The starter kit is not bad (though i recommend getting your own picks & strap) the picks chipped up pretty quickly & the strap falls off after awhile. The amp sucks but its a starter kit so no suprise there i say after you play for awhile and progress look into a better amp (I recommend a Fender Mustang 1 check out my review on it!)Anyhow, this is my second guitar & its not that bad but not that great i purchased the fender mustang the same day i received this guitar kit & tossed the amp in the closet. The guitar sounds better on a good amp but the problem w/ this guitar is the tuning pegs they tighten if you switch to heavy gauge strings (SO DON'T SWITCH TO HEAVY GAUGE OR YOU WILL SUFFER!) stick with light or medium gauge strings. If you want to make the guitar better as you get better just change the amp, pick-ups, & tuning pegs and you'll have an decent guitar. oh yeah i forgot to mention the cord messes up quickly so get a new cord ASAP Overall its an ok starter kit for people who NEVER touched a guitar.