Donner takes on the 335! [DJP-1000 Review and Demo]
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Donner's done it again. They took the guitar world by storm earlier this year with their stunning array of HSS Strat models. Now they've introduced the DJP-1000, a truly outstanding take on the classic Gibson ES 335 (but without the $6,000 price tag!).
No corners cut on this one...exquisite setup, full attention to detail, excellent fit and finish. From the neck-through-body design to near perfect frets, to the best action out of the box since the DST-400, this guitar lacks nothing, and far outshines anything else in its price range.
In fact, they've even one-upped the Epiphone by including coil splitting on both humbuckers, giving you heaps of tonal control, whether you're dialing it in for jazz, blues, country, or rock.
Find the DJP-1000 online:
*Donner Canada: bit.ly/3j6BdMP
*Donner USA: shrsl.com/3ubep
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I just purchased this guitar online through Amazon, ..this makes my 7th guitar, and can't wait to play her
I think you'll be very happy with it. It's one of my favourites.
I think it’s extraordinary that this guitar has a neck through design instead of set neck.
Update: Donner have responded after a rep chased them up and have refunded the difference. Very happy Customer.
Just bought the Maroon one. Thing is the day after I bought the guitar direct from their UK site they sent a 30% off code which of course was too late. I have contacted them to see if they'll do the decent thing and refund the difference by way of good will as at that point I hadn't even received it. I maybe premature but 4 days have passed and I have a feeling they won't reply, they say 24hrs usually via message e mail. They have no contactable telephone number either and I'm somewhat concerned as there are some red flags online posts about Customer care. Thankfully at least the guitar is a good one . No issues apart from a little truss adjustment, bridge lowered slightly and bridge humbucker needed a slight lowering. Strings changed coz that ones that came felt grubby. I agree with another reviewer that the Tone pots are just like a Switch there's no real control. Tuners are fine as is the bridge so I see no reason to change those intonation is spot on frets nice and level and nice edges no notable fret sprout. Early days but this is a great guitar and I doubt I'd get anything like this at the price range or even considerably above it. So I'd recommend the guitar but the jury is out on the after care. I'll let you know. If they let me down it just means I wouldn't buy again from them however I am happy with this guitar . Thanks for your review.😮
I watched your review and other's as well and then ordered the black one on Amazon. Even after seeing the good reviews i was still stunned when it arrived. I am 70+ years old and have owned almost every high end guitar made, but i really was impressed by this Donner guitar. In my case it came with a perfect factory set-up and i was left wondering what to do with my hands. So, i plugged her in and began falling in love with her. Maybe the best bang for buck guitar i ever owned. Now i am going to sell some of my guitars and buy the red one and the sunburst. The all maple wood with neck through construction makes this guitar durable and the tone selection with coil split capability seals the deal for me. The gig bag is ok but i will definitely buy hard cases for all three. There are quite a few nice guitars out there now for small money, but with the two dozen or so i have, none compares to this Donner. Sorry to all Epiphone fans, but i am serious when i say there are no Epi's out there for less than a grand that compares either. If this guitar is a preview of things to come, Donner will be a household name for musicians soon. Thank you for your great review and for making me pull the trigger on my first (but not the last) by this brand. I just subscribed .
That's amazing. I'm so glad you're enjoying it, and I agree it's a serious competitor against the Epiphones at an even higher price point. I'm curious to check out the Eart version as well, as I've heard very good things about it. If you're interested in S types as well, check out the DST-400. Plays better than a Squier, and has an HSS configuration with a split bridge pickup. That one and the DJP-1000 are among my favourite gigging instruments for rock and blues.
yes. This guitar s a real eye opener!, (thanks for the great review and sound test. I was heading out to buy a blonde Epiphone Casino (heavily influenced by John Lennon - th I saw this - stopped me in my tracks! Now, I'm quickly switching gears to locate a Donner djp-1000! rEGARDS, and Cheers!
@@leonardgould6657 Almost all of their business is online. Where are you located? There's a sale coming up, so if you can get one online I can point you in the right direction.
Thank you, Brian for the enlightening on the DJP 1000. I liked every explanation on this beautiful and excellent sounding. Cheers from Guanajuato, México
My pleasure.
... my name is Steve.
I apologise for using another name to address you, Steve 🙈
Hi, bought mine 2 months ago, not many reviews so took a chance as it was less than £300 here in England and it's brilliant value, love it.
Bought one last month. Needed a bit of setup; frets leveled, bridge adjusted, intonation. But the fit and finish are beyond reproach, the sound is great for blues and jazz. The split pickup feature is versatile. The pots could be shimmed a little lower in the body, and the tone pots are using the wrong taper, but overall an excellent, good-sounding, beautiful, easy-to-play guitar. Especially at that price.
My volume pots are bad. From 0-2, i get no sound. After that the sound kicks in but with no discernible difference as you roll up to 10. Tone pots seem to be ok but not with a great amount of variation from 0 - 10. Is that the experience you get? Have you tried replacing the pots?
