As a fellow lefty I love your guitar reviews. Things have gotten so much better for us over the past several years , we almost have a selection to choose from now.
Great demo Shane looks great. Sounds even better. We can get Artist in the UK but everything is out of stock at the moment. It's listed as £99 with a bunch of accessories which is crazy . Kids getting in to guitar today are so fortunate compared to what was available back when I was starting out in the 70s.
They appear to be a victim of their own success, I’m in the UK and all the decent stuff is ALWAYS out of stock! It took me about 2 years to find the LP59 in stock! It’s a great guitar and I’m glad I persisted but FFS Artist, get your act together and either borrow some money or get an investor so that you can afford to carry realistic levels of stock! The only reason I persisted was because I have several guitars otherwise I would have bought something else! God knows how many sales they lose but must be lots!
I'm in the US and left-handed. Choices are limited right now to ST, TC and a Jazzmaster style but all are sold out as well. I wish some of these companies would produce a Mustang or Jaguar style (left-handed of course and hopefully in something other than black or white).
I think you are doing a great service to new players( especially young ones and their parents) by showing you can get inexpensive equipment that sounds good and is reliable
I recently bought one of these at half price because it was a customer return with a supposed wiring issue. I only wanted it to harvest the body to use with some parts I have. It arrived working perfectly. I've had the same experience Shane has had - Perfect fretwork, stays in tune. Can't fault it. I'm gonna keep looking for a Strat body for my other project. Would be a waste to pull this one apart.
Thanks for watching. It's great to see some more affordable guitars out there that play and sound great. Let me know if you've tried these before. Links, timestamps, and details are located in the description. 😎 The lefty is $10 more for some reason. 🤣Check it out online: ► Australia - alnk.to/5jfibJK ► USA - alnk.to/dpm9jgT ► UK - alnk.to/aWxxzRl (These are affiliate links)
Artist Guitars is making great guitars and amps at a great price! My only wish is that they can have more items available for the North American market. Along with the Tweed Tone 20 (which I am kicking myself for not buying sooner) this S-style guitar is a perfect entry for a new player. I wonder if Artist would team up with a store like Southpaw Guitars or Jerry’s Lefty Guitars to help get there awesome instruments in our hands in the States?🤔🤔🤔 Great jam Shane!!🎸🎸🎸🎸👍🏾👍🏾
I guess it comes down to less volume in the lefty-specific parts ordered, like the bridge, nut, pots, and pickups. It is shame that all those affordable manufacturers seem to think that Europe is not a place anymore after Brexit though...
Would love to see you review those 3/4, 7/8 smaller guitars "for kids". Like the mini Strat and Ibanez Mikro. They seem to have got better over heir years.
Been an Artist guitars customer for many years now. Apart from the great instruments, their customer service is fantastic, if there's something wrong, they make it right. Free Shipping is a big bonus, and now they have UK and US warehouses I have already sent Grungemasters to 2 friends (one UK and one US) as presents and both are rapt (wanted them to experience some P90 love 😉) I bought my son their Strat kit for christmas so I can teach him setup, maintenance and some finishing skills without fear of messing up one of his (or my) more expensive guitars and was so impressed I bought another last week to do some experimental finish work. Great review mate take care 👍✌😎
Thanks Shane, at 49 years old I’ve been looking for my first guitar and have just ordered an STHL (I’m a lefty too) directly from Artist after watching your review. I can’t wait.
Being that us lefties often have no other choice besides black, I swore off black strats, but mylast three purchases have been black strats. Artist currently only has this in black for us, but the right handers can choose between black, blue, tobacco sunburst and a beautiful candy apple red. They also do a black RH version of this with a single humbucker and volume only for $129 AUD.
Great review Shane. A couple years ago I bought a righty version of this exact guitar for my son to learn on. I had a go on it and I couldn’t put it down. I’ve got some fairly premium (including “Prestige”) gear to use as reference and this little cheapie stands up to scrutiny. I got another STH for myself. Same story-well-made and finished with a wide selection of tones, good pickups, nicely- finished frets, easily setup with low action/no buzzing, and the neck shape is a nice, slim 1960’s ish profile. I’ve still got both of them and they get used regularly. Since then I’ve got the vintage white ST62 and the new one with the HSS/nickel humbucker cover/2 point trem and roasted maple neck. They would be Great guitars at twice the price, and represent unbelievable value.
Hi Shane! SWEET guitar! I purchased a Squier 60's C.V. Strat in 2014. Had I known about Harley Benton and Artist at the time, I might have gone in that direction. But I love my Squier. People still walk up at my gigs and can't believe that it's a Squier.
