Unboxing One of The BEST Affordable Guitars!!

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  • An affordable guitar that has features guitars twice as much don't!
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  • @DarrellBraunGuitar
    @DarrellBraunGuitar  2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Back with another affordable guitar! 🎸
    This one has features I have never seen on a guitar in this price-range before!
    *Please flag the Telegram spammers in the comments! I don't want anyone getting conned by these criminals*

    • @edrozenrozen9600
      @edrozenrozen9600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Darrell, I noticed the scammers are at it again. 😡😡

    • @d-mack7053
      @d-mack7053 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @DarrellBraun What is up with th guitar body behind you on the shelf?

  • @leamanc
    @leamanc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Very nice! They really have packed in the features for the price on this one. When Donners first started showing up in a lot of videos, I thought they were just a step up from Glarry and the like, but they really have taken things up another notch.

  • @thomasmathis8694
    @thomasmathis8694 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hello Darrell, love the videos man, keep up the good work!

  • @zacharykim295
    @zacharykim295 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Seriously impressed with the size of the trem block and the alder body.

  • @michaelmiranda59
    @michaelmiranda59 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That sounded really good! I was quite surprised!!

  • @ernieb3626
    @ernieb3626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great video Darrell. I love new guitar day and I always wonder about those. I cant believe the two point trem.

  • @guitarzan0515
    @guitarzan0515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yet another great video! Seems like a very quality guitar for great price. Always enjoy your videos! Thx

  • @jamesbrowning2350
    @jamesbrowning2350 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Just got the Donner DST-400 today. Awesome guitar. The tones out of this thing are amazing. I saw a few vids of it and this was one of them, all positive. After playing with it for a couple of hours, this thing is now my favorite out of all my guitars. Not a blemish on it. Set up great. I would not call it an "entry level" guitar at all.

  • @jungdo99
    @jungdo99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    After watching one of your previous videos featuring a Donner guitar I bought one and have not regretted it for a minute. It holds tune, and thought it isn't a high end instrument it is perfect for a beginner and plan on gifting to a family member so they can learn and I can upgrade✌

  • @traianbetea5227
    @traianbetea5227 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good demo! You are honest, direct and I see there is a lot of work!
    RESPECT FROM ROMANIA!💪🇷🇴

  • @paulalld
    @paulalld 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have just proved to me that there is no substitute for putting in the time to master and musical instrument. Well played!

  • @puddleduckist
    @puddleduckist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very nice looking and sounding guitar! Thanks for sharing 👍!!!

  • @darrell3368
    @darrell3368 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome looking guitar love the color thanks for sharing Darrell awesome sounding guitar to

  • @benpowersguitar
    @benpowersguitar 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really need to try one of these. Good stuff Darrell.

  • @AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84
    @AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Perfect video for my birthday Darrell! I might have to request a late birthday present now 😊

  • @bnastali
    @bnastali 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your enthusiasm is so fun to see! You make me want to buy the thang...pop-in bar for the trem is something we need from Fender!

  • @junito1957
    @junito1957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I PLANNING ON GETTING THIS GUITAR MYSELF FOR MY BIRTHDAY THIS MONTH! THEN MOD IT,GREAT FOUNDATION FOR MODS !!

  • @stevesims2243
    @stevesims2243 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    great job of demonstrating different playing styles

  • @jckelley10
    @jckelley10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just bought one and I'm waiting for delivery. Your video makes me feel good about my choice. Thanks!

  • @woodsnstrings
    @woodsnstrings ปีที่แล้ว

    I reviewed this one and the other two DST models last summer. The 400 is in my regular gig rig, and almost all of my pedal reviews. It's a brilliant guitar.

  • @pleblanc12061
    @pleblanc12061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just got mine through Amazon so I must have ordered it right after viewing this video. Can't believe I pulled the trigger so quickly! I currently play an Epiphone Riviera P93, and I've been looking for a decent entry-level Strat clone. I may have more to say after playing it for a while, but so far I'm impressed.

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  • @picksalot1
    @picksalot1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Nice affordable guitar, pretty color, working tremolo, what's not to like right out of the box. I think the pickups would probably sound thicker and richer if they were raised a bit - But, it's always hard to tell exactly how close they are to the strings in a video like this.

