Description
Review of the RockJam RJEG03-SK-SB Electric Guitar Superkit
The RockJam Superkit is a full size right-handed electric guitar in a sunburst finish, packaged with a 10 watt amplifier, a padded gig bag, a strap, spare strings, picks and access to an online lesson app. The guitar uses a basswood body with three single coil pickups and a whammy bar. It is built as a single purchase for someone who has never owned a guitar or an amp.
Pros & Cons
- The amplifier has a headphone output. This is the feature that decides whether an electric guitar can be practised at night in a shared house. The amp also carries tone and gain controls, so the sound can be shaped rather than simply turned up.
- The gig bag is specified, not just mentioned. Five millimetres of padding and two carry handles are stated. Most bundled bags at this level are unpadded sleeves, and 5mm is enough to absorb a knock against a door frame.
- Three single coils with a selector cover the classic range. A pickup selector, two tone controls and a volume control give the familiar bright, clear voice of this body shape across several switch positions.
- Metal gearheads rather than plastic. Tuner quality is what decides whether a beginner spends practice time playing or retuning, and metal machine heads hold better than the moulded units sometimes fitted at this level.
- No specification table is published at all. Unlike most listings, this one supplies no neck wood, no fingerboard wood, no scale length, no fret count, no nut width, no weight and no dimensions. Body wood and pickup type are the only construction details given anywhere. A buyer comparing this against a rival is comparing one line of information against a dozen.
- The bridge type is only implied. A whammy bar is listed, which means a tremolo bridge, but the bridge itself is never described. Whether it is a two-point or six-screw design, and how it is set up, is unknown.
- The lesson app terms are not stated. The listing offers access to the Simply Guitar app for iOS and Android without saying whether that is a trial, how long it lasts, or whether a subscription is required afterwards. Treat it as an unknown rather than as bundled tuition.
- No tuner is included. Spare strings and picks are supplied but nothing to tune with, and a new guitar with fresh strings needs tuning several times a day at first.
- Ten watts is a bedroom rating. It is comfortable for solo practice and will not be heard alongside a drum kit, so it is a first amp rather than a rehearsal amp.
Detailed Product Description
The body is full sized basswood in what the listing calls an ergonomic ST design with a high gloss finish, in sunburst. Basswood is the standard choice at this price: light, soft, easy to finish, and tonally neutral rather than notably bright or dark. The gloss finish looks good and shows fingerprints and scratches more readily than satin.
Electronics are three single coil pickups with a pickup selector, one volume control and two tone controls. Single coils give a clear, cutting sound that suits clean playing, blues and lighter rock, and they will hum near computer screens and dimmer switches. A whammy bar is fitted for pitch bending. Nothing in the listing addresses the neck, so the profile, the fingerboard material, the number of frets and the scale length are all unstated. For a beginner the practical consequence is that reach and string spacing cannot be checked before ordering.
The amplifier is rated at 10 watts with tone and gain controls, a headphone output and a carry handle. Gain sets how hard the input is driven and tone shapes the result, so an overdriven sound is available at low volume. What the wattage rating means in a real room is worth understanding before deciding whether it is enough.
What Comes with the Product
The kit contains the guitar, the 10 watt amplifier, a padded gig bag, a guitar strap, spare strings, picks and access to the Simply Guitar app. An instrument cable is not itemised in the listing, which matters because a cable is required to connect the guitar to the amp. Also absent are a tuner, a stand, headphones and a hard case. The bag is padded but soft, so it is protection in transit rather than protection from a fall.
Who It Suits
This suits a first-time buyer, adult or teenager, who wants everything in one delivery and values the headphone socket for quiet practice. It is also a reasonable gift purchase where the recipient has shown interest but has not committed. Look elsewhere if the buyer wants published construction specifications before ordering, or if heavier styles are the goal, since three single coils will not give the thickness a humbucker does. Reading acoustic versus electric for beginners first is worthwhile if the choice of instrument is still open, and what is in a guitar starter bundle sets out what a kit should contain. Comparable bundles include the SAYHA 39 inch HSS kit and the Smartxchoices 39 inch kit, while the RockJam acoustic kit is the same idea without electronics. More sit in beginner starter kits and electric guitars.
How to Maintain
Wipe the strings after every session, since that single habit extends string life more than anything else. Because a whammy bar means a tremolo bridge, change strings one at a time and retune several times while the new set settles. Clean the gloss body with a soft dry cloth rather than household polish. Keep the guitar in the padded bag when it is not being played, and store it away from radiators and out of unheated rooms, because humidity change moves a neck more than playing does.
Tips and Recommendations
Confirm that a cable is in the box on arrival and order one immediately if it is not, because the amp is useless without it. Add a clip-on tuner at the same time. Set the amp gain low and the volume low at first; most beginners turn the gain up to mask mistakes, which then hides the very errors that need correcting. If the action feels high after a few weeks, a shop setup is a small cost that changes how the instrument plays far more than any accessory.
Product FAQ
What is included? Guitar, 10 watt amplifier, padded gig bag, strap, spare strings, picks and access to the Simply Guitar app.
Is a cable included? The listing does not itemise an instrument cable, so check on arrival and treat one as a required extra.
Can it be practised silently? Yes. The amplifier has a headphone output.
What is the neck made of? The listing does not say. No neck or fingerboard material, scale length or fret count is published for this product.
