grant l.
great buy poor transport
Chris M.
Even though I had watched every vid' on uTube, I was not expecting the axe to be this good. So good that I am about fit a "Seymour Duncan Limited Joe Bonamassa "Bonnie" 55 Strat Loaded pickguard" ....the pups are already great but I plan to put the Donner loaded pickquard (with pups etc) into a lesser "S" style axe.
The Donner's neck is great.....bridge is very good....tuners are fine....the guitar does not really need Pups changed out but I am just experimenting......my guitar techy said the Donner came set up as well as his "very expensive strat"...waiting to find a Donner "T" style axe now.
Nick B.
awesome guitar, great quality, sounds amazing
Darren
I wrote a previous review stating,
Guitar DST 400 scammers.
Well after many emails to Donner Music they finally got back to me and sent me a replacement guitar and it's good and couldn't be happier.
Darryl C.
The guitar met all of my high expectations and is one I would discuss with the guitar students I teach. The packaging was good, though NOT assisted by the Aramex Courier who left it IN THE RAIN (cardboard is not fond of rain) against my double garage door, NOT even inside the gate AND we were home at the time so all he had to do was ring the bell at the front door. VERY POOR. Added to this was my concern with the FALSE ADVERTISING of "Free Delivery". Even though I discussed this by telephone with you representative, he merely wanted to blame someone else somewhere in the Donner Organization. This is most unprofessional. For $9.99 (resulting in the above poor delivery - Aramex timing was OK) I can lodge complaint with Consumer Affairs since Donner is NOT complying with its OWN ADVERTISING, an Offence under Consumer Protection Laws in Australia. Refunding my account the $9.99 FALSELY charged would deter me from lodging a complaint with the Regulator. Common sense would dictate this as an extremely cost-effective response since prosecution/fines not to mention company reputation costs, and dealing with the Regulator where a Black-Mark would be registered on the Company's name. It would be very sensible to do the sensible thing. The ball is in your court, so over to you Donner.
Darryl S.
The guitar arrived fast but tracking made hard.
He guitar itself was in the great craftsmanship that I’m used to from donner.
Kenneth I.
What a fantastic guitar, it was way better than i was expecting. If all Donner guitars are like this i will gladly buy another one. Quality is excellent.
Anthony E.
Guitar is great. A minor complaint - the tremolo arm drops off. It should click and stay in place.
Bernie R.
Terriffic guitar for very little money.
After an initial intonation adjustment this is an awesome bit of gear.
Delivery was fast.
Also...keep up the Facebook spam advertising because without it I would probably never have found out about Donner Guitars.
In the words of Arnie....I'll be back.
Brad O.
Fit and finish is excellent for the price. The included gig bag is also better quality than could be expected and the guitar would still be good value if it wasn't included at all. The only possible complaint is that the strings are incredibly light and don't feel like they're going to last.
James M.
Love it. Well made. Thanks Donner for helping me make music.
Steve R.
Absolutely everything I expected and then some I went through and read all the reviews first before my purchase I'm glad I did every review was right spot on
Dan H.
Very nice guitar, quality is way above the price. I am thinking of trying the Tele style Donner looks like a great guitar also.
Eddie P.
Was perfect for what I wanted. Everything worked as advertised. Plays very well.
Better than expected.
Rocky B.
This is a pretty good guitar for the price!
Very nice fretboard and the frets are all smooth and filed nicely.
I highly recommend it!
Rick H.
Amazing value. If every one of these is as nice as mine, you can't go wrong. Sounds and plays great. Needs better saddles, but these are easy to upgrade. Otherwise perfect.
Daniel M.
This guitar punches above it's price point. The surprise for me was the selection on the third knob which turns the humbucker pickup into a single coil. Love the flexibility of tones. The frets were all smooth. The tuners hold tune quite well. This is the best strat style guitar for the money.
Joseph L.
