Stagg R500

Pretty normal guitar with a archtop which is an advantage in playing.
the features include-
archtop
flamed maple finish
rosewood fretbar

SOUNDS GREAT!!!!

for its price, this guitar will blow your mind, i have a 10 watt amp and when i play this on it it sounds very similar to my brothers fender on his 30 watt amp!

nothing much to sat here, it has a flamed maple finish which i liked and its glossy so just be aware that this guitar will get fingerprints ocassionally

THE BEST, TOUGHEST, ROCK SOLID guitar out there that ive seen.

i just bought it from the shop and took it home, and it slipped outta my small hands, on wooden floors, i was tense when i pick it up, looked... NOT EVEN A SCRATCH!!...10/10!ROCK SOLID!

1 year warranty

OVERALL: great guitar with exellent sound and durability, it is very similar in sound and features to my brothers fender.
this would make a great first time guitar since its cheap (AU$239*) and tottally worth every cent.NOTE- i gt it for 239 in sale, this price may not be the RRP

anyway, this is guitar is really durable, has a nice appereance, is well priced, sounds great and posses alot of features, WHAT ELSE COULD YOU WANT IN A GUITAR??

Pretty normal guitar with a archtop which is an advantage in playing.
the features include-
archtop
flamed maple finish
rosewood fretbar

SOUNDS GREAT!!!!

for its price, this guitar will blow your mind, i have a 10 watt amp and when i play this on it it sounds very similar to my brothers fender on his 30 watt amp!

nothing much to sat here, it has a flamed maple finish which i liked and its glossy so just be aware that this guitar will get fingerprints ocassionally

THE BEST, TOUGHEST, ROCK SOLID guitar out there that ive seen.

i just bought it from the shop and took it home, and it slipped outta my small hands, on wooden floors, i was tense when i pick it up, looked... NOT EVEN A SCRATCH!!...10/10!ROCK SOLID!

1 year warranty

OVERALL: great guitar with exellent sound and durability, it is very similar in sound and features to my brothers fender.
this would make a great first time guitar since its cheap (AU$239*) and tottally worth every cent.NOTE- i gt it for 239 in sale, this price may not be the RRP

anyway, this is guitar is really durable, has a nice appereance, is well priced, sounds great and posses alot of features, WHAT ELSE COULD YOU WANT IN A GUITAR??

Okay, this is an addendum to my previous review. I have decided to make this my main guitar for now. I was able to add on some Schaller locking tuners I bought from Warmoth. I first thought that it would solve my tuning problems when abusing the wang bar, but i was wrong. But, it's still nice to know that the tuners are good. One of the next things I'd like to upgrade on it is the trem system itself.

I'm going to go for a Wilkinson w/ Graph Tech saddles and nut. I've heard that with those two things and locking tuners, the Wilky performs much like a Floyd Rose. But for now, I'm doing pretty good with the setup I now have, i just can abuse the wang bar as much as I'd like.

The stock pickups still sound okay, but they will be replaced. Instead of Duncans, I think i'm going to go towards the DiMarzio Evolutions for the neck and bridge. They sound good, and since the guitar is orange, i'm going to make the neck p-up the green color and the bridge pickup the white color. that will make the guitar colored like the flag of Ireland, which is where my ancestors came from.

As far as the neck goes, i've gotten used to it. it's very comfortable and with the spacing of the 24 frets i can reach for frets very easily. it makes the guitar easy to play, and i'm getting to the point where i can no longer fight my guitars anymore. i need things to be somewhat easy. on the higher frets, you have to kinda press down gingerly so the notes will ring out, but once you get used to it, you'll be fine.

okay, the Line 6 is on the fritz right now (i'm sure none of you are surprised). but i've been using my bass player's Peavey Mace guitar amp. it's 2x12, i think maybe 50 watts, and it compliments the guitar pretty well because it's a darker sounding amp. with it being a bright guitar, they balance each other out nicely.

