I was surprised at the sound of this guitar. Not only was it unique from my dreadnaught and grand auditorium style guitars, but was pretty fun and easy to play.
Appearance/look/feel:
Overall I really like the way this guitar looks. I like the black tone on the tuning machines and the bridge pins, strap pegs etc. The finish is a really nice/natural matte finish - not glossy but still smooth. Overall I really like the look a lot.
Quality/condition:
I was surprised at how light this guitar is, especially given it’s size. It was packaged well and didn’t come with any scrapes, scratches or nicks. I don’t think this could take a beating, but at the price point I’d say this is a great campfire/take anywhere guitar. It felt really well set up, and I haven’t noticed any issues with frets, neck, action etc. Given it’s stock from the manufacturer, a professional setup I’m sure couldn’t hurt - but it sounds fantastic as is without it.
Sound:
The tone is kind of new to me, but I also haven’t had a jumbo or mini jumbo guitar before. It has plenty of volume, even when fingerpicking. I really like the really strong highs/treble on this, with just enough bass and mids. This thing was made for strumming though, can really cut through a mix/band I would say. For the price, it’s a fantastic tone, with some better quality strings would sound even better.
NOTE: the strings aren’t great, and are not comfortable to play (even as a 15+ year player). I’m going to swap them out soon with my go-to D’addario strings. I think it may make the tone even better (good as it already is), as I don’t think the stock strings are very good.
Features/Bonus:
I wish this guitar had onboard pickups/electronics, but it’s still really nice. The guitar itself is pretty basic, but sounds great as is. It came with a few generic extras with varying levels of quality/utility:
-Gig bag: decent, not super padded but more than just a cover. Definitely usable.
-Tuner: Didn’t seem to work great. I’ll probably use my phone or Snark.
-Capo: Very nice! Also goes well with the other black accents on the guitar. Aesthetically pleasing.
-Picks: Just fine
-Strap: Surprisingly good, though basic. It’s a fabric of some kind, which is nice compared to the plastic-y kind.
-Spare Strings: Will throw out as I think they’re pretty bad.
-Pickguard (?): Randomly came with this bendy, vinyl stick on pickguard (I think), but cut doesn’t match soundhole and will go in trash. That said, plenty of really nice aftermarket pick guards that could be added.
Big sound, looks and feels great, great bang for buck.
Donner Acoustic Guitar for Beginner Adult 40 Inch Cutaway Acustica Guitarra Bundle Kit with Pickup Online Lesson Bag Tuner Ca
4.5 | 1,935 ratings
Price: 159.99
Last update: 09-05-2024
About this item
Sitka Spruce Mahogany Wood with Retro Art Color: Made of Sitka spruce top from North American and African mahogany back and sides with X bracing, Donner acoustic guitar provides warmer, brighter tone and deeper overall resonance. All wood is naturally dried over a few years to remove moisture. Ensure fully transmitting vibration and delivering wood’s real acoustic sound. Hand rubbed retro brown color matte smooth finish
Crisp Balanced Sound: Donner mini jumbo guitar’s unique slim waist design makes it has feature of Auditorium guitar- crisp high frequency and balanced low and medium frequency. Very balanced tone but versatile, fitting well to most musical styles, especially for a fan of Country Blues. With phosphor bronze steel strings and high hardness bridge saddle and bone nut, Donner acustic guitar is easy to tune, holds tune and sustains well
Complete Guitar Kit with PICKUP for Outdoors: Donner acoustic guitar package includes acoustic guitar, gig bag, strap, digital clip-on tuner, capo, pickguard, extra pack of strings and 4 celluloid picks. Also includes Donner TP-1 piezo PICKUP. Easy to install and work well with AMP during outdoor performance. Easy to get started on learning guitar right out of box. A cost-effective guitar set saves your time on buying accessories additionally
Lightweight & Easy to Handle: Donner 40 inch acoustic guitar has standard string scale and small resonance box offers both outstanding resonant sound and portability. Lightweight and portable for class, outdoors, travel. 40 inch acoustic guitar is easy to handle. Perfect size for beginners, professionals, adults, especially for people in small body size or with small hands. Works great for big hands too
