Relic Electric Guitar,Roasted Maple Neck and Rosewood fingerboard,Bone Nut,6-String Relic Guitar,Professional/Full Size/Electric Guitars for Adults

This jasper-green Strat-style relic is the second KGD guitar I’ve purchased. My first - a KGD Telemaster-style - was so unexpectedly good, I had to find out if it was a fluke. Spoiler: it wasn’t. This Strat-style model matches the same high standard. We’re talking surprisingly excellent build quality for a price that seems too good to be true. Honestly, for just over $200, I wasn’t expecting anything close to boutique feel, but if you pick up the neck while blindfolded, you might swear the neck itself would cost twice as much as the entire instrument. The neck is straight, silky smooth, and the frets are beautifully filed, rounded, and crowned. A very creamy experience. It’s genuinely impressive. The relic finish looks even better in person than in the product images. Someone clearly took their time here. It has character, without looking too abused or overdone. The stock hardware is perfectly functional, though I’ll likely swap it for aged or relic-style parts to keep the aesthetic consistent. That said, it’s not a must. The factory hardware is absolutely serviceable. The pickups sound surprisingly good. Especially when I crank the gain on my amp. That said, like the pickups in my KGD Telemaster, they run a little weak in output (resistance in the 4.3 to 4.7 range). Still, they’re well-voiced and balanced, and they do the job just fine if you’re not chasing high-output tones. Weight-wise, it’s a comfortable medium - not too light, not too heavy. The nut is a little high and could use some slot filing, and one or two of the lower frets may need a touch-up, but these are minor tweaks, not red flags. In short, this KGD guitar is another winner. I’m already thinking about picking up a third KGD while they’re still available. The question is... which model next?

Most of the items on the guitar were medium quality , neck was nice similar to c shape from fender. After watching some demos on YouTube I decided to try one of these relic kgd guitars. Biggest problem were the pickups. Muddled sounding for my tastes. Even with different amps and pedals didn’t change much. Ok with a clean sound or great for a beginner guitarist. For a few more dollars you can get a proven brand guitar with fewer issues

This is the best budget friendly guitar I’ve ever played, hands down. Obviously it’s no master built custom shop strat, but with some work, it’ll get pretty close. The only complaint I could possibly have about it is the pickups. The ceramic single coils are pretty low-output and lack a lot of low end, but it’s nothing a good amplifier and/or pedalboard can’t fix (they sound SUPER sparkly, maybe ti the point if TOO sparkly). Mine came set up about as well as a cheaper guitar could be: no fret issues aside from the action being a little too low, the tremolo/whammy works really well, the neck has a satin finish that feels great in the hands, it feels and fits exactly like a strat should, and it looks exactly as the pictures show (the color and relic work are amazing, if you’re ok with the plastic pieces being cream colored instead of “aged” of course). If you’re wanting a cheap strat as a modding platform or as a starter guitar, this is a great pick. It seems to match Fender standard specs in terms of hardware, so modding/replacing parts should be a breeze (aside from the neck thanks to the contouring on the heel joint). Swapping out pickups, tuners, and the bridge would make this a BEAST of a guitar. Solid A- grade from me overall. Definitely worth the buy! (Note: I’ve Included a side by side comparison of the KGD strat and my 90’s mexican standard Fender strat. Video demo is the KGD going straight into my Boss Katana Artist Mk2’s clean channel with variation activated, slight spring reverb. Demo video shows guitar as it came to me straight out of the box with no further work done from me other than tuning.) TLDR: Great starter/modding platform guitar, accurate to listing description & pics, 1,000,000% worth the buy (but only if you’re ok with weaker, low output pickups OR changing pickups)

Quite impressed with overall quality. Totally usable out of the box. After about a month of daily use... The tuners are true gems, very micro, I was not expecting that. Would love to know the brand for other guitars. Frets were clean, required no attention. Fretboard had a weird top coating on it, I removed that carefully and resealed. Neck was straight, C-shape and comfortable. I like the neck alot as well. Had a little slag in the pocket, no biggie. The finish is not a laminate, they put some time into it. The body is very light. Some may not like this but I do. No head dive or weird weight issues. Pickups are playable but low output, like a Squire. I swapped them for a set of Ventera 50's and sounds amazing. Electronics work as expected, 250k pots but works just fine as is no plans to change anything else. First I ran some 9's but it feels and sounds best with 10's. Trem looks thin, but bridge seems solid. Intonated just fine. I have alot of guitars, old and new, inexpensive and pricey. This was to be a project/display guitar, but will now be the daily driver for this summer.

