Wow! Way to go Goding Guitars !!!
344938
I have been in the market for an acoustic for some time, tried a few, all under the $800 mark. Seriously checking in the last few weeks reading reviews, comparing prices, etc... I decided that I was publicly warmed and ready to go and play some of the ones available and which I had interest in. Yeah, I went to my local GC and went in the acoustic room sat down and started playing. I'm not going to mention all of them that I tried as:

A). everyone has an opinion ... and
B). this isn't a discussion forum but a review of this product.

I tried several of the Seagulls (and at the price) with the feel, weight and cosmetic appeal I was impressed. After playing them I felt that one of their guitars was for me. This particular model (the Entourage/rustic) though had about an 8in crack across the face of it and yes they had it up as a "display" model. Aside from the imperfection, I decided to play it anyway. It actually sounded great I thought wow this has to say something for the craftsmanship and integrity of the woods being used. I played it for awhile, sat it down and tried a few others on the higher end of my market range, and yet still kept coming back to this gem.

I came home yesterday and looked it up here on Amazon and found it and the same price AND including both a nice stand and a (way more than I expected in quality) gigbag again "at the same cost". The guitar was set up almost spot on, very playable, and with little adjustment at all it has an even more beautiful tone than it's fractured brother did yesterday.

Astetically, this guitar is beautiful ... unfinished neck (which it's Fender,Yamaha,and Epiphone cousins I can't say the same for, seriously like 10 coats of poly on their models close in price range) great grain, and color with a creme binding sets it off perfectly. Playing wise, it's a dream ... nice, low factory set action, no fret buzz I can't rave enough about it. Last but not least the gigbag was way more than I expected not just a limp canvas bag this has a light padding, double stiched and, plenty of compartments ... really nice.

Overall, the whole bundle is a great bargain at this price. Would I tote this beauty to gigs in a gig bag? nope, wouldn't do that with any of my guitars. But I can tell you that it'll be in my current line up for sometime to come.

Wow, Way to go Goding Guitars !!!
3897682
Very nice bridge pickup for strat...bravo..!!!
2854540
They are so nice, I love the fact that they come in different colors, and sizes. Weather you are a beginner or an advanced guitar player these are for you!
4293407
My first guitar purchase made easy! I absolutely love the sound of this guitar! I've compared it with several local music store offerings and this is right up there amongst their best starter guitars but for half the price! They simply cannot compete with this package price. Fender is an excellent and trustworthy name in guitars and this, in my opinion is their absolute best price point for a beginner! I'm very, very happy with this purchase! The colors and craftsmanship are simply magnificent! You will not go wrong with this purchase!
1535155
I was an early adopter of the Hellraiser Hybrid and had always been a staunch Ibanez supporter, but with this guitar I am now a lifelong fan of Schecter, and will probably also buy the 7 string version as well! The build quality on this guitar is incredible, and no element of quality is lost in Schecter's BPO to South Korea. This guitar has unbelievable sustain, better than any other production guitar I have ever played and is a prize in my collection! I was most impressed by the rosewood fingerboard, you have to get in very close to tell it is real wood, it is so incredibly fine grained. Also, since it is hard to tell from pictures/descriptions, although the EMG 57/66 sets come stock from EMG with their solderless wiring kits, this IS SOLDERED and that is the only thing that I would consider "upgrading" on this guitar, but probably not. The aesthetics of this guitar are amazing as well. I have had other quilted maple guitars that are supposed to be "black" but only look so in certain light, this guitar looks amazing in all light, the paint is a true black and the craftsmanship is apparent in all elements of the guitar. The back of the neck is a true work of art, the genius of Schecter to have both gloss and matte paint is awesome to see in person, and it is incredibly easy to play to the 24th fret, low E if you so desire. I would recommend this guitar to anyone who has become accustomed to a Wizard or Wizard II neck, it is a very easy transition and Schecter's neck joint feels very comfortable even after hours of playing. If you are looking for an active humbucker guitar for any type of music, but especially hard rock and metal, you would doing yourself a disservice to not pick this one up!
949007
fantastic pickups
not only on my telecaster fender, but now on my  gibson lespaul custom
i recommand
3784220
I bought one of these at Guitar Center on sale for $149.00 and just gutted and stripped it down to nothing, throwing away everything but the body and the neck (I saved the original neck and tuners for another possible project guitar in the future).  Anyway...

First, I bolted a 2005 JV Fender Strat maple neck with vintage Kluson tuners to the gutted body using the Starcaster neckplate and bolts.  Then, I replaced the bridge with a Fender Custom Shop '57 reissue tremolo bridge and tremblock.  After that was done, I installed three 500K CTS pots (Vol. Tone 1 and Tone 2) in place of the junk I threw out, and then converted it from a three single coil pickup design to dual humbuckers!  I bought a black aftermarket 3-ply HSH pickguard and put in all DiMarzio pickups: Super Distortion in the bridge, a PAF in the neck and a DiMarzio DP119 Class of '55 single coil in the middle.  Best thing about it: hardly any routing was necessary!  The body comes from the factory ALREADY routed for a bridge humbucker!!!

