Ktaxon Full-Size Electric Guitar, Solid Body HSH Pickups, Black

I’m impressed with this Ktaxon/Glarry Ibanez RG copy guitar. Love the matte black finish. Everything works on the guitar. I was amazed to find the guitar playable right out of the well-packaged box. The action (string height) and intonation (identical chords are in the same exact tuning across the fretboard) were spot on. I have many, many import guitars and finding one playable without the action too high or the neck badly bowed is a shocker. The neck is perfect on this guitar. I found a few slightly high frets which I lowered with no difficulty. These high frets were barely too high and did not cause buzzing or dead notes. I recently taught myself how to level high frets so I wanted to correct them for practice to get better at it. I upgraded/modified the guitar, but honestly I did not have to change anything. I already purchased parts and new pickups right after I purchased the guitar expecting the guitar to be unplayable out of the box with crappy pickups with bad machine heads. Nope- stock pickups sound good and the stock black machine heads keep the strings in tune well. The electronics are the typical cheap, small pots with plastic coated wire. I installed a Kaish heavy-duty 5 way switch, Switchcraft jack, 2 large S Korean not Chinese pots, large orange drop capacitor, and used vintage cloth covered wire. Like I stated earlier- I did not have to upgrade anything on the guitar since everything on it works well. I was shocked to find the ceramic pickups sound really good- usually inexpensive import guitars have cheap, microphonic pickups. I installed alnico 2/5 hex/rail humbuckers with an alnico 5 Wilkinson single coil pickup. Installed black brass saddles, a solid brass block, and a bone nut I took off another guitar. I polished the frets too. So all in all love this guitar. I was going to give it to my nephew but I’ll get him an another one. Will add to my massive collection. Anyone by the way can learn to work on guitars- many helpful videos and information can be found online. I’ve taught myself how to do all these upgrades just by watching videos and a bunch of trial and error. I’m not mechanically inclined so if I can figure out how to do this anyone can. So great, very light awesome looking guitar that won’t break the bank. Very comfortable maple neck. I can’t tell what wood the fretboard is made of- possibly rosewood but I’m not sure- all I did was oil the fretboard since it was a bit dry. This is a great guitar for someone starting out. Versatile sounding pickups too. Comes with a strap, cable, and a wind breaker jacket thin gig bag with no padding. Very happy with my purchase.

Guitar arrived intact and fully functional. I re-ordered this one from same seller as previous one arrived with a defective selector switch. I purchased same model, same seller earlier but had to return as guitar had a defective switch. This model has great tone and features.. finish is super.. and very light weight. With it's 5-position PU selector switching capability provides a very versatile guitar. Good sustain. Seller is praiseworthy also as return was processed quickly.. no hassle. This "low end" guitar is a good value with unexpected quality. I found it to be a good blues guitar for it's sustain. One thing I could not live with.. the middle pickup.. so I replaced it with higher resistance single coil PU rated at 7.5 ohms.... a $10 PU, (here on Amazon.. black, single coil type) and wow, it really gives a richer tone in the 2nd and 4th switch positions: each blends the middle with either neck or bridge PU accordingly. The other PU's sound great in neck, both, or bridge positions anyway but the stock middle PU was a little too weak for my blues playing. Now each of the 5 switch positions produce it's own unique tone in their selected position. The replacement PU doesn't alter the middle (combined) sound.. just the single coil addendum in 2nd and 4th switch positions. The replacement PU adds a better "flavor" than the stock PU to country or blues.