it's not too noisy, even for it not having copper shielding. that's another thing on the to-do list for this guitar. but so far, noise hasn't been too much of a problem.

one of the sounds i've been really enjoying has been using both neck and bridge pickups at the same time. it's one of the best clean sounds i've heard in a while. once i get the pickups upgraded, i'm sure it'll sound better thrice over.

i've adjusted the action to my liking. i like mine to be somewhat low so you can get clarity without fret buzz. i haven't found any flaws when it comes to the finish at all.

will this guitar withstand live playing? ABSOLUTELY!!! i have taken it out on a show, and it passed with flying colors. the figuring of the maple really came alive under the stage lights, and the finish hasn't failed me yet. i'm glad i got the leather strap locks, they really move well with the guitar and have enough give to make you feel like the guitar is a part of you and not latched to you like a machine. i always gig with a backup, but i'm sure the guitar could withstand a one-nighter if we were rushed in packing and i forgot my backup.

still N/A, haven't needed it.

this guitar can be your perfect first guitar or the perfect guitar to make upgrades and customizations to the hardware. one of the things that i didn't know about this is that PRS told Stagg to stop making these type of guitars b/c they came so close to the real deal. yes, they do have tune-o-matic models now, and i think this one is better because the newer models have thicker necks. the neck is thinner on this guitar, and it makes it more playable. i am really glad i snagged this guitar when i did. i can't imagine playing without it.

Basic Facts: Maybe a year or two old. Made in China.

Finish: Has a really great glossy finish. The flamed maple top with the amber finish really makes the guitar stand out.

Body Style: PRS-style body with the flame maple top but the body is alder. Interesting wood choice for the body, which makes it lighter than most PRS's. The alder plus the maple make this for a very bright guitar, which may put some people off, but you can adjust the EQ on your amp to help that. For controls you only get a 3-way toggle switch, a volume and a tone knob which is okay for starting out, but I think that I'm going to drop the tone knob and have a volume knob for both pickups. Speaking of the pickups, they're just the stock passive H-H pickups from the factory. They're alright for now, but I'm gonna put some Duncans in them; maybe the Jazz in the neck and the JB in the bridge. Tuners are just factory stock, but I'm going to swap them out for some locking tuners so I can get all sortsa crazy on the wang bar. The trem just looks like a standard PRS-style trem. I'll replace the stock saddles with some GraphTechs just so I don't have to deal with breakage in the future.

Neck: From the looks of the neck, it looks like it could be mahogany, but i'm not to sure. The fretboard is definitely rosewood. I saw a few people on here that it's ebony, but the neck is too soft for me to think that it's anything other than rosewood. I always thought I'd be a 22 fret man, but the 24 frets have proven to be a nice fit for my long, boney fingers. The spacing of the frets are great; it's honestly the first guitar I've ever owned where it didn't feel like I was fighting it in order to play it. Another thing that really impressed me was the fret markers. The abalone fretboard markers really make this guitar stand out. They just shine when the light hits them at the right angle, and since abalone is one of my favorite stone-like substance to look at, it's great. Also, here's a tip for those of you that buy guitars from places like Music-Go-Round or other shops like that. The first thing I did and always do when I get it home is to first remove all the strings from the guitar and then before placing a new set on, wash down the fretboard with a mix of dish soap (i.e. Dawn) and warm water. Doing this will get rid of all the dirt and oils that have accrued onto the neck from sitting in the shop and having other people play it. Sometimes, that one thing can make an okay guitar sound a lot better. Just a tip for all you younger players out there.

I'm going to give it a nine for this because while it's pretty damn good, I still need to tweak some things on it to make it great for me.

First off, this guitar is very loud. What I mean by that is when you play it by itself without any kind of amplification, that you'll have no trouble hearing it. To me, that's a very good thing because that means that I won't have a problem with a lack of volume. I've played guitars that have next to no vibrations at all and then I'd hear the owners complain about how they can't get the sounds they want out of it. As Bill Engvall would say, "Here's your sign, stupid!" Also, another good thing about it being as loud as it is is that the finish isn't so thick that it's going to deaden the vibration that has to naturally occur for a guitar to sound good.