Playability: Smooth fretboard and C shaped neck profile allows sliding fretboard smoothly without scratching fingers and offers players a comfortable and secure grip. Preset decent action for easy fretting. NOTICE: Recently, Donner upgrade its logo. Due to the difference of production batches, the Donner logo on the product you received may be different. However, the quality, material and craftsmanship of the products are the same and guaranteed as always. We apologize for the confusion caused
Crisp Balanced Sound: Donner mini jumbo guitar’s unique slim waist design makes it has feature of Auditorium guitar- crisp high frequency and balanced low and medium frequency. Very balanced tone but versatile, fitting well to most musical styles, especially for a fan of Country Blues. With phosphor bronze steel strings and high hardness bridge saddle and bone nut, Donner acustic guitar is easy to tune, holds tune and sustains well
Complete Guitar Kit with PICKUP for Outdoors: Donner acoustic guitar package includes acoustic guitar, gig bag, strap, digital clip-on tuner, capo, pickguard, extra pack of strings and 4 celluloid picks. Also includes Donner TP-1 piezo PICKUP. Easy to install and work well with AMP during outdoor performance. Easy to get started on learning guitar right out of box. A cost-effective guitar set saves your time on buying accessories additionally
Lightweight & Easy to Handle: Donner 40 inch acoustic guitar has standard string scale and small resonance box offers both outstanding resonant sound and portability. Lightweight and portable for class, outdoors, travel. 40 inch acoustic guitar is easy to handle. Perfect size for beginners, professionals, adults, especially for people in small body size or with small hands. Works great for big hands too
Playability: Smooth fretboard and C shaped neck profile allows sliding fretboard smoothly without scratching fingers and offers players a comfortable and secure grip. Preset decent action for easy fretting. NOTICE: Recently, Donner upgrade its logo. Due to the difference of production batches, the Donner logo on the product you received may be different. However, the quality, material and craftsmanship of the products are the same and guaranteed as always. We apologize for the confusion caused
Product information
| Item Weight | 9.08 pounds |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 18.4 x 4.7 x 40.6 inches |
| ASIN | B08YYMJKG5 |
| Item model number | EC2077 |
| Customer Reviews |
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2,006 ratings
4.5 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,263 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments) #10 in Steel-String Acoustic Guitars |
| Date First Available | March 15, 2021 |
| Back Material | Mahogany Wood |
| Body Material | Laminated |
| Color Name | Black Brown |
| Fretboard Material | Purpleheart |
| Guitar Pick Thickness | 0.46*2/0.71*2 |
| Guitar Pickup Configuration | Piezo Pickup |
| Scale Length | ~25.5 inches |
| String Gauge | 11-52 |
| String Material | Phosphor Bronze |
| Top Material | Spruce Wood |
| Neck Material Type | Mahogany |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Guitar Bridge System | Purpleheart |
| Material Type | Mahogany Wood |
| Size | 40 inch |
| Proficiency Level | All |
Top reviews from the United States
ND
Big sound, looks and feels great, great bang for buck
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2020
ND
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2020
Appearance/look/feel:
Overall I really like the way this guitar looks. I like the black tone on the tuning machines and the bridge pins, strap pegs etc. The finish is a really nice/natural matte finish - not glossy but still smooth. Overall I really like the look a lot.
Quality/condition:
I was surprised at how light this guitar is, especially given it’s size. It was packaged well and didn’t come with any scrapes, scratches or nicks. I don’t think this could take a beating, but at the price point I’d say this is a great campfire/take anywhere guitar. It felt really well set up, and I haven’t noticed any issues with frets, neck, action etc. Given it’s stock from the manufacturer, a professional setup I’m sure couldn’t hurt - but it sounds fantastic as is without it.
