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I'm not trying to stir the pot, but for the money you spend on Amazon guitars you could get a nice 2000$ PRS s2 and review it as a budget USA model. They are rarely looked at, and they recently got USA pickups and upgrades.
@@wriglarzzz I think you miss understand how this channel works. The brands send me guitars to demo. I’m not buying them. I do buy a guitars when I find one I’m personally interested in. But I can say with absolute certainty that if I was spending my own $2000 on a guitar I would not be buying a PRS. Nothing against PRS, they are well built instruments, but they have no connection to my personal tastes.
as a newbie to guitars in general I didn't want to spend a lot of coin on one that might be just a wall decoration. I looked at the sub $100models and watched a lot of u tube reviews. what i found were they looked cheap and/or had build issues, setup issues and used cheap hardware. i finally settled on the $140 fst 400m series. a bit outside my budget but a nice piece regardless. it needed a bit of setup however. the action was too high, truss rod need adjustment and a few frets were too high. fesley appears to be a new entry and i wouldn't be surprised if they release models costing much more in the future.
I can't tell if you're making a joke, but this is actually how I feel. When I hear reviewers use language like this, it feels more honest. When I hear them say, "this is the greatest thing I've felt" or anything along those lines, I get skeptical about their integrity.
You know, aside from the good reviews and info I get from watching you and the channel, I gotta say, I really, really enjoy coming here when life is extra stressful or I'm getting beat up by anxiety. You have a really calm, chill and funny demeanor, and it really mellows me out. Just wanted to put that out there in case you might see this. Cheers, man.
i think its cuz hes such a chill dude that seems happy all the time. and these kind of videos are just like hanging out with a buddy or hanging at a guitar store.
With quality guitars like this being made at such affordable prices it makes you really wonder how any Gibson or fender has any right to leave the factory any less than absolutely perfect. Guitars like this really raise the bar for other companies
I rarely watch ANY video on TH-cam anymore, but this was an outstanding video. Great presentation, and some of the sound your were making with that guitar and pedla was downright BADASS!!! Watched Until The End, another rare fact...
I got bought a Fesley 12 string acoustic 2 weeks ago and I love it. I've been a pro and semi pro musician for over 40 years and this is one of the nicest guitars out of the box I've ever purchased. The price was amazing. I got the guitar and a wireless setup as a package for $220. Wireless system seems to be nice as well. I have only used it once.
I bought a Fesley strat style kit last month and I was surprised by the quality of the pre-finished 3 color sunburst body. Tbf I wasn't expecting much for the price so it wasn't hard to exceed my expectations. I bought a loaded pickguard with alnico slugs and aged yellow vintage color because the stock ceramic pickups are typical budget guitar quality. I did detect a coat of wax underneath the pickup covers though so that's a nice touch for anyone who uses the stock pickups. The neck also felt surprisingly good but the fingerboard was an engineered wood so I replaced it. I bend a lot and play hard so I need a hardwood fingerboard. I can't speak to the playability of the material for other play styles. I swapped out the tuners for ones that look like vintage klusons but have a locking mechanism. The included tuners were typical for budget and mid-range priced guitars. The saddles were the cheap die cast kind so I took some pressed steel saddles from my parts box and replaced those too. If I was forced to choose only one part to replace it would be the saddles and it isn't even close. I despise those saddles. Even with all the work I put into it I still paid less overall than I would have if I bought a finished body from one of the big parts sellers and I got a pretty accurate looking pre-CBS partscaster strat. It looks like a Fender Vintage II '62 and plays really well after a setup. Definitely worth considering whether you're a novice kit builder, looking for an inexpensive instrument and don't mind a little diy, or an experienced maker of partscasters looking for a cheap starting point.
I remember my first guitar. It was from Sears. A strat style that weight roughly twice what a real Strat weighed. Got what a boat anchor! It was $150 ish. Got what a time to learn guitar now! You can get pro level gear for a fraction what it used to cost when I started.
I came here for the guitar. I will stay because of you. You are an excellent communicator. You have big brains, but don't show it off. You have a sincere smile (I can read a fake smile a mile away). You clearly have a deep love of music across genres. On top of that you have one of the most open minds (openest?). That's a word now - openest. You have one of the openest mind. Or would it be brain? Openest brain. Yeah, that's better. But seriously dude - thanks for existing, thanks for sharing this vid, and thanks for sharing your love of music. I shall return! Stay awesome.
Agreed! You know he was sincere about this because he was having so much fun playing it. He covers all the tech and QC questions most of us would have. He seems like
First impression at 7:42 or so is that the pickups have some nice attack, almost does sound like active pickups. Nice quack. The price jumped to $189.00 now. LOVE the Ventures-glad someone besides me knows still how to play their music.
CNC gave an incredible edge to cheap guitars makers. In electric luthery adjustment and accuracy is what makes or brakes a product, give a cheap yet precisely build guitar some good pickups and you get in the ball park of great ones, way more than tone woods benefits that are mainly psychoaccoustic. In fact the main quality we need in woods is their stability so the guitar doesn't move over the years and it can be easily achieved with low grade woods just by cutting and gluing them back together.
I thank you for your review. I have watched several videos on this guitar as I have been contemplating buying it because of its price point. However, I do not want to jump in with 2 feet until I am more advanced player. This is the most comprehensive look at this Guitar. Thank you again!
I’d just like everyone to know that if you clicked on this because you were drunk and mistakenly misread the video title as “Ace Frehley Guitars”, you are not alone.
Man I wish we had cheap guitars like this when I was coming up. The only thing at this price point in the 70s was unplayable, department store garbage.
