When you say Mooer sent the initial one out to you directly...did they though? Because the GTRS instruments I've been sent from Mooer were shipped from the local Amazon warehouse, which means that I in no way got special treatment over anyone else. There isn't some minimum wage guy in Amazon Edinburgh going to the special influencer shelf that doesn't exist to pick out a better guitar just for me. The very suggestion of such is nonsense. All Mooer did was authorise an order from a completely different part of the world - they ain't manufacturing or shipping special guitars to influencers. Who has the time and money to orchestrate such an elaborate ruse when they could just make all their instruments to the same level of quality and ship out whatever one they currently have in stock.
That's what Donner always did with me, but mine came direct from Mooer for some reason. This video was just meant to be proof of exactly what you said hahah
@@sixstringtv1 People also need to remember there will be variances in quality between different guitars from the same batch, and issues like fret sprout are more likely to do with storage and shipping conditions than a secret plot to disadvantage the consumer. It's like when people criticise me for not mentioning fret sprout and setup issues, but Phil McKnight finds those issues all the time on the same guitars. Am I an idiot or a liar? No, I live in a cold wet country and Phil lives in a literal desert where the roads melt in the heat. It's not a conspiracy, it's climate.
Clandestine Gear Acquisition! Great video 🤘🏼 Cool to hear the Glenn/SMG interaction, maybe y’all could do a coordinated buy and team review with someone in other countries and we could see how everyone’s different purchasing experiences are AROUND THE WORLD. For science!
Yes youll get better guitars. The manufacturers send good guitar for reviews. I was working for a german distribution of a well known american guitar company and we checked every guitar that went to magazines for a test. The last guitars i ordered myself from Thomann, Music Store and some other Dealers had all problems. I ordered Strandberg, Fender USA Vintage, Vintera, Gibson and Charvel Guitars. Some where unplayable with non working trussrods, others had other defects . None was really good.
Interesting timing for the topic... I'm a total nobody who recently ordered a brand new Soldano SLO-30 through Guitar Center and I had to return two brand new, in box models before getting the third one which was finally great. Kinda like you said, Boutique Amps Distribution is obviously capable of carrying Mike Soldano's legacy, but my recent experience had me thinking their quality control probably isn't as consistent for "regular" people. P.S. What was that riff at 9:23 ?
I was a few times very close to buying one of the GTRS guitars. Unfortunately the S800 I tried also had some fret end issues that were very noticeable. Then I was extremely excited when they announced the W models, but for some reason the way the pickguard is shaped on the lower horn really irks me with just how wrong it looks.
So in my experience ( which after owning over 100 different guitars from very low to very high price I'd say I have a bit of) you can get a 200 € guitar that is great and you can get a 2000 € guitar that is not. Odds are inverted of course. I once had an Ibanez Prestige with fret sprout and the nut filed not deep enough with dull strings and no intonation whatsoever. I also had an Harley Benton with absolutely zero issues. There are a few issues typical for guitars and I'd say as long as it is not from a custom shop you can always get an instrument with one, some or all of the issues. You can also be lucky and get a budget guitar QCed by a guy who does it for 10 years and had a good time at work. Or the other way around. Or another combination. In the recent months I experienced minor quality guitars from some of the bigger shops that were supposed to be QCed at the store (with inspection cards or even protocols) and should never made their way to a customer. Good for me cause I can fix all those things myself and can get massive discounts. With the mentioned Ibanez I got over 400 € discount. I wish I could earn that kind of money regularly for half a hour of workin on a guitar.
Novel incoming: Good idea for a video. Some content creators get really defensive when you ask if they get sent the same guitar as a consumer, others get downright nasty if you make the assumption (which i think is fair when they are plugging a cheap brand that someone else paid for and got a bad version of). It's a shame imo guitar youtube is becoming so much about selling product for huge brands and retailers. When a new Jackson comes out, 90% of your guitar subscriptions are guys pushing it on you. "For today I'm using my new Jackson Virtuoso", yeah you and everyone else for the next month until you get sent another guitar to shill! No doubt the gear is good, that's not the point, more the soullessness and predicatability of the paid promotion involved. I'm thinking the American Soloist, Virtusoso, and of course the PRS t-type. All amazing guitars I'm sure, but fuck, this much plugging makes me not want the damn thing. When i say soulless i don't mean the content creator btw, i follow these guys because i like them, i mean advertising generally, and the way it's smothering guitar youtube. Anyway good vid.
