I just did a return to the same Company in Chino through Overstock they really don't like returning messages. Same can be said with some dealers in City of Industry. They all think by giving people a couple bucks back instead of returning items thinking all Americans are Morons.
I did this through Amazon so I think they were probably more inclined to return my reply, since amazon is super strict about it. But yeah, cheap importers for sure.
We've done a few of these types of kits. My brother makes them sound amazing. Our channel is all about the cheap guitars. You have to stretch the strings on any guitar when the strings are new. You seem to have some ability. Don't give up son. One day you will be able to play any instrument and make it sound great 👍.
I doubt it. People like him are permanently ignorant. And he's egged on by the other GUITARDED people who comment on his videos agreeing with his uneducated opinions.
@oof the truth Videos like this one are complete nonsense and lure in the Gear Snobs/Cork Sniffers. They're completely misleading and are usually an indicator of a CZcamsr who is secretly sponsored by some company that is in direct competition to the one the CZcamsr is dumping on. Also, these types of videos are used as cheap clickbait to build channels. Misleading potential beginners with elitist nonsense is abhorrent, in my opinion.
@@Axess-sv8nq if you are new to guitar this is a terrible way to start. if its really cheap and shit like this one. you have to know how to set up a guitar and modify it to make it usable. if you dont know what youre doing you need something that is playable out of the box. my first guitar is a bc rich warlock. the setup made it incredibly difficult to play. so i played on my sisters gibson les paul studio because it was actually good. i gave up very quickly on my warlock. it was useless. however, recently ive learned how to set up guitars. and now the warlock is absolutely fine. but i havent played it much the past like 15 years because it was useless to me who had no idea how to make it work properly. buy something decent but affordable as a beginner. if you want to modify and test things. buy some cheap crap like this. change all the pickups...or all the hardware and you can probebly make it... better XD
Thank you for those comments makes me feel less like pos single cuz I could only get my kids the cheap set. They are learning so I thought these would be great for them to learn and play with. So thank you
Since you did ask, yes, I've bought one of these types of guitars and I think you're being ridiculously overdramatic about it. Did you stretch the strings out or even bother to set it up at all? It really seems like you decided to hate this guitar before you even opened the box.
@TheRabbit _123 Ok, so here's my opinion on that. As your very first guitar I would NOT suggest getting a no-name eBay or similar guitar (Glarry, Ammoon, Irin, etc.) They tend to have fat necks (not for everyone) and out of the box they need a significant amount of precise adjustment to sound good or even sometimes to be playable at all. Taylor is clearly an experienced guitarist and knows how to make those adjustments correctly, and my point here was that I question whether he even did before passing judgement. Anyway, you probably don't know how to make those adjustments, and what I'd hate to happen is that you try to learn on a cheap instrument that isn't adjusted correctly and decide that guitar is not for you based solely on the frustration of struggling with that. Taylor has another video on a cheap brand of guitars called "Donner" (which are around $150 on Amazon right now) and from everything I've seen and read you'd be much better off grabbing one of those from Amazon. You could also look at the LTD EC-10 or M10, (on sale for $150 on guitar center right now) or the Jackson JS11 dinky. ($150 on sweetwater or guitar center) those would all be way better than a non-name ebay guitar to start with.
"They said the neck was maple" it is! Its compressed maple sawdust acquired from the factory floor where they manufacture fenders.. Also may contain fillers and none maple ingredients..
Disclaimer: I am below beginner and couldn't carry a tune to safe my life 😆, I briefly played as a kid, and now I am getting back into it with my daughter in my later 30's, her grandparents got her a Taylor acoustic. So I recently ordered a beginner electric guitar kit from Amazon for about $150us for myself (it's now Sept 2020,) it has a unanimous 5⭐ rating from people who say they know nothing to people claiming to be "seasoned players." They say its definitely not a Fender, but it could hold it's own...haven't gotten it yet, but can't wait to see how it is. Lol
Idiots in this comment section don't care about that. They're all trying to see who can out-ego each other. I've been playing budget guitars (as well as expensive ones) for decades. I find more value in the budget ones once they're set-up properly and, maybe, upgraded (which doesn't cost a lot).
@@Axess-sv8nq People like the person who made this video are weird, he obviously made de guitar sound as bad as possible on purpose, for some unknown childish reason.
Yep, there ain't much love coming from this guy. He could have showed folks some basic tips for how to improve this guitar. But many guitarists were the diminutive, nerdy, un athletic guys in high school and a 3000 $ guitar is a bit of compensation for being short, small, unathletic or just unpopular.