  • @kbchef9205
    @kbchef9205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Darrell. I just bought that exact same guitar for my first guitar. It’s so beautiful with the wood grain and the green is gorgeous. So comfortable to hold. Love it. ❤️🎼🎸

  • @skcoleman1150
    @skcoleman1150 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Freekin amazing Darrell don't know how Donner does it and fantastic demo brother

    • @skcoleman1150
      @skcoleman1150 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Darrell just replying to your message to see what guitar you have for me, and to let you know I really enjoy your channel.

  • @georgebentley-ricardo9445
    @georgebentley-ricardo9445 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love content by Darrell Braun. Thanks for sharing 🎸🤠👍

  • @jaxonfitterer6749
    @jaxonfitterer6749 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice job, Darrell! I’ve always enjoyed your videos. Keep up the good work!

  • @wadeteach
    @wadeteach 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Today, I acquired an Epi Les Paul Standard (plus top). I’m a total noob, but I wanted to check off my Les Paul box. For a few extra bucks, the quality goes through the roof.

  • @dbreardon
    @dbreardon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Looks like Donner is stepping up it's game. I like that they changed their name logo design and dropped the musical note "D" style in their name. This should compete nicely in the Squire Affinity, Yamaha 112j and V versions and Ibenez range of beginner guitars. The two point trem with push in bar alone makes this guitar worth it if it is decent at holding tune. The split coil is another big plus. Not to mention Alnico pickups.
    It's selling on Amazon right now for $189.99. That is one heck of deal for anyone looking for a decent beginner guitar that is going to sound pretty good. Heck, Get a Fender Mustang 25 for $150 or a used Katana 50 for $200-$225 on July 4th and you basically have an excellent guitar setup for under $400 - $450 bucks that will impress most people.

  • @che2335
    @che2335 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Darrells enthusiasm for the cheapies keeps me comin back for more.

  • @zaxbysfixit
    @zaxbysfixit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Looks nice and has some nice features, but I think your skill and amp make it sound better than it ever would for most people. Love the vids, keep ‘em coming.

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    • @NateRiver965
      @NateRiver965 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If you have bad skill and bad amp, also a 2000$ fender stratocaster will sound bad

    • @j.t.cooper2963
      @j.t.cooper2963 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That goes without saying.

  • @martellackerman3434
    @martellackerman3434 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My guy! That guitar looks great!

  • @tuckersossaman8838
    @tuckersossaman8838 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    the finish really is gorgeous

  • @birdman316
    @birdman316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    sweet guitar bro!
    i have the same model/same color!
    on mine the back coil is on when ya pull the rear pot...might be the same on all of the dst400 im not sure...
    the block is aluminum but still a big block tho...
    i also installed a "gillmour" mod switch so i now have 14 tones on mine!
    the wiring job looks nice and in my opinion the back coil on the h/b has a tele twang to it...the front coil on my other modded h/b has the "stratty" bridge single coil sound...which is still nice but given a choice id choose having the back coil on in split mode...
    o ya the body appears to be laminated which im ok with...such a work of art here!

  • @omax1023
    @omax1023 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this guitar has a classic vibe! plus the extra cost savings!!

  • @dlmullins9054
    @dlmullins9054 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Donner seems to be a good company especially for inexpensive guitars with pretty good quality. I have the es-335 style and the Tele thin line 1000s guitar so far. Now i'll be looking into this too. Good review!

  • @kimamey
    @kimamey 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks and sounds good.
    They seem to have taken note of your views and of others regarding the logo on the headstock. It's much better now and more subtle.

  • @dappawap
    @dappawap 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love the vibrato bar. btw you can make a 6 screw system stay in tune by loosening the screws

  • @AllanSBishop
    @AllanSBishop ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bought one and it was decent out of the box. Bought a new Seymour Duncan humbucker, and had the fret ends rounded, the frets levelled and crowned as well as intonation set… absolute ripper guitar. Spend about $700 Canadian in total and ended up with a guitar that would rival $2000 - $3000 strats. Very pleased

    • @twointahoe
      @twointahoe ปีที่แล้ว

      sounds like a plan for mine🙂.

  • @bubbasouth69
    @bubbasouth69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That color is so reminiscent of the 1991 Fender Strat Ultra I used to own. That finish never was too common but nowadays it’s almost nonexistent.

  • @robertclarkguitar
    @robertclarkguitar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's actually beautiful. I wrote donner a while back and instead of being emailed no....They probably listened and looked at my channel and laughed. Hahahahahaha. Still going to try one. Will be fun to try and mod one up or hell maybe leave as is??? Great review man!!!! Always.

