Back in 2020, when I finally bought my first guitar I bought it from Amazon and made sure to do a lot of research to find which sellers make great quality products at an affordable price and suitable for a beginner like myself. And guess where I bought from? IYV. So glad that this video is shouting out their work!
Damn this could be the Bald Shredder signature with IYV. Looks pretty good! I'm from Vietnam and I didn't even know about IYV until I saw your video. Seems like a really solid company.
Two years ago I found used IYV guitars in Ho Chi Minh city. Was traveling and couldn't buy them, but I played two and gave them a good going over. The build quality is excellent. Wasn't loving the bridges. Couldn't tell you about the electronics. The shop I was in had junk amps. I wonder what you'd pay for one configured how you like from within Vietnam. BTW - IYV's factory is near HCM City.
Hello mate, I watched your video about IYV guitar custom made from Vietnam. Thanks to you I found their web page with a product catalog and I found what I really want to buy. But how did you go with ordering process? Do they have an eShop? Could you advise how to get that great affordable guitar please? Thanks for your time. Best regards Marian
After your video where you announced that you ordered a custom build I shot them an email if they would make a neck only but they didn't respond. I checked at least 5 times if I sent it to the right adress but it wasn't my mistake. Maybe they just didn't notice but yeah. By the way your order looks absolutely stunning, happy shredding on it!
iyv such a nice company i ordered a custom Tele and a strat and you can even buy single parts like bodies and stuff which is prettey cool. And the price is unbelivable i paid like 98 bucks for my custom strat and 200 for my tele highly recomend this company !
What was the easiest way to send them $$$ .... I emailed them and Richard Do sent me an email back saying either Western Union (money-pickup) or Bank Wire..thinking I should go to my bank and ask them about the fees to send the $$$ and guessing the Western Union (money-pickup) is the standard Western Union transaction..any help would be greatly appreciated.
@@rosskrause3926 Haven't personally tried yet, since I'm still just kind of browsing; not totally sure which guitar shop I'll end up with yet. But generally, TransferWise / 'Wise' is usually what I go for when doing international bank-to-bank transfers, and what I'd recommend unless you're doing tons of regular transactions. Usually much cheaper than WesternUnion, Moneygram, or, god forbid, actual BofA wire transfer fees, plus better exchange rates. I used them a fair bit to send money from my U.S. bank to my Sberbank account in Russia for my apartment rental [prior to the invasion of Ukraine], converting USD to RMB to send to my roommate's dad in China, and USD to LTL before Lithuania switched to the Euro.
Man, you got it right with the IYV my concerns are Dude is that the more people that know about these guitars that eventually prices will go up on them. I was given one that was going to be thrown away. Only had one pick up that wasn’t functioning. So I have fully loaded it, but for a one piece Guitar this thing stays in tune just as well as my Gibson les paul After putting Grovers and Seymour Duncan, it’s a lightweight guitar extremely playable. Let’s just hope they don’t check the prices. Anyways thanks for your channel.
What a killer guitar, Richard!!! How much you wanna bet, Bro... the Richard James Signature IYV ends up on good ole' Amazon.... in a few weeks. LOL That would be great. I'd order one immediately. Killer guitar, and you designed it well. Love it. Rock on, Brother!
Nice! Love the color! You need a 1959 les paul, I'd say! Good paul's are hard to find! Old time looking Greene type! Now that's a show!! Challenge! Oops, did I say that? 😊Thanks Shredder pss doesn't have to be relic!
@@thebaldshredder My guess is that they’re probably Jin-Ho. I think that’s what IYV uses on their production guitars, anyway-that’s what I’ve seen on both of my IYVs.
Okay, I’m super curious now what the price is compared to one of their normal production models, and what they did that was different from what you were expecting! I really love my IP-350 PRS clone, but I’ve sometimes wished I could get it in a different color and with 22 frets instead of 24, with concomitant LP-like placement of the pickups, but everything else the same, including the neck profile.
Ready to be shocked? This costs the same as the stock IS-400 HH model! Send them an email about the guitar you want. You'll be surprised at how affordable it is.