That very well may be the best $159 electric guitar on Amazon. I dig the matte finish. (I prefer pronouncing it Fesley, as in Elvis Fesley, thank you very much 👉)
I got one of these guitars. Have had it for about 3 weeks now and I like it. Exactly what you said. I have no complaints at all. It arrived in perfect condition. I didn't have to do anything but tune it. I like everything about it.
I purchased the matte black version in Nov 2023 & it plays good. Eventually there was sharp fretts after winter. I fixed it. Mine seems like it needs lighter gauge strings in my opinion but Playa great. I really like the neck/ the finish! I prefer a slim neck. On my Kustom amp my Fesley FLP-350 does much better with a bass focused amp using the neck pickup. All in all, they're okay!!!
I watched this video while dressing all the frets on my FDK800, they were all sharp and never touched up by the factory other than a simple plane. But I purchased the thing for $80 so I can't complain, got a decent Partscaster just because it was damaged.
Looks like theyve moved the volume placement in the middle of my strumming pattern. Like a strat, It will make you change the way you play and you will have to hold your hand all crippled positioin as to not bust a knuckle or accidently turning te volume down
I like your reviews. Especially when you use the effects pedals. As of May 3, 2024. Temu was sold out of these guitars and Amazon only had 3 left. So I got one in that exact color,
It is a 4 screw bolt-on neck & not a glued set neck joint. That's probably a win though, one can DIY shim without deconstruction for resetting the neck by a professional luthier. Can always swap out the black hardware for nickel or chrome, even a gold plating. And they did matte finish it to avoid polishing the polyurethane to a gloss finish. They did a fine job for $ 159.99- 179.99. Sounds fine, appears to be very playable out of the box from review videos. I just have too many guitars already, but let's say I need another should I sell off or one needs labor & pars repairs that make more sense to buy a new one ? This one is a solid option for consideration.
Thanks for the video review! I've watched every review of the FLP350 I could find and I have to say that yours is one of the most informative and convincing! I'm buying a black FLP350 ASAP and thanks again! 😁🎸
@@riklionheart23 Like which? I just don’t want to buy a £500 Guitar because it’s expensive. I’ve got a CX40 but looking to make a change. Hopefully you recommend one before I make my purchase.
I don't really have a comment...I'm just making one to boost analytics so no-name import companies keep paying Ryan to sow their logo-slapped gear and fund the podcast. They don't read these, right?
Unfortunately the prices on these have skyrocketed in the past year to a point where you may as well just buy a "big brand" guitar from a local guitar shop for half the price. Was really interested in what the quality was going to be on these though. Excellent review. Excellent communication. You easily gained a new subscriber.
I had an electric from walmart growing up, got a couple name brand ones eventually but sold then got an Epiphone Les Paul LP for $150 CAD years ago (floor model no box from L&M they should’ve gave discount) and maybe got lucky it’s a great build, sounds beautiful when played well & stays in tune just wish the frets were bigger
As is your norm, a great video - informative, helpful, fun to watch and in-depth look at an affordable electric. LOVE your use of pedals/effects and what you played to demo this.I guess the only thing I would add to this review is the thing that almost always is true when reviewing any guitar - that this particular guitar is great; and that an identical model from the same manufacturer might yield a different review. Just so beginners might understand it - I think that experienced players mostly know that without it being said out loud. But what a fun review and demo! Your joy in playing and how you play is so refreshing and fun to watch!
They sent me one to review on my channel… Is it the best guitar on Amazon? No idea, haven’t played all the Amazon budget guitars 😂… Overall it had good bones, definitely a good beginner guitar or something for first time modders to learn to mod… Perhaps just a modding platform in general. It wasn’t without a few budget flaws, but I really liked what Fesley is trying to do, which is get beginners a better cheaper guitar… I also liked that they’re genuinely looking for feedback… Lastly, I saw you kinda glossed over the manual, but it actually has some pretty useful info in it for beginners, including what the guitar parts are called, and how to wrap a string around a post… Definitely useful for the first timers…
@@Thekodezone The fret ends were a little sharp… Not wildly sharp, like I’ve seen on some budget guitars, but sharp enough that it should be mentioned in a review… and I had one small surface blemish… That said, I feel like this guitar had great bones. Most beginners wouldn’t even notice the flaws, because they wouldn’t know what to look for. Most modders would find the flaws to be a simple fix, and find that this guitar has good bones. Lastly, the real surprise with this guitar was the pickups. I don’t want to drop links in Ryan’s comments, but if you look in my channel (shorts) you’ll see a demo I did with this guitar. Pickups were surprisingly good. So far, I’ve put a Guyker Roller saddle bridge and a Duesenberg style trem on this guitar. It’s been a blast to mod. I’m gonna do locking tuners and a roller nut at some point. Anyway, I digress, Both issues to me are typical of budget instruments, particularly instruments in the sub-$200 range. It’s important to understand, you’re not getting a custom shop guitar for $180, you’re getting a budget instrument that may or may not need a setup (and perhaps some minor fretwork) If you’re good with that, you’ll be happy with this guitar 🤘🎸
Great stuff. It even looks really cool - a modern rock look with the black hardware and small board inlays. Im not a fathof the large Fesley inlay, but other than that this thing looks great.
Please do a review of the Jet JS-300.. (Strat style) I think you would be pleasantly surprised!! Just look on TH-cam Tube so many videos about Jet guitars.. I am getting ready to order a gold color JS-300.. I appreciate your reviews and I am very curious on what you think…
Hi for a cheapo you would never know it. When you were playing the notes up and down the neck at the beginning.. nice tone. Took everything you through at it. That's a nice guitar buy now their going to be in short demand lol. Thanks for the vid and review.
