2020s Unmarked Chinese 000-45-Style Guitar

Overview: I'm not sure what this guitar is, but it appears to be one of those unbranded, Chinese-made, sold-from-China, 000-45 copy instruments you can buy off eBay. It's quite well-made and sounds stupidly good. When we all gave it the first go in the shop we were all surprised at what it puts out. It reminds me of high-end Recording King models.

Tone: It's big, warm, and full with good balance throughout its range. It sounds quite Martin-like.

Feel: The neck is comfortable and easy with a slim, mild V shape and flatter board radius.

Interesting features: Well, for starters, there's 45-style inlay throughout in real abalone on all of the edges of the guitar. It's also got a cool, multicolored backstrip. There's a built-in preamp and undersaddle pickup with decent-but-boring sound, though I think changing that preamp's hole into a soundport would be an option for the future if a different pickup were to be fit. The top is solid spruce but the back and sides are ply rosewood.

Repairs included: We gave it a quick setup and it's playing spot-on.

• Weight: 4 lbs 6 oz
• Scale length: 25 3/8"
• Nut width: 1 11/16"
• Neck shape: slim C
• Board radius: 12"
• Body width: 15 1/4"
• Body depth: 4 3/8"
• Top wood: solid spruce
• Back & sides wood: ply rosewood
• Bracing type: x
• Bridge: rosewood
• Fretboard: rosewood
• Neck wood: mahogany
• Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 54w-12 lights
• Truss rod: adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: medium

Condition notes: It appears to be essentially new with very little to no usewear in evidence. Per the usual, I may have missed something, but all I can see are a few scratches from picks on the pickguardi.

It comes with: It's got a Gator gigbag.

Consignor tag: DDM