Ok Look At It This Way,well For One When Ever You Buy A Guitar Or Effects Pedal Always Google The Instrument So You Can Get A Good Idea On How It Sounds.in This Case It Was Free.and That Guitar Sells For Alittle Over $100 So You Get What You Pay For.u Really Caint Expect Gt To Hand Out $300 Or $400 Guitars.so Over All I Think You Made Out Decently.im Not Sure What A One Year Subscription Is,i Think Somewere In The Park Of $149 Not Sure.so You Paid$99 Which Is A Great Saveings To Begin With,and The Guitar Was Just A Bonus.be Happy Your Gonna Love What Gt Has Too Over You ,there Is So Many Lessons And The Best Teachers Money Can Buy.anyhow Welcome To Gt I Know You Will Only Benefit If You Stick With It.all You Really Need To Become A Better Guitar Player Is The Will To Be Better,focus On What Ur Doin And Most Of All Dedication....any A Little Tip Is This Whatever Lesson You Start I Would Suggest To Stick With It All The Way Through.dont Jump From One To Another,thats From Experience,thats What I Was Doing And Im Here To Tell Ya I Waisted Alot Of Time And Effort.so Dont Let That Happen To You.i Wish You The Best Experience On Gt.best Of Luck My Friend......