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 Save your money | |
| Yes, you can't expect much from an $80 guitar. But there is a line that can be crossed in terms of poor quality. Basically, this instrument is unplayable. Doesn't stay in tune for more than 10 minutes, horrid fret buz, the high E string gets caught beneath the final fret, etc. etc. Do yourself a favor, wait a couple of weeks, save up some more money and buy the next cheapest thing -- it's bound to be better. A disservice to beginners, an insult to more advanced players. You've been warned. | |
 Good Price and Service, but Requires Set Up | |
| I got this guitar for my daughter for X-mas. (Actually, they had over sold the black-body model and so I got the seafoam green at no additional charge.) The paint is great, it looks very nice and sounds good with the exception of what I would call excessive fret buzz on the high E and B strings. I adusted the height of the saddle for these strings (instructions are not provide with the guitar, but are available on the web from a number of sources). Also, when it arrived, the strings were rusty. I contacted Music Yo via email and they told me just to wipe them down. I'm not this hot-shot guitar player, but as I understand it, once strings go rusty, they need replaced. I may be wrong about this, but replacement strings were not offered in any event. The guitar stays in tune pretty wel, but I do have to tune it with some regularity.
I've seen the guitar compared with the Fender Squire series. I haven't played one of those, so I can't comment on playablity, but this guitar looks better than the Squire. With the exception of the string issue, Music Yo did a good job on its end. The guitar arrived quickly and undamaged. The shipping cost was very reasonable. Overall, I give this guitar a positive rating, but the fret buzz and the rusty strings certainly disappointed me, especially with what otherwise was a very nice guitar. |
