Just found your channel. This review is now 5 years old, but honestly I think it is still timely because I recently had my eye on the F753M and I'm sure most all of your comments are still appropriate. I liked the way you presented the specs of the knives and the comparisons.
Ganzo knives are really good for their price. I'm a seaman and i use Ganzo 727m at work. It gets the job done and I'm not afraid to drop it into the sea or just lose it because it's pretty cheap.
I received an orange F753m three weeks ago and it's incredible. Pivot much smoother than my previous ganso G6801. Yes, the axis spring is stiff. Knife is very lightweight compared to its blade length which is one of my major requirements in an EDC knife. Other Ganzo's can be twice as heavy but barely longer. Came shaving sharp, no gaps/finish defects.
Nice work Advanced Knife Bro, I am subscribing.I like your humor, style and candid opinion. The little blue line to clarify measurements is super helpful and informative. Your videos are a good length also and not too pretentious. I own a lot (possibly 100 knives, I know I need an intervention) of varying costs and quality and really like the Ganzo product I think it is the hands down leader in bang for the buck. I am having a hard time accepting this global world we live in with awesome knockoffs and insane prices, but hey I bought 12. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for one of the best knife reviews I've seen in awhile. I just ordered one of these in orange. I appreciate your attention to detail, and your actual use of the knife for cutting during the review. I own a Benchmade, several, Spyderco's, and a couple of customs. I bought this one for my wife's tackle box, why am I more excited about getting this one than I was waiting for any of my other knives. I've been warned that Ganzo's are strangely addictive, why is that?
Because they offer blade types and styles in good quality from established brand designs at one tenth of the price. It's the perfect entry point of collection and trying stuff out. They also do their heat treat real good
I have the F7531 CF and is one of my favorite knives even though I have a lot of expensive knives. But for $12 I'll be adding the F753M. Would make a good traveling knife when going to places that anything over 3 inches is illegal. Great review btw.
I absolutely have to agree.. no offense to Birdshot at all, like their videos and they have a lot of content, but your reviews, video editing quality and especially subtle humor make for a far better video.
This video actually convinced me to buy one of these (got mine from power cutlery) and I've been carrying it for a few months. One of the pocket clip screws fell out, and with investigation work I found that the liner had been stripped. If I were a lefty I could switch the clip side and would never know... probably going to give it to a left handed friend. Probably. Maybe. I still really enjoy this knife for what it is.
Really nice review, perhaps the best knife review channel. Nice humor and generally entertaining way of presenting otherwise boring information we hear over and over again, keep up the good work :)
Not bought a Ganzo in a few months so I will give it a shot. I have a G753 and it has held up well, just like other Ganzo's it's too heavy. Thanks for the review Knife Bro!
Love this knife. Bought it in green and decided I needed an orange knife so I bought it in orange. And then carbon fiber. I have carried the green version enough that the lock has broken in and the blade flicks smoothly. It locks up solid. I don't expect it to fail because I am not going to beat on this little Chinese jewel of a knife with a small log. Actually, I look at videos of people batoning knives and think, "that's what a froe is for." I own a froe and I beat on it with a f-ing froe club and it makes batoning any knife look ridiculous in comparison. So this Ganzo is the perfect EDC knife for me given that I live in a state where carrying a folding knife with over a 3" blade in a pocket is a felony offense.
Im glad I can watch you buy stuff even though you can't afford to buy stuff because we both know I can't afford to buy stuff so when you buy stuff I know that when I buy stuff I know my stuff was first tested by a person who made sure his stuff was high quality. Thank you!
Exactly! Just make a video of you recording your screen of just knife websites! Lol, and just be like, "Ohh this one is cool, and this one, sighh from not being able to buy it, this one is cool, this one looks really strong, etc." Have a imaginary "invisible knife" that cuts everything and costs nothing!
When I heard my name my head exploded. How do you expect me to clean up all this brain matter? What a nightmare.... Thanks for the shoutout friendo! Also, I got the bankruptcy reference, it's my favorite show ;)
I think I have over 20 models of ganzo knives. All things concidered my opinion is that the G747 and the aluminium bodied version of F758 is the best models so far. Both are automatics and are not sold by Gearbest. Among the non autos the g729 (pm2 clone) is a great user and the ball bearing flipper G7522 amazing value.
Dude you are epic making. Seriously straight forward and funny...and you call it like it is with that caustic dry tone in your voice. LOVE THAT! Long live the Queen!...or...whatever.
Great review, as usual. I've got a few (ahem) "nicer" knives too, with S30V and such. But guess what knives do I EDC? Of course, one of my many Ganzos. Just can't beat 'em for the price. Love my G753 and others. And love the humor in your vids, plus honest, unbiased reviews, and the absence of tacti-cool crap. Keep up the good work.
Bought it. Just came. Probably my favorite Ganzo. Finally a Ganzo I'll EDC (smaller). Haven't bought a Ganzo in about 2 years. Reminds me of (wait for it) my Skyline, little bit at least. That's a good sign. Probably an Aquarius.
Well, it's over 3 years later and there are not 10K views... there are 52K views! Never underestimate the power of a good cheap knife, and sharp sardonic humor. ;) Cheers Bro!✌
I love mine! Crazy to think that the built quality is so nice at gas station knife prices! Ganzo now makes D2 blades... i know YOU know hahaha... the lock is definitely stiffer than my benchmades but once compressed the knife flies as smooth as my benchmades... its dead center as well... my pivot came super tight but 1/8 of a turn and she was good to go!