@@thebaldshredder WOW! I assume you still have to pay the $100+ shipping from Vietnam though, right? Even so, it sounds like it might be totally worth it if they can truly make a guitar to your specs, and I have no doubt that even with shipping from Vietnam, it’s probably still a whole lot cheaper than going to the Custom Shop or even the Mod Shop at Fender or Gibson! I’m also guessing IYV probably doesn’t have quite the same level of quality and craftsmanship you can get from a first-tier Custom Shop, but again, it’s SUPER hard to complain for the price, especially if they can offer 70-80% of the quality for even less than 50% of the cost!
More like 10% of the cost! Seriously. And you can save like half off the shipping cost if you have them send it with the neck off. I'll talk about all that in the next video.
That looks great, and locking tuners! Perhaps they can do my LP Style request! Thanks for sharing. I am looking forward to see how she sounds!. Shed on!
I guess we know where you'll be getting all your custom order guitars from for the foreseeable future. It looks great. I'm going to guesstimate that you paid around $400 give or take $20 or so. It's well worth it whatever you paid. B Roll... We need lots of B Roll!
@@sparxhbk Based on what they sell models shipped direct to consumers for on ebay you may be right. My thinking of was to add a little extra for the truly custom requests but it looks like IYV opted to build it with generosity in mind. I.E. it's better to add something to ensure a positive sale than to leave it out which may lead to a misunderstanding with the customer.
Seafoam zombie green tele with one pick a humbucker black , all black chrome decal one volume switch , no tone switch lol , matching headstock and neck with black pick guard , I'm on my way home sweet home lol
I think they got a lot of emails yesterday so be a little bit patient. Usually it would take at least 24 hours because remember they are in opposite time zone than us. If you don't hear from them after another couple of days let me know and I will help you out. Sometimes they don't get the emails.
The finish you chose (and its look on camera) reminds me big time of the recent Inspred by Gibson Epiphone 59. This lefty got a Harley Benton SC450 Gold Top about 3 months ago. The "gold" looks like their 25th Anniversary Firemist- and that's not a good thing. I am hoping IYV can do me a proper one with P90s. Thanks for the great info!
@@thebaldshredder Just FYI, I emailed last night at 11PM EDT and received a reply with a price at 5:30 this morning. If the shipping isn't thru the roof it's looking like NGD pretty soon! Thanks for the info and I will keep you in the loop.
If it's a bolt on neck, you can save like half the shipping cost by having them ship it with the neck off (smaller box). Then just grab a screw driver and put it on when you receive it. Very easy.
The bolt on neck for a custom lp style isn't my thing. I would have bought the equivalent of their ILS300 but with a gold top and P90s. The guitar price was a cool $145US or $195 CAD. The shipping was $169US or $227CAD, more than doubling the total and making me pass...for now. WHen I can afford to go all out, I think I will with jumbo stainless frets, locking tuners and an ebony fretboard with double diamond inlays. Le sigh.
Buying an IYV can be a crapshoot like buying a Glarry. You're either going too get a good guitar or you're going too get a crap guitar especially if you order from Amazon .. My first IYV ( IPF-300 TSB ) was great right out of the box but after awhile it wouldn't hold tune (new tuners easy fix) then the D string (wrap around bridge) was getting a Sitar effect (New Musiclilly wrap around bridge wit adjustable saddles for intonation, $16 easy fix) .. My second IYV (IS-200 SB) also from Amazon had half a dozen dead frets they sent me another one Same problem then they sent me another one same problem and this is before I even sent the first & second back ... so I sent all 3 back for a refund
I have a few custom shops here, yeah you need to make everything crystal clear. Very cool guitar! Do you know what you really need? Another Dinky guitar!
I fell for all this hype....Ordered an almost identical one,,,,out of the box the action was terrible I had to replace the nut .So a few months later the neck is out of wack , the fret need to be leveled. Got no locking tuners. You get what yo pay for folks.
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So...There's a problem / issue with the guitar, but you won't talk about it in the video? When all that matters is living to pimp your next video...Not good.
