The CHEAPEST Guitar I've Ever Played! - What Does It Sound Like??

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  • @DarrellBraunGuitar
    @DarrellBraunGuitar4 жыл бұрын

    GLEN: We should totally start a guitar company! LARRY: Dude! Let's do it! Both at the same time: GLARRY!!

  • @hyunseoklee3898

    @hyunseoklee3898

    4 жыл бұрын

    Or maybe G&L! ;)

  • @richhansen8874

    @richhansen8874

    4 жыл бұрын

    Maybe upgrade it and see what happens and what the price and time turns out to be in comparison to it being worth it?

  • @ricmel8008

    @ricmel8008

    4 жыл бұрын

    This is a good joke, I wonder who wrote this script?

  • @landonbailey

    @landonbailey

    4 жыл бұрын

    You’re way off. It was Lenny and Gary

  • @adamrohn4718

    @adamrohn4718

    4 жыл бұрын

    Darrell Braun Guitar I’m wondering if that hole is the neck pocket because they suspect people will want to put on a adjustable fender neck? Which I didn’t know fender made until you mentioned it

  • @maxherron1376
    @maxherron13764 жыл бұрын

    I can make any guitar sound like an $8 guitar.

  • @Scottocaster6668

    @Scottocaster6668

    4 жыл бұрын

    🤣👍

  • @kevin7rxxx346

    @kevin7rxxx346

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @malcolmhardwick4258

    @malcolmhardwick4258

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeash I'm good at that as well !!

  • @gregorwalton

    @gregorwalton

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm up to about $8.50

  • @guitarscoffee7563

    @guitarscoffee7563

    4 жыл бұрын

    Greg Walton 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @zilhad3584
    @zilhad35844 жыл бұрын

    Glen: Mom, I'm gonna start a guitar company. Mom: Okay, but you gotta bring your brother Larry.

  • @imdawolfman2698

    @imdawolfman2698

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Dalarry Guitar Company (sounds.. uh.. better!) Larry: This is my brother, Darrell, and this is my other brother, Darrell.

  • @yourfriendlyneighborhoodca9576

    @yourfriendlyneighborhoodca9576

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣

  • @larrycarrillo4749

    @larrycarrillo4749

    3 жыл бұрын

    Uhm am I still going

  • @tsuukkii

    @tsuukkii

    3 жыл бұрын

    So im iben and this is my little brother, nezzy

  • @bikashth8539

    @bikashth8539

    3 жыл бұрын

    Is it wrong to share the bed with your step sister??? Find out on the next episode of dragonball z

  • @pacvend
    @pacvend3 жыл бұрын

    Back in the 80's a cheap electric guitar was $600 and amp $350

  • @CKDz

    @CKDz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Meh... I bought a basic Charvel strat in 1986 for $375

  • @elelz6409

    @elelz6409

    3 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the future old man

  • @buzzcrushtrendkill

    @buzzcrushtrendkill

    3 жыл бұрын

    I got a used Westone and a used Crate 10W amp for $120 1986 money. Still have the Westone. It's a nice guitar.

  • @mouse_eater

    @mouse_eater

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@buzzcrushtrendkill Westone is a total sleeper brand, I love my Concord

  • @zzzhuh

    @zzzhuh

    2 жыл бұрын

    Those guitars that were 'cheap' now go for thousands.

  • @SirZanZa
    @SirZanZa3 жыл бұрын

    that's way better sounding than i was expecting, pretty shocked tbh

  • @trikalabris

    @trikalabris

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep. It's actually nowhere near as bad as the 20$ guitar I bought in the store.

  • @melissa4034

    @melissa4034

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@trikalabris 20 dollar guitar what??! 💀💀

  • @whatwouldhousedo5136
    @whatwouldhousedo51364 жыл бұрын

    That's actually a really beautiful looking guitar- love the colour.

  • @rst4641

    @rst4641

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well, colour is definitely the most important guitar feature, isn't it!

  • @stormyweather1392

    @stormyweather1392

    3 жыл бұрын

    Catharsis Blue guitars have a really... blusey sound

  • @aidenmasdea5598

    @aidenmasdea5598

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you want a beautiful guitar to look at. Look at a telecaster instead of this 😂😂

  • @sorrenblitz805

    @sorrenblitz805

    3 жыл бұрын

    What's funny is the actual Fender tele with this finish is like 1200 dollars

  • @bullishgroup8304

    @bullishgroup8304

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know tbh im new to the hole guitar stuff and this company seems nice they know there the a company for new people and they do it with respect and not exploiting us new people from what it seems

  • @DavidOakesMusic
    @DavidOakesMusic4 жыл бұрын

    Gotta say when it came out of the box it looked *a lot* nicer than I was expecting. I was waiting for a bright red SSS strat copy.

  • @joeblankenship377

    @joeblankenship377

    Жыл бұрын

    I know. I'm expecting something that I could sand down and custom paint. Then he pulls out a perfectly nice looking tele copy.

  • @benjaminnaidoo9776
    @benjaminnaidoo97764 жыл бұрын

    Maybe do one of those "how to make a cheap guitar play and feel like a million bucks"? I know you've done that before, but I personally love that type of content

  • @donald-parker
    @donald-parker4 жыл бұрын

    The perfect guitar to learn how to mod, fret level and bevel, etc.