    • @kevinkaol3681
      @kevinkaol3681 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Saw a lady who had like 3 subs doing a review on it. She said donner sent it to her so your not than that badly off

  • @bridgetpollock6760
    @bridgetpollock6760 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just ordered one! Yay!

  • @ronjump5805
    @ronjump5805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have two American Strats and two Les Pauls and a few other guitars. I was looking to buy a new guitar...but just couldnt bring myself to pay the high prices these two companies are asking for their guitars. Their high prices are now driving me to look at other options. So I saw the various reviews on the Donner DST 400. I bought this exact guitar from Amazon. Four days later it arrived. I opened the box, tuned it up and it was ready to play. Actually I couldnt believe it. I played on it for a few days and it stayed in tune and had no issues. I am very happy with this guitar. After a week I decided to really put in some TLC on this guitar because it is a keeper. So I changed the strings and put some oil on the fretboard and polished it up. This guitar is very nice, and at $259.00 ..I saved $1300,00 if I had bought one of the two bigger named company guitars above. I am an intermediate to advanced player.....so when I whip this guitar out ,,,next time I play a gig..some of the guys will be surprised. I had a great experience with this guitar and hope you do too. Thanks Darrell for sharing the video about this guitar.

  • @MC-oo2gq
    @MC-oo2gq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video Darrel. Could we get a follow up where you upgrade the tuners, trem and possibly pickups for cheap? Would love to see your recommendations to make this even better for $200 CDN.

  • @marvinthemaniac7698
    @marvinthemaniac7698 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I may want this for Christmas.

  • @garytru563
    @garytru563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm very happy with my Donner. Had I known this would have been my first electric.

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      @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @Ozeshin
    @Ozeshin ปีที่แล้ว

    I bought one on the strength of this and a few other favorable reviews.
    What a great guitar..!!
    The ONLY issue that I noticed was the trem springs vibrating waaaaay too much but a bit of cushion stuffing in the spring cavity solved that.
    It's one of my main gigging guitars at the moment.
    Looking at buying another but in the trans black color.

  • @jimswoboda9313
    @jimswoboda9313 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great review, beautiful guitar. Mine are also, but you make me go " hmm, maybe one more..."

  • @thetownspeople6486
    @thetownspeople6486 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    2 point term, coil splitting, alnico magnets, man I want to get one of these. But I already own like 5 Strat styles with an American Fender leading the way. That looks as good as a Mexican Strat at half the cost. Get them while you can.

    • @minkorrh
      @minkorrh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Except for the name and resale value when you discover it's actual crap.

    • @thetownspeople6486
      @thetownspeople6486 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@minkorrh does a Mexican Strat have resale value? Those I had didn’t. So the new question is in which case do you lose more money. I say The Mexican Strat which believe me is also crap 90% of the time.

    • @Ozeshin
      @Ozeshin ปีที่แล้ว

      @@minkorrh Except it's NOT actually crap.
      I bought one on the back of this video and it's frickin impressive for the money.

    • @ltcm5052
      @ltcm5052 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m pretty sure the pickups are ceramic, but, like you mentioned, coil split, 2-pt trem, alder body are nice!

  • @Stratocus
    @Stratocus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The finish is reminiscent of the Squier Protone series from 1996. That included a transparent teal.

    • @ronjohnston1822
      @ronjohnston1822 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michael Velten I have that Squier ProTone, with gold hardware. My first and probably still my favorite guitar. Wouldn’t trade it for the world. RJ

    • @Stratocus
      @Stratocus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ronjohnston1822 Until I retired I'd worked at a pawn shop for 15 years and saw several ProTone's. They were great. Too great, which is why Fender cancelled them. Those teal Strats were particularly special. I envy you.

  • @edhubble
    @edhubble 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really nice guitar!

  • @jslute
    @jslute 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that colour!!

  • @GRBAquatics
    @GRBAquatics 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool Guitar and Review/Demo. Thankyou. I Am looking at a Donner Les Paul style, Currently on Sale.. Look to be well made guitars.

  • @morrispate1936
    @morrispate1936 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great video!. How about a review of the solid body EART tele? I'm thinking of getting one for my first tele and it fits the budget.

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  • @michaelbarbour1558
    @michaelbarbour1558 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a Donner Flanger. It works great. Would love to try this guitar out.

