May 28, 2021
First of all: I love the second one I was sent.
I got two of these. The first one was so messed up that it was taken apart and tossed into my parts box. The neck was trashed as it had gouges in several different places, the nut looked like it was made with a kitchen knife, and probably half of the frets were sticking up and unable to be seated even though I tried to do so. The body was cracked in two different places at the neck pocket. And, the bridge was crooked. I built a guitar myself a ...
First of all: I love the second one I was sent.
I got two of these. The first one was so messed up that it was taken apart and tossed into my parts box. The neck was trashed as it had gouges in several different places, the nut looked like it was made with a kitchen knife, and probably half of the frets were sticking up and unable to be seated even though I tried to do so. The body was cracked in two different places at the neck pocket. And, the bridge was crooked. I built a guitar myself a few months ago and drilled straighter holes with my hand drill. The second guitar that I was sent is a really nice instrument and sounds very different from the feedback screaming pickups that were on the first one. It makes me wonder if you guys are putting these things together in a basement somewhere.
I would really love to have one of your "Strat" models, but I have no desire to get another guitar in the shape of the first one that I got from you. So, I will pass on that.
As far as the basswood bodies go, they are very light. The wood is so light that if you remove screws, you better be VERY careful about tightening them back up. Basswood is very easy to strip. Even on the second "Thinline" I was sent, a few of the screws were already turning freely right out of the box.
These guitars are great for someone who wants to mess around with upgrading them and such, but I would not buy them for my granddaughters.
But as I said: I love the second one that you sent me. I play it more than my 45 year old Telecaster these days.