Jet JT300 Review - Budget Telecaster Series Starts Here!
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- You simply can't walk past a shell pink telecaster that costs just £185... well I can't so I bought it and this weeks review of the amazing JET JT300 kicks of a new series where I compare a bunch of such budget axes. Watch out Fender the bar has been raised! 🎸👍
00:00 play in & coming up
00:54 what's happening today?
03:29 here come those specs
04:55 what does it weigh?
05:14 fingerboard, frets, nut...
06:24 neck profile & measurements
06:55 tuners & truss rod
08:05 under the hood
11:29 pickup readings
12:21 it feels good
13:23 todays rig
14:10 this is what it sounds like
14:25 copyright claim
15:28 more this is what it sounds like
16:28 volume & woman-tone controls
17:52 let's play something
20:41 what I think starts here
25:24 anything I don't like about it?
27:29 I am surprised at how good it is
33:44 play out jam
Signal Chain Info: TC Polytune
Drive Pedals (when on): JHS BONSAI / RAT
TC Flashback / Boss DD7 / Boss RC5 Looper
Amp: Fender 65 Princeton Reverb 1 x 12
UA OX Attenuator
Mics AKG C414 & SM57
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 into Protools
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I have a lot of respect for people that create a company from nothing and give people great options with guitars that punch above their price. It's nice for the youngsters to start with a decent enough guitar. If the Slovenian owner watches this video well done to you. Thank You for showcasing and reviewing this nice affordable Tele. Nice color too.
These are manufactured in China for a Slovenian owner.
It's still a quid an hour for labor (or less) servitude to make these great affordable guitars.
@@chancemiller9340 To be fair thats what they make in China in most factories. All guitars makes thats how they are made. I won't hold that against a small brand when billion dollar companies do the same. Its up to the Chinese government to raise the standards of labour pay and that means we will pay a little bit more but if its fair to those workers thats how it will be.
yeah chinese labour conditions are not up to par with most western factories - but the decades old story about chinese factories being virtual slave labour are kinda exaggerated. Not to say there are not horrendous conditions for some chinese workers - just go read about the giant Foxcom factories, who produce for Apple and other tech giants.
BUT chinese manifaturing has come quite a long way in the last 20 years. I remember Behringer (specifically Behringers german owner who got a lot of shittalk in the biggest german-speaking musical forum of the day) trying to really do big public outreach, showing of videos and photos from their big chinese factory, must have been 15 years ago: even back then they basically tried to demonstrate: its not some dark sweatshop where people are confined to a tiny desk to slave away assembleing circuts. Just checking real quick led me to another video tour of the chinese epiphone factory from 2016 here on youtube. So they really try to show to the world that it looks way different than what they imagine.
With modern chinese production, most workers in these industries are skilled labourers and getting treated that way. I found a blog called "chinese labour bulletin" writing about a strike in a musical instruments factory in Zhongshang in September 2023. Wasn't able to find more detailed information on the spot, but I would really like to actually get the details: what brands use which chinese factory? what are conditions in this specific factory? I would very much like to put my money where I at least know the labour is above par for chinese standards, instead of just assuming China equals slave labour (while assuming Indonesia doesn't).
I'm not a huge Tele fan, but I do have 4. That Jet looks like an excellent buy. I agree that the big boys had better be paying attention. The days of a budget guitar being junk are long gone. I watch every film you upload, so crack on with evaluating anything that strikes your fancy! Cheers!
Cheers Allen... I love that your not a Tele fan but you still have 4! 🤣👍
Looks as good or better than a Classic Vibe for about the price of a Bullet, wow!
@@sunriseshell I believe the jet neck is better than the CV but the CV has alnico pickups that most prefer the sound of, however it's two or three times more expensive!
The jet butterscotch is very orange so be warned if you order that online, you could be disappointed, the other finishes are great imo, I don't mind orange but that's how I would describe it, others say it's a custard color or mustard so they seem to vary a lot.
Yamaha Pacifica has been around more than 30 years and they have always been great at a budget price.
