EARTGuitars TL-380 Modern Humbucker Pickups Double Coil Split Two Point Tremolo Bridge Solid Body Electric Guitars

Alright...this is a first impressions review.So, is it the best guitar I've ever had? Nah. Certainly not.BUT...for two and a half bills...I'm a bit taken aback.The fretwork is as is shown on the photos: each fret end is perfectly rounded and polished. The ends of the fret slots are sealed with a filler.The neck is a nice, fat, chunky C shape. Very vintage LP-like. It might not be for all players, but I tend to like fatter necks.The guitar came set up very well, and after a bit of tuning I was wheedly wheeing my heart out. The finish on the neck is fantastic.The blue metallic finish on the body could have used a bit more buffing and polishing at the factory, but honestly I'm OK with that given the price point.Wiring is clean enough. Pots look to be copies of CTS designs. The tremolo is surprisingly good! The baseplate and saddles are magnetic, so those are definitely steel. The sustain block is likely zinc, it is not magnetic, and taking a file to it reveals a silvery color.The tuners have a high gear ratio and feel quite nice. The nut is cut quite well too.Truss rod adjustment is easy, EART sends these out with a nice little trem-bar style tool to adjust the wheel. The screws that attach the spring claw are a bit awkward looking, though: they're a large button-head style and don't allow the claw to sit very nearly.Tuning stability is about what you'd expect...don't abuse the whammy, but it returns quite well. It's set up from the factory for dive-only, but there's a little space in there to float it.First thing I did was slap on some elixir lite top heavy bottoms and tuned down to C standard. It's a wonderfully resonant guitar played acoustically: better than the majority of dead-sounding gaudily finished imports from GC.Honestly...I have no idea how they can offer a guitar that is *this* good for *this* cheap. It's kind of amazing.I plan on doing some mods: locking tuners, gotoh vs100n trem, BKP pickups, switch to black hardware. It's a steal when compared to anything twice the price...certainly worthy of players of all skill levels.

Let me preface by saying that I own Gibson, Fender, G&L, Peavey, and Gretsch guitars, which I have spent thousands on. While not disappointed in them, I have had some issues here and there. In comes this Eart guitar, which I only bought because it was $279. I wanted a Tele body style, so I figured for the price I couldn't go wrong. It was to be a modding platform more or less.Well, I got my T-380 yesterday, and it was absolutely perfect! (No dings or holes in the box. Thanks UPS for a change) I was not only impressed with the frets, but the neck was as straight as an arrow, and other than a string change, (I prefer 9-42's) I didn't need to do anything else. I was a bit surprised at how quiet it was even in single coil mode. Even my Strat hums like a nuts. The pickups are a bit bright, so a slight roll off in volume, or tone helped fix that. I found no high frets. no buzzing at all. I love it!One thing to keep in mind. While there is a two point tremolo, the routing of the guitar does not allow for a pull up on the stick. That could be remedied with carving out a bit more of the body cavity if you really need it that bad. Other than that, the trem works fine and is pretty stable considering the overall cost.I have nothing really bad to say. I have seen relatively few complaints about this guitar. Oh, there is one minor thing, no serial number. That's a non issue though. I feel lucky that I managed to get a good one given the price point. Like that elusive perfect $39 Tiesco DelRey I got as a kid.I only got this because it was $279, but it's certainly worth $400 easily.

Excellent fret work. There’s nothing like the rounded fret edge work and the relative slicker feel of the stainless steel frets. I’ve set up the string action 1.5 mm at the 12th fret with no buzz. Once strings are stretched the instrument stays in tune. Even after performing double stop string bends (which almost always throws flat the G string) this guitar stays in tune. The individual fret placements on the neck are spot on as all the intervals are in tune from the open string to the 22fret after intonation via string saddle adjustments ( can’t say that with my Fenders). The vibrato bar is firm at its insertion point with no wobble. Very nice. The pink metallic color was the least preferred but the price was right. The belly, arm and neck cuts are also a plus for T Style guitar. Lastly, the neck shape and compound radius are surprisingly comfortable and easily playable. I took my chances on this 9.5-12” radius neck as I typically will avoid anything less than a 14” radius, but the combination with neck shape top to bottom makes this neck feel flatter. For the price, this guitar is a great value.

I've had this guitar for a little over 15 months and I love it. The neck is amazing and feels so good when playing. The only adjustment I have made was bringing the action down a hair. It was set up well when I received it but I prefer the action just a little lower. This guitar is worth every penny that I paid for it and more.