Just take a good look at this lardasses guitar collection. When your lazy and astupid you will be found on youtubey fantasyland

@spidgeb3292

2 жыл бұрын

He has an amazing collection! Congrats, Robert! You should do an episode that runs down everything in your collection.

@RobertWJackson

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve done one or two of those in the past.

@spidgeb3292

2 жыл бұрын

@@RobertWJackson OK, I'm new to the channel so I'll dig through your catalog.

@spidgeb3292

2 жыл бұрын

OR.....you could do another one to annoy the trolls....

@robertp457

2 жыл бұрын

"When your lazy and astupid" I see what you did there.

Reverse Flying V ........silence. No explanation necessary. Perfect delivery sir! Cracked me up 🤣

@RobertWJackson

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@40fit38

3 жыл бұрын

Spit out my dinner during that silence. Bravo! 😂👍

@percolates

3 жыл бұрын

Arguably the most telling review of anything ever on KZread

@thebionicbassplayer

3 жыл бұрын

Highlight or lowlight of the video!

@KS-oi9ym

3 жыл бұрын

In all honesty the reverse V is the real V. The original design is an A

My wife found a cheap copy of a Stratocaster at the garbage dump, but we brought it home. The frets were sharp and jagged and the action was high, so I took the neck off and filed and sanded the frets down, lowered the action and put a descent set of strings on it. For free I think it turned out pretty good. Some cheap guitars I think are okay, but they need to be set up; others are just toys--junk.

@aleksistenbacka5925

2 жыл бұрын

They are cheap cause they left half of the work for customer.

@danaowens30

Жыл бұрын

bro. any guitar can be built to A1 specs. tf wrong with. u. I dont like this dude and yeah mfkas gonna learn today. fuck him and all yall yuppie pukes

@Jodyrides

Жыл бұрын

I found a small guitar amplifier sitting outside on the curb for the garbage man one day while I was working.. I took it home and plugged it in, and it worked. It didn’t have a mark on it, just some dust.. I told a coworker of mine about it that is a guitar player also, and he told me about another coworker of ours, who is mother through out a Marshall head .. I don’t know anything else about it, but it was an amp made in the 70s. She threw it away because her son had moved around got married and moved away to another city. She was cleaning out his room, and that was one of the things she tossed.. I was working one day, I was parked in an alley behind an apartment building. I saw two women carrying a tama drum set to put it in the dumpster.. it had the floor tom, the two mounted to the bass drum, the high hat with Zildjian symbols, and two chrome snare drums, one of them was a Slingerland.. there was a bag of drumsticks, a lot of drum fittings and clamps, a musical wood block, and a cowbell in the canvas bag.. I ran up to the lady like I was stopping her from jumping off a bridge just as she was about to drop the first room into the dumpster. I asked her, are you throwing these drums away? She said Yep. I live in a small apartment, my husband died three years ago and I’m sick of stepping over them. I asked her if I could have the drums. She said of course.. I thought about it for a second, then I said look let’s do it this way. I’m driving my company car/Jeep. I opened my wallet and I only had a $20 bill. I said I’ll give you $20 for these drums if you give me a receipt.. I did not want to be accused of stealing them. She excepted the money and gave me a receipt signed and dated, The drums took up every extra inch of space I had in my Jeep liberty company jeep.. I actually could not see out the rearview mirror because my company jeep was prettyfilled with tools and boxes of things I used every day on my job.. on my way home that day. I stopped in a music store and asked the owner, who was a new owner in the past few months, and he just happened to be a drummer, if he would be interested in the drums. He was a good poker player, but I could tell you was interested.. we ended up doing a swap for a used peavey tweed classic 50 with 4-10s..I never had a peavey amplifier before.. mostly fenders and traynor and ampegs.. it was only missing one chicken head knob.. I can’t believe how much better than my fender super reverb I liked this peavey.. I did not know they had switchable channels with post in Parissettings to make a growl at low volume. I didn’t know they had switchable channels. I didn’t know it had a built-in cooling fan for the tubes. I did not know how warm the tone is.. I liked that amplifier so much that I still have, that I went out and picked up a Peavey Deltablues, and a PV classic 30, all tweed, all tube amps.. both of my classic amps the 30 in the 50s were made in the 80s. My Deltablues was made in the 2000 and I believe it was one of the last ones that they made in the United States factory. I’m only sorry I did not know about these amps in the 80s when I was playing in the smoky bars getting home at 4 AM smelling like an ashtray.. all three of these amps have pre-and post game controls, and switchable channels, and they are all tube. They take the same tubes that they use in Marshalls, And I never heard them make any crackling or hissing or popping noises that my fender super reverb and fender vibrolux reverb were famous for..

@gordondills2773

Жыл бұрын

@@Jodyrides That is so awesome!!!

The triangular guitar looks to be based on a Balalaika, a Russian acoustic instrument; I think that's actually pretty neat!

@SausageFingers420

2 жыл бұрын

It looks like a communist Dorito.

@rectify2003

2 жыл бұрын

😀

@rectify2003

2 жыл бұрын

@@SausageFingers420 😀

@KHolt22

Жыл бұрын

I figured someone had already pointed it out. Gotta be quicker to the draw lol

@mikaelbiilmann6826

9 ай бұрын

A band with that balalaika geetar and the reverse V would be dope!

Has anyone checked the VW guitar for emissions?

@RobertWJackson

5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@davidulmer3453

5 жыл бұрын

Oh you can believe the state will be calling!

@badger305

5 жыл бұрын

Yes , it emits noxious noises, they should have made them take these back and stuck in those vw cars they rounded up and destroyed. The world would be a better place.

@rotaryskratch18

5 жыл бұрын

@@badger305 They didn't destroy the TDi's, they installed better emissions control devices on them. A few months ago, I bought one: a 2013 VW Jetta Sportwagen with a 2.0 liter turbo-diesel and 6 speed manual transmission. I can honestly say it's the best car I've ever owned. It handles extremely well, has an incredibly immaculate leather interior, and gets 40+ mpg. In fact, I'm hitting my first 600+ mile tank of fuel (14 gallons of diesel).

@xmillion1704

4 жыл бұрын

@@rotaryskratch18 - Reminds me of that time I posted a comment opining about the comparative merits of my Fender vs. my Gibson, on a channel devoted to automotive performance.

Your review of the Gibson reverse V was priceless. I shot coffee across the room. Thanks for the laugh of the week.

@RobertWJackson

6 жыл бұрын

What review? I didn’t say a word about that guitar.

@Gunkaleh

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly. "It was gold, Jerry. Gold."

@moreorlesslikeso

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, some things are better left unsaid...

