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kool review bro! curious: is there a time limit that youre allowed to keep the guitar? are you allowed to mod it in any way? im not sure how this works...thats why im asking... cool comedy additions as well!
Thank you for watching, and because of the question you get to be the spoiler alert about modding: stay tuned to find out🤙😎🤣
I suck at looping! LOL. I've owned just about every looper there is and I always end up selling them because I just can't get it down.
I want to focus on getting it down better, cause it is kinda fun to just sit back and noodle. They have a drum model too which kind of looks interesting
That's a huge pedal
It’s actually not all that big if you check out the quick little recommended vide
Sorry I support Torsten BUT seriously I can't watch this video..... spend more time with the guitar not all the side shows
Sorry there are plenty of other reviews of these fine guitars by more adept players. This channel is specifically targeted for the beginner player hence why we are covering beginner level gear. This just so happens to be an awesome guitar not just for entry level
Classic!
Felt same way
Mine is in sunburst also.Excellent for the price. Only thing I did was put on Ernie Ball slinky 9s. Sounds pretty good through my Fender VibroChamp XD.I like the dull look on the body, reminds me of the early Strats that were finished in nitro.
I’m obviously a Fender guy through and through, if you’ve seen my latest one about the Tease guitar there’s 4 Fenders( and the Squier don’t want to offend the “Fender Police” on here calling it a Fender and saying 5) in the shot. After playing the Tease I wasn’t as impressed as much with the Squier Debut. Still like it cause to me it seems like a part of “Fender made” history
Epiphone Les Paul Special II, bought from a family friend's store, Matisko Guitars, in late 90's. He used to make awesome custom guitars for EVH and others, and did the ultimate setup on my LP2, because he knew I'd never be able to afford one of his customs. That particular one, is still my best player. Next, was Ibanez GAX-50 in '05 or so. Both those were around 300 then. You got some great tones out of that cheapie.
Thanks for watching, I know you stated weight might be a concern this one was very light. Probably lighter than the Tease guitar I had mentioned previously.
I've bought two store return Epiphones in the last year, cherryburst LP Sp 2, and SG Special. the LP2 was a 2021 model, and neck pickup didn't work. Opening it up, a large blob of the finish, had formed and hardened on neck side center edge of pickup cavity, about 1/4 inch thick. Instead of filing it down, which I eventually did, the assembler just shoehorned pickup into it, breaking the coil. The SG sp was a recent 2023 model, and just didn't work. Opening it up, the GND wire was never connected from bridge at all. Left bridge screw is extremely hard to turn, while right is easy. I fixed the wire, and left bridge alone, since it lined up for me. QC is about non-existent there.
I “hearted” your comment not cause of your horrible experience, but cause I hear you and understand the pain. From a “major” retailer as Epiphone you’d expect they could do it just as good as these smaller companies made in the same factory.(not sure who or if same but same style) what did you go with after the bum ones you got?
@@SearchingForTone I kept them. I'd bought them as returned items for 80 bucks each. I knew they had issues beforehand :) I was just offering recent quality issues, that is now on par with Glarry, but quadruple the price. They don't make anything I'd pay full price for. At buck fifty or less, I sometimes bite
@@charlene2400 if you like Strats I made a video on a new company named Tease, I know it’s going to sound like I work for them but I swear I don’t. They are currently $145, and in my rubbish opinion is just as good if not better than a $600 Strat
@@SearchingForTone I've built up 3 great Glarry strat-ish guitars. I'm doom metal rhythm guitarist, but needing lighter weight than 8lbs+ for long play. That SG sp is only around 7lbs, and I'll run it occasionally. Break a string on heavy muted stuff, with that wraparound bridge, and you'll suffer, lol. I like to do a bit different than the cliche all black and look at the floor thing, lol. trem's blocked, if there, use both pickups, and tones dialed way down, and heavy muted, with long sustain slide notes. I use the LP Sp2 and a Donner DST200 for normal play types. In some ways, I think Squire and Jackson, are exceeding Fender these days. I'll check it out. :)
@charlene2400 I think Fender is trying to somehow combat things, I don’t think it’s working. Their squier debuts are good if you refuse to go the factory no name route. But it’s made in the same country. At least it’s supporting the name brand.