Hey I’m trying to get a IYV custom order but my experience is not working out 🫤 I’m not sure if it’s a language barrier issue but it’s not looking good 🤦🏻♂️
@@thebaldshredder well we worked out a design agreed on a price but they haven’t sent me a computer drawing they haven’t sent me an invoice or told me how to make payment 🫤 I’m actually lost lol nothing is making sense to me 😳
@@thebaldshredder I have asked how do I make payment can you send me an invoice when do I receive the computer drawings 🫤 seem simple to me but it’s like pulling teeth 😐
Dude. That's insane ...I'm loving the guitar market these days. I'm not a snob at all. This is a great time to pick up.
Richard built me a master piece of a guitar. He is an artist.
Back in 2020, when I finally bought my first guitar I bought it from Amazon and made sure to do a lot of research to find which sellers make great quality products at an affordable price and suitable for a beginner like myself. And guess where I bought from? IYV. So glad that this video is shouting out their work!
I have four guitars made by this I am very satisfied with what they had to offer especially being a company based in Vietnam
Damn this could be the Bald Shredder signature with IYV. Looks pretty good!
I'm from Vietnam and I didn't even know about IYV until I saw your video. Seems like a really solid company.
I see a connection already! Have you ever seen a IYV with hair on it? Nooo! Pretty obvious now they want him...
Yeah, they're great!
Awesome! Looks similar to HB Amarok.
Two years ago I found used IYV guitars in Ho Chi Minh city. Was traveling and couldn't buy them, but I played two and gave them a good going over. The build quality is excellent. Wasn't loving the bridges. Couldn't tell you about the electronics. The shop I was in had junk amps. I wonder what you'd pay for one configured how you like from within Vietnam. BTW - IYV's factory is near HCM City.
Thanks man for the tip. I send my AI designed guitar to them and i'm so in it now. Making this AI guitars affordable is priceless. TNX!
Good work and thanks for Sharing!
IYV is an incredible company! Cheers
She's beautiful can't wait to hear how she sounds
Headstock looks like a reverse Ibanez. Looks awesome! Need to hear the sound! 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
Demo coming soon.
Hello mate, I watched your video about IYV guitar custom made from Vietnam. Thanks to you I found their web page with a product catalog and I found what I really want to buy. But how did you go with ordering process? Do they have an eShop? Could you advise how to get that great affordable guitar please?
Thanks for your time.
Best regards
Marian
There is no order form. You just have to send an email to Mr. Do. Tell him I sent you. inyenvina@gmail.com
After your video where you announced that you ordered a custom build I shot them an email if they would make a neck only but they didn't respond. I checked at least 5 times if I sent it to the right adress but it wasn't my mistake. Maybe they just didn't notice but yeah. By the way your order looks absolutely stunning, happy shredding on it!
That's odd. Let me shoot them an email and ask about it. Can you send me your email address? richardjamesguitar@gmail.com
Thanks for your quick response I shall follow your advice. 👍
IYV rocks!!! I love mine. ❤
YA! Awesome!
iyv such a nice company i ordered a custom Tele and a strat and you can even buy single parts like bodies and stuff which is prettey cool.
And the price is unbelivable i paid like 98 bucks for my custom strat and 200 for my tele highly recomend this company !
What was the easiest way to send them $$$ .... I emailed them and Richard Do sent me an email back saying either Western Union (money-pickup) or Bank Wire..thinking I should go to my bank and ask them about the fees to send the $$$ and guessing the Western Union (money-pickup) is the standard Western Union transaction..any help would be greatly appreciated.
i had no fees to pay and im from germany and they will guide you through the payment process
@@rosskrause3926
@@rosskrause3926 Haven't personally tried yet, since I'm still just kind of browsing; not totally sure which guitar shop I'll end up with yet. But generally, TransferWise / 'Wise' is usually what I go for when doing international bank-to-bank transfers, and what I'd recommend unless you're doing tons of regular transactions. Usually much cheaper than WesternUnion, Moneygram, or, god forbid, actual BofA wire transfer fees, plus better exchange rates. I used them a fair bit to send money from my U.S. bank to my Sberbank account in Russia for my apartment rental [prior to the invasion of Ukraine], converting USD to RMB to send to my roommate's dad in China, and USD to LTL before Lithuania switched to the Euro.
