SX SST 62

vintage White with Rosewood fret board .vintage frets .3 single coil pickups.mint pickguard .5 way switch .kluson type tuners .Magnetic Tremolo block !!
Made in China ,Bought from Ebay Belgium
not sure what wood is used .they say Alder .Its solid and quite weighty .Not flimsy at all .Only the routing gives away its cheap price and that doesnt show
Rating includes price adjusted total .

Sounds like a 62 Strat pure and simple.that stratty tone and quack come shining through until its all craked up .Not so good them but a decent pedal sorts it out .Replaced the pickups with Keystones but lost a certain jazzy sweetness along the way..I ran the usual expected gammut of Strat tones using a pedal and a Gdec .When I first played it my daughter like the warm jazzy tones from the stock pickups ,That was through my upgraded champ 600

Factory set up was OK and strings sounded same as the Ernie Balls I changed them to .When I bought another SX I kept the stock strings on .neck is great and absolutely no fret sprout ,action very low stock.i really like playing this guitar .
It went out of tune when I first played it and started bending and using trem .I opened out the nut slots and lowered them a bit .I use an Xacto saw blade .I just wiggle it around on the lower slots .I also lowered the action at the nut a bit .Real technical stuff but it works .trem works OK and block is iron or steel ,magnetic ceratinly ..Guitar feels solid and well made .Plays very well .Just like my other strats I have owned ,a JV Squire ,a HW1 .If I played blind fold I would not know what strat this was and who made it .its

No idea how it will last .Too early to tell .It would be a good back up but if I was gigging and getting paid for it I would certainly buy a Fender .Must confess I rather like the SX having said that .Feels like a strat ,sounds like one and plays like one.for me its not worth buying another at present .The SX is more than good enough .A few Jam sessions will soon see how good it is playing it in anger .

Been playing since late 50's School bands then folk /bluegrass.Gave up playing for 30 years .

I think it was made in 2001 or so. It's a pretty by the book Stratocaster copy in a nice red. Been told it's a 3 piece body, but I only really saw one seam there. It has ceramic single coils, a 5 way switch, and the usual tone, tone, volume. The bridge is a standard 6 hole vintage with bent steel saddles. Tuners just say SX and are non locking. The neck is a 25 1/2" scale and has jumbo frets. The neck is just a usual medium C shape neck, it's not real thin like a wizard or thick like a 50's style Gibson. Pretty close to a Fender Mexican Strat. It came with a few allen wrenches for saddle and truss rod adjustments.

This particular guitar was more for playing older rock and roll, some blues, some classical. Stock the sound isn't that great. The pickups aren't terrible, but they sound muffled and kind of thin. You can certainly hear they are cheap pickups. These are worse than what you would find on a Mexican Fender. Another thing I noticed is that the coils are actually a bit smaller than a regular Fender size single coil. I was able with a 6 band EQ to get a passable clean tone, but nothing I'd go out and gig with. Distortion wasn't pretty with these. It almost sounded as if a tone knob was on 0. Real dull and compressed. When notes would sustain, they would almost burn together. So you lost individual note definition and ended up with mush.

The 250K pots on this are also a bit smaller than you would normally see. I went through and completely rewired the guitar. 3 new Alpha pots, a new switch, new wiring, and a new pickguard (an old Fender pickguard fit fine). I put in some Fender 69's I had from a previous Stratocaster. I also replaced the bridge, trem block, and put Schaller tuners on it. In the end, I ended up with a guitar that could very well rival a Mexican Strat for about $300. It sounded far better with new electrical components and pickups. I'll rate it as I heard it stock though.

The finish on the guitar and neck was great. Action was a bit low when I got it. I put heavier strings on and adjusted the guitar like I would have with any other guitar. Fret work was done well, not a raised fret or sharp end. Fretboard was dry, but I used some olive oil and that really helped out. The only cosmetic issue I ever found was a small discoloration on the back of the guitar.

The only thing wrong with the guitar is it's plastic nut. Mine came cut fine, but the strings liked to bind up in it and that created tuning problems. I eventually went with a graphite nut and that solved the problem. I didn't expect the nut to be great for a cheap guitar though.