Looks awesome.
It truly is the best Strat copy I’ve played yet. Thanks for watching.
Pfffft! Bwahahaha!
Do you have a channel man? You should love that Morningbaritonewood video from years ago
Nice shirt 😆
Spoiler: Future product review, I bought that one for any of the concerned
@SearchingForTone 😂 it's a decent movie and I couldn't help but read it as "O Needers"
@alexdombi-weridetwo first time I saw it thought the same thing
Just started watching your channel. Don’t let the “experts” get to you on your playing, lest we forget WE all started from the beginning at some point. I been playing about 18 months and still don’t have the balls to post my playing so kudos to you my friend.
I really appreciate it 😎 hope we can help everyone get better, some musically some as human beings🤣 we are all only getting better🤙
Great video! Really informative and shows what the pedal can do!
@@dougiearcher thank you very much, it really is a great pedal. And now they have silver model out 🙄more GAS
i bought the black model. i was expecting a horror show. nope. the opposite. comfortable lightweight no fret sprouts . only issue was bad soldering on output jack. 30 dollar fix .
Nice, it’s great value for what you get, I didn’t think I was going to keep it. But It’s not a bad guitar to keep around.
@@SearchingForTone I actually fixed it myself by stripping the wire and winding it around the post with electrical tape. it worked fine but i thought i better get it fixed properly. i took it to my local guitar shop and they say to each other " he wants to fix something that isnt broken" i should have left but.... i didnt. i wasnt angry about the comment but it was definitly an eye roller. next time if there is one ill do it myself. no harm in jimmyrigging!
They ship from Flatout Fullfillment... right next to a landfill. I don't know why businesses do this. What good is climate control of it's sitting around absorbing landfill crud from the air anyway.
Double boxed, in a gig bag wrapped in styrofoam wrap, not sure if it’s getting penetrated by the crud? I never delete comments unless flat out abusive, but encourage all to be factual based so everyone can make informed decisions. I can’t say for certain but I don’t know how many Amazon warehouses are near the same conditions if not “worse.”
The waste treatment Plant is an entire exit down the freeway from the warehouse . It doesn't seem to bother the soccer sports complex center located directly between the warehouse and the treatment plant. Maybe because it doesn't process anything but Non-hazardous construction/demolition waste; yard waste; and inert waste. Maybe do a little research before you dive bomb. I know our company did.
I have done my research. Been researching this sort of thing for 30+ years. Seems many. many musical equipmenrt companies are doing this. Big cluster near Puente Hills fill in LA. Fender, GearIT, and several others. It's biggest fill in the USA. Worse yet is food supply. Nestle just put a Coffee-Mate factory next to the Glendale fill in Phoenix. Then theres Amazon wirh several warehouses next to fills. Tower Rd. in Denver comes to mind. But your choice to make. I chose not. "Doesn't bother" doesn't mean "Ir's OK". Some folks are OK paying literally millions to live next to fills in Orange County Ca. Doesn't mean it makes sense. There are people living in multi-million dollar homes, as well as schools adjacent to fills in Orange County , Ca. Beliece me, I've done alot of research on this.
@@SearchingForTone Double bagged etc, doesn;t matter... how are you going to open it and keep the crud on the outside from getting into everything... and into your home? It's an ounce o prevention vs. pound of cure problem. Nothing abusive here. I want the industy to stop doing this. The more that realize it, and perhaps say something about it, the more likely it will change, I've got a rash of recording equipment here I'll never use... because I failed to reseach before I bought on Amazon... but then you don't get to pick the warehouse, either. Not to mention, it's all interconnected by the trucks... and the aircradt. Civil engineers seem to very often locate fills ans airports adjacent... check it out on google eaeth... just type in "landfills near [fill in the blank]"... you'll be surprised how often it is. Heck in Sonoma Ca, there's a fill in the wine area... locals call it "the Sonoma Aroma"... if you can smell it... you in a cloud of "it"... if it's in the air... it's infusing into everything in the cloud. If you've ever lived anywhere hot and wet like I have (S. Fla.) you realize what I'm talking about. It's just poor practice to havw homes and businesses anywhere close to fills, wastewater and several other biohazards. Lived about 2 miles from Rocky Flats near Boulder, Colorado and the Marshall fill... livestock in the area has many, many birth defects and deformities. And we haven't even touched on water supply. (Nor what we don't even know about what goes on in offshore factories and materials supply chains. For example current sources of mahagany if guitars... Cocao, Tea,. Coffee, etc. if food.. People just aren't aware,. IMHO.
