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@HeadCannon1776

5 ай бұрын

it's not capitalism that is causing the forced labor camps in China, it's Communism, racism (Han Chinese superiority), centuries of being evil to your fellow man being ingrained into Chinese culture.

@AWMJoeyjoejoe

5 ай бұрын

One of us. One of us.

@HyperWorld01

5 ай бұрын

Shoutout pls

@annakonda2664

3 ай бұрын

Have you ever reacted to Swedish Tommy Johansson's Yt channel? He is the guitarist of Sabaton, has his own band majestica and sings like a god. Plays all the instruments himself. An amazing person. Listen to his covers of ABBA, Queen, Gary Moore and more and more

That cheap of a guitar and still shipped in better packaging than a purchase from guitar center 🤣

@roberth.6539

4 ай бұрын

Trust me, guitar center has their fair share of s*** guitars

@RmX.

4 ай бұрын

Guitar center buying from Temu and selling 3 times the price

@metalmike570

4 ай бұрын

@@RmX. That's a low blow.

@Steve19345

4 ай бұрын

Guitar center is right where they belong, in Bankruptcy, lol!

@metalmike570

4 ай бұрын

@@Steve19345 🤔🤯😓💩💩💩🙊💣💣💥🤘🤘

...A knock-off Fender sticker on a knock-off Ibanez 😂😂😂

@johnmcclary754

5 ай бұрын

hey now.. what's wrong with. ibanez... XD

@datass666

5 ай бұрын

@@johnmcclary754 ...They don't make enough lefty models...other than that, nada I'm a big fan of their products

@chazzychizzle915

5 ай бұрын

oh it's not a knockoff... look at the fretboard this was made in the same indonesian factory as the real Ibanez! just a different label slapped on. Ibanez has been doing this since the 60s

@SxSxG666

4 ай бұрын

Most guitars are knock-offs.That's not the problem.

@swalsh76

4 ай бұрын

The uneven spacing of the middle single coil is killing me.

Mad respect for the transparency, this is my first time watching your content but for sure not the last now. respect \m/

@fondu-design

4 ай бұрын

same here

slightly unrelated but the aztec deathwhistle fr jumpscared me dude

@TaylorDanley

4 ай бұрын

Sorry 😂

@ghouling1111

Ай бұрын

Hehehehe

@fuckoff565

19 күн бұрын

@@TaylorDanley I'm not about to look that shit up again, that was terrifying. Do they really sound like that? If so, I can understand why they got their enemies scared shitless.

@t41flyer

3 күн бұрын

I got two.

Thanks for the honest with the review, and not just glossing over the issues.

@MartinBryan

5 ай бұрын

You did an amazing job of discussing the issue and bringing them to light. I had heard about the privacy issues, but not the forced labor concerns . You’re the first person to have brought that up and you couldn’t have handled it any better .

@RandyFortier

5 ай бұрын

Hell yeah. I love guitar stuff, but you were the first KZreadr to speak out about the issues aroud Temu, so that earns a sub in my book.

@tihzho

5 ай бұрын

I agree, except for the "China is more evil than Apple" bit (my previous comment)

I don't understand the logic of guitars like this. They don't stay in tune, they sound like garbage, they don't play well. If anything they'll only put a new player off and end up gathering dust in a closet. By the time you've installed some decent tuners and pickups you might as well have just bought a better guitar in the first place. Just seems like a false economy to me.

@beepsta

5 ай бұрын

money

@jessehutchings

5 ай бұрын

It is a false economy. They are basically making a quick dollar off of parents or beginners that don't want to sink real money into a guitar

@TaylorDanley

5 ай бұрын

I agree, but don't try to tell people that because then they think your shilling for companies that make good stuff lol

@search895

5 ай бұрын

It's not only guitars. Many cheap products made in Asia are just fast mass produced copies of things that really work.

@presmasterflash7555

5 ай бұрын

@@TaylorDanley you’re just saying that because Temu wants you to say that about the other guitar companies. Cmon we can see through that jazz…

Made the mistake of buying some stuff off Temu. Half of it was totally unusable, and my email spam has easily increased 1000% since. Considering all the sponsored content of theirs I've been seeing I appreciate an honest take. On an unrelated note, the flashback to you with short hair made me realize how long I've been following your channel now!