Next, I plugged it into my amplifier which is a Line 6 Spider 210 combo. Now I bet some of you out there are cringing when I say that this is my main amplifier, but I've been able to work with it enough to get my sound out of it. When I plugged it in, again I had to adjust it due to the brightness but I was able to find MY sound after tweaking for a while. It is kinda noisy due to the fact that there's no shielding on the volume and tone pots, but it's not so noisy that it's unbearable. I'm able to use the noise gate on the Line 6 to make the noise non-existent, and I don't even have to crank the gate up all the way, so that's good.

You can get some good sounds out of the stock pickups. They're pretty decent for coming straight outta the factory. But like I said earlier, I'll probably swap these out for some Duncans later. I'm a Duncan guy all the way. I've tried just about every pickup, and I seem to go back to the Duncans every time.

The brightness of this guitar might drive some players crazy, but it's alright for me. I think the combination of the maple top and the alder body is what makes it so bright. Alder is quite a bit brighter than mahogany or ash, but again if you sit with it and tweak it, you'll be alright. The overall sound is bright but with definition. I like it.

Again, I'll give it a nine because I'd have to get some Duncans and I'd like to get all the electronics shielded.

I guess my only complaint (for lack of a better word) would be that it came from the factory with 9 gauge strings on it instead of 10s. Everything here was set up really well.

Will this guitar last playing live? Yes, I think it will. I haven't taken it to an actual gig yet, but I have practiced a bit with it as well as played it about 2 hours a day since I got it. I don't just play at my practices; I jump up and down and swing my body around. So to me, practice is almost like a live gig. Between me moving around so much and my right hand becoming the equivilent of a 20 lb. sledgehammer, it's lasted thus far. I just have a good feeling about this guitar lasting me a while.

If I have any problems, I'll take it back to the guys at Music-Go-Round. They'll take care of anything for me. Also, it's a foreign country so I don't think I'll be able to deal with them directly.

Okay, for those of you that are thinking that I haven't played for a long time...listen to this. I started playing guitar when I was five; my dad introduced my to Clapton when I was nine; I saw him play live on countless occasions, and i'm 27. I'm not just your ordinary guitar player, I'd like to think that I have some skill. Some of you may think this is me being cocky, but like Jaco Pastorius said, "It ain't bragging if you can back it up."

Also, I LOVE to tinker!!! Between my dad, my brother, our friend Degner and me when I was growing up, Radio Shack was a toy store to me. I remember one time Degner bringing over a blue plastic box with a red button on top and two copper tubes connected to the box by wires. He made it so he could zap himself. He threw in some C batteries and ZAP! Why did he do it and why did we like it, you may ask? Because we just loved to do shit like that, just because we could.

If it were stolen or lost, I'd buy it again. I bought this guitar thinking that it'd be a guitar that I'd customize and make it my own, and I like the idea that I could do it again if I needed to.

I think my favorite feature about it is the neck. I have never owned a guitar that has had a neck that was such a breeze to play and fret.

Flamed solid maple top with alder body. Ebony set neck, dual uncovered humbuckers. Non locking tuners are marked Stagg, appear to be Schaller type.

For the price this guitar is sweet. Changed the pups to Seymour Duncan SH-1 59s. This guitar now sings and compare to my PRS but a little lighter in weight due to alder body. Sustain is inbelievable.
I have been playing for 36 years. I have 15 guitars (11 collectible that dont get played) and this guitar keeps coming up as my most played. I get that blues, rock and jazz sounds with ease. The tone adjustment works great for that jazzy blues sound. My fender strat, Gibson 59 goldtop with P-90s and Hamer studio just sit their and watch me play this $250. guitar ! Sustain on and on and on.

Factory set up was perfect. Neck feels better than my Gibson. Loosk just like a PRS. Flamed top with maple binding is like a $1.000. guitar. No flaws - personal choice to upgrade pups but well worth an investment. No noise on any controls.

