Can a CHEAP Guitar Be GOOD? | Donner DST-100R Beginner Bundle
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- We all need to start somewhere, but can cheap beginner guitars be good?
Donner's DST-100R is under scrutiny in this video, watch and discover if it lives up to expectations.
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We all need to start somewhere, but can cheap beginner guitars be good?
Donner's DST-100R is under scrutiny in this video, watch and discover if it lives up to expectations.
Buy yours here:
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PLY8MNF
DE: www.amazon.de/dp/B07PMRXJJ9
www.donnerdeal.com/collections/guitar/products/donner-dst-100r-full-size-39-inch-electric-guitar-red-with-amplifier-bag-capo-strap-string-tuner-cable-and-pick
How to change strings - czcams.com/video/NNH2B_NV8y0/video.html
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Side note: Donner =/= Döner
Do not wrap your guitar in a pita bread. It's a bad idea.
@@ScienceofLoud can we get a CSGuitars branded pita bread gig bag?
That's a great idea. I'll look into that.
The look of the headstock and overall sound remind of the Yamaha V112 that I have sitting beside me. I had the exact same issues with that guitar when purchased. Now I feel like I should ask where my practice amp is!
Adam Neeley would have a heart attack from the music chosen for the unboxing and setup sequences
The final note is missing though.
@@Cthulhu_Awaken sadly
@@Cthulhu_Awaken Colin plays the LEC
It was bugging me the whole time 😩
@@Cthulhu_Awaken I know right. It's killing me. Every repetition (legitimizes it) makes me more mad that the ending doesn't come
Please use the phrase “small potatoes” more often. This is crucial.
Good point ...although aren’t potatoes more of a thing in Ireland? 🤔
@@kirkbolas4985 I think so
Comes with free spring reverb!!!
I don't see the problem here
It's really good to see new manufacturers produce good quality instruments at a such a low price. It opens doors to so much new and younger generations to learn an instrument.
A lesson in humility.
Getting a great tone is not 100% reliant on having extremely high-end gear. It's about having the ears to be able to really dial in a good tone.
Seriously the guitar tones that come out of this channel blow my mind every single time.
Getting a good tone is easy if you know how to use torrents lol
@@nooralamgir3703 It's free real estate bruv. Don't forget the VPN
I gigged for years with Epiphones and Squires and always recieved compliments on my tone. Although I usually added treble bleed circuits and coil splitting, I kept the same electronics
This entire beginner pack is 1000% better out of the box compared to my first guitar
Mine too...the neck was cracked and never would stay in tune long...lol
Proving once again that if a guitar has a straight neck, functioning pups, tuners that can hold it in tune and strings that have a relatively playable height...it’s all in the players hands! If you are a good guitarist, you can make anything sound good.
I'll give it 2 weeks before colin turns it into a pterodactyl frankenstrat
Lol! :D
What does that mean
I almost got a heart attack when he casually threw the amp down
I literally went into the comments to see if anyone else was commenting about this! Hahaha I hope it was only the box, not the amp!
It was only the box!
6:52
Wasn't expecting franz Ferdinand!!
Me neither, when I heard it I was thinking "that sounds a lot like take me out" then he played the riff
Well, you know, he's Scottish, so the fact that he decided to play a Franz Ferdinand song seems like a pretty fitting choice.
There's always that difference between a cheap Guitar
and a Bad Guitar
There are few truly bad guitars, anymore. The problem is cheap instruments are most in need of setup and minor modification, that beginners don't have any clue how to do. This gives the impression that they're 'bad', when the fact is that the same beginner, screwing around with the action, can make a $2k instrument play just as poorly.
@@springbloom5940 yeah I agree for sure
First unbox everything. Then start modifying the guitar until it's playable. Pure beginner fun.
The important thing to recognise is that nothing I did to make it better is specific to this guitar.
I use this procedure for EVERY guitar, regardless of price.
You could have the most expensive guitar in the world, if it isn't set up right it'll play like shit. Always do a set up when you take a guitar out the box.
Adjusting is not modifying.
@@ScienceofLoud If you are a beginner I would recommend to go to your local store. They will set up your new (or used) guitar to your needs. Buy nice - or buy twice and support your local business. Just my humble opinion.