  • @nocaster5120

    @nocaster5120

    4 жыл бұрын

    Donald Parker No it’s not, these guitars are unsalvageable, the wood is warped and there are many problems that can’t be fixed even by a skilled luthier

  • @DMSProduktions

    @DMSProduktions

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@nocaster5120 * Citation required *

  • @Tommy_2_Wheels

    @Tommy_2_Wheels

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@nocaster5120 I think to say that is misleading. Mine came in perfect, non-warped condition. I will say I agree with you though to the extent that with the bottom bin guitars its very much luck of the draw. But for the money I still think it's worth it.

  • @Fayzer03

    @Fayzer03

    4 жыл бұрын

    Also perfect guitar for people who can't afford it like me.

  • @donald-parker

    @donald-parker

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@nocaster5120 You know this from first hand experience? Aside from a twisted neck, it is hard for me to imagine an unsolvable problem on something as simple as a tele style guitar. And even a twisted neck might be salvageable (but probably not worth it since you could buy a new one - just like Leo intended).

  • @chrishalstead4405
    @chrishalstead44054 жыл бұрын

    Very fair review, D. It’s a shame that the gear snobs still feel the need to sneer because it’s not a $2000 Gibson. It’s an affordable guitar which works really well for most people, especially those of us who aren’t loaded. Keep up the good work!

  • @psyche234

    @psyche234

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wouldn’t recommend glarry, for $40-$60 more, you could buy a Donner. But yeah, guitar snobs suck, I’m perfectly fine playing my $160-$200 guitars out of my cheap amps.

  • @basedbane787

    @basedbane787

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@psyche234 yea I got a $230ish Ibanez gio and a katana 50 and I feel like I'm learning on a Cadillac. definitely didn't need to spend that much but I'm glad I did

  • @zzzhuh

    @zzzhuh

    8 ай бұрын

    If there is a snob that's impressed by his $2,000 Gibson les Paul, he's more than likely a boomer. If you're buying a $2,000 guitar, get something that has unique qualities. Get something with a shape other than a les Paul or a fender strat...

  • @taylor12elementvb
    @taylor12elementvb4 жыл бұрын

    I love the opening clip of you running through the snow and then wiping out. Being from Ontario, Canada I've had a few of those wipeouts myself. Thanks again Darrrell for another informative vid. Cheers.

  • @DrMan-nh3bg

    @DrMan-nh3bg

    3 жыл бұрын

    Man i've always wanted to visit Canada, especially Toronto. How ya doing?

  • @donaldbeyer7277
    @donaldbeyer72774 жыл бұрын

    I love the Glarry brand. They are very affordable and tought me more about guitar setups and the general mechanics of the guitar than any book or video could. The price emboldened me to do things I would have been scared to even try on an expensive guitar. Lots of trial and error, but the lessons learned are worth it!

  • @joeblankenship377

    @joeblankenship377

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, the $90 guitar seems perfect for modding practice. And kids who won't take it seriously.

  • @smbmxdirt3427
    @smbmxdirt34274 жыл бұрын

    I would buy that even just for wall art.

  • @joshhardin666

    @joshhardin666

    4 жыл бұрын

    if you buy one, it's yours and you can do with it what you like, but I always feel bad when I see guitars permanently mounted to a wall. luthiers make instruments with which to play music. it's a tool to accomplish a job. it can absolutely look fantastic, but a tool that doesn't do the one job it was created for tugs at my heartstrings.

  • @tomholton235

    @tomholton235

    4 жыл бұрын

    Josh Hardin don’t think this one was built by a luthier

  • @sheamaddy9893

    @sheamaddy9893

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tomholton235 a luthier!? Lol, it wasn't even made by an adult

  • @tobiassiagian2562

    @tobiassiagian2562

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@sheamaddy9893 lmfao

  • @tristan3456

    @tristan3456

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@sheamaddy9893 that's a lot of damage...

  • @richszmal1653
    @richszmal16534 жыл бұрын

    The extra hole under the neckplate is there to hang the body during the painting process. Older squier's and other import guitars had these holes.

  • @nehemiahzo_

    @nehemiahzo_

    4 жыл бұрын

    OverLord Opps what??

  • @rookmaster7502

    @rookmaster7502

    4 жыл бұрын

    I thought is was to make it easier to change out the neck with a real Tele neck. But what you're saying does seem more logical.

  • @markdignam3525

    @markdignam3525

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rich Ýes, agreed. They also hung the unfinished parts on stands with studs to move them around and store them.

  • @Scottocaster6668

    @Scottocaster6668

    4 жыл бұрын

    Now it could be used for snuffing your cigs out! 🤣

  • @midi510

    @midi510

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's for hiding dilithium crystals. Who would ever look there?

  • @rickeguitar9086
    @rickeguitar90863 жыл бұрын

    One thing to note about Glarry guitars is if you are interested in buying one to modify, keep in mind, the routing is slightly off from specs used in Fender replacement parts. You will need to route the pickup holes 1/8" to accommodate a new bridge pickup. The pick guard is specked to Glarry's pickup dimensions which means you will need to buy another pick guard that is cut to fit your neck replacement pickup. Also, the switch and pots are smaller than Fender replacement parts meaning you will have to buy a new plate along with your new pots and switch. If you plan to replace the tailpiece to fit your bridge pickup replacement, the strings on the Glarry ARE NOT through the body. Which means, your Fender tele plate will require you to drill string holes through the body in order to feed your strings through the bottom of the Fender Tele tail plate. Lastly, the screws for both the tail plate and pick guard all need to be reset to the new parts as the holes do not match. If you are not comfortable with modding guitars and working with tools like routers and drills, this is not the right instrument for you to modify.