I now have two guitars from this company. I also have their red relicked telecaster. Both guitars are incredible and we're both set up out of the box. The fret ends are also very smooth no sharp edges at all. I play professionally, but I prefer to find cheaper guitars from any reasons. These days I am finding many great guitars at a very affordable price. The green flake paint job looks so good. The guitar overall looks like an expensive custom shop guitar. I will say I have noticed on both of their guitars the pickups output is significantly lower than my squire sonics and other guitars. It is not a problem at all for me just thought it was worth mentioning. For the price this guitar should get six or seven stars. They are also packed better than any other company. They come in a completely covered hard foam case pretty much. It's not a case but it's formed to it and it seems to protect it very well. Guitar in video is straight out of the box with no adjustments or upgrades. The only thing I did was lubricate the nut slots with Big Bends Nut Sauce.

I bought both the sunburst and the red versions mainly for the bodies to mod with different parts. The guitars are actually very good especially for the price. The necks feel good and the fretwork was decent on both. I think the tuners and bridge are fine but I don’t like the pickups. I bought them for the look as I thought the aging looked somewhat authentic as compared to others. Even though both colors use the same mask for the aging, the relicing on the sunburst was better, less robotic looking. You’re not going to fool anyone into thinking these are vintage guitars or something from the custom shop but they’re truly unbeatable for the price.

Very impressed. I had an itch for a relic’d guitar but wanted something of a “knock around” guitar. I saw these kgd guitars on amazon and figured I’d bite. I’m glad I did! I immediately put some 11’s on it and had to tighten the truss rod ~3/8’s of a turn and the action a great, no fret buzz anywhere on the neck. The frets are very smooth and polished, there is not any “grinding” during string bends that oftentimes occurs with other cheap guitars. Also, the rounded fret ends feels great when moving your fretting hand up and down the neck. The tuners are decent as well. I’ve let it sit for a couple of weeks and come back and while it may be out of tune, it seems to be more a function of humidity and temperature changes rather than bad tuners - consistent with any other guitar that sits exposed. The tremolo bridge is a little stiff. If anything I may experiment with varying the number of springs and spring locations in the back of the guitar to get it to be a tad more slinky. Very cool vibe, love the worn green sparkle paint over the worn sunburst over the mahogany body. I am very happy I purchased. It’s not a custom shop and isn’t custom shop quality, but I also don’t have to walk on eggshells around it like I would a custom shop. I brought it to band practice one night and it played great, sounded decent in our 3 piece. If it was my main guitar I might throw in some hotter pickups but these are entirely functional with some adjustments to the amp settings. I will admit this didn’t take away my desire for a real strat with the classic headstock and the cool factor of owning a US made guitar, but it’s pretty sweet nonetheless.

Updated Review: After giving this guitar a chance for a while, I am experiencing issues with the stability of its neck ... whatever .. I am assuming this particular example is an outlier and in general this is a good product. But it has spooked me and therefore I am returning it and going in another (unfortunately much more expensive) direction. May sound crazy, but I still believe that if this is your only option, dollars-wise, one of these KGD strats could be a fantastic way to go. Original Review: I don’t doubt that others have received this guitar in ready to go condition, but mine arrived with a locked-down bridge and trem block and very high action. So an immediate rather serious set-up was required. The frets are excellent, the tuners are pretty good and the overall weight of the guitar is very light. Its relic’ing job is surprising good. Too bad that treatment doesn’t extend to the neck. Anyway yes, this is a pretty great value. Nonetheless, I’m still debating whether or not to keep it. For $100 more I can get it closer to something with high-end appeal by replacing the hardware and electronics, but then that defeats the purpose and ease of owning this instrument in the first place. As is, from a sound standpoint, compared with my vintage guitars, this thing sounds absolutely fine. So ultimately, if this is the guitar you own you’re good. Whether or not you can bond with it, versus firsthand experience with what great guitars feel like, is another thing entirely. *For anyone interested in living with stainless steel frets before committing to a stainless fret job on a beloved guitar, this may be a good way to experiment.