Great value- fun for the beginner

Great value- fun for the beginner   Read Less

I got this lap guitar as part of a set with an Ebow, a delay/reverb unit, and a looper in order to play a synthesizer drone sou...  Read More

I got this lap guitar as part of a set with an Ebow, a delay/reverb unit, and a looper in order to play a synthesizer drone sound. This unit works for what I want it to do. The guitar feels sturdy, all the controls work and add to fine tuning the sound (volume control and a bass/treble tone control). The metallic blue color makes the guitar look good. For 99 bucks, I feel I got a bargain, and it even included a case and legs that set up it to sit in front of (and the legs even store in the case in a separate compartment). The case even has a free compartment where I am storing two thick and long cables. The case feels sturdy and not cheap. It feels like it will protect the guitar very well during transport. I am playing the guitar unconventionally, more as a drone instrument. It is kind of like an electronic Tamboura or Hurdy Gurdy, but with a lot of rich textures and sounds. This is mainly due to the Ebow which magnetically vibrates the strings in a very long sustain (I can use my left hand to change the texture of the sustained note by gently touching in for a moment in a few ways or sliding it along the string). I can even modulate the vibration by dialing the tuning pins and through this to find the desired tightness for optimal Ebow expression (as a drone instrument). The reverb unit, of course, adds to the richness of the sound and the looper allows harmonics to form (the Ebow can only play one string at a time). All in all, a good set of tools to work with. I do feel that the lap guitar holds its place in the set and has no noticeable weakness performing with the Ebow as an effective drone instrument. I give it 5 stars because it does what I want it to do and looks like a serious instrument. FYI Guitar does not have a resonance chamber, it is only electronic. It can sound without an amp, but is very low volume then (and then lacks the richness a good resonance chamber gives).   Read Less

For a beginners level instrument I think it will work out just great. No complaints.

For a beginners level instrument I think it will work out just great. No complaints.   Read Less