KGD Electric Guitar with 6 String, Solid Body Electric Guitar, P90 Pickups, Bone nut, Right Handed, 22 Frets, Roosewood Fretboard, Mahogany Body

I like the overall shape of the guitar, and the weight is good. I was not impressed with the pseudo abalone fret dots, the ‘3d’ effect makes it more difficult to see; changing them to a pearloid was simple. I haven’t seen frets filed back from the fretboard before, there certainly are no sharp edges; but it does narrow the playable area. Also cleaned the shiny material from the fingerboard so it looks more normal. The only concern I have is the placement of the bridge; as can be seen from the photo, the intonation adjustment is right on the edge. If you like higher action it could present a problem.

Update 01/11/2024 - This update is just to provide detail into the completed work on the guitar and finalize some thoughts. I did level and crown 5 frets on the guitar to eliminate all the buzz across the fretboard. I also adjusted the bridge height and adjusted truss to complete the set up. The guitar now plays the way I like. This guitar feels really great, and I have no issues with taking it to play live. In fact, I will take it out as it feels fantastic now.There was a comment that this is not a good guitar for a beginner. I agree that the out of the box experience is not perfect but was actually not bad on this particular guitar (seems there is definitely some variability with this brand - not totally unexpected at $150). For me - after some fretwork and a set up, it is really great. I think that with a $150 investment for a luthier to do what I did along with some shielding and grounding for playing through an amp - it is a highly playable guitar for anyone. But - now the cost is $300, not $150. Again - I think this is at least a solid 4 star product based on the specific guitar I received and the price - I didn't have the neck set angle issues impacting the action like another reviewer had. This guitar seemed spot on. The one thing with buying from amazon is that you can return if the issues are beyond fixing for a reasonable price. Hope this helps!Original ReviewIn some ways this is a pretty hard review to write. The KGD guitar is a $150 guitar ($190 with $40 discount). Can't really expect a $1000 guitar even though that would be cool. The reality is that there are some things that are certainly not ideal about this guitar. For me - the question is "what should I expect?" (as opposed to what you actually get). I had been looking for a double cut LP jr style guitar to add to my small collection and this was definitely the right price but was afraid it would not be even serviceable given the typical quality at this price.So here is my experience with this product.First - the guitar came well packaged and no damage from Amazon. There was no documentation of any kind in the box, just a 1/4" instrument cable, A truss adjust hex wrench, and the switch tip for the three-way pickup selector switch. That's it. Not ideal for the beginner guitarist, but there are always internet searches for the basics on guitars.The guitar had some very minor finish issues. A small blemish on the neck and some finish hangover on the fret board. Oddly enough, it seems that there is a finish on the rosewood fretboard - something almost like a wax. It doesn't hurt anything, just have never seen that before. Also, the pickguard is definitely a bit rough in cut - but again, no big deal - it looks OK. Finally, the KGD logo looks like they stuck stickers on the headstock (not evenly spaced mind you) and just finished over them. Sort of funny but does not impact playability at all. Definitely made me laugh a bit.Inspecting the hardware - all of it seems generally OK. The tuners are Grover knock offs, and the bridge is like a tone-pros style. Pretty good quality. The pickups are P-90s and sound OK. The fret work is good - a bit uneven across the fret board in places, but generally looks a lot better than guitars in this price range - no sharp over hanging ends or rough tool marked middles. Also, stainless frets with very rounded ends - nice. I was actually expecting a lot worse. There are 5 slightly high frets when I rocked them with a fret rocker, but not high enough to cause much buzzing. Tuning up the guitar, there was a small amount of buzzing at the 15th fret and a little higher up, but not any major issues. And - the action was really good - very playable with 9-42 strings on and no adjustments. I only wish I had a guitar like this when I was learning to play. I did have to adjust the intonation of the three lower strings, as all three were a few cents sharp, but not a big deal - and if I were a beginner, I would not have really noticed.I think that a lot of these less expensive guitars on Amazon like the EART and M Musi are bought by people (like me) looking for a guitar on the cheap they can mod and make a good player. At $150, I realize it isn't fair to have expectations of something much higher in price. My reality is that this guitar was a lot better than any big brand $150-dollar new guitar I have ever played. With a few small adjustments to intonation, this thing plays and sounds good in my opinion. Not great by any stretch but very usable. The biggest thing is that the neck angle, nut cut, routing, and hardware mounting were all very good on this guitar. A great platform to work from.For the actual mod work that I will do - I am going to level the high frets to get rid of the small bit of buzzing. Replace the tuners with actual Grovers ($60.00 up grade). The guitar body cavity and pickguard need to be shielded and grounded. Unfortunately, there was just a bit of shielding paint sprayed in the cavity, but nothing on the pickguard and no grounding - shielding and grounding makes the noise level of the P90s bearable. Finally, with a new set of decent strings, this thing will play really well and sound fine for a $218 investment and an hour or so of work. To me that goes well. Makes for a fun little project.For value, this guitar seems really good to me - way better than I was expecting. It will definitely be played and even gigged with. Maybe I got lucky with a reasonably good quality piece. Not sure of the consistency from guitar to guitar for a product like this. But to me, this is way worth it and great fun for low money. Certainly, will have no issues bringing it to a jam and playing it. Hope this review helps!

