Rockburn LP2 Style Guitar Package (Include 10 W Amp, Gig Bag, Strings, Strap, Lead and Picks) - Black

This package is great value for money if you're just starting out as a beginner.Guitar: Imitation of the Fender Les Paul with the same basic layout -- two humbucker pickups and a toggle switch that lets you isolate the neck pickup, bridge pickup, or combine both. The four knobs let you control the volume and tone for either pickup. I'm no audiophile so I can't tell you how the tone compares to other guitars, but there's no hissing or humming on the output. There is a tune-o-matic bridge to make it easy to correct the intonation and action -- which you will need to do because the intonation is awful out of the box. After buying a set of good quality strings and spending fifteen minutes with a screwdriver and a tuner, the guitar is now quite playable.Amp: Volume, Gain, a single Tone knob, and also a button to switch from Clean and Distortion. The nicest thing about this amp is that it is only about 10cm deep, so it takes up hardly any room.Instrument lead: Straight at one end and right-angled at the other. The lead itself is quite stiff and thin.Gig bag: Basically puts handles on your guitar to let you carry it from A to B, but offers very little protection other than keeping the dust off.Guitar Strap: Cheap adjustable strap with thin fake leather ends. The holes are quite large and the ends are somewhat pliable and stretchy, so there's a good chance that it will come off the guitar if you don't take care with it.Spare Strings: Intonation problems -- you're better off buying some better ones.Picks: Three basic middle-of-the-road celluloid picks -- I got two black and one pastel blue. I bought a Dunlop variety pack of picks instead to find one that I can get on with.In conclusion, the accessories are absolutely entry-level and will be the first things that you need to replace, but altogether you have the bare minimum of what you need to get started.

I was very pleased with this guitar (Rockburn Tobacco Sunburst LP Style) but first things first, you will definitely have to ditch the very inferior amp lead. It creates all sorts of noises and vibrations. So I immediately ordered a much better amp lead for just a few pounds, and it all sounded much better with no bad feedback. Can't remember but I'm sure it cost under £5. It was a much thicker rubber type lead... Not like the thin plastic amp lead that comes with the guitar.Being an enthusiastic learner I immediately went on to YouTube and found a 60 second tutorial video on how to correctly tune the strings. And as I have good hearing for notes it took just a couple of minutes for me to tune it in.Perhaps others that don't have a natural ear for notes, well they might want to watch a longer YouTube tutorial...and there are many up there.My one disappointment is that I didn't receive any kind of booklet on this excellent product. I just had to work out things for myself, ie the control knobs on the guitar itself.I like the way that when you turn down the treble controls you can get that jazz type guitar sound, rather like the great man himself Les Paul.And I also like the way you can turn up the 'Gain' button control on the amp which then gives you that great rock sound. The Gain button gives you the distortion that rock fans are obviously after.The volume from the 10 watt amp is surprisingly powerful and at no time have I even attempted to turn it full up. Maybe if someone let me practice in an empty Church hall or something I would investigate it's volume potential.But I'm very pleased with this guitar. It's great for learning. And I love the little amp with it's big sound. I also love the look of it as well. But for some that have only played on lighter acoustic guitars, be prepared in that these electric ones are slightly heavier so you will need to use the supplied guitar strap. So yes I'm thrilled with my new Rockburn guitar and already I' m learning the chords on several YouTube tutorials.

Overall this is a really good package for the price. The guitar on its own is worth the purchase price.So why only 4 stars? Well the guitar strap isn't suitable for a guitar of this weight and you wouldn't want to drop it on your toes!The amp is reasonable, but buzzes loudly when the distortion button is pressed, but offers acceptable practise performance.The bag is very thin but will help keep your instrument clean and dry, but won't offer much protection from knocks.As for the guitar itself, the finish is very high-gloss and attractive. It also seems to be well built. I've been playing it for a couple of weeks now and everything works as it should and it has been an enjoyable experience. The frets are a little more raised than on my other guitars, which causes a degree of fret buzz but not too bad. The amplified sound quality is good, with the full range of tones available as you'd expect from the pickup and controls available.