
Slick designs guitars and guitar straps. They are recreated in South Korea, which has become a hotbed of guitar manufacturing as well as guitar parts. The shipping time from South Korea is incredibly fast these days as well. If you are working with a reputable company, You shouldn't have trust issues. These companies wan your bussiness and are willing to compete to get it.
My slick SL57 is a standard SSS pickup configuration, also with a rosewood fingerboard as well medium jumbo frets. The paint, or lack of paint, on these guitars are something I have grown to appreciate. There are not a lot of coats, just a simple few, and it has a a satin like texture. to it. Tje cp;pr color is Aged Black Ash. Along with its brass hardware, transcend the guitar's $220 price tag, by at least a mile. The tuners look better than they actually feel and keep the guitar in tune. So, I bought the GFS locking, Sperzel style locking tuners for $34.00. This should be no surprise, I put the locking tuners on every guitar I have the pleasure of playing.. Own it or not.. lol
After a good setup and neck adjustment, the guitar is ready to go. The stock pickups are Alinico 5 with a slightly hot output. The pickups are a strong point for GFS, Guitarfitish. Other than replacing the nut and tuners, the guitar sounds great. When you factor in the $220 price, you really get a lot of bang for your buck.