LyxPro 30” Electric Guitar TL Series, Full-Size Paulownia Wood Body, 3-Ply Pickguard, C-Shape Neck, Ashtray Bridge, Quality Gear Tuners, 3-Way Switch & Volume/Tone Controls, 2 Picks Included, Natural

Very Good: 1) Lightweight (mine is 6.1 lbs) due to Paulownia wood. Years ago I played a Fender Brad Paisley Esquire (also Paulownia, but $1,600) and was amazed. Much less fatiguing to heft for long periods. This is what is unique about the Lyxpro tele vs. Monoprice and all the other cheap teles. 2) Finish and overall looks -- looks as good as the pictures.Decent Enough: 1) Strings and frets were a bit gritty, so put on new strings and polished frets. 2) Pickups - not great, but not bad, especially the neck one. 3) Volume -- more linear than I expected, not just off/on. 4) Tone - very useable, unlike my other guitars that stay mostly at 10. Full treble on bridge p/u is bright and twangy, then can dial back to get many other tones... it doesn't just 'darken' the sound. (This might be true of all teles) 4) Neck and frets -- action initially very high; lowered bridge and gave truss rod 1/8 turn for more relief - not ultra low, but ok and playable. (see YT StewMac tele setup vid for easy guide). 5) Nut -- mine was cut right- no binding or popping. I penciled in some graphite. Note, strings are 9s -- I discovered the nut slots would need filing to accommodate 10s.Not Good: a couple of frets had slight string indentations. Would send it back if $400+ guitar, but expected some flaws for $99. Suggestion is to insert cardboard strip between strings and frets for shipping.SUMMARY: I have several guitars, but no tele type so wanted one for fun but w/o a big spend. Intrigued by good reviews on all the various budget models. Zeroed in on the Lyxpro due to lightweight Paulownia. A few flaws as expected, but overall great value and definitely cheapest way to have a lightweight guitar on hand. Someday I might try to upgrade pickups, controls, and/or bone nut (for 10s), but it's a low priority at this point.2/24 tech note: Found out that the top edge of the pickguard is actually trapped underneath the tail of the neck. This means that if you want to remove the pickguard you must first unscrew the neck. Not a big deal, but an extra step if you want to cleanly remove all of the protective plastic film on the pickguard or if you want to replace the pickups.

I just bought a new Lyxpro Telecaster and a few months back I bought a Donner Telecaster and a Monoprice Telecaster so a little comparison here.The Donner costs a bit more but it comes with a nice gig bag.The Monoprice was the cheapest of the lot and comes with a much inferior gig bag than the Donner. Really more of a dust cover than a gig bag. The Lyxpro does not come with any gig bag so after buying a gig bag the price is the same as the Donner. The Donner is the heaviest of the three and feels a bit more robust. The Monoprice is the next heaviest and the Lyxpro is a lighter more comfortable weight than either of the above. The nuts on all of these are cheap garbage. You will want to put a good nut of your choice in for the duration. The hardware is virtually the same on both the Lyxpro and the Donner. The Monoprice tuners are cheaper but work. The Monoprice also has a better bridge than the Donner and Lynxpro as it is six saddle adjustable. On both the Donner and the Lynxpro I ended up installing compensating brass saddles to get those guitars intonated correctly. The saddles that come with the Donner and the Lyxpro are Telecaster accurate but that means never having perfect intonation. Something those type of saddles are known for. I actually like the sound of the Lyxpro pickups and found they have some balls and are Tele like whereas the Donner pickups I ended up switching out for some Toneriders. I will be leaving the Lyxpro pickups in for now. The Monoprice Tele pickups are less than Tele sounding than the Lyxpro. A more sedated almost Tele sound. I like the headstock of the Donner much better than the Monoprice or Lyxpro. It looks more professional than the obnoxious overly huge black logos on the Lyxpro or the Monoprice. The shape of the Donner headstock is less offensive to me also. The Lyxpro pays no homage at all to a Telecaster headstock and doesn’t even try and the Monoprice headstock is just a bit odd for me.Best neck out of the box was the Lyxpro and the fact that it has a Maple fretboard was a plus for me. It is also a bit thinner neck than the Monoprice or the Donner and is definitely the best playing neck of the lot. On both the Donner and Monoprice I had to do a fret level and recrown along with filing fret ends. The Lyxpro was great out of the box and I like that the neck has rounded edges. A very comfortable neck to play with no buzz whatsoever under spec settings. The Donner and Monoprice play fine BUT I had to work at it to finally get them right. Fit and finish: The Monoprice was spotless however what they call blonde is really an egg custard color. I am still trying to get used to that color. The Donner I bought was 3TS. Paint is beautiful but if you look at the guitar from the back you can see almost every seam from where they pieced the body together. The Monoprice did a better of that with no seams visible under the paint on mine. The Lyxpro is a natural guitar so there is no hiding how many pieces they used in it’s construction. There is no care at all in trying to match any grain on the pieces they use so you get what you get there. Overall finish was glossy and had some places where it has orange peeled though it isn‘t noticeable until very close up. If I had to recommend one of these it would be the Lyxpro simply because out of the box it was ready to go and sounds the most like a Tele so unless you can do your own work this one came setup the best. Oh, I bought a Donner gig bag to go with the Lyxpro. It fit fine and it is one of the better and more reasonable gig bags there is on Amazon. This company doesn't ship quickly. It took them 3 days just to get it out the door. When it did get to the local Amazon they passed shipment off to USPS which always means yet another delay so don't expect to get this by the promised date.