Still, guitarists don't want a $200 guitar no matter how good it is. Do a little work on the Jet, maybe use stainless steel frets and put on a $100 bridge and some Seymour Duncans (or some boutique pickups that you wind yourself) and price it at $4000 then you will have people interested, LOL!
This is the greatest format on CZcams for guitar reviews. I absolutely love watching this channel. In the words of Paul Whitehouse, brilliaaaant!!
Cheers that's appreciated!... would you say it suits you sir?? 🤣👍 (sorry couldn't resist that 🤦♂️)
@@theguitaristas The videos make me feel radiant, sir, radiant.
@@BadFox38 😂👍
Hee hee 😂
Same here man, I show up every week to let him know that this is my favorite channel.
Best no BS in depth and with total passion Guitar Channel! Currently my favorite!
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Thanks for what you do Colin... makes my Friday morning long commute extremely enjoyable 🎉
Sometimes I go back to an earlier review of yours months later. In this case, this surprisingly. An invaluable resource, and always a good watch. So Thanks.
Brilliant! The Jet certainly looks the part. They really nailed the shell pink color, and who doesn't love that!! Have a terrific weekend Colin...cheers!🎶🎵🎶🎵👍💕
I bought a JT350 a couple of months ago and love it !Amazing guitar and a joy to play .Locking tuners and a humbucker on mine ,string thru too.100% recommend Jet guitars all day long
So glad you did this one. I bought the Jet Strat equivalent a couple of days ago and I love it. It just needed a change of strings and a tweak, and it was playing great. The pickups are ok too. I’ll probably upgrade the electrics but there is no rush.
Ive been waiting for your review of the jt300 . Great review . I love mine and will be putting a humbucker in the neck as my guitar shop couldnt get me the jt350 . Best £150 i ever spent on a guitar . Keep up the good work .
Arnold Lane... Heard it on the channel last night and was so happy when I realized what it was. It's so great you pull out Barrett riffs like you do.
Thank you a ton, these guitars have interested me for a while, now i have some intel on what to expect from them. Thanks again.
Well done.
Nothing beats experience and you have it.
I like your calm and unexcited way.
All important areas are covered here.
You are a role model for the younger ones.
Thank you for all the work and effort you put into this.
Greetings Robby
Cheers mate that's appreciated!
Another quality budget review! Love the Tele action!
Being tempted by Tele's at the moment and discovered your channel, love your reviews, great stuff.
Great review as usual Col !!! 🎸🎸🎸
Jet is making good products that dont hurt the pocket book. Thanks for your review Colin and Im looking forward to a comparison with other like priced Tele's, cheers!
Like your videos that much that I usually click the like button before I have even seen the video. Cheers Colin, keep up the good wood... sorry, I mean work
Great episode. I've been interested in trying a Jet...Probably the Shell pink strat version. They certainly seem like great value.
Nice looking guitar, especially the neck! Perfect for an upgrade or a beginner tele. As I said before names are a mindset, tone is the true voice! Cheers mate!
Thanks for the review. Got my son one as his first electric and it’s sounding splendid!
Another great show. It is always your sincerity that shines through. That is why your channel will continue to grow.
Thanks man that's appreciated! 😊🙏
@@theguitaristas anytime. I started my own channel on a bit different subject but the love of the blues and guitar are a big part of my transformation with my life. Going to keep it reel as you do. Robbie
@@Robert_Bubba_Baker Cheers Robbie good luck mate! 😎👍
Any advice from you would be appreciated!
Congrats on getting to 40k so soon mate, well done, you deserve it! 🏆
Oh the guitar is nice too 😊
I enjoy all the content, no matter cheap or $$$ and everything in between. I personally really enjoy taking a less expensive squier, old 80s Greco or tokai and removing everything so it's just the wood and "rebuilding" it by replacing just about everything that isn't wood. We are in the golden age of pickup selection/hardware selection. Just replacing pickups and pots/switches/wiring on a cheaper instrument is a huge upgrade. You also end up with an instrument that is totally unique.