@@scubasteve7439 often the way we were treated in school or mistreated as a child will affect us for the rest of our lives. Kids who went hungry will often develope eating disorders. Kids who were bullied will sometimes become bullies later in life. And guys who sucked at sports will sometimes try to turn their guitar skills into some " how fast can I play" journey rather than ever actually play a few songs. And sometimes kids who were lacking in confidence will continue that journey even down to buying guitars that they feel others will approve of and be impressed by. Thanks for asking
The BEST Guitar EVER from a "Starter Pack" is the "Yamaha EG112C". I currently own over 60 guitars including 4 of these and several variations of the model. I have sat and compared the tone, playability, etc. of this particular guitar against literally dozens of High end guitars and we could not believe how well it sounded and played in comparison! I don't know what they did for the stock Yamaha generic pickups, but they sound as good or better than dozens of super expensive high end pickups! The Yamaha EG112C is my favorite guitar of all time because of this!
I'm sensing some obvious guitar snobbery here. Intentionally playing really terrible and the amp's controls specifically adjusted to produce the worst guitar sound possible, with treble knob cranked up to max for plenty of squeal and hiss. That approach would make even a $3,000 guitar sound like a turd!
Just because your Fortunate enough to buy good expensive guitars doesn’t mean you have to act like cheap stuff is bad, Someone could have probably wanted to buy this and start a career but you just crushed it.
You're looking at this from the wrong angle. Hopefully I've discouraged someone who wants to play from buying a bad instrument that a. Wont stay in tune and b. Has build issues. This is not a starter guitar, it's a cash grab by people targeting people who dont know better.
Bruh. They'd be better off just buying a build kit. At least then they can A. Learn to play on a semi-decent instrument and B. Get an understanding of the inner workings and maintenance of an instrument
I have one not a strat ,I have the 24 fret burning fire style guitar (a glarry without the name on headstock) was good out the box I just tuned and started playing I've never had an issue with it.Id buy one of these before I ever bought an overpriced Fender.I can learn to upgrade the guitar with Fender or whatever parts needed .
You know what really sucks? For another $85 you could have got a Firefly LP guitar delivered. Yeah you'll have to set the action to your liking and whatever when you get it but it's heavy, built good and actually has a LP like tone with the stock pickups. I bought one for the hell of it and for the price you can't beat it...........
That's awesome. In all honesty, I didn't think this guitar was going to be any good. I thought at best it might be good for a few laughs. Hopefully you guys enjoyed the misery that was playing that guitar!
@@TaylorDanley I think we all felt your pain LOL I wonder what it sounds like through the Axe FX, the Stomp, GE200 or Ampero? No, actually I don't..........
My first electric guitar was an Epiphone SG or S400. I still have it today and it's nice. My main and second guitar I bought was this used 2014 FSR Candy Red Strat. Someone changed the pickups to Seymour Duncans and it had a Humbucker on the bridge with the two other single coils. It also has this grey marble pickguard. I'm super surprised someone sold it to the guitar shop and when I played it I had to buy it and it was like 400 and it plays amazing.
Looks nice. Enjoyed the vid. I remember an interview with a roadie for one of the biggest rock bands ever (won't name em); he said (paraphrased) it's not about the guitar; these guys could make (garbage) sound like diamonds.
No offense bro, but I actually got the guitar and it sounds ok for a beginner guitar. I Still enjoyed the video though, definitely entertaining. But I think that the amp is the worst problem. It's always better the get a better amp then the guitar. But I can see how the strings would get you annoyed. It took me like 5 times to toon it up then it held the toon very well. So I think you gotta let the strings set for a little before you start to really play. By the way, great skill on the guitar. Wish I was that good. Any tips?
The tone of that guitar was like listening to someone recording a burzum album by sitting a tape recorder next to a shitty computer speaker. I've seen first act guitars from Walmart look, feel and play better than that hunk of glorified plywood. This was a bit of a schadenfreude watch.
absolutely but for a beginner who doesnt know how to setup a guitar this is useless. and thats who they are aiming for. if its not decent out of the box its not usefull to a beginner. personally i would say its way safer to buy one in a store. because the staff always set the guitars up before they hang em up on the wall. or if its not set up you can ask them to do so.
I haven’t owned a guitar, or really played, for about 15 years. My lady bought me similar for a joke Christmas present. Just have a laugh Christmas morning then go all Townsend and smash it up. It was $100 Australian, so similarly priced to yours. You think your amp is small, mine was 5W run off batteries, about the size of 2 cigarettes packets placed next to each other. Now the guitar, well it felt real good weight wise, like yours absolutely no writing on the headstock butane least that was strat shaped. No dings whatsoever, appearance, colour, paint and varnish etc not bad, as long as you didn’t look at the back. But the neck, oh the neck should have been wrung at birth. I tried everything to straighten it with no luck. Strings were literally 6mm above the frets and I could do nothing to lower the action at all. Now we just laughed it off, we know that mostly you get what you pay for. But what about kids? Poor old ma and pa ain’t got much money but little Jimi wants a guitar. Sadly if you buy cheap shit like this kids are gonna give up in a week.