There is something to be said for a EDC beater knife, a knife you can lend to a non-knife guy and have them do bad things to it. A knife you can loose and not feel that bad about. Thumbs up
Ordered one of these as soon as I saw it. Sub 3 oz Ganzo for $12? Sold! Especially since I have, and quite like, the full size G753. Also in the mail is the F759M, a $8 Delica knockoff Ganzo released recently. Wanted something I would give zero fucks about to throw in my range bag.
For anyone who needs to take a bit of pressure off the pivot, you want to use the T8 on the right side (pocket clip). I believe the other side is a D Chicago. I could be wrong. Start with just an eighth of a turn counterclockwise. The axis lock still puts a lot of pressure on the cam and I don’t know how to solve that other than reducing the spring tension on the lock. Probably not worth it to do that much ‘smithing on a $15 knife.
Fh11 d2 :P for the price they work great! Definitely alot more stiff then my real 940. But I only have one real benchmade. Someone probably already said all this but I dont care I usually dont read comments because I'm here for the advance knife bro and I like to pretend it's just me and him. Best youtuber ever! Even though hes always too cheerful
I own this knife and approve this message :D . . seriously though, perfect size and it came very, very sharp out of the box. I felt they wanted to make a good knife to a bigger player that opted not to go with this product after all for some reason. I'm happy I don't have to pay 2-3 times the money for it, now it's my edc.
Fuck that. I have expensive knives and I love them. You get what you pay for (sometimes). My work knives are ganzos though. They get the job done and I dont care if a $20 knife gets fucked up at work. Should I turn in my knife enthusiast card now?
Once again, another killer review!! Just out of curiosity, did you loosen the pivot on this one (or any of your other Ganzos)? I've been considering doing this so the blade can "drop", but wanted to see if you've done this first. Cheers!!
I generally stopped adjusting the Ganzo pivots because they either effect centering or have loctite preventing me from removing the screws easily.. But yeah... I did no adjusting to either one of the Ganzos seen in this review.
One tests for alcohol addiction is starting with a wide variety of drinks, narrowing it down one particular drink and repeating often and compulsively. This is happening to you and Ganzo Bro. You are beyond psychological addiction, we need an intervention before you start bulk buying and pushing them on to unsuspecting minors to help fund your habit. Nah, just messin' lie love the Ganzo stuff. Not every purchase can be a Spidy or Benchmade. Junkys gotta keep scorin' Bro.
I’ve got this one with the CFiber/G10 laminated scales. Well worth FAR more than the $12 USD I paid. For a strong, small, light gent’s carry it’s hard to do much better...unless you just won the lottery.
Love ganzo knives I just bought my first the TANK the ganzo g720 love the damn thing, I personally like heavy folders don't mind wieght at all.You just gained a sub nice video
Oh well. I didn't think it was that big a deal... about the only thing I can see different is the blue colored spacers. I have quite a few Ganzos, many not firebird branded, and they basically have the same fit and finish and comparable deployment. It's not like Gold class benchmade, where they use better materials.
Benchmade Spyderco are my favorites, together have over 120. Lol, I also buy ganzo as they are great for gifts, but this one wil, be in pocket as I carry 2-3 knives edc. One high end and one budget folder, and a fixed. We knife knuts are knuts, Budget knife is to lend out and to cut gnarly stuff, tired of handing a nice BM or Spydie or other to have someone drop it, usually its on concrete or a rock in a field of dirt...go figure. Entertaining vid sir thank you.
I hadn't heard of that channel before and had an image in my head of a mutated knife reviewer with four hands. Didn't occur to me that could have meant two separate people until I went to check out that channel myself because four hands on a person doesn't make sense.
That is absolutely my favourite Ganzo knife .I have about a dozen different types but this one is so light & comfortable that I abruptly stopped my Benchmade order for a 707 . I use my knives for opening boxes and blister packs and a blade over 3 inches is too clumsy to control with comfort and the possibility of cutting your hands . I have the big brother but it has lost the pocket war .If only they put the carbon fiber scales on the little guy ! Later dude . l
just bought one but I wanted the non carbon fiber model, so I don't know if it helped your channel or not. btw this site is great, lots of deals and cheap shipping.
I got both of these carbon fiber gray coated G753, and same m1 as in video full size was way better fit/finish, but the m1 is more fun to flip around and disappears in pocket but blade is so off center its diagonal when closed
FURA off Gearbest is also worth a look into. Getting S35VN for ~$20 seems too good to be true, given Kizer is also Chinese but their S35VN stuff is $70+ (though it's supposedly well made). The FURA might be a good box killer though.
Advanced Knife Bro Neat. Looking forward to it. Glad to be an enabler. On a side note, if you have Amazon Prime, a Mora Craftline Pro S Allround is under $9. I have the previous gen knife and outside of micro edge chipping (from cutting thick wire in a hurry) it's the sharpest most practical thing I've gotten. I've spent more on Diamond plates.
I have the companion, and like it fine. I'll check out that one. Yeah I've chipped edges like that too... my rule is avoid metal to metal contact- but sometimes I need it for that.
