Yamaha EG-112PR Electric Guitar Kit

 a Great guitar
This is truly a great deal on a great guitar for all beginners. You will love it!

 A nice guitar
I saw this package at costco also, and I had to choose between the squier and this guitar. I'm glad I got this one because from what I've read the pickups are better, and the guitar is better overall. It comes with a small amp, which works perfect for me, because i'm not trying to get a big loud sound. I just want to be able to hear what I'm playing. And when you turn it up load you get some crackling, so it's perfect for mid volume playing. Of course I cant afford a jazzmaster which I would like, so this is great for the price.

 Awesome, and Cheap
If you are just going to start to learn to play guitar, then this is the dream guitar for you, also comes with amp. This guitar's sound quality and durability is really good, i was suprised, it is not the absolute best, but it is really good for starters or someone who wants a guitar but doesn't want to go to far with it.

 awsome
This guitar is awsome, any one can rock out on such a thing, luv it,

 Beginner's Only
Yamaha is really good at producing good-sounding guitars at low prices. Unlike other cheap guitars at the same price, these don't sound horrible. However, Yamaha is merely average when it comes to true guitarists' guitars. I do think that Squiers Fenders sound better, but I don't recommend Squiers for beginners. Generally, Squiers tend to require more maintenance, and maintenance is the one thing a beginner shouldn't have to deal with. Yamaha guitars are pretty well built, and are much better than cheaper Squiers, even though Squier guitars are much better at the higher price range. Many Squier guitars that cost around ... are not that good. For example, the Squier P-Bass tends to have loose knobs, the Bronco just sounds horrible. Squiers are only good if you're an intermediate guitarist and buy the more expensive ones.

Another thing about Squiers. They are not as well built as some Yamahas. Their amp jacks tend to get loose every once in a while. Another important thing for beginners. The necks on the Squier guitars tend to be bulkier than the slimmer Yamaha necks. The slimmer necks make it easier to play if you're a beginner.

If you're a beginner, I recommend this product, but if you're not a beginner, I don't think you'd need me to tell you to buy something else.

 First kit for electric music learning
The information I need is to know if the manufacturer makes guitars for left handed, or if you can inform me where can I get a guitar for this purpose or how can I get one. I am interested in a similar to this, not very expensive, only for beginners.
Thank you!

 Good beginner electric guitar
This is a great starter kit for those that want to make the transition from acoustic guitar to electric. I've been playing acoustic for many years and have been wanting to try out electric and this has everything to start with without spending alot. Sound is good. The Product Description above doesn't mention a guitar stand with which mine came with.

 good for beginners
This is a pretty good guitar. I've been playing with this guitar for about 1 1/2 years. The amp is so so for a practice amp. The fuse blew so i put in a bigger fuse and it is so loud! One problemof this guitar is that the guitar gets out of tune very often. The input jack on the guitar is also a problem. It loosens up and falls off after plugging and unplugging the cord a few times. But make no mistake, this guitar is a workhorse, and has served me well. The thing that drew me to it were it's looks. The paint has held up VERY WELL The tuner that is shown in the picture is not the one that arrives in the package. It comes with a VERY NICE QUIK TUNE tuner. I'm looking to get a standard fender strat because i'v been playing for some time. So, if your a beginner, and your looking for a reliable guitar, look no further.

 Good for no-hassle start-off
This was my very first electric guitar kit. I got it
from Costco few years back. Now Costco has replaced
it with Fender fake-strat (squier I believe). EG-112
is much better than the squier. It has one humbucker pickup
which sounds much better for heavy riffs. The guitar is
well made for a sub $200 kit. The tuners are good and hold
tune fine for long periods of time. But heavy use of tremolo arm
can put it out of tune pretty fast. The fretboard is good quality . The frets on this guitar are much better than what I saw on the
Squier. But they are kind of small and the fretboard itself is
pretty thin. So if you have fat fingers, stay away from this
guitar.
After 2 years of constant use (atleast 1-2 hrs every day),
the pickup selector became loose and I had to constantly
play with it to select the right pickup.
The amp is very good for bedroom levels and for portability.
If you are into hard rock/metal you HAVE to invest in a
good distortion pedal, else it will be hard to get the chunky
palm mutes.

Now, if I have $200 to spend on an amp and a guitar today, I
would probably not but this kit. For $200 I would get a
brand new Yamaha Pacifica guitar ($169 at guitar center)
and a small used solid state amp (<$50). Ofcourse this
setup would also need a good distortion pedal.
All said, anyone who plays electric guitar would know
that you will never get anything close to "great" for
$200 (amp+guitar). You need to spend atleast around $450 for
a decent sounding setup. ($200 guitar + $250 amp). With a
good setup, the learning curve would be much better.

summary: yamaha EG-112PR is good if you do not have any guidance
on what to buy and just wanna start off learning without wasting
couple of months just trying to figure out whats the best gear
for your price range.

 Good Guitar
An overall good guitar. They could have added a better amp...... I recently went to costco and found a Fender guitar for the same price. If your a beginner it isn't bad.