I'd say you could play with it live, but not after some modification to the guitar. Hardware was cheap, but I never had any indication it would fail. Held up well until I got the extra funds to replace it all around 6 months after I bought it. I played a lot every day with it, so that's not too bad. I replaced the hardware mainly to get a better tone out of the instrument and for better tuning stability, not because I was afraid of failure. But after you've been playing a while, you want to sound good.

After modifying it, I've taken it to gigs without a problem. I always have other guitars on hand, so if a failure were to occur, I always have another guitar.

Never have had to ask. I hear they're pretty good with that.

Been playing for 11 years. My guitar collection has always been revolving as I've either searched for a different sound or because finances forced me to sell instruments. I had quite a few Fenders before this SX, most sold due to bills. I like Fenders, but as someone who doesn't have a lot of money, I couldn't just come up with $400 (back when they cost that). I got the SX for $100 and later when I had more money I fixed it up.

I wouldn't buy this guitar if you're someone who is playing in clubs or giving lessons. I mean, I like the guitar, but I still eventually would like a Stratocaster again. Fender's are solid guitars and for someone like me who plays for money, I want to have some decent gear around. I'll always keep this SX around. While it may not be as good as a Fender, it's not a bad guitar if you know how to fix one up. I don't regret buying the guitar. The only thing I don't like about it is the gloss finish on the back of the neck. I just prefer an oil or satin finish.

In terms of build quality, Fender is better. But for the price, it's certainly a bit better than a Squier Strat. Sound wise, it's below a Squier. If you're someone who likes to experiment a bit or wants a guitar to mod to make their own, this is a good route to go. Overall, it's not bad. Don't expect a Fender out of this guitar. You're going to get a copy, not the real thing.

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Golfer rinen rocth dolset.

Iben hals feter hin gid butten guter haulsen.

Nicht alber.

Istlen girty rolen falter.

Awesome finish, great solid hardware, excellent setup and tone. The tuners are rock solid, and I think the bridge is actually Fender stock (maybe I'm wrong).

Very similar to Fender Texas Special kind of pickups. Very clear, high output. Easy to overdrive. A little thin in the mid range.

The action was ok. I had to lower it somewhat. The finish was very good.

I've had mine for at least 4 years. Everything looks and feels new. The tunes on mine are rock solid. Must be grovers. I scratched my pickguard up pretty easily, but replaced it with a Fender replacement pickguard. Dropped in perfectly. All the screws were in the right spot. My roadie dropped my guitar and broke the bridge, Replaced with Fender replacement.

hey helped me fix up my initial setup. The responded to my emails quickly

I would recommend this guitar to anyone that wants a great professional guitar at a great price. I definitly gig with it about 4 times a week. IKt is now my number 1 guitar. I'm proud to have it.

Alder body, probably 3 or so pieces. Maple neck w/ rosewood fretboard, 3 single coil pickups, 2 tone 1 volume, 5 way switch, SX brand tuners, vintage 6 hole trem, jumbo frets, and a plastic nut.

Mine was a left in lake placid blue.

Some people here would have you think this thing would rival an MIM Stratocaster. The honest truth is, no. Hell no. Sound is extremely thin. Even in positions 2 and 4, you still have a thin sounding guitar. Tried through both tube and SS amps with the same result. The pickups are very low output. They are pretty sterile too. A good piece of alder will have a pretty good balance in tone. This guitar muds up the low end, has no real mids to speak of, and in general just sounds bad. No sparkle, no life. Doesn't have that Strat sound at all. It just sounds dead.

I play a lot of different styles, and I would sound pretty bad if I attempted to play on this. It lacks tone. Even a Squier would sound much better.

The finish was nice.

The hardware was simply chromed pot metal. Looked good for a while, but flaws became evident. But more on that down there. Pickups had to be raised. Truss rod had to be tightened up some. Everything else was alright for a while.

Alright, here's where the detail comes in.

Hardware - The chrome on mine eventually was cracking off and that cheap pot metal was showing through. The screws were actually eating into the bridge. The saddles were bent and the little allen screws were stripped fairly bad. The trem block was probably some sort of pot metal too because a magnet wouldn't stick to it. Tuners were actually ok and held up alright, but the G and B ones has some slippage in them.

