlop cry baby
Also would have liked a volume control for neck and bridge pickups

Obviously it looks to be an all out metal guitar, which it is (except for the pickups, ill get to that in a second) The guitar is great for rock of any sort and with SH-2 neck pickups, it can be fairly jazzy too. I only play thrash and death metal, it's what i've always played. I play through a Marshall MG100X and it works great. This guitar has crappy stock pickups. Switch to EMG-81 and EMG-85 pickups, thats the same combo of pickups Zakk Wylde, Kerry King of Slayer and Kirk Hammet of Metallica (before they started to suck) use. If your not gonna switch to EMG pickups (which you should anyway) then at least slap some different Duncans on like SH-2 Jazz Neck and SH-4 TB Bridge. The guitar is good with the feedback restraint and clearity but it could be much better, which is where the EMGs come in. You can get a lot of variety with SH-2 and SH-4 pickups and with EMGs your not gonna get a whole lot of variety but METAL is the only sound i want and theres no better pickup for it. I give it a 8 with stock pickups, a 9 with better Duncans and a 10 with EMGs

Action was set a bit high for me but nothing really to complain about. The finish was great, i have a B.C. Rich Beast and the thing looks ridiculously awesome but it chips like crazy. The hardware was just what i expected.

I play once a month at Battle of the Bands (local band shows) the guitar holds up great. It doesn't chip or scratch easily like my Beast, I always bring a back though just incase. That jack nut seems to come loose but tighten it with a wrench and it will stay.

I've been playing for 9 years and out of all the guitars I've ever owned or played, this is diffently my favorite. I'm am more than happy with this guitar, if it were stolen, well, i wouldn't let it get stolen, but if it some how did i would for sure get a new one. The first time I bought a guitar i was choosing between my Beast and a Gibson Explorer, the Beast won cause it's cheaper and looked cooler, the next time around it was between the Explorer and the Jackson, the Explorer won cause i already new a lot about it and James Heittfield plays it sooo... then i finially got a Jackson and i loved it, i wish i had gotten it in the first place, it complements EMG pickups better than any other guitar i can think of. I still wish it came with a whamy bar though :-( If you have any questions, i'd be more than happy to answer them, just email me at JacksonVsoloist@coolkiwi.com

BODY Alder with Flame Maple Veneer on Transparent Colors
NECK Bolt-On Rock Maple
NO. OF FRETS 24 Jumbo Frets
BRIDGE PICKUP Duncan Designed? HB-103B Humbucker (copy of Seymour Duncan distortion)
NECK PICKUP Duncan Designed? HB-102N Humbucker (copy of Seymour Duncan jazz)
CONTROLS Master Volume, Master Tone
BRIDGE Adjustable Bridge with Strings-Through-Body

I would have given this a better score for features, but it doesn't come with a hardcase, unless you want to pay #200 extra for one, and i would have liked to have a volume control for each pickup. Also, there is no neck binding which would have made the guitar look a lot better.

I play a lot of heavy metal such as megadeth, iron maiden and judas priest and this guitar suits my style pretty good, however i reaplced the bridge pickup for a seymour duncan JB and it sounds a lot better. I gives a nice bright sound which i like and i'm using it with a Vox AD30VT and i can get a really good distorted and clean sound out of it. The only thing i didn't like much was the stock bridge pickup, it wasn't a major dislike, but i replaced the pickup anyway.

The action was really good when i got the guitar, but it could go lower so i adjusted the bridge. There were no flaws in the finish or neck.
The was one major problem though, when i bent the thin E sting it went out of tune, not being much of a guitar expert, i don't know what caused this so i just changed the strings and the problem disappered.

Beause this was my first pointy guitar, i smashed it about quite a lot when i was walking around beacuse i wasn't used to the size, and the finish didn't even dent, i managed to put a small 1mm chip in the paintwork when i hit the lower fin on the metal front of my amp. The strap pins are bigger than normal and look like they were going to last, but i bought some schaller strap locks just in case beacuse i don't want to risk damaging this guitar in a concert. The harware seems pretty solid and the controls havn't came loose and i've had the guitar for about 4 months.

never had to deal with them.

I have been playing for about 2 years and the only other gear i've got is my Vox amp.
If this guitar was stolen, i would hunt down the person who took it and stab them with the pointy fins of the guitar and probably buy the same guitar again, or if i suddenly had loads of cash, i would buy the KV2 or KV2T.
This guitar has everything i need: fast thin neck, jumbo frets, no floyd rose and it is amazing value for money.

