IYV 6 String, Right, Cherry Sunburst (ILS-300D)

This is a good one. The flame on the top veneer is subtle depending on the light but it has a really cool vertical grain too. The satin finish is nice. The “carved” top is built convincingly enough. It’s lighter than a real Les Paul. Feels like a chambered one. Binding is real, not painted on. Relic job is tasteful and looks like the pictures.Pickups are decent. Sound like Alnico 5. A little microphonic but really articulate. You may want to swap in your pups of choice but these are good, lively and musical.Setup is pretty close to perfect out of the box on this one - action is low and intonation is good. Tuners work. Fretwork is good. No sharp ends. Hardware seems solid. Knobs feel better than I expected them to. Very smooth.Overall, this guitar is a great value. It looks great and plays great out of the box. I’d recommend this to a beginner over a guitar with a tremolo system as it is easier to keep in tune and maintain. I’d also recommend it to modders and pros who aren’t brand snobs.

Despite already owning a great IYV violin bass (pictured), I was going to joke about this being too good to be true:*This guitar plays and sounds as good as my $1000+ guitar!* If you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn I can sell you.*How does IYV make something of such quality for such little money?* IYV pays their workers (unbelievably skilled luthiers) with bowls of rice and packs of smokes. If you don't believe me, I have three magical beans I can sell you.*Photo flame maple should be used because real flame maple veneer won't look like the picture and is rare and going extinct!* I don't have anything to sell you if you really think photo flame (plastic) is better than actual wood or that flame maple is a different species of maple, one of the most sustainable tonewoods. Just a facepalm.End of jokes. I ordered this back in October, had a couple of shipping delays once it shipped. I was hoping for a Dave Meniketti tribute display piece, would've been happy with something somewhat playable.And damn, I got a good one. Mine came ready to go, just 3 strings out of tune. I literally just started playing once in tune. Intonation perfect, action perfect. Electronics all work, tuners are perfect. Nut cut well, might be bone? Fingerboard is jatoba, like the bass; just dry and needs some mineral oil. Strings not old, frets a bit scratchy but that'll take care of itself from playing. I'm not a huge fan of relic'ing, but mine was tastefully done. The workers could've cut corners because of it, but didn't.Amazon re-taped the single box, and despite seemingly no scarf joint (!) no broken headstock. My Amazon delivery driver carried this to my door with one hand. So not a boat anchor.Sorry for the bad pic, but the neck heel is slanted as advertised, not squared. Super easy to play every note.Hopefully you get a good one, too. I might get a second. Highly recommended.

Very nice electric guitar from IYV.Beautifully Relic'd and constructed well.I received a damaged one,with a broken tuner and a small break in the finish on the back lower bout of the body. Amazon customer service made it right, so I kept it.Weight is around 9lbs...I got one of the older versions with the full neck/body joint...the newer ones have a trimmed/sculpted joint.Neck and frets were almost perfect, as was the intonation setup. An excellent guitar.I just sealed up the chip, and replaced the broken tuner...and she was ready to go!

Guitar arrived in perfect condition, and I couldn’t be more pleased. It was super clean right out of the box, making it easy to start playing immediately. I'm absolutely in love with the color and finish; they really add a special touch to the instrument.I have a feeling this guitar is going to be a favorite for a long time!

I feel bad saying this, since I have purchased over 10 of IYV brand guitars, nad have been happy with all but one thus far. but this one is dud # 2! Very poor quality workmanship. IYV, you really need to do better on QC and consistency of your guitars. this one must have been made by one of your junior luthiers. to start with. The color is NOT cherry burst! Its orange burst!, second, the body wood is NOT Mahogany. Its some kind of open grain light wood. Perhaps paulownia or Chinaberry? The guitar only weighs 6lbs. that is very light for a LP style guitar! plus I was able to put a finger nail dent into the raw wood inside the pot cavity. Which means its a soft wood. Next, the sanding and finish are horrible! I get that you wanted to make it look relic or distressed, but this is bad. huge orbital sanding swirls all over the body and headstock. Like they were in a real big hurry to make this one!, sanding marks cross grain! not with the grain, like a good wood worker does. The frets were all rusty and not polished at all!, and needed filing to get the sharp edges off the tangs. Intonation was off on 3 of the strings. If I can say just one nice thing about this? Is the shape and feel of the neck! very nice shape, and a 12" dia radius curve. feels real good in the hand.This did not cost too much compared to name brand, but even with that low cost, it is not worth what I paid. its a $99 guitar not a $160. I had to spend over 3 hours fixing all the little issues, and in hindsight, I wish I had just returned it....