The media could not be loaded. First off, I apologize for the audio quality in the video, lol. I recorded it on my new phone without realizing it would dampen the higher volumes so badly. You may have to turn your speakers up a bit to compensate, but hopefully you can still hear it well enough to tell if you like the sound.I've played or owned guitars in almost every price tier over the last 30 years, but I've always had a soft spot for the cheaper ones. It makes me very happy to see companies like LyxPro and Indio making such solid budget instruments. In case you're wondering if a $149 guitar could possibly be any good, let me tell you the answer is a resounding YES! It has a few small issues, but the quality-to-cost ratio is second only to the Indio Cali Classic that I bought at the same time.Setup was generally quite good, but it needed a little TLC before it was ready to rock. The intonation and string height were spot on, but the frets were very scratchy and needed polishing. A few needed some leveling too, but I just compensated by raising the action a bit. That said, there was a lot of silver metallic residue left on my fingers whenever I played for the first week or so. I'd never encountered that before, but I assume it was leftover polishing compound that wasn't properly wiped off. It's lessened since, and the frets feel fairly good now.Quality control appears to be good. The neck pocket is nice and tight, but I am seeing some cracking in the finish. That's not uncommon though, so there's no cause for alarm yet. The neck itself is a tad chunky for a Tele, but it still feels very comfortable and the maple fretboard looks beautiful. It has a glossy poly finish rather than satin, which might be an issue for some players. Though I prefer satin, this feels perfectly fine to me. The fretboard edges aren't exactly rolled, but they're trimmed to make them less pronounced. That's not something I expected to see in this range, but it does make it feel more broken in. The nut isn't cut particularly well, but the tuners are better than I thought they'd be.The body feels good and the "mahogany" stain looks fabulous, but it's made from paulownia and is very lightweight. That's not bad in itself, but the comparably heavy maple neck leads to pronounced neck dive. You may be able to offset that to some degree if you use a leather strap and/or add a bit of foam shelf liner to your strap for grip.They clearly spent most of the budget on the aesthetics, and I don't think that's a bad choice. This is a fabulous looking instrument, but the pickups are a bit on the weak side. Even though they don't quite have the bite and zing I associate with a Tele, they're not too bad at all. I especially liked the neck pickup, which is very soft sounding and could easily cover jazz territory if you needed it to. That said, they're a bit microphonic and might feed back in noisy environments (or when using a lot of high end or top-boost).This guitar offers a solid palette of useful tones but, while it's a little hotter than a Strat-style guitar, it won't be able to deliver the saturated distortion of a humbucker. Still, it's a nice middle ground that could be perfect for beginners, intermediates, and even seasoned players looking for a low-cost treat. I'd certainly be happy to gig with it.Pros:-Good value-Very attractive-Generally good workmanship-Sounds bright and energetic even when played acoustically-Comfortable neck-Ashtray-style bridge is one of the most comfortable I've used-Tuners aren't high end, but work quite well-3-way switch works cleanly-Pots are free of scratchiness, but may need to be tightened-Nice sonic palette-Gloss finish is blemish-freeCons:-Will need some fretwork (polishing and probably some leveling/crowning)-Pronounced neck dive-Gloss finish neck may not appeal to some-Pickups aren't as hot as a standard Tele; tend to be a bit microphonic-Nut is made from plastic and isn't cut especially well-Truss rod action feels odd; be careful when adjusting it, as mine seems to operate in reverse-Ship-on strings are terrible (one broke within an hour) and will need replacing-Finish cracking on neck pocketEven though it has a number of little issues, there's a lot to like here. This is a heck of a lot of guitar for just $150, and it's a great low-priced alternative to increasingly expensive beginner models like Squier. This certainly isn't the best guitar I've ever played, but the value for money is excellent. I'd be a little less enthusiastic if it were priced at $189 like others in the LyxPro range, but this is an overlooked little gem that could make you or a loved one very happy.My rating: 4.5 stars

Aunque es pequeña, "suena" muy bien y el diseño es muy atractivo

La guitarra en general esta bien pero hay cosas que hay que especificarNo enviaron el color que pedi, pedi negra y me mandaron natural (no la devuelvo porque tardo mucho en llegar y mi hijo ya quiere comenzar sus clases).La guitarra no viene ajustada así que hay que llevarla con un luthier pues llego desoctavadaEl brazo es del mismo ancho que una guitarra normal los trastes si son mas pequeños no se si todas las guitarras 3/4 sean así pero eso no va a ayudar para aprender a mi hijo de 8 años que fue para quien la compre pues sus manos aun son muy pequeñas espero no le cueste tanto. Mas que una guitarra para niño parece una guitarra de viaje para entretenerse cuando se anda fuera de casa.Las pastillas la placa de los controles y el puente igual corresponden a una guitarra de tamaño normal esto hasta cierto punto es una ventaja porque las pastillas se pueden reemplazar en el futuro si se desea mejorar el sonido.El sonido no es muy bueno pero es aceptable para un principiante, no esperaba que sonara excelente pues el precio lo dice todo sin embargo las reseñas que dicen que suena excelente están erradas, no suena mal pero tampoco es algo que sorprenda. Tengo unas pastillas de una tele a la que le puse unas tonerider y creo que con esas mejorara bastante el sonido.

Esta bonita la guitarra pero no me di cuenta que en la descripción dice que es de tamaño pequeño, como para un niño. Pongo ésto para que no les pase lo mismo que a mi.

Una guitarra de 3/4, que en comparación con la Squier de Fender no compite en el tamaño del cuerpo, ésta guitarra no tiene un tamaño proporciónal de su cuerpo con el mástil, después del puente mide una pulgada, no se puede tocar bien, es demasiado incómoda.