Silvertone SSL1 Electric Guitar Package

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Includes guitar, amp, tuner, strap, gig bag, extra strings, picks, cable, and DVD.

Featuring a classic single cutaway sculpted body and a pair of absolutely crankin' humbuckers, the SSL1 Session Master Special is a blast to play. The SSL1 has a just-wide-enough slim neck design that is very comfortable (and very fast) and the sculpted heel at the deep-set bolt-on neck joint makes reaching the upper frets effortless.

The SSL1 is equipped with a sustain-crazy tune-o-matic bridge, precision die-cast tuners, and the classic 2-volume/2-tone control set up with the 3-way pickup selector up on top where it's supposed to be.

Package Includes
Smart III lead guitar amp (switchable overdrive, 10 watts RMS/20 watts peak power, 2-band EQ, 6 in. speaker, tape/CD input, headphone jack)

STUN 1 digital tuner

Strap with pick pocket

Padded Gigbag

Extra set of strings

Guitar picks

Instrument cable

Instructional DVD

The SSL1 package has all the gear you need to jamm right out of the box and includes the Smart III lead guitar amp (switchable overdrive, 10 watts RMS/20 watts peak power, 2-band EQ, 6 in. speaker, tape/CD input, headphone jack), a STUN 1 digital tuner, strap with pick pocket, a padded gig bag, an extra set of strings, cable, picks, and an instructional DVD. Ready, set, ROCK!

Specifications
Single Cutaway Sculpted Body

Sculpted Bolt-On Neck (Maple)

Rosewood Fingerboard

24 Fret 24-3/4 in. Scale

Chrome Precision Die-cast Tuning Machines

Dual Humbucking Pickups with 3-Way Selector Switch

Limited Lifetime Warranty

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 615-206-0077

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (52 ratings)
Submitted September 6, 2004 by a customer from aol.com

"If you're on a lower budget or a beginner, I would highly suggest this. The price is cheap just for the guitar itself."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I know I'll always keep this, and be using it as a main guitar for quite awhile.

Sound
The humbuckers, features, and overall architecture really give a unique, customizable tone. The two tone and two volume knobs are nice with customization..plus the overdrive is pretty damn good, actually..though a bit generic sounding. though you can tell with some better distortion or a pedal, it would be fantastic.

Features
Keep in mind that I'm giving these scores for guitars in this price range. Features-wise, this is a dream.As I said with the sound, you can really customize the tone with both the guitars features and the amp. The amp peaks at 20 watts, getting more than loud enough for practicing in your room or basement. Obviously though you wouldn't be taking it too a show. They give you an extra set of strings as well, a tuner that's nothing great but is effecient enough, five picks, and cables..may want to get thicker, better ones though, as occasionally these will make my amp pick up radio signals...yeah. It's almost comical.

Quality
I take this down one, as when I got this, there was a screw missing in one of my humbuckers, so distortion kind of meshed together..however this can be easily fixed. I'm sure this was obviously a slight shipping flaw though, so I can't blame the company.

Value
for 220 bucks, it's a steal. Even compared to guitars in read more general, this is a really great guitar..the practice amp is pretty nice, and everything else does the justice. Just get some thicker cables..

Manufacturer Support
Never had to deal with them.

The Wow Factor
Well I own it, but yeah..it's got a lot appeal

Musical Background:
Active Musician

Musical Style:
Alt rock, Industrial, Prog Rock..
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