IYV IYV-ISHL-500 6-String Headless Electric Guitar, 3-Tone Sunburst, Right, Orange (ISHL-500)

Real player here. I'm 60ish playin all my life. I have played and I own some really nice guitars. I love guitars.. BUT, they have to earn my loyalty --which most Do Not !.. I am Extremely picky. I play Blues and rock. I want a fast - loose-LOW- action on a fretboard that wants my fingers all over it. (only 100% Lemon oil for me). The frets - I'd Say - are Jumbo and a dream to play with all... ALL the room for my finger tips.The 'feel' keeps my hand up and down the neck without getting tired.It has GOT TO Stay In-Tune !! Zero fret and easy access to- tuning rollers- at your fingertips ! I want a pickup to be clear and crisp for my picking and then I want a Hott-light fuzz over-drive sound and tone when I am smacking the blues. Let it Bite each note and spit out Harmonics .. And whatever you do Don't weight down my should like a big Heavy Les Paul will..(I still love 'em). Let me keep my tuner close at headstock area.Ladies and Gentlemen This IYV Headless is such a Total Dream to own and Play.These pickups are a very nice surprise with all the tone/intonations/sound/reactions to my amp & Effect settings.I have listed many numerous "PRO's".. now here are the "CON's" -- 00000..I have zero=0 to list.. Nothing even remotely negative to say.. Great playing sitting or standing.If you are looking at a headless.. Then you know the average $$$ cost for a decent one is $ 800.00.. hands down !!I can not believe.. I do not understand how??? This guitar is under $ 200.00 .This is a $$ 1000.00 guitar e a s y .. It's an investment. I can not find a slight blemish anywhere in this..And let me say. it's black and orange. At first I thought yuck.. OMG !! you should see it during a gig with colored lights.IYV knew Exactly what they were doing with this color scheme..I am going to buy a second one , just because I know !! in time.. This will be a $ 1000.00+ guitar.My Dad always told me.." if it's too good to be true , it usually is "NOT This Time !!! Get this guitar if you've been thinking of a headless. Get this guitar if you want a quality playing guitar that stays IN-TUNE..Get this guitar and if you don't like it.. give it to a youngster .. They will have an AWESOME guitar to play and keep the rest of their Lives !!!Owned for 3 months...after 3 months-review 03/29/2025 love my IYV Headless here in Western ILLINOIS , Chris G.

Big fan of headless guitars, i've had headless guitars since my first steinberger in the mid 90s ive had many versions built a few from kits. Finally this one came around again in stock and next day shipping. After reading the other reviews i was expecting the darker tobacco burst but to my surprise this is exactly like the picture with the red and the black the color likes fallow the contours of the guitar. After inspecting it well its a very nice built guitar i found nothing wrong with it spet the strings are verry old those need replaced right away. Intonation is set well the bridge pickup is verry hot measuring around 15ohms the neck is really mild and clean measuring around 8.5 ohams. The guitar is really small it feels about 7/8 scale 25.5 scale length good hardware the tuners have a bearing and a thrust bearing making tuning super easy. The wiring is neat and tucked into the cavity nicely. The neck heel is contoured using large bolt washers instead of a neck plate i like this it makes access to the lower frets really easy. 24 frets medium size the neck is a 5 piece neck then and comfortable has a nut as well as a zero fret. The guitar shipped in just a triangle shape box it came with no case so ide suggest new strings and a gig bag for this. The fretboard i'm unsure what it is made of its a strange orange color i'm not familiar with it. Good action it once you restring it it plays very well and sounds great. Recessed output jack, the body is think and light weight it feels like bass wood it has a very warm tone the IYV specs say the fretboard is Brazillian cherry roasted. Great guitar for the money i don't know how they do it. Even though the box said "Sunburst" its actually the color as shown (black/red)

dang it I got the Garish Red/Black one not the sunburst in the descriptionits fine . Its light 4.8 lbs. its comfortable. the bridge pickup needs a spring under itprobably need springs under both pickupsD string tuners not aligned with the others , I may have got the returned one the other reviewer hadno frets hanging over the fretboardcame intonated well just tuned it and checked it it was perfectfretboard edges not rounded over, still squareneck is thin fast not thick like the Censtar I gotI may repaint itfor $155 its a steal

Despite the ridiculous manufacturers descriptions IYV provides for their guitars, many of them are awesome bargains. Seriously IYV, hire a native English speaker to write your descriptions.I bought one of these red headless guitars and liked it so much I bought a second one (it’s just as nice,too) to modify and refinish.Pros:Setup wasn’t bad at all - better than most and it plays great. Excellent thin neck design. No sharp frets. Pickups sound pretty good and they’re pretty hot. Bridge design is decent and better than my older Eart headless but not as nice as my expensive Strandberg or Ibanez. Very light weight. Well balanced. Looks cool.Cons:You’ll probably want to tweak the setup a bit. Strings aren’t very good. Frets need polishing. The paint job is a bit sloppy. Some body imperfections (that don’t affect playability). Shipping boxes were barely viable - I was lucky! Cheapo volume and tone potentiometers.But overall: Great headless for the money!

Like many if these Chinese headless guitars, this design completely misses the point of an ergonomic guitar. The body on these is shaped specifically to rest comfortably on your legs while in a seated position. The designers of this guitar thought that placing the output jack such that it DIGS INTO YOUR RIGHT LEG would be a good idea.Complete fail on the design. Go back to the design committee and do some thinking about what the point is of an ergonomic guitar.