Davison Guitars Full Size Electric Guitar with 10-Watt Amp, Black - Right Handed Beginner Kit with Gig Bag and Accessories

I bought this for Rocksmith. Works freaking awesome for the game. What seperates me a small bit from other Rocksmith players maybe, is that I am around tons of Guitar players (who have been playing for 10 years) and I really wanted to get into it. I had never even held a guitar, but I wanted to learn so I could jam in a year or two with my friends and co-workers. They made fun of me for buying a beginners package saying how crappy the guitar will be. I was worried, but when I got the package I was relieved to see it was not a rip-off. The guitar seems to be built well and stays in tune (according to the game, which seems to be pretty accurate). The amp works great... unbelievably loud... to play it in my man-cave... I can only turn it up 3-5% or it is overpowering. It also comes with a single piece of paper that is like a cheat sheet for beginners for guitar with basic cords and such. However, there is a little fret buzz when you strum the Low E string. From what I googled on this, it seems this can be because of a bad "nut" on the neck... more than likley if I took the guitar to a Guitar shop and had them restring it and fine-tune the things on it it would be great... but thats $50.At first I could tell no difference between this Guitar and my Friend's $1,500 Les Paul (because I was/am SOOOO new to the instrument... any instrument actually) but have quickly started to see the differences. This Guitar seems to sound sloppy and loose and feels that way after getting a feel for the guitar in general(even though it DOES keep tuned very well). Nicer Guitars seem to feel more fine-tuned and responsive and hold notes longer. Playing this Guitar and a high-end one side by side (by someone who knows what they are doing) provides very different sound to someone who knows what to listen for.Simply put, this guitar is more than worth the Money... but once you get addicted to Guitar, which I have in the two weeks I've had it (I've played for probably 30-35 hours already)... I am already trying to rationalize reasons to buy a much nice (and more expensive) Guitar that plays "smoother".I give this product 5 stars because of the price. If its wasn't so Cheap, I'd never have gotten into Guitar... now I am addicted and see the benifits of a more expensive Guitar, and appreciation for the instrument.

Full Disclosure: I originally ordered this Davison "bundle" via Amazon, but unfortunately it was lost in transit (not Amazon's fault) and I was given a refund, promptly and with no questions asked. So, not long after that, I went ahead and ordered just the guitar (the white one with the dark board) directly from the Seller, via another popular website. It arrived promptly yesterday. My favorite thing about this guitar is its "way-lighter-than-average" weight-- so darn easy to pick up and play. And it looks beautiful. It has a single (bridge-position) humbucking pickup that sounds surprisingly hot and throaty. And the Tone control works quite effectively without creating a muffled mess. If you back it down by about one-third, it gives you a very respectable "neck-position" tone. So you're not always locked into a bridge-position vibe with this guitar. Upon receiving the guitar, I adjusted the action height and intonation at the bridge; tweaked (tightened) the truss rod so as to reduce the "relief" in the neck; refreshed the somewhat thirsty-looking fretboard with one of my Ernie Ball fretboard wipes; buffed up the frets with a super-fine steel wool pad; and put on a new set of strings (D'Addario 10's). The one thing that was a little problematic was the nut, which sat a little too tall in its slot and thus caused first-position action to be difficult, and first-position chords to fret sharp. So I very carefully pried the nut from its slot (snapping it in half in the process), grabbed another pre-slotted strat-style nut that I found amongst my miscellaneous guitar-related stuff, sanded it down to get the proper thickness and height, and then re-strung. I'm in the habit of doing this kind of work by simply "eyeballing" things, and I lucked out this time. The guitar now plays very comfortably and accurately, and now I have a gig-worthy instrument. I've been playing for 58 years, so I've developed a basic level of competence in making the above-mentioned tweaks and improvements to an electric guitar. But if you aren't comfortable tackling those tasks yourself, you can bet that the in-house tech guy at your local music store will be able to do it for you at a reasonable price.