  • @peterkatznelson12
    @peterkatznelson12 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I miss the tear-downs, o/w great demo and description.🙏🏻

  • @shanesanko1408
    @shanesanko1408 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always see these advertised thanks for sharing one

  • @jeff901
    @jeff901 ปีที่แล้ว

    That Donner is Blitzin!

  • @250GTOAJ
    @250GTOAJ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice Guitar, great colour! 😎👍🇨🇦

  • @wesleymorris1
    @wesleymorris1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dang that alot of value for the money, Im Impressed. Alder body 2. Yea you get alot for alittle.

  • @rodsmolter5046
    @rodsmolter5046 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've heard of Donner for their cheap pedals but didn't know they sold guitars. Looks great. If I had known about them a couple years ago, I probably would have bought it instead of my Squier Vintage Modified HSS. The Squier is a good guitar too though. I like the Duncan Designed pups.

  • @BlurredOutBoy
    @BlurredOutBoy 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    bought a few donner products, including their hush travel guitar. if you know what to look at, you'll see quickly that their quality and finish are very good. a newish but solid brand. it's earning my respect more with every product.

  • @BlackwoodMountainMan
    @BlackwoodMountainMan ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Darrell. Love your videos. That Sire FM sounded awesome but they are out of stock here at the moment. Just wish I could get the tone you do.
    I bought the Donner ST 400 but found it wanting. I might add though that the workmanship was excellent especially at this price.
    The pole pieces especially with the neck pickup did not match the strings but it still sounded pretty good although the volume of the top E was a bit soft.
    However the harmonics ( only tried the bass E string ) could not be adjusted enough to stop the octave being very sharp. I even removed the spring on the adjusting screw to get a bit more travel but it was still bad. Luckily I hadn’t removed any of the plastic protective coatings so
    I’ve emailed them ( in Australia) and will return it
    Cheers The Blackwood Mountain Man

  • @markcunningham6086
    @markcunningham6086 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazon has these for$260 today, 6-9-22. Great color too. These budget guitars are very advanced compared to even 5 years ago.

  • @brandontreyborup5179
    @brandontreyborup5179 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice guitar! I like it!

  • @MartinMosman
    @MartinMosman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent review, as always! Thanks..

  • @frankb518
    @frankb518 ปีที่แล้ว

    Darrell,. I love this stuff,. Still want to get one of those Xavier LP style

  • @hillrwayne
    @hillrwayne ปีที่แล้ว

    that finish reminds me of the Purple Flame Dean strat i had one time

  • @user-vl8ie6fl8g
    @user-vl8ie6fl8g 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like Darrell's guitar review videos. Very interesting. Good to play when I eat lol

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  • @SurfFiction
    @SurfFiction 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice paint job - love the translucent! Nice sounding bridge humbucker, until....splitting the coil. 😖 To me that sounded unusable - thin and grating. But I dislike the bridge pick-up on most Strat style guitars so if this was mine it would stay on humbucker permanently and I think I would be fairly happy with it. I mainly play on the neck anyway. I have a couple of cheaper Strats already, so can't see I would need one of these, but I have been curious to know what the Donner guitars are like so thanks for that, very useful review as always. But.......hmmmm, that paint job does look awesome....lol

  • @red_bus
    @red_bus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow sooo nice! Now Im torn between this guitar and Tagima t635. Please also do a review of Tagima T635. Also a very affordable but very good guitar.

  • @izotopz
    @izotopz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks just like my Yamaha Pacifica that I purchased in 2002 (and sold a few years later). First guitar!

  • @edwinstovall3334
    @edwinstovall3334 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I really like this guitar, Darrell. Had I known of it before I made my most recent guitar purchase, I would have considered it. I probably would have gone with the Jackson I actually did buy, because it has one thing that the Donner doesn't: A "compound" radius fretboard. My Jackson was $60 cheaper, too. Many players will appreciate a more traditional guitar than Jackson's offerings, though, so the Donner seems well suited for that market.

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    • @rozartoro
      @rozartoro ปีที่แล้ว

      Which jackson did you get?

