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105 of 106 people found the following review helpful.
Nice package
By Many Interests “John”
Having little to no psychological result of perception learning and reasoning with regards to guitars, I did a lot of basic exploration on guitar packages before resolving to buy this set. I’m older and wasn’t sure if I actually wanted to go through the work to learn the guitar, but I did want to try, so I was looking for a nice “all in one” package to get me started without spending lots of money.
This set arrived promptly, was well packaged (the guitar was well padded by styrofoam and cardboard) and precisely as advertised. The book is much littler than I was expecting based on the “…for dummies” series, but it seemed do-able. Although I had to put in 4 stars for the overall package, I’ll briefly review each piece of the set for better clarity.
Guitar bag – 1 star, functional to keep the dust off the guitar.
Electronic tuner – 4 stars, works effortlessly but the batteries were difficult to load without seeming to have broken the unit.
Book – 3 stars, an ok book & CD to commence with, but very little depth.
Guitar – 4 stars, sounds good but a little tough for the beginner.
Picks – nice…
Some of the things I’ve learned regarding the guitar over the last few months: The strings sit somewhat high above the frets so it takes rather a bit of pressure to push them down. The strings that came with the guitar were most likely “ultra light” so moving to “light” was a bit of surprise, it made fretting the strings even harder. The pick guard is showing wear as is the fretboard beneath the strings nearest the nut. The guitar sounds good, but I wish I had gotten one with strings closer to the frets.
I also wish the pack had included a guitar strap and a better instruction set, but for the price, I feel it was a genuinely good deal. I’m a guitar noob so my opinion is that of one who is wholly new to the guitar.
72 of 74 persons found the following review helpful.
From a Beginner’s Point of View.
By P. Hoskins
I purchased my Kona guitar two weeks ago, after researching the company on the web.
It’s just the right size for me, and stays in tune pretty well – very little adjustment on the keys.
I like the digital tuner that’s included in the kit. It’s much requiring little effort than using a pitch pipe.
I would suggest getting a hard case, though. The gig bag isn’t padded.
55 of 60 persons found the following review helpful.
Great kit
By Melissa
I just recieved this product, but honestly, I may tell it’s a very good kit already. It wasn’t what I was expecting but it serves it’s purpose. I was contemplating buying the Austin Bazaar 38″ Black Cutaway Guitar with Carrying Bag and Accessories for only $40 but after reading the negative reviews, I decisive versus it. Plus, it’s apparent they just want to get rid of them and make quick cash rather of genuinely marketing a quality product. I mean, I’d rather pay a little more (I remunerated $94 on Amazon) for a QUALITY guitar than 40 dollars for something that will fall isolated in a few weeks. The guitar itself is VERY nice – very good quality, beauteous wood and professional looking. It’s apparent Kona knows guitars. The only downside is that it doesn’t come with extra strings, a stand or a strap, but in truth that’s not going to cost more than $20 to buy. Plus, the book is outstanding – funny, simple and the pictures are very helpful, and the CD helps too. So take your pick – if your in truth severe regarding playing, than recompense a little more for a quality product.
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