As an old rock dinosaur, $120.00 today is the equivalent of $15.36 in 1967, when I started playing, there were no playable guitars at that price. point. Would have loved to have one of these to start playing on.

@TomBaddley

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. This old guy started on a awful SG clone that cost about the same, and hindered my ability to learn as a new guitarist. These Glarry guitars are infinitely better than what I had available in this price range during the '70s-'80s.

@scottsteel4230

3 жыл бұрын

Back in the early 70's, I had to learn on the most awful guitars ever. They weren't even NEAR playable. I WISH that guitars like this were available when I was a kid, had no money, and wanted to play.

@americanjoe5486

2 жыл бұрын

ever play a Teisco,,,,yeah not even a guitar by this standard!!!!!!!!!!!

@aw2584

2 жыл бұрын

I play using Ibanez PS60 i purchased for about 160 pounds. This past Saturday I went to a guitar store planning to purchase a +/- £1000 Telecaster... purchased a new amp and left. There was no point. Was the sound better? ... a bit? Was it more comfortable to play? ... a bit? It might have been me just being xonditioned to think it's better because its more expensive... the difference was so miniscule I could not justify throwing 1k quid for it

@tgrum3316

Жыл бұрын

@@americanjoe5486 I restored my Teisco last summer. I paid $35 for it at Thrifty Drug Store in the mid 1970s. I was embarrassed about owning it in its day. Who would have thought they would develop a cult following

One day you're seeing top notch rare Gibsons, the other your seeing a $120 Glary, this is the rollercoaster of The Trogly's Guitar Show.

@FairlyUnknown

3 жыл бұрын

Day to day? More like 99.9% of the days it's expensive Gibsons lol.

@FairlyUnknown

3 жыл бұрын

Day to day? More like 99.9% of the days it's expensive Gibsons lol.

@0000song0000

3 жыл бұрын

one day : autentic kobe beef // another day: dog poo

@christopherbass4521

3 жыл бұрын

I'm just glad he's not reviewing stuff like Hondo. As cool as it was to pay almost nothing for something that was a copy of something great, there is a reason beginner and mid-range guitars were really despised back then.

@carldulcie364

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mr.PhatsVarietyVibesShow wow.... complain much

"inexpensive instrument, like $1000 or less" Whew, I still consider my $300 Washburn an "expensive instrument"

@BongHitz4Jesus

3 жыл бұрын

some peoples trash are other peoples treasure. personally I have a washburn bass that I always tape up and throw pickups in to test. a test bench if you will hahah

@shoelessdaishi2754

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. In fact, I've never bought a guitar for more than $500. Which I consider "expensive"

@uponthedownlow3555

Жыл бұрын

Funny Because I consider a $2700 Les Paul Standard a relatively inexpensive mid grade guitar.

@NiechoBGC

Жыл бұрын

Please don't talk poorly about a budget-friendly guitar. Some of us are on fixed incomes (disabled, seniors, etc) are tucking $20 here and $10 there, building up enough to afford "trash" by your standard. There might be young kids too young to get a part time job and are lucky to earn cash by mowing lawns and raking leaves or whatever to afford something playable. My absolute pride and joy is an Epiphone Les Paul Special I that was well under $200. Before you destroy / smash any of those cheap guitars, if you're not going to donate it to a local school or music program, consider maybe a give-away or something on the channel? Some of us would love to have those guitars you'd easily reject.

@StevieZero

11 ай бұрын

​@@uponthedownlow3555that's because you don't have a clue what ur talking about

Now you have the beginning for the next Trade Tuesday series.

@Isaacthegeeza

3 жыл бұрын

Its saturday u communist

@Isaacthegeeza

3 жыл бұрын

@ThatsRaidillonActually wait what? Really?

Great for beginners today to have these entry level guitars that are so inexpensive, yet still very playable. Same goes for amps and pedals. These options weren’t around when I was starting out 40 years ago. Had to use a terrible playing guitar for a few years until I could afford an upgrade.