I’d recommend a wiring kit tbh.. I don’t own a Donner but all cheap guitars suffer cheap electrics.. with the exception of some of these Epiphones that now use CTS pots..
Nice review, thank you. I bought one last week. It turned up damaged in transit. One call to Donner and they sent me a replacement immediately with no questions asked. I couldn't ask for better service. Oh, and for the money, the GUITAR is spot on too! lol Regards, Dave
Sorry to hear that :( But I agree, in my experience they stand behind their products and have been very responsive with both production errors and shipping problems. I've had guitars damaged in transit and they've replaced them no questions asked. The same with pedals that have malfunctioned.
@@woodsnstrings Glad to hear they sorted it for you each time mate! 👍🏻
Nice sharing. The guitars are beautiful and colorful. It's great to own them
Just curious if anyone else here has compared this to the grote 335? I know the Donner is a much higher quality guitar my curiosity is all about the neck specs and feel. The Grote has the most comfortable neck I've played but it's not a tone monster by any means, I put some alnico fives in it and helped quite a bit but if I could live with the neck on the Donner I think I'd probably be in heaven, plus it has the rounded bouts wich looks so damn classic
Nice review, thanks.
I just received mine, and I love it. Great finish, no fret sprout and the pickups sound great.
Your guitar looks brighter than mine; I got the burgundy red and it's almost black. No complaints though, love it.
On the downside, the intonation was off on all 3 small strings and I had to adjust the truss rod a bit to reduce fret buzz - but that's stuff you commonly need to do on brand name guitars as well.
Unfortunately there is some bridge buzz when playing the open A string. Not sure what I need to do, file it or replace it?
The tuners are ok but not amazing.
Generally with any budget guitar the place they save money out of the gate is on the tuners. If you love the instrument, get a set of Graph Tech tuners for it. They'll level it up.
Not sure about the bridge buzz. If you're sure it's the bridge and not catching on a fret somewhere, see if you can first apply some pressure with your finger against the saddle while letting the string ring. If that stops it, you might need to shim it slightly just to tighten a little. It doesn't come up often in setups, and I had no issues with this guitar, so I'll have to dig a bit for a solution.
You can also try seating the string slightly one way or the other. It might just be lined up weird.
You're correct, there's always some intonation issues with new guitars. Pretty much every one needs a little tweak, especially if it ships.
Not sure about the colour either. The burgundy is definitely burgundy. If it's almost black, they might have sent the wrong colour!
@@pigsflyforever they really do make surprisingly good guitars for the money. I have this one, two of the DST models, and their DMT-100 in regular rotation, as well as one of their acoustics.
Yeah unfortunately unless I can get it here on the bench it's a little hard to diagnose over the YT comments section LOL. Keep me posted on what you find out (or if you're in the neighbourhood swing it on by :) )
@@woodsnstringsProblem gone. I tuned down the string and wiggled it slightly left and right then tuned it back up. Must have been lined up weird.
Thanks for taking the time to reply, I am now subscribed to your channel.
@@pigsflyforever perfect! Often if there's a weird buzz or pinging you can trace it back to the string not quite seated in the slot.
Welcome to the channel! If you're in Canada, make sure you register for the Great Canadian Pedalboard giveaway. It's going to be EPIC!
Any idea why I can't find this model anymore on Donner's site or Amazon? I am looking for a semi-hollow but don't want ti take out a second mortgage in my house.
Usually it's because they're sold out. I think it would make sense to just tag it as "sold out" rather than just taking it offline, but that's their choice. One of my bandmates just bought one last week off the Canadian site: *Donner Canada: bit.ly/3j6BdMP
Thanks. I am in the US though. I clicked the link in your description. No luck in US. In Canada they are now listed for $529. That is about as expensive as an Epiphone. Also, can I order from Canada in the US or is the shipping going to break me?
@@ButWhatDoIKnow that's weird. I can order from either the CA or US sites. Looks like the international site is sold out too. I know they moved a lot of product with their Boxing Day and New Year promos. They will be back though... it's a bestseller.
Cool review, just looked online their £300 UK, we've never had it better between donner and Harley Benton were spoilt for top value good playable instruments their undercutting Epiphone by £200🎸😁
If you can squeeze this one into your budget I highly recommend it! I know @spectremediagroup does a lot of Harley Benton reviews here in Canada, but he gets them through Thomann. That's a shade more than most of us will drop on shipping when there are other options right in town.
@@woodsnstrings yeah the shipping is only £8 being in the UK and the nearest shop is an hours traveling, I have two telecasters and they are excellent. This semi looks like a great deal.
I was looking at getting and Epi inspired by model… do you still have your Donner? What is your long term review?
Amazon has a $50 coupon right now! My sunburst arrives tomorrow.
Just once I would like to see someone review a 335 clone and play Justine Hayward’s solo on Ride My See Saw.
Not a review, but a decent cover: czcams.com/video/KiIITvdBeQQ/video.html
Where this guitar made from? Thanks
Donner is a company based in China.