This sounds familiar, I was the same for quite some years then at one point I got a victorinox with a locking blade. Within the same year I had a delica 4 (before they came up with the full flat grind ones), wanted something larger and added an Endura 4 FFG with pretty blue handles to the collection. That one I used for quite some time, but then there was a discount on the aluminium handled Benchmade 940 which has seen most use since I got that one. And very recently because I had seen it pass by too often and it looked so nice... and in part due to your review reminding me of it an 940-1. That took me some time thinning the edge out a bit on that one and getting a mirror polish on the newly exposed metal, I thought the original 940 was a lot of work already. But so far its holding up well with a 30ish degree microbevel in my use, it also looks good and feels nice in the hand. I don't see myself upgrading to anything else soon right now, but who knows what the future brings. The pivot on the new 940-1 still needs some breaking in though compared to my old benchmade (or manual polishing if it takes too long?). But that one wasn't as smooth as its now upon receiving it either, I suppose that's a good excuse to repeatedly open and close the knife right?
I like that one alot. It was significantly smaller than I imagined so I actually carried it for a bit. I always carry a CC4 sharpener so I never have issues with edge retention.
So I have the g753 and its not a bad knife at all. I just ordered the 7522 my 3rd ganzo, the 710 being my first. Not sure if you've seen this model or not, but it's a flipper with ball bearing pivots a bolster lock and fullered blade. I would like to see a reveiw on this one sometime and get your opinion. I just ordered one and it should be here next wk. I'll get back with ya when it arrives and let ya know what I think. Cheers bro🍻
+Josh Johnson I have that one but never got around to reviewing it. I bought it a long time ago- and the blade centering was off. It wasn't super easy to adjust the pivot because I think it had loctite. It's an ok knife... not much faster deploying than any of the others without pivots.
Advanced Knife Bro well shit....sounds like your reveiw wasn't a good one or maybe you got a lemon. I'm not terribly worried about blade centering so it wouldnt be a deal breaker for me. As long as it functions like it's supposed to ie; flips open when I want it to, stays closed when I need it to, stays locked while open and cuts like a $20 knife. Most of the reviews I've watched people have been pleased, with a few not so happy customers. Hope I end up with a good one! Thanks for the feedback hombre
Yeah it's an alright knife and I my wife used it. I always planned on reviewing it, but I had to many other projects at the time. Oh well! Plus now the blade is kind of rusty... it's proabbly the only rusty knife in the house, but since I didn't carry it I guess it wasn't cleaned off once when it was wet.
Advanced Knife Bro hahaha yeah man my wife is notorious for using my mora companion carbon steel version and not cleaning it, so I bought her the stainless steel pink mora so she would leave mine alone
Advanced Knife Bro well the 7522 arrived today....and it's a $20 Chinese made knife! Lol over all I'm happy with it with 2 exceptions....the Fucking tip is bent and the bevels are terribly off. Its still sharp as hell but they're off on a level I've not even seen on Fucking Dollar General knives lol shoulda just spent the extra money on a d2 cutjack😑
God I love my 940-1..... The only knife I would rather have is the Cabela's exclusive 940-1601. My Ganzo's axis doesn't work nearly as well as my benchmades. I tried polishing the Ganzo and everything but still not even close to benchmade.
I agree, Ganzo is amazing for the money. But everytime I open my 904-1 a girl asks me for my number. My wife hates that knife yet can't resist me when I incessantly deploy it.
Haha I give 753m to wifey. Oh I like 753 for myself. I compensate for liking a larger more orange knife. Oh you get b&h?? Oh what chu get?! Ganzo no use 440con stockman...some german steel.
+Thereal111t got a light, the dracast 1000 silver. I needed some lighting for some videos I do. I also just got a variable ND for my voigtlander 10.5mm. I used that lens in the comparison section of that video. I needed
I have done it but the balance of the knife is probably not better, the weight loss is not that much so i cant really recommend it, Its not word your time.
+fapping2quelaag they are skeletonizex... I mean I'd call the holes inside that... now nesting liners is the real trick. And no... probably not worth it.
Just cant live with that new models logo on the blade. The "Ganzo" ones are much cleaner and "mature", the eagle make it look cheap(er). There is a easy way to remove it?
My problem with the G753 with the carbon fiber scales was.... the carbon fiber scales. Slick as glass. Give me something uglier and rougher. Seems like this new 753 does just that, while shrinking the whole thing down. Kinda want the knife now... but like you I have "better" knives to carry so ... why?
Exactly. It's nice but I got knives with slightly longer blades that are light enough for me. This is a good option if you have a few Ganzos and want a light option when you don't want a piece of lead in your pocket. If you have the 940-1 like I do... then there's no need for this one. Maybe something for your car if you roll out blind?
Sadly, I don't have a 940-1 either. (Other end of pricing scale, too!)... but yeah, I could keep something like this Ganzo in my EDC pouch in my car.... Mostly rotating a few Spydercos now.
I agree. I, too, wanted a Ganzo with CF laminate, so I got one. Nice as it is to look at, had I to do it again, I would get the G10 model. Still, Ganzo is finally starting to improve there jimping, something long overdue.
Because I of you, I now posses way too many cheap knives. So you said this was around 3oz? I got a F753 in today and it's weighing at 4.5 oz It's also longer, so I think they mismarked or changed the labeling of the G753. Thanks Ganzo.
Ahh, there's the problem. Thanks for the clarification. Any chance you'll be reviewing any of the Tangram Knives by chance? I picked up the Santa Fe last week and so far all of the scrap paper in my office is terrified.
Carbon fiber is allegedly carbon fiber wrapped G10. The carbon fiber is very smooth... the G10 seems more durable and has a bit more texture when things get wet or slimy.
