Very similar in design to the classic Fender Stratocaster, the Condor GX 40 features three single coil pickups in a Neck, Middle, Bridge configuration and a 5-way selector switch that mixes the tones between cutting edge bite to mellow.

While many cheap electric guitars scrimp on electronics, this is where the Condor shines, but we'll get to that near the end when we give you a sample clip of this guitar's sound in two contrasting musical styles.

The neck has 19 frets on a rosewood fretboard and the bodies are made of basswood or alder.

The guitar on this page features a Redburst finish, with a dark red color around the edges which lightly fades to reveal the wood grain toward the middle. Other colors include Honey Burst, Blue and Lava Red.

Strung with a set of .009-gauge strings, we found this Condor easy to play with a very fast neck. The tremolo bridge is very similar to those found on Fender Strats.

Plugging the guitar in is where it really stands out. That hard-to-find Strat "squawk" oozes from every note we could squeeze out when playing clean.

We were able to achieve a heavily distorted sound for an authentic heavy metal/thrash sound. Running the guitar through a jazz setting gave us the convincing tone to play "Misty". Sound clips coming very soon.

Condor Guitars Update

CONDOR SPECS Body: Solid Basswood Neck: maple bolt-on Fretboard: rosewood Inlay: dot inlay Bridge: Strat tremolo Tuners: die cast Pickups: 3 single coil Controls: 1 vol, 2 tone, 5 position toggle switch Price: around $100-$120

2009 Condor Electric Guitars Update