@TaylorDanley

5 ай бұрын

Dude, it was weird seeing the clip when I added it! Thanks for sharing, I'm sorry for your email. I feel like it's probably easier to burn the account than it is to unsub from the email.

@mrguitar5051

5 ай бұрын

Thats funny I bought tons off of Temu and have gotten not one spam message, huh! Yes some stuff is crap and guess WHAT! YOU CAN ASK FOR YOUR MONEY BACK! Imagin that DUH! Yet funny how you dont have a problem with the republicans as we speak forcing children into force labor do you! SMH!

@Neolisk

5 ай бұрын

I bought a lot of stuff on temu. Not a single spam email. 90% of it still works.

@JawnJet

5 ай бұрын

stg i bought pedals off there and they sound better than ogs @@Neolisk

@vicu_negru

5 ай бұрын

i am at the state where i am too poor to buy shitty things made from chinesium...

Glad you drew attention to this issue not even just because it concerns temu but the more we rely on buying products from the web the easier it becomes for companies to hide abusive business practices and take advantage of our trust in receiving a product that meets their descriptions

@TaylorDanley

5 ай бұрын

This is definitely true. This one just felt wrong, and I didn't want to scrap the video because I thought it was kind of funny, but definitely didn't want to promote their stuff without a very clear and strong disclaimer.

I don't know if I wanted to spend near 150 I'd just go HB. The guitar is currently 140.98 as of this morning on Temu. Maybe for 40 or 50 bucks

@MaximusAdonicus

5 ай бұрын

The HB R-446 is similar to the Temu strat, but priced at 159€ and it's actually great! It's on par with the 300€ Jacksons and Ibanezes (which are on par with 600€ guitars)...

@hydorah

5 ай бұрын

Harley Benton is no better than this. I reviewed a Harley Benton recently and actually found it worse than this kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmpnt7eLoMWqabA.html

@metalmike570

4 ай бұрын

@@MaximusAdonicus Then you can invest another $50 on better tuners - if it needs them. Still a good price.

Yooo, FINALLY a KZreadr with the balls to say NO to temu.... now matter how much yuan they throw at you. Now that's some 'tegrity right there!

@antonkovalenko364

5 ай бұрын

His integrity is one of the reasons I had subbed in the first place.

@tihzho

5 ай бұрын

Chinese money is commonly call RMB not Yuan. The Renminbi (RMB) is the official name of China's currency.

@moonboogien8908

5 ай бұрын

@@tihzho they are interchangeable words. CNY (yuan) is the official ISO 4217 abbreviation for China's principal currency.

@tihzho

5 ай бұрын

@@moonboogien8908 True, however it is as I said, it's called Renminbi and is the official Chinese name.

@auntjenifer7774

4 ай бұрын

😂nyse says it's yuan .​@@tihzho

Thank you for shining light on the temu subject. Such topics as these are sensitive and sometimes uncomfortable to discuss, but if they're not brought to light, they'll remain in the darkness. On a side note, the same money spent on that guitar can go towards a used Ibanez GIO or Jackson JS and the consumer will definitely have a more playable (and moddable) guitar. Thanks for showing me that I don't really want one of those for a mod project, no matter how cool it looks. Up the horns! 🤘

the best thing to do to get a cheap metal guitar is get an Ibanez Gio or a used guitar. My first guitar ever was an Ibanez gio and I’ve been playing it for over 10 years now

@CapnFlappyJaw42

5 ай бұрын

It's not my first guitar, but my 5th guitar (and the last one I bought) was a Laguna LE122 off a friend for $50 because he didn't quite like how it played, plus hardly played anyway. I bought that thing in 2015, and it's been my primary guitar since then. My Epi Les Paul that my parents bought me for my first REAL guitar back in 2009 and this stupid Laguna have been the only guitars that I keep. This past Christmas I had some extra money from so I decided to buy the Alpha and Omega pickups, new tuners, and a new nut because why not, I've enjoyed it and I wouldn't be out much if I didn't like how it turned out.