Yeah man... I'll throw something together in a few weeks. I will say though... it comes down to the 940-1 and PM2. PM2 if you're on a budget... 940-1 if you can afford a little more. The only real drawback to the PM2 is the weight... even though it's still pretty light and I have no problem with it. But if you're considering the Spider Monkey then the 4 oz PM2 may not be a problem.
Gonzo doesn't wait for patents to expire!? They are ALWAYS up for ripping of Intellectual properties... I like the blade shape, looks like it was probably was ripped off from Protech. Who knows? Cool that it's light weight too....
+Lefty Hook True dat! I actually didn't know this knife existed until it was snuck in a box when I just asked for a sanrenmu. But who doesn't like a Ganzo. One guy already!
I like the thiner lighter handles and bigger blades ! It should be very usable with the fine tip ! The springs on my real 940 broke year one ! Ass did the springs on my crooked river large and mini ! The springs on my 940-1 clone haven't ! Replace the crooked rivers with ganzo (G) lock springs ( bought ganzo's I didn,t like for spring and other extra parts) ! None of my ganzo springs have broke and I have tuned most of them as they come with to many pounds on them ( European bull shit laws )
Just found your channel. This review is now 5 years old, but honestly I think it is still timely because I recently had my eye on the F753M and I'm sure most all of your comments are still appropriate. I liked the way you presented the specs of the knives and the comparisons.
Ganzo knives are really good for their price.
I'm a seaman and i use Ganzo 727m at work.
It gets the job done and I'm not afraid to drop it into the sea or just lose it because it's pretty cheap.
Bottom line, you still can't beat the price, even if its now up to 19.00 for the blade...If only I had bought 50 back in the day...
I received an orange F753m three weeks ago and it's incredible. Pivot much smoother than my previous ganso G6801. Yes, the axis spring is stiff. Knife is very lightweight compared to its blade length which is one of my major requirements in an EDC knife. Other Ganzo's can be twice as heavy but barely longer. Came shaving sharp, no gaps/finish defects.
Yeah man.... mines in great shape too.
Nice work Advanced Knife Bro, I am subscribing.I like your humor, style and candid opinion. The little blue line to clarify measurements is super helpful and informative. Your videos are a good length also and not too pretentious. I own a lot (possibly 100 knives, I know I need an intervention) of varying costs and quality and really like the Ganzo product I think it is the hands down leader in bang for the buck. I am having a hard time accepting this global world we live in with awesome knockoffs and insane prices, but hey I bought 12. Keep up the good work.
+Fizisheswa their knockoffs in the loosest sense. Like cover versions... except they don't pay royalties! Thanks for checking out the reviews!
Thanks for one of the best knife reviews I've seen in awhile. I just ordered one of these in orange. I appreciate your attention to detail, and your actual use of the knife for cutting during the review. I own a Benchmade, several, Spyderco's, and a couple of customs. I bought this one for my wife's tackle box, why am I more excited about getting this one than I was waiting for any of my other knives. I've been warned that Ganzo's are strangely addictive, why is that?
Because they offer blade types and styles in good quality from established brand designs at one tenth of the price. It's the perfect entry point of collection and trying stuff out. They also do their heat treat real good
I have the F7531 CF and is one of my favorite knives even though I have a lot of expensive knives. But for $12 I'll be adding the F753M. Would make a good traveling knife when going to places that anything over 3 inches is illegal. Great review btw.
There is a Ganzo with nested liners, the F759M, a Delica/Meadowlark clone. Pretty good knife, too.
FWIW: your videos are much better than Birdshot's.
I had no idea! Ganzo has so many knives, I can't keep track of them all.
Here's a great link to show how many knives Ganzo/Firebird are marketing. budgetlightforum.com/node/44097
I absolutely have to agree.. no offense to Birdshot at all, like their videos and they have a lot of content, but your reviews, video editing quality and especially subtle humor make for a far better video.
This video actually convinced me to buy one of these (got mine from power cutlery) and I've been carrying it for a few months. One of the pocket clip screws fell out, and with investigation work I found that the liner had been stripped. If I were a lefty I could switch the clip side and would never know... probably going to give it to a left handed friend. Probably. Maybe. I still really enjoy this knife for what it is.
I have given quite a few Ganzos to coworkers and family- and they always love them.
Really nice review, perhaps the best knife review channel. Nice humor and generally entertaining way of presenting otherwise boring information we hear over and over again, keep up the good work :)
THUMBS UP BECAUSE GANZO
Thanks dude!
Thats exactly the 2 knifes I am looking at. Thanks for the video.
Not bought a Ganzo in a few months so I will give it a shot. I have a G753 and it has held up well, just like other Ganzo's it's too heavy. Thanks for the review Knife Bro!
Finally a light one, right?
Love this knife. Bought it in green and decided I needed an orange knife so I bought it in orange. And then carbon fiber. I have carried the green version enough that the lock has broken in and the blade flicks smoothly. It locks up solid. I don't expect it to fail because I am not going to beat on this little Chinese jewel of a knife with a small log. Actually, I look at videos of people batoning knives and think, "that's what a froe is for." I own a froe and I beat on it with a f-ing froe club and it makes batoning any knife look ridiculous in comparison. So this Ganzo is the perfect EDC knife for me given that I live in a state where carrying a folding knife with over a 3" blade in a pocket is a felony offense.
Yes, don't beat it on logs!
Im glad I can watch you buy stuff even though you can't afford to buy stuff because we both know I can't afford to buy stuff so when you buy stuff I know that when I buy stuff I know my stuff was first tested by a person who made sure his stuff was high quality. Thank you!