  • @jackstrap82
    @jackstrap824 жыл бұрын

    "I've seen a lot worse on a lot more expensive guitars." That tells a lot about the state of the affordable guitar market today. The positives far outweigh the negatives now and hopefully it will force the high end and midrange market to up their game and make sure we get what we pay for, especially in the customer service department. What I am curious about those cheap guitars though is how durable are they? How many issues will pop up in the long run? How many musicians will play their original Glarry 20 years from now because it's still as good if not better than the day they bought it? Especially considering if you can buy a new one for 80$, why spend hundreds to fix and maintain it? I hope this one lasts a long time because it looks like beautiful, well worked pieces of wood have been used to build it and it would be a shame to waste it if a solid instrument could have been built instead.

  • @tylermoskal7376

    @tylermoskal7376

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jack Strap, They’ll probably do well overtime if they have been sealed properly and have enough solder. Most will probably see some work overtime, and some might get sacrificed in punk and rock shows since they’re so cheap

  • @Pocket-Calculator

    @Pocket-Calculator

    3 жыл бұрын

    I assume the neck will warp and the frets will sprout easily. The bridge may corrode considering it's not stainless steel.

  • @flyingbeaver57

    @flyingbeaver57

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Jack Strap I think you're absolutely right. We _know_ that many of the same manufacturing techniques are being used in the midrange market, but "midrange" prices have, if anything, become less attractive, and instruments in that price bracket still have many of the same issues that may become evident in these after some use.

  • @jackstrap82

    @jackstrap82

    3 жыл бұрын

    Perhaps the neck will warp, frets will sprout, etc, but those issues happen on more expensive instruments as well. Just look at Darrell's video on why he's done with Gibson. If you spend over 2000$ you expect something that doesn't even compare to an affordable guitar, and it's getting harder for them to deliver. I guess we need more punk rock shows because the market is saturated with cheap guitars. They can't smash them fast enough.

  • @BangBangBeefyMacNCheesy

    @BangBangBeefyMacNCheesy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Maple wood is maple wood. Frets are frets. Solder is solder. Time isn’t going to change the basic elements. Assuming it isn’t so far out of whack to begin with, the only thing that may not hold up is the finish. Which honestly, for $80, it’s easy enough to refinish one if that is what matters most to a player. I make players out of clunkers so these $80 Glarry’s are almost a no-brainer... and better than 80% of the reviews on these are pretty positive. It does look like some basic shielding is about the only thing that MUST be done.... besides that, they seem like pretty decent project axes.

  • @DesertScorpionKSA
    @DesertScorpionKSA4 жыл бұрын

    It looks like a good guitar, especially the neck. It's a smart move to buy a real cheap guitar with a fixed bridge. One less problem to deal with.

  • @curtjunky
    @curtjunky4 жыл бұрын

    “I think this pickup is microphonic, can you hear me?” Yes Darrelll, I can hear you. :)

  • @aihsjabsuans6569

    @aihsjabsuans6569

    4 жыл бұрын

    Microphonic is not a big deal, you can easily fix it yourself by so many tutorials on youtube..

  • @tommyroseguitar4557

    @tommyroseguitar4557

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @tommyroseguitar4557

    @tommyroseguitar4557

    4 жыл бұрын

    Neck pickup def a keeper, for the bridge pickup nothing a trip to Guitar Fetish can’t solve.

  • @leemodernemo5059

    @leemodernemo5059

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @diagofernandes3514

    @diagofernandes3514

    4 жыл бұрын

    But I can read your comment

  • @millcrafters
    @millcrafters3 жыл бұрын

    Darrell I just wanted to say THANK YOU. After watching so many other crappy You Tube channels that do things like no mic up the guitar properly so it sounds like a speakerphone, and then they do the comparison with long passages all over the place, and then switch to the other comparison a half hour later using different settings, and different passages. Net result total waste of time. Every time I watch one of your reviews/presentations you get right to the most interesting stuff, and do a perfect side by side so you can narrow down your preferences. THANK YOU for saving us from drowning in a sea of You Tube debacles. Okay there are some other ones out there that aren't that bad but yours is the top.

  • @winkfinkerstien1957
    @winkfinkerstien19573 жыл бұрын

    Wow, that was fun for me to watch. You covered all the same aspects that I would explore in a new guitar purchase. As to the hole in the guitar body neck area, it wouldn't surprise me if that is there to facilitate the production and/or painting process. Great camera work to show us close-ups of the features that matter!

  • @Rollermanfromspace
    @Rollermanfromspace4 жыл бұрын

    Posted 10 minutes ago and they're already sold out of the T-styles! Keep working your charm Darrell 😃

  • @MrEbrahim019

    @MrEbrahim019

    3 жыл бұрын

    They have left handed on stock! Thank god I'm left handed lol!!

  • @geralr
    @geralr4 жыл бұрын

    Somewhere out there, a Trogly is smiling

  • @stratsteveo106

    @stratsteveo106

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol right! Love my boy trogly

  • @communistpeanut3416

    @communistpeanut3416

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lollllllll

  • @chardmb

    @chardmb

    4 жыл бұрын

    Whats that?

  • @najmihakimkhairi1210

    @najmihakimkhairi1210

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@chardmb it's a guitar channel he is document a vintage guitar

  • @sidiox7857

    @sidiox7857

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dats right!!