Hey Taylor, I'm new to the channel. Just about to order the ESP LTD EC-256 (which you reviewed on your channel). I was initially planning on getting one of those cheap Starter packs (I saw the Fender name and almost bought it). Your channel is great. Keep doing what you are. You gained a new subscriber in me. Looking forward to bingeing all your content. :D
So I have a squier strat 20th anniversary version but the squier I have is old and I have let it sit for 5 years and now I want to start learning but the electronics are broken on it so I ordered one of these packs now I'm scared. Lol
Plug it into a real amp not the junk one in the kit.You will see it doesn't sound that bad.With my budget I'll get guitars at 300 and under prices.The Jackson dinky JS11 I got off Amazon is great right out the box 149.99 free shipping.I like the neck on my burning fire a better more comfortable to me.
Also if you are a beginner and have little cash and don't want to buy used for whatever reason just buy Harley Benton, one of my students has their strat and he paid 120 with shipping and it's not a toy at all. Way better than squire. The fretwork came impecable out of the box, rosswell pickups pretty decent too.
@@TaylorDanley yeah man, what a time to be a young player. When I was a kid there were literally zero ways to find all the info on tones, technique etc without a good mentor/teacher and gear was lol expensive
no i think you misunderstood. he bought it to see how crap it was. 85$ is not enough to not be crap XD there is a difference between affordable and litterally the cheapest money can buy. you get what you pay for.
Theres a video on my channel about a Donner guitar. A little more expensive, and you dont get an "amp", but it is significantly better and something I'd highly recommend!
@@sammysweetheart8600 I dont have any experience with them, but I do have a couple other squiers that I think are great! In general, I think squier has really stepped up and started making awesome instruments.
Curiosity kills the cat I guess....but what does a proper guitar sound like through that amplifier? Don't plan on purchasing it....just curious at this point haha.
@@TaylorDanley hey man my first guitar was a beat up garage sale thing my dad bought in the 60s and never played. I found it in a closet in the house. Was a POS but had I not found it my life would be different
My first guitar was a beater I found in my basement. It nearly caused an electrical fire the one and only moment I plugged it into an amp. Half water logged flooded basement guitar man good memories.
because it was funny that the people buying stuff from this shitty company didnt even get what they ordered. honestly if the review isnt obvious enough on why you should steer clear of this guitar then just those reviews are pretty damning XD
"I'm not sure what it included" and "I'm not sure of the price", and no link to it....so my question is: What is the point of showing this, other than to grab clicks?
Well Larry, I'm sure you didn't watch the whole thing, but the point is that there are better options for not much more money. This guitar won't stay in tune, has terrible fretwork, and feels like you might break it if you sneeze on it. All I can do is hope that I can save at least one person from buying one and point them in the right direction. Just out here doing the lords work fam. Bless!
I have worked as a guitar repair tech most of my life. Welcome to my HELL!!! Guys who can barely play but gripe about everything. Mostly smallish, nerdy types compensating for skill, personality and intelligence they lack.
No Brandi, I bought it so that some beginner who is looking up reviews on YT would stay clear and not waste their money on it. There are much better options for not much money out there.
@@TaylorDanley honestly i dont get why people are defending the guitar. those will litterally make sure people who want to start playing give up. buying the cheapest crap possible just because youre a beginner is not the way to go. a bad craftsman blames his tools and all that but if the tool doesnt do its job you can absolutely blame the tool. XD
You buy the cheapest knowing its not going to be perfect. You also act like everyone have easy 500 for a guitar to start or give kids to learn. You wanna make a video to diss guitars how about to do videos on higher priced ones and how crappy those are to a well known one for same price. Your the type that kills dreams of low income family's wanting to get their kids in music cuz your saying unless you buy higher end don't even try to learn
no the dream killer is these cheap crap guitars because if you want to learn guitar you will give up very quickly when this is all you got. its not about having money. save up some more and buy something usable. cheap guitars like these are often really hard to play cleanly if at all possible and thats the last thing you need as a beginner. if its even more difficult than it should be you will give up on it and assume its just incredibly difficult. "not perfect" is not the same thing as at all usable.