@quintas66

6 жыл бұрын

Actually I think you said everything that needs to be said about that ugly POS.

@fohrsphotoshoptutorials4980

6 жыл бұрын

I know dude! How bout it!!! It made me laugh hysterically!!! What a guitar makers WASTE! LOLOLOL...hahahah!

I swear Gibson was ripping off the Judas Priest "Breakin The Law" video for the Reverse Flying V. If you go watch it, there's a bank security guard playing this cardboard cut out that looks EXACTLY like that. Apparently, the props department screwed up and glued the neck backwards and the band absolutely were pissed once the video was finished and they saw it. But hey, Gibson had the old lightbulb glowing over their heads when they obviously watched it!

@KTK44

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I just watched the video to get confirmation that the props department f'ed up the cardboard Flying V...That is some Spinal Tap shit right there! Would have loved to see them get pissed when they saw it. xD

@MrSoulauctioneer

6 ай бұрын

there were british clubs in the early 80s where it was a thing. Young guys would make cardboard guitars to play air guitar. That's where the reverse v comes from.

@joseandrada264

5 ай бұрын

Watched the video since the 80's and bever noticed that!

I was gifted an Esteban guitar and practice amp. The guitar was not great but I still managed to do a handful of acoustic songs on a record with it. With a few mics, some reverb, and finesse it was workable. I've actually done a few gigs with the practice amp through a PA. With a few pedals it beat dragging a big cab in for a small gig. Me and friends always had a good laugh about Esteban and I took some pride in making it work.

@sparkyguitar0058

Жыл бұрын

I like that. Making it work ! Why not, what ya got to lose.

@waveman2952

Жыл бұрын

10 years ago my wife wanted one from TV and once you put better strings on it and better tuners it's ok as you said! Congrats to your success!

@sparkyguitar0058

Жыл бұрын

@@waveman2952 I paid $83 winning a bid on Ebay. Actually only bidder. And it was a drunk what did I order last night kinda thing. But the Ashthrop E /A 6 string with all kinds of accessories was a great birthday present for myself. And I've used this guitar at worship services that are live broadcast on internet. My Boogie's never got out for any of that but this I drag everywhere including the Fla beach.

9:54 *SamuraiGuitarist has left the chat*

@ilikeyourname4807

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this

Regarding your question "Why?" on Gorky Park's guitar: it simulates the shape of a Russian stringed folk instrument called balalaika. Overall this band as you mentioned, tried to close the gap between the US and Russian culture and their stage image is a grotesque on stereotypes around USSR things. I hardly imagine anyone would consider this guitar as a real instrument to play :-) more like a souvenir to put on a wall.

@brianl634

5 ай бұрын

🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯 amazing some these KZread fucktards can't even do a little research before coming on here and making an ass outta themselves😂😂

Six years ago I'd bought an Esteban acoustic guitar for the blue burst finish and as a companion to my Martin acoustic guitar. As soon as I tuned the Esteban and played it I'd hated it. It had no sustain and the sound was dead as a doornail. Two days later I took it to a local small music shop and gave them the guitar and sixty bucks for a traveler guitar. That Esteban still remains the worst acoustic guitar I'd ever played bar none. P.S. I'd later apologized to my Martin guitar for hooking him up with such a terrible companion and Martin forgave me. Martin likes the traveler guitar WAY better.

My 1st guitar was a $99 Carlo Robelli acoustic. After a year, I acquired the hand strength to crush boulders due to the high action. For $50 the guy at the music store (not the Sam Ass I purchased it from) filed the nut and bridge and did a magician's job on the neck. 25 yrs later it still plays great.

Headless guitars just look terrible in general.

@d1964e

4 жыл бұрын

I love my Steinberger Spirit bass, it's super smooth and deep.

@instrumentalist28

4 жыл бұрын

I have a kiesel Vader and while it's light weight, plays nice, sounds great and stayd in tune well, setting that thing up is a big pain, especially because you can easily run out tuning revolutions fast

@kellylee5842

4 жыл бұрын

If someone replies that they liked the Gibson reverse V it is time for a drug test

@kellylee5842

4 жыл бұрын

I think you should do a video on the top 15 reasons why Wolfgang Van Halen needs to go on a diet he can play drums play Guitar Play keyboards and sing all at one time it's absolutely incredible never been done before but he thinks he can do it and copy some of the best musicians ever someone needs a drug test his fat ass

@kellylee5842

4 жыл бұрын

Eddie Van Halen without a doubt is the Undisputed King Guitar Alex Van Halen is one of the best drummers to ever live and this guy thinks he's going to come in and just replace them Mike Anthony is one of the nicest guys and a phenomenal bass player when I say is somebody needs to stop this kid before he completely destroys the legacy of Van Halen

I had a student with an Esteban. Her mom was so proud of the literally unplayable acoustic guitar shaped firewood. She quit of course, as I am sure 1000's did. He should be slapped.

@jordanch68

6 жыл бұрын

I have one, the body is borderline ok but the neck is totally unplayable.

@WinsomeJohnny

6 жыл бұрын

han36solo guilty!!

@gregdavis19

6 жыл бұрын

han36solo 😂😂😂😂 too funny!

@MagnusRex4

6 жыл бұрын

han36solo That's actually a quite an important point: how many kids gave up on guitar because of having a really shitty, nearly or just about unplayable guitar and didn't know better?

@rayschutte6651

6 жыл бұрын

han36solo slapped then whacked with the box of shit he sells

I believe that the Gorky Park guitar is attempting to emulate the shape of a Balalaika, a traditional Russian instrument, rather like a mandolin.

@glennhecker4422

5 жыл бұрын

That is correct.

@jasonyoung7705

5 жыл бұрын

@@glennhecker4422 The poster asked 'Why'? I ask how can he not know that'?

@Linkacide

5 жыл бұрын

In any event it’s not to cool to jam on a giant dorito

@xmillion1704

4 жыл бұрын

If you ask me, it's cultural underpinnings make it way more cool, if slightly more awkward, than a flying V.

@donmcglothlin841

4 жыл бұрын

I remember those guitars and the band. Not really a fan of either.

First Act had me demo for them many years ago at CES, and i was impressed with the guitars they had there. They ended up making one for me which looked almost like a Tele with a down-turned lower horn, like a BC Rich Eagle. I loved it. I put Duncans in it, and it was fine for gigs, recording, whatever.... for a few months. Within a year, the white finish had gone considerably yellow, the binding was coming out of the edges (pieces of it were gone), and the frets were loose. It's been in a case in the attic for years now. I recently took a look at it, and it's as yellow as a banana, the binding is cracked and falling apart, and the neck is a pretzel. They really should go with what their name implies and just stick with the department-store beginner specials.