  • @shubhamluthra3578
    @shubhamluthra35783 жыл бұрын

    I love it when he falls in the snow after throwing the guitar. :) love your videos. Keep it up

  • @michaelhorst5247
    @michaelhorst5247 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Darrell. I always enjoy your videos.

  • @Gin132456
    @Gin1324564 жыл бұрын

    larry: "what should we name our company?" Glen: " Gee larry IDK itll be stuck with us for life we better put a lot of thought into it"

  • @applesaus395

    @applesaus395

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why did I laugh

  • @Gin132456

    @Gin132456

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@applesaus395 because you read this in the voice of either beevis and butthead or bill and Ted?

  • @applesaus395

    @applesaus395

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gintokitoki I read it in a Canadian accent

  • @Gin132456

    @Gin132456

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@applesaus395 idk why it made you laugh either hahahhaha

  • @applesaus395

    @applesaus395

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gintokitoki lol

  • @arachnidthrash
    @arachnidthrash4 жыл бұрын

    Larry: we should name our company after something awesome I was thinking “Larry” Glarry: I have a better idea

  • @pops71
    @pops714 жыл бұрын

    Great work as usual, thank you! Looks like the “humbucker “ route is more of weight relief route. The hole in the neck pocket is most likely for tooling purposes. Overall sounds like if you spend $50 on a new bridge pickup, $30 for a Wilkinson top load bridge w/compensated brass saddles, $30 for a decent wiring harness (I would go for the Mad Hatter 4-way Tele kit for $90) and $50 for a fret level/dress/polish job if you can’t do it yourself , that for $250-$310 you could have a much better guitar than a squire or other brand that is more $ and you would have to do the same thing to it anyway.

  • @leonherrera7957
    @leonherrera79573 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful colors! I think this one deserves some (documented) upgrading just like the Indio Strat last year

  • @CerealDust-nStuff
    @CerealDust-nStuff4 жыл бұрын

    5:21 - I caught a reflection of an Imperial Walker up on your shelf in the guitar finish 👍

  • @TheJaiger

    @TheJaiger

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great catch

  • @satyanpatel6403

    @satyanpatel6403

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks mate. I too like my Star Wars fixes with guitars as well.

  • @nuerha85
    @nuerha854 жыл бұрын

    Glenn and Larry were crying with tears of joy after seeing this review. If you are good guitar player like Darell, you can be like Hendrix even on the crapiest equipment ever made :)

  • @thesullivanstreetproject

    @thesullivanstreetproject

    4 жыл бұрын

    Seriously. If you don't already watch Dave Simpson's channel, check him out. He can make a Squier Bullet sound like a million, nay, a billion bucks!

  • @bryongibbs6592
    @bryongibbs65923 жыл бұрын

    Hi Darrell, Just luv ur channel & accent & articles, thanks a whole bunch. Bryon Gibbs In New Zealand.

  • @frankfrascati7820
    @frankfrascati78204 жыл бұрын

    Just watched your video on the glarry tele ,what I like about watching your videos is you are not a guitar snob you point out the good and bad things about the guitar.someone who may not have a lot of money they can pick up 0ne of these guitars spend a few bucks to modify it and have something they aren't ashamed to play. To many of the you tubers Harper onhigh dollar guitars ,not everybody can afford a 800 to a2000 dollar guitar.

  • @russellzauner
    @russellzauner4 жыл бұрын

    Darrell: Too Attacky Technical Term: ICEPICK

  • @ryanzea7196
    @ryanzea71964 жыл бұрын

    Time for another Budget Guitar! Love these episodes, man.

  • @michaelthomas9991
    @michaelthomas999110 ай бұрын

    Very nice, respectful review. Thank you for posting this.

  • @jasong546
    @jasong5464 жыл бұрын

    Great job man, fun to check out!

  • @Yellowcard7572
    @Yellowcard75724 жыл бұрын

    Duuuuuude this is a nice guitar! I love the finish. You should probably do a follow up video on this guitar and upgrading some of the parts to see if you can make it sound even better :)

  • @lazlo325

    @lazlo325

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agree. Would love to see you shield the cavities, swap out the pickups (hear a humbucker in the neck slot), etc. Call it "intro to Glarry upgrades" or "no more microphonic bridge!" Terrific vid, Darrell - thank you for introducing Glarry T-style to us!

  • @nickmartinez8217
    @nickmartinez82174 жыл бұрын

    I bought my daughter a Glarry Strat and I’m am jealous of how light it is.

  • @audiophileman7047
    @audiophileman70473 жыл бұрын

    NIce review, Darrell, I always appreciate your reviews! Thank you!! 👍👍👍

  • @ElJeffe_
    @ElJeffe_3 жыл бұрын

    Looks like a perfect base to customize a bit and still be waaaaay under budget! Thanks for sharing Darrell.

  • @wilele7133
    @wilele71334 жыл бұрын

    I bought one of the Strat style. Put on a loaded pickguard (paid as much for it as the guitar!) Did some work on the neck, and added roller string trees. Pretty nifty rock and roll machine now! Super light and comfortable, and it plays great!

  • @Barabyk

    @Barabyk

    3 жыл бұрын

    I stripped and reshaped headstock, swapped bridge pickup for a Fender Japan '62 (20 quid on ebay) - great banger.

  • @mrlionel1965

    @mrlionel1965

    3 жыл бұрын

    I did the same but I put a Dragonfire Screamer in mine. It plays great and sounds awesome. Win win!