Fantastic video colin. Great review as ever. Cheers Mitch
Watched this video and immediately ordered a pink one, thanks for the good review. Fan of your channel
Excellent! Cheers Brent! 😁👍
Thanks for the review! Shell pink looks cool.
Nice one Colin, another budget belter that punches well above its price point, great review ...
This is an enjoyable channel - and good on you for reviewing a 'budget' guitar.
Some may be wondering where the LP's are. I believe that that many more will look forward to and enjoy reviews of the more affordable guitars such as this Jet. Great format well delivered👍
I got this guitar yesterday,(also in pink), absolutely loving it. Mine sits right next to my more expensive guitars, and it holds its own.
I really enjoy your channel. You are always so honest and have great insight into the guitar world. I never buy a guitar until I check your channel first to see if you've done a review...and, you usually have something. Great show, keep up the great work.
Cheers that’s appreciated! 😎🙏👍
Great channel and informative review. Shopping for an entry level Teleeeee, and my sights are set on the Jet.
Like the Pink Guitars! Hope you all are doing well in the UK! THANKS for the content, buddy. I enjoy this channel more than anything else on CZcams.
Steve O in Florida
Cheers man! 😎👍
I own one of these , played live with it and it's a dream to play , great tone , I use it for Drop D Tuning and it never fails to impress me for the ridiculous low price .
Another Tele and another pink guitar. It’s raining here after a beautiful day yesterday, however it’s Friday and we have Colin with another banging review. Never heard of Jet, it’s cracking budget guitar and I’ll definitely check out the others in their armory. Thanks Colin and have a great weekend! 🤘
Cheers man! 😎👍
I bought a blonde one back in January, I upgraded it with brass saddles and fell in love with it. Great tele for the price
Another superb review. Thanks man. I have 4 Teles. Love them all. Maybe room for a fifth.
After your video, I went to check out some Jet guitars at my local store. I tried the JT-350 and as soon as I picked up the guitar it felt like a dream. The neck is simply awesome. It feels like a high-end guitar. Thanks for introducing us to the brand. I might just buy that JT-350 :)
That might be the greatest thing about the Jets: its not an online brand. They actively managed to get these guitars into A LOT of local stores. For me its easier to get my hands on a Jet than virtually any other budget brand, also enabeling the legacy local music stores to compete with the overwhelming online budget juggernauts like Harley Benton.
Great show. Looks like a prime candidate for an upgrade if one liked the guitar. Solid base to build on if one wanted. Cool demo of the bonsai too. Enjoyed the jam bro. I mentioned you to my luthier guy yesterday and he said he watches you too. Pretty awesome I'd say.
Cheers mate, definitely a good mod platform I am loving the guitar and the Bonsai... and you and your luthier for spreading the word! 😆👍
You, sir, have the best guitar review channel on any tube.👏👏👏
Thanks that's really appreciated! 😊🙏
The best review i’ve ever seen
I have a Jet strat and it is great. I was really suprised.
Awesome review had a choice of a JS-300 or JT-300 . Not got a Tele so went for the JT-300 in Blonde. Can’t wait for it to be presented to me . Thanks for a
Great review and I will
Be following you page I have just found thanks man
The specs and sound of that guitar are just fantastic for the price. Brought out some good chops, Col 😊
Thanks mate!
I just saw a jet on studio rats and have been looking. I saw they are doing affordable relics as well. great video as always Colin
Absolutely the best channel on CZcams!
Thanks Michael that’s appreciated! 😊🙏
I got the jet 300 strat. I love it, my favourite guitar now
Good and interesting review. Thanks
Hi Colin!
Always informative and entertaining. Thanks for another great video!
Cheers,
Harry (almost back in fighting fettle!)
Cheers Harry goof to hear from you mate! 😎👍
I just got an Epi Billy Joe Armstrong JR. I love it. Thanks for making all those head to head videos. Definitely guided me to purchase it. Now all my friends want a JR. I'd say Epi owes you some love
Nice one that's a great guitar! 😁👍
Yes, I, too, want a little more purchase when I'm twiddling my knobs:) Sorry, I couldn't resist. Another nice video.