    • @edwinstovall3334
      @edwinstovall3334 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rozartoro I got the JS22 DINKY DKA in the Natural Oil finish. I got that color for two reasons -- I like it, and that color comes on a nyatoh wood body ONLY. I wanted the nyatoh because I had had poplar wood bodied guitars before and wanted something new.
      The JS22 is the absolutely the cheapest way to get one of Jackson's outstanding Speed profile necks and their conical radius necks, which they insist on calling "compound" radius. This neck is the flaming BOMB! It's very thin, yet is very stiff thanks to the graphite reinforcement rods that Jackson installs on either side of the truss rod before affixing the fretboard. The fretboard is the worst part of the neck, and that's because the amaranth (aka purpleheart) they use dries out severely and causes considerable fret sprout. This case was the worst I've seen yet -- but fret sprout is a near non-problem that requires nothing more than an emory board to smooth out. This is way too simple and easy to fix to be much of an issue! Conversely, the frets themselves were the best factory frets I've seen in a brand new guitar. I learned and equipped myself to do my own fret jobs before buying this axe and found that the JS22 didn't need one! The most I did along those lines was polish the frets with fret erasers! That's hard to beat at this price point!
      I bought the guitar as an upgrade platform and had a bridge and tuners at hand to install; they went on the first day. I bought a GraphTec Black Tusq nut to replace the cheap plastic one, but I wanted and want to work with the old nut to learn to fix the tuning stability problem that is caused by the hockey stick headstock. I've smoothed the sides of the nut slots that the strings are being forced to rub against. The problem is still there, but better, and I will keep going until I feel confident that I can beat it in the plastic form. Then I will be ready to repeat the process with the new one. This guitar's tuning WILL BE STABLE ... eventually!😎 In the meantime, I have also replaced the pickups. I liked the original set pretty well but wanted Alnico magnets and that tone, so I searched for pickups with output similar to that of the stock, high-output ceramic humbuckers already installed. I not only found a set, but they used Alnico 2 magnets when I thought I'd have to "settle" for Alnico 5. This magnet choice gives the pickups a vintage-like tone with a modern feel because of the increased volume provided by the hot windings. The stock Jacksons sounded good enough to be used for every style of music I play, but the new ones sound better and can crunch and djent with the best of them!
      All told, I have spent maybe $300 on this axe, and all that's left to do on it requires only work and no more money! Also, I'm buying at least one more JS22 and also a JS32 Dinky in the future. I have an idea for a blue JS22 and I have to have that killer Speed Neck and conical radius fretboard on a Floyd Rose-equipped guitar! Not hurrying, but it will be SWEET!

    • @rozartoro
      @rozartoro ปีที่แล้ว

      @@edwinstovall3334 DAMN, sounds like a sweet guitar! And thanks for the details, helps me weigh the pros and cons!
      I was considering the JS22, an Ibanez grgr131ex, Kramer baretta special or a Yamaha Pacifica 012. I'll probably go to a guitar center and try these out if it is available, but I'm heavily leaning towards the Ibanez just cause of the stealth black colour and the 24 jumbo fret!

    • @edwinstovall3334
      @edwinstovall3334 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rozartoro You probably won't need my advice, but....😎
      The Jackson has that killer neck and fretboard and is it a good upgrade platform. The Ibanez might be good stock, but my own two Ibanez guitars were difficult to upgrade. Floyd type bridges were hard to upgrade and wood needed routing out. Eyeball your candidates well and compare the carefully to whatever parts you might have decided to swap in. You might go for transparent finishes for better body wood. I don't buy locking tuners; instead I get Wilkinson EZ-LOKs, which put a simple extra hole through the string post. The extra hole makes it easy to tie the string in a luthier knot, which locks the string to pretty much the same effect -- without the extra parts that other locking tuners have. The cost is low and the value and durability is high because the tuners are as simple as regular tuners to make and use and have fewer parts to fail.
      And if you get something that you don't want to upgrade, that's good too!😎

  • @BeesWaxMinder
    @BeesWaxMinder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good grief this thing is amazing!

  • @osmaromolina753
    @osmaromolina753 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man, that's a beautiful guitar 🎸

  • @scott6588
    @scott6588 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I own the exact model that wasn't cherry picked.
    Can't be intonated due to trem being set too close to neck side.
    Would need 7's.
    Donner doesn't do returns without paying to return it along with multiple videos approving any return...so you get a project guitar for $200 that needs to be dowelled and reset.
    Might be a scattered issue, but it's something that should be considered when avoiding the brands for $100 more who have good customer service.

    • @piezoman79
      @piezoman79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Free returns through Amazon, just sayin’ 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @scott6588
      @scott6588 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wasn't an option until recently.
      Only direct from Donner.
      So they got this big on some pretty shady practices.
      Basically selling b stocks to people and making them pay the $80 to return it.
      So people just keep them and toss them aside.
      I guess for me it's an issue of supporting a company who does shady stuff.
      There's other options where they have you covered.

