TL-380 Professional Electric Guitar for Versatile Players | Roasted Maple Neck & Fingerboard, Humbuckers with Coil-Split, Stainless Steel Frets, Gloss Finish

Stainless steel frets were mostly level, ends were smooth. Nut cut great, intonated, incredibly low action. Bridge and saddle looked like real steel. Frets were mirror finished. Fingerboard clean as a whistle. Tuning pegs worked fine. The guitar finish was excellent, the arm cut welcome. The fingerboard was rounded, I think. Not a thin neck, but not too bad. This felt a bit thinner than the Yamaha Revstar. The thickness at the first fret was 21.6mm, which is fine. Because the action was so small, I didn't even notice the neck depth. It was very easy to play. And one thing I was worried about was that the truss rod wheel would make the humbucker pickup too far away from the fingerboard. But it's exactly where it should be, which is under where the 24th fret would be. And this gives the neck pickup a warm sound, unlike some fenders and the SG where they move it back and it sounds a bit too bright. There were two unlevel frets that were easy to take care of. I don't want to knock other companies, but I bought several guitars on Amazon that I had to return. And a couple I should have had returned, but you get excited when you buy guitar and you don't test it thoroughly. This is an awesome guitar. The frets are easy to bend and are very expressive to whatever you want to play because the frets are so smooth. So I've gone into this with a little depth because most people who read comments with five stars think they are written by an AI. And quite frankly the internet is full of con men and liars, and so when you happen on to something that's fantastic, especially on Amazon, you really feel the need to tell everyone you can about it.

I watched many videos on YouTube about this guitar. The reviews I watched were all very positive, so I ordered one. The reviews were correct. This guitar would be hard to beat at this price point. The pickups are very hot through my Fender Prosonic and difficult to lower at room level (mostly due to the high gain Prosonic), so I purchased a Blues JR IV to use it with, and levels are manageable with a lot of nice sound options. Workmanship on guitar exceeded some Gibsons and Fenders. Great neck and nice rounded frets on an attractive roasted maple neck. Finish has a couple very minor paint flaws that aren’t noticeable unless you look for them. It will be my “go to” practice guitar as I’m very happy and surprised at its looks, playability and sound.

Roasted maple neck, hopefully to ensure stability. stainless steel frets, pickup options with the switch to split coils are among the features that moved me to purchase this guitar. The very comprehensive owners manual was a bonus. That and the sterling review on the "Know Your Gear" podcast. I have a couple of guitars with carbon fibre necks, and their stability as well as fantastic playability always amazes me. I almost never need my tuner, except when I want to check. This instrument was a fraction of the cost of those guitars, and hopefully, will turn out to be near as good.

Better than most but not as good as anticipated. I heard rave reviews so I had to get one. My beater if you will. So it came late it’s ok take your time Amazon but it was in pristine condition. The action is high. The saddles look like they were done in mass production some placed correctly some leaning and probably will have to get the intonation done by a luthier. Frets also need some work. Some stick out a little at ends. Some are high and not smooth sound scratchy when bending notes. So Overall decent minus the work that will need to be done. Pluses - great price for a mahogany body, good neck, and decent sound also aesthetically pleasing. Solid build Minuses - needs fret work needs better string action setup String tuners are terrible some are smooth others very stiff and just too small for my hands. Volume / tone knobs are not good kinda sharp flat top ( I bought new ones ) pots are stiff don’t roll freely. Overall not bad. A little work I’ll enjoy it a lot. The price is hard to beat for a decent guitar.

The eART TL-380 just in. Haven’t even plugged it in yet. SS frets, low action. Fingers crossed. ——— UPDATE: I keep looking out the window expecting the police to roll up in my driveway any second. Feel like I stole it My immediate thoughts? Frankly I’m blown away. Got this on sale on Amazon. The stainless steel frets are amazing. The action is low. The pickups are actually decent. The coil splitting works (that little switch between the knobs). The knobs are textured metal. 4 of the 6 strings were intonated properly. The other two just off by a little bit. The paint job is perfect from what I can see. Roasted neck feels amazing. Zero fret edges. Played it couple minutes and already feels like I bonded with it. All I can say is this guitar is a fantastic musical instrument. I don’t know if I just got lucky or if they’re all like this, but this thing plays great and it’s beautiful. The big boys better watch out. It’s that good.