@Peron1-MC so your kids first car will be brand new high-end car worth 100 grand or more or thier first bike is an easy 1000 when they try without training wheels. A cheap guitar is a learners one why let's go to the store buy a 1000 dollar guitar they play for 6 months and quit now it's either stored in basement or garage just sitting or you take it and sell it it's used its got wear will you get 1000 for it bet you have better chance of getting 700 tops so 300 in loss but you pay for cheap 200 guitar kit they say I don't wanna you can still get maybe 100 so loss 100 not 300 plus. Ever see most the greats who play they started on cheap guitars no names so your saying they aren't greats cuz they started with cheapest ones they could find. Keep making kids and parents feel like scum cuz they bought there kid a cheap garbage guitar like me cuz I can't throw 1000s at one or kids that don't see its high end feel like they can play it or they deserve the top of line. I'm glad you think everyone is rich like you and can just blow money and anything they and not worry about money. This is why I can't stand this video cuz you make me out to be shit dad cuz I got my kids 140 guitar kits cuz they wanted one to learn thanks buddy since I'm down kick me more I can't afford afford Disneyland multiple times a years or go to Hawaii for weeks at a time. Wait I also bought them walmart headphones and speakers to listen too so then I should just toss them out like the garage they are. Stop bashing parents that are fighting to make kids happy. Also I heard real guitar players make my kids guitar sound really damn good not amazing but guess they can play better than you
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I just did a return to the same Company in Chino through Overstock they really don't like returning messages. Same can be said with some dealers in City of Industry. They all think by giving people a couple bucks back instead of returning items thinking all Americans are Morons.
I did this through Amazon so I think they were probably more inclined to return my reply, since amazon is super strict about it. But yeah, cheap importers for sure.
Can I please have a link
We've done a few of these types of kits. My brother makes them sound amazing. Our channel is all about the cheap guitars. You have to stretch the strings on any guitar when the strings are new. You seem to have some ability. Don't give up son. One day you will be able to play any instrument and make it sound great 👍.
I doubt it. People like him are permanently ignorant. And he's egged on by the other GUITARDED people who comment on his videos agreeing with his uneducated opinions.
@oof the truth Videos like this one are complete nonsense and lure in the Gear Snobs/Cork Sniffers. They're completely misleading and are usually an indicator of a CZcamsr who is secretly sponsored by some company that is in direct competition to the one the CZcamsr is dumping on. Also, these types of videos are used as cheap clickbait to build channels. Misleading potential beginners with elitist nonsense is abhorrent, in my opinion.
@Axess-sv8nq you could not possibly be more wrong. Even after 3 years, you're still wrong😂
@@Axess-sv8nq if you are new to guitar this is a terrible way to start. if its really cheap and shit like this one. you have to know how to set up a guitar and modify it to make it usable. if you dont know what youre doing you need something that is playable out of the box. my first guitar is a bc rich warlock. the setup made it incredibly difficult to play. so i played on my sisters gibson les paul studio because it was actually good.
i gave up very quickly on my warlock. it was useless. however, recently ive learned how to set up guitars. and now the warlock is absolutely fine. but i havent played it much the past like 15 years because it was useless to me who had no idea how to make it work properly.
buy something decent but affordable as a beginner. if you want to modify and test things. buy some cheap crap like this. change all the pickups...or all the hardware and you can probebly make it... better XD
Thank you for those comments makes me feel less like pos single cuz I could only get my kids the cheap set. They are learning so I thought these would be great for them to learn and play with. So thank you
That’s a hang on the wall guitar
It's a guitar to send back... and spend the money on something that qualifies as an instrument!
Since you did ask, yes, I've bought one of these types of guitars and I think you're being ridiculously overdramatic about it. Did you stretch the strings out or even bother to set it up at all? It really seems like you decided to hate this guitar before you even opened the box.
@TheRabbit _123 where are you planning to buy from?
@TheRabbit _123 Ok, so here's my opinion on that. As your very first guitar I would NOT suggest getting a no-name eBay or similar guitar (Glarry, Ammoon, Irin, etc.) They tend to have fat necks (not for everyone) and out of the box they need a significant amount of precise adjustment to sound good or even sometimes to be playable at all. Taylor is clearly an experienced guitarist and knows how to make those adjustments correctly, and my point here was that I question whether he even did before passing judgement.
Anyway, you probably don't know how to make those adjustments, and what I'd hate to happen is that you try to learn on a cheap instrument that isn't adjusted correctly and decide that guitar is not for you based solely on the frustration of struggling with that.
Taylor has another video on a cheap brand of guitars called "Donner" (which are around $150 on Amazon right now) and from everything I've seen and read you'd be much better off grabbing one of those from Amazon.
You could also look at the LTD EC-10 or M10, (on sale for $150 on guitar center right now) or the Jackson JS11 dinky. ($150 on sweetwater or guitar center)
those would all be way better than a non-name ebay guitar to start with.
Funny I was just thinking this and then I just saw this in the comments.
The guy is obviously making it sound bad on purpose for some reason, i don't know why tho, that's why his channel will never grow 🤷🏻♂️
"They said the neck was maple" it is! Its compressed maple sawdust acquired from the factory floor where they manufacture fenders.. Also may contain fillers and none maple ingredients..