  • @wilele7133

    @wilele7133

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pickguard was loaded with Wilkinson Vintage Voice (ceramic ?) Pups. Gives it a very '60s vibe

  • @p_mouse8676
    @p_mouse86764 жыл бұрын

    These things just have a great tweak and modify potential. Also perfect for learning how to work and repair on your guitar 👍🏻😎

  • @mikeyboyrocks123
    @mikeyboyrocks1233 жыл бұрын

    I have several glarry guitars. I love them. Beautiful finishes, I get them set up and replaced the pick ups and rock out

  • @gdsmokey5099
    @gdsmokey50993 жыл бұрын

    we would love to see you upgrade some of the parts and make a separate video on it ❤️

  • @stevenmgyori3826
    @stevenmgyori38264 жыл бұрын

    Thanks D! Throwing that guitar on the snow covered roof and falling while running away, cracks me up! Thanks for sharing brother and Be Well All!

  • @isaacmullins6960
    @isaacmullins69603 жыл бұрын

    Bought this guitar about 2 months ago as my first guitar and I have had so much fun. I put a set of strings on it, roller string trees, and it plays pretty good. Stays in tune. Like the one here, the bridge pickup was really microphonic and the output jack went bad after a month, so I replaced the bridge pickup with a GFS Lil Puncher XL Humbucker (Sounds really good compared to the one it replaced) and a Switchcraft output jack. Definitely not an AMAZING guitar, but an amazing value that is good to learn how to mod guitars.

  • @tomomyuu

    @tomomyuu

    2 жыл бұрын

    did you replace the bridge pickup yourself? never owned an instrument before n i'm not much of an engineer lol so I'd be so nervous doing any replacing on my own.

  • @edwardaverilliii1658
    @edwardaverilliii16583 жыл бұрын

    I need to learn how to do my own mods, but was SERIOUSLY nervous about attacking my Ibanez.. getting a Glarry and parts to practice with! GREAT review, thanks! Now to study fret buffing...

  • @mega12ax72
    @mega12ax723 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting!!! Nice hands on look inside😁👍👍👍

  • @BradColemanisHere
    @BradColemanisHere4 жыл бұрын

    After watching you and Phil McKnight I can absolutely see buying a guitar like this, adding $150 of parts and love, and ending up with what sounds/feels/looks like a $600-$1000 guitar. Pretty awesome.

  • @mrlionel1965
    @mrlionel19653 жыл бұрын

    I actually got one of these last year. Mine is a strat style, black on red. It is surprisingly a very sharp looking guitar. I used your foam block hack on the fret ends and threw a Dragonfire screamer in it. It sounds good and it is actually a fairly nice guitar, if you can believe that!

  • @kasperchristensen8416
    @kasperchristensen84162 жыл бұрын

    This is, hands down, THE most essential guitar channel on KZread!

  • @G.Photogirl
    @G.Photogirl4 жыл бұрын

    I bought the Orangewood Oliver Mahogany Grand concert acoustic guitar based on your review of it and I'm so happy I did. What a great guitar! And I got it on outlet for $150, a steal! Thanks!

  • @123Ir0nman
    @123Ir0nman4 жыл бұрын

    The center hole in the neck pocket is usually for hanging the guitar during spraying the finish

  • @Brian-ws5od
    @Brian-ws5od4 жыл бұрын

    That’s a beautiful dark blue tele! Planning to own a tele in the future. My goal is to have the trio: strat, tele, and les Paul

  • @mikeellis9720
    @mikeellis97204 жыл бұрын

    The six million dollar man plays an 89 dollar guitar. I'm pretty sure he could make anything sound good. I love this channel!

  • @FunkyPhilCovers

    @FunkyPhilCovers

    3 жыл бұрын

    six millions?

  • @g73chevelless
    @g73chevelless3 жыл бұрын

    Great review...I bought there bass guitar played it as was besides the strings only cuz I like flat wounds about 6 months in and a few gigs later one of my pickups kept humming changed them out and still loving it

  • @aushera
    @aushera4 жыл бұрын

    I remember when I was a kid I got an Indian made acoustic guitar for somewhere around $23, and my first electric guitar was also a used Indian electric guitar which I bought back then for $42. It's still a privilege for passionate people to afford such guitars here in South Asia

  • @vesslewis4044
    @vesslewis40443 жыл бұрын

    A couple years ago I bought a Glarry "burning flame". It was $67 shipped. I still have it. Put some chinese lockers on it and a Dragonfire Crusader on it. It's my drop D. Still floored at how well it was built. It played and sounded fine out of the box. Did my amateur luthier on it and still using it today.

  • @joeychainsaw666
    @joeychainsaw6663 жыл бұрын

    Another great video! I would love to see an upgrade of this guitar, especially adding a humbucker and getting that microphonic issue fixed. Any chance you’ll do a budget hot rod video of this model?

  • @Buffrt66
    @Buffrt663 жыл бұрын

    I bought a Gear 4 Music LP Jr. The wood is pretty. I took it out of the box and played it for 10 minutes and tore it apart and went to work. Tusq nut, fret leveling and polish, CTS pots, orange drop cap, Kluson deluxe tuners, a modified Epiphone P-90 pickup, new set of knobs and a new pick guard. This thing rocks!!!!