@chazzychizzle915

5 ай бұрын

This guitar in the video is literally an Ibanez GIO model grg (lol) they're great guitars, just needs setup when it comes straight from the factory,

@CHRlSBLAlN

5 ай бұрын

Firefly guitars are also a killer option on a budget. I hot-rodded one that I play over my USA Jackson on stage

@thomasr.5443

5 ай бұрын

Just get a Harley Benton!

@jameskinzer9476

5 ай бұрын

@@CapnFlappyJaw42 I also got a epi les Paul as my first real guitar and I love it. I pick it up more than my strat for sure.

At this exact timestamp 8:06 I got a Temu notification for the same exact guitar he is using

@PopeCromwell

4 ай бұрын

Sus

@JessicaFEREM

4 ай бұрын

that's extremely creepy. I would uninstall the app and delete the account.

@Mianna.

4 ай бұрын

@@JessicaFEREM 💀

@matteoderugeriis3394

3 ай бұрын

You're not alone 😂

@matteoderugeriis3394

3 ай бұрын

You're not alone 😂😂😂

This is a good way to drop a topic of concern. I appreciate your clean, candid delivery of what you know of to create awareness and curiosity. kudos.

@TaylorDanley

5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@michaelhawkins7389

4 ай бұрын

@@TaylorDanley Temu is more closer to WISH , how could you not see that? also both companys have their products come from China

your camera angles and prod. are cool, keep up the good work

This is just a Glarry Type 170 guitar with worse QC. Temu also has your payment info stored insecurely. If you get anything from there, use an anonymized payment obfuscation service. If you want a cheap, crappy guitar for a project, just get a Glarry. Or better yet, don't waste your money. lol

damn it, i didnt know your channel but just because you gave up on the sponsorship even after recording the video makes me appreciatte you a lot

It's a good guitar practice modding and experimenting. I'm going to test how to polish frets, replace frets, remove paint, adding binding and staining if the wood looks okay.🎉

Damn i downloaded temu a few months ago, never purchased anything, thought all the notifications were annoying af, but just ignored them 😂. Had no idea about this. Just uninstalled it, thanks man.

Hey man first video of yours I watched... I have been trying to figure out the Temu drama and you have explained it very well, thank you for that!

First, never apologize for raising awareness. It's something more people should do. Second, as sketchy as TEMU may be, there are much, much bigger companies like NIKE, Apple, and Foxconn that are doing the same thing. As with everything, BUYER BEWARE. I'm a big advocate of making informed purchases. Good video, and thanks for being honest!

I mean... the color was nice, that red was pleasant to look at, and I hate red guitars. Other than that, it was "we have an Ibanez at home" kinda vibe lol

The way you handled that situation is excellent. I really appreciate this video and I'm glad you released it.

I found a cheap Joyo Uzi pedal on there. I managed to get some decent 80s tone out of it. Im glad you said something about the "indentured servitude" going on. I had honestly not heard about it, either.

The selector thing could be that is not well put in the cavity. It happened to my the same thing with an Ibanez RG i got from a second hand store. Whoever checked or set up the guitar for the last time (i bet no one in the shop did) put it the wrong way and I could not access to all 5 positions until I corrected the position of the switch inside.

the ending requires balls of steel to make :) I like how you did it without eny drama

Great vid, the fact that you pointed out you weren't the best to weigh in on the issue got me to like and subscribe. You deliver the fact well.

I saw that the cheap guitar has a tremolo bridge and wanted to see how bad it was lol

@TaylorDanley

5 ай бұрын

That's funny I didn't even notice it. I don't think it came with a trem arm!

I've dealt with Chinese guitars. Yes, you can upgrade them. However, what I've found is that that upgrading the electronics can be a real B*tch. I went to replace a neck pickup and the entire inside of the guitar was a wood spiderweb. I had to cut all the internal wiring, router out the splinters, then wire and solder everything. Spend the money and buy an Ibanez Gio. It's on the lower end of the spectrum but they are solid guitars.

@owl448

5 ай бұрын

I got a squier made in China, am I fucked?

Glad you continue to be very honest in your reviews and inform others of what they could be buying into. Please keep up the great work!

I don't see ads online. Ever.

Amazing video, thanks for the quick heads up!