That's some fancy looking firewood you got there...HaHaHa...!
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Yes it's plywood with strings.
Nah, plywood has more heft to it. You know how they make pellet stove pellets by compressing sawdust? That's what it felt like.
Cork sniffers and Gear Snobs are the biggest joke among experienced guitarists. It's the easiest way to broadcast their lack of TALENT.
@@Axess-sv8nq spot on🙌
Disclaimer: I am below beginner and couldn't carry a tune to safe my life 😆, I briefly played as a kid, and now I am getting back into it with my daughter in my later 30's, her grandparents got her a Taylor acoustic. So I recently ordered a beginner electric guitar kit from Amazon for about $150us for myself (it's now Sept 2020,) it has a unanimous 5⭐ rating from people who say they know nothing to people claiming to be "seasoned players." They say its definitely not a Fender, but it could hold it's own...haven't gotten it yet, but can't wait to see how it is. Lol
I was hoping you were going to plug it in to a real amp, or one of your modelers. You know, for science!
I just wanted to get this thing out of my hands as quick as possible. It sucked so hard.
Maybe that's all some people can afford. Some poor kid who wants a guitar would be thrilled. Why so negative?
Idiots in this comment section don't care about that. They're all trying to see who can out-ego each other.
I've been playing budget guitars (as well as expensive ones) for decades. I find more value in the budget ones once they're set-up properly and, maybe, upgraded (which doesn't cost a lot).
@@Axess-sv8nq People like the person who made this video are weird, he obviously made de guitar sound as bad as possible on purpose, for some unknown childish reason.
Yep, there ain't much love coming from this guy.
He could have showed folks some basic tips for how to improve this guitar.
But many guitarists were the diminutive, nerdy, un athletic guys in high school and a 3000 $ guitar is a bit of compensation for being short, small, unathletic or just unpopular.
@@rustyshackleford9557 why does how people were for 4 adolescent years of their life matter about this video at all ☠️☠️☠️☠️
@@scubasteve7439 often the way we were treated in school or mistreated as a child will affect us for the rest of our lives.
Kids who went hungry will often develope eating disorders.
Kids who were bullied will sometimes become bullies later in life.
And guys who sucked at sports will sometimes try to turn their guitar skills into some " how fast can I play" journey rather than ever actually play a few songs.
And sometimes kids who were lacking in confidence will continue that journey even down to buying guitars that they feel others will approve of and be impressed by.
Thanks for asking
The BEST Guitar EVER from a "Starter Pack" is the "Yamaha EG112C". I currently own over 60 guitars including 4 of these and several variations of the model. I have sat and compared the tone, playability, etc. of this particular guitar against literally dozens of High end guitars and we could not believe how well it sounded and played in comparison! I don't know what they did for the stock Yamaha generic pickups, but they sound as good or better than dozens of super expensive high end pickups! The Yamaha EG112C is my favorite guitar of all time because of this!
I'm sensing some obvious guitar snobbery here. Intentionally playing really terrible and the amp's controls specifically adjusted to produce the worst guitar sound possible, with treble knob cranked up to max for plenty of squeal and hiss. That approach would make even a $3,000 guitar sound like a turd!
really wish i would’ve found this before i blew my money on it :(
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Oh God...... Welp, thanks for giving me the heads up. I was just about to click "add to cart" for a starter like this. Lol.
I've done my duty...
Just because your Fortunate enough to buy good expensive guitars doesn’t mean you have to act like cheap stuff is bad, Someone could have probably wanted to buy this and start a career but you just crushed it.
You're looking at this from the wrong angle. Hopefully I've discouraged someone who wants to play from buying a bad instrument that a. Wont stay in tune and b. Has build issues. This is not a starter guitar, it's a cash grab by people targeting people who dont know better.
Bruh. They'd be better off just buying a build kit. At least then they can A. Learn to play on a semi-decent instrument and B. Get an understanding of the inner workings and maintenance of an instrument
No buying that guitar to learn on would crush their "career". That's what he's saying. And it's true.
Headstock change was due to Fender telling them to cease /stop making them copy right infringement
Not surprised! I wouldn't want any affiliation with that guitar either lol
I have one not a strat ,I have the 24 fret burning fire style guitar (a glarry without the name on headstock) was good out the box I just tuned and started playing I've never had an issue with it.Id buy one of these before I ever bought an overpriced Fender.I can learn to upgrade the guitar with Fender or whatever parts needed .
Hey Taylor Daley I would be happy with any electric guitar as long as it has all it strings and not scratched! You think you can send me that!😉
DUDE!!! I literally said "Why the F%$K is it making that noise" the exact same time you did. LOL
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You know what really sucks? For another $85 you could have got a Firefly LP guitar delivered. Yeah you'll have to set the action to your liking and whatever when you get it but it's heavy, built good and actually has a LP like tone with the stock pickups. I bought one for the hell of it and for the price you can't beat it...........