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M Musi telecaster is fantastic. Got mine last week. Roasted maple neck, stainless frets, strat cutouts, locking tuners, rotary wheel trus rod adjuster, Lovely blue finish. Only issue is they didn't ground the bridge - fixed that already. It's a really nice playing guitar.
The Jet looks like a good value. Thanks for the review, nicely done.
Please consider the J&D TL-DLX for your budget Tele review.
Cheers
What a guitar for the money 😮 great review, as always 👏 Love you to check out the Antiquity range ❤ defo the semi hollow 🙏
Just made my day this video buddy 👌… was looking to get a tele or strat just for recording at home… with the budget I have 🥳🥳🥳… gonna get both now… JET styley haha… thanks a million you Legend
Nice one Kev this will do the job for sure! 😎👍
Good one Colin ! Thank you
Watched several reviews of the JS300 (strat) after I saw this and am absolutely blown away. I know you aren't a strat guy but the black JS300 with the tort guard, roasted maple neck and fingerboard looks incredible, and sounds great. $224 delivered in the US. That's just crazy! Gotta have one. Thanks again, Colin. This one is a steal. By the way, they have an LP Gold Top model (JL-500 GD) for $450 which looks killer! May be worth a go.
Cheers Brad, you never know I may do some Strats one day! 😆👍
Great! Can’t wait to get on the train home and watch…..got a Jet JS-300 on tuesday….😀🤘🎸 Ok, so i watched on the way and that was fun! My Jet Strat copy JS-300 is 3.27 kgs which was a pleasant surprise. I got it thinking i was going to mod it, but for now i don't have the urge, it is really good! I had to take off the neck to remove the scratchplate and the neckpocket is a proper tight fit ( my double the price Squier Jazzmaster isn't nearly as well machined....). So i went over the frets and restringed it, setup was slightly changed ( i'm trying Primo slinkys 9,5-44) no need for a neck adjust though. Ok, the bridge is def. not made of finest steel and was decked when it arrived. I got it floating and in tune and compared it to my Fender MIM 2017 Roadhouse deluxe strat and to my ears it sounds strattier than the strat with the noiseless pups....if that makes any sense....anyhow, it plays like a dream and will be in regular use, cheers Colin, have a great weekend!🎸🤘🎸
Hi Colin, taking my telecaster as a reference, not only for the price but also for the quality, it is a very interesting entry-level guitar.
I bought the Sea Foam green S-style JS-300 a few weeks ago and can confirm that neck has rolled edges and a great fret job-although the tops were quite rough from new, sorted with 0000 grade steel wool. My example also has some nice flame and birdseyes on the neck. Took me a while to get the action and trem set up but it plays really well now, and the pickups sound good. Tone and volume knobs have a nice 'resistant' smooth feel.
Can't go wrong with a good Tele
Sounded and looked good value Col - must pop into Southend store soon for a butchers…..👍
Surprisingly good guitar
Great colour
Mustard video again 🤟
( Loving the headstock
And sid Barret )
Yes great if you gigged
Cheers man!
Hello, Shell pink, I’m in! Colin, I see a t-shirt in the making 😂
Great Video again - my idea for anothe Budget T: Rocktile Vinstage TL-HMWM E-Gitarre Vintage White - Greetings from Germany
I look forward to my weekly dose of Colin. I love Telecasters, they are just bare bones guitars. I own a JHS bonsai pedal, they are good. I wish I lived near you, so you could try my guitars.
Hey your awesome t style a lot of players out there love this stuff. You keep up the great work my man wish I could jam it like you.
Cheers Scott! 😎👍
Thanks Col, another cracking review. Personally I love the format you've come up with. Watching your show is a real highlight of the week 😁 also I have a Jet Strat style and think it's great.
Cheers Paul! 😎👍
Hi Colin, what was the song you played midway through after Arnold Lane….I completely know it, it’s just escaping me. Always love your deep dives! Perfect for early morning CZcams while getting ready for work with my tea.