  • @MilesMcNallyLuthierie
    @MilesMcNallyLuthierie4 жыл бұрын

    I love how you are doing this when last week you did a glass neck that cost more than this guitar😅

  • @bradleypariah
    @bradleypariah3 жыл бұрын

    These guys are going to take over the music world. I don't think it'll be long before you start seeing professional musicians rocking these, simply because it's what they learned on, or they realize a huge price tag doesn't mean it's any better than this. I already own the semi-hollow body version of this T-style, and I also own a Burning Fire bass and a Burning Fire guitar, both in the Sunset paint job. I've bought strings from them, both for bass and ukulele too. They ship fast and free, and they respond to email questions. I love a good bargain. I've barely spend over $320 for two guitars and a bass, and I'm happier than I would have been if I had bought a single instrument at just about any price. I own two (much more expensive) Ibanez basses, and I prefer my Glarry over both. I plan to buy a 5-string "GIB" and an acoustic-electric from them as well. I'll have a whole arsenal for less than the cost of a single, low-end Fender Strat.

  • @lemokolyon

    @lemokolyon

    7 ай бұрын

    I know professional musicians who tour with 100€ guitars since their collection guitars was stollen. Plus, a cheap guitar needs no spécial care, get scratchy, bumped, customised, and gets a good look for the stage.

  • @JuanSanchez-wj8yi
    @JuanSanchez-wj8yi Жыл бұрын

    Awesome video, very instructive.👍

  • @georgemueh3273
    @georgemueh32733 жыл бұрын

    This is the kind of guitar I tell people to get as a learning tool. For guys that like to tinker. It is a great platform for modding and custom caster projects without the cost.

  • @ArgentAbendAzure
    @ArgentAbendAzure4 жыл бұрын

    This model is known as the Glarry "Sawdust".

  • @nathanjasper512

    @nathanjasper512

    3 жыл бұрын

    true, but it's a notable step up from the Glarry Cardboard.

  • @pedrom6426
    @pedrom64263 жыл бұрын

    Darrell, I absolutely love your channel. I myself own a few cheap Glarry guitars as a beginning left handed player. I mod most of them and they sound decent. Thanks, for the review it was excellent.Keep up the great work. I watch lots of you tubers doing guitar reviews and yours is the best! You are honest, knowledgeable and a great player! Keep em coming and have a rocking day!!!!

  • @johnnelson8210
    @johnnelson82103 жыл бұрын

    I have a Strat style Glarry that I paid $58.00 for it Shipping was $7.00. I did a little fret filing and sanding and that's it. I love this guitar! It plays great and sounds great. I'm amazed at what they can put together for so cheap in price. I may buy a T-style next, don't need it, but I do like the looks of them. Great video by the way, big fan of yours. Very informative. Thanks.

  • @therealjmacmcc1843
    @therealjmacmcc18432 жыл бұрын

    Really appreciate your videos bossman very very helpful .you are providing a valuable service in a commendable intelligent and non self aggrandizing way you are a great teacher thank you👍👍

  • @Twirlyhead
    @Twirlyhead3 жыл бұрын

    Harley Bentons usually come with D'Adarrio strings which are OK to leave on.

  • @RobertoGaspar69
    @RobertoGaspar693 жыл бұрын

    Looks like an ideal guitar to start learning. It sounds really good and after maybe 1 year, maximum 2 time to upgrade! Its great to see there’s some very good cheap guitars out there!

  • @50kal44
    @50kal443 жыл бұрын

    I have exact same guitar, I took the neck off and put a fender replacement neck on it and switched the pickups, plays amazing.

  • @fnersch3367
    @fnersch33673 жыл бұрын

    Great demo. I bought a Glarry Tele and case. Superb stuff for the price. Now to trick it!

  • @jaxonmalonemusic
    @jaxonmalonemusic4 жыл бұрын

    Darrell - Nice. His intro- Scary.

  • @jeffreyeagen4896
    @jeffreyeagen48964 жыл бұрын

    I've heard a lot of positive things about Glarrys. Have you ever checked out Wolf/AIO guitars from All In One guitars? Not as cheap as a Glarry or Harley Benton, but their LP style guitars are half the price as a Gibson and 10x more beautiful!

  • @callumhayes9733

    @callumhayes9733

    4 жыл бұрын

    Give it up, Mr CEO of AIO

  • @shponjoel

    @shponjoel

    4 жыл бұрын

    He's being honest. Those Wolf Les Pauls are beautiful and they are exactly 500 bucks

  • @Ghosy01

    @Ghosy01

    4 жыл бұрын

    Its not just AIO/WOLF it all comes from the same factory which is in korea, in Europe they are called Green guitars .

  • @jeffreyeagen4896

    @jeffreyeagen4896

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@callumhayes9733 Nope, just a proud owner of one of their beautiful guitars.

  • @jeffreyeagen4896

    @jeffreyeagen4896

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Ghosy01 I know they are the same. They started with the Wolf brand and added the AIO brand a couple of years later. Didn't know about the Green guitars.

  • @woodtool2882
    @woodtool28822 жыл бұрын

    Really fun review! I watched it because I've seen very inexpensive guitars online, and the Glarry brand. This dovetails into my suspicion that there is a lot of snobbery involved in guitar buying.

  • @timcastle165
    @timcastle1653 жыл бұрын

    Always enjoy your video’s, they’re fun to watch!! My question is why shield the control cavity on a T style guitar? I can understand the pickups cavities and running a ground wire back to the normal grounding points, but not sure why you would ground the control cavity. Now on a Strat then yes I can understand that since that control cavity is part of the pickup routing as it were. Just wondering, Great vieeo!!