Electronics - your average 250K pot is about the size of a nickel. These pots were smaller than a dime. Eventually, the volume pot gave out (sweeper corroded off). The wiring was cheap and not soldered on right. The soldered connections had holes and bubbles in them. The switch was just a printed board with a sweeper (like the pots). It actually didn't fail, but always felt flimsy. The pickups I already covered, but after taking one apart I can safely say they are probably the cheapest things I've ever seen. No wax potting, no protection for the coils, and the copper wire was corroding.

Woods - mentioned the sub par alder already. The maple neck seemed fine, but when the guitar ended it's usefulness and I broke a piece off, I'm suspicious of the "maple neck". Had almost a pine look to it. I'm wondering if maybe it was agathis. Something funny going on there.

So, no hardware won't last, it won't withstand live playing, and hell no it's not dependable.

Don't know.

I've been playing a long while and have had the good fortune to have played and owned many a fine instrument. I bought this about 4 years ago. My current guitars are a Washburn X-50 Pro Q and a Peavey Predator Plus. I picked this SX up on a whim and for the fact it was $100 and getting great reviews here.

I'm pretty tired of seeing this pile get 8's, 9's, and 10's. Those who said it's just as good as a Fender, you're flat out lying to people. I'm being honest with you folks, this guitar is far worse than a Squier. Don't believe the hype some try to feed you. Rondo's instruments will not even come close to a Fender or Gibson. They're crap. I'd advise you to just save and get an MIM.

I had it for 3 years before trashing it. Don't buy it looking to upgrade. Parts for Fender guitars won't fit. And it's just not worth it. I was able to compare it side by side to my MIM Strat and an old Cort Strat. The SX lost pretty bad.

I wish I would've read these reviews with a better eye. If it were stolen, I'd feel bad for whoever got it.

Like I said folks, read reviews with a good eye. People who tell you $100 = $1000 are just crazy. SX guitars are a waste of your money.

I bought this guitar some years ago,simply to learn playing and now that i m more expert,i m gonna write this review about a instrument that really impressed me a lot.

The guitar i suppose was build in china,but I'm not that sure.
Specs:
??Fender Stratocaster copy solid top,with a black finish,very very very well made for the price.
??SX tuners
??White pickguard
??5 way toggle selector
??Volume/tone/tone tuners
??21 frets
??A huge rosewood fretboard with a single piece alder neck.As I said the fretboard is really large,so it s not the best for fast solos or something like that,but it s very confortable for me.
??Double cutaway for a better access to last frets(but the guitar has a short scale,so the access is still not that great,but works pretty fine)
??Passive sx pickups S-S-S conf.
??Tremolo strato-style bridge,i don t really use it.

The sound is not only what you can espect from a cheap guitar,but even something more...it sounds pretty good for a blues or even jazz sound,but the pickups cant handle very good rock or hard rock (obviously metal)tones,so they should be replaced to obtain a very versatile and verygood sounding instrument..anyway,for what you pay,is really more than what u can espect...i played also many squiers,and the really did not impressed me that way (as others did instead).

That was what i DID NOT expected from a cheap guitar....maybe it s a peculiarity of mine,i dunno,but even if it came from the factory with a very high action ad a quite approssimated set up,i quickly could adjust easily all,and now tha guitar can be used with a reeeeeeeeeealllllly low action,without producing any kind of annoying sound when playing.

In addiction the finish are just awesome.

About the bridge i cannot say anything,i really do not use it...I don t think it should be very realiable,but i could mistake of course.

THe guitar is obviously a entry level,but i know some friends of mine who customized such guitars with some I-spira or lace sensor pickups ( yeah,they have money to spend...),and now the instrument definitely SOUNDS!One of them changed the bridge too and now has a real live-made guitar...for less than 500???....


ABout my own SX,I still play it since years,and it absolutely has NO problems...really durable

I play since 5 years,now i play ESPs for metal needs,but when i need some bluesy sounds,this SX is always the solution of my problems...If it were lost,i d look for another one,but trying it before,cuz sometimes it can have annoying problems.

I am writing this review to offer the you my real life experience with this guitar. I bought an SX SST62 with a tone pros STYLE bridge and stop tail piece (design similar to a les paul). It is new, made in China, 22 jumbo frets. 3 piece alder body, one volume, 2 tone. Standard strat set up. Maple neck with THICK rosewood fretboard. 3 tone sunburst. Polyester finish. Standard tuners with grover style pattern.

