We offer free guitar lessons at the library and found people who wanted to learn but couldn't afford one. With this purchase we were able to bring quality guitars into our program. Great price with everything you need to get started playing the guitar.

As others have mentioned, the strings are very weak; we accidentally broke one while trying to tune it. The thin strings also lead to a weird reverberation when strumming. We have had to buy new strings and a new tuner just a week after purchase. The tuner that came with it wasn't picking up on the strum of the lower strings. The good thing about the thinner strings is that it's easier on the fingertips of a new player.

The Kona bundle is a wonderful value. It is an acoustic guitar, so the strings are metal. Classical guitars have the nylon strings. The enclosed tuner, which includes a AAA battery, works perfectly. You can only pluck one string at a time. Stop the sound, then move on to the next string. The enclosed book, "Guitar Basics for Dummies" is a "Special Edition" in other words an abridgement, BUT you will be able to play chords immediately. There is an enclosed CD-ROM, not a DVD or CD, but a CD-ROM which has only audio files, which can help you tune your guitar. You get three guitar picks, a special tool to adjust the neck (which I would suggest you not do unless you are a luthier or a professional guitarist), and a very nice bag, not padded, but it has a handle and two straps on the back, as well as front pouch where you can store the instruction book and picks. This is a guitar for older teens and adults. The metal strings are difficult, but you have to build up your calluses! BTW, I am a classical pianist, so I have some advantages in that I can read music and am able to tune the guitar using relative tuning. With shipping and taxes, this was a sub-$100 guitar and I could not be happier with this purchase. Yes, I need to get new strings, a foot stool would be nice (I am holding this as if it were a classical guitar), a guitar strap would be great, buy a capo, et cetera. But that is for later on. This would be a wonderful birthday gift for your husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, or as a 5th anniversary wedding gift (wood). This guitar has a beautiful ringing tone and nice depth on the lower strings. This is an inexpensive way to make music and for you to find a hobby that is enriching and rewarding, and one that doesn't require electricity to create art!

I bought a guitar in Japan before for practicing, but it was super small. I ordered it through the internet that time so I didn't expect this guitar to be in this size ! This is perfect for adults who want to start learning guitar. It met my expectation 100% !

First of all, it is a well-made guitar. Not saying it's a Martin, but for the money, I don't think you could beat it. I've played some off and on, and I got this for my son because he likes playing piano and wanted to branch out. The only thing that I am still undecided on is the book. It doesn't keep open; you have to lay something on it to be able to see it. I think that it would have been better in a spiral-bound.

Glad it came with a digital tuner, because I have never played a guitar (or any musical instrument) before. Took me some time to tune, but not impossible. The case is nice; I thought it would look cheap, but not at all. The guitar itself looks and sounds good. The only negative point was that I thought the sides of the guitar were a darker finish. Overall, great guitar for people starting out; or if you're not sure you'll commit... ha ha (playing guitar is harder than I thought)

I'm not sure how I would rate the guitar because I haven't opened it, but I was very dissatisfied with the delivery. The guitar was a Christmas gift for my son. It showed up on my porch in a box that was labeled in large black letters, Acoustic Guitar. My son saw it so it ruined the surprise. I would think being the holidays and all, it would have arrived in a box that did not clearly state what the contents were.

I bought this for my 11 year old son, I researched and decided on this one. The guitar is beautiful, but there were problems. The first problem was the guitiar was to big for my son. Second, we were unable to put a strap on it because it only had one noggle. Thirdly, the gig bag zipper broke the first time we zipped it up. I returned this to the store.

I am rating this product two stars simply because of the accessories that comes with the guitar. 1st I would have liked a bit more instruction on how to use the tuner. It would have been helpful to know where to put it on the guitar. The book that comes with it does not offer any information about how to actually use the tuner. (I now know that it goes on the head of the guitar thanks to YouTube.) 2nd I'm not a fan of how the Guitar for Dummies is written (personal preference) and 3rd the guitar case is way cheap. The zipper broke after only 3 days. I would suggest that if you planned on carrying your guitar around, like for instance back and forth to lessons, that you order another carrying case because this one is unreliable. Now about the guitar itself, I really like it. I am new to playing the guitar and I wanted an inexpensive guitar to start off with just in case I lay it down to never pick it up again. I would only recommend this product to a friend for the guitar itself. Accessories that came with it totally sucks. Oh and by the way it also came with an allen wrench that I don't have the slightest clue what I'm supposed to do with it. Oh I forgot to mention that I broke a string on the first day but I believe that was due to the lack of instructions that came with the tuner. News flash you are selling this bundle based off the For Dummies series; so why assume that the people who are buying this bundle knows how to tune a guitar.

I love my new acoustic guitar! I'm a newbie but I've learned a great deal already with Fender Play! I did notice a small change of color in a couple of the strings but wondering if it's normal wear from my constant playing. I haven't used the included tuner; I used the Fender Tuner app on my phone but plan to use this to gain knowledge of how to use. I have yet to use the Guitar Basics for DUMMIES book but am going to do this as well. Overall, I hope to learn enough so that I can justify adding an additional guitar next year for my birthday! I believe this guitar is perfect for my learning experience! Thank you for a great guitar at a fantastic price!