  • @vincetravisangeles2852
    @vincetravisangeles28523 жыл бұрын

    The color is actually amazing. Glen and larry must have been smoking some psychedelic stuff and saw colors beyond our spectrum.

  • @ipleadguilty4918
    @ipleadguilty49184 жыл бұрын

    How's that neck when you move it, almost flamed looking. Pretty wild I thought for something so cheap.

  • @SwiftyMcswift777
    @SwiftyMcswift7772 жыл бұрын

    Great review Darrel! Top notch as always! I bought a Glarry ,, and the playability is great! Once you change the strings ,,, get the action where you want it and mess with the intonation! Really nice guitar! Didn’t have that problem on my bridge pickup that you had with yours. Takes a a little bit to get used to the lightness’s of the guitar,,, but I’ve had some top of the line guitars over the years. Bought them when things were good and sold them when things got tough! But since I’m not a professional,,, just a hard core enthusiast .. always love having a guitar around! My take why these are so inexpensive is that they are mostly all machined these days from your $3000 guitars to your $89 dollar guitars. Probably from the same type of CNC machine! And in China the workers are paid practically nothing compared to the workers here! So from the body ,, fret board and neck,, you probably getting the same quality on the $3000 dollar guitar as you would on the $89 dollar guitar! If you were to switch out pods,,pick ups and got some locking tuners and a bone nut probably wouldn’t cost you more than $300 dollars,,, and you have something that would rival or be better than that $3000 dollar guitar!!!

  • @drdoomecj
    @drdoomecj4 жыл бұрын

    Those holes are in like all the cheap bolt on Chinese kits, they are really good to hang the guitars from to dry them

  • @shanewright2772
    @shanewright27724 жыл бұрын

    The headstock is a really interesting shape. Don't know if it counts for anything - but I quite like it.

  • @JoshuaC923

    @JoshuaC923

    4 жыл бұрын

    You might like Fujigen strats then

  • @russellhayden82

    @russellhayden82

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fernandes guitars have those style headstocks

  • @begraz
    @begraz3 жыл бұрын

    Darrell, Love your review vids... this one is of special interest to me because I've bought about a dozen Glarry Tele & Strat style guitars so far for modding, and for customers who wanted a decent beginner guitar. Yes they need fret work and some setup to be real playable. But I know any cheap guitar does {FWIW, I played guitar for 50+years, and have done mods, repairs, and actually some scratch building back in the 70's} Personally I love these super light weight imports... they are so resonate [almost have an acoustic property to their tone]. I've modded and played several in my bands. A couple different observations I would offer... I'm quite sure the wood used for these Glarry, and many import guitars, is Paulownia or Empress... not Basswood as they say. I learned this several years ago when I first bought a couple imports and was amazed at how light they were.[sometime too light... even where the neck is headstock heavy], and researched what the body wood was. Another FWIW, Brad Paisley's favorite Teles are made of Paulownia wood. His first one was built by Bill Crook Guitars, and then he contracted with Fender to make a Paisley signature Tele which is also made with a Paulownia wood body.

  • @user-ys4nl3wo5z
    @user-ys4nl3wo5z3 жыл бұрын

    Hey Darrel love your vids keep up the good work!!! Also i would like to suggest the harley benton st20 hss thats about at the same price range as this tele.Hope we see the vid soon 😊

  • @amirrezarezaie
    @amirrezarezaie4 жыл бұрын

    It burns me when I see these guitars and know I paid 2,800 dollars on my Gibson.

  • @forbiddensun9524

    @forbiddensun9524

    4 жыл бұрын

    Totally different things. The glarry sounds nice because he has a good amp.

  • @Jeffero28

    @Jeffero28

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@forbiddensun9524 eh,while I agree with you it's also a good indicator of where good tone comes from. Yes he has a good amp but It's not always the woods and craftsmanship that make tone. Those things are definitely important but this guitar cost less than most spend on groceries for a week. It really is a solid buy

  • @alexanderwalther7302

    @alexanderwalther7302

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@forbiddensun9524 and Daryl knows how to use the Distortion Pedals that it fits to the guitar

  • @shanewalton8888

    @shanewalton8888

    4 жыл бұрын

    IKR? My Gibson arrived broken. Sent it back to get fixed, and Gibson sent it back still broken. Meanwhile my Glarry is still hanging around my room...

  • @twantheunisz9281

    @twantheunisz9281

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tone of a guitar doesn't matter. Pickups effect the tone sure, so do Woods but its all EQ. Its EQ and nothing more so long as the pickups arent microphonic. What makes your Gibson great is build quality, feel, fret ends, great binding work, herritage, brand. There are so many amazing things about a big ol' American made guitar. Also cant beat the great feel of a nitrocellulose finish.

  • @paulypoobrain2929
    @paulypoobrain29294 жыл бұрын

    You nailed it with that “gig bag”. It’s definitely more of a dust cover.

  • @SanguineThor

    @SanguineThor

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol better than nothin i guess. Has a handle!

  • @dufus_booger9346
    @dufus_booger93463 жыл бұрын

    This is the brand my after school program would use for the guitars. I got a wave of nostalgia seeing and hearing this :')

  • @CANNIMAGINE
    @CANNIMAGINE3 жыл бұрын

    Great project guitars especially for beginners like me who want to take a guitar apart and play with modifications. I bought the green Strat style and it looks great.