That's awesome. In all honesty, I didn't think this guitar was going to be any good. I thought at best it might be good for a few laughs. Hopefully you guys enjoyed the misery that was playing that guitar!
@@TaylorDanley I think we all felt your pain LOL I wonder what it sounds like through the Axe FX, the Stomp, GE200 or Ampero? No, actually I don't..........
😂😂😂 let's not desecrate those great pieces of gear with this garbage.
My first electric guitar was an Epiphone SG or S400. I still have it today and it's nice.
My main and second guitar I bought was this used 2014 FSR Candy Red Strat. Someone changed the pickups to Seymour Duncans and it had a Humbucker on the bridge with the two other single coils. It also has this grey marble pickguard. I'm super surprised someone sold it to the guitar shop and when I played it I had to buy it and it was like 400 and it plays amazing.
Looks nice. Enjoyed the vid. I remember an interview with a roadie for one of the biggest rock bands ever (won't name em); he said (paraphrased) it's not about the guitar; these guys could make (garbage) sound like diamonds.
Stretching to make the video lobger for more ad revenue?
No offense bro, but I actually got the guitar and it sounds ok for a beginner guitar. I Still enjoyed the video though, definitely entertaining. But I think that the amp is the worst problem. It's always better the get a better amp then the guitar. But I can see how the strings would get you annoyed. It took me like 5 times to toon it up then it held the toon very well. So I think you gotta let the strings set for a little before you start to really play. By the way, great skill on the guitar. Wish I was that good. Any tips?
how to make a beginner to quit before finishing the unpacking!
The tone of that guitar was like listening to someone recording a burzum album by sitting a tape recorder next to a shitty computer speaker. I've seen first act guitars from Walmart look, feel and play better than that hunk of glorified plywood. This was a bit of a schadenfreude watch.
😂 I guess I should have mentioned, may be applicable for uber cvlt BM enthusiasts! Lol
Truss rod setup and inotation is everything
absolutely but for a beginner who doesnt know how to setup a guitar this is useless. and thats who they are aiming for. if its not decent out of the box its not usefull to a beginner. personally i would say its way safer to buy one in a store. because the staff always set the guitars up before they hang em up on the wall. or if its not set up you can ask them to do so.
I haven’t owned a guitar, or really played, for about 15 years. My lady bought me similar for a joke Christmas present. Just have a laugh Christmas morning then go all Townsend and smash it up. It was $100 Australian, so similarly priced to yours. You think your amp is small, mine was 5W run off batteries, about the size of 2 cigarettes packets placed next to each other. Now the guitar, well it felt real good weight wise, like yours absolutely no writing on the headstock butane least that was strat shaped. No dings whatsoever, appearance, colour, paint and varnish etc not bad, as long as you didn’t look at the back. But the neck, oh the neck should have been wrung at birth. I tried everything to straighten it with no luck. Strings were literally 6mm above the frets and I could do nothing to lower the action at all.
Now we just laughed it off, we know that mostly you get what you pay for.
But what about kids? Poor old ma and pa ain’t got much money but little Jimi wants a guitar. Sadly if you buy cheap shit like this kids are gonna give up in a week.
Well said. I agree, budget, wait and save an extra $60 and get a playable instrument, not a novelty.
I ordered a glarry electric guitar and ended up with a zimtown electric guitar
After you replace the strings other than buzzing on the 6th string first fret I change the strings to 11 ernie ball strings
Hey Taylor,
I'm new to the channel. Just about to order the ESP LTD EC-256 (which you reviewed on your channel). I was initially planning on getting one of those cheap Starter packs (I saw the Fender name and almost bought it).
Your channel is great. Keep doing what you are. You gained a new subscriber in me. Looking forward to bingeing all your content. :D
My work here is done... glad you didnt buy this thing, it was horrendous.
Dude! Plug it in to your Axe FX III and crank it! Haha, it could sound pretty good...... Hey, maybe it's a new Gibson? :thumb:
I wouldn't do that to my axefx, it might contaminate it with its defectiveness
20 years ago one Gibson humbucker pickup cost me twice as much
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So I have a squier strat 20th anniversary version but the squier I have is old and I have let it sit for 5 years and now I want to start learning but the electronics are broken on it so I ordered one of these packs now I'm scared. Lol
Good luck to you sir.
@@TaylorDanley thank u 🤞
lol - you know the necks thick when there’s not much height difference between the bottom of the neck and the bottom of the offset recessed headstock.
It was like they bolted a 2x4 on and called it good.
