I ordered this guitar from ZZSounds on Tuesday and received it on Thursday! It was very well packaged. The first thing I did was inspect it, tighten the neck joint and then I took the Diadaro strings off because they were too stiff and the wrong gauge for me. I installed some Ernie Ball super slinkies 9-42, then I adjusted the intonation and the string height. Then I polished the frets and conditioned the finger board and it sounds really good.

Even though it has a Paulownia body, it still sounds very good. The pickups seem to be powerful enough and they sound good. I did not even have to widen the nut slots which causes tuning problems. Other than that the only other thing that I would probably do is install a high quality high output pickup in the bridge position. Everything else is great!

The neck on this guitar is really nice. It reminds me of the necks on my Charvelle guitar's, nice jumbo frets and flat radius fingerboard. This guitar is incredibly nice for the price. I sold my new squire fat strat special edition. This guitar has more of a Charvelle feel and play ability, much better than squires.

This guitar is made very well. The styling is awesome. The finish is great and there's nothing really there to break unless you hit it with something It's a great guitar if you can deal with it's light weight.

Definitely.

Never had to call for support.

Yes, this is a real hot custom exotic looking guitar.

Practicing Musician

Rock, Metal, Blues, Country

The sound was pretty good. If you ask me, the brigde pickups seem a bit too fuzzy sounding.

The only thing it's missing is a whammy bar!

It's rather straight-forward. The tuners are large and easy to use. Changing strings is no problem thanks to the string-thru body.

This is very well built and has lasted me quite a while. It makes the perfect backup.

You can't go wrong with this guitar. For the price, it's unbeatable!

Can't say. Never needed it.

It's your typical mundaine Strat shape. The headstock looks sweet though.

Hobbyist

Metal, Rock

The sound is on the deep rich end. But the humbuckers crackle, most noticeably at full volume. At full volume the crackling is very noticeable if you are running it clean, and somewhat noticeable with distortion on. But that would most likely be fixed with new and better humbuckers.

The wood that is used for the body of the guitar is really light, and it seems kind of soft. If you like a hefty guitar like a Les Paul, this might be a bit light on weight.

Once I personally adjusted the setup the playability is really nicely.

It came aesthetically perfect. While doing the setup I noticed that it was really hard to turn the screws on the saddle to lower it. As a result the tops of the screws got torn up a bit, they felt sort of soft also. I don't think that it should be that hard to turn them though, because I tried turning the same screws on a guitar that had an identical style bridge and it was way easier.

I don't know if this is the best value for a guitar, but it is really a good value, especially for a beginner.

It looks quite nice, I got the black. The only thing I would change is not use a flat finish, I like my guitars to be shiny.

Hobbyist

Traditional Christian

Lightweight and shred ready,this is one screaming guitar. I originally bought it for a friend and after a test drive,I decided to keep it for myself. The 24 fret neck is like no other.Each fret when struck produces a clean,buzz-less note with plenty of sustain. Bright and clean can describe the pickups.

The 3 way switch is in a very convenient location,between the tone and volume knobs,making it easier to switch from lead to rhythm in a split second.

Lightning fast fret board and a neck that is comparable to a Les Paul. I love the through body string set up,it seems to give up a lot more sustain.

I've been shredding on this guitar for a couple of months and I gotta say,so far it has held up under my demanding routine very well. Rhythm is a breeze also,even if you don't shred,you can easily strum out some heavy chords with the Vendetta.

For the price of this guitar,I would never buy another expensive ax again.

Active Musician,Recording producer

Metal

It sounds fine, Bought it for my daughter to learn to play metal and it does the job just fine. the pickups actually sound pretty good.

The guitar is actually pretty light weight, It came with a cable and an allen wrench, not quite sure what the wrench is for yet, but it was a plus that it came with a cable, cable is kind of cheap but works so far.

For the price the quality is great.

I think it is the best deal out there for beginners or for a backup or a beater.

looks better than all those other low price guitars by far, especially the old school guitars with the pick guards, this guitar looks like its made for a rock star. great head stock design as well as the body and how the strings come through the body.