@ozoneswiftak

2 жыл бұрын

Wait, mxr pedals are expensive. But sure thier are cheap pedals. But they might not sound good.

A lot of thinlines have the individual tele saddles. It’s a CBS thing. Actually impressive they went into that much detail!

@Trog

3 жыл бұрын

I'm seeing regular style individual saddles - but not tiny brass barrels. Got a link?

@Chrispy_tV

3 жыл бұрын

@@Trog here’s a current one with that bridge set up (and the thinline I have lol) shop.fender.com/en-US/electric-guitars/telecaster/britt-daniel-tele-thinline/0113702751.html

@Chrispy_tV

3 жыл бұрын

@@Trog the glarry bridge is a poor execution of copying that bridge. The strings are indeed straight through on the fender. No kink as it comes out of the body.

@TheBrianRaglandChannel

3 жыл бұрын

@@Chrispy_tV I guess Mr. "Know-It-All" Guitar Critic ......Don't "Know-It-All", LOL, Imagine That..........

@brianhittepole259

3 жыл бұрын

If they shifted the bridge a 1mm down they would straighten out

I bought a glarry fretless bass, just one of those impulse buys for $100 through their website. Its playable so Glarry is in my good graces. I would risk another purchase.

Good ol’ Glarry, never lettin’ anyone down.

@kaymonyoung1054

3 жыл бұрын

@The Goo Fighters I like your name.

Incredible for the price. Wish I had one that good when I started playing many years ago. Harmony archtop was all I could afford. Very high action. Didn’t know you could lower the bridge. Had hella callouses.

@jonathanhandsmusic

3 жыл бұрын

And now those old Harmonys are worth a lot. I saw a few on Reverb over a thousand bucks. I laughed to myself. I had a harmony bobkat I got at a garage sale for five bucks, about 20 years ago. I sold it to a young rocker for $500, and he was thrilled! He loved the old foil single coils!! I never told him what I paid for it.

@j.kittredge

3 жыл бұрын

Same. Harmony Broadway - pawnshop $30. '64.

Nice guitar on a budget! Agree with all Austin said, only 10:42 - why would it need stronger springs there? They hold the saddle in place while changing strings, after that the string tension does the work. Therefore they are just fine.

Bought a black on black Glary T style for $89. I was pretty decent as is. Put on some vintage style tuners, Tusq nut, swapped out the electronics with a Tele style EMG solderless pickup kit, fret polish. And it ended up being pretty much my #1. I bought it for a mod project but playing it stock I was pleasantly surprised. Ran it through a good amp and most would be none the wiser. I know there are many different beliefs out there but I go by the good player/good amp camp and not going balls out on the guitar cost. You want to throw down $2k for a LP or strat or whatever, cool. Life’s too short not to try to be happy with what you want. But that guitar plus the mods totaled $345 and it plays amazing.

@jameshatch5722

3 жыл бұрын

I've had a whole list of stuff to do with the same model in the video. Finally finished, and I really do love that guitar. But yeah I had to do some reverse engineering, and just keep it in open G, the thing is a blast!! But NO, it's not for beginners, and NO, not for someone that's looking to do only lite mods, at least mine wasn't.

@Madchris8828

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty awesome. I'm not familiar with soldering enough to do a job like that. Would love to venture into it at some point though. Good for you for doing that, cool stuff 👍😎

@danwhitehurst9592

3 жыл бұрын

@@Madchris8828 the EMG pickup kit I bought was solderless. It’s great it has a system of miniature plug in type connectors for the pickups to the pots to the input jack and instructions. You don’t need to know anything other than what type of pickups or sound change you’re looking for. They made ones for a Telecaster replacement and I bought them on blind faith and it worked out. I bought a humbucker kit too and bought a blank Gibson Les Paul body type and put it in there. Just used a Phillips head screwdriver and a small adjustable wrench. If you want to mess around EMG makes a few different types and they’re a good bang for the buck.