I bought mine back in November when they came out and it squealed like a pig. Fesley must of remedied it. I think it was a grounding issue. I put artec invader style pickups in mine🤘🏻
The Fesley is impressive for the price they sell these for on Amazon. But, that Creamsicle Epiphone back there looks awesome! I’ve never said I want an Epiphone before. But, I want that one.
Ryan, it's a lovely guitar for the money, the only thing that would be a bonus, a deusenberg les trem as it has a certain twang associated with gretsch sound
I like that guitar. I have seem some issues with that guitar on other channels. You must have got a good one. If it arrives on my door step playing and looking like the one you got. Then I want one.
I wish I had a guitar that well made when I started making fuzzy noises ..sounds good just clean too. All that nice wood and metal that was wasted making orrible cheopo lookalikes..the only choice for beginers/ hobbyists was "Used" Ibanez and Yamahas with Di-Marzio pickups in em. Super distortion and a PAF and we were on our way to the stars!!( for £70 without case). £1 cable and some "borrowed " pics were a treat!! You are all spoilt for choice..this Man found a real bargain which could be resprayed and it is basically a Les Paul special bolt on neck!! Cool.
Honestly the best guitar on Amazon I've bought was firefly. The 335 model is amazing. Everything was perfect on it after I dressed the fret ends. I don't think they even sell on Amazon anymore though unfortunately and if they do it is rarely.
Great video! You look like you're having tons of fun :) The guitar actually does look like it would be a lot of fun to mess around with and maybe do some minor modding on. Sadly though, I'm left handed and I don't see any lefty Fesley's anywhere. Hopefully they'll release a lefty version of this LP style sometime soon. Also, subbed!
I went with a westcreek Racer off Amazon . It was 200 bucks and it’s a great guitar . I have EVH ,plus some classic Kramers . I wanted a SG style guitar at a good price . I guess I didn’t see this brand . Looks like a really nice budget guitar . Wonder if they have a Jr style as Westcreeks Jr styles sold out . Going to head over to,Amazon .
I like the looks of this guitar for an inexpensive guitar! One of those tones you had going on reminded me of the Terry Kath sound that I loved in the day!
I've been looking for a good Les Paul knockoff for a long time. When I say good, I mean cheap, and not total plywood crap. I think this one fits and I'm buying one next week!
There's a pickup brand(Malagoli) that have big strong magnets on some of their pickups, like big neodimium bars, and uses these plastic EMG-like covers just to reduce the magnetic field, so they don't pull your strings... I believe active pickups also benefits from low magnetic fields to avoid microphonic or hum, letting the punch for the pre-amp...
You mentioned the nut was the right elevation, but you didn't mention how the bridge was perfect intonation, which it was, and you also didn't comment on how the guitar stayed in tune right out of the box. Also the sweep of the tone control was wide and linear. This sounds like a damn good deal. It's hard to believe you didn't do some set-up on it before the show.
Go figure you post this the day after I buy a new guitar lmao guess I'll settle for the squier sonic ht strat this time 'round Side note: wow that Revv G8 really works!! What a great noise gate.
15 years ago I bought my son an Epiphone SG special for $179 new. To this day it is a darn good guitar. I did a set up on it and it plays and sounds really good with the high output stock pickups. Inexpensive doesn't mean it is junk.
I know this video is really old, but Bro, if you have chance to read it I just wanted to give a very good new to all that people who is interested on buying this guitar. I just got mine yesterday, and in my first over all check, I can tell you the Fesley people fixed (at least in my unit) 95% of all the defects that caused complain from you youtubers guys had almost a year ago. The gap between neck and body: fixed The upside down bridge: fixed The Sharpened frets: fixed The ugly name on the mide of the fretboard: Fixed The The slightly bend on the neck: fixed (Cheap Strings still sucking) So, I can assure you that now, this guitar is PERFECT for who wanna start to play this instrument. If I be you, I'll ask to Fesley to send me a current improved guitar to do a 2nd review and clean their image. I don't do it cuz I don't have a TH-cam content chAnnel, but you my friend have all the tools to do it! Blessings
@@60CycleHumcast sorry, I thought you had have any of that problems I mentioned takin on count your review is as ol as other ones that I watched to take my decision of buy this guitar... Anyway! Thanks for the response
wouldnt be surprised if they are made in the same factory, or at least use the same parts supplier. The last donner guitar I covered was a lot better than I was expecting it to be.
@@60CycleHumcast ended up searching your channel and don't know if Im happy or scarred of all those Donner pedals .... the drum/looper sounds crazy good. Why cant we honest people buy MXR / EHX and boss pedals without feeling like we got robbed?
That guitar looks and sounds great! What I'm waiting for is a review of acoustic guitars made by these companies. I'm up to my ears in electrics but I'm kind of leery of the acoustic guitars from these companies. Maybe they could send you one??? Thanks for the review!
First person Ive seen check for dead frets, thanks for that info, fret job takes to long. The other stuff is a fast fix. Maybe get the gauge and check if neck is straight, which I use for low action. A quick check with the fret rocker.
I typically don’t bust out a fret rocker until I find an issue. This one came set up pretty fast with no dead frets. No guarantees that every one of these will be like that but I’ve been hearing good things from a other people who have bought them
@@60CycleHumcast Thanks for that info, it fits the kind of guitar I look for. Low action good frets. I can change the rest, well I can change it all but less to change is better.
I remember you throwing shade on Eart owners for making videos, ( that Eart asked them to submit), explaining how much they like their guitars. Choice is a wonderful thing.