As a 1st time Donner buyer I was steered to this purchase by watching Youtube video reviews of Donner guitars. As a guitar player and mod freak for 50 years I buy guitars I never heard of and do mods. Out of the box the guitars finish was very good. Smooth thin neck. Average at best vintage machine heads that don't hold tune. Many fret ends sharp. Bridge saddles are poorly lined up. Strings do not go over the poles on the two single coil pickups. The nut is absolute garbage, even after graphite powder lube, which renders the tremolo useless. Pickups sound just fine. All these issues are easy fixes for me. Except the single coil pickups are just too wide to have the strings go over the poles correctly. Will put hot rails type replacements in, problem solved.
Gary P.
I really like this guitar. It was set up nice, plays well, it's light ( for an electric) and is comfortable and sounds good ( for my unsophisticated ear ). The tuners are very light and feel cheap. Besides that, I am very happy with this purchase.
John V.
I was surprised at the quality of the guitar since the price was so low. Craftsmanship is very good comparable to an instrument over twice the price. I especially like the neck, the fret work is way better than some name brand guitars costing two to three times as much. Over all I am very pleased with this instrument. If you are looking for an entry level guitar I highly recommend Donner.
Raymond M.
I bought this guitar for my 12 year old son for his birthday. I also bought the Donner headphone amplifier and connected the guitar to the sound bar. I was impressed by the quality of the guitar and its good sound. My son is a beginner, but he found it easy to use this guitar everyday. He is enjoying it.
Clarabelle
I got this for my teen son who is a total beginner. The guitar itself looks great, the finish to me looks impeccable and it’s nice and smooth to the touch.
From the price point, it’s clearly a cheaper guitar but he’s been having a lot of fun learning on it.
It comes with a decent guitar case, a 10ft guitar cable, and a guitar strap. Although the listing shows a photo of an amp, however, it does not come with one. Fortunately, I already had one so he was ready to go when this arrived.
One thing I would recommend is to purchase yourself some NYXL strings to replace the ones that are on it, you will notice a huge difference in performance and feel.
Michael P.
I bought one just to see if was any good. I was greatly surprised, the neck has the perfect slim "C" shape that I love and is made out of Canadian Maple. The grain is running the correct direction, the frets were smooth and set correctly. The translucent color of the body shows the wood grain to be filler free. The pickups sound good, responsive, bright, and full of low tones. There is no hum or noise in the wiring and the controls work great. The Tremolo system was set perfectly as well as the setup. Nice tuners too! I liked it so well that I bought a second one. These are going to be my primary instruments when I play out and don't want to take out a vintage guitar. I am a 48 year player and I rarely see inexpensive instruments of such great quality.
N. M. Ocampo
Great wood and precision. What else do you want?
Sharwal
The quality of this guitar is very good, the sound is clear, and the price is great. This is my favorite electric guitar!
Mysterious Buffalo
I thought I was going to get this product and be totally satisfied with it with all the reviews saying how great it is but I was pleasantly surprised to find out that this is the new d s t 400 this has tone control Push Pull single coil on the humbucker and Korean Wound pick up almost alnicov 5 quality sound the specs on this read like a fender players strat.
Jason R.
Donner is a Chinese company that has been around a while now producing mostly entry level instruments, while it's not exactly a well known or high end name it is not one of those random brands with no history.
I'm no expert musician but have an entry level Yamaha electric that I play now and then. It was more expensive than this Donner, came with no strap and no case and certainly no cable, and all things considered materials and construction quality wise it is a bit nicer but not by a whole lot. I feel like with other brands beginner instruments, you're paying a premium for the name and honestly if you're shopping for a first guitar for a kid that is curious but nobody is sure will stick with it or not I think this Donner kit is going to be hard to beat. There isn't anything outright cheap about it, the quality is not anything like even a nice intermediate instrument but it doesn't look or feel like a piece of junk toy either. The biggest issue I've noticed with this over the short time I've messed around with it is that the tune drifts more than I'm used to seeing with my other guitar. The guitar sounds more than fine for the low cost and no beginner will know or care about the difference anyway while getting started. For the money, I can't see any issue. For around the same cost you can look at the Les Paul SL line of guitars, I haven't personally held one of those but they look even less premium than the Donner and come with no accessories - again, likely paying for the name.
