Fazley Hot Rod FTD182SG-M Surf Green Electric Guitar + Amplifier and Cable

Does what it is supposed to do - connect my guitar to my amp. No problems so far.

Just bought a fAZLEY KUBO 15, MAINLY for being small and compact and something I can take anywhere with me
, let me tell you when I got it from Bax it was very well packed, undid all the wrapping , what a great looking well built portable amp. I was blown away at how great this little amp is plenty of volume for at home or up the garden, on holiday at the caravan the effects are great, how do they do it for the money! Would reccomend this to anybody wanting a small portable practice amp. My main amp is a Boss Katana 100 and some of the effects on this Fazley are as good. Go out and buy one , great service from Bax.

Fantastic value for money i cant fault it at all extremely well finished, service second to none and the best packaging i have ever had a guitar turn up in.
Thank you very much.

Fazley Hot Rod FTD182SG-M Surf Green with Fixed Bridge.
What a corker!
I really fancied this simple stripped down Strat with a nice chunky neck after seeing Phil X with his stripped down SG. Love it's simplicity and colour, also the price tag.
I wasn't expecting the earth for the low cost... but what a pleasant shock to find such good quality. For a start, I quite like a little thicker neck. I didn't need to shim it, and there were no sharp fret ends. Action was so good that it only needed a tweak. Strings were not,but I always replace them anyway. No real finish on the fretboard, but as long as I keep my strings clean it won't go grubby. I thought to probably swap out the humbucker for a decent one. No problem shelling out as the guitar was such low cost, but I didn't need to. I love the bright spanky sound, and if you back off the vol knob a little, the tone mellows nicely so the twin coil stays put. It has plenty of bite for solos without sounding thin. The Hot Rod will have its limitations with the absence of a neck pickup depending on the style you play, but I got around that easily.
It's a nice weight and very easy to play as I found out at band practice. It didn't let me down one bit. I normally take my Dean ml or my Jackson Dinky...but I was confident this little Fazley could hold its own, even in the face of that competition, and it did pretty damn well. No buzzing or feedback, just good and punchy. I am truly delighted with it, definitely gig-able and considering it's low cost its still a great sounding and eye catching little rocker. I honestly could find no fault. They also come a yellow and black tiger stripe design which look pretty cool too.
Cheers Fazely and Bax Music.

You can't really ever be disappointed with a cheap guitar...you can however be surprised and impressed...squire build for less than encore money, surprising amount of heft in the body and a pickup comparable to entry level Jackson's/ibanez's. Amazing squeaky action, nice sustain and despite the baseball bat neck actually relatively easy to get comfortable on however us long fingered big palmed fiends will adapt quicker, if your on the fence this could be the best 80-90ish quid you'll ever spend! Where were cheap good quality guitars like this when I was a kid!

Incredible value for money. Quite a light guitar despite having a very chunky maple neck. It balances well on the strap. Lacquer finish is perfectly applied to the body. The neck is a satin lacquer finish, but it felt a bit rough so I rubbed it down gently with VERY fine sandpaper and it now feels great. The frets were a little bit unfinished at the edges of the fretboard but were smooth on the crowns. Please note I have bought guitars for around £400 that were much the same. All nuts and screws were properly tightened. The truss rod was a bit tight leaving it with no relief and the action and intonation weren't properly adjusted, but these are things that should be expected of guitars under about £175. The neck thickness might not suit everybody. At the nut end it is about the thickness of a normal budget "Str*t" copy neck down at the body end (about 25mm or 1 inch), and it is the same thickness along its length rather than being tapered. All the electrics work as expected and the pickup is excellent for a guitar of this price. Tuners and bridge work as expected. I am loving the simplicity of this guitar and the thick neck suits my large hands perfectly.

For the price, this is great value. The neck is great if you like thick baseball bat necks (I do myself), the fretwork is very good, at least on par with what you find on a CV Squire (which is around 350 quid), the finish on the body is well done and nice and bright and the bridge is solid.

A word of warning though - I would NOT recommend this guitar unless you are reasonably comfortable with doing your own setups. I have had to: change the strings (the stock ones are absolute trash), re-file the nut slots (action at the nut was crazy high), set the neck relief, intonate the bridge and do a bit of sanding at the heel of the neck which was very rough looking.

The pickup is kinda muddy in the bass and otherwise unremarkable. BUT - the whole guitar was 68 quid, less than a single Lollar pickup, so overall it is excellent value for money.

Final verdict - excellent base for a project guitar if you are a budding modder or experienced player. Not good for a beginner or the less technically minded.

A great guitar, very well finished with lots of dynamics. The humbucker is incredible for that price. After a quick set-up and a new set of strings this guitar has quickly become very addictive. Definitely recommended.

This is incredible value for the price. The guitar feels solid and is better put together than some of the more common entry level brand names. It does have a fatter neck over the traditional C shape associated with S type guitars. I prefer this but it may not suit smaller hands. It has very smooth frets up and down the fretboard which in my experience is uncommon. Even the leading brands tend to pay less attention to the higher frets so the workmanship on this guitar was a pleasant surprise. The guitar was essentially ready to go out of the box, and a few inexpensive modifications could make this a very good guitar. Great for the beginner or experienced player alike.

My first guitar to learn on. Wanted basic instrument at low cost. Just had to plug in and tune up. YouTube video (guitar manifesto) is helpful for more details. Arrived on selected day as promised. Well packed in double padded package. No hassles at all. Guitar as described. Good communication throughout ie order confirmation, payment and dispatch.