Got the pink one about six months ago and was not expecting anything good. Was very surprised at the quality. Have had a few far more expensive guitars have issues but none on the Fesley.
I need another guitar like a hole in the ad, but damn, this thing looks really nice. I’m a Tele guy, but I love this. Except for all the “Fesley’s” on it.
I don't hate it for a gigging beater. I never get along with Les Paul style guitars for comfort reasons. This may be a good one that doesn't kill my back.
Ive really enjoyed your video man, first time seeing your videos. But I just have to say that Guitar is really really sweet for the price. How do they even make one for that price! I think ill get one. Brilliant stuff mate! Its a beautiful looking guitar! The Chinese have caught up man.
Fesley must be pimpin out a ton of these freebies to influencers right now, they are all over the place! It's MADNESS! On that note....still waiting for commentary from Producer Brian on these reviews as your sidekick Ryan. Missing a huge opportunity here. How many million views did his debut video short get??!?!?! Dude......
i dont need one, it looks too much like my main LTD, but i still want one. a lot of the amazon brands have really ugly head stocks, or logos, or i dont like the shape of the horn. the fesley for the time being until esp sues them look great.
The only thing I see is the plastic trim stuff looks kinda wierd being shiny against the matte finish of the top. Id blaxk the whole thing out since its damn near there already.
Nothing wrong with that guitar. No need to replace parts or bring it to a Tech to get a Setup. The Pickups sound good. Looks like the people at Fesley know what they're doing. There's only one thing I'd change, and that would be to shine up the top a little into a semi-gloss, just to make it look a little prettier. Impressive
I've had cheap guitars that were better players than some of my expensive ones, and expensive guitars that were just off and not right enough that I never really liked them, let alone could justify paying what I did for them, so they were sold. In the end it's all about what feels good and really lets you be the most musically creative and expressive. That and not feeling like a sucker as you timidly play your investment, afraid of scratching it. It usually takes people many many years of experimentation and trial and error to realize it actually has little to nothing to do with price or brand. Bad guitars can be had it every price point, just like good ones anymore. It's surprising how cheap quality guitars have gotten. Almost as surprising as ones that cost 20 times more that aren't really that much better, let alone 20 times better. If this guitar can be made for this price, then exactly what are you paying for at $3000 or more? I'll tell you what. A lot of overhead, a sponsored artist's free guitars, an executive's Turbo Porsche, a small upgrade in materials and finish, and bragging rights for you. None of that really translates to a better result for a now guitar-broke, not even professional, musician. As long as the instrument is built well, and isn't holding you back musically from it's playabilty and sound, then there's really no need to pay more. "Man, if I just had that $4000 Custom Shop LP with the trans space purple finish, i'd have played that much better!" Would you really have? Doubt it.
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I'm not trying to stir the pot, but for the money you spend on Amazon guitars you could get a nice 2000$ PRS s2 and review it as a budget USA model. They are rarely looked at, and they recently got USA pickups and upgrades.
@@wriglarzzz I think you miss understand how this channel works. The brands send me guitars to demo. I’m not buying them. I do buy a guitars when I find one I’m personally interested in. But I can say with absolute certainty that if I was spending my own $2000 on a guitar I would not be buying a PRS. Nothing against PRS, they are well built instruments, but they have no connection to my personal tastes.
as a newbie to guitars in general I didn't want to spend a lot of coin on one that might be just a wall decoration. I looked at the sub $100models and watched a lot of u tube reviews. what i found were they looked cheap and/or had build issues, setup issues and used cheap hardware. i finally settled on the $140 fst 400m series. a bit outside my budget but a nice piece regardless. it needed a bit of setup however. the action was too high, truss rod need adjustment and a few frets were too high. fesley appears to be a new entry and i wouldn't be surprised if they release models costing much more in the future.
Turn off all the 🐂 shit so we can hear just the guitar!
I’ve read a number of reviews on those Fesley guitars, nearly all good. Can you review more models?
my favorite reviews always include the terms, "I don't hate it", "Decent" and "just fine".
Also 'I can't find anything wrong with it' 🤣
I can't tell if you're making a joke, but this is actually how I feel. When I hear reviewers use language like this, it feels more honest. When I hear them say, "this is the greatest thing I've felt" or anything along those lines, I get skeptical about their integrity.
Remember when all we had at this price point was First Act? Budget guitars have come so far since then. Thanks for the great demo/review.
Oh damn. I still have ptsd from my middle school guitar students bringing in first act guitars that were absolutely unplayable.
I was lucky and the guitar shop guy turned me onto a Washburn instead of the gimmicky beginner trash
@@bjellison905 some of those budget wash burns turned out to be nice, especially with a little TLC
@@SweetPablo972agree
Still have my 1994 First Act dulcimer I got on clearance for 4.99. It's a great little instrument!
You know, aside from the good reviews and info I get from watching you and the channel, I gotta say, I really, really enjoy coming here when life is extra stressful or I'm getting beat up by anxiety. You have a really calm, chill and funny demeanor, and it really mellows me out. Just wanted to put that out there in case you might see this. Cheers, man.
Same here ! , Anxiety & Depression, galore, this video helped, thank you :).
i think its cuz hes such a chill dude that seems happy all the time. and these kind of videos are just like hanging out with a buddy or hanging at a guitar store.
With quality guitars like this being made at such affordable prices it makes you really wonder how any Gibson or fender has any right to leave the factory any less than absolutely perfect. Guitars like this really raise the bar for other companies
I rarely watch ANY video on TH-cam anymore, but this was an outstanding video. Great presentation, and some of the sound your were making with that guitar and pedla was downright BADASS!!! Watched Until The End, another rare fact...