@@TaylorDanley haha - yikes! Cheers - better luck next time :)
All good, I dont need a cheap starter pack... I just hope fly video saves some other poor souls from blowing money on it!
man you've clearly made up your mind before even buying it
Be patient with it.its a decent guitar.she just needs some minor work an lotsa love an attention....if u dont want it,ill take it
Your content is awesome and fun hope you gain more subscribers and bro keep up the good work
Thank you! 🤘🙌
Why are you doing something that you dislike to do so much?
Tbh I’m disappointed it wasn’t a woman’s coat
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Its so obvious you already made up your mind about it before you even unwrapped it. Sad!
or youre just in denial and was really hoping you could get a decent starter guitar for $85.
This was definitely entertaining if nothing else haha
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Plug it into a real amp not the junk one in the kit.You will see it doesn't sound that bad.With my budget I'll get guitars at 300 and under prices.The Jackson dinky JS11 I got off Amazon is great right out the box 149.99 free shipping.I like the neck on my burning fire a better more comfortable to me.
Maybe a much bigger and better amplifier would improve the sound a lot
Hey if you dont want it ill take it.
I watched this review, and still bought it, smh. Regrets were made lol. It didn't even work.
Sorry for your loss. People think I'm exaggerating, but I'm not. You can do much better for not much more money!
not a bad idea if i was a parent and a kid wanted a 400 guitar i would say no start with this.... if u play long enough and enjoy then we talk
WTF!! I ordered a fender artist stratocaster and got a pretender fartist stratofarter!
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if i’m being honest i like the sounds it produces but i’m more or less worried about longevity of it
I love this haha sorry for your money dude
If you enjoyed it, it was worth it. Thanks for watching 🙌
Also if you are a beginner and have little cash and don't want to buy used for whatever reason just buy Harley Benton, one of my students has their strat and he paid 120 with shipping and it's not a toy at all. Way better than squire. The fretwork came impecable out of the box, rosswell pickups pretty decent too.
I 100% agree. Have you seen the new headless models? Look savage, and are under $400
@@TaylorDanley yeah man, what a time to be a young player. When I was a kid there were literally zero ways to find all the info on tones, technique etc without a good mentor/teacher and gear was lol expensive
I've bought a Sawtooth guitar on Amazon at $99 and it was decent. This one I'd like to block or ignore on Amazon if I could...
Bro thinks he’s gonna get a fender for 85$💀💀
no i think you misunderstood. he bought it to see how crap it was. 85$ is not enough to not be crap XD
there is a difference between affordable and litterally the cheapest money can buy. you get what you pay for.
Oh what? That sounds awful. I'm wanting to learn as I'm a drummer and want to learn strings but....nope. thank you for the review.
Glad I can save you the headache! 🙌
There should be laws against making shit like that...........
The guitar. Not the video. Just making sure everyone's clear on that :D
😂😂😂 thanks for clearing that up
but I wanna practice and its the only kind I can afford..any alternatives?
Theres a video on my channel about a Donner guitar. A little more expensive, and you dont get an "amp", but it is significantly better and something I'd highly recommend!
@@TaylorDanley what do you think about the squier stratocaster for beginners cause I need it to come with an amp
@@sammysweetheart8600 I dont have any experience with them, but I do have a couple other squiers that I think are great! In general, I think squier has really stepped up and started making awesome instruments.
is this the one you got for that insane price that you sent me the link of?!
No, those guys put my order on backorder, then proceeded to refund me when I asked about it. Someone messed up with that one, it was an actual LTD
We are now at 69 likes and comments LETS GO NOBODY COMMENT OR LIKE ANYMORE
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Guitar was living its best life!!
This man's constant judgemental laugher seems a bit too condescending.
amazing gear review :)
🙌 Thank you!
You should donate it to a poor family for Christmas who can't afford $200-$300 for a decent starter set for their kid...
im new to playing guitar and had this in my chart but after seeing this i'll remove it. Is there a guitar you do recommend tho?
There is a link to a video in the description of this one for a much higher quality starter guitar!
Yeah, Katari, one he's probably secretly getting PAID to promote.
NEVER trust con artists. EVER. Find un-biased sources of reviews.
Or it’s actually a lot better. Buy both and see for yourself!
Omg xD I have a harley benton which was 120 bucks.. It's 1000x better than this garbage. This guitar probably won't even burn properly
Haha 😂 I bet it catches on fire from breathing on it to hard. It seriously felt like it was made out of hamster bedding.
I have found better beginner guitars then this. But I will say though that this could be useful for parts
Im here from the tiktok video
Awesome! 🙌🙌
Without having seen the entire video I'm just going to say, please don't do the whole "Cheapest X on Y" thing. It's been done to death.
I honestly kinda like the amp lol
Curiosity kills the cat I guess....but what does a proper guitar sound like through that amplifier? Don't plan on purchasing it....just curious at this point haha.
