CG-45 NS : Amazing for the money.

I had bought this as a guitar to have sitting about the house.

Very well finished guitar. Mahogany with a satin finish. Mine had no dark or rough spots, and was smooth all round. Amazing considering the price. The decoration around the sound hole and the pearl tuning pegs are nice touches. Very classy looking finish for such a cheap guitar.

The sound is fairly rounded. It does lack a bit of the high end you'd expect from a more expensive guitar, but for the price you can't really complain. It has a very nice boom to it, really nice for blues or a bit of slide, without ever sounding too woolly.

Set up well, slightly high action for a beginner, but the neck is slim so that may make up for it. I think if you've had acoustics before or need it for serious studio or live use it's not ideal, but as a guitar to leave knocking about or a good alternative to the plain glossy beginner guitars you get elsewhere it is perfect.