Shit I can't afford to buy stuff either.
At least we can still imagine what cool stuff would be if we had it! lol
Like a Catalog video!
Exactly! Just make a video of you recording your screen of just knife websites! Lol, and just be like, "Ohh this one is cool, and this one, sighh from not being able to buy it, this one is cool, this one looks really strong, etc." Have a imaginary "invisible knife" that cuts everything and costs nothing!
"A touch of wrist action" is the part of a Golden Chavez that puts it over to top.
The FH11 (or the 13) is supposedly the new king, I need to see your review of it. Because you are the best.
When I heard my name my head exploded. How do you expect me to clean up all this brain matter? What a nightmare....
Thanks for the shoutout friendo! Also, I got the bankruptcy reference, it's my favorite show ;)
You show up in my Instagram feed.. and when I was recording the video I was like- how about a shoutout! Yeah... I love the office.
I think I have over 20 models of ganzo knives. All things concidered my opinion is that the G747 and the aluminium bodied version of F758 is the best models so far. Both are automatics and are not sold by Gearbest. Among the non autos the g729 (pm2 clone) is a great user and the ball bearing flipper G7522 amazing value.
Dude you are epic making. Seriously straight forward and funny...and you call it like it is with that caustic dry tone in your voice. LOVE THAT! Long live the Queen!...or...whatever.
I had one of those, it is what I called the cheap Mini Grip killer. It's an amazing little blade.
+David Adkins sounds right to me
Then people argued for 8 pages hahahahha
Basically yes!
I know lol I was one of them haha
+Almost Smart I stay out of those
God I love the office. I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY 🏦! hahahha
Great review, as usual. I've got a few (ahem) "nicer" knives too, with S30V and such. But guess what knives do I EDC? Of course, one of my many Ganzos. Just can't beat 'em for the price. Love my G753 and others. And love the humor in your vids, plus honest, unbiased reviews, and the absence of tacti-cool crap. Keep up the good work.
Still rocking those Samoan safety boots, Nice review I didn't realize how smaller & lighter this one is, damn now i need it too.
Gotta have my boots! Yeah I was pretty impressed how tiny and light it was.
Bought it. Just came. Probably my favorite Ganzo. Finally a Ganzo I'll EDC (smaller). Haven't bought a Ganzo in about 2 years.
Reminds me of (wait for it) my Skyline, little bit at least. That's a good sign. Probably an Aquarius.
This is a nice light weight one, for sure.
Well, it's over 3 years later and there are not 10K views... there are 52K views!
Never underestimate the power of a good cheap knife, and sharp sardonic humor. ;)
Cheers Bro!✌
I love mine! Crazy to think that the built quality is so nice at gas station knife prices! Ganzo now makes D2 blades... i know YOU know hahaha... the lock is definitely stiffer than my benchmades but once compressed the knife flies as smooth as my benchmades... its dead center as well... my pivot came super tight but 1/8 of a turn and she was good to go!
I think the single fact that it is under 3oz makes it the best ganzo ever
That's what I'm saying!
There is something to be said for a EDC beater knife, a knife you can lend to a non-knife guy and have them do bad things to it. A knife you can loose and not feel that bad about. Thumbs up
+Scuba Mike makes a good tool box knife too
I was looking at all the ganzo knives trying to find something that would be a good small edc knife and this video helped my wallet misplace $20
This is the lightest I have reviewed by far.
Ordered one of these as soon as I saw it. Sub 3 oz Ganzo for $12? Sold! Especially since I have, and quite like, the full size G753. Also in the mail is the F759M, a $8 Delica knockoff Ganzo released recently. Wanted something I would give zero fucks about to throw in my range bag.
Oh yeah... Ganzo knifes are good beaters or backups.
Congrats on breaking 50,000 views on this one!
I had no idea!
For anyone who needs to take a bit of pressure off the pivot, you want to use the T8 on the right side (pocket clip). I believe the other side is a D Chicago. I could be wrong. Start with just an eighth of a turn counterclockwise. The axis lock still puts a lot of pressure on the cam and I don’t know how to solve that other than reducing the spring tension on the lock. Probably not worth it to do that much ‘smithing on a $15 knife.
True dis.
Fh11 d2 :P for the price they work great! Definitely alot more stiff then my real 940. But I only have one real benchmade. Someone probably already said all this but I dont care I usually dont read comments because I'm here for the advance knife bro and I like to pretend it's just me and him. Best youtuber ever! Even though hes always too cheerful
I own this knife and approve this message :D . . seriously though, perfect size and it came very, very sharp out of the box. I felt they wanted to make a good knife to a bigger player that opted not to go with this product after all for some reason. I'm happy I don't have to pay 2-3 times the money for it, now it's my edc.
I fully agree man.
Fuck that. I have expensive knives and I love them. You get what you pay for (sometimes). My work knives are ganzos though. They get the job done and I dont care if a $20 knife gets fucked up at work. Should I turn in my knife enthusiast card now?
New subscriber. My exact brand of humor Well done.
Thank you! Check out some of my newer stuff.
Once again, another killer review!! Just out of curiosity, did you loosen the pivot on this one (or any of your other Ganzos)? I've been considering doing this so the blade can "drop", but wanted to see if you've done this first. Cheers!!
I generally stopped adjusting the Ganzo pivots because they either effect centering or have loctite preventing me from removing the screws easily.. But yeah... I did no adjusting to either one of the Ganzos seen in this review.
