I Have No Idea What This Guitar Is...But I Can't Stop Playing It!
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Could you imagine being a kid, and you wanna play guitar, and your parents get you one of these as your first guitar...OMG...these kids today don’t know how good they got it !!!!
yeah, i miss my broomstick... lol
I’m 14 and got a Jackson js11 dinky lol
They have no idea, I had a $109 cort that was such a POS that the hum it generated sounded like someone was getting run through old sparky the electric chair. I’m glad though, I’m so appreciative of what I have now.
@@pd-kx4qw mine was so good it didn't have a name on headstock. this is 1995 at pawn shop for $40. after a while,it sounded so great i took it apart to "make it better"and got it working DEAD quiet.
perfection.
i was shredding on the 5 of the freshest strings it had left thru a $20 BASS beast amp. the overdrive was klon worthy after i dropped the amp from 2nd floor porch....whats a pedal?
LOL
... stainless steel frets and roasted maple necks on $200 guitars... please, thats like fender ultra luxe for the begginer me back then. im sure theres kids complaining that the fender mustang micro amp is too big and sounds like crap.
boo hoo
@I McLeod omg it all sounded and played like crap and you didnt have youtube videos to give you idea how it all works. nothing was plug n play. that cheap mustang bullet with humbuckers thats was on sale at guitar center for $139 last week would have been a great starting guitar!
I have to say, the quality available for guitar players in this time blows me away, back in the 70's/80's you simply couldn't get this standard for the price! (old man comment delivered)
I agree. You had your choice of Gibson, Fender, Guild, Gretsch or junk.
@@Buffrt66 There were other brands that made good quality guitars for sure but they were not as cheap as today. Now you can get a good quality guitar for something like $200. This is beacuse the production technology changed drasticaly. Now we have automated tools and machines that can make guitar parts and cut wood with laser precision. If you know history of Fender you know that back then guitar pickups were made by person controling the coper wire winding process and now it can all be done by a machine, the same for casting bridges and tuners for example. All those CNC machines made stuff a lot cheaper. Today's assembly lines look like a sci-fi stuff compared to factories back in 70's, 80's or even 90's.
So true. Affordable guitars that were actually playable were non-existent in the mid 70s
@Michael Gorman, I am not sure about your statement.
In the 70's & 80's you had a ton of guitars that were being made in Japan and later Korea like Ibanez, Yamaha, Burny, Greco etc and so on. These guitars were of a decent quality and cheap at the time. Some of these are now considered classics and are very collectable. The same thing is happening now but they are being made in China.
@@artyrichman You're right, but... Back in the late 60s/early70s the guitars you mention were far less available. Even if, like me, you lived in London. Even West End stores didn't carry many budget friendly guitars. I owned a Hondo LP copy & a Teisco as my first electrics. Then I got a Gibbo Melody Maker. £90 second hand (fair bit of wedge then) the difference was night and day from the Japanese banjos. I still have the Teisco. As you say, in good original order, worth silly money now in my view.
Wish I still had the Melody Maker though....
It seems that they paid attention to exactly what matters to the player, and didn't worry about a little cosmetic flaw, which is great reasoning at this price point. Those frets are SO good! Thanks as always for the time and effort you take to make these videos.
I was looking around for a decent semi-acoustic and came across this. I write and sell library music so I was wanting something to get a more mellow and jazzier tone. After your positive review I decided to buy one of these. I have to say I'm blown away by it. I took it out the box, tuned it up and started recording. It felt so comfortable and like I'd been playing it for years. Absolutely incredible for the price. Highly recommended.
This guitar was definitely a surprise!
If you guys have any other requests, just let me know :)
Enjoy!
They just doubled the price. 😆 🤣
Darrel!!!Tokai review I am back and alive
something with a KAHLER tremolo!
DEAN just released their dm24k with one. that tremolo has been around so long but theres not a lot of guitars that have them and it specs out better than a floyd rose...
Still waiting for a Prestige guitar review. They look absolutely beautiful and super affordable.
What about the quality of the pickups, bridge, hardware, and electronics?