Bought the exact same Artist guitar (right-handed model) about three months ago. Super pleased with it - stays in tune, easy to play even with tiny hands, not too heavy, a variety of tones. Admittedly, mine doesn't sound as good as yours, but I suspect that's to do with my lousy playing. :-)
Great review, Shane. I bought one of these and am staggered at the sound quality and how well the guitar is made. I cannot fault it. Doug (another leftie)
I have two Artist guitars now: the BCHY which is a Gibson 355 copy ('cept better) and the Telecaster with dual bullbuckers, which is like a early fifties Blackguard Tele ('cept better). They are both *astonishingly* good guitars: high quality, perfect attention to finish, the best harmonics and intonation I've ever experienced on any guitar. Sound, looks, playability - all excellent. And so inexpensive!
Great sounding guitar, perhaps a bit broader or muddy sounding than a traditional Fender. Amazes me how cheap they can build decent guitars now a day's.
Like the fancy neon signage Shane :D I've got a lot of time for Artist they have great customer service and great quality stuff and no bullshit. That's a very tempting Strat, I don't have one yet, sigh, now I have to buy *another* rack from Artist :D
Back in the day we didn't have all the equipment like now. Believe it or not but we all used to tune by ear. I can remember a friend of mine, a great guitarist getting a big muff LOL. We all wanted one back then. Anyway I'm old school....
@@introboyted2005 , it could be a pain yes, but we didn't know any better..ha ha take a record on a4 5 record . Play something on it that we knew the chords and tune our guitars to it. That's how we got to standard 440
@@donaldpniaczek572 that was the best part about the Metallica black album. I started tuning my low E from Enter Sandman’s opening riff, later realising that Nothing Else Matters sorted everything other than A & D.☺️
I enjoy both ..yes! Both my Artist ST 62's.Red, Vintage Yellow9,s/10's strings....only cleaned neck,graphtec trees and pencil lead in bone nut.Cracking guitar's mate👍👍👍
Artist guitars have been making excellent price point instruments and not getting much press. I bought a BLACK58II as an alternative to exposing my ES335 to potentially harmful bar rooms, and it's a truly beautiful instrument. Would love to see you review a 58II for your channel.
Very interesting review. I bought one of their st kits here in UK as a cheap lockdown project, modded it a bit, but pleasantly surprised by the quality of the neck, 10.5 radius I think. I put a different plate and pups, switch, floating trem, it takes a full sized block. 👍
My first guitar and I've had it for 12 months now. For the price its a beast, every guitarist I show it to says it behaves like a much more expensive guitar. And the build quality is great. My only tip for a new buyer, don't buy the pack with the 10W amp. Its junk, even for a beginner. I got over that disappointment with a GT40 2nd hand for $100.
Sounds great , which is what impressed me .... that amp ! Is it tube ? I see it’s an “artist” also so is it inexpensive also? And finally thanks for doing these vids for all us lefties who struggle to find let alone touch many / any left handed guitars pre buying / ordering .
Nice Demo and Review Shane! Would you please tell me, do you use a Noise Gate with Single Coil Pickups? Thank Sir, please keep up the Good Work! Cheers from Salem, Ohio US!!
It's a shame Artist doesn't sell there amps and guitars in the U.S.A. Great playing Shane ! Blues On....💙 PS. I should be more specific, the cherry semi-hollow guitar and to Tweed 20R Amp.
@@intheblues Shane, I have been looking since you reviewed that Cherry Semi-hollow body and the 20W Tweed amp. I cannot find them anywhere in the U.S. The tweedtone20r is and has been out of stock since the U.S. website been opened and the Semi-hollow guitar was never on the site at all. Even in the website you give.
Cool as Shane ..I am starting an Artist collection..I think their guitars are great ..I have a 58 semi hollow 10yr anniversary model,LP60 cherry burst and next is a strat like the one you are doing demo on but in metallic red then the SG1 ..unsure on the Tele as I'm about to start making them ..but having said that I probably will still pur have their Tele as they are in my favorites..oh and the 62 Strat copy in white with cream. . Excellent review Shane and keep on bringing us the goods Artist. ✌
Thanks, Shane. I'm always interested to see Artist Guitars models reviewed. With regard to the intro, are you still doing your own bass tracks? It sounded good.
It looks like they have a more expensive version coming out with roasted maple neck, locking tuners and two point tremolo bridge, costs about £160 if I remember correctly. Looks really cool - it would be great if you could get one of those to demo.
I have the STH (Without the "L") it was the first Artist Guitar I purchased. And I was not disappointed. I have since purchased a few more of their guitars, including the one that is like the Telecaster TC59 I bought the TSB or Tobacco Sunburst Looks and sounds good as Shane discovered, it is heavier than the others but hey you will get used to it., I bought another really nice Strat Type, it is the Signature Strat Type ST62 Vintage White (I think the Blonde is the same just a different colour), and yes I bought a few more of their Guitars. The Quality, the finish, and the sounds are brilliant and brilliant for the price. Then there is the customer service, Awesome, to say the least both pre-sale and after sale. I am sure you wont be disappointed if you were to buy one of their products.