@@SearchingForTone P.S. Feel free to delete the post if you like. I've informed folks. If they want to ignore it. Their choice. Now you know. Up to you if it matters to you. But... by bringing the box into your home, everything just got hit. But then how many players play in cruddy bars, step in the puddle in the rest room... stomp on thier pedals and then reach down and twiddle the knobs, LOL!
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Fender should have defended its patents and copyrighted everything to do with the Strat, Tele and Jazzmaster. Like Gibson did. People shouldn’t be able to just rip off a design.
I think Fender may have at one point don’t quote me on that. But it also probably helps in some way, as people will possibly want to upgrade someday to a Fender
Nice review, I wondering do they come in left handed version.
Yes they do, they have great customer service too
Sorry hit send too soon you can reach out to them to see the lead time on getting “wrong” handed guitars in🤣 I’m sure that’s not the first time you heard that one.
@@SearchingForTone I am missing the first knuckle on my middle finger on my left hand, plus I was born in the right side of my brain dominant which makes me left handed from birth but thank you sir.
@GregoryDoan I do apologize sir, it was not meant to be in poor taste. I have always heard it referred to as right handed and “wrong” handed. That’s why it was put in quotation marks, only in jest
@@SearchingForTone your good, np. just a reason why some may have to need play a different setup all good
Nice 👍 looks like they built the ultimate mod setup guitar 🎸! Sweet !
It is! Or so good stock🤙
I've had mine for a few weeks now and I really like it. It's very comfortable to play. The only shortcoming was the electronics, but that was an easy fix with the alnico v loaded pickguard. I also put a cheap set of locking tuners on it. Very happy with this instrument.
Did the pickups go into it without any modifications.?
No support for the CCP that denies basic human rights to Tibetans, Uighars and its other citizens. Boycott!
Thank you for watching, and can certainly appreciate your opinion. And appreciate you stating it in such a cordial manner. Points like yours are conveyed much more receptively that way.🍻
@@SearchingForTone Can we depend on you to aid us in this struggle for universal human rights?
@@dennishickey7194 to be honest, I am answering you on an iPhone, in front of a Samsung tv in front of me and an American made truck with Chinese computer chips in it. Please don’t take this as me trying to be a dick, and just transparent. Just saying at this time probably not. All though this channel is small, it is far reaching(even had a contest winner from India). With all sorts of budgets, and opinions. If American/UK/German companies want to send stuff to me(which rightfully so they shouldn’t….just yet) then It could be an avenue. But I do purchase everything from this and have made $20 in Amazon affiliate marketing since inception. I’d rather answer and validate your concerns than just delete your comments. I do respect you for your convictions.
@SearchingForTone I appreciate your candor and share your dilemma. CCP Chinese goods are unavoidable. Discretionary purchases are leverage, though. Along with political pressure we can aid those inside China and support freedom. News from the world's largest democracy isn't too encouraging either. India's majority seems bent on a Hindu state intolerant of others. Here in the U.S.A. you can see the fascist movement has momentum especially under Trump's leadership. Music has always meant freedom to me and the guitar as a means of individual expression and icon of independence from authoritarian repression shouldn't be turned against us.
@@dennishickey7194 This is how you debate folks☝🏻And get your point across and make an informed intellectual case. Unlike some who say TEMU is an abomination because their “working conditions are horrible” and don’t enforce “child labor laws”. All though we may not see eye to eye on several fronts, we do feel the same about guitar 😎🤙
And I almost never use the bridge pup! 😂
I don’t know why, even putting in the Duncan in to my main I’ve always been a neck pickup guy
"Attention to detail"... it's pink!
