Magnolia Live

The magnolia live is a beautiful guitar. The colors are eye catching and I get compliments from everyone as soon as they see it for the first time. The gold and black is just perfection.

The guitar sounds great. The strings are definitely a lighter gauge which is cool if you want to learn more finger picking techniques. I would recommend a different set up if you’re a heavy strummer. I haven’t plugged it in yet so I’m not sure what it sounds like through a speaker yet but my expectations aren’t super high.

The original one I ordered came in with loose volume buttons and also did not work. Fishman electronics did not work either. Kind of a bummer having to send it back to orangewood and having to wait to get a new one but that’s part of the process.

I purchased it when it was on sale for 395. I would not have paid the extra for it if it wasn’t on sale. I don’t think it’s worth $500. At the end of the day it’s still a guitar from China and you can tell.

The size of the guitar is really something. I really enjoy it. I have big hands and the guitar feels great to play.

Great starter guitar and with the right set up could be a solid gig guitar. I use it to write music mostly because of how easy it is to play and comfortable.

Exactly what I wanted and more a beautiful guitar

I bought this for my 15yr old son. His 2nd Orangewood. He also has the rubber bridge guitar. He loves this guitar for messing around and writing songs. The sound it produces is awesome. Set up from Orangewood so far suits him.

bought during the almost perfect sale, and setup out of the box was not great but okay. action was high and intonation down the neck was not great. setup maybe had to do with this particular guitar being part of the almost perfect sale? not sure, but after a proper setup and a couple months of playing it feels and plays much better and easier. would give 5 stars if the setup was perfect out of the box but most guitars will understandable need some adjusting to get it to where it needs to be.

I received this guitar very well packaged. It looked exactly how I expected, could not find a flaw with the finish or craftsmanship. Unfortunately it had a buzz right out of the box, which is no big deal just needed to adjust the trust rod. After that it played very nicely, the frets are smooth, and the strings (as advertised) were very easy and light to play; however, because the strings are so light, they don't really resonate especially on the small body of the guitar. This problem goes away when plugged in, but I mostly play unplugged. The tuners do not feel smooth when turning. I own the Taylor GS mini and wanted something the same size, but was disappointed with the acoustic sound of the guitar, and the tuners, especially for the money. I would recommend the less expensive small body guitars that orangewood sells like the Oliver Jr over this. For the price I don't see the crazy value that was advertised, but it is still a very nicely finished guitar that I can play for a long time without issues. I am probably going to switch out the strings for some thicker strings like my GS mini to see if that solves the sound issue.