Just saw these today... Wow, how do they do it? Really impressive. I wonder how Donner value compares to SX/Rondo music stuff and Thomann stuff...
CNC and guys from the west going out there and training them.
Nice!!
very nice and useful review...hmmm
So I bought the djp-1000 and it was already in tune....I also bought the fender acoustic sonic 40 amplifier. It sounds good except for the Band G strings are much higher volume than the other 4 strings. They are in tune, just loud and stay on forever it seems. Any recommendations on how to fix ?
Start with a setup and make sure the pickups are the right height. You can adjust the individual pole screws as needed.
IThanks, i'm as green as they come on this subject, can you give me a link to see how to do this...
@@edmackey570 there's a million setup tutorials out there, but a qualified tech might be a better start.
took it to the local shop and they checked the pickups for volume ...which confirmed the volume issue on the B and G. They suggested new strings....but they were brand new...but told him to go ahead...and that solved the problem .
methinks you gush too much... did you check or notice microphonics for example? I've also heard the most complaints about bridge rattle... I bought the Eart E335 and appreciate the compound radius fretboard- unlike the Donner which is ~16". I do plan to do the coil split mod though
Methinks you fart too much. I've had no issues with microphonics on the pickups or any problems at all with a bridge rattle. Presumably people complaining about bridge rattle don't know how to fix it if it comes up, but I didn't experience these issues. I have no problem with a 16" radius either. Glad you like your Earl. My review is based on the instrument in my hands, not what I've heard other people say about it. But I'm definitely looking forward to your shootout video comparing the Earl and the Donner!
@@woodsnstrings now, now, I was just remarking that your review was all hyper positive, not one weakness or imperfection. I watch all the reviews and learn alot more from the objective ones. I'm not trying to troll.
@@davidmeinertdecrepidude and yet...
But seriously, there are two things to point out here: First, I'm not joking when I say it's a near perfect guitar...at least the one I got. I didn't do any setup on it out of the box and it needs no adjustment unless I switch to jazz strings (D'Addario half round 11's are my choice). I've pointed out a few less than stellar things on some of their other instruments, but if you have this and the DST-400 in your collection, you're pretty well rigged for any scenario with a minimum amount of effort.
The second thing is, I've made it very clear elsewhere and in forums that I don't give bad reviews. There's enough negative energy out on the web already. But this doesn't mean I give everything a good review. It means if it's garbage, you won't see a review from me. I've sent guitars back to them and others on more than one occasion, and Donner at least has always rectified the situation. I'm sure one could dig for a weakness or imperfection here as well, but I haven't seen it (yet...time will tell how it holds up under playing pressure). But realistically, for under $500 CAD, it not only performs as well as similar models at twice the price, but actually improves on them. It's a really, REALLY good guitar.
@@woodsnstrings understood. My interest is in the guitars, and as stated I watch as much as I can when I'm interested... I am not Donner vs Eart, or Latitude, or Grote. I wish I could own them all. I ended up buying the Eart because the Donner was not an option here at the time, and I had been looking at her Best Choice Products model when an Eart popped up. My choice was not BCP, lol. Peace, David.
Brilliant everything, except that music in the background, :) specially when you have tinnitus...
2:43 I've seen all these reviews and they are all seemingly positive. However I went to their website and found almost exclusively negative things to say about this guitar and the people who build them. Really turn me off to the idea of actually buying one of these😮
All I can do is comment on the instrument in my hands, and I stand by my assessment.
However, to check your statement I swung by. Donner's websites; all of them; to see these bad reviews you mentioned. They're overwhelmingly positive, so I'm not sure wheee you were looking.
A plywood guitar is a plywood guitar' and it really doesn't matter what brand it is LOL
The $4,000 ES335 is made with a 3-ply maple/poplar/maple top and back and a maple center block. That's plywood. I'm not sure what your complaint would be comparing that to a $400 guitar made of 3-ply laminated maple.
Unless you're commenting on the fact that the Gibson is also a "plywood guitar."
@@woodsnstrings Not a complaint at all.
I'm saying that if you buy a $4,000 guitar or $300 guitar it's the same plywood, so why pay $4,000? That's all I'm saying.
@@yoheff988 yeah that tracks. And I have to riterate, this is a very VERY impressive guitar for under $500. You couldn't possibly go wrong with this one.
Please watch Alip Bata ultimate video when he plays electric to his original : Reorien. Believe me you will love it very much
Should read "Donner's take on the ES 335
What’s up” STRINGALINGS”?
That is lame and you know it .
Another reviewer clearly in the pocket of the supplier. Waffle waffle jazz guitar, waffle waffle, rock guitar, waffle waffle ...............
To be in their pocket I would have to be paid. I don't get paid...I get a guitar. I have no need to keep crap guitars in my studio, so I get nothing out of the deal if the guitar is garbage and I say it's not. I've sent back a number of instruments not worth reviewing. This one is in regular rotation in the studio and on gigs because it's a good guitar.