Been playing live 2x per week. Practice 3x per week. Have guitar for 9 months. No problems. Dependable. Always have a backup guitar, strat for a different sound for a few songs but this is my main axe !!!

Guitar from Germany - never called for support. Not needed.
Bring a dealer to the USA.

Play through a Fender Deluxe. Was going to buy a Gibson SG, saw this used hanging and it was never out of my hands since. If it was stolen I would buy another and change the pups to duncan again.
This guitar doenst kill your neck and back due to its lighter wieght compared to mahagony guitars but sustains better than the others. Took out my Hamer studio and compared it to this. Packed up the Hamer again. Wish I can get a Stagg HS case.

Bought in Spring of 2004. Was looking at getting a guitar I could tinker with. A cheap MIM Stratocaster was what I had in mind (MIM's were already $350+ and I was feeling a sticker shock) ...So, I was browsing... and I saw this new brand of guitars on the wall. Wow these suckers look pretty nice! Sat down and played one. It was instantly familiar. It was the Stagg R500 (though I only recently found out that was what it was called).

-24 frets with some cool oval-like inlays.
-Flamed maple top in transparent blue.
-One volume, one tone, 3 way selector. (Put some chrome knobs on the pots for purely asthetic purposes)
-Dual Humbuckers (which I soon replaced with Carvins... been thinking about switching them again).
-Passive electronics.
-The sales guy at the store I bought it from said this was solid mahogany construction with a maple neck/rosewood fretboard (much like my Epiphone LP). The internet didn't have much info on the guitar... but it felt really good when I was playing it and looked fawkin sweet (like a PRS!!!), so I bought it. This thing felt better/more familiar than my Epi LP and I'd been playing that thing for years!

For the price this beast gets a nine. Been thinking of selling it. Though I'm not entirely sure yet. I love it, but I just got an American Series Stratocaster HH Hardtail which I love too (3x the price of the R500) ... and I'm not entirely sure I need the Stagg. There is definately more info about it nowadays than when I bought it. (Is it just me or did they redesign the lower cutaway on the newer models?!?)

I play in an original band. This guitar does what I need it to do. Plus, being that the music is original, its SUPPOSED to sound the way it does... mmmyeah...

Seriously, this guitar has a very warm sound. That might be due to the Carvin pups. I shielded the guitar cuz I got bored one day so buzz is nonexistent (as if I needed to... it was pretty quiet already!!). Stock it came with 500k pots which surprised me. I remember the stock pups sounding decent, but a little on the weak side IMO. The guitar itself has great sustain acoustically. It makes a lot of sounds... really anything a player could imagine but that also depends on setup.

The guitar itself is solid. I play rock and roll music with many elements coming from many directions. It can go from very hard (volume pot 100%, Tone pot 100%, Gain on amp 100%) and mean to very soft (with chorus and volume pot around 65%) and beautiful to funk-tastic (mostly in playing the wah and your chi-chas in my opinion). I have a Fender Princeton Chorus which might make or break my sound depending on your POV... (tone past a certain point is subjective anyway dammit!!)

Versatility, sustain and it rocks when I want it to.

Action was low and felt good. However, that might have been the handiwork of the salespeople at the store I went to. I couldn't find any flaws anywhere when I bought it. Now it has a few minor scratches. When I bought it, the finish was immaculate.

The backplate is a little off at the opening, making string changes a little tougher than they should be. The trem block was only being held by two springs... which I noticed when the bridge started (for lack of a better term) floating. I took the back plate off, there were only two springs. Replaced them with a standard three piece spring set. The stock tuners have held up pretty swell. Don't lose tuning unless I play lead for EXTENDED periods of time. I play Rhythm so it isn't much of an issue. I replaced all of the electronics didn't notice anything of poor quality. Standard cheap stuff really. Did get a little fret buzz a few months ago. Had a tech adjust it. Works fine now.

I've played a ton of shows with this beast! It hasn't let me down yet. Since I got the Fender though I only bring this as a backup now.

