SW201 Review

This guitar has 14 frets on a black stained maple fretboard. It has Linden all round for the body, with a black high gloss finish.

Features:	8
Sound:	9.5
Action:	8.5
Reliability:	9
Impression:	9
Overall rating:	8.8
Users rating:	8.1
Comments:	1

overall: 9.4

Reviewed by: AeroJoviFan, on february 17, 2007

Purchased from: Mitros Music Company

Features: I bought this guitar about month ago. Since this is my first guitar, I needn't to many accessories and stuff (and I don't have much experience in this). It's sunbutrst version. It has 21 frets (14 are easy to reach), it has 4 strings covered (all but solo strings, BTW all strings are steel). The colour is very pretty. And I got just gig bag and a Tool-key thingy to ajdust the neck. Oh, yeah, I have Jim Dunlop 0.73 nylon pick and one PRS 0.73 nylon (that is a bit harder). // 8

Sound: I am a rocker, I prefer Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, G N'R and Red Hot Chili Peppers. I like listening to Clapton, DP and exYU rock (ever heard of SMAK and legendary Tocak), so this guitar is perfect for my style (especially Jovi and exYU rock). Sound is beautiful, noble and clean! // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: It was well set-up by deafult. Guitar is just perfectly set-up. And it's cheaper than my cell phone. The strings are making perfect sound, the neck is just fine. The covered strings give much prettier sound but it's kind of a hard to play, hey, I'm learning. It has no second belt button-thingy. Pickguard is black plastic. // 10

Reliability & Durability: I'm a beginner at playing so I didn't tried it Live but I think it's very reliable (although it doesn't look like it is). But, it's maybe a little too scratchy. I have already scratched a spot on a head and I'm so pissed. It has a pickguard, so the body is safe from the pick. // 9

Impression: As I said I'm a Jovi-styled rocker so this guitar is a perfect match for me? It is my first and only guitar and I guard it like the eyes in my head. I love this guitar. For now it's perfect and more. Although I am beginner I recommend it to anyone. The guitar sounds like a heaven full of angles, but in the rock way. // 10

overall: 8.2

Reviewed by: mr_chinnery, on april 20, 2006

Purchased from: Playrecord.net

Features: I bought this guitar in August 2005, so I presume it was made either 2005 or 2004. This guitar has 14 frets on a black stained maple fretboard. It has Linden all round for the body, with a black high gloss finish. It comes with non-locking Die-cast machine heads. Everything you'd expect from a dreadnought I guess. // 8

Sound: I've only been playing guitar since August, teaching myself. I changed the strings to some D'Aquisto extra light bronze strings, which sounded good. At the moment I'm playing with D'Addario medium phosphor bronze which sound gorgeous. The only guitar I can compare it to with any authority is my mate's semi-acoustic. While his has a better finish, my Stagg sounds far superior. I wouldn't know if you can get better for the money, but I'm very happy to have paid 70 quid for it. People with more expensive guitars have commented how they like the sound. Once I'd learn to fit strings properly, it holds tune very well, even after taking a proper thrashing for 3-4 hours a day. // 9

Action, Fit & Finish: I find the action to be a little high, finding it hard to do barre chords, but I am a noob with no hand strength, so there ya go. The fretboard has started to chip a little around the sides. I don't know the appropriate term for it but the design around the sound hole is horrible and tacky and spoils an otherwise good looking guitar. // 7

Reliability & Durability: This thing is built like a tank. I don't know how it would fare playing live, cos I ain't into that jazz. It has the feel it will last longer than me, I can imagine handing it on to my kids. But I think it will probably be scratched and battered. Who wants a pristine guitar? They look so much better used. Look at SRV's Number One. // 9

Impression: I am very happy with this guitar, and as it's my first I will never sell it. I try to play fingerstyle blues, Oasis, basically anything that tickles my fancy, and it sounds good. If it were stolen/lost I would probably invest in something more expensive, not because I don't like the guitar, but just as an excuse to upgrade. I would miss it. // 8

Comments

[recliner33]

I bought this guitar about 2 years after first learning on the electric guitar. For it's price, you can't beat the sound. Sure I have heard better sounding acoustics, but they cost alot more. The only reason why I bought this guitar was because it was the only left handed acoustic at the music store I went to that day, but I don't regret buying it. Maybe if I had more money, I would buy a nicer one, but this is the best deal you can get if you or a beginner or just a musician with no money. I play it everyday. The only downside about buying this guitar is that I hardly play my electric guitars anymore.