    • @piezoman79
      @piezoman79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@scott6588 you commented 19 hours ago, not a year ago. And to be fair you run the same risk ordering a big brand guitar from MF or sweetwater or a host of other primarily online vendors. I’ve returned a $3500 CS Gibson to MF before and been out the shipping. It happens. Doesn’t mean they’re all lemons.

    • @Ndlanding
      @Ndlanding 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@piezoman79 I kinda agree with you, but IMHO companies should always pay the return P&P, if the guitar is genuinely wonky (and not just making some fussy customer even fussier). I mean, if it's demonstrably impossible to set up to reasonable playability (say the neck or bridge is out of line, or the neck is twisted). If they want to sell by mail, they have to take on the responsibility, and to Joe Blogs it really doesn't matter if the instruments are "usually" fine, not if he's been sent the lemon.

    • @daviddigital6887
      @daviddigital6887 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have one of their guitars and it sits in the closet till one day I get to modding it or give it to somebody. Mine is the model before this one and its not worth even playing. I did replace their horrible tuners but that leaves horrible shrill humbucker and unusable single coils. Worthless trem and a neck that needs adjusted once a month.
      Love your pedals Donner but your guitars are...Uh

  • @clintwilson6380
    @clintwilson6380 ปีที่แล้ว

    Luv the color.

  • @phicun74
    @phicun74 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the color

  • @thornwivans
    @thornwivans 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would love to see the old intro again with the guitar thrown up on the shed roof in the snow...even if its just 1 time!

  • @TheMoneyMakingMentor
    @TheMoneyMakingMentor 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that green.

  • @j.t.cooper2963
    @j.t.cooper2963 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just got one except in Void Black for only $150!! What a great deal on a really good inexpensive guitar.

  • @AlanCheong
    @AlanCheong 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    wow, incredible value for the money.

  • @bldallas
    @bldallas 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That guitar is gorgeous.

  • @philomelodia
    @philomelodia ปีที่แล้ว

    You need to do a series comparing guitars between the $800-$1100 price point. Professional grade work horse guitars. Which one is the best bang for the buck? I would be very interested in such a series. Currently, I am a huge proponent of the Ibanez genesis series. Recently got me an RG550 and it does everything but cook you breakfast. Any style I want, this thing can play. Retails for 999, made in Japan, superb quality and sounds just incredible whether clean or distorted. It’s just about the most versatile electric guitar I have ever owned in my life.

  • @keithbenedict8764
    @keithbenedict8764 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great playing, as always!
    I used to have a Squier Affinity and it had a narrow neck. The strings up near the nut were super close together. Does this guitar have a really narrow neck? The nut width doesn't always seem to be an indicator as to how wide or narrow the neck is.
    Thanks!

  • @edwinstovall3334
    @edwinstovall3334 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well, Darrell, I have an update for ya ... This last Friday I ordered one of these girls and am awaiting its arrival. This price was decent, the vibrato is said to have a "cold-rolled steel block" (which would work to make a new vibe unnecessary), the axe has a coil split, and the split-top tuners are intriguing. You mention (properly) that ceramic single coils will yield a "bigger, heavier-type tone"; I will be considering just such a tone for this guitar, but I do have one guitar essentially optimized for these types of Strat tones. I may still go for the ceramic sound, but I'll decide that after I hear the guitar's stock tones. This guitar I see as my next effort to product a "stage guitar," something that (were I actually playing out) I could use on stage without it being too heavy in weight or too light in tone or versatility. The other rather traditional "near-Strat" I own has a brass and steel vibrato that lends the axe warmth from heaven, but makes the guitar heavy as hell! I see this pairing or guitars as being one of a studio guitar (the heavy one) versus a stage guitar (the one I'm going to work on now). The stage axe should duplicate all the capabilities of the studio axe in a lighter package suitable for hours-long use. I want to equip the whole package with great tones, excellent playability, killer sustain and versatility befitting a guitar used by a good cover band player. I could see a weekend warrior cover band guitarist assembling a rig consisting of a good digital guitar processor, either a dedicated stereo FRFR amplifier/speaker setup or a couple of cables into the PA system, this guitar and one or two more -- one with humbuckers and a Floyd and maybe one with humbuckers and another two-point or a hard tail
    I think you actually managed to help me at this late date. One reason I took this long to pull the trigger is that I wanted to be as sure as I could that the vibrato solution is one I could use and live with. While a few other reviewers seemed to consider this trem hopeless for whatever reason, you actually showed what your guitar could do on arrival. I would never expect a vibrato to hold tune well without considerable work by the buyer at this price point. Indeed, I expect to need to replace the nut immediately. I don't like plastic, and the stock nut probably is made of that. I can polish the frets easily enough if I want to, or I can replace the neck entirely with one that has a more bend-friendly 12 inch fretboard radius -- as opposed to the Donner's "Fender modern-classic" radius of 9.5 inches -- and that I've already given a fret job to. I could wish that you had checked out whether the vintage-style saddles the Donner's bridge comes with are steel or not. I don't expect steel, though, and have at least the option of preexisting BRASS saddles to swap in.
    All in all, I am hopeful that this Donner DST-400 will prove as value-driven as the Jackson JS Series JS22 Dinky DKA I bought about sixteen months ago. It will, if it is even a little easier to work on.

