Customer Reviews
I was amazed at how this guitar sounded when I picked it up. 
2005-09-16
My sister told me a few months ago that she bought a cheap Rogue acoustic off amazon.com for $50. She told me that it was labelled as a really nice guitar and definitely well well well worth it for the price. I couldn't agree with her more. This guitar kicks ass for its price! It sounds realy good and sounds better than my more expensive acoustic guitars that I have at home (Yamaha C-340 and C-210)... all I have to say is that if you want a great sounding guitar for a steal, grab this guitar, you won't regret it. I played the black one but I'm sure the tone is the same on this one as well.
Best deal for the price 2005-09-15
You can't ask for a better sounding guitar than this one at that price. The guitar made it to Southwest Asia without a scratch and everyone at our site plays it at least once per day.
Haha. honestly mate 
2005-09-08
This is a okay guitar for starters but for someone like my friend Ross its pretty weak. And when you advance to his level you'll see how poor it really was unlike the new Harry Potter novel. Can you handle me?
descent 2005-08-21
I got this guitar as a birthday present, I was suprised on how it sounds, when I strummed it it was nice and smooth. But when I was looking at it, the nut was chipped, but luckily not enought for the string to pop out. I was also sad that the wood was thin, and not as sturdy as my friends. But it sounded nice, and I had a good time with it.
don't even think about buying this guitar... 
2005-08-12
O.K..I can see that a lot of people here like this product..may be I wasn't lucky enough to get a decent product. anyways, I ordered this guitar online for my friend's little brother and I thought I got a great deal...thank god that I tried it before giving it to him...first thing that I noticed was that the two lower strings (E and B) were stuck to the frets and they would make a distort wheezing noise no matter what note I played...on the other hand, the top E string would play only notes from 5th fret (A) to higher ones...no E, F or G note!!...anyway, as I've been playing both acoustic and electric guitar for a while, I'm pretty familiar with most of the manipulations... So I thought, O.K... I just change the strings and everything will work out. Guess what, it didn't change a bit... so what I did was that I tried to pressure the neck using the gadget included so I could get some distance form the fret board...didn't work out either...I also opened up all the strings and re did everything...again, NO change at all. This Guitar is the most horrible thing that I've ever seen. It does not do even ONE thing that a guitar should do right...Frets are not smooth enough because of finishing problems and you can not do decent "Vibrato"s on most of them...My suggestion is, if you are a beginner and looking for an affordable guitar try Yamaha C40. This is not a steel string guitar and the neck is wider than steel string guitars...however, if you master this guitar you can easily play other styles if you change your mind. If you really want to buy a steel string guitar visit a store near you and make sure you're getting a good product before paying for it.
Excellent guitar for the price, modification makes it even better! 
2008-02-01
This is my first acoustic guitar. I was playing on a Greg Bennett guitar that belonged to someone else before purchasing this. Initially, the Rogue could not come close to the G.B. But after some modification, it is nearly as good as that $200 guitar. Out of the box, I was disappointed. The "Martin" strings are horrible, as someone else stated. The action (distance you have to press string down to touch fretboard) is very high and will make any newbie's fingers hurt quite badly in the beginning. I found the fit and finish to be satisfactory; had some blemish on the top, and not perfect looking by any means but for my purposes it is fine. Not bad looking at all.
1) Sanded down the saddle about 3/16", and used needle filers to get the nut down for each string. After that, the action was PERFECT!! But be careful doing this, go a bit at a time, and recheck. Both of these things can be done w/ strings still on, just loosen them up a lot. There are online tutorials regarding this: "adjusting action, nut, saddle, etc."
2) Changed strings to Martin SP light acoustics. Made a very big improvement. Don't forget to rub in a generous amount of olive oil on the fretboard wood when you change the strings. Combined w/ a much lower action, this guitar is a joy to play and sounds very good for the price. I don't plan on buying another acoustic at this time. I have been playing for 2 months every day and it stays in tune well, maybe needs tuning after an hour or so but won't be off by much, if any.
Overall, very good guitar if you just put a bit of work into it. And the value can't be beat. I gave 4 stars just b/c I had to modify the nut and saddle to enhance playability. It took me about 2 hours of carefully working as to avoid over filing the nut or saddle. But for the price, the work is worth it. And you learn a little more about guitar mechanics.
Let's call it "so so" 2007-02-07
I bought this guitar two years ago, I got disappointed with its sound, you could hear like the strings were touching the wood and that made the guitar sound terrible, I say awful, for that reason I hide it in my closet. 2 months ago I wanted to play it again, and decided to change the strings and gave myself a big surprise; the sound quality is way better than it was before, the martin strings that comes with the guitar sucks, change them immediately. And for that price, it's a guitar that you can take it anywhere without any worries. But, if you can afford a more expensive one, I advice you to do it.
Appearance problems 2006-12-13
I bought the RA-100D for my young son. I based my purchase mostly on the reviews and did like the sound quality. I have to admit I was very disappointed with cosmetic problems, any quality inspection would see the nicks and scratches in the finish. I hope my son doesn't think I bought the guitar second hand.
A great buy 2006-03-29
I bought this guitar when it was on sale for $40 because I figured it wasn't much to risk, and none of my serious guitar playing friends can believe it. It sounds beautiful and stays tuned forever. Couldn't be happier with it - highly recommend!
Great Guitar For The Money 2005-12-10
What a wonderful guitar, great for a beginner, sounds great, looks very nice, you can't go wrong with this one!!!
