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Ok. It looks like it was designed by Picasso or Dali. The striped grain of the wood is lovely. Comes with no instructions at all. Comes with "headphones" that might fit on a five year old. Fortunately, I have other headphones. Their use of the word acoustic in the description is totally misleading. It is entirely electric.I thought the battery was dead. But on close (very close) examination found that it was covered with skin tight plastic that was the clearest I have ever not seen. And couldn't see until I pulled it off with tweezers.
Still, once that part was cleared up, it was fine. Personally, I like a thicker neck, from playing my Smokey Mountain Strum Stick, who's neck is like a dulcimer. The strings action was a fraction high down the neck, but not outrageously so, since this is a nylon guitar.
I'm not entirely sure which of the two knobs is the volume and tone, since both seem to affect the tone and volume. By fiddling you can go from a near bass guitar sound, to steel string sounding, to good Spanish guitar to near harpsichord. I really liked the strings it came with, so don't have to change them.
You can't tune it with an electric tuner since you have to have headphones to hear it. But the string tuners are good, giving really small adjustments, and seems to stay tuned very well.
It weighs a lot less, will never annoy the guy in the same, much less next room. Unless you plug it into your Marshall Amp Stack instead of the headphones. It is also easier to handle than either a classical guitar you need a specialized strap for or one of those electric travel guitars that resemble a broomstick.
So all in all, a good electric near classical guitar, for third or a fourth of the price of an electric classical.I am sure this guitar is not as good as the $500+ competitors but it is absolutely worth the > $150 price tag. The fit and finish are great, it worked right out of the box and holds its tuning well. I purchased it to practice as I recover from rotator cuff surgery and the thin profile works for me. It has nylon strings which is a little confusing in the description but plays well. I like the 1.75 inch nut, great for finger style. I plugged in a set of Sony digital noise reduction headphones and the sound is incredible. If you are looking for a fun instrument to practice without disturbing others give it a try.I just got mine and I agree with the previous reviewer. It is an exceptional value compared to the other (1?)silent guitars you can buy. It is solidly made and arrived in a very Spartan box with minimal packing. I find the neck to be a bit chunky, but I expect zero warpage because it's basically an electric thru-body neck design.There is a 1/4 inch output jack hidden in the tail knob for connecting to an amplifier. I can't get it to feedback with an amplifier as there are no resonant cavities. Call that a plus. It is nearly silent when played without earphones or amplifier. My one gripe is that there is not (or I have not found) an on/off switch. You have to drop the 9 volt battery out of the back to switch it off. It should be easy enough to install one since the battery wires are accessible behind the backplate.
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