Yamaha Review: EG303

History:

Purchase: I bought this guitar along with a practice amp for about 170 dollars...it was a gift, so I'm not entirley sure where it was purchased.

What I Like About This Yamaha EG303: This was a decent first guitar...good for a beginner to learn the basics on...the tone is relativly good for a cheap guitar.

What I Do NOT Like About The Yamaha EG303: My biggest problem was with the neck. The strings are so close together it feels almost as if it were built for a kid. This guitar has probably the slowest neck I've played on. The single-coil pickups are virtual crap, and getting any kind of sustain is impossible, even with the use of different effects pedals. On top of that, the strap nut is odd, so most straps come lose way too often for my taste.

Yamaha EG303 Quality Rating: The quality is okay...for a cheap guitar. Like I said, this is okay for a beginner, as long as he is under 14 and not into any heavy music. The tonal quality can be good for light blues, jazz, but this is by no chance a hard rock/metal guitar.

Review Summary: This is a stratocaster style guitar.

Rating of this Yamaha product: 2

This Yamaha EG303 Electric Guitars Review Submitted By: Dan

Review Date: 2001-08-22