IYV 6 String Semi-Hollow-Body Electric Guitar, Right, Natural (IJZ-500 NA)

Hello everyone.First of all, let us get this out of the way. When someone purchases a guitar (whether it is used, refurbished, displayed model, with minor imperfection, or a new one) at some point you are going to set the action, set the intonation, treat the fret board, file the fret ends, replace/modify the knobs/switches/bridge/strings/pickups/neck/etc. to your preference.It is no difference when you buy your vehicle. Eventually, you are going to change/add/replace/modify items on your vehicle to your liking. And that is fine. With that said, please do not count these components as a negative criticism towards these guitars.Let us just focus on the guitar itself. With minor tuning and neck adjustments, these guitars are ready to play right out of the box. As you know, minor tuning and neck adjustments are common with any guitar you purchase.The finish, quality, and construction of these guitars are awesome. The headstock is eye-catching. The neck is straight. The frets do not have dents/divots and are smooth (no sharp edges). The fret board is fine. The body is beautiful. The joints/seems are connected to satisfactory. The hardware (pickup selector or switch/output or input jack/volume & tone knobs or controls/bridge/pickups/pick guard/tuners/electronics/screws/nuts/strap buttons/fret or inlay markers/fret nut) are nice, functional, and tight.There may be some small blemishes or cloudy finishes here and there, fret board might have some kind of dye on it, but nothing really significant that would cause you NOT to play the guitar immediately.I’ve made NO modifications or changed any components on this guitar and had no major issue with feedback noise, guitar getting out of tune from hours of play, components getting loose or not working, breaking strings, electrical issues, etc. Again, everyone has their option on what they consider feedback, guitar out of tune, components getting loose or not working, breaking strings, electrical issues, etc. And that is okay. It also varies on the equipment (amps/stacks/pedals/cables/etc.) you use and how you play these guitars.In conclusion, these guitars are attractive, feel great, look fabulous, sound terrific, entice you to play them and definitely fun to play.I’m sold and I’m a HUGE fan of the IYV Guitars! I wished I could have purchased the earlier models when they first came out. If I had the money, I would buy all the IYV models.For an electric guitar under $200.00 and with no shipping fees, these guitars are an excellent investment! I will say it again. Not only are these guitars gorgeous, but they are also a pleasure to play.I hope IYV will continue to produce new models or have older models available because I am excited in purchasing them in the future.Thank you IYV Guitar company/staff for producing this magnificent product!

I wanted to give this five stars. What I received plays well enough, sounds great, and I’m satisfied with the quality for the price I paid. Though it does have a lot of small imperfections.I’ll start with the pros, which are mostly aesthetic:- The guitar pictured in the listing has a silver tailpiece and pickups, which looks fine, though not as pleasing against the body color as gold-tone hardware would be. So I had a really good first impression when I opened the box and saw that both the tailpiece and pickups were gold.- The inlays are absolutely gorgeous. Especially the abalone inside mother of pearl inlays on the neck.- It looks like someone did a basic setup before shipping it. The strings were so low, in fact, that the 6th string buzzed from the 5th fret up. The frets themselves were fine, the bridge had just been taken down too low. But the truss rod didn’t need adjusting, and I count that as a pro because it amounted to less time and work than I normally have to put into setting up a new guitar.- The sound is actually quite nice, despite the cheap pickups.But I’m giving it four stars instead of five because:- There were some blemishes in the finish. They aren’t visible from a distance, you really have to look closely to find them. And they’re hard to photograph with a cellphone camera. But there are several, ranging from small bumps that weren’t sanded out or indentations that weren’t filled to some scratches around the bridge pickup.- The pickups aren’t terrible, but most amateurs could have done a better job installing them. I took out the bridge pickup to get a better look inside, and as I was unscrewing it, one of the screws wouldn’t lift. It turned, but I had to lever it out because the wood was stripped around it, so it was more like a loose nail than a screw. This was sold as a new instrument and not a warehouse return, so my best guess is that the pickup didn’t pass the QC process at the factory and someone did a rush job replacing it. Whatever the cause, it’s going to take about half a day and some wood filler on my end to correct.I put a set of flatwounds on it, which took about a day to settle. I’ve played it for a few days now, and it stays in tune. The tuners, by the way, aren’t great, but they work well enough, I don’t see a need to replace them any time soon.The bottom line is, if the instrument needed more than a day’s worth of work to setup or repair, or if it didn’t stay in tune, I’d send it back. But it does the job I bought it for, and it’s quite fetching, so I’m keeping this one.I bought this because I’ve purchased two IYV guitars before that were easily five-star instruments for the price I paid. I’ve found the brand in general to produce really good platforms for modding; the bodies and necks are high quality, while the electronics are easily replaceable with a bit of patience and some soldering skills.