That headstock is SCREAMING for art deco rotomatic tuners. Black or silver would both be sweet.
it's really not.
I looked it up, they do suit the guitar.
You could use a few yourself and tune up your lousy internet etiquette.
Thank you very much for your video work! We are impressed by your smile! Enjoy the music together!😉😊❤🎶🎶
Any plans on making any metal focused guitars like explorers or flying v?
@@bassx_x2096 Thank you very much for your interest in Fesley! There are no plans for this at the moment, but I will pass it on to Fesley's R&D team!😄
@@FesleyMusic I think that a prebuilt tele model would be pretty cool
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Do these have steel frets
I got bought a Fesley 12 string acoustic 2 weeks ago and I love it. I've been a pro and semi pro musician for over 40 years and this is one of the nicest guitars out of the box I've ever purchased. The price was amazing. I got the guitar and a wireless setup as a package for $220. Wireless system seems to be nice as well. I have only used it once.
Keep those big silica gel packs and throw them in your tool boxes to help keep your tools from rusting.
Dad?
I use them in my camping gear totes, lol.
Thanks for that. Keeps them out of the landfill for a while.
Wow. What a great idea I wish I had heard long ago. Thanks for that!
A 7 lb guitar is easier to swing at the drunks at the dive bar :)
So is a microphone stand!
A 10 pound guitar might be harder to swing at drunks but a 10 pounder hurts way more.
Good analysis.
I've wanted to do this
I like your style sir!
I bought a Fesley strat style kit last month and I was surprised by the quality of the pre-finished 3 color sunburst body. Tbf I wasn't expecting much for the price so it wasn't hard to exceed my expectations. I bought a loaded pickguard with alnico slugs and aged yellow vintage color because the stock ceramic pickups are typical budget guitar quality. I did detect a coat of wax underneath the pickup covers though so that's a nice touch for anyone who uses the stock pickups. The neck also felt surprisingly good but the fingerboard was an engineered wood so I replaced it. I bend a lot and play hard so I need a hardwood fingerboard. I can't speak to the playability of the material for other play styles. I swapped out the tuners for ones that look like vintage klusons but have a locking mechanism. The included tuners were typical for budget and mid-range priced guitars. The saddles were the cheap die cast kind so I took some pressed steel saddles from my parts box and replaced those too. If I was forced to choose only one part to replace it would be the saddles and it isn't even close. I despise those saddles. Even with all the work I put into it I still paid less overall than I would have if I bought a finished body from one of the big parts sellers and I got a pretty accurate looking pre-CBS partscaster strat. It looks like a Fender Vintage II '62 and plays really well after a setup. Definitely worth considering whether you're a novice kit builder, looking for an inexpensive instrument and don't mind a little diy, or an experienced maker of partscasters looking for a cheap starting point.
I remember my first guitar. It was from Sears. A strat style that weight roughly twice what a real Strat weighed. Got what a boat anchor! It was $150 ish. Got what a time to learn guitar now! You can get pro level gear for a fraction what it used to cost when I started.
@23:33 If a guitar company knows they are sending a guitar to a reviewer, wouldn't they have a tech go over it with a fine-tooth comb first?
watch more reviews.. you'd be surprised.
I came here for the guitar. I will stay because of you. You are an excellent communicator. You have big brains, but don't show it off. You have a sincere smile (I can read a fake smile a mile away). You clearly have a deep love of music across genres. On top of that you have one of the most open minds (openest?). That's a word now - openest. You have one of the openest mind. Or would it be brain? Openest brain. Yeah, that's better. But seriously dude - thanks for existing, thanks for sharing this vid, and thanks for sharing your love of music. I shall return! Stay awesome.
Agreed! You know he was sincere about this because he was having so much fun playing it. He covers all the tech and QC questions most of us would have.
He seems like
First impression at 7:42 or so is that the pickups have some nice attack, almost does sound like active pickups. Nice quack. The price jumped to $189.00 now. LOVE the Ventures-glad someone besides me knows still how to play their music.
CNC gave an incredible edge to cheap guitars makers. In electric luthery adjustment and accuracy is what makes or brakes a product, give a cheap yet precisely build guitar some good pickups and you get in the ball park of great ones, way more than tone woods benefits that are mainly psychoaccoustic. In fact the main quality we need in woods is their stability so the guitar doesn't move over the years and it can be easily achieved with low grade woods just by cutting and gluing them back together.
I thank you for your review. I have watched several videos on this guitar as I have been contemplating buying it because of its price point. However, I do not want to jump in with 2 feet until I am more advanced player. This is the most comprehensive look at this Guitar. Thank you again!
I’d just like everyone to know that if you clicked on this because you were drunk and mistakenly misread the video title as “Ace Frehley Guitars”, you are not alone.
People typing “ace frehley” in the comments is to going to make the algorithm serve it to more people that like ace lol.
The TPR is back! Glad you got your super bright glowy hot tube replaced
I’m happy it’s back too!
Yeah, Fesley is pretty good. They’ve been putting out better and better.
Whoa, you got a good one. That’s a good fud
Man I wish we had cheap guitars like this when I was coming up. The only thing at this price point in the 70s was unplayable, department store garbage.
That very well may be the best $159 electric guitar on Amazon. I dig the matte finish.
(I prefer pronouncing it Fesley, as in Elvis Fesley, thank you very much 👉)
Uncle Fester and Pugsly created their own guitar company.
Pugster?
Buaaahaahahahahaha!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Made my day, dude! Thank you very much!
U're so boring.
They could have had the Fugsly.
