RX-10 BK Rock Series : Great for a cheap backup or starter guitar that looks awesome!

Taking into account the price of the guitar, it's easy to recommend, it's actually much better than I was expecting at this price point.

The setup out of the box was actually pretty good, and it comes straight out of the box very playable. The pickups are decent for this price range, you can definitely get a nice metal tone going, you lose a bit of clarity and the neck pickup doesn't have the nicest sound for lead work if you're used to something a little more high end, but for the price I cant complain.

The only negative I can say is the finish was not great, in the light you can see streaks of paint, almost like it was painted with a spray can and then just left to dry and the paint ran down the body of the guitar, but again, at this price it's definitely not a deal breaker.

There's a few things that dont make this 5 starts, but for the price I would recommend for anyone looking for a cheap backup or a starter guitar. If you're going to make this into something a little more robust you'll probably replace the tuners as they're not the best and maybe put in something a little better for pickups, but again, as a backup or a first guitar it's perfect!