Description
Review of the LyxPro 39 Inch Electric Guitar Kit EGBK39BL with 20 Watt Amplifier
This is a full size 39 inch solid body electric in blue, sold as a complete starter package with a 20 watt amplifier, a clip on digital tuner, a case bag, a shoulder strap, a tremolo bar, spare strings, picks and an instruction book. The pickup layout is three single coils and the bridge is a tremolo unit. It sits in the beginner starter kits and electric guitars categories.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- A 20 watt amplifier rather than the usual 5 or 10 watt unit. Twenty watts is the point at which an amp holds its own against an acoustic guitar and a singer in a room, so this bundle stays useful longer than kits with smaller amps.
- The amp has gain, bass, treble, volume and a grind control. A dedicated gain stage separate from volume is what allows an overdriven sound at a low listening level, which is the single most useful control on a practice amp.
- Headphone jack and auxiliary input on the amp. Silent practice and playing along to a phone or media player are both covered, which keeps early practice going in a shared house.
- Three single coil pickups with a tremolo bridge. This is the classic layout for clean and lightly overdriven tones, and the tremolo arm allows pitch bending with the picking hand.
- The bundle includes an instruction book and a clip on tuner. A contact tuner clamped to the headstock reads through the wood and works in a noisy room, unlike a phone microphone app.
Cons
- The fingerboard is described two different ways. The manufacturer description advertises a premium rosewood fingerboard, while the spec table records maple wood. Rosewood and maple are visually and practically different, maple needing a finish coat and rosewood not, and the listing does not resolve which is fitted.
- The body wood has three different answers. The spec table gives phoenix wood for the back, maple wood for the top and simply wood for the body. Phoenix wood is a trade name for paulownia, which is very light and soft. None of the three entries confirms the others.
- The scale length is listed as 39 inches. That is the overall instrument length, not the scale, which is measured from the nut to the bridge saddle and is far shorter. The real scale figure is never published.
- The stated weight of 16.15 pounds is the whole shipped kit. A 39 inch solid body weighs a fraction of that, and the figure includes the 20 watt amplifier. It says nothing about how the guitar feels on a strap.
- No fret count, nut width or bridge detail is stated. The listing confirms a tremolo bridge and a tremolo bar but not the bridge type, which affects tuning stability and how string changes are done.
- Only two picks are included. Picks are the first accessory beginners lose, and two will not last a month.
Detailed Product Description
The guitar is a 39 inch solid body with a Canadian maple neck. Maple is stiff and stable, which is what a bolt on neck needs to hold its relief under string tension. The body wood is unclear from the listing, but phoenix wood, or paulownia, is the most specific answer given and is notably light, which usually produces a bright, quick responding instrument with limited sustain.
The pickups are three single coils. Single coils are brighter and more articulate than humbuckers, with a clearer note separation in chords, and they pick up more mains hum near screens and power supplies. The layout suits clean playing, funk, pop and lighter rock, and is less suited to high gain metal tones.
The bridge is a tremolo with a supplied arm. Tremolo systems allow expressive pitch bends but trade away some tuning stability, so expect more frequent retuning than a fixed bridge would need, particularly while new strings are settling.
The amplifier is a 20 watt combo with a built in speaker, a headphone jack, an auxiliary input and controls for gain, bass, treble, volume and grind. The guide on guitar amp wattage for home practice covers what that output supports and where it stops being enough.
What Comes with the Product
The listing states the kit includes the guitar, a 20 watt amplifier with cable, a battery operated clip on digital tuner, an instruction book, six steel strings, two picks, a tremolo bar, a shoulder strap and a case bag.
Not included and not mentioned: a stand, a capo, a string winder, a cleaning cloth, a hard case, and any online lesson access. The case bag is described without any padding specification, so buyers who transport the guitar regularly should not assume impact protection. No battery is mentioned for the tuner, and the amp power arrangement is not described.
Who It Suits
This fits a beginner or intermediate player who wants a full package and cares more about a usable amplifier than about the guitar’s specification sheet. The 20 watt amp is the reason to choose this over kits with smaller amps, and it is the component most likely to remain useful after the guitar is upgraded.
It does not suit a child, since a full size 39 inch body is too large. It does not suit a player set on heavy distorted styles, where three single coils will be noisier and thinner than a humbucker equipped guitar. Anyone comparing packages should read the guide on what is in a guitar starter bundle. Comparable kits include the LyxPro 36 inch kit for smaller players, the Fesley FST100 starter set and the Donner DST-100B beginner kit.
How to Maintain
Wipe the strings after each session. Skin oils rather than playing wear are what dull electric strings, and a short wipe roughly doubles their life.
Tremolo guitars need extra attention to tuning stability. Stretch new strings by hand after fitting, lubricate the nut slots lightly with pencil graphite if the strings bind when the arm is used, and allow a settling period after each string change.
Keep the guitar in its bag away from radiators and direct sun, and tighten the strap buttons and tuner button screws periodically since fixings loosen with handling. If the fingerboard turns out to be maple rather than rosewood, keep it clean rather than oiling it, because oil soaks into a finished maple board and marks it.
Tips and Recommendations
Set the amp gain low and the volume moderate for the first weeks. High gain masks timing and fretting errors, and hearing those errors is what fixes them.
Buy a handful of extra picks immediately, since two will not survive long. Use the auxiliary input to play along to recordings from the start, because playing in time with a track builds rhythm faster than practising unaccompanied. Keep the tremolo arm loosely threaded so it swings clear when not in use, and if the strings feel stiff, a lighter gauge set reduces effort without any change to the guitar.
Product FAQ
Is the fingerboard rosewood or maple?
The listing says both. The manufacturer description advertises rosewood while the spec table records maple wood, and nothing resolves the difference.
How powerful is the amplifier?
Twenty watts, with a built in speaker, headphone jack, auxiliary input and controls for gain, bass, treble, volume and grind.
What is the scale length?
Not published. The 39 inch figure given as the scale length is the overall instrument length, which is a different measurement entirely.
Does the guitar weigh over 16 pounds?
No. The 16.15 pound figure covers the whole shipped kit including the 20 watt amplifier. The guitar alone is much lighter.