Man, you got it right with the IYV my concerns are Dude is that the more people that know about these guitars that eventually prices will go up on them. I was given one that was going to be thrown away. Only had one pick up that wasn’t functioning. So I have fully loaded it, but for a one piece Guitar this thing stays in tune just as well as my Gibson les paul After putting Grovers and Seymour Duncan, it’s a lightweight guitar extremely playable. Let’s just hope they don’t check the prices. Anyways thanks for your channel.
Nice, can't wait for the demo!
Coming soon!
What a killer guitar, Richard!!! How much you wanna bet, Bro... the Richard James Signature IYV ends up on good ole' Amazon.... in a few weeks. LOL That would be great. I'd order one immediately. Killer guitar, and you designed it well. Love it. Rock on, Brother!
Well they SHOULD put this on Amazon as it's totally awesome, but I have no idea if they will.
Very nice guitar James! 🔥🔥👍👍👍👍👍
That guitar looks amazing man! I cant wait to see it in action!
🤘🎸
Dude that is sick. I have an iyv mustang and it's sick. Def going to do this too
Dude, place an order for your "dream" guitar. Do it now while the prices are still crazy cheap. They can build practically anything.
Came out sick Richard!
Really like that finish and top
Me too. Thanks!
That's the ideal Seven7Pain guitar too im a super strat guy too 😁🤙🤘🏼
I've got IYV researching a solid-bodied take on a Rickenbacker hollow body. Should be wild.
Looks Nice There Brother can't wait to hear it..
Hey Richard,, ,awesome guitar!!!!
I contacted them and am waiting to see what they come up with. I will keep you posted.
Awesome! I hope they can do what you want. Let me know how it turns out.
Very interesting! I'm liking the 2 octave board & hardtail. That's a well done burst spray job too. So far so cool. Tell us more soon?!!
Full demo coming soon!
Nice! Love the color! You need a 1959 les paul, I'd say! Good paul's are hard to find! Old time looking Greene type! Now that's a show!! Challenge! Oops, did I say that? 😊Thanks Shredder pss doesn't have to be relic!
It looks good!
Nicely Done😎💯🔥🎸🤘
Dude I would love to order the very one you had them make! Maybe a green burst would be cool but ya!! Nice guitar!
Congrats!
thanks
I really like it, the matt finish looks good.
I like gloss finish better it shines better!
Looks amazing!
Are those Gotoch locking tuners?
No generic.
@thebaldshredder generic 18 to 1 gear ratio probably!
@thebaldshredder Can you do a demo or review on a Chapman ML 1 modern guitar, I have one and for the price it rules!
@@thebaldshredder My guess is that they’re probably Jin-Ho. I think that’s what IYV uses on their production guitars, anyway-that’s what I’ve seen on both of my IYVs.
Someone has aced the Intrigue Building 101 course! 😮
Gotta leave 'em wanting more! LOL
Yep I'm definitely going to have to see what it will cost me. I have the (perfect for me) guitar in my head! Thanks brother.
If it's a bolt on neck, they can ship it with the neck off for half the shipping cost.
@@thebaldshredder that's perfect!
Got a quote for an order thinking of getting a variation of a custom guitar a work friend made me said it would be £160 plus shipping 😅
Okay, I’m super curious now what the price is compared to one of their normal production models, and what they did that was different from what you were expecting! I really love my IP-350 PRS clone, but I’ve sometimes wished I could get it in a different color and with 22 frets instead of 24, with concomitant LP-like placement of the pickups, but everything else the same, including the neck profile.
Ready to be shocked? This costs the same as the stock IS-400 HH model! Send them an email about the guitar you want. You'll be surprised at how affordable it is.