@IETCHX69

5 жыл бұрын

gotcha buddy

I think the Russian guitar was supposed to resemble a Balalaika. That’s the only reason I can think of for the shape

@fposmith

5 жыл бұрын

Balalaika ! That's the name of a Vodka I used to drink that was made in The Bahamas back in the 1960's by Toddhunter Mitchel LTD. Distillers.

@vent676

5 жыл бұрын

Amazing that point was missed...

@Wargasm644

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, true. The design was indeed supposed to pay homage to the Russian Balalaika. Still butt-ugly.

The Gorky Park Kramer makes sense. It has a shape of balalaika, Russian string instrument. I wouldn't say that Kaos Ibanez belongs here.. Replace it with Firebird Zero and it's all good

@oskarileikos

6 жыл бұрын

Dainius Vyšniauskas the firebird zero is a crime against humanity

@KozmykJ

6 жыл бұрын

Yup fancy not realising balalaika ... "Nil pwan" for that one Yup again - I've heard some creditable stuff done on the kaos pad guitar, kinda sorta dub-step like ... well done though.

@Aarlog

6 жыл бұрын

Also, since they came out right at the end of Kramer, only one batch were made. Most retailers didn't even have to pay for them because Kramer had gone bust by then.

@nobdydoh4263

6 жыл бұрын

Dainius Vyšniauskas Yes, it was clever. But ultimately, that guitar looks awkward to handle. And comes across as gimmicky.

@sapinva

6 жыл бұрын

Except the balalaika is generally a lightweight mandolin sized instrument. But for a good laugh google "bass balalaika".

I think the title should have been "8 Guitars That Robert Thinks Suck". I have 8 guitars that are worse than any of these LOL!

@RobertWJackson

6 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@andregrant4305

6 жыл бұрын

Saw your VW guitar review and played one at a pawn shop. Aside from the gritty strings, I loved it. Think I'll be swinging back to buy it tbh.

@RobertWJackson

6 жыл бұрын

Nice! I hope you enjoy it!

@7hecu77er

6 жыл бұрын

Why?

@user-nl9ne5gk6k

6 жыл бұрын

If you are willing to waste money on a cheap, cheesy, plywood body, chinese made POS guitar, you must either have money to waste or you are a beginner who doesn't know any better! Just because that poser slash played on one in a TV commercial, doesn't men that it is a good guitar, remember, he got paid millions for doing that commercial and than he went home and played the guitars that Gibson makes custom just for him! Don't think you'd ever see slash playing a first act on any stage anytime soon! lol

Many of these guitars have a lot of electronic crap that is always going to fail (like modern cars) we will always love more conventional things for the purity of playing, good video, cheers!

I had an esteban and almost gave up trying to play guitar because theyre so bad, the action is horrible, the strings are like playing on the straight edge of a razor blade, the body's too thick, and they don't stay in tune

@revolutionday1

5 жыл бұрын

This is EXACTLY the same thing I went through, with my very first Harmony Strat' copy, and when I played a friend's Les Paul, was able to do things I never even knew I could! #stillrockininthefreeworld

There's a lot of guitar manufacturers that are in financial trouble nowadays and they keep using technology to solve problems that don't exist instead of building guitars with better materials and workmanship.

@lloydster9000

5 жыл бұрын

Gibson comes to mind when this subject is on the table. If they weren’t constantly trying to peddle $2,000+ guitars, and instead focused on quality and affordability, they might get out of their rut.

@harrisfrankou2368

5 жыл бұрын

sorta why PRS make money

@paulstokes-rees4590

5 жыл бұрын

The problem is the manufacturers adding stuff hoping to attract buyers rather than solve problems. The real problem is sales are down. The guitar craze is over. You can search for this years and last years most popular recordings and you will notice almost no guitars in them anymore. Next year when students start college/university, if they even see a guitar, and they may not, they will say something like: Yep, my Granddad liked those but I'm not sure why.

@wickedwayzzz33

5 жыл бұрын

@@paulstokes-rees4590 Such a defeatist point of view. Get outta here.

@dsvet

5 жыл бұрын

@@wickedwayzzz33 Paul is right, guitar based music is on the downturn. Also we should consider the tariffs imposed by the US govt on imported woods which causes the price of any guitars made with imported exotic woods in the US to increase dramatically.

Those Keith Urban acoustics deserve their own "Place of Disgrace" on the list Keith and his band should be forced to play those EVERY night ALL night.

Esteban guitars are good for one thing... I played a song then smashed one into a bonfire. Didn’t feel bad

@RobertWJackson

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I actually use a first act Volkswagen guitar and mine is perfect 👌 I use it alot and people have been speechless how its sounds and played but then again you have to get lucky to find one that plays great and no fret issues

@samuelstalcup2645

Жыл бұрын

I had one and it was amazing!

The First Act took the shape of Brian May's guitar.

My very first electric guitar I played when I was 15 was a 'Lero', which was a cheap Les Paul copy. Really bad but did the job for a beginner guitarist like myself.

@samiam9059

3 жыл бұрын

Mine was called Orlando was a strat. Wish would of kept it was japanese and a Hudson tube amp. Young an dumb

@robertallen6710

2 жыл бұрын

Lol..my first was a Sears acoustic...1965 or thereabouts...but I could play 'you really got me' chords halfway decently...

The Reverse Flying V was fantastic. I could never keep a regular V comfortably in my lap, but that reverse was nice. I wish I still had it.

My worse guitar was an Ibanez Roadstar bought in the 80s. Felt like it was made of plastic and had a huge heavy locking trem that only went down. No tone. Perhaps I was too young to do it justice. Swapped it for a prototype of the first Focus by Kramer guitars. One pickup, Floyd Rose and a coil tap. Loved it!

The review of the Gibson Reverse V is an instant classic. They should use that in ads.

@RobertWJackson

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The First Act Volkswagen guitar is a perfectly good instrument. Yeah its quirky, but it plays perfectly well and the built-in overdrive actually sounds really good. And I am speaking as a musician who has been playing professionally for 33 years with many endorsements. I tried it and I liked it, it's a lot of guitar for a hundred bucks. Would I use it in place of my 1974 Les Paul? Yes, in fact I would.

@Trinin

4 жыл бұрын

I actually own one as well and the neck is great on it, but I did switch out the pick ups for some prs customs an old boss paid me with. Now it's a beastly heavy sounding axe. Especially with the built in overdrive and preamp going.