@@michaelogden5093 Also available in black, white, gray, amber burst, light blue….but the pink is pretty cool. Probably look sick with black knobs and pickup covers
youtube police doesnt give a shxt about your 224 channel dog shxt channel. the copyright department might though
232, thanks for watching though. It did get a claim, however I’m not in this for the money I’m for helping out others find their passion for music.
pat yourself on the back for being a FIREFIGHTER during covid! Cute little finger twirl, slay queen. What did firefighters do during covid? Trying to solve that pandemic thing!? Yes, all the physicians and research doctors wanted some GED firefighter to come and shed some light on the situation. You are truly the main character. Edit: You didn't do anything out of the you normal job perimeter, Jesus dude. You gonna glaze on yourself for the rest of your boring life about the time you were 'solving that pandemic thing" hopefully it works better on your grindr profile.
So If you must know I was part of a special Incident Management Team that was tasked with getting supplies to protect all of our responders that was running dangerously low. Vaccinating the elderly through a at home program, antibody testing for the responders, and implementing a vaccination program for 10,000 responders, that became a model for the rest of the entire city work force. The team was also assigned the task of identifying tracking and storing the departed from the disease, this was concurrent running with the pre mentioned tasks and this one I was not involved with. Then on top of it working in the firehouse where we were doing CPR 3-7x a day, exposing ourselves…. Most of us don’t do that in 2-3 months. Would’ve just preferred if you disagreed to just click away.
your playing sucks jk lol not bad of a budget stratwe are truly living in a golden age of guitars wher you can get a cheap guitar that almost if not as good as the big money guitar
🤣I hope to get better, just got back into playing after on and off playing for 25 years. I'd like to get through a basic range of budget option effects, pedals and amps to help the viewers. Then focus on growing with them. Thanks for watching 🤙 This brand certainly does carry the torch of the "new age"
Pink is the perfect color for a guitar that says Tease on the headstock.
@@danrunnoft6642 It’s not probably a traditional color that I would go for but I kinda dug it. If this never goes anywhere I can go busking downtown in tighty whities with a guitar that matches my skin tone🤣
I’ve been window shopping this brand for a while now. My son is left handed and, if I can get him interested, Tease seem like the best option for a left handed model. And if he doesn’t, then I’ll eventually spoil myself on one
I would’ve been so motivated to play if this was my first guitar. I’m honestly saying that, I think back how bad my 1st guitar if it was this good…I’d probably be a much better player today🤣 Seriously though, I suggest this over any guitar I have reviewed. It’s just so good 😎
You know how to make a right a left-handed guitar? Turn the guitar upside down and string it backwards that's how Hendrix did it...
@@patrickshannon4516 and arctic white model will look very Hendrixy
These will be available on August 1st. The Bubblegum Pink is in Stock.
@@torstenjakob2391 they are amazing, I’m sure they will fly off the shelves🤙
Hello! May I ask why you lie about the specs of these guitars? You say the use OEM Floyd Rose 1000 and Babicz bridges in some models, even though they are very clearly knockoff bridges. How can you or your brand be trusted?
@slothfish I was referring to my black MIJ Stratocaster I modded, I installed Emerson 5 way switch, Seymour Duncan’s, fender locking tuners, and the babciz bridge myself. I do apologize I should’ve said “Floyd Rose style bridge” on their super Strat.
@slothfish Since you took the time to read the spec maybe you missed the part in the description where it says to please allow 7 to 10 days for the installation of the FR bridge. And that's a completely different guitar than this unir.
Thanks for the heads up, the Arctic White is terrific, but out of stock, I messaged to see when it will be back in stock . . I'd definitely like to add it to my stable :)
@@Barkosaur you won’t be disappointed and in a day and age of customer service being A.I. bots there’s is world class. I hope you do get one, but disclaimer if you wind up buying 5 or 6 more I am not responsible🤙😎
@@SearchingForTone They posted the arctic white ones again with note that they'll be in on Aug 1st . . it took me all of 3 minutes to place my order 😎. . will let you know what I think when it gets here, but I can tell after looking into the company a bit more that it's going to be great. Thanks again for the review and heads-up about this company!
