This guitar, right out of the box was ready to play. The action was set perfect and I’m amazed by how well it stays in tune. This guitar is available in many colors. I chose the Sapphire blue with the maple fret board. What I like is the fact that the body is of ash wood. Certainly gives it some weight, but I love the rich depth and sound you get. The neck is a 12" radius C-shaped neck and is very comfortable and easy to play. All 21 medium-jumbo sized frets are very easily accessible and are good sized. One of the best features I like about this guitar is the pickups. It comes equipped with 3-single coil vintage noiseless pickups. It also comes with a push button switch that activates the bridge pickup when it is not normally selected due to the 5-way normal switch set-up. This pretty much gives you 7 possible tone possibilities for sound. The best thing about these pickups is the way they eliminate the annoying hum. This was not evident until I plugged in my son’s Strat (Fender HSS) and there was hum! My main reason for purchasing this guitar was to add a guitar that can give me that twangy single coil sound that my Gibson Les Paul cannot produce. This guitar made me a believer. I love it! The sound is truly amazing especially when played clean. I may take it to the shop and have it set up by a pro. At times the strings tend to rattle a bit and roll off the edges. Still, for the money, this is a bargain and one that I do not regret purchasing.

Anyone who has played this guitar realizes it only has 7 positions not 9 as advertised. But past that it is a good AXE! Once you have the frets dressed, the neck relief flattened to about .008" and the strings lowered for faster action. So you will see about $150.00 added to the cost to play well. I also had the tuners changed to gold sperzel locking, which helps keep the AXE in tune on deep Vibrato usage. and much faster string change on top of that. Now it is the best playing Strat I have out of the 6 I own, and that includes the two of them that have over $1600.00 invested in them.Mine is now a 5 STAR guitar but when I received it it was a 4 but AWESOME for the price

This guitar is one heck of an instrument. Its got american pickups that sound awesome on even a small amp. It stays in tune really good. It comes with pretty good strings. Its a beautiful instrument (i got the rosewood red) It's great for performing, recording, practicing, or even just playing around your house. I would definatly recommend this guitar to anyone.

My son bought this guitar and we both love it! He chose the blue transparent finish. I have to say the pictures do not do the finish justice. The wood grain looks awesome. The neck has a really nice feel. The vintage noiseless pikups get a great tone for everything from metal (my son) to bluesy rock (me). The extra button that activates the middle pickup give lots of options including a gritty Stevie Ray vibe. This guitar plays better than many guitqars at twice the price. If you are looking for a great vaue on a great guitar look no further.

I have played lots of gutars over the past few decades, but I'm always drawn to Strats. I got this one at the music store, they set it up for free, and it has been an absolute joy to play. I like the push button for more combinations, but even in traditional settings it's hot. I got the maple fretboard, and it is sso smooth and fast! It is great for Blues, Rock, eetc.. Give one a try before you buy anything else.