Arrived on time, securely packaged in foam. I could not find a single flaw in the finish, neck or rosewood fretboard. The frets were amazing! Rounded to perfection with no high spots. The KGD on the headstock as well as the fret mark inlays we’re visually pleasing, sets this ax apart. Nut is well cut and appears to be bone. TheTOM bridge is a step above the retaining wire type. The volume and tone knobs, again, bespoke quality. They even covered the truss rod cover in plastic. You cannot go wrong with this jr. style guitar !!!

Sadly, I had high hopes for this guitar. I had good luck with other slab body, P90 budget guitars. This looked good when I opened it, however, when I strummed the strings, they couldn't even move because there was such a back bow to the neck the strings were flat against the first 3 frets and somewhere near the body/joint area. I adjusted the truss rod a few times and even applied some pressure to the neck to straighten it. No-go. In 35 years of playing and buying guitars, this is the worst neck I've seen on a new guitar. Needless to say, I sent it back.

I build guitars from scratch (buy lumber and hardware) and wind my own pickups, but also enjoy getting budget guitars and doing the work needed to make them play well. I have gotten used to fixing/replacing several items on most of these budget guitars, along with a complete fret level and crown.This KGD needed no fretwork whatsoever, which is exceptional. Since I was swapping pickups anyway, I only confirmed the originals actually worked, so no real opinion on them. Nice dark (probably dyed?) fretboard, and (as far as I can tell) a completely flawless finish.The one weak point is the tuners-one has enough backlash to actually make it difficult to use, so replacements are on the way. For the $$ spent, I got a very nice, good-looking and great playing guitar with very little effort or additional expense. If you're willing to accept replacing the tuners, you'll probably love this guitar.

I like the basic look of the guitar. The neck is chunkier than the average slim taper or "medium C" shaped neck, which I like and it feels great. The fretboard? NOT SO MUCH. Even after a slight trussrod adjustment and RAISING the action, there were multiple buzzes all up and down the neck. The top E (small E) string catches on frets 19, 20, and 21 as they are sticking out slightly. I don't use a pick or play hard at all but the string hangs up a lot. I could put between 2 and 3 hours in addressing the frets and fingerboard, but I can buy other brands that play fantastic right out of the box. I LOVE a Double Cut Les Paul, but this just isn't worth all the time it will take to make it a player, despite the $50.00 off I bought it for. I returned it today

this is a fine guitar....theres a little something im not crazy about...but if you leave it stock then the problem wont show up...unless you have to replace something under the scratchplate...i swapped out the factory pups with better ones...i found it a bear to put the cables from the switch to the pots back in the "gully"as to prevent a "bow" where they wouldnt easily go in...not the guitars fault tho....ill relocate the switch like an SG in the future and keep rokkin it lol

Really wasn't expecting much. Looks great, plays great. Kinda feels like a steal.