I dont understand the hype about these guitars. the one i got was horrible!! frets were uneven up and down the fret board, sharp fret ends. and alot of relief in the neck that i was afraid to adjust it. the "bone nut" was horribly cut for stings, the slots are way to big. electronics, noisy...scratchy pots, 3 way switch sometimes works and other times no sound. body finish, was meh. not worth what they are asking for these things. Buy something else

Super impressed with the quality of this guitar. I heard about these Eart online and decided to take a chance based on reviews. If you can deal with the no name brand, you can get a great guitar for under $400. Feels like you’re playing something far more expensive. Here are my gripes: 1. The setup wasnt horrible out of the box but could have been better. 2. The pots are stiff and dont move as fast or as smoothly as I would like. Will definitely need to be replaced. 3. The pickups sound kind of cheap and generic. To be expected on a $300 guitar. Easy to replace. Overall this was a fantastic deal. Plays great (after setting up), looks great, sounds great uplugged with good sustain and harmonics.

Alright...this is a first impressions review. So, is it the best guitar I've ever had? Nah. Certainly not. BUT...for two and a half bills...I'm a bit taken aback. The fretwork is as is shown on the photos: each fret end is perfectly rounded and polished. The ends of the fret slots are sealed with a filler. The neck is a nice, fat, chunky C shape. Very vintage LP-like. It might not be for all players, but I tend to like fatter necks. The guitar came set up very well, and after a bit of tuning I was wheedly wheeing my heart out. The finish on the neck is fantastic. The blue metallic finish on the body could have used a bit more buffing and polishing at the factory, but honestly I'm OK with that given the price point. Wiring is clean enough. Pots look to be copies of CTS designs. The tremolo is surprisingly good! The baseplate and saddles are magnetic, so those are definitely steel. The sustain block is likely zinc, it is not magnetic, and taking a file to it reveals a silvery color. The tuners have a high gear ratio and feel quite nice. The nut is cut quite well too. Truss rod adjustment is easy, EART sends these out with a nice little trem-bar style tool to adjust the wheel. The screws that attach the spring claw are a bit awkward looking, though: they're a large button-head style and don't allow the claw to sit very nearly. Tuning stability is about what you'd expect...don't abuse the whammy, but it returns quite well. It's set up from the factory for dive-only, but there's a little space in there to float it. First thing I did was slap on some elixir lite top heavy bottoms and tuned down to C standard. It's a wonderfully resonant guitar played acoustically: better than the majority of dead-sounding gaudily finished imports from GC. Honestly...I have no idea how they can offer a guitar that is *this* good for *this* cheap. It's kind of amazing. I plan on doing some mods: locking tuners, gotoh vs100n trem, BKP pickups, switch to black hardware. It's a steal when compared to anything twice the price...certainly worthy of players of all skill levels.

Overall I am happy with the purchase. Guitar was packaged well, and guitar came out professionally prepared out of the box. Strings are terrible though, not sure what they are but they do not feel good at all; easy enough to change with whatever you want. Came with everything you need, but still trying to figure out what the trem tip with a pin is for. Came with a manual, which is very general. Guitar feels great and generally set up. Some of the intonation will need to be adjusted which I can do myself. Pickups feel very generic, but I got a dimarzio for the neck that is lightly used and a oripure high output bridge humbucker that is inexpensive and high quality. For $100 off great buy and I am not rgretting it, even the gold finish looks great, much nicer than the pagan gold on the USA production charvel that I almost got 15 years ago. Saved a lot getting this than a Suhr Modern T, and it really does not feel that much different after a few small upgrades!

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Peut être que régler la hauteur des micros lui donnera un peu plus de corps , l’essentiel est dans le manche … satiné au dos , très très agréable à jouer , pour 359€ on a presque une Charvel ! Un switch et un vibrato honnête , un manche extra … une tuerie !

Although the sound is different (that's why I bought it!), I feel this is more playable than my F3nd3r Pl4yer model. It feels great in the hand and is as smooth as silk on the neck and fret-ends. Just a tune up out of the box - no additional set up needed. I would recommend this guitar to anyone of any playing standard - it will improve a seasoned player and ease in a beginner. Could gig or record with this instrument. Build standard is excellent, finish pristine, looks great and sounds better. And all at this price, too.

At this price point, a great axe! I got the gold one, which looks great. I like the toggle switch for coil switching, rather than the push pull on the tone knob. The pickups are quite good, as are the tuners. The real star of the show is the neck, it's great! Love the look and feel of the roasted maple, the frets are excellent and the nut seems decent as well. The neck is a bit chunky, but not overly. Definitely thicker than your typical Squier Strat or Yamaha Pacifica. I did have to lower the action and tweek the intonation, but, again, at this price point, I was totally expecting this. If you're looking for a "super tele" on a budget that you can play out of the box, and mod down the road, this is it. The only mod I'm considering at this point is locking tuners, but only because I tend to install them on all my guitars.