@greg0124

4 жыл бұрын

I have one as well. I mainly play my accoustics, I own three electrics, and I won't ever need another one. A 2012 American Standard Telecaster, a 1981 Peavy T-60, and the First Act VW guitar. I love all three equally. The pre-amp is in the VW guitar. This guy doesn't know what he is talking about.

@RobertWJackson

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@laurenhowell5114

3 жыл бұрын

i had one of these vw guitars and mine was great.before it was stolen it was one of my go to guitars. my fret edges were smooth the neck felt great it was light but to me thats a good thing.the pickups were unexpectedly good when playing clean they had a wonderful natural reverby type thing going on that sounded so sweet.crunch and heavy sounds were good too.also the built in effects had one combo on it so that you could use it as a kill switch and do stutter effects.mine was well built and worth every penny of $100 it is missed and im looking to get another one one day this guy seems like a snob.maybe he just got a bad if he had a good one he would love it unless he is just a price/brand/country of origin snob.

@vayabroder729

2 жыл бұрын

There’s one problem; Volkswagen is woke.

Dont forget every electric gibson guitar made since 2012.

@warpath6666

4 жыл бұрын

Gibson guitars are kinda like Apple products of today .. the only real reason why you would buy one is because your friends did..

@idontlikeapplejuice7

3 жыл бұрын

Gibson aren’t that bad you’re probably only saying this because you read something on the internet but in my opinion Gibson’s are still great

Re: The VW guitars, another unique feature that I neglected to mention is the plate on the back of the headstock which has the VIN# of the car that it came with. Then there are some much more rare ones like mine that don't have that because they were showroom models so they had no particular car to be paired with. They have the plate but no VIN#. Sometimes, a dealers name. The rumor was that the showroom ones were made extra carefully and usually kept in a glass case at the VW dealership. Even the box contributes to the collectibility. The original box is not a standard brown guitar box. It has all kinds VW stuff printed on with pictures. I have one of each but they are kept in different places so they have yet to "cross paths" to allow me to compare them directly. Also thanks to you Robert for accepting my comment below so graciously with a like, showing that you understood there was no malice or insult intended. And regarding the Estebans, other tv guitar selling celebs do business the same poor way but I have an electric that approximates an LP stylewise from Keith Urban and it is very slick. Rolled fret ends, super smooth, low action, no buzzes or intonation issues and very good playability. The only thing about it to downgrade is the sound so someday it will get some quality pickups but I see them around real cheap sometimes so this is a heads up to your readers to snag one if they come across a good deal. Then again, perhaps mine is exceptional but there is no way of me knowing.

@RobertWJackson

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Your comment was easy to identify as non-insulting because there wasn’t a death threat attached to it. LOL I don’t deny that a lot of people really like the VW guitars. They’re just not for me. But that’s why there’s so many guitars out there to choose from!

@Rev_John_Danger

3 жыл бұрын

I too have an un -serialized showroom model garage master. I picked it up at a pawn shop for $100 with all of its original accessories. It was incredibly well built and set up. Frets were dressed and polished. I was actually really impressed with the build quality of the guitar and it’s tone when unplugged. Furthermore the neck is one of the nicest feeling necks in any of my guitars at any price. I echo Robert’s assertion that the electronics are crap. The pickups just never seemed to open up even when paired with quality CTS pots and don’t even get me started on the pre-amp. I gutted the stock electronics, added a set of vintage Filtertrons and got rid of the mid cut and preamp. I also moved the pickup selector down by the VTT knobs and replaced it with a MojoTone prewired toggle. I also got rid of the weird looking 3 piece pick guard and had a custom one piece scratch plate made for it. All in all it has become one of my favorite guitars and I find myself reaching for it a lot more often than many of my others that are infinitely more expensive. I’m currently looking for another bargain on one to keep stock as a collector/ conversation piece.

@VicClay

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rev_John_Danger That sounds pretty awesome I have never done stuff that involved. Love to see pics and/or vid.

From the very second I saw one of those Esteban commercials, I could immediately tell that the guy a huckster. He has all the morals of a cat-fish.

Riding over the Firebirds with a tractor was the best thing that could have been done to them.

@RobertWJackson

4 жыл бұрын

RIGHT???

@xmillion1704

4 жыл бұрын

My first reaction upon hearing about the story of their destruction a while back was "Aww, what a waste. Couldn't they have been donated?" Upon watching this video and learning more details about the model, my reaction to Gibson producing them is, "Aww, what a waste."

@RobertWJackson

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@jeffreycherep8264

2 жыл бұрын

That guitar makes me angry when I see it.

I am a Luthier, and have been building and repairing guitars since 1985. I was so glad to see the steban guitar on your list. I got a couple of them in the shop to set up over the years. They were the worst guitars I have ever seen. I tell people I dont work on them now because they are not able to be set up at all.

The Gorky Park is one of the main reasons Kramer went under. It was plywood! Metal was dying, endorsers were leaving, and the CEO was blowing all their money on ads. A real shame, because they originally made great guitars.

@RobertWJackson

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, the Gorky Park was the final nail in the Kramer coffin. I think I’d also heard that by the time the Gorky Park came out, a fair amount of the company’s profits had also gone up the CEO’s nose. But I admit I have no idea if that’s true or not.

@gryfandjane

4 жыл бұрын

For what it’s worth, the triangular body was meant to resemble a Russian balalaika.

@5roundsrapid263

4 жыл бұрын

Robert's Guitar Dungeon I met the founder, Gary Kramer. He had sold Travis Bean guitars, which were similar. He was pushed out soon after, and they went to wood. They were bigger than Fender and Gibson in the mid-80’s! That money went to ads, endorsers, and Pablo Escobar.

The Kramer Gorky Park guitar is modeled after the Balalaika shape. That’s a Russian folk stringed instrument. You asked “why”… that’s your answer, Robert.

@kramalerav

2 жыл бұрын

Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out Come and keep your comrade warm

My nephew got one of those Esteban guitars, and they are JUNK. I'm not even a guitar player and I could tell the difference.

it’s only fitting that Volkswagen would give away a crappy guitar because, a VW was the worst car my wife and I ever owned.. i’m not kidding, the car actually broke in half straight down from the windshield at 73,000 miles because of a water leak on all of them.. Soon after we bought it new the problems started/- it was recalled and they paid a BIG fine to the EPA because the catalytic converter‘s were catching fire. and did adjustments that made the car run horrible rich. In other words, they rejected it so it would run more gas through it which makes it run cooler. They gutted the catalytic converter with EPA approval after paying in big fine so the catalytic converter wouldn’t get clogged with unburnt carbon. it never ran the same after that factory recall... THEN The electrics had a parasitic draw that killed a new battery overnight until you disconnect the clock.. THEN because of the recall work to keep the catalytic converter‘s from catching fire, the car had a horrible hesitation that caused the engine to buck & shake so much that the exhaust systems were breaking off at the cast-iron header. Even the junkyards didn’t have any used headers to sell because they were all Breaking.. THEN it’s the first and only car in my life i had to put a clutch in.. The clutch cable broke three times in 73,000 miles we bought the car new.. I also had to replace the valve guide seals because it started burning oil.. I sold the car to my best friend who just wanted transportation to get back-and-forth to work. He is the person that the car actually broke in half on at 73k miles..he was on his way to work and suddenly the floor below his feet was dragging on the ground.. Volkswagen sure ain’t what they used to be.. I remember the marketing gimmick plan to include that guitar with the new car. For that reason alone that Guitar should have some extra value..