And as for the basswood, surprisingly every EVH guitars even the USA $8000 one are a baswood body with maple top,

@doknox

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately glarrys basswood is more like balsa wood. Once you sand off the plastic coating the wood is so soft you can push a nail through it with your hands. If you are refinishing one only sand it enough to rough it up for painting. Dont even try to stain or dye it. Basswood😂😂😂

@michaeltaylors2456

3 жыл бұрын

Tom Anderson has some amazing T-style hollow basswood body guitars

I bought this guitar from the Trogster about a year and a half ago. The guitar came in great condition and after Trogly's conditioning of the fretboard, and cleaning, the guitar plays great. I asked him to sign the back of the headstock because I am a super fan, AND HE DID! He signed it to me personally, and it went into my personal collection. Thank you Austin!

Funny. Immediately after I thought to myself, "sounds like the bridge pickup is overpowering the neck pickup as the middle position just sounds like the bridge pickup", Austin says exactly the same thing. Hmm, me get smart, me learn guitars.

I’m just glad it’s not ANOTHER Gibson guitar being reviewed. Please review an EVH Wolfgang!

The string alignment over the fretboard usually can be set right with the "Fender neck adjustment" where pulling the neck to one side or the other centers the strings over the FB. Loosen the neck screws a bit if you are squeamish. You can glue the ferrules in also.

Cool! I just watched Darrell Braun’s review of the Glary Strat style. Got done, refreshed my subscription page and here is Trogly

@dareyes3366

3 жыл бұрын

same here! LOL

@TomBaddley

3 жыл бұрын

Glarry knows how to get the most out of a marketing budget. Give away a bunch of cheap guitars to KZreadrs...profit.

I think the best thing glary has going for them is the aesthetic, because just the blue burst alone makes me want to buy it and switch the neck and electronics/pickups

Interesting thing, the flaws you found on the Glarry I have also found on mult- bucks guitars. IMHO, every guitar is its own thing - they are made of wood. Price has been losing relevance for a while now.

Better than I started with 46 years ago!! Not bad for a starter guitar!

They should build a glary custom shop silver burst T-Type

@sgtmac62

3 жыл бұрын

lololololololololololo

I just checked out Trog's Reverb page. He's charging $65 for shipping on the Gibson LP Studio w/ the explorer head stock. The guitar is listed for $50k. You do get free shipping on the $100k Aldo Nova. So, there you go, spend 100k and you get free shipping.

That is the nicest affordable guitar i have every seen! Perfect for a beginner or first timer guitar player! Thank you Austin!

@SwiftyMcswift777

2 жыл бұрын

Not just for beginners,,, been playing 40years and I jam on this guitar

Imagine going from a $100,000 Aldo Nova Les Paul to a $120 Glarry in only 2 videos? 😂

@bipbipletucha

3 жыл бұрын

That's Trogly for ya!

@davidrosenzweig1380

3 жыл бұрын

Trade down Thursday

@1965Gindy

3 жыл бұрын

That's the way it goes

This is the type of guitar my old band would buy just to have guitars to smash onstage after our set

@EdDanaGuitar

3 жыл бұрын

yeah right!

@1965Gindy

3 жыл бұрын

It's that kind of cheap guitar your parents buy you for christmas when you say you when you say you want a Fender.

As a random guy that just came across this vid, thank you for this specific review. I recently got one of these (burlywood,nice) I like it a lot regardless of (very minor) imperfections. I'm kinda a re-beginner. This guitar makes me smile. I appreciate how in depth and knowledgeable you are and especially how humble and kind your critiques are phrased. I recently got back into playing and I can't touch my guitars if I'm feeling shitty about stuff. Even your criticisms are polite. Good manners are underrated these days. Keep up the great work 👍

Nice vid, just faulted in one way: people NEVER care to try out these acoustically, and I always wanna hear them without the amp. Next time you have a semi-hollow, make a take with it through your mic, no need to do anything special.

@helotaxi

3 жыл бұрын

Should try every guitar without an amp. If it sounds “lively” unplugged it will sound good amped, assuming decent pups and electrics, and those you can swap out.