@Barkosaur I hope you really enjoy it, if you do have concerns reach out to their customer support. It is truly great, I think at the price point it’s phenomenal.
Hey cool I never heard of that guitar ! Nice l🤙🏾🎸🍺
@@13soulz it’s insanely good, I know I probably sound like a paid schill but first I’m not paid 🤣 and most importantly if it’s great its just great no matter what price point.
@@SearchingForTone So you paid out of pocket for all those guitars in the background? If you're not paid to promote this brand, then how do you have your own coupon discount code with them? This is very obviously paid promotion, and it's incredibly unethical (and against KZread ToS) to claim otherwise.
@slothfish I did state this guitar was sent to me, in the very beginning of the video and have not been paid for this review. Edited: the ones in the background are Fender Stratocasters from my collection from playing on and off the past 25 years. When I mentioned guitars that I paid for, and I have reviewed they were not in the shot, but are featured in other videos. Currently change the layout of things.
@@SearchingForTone For the asking price of these guitars the site info and guitar demo was pretty cool actually. With so much competition in low price guitars these seem to stand out. You gave your thoughts on these instruments and the site offers another demo also.. if any doubt for buyers than I’m sure more reviews will be out there soon. As for me I like what I heard and then I looked what the specs on them are.. these are cool I’m hoping to see them with rosewood or ebony fretboards and that would peak my interest 🤣 Thanks for the tease!
🤣I see what you did there.
Delay seems ok considering the crazy low price.
Much more usable than the analog delay from the same “line”. I’m not much of a delay person but I could find space for that on a board
Mixing those two pedals created a similar experience to mixing whiskey and cold medicine
It did didn’t it? If you hook up a mic and speak Into it probably sound like those parts in the movies where someone gets a concussion
A metronome and practice would be useful. Prepping before a video is the professional way. At least only including clips that sounded correct. I’m not sure this would’ve sounded much better through a ‘72 LesPaul and a JCM 800 full stack. I didn’t even make it though the whole video before stopping the video. This sounded more like my teenaged nephew who is just been learning. The down side is that the description implies that it is to help beginners. Not being able to play the parts makes the guitar sound unjustifiably bad. Sour or missing notes, off time rhythm and general incompetence might keep a kid from getting an otherwise “ok” guitar for the price they needed to start. @viarnay is making the point that it is almost impossible to judge the quality of the guitar without anctually hearing it played correctly. You should post videos of techniques and gear a beginner should want to be able to do. No one is going to watch this and think, “I hope I can sound like that one day”🤦♂️
Thank you for watching
the guitar is average but the problem is your skills
Sick burn dude😎 quitting KZread right now. Although, I did forget for a moment in our biography we did say that this a channel for helping beginners, through the eyes of a “beginner”
I would’ve been upset if they sent me the wrong colour lol.
I waking of hoping for that reaver yellow color but at least the sent me a nice burst
Get you a schecter guitar if you want to see what a really good guitar plays like.... schecter guitar's have Gibson and fender both beat.
My nephew just bought his first “next step” guitar I was so proud, he got a Schecter it’s amazing. I was leaning ESP for a style guitar like those but my lord Schecter🤌🏻
@@SearchingForTone yeah I've have a schecter demon, schecter Damien platinum six, and a schecter avenger signature sinister Gates. And those three guitars beat anything fender can put out.
@patrickshannon4516 I bet and especially for the price. 🤙
@@SearchingForTone they weren't that cheap in my affordability range but they are well worth what they go for.its about five hundred dollars for a schecter demon,800$ for a platinum six Damien and 900$ for the low end schecter avenger signature sinister Gates. But once you get one you'll probably sell all your fender and Gibson guitars
@patrickshannon4516 yeah that’s kinda of what I meant what you get for Schecter would probably equivalent to double $ in fender line
yea it looks cool.
Be interested in what their burst models look like
awww hekk yaa dr chappers has bionic ears....amazing!! he seems like a kool chap to me....
Did you see the blindfold amp reviews, and recent pedal segment on Andertons that he did. When I first found him years ago I went back and binged watched his entire catalog of videos
@@SearchingForTone i saw the blindfolded pedal film with pete but not sure about the dr chapper one... ill look for it tho...
