 Hello Kitty's the Sabre-Toothed Tiger of Tone! |
| Review Date: September 2, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Gregory Bravo, Buffalo, NY United States |
OK, everybody, I'm a male. I'm older than 16. I play blues and heavy rock. I've played in front of thousands of people. I already own a wonderful, expensive Standard Stratocaster that I am very happy with. I didn't need another guitar---and I really didn't have the money to buy another one, either. Yet, even with all that..... I recently bought this Hello Kitty Stratocaster!
Why, you may ask? Well, lemme tell ya...
I was in a guitar shop in Northampton, MA (don't ask why I was in Northampton, MA of all places!) I saw this ridiculous-looking, over the top bubble gum pink Stratocaster with a single humbucker pickup and Hello Kitty pickguard on it. I picked it up, just to be ironic (and because I was with a lady friend of mine--you know how that is!) Imagine my surprise when it fit my hand just PERFECTLY! The neck was smaller than a standard Strat, but it was not a short-length guitar. 21 frets. Like most mortals, my hands aren't the size of Jimi Hendrix or Stevie Ray Vaughan's--- but they almost felt that way on this neck. I could pull off tricks on this guitar I couldn't on my Standard Strat.
Surprised by the size and comfort of the neck, I plugged the thing into a Marshall half stack, just for the hell of it... and imagine my EVEN GREATER SURPRISE when the thing sounded just SPECTACULAR!!! Holy cow! The sound was ROUGH and MEAN and just KILLER! On top of this, the sustain on the thing was utterly beyond belief. When I plugged it into my cheap 100 buck Fender practice amp, I was able to sustain a single note for well over two minutes! (It would have kept going, too, if I hadn't gotten bored.)
Whoa.
I ended up buying the guitar because the neck fits my hand just perfectly, but also because it has the most ridiculous sustain on it (even better than my more expensive Strat,) and because the sounds that come out of it are, quite simply, RUDE! "Iron Man" and "Black Dog" never sounded so good!
It's just an added bonus that playing Black Sabbath and Zeppelin on a guitar with this color scheme screams "irony"!!!!
I think the target audience is teenage girls, but the owner of the shop I bought it at told me that he has sold more of these to men than to women. Make of that what you will.
Yes, it only has one pickup. Yes, the pickup is a humbucker. Yes, that means you won't get the crystal clear single-coil-pickup Fender sound on this guitar.
BUT, the neck is extremely comfortable for those with smaller hands, the paintjob can't be beat, and for heavier stuff the tone that comes out of this reasonably-priced monster is better than many thousand dollar guitars I have played.
Un-freakin-believable.
I love me my Kitty.
Get yourself one before they're gone like the Sabre-Toothed Tiger!
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A quality guitar, and it's Hello Kitty!
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| Review Date: April 25, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Dusty White, Currently working on a new book somewhere |
As to the quality of the guitar: first and foremost it is a REAL Fender[tm] guitar, not a cheap knock off. I have had the joy of being able to play this model several times, and my own "axe" is on order. It has a good weight/balance ration, the controls are simple, and the frets smooth and low. This is the perfect guitar for any beginning electric guitarist or aspiring rock star. Please note: As I mentioned, the controls are simple. Volume, tone. No tremolo bar (beginners just get too obsessed with that anyway) or any of the other niceties Fender's signature series are known for but it has a solid maple fingerboard, and humbucking bridge pickups, ALL 21 frets (this ain't no toy ukulele), and of course Hello Kitty's smiling face screaming out to all the world "I rock!"
This is simply a fun guitar, and a well made one, for what it is. It is moderately priced and durable. Of course you will also want a gig bag, strap, some Fender Hello Kitty Motion Guitar Picks - Medium - 1 Dozen (just 6 bucks! Such a deal!) and I seriously recommend Play Electric Guitar: From Beginner to Band in 3 Months to really get the party started. The book is a true "hands on" step-by-step guide the really works. Then start practicing, move to Hollywood, get signed, and refuse to acknowledge anyone who knew you before you were famous! :-)
Oh yeah... it also comes in Black: Fender Hello Kitty Electric Guitar - Black. How cool is that?
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+1 for Gregory Bravo's review
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| Review Date: April 22, 2010 |
| Reviewer: tomahagne, Elkridge, MD |
+1 more for having an awesome name.
His review convinced me to buy this for my gf as her first guitar. It cost $100 more than the First Act and SX guitars I was also shopping, but I was sold when I read his glowing review. Plus she's obsessed with Hello Kitty. :-\
I'm not an aficionado and I wouldn't know a great guitar from a good one, but I'd say this is pretty darn good. It's easy to play, stays in tune, makes noises when it should, and doesn't buzz when it shouldn't.
That's an A+ in my book. |
Never to late to learn...
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| Review Date: March 1, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Lou, Arkansas |
| Read all the reviews on this before I purchased it. I do not play but this is a present to myself to learn. MILESTONE b-day coming up. Looks great. Love the pink. ARRIVED in a very prompt manner actually several days before promised. Great price. check other places on line for similar item. |
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