Don’t forget the Harmony Electric Guitars that were marketed by Fingerhut in the 80’s and 90’s

Estaban!! I bought one of these cheap guitars hoping my kids would learn on it, and they would leave my expensive guitars alone. Needless to say, the one I got sounds incredible. Could never get the kids to take guitar up, it rings like a bell, frets easy & sounds awesome, I play it all the time. Construction does appear a little cheap, and it looks like a bought off TV guitar, but the tone, projection and volume of mine is awesome! Love it!!!

@rockrollresale2668

4 жыл бұрын

My buddies sounds quite good too.

Thank God you mentioned Esteban lol

@RobertWJackson

5 жыл бұрын

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I had a J.B. Player " Charvel star style" in the late 1980's. It had a Kahler copy tremolo that literally fell apart in my hands. I met Jan ( RIP dear) and Janet from Vixen, who were endorsed by J.B. Player. The girl's guitars were way better quality , almost like they were built by a custom shop.

@BillDerBerg

5 жыл бұрын

I MISS Jan SO MUCH💔😭

@richardbinder9662

4 жыл бұрын

@@BillDerBerg I worked with Janet Gardner at a golf shop in Northridge, California. Not only is she a great musician, she is very smart, sweet as can be , and a hell of a golfer. I only met Jan once, and she was so kind and beautiful. Could hold her own against any guitarist which was quite a feat in L.A. in the 80's. I only worked with Janet for a few weeks, then she left to open for Scorpions.

I have one of the Kaoss Pad basses and it’s my baby, I usually use it by setting one of the more bizzare effects on hold and then turning it off and on with the switch, but your complaints were also totally valid so respect for not just calling it stupid for being an experiment

Haha years ago I was at a hotel in Phoenix, AZ, and one night I heard a Spanish-y version of "House of the Rising Sun" coming from the bar area. "It couldn't be," I said to myself, but sure enough, in the corner, there he was -- black shoes, black pants, black shirt, black hat, black sunglasses -- Mr. Esteban himself. I was laughing so hard I had to leave.

@deansley174

6 жыл бұрын

David Schwartz 😂

@dervpolimene7766

6 жыл бұрын

You had a chance to punch him and you didn't take it?! You could have been our hero!!

@keithmendez6915

5 жыл бұрын

It could have been one of the many Esteban 'tribute' acts that are out there, working the Holiday Inn Lounge circuit

Picked up one of those Esteban guitars at a garage sale along with full set of his lessons for like $10. Worse lesson's EVER ! If you or a friend got those and you/them couldn't learn don't blame yourself. And give guitar another try !

Idk, the reverse flying V doesn't look that bad. Looks a lot better than the other triangle on the list.. lol

@RobertWJackson

4 жыл бұрын

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I had to watch this again just for the Gibson reverse V review. That was the most honest review of that guitar ever!

@RobertWJackson

4 жыл бұрын

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@danielhartin7680

4 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering if the genius who came up with that idea is still employed with Gibson.

Great list, except for the inclusion of the VW guitar. As cheap guitars go, that one is excellent.

Hey, man ... my mom bought me an Estaban ... it was cool ... I mean ... looking back ... it may have been shit but ... but then again I'm a shitty guitar player so it worked out. Love you, mom!

Musicians! Save your money $$$$ ! Stop purchasing trash 🗑! Research top quality guitars 🎸 and and PLAY THEM! Figure out what you really want and then get the money $$ work harder work longer deliver food drive Uber tend bar walk dogs whatever it takes! I did it and $3550.00 dollars later I am the proud owner of a Martin D-28 acoustic guitar that sounds AMAZING! It took a lot of hard work miserable work relentless work but if you stay focused you don’t have to play CRAP 💩 guitars 🎸!! Enjoy!

Firebird X would get my Top Vote , the Bluetooth was a Nightmare and still is if unfortunate enough to own one, should have renamed it the Nightmare

"Your Honor, the defense respectfully asks that the prosecution reduce the charges, from criminal fraud to gross negligence. In return, the defendant is willing to plead guilty to the amended charge, and further, will willingly cease & desist with further production and sales of Esteban guitars, plus, he'll sign an affidavit vowing to never again appear on television, and will play only used Esteban guitars for the remainder of his natural life."

@RobertWJackson

5 жыл бұрын

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I don't think there's a single bad thing about Peavey AT-200. It's just a normal guitar, you can use it without ever touching that autotune feature, but it's handy to have it sometimes. Imagine you are doing a gig or band rehearsal, and you don't have to worry about going out of tune or tuning your guitar ever ever, or in studio recording situation, it can be really helpful.

@ifguitarman

6 жыл бұрын

I picked one up used a year ago ... mine is great ... with the feature packs installed it’s very Fun and versatile ... hold down the volume button , frett a specific frett and bam your in different tuning / guitar voice volume doesn’t have to be up very loud to overpower the acoustic sound so that’s really not a big deal ...

@normanperkel139

6 жыл бұрын

Dave Harker additionally, if you're used to a particular feel of how your guitar plays in standard tuning, there is no difference in string tension.. I think it's pretty cool. The Line6 Variax had similar functionality.

@trollssuck7814

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this guy is about as sharp as a marble.

@RobertWJackson

6 жыл бұрын

Why do you say that Mr. “Trolls Suck”???

@trollssuck7814

6 жыл бұрын

Because it's true. MOST of these guitars are very amazing guitars, they just don't do it for you. I own nearly all of them in my very large collection. The reverse V is one of the FEW Gibson guitars that are worth owning. Simply amazing and the Firebird X....another great guitar from the nasty Gibson folks, BUT....it really is an awesome guitar. Most people just refuse to think outside of the dozen or so shapes that everyone owns and don't actually give a guitar a REAL play, listen and give a REAL critique based on all it has to offer. If it comes in neon pink, that makes it a crap guitar.....same axe in the so very tired tobacco sunburst and it's automatically legendary. Soooooooo, that is why. You asked, I delivered. Still, you're a human, be well. Cheers.