The finish has started to wear right where my stomach is!!! I was kind of surprised when I noticed that. Strap buttons aren't the best, been too lazy to get quality ones... My strap has a claw (for the "bell") and a pivot so there isn't as much stress on the screw... but then I've been playing my Fender since November. I think the Stagg might be feeling neglected. When I didn't have the Fender I used my bassist's MIM Strat as a backup. Broken strings can ruin a show... and they happen!!! Always bring a backup or be ready to plead with the other bands... something I'm a little to proud to do.

This guitar has been extremely reliable but it is starting to show the first signs of wear.

Don't know.

I've been playing for a little over ten years now. I have the American Series Stratocaster HH Hardtail as my main guitar right now. I have the Fender Princeton Chorus, a Carvin SX200C and now an as yet unplayed Traynor YCV40WR coming in the mail for amps. I wish that there was more info on this guitar when I first bought it. If it were stolen or lost, I'd probably search high and low for my Stagg. I don't think I'd buy another. I've been kicking myself for not getting the Highway 1 instead of the American Series Strat. But I'm sure I'd be even more pissed if I didn't get the American Series. I think the R500 makes a great intermediate guitar. Beginners couldn't fully appreciate a guitar with so many features for so little money. I love that about the R500. Huge bang for buck ratio. I think the weight of this beast has gotta be my main issue with it. It shouldn't be an issue even!!! I mean compared to the Epi LP I had when I bought this, the R500 was like a feather. The lead gitman in my band bought a Gibson SG that made the R500 feel like a bag of stones. That is probably the only thing I dislike... the fact that the lead gitman went out and bought a Gibson SG. No wait! I mean, uh, to say, that the R500 is giving me a back ache.. yeah. Side by side with the SG the R500 was similiar but lacking... and there is that rep that comes with Gibson that the Stagg is in desperate need of. Side by side with a MIM Strat, this thing blows it outta the water!!! I wish it had chrome pups/pup covers and a wilkinson tremelo... which I might purchase in the near future. Maybe some satin chrome tuning keys. I wish it was a bolt on neck instead of set in. I don't know just thinking out loud...

Honestly I've been thinking about selling the Stagg. Not sure how much farther I can take it. Well, I could get the things I wished it had. Then what? Neck warpage/general failure of some sort in a few years? I've really enjoyed this guitar for the time I've had it, maybe somebody else should get in on the fun...

2005 Stagg R-500 built in China in 2005. Beautiful DarkBurnt Orange book matched flame maple top on alder body. 24 fret dual open humbucker HH pickup configuration electric guitar. 24.75 inch Mahogany neck with 19.25 inch rosewood fretboard adorned with Oval pearlzoid abalone fret enlays (gorgeous). Electronic controls consist of one 3-way pickup selector switch and a volume and tone control. Bridge style very similiar to a PRS with trem bar. Stagg tuners

If you are into metal and distorted rock with minimal definition the stock pick-ups are plenty hot enough. I play old rock new country and newer punk and found the stock pickups a bit to hot for my tastes. With stock pick-ups excellent guitar for heavily distorted sounds. Very rich sustain. I replaced stock pick-ups with Seymour Duncan Alinco II Pro in the neck position and a JB in the bridge. I love the sound now through a Line 6 Duoverb with digi tech echo and Boss chorus. The line 6 Duoverb allows me to emulate many different amps and to play two amps at the same time. My favorite being two blackface fenders combined. I also use a Electrohamonix Big muff for distortion.

Factory set-up was satisfactory. but I do not use the tremelo, so I tightened it down dropped the action slightly and re-set intonation. The top is gorgeous. Mine did have an imperfection in the top where one spot about the size of a dime that was sanded slightly lower than the rest, but you would have to turn top sideways and peer hard to notice. There were a few gouges on the bass side of the rosewood fretboard I found disturbing. I did rub the fretboard down considerably with lemon oil to provide a nice clean hue. I tightened the tuning pegs slightly and needed to run a file through the b string nut to stop a tuning fault. The guitar is lighter than my strats and easy on the back

I have been in the guts of the guitar changing out the pickups. The wiring is adequate and parts seem reliable. The coverplate protecting the tremelo had a stripped screw (the whole in wood to large) I replaced the strap buttons with locking ones because of preference. The neck tenon is glued satisfactorily.