@@thebaldshredder WOW! I assume you still have to pay the $100+ shipping from Vietnam though, right? Even so, it sounds like it might be totally worth it if they can truly make a guitar to your specs, and I have no doubt that even with shipping from Vietnam, it’s probably still a whole lot cheaper than going to the Custom Shop or even the Mod Shop at Fender or Gibson! I’m also guessing IYV probably doesn’t have quite the same level of quality and craftsmanship you can get from a first-tier Custom Shop, but again, it’s SUPER hard to complain for the price, especially if they can offer 70-80% of the quality for even less than 50% of the cost!
More like 10% of the cost! Seriously. And you can save like half off the shipping cost if you have them send it with the neck off. I'll talk about all that in the next video.
@@thebaldshredder I shall be watching with great anticipation! 👍
reminds me of my ibanez rga42fm but with a reverse headstock wonder if they also make the ibanez models
That looks great, and locking tuners! Perhaps they can do my LP Style request! Thanks for sharing. I am looking forward to see how she sounds!. Shed on!
Send them an email and ask. I'm sure they can do it.
Looks great she's beautiful 😍 🤩
I guess we know where you'll be getting all your custom order guitars from for the foreseeable future. It looks great. I'm going to guesstimate that you paid around $400 give or take $20 or so. It's well worth it whatever you paid. B Roll... We need lots of B Roll!
I'll go over price info in the next video. Prepare to be shocked (in a good way).
@@thebaldshredder Looking forward to it.
Closer to $300 most likely.
@@sparxhbk Based on what they sell models shipped direct to consumers for on ebay you may be right. My thinking of was to add a little extra for the truly custom requests but it looks like IYV opted to build it with generosity in mind. I.E. it's better to add something to ensure a positive sale than to leave it out which may lead to a misunderstanding with the customer.
Depends on level of customization. Mine are highly customized @'~$325.
yea that's awesome man!!
Seafoam zombie green tele with one pick a humbucker black , all black chrome decal one volume switch , no tone switch lol , matching headstock and neck with black pick guard , I'm on my way home sweet home lol
Send them an email. Order it!
@@thebaldshredder i did ! Waiting for a response! 😁
Would you recommend IYV or Ally express for custom traditonal guitars like LP's and strats ?
IYV
@@thebaldshredder thanks
Nice! 👍🤘
When do I get to see you play it. I just want to hear how it sounds. 😊
Full review and demo coming soon! I'm working on the new jam right now.
Sweet!!!!!!!!
Does the guitar have an industry standard Fender specification bolt-on neck/neck pocket?
It can if you want
This one doesn't, but they can make whatever you want.
Very Nice! How i wish! 🎸🎸🎸
Hey Rich,do you think that IYV could make a custom N4 body for the neck I have?
that looks like a great axe !
Nice looking axe Shred
Not a shredder myself more of a blues man but that thing is sweet
What site did you order from?
IYV. I gave the info in the video.
Did they pack it appropriately for shipping?
Yes. Zero damage to the guitar.
What’s that black guitar behind you on the videos on the wall it looks like an explorer type of body?
Google "Phil Collen Ibanez Destroyer"
What is the body wood?
Basswood
I sent them a email yesterday still no response, how long did it take to get a response ?
I think they got a lot of emails yesterday so be a little bit patient. Usually it would take at least 24 hours because remember they are in opposite time zone than us. If you don't hear from them after another couple of days let me know and I will help you out. Sometimes they don't get the emails.
Do they do trems?
Yes
The finish you chose (and its look on camera) reminds me big time of the recent Inspred by Gibson Epiphone 59. This lefty got a Harley Benton SC450 Gold Top about 3 months ago. The "gold" looks like their 25th Anniversary Firemist- and that's not a good thing. I am hoping IYV can do me a proper one with P90s. Thanks for the great info!
Cool. Did you email them?
@@thebaldshredder Just fired of an email for a price request on their ILS300 model as a lefty with P90s and no pickguard. Wish me luck!
@@thebaldshredder Just FYI, I emailed last night at 11PM EDT and received a reply with a price at 5:30 this morning. If the shipping isn't thru the roof it's looking like NGD pretty soon! Thanks for the info and I will keep you in the loop.
