HeyMikey
Enlightened Member
I just got this today. Ordered from GC two days ago. Gave it a quick inspection and play. My overall impression is mixed.
Likes:
The very first thing you notice taking it out of the box is how insanely light this is. I guess this is also a dislike. On my bathroom scale it is about 3.8-4.0 libs.
The guitar is well made, with no obvious flaws in the finished product. Fit and finish is all good.
Out of the box it plays pretty easily, especially for me with the 1-3/4 nut width. Love that. The neck is comfortable, frets fine.
Inexpensive looking open back tuners but they stayed in tune for me through normal non-agressive strumming and picking. No complaints.
The notes are clear and the guitar is responsive for strumming, picking and fingerpicking.
For a dread it is slightly thin with a 15-3/4 x 4-5/8 lower bout. Comfortable for someone like me who prefers smaller than dread size guitars
It has enough volume and tons of sustain/overtones.
Dislikes:
It feels too light and paper thin to me, even compared to my NH F30’a which aren’t much heavier. It just feels like a lot of inexpensive MIC guitars I’ve tried that feel like they will break if not handled carefully. But that could just be me.
The gig bag while looking cool offers very little protection. It is pretty thin. However I am not a fan of gig bags to start with.
The tuners look a little cheap, but as noted they seem to work fine.
The sound for me has too much treble and mids, with too many overtones. It’s bright and just doesn’t seem to have much warmth to my ears. Some may like that, especially if you want to cut through, but it sounds more Taylor-like vs Guild-like to me. It’s not a tone I would listen to for a long time.
Overall
As a $399 guitar I think it’s a home run. Easy to play, made well, sounds good, cool package for Marley lovers. It’s a fun guitar. For a newer player this is a great guitar to learn on. For a more experienced player I think it could be a good backup or campfire guitar when you don’t want to worry about your primary. I think this will appeal to many players.
Pics to come…
Likes:
The very first thing you notice taking it out of the box is how insanely light this is. I guess this is also a dislike. On my bathroom scale it is about 3.8-4.0 libs.
The guitar is well made, with no obvious flaws in the finished product. Fit and finish is all good.
Out of the box it plays pretty easily, especially for me with the 1-3/4 nut width. Love that. The neck is comfortable, frets fine.
Inexpensive looking open back tuners but they stayed in tune for me through normal non-agressive strumming and picking. No complaints.
The notes are clear and the guitar is responsive for strumming, picking and fingerpicking.
For a dread it is slightly thin with a 15-3/4 x 4-5/8 lower bout. Comfortable for someone like me who prefers smaller than dread size guitars
It has enough volume and tons of sustain/overtones.
Dislikes:
It feels too light and paper thin to me, even compared to my NH F30’a which aren’t much heavier. It just feels like a lot of inexpensive MIC guitars I’ve tried that feel like they will break if not handled carefully. But that could just be me.
The gig bag while looking cool offers very little protection. It is pretty thin. However I am not a fan of gig bags to start with.
The tuners look a little cheap, but as noted they seem to work fine.
The sound for me has too much treble and mids, with too many overtones. It’s bright and just doesn’t seem to have much warmth to my ears. Some may like that, especially if you want to cut through, but it sounds more Taylor-like vs Guild-like to me. It’s not a tone I would listen to for a long time.
Overall
As a $399 guitar I think it’s a home run. Easy to play, made well, sounds good, cool package for Marley lovers. It’s a fun guitar. For a newer player this is a great guitar to learn on. For a more experienced player I think it could be a good backup or campfire guitar when you don’t want to worry about your primary. I think this will appeal to many players.
Pics to come…
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