Rocktile Pro HB100-SB E-Gitarre Vintage Sunburst - Retoure (Zustand: sehr gut)

This ES335 copy, purchased as a return for €162, is surprisingly good - for its price, downright stunningly good. Sure, the 2-tone sunburst can be done better, the symmetry of the knobs wasn't quite on point on my copy, and there wasn't much effort made to conceal the wires inside the body; but there's nothing wrong with the finish per se, and the electronics and pickups make a very decent impression, as does the hardware on the bridge and headstock. The two-piece top is even grained quite respectably, and the dark back looks noble. The maple wood, which is used here and makes the guitar comparatively light, gives the instrument dry as well as amplified a fresh sound after you have strung a reasonable set of 10 strings; the neck pickup then also delivers warm jazzy sounds when played appropriately, while the bridge PU gives the board; a bell-like tone deliver both together - all in all in the sound really very convincing.
When the guitar has been played for a few hours, it reveals more and more willing frets and increasingly lets out a powerful attack punch with a really good sustain afterwards. I have yet to discover any dead notes.
I have a 25 year old US-Guild -Starfire (also in ES335 style), which cost more than a dozen times as much in DM back then, and I have to say that the Rocktile Pro HB100 is actually not inferior to this quite high-ranking instrument in sound and playability, even if it doesn't look that much.
By the way, in some reviews or even detailed descriptions of this guitar you read that it is supposed to have a 65cm scale length; this is of course not correct; it has the classic ES335 scale length of 62.9cm.

For a return item, this guitar was in top condition, the low price does not reflect the good quality for this product. If the existing strings are exchanged for a few good, max. 15 € are enough completely, this guitar has a great sound even on a small, cheap guitar amplifier and is more than suitable not only for beginners.
Who wants can still make a few small improvements such as saddle Nachbearbiten or optimization of the strings, but is not a must for the beginning...

The article was marked as B-goods, and also ordered so. Fast delivery as usual and well packaged arrived with me. Despite close searches, I have found no significant signs of use. The guitar is actually well made and the low price justified. However, I first put on proper strings, worked on the saddle and adjusted the bridge, because the string action was quite high. Since I finger barre`, it was messy in the first fret at F major despite a lot of carving effort. By optimizing and setting a low string action and fret purity I am very satisfied. Also the sound leaves nothing to be desired, since there are various settings. Sounds very good despite a cheap practice amp. All in all, I have purchased an instrument here for relatively little money and am very satisfied with it. The game without amplifier is of course not so sonorous, because only half-breson, but can keep up with other semi-acoustic guitars and is comparable even to other models that have no hollow body but only a "resonance block" significantly better! I can recommend this guitar to anyone who can not spend a lot of money / wants only

The guitar arrived on time and intact. After unpacking, I could not find any external defects. After a short tuning I was positively surprised by the adjustment of the string action and the playability I find, as far as I can judge, good. I moved the potentiometer knobs half a turn to match the knobs on my other instruments. I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say it's good value for money.
Thomas from Thuringia

The instrument arrived safe and sound and well packaged.
Visually, I have not been able to discover the slightest flaw - neither on the varnish nor on the equipment. The guitar is visually almost 100 percent modeled on the Gibson ES 335, the sight is a feast for the eyes, from the weight very pleasant.
After adjusting the bridge and neck - both only a little - I carefully smoothed the frets with a nail smoother - not with a file! Then put on a set of sensible strings and off I went. The humbucker pickups offer a warm and powerful sound, both clean and distorted. Just typical ala Gibson.
If it still scratches a bit on the frets when bending here's my tip: practice strong bending on all strings and positions, this gives then with time the necessary smoothness on the frets.
So for this money no one does anything wrong with the purchase, therefore : Absolutely recommended !