Silvertone SSL3 Electric Guitar

Feature:
I wish it had nothing different, maybe its too pretty. I'm glad they didn't try to replicate the Gibson headstock because I am proud to be getting such sounds when I gig.

Quality:
To say this is a pretty guitar with no flaws is an understaement uners allows hold, knobs tight even the cable input is holding!

Value:
Hard to believe.. As other reveiwers have stated.. better get one while the gettin is good. Last LP I had was a gold top with soabar p-90's.. this one eats the Goldtop alive

Desirability:
Well, honestly I was looking for a cheaply made guitar for gigs..never never exspected this quality of sonics or how well made it it.

Sound:
Let me just say that this Silvertone far surpasses what I exspected. I am no stranger to high end guitars, I kept reading.."buy one before they raise the price or you can't get one." True to what the reviewers said my 3 main outlets each had 1 left.My use for this guitar was truthfully to have a cheapie guitar to perform like the bluesman of yester-year. Thru the either hated or loved epi Blues 30 I got fender squak from the middle out-of-phase great treble high freq from the bridge without blood coming out you ears and even some Gibson Jingle Jangle.This is the 1st time I ever used 9's for open tuning... its to much.. really great. I style is finger picking, just the flesh or fingernails with a slide on my pinky. Just like the others said.. better get one now before they put a Gibson logo on it.

Ease of Use:
As I said, 9'-maybe 46. Fast, I don't want to put it down. Comfortable weighted

Support:
Never dealt with Silvertone.. have had many acoustics over the years that all held together, altho I don't know where they were made. This is a heavy duty built guitar.

Overall:
I have already made a home for it. My two guitars are a cheap ..a studio epi but with great pups, great for burnside Kenny Brown slide.. The Silvertone can take me almost everyplace, I esepcially enjoy getting a Junior Kimbrough type sound.

Feature:
I think it came with a short cable, which is useful with an electric tuner. It had strings I wonder which new guitars don't. The strings are OK but you might want to use the new ones of your favorite brand. 2 knobs for tone and 2 for volume. It is definitely a good ground for experimentation. The guitar itself is a great feature! All components were in a great condition. Well set, shiny and lovely! I just needed to tight a tremolo/rhythm switch. I guess it got loose during the transportation. Among others is a set-in neck. I like it because there are no bolts and the body feels very smooth. There are lots of fans of bolt-on as well. It is something you should decide for yourself what is better.

Quality:
This is the most surprising part. Great quality. It says on the sticker that it went through the quality control; so if you want to buy it don't be shy. It will probably come in one piece! :) There's nothing wrong, really. Everything works great, no repair needed.

Value:
Yes, ladies and gentlemen. This is an awesome value. For such price I won't be able to get anything better. I played a real Strat (which is more than twice expensive) and a new ESP, which I mentioned before, and I can surely say that I am very glad that I choose Silvertone SSL3.

Desirability:
It is a beautiful guitar. Great color and everything. The arched top is not as good as real LesPaul's but it is still a very nice one. I will repeat other people and say that picture doesn't give you even a half of its beauty.

Sound:
Great clean sound. I compared it to my friend's ESP of the same price range and the clean sound of this guitar was much brighter with many nuances... Good sustain, especially with distortion, note rings for a long time. It has some vibrato effect in it though, when you play chords with some distortion. It is not bad just some might not like it. I personally think that it is not a problem; it even adds some more feel to it. The guitar doesn't go out of tune easily. It stayed in my gig-bag over night and I almost didn't need to tune it again in the morning.

Ease of Use:
It is very easy to play this guitar indeed. I like frets and the rosewood fingerboard. No complains here. It is very easy to slide or play taping. You might need to adjust the action. Mine was a little too low. It was fine for the beginning. I will adjust it a little when I would need to put new strings on.

Support:
I never dealt wit the company and I hope I will never need to.

Overall:
I think I will stay with this guitar for a very long time. I will try to keep my eyes on it and take a great care. I don't give nine because nine for me would be something like a custom made guitar, which would exactly be the way I want. I don't give ten because I don't believe in perfection. I played an acoustic guitar for some time and always wanted to have an electric one. I started to plan my purchase a long time ago. I wanted to get something very good but for a decent price. Finally, I got it!