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Tanara DOC100BK LP Style Electric Guitar Black

In the world of beginner instruments, the price range of under $200 can be a world filled with unimpressive instruments. Many times beginning students attempt to learn on a sub-par instrument only to find that the instrument does not sound as it should, feel comfortable, and basically the instrument becomes obsolete quickly. The student puts down the instrument many times in this case, and the industry loses a new musician. Tanara student guitars tackle this problem and deliver instruments that not only look good, but they sound and feel great too.

Today, we will look at one model in particular, the Tanara LP style electric guitar. Since the LP body is one of the most popular and sought after body shapes, we thought this would be a good one to pick out of the mix. At first look, this guitar looks sharp. The paint is glossy black and the guitar is dressed with shiny chrome hardware. The pickups are advanced, open coil humbuckers and they look to be set in good position for nice tone straight out of the box. The fret board is rosewood and the wood has a strong yet soft feel as it should. The fretwork pulls attention at first feel. The frets are medium jumbo which is nice for students that do not quite have the finger strength built up enough to properly play an instrument fitted with smaller frets. The headstock is a classic "open book" shape with a bold Tanara logo. The tuners are tight, chrome die cast, encased machine heads. The nut is graphite so the problem of breaking strings and short string tonal life has been addressed. When plugged in, this guitar responds well. On a 50 Watt combo amp with the gain maxed out, the Tanara was ready to rock. Switchcraft style jack and switches make for quiet, smooth tonal adjustments. The pots are tight and it is easy to dial in a great tone. The bridge pickup is hot. With the amp maxed out, screaming leads sound great and clean tones come out bright and crisp. The neck pickup delivers a deeper tone as expected. With the tone knob down and the gain up on the amp, driving metal power chords sound great without breakup from the pickups.

In conclusion, this full sized electric guitar stands up well when tested. The feel is great, the tone is flexible, and the guitar looks great. By the feel of this electric, Tanara has done a good job delivering a student guitar that is well built and will last throughout the guitarist's musical journey.