HILS Headless on the cheap. Seems too good to be true

I ordered a green HN3. I'm not looking for greatness here. I wanted a small lightweight beater guitar to use in combo with my heavy bulky live keyboard rig. I'll offer a review when received.
I’m thinking of getting the green one too. I like the orange, but everyone’s already got that one, and I want to be TGF Different. :rofl

I’m thinking green with white pickups.
 
Some pics and initial impressions. Out of the box it needed setup work. Action was awful. I got it playing better in no time though. It's light as feather. I mean really really light! Pickups are very hot but toneful. Neck end (headstock?) is a well thought out design. Lock down screws for cut off strings. No need for double ball strings. Enough wood is left for hanger and clip on tuner. Fret work is about what I'd expect for a $500 guitar. Some slightly sharp edges but otherwise good. Neck wood and fretboard are beautiful. Width at nut is rather narrow. Yet, wide at the body joint. This might need some time getting use to. Tuners work very well. Output jack location requires an angled cable plug if you want to set the guitar on its feet. Otherwise a strait plug will stick out further than the feet. Soft case is good quality.

Overall, It's a very good value guitar. I think it'll suit my desires well.
 

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Some pics and initial impressions. Out of the box it needed setup work. Action was awful. I got it playing better in no time though. It's light as feather. I mean really really light! Pickups are very hot but toneful. Neck end (headstock?) is a well thought out design. Lock down screws for cut off strings. No need for double ball strings. Enough wood is left for hanger and clip on tuner. Fret work is about what I'd expect for a $500 guitar. Some slightly sharp edges but otherwise good. Neck wood and fretboard are beautiful. Width at nut is rather narrow. Yet, wide at the body joint. This might need some time getting use to. Tuners work very well. Output jack location requires an angled cable plug if you want to set the guitar on its feet. Otherwise a strait plug will stick out further than the feet. Soft case is good quality.

Overall, It's a very good value guitar. I think it'll suit my desires well.
damn the green is nice
 
The frets are too low for my taste but they are not badly installed on the few I have seen so far.
 
The frets are too low for my taste but they are not badly installed on the few I have seen so far.

Yes, I would prefer them a bit taller. The frets appear to have been dressed in a quick assembly line fashion. There are minor sharp edges on a couple fret close to the nut. No big deal though.
 
Day 2; I'm still fighting a bit with the HILT for the optimal setup. I suspect the cold shipping didn't do it very well. I opened the box top side before completely opening it a couple hours later and a puff of very cold air came out. The guitar settled more overnight and the setup work I did yesterday didn't hold. So, I need to give more time in my studio. I was going to shoot a video demo today, but I think I'll wait till next week and get a better and longer feel for it.
 
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