LyxPro 39" SB Series Electric Guitar Kit for Beginners vs Pyle Electric Guitar Kit Full Size Humbucker Pickups

Both are full-size beginner kits with 22 frets, a 25.5-inch scale and two humbuckers, so playability is close. The LyxPro SB Series edges ahead on the amp: 20 watts with a 6.5-inch speaker, overdrive and a headphone jack, where the Pyle kit pairs a 10-watt amp with a 5-inch speaker. The LyxPro's mahogany body and neck feel more substantial than the Pyle's paulownia body, which is very light. Owners of budget kits in this class most often complain about fret ends and setup, not the wood, so plan on a setup either way.

• Choose the LyxPro 39" SB Series if you want the louder, more flexible practice amp and a heavier mahogany build.
• Choose the Pyle kit if you want the lightest possible body and a rosewood fretboard, and you mostly practice quietly or through headphones.