Out of the box, it sounds like a strat. I mean it really does. I bought this guitar to modify, so I removed the pickguard to begin my project pretty quickly. The pickguard is fine and seems to use a proprietary 11 hole pattern. The electronics are as cheap as cheap can possibly be, even using sheetmetal screws to hold the pickups in, but what do you expect for 99 bucks! When I took the pickguard out, I was thrilled to see that the body routing would accomodate many different pickup configurations. Further, I was more thrilled to confirm that this body is actually made of real wood. The body is 3 peices glued together, which is very common practice in guitar building. This really is cool for 100 bucks. I have a Fender Squier that is literally a plywood body. Back to the electronics, they are cheap, BUT, they sound good. They really do sound good. The pickups in my guitar are an odd size. Standard pickups will not fit in this SX pickguard, so I was not able to reuse the pickguard in my project, which was no big deal.

Sound - I have played this guitar mostly after I did substantial work to it, and then brought it to my guitar tech to finish the final setup. I assembled a pickguard with my favorite components in a HSS config for this guitar. Ultimately, regardless of the pickups and pot and cap values I chose, this guitar sounds very good. The proof is in strumming or playing it with it unplugged. This guitar is very loud when played acoustically which is always a very good sign of decent woods and a decent neck joint. The neck joint itself is cut with a large end mill so it is not a perfect match to the contour of the neck. I thought this would be a problem, but I was wrong. This guitar rings and sustains just as good as my US strats, actually, if not better. For tone, this guitar is great.

Now the bad part. By majority, every piece of hardware on this guitar is total junk, and this is where most of the problem you will encounter with these guitars comes from. The stock hardware inhibits this guitar from staying in tune. This is where the cost savings comes in. As mentioned, mine has a tone pros or les paul style bridge and stop tail. The bridge and stop tail bushings that are supposed to be a press fit into the body did not even come close to fitting correctly. The holes drilled in the body for the bushings were way too large and therefore, they would get pulled sideways with string tension. I fixed this the super cheap way by glueing them into the body with epoxy, but you have to make sure when glueing that the ground wire is still contacting the bushings. Once that was fixed, I found that the saddles were so loose in the bridge that I could move them around even with a thick set of strings tuned up at full tension. I bought a bridge off ebay from an Epiphone Les Paul Ultra and that really helped and tightened things up quite a bit. The next issue is that the adjusting screws for the bridge and stoptail piece, the screws that screw into the bushings in the body - were loose as a goose. I corrected this by puting heat shrink tubing on part of the threads to take up the slack, but again, you have to maintain ground contact so you have to be careful here. Next, the string trees were binding the strings. I replaced the B and E string tree with a taller, higher quality unit, and just took the D and G string tree off and threw it away. Didn't need it. The nut is cut terribly, my tech recut the nut and corrected the binding at the nut. The tuners on this particular guitar were poor. I replaced them with SPerzels. But, i have since bought other SX guitars and those other tuners were OK and I kept them, so that is a case by case basis. In conclusion, save yourself alot of issues and do not get an SX model with the tone pros style stop tail and bridge. A Normal strat style vintage trem or a tele style string through fixed bridge would be way easier to straighten out and get to stay in tune. The action was set high from the factory, the intonation was way off, the guitar would not stay in tune AT ALL. BUT, once I fixed all these issues and also had my tech correct the nut and adjust the neck, it has held tune great and stays in tune. The neck holds well once set up properly, and that is the important part to me.

Now that I am done with the first month of replacing the hardware, pickups, pickguard, etc(everything but the body and neck), I would gig this bad boy without a problem and I would have a smile on my face the whole time. In stock trim though, no way. Not possible. The hardware is the weekest link in this guitar. The finish on these guitars is awesome. I can not believe the 3 tone sunburst job on this 99 dollar guitar. It is worth that just to hang on the wall as art. Even after all my changes, I would probably not gig it without a backup just yet, but time will tell how reliable this thing is. I come home and in a room full of 2000.00 guitars, I play this guitar every day. But keep in mind, that is after I have invested alot of time, paid my tech to set it up, and replaced all the electronics and hardware. So ultimately, I guess this review is for the body, the neck, and the neck joint assembly.

Rondo Music is great. If I ask Kurt a question, he responds and answers it within about 4 hours or so.

