i liked it. for less than 300€ one gets an offset guitar with Amp&FX built-in.
the pickUps are not horrible, it sounds good enough as a conventional guitar, and the experience with the headphones-Out is enjoyable.
thumbs-up for the roasted maple neck, although the frets’ edges are really rough.
you definitely need an initial setup, if you’re picky with these things.
the bridge is good.
all the knobs, and switches feel good.
the tuners will probably be its achilles heel, however.
The worst thing about the product were the strings, and i’m thinking that if you do the logical thing of, trying it with a fresh set, specially with thicker strings 0.11, 0.12 and up, the tuners will not hold for too long, before they demand a replacement.
If you’re not a beginner, and you consider :
1. an initial proper setup;
2. upgrading the tuners
3. upgrading the pickUps,
it is still worth it, for the price, as a conventional instrument.
The problem is that, if you’re not a beginner you’ll probably want more DSP on the in-built sounds side of things .
there’s only room for 1 amp and 3 FX pedals and you can’t swap them around within the signal chain, after the fact. you’ve gotta switch them ‘manually’ , on their individual tier. The selection of amps is ok, and FX is good.
A good couch-guitar, with headphones, that you can take to band’s rehearsal, no problem.
It’s a pretty good beginner’s guitar. i think that’s where it shines.
And with the upgrades/mods i mentioned, it will hold as you progress on your skill level.
Me?…
I’m gonna wait for Mooer to release an Offset model (or a T-style) on their GTRS line, which is easily 1 step above this one.
PS: despite being a 25.5” scale neck, the guitar’s body is pretty small.
It’s got a Mustang-like size.
(i’ve got a Squier Toronado and it’s considerably bigger, than the Flamma.)
The E1000’s neck feels way better than the Squier, at least to me, though.