Great review!. I like more the G753, i like bigger knives better than small ones.
The G753 is a piece of beauty, i like mine very much.
Regards!
Well Ganzo makes quite a few of those, right? I like bigger blades too though. Thanks man!
One tests for alcohol addiction is starting with a wide variety of drinks, narrowing it down one particular drink and repeating often and compulsively. This is happening to you and Ganzo Bro.
You are beyond psychological addiction, we need an intervention before you start bulk buying and pushing them on to unsuspecting minors to help fund your habit.
Nah, just messin' lie love the Ganzo stuff. Not every purchase can be a Spidy or Benchmade.
Junkys gotta keep scorin' Bro.
+Ben Galvin yeah especially when that light i opened set me back $300!
Advanced Knife Bro Ouch, that's like very expensive speed balling, perhaps a diazepam suppository. Gentle come down Taylor made for hard use Bros 😵
Diazepam suppository? Tell me more.
I’ve got this one with the CFiber/G10 laminated scales. Well worth FAR more than the $12 USD I paid. For a strong, small, light gent’s carry it’s hard to do much better...unless you just won the lottery.
Oh yeah... great blade for the money
Another great review, looking forward for the next one.
Thanks!
bought one via your link thanks buddy. keep em coming
Thanks dude! Every little bit helps fund gear and better camera stuff for the channel.
Heck yea, love the way you hold the knife murdering that last box!! Great video, laughed a lot, thanks!
It shot my paw!
Love ganzo knives its all I carry now
Love your humor. I can come here to laugh, and then go to Nick Shabaz videos for some good old anxiety.
Compare that Ganzo to the Benchmade 707, it's functionally very similar and my 753M1 makes me miss my 707 so much.
I am waiting for the day I see a knife that has a flashlight built in on your channel! This ganzo looks aggressive!
Love ganzo knives I just bought my first the TANK the ganzo g720 love the damn thing, I personally like heavy folders don't mind wieght at all.You just gained a sub nice video
If weights not an issue- they’re a really great value. Thanks man!
No problem man,your welcome
I just ordered the ganzo g7452-CF also it's a copy of some hk benchmade knife
I have one coming in a few days. I have heard nothing but good about it!
Yeah it's a nice light weight carry blade. Finally!
Love your cheap knife reviews!
Kind of missed that it's a Firebird branded... Ganzo.
Oh well. I didn't think it was that big a deal... about the only thing I can see different is the blue colored spacers. I have quite a few Ganzos, many not firebird branded, and they basically have the same fit and finish and comparable deployment. It's not like Gold class benchmade, where they use better materials.
I like the Aphip crawling along the scales. 👍 I use mine as a cheap version of the Bugout.
Yay, Ganzo’s back! Talk dirty to me Bro.
You had me at 3ozs!
AND A GANZO!
Yeah I'll probably buy it. I haven't gotten a new Ganzo in a few months and wth it's only 12$.
Thats a 6 pack of beer I drink.
***** I don't really drink beer but I have paid 12$ at the gas station when I haven't even bought gas.
Rolling papers and skittles?
***** lol. Maybe when I was 20-25 but now it's mostly beef jerky and diet soda. Lol.
Oh btw you are most favored knife review for me. Much more better than buckshotiv
Thanks for the kind words. Birdshot is a cool dude too!
Benchmade Spyderco are my favorites, together have over 120. Lol, I also buy ganzo as they are great for gifts, but this one wil, be in pocket as I carry 2-3 knives edc. One high end and one budget folder, and a fixed. We knife knuts are knuts, Budget knife is to lend out and to cut gnarly stuff, tired of handing a nice BM or Spydie or other to have someone drop it, usually its on concrete or a rock in a field of dirt...go figure. Entertaining vid sir thank you.
Birdshot channel has nothing on your channel, unless you are counting hands. Then, yeah, they twice as many hands
Whoa! I ain't getting into turf wars here! I'm just midning my own business, accidentally cutting myself with a knife here and there.
correct ,but she has such nice nail polish ! and lovely fingers .
But both channels are great !
I hadn't heard of that channel before and had an image in my head of a mutated knife reviewer with four hands. Didn't occur to me that could have meant two separate people until I went to check out that channel myself because four hands on a person doesn't make sense.
millwrightman99 yep she does have some sexy knife fondling hands
I can't stand Birdshot reviews. I don't find them funny or quirky. Just annoying.
That is absolutely my favourite Ganzo knife .I have about a dozen different types but this one is so light & comfortable that I abruptly stopped my Benchmade order for a 707 .
I use my knives for opening boxes and blister packs and a blade over 3 inches is too clumsy to control with comfort and the possibility of cutting your hands .
I have the big brother but it has lost the pocket war .If only they put the carbon fiber scales on the little guy !
Later dude .
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Thanks
They must of just added it ,I'm going to order a couple .
Love using those air pockets to put under the tires of my coworkers. Sounds like the shootout at the OK Corral at quitting time, lol.
Pop pop!
Eddie King
Video or it didn't happen! lol
I have that knife realy good for edc, small but useful with blade shape and lock system.
Agreed on all points.
Your Channel reminds me of Food Wishes style but for knives.
you should check out the cold steel hold out 2. I actually think you would really like it. It's a reasonable cold steel, imagine that!
fangers. Great review!
just bought one but I wanted the non carbon fiber model, so I don't know if it helped your channel or not. btw this site is great, lots of deals and cheap shipping.
Much appreciated!