Thanks Shane! Been waiting for this review for a couple months (knew it would come eventually). You compared it favourably to the yamaha pacifica, how would you place it compared to something like the squier classic vibe?
A local luthier is building Gibson / Fender replicas from old compressed telephone directories, the sonic harmonic overtones and sustain increase in richness as the volume increases, a few Nashville session men are already using them and they've become an industry secret ,not for long though.The cats out of the bag,same with these "Artist" instruments, exquisite sonically and play like butter, played clean thru a cranked Hiwatt stack you can marvel at the increase in tonal quality, so much they surpass pre- CBS Fenders and pre-Norlin era Gibsons making them sonically defunct.Even the cases off the original pre script era logo models with the tweed tolex and teddy bear fur are being snapped up without the guitars .I hear Eric Johnson is using them on his current album citing them as sonic miracles, and we all know how anal EJ is about tone...I got one off Santa for Xmas and my playing has progressed exponentially beyond my perceived aspirations .I hear they're working on stradavarius replicas, leaving the woods soaking in local canals to absorb the elements then retrieving them and drying them painstakingly with hair dryers set on medium hot at different intervals for maximum effect. Ok ,enough bollocks ,if we allow our ears and our hands to adapt to sub standard sonic disparities/ anomalies that thru a LOUD CLEAN amp become blatantly apparent ,we compromise our standards to our own detriment .It's ok to get cheap gear on a budget and play thru a line 6 or peavey viper but to even attempt to convince tone Connesuirs that they're somehow comparable is ludicrous. What year is your squire mate .com
Headstock shape is exactly the same as the EKO budget S and T styles. Google EKO S-300 or EKO VT-380. Similar price too. Maybe same factory that produce Artist guitars.
The head stock reminds me of Harley Benton's Strat style. Any chance they're made in the same factory? The back of the neck and grain looked nice. Sounded good too. ☺
@@ces69 right you are, Cecil. I’ve got a Harley Benton with Roswell bridge humbucker and a couple of artist guitars with Wilkinson PUs. The Wilkinson’s are nicer, IMO.
Hi Shane, love ya work mate. Recently I bought an Artist ES 335 style BLACK58ll and what a truly great guitar it is. So much better than my Epiphone dot on so many levels. But by far it’s greatest feature is it’s split coil pickups, the tonal possibility’s on this thing are infinite. I also have a Telecaster inspired T59, also featuring the split coil bullbuckers, but think it could greatly benefit from a 72 Delux style setup with seperate tone and volume controls to take full advantage of it’s split coils. I get it’s about price etc but think it would be a great option in the future
Artist make music affordable for most people. I’ve bought some pedals from them and they sound great. I had an Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer and a Boss SD1. I sold the Tube Screamer which costs a hell of a lot more than the SD1 as I like the SD1 better so it’s all personal choice. My point is cheap is not necessarily bad and can be great. I might do a DIY guitar kit soon as it’s so cheap and I get to pick the colour I want.
Mate thanks for the demo, I just ordered one. Do you think you'd be able to do an update review? I was hoping on the ST62IIBK MODERN. They run their own pups on many models now and no longer the Wilkinson pups.
I have a question unrelated to the video, at the moment I have a left handed Mexican strat but I’m looking for a cheaper backup guitar (strat style) I was thinking a hss pickup configuration but that’s not set in stone. As a fellow lefty what guitar would you recommend?
Those Wilkinsons are deffinately a mjddy top end pup though. They have their place. But I wanted a more warmer bell like stratty tones my fat 50 custom shop gives me that match perfect with my p90 rail I wired. Rail, p90 or humbucker.
Hey Shane what do you think of the Artist LP59CSBL LES PAUL? looks great and specs are awesome for the £209 or the gold top p90 lp £249 with a hard case!
I’ve got the LP59, love it! A very authentic Les Paul copy! Has great pickups and sounds incredible but will probably upgrade the bridge and tuners which although working ok do feel like they could be improved! A great guitar regardless of price, go for it, you won’t be disappointed!
So you can now get a great sounding guitar and a killer tube amp for sub $800!!! How could anybody whine about that. Would love to see and hear you try Artist’s $299 S types for a comparison. They looked great in the shop (local to me) but COVID controls prevents you picking them up in store. 👍🇦🇺
Wait, comparable with the 112V? :-O Everyone I talk to for advice says I should steer clear of this guitar, and I don't know if they're just saying that because they assume that it's rubbish because of the price. But here in NZ the Pac012 is more than double the price, Pac112V more than triple. Can it really be so good at the price?
Wow sounds great. Wilkinson pickups are really good for the price, I have a guitar with their 60s voiced strat pickups Alnico 5 based and they sound great for the price. Cost around 50USD for a set.
That's good to know. How would you rate the neck? It's it Fenderish but with a flatter board of is it a bit chunky? (If these are basically the same as Harley Bentons then comments I've heard about the neck are putting me off the HB). I'd appreciate your comment .