I finally got round to getting a JT300 today. It was really between the Squier Classic Vibe Tele, the Sire T3 and the Jet and now I have it I'm very pleased with my choice. Thanks to this video for helping me decide. I just had to bring it up to pitch and it plays great right out of the box, great action, lovely tone, lighter than other Tele's I've played too. Cheers, love your videos, you are a diamond geezer :)
Cheers Steve, nice one mate! 😁👍
you chose it over the classic vibe?
@@17leunameWell yes, but a few months later I have a classic vibe too :) Both are great guitars.
a most excellent axe mt, and loved the vid m.
cheers mt have a good weekend m.
GAS attack! It’s really nice for the money. Excellent review, as always..
Nice guitar. It's encouraging to know that good quality can be gotten so inexpensively. It certainly makes it easier to acquire new things when they can be gotten for not much more than pocket money. I thought it sounded great in the middle position. That guitar has two flaws for me though, it's not butterscotch blond with a black pickguard, and it doesn't have a telecaster shaped headstock. As I've said before, I'm a guitar traditionalist. It doesn't have to say Fender on the headstock, as long as it is a good guitar and mostly looks the part. Thanks as always for the great videos, and I'm looking forward to more T-type reviews.
Hi Colin, well i was going to say squier bullet tele as compo and i guess it still is but fender has de spect it and put the price up (typical). It used to be string through but no more looking forward to more films on this, the jets neck looks amazing at this price and is going to take some beating. Great vid as usual Col cheers Steve
The guitar looks and sounds brilliant. There seems to be no grounding paint or foil in the pickup and control cavities to stop picking up hum and RF interference, it would be worth adding this yourself for the low cost of the guitar. Brilliant video and chat. 👍
Great review Collin.
I have found a guitar that you will like for sure. It’s a Fazley Sunset Tempest 90 from Bax Shop.
It has roasted maple neck, P90 on the neck position and costs from £91 to £116, depending on the colour. They even come with a gigbag.😮
Cheers
Pedro
If my place ever gets burgled and my fenders get nicked I think I'll purchase a couple of guitars from Jet. They look and sound great
Great review as usual. I have a 'London City Comet' T style guitar, which you probably don't know but which is a bit of a secret among Dutch guitaristas. Their amps were legendary in the late sixties, early seventies: a bit like the HiWatt amps from that era. Used to be made in Amsterdam, but these days made in China (or thereabouts) - of course - and within your budget price range (I think I paid about 200 euros for mine about 10 years ago. I don't think prices have changed all that much. I'm quite fond of mine although it may not have as much twang as a Tele should have. In fact I owned a real Fender Tele (to be honest: made in Mexico) for a while and didn't like it much. It was just too harsh and brittle to my ears. Mine has a nice mellow blues tone on the bridge pup. I like the middle position to enhance an acoustic guitar, country style. The neck pup is OK but I tend to use other guitars for that purpose. I don't know if they sell them in England.
Anyway, keep up the good work! Greetings from the other side of the Channel.
Hi Colin, fascinating as usual. To be fair to Fazley get the Coyote PLUS, it’s still only around £150, all the best
Thanks for this week’s episode, Colin. I’ve got two Jets already and I’m always tempted to get another.
Maybe consider the JT350 with the humbucker for the budget shootout. Still within the budget range, just a little more towards the top end. I picked mine up for £230
what is the difference between 350 and 300 apart from humbucker at the neck ?
There he is! With a Telecaster no less!
Excellent show as always! I'd have no problem gifting this to a beginner. My first guitar was a miserable beast- wouldn't stay in tune & the neck was so bowed you could flip it over & use it as a canoe! There's never been a better time for cash-strapped people to pick it up & start to get after it. Oh! btw...just as I was sitting here listening to you play before I could ask myself, "Is that Arnold Layne?" I guess the jack-booted Copy Write Thugs answered it for me. Shame...it sounded good!
Fun! Rosewood / Bone . . . well, yeah! Seems a good 'un! It sounded good, too - better than some I've heard. I tried the Squier 40th Anniversary Red Tele last week with reasonably high expectations but nope. I just think I'm not made for Teles. Same thing happened with the Sire Larry Carlton one despite it having all the right appointments. So it goes, I guess.