I have a Les Paul, US Strat, Taylor Acoustic, Robert Cray Signature Strat, Ibanez Prestige AT300 (Japan custom shop), and my amps are Marshalls, Mesas, and Fenders. I have also owned about 35 other guitars in the last 5 or 6 years ranging from Squiers to Paul Reed Smiths and everything in between. My love is for strats. I love to build and tinker on guitars. In conclusion on the SX guitars, the woods appear to be stable. Ultimately, if you are the type that likes to customize guitars with your own prefered hardware and electronics, then this guitar is a great starting point for your next project, a better choice in my opinion than the current offerings of Squier. But, if you are looking for a first or second guitar and you want something out of the box that stays in tune and has decent electronics - meaning you just want to play it and dont want to work on it or involve your guitar tech, pass on the SX and try to find a used Made In Mexico Fender strat. If you are in the middle of that group and want to do a little on the guitar, but want to avoid hassle, go with the SX tele style guitar that has a string through fixed bridge. This will avoid alot of the problems I encountered. I love SX guitars and will continue buying more as starting points for my projects, but I know going in that the hardware and electonics will end up in the garbage. I LOVE the jumbo frets. I love the vintage tinted necks and the thick rosewood fretboards. I love the REAL woods. I love the amazing finishes on these guitars. I Love that I can have a decent slab to start off with, but not worry in the slightest if I have to drill a hole or take my router to the body to make room for something else. I love the fact that for 99 bucks I start with a neck and body - I put my normal set of pickups and electonics in this guitar and it sounds good. I HATE tuning problems, but love the fact that they can be fixed if you are willing to put in the money and effort. I love the fact that between rondomusic.com and guitarfetish.com, you can put together a super fun little guitar that is a blast to play and modify for about 200 bucks total. So if you are in a tinkering mood and want a custom peice, order it up, throw some GFS pickups and a new pickgard in it with a Fender switch and CTS pots, buy decent set of tuners and have your tech cut a new nut, or fix the plastic nut provided and you are in business.

2008 Model

I'm just astounded that they're able to build this guitar and get it to my door for $100. It scares me a little...

Dual cutaway solid Alder body allows access to the highest frets
Three single coil pickups, one volume and two tone controls plus a Five way pickup selector switch create all of today???s great sounds
Vintage fulcrum bridge with six adjustable saddles
Truss rod adjustable Maple neck with Rosewood reinforcement for extra stability
Rosewood fretboard, 21 jumbo frets
The vintage look is furthered by the Aged Cream colored tone controls, pickup rings, dot inlays and whammy bar cap
Three-ply pickguard (White, Black, White)
D???Addario strings are installed at the factory
Actual weight is only 8.5 lbs
Overall length is 39" including the strap button
Width at the widest point is 13"
Width of the neck at the nut: 1 5/8"; at the 22st fret: 2 1/8" Body thickness is 1 3/4".
Scale length is 25.5" Neck radius: 13.7" (350mm)

It sounds like a vintage strat. Low-ish output single coils seem to be as quiet as any.

In the 2 and 4 positions they're dead quiet.

A good guitarist can make this guitar sound as good as any of them. It has excellent touch sensivity, etc.

This guitar gets 10's across the board for what it delivers at $100. The body is just as nice as any strat I've owned. It is the right weight and the curves hug your body like they should. My model with all single coils is routed for singles only.

The neck is large which I love, along the lines of a 50's gibson neck and a little larger the Fender 1992 Am Stand. Large frets (jumbo) as well. The frets do have some sharp edges and I've wondered a time or two if I had a cut but I never have had any noticible skin abrasions.

The electronics work just fine, smooth pots. The tone controls affect is most noticable in a narrow range of the throw, but it works fine.

TUNING: Beginners might have some trouble here. Mine will now hold a tune after playing for about 8 hours and using graphite on the nut to allow the strings to slide. Mine is now fine without any modifications.

I've had for a couple of months and am competely satisfied.

Good repsonse from them!

I can't say enough good about this guitar. For the price of an effects pedal you get a strat - AWESOME!!

Been playing 30 years pretty seriously. My main guitars are Hamer Specials.

I've owned the following strats: 1992 Fender Am Standard, Fender Jap 60's, 1980's Schecter, Roland Synth (Ibanez), Tom Anderson Classic, ESP Vintage Plus, Melancon Classic, Tokia.