  • @andrewbendahan1379
    @andrewbendahan13794 жыл бұрын

    Whenever I'm scrolling for guitars on Google so many glarrys show up. Too many glarrys

  • @Scottocaster6668

    @Scottocaster6668

    4 жыл бұрын

    Careful, you'll go blind! 🙄

  • @animality102

    @animality102

    4 жыл бұрын

    I guess you could say its a glarrying issue 😎

  • @rickard1200

    @rickard1200

    4 жыл бұрын

    @angel torres hilarious

  • @yaboidustin2447

    @yaboidustin2447

    3 жыл бұрын

    What do you mean too many half of the electrics are sold out

  • @andrewbendahan1379

    @andrewbendahan1379

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@yaboidustin2447 you know that Google shows products that are out of stock right?

  • @normalwire
    @normalwire3 жыл бұрын

    0:16 hold up wtf that’s sick

  • @ubermac85

    @ubermac85

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah each roller can have 3 pickups. Each roller has a switch to roll them so you can get a tone of mixes. Not cheap though.

  • @TheMusicalMedic

    @TheMusicalMedic

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ubermac85 cheaper to get a variax and do the exact same thing, plus changing tuning with the modeling.

  • @Aml1977-lf
    @Aml1977-lf3 жыл бұрын

    I'm impressed. Glenn and Larry did a great job

  • @jethrojohansen1
    @jethrojohansen14 жыл бұрын

    Hey Darrell. It would be cool to see you do a shredder guitar review or shootout. Jackson/Charvel, B.C. Rich, Kramer, ESP, or even an HM strat. Cool videos man! Keep em coming P.S. If you don't already have a nice jackson in your collection then you my friend are missing out!!

  • @yoyofargo
    @yoyofargo4 жыл бұрын

    Spending a half hour repotting a pickup in candle wax still werf. Hole in the neck pocket was for painting.

  • @niklasharvell321
    @niklasharvell3214 жыл бұрын

    When Darrell makes an $89 guitar sound better than my Gibson R9😭😭😭

  • @ZoeyEldritch

    @ZoeyEldritch

    4 жыл бұрын

    What amp are you using?

  • @niklasharvell321

    @niklasharvell321

    4 жыл бұрын

    A fender hot rod deville (I know this is a horrible combination for a Gibson lol)

  • @HeyImsweetLu
    @HeyImsweetLu3 жыл бұрын

    Super helpful. Looking to start a music program at my local boys and girls club. Been looking for inexpensive but decent quality gear that I wouldn’t mind letting the kids use and learn on.

  • @Mauitaoist
    @Mauitaoist3 жыл бұрын

    Great Daryl I like it I don't have a t style yet might be time to get one it would be fun to have something to mod

  • @CKLEE003
    @CKLEE0033 жыл бұрын

    I can make 1000$ guitar sound like -69$ guitar

  • @rst4641

    @rst4641

    3 жыл бұрын

    I could do better - she would sound like a 6,9 Dollar guitar. Now it's your turn!

  • @juantovar5084

    @juantovar5084

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @CKLEE003

    @CKLEE003

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@juantovar5084 haha ikr

  • @dalivanwyngarden3204

    @dalivanwyngarden3204

    3 жыл бұрын

    69cents yo

  • @alnon6304

    @alnon6304

    3 жыл бұрын

    $69.99

  • @liampitcher
    @liampitcher3 жыл бұрын

    “The guitar is a miniature orchestra in itself.” ― Ludwig van Beethoven

  • @Magisktification

    @Magisktification

    3 жыл бұрын

    That was a different instrument in many ways than the guitars of today. Would be coolto hear his input on the electrical guitarr.

  • @SteveOnlin

    @SteveOnlin

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Magisktification Moonlight sonata sounds like a metal song when distorted

  • @sorrenblitz805

    @sorrenblitz805

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rob Scallon has a very interesting video detailing the evolution of the guitar going back in history like 1000 years though obviously back that far they're talking about precursors to what would even be known as a guitar in Beethoven's time.

  • @GigaChad-tv7xl

    @GigaChad-tv7xl

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SteveOnlin The third movement sounds metal even on the piano lmao

  • @krisskross6135
    @krisskross61353 жыл бұрын

    Darell my request is to upgrade that guitar like the other videos you did on some of cheap 🎸 thanks man. Nice video. And review.

  • @TheLenaweeTrekker
    @TheLenaweeTrekker3 жыл бұрын

    I bought a Glarry guitar because of another You Tube channel. He chopped the guitar up pretty badly. So I decided that the guitar needed a better chance. So I ordered the very same guitar. When it arrived, I just loved the green color and the woodgrain on the guitar and the neck. The neck on mine was finished fairly well, no sharp frets, but it to had been rounded off. The action was perfect. I put a clip on tuner on the guitar and tuned it up and checked intonation, and it was real close. It played nice, but when I plugged it into my amplifier..., nothing. I pulled the pickguard off and I found a pretty bad job of soldering the connections. There were cold joints on every connection. The back tone pot cover had come off somehow and the sweeper on the control was knocked off. The output jack wasn't wired in either. I am still hoping to finish that video, but I want to try and salvage what I have; so it stays stock. Then I want to hear her voice, and maybe do a head to head with a Squier Affinity, which is already ahead of the game.

  • @josephcottone8776
    @josephcottone87763 жыл бұрын

    For The Price, You Can't Go Wrong. Great Guitar To Give To A Beginner Or To Customize.

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