Juarez Electric Guitar 38" Strat Style, H-S-S Pickup, 21 Frets, Full Black Gloss Finish, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Chrome Hardware – with Bag, Tremolo Rod, Cable, Picks & Allen Key

I currently own two Juarez Strat style electrics, bought the first one during my bachelors degree, as a throwaway instrument, as I did not want to carry out any mods on my Fender American Special Stratocaster. I carried out a relic'ing process on the first and stained the sanded down body to a walnut finish, swapped out the knobs and hard-tailed the bridge.Later on, I purchased a second identical Juarez electric this year, as I was wary of domestic air travel with my Fender Strat to IIM, for my masters degree.This instrument serves me well for spare time noodling and the occasional jam session with my peers, during which I use a BlackStar tube amp. Apart from a tune up and setup, I wanted to personalise the look of the guitar, so I dismantled it and wrapped the pick-guard with a B/W laptop skin that I got on amazon, for a grunge sorta look. I plan to replace the standard black knobs with Les Paul style Black-Gold Witch Hat knobs too.Now coming to these guitars and my takeaways from them, keeping my 2011 Fender American Special Strat (Candy Apple Red, Texas Special P'ups) as the highest reference point:1) The Juarez JRZ-ST01 guitars have decent build quality for the cost, considering they are about 50% lesser than Squier/Vault Strats. They do get cheaper around Amazon Sales.2) REPLACE THE FACTORY STRINGS, anyone ordering this guitar should get a set of good "new" strings from a reputed manufacturer either Fender, Ernie Ball, D'Addario or others. I prefer the D'Addario EXL120 9-42 strings.3) It would be ideal to get a setup done for the instrument from a luthier or music store nearby, however you could undertake that process yourself, if you have the time and the tools (a set of Allen keys, screwdrivers, pliers, wrenches). Go slow and never avoid over-tightening. There are quite a few guides on YouTube where you can learn how to setup a Strat- style guitar.4) The back of the necks on both instruments I bought were smooth enough, but a light sanding down with the 400 grit or higher sand paper will improve the feeling.5) The fretwork varies from okay to really impressive for the price range (I have worked on a few Squire Strats and one Mexican, that had worse frets than these... a lot of fret sprout to be precise). The frets themselves are the narrow-tall variety, not jumbo fret-wire.6) The tuning pegs were not tightened down enough, I would recommend using wrenches of the appropriate size to cinch down the nuts on the top.7) The tuning pegs themselves are alright, but if you do plan to play a lot of tremolo/whammy bar stuff, then upgrade the tuning pegs (Stagg in Line Locking tuners from Furtados would do well).8) The nut is plastic, I would recommend using a bit of graphite powder from a pencil lead to help the strings glide easily across the grooves. You could replace the nut for a Stagg Bone nut from Bajaao. Ensure you get the right width/length.9) The Pickups sound okay, you would have to set their heights with a simple 'star' screwdriver to sound good. Would suggest checking out Berkeley Guitar Prof, Tomo Fuijta's video on pickup heights.10) The truss rod did not need any adjustment out of the box, but again this can vary depending on the QC. If you do plan to mess with the truss rod, go slow, only quarter turn at a time.11) The guitar cable that was provided with the instrument is quite subpar, I would recommend getting a better cable from Amazon (D'addario, Fender, Vox...), with a right angle connector at one end so it plugs easily into your amp/processor.The Juarez JRZ-ST01 is great for your teenage kid who wants an electric, it serves the purpose well and is a low cost investment, should they give up the instrument later (can think of a long line of my peers across school till college, who have given up playing their instruments over time).For those considering this guitar on a longer run, it is a good starting place for the cost. I would strongly advise you to get the instrument set up by a luthier for another 1-2k and change the stock strings. The black and sunburst finishes look good, in my opinion.Would I shell out another 6-8k for a Squire Bullet Strat?Nopes, that extra cash can be put to better use, as even the Squier/Vault Strat would require a setup to play really well. Most guitars under 500USD are not shipped out of factories with good playing setups. Setting up an instrument well, is time/labour intensive. Thus, any leftover cash could be used to get a tuner pedal and a good strap.If you do continue playing this Juarez electric guitar over time and want to upgrade, it would be wise to go from this JRZ-ST01 to a Mexican Stratocaster or a Squier Vintage Modified, in the long run.The JRZ-ST01 electric pairs well with the Marshall MS-2, Boss Katana and quite a few other modelling amps for practice.This instrument does well for most genres, such as pop, rock, country and such. However if you really want a "Humbucker" for metal/Prog-Rock, then shell out more and get the Vault dual humbucker guitar.To sum up, I would draw parallels between this guitar and the Maruti Alto, a first car for many... a good enough stepping stone to begin on (cost effective, needs some initial fine tuning), but something you would have to eventually upgrade from.I play jazz drums primarily and rock/funk guitar. My at-home guitar rig comprises of a BlackStar HT Tube Head with a Marshall Studio Classic 212 Cabinet.

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This is TERRIBLE guitar, even for that price its not worth it. The strings sound bad, action is 8 time what it should be, intonation is all messed up, all metal parts started to rust in just one month, and the neck has really bad bend which can't be fixed. DO NOT BUY THIS GUITAR

The guitar wasn't that perfect looking as shown in the picture. Fist of all the tuner for changing tone was broken and also the plastic lamination over the the guitar were all messy may be due to the heat. I'm going to wait for my amplifier which would be delivered after few days to check if the guitar is working if not I'm returning it back. For now it's a 3 star for me.

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This guitar is best for beginners. If you are planning to buy your 1st Electric Guitar, Then this is the best choice for you. Its a very good guitar for beginners at such a low cost. The packaging level of this guitar was too good. Thanks to Amazon. It is cheap so you can invest more in amplifiers. There is only one problem, After connecting to distortion or on increasing gain, a buzzing sound starts coming from the Amp. I think the problem is with my coils. I'll try to fix it. The distortion sound is also good and if you use a standard amplifier with gain, bass, treble, etc, the sound will become more clear. Go ahead and buy it without any second thoughts! It comes with a tremolo, 2 plectrum, and a connecting cable! Overall, I liked it. 😗

I liked the guitar and the sound quality and everything it's perfect it's just the picks and wire I didn't got from Amazon really disappointing