Hobbyist, Active Musician, 20 years

Metal, Rock, Alternative

It sounds as good as any guitar with hunbuckers

Only had it for two days, but am amazed so far.

Plays like buttah.

So far, no problems.

It's worth it.

N/A

I wasn't interested at first and was looking for something much more expensive and Les Paulish.

Musician, songwriter, vocalist, engineer.

Rock, country.

Hard to say what the typical price is. It is all over the place. Depends on whioch store you choose. It is well worth what I paid for it.

Havent had to deal with the company yet.

I brought it to learn on.

Been playing on and off for years. Had lessons,played thru school and played in bands later.

blues

For a first guitar, sounds great. I'm used to how it sounds now and other guitars dont compare

Humruckers are solid, good knobs, wish I got a case though

Glad theres 24 frets, good for shreddin, easy to tune

Very well made, incredibly light which is nice. Came in perfect condition and remains that way...

Ridiculously good product for $100. Other people shell out much more on first guitar, definitely didnt expect it to be so amazing for 100 bucks.

Dont know yet

The black is kinda strange. I might paint it or do something cool but its alright

Beginner Guitar Player

Metal

it sounds pretty good for a guitar in this price range. though the pickups do sound fuzzy and there was some static, so you'll probably want to change them. most beginners probably wont notice it.

does come with a cable. I didnt need it, but sombody else might.

it is a very light guitar. so its very comfortable. you will need to tighten a few bolts when it arrives aswell as on a regular basis. its simple design makes changing strings very easy.

overall quality is very good for the price. its definatly not the worst guitar ive used, but one of my pickups broke within the first 3 months and a nuts and screws needed to be tightend aswell as the volume knob. I still have to tighten a few things on a regular basis but its not much of a big deal.

using zZounds better price policy I was able to get this guitar for under $90 so it was a real steal. its probably the most affordable electric guitar available but the quality is better than many in or just above its price range.

the guitar is pretty easy to work on so Ive never dealt with them.

hobbyist

blues, metal, and rock

the pickups are good good for rock not so much for blues.im only 75% satisfyed with them

no tremelo but ill live.tune pegs brok off after 1 months and im not rough with my guitar.

will not stay in tune.sounds good in open and drop c

cheaply made its made for begginers that are intrested in dean.i would take it on the road but id pay someone to tune it for me after every time i play it and take it in to a guitar shop to get inspected.i might be getting some better humbuckers since the ones they come with dont give ya much versitility.most comfrable neck ever!

only if you need a rockin guitar to pratice with,give to a begginer,or upgrade into a wicked beast.

tuning pegs,strap holders,and input need replaced.humbuckers are ok for a while.i spread the word that dean is not bad.

the transparent black is never boring to look at.amazing finish.the all black hardware with it just adds to the greatness!

i play 4 hrs a day after school ive been playing for 2 months

metal. mostly goove and my own style. a mix of death metal,groove,and 80s

Sound can get a little staticy but other then that its amazing

The natural skin was a bit darker then the picture its more of a darkish brownish red. still looks nice

Its very easy to use and I would reccomend it for begginners

you can travel with it and its not to easily broken. its a very good guitar.

Its worth the price for this

havent had to call

very high on the must buy scale

this guitar rocks for metal my friend lemme borrow it for our band before i could get my new guitar it sounded real good, just it was a little fuzzy soundin but it wuz either the amp or his pickups(their kinda old) but otherwise than that it was really good soundin

i wish they had it in more colors tho but otherwise than that i liked its lightweight body

this was really an easy guitar to use i personally thoght it was more of a begginer guitar though but its lightweight body makes it so easy to use and i dont get shoulder pains anymore for have such a heavy guitar with a strap

real good quality. one time i accedentily droped it and it only got a scratch

this guitar is really good priced!!!!! it could be worth like 200$ and more not sayin to rise the price but i really think this is a good guitar