@fairguinevere666

3 жыл бұрын

@@IrisGalaxis Eh, my thinline is pretty resonant. Not like an acoustic, but more than all the solidbodies I own or have played. Probably would be better with a sound port as there is a fair bit of sound coming out of the F-hole but away from me, but I couldn't be bothered adding one and was on a bit of a time crunch making it.

@rookmaster7502

3 жыл бұрын

@@helotaxi They sound just about all the same unplugged, assuming they have identical strings on them.

@ryanturner9509

Жыл бұрын

Yup, plugging a guitar in for anything other than making sure its wired up properly and to test the performance of the vol / tone controls, switches etc is virtually irrelevant when it comes to testing to buy. The acoustic sound is very revealing and if a guitar is "dead" its obvious without plugging it in. The amp shapes most of the tone, like 75 percent, so unless you're using your own rig its pointless.

"Inexpensive ... $1000.00 and under" - I remember when kids could save up for a new Les Paul with a paper route. How long would that take now?

@ziggylayneable

3 жыл бұрын

They'll be riding a paper route until they are 26 years old....lol

@redshift912

3 жыл бұрын

Wages haven’t raised .. but everything else has . Makes you think who has all that money.

@kellyfehr3719

3 жыл бұрын

Found a Teisco at my local Salvation Army last week. 50 bucks! never been played. The deals aren't online.

@wilcross50

3 жыл бұрын

What's a paper route?

@redshift912

3 жыл бұрын

@@wilcross50 are you serious ?

This will be good especially because you are the best guitar reviewer

Your playing is improving nicely!

Finally, I think you're the very first guy I've seen to point out the pickguard and the bridge pickup's “huge” gap, I've ordered one and it's arriving on December; now I can't stop looking at that gap, hahaha.

I'm glad you do stuff like this because I'm only been playing a year the guitar not that expensive I'm going to put in there so it's nice to see you review some low end stuff you know

Watching you yank and pull on that guitar case handle made me laugh uncontrollably, it's the first time that I've laughed that hard in about 2 weeks..A very close friend of ours their 19 year old son just passed away so I haven't laughed at all about anything until now..Thank you sir for making me laugh, I love all of your videos as they are so calming and serene watching them..God Bless my friend!! 😁👍

Hey trogly, I just bought one of the 2020 fender mij boxer Stratocaster in Inca silver. It’s a reissue of an 80s model, with an hh configuration. I’d love to see you get your hands on one and do a review on it. Keep up the great content, man! We love what you do!

Great video! You probably just sold 1000 of these for Glarry. Just want to point out that. $1000, for most of us is NOT a ‘inexpensive’ instrument. I know you are dealing with vintage guitars, but for the vast majority of us, we’ll never be able to afford 90% of the stuff on your channel. We watch because of that. All that being said you are doing a great service Trogly. Thanks!

@shoelessdaishi2754

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. My dream guitar is a PRS Tremonti. But I could never see myself paying upwards of $3,000 for one guitar. Even if it's incredible

Individual brass saddles for 120 bucks, Im getting one. I always change my cheap guitar saddles to brass, so thats an early upgrade i wont have to do. Really impressed

I can't wait to get this wonderful guitar for Christmas!

I actually thought on the neck pickup that you had forgotten to roll the tone back up. Glad you clarified that.

I have the Red one, very nice finish on mine, Good Bones!..upgraded to Gotoh SD91-P5R MGT Locking Tuners Set 6 in line STAGGERED Amber - NICKEL with Gotoh Vintage Adapter Bushings - NICKEL (to fit 10mm Holes) Bone Nut, Emerson Custom 3-way Prewired Kit for Fender Telecasters - 250k Pots and EXL115 XL Nickel - 11-49 Medium/Blues-Jazz Rock Strings....Will consider pick-up Mods Later. Sweet Tele!

Wow! Really impressed by the overall quality and sound of this stuff. Sound especially and that's a big deal. Ideal beginner instrument with Fender and Gibson tones. Good value for the money; unbeatable really. Rock on!