THIS IS A UPDATE TO MY LAST REVIEW. I GAVE THIS GUITAR A 7 OVERALL, BUT AFTER EXSTINSIVE TESTING, THIS LITTLE JEWEL ROCKS. I SLIPPED THE JUDAS PRIEST ELECTTIC EYE IN THE DVD PLAYER, FIRED THE 60" MITSUBISHI UP AND STARTED JAMMING ALONG. THE LONGER I PLAYED I REALIZED THAT I WAS ALITTLE QUICK TO JUDGE... I'M HERE TO TESTIFY THAT THIS MIJ VERSION OF THIS GUITAR IS NO LESS THAN OUTRIGHT FUN TO PLAY. THE BRIDGE PICK-UP DOES PERFORM ALITTLE BETTER THAN THE NECK, BUT WHO USES THE NECK PICK-UP ANYWAY.THE STRING THROUGH BODY IS GREAT. I HAVE A TENDENCY OF LAYING MY HAND ON THE FLOYED ROSE, AND SOMETIMES I GET A SOUND THAT SOUNDS LIKE I'M FLOATING IN WATER [WAVY].THE STRING THROUGH IS JUST THE SET-UP I NEED. THE GUITAR STAYS IN TUNE ALOT BETTER. I SHOULD HAVE MADE THE SWITCH ALONG TIME AGO. THE FLOYED ROSES LOOK GREAT, BUT THESE STRING THRU STAY IN TUNE ALOT BETTER. I LIKE THE LIGHT WEIGHT OF THE GUITAR. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE WEIGHT WOULD AFFECT THE SOUND. WRONG AGAIN... THE WEIGHT IS JUST RIGHT. THE LOOK IS AWSOME. LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE I USE THE ROLAND CUBE 30, AND 60. THESE AMPS ARE HOT AND SOUND GREAT TOO. YOU DON'T NEED ANY PEDALS, IT HAS BUILT IN EFFECTS.I JUST PATCHED THE 60 INTO THE 30, AND WHAT A SOUND. PUT THEM SIDE BY SIDE OR SPREAD THEM APART, YOU HAVE A VERY NICE SOUND. EACH AMP HAS IT'S OWN SOUND. WOW. WHAT A IDEA. BACK TO THE GUITAR. I'M GIVING THIS JEWEL OF A GUITAR A 10 ACROSS THE BOARD. MY ONLY GRIPE IS PUT THE REAL MC'COY'S INSTEAD OF THE DUNCAN DESIGED PICK-UPS.ALSO JACKSON [FENDER] THROW IN A CASE, FOR THIS LITTLE JEWEL, IT WOULD HAVE MADE A HELL OF A PACKAGE DEAL. THIS REVIEW WAS NOT SPONSWORED BY AARP JUST AN AGEING ROCKIN ROLLER. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! SINCERLY BROTHER BOB

40 YRS, BUT I DON'T LOOK A DAY OVER 40 HAA, HAA ROCK ON... FORGOT 3USA FENDER'S STRAT PLUS DAPHANIE BLUE, 3 GOLD LACE'S,AND ROSEWOOD FRETBOARD, MIJ 70'S RE-ISSUE LARGE HEADSTOCK,2 TONE SUNBURST,HSS THE H BEING A SEYMOUR DUNCAN TB-4, 2 AMERICAN SINGLES, RICHIE BLACKMORE STYLE STRAP LOCKS, BIRDSEYE MAPLE NECK.3 WARMOUTH PARTS 70'S STRAT,LARGE HEADSTOCK BULLIET TRUSS ROD, CREAM IN COLOR 3 PLY WHITE PICKGUARD JIMI HENDRIX RE-ISSUE PICK-UPS.STANDARD FENDER CROME TREMELO,CHROME HARDWARE. I ALSO HAVE 3 CHARVELS 1 DRK BLUE SPECTRUM, W/ REVERSE HEADSTOCK 3 SINGLES W/ WAH WAH SWITCH.2 MODEL A PRO TRANS BLUE W/ TIGER MAPLE NECK EBONY FRETBOARD,2 LIVE WIRE PICK-UPS.3 MODEL 5 BLK METALIC,HSS JACKSON ACTIVE PICK-UPS, SCHALLER FLOYED ROSE, ROCK MAPLE NECK W/ ROSEWOOD FRETBOARD W/ SHARKFINS.BLK HARDWARE.1 TOKAI MIJ GT LES PAUL W/ 2 P-90'S, GIBSON STYLE HEADSTOCK.1 VERY VERY BAD TO THE BONE EMPIRE MADE JACKSON STYLE BODY, STRAT STYLE NECK. THE BODY IS BLK ON THE BACK SIDE THE FRONT THE DECKCO HEAD PAINTED PEARL WHITE THE BLUE PEARL LIGHTNING BOLTS FROM THE EYES., FLOYED ROSE, JACKSON ACTIVE PICK-UPPAINTED TO MATCH 9V, A THIN IBANEZ STYLE NECK W/ LOCKING NUT. FACE IS PAINTED A BLUE BURST PEARL, GROTH LOCKING TUNERS. 1 GIBSON LES PAUL BLK BEAUTY. FINALLY A 2003 JACKSON SL-1 PILE'O'SKULLS, MINT! AND FOR SALE. THE JACKSON KVX10 KING V SOUNDS AND PLAYS AS WELL AS MOST OF THE GUITARS MENTIONED, THE SL-I HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING THE REAL MC' COYS INSTEAD OF THE DUNCAN DESIGED PICK-UPS. ALL OF THESE GUITARS ARE WELL CARED FOR AND HAVE SERVED ME WELL. PEACE BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