If it's a bolt on neck, you can save like half the shipping cost by having them ship it with the neck off (smaller box). Then just grab a screw driver and put it on when you receive it. Very easy.
The bolt on neck for a custom lp style isn't my thing. I would have bought the equivalent of their ILS300 but with a gold top and P90s. The guitar price was a cool $145US or $195 CAD. The shipping was $169US or $227CAD, more than doubling the total and making me pass...for now. WHen I can afford to go all out, I think I will with jumbo stainless frets, locking tuners and an ebony fretboard with double diamond inlays. Le sigh.
One burning question dude...how much???
I'll go over the price info in the next video.
Buying an IYV can be a crapshoot like buying a Glarry. You're either going too get a good guitar or you're going too get a crap guitar especially if you order from Amazon .. My first IYV ( IPF-300 TSB ) was great right out of the box but after awhile it wouldn't hold tune (new tuners easy fix) then the D string (wrap around bridge) was getting a Sitar effect (New Musiclilly wrap around bridge wit adjustable saddles for intonation, $16 easy fix) .. My second IYV (IS-200 SB) also from Amazon had half a dozen dead frets they sent me another one Same problem then they sent me another one same problem and this is before I even sent the first & second back ... so I sent all 3 back for a refund
Very nice!
Do they by chance do baritone length through the custom shop?
Probably. Email them and ask.
AwesomeThankyou
I'm only 1 min and 30 secs. in, but yea man that thing is sick!!!
I have a few custom shops here, yeah you need to make everything crystal clear. Very cool guitar! Do you know what you really need? Another Dinky guitar!
That's exactly what I was thinking! I really need another dinky... or 10!!! LOL
Very cool
Looks like an ibanez very cool
All that you need is a black wig and you would look a little bit like MAB..🤘rock on dude ✌
Hmm, maybe I should try that.
Whoa Richard! Schweeeet! How much did that beauty cost you?
I'll go over the price breakdown in the follow up video.
👍👍👍
Jumbo frets?
YES!!!
It looks like an ibanez rg nice,
let me guess, is nut material ..? or string tree..?
Nope. Something else.
We want s demo!
Coming soon!
So do they have a website ? Hmmmmmm ?
Yeeeeeees
I wonder if they could make me a Metal Dude guitar?
I want the bald man model....lol
You can order the same one! I'll talk about it in the next video.
Wow Phil McKnight lost a LOT of weight!
That treadmill is really paying off!
Yoo o u think they’d do a banna
Probably. Send them an email and ask.
Wonder if you can request they leave the logo off and put my last name on. lol
Actually, I'm pretty sure they will do that. Send them an email.
Thats just yellow and brown, the fade its overspray
I fell for all this hype....Ordered an almost identical one,,,,out of the box the action was terrible I had to replace the nut .So a few months later the neck is out of wack , the fret need to be leveled. Got no locking tuners. You get what yo pay for folks.
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all that yapping and no playing. wild
So...There's a problem / issue with the guitar, but you won't talk about it in the video?
When all that matters is living to pimp your next video...Not good.
Nothing else matters
@@thebaldshredder It matters when you could of had another sub.
Sad But True
So, how much does it cost to order a custom guitar like that from IYV???
I'll go over the pricing info in the follow up video. Coming soon!
@@thebaldshredder have you sub'ed just to see the price!!!🤘
Ibanez
Hey I’m trying to get a IYV custom order but my experience is not working out 🫤 I’m not sure if it’s a language barrier issue but it’s not looking good 🤦🏻♂️
What do you mean it's not working out? Can you explain a little more?
@@thebaldshredder well we worked out a design agreed on a price but they haven’t sent me a computer drawing they haven’t sent me an invoice or told me how to make payment 🫤 I’m actually lost lol nothing is making sense to me 😳
Maybe you should send a reply asking how to make payment. Maybe he's waiting to hear back from you.
@@thebaldshredder I have asked how do I make payment can you send me an invoice when do I receive the computer drawings 🫤 seem simple to me but it’s like pulling teeth 😐