Honestly, this gave me a great idea. I've been playing for years but never got into setting up the guitar or making any adjustments from my lack of desire and knowledge on the subject. Now that I have kids, I'm thinking about getting them their own guitar set up to learn on, but since it's such a cheap guitar I would be dumb to bring it somewhere to get this set up. Now I have the perfect opportunity to teach my kids the trade of playing guitar AND self teach myself (with Colin's help, of course) how to maintain an instrument without practicing on my MUCH more expensive guitars. Thanks Colin!
I wish this video does teach beginners to learn how to basic setup early tho
Hay mate, love the channel. Back in the 80’s, to pick up a guitar at that price point was non existent. To get one to play like that one did, was non existent.
People can’t really complain about quality of starter guitars today. Fab little kit. I would of been impressed as a learner. 😀 choice of colour as-well, gone the days of just black. 🤘
Now I’m older and have nice guitars, I do find starter kits fantastic project guitars. it’s good fun. Keep up the good work and best wishes. 😀
I don't think I could own a guitar with Donner on the headstock. It would make me hungry every time I looked at it.
I'd be constantly wanting to play "Oh Donna" by Richie Valens on it. Or something by Madonna.
As in The Donner Party? LOL!!! 😄🤣😄🤣 ... get it? Hungry ... The Donner Party 😄
Kebab Strat.
@@warpath6666 I don't get it
Too soon
Jack Pearson plays Squier Strats off the rack. He spent many years in The Allman Brothers playing them. 2 of the founding members were so impressed with his skill and sound that one called up the other and said: "If we don't hire this guy, I'll hire him, myself, for guitar lessons!" Many famous recordings were done without expensive Gibson/Fender/PRS/Ibanez/etc. guitars. So, YES, if one knows how to FULLY set up (and, if needed, upgrade) a guitar, a budget/cheap guitar can be excellent and easily match much more expensive guitars.
to be fair jack pearson has been playing for decades. also i'm assuming he goes for the classic vibe or vintage modified, which aren't as cheap and miles better than the affinity or bullets
@@raulperez2308 Actually he has been known to play on bullets, without upgrades.
Playability yes, durability ehhhh.... I've had a lot of broken jacks, broken switches, and stripped saddle screws on Affinities with my old punk band. My MIM Fender and Yamaha mid level stuff brushed it off like nothing.
@@ahoneyman to be fair durability upgrades like that are very cheap and easy
@@jayw7257 It's not as cheap as you think. Once you have it apart you mine as well swap out the pots since you're doing the switch anyway. Then you get new saddles and then you look at the trem itself and say "The Gotoh on my partscaster is really nice and that steel block helps sustain. While I'm here I should just do it" Next thing you know you're into $100 in parts on a $200 Squier guitar with meh pickups. Projects are fun when they take something really good and make it great. My Epiphone Les Paul with Duncan 59s and a better bridge is a straight up savage. It was good to begin with and upgrades made it great.
No sharp edges on the frets? Wish i could say the same for my Gibson
The neck is less likely to break off too? Lol
Why the fuck do people buy Gibsons anymore? If they are that bad. Or are the six fucking letters on the headstock more importnant?
@@notoriusdrifter40 yeah they are to the brand snobs. More bothered about the brand than a quality instrument or good value for money.
Gibsons usually have nibs on the fret ends, unless you're going for a Studio or some model without binding.
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2:21 *spring reverb*
THE LICK
THE LECK
THE LICC
Leak?
D E F G E C D
Tje licc
Since You Been Gone? Man, I'd totally forgotten about that golden oldie! LOL
Just a random information :
auf deutsch: “Donner“ = english „Thunder“.
Und geile pedals machen sie:)
@@aprilschauer4864
Ja!! Hab das „giant metal“. Voll geil! 28€👍🏼🤟🏻
Immer wichtig zu wissen ;)
@@Ndlanding
It‘s spelled „Döner“ not Doner. And yeah- you have white sauce around your mouth and collar😂
And: very few germans have Lederhosen 😉(they are actually quite expensive. Around 500-900 USD)
What a great demo and beginners guitar! Thanks Colin! Be Well All!