MIJ. 24 FRETS.1 TONE, 1 VOLUME, 3 WAY TOGGLE SWITCH. NICE LOOK TO THE CROME KNOBS, AND TOGGLE SWITCH AGAINST THE BLK PAINT. ALDER BODY, BUT THIS GUITAR WEIGHTS NOTHING. THAT'S WHY I WOUNDER ABOUT IT BEING MADE FROM POPLAR? H/H DUNCAN DESIGNED [A LITTLE THIN ON THE SOUND]. I AM JAMMING THROUGH A ROLAND CUBE 30 & 60.THESE LITTLE AMPS ROCK FOR THE PRICE. THE JACKSON V IS THE BEST V'S IN THE LAND... STRING THRU BODY, FIRST TIME I'VE TRIED THE STRING THROUGH, BUT IT LOOKS COOL, AND SOUNDS GOOD TOO. GINERIC TUNERS, YOU WOULD THINK THEY'ED PUT A BETTER TUNER ON THESE GUITAR. I LIKE THE FLAT THIN NECK. NO EXTRAS, EXCEPT THE TRUSS ROD ADJUSTER.

I LIKE HEAVEY METAL [JUDAS PREIST]SO IT HAS THE LOOK CUBE 30, CUBE 60. NO EXCESS NOISE.SOUND IS THIN. LIKES AND DISLIKES. THIS IS NOT A FEATURE PACKED GUITAR. IT'S KIND OF BASIC. IT STILL LOOKS GOOD

NICE AND SIMPLE.

LIVE PLAYING? NOT SURE..HARDWARE SEEMS LIKE IT WILL LAST. FINISH LOOKS GOOD. NOT HAPPY WITH THE STRAP BUTOMS. I WOULD HAVE A BACK-UP HANDY.ANSWER NO.

PLAYING OFF AND ON FOR 35 YRS. I THOUGHT THE GUITAR IS A LITTLE CHEAP MADE FOR THE PRICE. SINCE IT IS A STRING THRU BODY, I THINK JACKSON COULD HAVE BEEFED UP ON SOME OTHER AREA'S[TUNER'S, SEYMOUR DUNCANS]etc.

Location Made: Japan
Frets: 24 Jumbo
Neck: Bolt-On Rock Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Body: Alder with Flame Maple Veneer
Pickups: 3 way selector, Duncan Designed
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Bridge: JT390 Adjustable Bridge with Strings-Through-Body
Machine Heads: Die Cast
Inlays: Shark Fin

This is a guitar that sounds great considering how little I paid for it. It'll come into it's zone when playing through an amp with a lot of distortion and is better suited to heavy/thrash metal styles. The neck is well suited for allowing you to really tear the fretboard to pieces with lightning quick thash solos, the jumbo frets really allow you to get down to the last frets.

I had to have the action adjusted in the store, although I'm not sure if this is due to careless factory settings or because the guitar had been sitting on a rack for so long. Other than that everything was fine.