That guitar looks A LOT like the Ibanez GRG170DX in Candy Apple Red I started playing guitar with year and years ago. Just file the headstock a bit, slap an ibanez logo on it and it's dead on. That guitar was better quality, though.

@pinkranger123

4 ай бұрын

It lacks the Neck Binding, but yeah. I own a Gio 170DX too.😄

This is great! Great message at the end! I however do have a a flanger pedal from temu that is surprisingly fire.

Awesome job on the transparency! Respect

Keep an eye on the prices of the coupon available purchase. I priced a guitar one day. 70 bucks on Temu. So i thought id see what the 300 usd coupon would do... Filled up my cart to make this happen and realised the guitar showed 129.00 with a ridiculous savings retail of 599.00 crossed out. That is super shady. That is your coupon. A lie about the retail they say they saved you. Not no but hell no. Haha

the messages on your whiteboard tho 👌

@TaylorDanley

5 ай бұрын

Easter eggs for super fans 💪

This is actually refreshing. To see a content creator with integrity and principals. I've seen others, like Jake Tran, promote sites and products they knew were sketchy, but the manufacturers paid him decent money, so yeah, glowing promotion coming up!

Everytime I get a Temu ad I keep hitting those settings and telling Google I don't want to see those ads, but they keep coming. They probably offer YT / Google big money to keep spamming us.

I love this guy, not only are his reviews top notch but he also sets his moral values higher than money, big W

Thanks for spreading awareness, I had no idea. (about Temu)

@_vez

5 ай бұрын

Temu ain't that bad tbh

I was going to subscribe just for the great review. But the ending solidified it. I can more than appreciate a dude who is completely honest! Keep up the great work!

Amazing conversation and I appreciate your transparency. Put that guitar down and pick up one that you really want to rock out to!!!

It looks like a copy of some Ibanez gio. So it is a Chibanez guitar for one-time use.

I wanna see you upgrade that guitar! Turn a borderline chunk of junk into a monster player! 🤘

@nothinwatever

5 ай бұрын

Yes that would be a sick video!

@yasaldesilva

4 ай бұрын

@@nothinwatever Time for the Hello Kitty paintjob

First time watching one of your videos but you’ve got yourself a sub! Really appreciate the info on Temu - I don’t think they have quite the reach here in the UK but I’ve seen other KZreadrs do content on their products and they always seem sketchy as hell. Looking forward to checking out your other vids!

Thanks for the extra info on Temu, much appreciated and so important.

Whomever that guitar is made by they nicked Ibanez's shark tooth inlay design.

@wch30

5 ай бұрын

i mean its literally a fake rg

@karu5101

5 ай бұрын

yeah, and the headstock too is pretty much just a copy of ibanez’s headstock

@SeeJayPlayGames

Ай бұрын

no one ever accused the Chinese of originality or craftsmanship

You handled this perfectly! Nicely done ❤

sounds so oddly good it feels like a crime to enjoy

Woah! My headphones were on full volume when that death whistle audio played and it scared me

Probably from the same factory as Ibanez GIO guitars.

@Igorator42

5 ай бұрын

At first sight I believed it was a GRG170!

@Wattershed93

5 ай бұрын

@@Igorator42 yeah! Exactly :D

Temu is a scam.

@mathieuburton3764

4 ай бұрын

Innocents until proven guilty? Google got in trouble in the past for it. But you us youtube 😂

@chuckfinley5206

3 ай бұрын

I get stuff from them all the time. You just have to know how to shop and what to buy. And so much is on Amazon also. Same exact stuff.

@Ericsaidful

3 ай бұрын

They sell shit cheap because they steal your information and sell it. They’ve been shutdown before, by the Chinese government no less. Then they re-opened and rebranded. They are actually dealing in information like a media company as opposed to a traditional e-tailer.

@Ericsaidful

3 ай бұрын

@@chuckfinley5206You’re missing the point. They are a Chinese company that is effectively selling items dirt cheap because they collect and sell personal information. Specifically, like Tik Tok, they must share all data, at any time, with the Chinese Government. People may not think that this is a big deal but information warfare will be the next big front in warfare. The amount of information including location data, specifically at U.S. Military installations, is a great threat. If you enjoy your way of life, I’d suggest just going through Amazon. They may compile data but they don’t sell it to the Chinese.