  • @randallgough
    @randallgough 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Reminds me of my Washburn MG401 deluxe. Almost the same finish.

  • @place_desjardins
    @place_desjardins 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice review.

  • @adamburger858
    @adamburger858 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Darrell, love the channel brodda- I'm trying to think of a good project guitar in this price range? That has most of these features actually?, Gotta have the coil split as well?... Do you think this gtr would be a good choice? Maybe the black/grey one? Thanks Darrell, rock on my friend-

  • @Cadwallon85
    @Cadwallon85 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those tuners have the slot in them to assist with winding up the string as well, normally a feature on mid to high-end strats. You don't get that with Player series.

  • @ronsieghart7759
    @ronsieghart7759 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Darrell good day!! If you can make a review about this unknown guitar yamaha erg121 and its variations, i would really appreciate it.. i really love your videos and always watch them everytime it pops up on my screen.. so i would like to see your opinions about that guitar .

  • @Lon1001
    @Lon1001 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Entry level strats coming well equipped these days! I love the HSS pickup arrangement. This looks more playable and much better designed than my 90s era, MIK Cort-made fender squier for sure.

  • @jacekuhler369
    @jacekuhler369 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey man that humbucker comes with a split coil, you didn't show what that sounded like, bummer 🤘🤘

  • @rocinblues
    @rocinblues 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The guitar sounds great for an entry level guitar, it's impressive.

  • @codegame027
    @codegame027 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was actually looking at THIS guitar today.

  • @bodhigurley1170
    @bodhigurley1170 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gonna try to get this as my first guitar. Hopefully the Spark mini as well. Any headphone recommendations??

  • @kobrien6657
    @kobrien6657 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I still miss you throwing the guitar on the roof in the snow😞. I'm trying NOT to purchase more guitars, you're killing me with this series 😋

    • @pirateship74
      @pirateship74 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I 100% agree!!!

    • @mveitchmunich
      @mveitchmunich 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree. Bring back the snow scene!!

    • @grahamwall8374
      @grahamwall8374 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where do I find this snow video lol?!

    • @kobrien6657
      @kobrien6657 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@grahamwall8374 It was the intro to all his videos a little while back. Pick a video from like two years ago, I'd start there. It was just a fun silly thing, but I always enjoyed it.

    • @valentino8498
      @valentino8498 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kobrien6657 facts. Plus it was nice knowing nothing ever happened to the guitar coz it was a carbon fiber instrument

  • @soulvaccination8679
    @soulvaccination8679 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Any good amp can make any guitar sound great..And it really helps if you can play well.

  • @noscopeKFP
    @noscopeKFP 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Reminds me of a squire pro-tone! Good looking guitar

  • @LonlyYeti0312
    @LonlyYeti0312 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this guitar, color and finish is awesome!!! Any chance of a giveaway?

  • @eclipsetheraindanbutler2478
    @eclipsetheraindanbutler2478 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So, I've seen other reviews say it might be better than the Mexican Fenders 🤔 Maybe another side by side comparison of the 400 to a Fender? The split coil is AWESOME. I have a rare 80s HH Yamaha with that feature, and the Paul's PRS SE, but this looks so cool, plus the alnico pickups... I put one in my Amazon cart, bought one yesterday when the price dropped $60!!!
    Please, do a Donner vs Fender with this model!
    I also miss when you use to take them completely apart!