Jackson JS32-L Rhoads AH SG

Purchased this guitar for 340 €, for my 12 yo son, one month ago in September 2024, after waiting for several weeks to be in stock. Considering the reviews, I thought it could not be a miss. But it was....I presume this series is bad, and dear Thomann, please complain to your supplier:

OK:

- sound is produced ok overall


NOK:

- nut was badly placed, had to be re-aligned
- tuners are below average, very bad, I will purchase locking ones in order to replace it
- whammy/tremolo/floyd system material is too soft, so it will wear out faster than the normal material would
- frets on neck aren't straight, quite wobbly, so neck had to be loosened a bit, and action cannot be done too low, minimum 1,6/1,7 mm

So, I had to bring it to luthier, who charged me additional 60€ for this setup in order guitar is fairly playable. tuners will cost me additional 30-40€ at least.

100€ additional cost. Very bad Thomann, please check with supplier. As said, maybe I was only "lucky" to get this series.

Bulletproof packaging (actual 3 boxes) definitely able to protect the guitar coming all the way from China..
The guitar itself was ready to play out of the box.. no adjustments apart from tuning needed.
Neck feels smooth, all fretwork good, no sharps frets, neck fitted perfectly into the 100% accurately routed pocket.
Soundwise, in my opinion the bridge pickup sounds great, neck pickup not so much.. (to my ears the neck pickup sounds muddy).
What impressed me the most was the quality of body paintwork.. you wouldn't find any bad spot.. the paint is solid and even.
Will do upgrades on it later (tuners and locking nut) but overall very good guitar for the money.
And it looks killer.