Jesus christ you're good brother I got this guitar and a taylor gs mini been playing less than 2 weeks . would love to be like you and other youtubers someday . hopefully I'm not too late at 27 getting started
I'm joining the Donner Party! It'll be here in a week or so!
I must say your guitar playing has improved quite a bit over the years. I am following right behind you on my guitar journey. I've been learning soo much from you throughout the years. Keep doing what you do.
This isnt where I was heading to learn something on YT tonite, but Im glad Im here. Your vids are very interesting and understandable. You're great! thank you
Dude I love the color of that guitar!! Thanks for making these videos for people who are interested in this stuff but don't know where to start!! Your videos are a life saver for someone who likes to do their own maintenance and upgrades!!
Top tip I always recommend to everyone who wishes to upgrade their budget S-type guitar- many guitarists upgrade their pickups by asking a professional tech to replace the whole pick guard and electronics-which the tech then sells on.... I was able to find such a leftover original Fender Mexico loaded pick guard online for £79 ( less than $100), which was super easy to fit ( just ground & jack socket to solder & maybe one or two pilot holes to drill, which would be covered by the original pick guard which I kept and refitted when I finally had the cash to upgrade the whole guitar) -so much cheaper and easier than buying new better quality pickups and hardware....perhaps CS could do a video showing just how straightforward this is? Love your work 👍🎸🇬🇧
True with one caveat: especially with cheap-o guitars the pickguard shape often is not exactly the same a Squier/Fender would use. Which means that it sometimes looks off because the pickguard does not follow the guitar's shape exactly anymore. Or holes might be showing. Or the cavities do not match exactly. It's a bit of a gamble but it can pay off big time.
79 less than 100 is.... yeah xx
@@andytesting123 translation, just for you: "£79, which is less than $100"
For those living in the US, Guitar Fetish Store has fantastically sounding, affordable pickups and pre-soldered pickguards.
Great idea! I doubt screw holes will match up but that is not such a big issue with that level of upgrade. Even then you will have one basket case of a guitar!😄👍✨
The word "peckup" is my new favourite word
Nice to see you demo'ing gear for beginners. Great rendition of Bark at the Moon and Since You've Been Gone. Nice one dude.
Dude, you do such a great work with your videos, thank you.
Ha, love the scene of tossing each accessory over your shoulder Colin, great fun! 😊
So many takes to get that right.
@@ScienceofLoud we've all been there! My fluffs can fill a memory card whist trying to make a 5min vid!
Thanks. I’ve been thinking about getting one of these.
You’re the second review I’ve watch for this guitar and both were very positive.
Same
Did u ever get the guitar
@@dantevious3231 ……yes I did and I am really pleased with it. I ordered mine directly from Donner. Didn’t take very long, I’m in Canada.
The only colour they had at the time was the antique white, which s almost a pale yellow shade. I would rather have had black, or even red, but with the way things are with supply chains and material availability, I figured I had better grab it.
The neck is very nice. With just a few minor adjustments the guitar plays like a dream. I had purchased a Positive Grid “Spark” amp and needed an electric to play through it. I have a Taylor, but felt I needed a full electric to really get the full effect of the Spark amp (which I also highly recommend). Remember…..the Donner is a really good guitar for the price, but it’s not a Stratocaster. If you want the real thing expect to pay 10x the price. Good luck, hope this helps.
@@MrPolleyr thanks for the advice, I also did order it straight from Donner. I do have one more question to ask if you dont mind. How long did it take for your guitar to reach your house?
@@dantevious3231 I believe it was only like 7-10 days, something like that. With all this. Ovid stuff and closed borders I wasn’t really sure how
long it would take, but I was surprised to see it so soon. Hope you enjoy it.
Love that you played this 6:52. Take me out Franz Ferdinand is one of my all time faves 🥰
Great review! Ordered one same color, it will arrive tomorrow. Can't wait to test it and adjust as soon as it gets here.
Always top notch reviews🏆
Excellent review. Extremely informative. You sold me. ✌🏻
This is exactly the video I've been looking for. I have the LT25 and love it for home practice, and I've been looking at picking up that exact donner package for the heck of it.
