Oscar Schmidt OE30 Hollow Body Electric Guitars, Tobacco Sunburst

by Oscar Schmidt

Product Features

• Semi hollow body guitar
• Twin Washburn HH pickups
• Stop tailpiece
• Tune-o-matic Bridge
• Rosewood Fingerboard

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds
• ASIN: B0002GLM90
• Item model number: OE30TS
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,003 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #36 in Musical Instruments > Guitars > Electric Guitars > Hollow & Semi-Hollow Body

Product Description

Semi hollow body guitar
Twin Washburn HH pickups
Stop tailpiece
Grover tuners
Dot inlay
Tune-o-matic Bridge
Rosewood Fingerboard
Adjustable/detachable neck
High gloss finish
Limited Lifetime warranty

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Washburn's Little Brother Deserving Of Name & Reputation, March 29, 2005

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T. T. Herzeg "T.T.M.H." - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oscar Schmidt OE30 Hollow Body Electric Guitars, Tobacco Sunburst

I am by no means an expert guitar player. I used to play when I was younger and just recently decided to start playing again. I love Country Music, some Jazz, some Blues and some Rock. More Country Music than any of the others.

I previously purchased an Oscar Schmidt Blue Burst for myself and was so impressed I decided to buy a Tobacco Sunburst. When I received the Tobacco Sunburst, I noticed it was one made in Indonesia. I looked it over and it looked and felt like a real quality guitar. In some ways, it felt better than the Blue Burst I have that is made in China. After tuning it, I played a few chords with an amplifier and a few chords without. The sound it produced was REMARKABLE!!! This is NOT a cheap guitar! With or without an amplifier, this guitar has a sound that can give the best Gibson, Epiphone or Gretsch REAL competition!!!

The OE30 has two Washburn Series 400 Pickups that can produce a warm deep mellow sound or a sharp rock growl. The body is made of maple with a flawless finish. The neck is mahogany and has a good feel. The Grover Tuners are quality and have a good postive feel when tuning. The Tobacco Sunburst came with different strings than my Blue Burst. The strings are thicker and more like the strings on an acoustic. Playing it takes a tad more pressure, but the sound they produce is beyond belief!

For the price, you get an awesome guitar that rivals the more expensive semi-hollows. Don't let the fact it's made in Indonesia dissuade you from purchasing one. I will admit, there are flaws, but you have to look really, REALLY close to find any. This is a quality guitar that if properly cared for, could last a lifetime and will. Washburn also warranties the guitar to the original purchaser for life. (Read the Warranty for limitations).

If you want a semi-hollow guitar, consider the OE30. You will not be sorry. You will receive a quality guitar, a lifetime warranty and save money as well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Depends on the price you pay..., November 30, 2011

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Jamie M. Albert "proletariat" (Chicago, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oscar Schmidt OE30 Hollow Body Electric Guitars, Tobacco Sunburst

I originally started this review with the sentence: This guitar is actually not bad for such a reasonable price for a hollow bodied archtop electric...
I bought this guitar for just over 200 at a local dealer, and when I wrote this review on Amazon, the price was 159 dollars in November of 2011. It went up to 227 just before the holiday, and now there is one seller asking $350. This guitar is NOT WORTH $350.
If the price goes down to 250 or less, then read on, this is the rest of my original review...
Its sound is good and the craftsmanship is better than normal for such a budget guitar... I say this because please be aware that Oscar Schmidt was not always "Washburn's little brother" as another reviewer commented... as in fact they date back as old as the original Washburns do and to a completely separate company. Currently both brands are owned by US Music Corporation, who bought them both circa 2000 from Fretted Industries, who bought both brands from separate companies in the late 70s.
The brand is currently associated with Washburn because of the ownership. After purchasing the names US Music Corp turned Oscar Schmidt into a budget line, and also make budget Washburns that are sold at Target. Many Oscar Schmidts, depending on the dealer, often come horribly setup and are no longer the instruments they once were... there are exceptions, of course, this guitar can be a great value as long as you get it from a good dealer. The only thing they seem to make consistently good anymore is auto harps, since the brand was always very well known for that. As for Washburns, well, just don't buy one at a Target I guess.
You're welcome to read my "So you want to own an Oscar Schmidt Guitar?" review under product review guides. Amazon always deletes the link but it will come up under that name. It details the history of both companies.

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad guitar for the price..., February 24, 2012

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Doug DePew "Military Memoirs" (Missouri, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oscar Schmidt OE30 Hollow Body Electric Guitars, Tobacco Sunburst

I own an Oscar Schmidt OE-30. I bought it several years ago when I was on a tight budget because I wanted a bluesy guitar. It's not a bad guitar for the price.

Mine is black. The finish is surprisingly high quality for a lower end guitar. It's very pretty. The pickups are fine. They're not Les Paul pickups, but you're not paying Les Paul prices. The neck is relatively narrow which I prefer. The setup on mine was a little high, but it was easy enough to correct. The sound is good. I like that chunky, blues sound out of a hollow body. I played mine daily for years, and I don't really have a whole lot of complaints.

As a matter of fact, I changed my mind. I was going to give this guitar a 3, but I think it's really a 4. It's not a high end, professional guitar, but for what it is...it's not a bad axe. I still pull mine down if I'm wanting to record some blues.