I love my 301! I was surprised after having had it for several months, sitting in a corner, then cleaned it up and gave it a go. Great sustain, nice sounds and tones, great energy :)

@TMK8908

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve had mine for the last 15 years! I recently upgraded to a Jackson Kelly though, but I pulled this back out and it STILL sounds awesome through my Peavey Vypyr 15

I wish there was something like this when I was first learning 40+ years ago.

@popsfereal

4 жыл бұрын

I hear that! My first guitar was a National Studio 66, and I took it apart so my brother could use the neck to build a "real guitar" in shop class.

@jamelynch4474

4 жыл бұрын

@@popsfereal I started on 2 Harmonies my parents had . One was a Rocket hollow body and the other a solid body.

I hope people realize that first act guitars can appreciate like hell. I've seen some older ones go for $3500+. Also if you're into that Mac Demarco indie kind of sound these are actually pretty good

@route-249

6 жыл бұрын

That's good to know... Thanks Stephen

@plainfuji1865

6 жыл бұрын

Well saidddd

@bertesty3085

6 жыл бұрын

yup.. ppl think walmart...but they make high end too

@mitchellturnbull3988

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah they have a custom shop that actually makes real, solid instruments. Very high end. But this is a Walmart guitar. It’s the same one I learned how to play on, but it’s still a POS that is only good for beginners lol

@PootaurStuff

4 жыл бұрын

The Firs Act Sheena is the ONLY one I've seen worth that amount. All the rest resell at below $70.

The necks on these guitars are really pretty good!!! Very straight and good action!

Thanks for a great presentation, I bought one off ebay today for $50.00 and I wish I could play as well as you do, THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah great review this is my son's first me301 nice guitar plays really neat still has it same color so cool to see some has a Walmart special you can't beat it I like it

I have a First Act ME437 and sound great

I just got one today used for $40.00. It's like new. I;m excited to learn to play.

nice playing. kickass ponytail also

I have the twin to the one you picked up. Found it the same way, used, hardly played. The thing intonates well, good tone and sustain. Used to sell for $59 at Wally World. I could drop some high-quality pickups into the thing and I doubt anyone could tell the difference from my real Fender Strat. But, even that isn't necessary... I doubt most people could tell the difference anyway. If a person doesn't have two-grand or more to sink into a high-dollar, brand name guitar, I'd recommend one of these things.

I just picked up a first act strat knock off with a single bridge humbucker for 40 bucks... the neck is surprisingly great! Maple thin C profile, rosewood board, straight, and smooth fret ends. Im gonna drop 35 bucks into it...locking tuners, round string trees, and new strings. I blocked off the bridge as it didnt come with a trem bar. The body is real cheap feeling and the finish is pretty terrible, but its honestly not a bad instrument. The tuners and trees will help it hold tune. The saddles seem reasonable and I get some good gain out of the humbucker. PS, dude you look pretty loaded

Sweet!

you the man

I have a cheapo first act I'm using on a line 6 spider amp and it sounds fine to me. playing bands like strapping young lad/ Devin Townsend with open c tuning and it works just fine.

@TMK8908

2 жыл бұрын

Same, I have the original Peavey Vypyr 15 modeling amp and replaced the strings with Ernie Ball Beefy Slinkys and it sounds great, although I now also have a Jackson Kelly with the licensed Floyd Rose and I only play this one when a string breaks on the Jackson (only because I’m inexperienced with Floyd’s and setting one up) so this guitar barely gets played anymore

I have the same guitar and it's great. I don't know why people hate on it. It has great sound and it's not expensive. I'm having alot of fun with it.

@plasticbleach4004

5 жыл бұрын

Have you ever played a guitar that you find at a guitar store and not Walmart?

These models also make for off the wall partscasters. The bodies alone with some simple add ups can make a genuine hot rod guitar

I've got a couple First Acts that I bought cheap to go all Frankenstein on. Obviously I wouldn't do that with anything but a cheapo axe. Got an ME302 (their Tele-style knockoff) that I painted a nice sonic blue, put a tortoise shell scratch guard on and replaced the pickups. Put a lipstick cartridge humbucker at the bridge and a single lipstick cartridge at the neck. Now it twangs like no surf guitar you ever heard. Recently got an Overload (nice looking double-cut) that I'm painting sea foam green and putting a Gretsch humbucker on. No, they won't replace my Gretsch or my Gibson, but if you're inclined to spend a little money on them and have the time you can have fun turning them into something that looks, and more importantly sounds, pretty damn good.

