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Overall impression: They should not be allowed to sell these guitars this cheap!!!
I ordered this guitar expecting some flaws, and assuming I would have to replace some hardware, and probably the pickups too.
Flaws - The flame maple veneer (not photoflame) on the top has some tearout at the waist on the left side where it was routed for the binding. It's very minor (I'll post some pics later today), but if this were an expensive guitar, I would send it back. The only other flaw is that the amber colored dye is a little uneven on the edge of the guitar at the bottom near the strap button. It's a little blotchy. (again I'll post some pics later).
Other than that, the workmanship is fantastic, the finish is gorgeous, and overall the guitar looks great. The action was kinda high, so I cranked it down to where I like it, and expected the strings to be fretting out all over the place. Nope. A small amount of buzz, but no dead spots whatsoever. The neck is not chunky, but not super slim, a comfortable C shape. The tuners seem to be pretty good, not notchy, or too sloppy. I'll probably do some nut work on it, in fact I'll make a bone nut for it. I plugged it in this morning, and the stock pickups are actually pretty damn good. I'm still gonna change them eventually, but I'll not be in any hurry. I'll have to do a set-up, because the intonation is off.
Anyway, I'm really super impressed at what you can get for $189. I wouldn't hesitate to play this thing at a gig.
Here's a link to the Rondo page for this guitar.
http://www.rondomusic.net/gg1supamb.html
I ordered this guitar expecting some flaws, and assuming I would have to replace some hardware, and probably the pickups too.
Flaws - The flame maple veneer (not photoflame) on the top has some tearout at the waist on the left side where it was routed for the binding. It's very minor (I'll post some pics later today), but if this were an expensive guitar, I would send it back. The only other flaw is that the amber colored dye is a little uneven on the edge of the guitar at the bottom near the strap button. It's a little blotchy. (again I'll post some pics later).
Other than that, the workmanship is fantastic, the finish is gorgeous, and overall the guitar looks great. The action was kinda high, so I cranked it down to where I like it, and expected the strings to be fretting out all over the place. Nope. A small amount of buzz, but no dead spots whatsoever. The neck is not chunky, but not super slim, a comfortable C shape. The tuners seem to be pretty good, not notchy, or too sloppy. I'll probably do some nut work on it, in fact I'll make a bone nut for it. I plugged it in this morning, and the stock pickups are actually pretty damn good. I'm still gonna change them eventually, but I'll not be in any hurry. I'll have to do a set-up, because the intonation is off.
Anyway, I'm really super impressed at what you can get for $189. I wouldn't hesitate to play this thing at a gig.
Here's a link to the Rondo page for this guitar.
http://www.rondomusic.net/gg1supamb.html
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