This guitar looks and sounds great on stage, although you'll probably have a hard time with the input jack's location, although special cables are available in shops to help this problem. Also, the strap locations are slightly bothersome for live playing.

The guitar itself is solid, definitely built to withstand live playing. This is a guitar, like most Jacksons, that has been built to last. It is very dependable but you should always have a back-up guitar, or at least some spare strings, handy just in case.

I haven't had to even call customer support. The waranty I recieved for this guitar was for 1 year, which includes any damages/repairs/set-ups.

I've been playing for just about 3 years and have owned a few other guitars. This is my first V, and I am extremely pleased with it. If it were stolen I would definitely buy this again (but not before tracking down the f**ker who stole it!).

I seriously love the V shape, although the input jack and strap locations can be annoying. There is nothing I specifically hate about this guitar. Jackson are a seriously reliable manufacturer so this guitar is unlikely to fail even the most brutal of guitar players. An excellent purchase for any guitar player!

2001 made Japan model
24 frets
solid top
1 volume 1 tone control, 3 way selector
Pickups: Duncan designed HB-103B and HB-102N
Passive elektronics
Bodywood Alder, Neck Maple, Fingerboard Rosewood
Metallic blue finish
Body style: V
Bridge style: String thru body
Non locking tuners
Neck: Jumbo Frets, Maple, Rosewood fingerboard, quite thin and flat profile : 0.775 at first fret, at 12th fret: 0.810.

I'm quite satisfied with all but the volume and tone buttons, they suck ass and keep falling off the guitar. The inputjack is also kinda
misplaced I think, cracked up a few cables of mine. The rest is great.

I play lots of different music, mostly 80's trash but also some death of the 90's such as Morbid Angel and Hypocrisy. The Bridge pickup sounds ok but It's not loud enough for me and I want a clearer tone, mostly for leads. It sounds a bit thin, but could be worse.
Neck pickup is good for clean play, although not crystal clear at all, dirty it sounds like shit. Good for blues if you're into it but you're not buying this guitar if you like blues, or are you?
I'm changing the bridge pickup for Duncan Distortion but I'll keep the neck pickup.

When I bought this guitar, the action was a little high, the strings where old and crappy as hell. Pickups were adjusted fine, no problem there.

I had a little problem adjusting the action but when I finally had managed to do so, the guitar was worth it BIG TIME. I love the V-shape, much better looking than other Flying V's. I adore the neck,

It's thin and comfortable and perfect for both Rythm and Lead playing. It's quite easy to reach high frets, not like the Epiphone's.
It's built for playing fast and so light that ever your mom can play it.

I'm afraid to chip one of the wings while playing live but I guess it will be alright if I'm just a little careful. The inputjack is a real pain in the ass, I'm afraid that it's gonna crack my cable during the gig so I'm gonna buy a new special shaped one. It has killer looks and monster playability so I'm convinced almost everyone can make a career as a rockstar with this axe.

Newer dealt with jackson but I've dealt with Fender Scandinavia, very reliable.

I've played guitar for 7 years now and I own a Hughes and Kettner Warp 7 212 amp. The amp is far to bassy and sounds Neometal as hell so I run guitar into a Boss MT-2 pedal, this pedal kicks ass, perfect Trash sound. The only thing I regret that I didn't ask about was getting special cable for the all crappy input jack.

If it was stolen I would cry like a baby and try to hang my self or something 'cause I can't afford another one. If I found out who stole it, the person would wish he was dead. If I could afford another I would buy a KV2 or just another KvX10. If I could get one of those old Ibanez V's from the late 80's, I would buy it instead.

I really recommend this guitar, kicks all other V-guitars but jackson KV2, seriously , don't buy the Rhoades model, this model Is so much better in all ways.

I've mention it a couple of times already, Inputjack = CRAPP, Humbuckers not pefect. Everything else is very good.

I've compared it to following guitars: ESP LTD V-350, Jackson RX10, Jackson RR3, Jackson KV4 (I think?) and Washburn dimebag signature cheap ass guitars. Dimebag signature where also good, I thought of buying one at first but changed my mind 'cause i didn't want a signature series guitar. The ESP had faaaaaaaaar to thick neck, large body and where much heavier. I don't know why I didn't like Randy Rhoades model, just 22 frets, wanted a real V guitar but otherwise I think RR3 was quite ok and pretty similar to KVX10 except for 22 frets VS 24 frets. I've planned to buy a Dimebag signature as second guitar but I also thought of a Ibanez with wizard neck, don't know really what to do.. Mail me with suggestions please!