I own two Eart guitars - the NK3 strat style and the tele model. Both are top notch. The tele just kills. The bridge is quality with steel saddles and intonates perfectly. It stays in tune even with heavy bending. The pickups didn't need to be replaced - I've done nothing to it and it's great as is. I can't put it down. All for less than $300. I look at my large collection of guitars and feel like it's time to let a lot of them go. It's almost disturbing that the least expensive one is the most fun to play.
Crazy. I was watching another vid with made me search for that guitar, which lead me down the rabbit hole to find Eart and when I did, this video started up.
Love the truss rod cover. No more losing those tiny screws! "Love Rock" was what Tokai called their '59 Les Paul type, even the same font. The neck pickup sounds like the middle position (???).
Glad you finally got to review one of the Eart Guitars.. Got their Telecaster and love it
Thanks for your support!
I really love how meticulous and in-depth your reviews are. Great work as always!
Such an amazing guitar. If you're on the fence grab it.
I’m a huge advocate for inexpensive guitars with decent quality. Sharing!
If you can't stop playing this one, can I have your leftover guitars? ;-) Awesome video as always Darrell
😀😃😄😁😆😅🤣😇🤑🤑
No! He promised them too ME!! 😝
@@johnwelch557 that's awesome 👌👏😎😄😀🙌. He has an amazing guitar collection!
i would like just RELISH... U can take other guitars
......like ALL of your Teles (I am willing to cover the shipping and handling. Thanks Darrell)
Darrell I love your channel, and I was pleasantly surprised to go back in your archive and see that you do so much with hymns and worship, I appreciate your SDG tag also. keep up the great work man!
Nice review! If I didn’t already own a Gibson ES-335 I’d buy one. (Still tempted!). But I have 26 guitars already and my wife is watching me like a Hawk!
Aren't you glad you're not into airplanes!
A little bragging there friend?
I got exactly the same one as this one, but under the name of Westfield. Absolutely awesome guitar and extremely playable. You won't be sorry. Incredible value for your money with stunning sound and the finish is tops.
I have a Westfield les paul style...Scottish brand?
If you ever do another EART, would love to see you review the headless model with the compound radius neck.
You can see my review on Amazon. Better than the 335. I bought two and put P-90's in one of them. Amazing guitars.
I actually purchased one today. I can’t wait to play it. You raised my level of curiosity way too much to let it go. And at this price point I had to pull the trigger. Thanks for sharing Darrel. Love your channel. Watch it all the time.
Keep hearing good things about this company. Love this style of guitars. Sounds pretty good as well. Thanks for the video
Agree - the fretwork looks amazing.😯
Watched what you had done with and
said about this guitar, took the gamble a month and a bit on it,, it got here today and your totally right,,,plays beautiffly, never played one at this cost that does what it does......
Have just received one of their fixed bridge W2 headless guitars. So impressed with it that I have another one on the way!!
Thanks Darrell, Always love watching your reviews of all the guitars on your channel. You have helped me in narrowing the field on my future purchases. Always great vids.
Love it , thanks for playing clean first , most go straight to distortion
DB... I appreciate your honest reviews...you are a man of integrity...rock on my brother!!!!
The bias grain of the neck would worry me. Ages ago I had a 12 string with bias grain in the neck. After about a year, the neck suddenly snapped into two pieces mid neck, held together by only the truss rod and strings. It snapped loudly while sitting untouched in a guitar stand. POW! and it was toast.
I hardly think this one will snap in half bro....2022 model
see George Harrison: "All Things Must Pass" It's been helping me a lot. Sorry for your loss.
I bought a EART EGLP-511 based on this video. They stopped making LPs so I got it "used" but unplayed and prestine. I was looking to replace an SG that I lost years ago because I love the Gibson neck. This EART is every bit as good. I like a flatter neck so I took it down a notch and am impressed that there is no threat of buzzing with the action that low. I can even adjust it to sound like a gibson. I LOVE IT. Thank you for your recommendation.
Good on you, Darrell for this video. I saw a guitar I (another comment below refreshed my memory. The guitar I was running to get the money for was an 80s Tokai, made in Japan and all, and it was priced at just over $200) wanted at a local pawn shop, but when I came back with $, it was gone, as was a Taylor I was interested in. However, they had that exact guitar in new condition (plastic still on the pickguard and pickups). I was bummed, but I talked them out of this exact guitar for $180 with a beater case. Thanks to you, I now know that I have something NOT to be left in the far back corner of my closet. I think I got the better end of that, because I might have given the employee a bit too much information about the guitar I was originally interested in, so armed with my knowledge, he bought it and the Taylor with his employee discount. I spent less than I wanted to, and apparently got a heck of a deal for my $180...