My grandma had given me one, I took the damn thing apart. Replaced all electronics, new pick guard, new neck, and completely sanded the body to bare wood and went from there.

@route-249

6 жыл бұрын

That's great! I think the electronics definitely needed some help and they are cheap enough to make it a fun project guitar.

@kylem5576

6 жыл бұрын

Great guitar now though. I wanted to build my own from parts but my budget wasn't fitting along with the body. As soon as I looked at the thing collecting dust in the corner it hit me haha. One problem, if you want bare wood you'll need a heat gun and a scraper.

@juanfrancisbugtong6072

Ай бұрын

Hello, I just got this exact guitar yesterday. I know it’s late but do you think I can put a stratocaster pickguard? Is the body the same as a fender strat but just different pickguard?

not bad brother looks good man and sounds good. you got some licks in you old timer lol. I just got a hold of a beautiful sun burst lex Paul style first act. it's awesome If owned all types of less Paul types going from les paul ario pro ii, Gibson, Epiphone and know first act. if got to say it's on par with a high end epiphone for sure I picked it up for 40 bucks. that's a Bergen anyway lol. this is the model in case u might want to check it out. first act m2g-200 b

Just picked up a ME502 single pick up and it don't sound bad lol and I usually run a B.C. rich warbeast one on a line 6 spider so not bad at all

paid $8 for mine from a garage sale stays in tune better than some of my more expensive guitars.

Sweet... you got a cheaper one than I did; mine cost $25.00. Lol

I have that guitar!!!

@TMK8908

3 жыл бұрын

So do I have had it the last 15 years but recently upgraded to a Jackson Kelly with a Floyd Rose (but went back to playing this for the time being as my Jackson has an issue with the output jack and I’ll have to have it changed out 😔 after I get it fixed though I’m putting this back up)

First Act, as seen at Walmart.

@porschepal7932

8 жыл бұрын

I got my first act bundle as my first guitar at Toys R Us

@dannyh7557

6 жыл бұрын

I seen both at WalMart

@bertesty3085

6 жыл бұрын

Ive seen some good models go for over a 1000.

@rachetCD

6 жыл бұрын

@@bertesty3085 theyre all custom made in Massachusetts. Not the same as what walmart is handed to sell

@johanaceves1940

5 жыл бұрын

@@bertesty3085 pesos mexicanos?

Ok thanks

I have the same guitar, but the block that holds the whammy bar broke and the 17th feet on the high E was dead. But I took the neck off another cheapo First Act I found for $30 at a yard sale and put a block of wood in my ME301 to keep the bridge in place. Sounds good for the price.

@TripsView

2 жыл бұрын

When I first tried to learn as a kid I had this guitar and it broke at my first lesson lmao

@Ari-un3sh

Жыл бұрын

What size Sammy bar does it use?

GO Ravens!!!!!

Tune it!!!!!

@TheFrenchicecream

10 жыл бұрын

It's an electric guitar, It's supposed to sound like that. Especially with distortion.

I picked up a First Act ME302 telecaster from my local flea market/swap meet for $75. Thru my Crate VC3112 it sounds pretty great. When I go thru my PC with a Digitech RP90 it sounds just as good. For what it is, it was a decent deal though I've seen people getting them for as little as $15-30 I don't feel like I overpaid.. The only downside is that since it's such a cheap guitar there's a limit to how comfortable the neck & fingerboard can get. I think I need to really give mine a good once over in regards to the frets & just make sure everything is ship shape. But again, for what it is, it sounds okay & it does play decently it's just not butter. Sub $100 everything is margarine so... lol

@masonriley402

7 жыл бұрын

That sentence does not make Any sense what so ever. Lol

I use a Marshall Haze

Which guitar amp do u use?

The real question, does it blend??

