Great starter kit!July 14, 2008 I bought this kit for my daughter when she decided she wanted to learn to play an electric guitar. This kit was perfect for a beginner and had all the items needed to get her started right away... It is a good quality item and looks great, she is enjoying it very much... The only additional item to be purchased was a headset -- to keep the noise level down and mama happy...
Decent beginner guitar, but not built as well as better modelsJuly 12, 2008 This is a decent starter guitar, but if your guitarist gets serious this will need to be upgraded within 1-2 years. My son has been playing this guitar a few times a week, alternating with his acoustic guitar for the past 18 months. Unfortunately, the bridge was not originally properly assembled, causing the inner springs to produce a creaky sound as he uses the whammy bar.
The line out on the guitar has been fixed a couple of times, and now the parts are stripped and need replacement if he wants to continue playing this guitar. Also, the amp input module inside the amp (not the plug itself) has gone bad and needs replacement.
I take these things as a sign that he just needs a better quality guitar and amp, but this has served him well while he was learning.
My son is very good on instruments, so I know it's not how he is using his Fender. His keyboard is in perfect condition with the same amount of use. His violin is in excellent condition with a year of use, as is his acoustic guitar with over one year of use.
This particular model is a great student model but it just not built as well as higher end electric guitars. I would really recommend not buying this guitar unless you are just testing the waters to see if your child is serious about playing. Although the price is right and the package includes a lot, this is not traditional Fender quality.
Avoid this guitar at all cost!!!!July 11, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this guitar as my first guitar and I can say I would never recommend this to anyone.
First off Tuning my low E string will not tune correctly. The slightest turn on the tuning knob changes the pitch from a E to a D. I've owned this guitar for almost a year neither me nor any of the guys at my local guitar shop have ever been able to correctly tune this guitar. Also the guitar goes out of tune in less than 30 seconds of playing. Which can easily discourage a beginner guitarist.
Second this guitar is plagued by fret buzz I have had this guitar "set up" three times by three different professionals they were able to get rid of some of it but it is still very noticeable.
Third This guitar sounds horrible I really didnt notice how bad this sounded till I started trying out other guitars in the same price range.
Forth no one can play this guitar and sound good my instructor has been playing for about 20 years and believe me when I tell you he can play very good but even he plays like crap on this guitar. Soloing on this piece of crap is nearly impossible to do.
In closing this guitar is not well made will not stay in tune and sounds horrible. If you do buy this guitar for a beginner who is serious about learning to play. Just know it will only be a few months before they will be begging for a new guitar. For the price you can do much better. Take a look at the Agile AL-2000, Yamaha Pacifica, Epiphone SG, and Silvertone SSL3 all offer much better quality, sound, playability without breaking the bank;)
fender starcaste candy red with accesory packJune 29, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
the guitar needed the strings changed and It was alittle bit scrched. But it sounds good. I was told that it would be new. But I seriosly doubt that.
Fender Starcaster StratJune 24, 2008 0 out of 10 found this review helpful
Never bought this but dumb Amazon does not provide the ability to remove from list of those actual purchased items!
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