WestCreek DC Electric Guitar with 6 String, Solid Body Electric Guitar, Dog Ear P90 Pickups, Bone nut, Right Handed, 22 Frets, Slim C Neck, Roosewood Fretboard, Mahogany Body

(M, 72) I hobby build geets, and between my builds and buys of auction geets, I have close to 40. Not bad for someone who because of arthritis is forced to play "KEEF"-style (5 strings, open G tuning, one finger barre ). So I really didn't need another, but the price was so good, and it's pink (real men play pink guitars), I had to do it.I unboxed today and I am stunned. Maybe I got a good one, but WOW. Is it 'PERFECT' ? Nope, but it's 99.5% PERFECT. Fit/finish, PERFECT. Overall setup, PERFECT. Fret dressing, PERFECT. Fret fit 99.5% PERFECT (there is ONE very very slight buzz at 3rd string, 8th fret). Action height PERFECT. Intonation PERFECT. Truss rod adjustment PERFECT. Tuners, much better than expected, Not $100 Gohto's, but I ain't complaining. Set neck. Bone nut. 24.75" scale.I noticed what to me is an oddity, the intonation screws are straight slot.The overall quality is at least as good as my Epiphone LP II P90/P90, and my Grote edge-bound red 335 clone. This thing exudes quality. IMHO (which along with $10 bucks will get you a nice Starbucks Latte') it is at least as good quality as a Squier, and maybe even as good as Fender.If you are diabetic, be careful, because these are so sweet, you might go into insulin shock.

Out of the box, it was a mess. The fretboard (which looks like laminate flooring from a home improvement store) was extremely dry, the action was so high it needed to file a flight plan, and the strings felt like fence wire. It buzzed and had dead frets.On the positive side, it's extremely light, the components seem to be of good quality, and the fit and finish is excellent.I checked the relief on the neck (there was none) and lowered the bridge as far as it would go, checked the action, then raised it about a turn, eliminating any buzz. Didn't have to touch the truss rod and the bridge was well enough intonated that I didn't bother doing anything further.Next, I removed the strings, taped the fretboard, and polished the frets using Flitz and a Dremel tool. Fret ends are already rounded and polished by the factory. I oiled the fretboard heavily with Dunlop Lemon Oil (which contains no lemon oil). The fretboard darkened up considerably and went from really ugly to very pretty. The frets gleam and the action feels good - like a Les Paul factory setup.The neck feels good. Very slightly chunky but not in a bad way. I think the P-90 sounds great and see no need to replace it. The pots are very tight but they're actually useful and you can get some different sounds out of the P-90. You could play anything on this... rock, jazz, country. You can do metal with some pedals.Tuners seem stable enough to not worry about having to replace them. I put locking tuners on guitars I play regularly and I have a feeling that this will probably become one of my regulars - it's size, weight, and versatile sound make it a really convenient guitar to keep next to my desk and quickly grab. It feels like a toy compared to some of my 9 and 10lb guitars.This guitar will be great for a beginner who has someone to help them get it setup properly, or who has enough initiative to watch some YouTube videos and learn how to do some basic guitar maintenance like bridge adjustments, fret polishing, and fretboard oiling - none of which is rocket science.I feel lucky to have gotten one of these before the gear reviewers fully discover it and the price doubles.Update after about a month or two of playing it:I really like this guitar and don't see getting rid of it. I bought the pink one and after looking at it, and others, I think there's some pretty wide variation in the pink. Mine seems like it's a more muted shade. It's still nice, but it's not as "in your face pink" as I'd like. Anyway... very trivial detail. I will replace the tuners. They hold tune OK, but they're pretty sloppy. I'm not going to spend a lot - maybe get some Wilkinsons. I need to run some sandpaper through the nut slot on the D string - it's binding. That's about it - no regerts!

This review is about the guitar that I received so your experience may be different. I purchased this in white because I was considering the Epiphone Billie Joe Armstrong Junior. I already own the Westcreek Revenge (amazing value) so when this popped up on Amazon, I decided to give it a try. Glad I did.The guitar was playable out of the box. It does have a bit of neck dive so choose your strap carefully. Not as bad as my Gibson SG, but it does dive. Just tuned it up and played it for about 45 minutes. No black fingers, but you will want to put on a set of your preferred strings. When I did the initial inspection, the only thing that I found was that the b string tuner was a little sketchy. It didn't slip, but just had a small dead spot where it got easy to turn and didn't seem to do anything. Nut is too tall so the top will need to be shaved down. Pickup was way too low and sounded muddy. It required a 3mm or 4/64ths shim to bring it up to Gibson specs. Bridge fit on the posts is sloppy and it tilts forward. String tension keeps it in place so there are no tuning or intonation issues. For some reason they found it necessary to flip the 3 bass side saddles around backwards. Why people do this on an adjustable bridge is a pet peeve of mine. There is a small blem on the bass side of the fingerboard/neck joint at the 16th fret. Looks like someone tried to patch it with some white paint and got sloppy. It's hardly noticeable and it's pretty smooth so it doesn't bother me at all when I'm playing up there. That's it for the bad.The good is everything else not called out above. The 14" radius fingerboard is nice and smooth. Note that the bridge is a 12" radius. The difference between 14" and 12" is insignificant. I'm just pointing that out so that if you want to swap out/upgrade the bridge, there are plenty of 12" radius options out there for you to choose from. Also note that the post-to-post center spacing for the bridge measured out at 81.5mm if that helps anyone. Fretwork is some of the best that I have ever seen at any price point. No fret buzz or significant fret rock. The pickup sounds great now that it's shimmed. I had no issues playing clean, crunch or distorted. This is personal taste so take that with a grain of salt. Both of the full-size pots have a nice useable taper. Wiring and solder work is fine. Cavities appear to be shielded, but I did not test them. When I went to do my setup, nothing needed adjustment. Everything was spot on. Even the string height at the first fret was perfect. That was very impressive.What I changed is the tuners and bridge. I found some very nice Guyker chrome tulip (non-locking) 1:21 tuners here on Amazon. I swapped out the bridge for a similar, but better made one that doesn't tilt, and the 3 bass side saddles are oriented correctly. I had this sitting in my parts cabinet. There is no name on it, so I can't tell you what brand it is.A word about P-90 shims. You can source these at various places, but it is very easy to make your own. On this guitar I cut a piece of firm black/gray foam to fit, and it works great. Plus, since it is foam, I can adjust it slightly up and down. Right now, it is at 3mm. I have also layered up pieces of a cereal box and glued them together, then cut to fit. Black the sides out with a sharpie and you are good to go. You can use other material that you probably already have laying around the house for this. If you happen to have a 3D printer, then you can just print what you need. Just giving you some ideas. My point is there is no need to buy overpriced P-90 shims unless you want to.Overall, I would buy this guitar again. A little tweaking takes it from good to great. YMMV.