[deveac]

I've been playing guitar for over 40 years. I've bought plenty in my day, along with mandolins, a banjo, and a few other instruments. Not a single one included anything but a truss rod wrench.

Seems almost insane in hindsight, doesn't it?

oh, and for fsck's sake, do whatever you need to do to make sure that guitars are properly setup before they ever see a customer's hands.

Good point. To this end, a link to a free cross-platform guitar tuner app would get a beginner 99% of the way there after unboxing.

Instructions:

Before playing for the first time and learning a song on the included song-sheet, make sure it is properly tuned. Go to freefenderguitartuner.com to download our free guitar tuning app to your phone, or find one you like better in your phone's app store.

(Then app walks you through turning the tuner heads to the proper note).

Off to the races.