SC-1000 SBK Progressive Line : Unbelieveable

I wanted an affordable single cut guitar for metal music, and I've always loved the look of the higher-end ESP Eclipses, so this looked like a good alternative. I hesitated a while because of the incredibly low price but there were so many good reviews that I decided to give it a chance.

When I got the guitar in the mail I was blown away, I could find no flaw in the build quality and the guitar was perfectly set up. The frets were perfectly level, intonation was on point, and the tuners keep the tuning really well.

I plugged the guitar into my Peavey Envoy 110 and was pleasantly surprised by the pickups, which provided more than enough punch for any songs I wanted to play. They obviously won't blow an EMG 81/85 set out of the water, but the difference was surprisingly minor. The clean tone of the guitar was quite good as well.

There were two cons I noticed with the guitar:

- The pickups are very noisy, at least with my amp, so you might want a noise gate with this.

- The frets were not smooth at all, which made bends uncomfortable, but that was easily fixable.

Overall, I'm very happy with the guitar and would recommend it to anyone looking for an affordable guitar with excellent quality. This guitar can easily compete with other guitars I've played, many of which are 2-3 times the price.