I'm very happy. I may never buy another guitar after all I've done to this one.

Sound
I really like the sound of it. I've owned and used this guitar since I was 8 years old, and I'm 15 now. So, I've had plenty of experience with it. This is the best beginner guitar versus the too-common Fenders...But is also an incredible guitar for the advanced player. It sounds nice all over. The humbucker pickup in the back is quite a treat. For as many different sounds of pickups...There's some that don't quite have enough distortion, or there's some that cut off a little bit on the treble or bass. This is perfect. I listened to the sounds compared to a Gibson Explorer. The Explorer has a hotter pickup...But, has some clip off of the treble. With this guitar a roll of the tone knob it will sound exactly the same! It may seem like a guitar for only beginners...But, it isn't. It has great sound. If you play on larger amplifiers like a stack or high wattage combo, the outcome

Features
The components and hardware are kind of cheap. This includes the tremolo system, potentiometers, 1/4" input jack, and tuners. The pickups are surprisingly good. When I bought it...I got no accessories.

Quality
The body is great. The paintjob is excellent. The only downside and the real truth about the cheaper guitars is simply: hardware. I had to replace the input plug because it was so low quality...They… read more didn't even use spring steel to hold the plug in. There were certain times when the plug would just fall out from plugging and unplugging it from the cable so many times. Jackson also uses extremely low quality potentiometers in this guitar. I just replaced the volume pot. And am assuming the tone pot will go out next.

Value
This is the best priced guitar. If you're thinking about buying a telecaster or stratocaster for the low low price. You should really make a second thought.

Manufacturer Support
I have had no experiences under warranty. But, I have done upgrades. I did have to upgrade some hardware...Because it malfunctioned or did not work properly over use. I replaced the volume potentiometer with a Cor-Tek B500K. Then I also did not use the tremolo system. When ever I tried to use it...The strings would go out of tune. This was a cheap tremolo system. So what I did was open up the back and take a small block of wood and stuff it in between the guitar body and the bridge. This locked it down and gave it incredible sustain. Even more than a Les Paul!

The Wow Factor
I really like this guitar overall. It looks like the standard guitar. But, when you play it...You learn to love it. And then after a few modifications and upgrades in parts. $20 can make this guitar feel like a million. I fell in love with it EVEN MORE after I got it.

Musical Style:
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