Description
Review of the LyxPro EGST39RLH 39 Inch Left Hand Electric Guitar
The LyxPro EGST39RLH is a 39 inch left-handed electric guitar in the offset double cutaway shape, built on a paulownia body with a maple neck and single coil pickups. It ships with an amplifier cable, six picks and a learner’s guide. Despite being sold as a kit, the manufacturer states plainly that no amplifier is included.
Pros & Cons
- Built left-handed rather than restrung. The body shaping, controls and headstock are laid out for a left-handed player, so the volume knob and forearm contour fall where they should instead of in the way.
- Twenty two frets and a 5-way switch are proper specifications. A 5-way selector gives the five classic pickup combinations including the two blended positions, and 22 frets is the standard count for this body style rather than a shortened neck.
- Paulownia keeps the instrument light. Paulownia is one of the lightest tonewoods in use, which matters for a beginner practising standing up or for a younger player carrying the guitar to lessons. Listed weight is 8.33 pounds.
- A truss rod and dot inlays are both present. The truss rod means neck relief can be corrected as the instrument settles, and fret markers make position finding far easier for someone learning where the notes sit.
- The fingerboard wood is given two ways. The manufacturer description says a rosewood fingerboard, while the spec table lists maple. These look and behave differently: maple is normally lacquered and pale, rosewood is dark and left bare. The listing does not settle which is fitted.
- The spec table lists an amplifier wattage for an amplifier that is not included. It gives an output wattage of 20 watts, while the description states in capital letters that no amplifier is supplied. Only an amplifier cable is in the box, so that wattage figure describes nothing that ships.
- The body wood is described inconsistently. The table gives phoenix wood for the back, paulownia for the top and simply wood for the body. Paulownia is sometimes traded as phoenix tree wood, so these are probably the same timber under different names, but the listing never says so.
- It is not clear whether the tremolo arm ships. The description refers to a tremolo arm hole rather than to a supplied arm, so a buyer wanting pitch bending may need to source the bar separately.
- Locking tuners are claimed but not detailed. The description calls them easy-grip locking tuners. Genuine locking tuners clamp the string inside the post, and no supporting detail is given to confirm that is what is fitted here.
Detailed Product Description
The body is a paulownia solid body in red, following the offset double cutaway outline, with a thick three ply pickguard. Listed dimensions are 39 by 4.1 by 11.6 inches. Paulownia is chosen at this level because it is very light and easy to machine; the trade is that it is soft, so knocks mark it more readily than alder or ash would.
The neck is Canadian maple with a C shaped profile, carrying 22 frets and dot position markers, and a standard truss rod runs through it. A C profile is the middle-of-the-road shape most players find comfortable, neither the thin flat neck of a shred instrument nor a deep vintage handful. No scale length, nut width or fingerboard radius appears anywhere in the listing.
Electronics are single coils in a configuration listed as S, run through a 5-way rhythm and treble selector with rotary volume and tone controls. Single coils give the bright, clear, slightly thin voice associated with this body shape, and they pick up mains hum near screens and dimmers, which is the known cost of that sound. The bridge is a tremolo, and strings are nickel-plated steel. Since the guitar arrives without an amplifier, an amp and a working cable are the two purchases that make it audible.
What Comes with the Product
The listing includes the guitar, an amplifier cable, six picks and a printed learning guide. It explicitly excludes an amplifier. There is also no gig bag, no strap, no tuner, no spare strings and no stand. This is the point most likely to catch a buyer out, because the product is titled as a kit and the site listing describes it as a kit while the amplifier, the item that makes an electric guitar produce sound, is not in the box. The beginner accessories guide lists what to add.
Who It Suits
This suits a left-handed beginner or intermediate player who already owns an amplifier, or who has budgeted separately for one, and who wants a lightweight instrument with the standard five-position single coil layout. It also suits a left-handed player who wants a knockabout second guitar. Look elsewhere if a complete plug-in-and-play package is the requirement, since the amp is missing, or if the buyer needs certainty about the fingerboard wood before ordering. Left-handed buyers should read left-handed guitars for beginners, then compare the Yamaha Pacifica PAC112JL left-handed model, the Donner DST-100BL left-handed kit and the right-handed LyxPro 39 inch kit with a 20 watt amp. More options sit in left handed guitars and electric guitars.
How to Maintain
Wipe the strings after playing, since nickel-plated steel dulls fastest from skin oils. With a tremolo bridge, change strings one at a time so the springs never lose tension entirely, then retune repeatedly while the set beds in. If the fingerboard turns out to be bare rosewood, condition it occasionally when the strings are off; if it is lacquered maple, clean it with a dry cloth only and skip the oil. Keep a soft paulownia body away from anything it can knock against, and store the guitar away from heat sources.
Tips and Recommendations
Order an amplifier at the same time, because without one this is a very quiet instrument. Check the truss rod and action after a week or two, once the neck has settled in its new environment, rather than adjusting anything on day one. If the tremolo arm is not supplied and pitch bending is not important, blocking the bridge will make tuning noticeably steadier. A clip-on tuner is the other obvious first purchase, as none is included.
Product FAQ
Does it include an amplifier? No. The description states that the amplifier is not included. Only an amplifier cable, six picks and a learning guide ship with the guitar.
Is it a real left-handed guitar? Yes. It is listed and built as a left-handed 39 inch instrument.
Is the fingerboard maple or rosewood? The listing gives both. The description says rosewood and the spec table says maple.
How many pickups does it have? Single coils selected by a 5-way switch, with the configuration listed as S.