@GSHYBR1D

7 жыл бұрын

Seafoam Dave but does it??

What's it sound like with the intonation set? A friend of mine found one in the garbage last year. I'm wanting to borrow it to see if it sounds any better once it's set up halfway right lol

@route-249

6 жыл бұрын

It will never have all of the sustain of the guitars that are made from the perfect types of wood and I'm sure it wasn't shown a lot of love on the finish, but if you're on a budget, they aren't that bad to play on. If you want to spend the time to set up the intonation after you adjust the neck to bring the action down, I'm sure it would work out for you. You still may have to tune up between sets. They aren't Grover Tuners ya know... lol... And I'm sure some are better than others, but the one I got for $25.00 at a garage sale works pretty good.

@popsfereal

4 жыл бұрын

I have several First Act guitars. Once set up, they are pretty good. A couple of mine are one piece bodies, and the sustain and tone are as good or better than some "higher line" guitars I have.

Can anyone tell me what the best strings are for this model? I have one and put some Fender .009-.042 strings on it. I'm getting a buzz in the low E string. I see clearance at the next fret after the one fretted all the way up or down the neck. If it's not the strings, I don't know what it is. I've gone through setup twice to verify all things are right. The action is higher than I like already. I had it at 16" on the 17th fret. I'm now near 1/8" on the 17th fret. Beyond that I am impressed with this guitar. I purchased it at a local consignment store. It looks practically new. No wear on the frets at all. No scratches on the finish. Besides the buzz, it sounds beautiful.

@route-249

5 жыл бұрын

I use .009-.042 strings and I wouldn't use anything else. My guess is that your neck is out of adjustment. These guitars aren't going to be perfect every time and sometimes any production guitar will be set up incorrectly. Here is something that I would do to try to pinpoint your problem... you will need an assistant to perform this... Have someone hold down your string on the first and last fret. Now you take a piece of paper and put it between your string and the other frets. The paper should not be pinched. It should slide through if you were to let go of it. What is happening (I suspect) is that you have the wrong bow or no bow on your neck. Either one can cause fret buzz, especially with the low E string because it is the biggest string & would be the first to hit a fret. If you do not feel comfident in adjusting your truss rod, you should take it to someone else to adjust, but if you feel comfident in doing so, then you will probably find that this will remedy your problem. Good luck & if you need anything else, just chime in...

@jaydanbowland9617

5 жыл бұрын

U can use the same gauge but definitely put some ddarios on there or Ernie ball

Great playing bud! I'm a lead guitar player also. I just hope you have a better guitar to play on. I'm also a luthier, I make guitars, violins, and harps. I also have a repair service. I'm the only person I know of that does inside-the-body work using a medical endoscope so I dont have to take the instrument apart. But anyhow, I liked your jamming! Thumbs up for your playing, but down for the guitar...

@route-249

5 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what someone with all of your talents is doing looking at a video about "First Act", but thanks for the encouragement and Yes ALL of my other guitars are of better quality. Good luck with your business!!!

@PootaurStuff

4 жыл бұрын

@@route-249 I was looking because someone has one for sale here for $60. I was wanting another guitar so I can strip out the pickups and controls to make another lap steel guitar. I was wondering if the pickups were ok sounding. I already took apart one guitar for the parts and built my first steel guitar. Thats the only reason. I have much better guitars in my collect that I wouldn't dare strip out. I am glad that you got better ones, as good as you play, you need to be on one that equals the quality of your playing, Certainly, not a piece o junk like First Act any instrument!!! I prefer Gibson's, Fender, Les Paul... most others are just plain old caca...I have 118 instruments in my collection! The only types I lack are brass, I only have a trumpet and french horn. But when it comes to string and wind instruments I sure have plenty of them... and percussion! My wife bought me for Christmas last year a Hohner C64 chromatic harmonica, Venoma, African Thumb Piano, and a melodica! I have more instruments than time to play them all... but I try! Jam on... you should mount up on some 1969 Woodstock music, I bet you would rock on some Santana!

Where do you find the model number on the first act guitar?

@route-249

Жыл бұрын

Mine is on the truss rod cover & the serial number is on the back, stamped into the neck plate (where the neck is bolted to the body).