If you're a Gibson guy like me and just like to have a strat around for those unique sounds without tying up a bunch of cash this one fits the bill.

Entry level strat copy. Basic strat

It doesn't sound to bad for the price.Basic strat sound

Finish is ok. Basic strat. It has Jumbo frets! And jumbo frets Suck. Jumbo frets will turn you into a cripple. They are like, speed bumps in the road. Some time you will need to get from one end of the neck to the other, and even sliding on a string, like Stevie did. You know. Its just a entry level guitar. Don't put any money into it, just give it to someone else whose just starting out. Then find yourself something desent.

You could find out how strong it is. Like do a show and smash it to smitherines. The crowd would get a kick out of that, just don't hurt yourself doing it.

Hello Rondo, Ya ,I just smashed an Sx any warrentee?

Entry level strat,Ok for someone whe just starting out, than save it for when your a pro and destroy it in front of a crowd, that way there you get your money's worth.

This is a Chinese-made knock-off of a '62 Fender stratocaster. Three single-coil pickups, 21 frets. five-way selector switch, one volume, two tones, generic SX-branded tuners, rosewood fretboard, tremolo bridge. I'm not sure what the body is made of, but it's solid wood and feels very substantial. The finish is described as three-tone sunburst on the Rondo website, but it's actually more of a two-tone tobacco burst. Very attractive.

It's got all the features you would expect to find on a strat, but I'll knock my rating down to an "8" because of the poor quality tuners it came with.

I play it through a Blues Jr and sometimes use a Digitech Rp-80 to model some other amps. It sounds just like a strat to me. The five switch positions all sound pretty much like you would expect. The pickups are surprisingly good for a guitar in this price range. I expected that I would want to change them right away, but I was happy to find that I'm satisfied with them as is.

I don't notice any more noise from this guitar than I've noticed with other single coils I've had, and the switch and pots are all quiet as well. The pickguard seems to be shielded reasonably well, since it doesn't crackle through the amp when I touch it (unlike the last two Squiers I've owned). The tone controls work well and allow for significant tweaking of the tone; again, more than I can say for the last Squier I had.

I base my 9 rating on the fact that this guitar only costs $99; I honestly don't think you could expect much more for the money.

I've had this guitar for about a month now, and I haven't been able to find any fit or finish flaws. Yes, the pots are tiny and the wiring is thin, but everything works as it should. The tuners had to go, but I expected that when I ordered it from reading other reviews.

Everything else is surprisingly good. The neck is well-finished and there are no sharp ends on the frets. They didn't match up the pieces of wood in the body real well, but that's hardly noticeable and, as I said, the finish is really attractive. The nut is plastic, but it's a harder plastic than what you'll find on a Squier, and on mine it is cut extremely well. I expected to have to replace it immediately, but it's fine.

I tweaked the action a little bit when I got it, but I always do that with a new guitar. I set it up according to the strat specs on Fender's website, and it plays perfectly all up and down the neck; there are no buzzes or dead spots. The intonation was pretty close right out of the box.

I'm strictly a bedroom player. I take the guitar to my lesson once a week and that's the only time it leaves the house.

I don't know whether it would withstand live playing but it seems more than durtable enough for my purposes. Nothing feels loose on it.

I ordered this on a Thursday evening and had it on the next Wednesday. Of course, UPS kept it in limbo over the weekend or it would have arrived sooner. It arrived unscathed and in good working order, so I haven't had any need for additional customer service. I hear Rondo is very customer-friendly however.

I've been playing guitar for a little over three years. Before that, I played bass for about three years. I'm no expert, but I've owned enough guitars during that time to have some feel for a good value. This guitar is definitely a fantastic value.

I had very low expectations when I ordered it. I just wanted something that looked and sounded like a strat but I didn't want to spend a lot of money. I expected that I would either immediately send it back in disgust or reluctantly keep it and quickly become disenchanted with it.

When I first opened the box, I thought this can't be real--it looks way too nice to be $99. Then I thought, OK it looks nice and the neck feels good, but let's see how crappy it sounds. Well, after a month now, all I can say is I love this guitar. I won't say it's "better than" this or that guitar, but I will say I've owned a Squier standard strat and an older (mid 90s) MIM Fender strat and I like the SX more.

If it was lost or stolen, I would buy another without thinking twice. I'll probably buy another one with a maple neck anyway just because I like this one so much.