Fun Fact: The Reverse Flying V was featured (kinda) in the Disney show Lab Rats when they’re in the mansion’s main living area you can see in some shots it’s in the background. Don’t ask me why I noticed that

Not sure about the chaos pad Ibanez used, but I have seen the chaos pad used to good effect on the Manson MB1 Matt Bellamy signature guitar. The pad is in the body of the guitar (so can't be stolen) and sits down between the bridge and the tail, which seems to make it easier to use in conjunction with the tremelo. Muse use it to great effect in their live shows.

Sorry, but you don't know bad guitars. The crap we had to play in the 60's and 70's was horrible! Most of the real crap came outta Japan, but even fairly expensive German and Italian guitars were just pigs to play. Tuning was sketchy, electronics were noisy and fragile, playability was laughable. Fat necks, skimpy frets, inaccurate fretting and bridge placement, terrible tuning pegs, bridges and tailpieces. Try giging with a Teisco Tulip E-100 or a Hofner Galaxy and see how far you get. Enjoy the microphonic pickups on the Kimberly or one of the relatively pricey Italian Voxes. If you're really brave, try Welson. . . where they essentially did EVERYTHING wrong!

@henryhunter5026

6 жыл бұрын

Cheshire Cat I’m right with you there. In the early 60s the guitars that were readily available and affordable in Europe were mostly terrible. In 1963 I played 6 gigs a week at holiday camps for the four month season, my guitar was a German built Hofner Colorama . That thing was a real dog to play and sounded awful, a modern day Squier is 100 times better. Oh how I lusted after an American Stratocaster but they cost £175 which was around 12 times the average skilled workers weekly wage at the time and as rare as hens teeth in East Anglia.

@cheshirecat438

6 жыл бұрын

They should have done then what they do now, studied the dimensions and angles of good Gibsons and Fenders, copied the neck width, thickness, fingerboard radius, headstock and neck angle. A cheap guitar these days plays like a dream compared to a Hofner, and Hofners were cheaper than Gibsons and Fenders, but they were Not cheap.

@henryhunter5026

6 жыл бұрын

Hofner were not really cheap and were, like the U.K. built Burns instruments, made of quality materials but as you say they would have been better if the makers had followed Gibson and Fender specs a bit closer. The situation wasn’t helped by the lack of technical knowledge at our local music shops who largely regarded electric guitars as a passing fad and not a real musical instrument and the almost no-existent replacement parts situation.

@cheshirecat438

6 жыл бұрын

Hofner and Burns were well constructed in a lot of ways, but at least in Hofner's case, had fatal flaws. I've rarely seen a Hofner hollowbody without a hump where the neck meets the body. The Solidbodies seem designed NOT to sustain, with needlessly complicated wiring and just cheap, terrible tuners. The Italian Voxes were a real rip off. They were pricey, but the hollow bodies were terrible. Thin plywood for bodies, neck joints that would crack, turning the guitar to kindling. Squeeling pickups and fat, unplayable necks (except for the basses). The cheap American Harmony's were Plain Jane's aesthetically, but a bargain, and sooooo much more useful and durable.

@HBSuccess

6 жыл бұрын

Cheshire Cat YOU NAILED IT. We could not WAIT to put all of that trash in the dumpster and as soon as we had saved enough for Gibsons and Fenders - that's exactly what we did LOL. The sad thing is that the millenial hipsters have revived all that junk - your old $75 Silvertone/Harmony/Teisco will fetch $1500 - still won't stay in tune or stop squealing at low volume LOL

My parents bought a VW Jetta in 2006 and received one of those guitars. Not the nicest guitar ever made, but kind of unique that it has the car’s VIN of the back of headstock and just in general a VW guitar basically. Still have it, but don’t really play it. The built in amp was through the auxiliary input inside of the glovebox.

@syngatesschecter4life157

6 жыл бұрын

Brent Fettkether I remember that commercial

@STAY-GOLD-VINYL

6 жыл бұрын

My Vw GarageMaster is a rare example of 1 out if 10 that are perfect out of the box. They must not be junk if folks are paying 2-300.00

@joeyoung1498

6 жыл бұрын

Brent Fettkether those vw first act 🎸 are actually pretty cool. At least in my opinion they are.

@punchdrunque8584

6 жыл бұрын

I have one, i like the little rascal. As he said, FIRST ACT is MOST noted for its low end beginner rigs. They are less known but more accomplished in their electronics endeavors used for studio recording and sprcialty instruments. No matter his opinion, i like mine and still play it regularly. My opinion of his opinion is, must of been nice growing up and having sweet guitars at your beckon, the early acoustics i had were closer to being dobros than instruments you fret lol

@RobertWJackson

6 жыл бұрын

Who ever said I had “sweet guitars at my beckon”? I didn’t own a guitar worth more than $200 until I was 28 I think.

Hate Ibanez. Worked at their warehouse Hoshino in PA. They used to let people buy dinged guitars for cheap or build them. Instead they brought in Japanese executives and trashed everything and fired loyal employees.

Good Video. I do watch those Esteban Infomercials and for some reason I can't stop even though I know they suck. Same with Keith Urban. He claims in a way that his has better action and softer strings for beginners. His guitars do look better. Have you tried one of these?? You could have included the Epiphone SL Les Paul That sold for $99.00 new a few years ago. I was the sucker who bought one in Yellow with my Sam Ash 10% off coupon so walked out with it for $97.00 total. It's a piece of garbage. Bridge is actually bending and pulling off the body and I barely play it! Tuning nightmare. Literally like throwing $97.00 in the trash. Thanks Robert

I agree with the Esteban, I have a special place for them in my heart because I found like 100 to 150 in the garbage at guitar stores, I was damn near broke at the time and it sure as shit helped me out

That Gorky Park guitar could hold the record for "World's Largest Dorito Chip".

@RobertWJackson

6 жыл бұрын

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@MichaelD8393

6 жыл бұрын

Nailed it huh?!

@davidcoyle385

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe the Peavey AT-200s you saw sucked. The one I got is wonderful, and I love the Antares autotune function. Better luck next time!

@5roundsrapid263

6 жыл бұрын

A plywood Dorito!

@MichaelD8393

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

You've obviously never played one of the awful guitars that pissed out of the 60s. All sunburst, crappy build, crappy tuners... just awful, awful guitars

@chroniclesofbap6170

3 жыл бұрын

@Ambivalent They are surely worse than theIbanez. At least that was a decent guitar at the core.