I'll never know, that thing is long gone!
@@TaylorDanley =( Sad but understandable. Love the channel and content! =)
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We are almost at 69 comments and likes
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Did anyone else cringe from the sound it was making coming out of the wrap
Just donate it to charity lol
I wouldn't do that to someone!!
@@TaylorDanley hey man my first guitar was a beat up garage sale thing my dad bought in the 60s and never played. I found it in a closet in the house. Was a POS but had I not found it my life would be different
My first guitar was a beater I found in my basement. It nearly caused an electrical fire the one and only moment I plugged it into an amp. Half water logged flooded basement guitar man good memories.
Wtf are you reading reviews for just get to the point
You know you can skip through the video right?
because it was funny that the people buying stuff from this shitty company didnt even get what they ordered. honestly if the review isnt obvious enough on why you should steer clear of this guitar then just those reviews are pretty damning XD
"I'm not sure what it included" and "I'm not sure of the price", and no link to it....so my question is: What is the point of showing this, other than to grab clicks?
Well Larry, I'm sure you didn't watch the whole thing, but the point is that there are better options for not much more money. This guitar won't stay in tune, has terrible fretwork, and feels like you might break it if you sneeze on it.
All I can do is hope that I can save at least one person from buying one and point them in the right direction.
Just out here doing the lords work fam. Bless!
For like 20 bucks more you can get a Glarry kit which from I've seen people are pretty okay with the Glarry guitars.
wouldnt it be counterintuitive to post the link to where to buy this garbage? XD
Can I really take seriously a guitarist who doesn't know how to pronounce basswood?
That is the guitar fake instagram guitarist deserve
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The comments on this video are ridiculous 🤣
I have worked as a guitar repair tech most of my life. Welcome to my HELL!!!
Guys who can barely play but gripe about everything.
Mostly smallish, nerdy types compensating for skill, personality and intelligence they lack.
Boring
same
Which brand is it?
It looks like a toy
could i please have that guitar my parents wont but me one
You'd be better off saving up 120 bucks and buying a Glarry kit or one of those DIY kits
Bought it just to be an ass about it
No Brandi, I bought it so that some beginner who is looking up reviews on YT would stay clear and not waste their money on it. There are much better options for not much money out there.
@@TaylorDanley honestly i dont get why people are defending the guitar. those will litterally make sure people who want to start playing give up. buying the cheapest crap possible just because youre a beginner is not the way to go. a bad craftsman blames his tools and all that but if the tool doesnt do its job you can absolutely blame the tool. XD
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You buy the cheapest knowing its not going to be perfect. You also act like everyone have easy 500 for a guitar to start or give kids to learn. You wanna make a video to diss guitars how about to do videos on higher priced ones and how crappy those are to a well known one for same price. Your the type that kills dreams of low income family's wanting to get their kids in music cuz your saying unless you buy higher end don't even try to learn
no the dream killer is these cheap crap guitars because if you want to learn guitar you will give up very quickly when this is all you got. its not about having money. save up some more and buy something usable. cheap guitars like these are often really hard to play cleanly if at all possible and thats the last thing you need as a beginner. if its even more difficult than it should be you will give up on it and assume its just incredibly difficult.
"not perfect" is not the same thing as at all usable.
@Peron1-MC so your kids first car will be brand new high-end car worth 100 grand or more or thier first bike is an easy 1000 when they try without training wheels. A cheap guitar is a learners one why let's go to the store buy a 1000 dollar guitar they play for 6 months and quit now it's either stored in basement or garage just sitting or you take it and sell it it's used its got wear will you get 1000 for it bet you have better chance of getting 700 tops so 300 in loss but you pay for cheap 200 guitar kit they say I don't wanna you can still get maybe 100 so loss 100 not 300 plus. Ever see most the greats who play they started on cheap guitars no names so your saying they aren't greats cuz they started with cheapest ones they could find. Keep making kids and parents feel like scum cuz they bought there kid a cheap garbage guitar like me cuz I can't throw 1000s at one or kids that don't see its high end feel like they can play it or they deserve the top of line. I'm glad you think everyone is rich like you and can just blow money and anything they and not worry about money. This is why I can't stand this video cuz you make me out to be shit dad cuz I got my kids 140 guitar kits cuz they wanted one to learn thanks buddy since I'm down kick me more I can't afford afford Disneyland multiple times a years or go to Hawaii for weeks at a time. Wait I also bought them walmart headphones and speakers to listen too so then I should just toss them out like the garage they are. Stop bashing parents that are fighting to make kids happy. Also I heard real guitar players make my kids guitar sound really damn good not amazing but guess they can play better than you
where can i find the song in the background at 2:20? i love itt 💜🌅✨✨