That was my first electric guitar in 2005 lol

@TMK8908

2 жыл бұрын

Same lmao

What size wammy bar does it use?

@route-249

Жыл бұрын

Mine doesn't have a wammy bar...

can I use my real Squier (a more expensive knockoff Strat LOL) on the amp it came with

@route-249

8 жыл бұрын

+V10 FSI Sure, you can use any guitar that has a pickup.

@shethinksimironman

8 жыл бұрын

+mark dennis really? nice! also, does it have a general good quality sound? or does it kinda overdrive (mild distortion) at normal volumes? Thanks for replying tho

@route-249

8 жыл бұрын

+V10 FSI It doesn't sound all that great. Here is what I have found... If you take a cheap set of drums and put high-dollar heads on them, they sound great. If you take a cheap guitar and put high-dollar pick-ups in it, it sounds great. here, I did none of that, however, I am using a Marshall Haze Amp to play through (A high-dollar amp). It isn't my go-to guitar, but for the price, it's not so bad. I would rather play an Epiphone or Gibson myself, but if it was all I could afford, I'd play it... As for the amp, ... same thing, I'd use it till I could afford something else. Hope this helps...

@EndlessVoid98

8 жыл бұрын

+V10 FSI Squiers are no Fender knockoffs.

@shethinksimironman

8 жыл бұрын

***** lol I was joking with that one

Should I buy one of those guitars

@route-249

10 жыл бұрын

These are relatively cheap guitars and if you are on a budget, I think these are playable guitars. And you don't have to cry about a ding or scratch. If you don't know how to set up the neck, action, and intonation, you should have someone do that for you. Should you buy one? I can't answer that for you. All I can say is that there's nothing wrong with them. They are made well and sound ok in my book. Obviously if you play it through a cheap amp, it's gonna sound cheap; through a great sounding amp, it'll sound like an expensive guitar.Good Luck!

@henrythepooh

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for helping me out

Which one is better First Act or Squier?

@nat4dai

7 жыл бұрын

Squier is better. There are only a few First Act guitars in the under $150 that are as good as Squiers - One is the VW GarageMaster. It plays, feels and sounds great - its also a solid guitar/well built.

does it djent?

@route-249

7 жыл бұрын

I guess with the right tuning and the right amp... anything is possible lol

can I use any amp for my guitar?

@route-249

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can!

When you get higher on the neck it sounds like crap that's why I bought a fender

I bought my at target like 6 years ago the picks up sucks .... but I change the picks up to alnico 5 👌

@popsfereal

4 жыл бұрын

If you have a FA with humbuckers....those ARE alnico 5 PU's, lol.

@Eikomusic_411

4 жыл бұрын

@@popsfereal now I change my to lambertones pickups ha

@popsfereal

4 жыл бұрын

@@Eikomusic_411 So ykoiu spent more for the PU that for the guitar?

@Eikomusic_411

4 жыл бұрын

@@popsfereal yea I change the Pots upgraded to Go ones and pickups also . Sounds awesome!

Every electric guitar sounds the same unplugged, it's really the amp that makes the sound. In this case, he's using effects to make it sound decent, but my guess is that it's heavy and won't stay in tune very long. Look on CL and find a Jackson Dinky or Ibanez Gio for under $100.

@route-249

9 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't trade my Epiphones or my Gibson for one of these. Difference is basically the feel and playability, but for a Fender nock-off and as a beginner guitar, it's not bad.

@jayveesalac1968

6 жыл бұрын

It's the pickups not the amp idiot!