@birdman316 he was spot on with most if not all
sweet guitar brother! i think i woulda "patched it up" n kept it..... ordered a green grote LP clone from bamazon in feb...arrived with a broken neck...sent it back the very next day and when they recieved it i ordered another color...i was scared theyd re ship the broken one had i ordered green again lol! the 2nd grote was golden...no issues with it...i replaced the weak pups and its cherry now! wild thing is it still cant hang with my epi LP special thats all stock...grote is a LP special p90 clone...
Nice, been eyeing grote. Got another Fesley coming and something in the horizon.
@@SearchingForTone sweeet! build 4 build the grote is every bit as good as the epiphone...only downfall was the stock pups were weak in the grote... i have yet to upload a 30min sound comparison film between these 2 guitars... i did a comparison with the stock pups in the grote but it was such a "soundslaughter" im not even sure if i published it haha!!!
@birdman316 I think I’m ok with poor pickups if everything else is great. Look, feel, frets, tuning. If any of those are off then I’d say I would need stock pups to be better to compensate.
Sounds pretty decent!
I think there’s better out there, but price was pretty appealing. If it wasn’t dinged up I would’ve kept it. I would’ve loved to see how much I’d have to spend for an epiphone to get the same quality. It certainly beat the $200 model hands down
At least it looks nice
It would’ve been a keeper if it wasn’t for the dings. Temu boxes are interesting, they look like the dragged behind the delivery vehicle.
@@SearchingForTone my first Amazon electric came with a big dent in the back. I just kept it. I mean it was just cosmetic and I figured sending it back and getting another was a gamble that the next one might show up in worse shape
@AkaSnugD funny thing with Amazon bought something the other day, $100 cheaper today they wouldn’t match the price….I bought it from them. So I bought it again and then returning the item I have already just to get the $100 off🤣
@@SearchingForTone well, why give in and refund the difference when you can be a stickler and lose more money on shipping? That’s just smart business right there
@AkaSnugD I didn’t understand it at all. No wonder prime day deals aren’t crazy they have to make up for shipping 3 x 2 to me 1 back to them. 🙄
Wow never saw that brand before . Thanks for the heads up with Temu they only recently allowed shipping to Hawaii. I usually go through Amazon and for mid priced gear Musicians Freind.. I once ordered a Wolfgang 2020 standard from Amazon and received it with the headstock sliced down the middle all the way to the bone nut.. sent it back posted it and am now kicked off of posting from there 😂 such Is life haha
It was pretty good if it wasn’t for the dings. I would’ve certainly kept that over the epiphone that I sanded down. Hands down.
@@SearchingForTone Yea I see a lot of reviews on that Epiphone Special 1 .. everyone rates the pickups not up to par . I guess I was lucky 🍀 getting the Slash Epiphone AFD special 2. It’s my first EPI. But this one is well built as sounds crazy 🤣 But true I like the looks of that guitar and it sounded fine 🤙🏾
@@SearchingForTone … I think the grote LP looks Sic! If you ever review another one check to see how micro phonic those pickups are. One review if I’m not mistaken stated they squeal if you turn them up to drum level. So for me that would make it a project.. That’s the only reason I went with the Epiphone Slash special ll.. these pickups are really good.. thanks for the feedback
@13soulz anytime, yeah grote is on the radar and their strat headstocks are very similar to the Vicers we reviewed way back in the beginning. Bet they are same factory
No distortion? Why even make a fuckin video lmfao
You are right, actually was so impressed with the guitar that I didn’t even think of it. Been moving things around in the “studio” so I don’t have any pedals in front of me. I’ll have to maybe do a month down the road video and throw some dirt on it. Thanks for watching though. Sorry I didn’t get to your comment sooner🤙
Were you pktaying it wrong on purpose? It was very distracting
distracted in the 15 seconds you could hear it without the voice over🤷♂️
As someone who has run 6 marathons over the course of my life, I can concur!
🤣I could never run one, but I would assume this is true.
@@SearchingForTone Oh yeah, your shirt just rubs. Everything rubs. Painful. I haven't ran in about 10 years though.