@Shredxcam22 I can't deny some TH-camrs go a bit overboard with the advertising, but I've never accepted a script from a company, and I've told countless manufacturers to go pound sand if I thought their stuff was no good. Someday I'll have to make a "sponsor rejects" video, but I don't think giving them all that negative publicity is fair either.
@@sixstringtv1 Since there are a total of maybe 4 YT reviews on the W900, it's hard to avoid watching "rachelf"'s review. Though you should avoid it if you can, it nearly discouraged me from buying the guitar - which will be ariving direct from a dodgy Chinese marketplace in 2 weeks. If the good guitars go to reviewers, the bad ones will surely end up there.
innnnteresting - not sure you can copyright 'Stealth Buy' but hey .. its not terrible is it :) :) :) PS dont you get any hassle for returning when theres nothing wrong with it ? Either way thanks for making this
It's not really about copyright, it's about respect. Why would I steal the name of his series when I don't need to? 🤷🏻♂️ Also, there's a 30 day returns policy in EU law.
@@sixstringtv1 ah, ok, I've heard maybe one song by LoG in my whole life....maybe I should listen to more? I generally don't listen to any metal recorded after Rust in Peace/Painkiller as I am stuck in my youth, musically speaking
@@sixstringtv1 yes, and you arrived at the conclusion that they gave you a 10, while the one you bought was an 8.5. So Yes, one is Objectively Better Than the Other. lmao.
lmao my wife thinks you use the fan to look cool :) not because it keeps your hair out of the "playing field".... used to do the same thing...'till I got old and cut my hair :)
Since they sent you the 1st one to keep, that makes it a demo. This one you bought is a review. I am not sure if in Germany you can call sponsored content a review but in the US you cannot and TH-cam you have to follow FTC disclosure rules even if you are outside the us.
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When you say Mooer sent the initial one out to you directly...did they though?
Because the GTRS instruments I've been sent from Mooer were shipped from the local Amazon warehouse, which means that I in no way got special treatment over anyone else.
There isn't some minimum wage guy in Amazon Edinburgh going to the special influencer shelf that doesn't exist to pick out a better guitar just for me. The very suggestion of such is nonsense.
All Mooer did was authorise an order from a completely different part of the world - they ain't manufacturing or shipping special guitars to influencers. Who has the time and money to orchestrate such an elaborate ruse when they could just make all their instruments to the same level of quality and ship out whatever one they currently have in stock.
That's what Donner always did with me, but mine came direct from Mooer for some reason.
This video was just meant to be proof of exactly what you said hahah
@@sixstringtv1 People also need to remember there will be variances in quality between different guitars from the same batch, and issues like fret sprout are more likely to do with storage and shipping conditions than a secret plot to disadvantage the consumer.
It's like when people criticise me for not mentioning fret sprout and setup issues, but Phil McKnight finds those issues all the time on the same guitars.
Am I an idiot or a liar?
No, I live in a cold wet country and Phil lives in a literal desert where the roads melt in the heat.
It's not a conspiracy, it's climate.
@@ScienceofLoud Damn Phil's location got even more roasted with this comment
Jesus bro you ok?
@TheAulGuitarist he really did 😭
Clandestine Gear Acquisition! Great video 🤘🏼 Cool to hear the Glenn/SMG interaction, maybe y’all could do a coordinated buy and team review with someone in other countries and we could see how everyone’s different purchasing experiences are AROUND THE WORLD. For science!
I love that beautiful wall hanging of the broken headstock. Hilarious subtlety for a headless CGA video.
Perfect follow up video. I’m actually looking into buying one for the holidays.
Make sure to use my link 😏
What video about the sun valley schecter were you talking about? I tried looking for it and didn’t find it
Yes youll get better guitars. The manufacturers send good guitar for reviews. I was working for a german distribution of a well known american guitar company and we checked every guitar that went to magazines for a test. The last guitars i ordered myself from Thomann, Music Store and some other Dealers had all problems. I ordered Strandberg, Fender USA Vintage, Vintera, Gibson and Charvel Guitars. Some where unplayable with non working trussrods, others had other defects . None was really good.