@@DirkGentley42 I just got it a few days ago second hand. The fretboard is eco-rosewood. Radius is 12 inch I believe from online. Haven't played it yet, strings heavily corroded, though guitar basically unused.
I tried their cheap and cheerful Strat type quite a few years ago and the neck was horrendous. So their factory has clearly lifted it's game. Have you tried their single pickup $129 model?
I bought the Artist tc59 (Tele) and absolutely love it!!.. I did some cosmetic mods and dropped an EMG 81/60 set in it and it farking rips!! It’s my go too. I’m actually considering losing a few of my high end guitars and buying the new tobacco burst version!!
I think Artist’s own Bullbucker pickups are awesome, as good as “Branded” alternatives costing several times the price! I’d upgrade the hardware before the pickups!
There were some “Trolls”, clearly with an agenda, slagging off cheap guitars like Artist and Harley Benton! I guy even claimed he’d had 4 and they were all bad! Who buys a brand they’ve had problems with 4 times? Once...possible! Twice....very unlikely! Three times....No f#
@@ces69 Thanks for the heads up. I had a post deleted but all I said was they were £99 in the UK but out of stock. I have 3 Harley Bentons, they are excellent for the money. A Fusion II HH FR with maple neck is my go to guitar and I'd recommend anyone try one.
Not a fan. Their quality control is terrible. I've had 3 different guitars and returned all 3. Scratchy frets, super high action, poor visible wiring in the 335s, super bright plastic sounding pickups, colours don't even come close to their stock photos. pingy/buzzy bridges.
As a fellow lefty I love your guitar reviews. Things have gotten so much better for us over the past several years , we almost have a selection to choose from now.
amen
Great demo Shane looks great. Sounds even better. We can get Artist in the UK but everything is out of stock at the moment. It's listed as £99 with a bunch of accessories which is crazy . Kids getting in to guitar today are so fortunate compared to what was available back when I was starting out in the 70s.
They appear to be a victim of their own success, I’m in the UK and all the decent stuff is ALWAYS out of stock!
It took me about 2 years to find the LP59 in stock!
It’s a great guitar and I’m glad I persisted but FFS Artist, get your act together and either borrow some money or get an investor so that you can afford to carry realistic levels of stock!
The only reason I persisted was because I have several guitars otherwise I would have bought something else!
God knows how many sales they lose but must be lots!
I'm in the US and left-handed. Choices are limited right now to ST, TC and a Jazzmaster style but all are sold out as well. I wish some of these companies would produce a Mustang or Jaguar style (left-handed of course and hopefully in something other than black or white).
amen brother
I think you are doing a great service to new players( especially young ones and their parents) by showing you can get inexpensive equipment that sounds good and is reliable
I recently bought one of these at half price because it was a customer return with a supposed wiring issue. I only wanted it to harvest the body to use with some parts I have. It arrived working perfectly. I've had the same experience Shane has had - Perfect fretwork, stays in tune. Can't fault it. I'm gonna keep looking for a Strat body for my other project. Would be a waste to pull this one apart.
It's clear though through my experience that they clearly send him the "premium" stock. My returns have been complete duds
Thanks for watching. It's great to see some more affordable guitars out there that play and sound great. Let me know if you've tried these before. Links, timestamps, and details are located in the description. 😎 The lefty is $10 more for some reason. 🤣Check it out online:
► Australia - alnk.to/5jfibJK
► USA - alnk.to/dpm9jgT
► UK - alnk.to/aWxxzRl
(These are affiliate links)
That damn lefty tax : P
It’s the “intheblues” tax!!!🤣🤣
Artist Guitars is making great guitars and amps at a great price! My only wish is that they can have more items available for the North American market. Along with the Tweed Tone 20 (which I am kicking myself for not buying sooner) this S-style guitar is a perfect entry for a new player. I wonder if Artist would team up with a store like Southpaw Guitars or Jerry’s Lefty Guitars to help get there awesome instruments in our hands in the States?🤔🤔🤔
Great jam Shane!!🎸🎸🎸🎸👍🏾👍🏾
I guess it comes down to less volume in the lefty-specific parts ordered, like the bridge, nut, pots, and pickups.
It is shame that all those affordable manufacturers seem to think that Europe is not a place anymore after Brexit though...
Would love to see you review those 3/4, 7/8 smaller guitars "for kids". Like the mini Strat and Ibanez Mikro. They seem to have got better over heir years.
Been an Artist guitars customer for many years now.
Apart from the great instruments, their customer service is fantastic, if there's something wrong, they make it right.
Free Shipping is a big bonus, and now they have UK and US warehouses I have already sent Grungemasters to 2 friends (one UK and one US) as presents and both are rapt (wanted them to experience some P90 love 😉)
I bought my son their Strat kit for christmas so I can teach him setup, maintenance and some finishing skills without fear of messing up one of his (or my) more expensive guitars and was so impressed I bought another last week to do some experimental finish work.
