I received this guitar as a gift a few years ago and it is my favorite guitar acoustic or electric. I have been playing over 30 years and fell in love with this guitar immediately. The tone is so full and the action is perfect. I have other guitars where I’ve had to lower the action and fool around to get it to my liking. This was perfect right out of the box. I’ve had friends that own Martin and Taylor guitars play it and just smile at the full tone and playability. Every player that has tried it just stops after playing a few minutes and says “This guitar sounds great.” I play it through a Fender Acoustasonic Amp and just LOVE it. The ease of playing on the high frets is so smooth. The guitar does not fall out of tuning when playing several songs and is just a JOY to play. If you are thinking about purchasing this guitar, do so. Did I mention that I LOVE this guitar. The only down side is that I’ll find it in my son’s room from time to time and he has 2 acoustic guitars.

Yes, it’s a Chinese guitar – I won’t go into the political/economic aspects of it other than to say that I struggled purchasing this for that reason. Let’s talk about the guitar on it’s merits as a musical instrument.

Tone – Beautiful traditional dreadnought tones. Not as dark or boomy as a Gibson DN, not as bright as a Taylor DN. Really nicely balanced and articulate. If you sat down in an acoustic room with a bunch of guitars, this one would certainly float to the top in this category, no matter the price.

Playability – The setup and fret job are extremely good. Maybe not quite as polished as higher end guitars, but playability-wise no complaints at all. The string spacing is different than on my Taylor, which makes this feel a little off for me – but this is strictly a preference thing so some might like this better. The rosewood fretboard is pretty slick – I don’t really notice a functional difference between it and my preferred material (ebony). Perhaps the only negative note in my review – the fretboard binding is not rounded, so it can feel slightly uncomfortable in some situations. Again, this is a personal preference – I’ve experienced squared-off binding like this on high end guitars as well.

Construction – The neck and body are solid and the bracing is basic, but solid. The neck construction seems less than ideal, but is probably as stable as anything else unless it suffers a big impact. It would be nice if they had mounted a second strap button.

Aesthetics – Overall, the guitar looks great. The sunburst is done well – many pictures of these guitars make the sunburst look pretty bad – it’s great in person. The guitar I received (Tobacco Brown Sunburst) is darker than pictures would indicate – which I like. The inlays look great and the gloss finish on the body/headstock is to a high standard. The binding in places is a tad messy, but overall this is a pretty classy looking guitar. The laminate rosewood back is nicely grained and dark.

It’s unbelievable to me that this guitar is under 0 considering the features and details (no matter where it’s built). On it’s merits as an instrument, it’s unassailable.

I’ve had alot of acoustic guitars over the years from Martin, Takamine, Fender, Alvarez and a Seagull. To my ears, this guitar is a cut above the rest. It looks beautiful and the sound is just incredible. If you are in the market for an acoustic guitar and not willing to spend high dollar on one, you will be blown away by this one.