Sound:
The tone is kind of new to me, but I also haven’t had a jumbo or mini jumbo guitar before. It has plenty of volume, even when fingerpicking. I really like the really strong highs/treble on this, with just enough bass and mids. This thing was made for strumming though, can really cut through a mix/band I would say. For the price, it’s a fantastic tone, with some better quality strings would sound even better.
NOTE: the strings aren’t great, and are not comfortable to play (even as a 15+ year player). I’m going to swap them out soon with my go-to D’addario strings. I think it may make the tone even better (good as it already is), as I don’t think the stock strings are very good.
Features/Bonus:
I wish this guitar had onboard pickups/electronics, but it’s still really nice. The guitar itself is pretty basic, but sounds great as is. It came with a few generic extras with varying levels of quality/utility:
-Gig bag: decent, not super padded but more than just a cover. Definitely usable.
-Tuner: Didn’t seem to work great. I’ll probably use my phone or Snark.
-Capo: Very nice! Also goes well with the other black accents on the guitar. Aesthetically pleasing.
-Picks: Just fine
-Strap: Surprisingly good, though basic. It’s a fabric of some kind, which is nice compared to the plastic-y kind.
-Spare Strings: Will throw out as I think they’re pretty bad.
-Pickguard (?): Randomly came with this bendy, vinyl stick on pickguard (I think), but cut doesn’t match soundhole and will go in trash. That said, plenty of really nice aftermarket pick guards that could be added.
Big sound, looks and feels great, great bang for buck.
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Skye
Beautiful small size guitar! Nice woods and sound!
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2024
Dman7
Actually quite good quality for the price (had a little “hiccup” with the first one)
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2022
Dman7
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2022
I tuned the guitar initially a couple steps lower so as not to stress the neck until it had more time to settle in. I was becoming impressed with the sound, noticing that the strings that come on it weren’t great but not too bad. I started to play a few chords and thought wait, what is going on. I soon realized that the 3rd fret was too high. It made the high E string unplayable below that fret. I checked it with a credit card (poor man’s fret rocker) and indeed there was an issue there. I thought maybe it could be compensated for by relaxing the neck. I tried that, realizing quickly that would take way too much neck adjustment to be practical. I contacted the seller and was asked for pictures. So I sent pictures and videos. They suggested that I take it to a guitar store to have it fixed. Seriously???
I know it’s not uncommon (and maybe necessary) to do some initial “setup” on a new guitar, but this “solution” wasn’t acceptable. I initiated a return for replacement through Amazon (which went fine). Shortly after doing this, the company emailed me offering to send a new guitar, and “you don’t have to return the original”. Well, that would have been nice to offer initially, but Amazon came through anyway.
The replacement guitar came, again well packed. There was a bit of fret buzz on the low E string. A quick, easy, 1/4 turn on the neck adjustment and that was remedied and the action was still nicely low.
So my thoughts on this (2nd) guitar…it is pretty light, which is nice for handling, but I feel it may be a bit more fragile than a guitar with a little more weight. It does have a solid Sitka spruce top, laminated mahogany sides and back, and mahogany neck and fretboard. So far I’ve played only with the original strings, but I will be changing those. I’ll try the set that comes with them, but not sure I have a lot of confidence in them. The tone, even with the original strings, is pretty decent, impressive even. The playability is surprisingly good, especially for this price point of guitar. The tuning pegs work really quite smoothly…again a nice surprise at this price point. The fit and finish, again, is surprisingly nice. One minor detail that is a bit off is the fret ends…some of them are a bit sharp. They’ll take a little polishing to smooth them, but not terrible.
All of the extras that come with this set are a nice bonus. The tuner, capo, strap, picks all are pretty good quality and work well. Also includes a cleaning cloth, Allen wrench (for neck adjustment), a chord chart, string height measuring card, and a stick on pick guard. The pick guard is probably my least favorite “extra”…I just don’t care for the color and shape. I think it would cheapen up the looks.
So, while this guitar is not perfect, it is surprisingly good, especially for the price. A nice, easy playing guitar, especially for a beginner, but impressive enough for an oldster like myself, also.
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mossad704
Great beginning guitar for even a 34-year old newbie
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023