"inexpensive".... $1000 or less! lol

@tinystar3010

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr lol i see inexpensive as around like 650 or less. Anything past like 1500 as expensive.

@doctoribanez

3 жыл бұрын

I spent $999 on my last guitar lol. I was like awe 😭 lmao

@ajbrown5247

3 жыл бұрын

@@tinystar3010 to me, anything under $300 is inexpensive!!

@WilhelmWilder

3 жыл бұрын

@@doctoribanez Yeah don't listen to him lol. Maybe he's loaded. But that's a nice guitar price

@telequacker-9529

3 жыл бұрын

Spend too long in the Gibson Reality Distortion Field and you start sounding like an Apple fan

Didn't need this Hard Shell Case because I have my cheap guitars, both Glarry, on stands. But you mentioned the resale factor so, now I want one.

I just used your link and bought a yellow Tele and got 10% off, only $80! I needed a test mule guitar to try out different pickups and this was perfect! Thanks Trogly!

I'm constantly amazed at the price of these "cheaper style" guitars now days...I'm old school and we had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING like HB,Glarry, Firefly,etc..... Awesome time to be a beginner I guess, anything ya want for NO MORE than $250 lol 🤣😆🤣

Ok I bought the same model. The whole ashtray assembly was off a quarter inch to the treble side. Above the 7th fret the E string was off the fret board. Had to rework the whole ass end. I'm somewhat experienced in mods, but what a headache everything has been with it. Ok, I'm back, new pick guard, new Fender turners, new bone nut. Tuned to open G. Actually like it now. Oh yeah, sanded the over spray out of the f hole, and painted the edges of the f hole white ( no room for binding)..

The glary cases are solid AF! Definitely a good investment.

When Glarry first came out?Bought an S style when they still had a Fender shape headstock.Took a belt sander to the back of the neck,made it thin.Pieced it together with a fake Tele body,made a parts-caster.Plays incredible.Put some good pickups in,sounds great.Warmoth neck would have cost me $300.😁

Hi, I hope you're enjoying an amazing day. I'm a first time visitor to your channel and this is just the right KZread I've been looking for. I believe this is an awesome episode for me and for people just like me who are disabled in various ways.Let me tell you a little bit about myself and my needs and desires. I have rods and screws from the bottom of my skull to the top of my butt. My SI joints are also shot. I have chronic pain in my right hip area and thigh I have pins and needles throughout my entire lower extremities. I'm not paralyzed but it's impossible for me to stand or walk without a walker. So I can't stand and hold a guitar and it's very difficult me to hold a guitar on my right thigh. I'm on disability and have a budget less than zero. But what I do have is time to look for a guitar that possibly suits me. I'd like to find a very light guitar, of decent quality, for as little money of the universe will allow. I was a tech of various disciplines throughout my entire working life of approximately 50 years. I've been studying guitar technology along with amp and pedal technology and trust me when I say it's all going back to kindergarten tech for me. I'm sure whatever guitar I get I will be improved down to the last details over a period of time as money allows. But it's oh so very nice when one could start out with something halfway decent. I believe this guitar fits the Bill, and to be honest, to me, this find is better than expected. I was hoping to find something with a basswood body because I learned about how light they are. I found a very nice looking, natural stained dark, basswood body, used, Dean EVO Les Paul Style guitar that I liked very much and that was very inexpensive. Unfortunately it was really beat up and the price did not match the condition. But I learned something from the experience and that had value. I believe this guitar is going to do very well for me and the price can't be beat. It's a brand new guitar so nothing has to be refurbished. All I need to do is work on the neck of which I believe I could turn into a charm. The electronics are easy but I'll wait on that till I have money for better pickups and components to make it all sing. And now that you've mentioned it I'll also be looking forward to making a new Pick guard for it. In fact not only will I have a new guitar but I'll have a great new fun hobby as well. I believe for as long as I own it there'll always be room for improvements, upgrades, and customization. I believe that hard shell case will suit me and my guitar just fine. I believe a piece of memory foam around the upper neck and or headstock of that Les Paul might be very helpful to make it more compatible. The $60 price tag on the case is a plus and a big benefit to me. I'm happy to be able to afford one and not just a non-protective gig bag. This all fits very well within my budget. Thank you for a very enjoyable and informative episode. Thank you also for your thoughtfulness, kindness, and hard work while creating it. I won't be off to Glarry's just now except to sign up for their mailing list and see about discounts. I might have to wait for crazy discount Fridays, manic madness Mondays, but I believe it will be worth the wait and save me a few more bucks as well. I'll tell you what I am going to do right away is back off from this computer, fire up one of my favorite cigars, crack open an ice cold non-alcoholic Heineken, and make a toast to Glarry's guitars and Trogly's Guitar Show KZread channel. PS. It would be nice to see an episode somewhere dedicated to great guitars for those with disabilities. I believe I can think of at least two maybe three and I'm sure someone who's more knowledgeable than I could possibly think of several more. Enjoy everything, every moment, my friend.