Great review mate
take care
👍✌😎
Wow, Shane. That intro jam was so killer.
I agree 👍
Spotlighting great buys for starting lefty players is what makes your channel so great. Awesome job.
Thanks Shane, at 49 years old I’ve been looking for my first guitar and have just ordered an STHL (I’m a lefty too) directly from Artist after watching your review. I can’t wait.
GREAT Stratalike Shane! That rear hum bucker really CUTS!
Not usually a black guitar fan but that looks sweet with the dark fretboard. Great intro your bends sounded fantastic.
Come on man, everyone knows that black guitars have the best tone 😆
Being that us lefties often have no other choice besides black, I swore off black strats, but mylast three purchases have been black strats. Artist currently only has this in black for us, but the right handers can choose between black, blue, tobacco sunburst and a beautiful candy apple red. They also do a black RH version of this with a single humbucker and volume only for $129 AUD.
If Ian Moss plays a black Strat they must be good.
@@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84 the same as red cars go faster.
Very nice guitar! Love the neck and the headstock! Nice tones with killer bridge sound! You know it's a keeper when Shane smiles while playing it!
Great review Shane. A couple years ago I bought a righty version of this exact guitar for my son to learn on. I had a go on it and I couldn’t put it down. I’ve got some fairly premium (including “Prestige”) gear to use as reference and this little cheapie stands up to scrutiny. I got another STH for myself. Same story-well-made and finished with a wide selection of tones, good pickups, nicely- finished frets, easily setup with low action/no buzzing, and the neck shape is a nice, slim 1960’s ish profile. I’ve still got both of them and they get used regularly. Since then I’ve got the vintage white ST62 and the new one with the HSS/nickel humbucker cover/2 point trem and roasted maple neck. They would be Great guitars at twice the price, and represent unbelievable value.
Appriciate the review mate, been riffing on a right handed guitar and it sucks, I finally can get a nice affordable lefty. Cheers
That neck pickup sounds great!
Hi Shane! SWEET guitar! I purchased a Squier 60's C.V. Strat in 2014. Had I known about Harley Benton and Artist at the time, I might have gone in that direction. But I love my Squier. People still walk up at my gigs and can't believe that it's a Squier.
Bought the exact same Artist guitar (right-handed model) about three months ago. Super pleased with it - stays in tune, easy to play even with tiny hands, not too heavy, a variety of tones. Admittedly, mine doesn't sound as good as yours, but I suspect that's to do with my lousy playing. :-)
Great review, Shane. I bought one of these and am staggered at the sound quality and how well the guitar is made. I cannot fault it.
Doug (another leftie)
I have two Artist guitars now: the BCHY which is a Gibson 355 copy ('cept better) and the Telecaster with dual bullbuckers, which is like a early fifties Blackguard Tele ('cept better). They are both *astonishingly* good guitars: high quality, perfect attention to finish, the best harmonics and intonation I've ever experienced on any guitar. Sound, looks, playability - all excellent. And so inexpensive!
You're so good playing that instrument. Many more people to inspire and keep going in life. God Bless you.
Sounds great. Love the bridge tones
Great sounding guitar, perhaps a bit broader or muddy sounding than a traditional Fender. Amazes me how cheap they can build decent guitars now a day's.
Like the fancy neon signage Shane :D I've got a lot of time for Artist they have great customer service and great quality stuff and no bullshit. That's a very tempting Strat, I don't have one yet, sigh, now I have to buy *another* rack from Artist :D
That's not half bad. Cheers! (Happy mardi gras too)
Back in the day we didn't have all the equipment like now. Believe it or not but we all used to tune by ear. I can remember a friend of mine, a great guitarist getting a big muff LOL. We all wanted one back then. Anyway I'm old school....
Wow! It must be a real pain back in the day. The generation today is lucky.
@@introboyted2005 , it could be a pain yes, but we didn't know any better..ha ha take a record on a4 5 record . Play something on it that we knew the chords and tune our guitars to it. That's how we got to standard 440
@@donaldpniaczek572 oh ok, i just learned that today! Thanks for the knowledge!
@@introboyted2005 keep rockin brother
@@donaldpniaczek572 that was the best part about the Metallica black album. I started tuning my low E from Enter Sandman’s opening riff, later realising that Nothing Else Matters sorted everything other than A & D.☺️
Great playing Shane. At least you used those lockdowns to become a "super fretter"!
Good review Shane. Can't go wrong at that price man.
I enjoy both ..yes! Both my Artist ST 62's.Red, Vintage Yellow9,s/10's strings....only cleaned neck,graphtec trees and pencil lead in bone nut.Cracking guitar's mate👍👍👍
Artist guitars have been making excellent price point instruments and not getting much press. I bought a BLACK58II as an alternative to exposing my ES335 to potentially harmful bar rooms, and it's a truly beautiful instrument. Would love to see you review a 58II for your channel.
Great video!!! I like this guitar!!
What a great channel.