Thanks to your review this arrived on my doorstep today...Bagpipes are my main instrument but a bit impractical to practice on in front of the telly ...got an acoustic guitar which I love but some of the tutorials on CZcams for guitar have some rocking tunes that only work on electric. Now I can get more practice all night with earphones in and not upset the other half. Just turned 65 and loving it..Thanks again.
This is so relaxing
This video was very helpful thank you :)
Just picked this up as my first guitar. Thank you for making this vid, as other reviews I've seen haven't mentioned some of the details you provided.
Sub'd 👍
Great review. My friend just sent me a used lefty version of one of these. I set it up and it feels and sounds great!
Great Video, Colin!
Love your videos man. Keep up.
The added ring and sustain are the reasons why I love tremolo equipped guitars. I usually deck the trem and don't use it. The magic is in the springs, imo, so I'd never dampen them.
Great review and playing, Colin 👍
I am genuinely surprized by the quality of an inexspensive guitar bundle! By the way, kudos for your choice of music, especialy the Blackfoot! I would feel comfortable recommending this to my beginner students!
Love the finish!
great content as always
The setup and pickups certainly make a huge difference. My first guitar from over 15 years ago (Ibanez GRX70 from the jumpstart pack) is still one of my favourites to play, and I have no problem playing live with an Encore strat I got for £20 and that GRX70. I do have a few more expensive guitars but seem to find myself coming back to the ones I've put more effort into making my own.
this is a good and real review
9:17 That bark at the moon riff was 100/10 🔥🤘🏾 thats probably one of my favorite part of guitar reviews when they play classic riffs 💯 I think i might get this pack for myself; thanks so much for the review 🙏🏾
Thanks for this video. I've played bass for a few years and bought a Donner 4 string bass and I couldn't be happier with it. I bought an Ibanez 6 string and I love it, too, but it's much fussier than the Donner. I decided to also learn standard guitar and just bought this exact model you are reviewing here, in lake blue and it's beautiful. The metallic finish is flawless and the action was, amazingly, set comfortably low right out of the box. The Ibanez was a mile high and I had to fiddle with it a week to get it right. 🤣🎸 Anyhow, with the new Donner guitar, it plays great and holds it's tuning well, but I did notice the annoying little buzz you referenced and I put a square piece of foam rubber in the back compartment over the springs, like you suggested, and it straightened it right up. Thank you, very much. This is a complete, quality kit to get anyone started on their guitar journey and I highly recommend it.
Thanks for the review. I have a bunch of donner pedals which are fantastic value. Will look at this pack for beginner setup for my son.
I love the tone of the guitar. Pretty exceptional.
My first guitar was from a pawn shop they had a micro spider and a jackson kelly. I remember the day i walked home with it and was looking maiden tabs. That is a really cool beginner guitar.
Aw man, what I wouldn't have done to have this when I was starting out
Got it today and i love it already ^^
Incredible how theyve advanced on entry level guitars and amps. That guitar is twice as nice at 1/2 the price of my 1st guitar I bought back in the late 70s.
Donner is good stuff! I have a Tele. Great guitars. Great Video 👊😎
Solid video as usual
I own this one as my first electric guitar(+other stuff). Absolutely value for money package!
Props to you for picking a Franz Ferdinand song during the test, they are awesome and also your countrymen, which is not a bad thing isn't it.
love how you drop most everything on the floor
My first guitar is a squier telecaster. Since playing it I modified it to make it my own. It might as well be a blackguard tele on a budget. It's becoming my franken-tele and I'm happy with what I got with customizations.
dude I bought a cheap 10$ Univox strat copy (the recent one, not the 70's one) at a yard sale, other than a little action issues the tone I get out of that guitar is unreal. Best buy at a yard sale I've ever had.
Hell yeah! Some Bloodbath in Paradise! Nice selection on that tune! The humbucker sounds choice!
Ach, a wee bottle of Laphroaig on the side there Col, excellent choice. loving these videos, the humour really makes them more watchable than a lot of this type of thing. Plus your skills and workmanship and, of course, playing are top quality. Keep them coming. Thank you.
Thank you for this
I’m always forcefully reminded that what I really need is more time spent practicing.
