However, you need to replace the stock strings. I could tell in the packaging the vendor (Austin bazaar) obviously knows what they’re doing, plus they also sell cheap drum kits. It arrived in a great shape. Wow this guitar is simply incredible. I really like my Takamine Jasmine. It appears to be constructed perfectly and the matte complete hides fingerprints and scratches perfectly. Some tips about what it boils down to: if you have $100 and you would like to learn to play the guitar, here’s your opportunity. Before I go any more into this evaluation, let me state that I purchased it 6 weeks ago as a total newbie with hardly any understanding of the guitar world. To be certain, a higher-priced Takamine or Martin will impress your pals and make you the envy of the neighbors. To date the only thing they would have preferred different is it would have been an electrical acoustic. The make and feel of the Guitar is excellent.