Interesting timing for the topic...
I'm a total nobody who recently ordered a brand new Soldano SLO-30 through Guitar Center and I had to return two brand new, in box models before getting the third one which was finally great.
Kinda like you said, Boutique Amps Distribution is obviously capable of carrying Mike Soldano's legacy, but my recent experience had me thinking their quality control probably isn't as consistent for "regular" people.
P.S. What was that riff at 9:23 ?
I was a few times very close to buying one of the GTRS guitars. Unfortunately the S800 I tried also had some fret end issues that were very noticeable. Then I was extremely excited when they announced the W models, but for some reason the way the pickguard is shaped on the lower horn really irks me with just how wrong it looks.
So in my experience ( which after owning over 100 different guitars from very low to very high price I'd say I have a bit of) you can get a 200 € guitar that is great and you can get a 2000 € guitar that is not. Odds are inverted of course. I once had an Ibanez Prestige with fret sprout and the nut filed not deep enough with dull strings and no intonation whatsoever. I also had an Harley Benton with absolutely zero issues. There are a few issues typical for guitars and I'd say as long as it is not from a custom shop you can always get an instrument with one, some or all of the issues. You can also be lucky and get a budget guitar QCed by a guy who does it for 10 years and had a good time at work. Or the other way around. Or another combination.
In the recent months I experienced minor quality guitars from some of the bigger shops that were supposed to be QCed at the store (with inspection cards or even protocols) and should never made their way to a customer. Good for me cause I can fix all those things myself and can get massive discounts. With the mentioned Ibanez I got over 400 € discount. I wish I could earn that kind of money regularly for half a hour of workin on a guitar.
I bought the mooer w900 didn't have any issues and came in tune love this guitar would love to see mooer do a 24 fret metal guitar with a whammy bar
Is this the same Mooer that makes the Cheap N' Good pedals?
Indeed!
Very cool vid…I ordered a Strandberg…it shipped from California to the east coast over a week in the summer and arrived IN TUNE…amazing 👍
I really love the look of this guitar, but I’d never use the built in electronic doodads. And I need a whammy.
The link says the guitar's no longer available at Thomann. Bummer as I wanted one since Keylan's first review of it.
4:56 out of context
Great name for a series!
Is that Lavos by Monuments @8:45? Regardless, it was fucking sick playing.
Yes 😎
Hold up when did you start listening to monuments lmao, I wasn’t expecting that riff
I've been a fan for years hahah
@@sixstringtv1 great taste 👍
I use Mooer gear, I have a GE300 moddler, pre amp live, and the ocean machine.
Bro would nail the cobra pose🤣🤣🤣
Novel incoming: Good idea for a video. Some content creators get really defensive when you ask if they get sent the same guitar as a consumer, others get downright nasty if you make the assumption (which i think is fair when they are plugging a cheap brand that someone else paid for and got a bad version of).
It's a shame imo guitar youtube is becoming so much about selling product for huge brands and retailers. When a new Jackson comes out, 90% of your guitar subscriptions are guys pushing it on you. "For today I'm using my new Jackson Virtuoso", yeah you and everyone else for the next month until you get sent another guitar to shill!
No doubt the gear is good, that's not the point, more the soullessness and predicatability of the paid promotion involved. I'm thinking the American Soloist, Virtusoso, and of course the PRS t-type. All amazing guitars I'm sure, but fuck, this much plugging makes me not want the damn thing. When i say soulless i don't mean the content creator btw, i follow these guys because i like them, i mean advertising generally, and the way it's smothering guitar youtube. Anyway good vid.
Lmao do you expect us to make the content for free
@Shredxcam22 I can't deny some TH-camrs go a bit overboard with the advertising, but I've never accepted a script from a company, and I've told countless manufacturers to go pound sand if I thought their stuff was no good.
Someday I'll have to make a "sponsor rejects" video, but I don't think giving them all that negative publicity is fair either.