Now I have my own custom designed Strat--setup the way I want it, with the bridge and pickups I want, the neck I want, and in the end it cost me LESS THAN HALF of what I would have paid for a new U.S. made Stratocaster--and I have EXACTLY the guitar I want!  In fact, if it hadn't been for the expense of the Strat neck I wanted, This guitar wouldn't have cost me $350

That's what you do with this guitar!  You build your dream instrument, man!  I did.
3749595
These things are great.  Have a luthier do the work. It's worth it. Upgraded Mexican strat
3204485
My wife heard I wanted an Electric Guitar and ordered me a full Fender Squire kit, I put this into my amazon cart and she knew when I did that I am the type to read tons of reviews prior to buying anything. She was correct I had read a ridiculous amount of reviews about guitars in the beginner range.

I am not going to repeat what I read but basically this guitar was said to be much higher quality than the rest of the guitars in the range.
It turned out my mom bought the other guitar off me when she found out i had it as my dad also wanted one.

I have had a chance to use both and I can say a few things, the Fender looks a little cooler, and the sound is a little richer, but the weight and feel of the fender was wimpy compared to the Les Paul. When I played the fender the string vibration rang through the wood and made if feel like force feedback from gaming controllers. I didn't like that at all.

the Les Paul has nicer hardware and the construction of the guitar Is amazing.
When i got the guitar I thought it was damaged because the volume knob didn't work right, It turned out it was just loose from the body of the guitar, apply a little force and pull the top of the knob off and use pliers to tighten the nut and now its sturdy and works perfect.

I didn't need to adjust the truss rod or the strings much, they took a half turn to get them in tune for playing.

**BONUS REVIEW**

BUY ROCK SMITH 2014!!!
I wanted this guitar to learn how to play but I live in an area where the nearest place to take lessons is 50+ miles away, and I work 50 hours a week and have a 45 min commute each way, so my time is limited.

My first day with rock-smith 2014 i could barely find the fret in time to hit a single note and when the song switched strings i was like "this is impossible, forget about this!" but I just bought this expensive guitar so i thought I will at the very least complete the 60 day challenge.

LET ME TELL YOU! I have been playing for 2.5 weeks and now i am playing 3 songs at full speed and full difficulty with 75% accuracy, I can play the recognizable parts of:
Lenard skynard - sweet home Alabama
Rolling Stones - paint it black
Everclear - Father of mine
Foreigner - Jukebox Hero

I have always been a artistically talented person; sculpting, painting, drawing, etc... but this is the first time I have almost been in tears with pride when I heard the familiar sounds of songs i love coming out of my hands. I cannot recommend Rocksmith enough. I bought the origonal rocksmith and the disc import tool so now i have a TON of music to learn at any time i feel like it, from a tool that is amazing.
992960
I have been playing guitar for about 6 years and I really bought this as just a little "beater" guitar to mess around with because it was so cheap. What I actually got was a guitar that looked, felt, and sounded better than any guitar I currently have! I was so pleasantly surprised! I couldn't recommend this guitar enough!!!

sound: 10/10
feel: 10/10
look: 10/10
features: 10/10
98636
I just got this guitar yesterday. I own an Ibanez Prestige and a Gibson Les Paul.
Both awesome guitars (obviously).
So I decided to buy a decent less expensive guitar to set of for strictly Drop C tuning.
I got more than I bargained for!
Withe the Duncans and a neck that blew me away. And you want sustain??? This guitar has
almost as much as my Paul.
Cam set up perfectly from factory.
I am sold! Schecter makes a very nice quality guitar at a price you would have a tough time
matching (in this price range)
506873
Just received the FG820 today and blown away. The tone is loud, rich and has great bass. I was using a Rogue and the Yamaha blows it away right out of the box. The first strum of the G chord brought a smile to my face. The guitar is also beautiful looking and very well made. I love the way the neck feels which allows your hand to slide up and down without getting hung up. I also own Yamaha drums which are constructed with the same care and quality. This guitar sounds and looks like a much more expensive instrument. Don't let the price fool you.
452296
Have a full Bodied Yamaha Acoustic that had Elixir polyweb light. That all but destroyed the performance!  Went to these and i am absolutely amazed at the difference strings can make. I know they can, but, holy S**T !!  What an upgrade. Forget "Poly". It's "Nano" from now on as well as 80/20 Bronze!  It's as if i bought a new guitar and a far more $ one at that. Low -E to High- E , all strings resonate brighter, longer, truer . Albeit I now know that a full body needs a heavier string, the sacrifice is the increased force to fret the strings. Just have to toughen up,strengthen my left fingers. Feel,playability is smooth. I feel i made two changes at once but both in the Right direction.
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I just installed Gibson 500T(bridge) Zebra, along with this 490R(neck) Zebra and I absolutely love it!!!
I build my own PRS style guitar few years ago, and mounted some cheap humbackers in it to save on overall cost. I just recently decided that its time to upgrade to PRO pickups, after jamming with a friend whose guitar sounded so much better then my old setup. I started investigating and came across this Gibson site[...] where you can hear the difference between the different Gibson pickup sounds the offer. This is what convinced me to buy these.
I would recommend it to anyone, 500T is super sharp, clear and powerful, 490R is little warmer, reason for me to buy it for the neck, and also super clear, sharp and powerful.
AWESOME!!!
1409381
THESE PICKUPS ARE AMAZING!!!! I fix guitars for a living and these pickups surpass any i've used before.
3717036
wow !!! I have a lot of high end equipment and expected a compromise. I was wrong...love these things!
I'm playing them with a 48 year old 30 watt amp ( JBL SA 600) and they still have a wonderful musicality.
really enjoy listening to them as does my wife. a great way to enjoy two channel stereo.
4751276
I am a builder and this is a must for all electric guitars!!!