If I could get more feutures for the same price I wish it had Neckthrough, Seymour duncan pickups, A bit thinner neck (Even more speed =D) and inputjack that where placed on the left wing or on the body. But I think it's impossible to make such a great guitar at same price........

2002 India
24 frets
2 duncan designed pick ups
1 volume control, 1 tone control
jumbo frets

awesome sound. It really is a metal guitar!

no pick up buzz. Will feed back very easliy though!

the guitar was set up pretty well. the action isn't as good as it could be but reasonably good.

it has a black finish. I've bumped it hundreds of times and it never dints or scratches. it would be really hard to seriously damage the paint work.

because it is V -shaped, it is hard to play sitting down. You usually have to stand up to play it.

definetly a stage guitar!

the finish does seem to mark easily. strap buttons are good but could be located somewhere else on the guitar.

no warranty. I don't really need customer support for it. I've had it for 12 months and no problems so far.

overall it is a great stage guitar. the neck isn't perfect but still pretty good. Its an awesome guitar for pinch harmonics and heavy stuff.

It is hard to sit down and play. You must have a strap to play it. It is very comfortable to stand up and play though.

It would be really good with a bigsby on it.

it is a very striking guitar to look at. an attention seeker that plays as good as it looks

2003
Made In Japan
24 Frets
Solid Top
I Volume, I Tone and a Three Way Toggle
H/H
Duncan Designed Pickups
Passive Electronics
Alder Body
Satin Black
Jackson King V Body Style
Jackson JT390 Adjustable Bridge With Strings-Through-Body
Non-Locking Jackson Tuners
25.5" Scale Bolt On Rock Maple Neck With Rosewood Fingerboard
No Accesories Included!
The one thing that really bugged me about this guitar was the lack of a thru neck, granted, the existing neck is still great but you really expect a thru neck on a Flying V. I'm assuming a bolt on neck was chosen to keep the costs of making the guitar down. Otherwise at #350 this guitar is an absolute steal.

I mainly play speed metal(Megadeth, Old MetallicA, Testament etc) and this guitar is practically tailor made for it. Afterall Dave Mustaine played Jackson King V's for fifteen years before going to E.S.P.
I play via a Morley Pro Series Wah into my Marshall AVT150 and i manage to get a fairly good metal sound from this setup despite the Marshall being a pretty shite amp.
The Duncan Designed pickups totally surprised me. I didn't expect them to sound half as good as they do with distortion. The HB-103B bridge pickup has a resonably high output and delivers a lot of bass and treble. You can expect the kinda "Countdown To Extinction" distortion with the bridge pickup selected. The HB-102N neck pickup isn't quite as high in output as it's bridge conterpart but the set of Duncan Designed pickups are easily the best stock pickups I've heard. Both pickups, however, produce lots of feedback without being too noisy suggesting that they have a high output. I think the HB-103B is modelled on the Seymour Duncan Disortion and the HB-102N is modelld on the Seymour Duncan Jazz. The pickups are also capable of producing a wide range of harmonics which once again complements this guitar's ability to play metal.
Clean, the guitar doesn't sound so great and this is why i only give the guitar a nine for sound. But then most people who play this guitar will use distortion 90% of the time anyway so, if you've got a guitar that sounds god clean, buy this guitar.

The guitar was set up perfectly when i bought it. I changed the strings when i got it home and i don't get any fret buzz or choking any where on the fretboard. The action is pretty low, i haven't changed it since i bought the guitar. The fret wire kinda seems "smaller" than i'm used on my Ibanez RG570 and i find this guitar is more playable towards the higher frets.
The finish was totally flawless! There's no sinking of the paint work anywhere on the body or the headstock and the fret were finisher very nicely. I dunno what the skarkfin inlays are (i doubt they're real mother of pearl) but they look the dog's bollocks anyway.
The string to pole piece alignment is almost perfect which is an amazing thing to get on a guitar in this price bracket.
Everything else about the guitar is perfect in this department.

This guitar will definatley withstand live playing.
The finish looks like it'll last, I've banged the guitar a few times already I haven't even chipped the fins yet.
The strap buttons are pretty solid but i'll change them to fit strap locks on the guitar when I need to gig with it.
play an Ibanez RG570 and i bought the Jackson as a back up guitar. Now the Jackson will probably become my main guitar but then i tend to do a lot of Floyd Rose tricks so the Jackson may remain a backup guitar.