@chroniclesofbap6170

3 жыл бұрын

@Ambivalent I cheat. I use a VG99 so can sound like pretty much any guitar. Because the pickups aren't important, and cheap old guitar that feels nice and stays in tune will do...hence of all my guitars I use a cheap (£112) Squier Affinity Tele 🤣

This is a so so vid. First the VW guitar. The reason for the price differential that you mentioned between 100 and 300 is usually about the condition and what is included. The expensive ones have the original vw logo case, the strap made out of a seatbelt, some vw picks, and a keychain plus the handbook which tries to be witty. They also have active pickups and produce a wide range of tones. Not Fender, not Gibson, just a range of sort of unique tones that are versatile. I am sure some are bad but mine are outstanding and punch way above their weight. They did not have an "amp in the trunk". They plugged in and used the car radio system. I'd wager that pristine ones will be collectible. Musically they are far superior to the old Silvertones and Teisco, and etc which get crazy money now. Re Esteban, you were pretty much on except that it came out recently that he also lied about his musical accomplishments and awards etc. What a con man.

@rodstiffingtonxyz

4 жыл бұрын

i feel like the name first act will always stop it from being "collectible"

@VicClay

4 жыл бұрын

@@rodstiffingtonxyz Yeah but that is what we said growing up about the Silvertones, Danelectros, Teiscos and etc. They will never get up in the rarified air of 50's LP or Strats etc but they do have a certain something.

@JC-11111

4 жыл бұрын

Anybody can play, any guitar in any new vehicle. All you need is an aux cord and a 1/8 to 1/4 adapter. Done. Hell, I use my FM transmitter by plugging the guitar directly into the aux port on the transmitter. Then it transmits my guitar, playing to the radio. Done.

@VicClay

3 жыл бұрын

@@JC-11111 But older cars don't have that ability, like mine.

The VW guitar was the most sought after guitar by myself and the other teachers at the school I teach at. I'm sure there are some band ones out there, but ours was pretty cool...

@billfrisbee9530

5 жыл бұрын

I love mine and it is a great guitar by any standard. I own 180 Guitars and If I had to keep 25 this would be one of them. Well Built Nice neck contour and the onboard effects and phasing controls are great. Pickups are loud and proud with great tone. I doubt this asshat has ever played one.

@SuperDrumwolf

5 жыл бұрын

@@billfrisbee9530 I agree, I buy them up whenever I can the pups are FANTASTIC!

I think the Gorky Park one was meant to resemble a traditional Russian stringed instrument which the body is a triangle.

Great video Robert, my worst guitar was an old Lyle 12 string. The neck was bowed, the intonation was way off, the frets were sharp and some of them above the fret you were using touched the string above it making the notes muddy. a real lousy guitar.

Gibson is the worst offender on this list. It would be the same a Rolex flooding the marker with crappy watches to grab some cash. Their name should be worth more to themselves

Apparently even Esteban didn't know "his" guitars were shit. Basically, some shady company went in search of an accomplished, somewhat known guitar player to endorse their trash. Esteban was getting ready to record the commercials and if I recall correctly, he insisted on using one of "His" guitars for the commercials (because HE had some integrity) and so unbeknownst to Esteban, they found a tech/luthier at the last minute (I think he had a day or so - perhaps hours...? I'm sorry, I can't remember) but the tech said the three "best" ones chosen for him could barely be called guitars. Basically all sorts of insane work was required to make these things simply play. I remember the guy telling the story (who was good friends with the tech) said that Esteban really had no idea what was going on, and wasn't at all the kind of guy who would pull a move like that. Not that it means he's completely free from all responsibility, but it does at least put him in a less brutal light.

@RByrne

2 жыл бұрын

Are you his mother? Or maybe Esteban himself? I call BS in this, since every one of guitars have been shit. So after the first one, he continued to run the scam several times.

@allrequiredfields

2 жыл бұрын

@@RByrne Lol, this was some shit I watched on KZread or some random article I read, details are fuzzy but that was the gist. HE didn't run shit, he wasn't in charge of anything, you mouthbreather. Go cry somewhere else, you fucking baby.

RE: #2 on the list. Take a look at the Judas Priest video for their single "Breaking The Law",when the Guard is rockin' out....it's a cardboard version of the Reverse V...some 30+ years BEFORE Gibson made the real version.

@gennymikel4296

6 жыл бұрын

I looked it up and saw that, it gave me a laugh.

@5roundsrapid263

6 жыл бұрын

I also remembered that scene when I saw the Reverse V.

@martyairey1764

6 жыл бұрын

WE'RE GETTN FKN OLD!

@racerx1918

4 жыл бұрын

I think of that video every time I see one of those lol

The Kramer triangle shape was a tribute to the Russian balalaika. Its triangle shape is likely owed to balalaikas needing to be simple to build due to being homebuilt village instruments. They were typically used to play protest songs ridiculing the tsars and oligarchs. The culture of defiance surrounding the instrument may have contributed to Russian luthiers being reluctant to create a production version of it for the early part of its existence. You asked why 🙂 Personally, I think Kramer would have been better off just making an actual balalaika

loved this.. video keep em comeing. hope to see another one like this soon

The worst guitar was a Sears Silvertone. I learned very quickly what was meant by the term "action ". At the 12th fret the strings were in the vicinity of 1”. I had callouses on my left hand that doubled as a finish hammer. I believe it was a cheese slicer in a former life.

@RobertWJackson

5 жыл бұрын

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@arvidlystnur4827

5 жыл бұрын

Barney Fike, I’m not a guitar expert but I believe years ago silvertone guitars were made by Harmony guitars. Harmony guitars sounded just okay, were built like tanks, lasted forever and usually played like crap, though some played nicely. I was given a student model Silvertone years ago that played great but sounded like a baritone mandolin or lute because of its small scale. Being a bassist, I gave it away unfortunately. By the way this guitar had a floating wood bridge and tail piece. Good way to improve intonation on cheap guitars. Note to bassists: Don’t buy acoustic bass guitars without a tailpiece. String tension will eventually and always twist and destroy an acoustic bridge that anchors the strings. I guarantee this, my source, basic physics!

That VW guitar actually looks cool.

I’m here from an electronic music background the Ibanez with the Kaoss pad was an in my wheelhouse surprise . Kinda a cool idea but yeah 3 armed guitarist only accessory. They should have thought through it a bit more. I’m not surprised they were just there to get stolen with how badly the pad was seated in the guitar body.