One of the very few I'm subscribed to 👍👍👍
Very interesting review. I bought one of their st kits here in UK as a cheap lockdown project, modded it a bit, but pleasantly surprised by the quality of the neck, 10.5 radius I think. I put a different plate and pups, switch, floating trem, it takes a full sized block. 👍
My first guitar and I've had it for 12 months now. For the price its a beast, every guitarist I show it to says it behaves like a much more expensive guitar. And the build quality is great. My only tip for a new buyer, don't buy the pack with the 10W amp. Its junk, even for a beginner. I got over that disappointment with a GT40 2nd hand for $100.
I'm thinking of buying this one. Is it good for long term?
I bought their ss45 guitar with the 10 watt amp. Should i change the amp?
I wasn't paying attention to the details, just enjoyed your playing!
Leo did a great job on this one with the QC.
Haha Leo is a busy guy 🙌🏽 what a legend
😂🤣 Every time I buy an Artistguitar, I look at who's QC'ed it on the back. If there's a Leo sticker, I'm prone to doing a full setup.
Sounds great , which is what impressed me .... that amp ! Is it tube ? I see it’s an “artist” also so is it inexpensive also? And finally thanks for doing these vids for all us lefties who struggle to find let alone touch many / any left handed guitars pre buying / ordering .
Check artist guitar website. Tube amp. About $600 Aussie dollars. They sell strings at a great price too. Capos, stands, pedals everything
Nice Demo and Review Shane! Would you please tell me, do you use a Noise Gate with Single Coil Pickups? Thank Sir, please keep up the Good Work! Cheers from Salem, Ohio US!!
Unbelievable! In the US as of this writing, $99?!!!!! I've been hankering for a HB but shipping kills you.
Sounds simply great! 💎💎💎. Question? Is the ARTIST TWEED 20 your favorite amplifier. If not, rank your personal TOP 3 in 2021..🔑🎁🔑
Love Artist guitars have 3 kits and 5 made ones
It's a shame Artist doesn't sell there amps and guitars in the U.S.A. Great playing Shane !
Blues On....💙 PS. I should be more specific, the cherry semi-hollow guitar and to Tweed 20R Amp.
They do sell them there the US artist guitars link is in the description. The red one is only $99 US
@@intheblues Shane, I have been looking since you reviewed that Cherry Semi-hollow body and the 20W Tweed amp. I cannot find them anywhere in the U.S. The tweedtone20r is and has been out of stock since the U.S. website been opened and the Semi-hollow guitar was never on the site at all. Even in the website you give.
@@hutchfromba It says free shipping in the USA but all items are always sold out.
That sounds great brother
That's some mighty fine chest hair you've sprouted there Shane.
haha I misread this comment the first time. That windshield thing is a crack up 🤣
I really like the headstock, its so easy to file back on the sharp points and give it that rounded fender look.
Cool as Shane ..I am starting an Artist collection..I think their guitars are great ..I have a 58 semi hollow 10yr anniversary model,LP60 cherry burst and next is a strat like the one you are doing demo on but in metallic red then the SG1 ..unsure on the Tele as I'm about to start making them ..but having said that I probably will still pur have their Tele as they are in my favorites..oh and the 62 Strat copy in white with cream. . Excellent review Shane and keep on bringing us the goods Artist. ✌
Check out the LP59, Awesome!
@@ces69 yea I'd seen them just no funds to get just yet but I will be making future purchases from Artist..great value for the $$$$
Thanks, Shane. I'm always interested to see Artist Guitars models reviewed.
With regard to the intro, are you still doing your own bass tracks? It sounded good.
Sounds great. Would love to see a comparison video with this and the Pacifica.
It looks like they have a more expensive version coming out with roasted maple neck, locking tuners and two point tremolo bridge, costs about £160 if I remember correctly. Looks really cool - it would be great if you could get one of those to demo.
Very cool that the bridge humbucker switch position bypasses the tone control.
I have the STH (Without the "L") it was the first Artist Guitar I purchased. And I was not disappointed. I have since purchased a few more of their guitars, including the one that is like the Telecaster TC59 I bought the TSB or Tobacco Sunburst Looks and sounds good as Shane discovered, it is heavier than the others but hey you will get used to it., I bought another really nice Strat Type, it is the Signature Strat Type ST62 Vintage White (I think the Blonde is the same just a different colour), and yes I bought a few more of their Guitars. The Quality, the finish, and the sounds are brilliant and brilliant for the price. Then there is the customer service, Awesome, to say the least both pre-sale and after sale. I am sure you wont be disappointed if you were to buy one of their products.
On the US site, there's only tobacco sunburst, candy apple red and metallic blue (sold out). The red is $99 right now!
I know this comment is 3 months old but I bought the Candy Apple Red and it’s beautiful!
Digg'in on that bass all through the intro. That's the stuff. Oh, and guitar was pretty OK too.
