I ordered this guitar on or around the 3rd of the month and it arrived in few days, as always with zZounds! The first thing I noticed was how great the guitar looked as I was unboxing it but after that, things changed!!! First, I noticed that the strings looked as if they were put on years ago, they looked nasty! So, I said no big deal and decided to put on a new set, and when I got the old strings off the nut fell out and hit the floor and so I fixed that, then I had to tighten the nuts that hold the tuners down several of them were just barely even on the threads and when I tuned the strings to pitch I had to do the intonation and it was so far off it's like they didn't even try to set it at the factory, anyway once I got to where I could plug it into the amp and turn up the volume it had this freaky sound coming out of it, it was like someone trying to send a Morris code through the thing, so at this point I was really frustrated and I called zZounds and talked with them about returning it, which they said I could do but as I was talking I tried it through another amp and couldn't notice the noise as much, so I told them let play it over the weekend before I decide what to do. So, as I tinkered with it, I figured out what was causing the noise, it was static electricity on the pickguard so fixed that. So, after all I did, I decided to keep it and here's why, this thing plays great, sounds great, and one thing I like about it is when I use the Tremelo it stays in tune. I could… read more never get my Strat to do that, and even with all I had to do, this thing looks awesome, the finish is amazing, it's got a good solid build to it, it is a little heavier than a Strat, it's a little over 8lbs. so it's lighter than my Les Paul and the neck feels and plays great, I really like the 10inch radius, So I think if they would step up their quality control Michael Kelly Guitars could go far and could be a good completive guitar company because they have some very beautiful guitars. As of right now if you want one of their guitars you may have to do some work on it and if you're willing to do that you will have a great guitar.

Sound
The sound is Great once it's set up.

Features
I have always liked an HSS setup on Strat style guitars, this one also has a coil-split for the humbucker which I really like and will use a lot. I like the wood grain pattern and finish; this is just a beautiful guitar!!!

Ease of Use
Once you get the guitar set up it sounds awesome, one thing that was hard to do was the coil-split was hard to do so I changed the volume and tone knobs to those textured metal one that I had and now it works just fine. I get better tones out of this guitar than what I did with my Strat and it really plays well now.!!!

Quality
I think the guitar is made really well, it's got a good solid build and is made with a wood similar to Ash. The hardware is not top of the line but it's by no means the cheapest, it gets the job done and I think it will hold up well for years.

Value
If they step up their quality control & public relations, I think this would be a great company.

Manufacturer Support
I registered my guitar and also asked for the warranty information and wanted to know what year the guitar was made they ask for the serial no and I gave it to them, but I have not heard back at all from them.

The Wow Factor
I rate the appeal of this product a 4 out of 5 because they have some beautiful guitars.

Musical Background:
Been playing guitar 46 plus years, sat in with a lot of local working cover bands but I am just a stay-at-ho musician

Musical Style:
Classic rock, Folk, some country read less