Juarez JRZ-ST38-BL Electric Guitar Kit, Right Handed BLUE with Case/Bag and Picks

The guitar is worth for its value and is very good in quality. The design of the guitar is also looking nice, although nice guitar. You should purchase it if you are a beginner.

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. 😗

It is very cheap and everyone can buy

This is certainly the cheapest electric guitar you can get..and it plays good too..have checked the pickup they sound really good.. the fretboard needs some work though..which i will do it myself..the delivery people mishandled the instrument and did not take any effort to handle it with care.. the seller should have put an instruction instead..also no amazon packing was used to protect the instrument..the result was a damaged fretboard(loosened from the body).i initiated a replacement but then decided to fix the fretboard myself and use it..after fixing the fretboard the guitar seems good and playable.. bought the guitar for my son who can keep the guitar in school for practice...this guitar is good for practice and also for performance.. you cant get anything better than this in this price..

Very bad product did not function after replace period

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.

Nice guitar

The best thing about this guitar is its price.Everything else is something you can learn to live with.I would highly recommend this guitar for a parent who might be looking for an instrument for their child between 8-15 years wanting to begin with learning the guitar.Or for a grown up who does not want to spend too much on a guitar.One can be sure that this guitar is not an instrument meant for regular gigs and performances.Neither is it a platform for upgrading to new pickups or electronics.Also, being an electric guitar, one is going to need an amp to get some sound out of it.Plugged in, the instrument sounds decent. Nothing too harsh.The switch and controls have worked properly so far and there's been no abnormal buzz or hum (at least not more than what one can expect from an electric guitar with single coil pickups)The quality is nothing great so don't expect too much, but for the price it comes for it is good.The body is a little too light and feels cheap, the back of the neck also needed a little sanding and the action was high however, these things can be set up by anyone having basic ability to make adjustments and use simple tools. A ton of tutorials on these kinds of adjustments are available online.The packaging was not good at all.And honestly, nothing more could be expected at this price.It came in a thin box inside wrapped in a thin plastic bag within an unpadded gig bag.So one can expect knocks and dings to transmit through to the instrument while being shipped.My product was damaged with a number of dings and dents all over. I've put one picture of it not to seem very negative about it.