Relic Electric Guitar Mahogany Body Carbonized Maple Neck Rosewood Fretboard 6-String Solidbody Electric Guitar S-S Pickupsbrass Barrel Saddle Bridge

Overall: great guitar, wouldn’t hesitate to buy another I bought this as a ‘travel’ guitar that I could leave at my parents’ house in order to have something to play when I visit without having to check my nice telecaster on flights. The low price of this guitar makes that actually work. That said, it’s a good guitar even ignoring the cost. I think $50 in pickups and $3 in bridge height screws would make this a near perfect inexpensive guitar. Pros: Roasted maple neck, actual rosewood fingerboard Truss rod adjustment wheel at the bottom of the neck is a feature usually found on fancier guitars and this one works well Intonation was nearly spot on from the factory Frets feel very smooth Bridge has brass saddles Tuners feel nice The belly carve and forearm carve are nice Cons: Pickups are weak. It’s serviceable for a beginner guitarist or a travel guitar. They do the tele thing, but put a set of Tonerider Tele pickups in it and it’ll be great. The finish is not very nice. I don’t mind relic’d guitars but the actual paint itself looks and feels bad and the “worn” edges of the paint feel rough against my arm when I play. The bridge height adjustment screws are a bit too long and dig into my hand when I play. This is true of almost all Teles though. Easily corrected with some shorter screws. The “high fret access carve” on the back of the body is useless. The carve should be on the front of the body if you actually want to play high up the neck. The logo “KGD electric guitar” is dumb. The strings do turn your fingers black the first few times you play it.

I am very impressed with the quality of this guitar, It came playable out of the box,after a string stretching the tuners are holding just fine , I adjusted the truss rod for less relief and that was all it needed.! Pickups are okay but,I will replace them at some point? I would definitely recommend this guitar,it resonates really well.also ,neck is beautiful and comfy,not to thin or too fat just right !

These are worthy of purchase. These are musical instruments, not toys. These require a bit more setup, but let your musician learn the procedure, it's easy. Once set, you can just play these right out of the box. Puppy not included...

Pros: Light weight with good acoustics that have good sustain. The relic job is surprisingly well done. Cons: Tuners are terrible and will need to be replaced. The nut was cut too deep in a few slots and will also need to be replaced. The neck pickup is very weak and muddy. The bridge is OK but if I keep it, I would also replace the pups and electronics. The frets seem to be pre-cut before installation. When you line sight the frets, some frets are shorter in width than others and it looks bad and low quality. The frets were also very rough so I smoothed them with steel wool. Before doing this, it was almost unplayable. Easy fix. Right now, I am having a hard time setting the intonation. The guitar looks good but does not play or sound great as is. Replacing the saddles, tuners, and electronics will add at least $200 bucks to the cost.

Out of the box it’s absolutely playable and looks pretty cool. Frets were level enough to set a fairly low action. Front pickup isn’t horrible, but the bridge pickup is horrible. Now for the less than good news. The bridge is set out of line with the neck by several millimeters. This makes the string space to the edge of the fret board inconsistent. The spacing is correct at the nut, but as you move closer to the bridge the strings drift towards the high E string. I took a photo to show with green tape. I noticed it as I was installing compensated saddles. I’ll have to reset the bridge which isn’t a giant job if you know how to do it yourself. Sending this guitar to a luthier would cost more than it’s worth. I like the project personally and it will be a great guitar when I’m done. If your buying this to learn how to setup guitars, this is a decent project with a solid body and fairly serviceable maple neck.

Great guitar for the money and even if it was more money. Looks great feels great. Pickups are a little quieter than other squire telecasters I have what they sound good. Great guitar for the money quite a deal. Guitar playing in the video I posted is straight out of the box, no adjustments or upgrades. The only thing I did was lubricate the nut slots with Big Bends Nut Sauce.