Well, i have played guitar for 20+ years. And I bought this guitar just for the sake of it, all of my other guitars are drop-tuned and I needed a standard E strat. And maybe turn it into a “Frankenstein” project in the future.
And with that said, this is a great first guitar!
The neck is thicker than I expected, but great playability. Better fretwork than my old tele standard so I was impressed by that. It is a bit of a texture on the fretboard, didn’t like that at all. Almost like ruff paper. Gives you a weird feeling when you’re doing bends.
The bridge is probably the worst one I’ve ever come across. Impossible to setup properly and it has sharp edges. I actually got a little cut on my hand when playing. So the bridge is going in the trash asap.
The electronics is pretty much what you can expect from a guitar in this price range. A bit weak but not terrible.
Overall it’s a great first guitar. Or a good foundation for a Frankenstein. The bridge and tremolo is under all critique.