This video came up in my recommended feed as I play guitar, watch a lot of guitar orientated videos. I honestly found the reactions, facial expressions of this guy, and the perfect timing of his deliveries absolutely hilarious! Great job sir! 🤣🤣🤣 👏 👏

@RobertWJackson

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

That reverse V is a mess but in the long run it might become a collectors item cause so few of them have been sold.

@xmillion1704

4 жыл бұрын

What a great business model! Produce something so ugly and awkward that no one will buy it, in hopes that one day it attains collector status in some vague and distant future. lol

The Esteban "Midnight Legacy"s I have are pretty good. His acoustics are free at yard sales every where. Nice firewood.

@kellylee5842

4 жыл бұрын

The Gibson reverse V is quite useful if you want to play Boomerang Esteban makes for a good fire starter danelectro close second considering has cardboard

@schnarfschnarf5886

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I had an Esteban electric and it was nice.

That Russian guitar is clearly reminiscent of a folk instrument.

Number 10 - Any telecaster! Those things are so ugly they all belong in a chipper! Buy yourself a Stratocaster and increase your happiness by a million percent! SWEET!

The Gorky Kramer was supposed to look like a Balaliaka.

That reverse flying V review was the most accurate. I felt it.

What?? No Line 6 guitar!!! I bought one, and had a professional "run the rack" on it. Frets levelled and polished, everything set up, etc. This guy said it was the biggest turd he'd ever seen to date - and asked that I NEVER bring it back to his shop. Later on, I didn't even try to re-sell it....I put it to rest at the garbage dump. RIP

@RobertWJackson

3 жыл бұрын

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This video made me subscribe to your channel so long ago. I remember some dude shared it on a Squier fans Facebook page and i clicked on the link and 15 minutes later the guy and i agreed we nearly fell of our chairs laughing when you reviewed the Reverse Flying V. After all these years it still cracks me up.

I've got an aluminum-neck Kramer bass. I really like it, though the thing is a boat anchor. I found it in a store for a steal of a price, after reading about these things but having never actually seen one. Then I picked it up, and just instantly loved it. I've always been curious about the Duke guitars, but have never gotten the chance to try one out in person. Maybe I'd like it, or maybe I wouldn't. But I'm not the kind of person to buy something unseen and unplayed.

@velvetdoug

5 жыл бұрын

The Dukes are wonderful - haters gonna hate!

@EllotusFreeholy

5 жыл бұрын

after you wrote that you instantly loved it I fully expected you to say 'it anchor's my boat just beautifully'

@5roundsrapid263

4 жыл бұрын

I have one of the basses; I got it cheap, too. I paid $300, but it’s easily worth three times that! The sustain is unreal. Aluminum necks were made until about 1983. Then they started making wood necks only. After about 1988, Kramer was junk.

@williamroan5576

4 жыл бұрын

@@5roundsrapid263 By the early to mid 90s the strikers were plywood bodies.

@5roundsrapid263

4 жыл бұрын

William Roan I had a plywood Aerostar when I was a kid.

Ha! Slash promoting the VW crap. He truly is the Ronald McDonald of the guitar world!

@jimmyfrank7660

4 жыл бұрын

Hey! Watch what you say bro! Dont diss Ronald McDonald like that! Slash isnt in Ronalds league! Lmfao!

The ESP EC-256P is a gold top LP style guitar w/P90 pickups. First off the pickups are not P90 pickups but hybrid double coil pickups with the low gain of a Fender single coil pickup ? Second the pickups were not setup to adjust the height at all but had the screws to do adjust if it was done right . It has a some what skinny neck yet is a awesome and strait neck that does bends very good and hits tones my Epiphone LP cannot do . So i had a friend re-engineer the pickups and adjustment screws correctly using a good set of $40 P-90 pickups. The Guitar was a glued in neck done perfectly and i use 10 - 48 strings and had to open up the nut slots using a nut file set for 10-48 strings . The guitar now is a good guitar i bought in circa 2016 for about $220 then and the tunamatic bridge stays in tune well with very low action. This guitar was made well in Vietnam but they were clueless on the way P-90 pickups are supposed to be mounted to be adjusted by the player . I have no idea why they wound hybrid double coil pickups using only one coil with very little gain ? I actually love the bending string tones this guitar does , it sounds wonderful now playing threw a monoprice 15 watt tube amp !

Les Paul, (the man not his guitar), built an electric guitar out of aluminum, (can’t remember if it was solid or hollow-bodied). He said it sounded great and thought that he discovered the ultimate material for building guitars, but found it quickly to be an engineering disaster! While touring with and playing guitar with the Andrew Sisters, they would dance and sing from one side of the stage to the other, being followed by a spotlight. When they were in front of Les the spotlight would heat up the aluminum guitar, greatly expanding, and de tuning the guitar. Embarrassed, he’d frantically retune the guitar, but the the spotlight would move and the guitar would lose it’s tune again. He put the guitar in a closet from then on.

Your reaction to the Reverse Flying V cracks me up every time I watch it. Thanks

@RobertWJackson

4 жыл бұрын

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To liberally paraphrase a reviewer "Esteban...if you are looking for a decent campfire guitar, this will indeed serve as fuel in your campfire provided you don't mind toxic fumes." Then again, what do you expect from a signature instrument by a dude whose claim to fame was pretending he studied with Segovia and selling his albums on the home shopping network?

My respect for Slash, Volkswagen, and Gibson has just dropped a bit.

Great video and keep up the great work!

Your reaction on the Gibson reverse Flying V was priceless, had a good a laugh. My reaction was more WTF.

I saw where you liked my comment Robert, but seriously I fell in love with one in the 80s!

@RobertWJackson

4 жыл бұрын

I replied to your comment, as well. Like I said, I still have mine after going on 30 years. Aria Pro are one of the most underrated brands of that era.

Nice list. Thank you for including those garbage Esteban guitars and that VW Slash piece of firewood. Your review of the reverse flying V was hilarious. One question -- where is the Wangcaster?

@RobertWJackson

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! The Wangcaster isn’t a production guitar. 😉

Your sigh at the reverse Flying V was perfect, nothing needed to be said.

@RobertWJackson

Жыл бұрын

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it looks like a Russian folk instrument, balalaika, I would understand why Russians might have a nostalgia factor for the shape.

The Kramer Gorky Park was a promotional guitar, Kramer was one of the sponsors of the Moscow Music Peace Festival.

Great job Robert. When our store "Strings &Things" Music in Lincolnwood, Ill behind Norlin HQ. Our store fell victim to a lot of cont emporary crap from Gibson through the 1970's. Gibson has a habit of trying to become a large corporate enity. From the days of CMI until now. Right now they are making the closest reproduction guitars I have ever seen. I am 68 and worked in Music Stores since 1972..