@mysterymeat1216

3 ай бұрын

I've gotten many things from them. Everything arrived in perfect condition. Either I got lucky or you're a liar about their products

Good for you on walking back the sponsorship!

My friend got a tele - style guitar off Temu and he had me set it up. The gigbag had started ripping from the time he left home to the time I got it home!! I was afraid to hold it by the handles. The frets were sharp and not polished at all. Everything looked shiny and new, but you can just tell that the materials are questionable. The neck has a gloss finish, but it was so soft that my fingernails made indentations in it. The tuning machines were rough when turning. The pickups sound okay. I say it is a waste of $100. I got a sweet Cimar strat by Ibanez for $80 at a pawn shop that was made in Korea and is FAR better.

I always thought temu was fake

@TaylorDanley

5 ай бұрын

I think in legal terms, they believe they are fake as well.

New guitars basically never stay in tune, because the new strings are still settling, so we can basically dismiss that issue. If you have to, you can also just lock down the bridge. Back when I was a kid, I got my first Charvelle, and I signed up for lessons at a local guitar shop. My teacher taught me how to stretch out the strings and tune my guitar, and the techs at the shop worked on the action and got it up and running. Thus, being perfect from the factory also isn't an issue (just ask Gibson!). If a parent has a kid that doesn't always follow through with things, but the kid is begging for a guitar, this makes total sense. I see some comments on here calling this a "false economy" and I couldn't disagree more. As if feeling a new hobby out with minimal investment is somehow dimwitted. As if when someone decides to keep going with this hobby, and they do actually decide to upgrade parts over time to make their guitar better, the student won't have a deeper connection with a guitar they modded themselves. You'd think all these nay-sayers worked for big guitar companies. These geniuses must buy Ferraris for their children when they're learning how to drive too.

I don't dig Teamoo. But I was curious to see this. And now I feel comfortable watching this because I think it is a great video on everything about this app. Over all I am glad I found your channel. Stoked!

Well, that was a fun review! 😄 I used to cashier @ SUPER TARGET and I had A LOT of "Indio" MONOPRICE guitars on my register belt. I always wondered if they were inexpensive "playable" instruments or expensive wall decorations. It would make me happy if you could review one on your channel. They make an "S" style and a "T" style. I was thinking of buying the Tele!

Lmao not the Xinjiang thing again... That thing is getting boring.

@totalbullion5882

5 ай бұрын

Never heard of it.

@TaylorDanley

5 ай бұрын

I don't think a lot of people have. I certainly hadn't.

@jorgea.9988

5 ай бұрын

Oldest fake new in the book...

@_vez

5 ай бұрын

@@TaylorDanley American media have been talking about Xinjiang for a while now. The situation is way more relaxed in reality. Regarding privacy, anything from meta is way way worse, but you won't see people complaining about it because it was created in the West and west good, east bad 😕

@AdamManley7

5 ай бұрын

@@_vezChinese shill

Thanks for standing up and bringing this to our attention.

You get an easy follow for great content and high integrity! Thanks for the video

I love seeing that you have a Spider Valve behind you. They were totally underrated amps

I think its a good mod platform if its close out the box. Wish. C . For 64$ .i sanded the neck thinner, scribed out the square neck fot to match the round countour of the body heel. I potted the pickups. Now its down to a mexian fender bridge( its got that smaller metric trem) or possibly copy floyd next. Oh i routed more room fir the block to not bottom. I really like 6 screws not two posts

I applaud you for doing what these big organizations won’t. It’s also a sad day when I get more truthful news from a guitar guy on KZread than I will from actual journalists.

@TaylorDanley

4 ай бұрын

In fairness, all the information I got was from actual journalists. I linked the articles I cited if you want to read further, but it was never my intention to try to inform people or get on a soapbox. I just wanted to state my case on why I felt it was unethical. Other guitar youtubers obviously don't feel the same, and that's OK. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

I wonder if you had taken the plastic off the top of the pickups if it would have sounded a little clearer?