Hi Darrell, would love to see you play that intro in full, it's so awesome!
Got it a couple of days ago and it was perfect! It sounds terrific and the look is killer. I do agree with you that the binding would be more appropriate if it were not the bright white. Also, before I received it I had a question and contacted their Customer Service and receive a quick response. Very impressive overall
I know it's a late response lol, just seeing this vid now but if you want to take the very bright look off the binding, mix some turmeric with warm water, tape off everything around the area and just rub ut on with a cloth 👍🏻
Hope thr guitar is still rocking
I was looking for a great-playing, lighter-than-usual, 335-style guitar, and bought one a few weeks ago based on your Review. I am not disappointed in the least! It is a really fine guitar, as you demonstrated. I bought mine direct from EART Guitars, $399-US, which included free shipping from China, and I had the guitar in under two-weeks. It was set up beautifully, and was even in-tune right out of the box. And it IS really light! Thank you for the right-on Review.
P.S. I have a 335-style guitar that I had custom-made in Taiwan in 1968, when I was there with the Air Force. It was my #1 guitar for over 50 years. It has stainless steel frets, and still does not show ANY wear and plays beautifully. As a result, I'm a big fan of stainless steel frets!
Ive never played stainless but suspect theyre brighter Tone ? I want one cause i fret hard and wear nichol silv really quick
Ive never played stainless but suspect theyre brighter Tone ? I want one cause i fret hard and wear nichol silv really quick
After 6 or 7 tries the video finally played...
Thanks for the honest, close-up and concise review. While trying to get your video to play, I came across another channel reviewing an Eart Strat model and trying far too hard to find fault with it. He moaned for six and a half minutes before he even opened the box, and after skipping a couple of times I went all the way to the thirty-something-minute end to see the conclusion where he was obviously far more impressed with it than he wanted to be or would admit.
Your review is much more objective and comprehensive while also being much shorter.
Anyway, it appears that if playability is the number one priority and cost is an issue that this is a solid option. Thanks for your frankness.
I have an Eart strat and it's sick. Super low action with stainless steel frets, roasted maple compound radius neck, bone nut, mahogany body, and decent pickups. I did change the tuners to wilkinson.
Man these guitars look great. Really tempted, and wouldn’t feel bad at these prices
Darrell love to see you and learning a lot and thanks for sharing your shows Gods blessings for you and all your family
Holy cow!!
That neck!
And the rest of the guitar is really pretty too. 👍👍👍
What a GREAT time to be a guitarist who DOESN’T yet own every guitar they would like to. 😄👍
In the shots of you playing the guitar I can't get over how good the fretboard looks with those stainless steel frets. It *really* looks good. I almost don't want to watch the rest of the video to hear any bad news!
I've had 3 students order their strat copy in the last couple of months. They're seriously impressive for the price. I've wondered about this semi-hollow. Thanks for the video!
I bought this guitar based solely on your review and its Everything you said it was. I bought it mainly on the fret work and the stainless steel frets and the satin neck. I have never heard of this guitar before. My guitar looks exactly like yours even with a tiny bit of stain on the binding but I can’t see it without a magnifying glass so I don’t really care. I can’t believe it was only $399 and it is very nice to play. This guitar is definitely worth the price and I thank you for reviewing it. It was set up perfectly as well and it was in perfect intonation which is amazing for the price.
It’s freaking beautiful, that’s one thing it is. But seriously, Darrell, this is a big part of what I like about your channel. It also. Makes me wish I was 18 now, vs 58, but we can’t change that. The idea that an 18 year old can buy a gorgeous 335 style. Guitar with butter smooth SS frets, for UNDER $400, is mind blowing. Add to that reviews from super honest, nothing to gain, great players, like yourself, to make me comfortable buying one of these, and the buying options and atmosphere for young players couldn’t be better.
I have more guitars than I can count, and my wide. Was just complaining about how many are sitting around in cases on stands or hanging on the wall. But your amazing reviews make me continue to Jones for more. Keep doin whatchor doin. You are my favorite YT channel!