….when I watch you play.
I’ve got a few donner effects pedals myself, and for them going through my fender amp, they seriously sound amazing for the price they are, if you’re looking for good distortion, good reverb, and good echo/delay pedal, for quite cheap, I recommend them
great video
I got the sunburst one and its nice. I've never played a string instrument so lowering the string height and intonation was a pain but I got it and it plays even better.
Excellent review, Colin. I wish it'd been around 6 or 7 years ago when my son wanted his first guitar.
Makes me want to go out and buy one, now.
p.s. I am, indeed, still keeping it loud.
bought a cheap string winder that slots on to my small electric screwdriver. saves a lot o effort. thanks for the video. lots of good info.
My best friend and I love metal and he really wants to play guitar, he's been with me since I met him in grade 10. Buying this for him, Cant wait to see the look on his face :)
I wasn't expecting Döner to appear in any of your videos. That was quite a surprise for me 😁
i got a blue lake one and i'm very happy !!!
Love the wah face during the fender test
Thanks this helped.
That bark at the moon has to be my favorite of all time, so thanks for that
Love it, digging deep for small potatoes 🤣. Keep the informative, entertaining videos coming Colin.
An awesome and incredibly fair review! I'd love to see you review more budget guitars, I think this is great and you're candour is refreshing. So many review channels are all "It's fine, but comparing it to this £2500 Les Paul it sucks!"
I bought a buddy a Harley Benton Single cut recently as their first guitar. It was a B-Stock and it cost me £110 and for the money, I was blown away. I could have taken issue with some of the small inconsistencies with it and when compared to the guitars I own, it was obviously worse. But nowadays I think it's pretty tough to buy a bad guitar.
Awesome video my friend. Have a good day.
I had an amp a lot like that as a kid. I plugged the headphone jack into my dad's stereo when he was at work. Sounds amazing! Even a set of computer speakers can use that decent preamp, and dodge the crap speakers.
I love Donner stuff! I just got an Acoustic guitar that is absolutely awesome for the $120 I paid.
It's an amazing age we live in. I started playing 30 years ago in the quality of my first electric compared to this, and the price point is... just... There is no comparison. $200 guitars today were $6-$800 back then.
I have so much decent to high quality gear that I really didn't pay a whole lot for.
And seriously check out some of the Donner stuff. The value and quality will shock you.
Philip McKnight found fret sprout and/or sharp fret ends on both of his Donner reviews (LP and a Tele), with some fret buzz on the tele. He took a rocker to all the frets on the tele.
Good for him I guess?
I didn't find any of that with mine.
One critical difference between Phil and me is location - he lives in an extremely hot and dry part of the world, I live in a cold and wet one.
He is more likely to encounter issues relating from low humidity like fret sprout
Surprisingly good for a low-end product. Amazing finish.
It's hard to believe that frets need no work, either levelling or simple polish. This is the area every cheap guitar cuts labour cost and corners. Amazing.
Just bought this kit. $161 which included a $22 coupon at checkout, delivered to my door with the amp and everything. I looked at every guitar everywhere. After weeks of looking I found this. What a gem of a deal AND the company makes all kinds of pedals amps and other stuff, which is finally what sold me. 5 day delivery btw.
That red looks awesome.
I like how You do it.
I think I'm gonna save up for this! It seems to be worth it to me! Especially as a beginner with no experience. Although, their color range isn't great for the left handed kits, I can settle for just plain black.
Hey bro, thx! See you next time!
Red is my favorite color for my electric guitar!
I liked that compressed distortion at 11:34. I'd say this is a nice little axe.
I stuck a Donner tuner pedal on my board 5 years ago to stand in until I got a "real" one. Five years later it's still on my board working as intended. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I've just bought a second hand but as new one, for £60. Amazing quality, especially the super smooth neck. Well done Donner, whoever the heck you are!
Digging the timelapse music
I've been gigging squiers for the past two years, a Bullet Mustang and an Affinity Tele, I keep my Fender Tele and 1996 Czech Epiphone Les Paul at home unless it's a more professional venue so if something bad happens like something breaks structurally for whatever reason or is stolen, they can be easily replaced with not much cost, they do their job just nicely.