I like how it looks. Most semi hollow tele guitars don't have the standard tele controls and they usually have a different pickgaurd that I don't care for.

Got a strat copy as a gift. Works great for open G tuning!

Sounds a lot like the neck pickup is still on in the "bridge" position, would also explain the identical resistance readouts of the middle and bridge positions.

@helotaxi

3 жыл бұрын

I think that the middle position is still “bridge only”. Problem with the switch or wiring.

@alexisjordan3303

3 жыл бұрын

or the bridge position is bridge and neck, more likely given the readings. Either way, the wiring is wrong.

The pickups choice and balance is very good !

I bought This guitar in BLONDE and I love it !! I have never played a Fender so for me I have nothing to compare it to but this is a fun, lightweight, easy guitar for a hundred and thirty bucks.

I'm starting to think I should just start my own youtube guitar channel so I can get free cheap guitars.

Got the same guitar, a little bit lighter color. Now my favorite guitar!

Cool not bad for someone starting out and looks nice too!

That case looks exactly like GFS' hardshell cases, I wouldnt be surprised if they were the same cases.

@alanwalker1698

3 жыл бұрын

I have 2 Guitar Fetish cases. They aren't anything like the Glary. Mine are almost as nice as my Gator cases.

@willcresson8776

3 жыл бұрын

@@alanwalker1698 I've been eyeing a couple of them for a while, thats good to know. I was going purely on appearance here (and based on GFS own pictures that I dont think have been updated in ten years)

@alanwalker1698

3 жыл бұрын

@@willcresson8776 I have a Twead and a black GFS case. Really was impressed. Was a little sceptical at first, but when I got my first, I was impressed. Although mine are Les Paul cases. I also got a Musicians Friend house brand case too that was on sale for like $59.00. was happy with it ,Too. Don't know which cases I have now (except the tweed that I still have) because cases have rotated in and out with guitars being sold.

@jonathanhandsmusic

3 жыл бұрын

Alan Walker I have the case in the video here, it's not bad at all. The latches are cheap pot metal but the rest is solid plywood. It's fine for normal use. Wouldn't want to go on tour with it, but if I was, Id be playing a name brand guitar of course. Good for $49! And free shipping.

@alanwalker1698

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanhandsmusic I rally couldn't tell how bad or good the Glary case was. Just commented because someone made a comment how bad it was. There are a lot of budget cases that are really good. Most cases good or bad aren't up to airport and bus travel abuse.

I like that you did an objective review.

I have a Glarry case I bought for my Tele for $55 2 years ago. Great case!

I’ve been playing 40 years,, never professional but constant. And have had strats,, Kramers ,, BC riches over the years and now I have a glarry tele style electric and I did the intonation ,, lowered the action,,rounded fret board edges and ends of frets and threw some super slinky 9 gauge strings on it,,,and it sounds and plays great! Just as good as any other guitar I’ve owned,,, the only drawback back is the lightness of the body… so when you are standing up playing it wants to do neck dives. But besides that as long as you get your set up right,,, really good guitar for the money 💰.

