LyxPro CS 39" Mahogany Electric Guitar Kit with Amp, Cable, Picks & Guide - Solid Wood Body, 5-Way Pickup for Beginners to Professionals | Perfect for Home Practice, Studio Recording & Live Performances

I ordered this guitar to mod. I did do a quick setup on it stock and played it a bit. I really like the neck, its more of a speed neck, and not that of the usual strat. The finish is really nice, a translucent cherry red and you get to see the grain I like the head stock the stock turners work just fine. the bridge was flush with the body and the tremelo claw was screwed all the way down to the body so youll have to setup the bridge if you want it to float. I assume they set it up like that from the factory as its the less likely to effect tunning. The intonation was very close. I did try the trem, and it didnt want to settle back to in tune. I think its the strings/nut. the frets are pretty good right out of the box, no pokes or cuts. the fretboard was dead flat, and no rocking on any of the frets. so what else could you ask for right out of the box. Of course you're going to want to change the strings to whatever you prefer, but still playable out of the box I want to mod this thing!! there is something a little weird with this body/neck the first and biggest thing i see as soon as i took it apart. The pick guard was modified. right at the section where the neck and body join. About of quarter of an inch was removed uh 6mm ish? the neck is placed so far into the body that the last fret is touching the neck pickup. So if you want to swap pickguards you'll need to remove some material, and the one that came on the guitar was abviously modified by a small die grinder/dremel tool. If you want to use a plastic guard the you could probably do it with a drill and razor, maybe just a razor blade. In my case i chose an aluminum guard, so a little extra work. The neck was a little loose in the body but used a thin shim fixed that. The pickups in this thing are week, and i mean weeeeeeek. there are very little windings and the gage of wire is extra thin, resistance of 5K. Also each pickup has different pole spacing, so finding covers maybe a challege if you dont replace the pickupsIf you're looking for a ST style guitar to mod, it can be done, although it maybe a little more involved than you may want, or have the ability to. The body is routed HSH. In my case i replaced the single coils with 13k hotrails, becuase why not? All the rest of the electronics is the same thing everyone else is using, nothing wrong with it, and nothing special about it either. If you dont use the factory modified guard, you'll have to modify the replacement. Of course the frets could be rounded and polished if you want. the neck works just fine out of the box. I have the stuff to do what ever i want, so i'll round and polish the frets. I replaced the tuners with locking ones, cuz this neck say metal, so be doing some dive bombs. With the price i paid and all the upgrades that i WANT to do i'm still under $200. But I now have a custom so....... In all I like the guitar, and if you're looking for a guitar for a kid/beginner than you should know this neck has a lot to offer in its thinner "speed" style. They also offer this in a bundle with an amp and other goodies. Just know that if you, or if this is a gift, that if someone is planning on changing the guard, there is a little more than just swapping it, the is some modifications needed. You could however change out the week 5K pickups with whatever you like, 9K singles, hotrails, or even lipsticks. Although if you're buying this for a kid, then maybe having weaker pickups might be a good thing, wont be as loud. The guitar is also very light weight