Pics first, words later!
Yes, I know I should put it on a stand!
A little gift to myself to celebrate restarting my journey after a brief 15 year gap!
Why this one? I’ve a very cheap Strat clone I’ve kept from the first time around, it works but I’ve always liked the single cut / Les Paul style so wanted something better quality but not uber-expensive. After many hours of watching and reading reviews and looking at the options this seemed to hit the mark on price, features and quality so out came the plastic and a week later a big box arrived from Germany (I’m in the UK)…
I’m nowhere near expert enough to give a very authoritative review but here are my first thoughts…
The finish quality looks superb though the rhythm/treble ‘poker’ chip is slightly rotated to one side - it’s also like that in the ‘official’ photos so that’s possibly intentional?
The fret ends are very nicely rounded and polished. I haven’t checked them all for level but I can’t detect any buzz.
Setup - 4 of the strings were tuned correctly, the other 2 were slightly flat. I also invested in a string height gauge - the action was set at 1.75mm at the 6th string, 1.5mm at the first. Intonation was correct and the neck is straight.
The fretboard radius is bigger than my Strat and the neck is thinner, so far I’ve found it easier to play than the Strat but it’s very early days.
I wasn’t too sure about the idea of active pickups but they work and first impressions are that they are a great improvement on the Strat. I’m running it into an Orange Crush 20RT but haven’t had time to play around with it yet. The battery was fitted, which was nice.
So far it gets a big 