@@sixstringtv1 Since there are a total of maybe 4 YT reviews on the W900, it's hard to avoid watching "rachelf"'s review. Though you should avoid it if you can, it nearly discouraged me from buying the guitar - which will be ariving direct from a dodgy Chinese marketplace in 2 weeks. If the good guitars go to reviewers, the bad ones will surely end up there.
you're such a good youtuber why don't you have more subs 😭
Views have been great recently, subs are meaningless anyway 😎
Every guitar I get from proaudiostar or sweetwater comes in tune
6:30 What is that fret issue called & can It be fixed?
Easily with a file or some sand paper
fret sprout is what it's called. very easy fix, search Philip mcknight, he has videos about how to fix it
Now you gotta order a third one. Law of averages time!
innnnteresting - not sure you can copyright 'Stealth Buy' but hey .. its not terrible is it :) :) :)
PS dont you get any hassle for returning when theres nothing wrong with it ?
Either way thanks for making this
It's not really about copyright, it's about respect. Why would I steal the name of his series when I don't need to? 🤷🏻♂️
Also, there's a 30 day returns policy in EU law.
2:30 restock discount 🤘🏽
Where do you get so much mo ey for guitars? Aski g for a friend
I sent the guitar back.
But I do TH-cam full time.
Great idea seeing what chums get sent by mail.!!
What’s the issue with Warwick music distribution?
Nothing as far as youre concerned, I don't think I want to publicly badmouth those people
Don’t upset big Warwick
Hallo, was geth ab?
If you ever need a thousand of those t-shirts, you know who to hit up 😉😅😅
🤣🤣
Yes they do
First guitar to fail the balloon test. That's nice.
Not at all hahaha
The neck looks longer on the new one when you put it next to the old one
60cyclehum's P800 didn't have the fret ends filed, so he certainly didn't get a special guitar. :)
GEAR INCOGNITO!
You're welcome
BTW that little bit from 9:22 - 9:34 was f**kin sick.
Yours?
That's Laid To Rest by Lamb of God hahah
@@sixstringtv1 ah, ok, I've heard maybe one song by LoG in my whole life....maybe I should listen to more? I generally don't listen to any metal recorded after Rust in Peace/Painkiller as I am stuck in my youth, musically speaking
"So, I'm holding the balloon right now... So, I'm holding the balloon right now.." 🤭
A blown up prophylactic would truly test the sharpness of the fret ends.
Condoms are too expensive for this nonsense, I have tons of these air pillows kicking around 🤣
I haven't watched in a while, you're looking more manly with the beard!!🤣
I got bad news for you
Incognito Guitar Research.
Who else would buy a new guitar to get hands on an older one?! I don't know. Namastè.
Are you still affiliated with fishman after that fried bridge pickup?
headless les paul when? I refuse to sub till you do a video on it
th-cam.com/video/zCjgn_fHiCk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=R7OeNIhhbsZy8yxJ
Should've subbed 8 months ago 🙄😂
This guitar is pretty cool. You are cooler.
😎😎
so yes they do.
Just as we thought.
Did you watch the video lmao
@@sixstringtv1 yes, and you arrived at the conclusion that they gave you a 10, while the one you bought was an 8.5.
So Yes, one is Objectively Better Than the Other.
lmao.
lmao my wife thinks you use the fan to look cool :) not because it keeps your hair out of the "playing field".... used to do the same thing...'till I got old and cut my hair :)
I'm not gonna lie your wife is right
@@sixstringtv1 lmao
If that's a smart guitar are my guitars dumb guitars 🤔
hi
Since they sent you the 1st one to keep, that makes it a demo. This one you bought is a review. I am not sure if in Germany you can call sponsored content a review but in the US you cannot and TH-cam you have to follow FTC disclosure rules even if you are outside the us.
Thx for the info Saul Goodman 🫡
you're complaining that the "super shredder" left you with wounds? isn't that what its designed to do in the title?
Thoman blocking your account for purchases in 3... 2... 1...
They can't do that hahah
There's a 30 day returns policy in EU law
@@sixstringtv1 sure they can, too many returns = block
Amazon does this alrdy
Grüße aus Köln
Mooer, Harley Benton, Donner etc.. They aren't even great instruments. Let's be honest, real brands with a reputation contact big/bigger channels.
My favorite part of this job is seeing people in comments sections be so confidently wrong about so many things