March 29, 2022
OMG! I Wasn't Expecting This: I'm not a beginner. I'm 65 & have been playing since I was 9-years-old. I own over 30 electric guitars - a handful of them quite expensive, but buy inexpensive guitars mainly for ornamentation to hang on the walls or place in the guitar racks of my studio like many would spend money on pictures. I'll play them occasionally.
This is my first Glarry & to my surprise, it is a beautiful green gem. It is by far the lightest electric guitar I've ever held. It has a 3 or 4 ...
OMG! I Wasn't Expecting This: I'm not a beginner. I'm 65 & have been playing since I was 9-years-old. I own over 30 electric guitars - a handful of them quite expensive, but buy inexpensive guitars mainly for ornamentation to hang on the walls or place in the guitar racks of my studio like many would spend money on pictures. I'll play them occasionally.
This is my first Glarry & to my surprise, it is a beautiful green gem. It is by far the lightest electric guitar I've ever held. It has a 3 or 4-piece body (it's hard to tell) as opposed to more expensive guitars with one or two pieces, but it doesn't matter - it's gorgeous. Just a week earlier, I bought a more expensive blue Ibanez GRX70QA-TBB, and I think I like the looks of this one better. The construction is very good. I can find no flaws in fit or finish. However, it is a very inexpensive guitar & understandably compromises must be made to hit this price point - i.e. tuners, pickups, tremolo, nut, bridge, etc. I get annoyed at reviewers who complain about "cheap" cords, "cheap" tuners, etc. What are you expecting at this price? Want better? Spend more. The main thing to me is if it's playable or not. Knowing that quality between individual identical instruments in this price range can vary widely, this one is playable. Fret edges aren't sharp. I've bought more expensive guitars that shredded my fingers. Action is acceptable. Again, I've spent more $$$ on some that the string height was absurdly high - but you can always set up almost any guitar to your liking. Neck has a medium thickness. Pickups sound OK clean, but most folks are playing through effects anyway, so it's not a big deal. The ONLY complaint I have is the back of the neck. I love an unfinished/satin neck, which this one has, but it's a little rough. But it's easily correctible with a little light sanding with a super-fine-grit sandpaper. Overall, I'm absolutely amazed at this guitar at this price. Much, much more than I expected.
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