I have never dealt with the company but the reputation of my local guitar shop is above reproach and they stand behind the products they sale. 5 year factory warranty

I have been playing 35 years and have owned 25 to 30 guitars through the years. I currently give guitar lessons and have played in bands through the years I have a couple of Fender Strats, Teles, Gibson Les Pauls, Ibanez RGs and a host of other guitars lying around the house. This being said... I love this Stagg. The neck in my opinion is one of the best I have played. I play this guitar more than my LPs and almost a s much as my favorite Strat. I have spent about $125 in upgrades to the pick-ups in this guitar and would replace this guitar immediately if stolen. In fact, I will buy another one in the next year replace the pickups, install another switch to split the coils and use it more for country. Again, I love the neck on this Guitar. For less than $400 including upgrades one can own a very close copy of a PRS for 20% of the PRS cost.

Made in 2004 in China I believe - 24 frets with a rosewood fingerboard and fancy inlays. The body is alder with an archtop maple cap. The two pickups are generic factory coverless humbuckers, and the electronics are passive. Neck material is hard rock maple - the amazing finish on this baby is an amber bookmatched flame top. This is a PRS styled guitar with a minor alteration of the lower extension
(shorter due to lawsuit possibly?)The vibrato is also a PRS style and the tuners are marked with the Stagg signature. The scale is 24.75 with a comfortable medium neck, jumbo frets. One each of volume and tone controls with a three way selector switch.

For hard rock and blues this is an ideal instrument. For rehearsal,I run a Marshall 30 watt Master Lead Series combo in stereo with a Marshall Valvestate 8080. For gigs, a Laney 30 watt Pro Lead Series head is run through 2-212 Laney cabinets (each modified to 32 ohms wired in series), and an early 100 watt AOR Pro Lead head through a
4-12 Laney slanted cabinet at 16 ohms. All speakers are 80 watt Celestions. My pedal board consists of a Marshall Bluesbreaker II overdrive,an Ibanez FL-9 flanger, a DOD 680 Analog Delay, a Marshall VT-1 Vibrotrem and a Marshall SV-1 chorus. The chain starts with a Dunlop Cry Baby wah and ends with a Dunlop Rotovibe pedal. The pedal board is used with my practice setup as well as my club rig. This guitar is NOT noisy by all means. The pickups are fine - no need to mess around with replacements. The neck pickup is a clear rounded sound while the treble picup is bright and airy. Tons of sustain! This is a great guitar for the PRS enthusiast who is short on PRS type cash! No dislikes.

The guitar was set up a little too low for my tastes, and after some minor tweeking of the truss rod and intonation everything was cool. The pickups were adjusted fine from the get go and I actually raised them a bit to suit the adjusted action. The top was extremely well bookmatched for a guitar at this price new! There were no flaws that I could see. The only other adjustments I made were for personal preference - I tightened the retaining hook screws for the vibrato because I wouldn't utilize it and I also tightened the adjustment screws mildly for the tuners. Nothing was loose or horrible.

This guitar will definately withstand live playing. The hardware, in my opinion, will last a long time. This is a great finish - I already banged it good once and nothing happened to the finish! Strap buttons were automatically replaced with Schaller strap locks(as with the rest of my guitars). The guitar is very dependable. Never played out on a gig without a backup!

Never had to deal with the company - got a warranty. The Music Go Round in Wilkes Barre, PA. is reputable enough to handle any major catastrophe. Warranty is a limited 5 years.