I remember when the Douglas 7 strings either with or without the floyd was 100 bucks. I could never pull the trigger. I always assumed something had to give at that price. I really have to buy a big brand if it's gonna be cheap. They will at least stand behind it and you buy them from places with great return policies.

You can use your soldering iron on the back string ferrules, it should keep them from falling out.

Really pretty, Austin! Love that color!

Got the red one of this and it is very pretty. Very light and reasonable. The shipping wasn't very good, so it has a hairline crack at the neck pocket, but so far, it works.

@FairlyUnknown

3 жыл бұрын

Glarry has pretty receptive customer support I'm sure you could ask for an exchange if you're unhappy with it.

Thank you for your review

Thanks again for the video. I'm reviewing again as I'm pulling the pickguard and bridge and getting ready to replace both. Bridge cavity on mine looks ok, but do you or anyone else have any idea what the hole is drilled out for on the upper right neck part of the cavity going toward fretboard?

Glarry needs to issue a "Silver Burst" model. Can't wait for the Trogley review!

@jeremymtc

3 жыл бұрын

And then the Limited Edition Firebrand replica, "The Glarr"

I love my Glarry Ibanez bass knock off. WAY better than most budget guitars. I did sand the neck and gave it a linseed treatment and made it better. If you have a kid wants to learn bass I recommend starting them on one. It is a good learner guitar.

For $120 it's a great guitar. Amazing how they can make a profit on such inexpensive stuff. I actually have 2 glarry cases, one for a Tele and another for the Epiphone LP Special. The two of them cost less than any other single case. Cheap, but I'm not a touring musician so they work. Excellent budget stuff. Good review Trogly. Nice to see a sub thousand dollar instrument that you're not bashing.

That case is just like the one I got from Rondo Music about 7 years ago. I got mine for $50 and I've used it a lot over the years.

Is the middle splitting the humbucker? That ohms reading didn’t sound right. 11 at the neck, 3.78 bridge, 3.79 middle? Sounds like middle is still the bridge only

String ferrules: super glue a tiny piece of toothpick to the wall of the hole, put a thin coat of brown glue on the ferrule and drive it in with a small rubber mallet or fretting hammer.

Thanks for demo-ing 12 bar chuck berry stuff

Great video.

I recommend The Gator cases. I ran my bass case over. It did no damage to the bass or the case.

I have an American special Telecaster which two strings share a saddle. I believe the individual string saddles are put on some of the upper end Telecasters.

When are you reviewing the copper Caster? That’s one I may want to buy!

Is that neck pickup cavity big enough to swap in a Wide Range HB pickup? Also, it actually sounds better than the PRS SE s I've seen.

This would be a good modding platform. The neck pickup isn't half bad, though I may swap out the bridge pickup for something a little lower in output. The bridge itself has got to go, though, because you can visibly see they drilled the holes for the saddle screws way off. The ferrules could be glued in place, or even fixed with a dab or two of wood filler, so that isn't a deal breaker, and locking tuners would be a consideration, as well as a Tusq nut. Guitar: $120 StewMac 3-saddle Tele bridge: $45 StewMac "Golden Age" single coil: $40 StewMac Tusq nut: $12 eBay locking tuners (Genuine Fender): $54 So, for $271 (plus tax and a little elbow grease), you could have a decent, gigable Tele copy. Yes, you could buy a Squier Affinity Tele for $250, or a Harley Benton Tele copy for $159, but you aren't getting the f-hole, and you aren't getting the neck 'bucker. Harley Benton sells a true hollowbody for $250, but you're giving up the Tele-style bridge for a Strat-style fixed bridge and you lose the bridge single coil for a humbucker. So, if you dig the old-school "Thinline" vibe and don't want to compromise, I'd get this and mod it. If you don't feel like working on an instrument to make it better, there's options, but you have to make compromises. Not a bad deal, either way. I'm definitely tempted to get one of these and mod it to get a nice little budget Thinline copy.