Thanks Shane! Been waiting for this review for a couple months (knew it would come eventually). You compared it favourably to the yamaha pacifica, how would you place it compared to something like the squier classic vibe?
A local luthier is building Gibson / Fender replicas from old compressed telephone directories, the sonic harmonic overtones and sustain increase in richness as the volume increases, a few Nashville session men are already using them and they've become an industry secret ,not for long though.The cats out of the bag,same with these "Artist" instruments, exquisite sonically and play like butter, played clean thru a cranked Hiwatt stack you can marvel at the increase in tonal quality, so much they surpass pre- CBS Fenders and pre-Norlin era Gibsons making them sonically defunct.Even the cases off the original pre script era logo models with the tweed tolex and teddy bear fur are being snapped up without the guitars .I hear Eric Johnson is using them on his current album citing them as sonic miracles, and we all know how anal EJ is about tone...I got one off Santa for Xmas and my playing has progressed exponentially beyond my perceived aspirations .I hear they're working on stradavarius replicas, leaving the woods soaking in local canals to absorb the elements then retrieving them and drying them painstakingly with hair dryers set on medium hot at different intervals for maximum effect.
Ok ,enough bollocks ,if we allow our ears and our hands to adapt to sub standard sonic disparities/ anomalies that thru a LOUD CLEAN amp become blatantly apparent ,we compromise our standards to our own detriment .It's ok to get cheap gear on a budget and play thru a line 6 or peavey viper but to even attempt to convince tone Connesuirs that they're somehow comparable is ludicrous.
What year is your squire mate .com
The model Shane is playing is in stock right now on the US site.
Headstock shape is exactly the same as the EKO budget S and T styles. Google EKO S-300 or EKO VT-380. Similar price too. Maybe same factory that produce Artist guitars.
Great review Shane. Unfortunately Artist doesn't ship to Japan. (Still interested in seeing a Haze F-hole tele review if at all possible. Thanks.)
The head stock reminds me of Harley Benton's Strat style. Any chance they're made in the same factory? The back of the neck and grain looked nice. Sounded good too. ☺
Yeah. Same guitar, just different headstock decal
@@guitourney And pickups, Harley Benton have now Roswell pickups!
@@ces69 right you are, Cecil. I’ve got a Harley Benton with Roswell bridge humbucker and a couple of artist guitars with Wilkinson PUs. The Wilkinson’s are nicer, IMO.
stock strings ? You seemed to bend it quite wide...it hung in there - it seems ?
That neck pup sounded pretty fat
wow.....great cost .
Thanks, Michael. Yep I haven't changed the strings or done anything to it. It's straight out of the box. :)
Mine is holding tune very well also.
@@zd351 There needs to be an Artist ZD351 Signature model mate, you must have all of their guitars haha.
@@intheblues Top idea Shane. I'd be happy to work with them on a guitar made to my specs.
you should do a review on the artist st62 sss if you can
great video btw !
Hi Shane, love ya work mate. Recently I bought an Artist ES 335 style BLACK58ll and what a truly great guitar it is. So much better than my Epiphone dot on so many levels. But by far it’s greatest feature is it’s split coil pickups, the tonal possibility’s on this thing are infinite. I also have a Telecaster inspired T59, also featuring the split coil bullbuckers, but think it could greatly benefit from a 72 Delux style setup with seperate tone and volume controls to take full advantage of it’s split coils. I get it’s about price etc but think it would be a great option in the future
Artist make music affordable for most people. I’ve bought some pedals from them and they sound great. I had an Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer and a Boss SD1. I sold the Tube Screamer which costs a hell of a lot more than the SD1 as I like the SD1 better so it’s all personal choice. My point is cheap is not necessarily bad and can be great. I might do a DIY guitar kit soon as it’s so cheap and I get to pick the colour I want.
How long does this guitar normally last? Is it only meant for beginners or can it be for advanced too? Just thinking of buying it
Would you go this or an SX for a classic strat tone (neck pu mainly)?
This it rocks
Mate thanks for the demo, I just ordered one. Do you think you'd be able to do an update review? I was hoping on the ST62IIBK MODERN. They run their own pups on many models now and no longer the Wilkinson pups.
Nice playin , reminiscent of Tommy Emmanuels earlier electric stuff👍
Apart from the picture in the background clearly some Knopfler influences going on.
My music teacher suggested I should get guitars from these guys. I came here to see other people's opinions.
I have a question unrelated to the video, at the moment I have a left handed Mexican strat but I’m looking for a cheaper backup guitar (strat style) I was thinking a hss pickup configuration but that’s not set in stone. As a fellow lefty what guitar would you recommend?
Those Wilkinsons are deffinately a mjddy top end pup though. They have their place.
But I wanted a more warmer bell like stratty tones my fat 50 custom shop gives me that match perfect with my p90 rail I wired. Rail, p90 or humbucker.