I have been playing classic rock, hard rock, blues and Southern rock for the past 32 years. I own 22 guitars and also build guitars from bits and pieces that I find in old music stores. If it were stolen or lost, I would probably replace it. There is nothing to dislike about this instument. I loved the price. My favorite feature is the finish and the TONE! I chose this one 'cause the Korean Hamer Explorer was too expensive for what I was trading in! I'm glad I purchased this one. Oh - one other feature I would like to add - the placement of the volume control is perfect for swells. I did not compare this to other guitars - I feel that this one is somwhat unique in its sound features.

1994 Dark Blue finish, twin humbucker, 3 way selector, no whammy bar.
Blue is nice finish, good grain with uncoloured edge to give a banded look to guitar.
Volume knob a bit insensitive, tone ok. Heads well made and finished. Action nice.
Simple and elegant bridge. Chinese guitar but hides it well.

Guitar an xmas gift for my kid. Sounds great for an entry axe. Maybe a little on the crunchy side. Seems to be pretty forgiving, good tone and sound made in just an hours practice. Playing thru Marshall MG10.
The funky looks and reasonable sound make it great for a starter.

Apart from the volume and tone kicking in a little on the late side, the guitar is more than fine. Action is good, very little fret buzz. Holds tune well, tunes quick and easy.
Shiny bits look weel plated. Finish is excellent, looks more expensive than it is.

Good finish, lack of scratchplate will kill the botom half of the axe. Will last as long as
any product in the hands of a twelve year old boy. Strap seats nice. Light but sturdy axe.

Great first axe, better value than squier, looking at the tele copy for myself.
Great budget guitar, half a PRS for a fith of the price

Stagg R500FB (fixed bridge model).

Fixed bridge - pickups: 2x humbucker - controls: 1x volume + 1x tone - pu selector: 3-way toggle switch - top: low archtop/ flamed maple - body: solid alder wood - neck: hard maple / 636 mm/ 25'', glued in - fingerboard: rosewood / 24 frets - bridge: fixed "s" style rock - machine heads: diecast, chrome - colour: amber.

All hardware is of cheap quality but works fine.

The unbranded humbuckers are actually fine- very high output and a good balance of treble sounds.
Played through Marshall Valvestate 8080 it sounds great clean and very warm.
Cranked up you can get any heavy metal sound you like- very edgy on the bridge pickup for riff playing and very bright sounding when soloing on the higher frets.
The neck unit smoothes the sound out nicely and again is very high output.

Action was set low but had alot of string buzz going on everywhere. First job for this guitar was a good setup job. I wasnt too surprised as the guitar was mail ordered and I kind of expected this.
Floors in the laquer finish along the edges of the fretboard. Some bits looked like they were peeling away so this needed urgent attention to repair this. I could feel sharp edge as I played notes just after 12th position. This was smoothed down and filled in with new laquer in the repairs shop.
The nut wasnt brilliant- irregular and slightly narrow on the string spacing so I had this replaced with a newly made nut- much better now.
Tuners were a little loose to operate but this is easily fixed using a philips screwdriver.

The instrument is pretty light but feels quite solid. Construction and the glued in neck are flawless so Id trust it.
The hardware is all of unbranded quality. I changed the tuners and tuneomatic bridge for Gotoh units.
I have also replaced the pickups with my favourite choice of pickups for a more refined sound but to be honest the factory units sound good even when turned up loud so I was just being fussy.
The finish, despite the small flaws is done brilliantly. All the laquer on the body neck and headstock is nearly perfect and very thick and hard.
Even the quilt top bookmatching is good!

Never dealt with them yet, hope I dont have to.

I just saw this guitar online and wanted to try it as it was a give away price for the features.
The floors in the finish and cheaper quality hardware were to be expected I suppose but the construction and features far outweigh this.
I have a few guitars, Washburn N4ESA, & P2 and Jackson KV1 USA and this is my only cheap guitar. Im finding myself playing this one most of the time since I had it set up right and replaced essential hardware for brand name equipment as it plays great. The frets take some getting used to theyre smaller than on my other guitars.

If youre a rock guitar player Id seriously try one of these they represent exceptional value for money.