It got here ahead of schedule, everything was intact and well packed. The bottom E string was like 3 notes sharp when I tuned it but the other 5 were all like 1-2 flat which I think is why the E string is messed up, possibly because someone tuned it so all the tuner keys would be facing the same way which they were. I understand that there's probably people who think the guitar is broken if it doesn't show up that way so I get it, but I think it ended up hurting the guitar. I googled to figure it out and I'm still working on fixing the E string which isn't too hard since the tremolo bridge is super simple to adjust, though I haven't quite gotten it right yet. My only other big issue was that after that I tried adding the tremolo bar and it seemed a bit tight when I spun it on and didn't really work. I will say that might be because it's the first time I've added one so I don't hold it against them unless I can't find a tutorial that makes it work. When I then plugged it in, it really took off sound-wise. I was really impressed when I dropped to the bottom humbucker, and with a little bit of distortion and gain on my old amp it was surprisingly chunky and bright. The cable they gave is great, though it does really stick into the guitar so be careful pulling it out cause it surprised me the first time. The knobs were good for what they are and I'm pleased with the overall quality in this regard. I was really impressed for the money and I was definitely pleased with my purchase for that. Appearance wise, it's really cool looking and the color (black) is nice too. This is my first personal purchase of an electric guitar (though I've had some family ones), and I'm so happy when I look at it. I'm not exactly Eddie Van Halen or a Djentspert but it looks so awesome and I love the fret markers. I do kind of wish it had a pickguard but I also enjoy the color and appearance so that's not a big deal and if it helped with the price I'm okay with it. If I ever wanted to change the color or get another similar one, I think I would get one with a matte black paint rather than shiny. It is pretty, but I feel like the matte fits it a lot better. Personal opinion on that but otherwise it's phenomenal. To wrap it up, the included picks and hardware were nice for what they were and are appreciated. The strap was a little small but that might be a me thing as well. Overall a great guitar for the amateur rock/metal guitarist who wants to just get an electric and start working on electric technique, this is a great deal and I highly recommend for beginners, though only if the E string being messed up was a fluke for me. Even if it isn't, a quick trip to a guitar store is probably easy enough so just be prepared to do that if you do get it, or want to give an instrument that comes with some simple, long-term guitar maintenance challenges to a new-to-electric player. I hope it comes back in stock or some updated ones, or even cooler, if the manufacturer made a cheapish 7 string edition. All said and done, 1 and 1/2 thumbs up, enjoy the guitar but make sure you get it checked out.

It's a very very nice guitar for my collection

This guitar is so inexpensive that many shortcomings should be forgiven; there aren't that many, really. Pros: The black gloss finish of my HSH is perfect. The guitar is super light. The fret edges were not nasty. The bridge is positioned properly, so the guitar can be properly intonated. Neutral: The guitar needed a setup. I believe that any buyer should be prepared for this for any guitar, cheap or expensive. "Setup" includes adjusting the truss rod (in this case, loosening it), cutting the nut grooves deeper, adjusting bridge saddle heights and intonating. I didn't find any egregious fret leveling problems, so I left the frets as-is. A string change is a must here - the factory strings felt cheap and the guitar wouldn't intonate on the fat e-string (its saddle wouldn't go far enough away from the nut). Cons: Only one major one, really: the middle pickup was out of phase when I got it. That made the guitar sound weak, tinny and nasal when the selector switch was in positions #2 and #4. I swapped the leads of the middle pickup (despite their colorations indicating not to) and the trouble went away. No extra hum results when I touch the middle pickup's magnets, so I figure it's done. Two minor "cons": =The bridge and neck humbuckers are two-wire jobbies, so splitting them would require more work; since this guitar has front-routed pickups cavities, modding the humbuckers would require removing my now brand-new strings.

It’s a good guitar for the price. I will say anything that uses the humbuckers only is great. The single coil pick up could use some work. I’m probably gonna replace it later.

It is a good guitar for people who just play for fun. It sounds good, holds tune, and has a good feel when playing. Strings are not too low or high, making playing easier for those looking for a good guitar without a heavy price tag.

First off, my star rating is based on the cost VS what you will likely receive. Obviously this guitar isn't perfect. That being said, for $60 (plus $30 for shipping, not super happy about that) it's a decent guitar. All the electronics work, there aren't any scratches, dents, or blemishes on the body, this finish is a nice matte that feels good. The bridge is fine but the saddles were a bit uneven and slightly misaligned. To fix, I just adjusted the saddle height screws with the included Allen wrench. Some of the screws attaching the bridge to the guitar are not screwed in all the way, but again, easy fix. Intonation was a bit off, but was just fine after a bit of adjustment. Neck had a couple slightly rough spots but it's unfinished so you could easily smooth them out with a very fine grit sandpaper. Tuners are solid and it's pretty much stayed in tune for the last several days. (I've never met a guitar that didn't need a little tuning the first time you pick it up for the day). Neck is straight, no twist or bowing. Frets are a little sharp in the edges but what would you expect for this price point. They all seem to be relatively level though which is great, and it doesn't fret out at all, even after lowering the action to recommended "low" height. The strings are not great. But you'll need to remove them to make some of these slight adjustments anyway so replace them with what you prefer. One thing I thought was interesting is there's no brand name on the headstock, which is a great opportunity to add a cool wet-apply sticker of your choice. I have several super-budget guitars made in China that Amazon sells (it's interesting to me to find out what the quality is for the price), and this one is one of the better ones, which surprised me. All in all, it's def worth the money for a beginner or someone looking to try a super strat to see if they're into that style. I'll def be keeping it in my regular playing rotation.