Ministar AMS-CASTAR Electric Guitar with 3 Single Coil Pickups (6 String, Mahogany, 25.5 Scale) Review

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(More customer reviews)This video is a quick run through of the set up, basic features and sounds for the Ministar Castar travel guitar and a portable, compact set-up I use when traveling.

Even though it won't replace my 'Strat for gigs, I think this is a great deal.The Castar has good quality and flexible sound (3 pickups with out of phase capability helps!) and I use it as a cost effective and compact way of getting my licks in while I'm on the road for the real job.I just got back from an overseas conference and while there I even had the hotel bar rocking.Can't beat the price, either.

Only downsides:

1.The tremolo arm is always loose - they'd have been better with a screw-in arm, like on the real Strats.
2.The volume control doesn't act like a volume control.Nothing happens for 90% of the turn, then the tone changes and the volume switches off.No answer yet from Ministar on why this might be.

Other than that, it stays in tune really well (even using the tremolo) and sounds great!

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Ministar guitars and basses are designed to be the worlds smallest full size guitars and basses. Ministar instruments are patented or patent pending due to their unique capabilities or design. When you play a Ministar guitar or bass, you will be amazed by the "FAT" sound, the "LONG SUSTAIN", and the "PLAYABILITY" offered by each model. "No Body Gets A Better Sound" than Ministar, and they're ready to go where you go. Ministar instruments fly through airport security and fit easily in the overhead compartment. The CASTAR 6 string guitar features a 25.5" scale, 22 frets, 3 matched single coil pickups, 5 position pickup selector, die cast tuners, volume and tone control, vibrato, an adjustable nut and bridge and a full length truss rod. Every CASTAR comes with a carrying bag with shoulder strap, guitar strap, instrument cord, arm rest, and rods for playing while standing or sitting.

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Ministar AMS-LESTAR Electric Guitar (6 String, Natural Maple, 24.75 Scale) Review

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(More customer reviews)Well, the first one that I received was defective. I believe it was the stacked potentiometer. I, of course, returned it and had another sent to me. When I opened the box two strings were busted (high "E" and "B"). My heart sank. But when I hooked it up to my amp there were no problems with the electronics and my heart floated again. The broken strings were no problem as I had planned to replace them anyway. They were ".09"s and I wanted ".10"s on the guitar. After all, this guitar has two humbuckers and .09 guage strings would not do it justice. Then I adjusted the trussrod. Wow, this little guy rocks! No, its not a Les Paul but for the money it gets close enough. With the included brackets for using whilst standing, this guitar is very, very comfortable. Though you cannot adjust intonation it was close enough to live with. Travel guitars are compromises. Thats the reason they are lighter and smaller than the full size ones. This one suits me fine. It comes with a cable, brackets for standing and sitting, a strap, hex wrench and instructions all in the carry bag. For the price it is a winner.

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Ministar guitars and basses are designed to be the worlds smallest full size guitars and basses. Ministar instruments are patented or patent pending due to their unique capabilities or design. When you play a Ministar guitar or bass, you will be amazed by the "FAT" sound, the "LONG SUSTAIN", and the "PLAYABILITY" offered by each model. "No Body Gets A Better Sound" than Ministar, and they're ready to go where you go. Ministar instruments fly through airport security and fit easily in the overhead compartment. The LESTAR 6 string guitar features a 24.75" scale, 22 frets, 2 alnico magnet humbuckers, 3 position pickup selector, volume and tone control, die cast tuners, an adjustable nut and bridge, and a full length truss rod. Every LESTAR comes with a carrying bag with shoulder strap, guitar strap, instrument cord, arm rest, and rods for playing while standing or sitting.

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Ministar, AMS-CASTAR KIT,6 String Guitar,3 Single Coil Pickups, Vibrato, Bag, OGA-1 Headphone Amp, Profile PMT-3000 Tuner, 1,Hard Rock Maple, Mahogany Stain Finish, 25.5" Scale Review

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(More customer reviews)The Good, Bad, and Ugly....

The Good:
1.Neck and action felt good.
2.Tuner worked great.
3.Design of guitar was clever and stored easily.

The Bad:
1.Amazon packing was poor.Box was way too big.As a result the guitar in the gig bag broke out of the manufacturer box and slid around the inside of the shipping box thus causing the gig bag to rip.
2.Volume control did not work smoothly.Went from no sound to about 90% sound.More like a switch than a smooth gradual volume control.I suspect it was a poor design and the resistance was far too high for the circuit design.
3.Tone control also did not work well. More like a switch than a control.
4.I ordered the mahogany stain.Clear, no stain model was shipped.

The Ugly:
1.The OGA-1 Headphone amp did not work. Only hear lots of static.Plugging the guitar input created lots of static.Switching from normal to overdrive was not smooth and you get no sound unless you giggle the switch.
2.Vibrato bar was corroded and pitted.Poor quality control

Even though the neck felt good, the quality control of the electronics and some of the hardware was very, very poor. Great concept design but they took too many shortcuts in getting a cheap price.

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Ministar guitars and basses are designed to be the worlds smallest full size guitars and basses. Ministar instruments are patented or patent pending due to their unique capabilities or design. When you play a Ministar guitar or bass, you will be amazed by the "FAT" sound, the "LONG SUSTAIN", and the "PLAYABILITY" offered be each model. "No Body Gets A Better Sound" than Ministar, and they're ready to go where you go. Ministar instruments fly through airport security and fit easily in the overhead compartment. The CASTAR KIT includes the CASTAR 6 string guitar with 25.5" scale, 22 frets, 3 matched single coil pickups, 5 position pickup selector, volume and tone control, vibrato, an adjustable nut and bridge, and a full length truss rod. Every kit includes a carrying bag with shoulder strap, guitar strap, instrument cord, arm rest, and rods for playing while standing or sitting.

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Washburn Travel Series RO10TR Travel Guitar Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this guitar to keep my fingers in shape while travelling on business.For that purpose it is very effective.I find myself playing for hours in my hotel room and have even written some song outlines with this guitar.

The Good: It's light and compact.The neck has a nice feel and is easy to play (with the strap).The tone is "okay" for a travel guitar, (it's thin but what do you expect out of a guitar this size).The guitar overall seems sturdy.

The Bad:It's a little bit long to fit right in the overhead bins on an airplane.It will fit length-wise but then roller bags no long fit properly.This is a minor gripe as the crew on all my flights have helped me find available space for it either on top of other bags or behind the last row of seats.The intonation isn't great and overall it goes out of tune quite quickly while playing.Higher quality tuners would have been nice.

Summary:Great travel guitar for the money.It's better than those neck only kits to practice on as it actually plays notes, but is definitely not a guitar "replacement".It's fine for a few nights away from home to keep the fingers in shape.

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Full size 24" scale Solid spruce top Mahogany body and neck Rosewood fingerboard Quality geared tuners Professional binding and inlay Internal and external storage pockets Backpack and luggage straps 3D rings are used for straps or luggage clip ons Sized to fit airline overhead storage

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