@@platypuspracticus2 That's their premium line
Great demo on this guitar . Going to head on over and snag me one. 🎉
I got one of these guitars. Have had it for about 3 weeks now and I like it. Exactly what you said. I have no complaints at all. It arrived in perfect condition. I didn't have to do anything but tune it. I like everything about it.
I purchased the matte black version in Nov 2023 & it plays good. Eventually there was sharp fretts after winter. I fixed it. Mine seems like it needs lighter gauge strings in my opinion but Playa great. I really like the neck/ the finish! I prefer a slim neck. On my Kustom amp my Fesley FLP-350 does much better with a bass focused amp using the neck pickup. All in all, they're okay!!!
I watched this video while dressing all the frets on my FDK800, they were all sharp and never touched up by the factory other than a simple plane. But I purchased the thing for $80 so I can't complain, got a decent Partscaster just because it was damaged.
hell yeah you watch Scarred Guitar too love Sean .
Looks like theyve moved the volume placement in the middle of my strumming pattern. Like a strat, It will make you change the way you play and you will have to hold your hand all crippled positioin as to not bust a knuckle or accidently turning te volume down
I like your reviews. Especially when you use the effects pedals. As of May 3, 2024. Temu was sold out of these guitars and Amazon only had 3 left. So I got one in that exact color,
It is a 4 screw bolt-on neck & not a glued set neck joint. That's probably a win though, one can DIY shim without deconstruction for resetting the neck by a professional luthier. Can always swap out the black hardware for nickel or chrome, even a gold plating. And they did matte finish it to avoid polishing the polyurethane to a gloss finish. They did a fine job for $ 159.99- 179.99. Sounds fine, appears to be very playable out of the box from review videos. I just have too many guitars already, but let's say I need another should I sell off or one needs labor & pars repairs that make more sense to buy a new one ? This one is a solid option for consideration.
Thank you I really enjoy watching!
Thanks for the video review! I've watched every review of the FLP350 I could find and I have to say that yours is one of the most informative and convincing! I'm buying a black FLP350 ASAP and thanks again! 😁🎸
Thank you, Ryan. This was a very enjoyable review.
I’ve stopped trying to buy every $159 guitar on the net in order to to find out!😬
Lol same here. I never had as good results..maybe my standards a lil higher
Save up all that cash and get something better.
@@riklionheart23 Like which? I just don’t want to buy a £500 Guitar because it’s expensive. I’ve got a CX40 but looking to make a change. Hopefully you recommend one before I make my purchase.
I don't really have a comment...I'm just making one to boost analytics so no-name import companies keep paying Ryan to sow their logo-slapped gear and fund the podcast. They don't read these, right?
I'm just replying for the same reason. Rock on!
we are all very excited about product x
Unfortunately the prices on these have skyrocketed in the past year to a point where you may as well just buy a "big brand" guitar from a local guitar shop for half the price.
Was really interested in what the quality was going to be on these though.
Excellent review. Excellent communication. You easily gained a new subscriber.
I had an electric from walmart growing up, got a couple name brand ones eventually but sold then got an Epiphone Les Paul LP for $150 CAD years ago (floor model no box from L&M they should’ve gave discount) and maybe got lucky it’s a great build, sounds beautiful when played well & stays in tune just wish the frets were bigger
As is your norm, a great video - informative, helpful, fun to watch and in-depth look at an affordable electric. LOVE your use of pedals/effects and what you played to demo this.I guess the only thing I would add to this review is the thing that almost always is true when reviewing any guitar - that this particular guitar is great; and that an identical model from the same manufacturer might yield a different review. Just so beginners might understand it - I think that experienced players mostly know that without it being said out loud. But what a fun review and demo! Your joy in playing and how you play is so refreshing and fun to watch!
They sent me one to review on my channel… Is it the best guitar on Amazon? No idea, haven’t played all the Amazon budget guitars 😂…
Overall it had good bones, definitely a good beginner guitar or something for first time modders to learn to mod… Perhaps just a modding platform in general. It wasn’t without a few budget flaws, but I really liked what Fesley is trying to do, which is get beginners a better cheaper guitar… I also liked that they’re genuinely looking for feedback… Lastly, I saw you kinda glossed over the manual, but it actually has some pretty useful info in it for beginners, including what the guitar parts are called, and how to wrap a string around a post… Definitely useful for the first timers…
What were the few budget flaws?
@@Thekodezone The fret ends were a little sharp… Not wildly sharp, like I’ve seen on some budget guitars, but sharp enough that it should be mentioned in a review… and I had one small surface blemish…
That said, I feel like this guitar had great bones. Most beginners wouldn’t even notice the flaws, because they wouldn’t know what to look for. Most modders would find the flaws to be a simple fix, and find that this guitar has good bones.
Lastly, the real surprise with this guitar was the pickups. I don’t want to drop links in Ryan’s comments, but if you look in my channel (shorts) you’ll see a demo I did with this guitar. Pickups were surprisingly good.
So far, I’ve put a Guyker Roller saddle bridge and a Duesenberg style trem on this guitar. It’s been a blast to mod. I’m gonna do locking tuners and a roller nut at some point.
Anyway, I digress,
Both issues to me are typical of budget instruments, particularly instruments in the sub-$200 range. It’s important to understand, you’re not getting a custom shop guitar for $180, you’re getting a budget instrument that may or may not need a setup (and perhaps some minor fretwork) If you’re good with that, you’ll be happy with this guitar 🤘🎸
What's the song at 15:37? I remember liking that tune for years but never found out the title or who it's by.
the headstock looks like an open book face down.
Great stuff. It even looks really cool - a modern rock look with the black hardware and small board inlays. Im not a fathof the large Fesley inlay, but other than that this thing looks great.
