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74 of 75 found the following review helpful:
 A Great Value for a Solid Instrument Jul 07, 2008
By Ben Crosby
I've been trying to seriously begin playing the guitar for a while, and I bought this one in hopes that spending money on an electric would motivate me more than just using the acoustic that I never had a rapport with. I bought this Silvertone as a starter kit, just looking for something solid and inexpensive. I settled on this one because most of the other guitars in the price range were Austin Bazaar, and Austin Bazaar seems to make very low-quality starter kits in hopes that people who don't know better will buy them.
This guitar has done exactly what I wanted, I can't stop playing it. It comes with everything you need as a beginner--it's already stringed (with light gauge strings, which are good to start with), has a spare set of them as well, picks, amp, tuner, and cable. The only thing you could possibly want added would be a distortion pedal, but a beginner has bigger things to worry about.
I have had no problems at all with the guitar. It is solid and well-built, very satisfying to play. This is probably the best deal you can find on a starter kit.
22 of 22 found the following review helpful:
Good value product for money Aug 17, 2010
By Ross
hi, i am not a very good or expert guitar player. I am sort of advanced beginner. I found this product value for money. Also, few of my really expert friends played this guitar and they also liked it and it sounded good.
In short i would say its a good value for money (119USD) with free shipping. It includes everything one needs to play in a small informal group of friends or for learning.
you may change the strings and in my personal opinion a new beginner should go for this kind of electric instead of acoustics as they are somewhat easier to play compared to a basic/cheap acoustics.
Hope this will be helpful for someone.
thanks
19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Great set up Jan 15, 2009
By Zooie
"HomeSchooling Mom"
I purchased this for my son, who is 10. He has an acoustic guitar, but wanted to move on to the electric. I had looked at the Fender guitars that were being offered as a kit. The price tag was a tad bit too high for me (we bought this on sale for $100).
Shipping was fast, the product came in a brown box, well packaged. The tuner is junk. We had to do some adjustments right out of the box, but not really a big deal. The high E strings continually were breaking, so we upgraded to Ernie Ball Super Slinky strings and we have not had a problem since. The sound is nice. The amp is a perfect size for having in a home (it is still too loud for me sometimes).
This is a great guitar package for a kid. He can ding it, drop it and do whatever and as a parent feel better knowing that I didn't shell out 200+.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Nice value for the cost Mar 03, 2010
By Perry Munoz
Purchased this for my 9 year old son whose taking guitar lessons. He has an acoustic but his music teacher said that he was ready to start learning on an electric. His music teacher checked it out and basically said it was a pretty good deal.
He had 2 complaints about the guitar:
1. the cord they give you with the guitar is pretty cheap, but you could pick up a decent one at any music store for around $10
2. plastic holder at the top of the neck was pretty flimsy and he took it off and said it looked better without it.
All in all a good next guitar, since he's gotten the electric he practices more.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Beginner Package Feb 13, 2009
By L. Banner
"momonthego"
A present for my 17-year old for Christmas. No-one wants to spend a lot on something soon forgotten so this guitar kit is perfect. Affordable enough that you can afford to upgrade once it's outgrown. It comes with everything needed to get started and is better quality than a lot of the beginner guitars I saw in stores. The amp has more power than other kits and the electronic tuner is a plus. We had no problem getting the guitar tuned properly - it stays in tune just fine - any new guitar has to 'settle in'. My son plays it every day, which has inspired several of his friends to get their own guitars and learn to play.
Note: The amp cable had a short but Amazon took care of it promptly.
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