The additional accessories are of better quality than I would have expected for "bonus" items, the bag in particular is actually quite nice, though I wish they would have put even the cheapest, lowest end, amp in with this kit for a bit more because anybody shopping for this is going to need that too. That way it would have been a one stop purchase to get started.
John A.
Amazing guitar. Setup was decent (needed minor tweaks but even expensive Gibson's need that). Sound is great and has a great feel. The look of the guitar is amazing. Really looks better than my other strat and sounds great too. Donner consistently blows me away, that's probably why I've spent over a grand on their products in one year lol. Do yourself a favor and your wallet one too and buy a Donner.
Robert S.
First off , I think Donner is headed up with this guitar . I have owned many guitars in the past 40 years , and with an Alder body , and Laurel rosewood fingerboard , this guitar is an excellent choice for an adult beginner guitar , or for that matter , a great backup guitar . The only complaint I have is the plastic nut needs to be upgraded , it’s up to the end owner on the pickups , but for me , they are fine for now .
The push- pull tone control for bridge p/u coil - tapping is great . Also , the bridge pickup already having tone control is a plus .
Liz
For what it's worth, I know nothing about guitars, as I'm more of a keyboards, & sax guy. I bought this to learn guitar for myself. That said, my guitarist friend, who's experience spans well over 40 years, played my new guitar with his jaw on the floor! He was impressed right away with the quality of the neck, and said it felt really good in his hands. He praised its ease of playability and the low string action on the neck. He loved that it's equipped with a humbucker and was floored by the power it put out. He DID suggest upgrading the tuning knobs, but was still surprised as to how long the guitar stayed in tune after making it sing like a cat in the rain. Finally, he commented on the beautiful tone it produced. When I told him what I paid for it, he couldn't believe it. He agreed that it's not really necessary to spend what he spent for his Fender Strat, for a nice sounding guitar like my new Donner. He said that he would definitely gig out with it. I guess this Donner is the new Fender, at least for me as a beginner. (Note: I also purchased the Positive Grid 40-Watts guitar Amplifier, which is loaded with options that allow for great sound as well.)
Jason B.
It's a fantastic deal. Pickups are solid and the coil split is nice for those chimey strat tones. The tremolo block is hefty and steel which is important for the tone.
Neck is really comfortable and there is no fret sprout. I needed to adjust the action and level one high fret down, but it was definitely playable out of the box.
The only things I'll be personally changing are the saddles, swapping out the plastic nut for a bone one, and getting locking vintage tuners. I'd rate this guitar around a Squier classic vibe which is easily twice the price. Great deal!
Christian L.
This is a super guitare, I luv it! nearly perfection !!!
Thank you Donner!
Devin M.
I decided to get this guitar for the 2 point tremolo bridge. The guitar was setup very well out of the box. Very smooth neck finish, vintage style tuners, and stays in tune when using the tremolo. The green finish has a blueish hue to it. Great playing guitar for the price point.
Mike L.
I was looking for a strat style guitar with HSS pickup configuration. Something affordable that I could mod. I took a chance on Donner and this guitar and purchased it with a nice discount on black friday. After a few weeks with this guitar I can say that I am very happy with it. The guitar has a really nice finish, the neck is really nice with very good fret work. The electronics are good although the pickups maybe a little weak. I can get some really nice tones out of it. The split coil is really great and the 2 point tremolo works very well. The tuners stay in tune fairly well - no worse than my other strats. Overall a really great guitar for the price with gig bag, strap, and cable included. I am really enjoying playing it and don't plan on doing upgrades right away! Highly recommend. Thanks Donner!
Dacoda Clark
I must have got lucky got have received one with a tiger stripe neck I was so happy,
Mine needed a standard set up took less than 5 mins with the tools provided with the guitar.
The pickups wont disappoint you, get it now while you can, I'm not gonna bash names but I'll say this, you're on top Donner.