Please do a review of the Jet JS-300.. (Strat style) I think you would be pleasantly surprised!! Just look on TH-cam Tube so many videos about Jet guitars.. I am getting ready to order a gold color JS-300.. I appreciate your reviews and I am very curious on what you think…
Agreed. I have had a JS-400 for a year and it's my main guitar. I just swapped the pickups and electronics but it's stock otherwise
Hi for a cheapo you would never know it. When you were playing the notes up and down the neck at the beginning.. nice tone. Took everything you through at it. That's a nice guitar buy now their going to be in short demand lol. Thanks for the vid and review.
I bought mine back in November when they came out and it squealed like a pig. Fesley must of remedied it. I think it was a grounding issue. I put artec invader style pickups in mine🤘🏻
The Fesley is impressive for the price they sell these for on Amazon. But, that Creamsicle Epiphone back there looks awesome! I’ve never said I want an Epiphone before. But, I want that one.
Ryan, it's a lovely guitar for the money, the only thing that would be a bonus, a deusenberg les trem as it has a certain twang associated with gretsch sound
I like that guitar. I have seem some issues with that guitar on other channels. You must have got a good one. If it arrives on my door step playing and looking like the one you got. Then I want one.
I wish I had a guitar that well made when I started making fuzzy noises ..sounds good just clean too. All that nice wood and metal that was wasted making orrible cheopo lookalikes..the only choice for beginers/ hobbyists was "Used" Ibanez and Yamahas with Di-Marzio pickups in em. Super distortion and a PAF and we were on our way to the stars!!( for £70 without case). £1 cable and some "borrowed " pics were a treat!! You are all spoilt for choice..this Man found a real bargain which could be resprayed and it is basically a Les Paul special bolt on neck!! Cool.
Honestly the best guitar on Amazon I've bought was firefly. The 335 model is amazing. Everything was perfect on it after I dressed the fret ends. I don't think they even sell on Amazon anymore though unfortunately and if they do it is rarely.
You’re having too much fun😂. Enjoyed it brother!!!
15:02 That rock tone is great!
Great video! You look like you're having tons of fun :) The guitar actually does look like it would be a lot of fun to mess around with and maybe do some minor modding on. Sadly though, I'm left handed and I don't see any lefty Fesley's anywhere. Hopefully they'll release a lefty version of this LP style sometime soon. Also, subbed!
I went with a westcreek Racer off Amazon . It was 200 bucks and it’s a great guitar . I have EVH ,plus some classic Kramers . I wanted a SG style guitar at a good price . I guess I didn’t see this brand . Looks like a really nice budget guitar . Wonder if they have a Jr style as Westcreeks Jr styles sold out . Going to head over to,Amazon .
I like the looks of this guitar for an inexpensive guitar! One of those tones you had going on reminded me of the Terry Kath sound that I loved in the day!
I've been looking for a good Les Paul knockoff for a long time. When I say good, I mean cheap, and not total plywood crap. I think this one fits and I'm buying one next week!
There's a pickup brand(Malagoli) that have big strong magnets on some of their pickups, like big neodimium bars, and uses these plastic EMG-like covers just to reduce the magnetic field, so they don't pull your strings... I believe active pickups also benefits from low magnetic fields to avoid microphonic or hum, letting the punch for the pre-amp...
You mentioned the nut was the right elevation, but you didn't mention how the bridge was perfect intonation, which it was, and you also didn't comment on how the guitar stayed in tune right out of the box. Also the sweep of the tone control was wide and linear. This sounds like a damn good deal. It's hard to believe you didn't do some set-up on it before the show.
I have their most basic super strat and really really like it
That's a pretty satin finish!
Go figure you post this the day after I buy a new guitar lmao guess I'll settle for the squier sonic ht strat this time 'round
Side note: wow that Revv G8 really works!! What a great noise gate.
I’m sure you’ll be happy with the Squier. That Strat is pretty cool.
That's a great review!
15 years ago I bought my son an Epiphone SG special for $179 new. To this day it is a darn good guitar. I did a set up on it and it plays and sounds really good with the high output stock pickups. Inexpensive doesn't mean it is junk.
It is true that budget guitars are a lot better these days. I had to suffer some real crap back in the eighties.
The only thing I see that I don't like is the name at the 12th fret. Its a little goofy to me but I can over look goofy for good sound and playability
My fesley 350m is great. The b and E tuners are loose but it's great quality for 129
Is the orange guitar over your right shoulder a crestwood?
It's an epiphone.
It's the 150th anniversary epi Crestwood yeah!
What they said. Ryan did the review maybe 2 weeks ago I think. If you’re really into it the video will be close to the top go check it out.
I absolutely love that tone!
Aloha from Hawaii, 😎🤙
Lately I been checking these guitars out myself.
I know this video is really old, but Bro, if you have chance to read it I just wanted to give a very good new to all that people who is interested on buying this guitar.
I just got mine yesterday, and in my first over all check, I can tell you the Fesley people fixed (at least in my unit) 95% of all the defects that caused complain from you youtubers guys had almost a year ago.
The gap between neck and body: fixed
The upside down bridge: fixed
The Sharpened frets: fixed
The ugly name on the mide of the fretboard: Fixed
The The slightly bend on the neck: fixed
(Cheap Strings still sucking)
So, I can assure you that now, this guitar is PERFECT for who wanna start to play this instrument.
If I be you, I'll ask to Fesley to send me a current improved guitar to do a 2nd review and clean their image.
I don't do it cuz I don't have a TH-cam content chAnnel, but you my friend have all the tools to do it!