I've never had to deal with any guitar company so i can' rate the guitar here. I have heard that Jackson have become less reliable sinc Fender bought them out though.

I've only been playing for five years, I've had a few Fenders and Ibanez before and this is the best guitar I've played especially for sound.
If it were stolen, I'd be fucked but I probably would buy this guitar again.
There isn't much to compare this guitar too! The Epiphones I played don't come close to this guitar, nor does the B.C Rich Body Art's Junior V. I'd like to have tried the X-series Randy Rhoads V but, given the choice, I'd still have bought the King V.
As I said before It'd have been cool to have a thru neck on this guitar but it's not the end of the world; I'd say the improvement in sound and playability makes up for the bolt-on neck.
If in doubt BUY THIS GUITAR anyway, you won't regret it.

It's pretty standard, very simple(which I like). I really love the neck, it's very fast. When I bought it, the guitar came with a couple of duncan design pickups, they were definetly great pickups and I would probably still be very happy with the guitar, had I kept them in. I replaced them with emgs of course, and 81 in the bridge, and 85 in the neck, and it definitly sounds better. EMG'S RULE, there is no debating this. The guitar although simple still rules, it doesn't need alot of features.

I was very impressed the first time I plugged when I brought it home, It blew my b.c. rich to hell. Awesome stock pickups, they're flawless. Very Impressive for such a cheap guitar, only $450.00

Action was great, it's black so that's pretty hard to fuck up. But like I said, it's got great action, but the action is also adjustable, so you can customize to fit your needs.

Never had a single problem, doesn't look like I will anytime soon . Just like any other self respecting guitar player, i would never gig without a backup, thats just stupid.

It's a great guitar, even as a cheap foreign model, it still rules.

Brand spanking new, 2003.
Made in japan!!!
24 frets.
Black finish, alder body, strings thru-body...i think you know the rest.
Did not come with anything at all, no tools, no case...not even a damn booklet!

MINT!!! I play heavy/thrash metal (megadeth, slayer, old sepultura etc) and this guitar is pretty good. Good thick sound for cheapo stock humbuckers. I use a crappy, messed up marshall mg15, and it sounds good on that!!! The humbuckers are totally noise-less, very clear. I do not like the clean sound at all! But i think my pickups need adjusting cos it sounds very dull and lifeless on clean settings. Harmonics are a bit poor compared to my SQUIRE:-0 (again, i think my pickups need sorting out or something)
All in all it sounds very good for the price, if you're into metal then jackson are for you.

SHITE!!! I could not believe how bad this guitars condition was when i got it home and played on it! The strings were touching the frets!!! I've adjusted the bridge, but there is still a lot of buzzing!!! The truss rod must be out. Pickups were "cock-eyed"!!! And in my opinion this guitar should of been made a "2nd" cause there are quite a few flaws. There is glue on the fret board near the top end, there are saw marks too, both on the neck and on the nut! There are a few "dings" on the head stock.
The finish is far too thin on mine, i dropped my frigging pick on the head stock and the bloody thing CHIPPED it!!! what the hell?!?
I droped a cd (a cd with no case) and it chipped the body, which pissed me right off!!!
Shark teeth inlays look BLOODY GREAT!!!

I aint had the guitar that long and apart from what i mentioned above, the guitar is pretty mint. The guitar will piss easily withstand live playing, just try not to touch it or it might chip! The hardware is decent and fairly solid. For me, i think the finish is far to thin and will wear off due in due time, i aint bothered cos it'll add a "vintage" look to the guitar. Strap buttons aint going anywhere soon, they're solid. I'll get some strap locks for it though. I'd use it without a backup easily, what can go wrong? string break??? BOO HOO Guitar stays in tune very well.

I find it basically worthless cos they aint got a "contact address" or anything or their website!

I have been playing about 4 years, nothing series, i just play cos i wanna and not just to look cool like most people. I wish i had played the guitar before i bought it. I wouldn't lose it, how can u lose a guitar? If it were stolen...somebody betta run fast as hell!!! nuff said. If this review sounds like i'm making it out to be a crap guitar i aint doing it on purpose, i really do like this guitar, i'm just a bit dissapointed with the quality...you can tell that fender are messing with these guitars.
Good guitar, good sound, amazing shape, worth checking out.