I got both of these carbon fiber gray coated G753, and same m1 as in video full size was way better fit/finish, but the m1 is more fun to flip around and disappears in pocket but blade is so off center its diagonal when closed
I EDC a Douk-Douk and always forget I have it in my pocket. It has survived the washing machine a few times!
I will try out one of these one day. It's the French Higonokami.
FURA off Gearbest is also worth a look into. Getting S35VN for ~$20 seems too good to be true, given Kizer is also Chinese but their S35VN stuff is $70+ (though it's supposedly well made). The FURA might be a good box killer though.
I'll check them out and see if I can get one.
Advanced Knife Bro Neat. Looking forward to it. Glad to be an enabler.
On a side note, if you have Amazon Prime, a Mora Craftline Pro S Allround is under $9. I have the previous gen knife and outside of micro edge chipping (from cutting thick wire in a hurry) it's the sharpest most practical thing I've gotten. I've spent more on Diamond plates.
I have the companion, and like it fine. I'll check out that one. Yeah I've chipped edges like that too... my rule is avoid metal to metal contact- but sometimes I need it for that.
I keep your reviews on as background noise as I drink my tea sometimes.
So if my wife just keeps repeating "uh huh uh huh uh huh" over and over again, while I'm talking to her... is that what she's doing to?
That's exactly what she's doing.
Nothing like a yapping man.
Never got the knife thing until I found your channel -
Bought two in last 16 hours....
You know... I was a guy who carried just a Leatherman for quite some time. Now I'm hooked too!
This sounds familiar, I was the same for quite some years then at one point I got a victorinox with a locking blade. Within the same year I had a delica 4 (before they came up with the full flat grind ones), wanted something larger and added an Endura 4 FFG with pretty blue handles to the collection.
That one I used for quite some time, but then there was a discount on the aluminium handled Benchmade 940 which has seen most use since I got that one. And very recently because I had seen it pass by too often and it looked so nice... and in part due to your review reminding me of it an 940-1.
That took me some time thinning the edge out a bit on that one and getting a mirror polish on the newly exposed metal, I thought the original 940 was a lot of work already. But so far its holding up well with a 30ish degree microbevel in my use, it also looks good and feels nice in the hand. I don't see myself upgrading to anything else soon right now, but who knows what the future brings.
The pivot on the new 940-1 still needs some breaking in though compared to my old benchmade (or manual polishing if it takes too long?). But that one wasn't as smooth as its now upon receiving it either, I suppose that's a good excuse to repeatedly open and close the knife right?
The Ganzo G714 has BRD4116 steel.
+Angry Guinea Pig There we go ^^^
I like that one alot. It was significantly smaller than I imagined so I actually carried it for a bit. I always carry a CC4 sharpener so I never have issues with edge retention.
So I have the g753 and its not a bad knife at all. I just ordered the 7522 my 3rd ganzo, the 710 being my first. Not sure if you've seen this model or not, but it's a flipper with ball bearing pivots a bolster lock and fullered blade. I would like to see a reveiw on this one sometime and get your opinion. I just ordered one and it should be here next wk. I'll get back with ya when it arrives and let ya know what I think. Cheers bro🍻
+Josh Johnson I have that one but never got around to reviewing it. I bought it a long time ago- and the blade centering was off. It wasn't super easy to adjust the pivot because I think it had loctite. It's an ok knife... not much faster deploying than any of the others without pivots.
Advanced Knife Bro well shit....sounds like your reveiw wasn't a good one or maybe you got a lemon. I'm not terribly worried about blade centering so it wouldnt be a deal breaker for me. As long as it functions like it's supposed to ie; flips open when I want it to, stays closed when I need it to, stays locked while open and cuts like a $20 knife.
Most of the reviews I've watched people have been pleased, with a few not so happy customers. Hope I end up with a good one! Thanks for the feedback hombre
Yeah it's an alright knife and I my wife used it. I always planned on reviewing it, but I had to many other projects at the time. Oh well! Plus now the blade is kind of rusty... it's proabbly the only rusty knife in the house, but since I didn't carry it I guess it wasn't cleaned off once when it was wet.
Advanced Knife Bro hahaha yeah man my wife is notorious for using my mora companion carbon steel version and not cleaning it, so I bought her the stainless steel pink mora so she would leave mine alone
Advanced Knife Bro well the 7522 arrived today....and it's a $20 Chinese made knife! Lol over all I'm happy with it with 2 exceptions....the Fucking tip is bent and the bevels are terribly off. Its still sharp as hell but they're off on a level I've not even seen on Fucking Dollar General knives lol shoulda just spent the extra money on a d2 cutjack😑
God I love my 940-1.....
The only knife I would rather have is the Cabela's exclusive 940-1601.
My Ganzo's axis doesn't work nearly as well as my benchmades.
I tried polishing the Ganzo and everything but still not even close to benchmade.
My Ganzos aren't bad at all... it's just the 940-1 is basically a dream to deploy.
I agree, Ganzo is amazing for the money. But everytime I open my 904-1 a girl asks me for my number. My wife hates that knife yet can't resist me when I incessantly deploy it.
Love the tiny bug at 1:17
Do you still consider this to be their best knife 2 yrs out?
Yes. I gave this give to my brother- but it’s light and very pocketable
@@AdvancedKnifeBro Have you tried out the Ganzo FH11 or FH13 yet?
Haha I give 753m to wifey. Oh I like 753 for myself. I compensate for liking a larger more orange knife. Oh you get b&h?? Oh what chu get?!
