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Oscar Schmidt OE40 Hollowbody Electric Guitar, Naturalby Oscar Schmidt
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Features
- Eliminator Jazz Series pickup
- Maple top, back, and sides
- Pearl inlays on the rosewood fingerboard
- Gold hardware
Product Description
You'll get great sound from the large-size Oscar Schmidt OE40 Hollowbody Electric Guitar. Washburn Eliminator Jazz Series pickups deliver warm, vintage tone enhanced by the maple top, back, and sides. Appointments include pearl inlays on the rosewood fingerboard and snazzy gold hardware. This baby delivers looks and tone all out of scale with its diminutive price.Reviews
Incredible Bargain: not perfect, but worth 5 times the priceWhile there are minor imperfections in the workmanship, you won't care when you see and HEAR this GORGEOUS instrument. If it had cost $1000 it would have been a good deal, for under $300 it's a steal.
PROS: The sound is rich and woody, beautiful for Wes Montgomery style Jazz (though I imagine it would be perfect also for retro-styles of blues/rock). The neck is nice, not too big, though a bit rounded for my taste. The pickups are nice, though I think improvement could be had by replacing them eventually. Oh, and the wood and finish make this as beautiful an instrument to look at as you'll find anywhere (even non-musicians can't help but comment).
CONS: When you turn up your amp, you'll quickly notice the feedback issue (it's a big hollowbody with wide range pickups). Factory setup is ok, but definitely benefitted from tweaking (lowered the action, reset intonation), and strings are junk from the factory -- spend the $12 for a decent set of new strings. There was also some minor 'checking' on the neck where it meets the fingerboard, but doesn't effect feel or play.
SUMMARY: For any amount of money, this guitar would be beautiful in look and sound, for the current price though, it's worth buying two.
