DST-100S 39 Inch Full Size Electric Guitar Kit Solid Body Sunburst, Beginner Starter, with Amplifier, Bag, Capo, Strap, String, Tuner, Cable, Picks

My son loved it. He is a beginner

I bought this guitar to learn how to play during the pandemic, I have zero experience playing guitar so I didn't want to spend a lot of money on it. The guitar is very nicely packaged and included a lot of extra goodies such as a tuner, a capo, strings, picks, a bag, a strap, and a tiny amp. I'll start off on the amp, it is tiny, like portable Bluetooth speaker tiny, but it sounds pretty good both clean and with distortion. I'd use it for practice sessions but never for any performance. The rechargable battery makes it quite compelling so I don't need to find a power source. Good item. The guitar body is very high quality, the neck is made of an excellent wood, it is smooth and the frets are not sharp. The body is modeled after the Stratocaster and looks fantastic and just holding the guitar gives a high quality feel. Now for playing and sound, first thing you do, take the strings off, they are terrible, with these strings the intonation is way outta whack where anything above fret 12 is too flat. And don't use the extra strings in the box either, get a set of Made in USA strings like D'Addario Nickel Wound XL. Second is to change the tuning pegs, the ones included keep slipping and have way too much play before they move the string. I would find they lose their tuning quite often during play and would need retuning. The included nut is a soft plastic and too deep which I changed out for a Tusq nut. For looks, I decided to change the pickguard to a black pickguard. Be warned that the screw positions on this guitar are mostly DIFFERENT than a Fender Stratocaster, so be prepared to drill holes, but the pickup holes inside the body can accommodate two humbuckers if you want to upgrade those. After rubbing some lemon oil on the fretboard, the dark wood looks fantastic. Finally for my next upgrade, I want to upgrade the pickups to Alnico V pickups, the included ones are "fine", but they pick up a lot of interference during play and don't really give the best possible sound. If you plan on upgrading this guitar, be very careful when removing the neck. Pull upwards, not outwards or you could chip the finish. In the end I spent quite of bit of money and time in this "starter" guitar to upgrade it to my liking, but I learned a lot along the way, and the body is high quality that the upgrades will be meaningful.

I had an itch to pick up electric guitar after about 20 years and decided to try out a Donner after considering the cost and some other, honest, reviews. I have been playing this guitar almost every day for about a month and don't have any complaints. Out of the box it was set up pretty good and only needed to adjust a few strings for intonation. The frets were dressed very nicely and comfortable to play.The action was also very comfortable considering I had been out of practice for some time. Some folks would like a lower action, but this seems consistent with most manufacturers standards of new guitars. It actually has the same measurements as Gibson uses for their new guitars to go to market. The strings are cheap, but not bad. I haven't bothered to swap them out yet. The humbucker is okay, I like the sound with some fuzz or crunch. The neck is much warmer and great for lead. I have been playing through a 20+ year old Marshall 10w practice amp and headphones. The little amp is also a fun bonus. It keeps a charge for a good while, but it's not very loud. Good for running some headphones into if you want a decent clean and little bit of gain. My favorite feature is the Bluetooth function. I can connect to my phone and play along with tracks from Spotify (search for drum and bass for guitar practice). Strap, cable, picks, etc are all very basic and that's not a bad thing. Overall, I would definitely recommend if you want to get started playing or looking for a cheap HSS Strat copy that won't break the bank. I would also imagine this would be an awesome gift for young people to get into playing music. I actually liked this guitar so much in ordered another Donner and will review after a little time.

First off, I RARELY write reviews, but I figured that this one deserved it! When you are buying a guitar, amp, cord, capo, picks, strings, strap, gig bag, etc...all for just over $200 Canadian, you aren't necessarily going to expect much in terms of quality. Boy, was I wrong! Guitar looks and sounds great, gig bag is good quality and all other little accessories are, although basic, great quality! The amp is awesome too because it is powered by battery, you can basically bring it anywhere! Also, since it has an AUX output, you can practice while wearing headphones so you don't wake anyone up! Lastly, I know Donner is not a well known name in the guitar industry, but the customer service I received from them was great! Prompt and friendly responses for an issue I THOUGHT I had with the guitar. Again, as I mentioned, I am a beginner guitar player and I didn't know that the Humbucker pickup is supposed to be loose! When I noticed it was loose, I contacted Donner directly and they promptly replied and asked me to send them a video of the issue. After I sent it, their technical team got back to me to let me know that this was completely normal for a Humbucker pickup...also, after some Google research, I found it was normal as well. Either way, the response time and friendliness was impressive. I've only had the guitar for about a month now and I couldn't be happier! I would definitely recommend for someone who either is a complete beginner and doesn't want to heavily invest in anything expensive just yet...OR I would even recommend it for an experienced player looking for a "beater" guitar that they don't mind banging around a little bit. A+++++++

I don't know jack about guitars, but this looks and sounds like one! The amp is tiny, looks like something Barbie would plug her guitar into. 🤷 Sounds good though!