Blessings
@@TheMasterJazz the guitar I got is good though. I don’t see any need to revisit this.
@@60CycleHumcast sorry, I thought you had have any of that problems I mentioned takin on count your review is as ol as other ones that I watched to take my decision of buy this guitar... Anyway! Thanks for the response
I just won a Donner guitar on the Fret Not channel... also from amazon I swear the nut is the same kind of black plastic same shape too
wouldnt be surprised if they are made in the same factory, or at least use the same parts supplier. The last donner guitar I covered was a lot better than I was expecting it to be.
@@60CycleHumcast ended up searching your channel and don't know if Im happy or scarred of all those Donner pedals .... the drum/looper sounds crazy good. Why cant we honest people buy MXR / EHX and boss pedals without feeling like we got robbed?
This shows that guitars can be made to be good players at a low price. I would buy one of these.
That guitar looks and sounds great! What I'm waiting for is a review of acoustic guitars made by these companies. I'm up to my ears in electrics but I'm kind of leery of the acoustic guitars from these companies. Maybe they could send you one??? Thanks for the review!
Hey Bro! I've seen Fesley's acoustic guitar reviews on this channel @The Bald Shredder, I hope this helps!🤘
Awesome \m/
Love that metal zone. (Only through the effects loop though)
First person Ive seen check for dead frets, thanks for that info, fret job takes to long. The other stuff is a fast fix. Maybe get the gauge and check if neck is straight, which I use for low action. A quick check with the fret rocker.
I typically don’t bust out a fret rocker until I find an issue. This one came set up pretty fast with no dead frets. No guarantees that every one of these will be like that but I’ve been hearing good things from a other people who have bought them
@@60CycleHumcast Thanks for that info, it fits the kind of guitar I look for. Low action good frets. I can change the rest, well I can change it all but less to change is better.
I remember you throwing shade on Eart owners for making videos, ( that Eart asked them to submit), explaining how much they like their guitars. Choice is a wonderful thing.
great video, very tempting
X-Men theme at 22:30 ?
I was looking for a semihollow telle, but after hearing and seeing it in Action. I think I'm gonna get the pink one to hang next to my pink bass.
Would you recommend feasly or harley benton?
Got the pink one about six months ago and was not expecting anything good. Was very surprised at the quality. Have had a few far more expensive guitars have issues but none on the Fesley.
I need another guitar like a hole in the ad, but damn, this thing looks really nice. I’m a Tele guy, but I love this.
Except for all the “Fesley’s” on it.
I could listen to this dude jam all day! 🤘🏽
I don't hate it for a gigging beater. I never get along with Les Paul style guitars for comfort reasons. This may be a good one that doesn't kill my back.
I really like it ! What does the neck measure at the nut? I really like it to be 43mm…
Ive really enjoyed your video man, first time seeing your videos. But I just have to say that Guitar is really really sweet for the price. How do they even make one for that price! I think ill get one. Brilliant stuff mate! Its a beautiful looking guitar! The Chinese have caught up man.
Fesley must be pimpin out a ton of these freebies to influencers right now, they are all over the place! It's MADNESS! On that note....still waiting for commentary from Producer Brian on these reviews as your sidekick Ryan. Missing a huge opportunity here. How many million views did his debut video short get??!?!?! Dude......
yeah they are being pretty aggressive with their emails lol. Good thing they have good guitars to back it up.
I want one with Elvis painted on it. That way I wouldn't have to make the same comments about "Elvis Fesley."
I like this better than the mini strat.
what pedals are you using
i dont need one, it looks too much like my main LTD, but i still want one. a lot of the amazon brands have really ugly head stocks, or logos, or i dont like the shape of the horn. the fesley for the time being until esp sues them look great.
The only thing I see is the plastic trim stuff looks kinda wierd being shiny against the matte finish of the top. Id blaxk the whole thing out since its damn near there already.
Nice review 🤘🤘
Nothing wrong with that guitar. No need to replace parts or bring it to a Tech to get a Setup. The Pickups sound good. Looks like the people at Fesley know what they're doing. There's only one thing I'd change, and that would be to shine up the top a little into a semi-gloss, just to make it look a little prettier. Impressive
Can we call those scantron inlays?
They're only allowed on student guitars...
Hey Ryan, Landon says you should get more Fesley guitars!
Sure would love to try one out
good video bro. :-) How good it brings the pinch harmonics ? Thanks
I've had cheap guitars that were better players than some of my expensive ones, and expensive guitars that were just off and not right enough that I never really liked them, let alone could justify paying what I did for them, so they were sold. In the end it's all about what feels good and really lets you be the most musically creative and expressive. That and not feeling like a sucker as you timidly play your investment, afraid of scratching it. It usually takes people many many years of experimentation and trial and error to realize it actually has little to nothing to do with price or brand. Bad guitars can be had it every price point, just like good ones anymore. It's surprising how cheap quality guitars have gotten. Almost as surprising as ones that cost 20 times more that aren't really that much better, let alone 20 times better. If this guitar can be made for this price, then exactly what are you paying for at $3000 or more? I'll tell you what. A lot of overhead, a sponsored artist's free guitars, an executive's Turbo Porsche, a small upgrade in materials and finish, and bragging rights for you. None of that really translates to a better result for a now guitar-broke, not even professional, musician. As long as the instrument is built well, and isn't holding you back musically from it's playabilty and sound, then there's really no need to pay more. "Man, if I just had that $4000 Custom Shop LP with the trans space purple finish, i'd have played that much better!" Would you really have? Doubt it.
Oh yeah, I love the finish on this one, reminds me of a lot of things from the 70’s …
Very Cool ✌️😎👍