Aloha and Mahalo Colin!
I own three excellent telecasters from mexican Vintera (in shell pink actually and with good pickups) to Fender custom-shop nocaster.
I must say though, that I use to own a inexpensive stock Harley Benton te-52 that was really really great as a guitar. It had a bit of fretsprout and unpolished frets from factory but once this was fixed it was a killer killer guitar, including the pickups. I was surprisingly happy with it and it looked and felt great too.
The only reason i am not still playing it is because I didn’t have the heart to see a music loving kid in my block that couldn’t afford a guitar (or the parents) when she got into music college. So I gave it away…
I remember how it was growing up and couldn’t afford anything.
She loves it…
Nice one man! 😎👍 that's a very cool act of kindness 🙌
Sounds great - good spec for the cost - Skin Deep 😎
Great that they are able to use rosewood, some of that light Indian laurel looks awful to me. I guess some of the laurel is dyed to make it dark, if that’s the case I wonder how that process ages. Thanks for the unfamiliar brand review!
Got it 2 weeks ago immediately new strings and it’s fun
Shell pink is the bomb! I was dithering over buying a Squier VI until I found an FSR one in shell pink... Sold! hahaha.. FWIW I would go with a "Fender full range humbucker" style or a filtertron in the neck and a 4 way switch. If the pots are a bit too easy to turn you can try putting a washer or rubber O ring on the pot shaft between the control plate and the bottom of the knob, might help.
Hey, just want to say thanks for this detailed review. I was cautious about this guitar because I haven't heard about it before, but I saw a lot of 4-5 star reviews on the store website. So after watching this video I knew what I was getting myself into (less than ideal pots, good fretwork and so on). And I can say that it was pretty much spot on. My guitar was flawless, the neck is incredible, and I really like the butterscotch blonde color. But the volume pot is very scratchy, so I will probably replace it. Other than that I can't believe my luck, because I got it on sale for less than $100, brand new! Now I wonder what their most expensive guitars are like. I really like the look of their relic JS-800.
You're too modest, the playing is great! And your talking about the guitars cracks me up
Thanks Kyle that's appreciated 😎🙏
I like the sounds from this one. Not at all harsh or shrill. I am tempted! Another budget brand which seems to get a lot of positive reviews is Artist Guitars. They have got Teles from about £170 and a Thinline which is only about £10 more.
I would add the 25th Anniversary Benton, nice Coppery colour and double bound on the Tele. If it comes out as well as my Jazz, it will shock you.
Jet is cool for something designed in Euro and made at a reasonable price in China. The method is well understood.
Surprised, they have a Canadian re-seller, who has some models in stock. The JT-350 Butterscotch with regular Canuck Maple neck, unroasted. From the front, it's classic black guard, from the back, it appears to be shaped for modern hand access with a slanted no-neck-plate setup. 90$ less then the Classic Vibe of more vintage spec.
Nice to see competition.
I'm a 72 yr old free spirit hippie from the 60's and I have been watching you for a while. Your content is right up my alley. I decided to learn the piano and the guitar in my late blooming years. I don't know if you have done a budget review on strats, let me know and if you haven't could you do one when you have time. Between my gardening and my music I'm living large. Thanks & Namaste!
Hey Robert thanks for support!... I did a bullet Strat a while back and modded it with single P90 which was something else 🔥 so check that out! Jet do a cheap one too so I expect will grab one of those before long 😁👍
Yeh i wouldnt of walked past it either tbf haha. Looking forward to the video!
Hi Colin. Great video. Thanks so much for that. Here's a guitar that I think you might like. The Harley Benton TE-53KR BL Tribute Series. The Keith Richards model. Hope you're doing well mate. 🍻
I just picked up one today in yellow. Honestly, for the price, these beat any $500 mid range squire you can find. Seriously, the sound on these are great through my Marshall cube 50. For the price, its a steal.
This is my favorite channel on YT. 🎅🏿👍🏿
Thanks! 😁👍