When you don’t know shit about playing guitars , the first act is cheap enough to start on , then when your decent buy a good strat or les Paul , or whatever suits you in a good brand ! Why buy an expensive piece of equipment if you can’t even play a guitar like me lmao.......but this guy is good so he should buy a good quality guitar

@route-249

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting Shawn. I think that is sound advice. Sometimes you just can't afford a quality guitar, but surely 90% of the public can afford an Epiphone or Ibanez or something better than a First Act. I have several guitars, but I wanted to show that you don't have to buy a $3000.00 Gibson. These are guitars you can modify, tweak, paint, sculpt and even set on fire if you want without worrying about it. =D

@JABelms

6 жыл бұрын

true, you shouldn't even throw them, just keep them if you have many racks. I myself have a Chinese made guitar with no head label, but the wood is swamp ash and the woodwork is well done. I just jammed Warpigs and grover tuners in that thing and it's already fit for shows and recording. It's one of my best sounding guitars

Esse cara parece o guitarrista do Danilo Gentili

If you pay shipping and handling, I'll let you ship it to me, that cheap paint may even give a hotter flame in the wood burner..

@popsfereal

4 жыл бұрын

dork/elitist/guitar snob, lol.

I thinking of getting one for 35 is that good

@route-249

7 жыл бұрын

As long as you feel it is a playable guitar it is. I don't know how it has been treated, nor do I know how well it plays, but as long as it is a playable guitar and you're satisfied with it, $35 is a cheap get me through the rough times guitar!

Ive had almost 15 first acts they sounds as great as les pauls

@TripsView

2 жыл бұрын

False

It's not a knockoff of a fender strat. It may have some similarities but fender doesn't hold the patent for the s style guitar. Regardless if they made the shape first, it's not a knockoff or imitation product. Just another s styled guitar.

@kablackbelt09ts

8 жыл бұрын

"S" style or type comes from the Stratocaster name. Change the pickguard and the headstock and you have yourself a complete imitation Stratocaster. If First Act hadn't changed these two things, Fender would sue them for everything they have. Yes, it's a copy.

Everyone in the comments acting like they actually know sht about guitats

@PootaurStuff

4 жыл бұрын

Well some of us do know! Especially me, I make instruments; guitars, violins, harps, steel guitars... First Act is ONLY good for a beginner. When you try a high quality guitar you will know the difference between a cheap piece of crap vs expensive one. Its a world of difference. I could identify a First Act instrument with my eyes closed.

Where product first act?

@route-249

4 ай бұрын

It is a company that makes these guitars. I bought mine at a garage sale.

im getting one for $60

20 bucks

i got that guitar for free from my gfs dad😎

I have medel# ME4016

@route-249

10 жыл бұрын

How do you like it?

@wilbertotorresjr6987

10 жыл бұрын

I havn't really had a chance to learn yet.

@CookiesUnleashed

10 жыл бұрын

Who bought you that?!?!? You should've started with an epiphone or ibanez! First act is a horrible brand!!!

@marcmoonrider

9 жыл бұрын

CookiesUnleashed Why is it horrible? Just because it is a beginner guitar? Not everyone can afford top of the line Fenders and Gibsons. I have one of these guitars. I got at St. Vinnie's and as a starter guitar it is fine.

@CookiesUnleashed

9 жыл бұрын

The Commander Their wood quality, consistency, and sound just doesn't appeal to me.

Play it completely clean. With the original strings. Sounds cheap and "Tin-ny". LOL it barely holds sustain. Much props on trying to make "anything" sound good LOL..

First act sucks

@TheLeader664

8 жыл бұрын

+Itachis Mein no shit it's suppose to suck

@beanboy378

8 жыл бұрын

+smartymarty9 no that guitar is literally a guitar you could get at the dollar store

@syzerx6789

8 жыл бұрын

+Itachis Mein That is way over exaggerated. I have one of these and it's not a terrible tone. It's good enough for recording.

@shoeonhead

8 жыл бұрын

+smartymarty9 actually my guitar is as good as its materials, electronics, setup, strings, and personal action preferences. Don't oversimplify something so complex.

I got one of the same for free. Installed pots caps clothwrap and Fender Texas Specials and OMG .. Gonna install Fender original vintage II 61s or 57s or 73s pickups sets as soon as they are released to further enhance the fabulas vibatory impeadence mine has. its very very loud unplugged and rings a long time. . with the low output vintage puckups it should voice as a pre cbs strat does.. The texas pickups sound great as expected but this guitat deserves more natural puckups and not such fire mid range the texas have ..peace enjoyed

The ugliest headstock ever! I'd have to reshape it to get away from that kit guitar kayak vibe.