Hey Shane what do you think of the Artist LP59CSBL LES PAUL? looks great and specs are awesome for the £209 or the gold top p90 lp £249 with a hard case!
I’ve got the LP59, love it!
A very authentic Les Paul copy!
Has great pickups and sounds incredible but will probably upgrade the bridge and tuners which although working ok do feel like they could be improved!
A great guitar regardless of price, go for it, you won’t be disappointed!
So you can now get a great sounding guitar and a killer tube amp for sub $800!!! How could anybody whine about that. Would love to see and hear you try Artist’s $299 S types for a comparison. They looked great in the shop (local to me) but COVID controls prevents you picking them up in store. 👍🇦🇺
I love all the guitars from Odyssey but the only thing is they don't ship and the USA that's the only problem I have
Wait, comparable with the 112V? :-O
Everyone I talk to for advice says I should steer clear of this guitar, and I don't know if they're just saying that because they assume that it's rubbish because of the price. But here in NZ the Pac012 is more than double the price, Pac112V more than triple. Can it really be so good at the price?
Wow sounds great. Wilkinson pickups are really good for the price, I have a guitar with their 60s voiced strat pickups Alnico 5 based and they sound great for the price. Cost around 50USD for a set.
Just got one, has full thickness 44mm body
That's good to know. How would you rate the neck? It's it Fenderish but with a flatter board of is it a bit chunky? (If these are basically the same as Harley Bentons then comments I've heard about the neck are putting me off the HB). I'd appreciate your comment .
@@DirkGentley42 I just got it a few days ago second hand. The fretboard is eco-rosewood. Radius is 12 inch I believe from online. Haven't played it yet, strings heavily corroded, though guitar basically unused.
@@pmd7914 Hi - thanks - I'd like to hear what you think of the neck, when you get used to it a bit , chunkiness-wise and general playability
Great! If it even is the same as the legendary yamaha 112 or the erg 121 then I am sold!!
Try the aria pro2 fullertone…is super imho
Too bad it doesn't have a coil split for the humbucker.
How does it compare to an SX vintage strat
Also comes with a 3 yr warranty.
I'd love to hear that on the Artist Tweed 5W amp you reviewed. May make for a killer budget starter pack.
I love them, i must have bought about 5 of them. Cheers
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the headstock shape looks like a bc rich headstock
I tried their cheap and cheerful Strat type quite a few years ago and the neck was horrendous. So their factory has clearly lifted it's game. Have you tried their single pickup $129 model?
I bought the Artist tc59 (Tele) and absolutely love it!!.. I did some cosmetic mods and dropped an EMG 81/60 set in it and it farking rips!! It’s my go too. I’m actually considering losing a few of my high end guitars and buying the new tobacco burst version!!
I think Artist’s own Bullbucker pickups are awesome, as good as “Branded” alternatives costing several times the price!
I’d upgrade the hardware before the pickups!
@@ces69 I agree they’re great. I just got a smoking deal on the EMG’s so thought I might as well give it a crack. 🤙🏻🤙🏻
No fair................... you could probably make great tones from barbed wire strung to a shovel.
Psst, just between you'n me, he can! I've known Shane around 8 years! Seen him do it with my own eyes! Played with him a few times as well!
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is there a right handed version of this guitar?
Yep check the links in the description
Yes and with more colour options...... He leftys just get the penguin option
I actually saw one of these in a local pawnshop that had an insanely flamed neck I kinda regret not getting
Why do you need a poplar veneer on a totally painted body?
Can you say totally redundant??
And or totally unnecessary.
A good cut of poplar can look damn pretty.
Hi Shane could you please do a review on the artist STL vs the artist st62 thank you
Half the comments disappeared...
There were some “Trolls”, clearly with an agenda, slagging off cheap guitars like Artist and Harley Benton!
I guy even claimed he’d had 4 and they were all bad!
Who buys a brand they’ve had problems with 4 times?
Once...possible!
Twice....very unlikely!
Three times....No f#
@@ces69 Thanks for the heads up. I had a post deleted but all I said was they were £99 in the UK but out of stock. I have 3 Harley Bentons, they are excellent for the money. A Fusion II HH FR with maple neck is my go to guitar and I'd recommend anyone try one.
I think that headstock sort of resembles the BC RIch Eagle beak headstock except not so pronunced.
Could uou possibly review the Tokai ast52? Can't find any reviews in english
How do tagima guitars compare?
Dude, peel the protective shipping plastic off the parts!
🤣never. It's the out-of-box experience.
Go to Landon Bailey's channel. He caters to the plastic removal fetish crowd.🤣
@@intheblues Hey Shane,did you leave the plastic on the neck pick up?
@@zd351 And the silica gel fetishists too. :-)
Real tinny high end
Not a fan. Their quality control is terrible. I've had 3 different guitars and returned all 3. Scratchy frets, super high action, poor visible wiring in the 335s, super bright plastic sounding pickups, colours don't even come close to their stock photos. pingy/buzzy bridges.