I got a Gear4Music Ovation style 12 string acoustic for £99 which is an absolute belter for that sort of money. I suppose in amongst all the swine you can find a few pearls!
Absolutely, it’s just a roulette. It should be relatively difficult to screw up wood and wires these days with the cost of CNC routing being fairly cheap, so I’m still surprised when a shit one gets released into the wild.
Hi Pickle 🤣It was interesting to see inside the store I’ve spent a lot of money in online since before the first lockdown but never visited.👍 Did you try it off camera?😎
Haha, hi Dave. Worth a visit if you're ever in that area. I didn't try the vibrato model that you have, but I did have a good gander at it. If it wasn't for that Bigsby style trem (just not my preference) I probably would've bought it, the green quilt is beautiful. And congratulations for being the first viewer to get a video mention! I'm sure I got your accent wrong too...
yea but if there is some slight flaws I would be fine with it since it will be my first electric guitar. And well I have never played an electric before but yet here I'm with an order of a Harlem S seven string that is purple and looks pretty cool. But is their amps any good? But I would ask for a refund if it is really bad.
@@erikjonsson1519 the Sub Zero cabs are alright, but never tried their amps. 7 strings for your first electric guitar is brave, I salute your decision.
@@timthebudgetguitarguy8322 yea later on I read and heard even more that those were alright. But I gotta learn seven string one day and since I probably will play seven strings when playing electric why not play one from the get go. But let's just hope that the amp will be alright and that the guitar will be alright as well because I wanna learn it and it was pretty cheap but still I want it in a good quality or as good as it gets by them since I have already ordered and it will come in September.
I've got the knoxville you have and the back is satin almost like they forgot to gloss it. Took a lot of work to make it playable and it's reasonable. If you don't have setup skills then stay away for sure. Great looking guitars, terrible QC.
Seems to be a little hit and miss from case to case. There’s definitely a lack of consistency, so it’s good they have a decent returns policy. But if you like to mod or tinker, they’re pretty canvases to start with.
Hey... nice honest review. If I can warn the people... don't order stuff by them online. They don't pack well. I received a damaged guitar of 700 euros... hollowbody... I could see inside if the guitar through the cracks... they proposed me a 50 euro refund😢
I’ve experienced about 75% success with their deliveries, after my G4M Harlem X review I realised that if you order something extra like a strap or something they will put the guitar box inside another box. The packing leaves a lot to be desired still, but an extra box helps. Courier services don’t handle things with any care and G4M should anticipate that. Fortunately they will refund and replace damaged goods, my advice is to always film yourself opening valuable items as proof if needed.
You could try.. but as you can read above here.. they really don't pack well so the chance you receive a broken guitar is high. But they refund... or send a new if still in stock. But order an extra strap or something... then they put it in a second box around... so more protection...
very enjoyable review. keep em coming.
Thanks for the feedback, there are more on the way!
Got a PRS CE 24 from G4M online. Packaging was a bit light but the guitar arrived undamaged, despite them shipping it with the trem bar installed.
That was lucky. They seem to generally make more effort with higher end guitar packaging, but not so much with their own.
Are they legit? I wanna order a Takamine EF381SC 12 String Electro Acoustic, Black
Hartwood is such an underated brand
That’s certainly been my impression of them so far. They’re definitely nudging towards the Harley Benton league.
I got a Gear4Music Ovation style 12 string acoustic for £99 which is an absolute belter for that sort of money. I suppose in amongst all the swine you can find a few pearls!
Absolutely, it’s just a roulette. It should be relatively difficult to screw up wood and wires these days with the cost of CNC routing being fairly cheap, so I’m still surprised when a shit one gets released into the wild.
Hi Pickle 🤣It was interesting to see inside the store I’ve spent a lot of money in online since before the first lockdown but never visited.👍
Did you try it off camera?😎
Haha, hi Dave. Worth a visit if you're ever in that area. I didn't try the vibrato model that you have, but I did have a good gander at it. If it wasn't for that Bigsby style trem (just not my preference) I probably would've bought it, the green quilt is beautiful. And congratulations for being the first viewer to get a video mention! I'm sure I got your accent wrong too...
getting a Harlem S seven string from them but I just hope that it is ending up being fine
If it’s terrible just send it back for a refund. Don’t pay for a bad guitar.
yea but if there is some slight flaws I would be fine with it since it will be my first electric guitar. And well I have never played an electric before but yet here I'm with an order of a Harlem S seven string that is purple and looks pretty cool. But is their amps any good? But I would ask for a refund if it is really bad.
@@erikjonsson1519 the Sub Zero cabs are alright, but never tried their amps. 7 strings for your first electric guitar is brave, I salute your decision.
@@timthebudgetguitarguy8322 yea later on I read and heard even more that those were alright. But I gotta learn seven string one day and since I probably will play seven strings when playing electric why not play one from the get go. But let's just hope that the amp will be alright and that the guitar will be alright as well because I wanna learn it and it was pretty cheap but still I want it in a good quality or as good as it gets by them since I have already ordered and it will come in September.
I've got the knoxville you have and the back is satin almost like they forgot to gloss it. Took a lot of work to make it playable and it's reasonable. If you don't have setup skills then stay away for sure. Great looking guitars, terrible QC.
Seems to be a little hit and miss from case to case. There’s definitely a lack of consistency, so it’s good they have a decent returns policy. But if you like to mod or tinker, they’re pretty canvases to start with.
Hey... nice honest review. If I can warn the people... don't order stuff by them online. They don't pack well. I received a damaged guitar of 700 euros... hollowbody... I could see inside if the guitar through the cracks... they proposed me a 50 euro refund😢
I’ve experienced about 75% success with their deliveries, after my G4M Harlem X review I realised that if you order something extra like a strap or something they will put the guitar box inside another box. The packing leaves a lot to be desired still, but an extra box helps. Courier services don’t handle things with any care and G4M should anticipate that. Fortunately they will refund and replace damaged goods, my advice is to always film yourself opening valuable items as proof if needed.
Thank you for the info
@@gwoodtones no problem, thanks for watching!
Are they legit I wanna order a Takamine EF381SC 12 String Electro Acoustic, Black
You could try.. but as you can read above here.. they really don't pack well so the chance you receive a broken guitar is high. But they refund... or send a new if still in stock. But order an extra strap or something... then they put it in a second box around... so more protection...