I’m waiting for the day Glarry has an ES-335 style guitar available. I’d love a semi hollow body guitar but there aren’t a lot of options for left handed people, and the ones we do have are pretty expensive.

@SkatePunkBanana

3 жыл бұрын

Just do what Hendrix did and string it backwards.

@raytorvalds3699

3 жыл бұрын

Harley Benton has left handed semi-hollows. I would definitely check those out instead.

That copper start looks cool.

Ordered this case after this review. I like the double neck support. Will you be reviewing the telle? It's a nice looking guitar

To describe the action better just use 32nds. It works way better and is super easy to measure. Love the work

What was the setup for the gain tone? That was beautiful. Very AC/DC esque vibes.

It's nice that you even consider reviewing a Low Budget Guitar!!

Great videos how about Harley Benton the double neck 500 $ with case or the hollow body Gretche type with tremolo 309 $ what do you think ?

Ive got the red one ,And i love it. I did a full set up. But I can buy a 3000 dollar guitar and have to do the same thing.

@TheBeatle49

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. That is what is missing from the commentary in these unboxings of low-price guitars I have played Gibson L5s, Martin D-28, etc., etc. with multiple issues.

are the small diamiter potentiometers really infeirior, ,,after all its just a carbon path with a wper contact. If the value at the end of the carbon track is on what difference can size make???

These appear similar to the Aldi branded Huxley? I replaced the nut with bone, shimmied the neck, polished the frets, lifted the knob so they don't scratch. The pot metal work may not last the test of time, however it plays pretty darn good for a $99 AUD guitar. Thanks Trogly!

Cool guitars, great deal!

I have a 91 hamer that has the same style of bridge setup and its great i personally love it

JEMs are bass wood as well as some of EVHs guitars. EVH himself loves basswood. Can't be that bad.

@samuelhenandez8032

3 жыл бұрын

Jems are alder with basswood veneers

@maxmustardman298

3 жыл бұрын

@@samuelhenandez8032 i think the more expensive versions like the white one is alder, which is a much harder wood. I have read somewhere that Vai chose a alder body because it could withstand abuse with the edge much easier, like grabbing the guutar by the whammy bar and swing it around like a maniac

@maxmustardman298

3 жыл бұрын

@Harry. B. Renner. jr. yeah Steve apparently 😆 probably why he wanted a monkey grip as well

Have you seen the Fender American Professional II with the mirror finish? Its unbelievable

The reason all Glarry T style guitar bridge plates don't line up with the notch in the pick guard is because they route the bridge cavity way too far back for some unknown reason. Every one I've looked at is about 1/4"-1/2" set back from where it should be. You'll notice they use super extra long saddle screws to compensate for this to get the saddle to move forward far enough to set intonation.

A easy fix for the strings being low on the fretboard. Remove the brass saddles from the GBE adjustment screws and turn them 180 degrees so string groves will be on the bottom. Now the three upper string grooves will be up and the bottom three will be down. That should pull both set of string to the center of the fretboard. Just a guess. If anyone tries this let me know if it worked.

That switch wiring is shorted so the bridge position is really bridge + neck, same as the middle. That's why it measures & sounds like that.

For 95 bucks USD shipped should this be my 1st tele? I wanted 2 p-90 or humbucker in bridge really. I could do a crunch rail in the bride n leave the stock neck humbucker .

My first electric was made of 2 insanely cheap guitars, one of which I think was Sears brand. One had a broken neck and the other had no pickups and no bridge. It took a lot of work. I was really young with no experience and they never really fit well together, but I managed to get the neck from the one onto the body of the other, and with horrendously high action, made my first electric. I got a cheap distortion pedal and cable, then ran it into a cheap old stereo with a mic input. It was terrible, but it was mine and I played that thing for hours every day. Later on I found out that friends would sit outside my window listening to me play. Good times those were

On the second day of guitarmas Glarry sent to me, a Tele with a case for trogly!