Nice amps!! I'm surprised you don't have Splawn Amp. Good review 👍

Playing a drinking game... drink every time he says "like". I'm drunk 30 seconds in.

I like how from the left angle you can see a seam line

I love your setup by the way or at least we have in the background... I been a drummer for over 20 yrs. I can't play anymore based on my situation so I try to play guitar now... My channel's got some mildly decent stuff.. including my own ideas for a song and dumb parodies... Not a popular channel but it's still nice to see more views on my stuff..

Appreciate the honesty, subbed.

My mom got me a switch off of Temu. Its the best thing we got this christmas.

i always watching you for your reviews, but i never see you perform. where can i see you perform online? or any song your band recorded?

Well done. Every step. Kudos!

Hey, man this is the first of your videos I’ve watched and I love your style. Keep it up. Also, thanks for having a sense of morality. Not saying I’ll never shop with Temu again, but props to you for not selling out. Rock on, brother. 🤘

The things i buy the most from Temu are solar lights and outdoor stuff. Havent dealt with any of the stuff you mentioned but will keep an eye out. Other than that. Awesome video. Thanks for the heads up on the guitar. Was actually thinking of getting one from there. 🤣🤣

At least we know what tp expect from temu. thanks for the honesty on this gear.

Thank you for having an ethical approach to who you do business with.

shipped in a flimsy box and a flimsy gig bag and still didnt have a broken headstock

“Definitely came from a factory where they just, make things.” LOL! 😂😂

what exactly is the brand? the fretboard honestly looks like it was made in the ibanez factory and relabeled

All my emails started getting hacked when i downloaded temu

Bro never apologize for calling out scammers - this video is off the hook awesome

Much respect for not endorsing temu. There are enough questions there, to make me want to steer clear of them. You’re a class act.

You handled the situation in an excellent way my friend....Great job...i only wish you would have played the wanna be Ax a lil more, i will go over to Spotify to check out your work...i also played for a while, i started around 8-9 yrs old, ive got the wonderful disease Parkinsons now so it kinda put a major damper on that. i still fuck around at home but the playing out thing has played out !!!! oh well, cool vid man, i will check more,, thanks...

I also bought this exact same guitar with the brand name Vault with is an Indian company who sells their guitar as a while label product Directly imported from China.....I paid almost 100$ for it and I must say the guitar wasn't bad...I even sold it for about 80$....So it was good for me

ok so would a cow bone nut, basic fret level and setup and a decent set of strings not fix it cause pickup's sound ok and look very nice?

Hii since you’re good with guitars n stuff Can u help mee? What do i need to make my guitar sound electric? I got a really small ?box? (I forgot what its called) it has the volume,treple and bass button, thats all. I’m getting a better one but do i need smt else?

R and T are next to each other on the keyboard, the sticker is a typo of START your enjoyment. Edit also. nice presentation, good script reasonable and valid concerns and responses, subbed! (ps i randomly clicked on this)

Hey, i was rooting for you liking the reverb pedal haha, here in Brazil, MVAVE is kinda "well known" as they make a cheap amp sim and effects processor called Cubebaby, which is pretty good for the R$170 (+- $35)

@TaylorDanley

4 ай бұрын

It was very nice! Pleasantly surprised.

7:03 that happen on my brand new $350 Kramer Striker.

First video I've seen of your content, and absolutely loved it for multiple reasons - I rate this 10/10 chugs

I bought some valve stem covers for my car… they froze onto the stem and it cost me 1500 in new tires.

That glazo looks like one of those low ends jacksons must have gone missing during 3rd shift.

How much of the tuning issues do you think could have been attributed to the chea pstrings it came with?

i turn away for a seccond and i get jumpscared bt the whistle

Have you tried a better quality neck on that thing? I just wonder how much of the quality issues are in that 2x4 of a neck?

Well played. A great way to deal with this situation. I was approached by Temu as well and had agreed to a sponsored video. I backed out BEFORE they sent me anything because I had made a reasonable request for something I thought would contribute to a good video. They said no giving me some lame song and dance and I just felt their response was a little "weird." So feeling their brand didn't align with mine I just told them politely I was out. You exit was far more entertaining! :)

Great video, and great explanation both musically and ethically.