Ganzo no use 440con stockman...some german steel.
+Thereal111t got a light, the dracast 1000 silver. I needed some lighting for some videos I do. I also just got a variable ND for my voigtlander 10.5mm. I used that lens in the comparison section of that video. I needed
Nice review. Thanks.
I love your reviews. Out of curiosity, what would you say are your favorite there Ganzo knives now?
This one, the G722, and the G7392, and an honorable mention to the G746 for also being light weight.
Advanced Knife Bro Just watched the reviews for both of those, as well as the Sanrenmu 9103. think I might pick up a few more Ganzos.
Nice Michael Scott reference, bro.
Someone got it!
I own one and it doesn’t deploy very smoothly. My next Ganzo will be the FG21.
Great style you have there, Cheers and thank you
Ever tried skeletonizing liners yourself? I may try that on one of these bad boys.
I have done it but the balance of the knife is probably not better, the weight loss is not that much so i cant really recommend it, Its not word your time.
+fapping2quelaag they are skeletonizex... I mean I'd call the holes inside that... now nesting liners is the real trick. And no... probably not worth it.
keep it up bruh. if I wanted to listen to a bridge-troll giggle for 10 min, i'd watch birdshot's channel.
Just cant live with that new models logo on the blade. The "Ganzo" ones are much cleaner and "mature", the eagle make it look cheap(er). There is a easy way to remove it?
My problem with the G753 with the carbon fiber scales was.... the carbon fiber scales. Slick as glass. Give me something uglier and rougher. Seems like this new 753 does just that, while shrinking the whole thing down. Kinda want the knife now... but like you I have "better" knives to carry so ... why?
Exactly. It's nice but I got knives with slightly longer blades that are light enough for me. This is a good option if you have a few Ganzos and want a light option when you don't want a piece of lead in your pocket. If you have the 940-1 like I do... then there's no need for this one. Maybe something for your car if you roll out blind?
Sadly, I don't have a 940-1 either. (Other end of pricing scale, too!)... but yeah, I could keep something like this Ganzo in my EDC pouch in my car.... Mostly rotating a few Spydercos now.
I agree. I, too, wanted a Ganzo with CF laminate, so I got one. Nice as it is to look at, had I to do it again, I would get the G10 model. Still, Ganzo is finally starting to improve there jimping, something long overdue.
36 people bought a ProTech TR5.
Review the Y-Start Jin02! its on gearbest too so you could possibly request it as well. im surprised you havent already reviewed it :)
I'll look into it. Thanks!
Lord I need to stop buying cheap knives...
Because I of you, I now posses way too many cheap knives. So you said this was around 3oz? I got a F753 in today and it's weighing at 4.5 oz It's also longer, so I think they mismarked or changed the labeling of the G753. Thanks Ganzo.
The G753 and G753m are not the same knife. The “m” variant is the smaller version...
Ahh, there's the problem. Thanks for the clarification. Any chance you'll be reviewing any of the Tangram Knives by chance? I picked up the Santa Fe last week and so far all of the scrap paper in my office is terrified.
Not plans yet- but I’ll check into them
how do you compare g10 and carbon fiber handles of ganzo knives in terms of durability and grippiness?
Carbon fiber is allegedly carbon fiber wrapped G10. The carbon fiber is very smooth... the G10 seems more durable and has a bit more texture when things get wet or slimy.
Thanks!
Hey, are you able to do a comparison between the 940-1 vs the PM-2 s110v? Or the 765 vs the copper spider monkey? thanks
Yeah man... I'll throw something together in a few weeks. I will say though... it comes down to the 940-1 and PM2. PM2 if you're on a budget... 940-1 if you can afford a little more. The only real drawback to the PM2 is the weight... even though it's still pretty light and I have no problem with it. But if you're considering the Spider Monkey then the 4 oz PM2 may not be a problem.
Advanced Knife Bro thanks a lot man, I appreciate the responce.
Hi, if you still have this, can you respond with the "tallness" measurement?
Birdshot channel has Frankie small hands. And over here we're stuck with advanced cracked hands (bro).
+Fitz Mouse if my wife telling me I need hand lotion on my hands never works- the internet definitely has no sway
Advanced Knife Bro Don't get me wrong. I've accepted this is the way things are. And hey, your video convinced me to buy another knife. So....touché.
Ha! Maybe I should apply nail polish to one hand. I wonder if that gets the clicks!
That's what she said.
Gonzo doesn't wait for patents to expire!? They are ALWAYS up for ripping of Intellectual properties... I like the blade shape, looks like it was probably was ripped off from Protech. Who knows? Cool that it's light weight too....
+Lefty Hook True dat! I actually didn't know this knife existed until it was snuck in a box when I just asked for a sanrenmu. But who doesn't like a Ganzo. One guy already!
9" X 9" TILES ON YOUR FLOOR BRO ASBESTOS GOOD REVIEW OTHERWISE
I like the knife and I like the review. Let me know if you need more views to get to 5,000. I'll watch it twice.
+Steed Andersen I'll let ya know!
Fantastic review. Very funny
I like the thiner lighter handles and bigger blades ! It should be very usable with the fine tip !
The springs on my real 940 broke year one ! Ass did the springs on my crooked river large and mini ! The springs on my 940-1 clone haven't ! Replace the crooked rivers with ganzo (G) lock springs ( bought ganzo's I didn,t like for spring and other extra parts) ! None of my ganzo springs have broke and I have tuned most of them as they come with to many pounds on them ( European bull shit laws )