That is an outstanding guitar for the price . Well done EART - I'll be looking to you for a new guitar later on this year .
I bought a Shijie strat based on your review.. it’s an excellent guitar. Now you’re tellin me I need an EART? Ok 👍🏼
Hahahhaha
I love your channel. I think you found a very positive way to review guitars. Thanks for all the reviews and suggestions.
After seeing your take on the eart I bought one , and I’m impressed Darrell !
Last year I bought the Harley Benton HB-35Plus because I loved it in your video. Not disappointed. From what I hear in this video, I still like the HB pickups a bit more. Now you're tempting me again! That neck looks amazing. The thing with these EART guitars is that a lot of their models look really attractive, the Teles especially look pretty great. Oh no, it's GAS all over again.
I'd like to hear from EART re: their build, finishing & QA processes. If they're consistently putting out such ideal frets, they're doing something that none of the big names are.
I love that crunchy tone !
Another great review Darrell. I hope the manufacturers are listening to the critiques because that will encourage them to seek better quality and therefore provide some competition to makers of similar designed guitars.
Darrell is so decent and pure, i just love watching his videos😊
Always good, positive vibes, too! 🙂
I've actually been hearing about these guitars quite a bit lately.
Same here.
No big deal... With the power of the internet and marketing many guitars that never got any light before are now getting some light. Also that doesn't mean that they are any good. I've never played a BC Rich before but quite some months ago there was a BC Rich ordeal a bunch of people were buying them/ selling them for premium prices. That has slowed down. Pretty much what I'm saying is you can hear a TH-camr talk about a guitar all day it doesn't mean that it's a good guitar.
I have the Eart W2 headless and it's awesome
Yes you have.
Same
I love the Ibanez Artcore series semi-hollows. Beautiful tone, and a joy to play.
Someone had brought a Jazz-style AF71F to an Open Mic Night I went to a few weeks ago and allowed me to try it out; I've always loved Ibanez but only their Japanese stuff, but this China-made guitar was surprisingly well-made! 🙂
I had an ibanez ags83b Les Paul looking hollow body... I miss it
The sound quality is really nice, I’ve heard others mention about the older guitars, the quality now is amazing compared to what was available in the 80’s and 90’s. There was guitars my friends purchased that weren’t even playable without a really good setup. I had a old Silvertone my uncle had left behind when he went away to Vietnam, along with a full size Fender amp. It’s help to see you and a couple other TH-camrs who check out some of the lower end guitars. I’ve had every kind of guitar over the years and the last 4 yrs I’ve been playing a Hagstrom Ultra Swede I love. Has great clarity and sustain. The neck is amazing!! These newer guitars are very versatile, being able to split the pick ups to single coils. Thanks again for your reviews
Great review Darrell. Been looking around for a decent semihollow and this looks like it might be the closest to what I'm looking for.
Just got there W1 model! Plays so nice and saved $1,500+ on buying a strandberg.
Would love to see you do a review on it.
Thanks for the support! Glad you love it!
Picked up the headless version about a month ago. One fret was raised a little but I hammered it in and have been loving the guitar ever since.
God bless you Darrell, as usual you smashed it, very lovely professional honest and very entertaining the way you play guitars. No wonder I am addicted to your channel , thanks a million Darrell. Best kind regards from ENGLAND UK.👍💟👏
Thankyou for this review Darrell
I have looked at this exact guitar on amazon for about a year! No real reviews by anyone I trust until your review
A well balanced and informative review which has made me seriously consider the e335 now as a purchase
Many many thanks 👍
Why, oh why did I click on this video. I really don't need another beautiful semi-hollow.
“A joy to play” - they’re gonna quote you on their site. 😂
"A joy to play" is nice.. but I might quote "My brain is telling me I'm playing a $2000 - $3000 guitar" or "the fretwork is better than almost any guitar I've ever played including a $3500 Gibson"
Congratulations @Eart Guitars Official, looks like you've hit the ball out of the park with this one 🙂 Well done!
@@eartguitars31 you should be proud!
I recently bought an Epiphone Sheraton II Pro and absolutely LOVE IT!!!
It sustains forever! Coil taps and made in USA Gibson Probuckers PAF pickups. Plays like a dream too!
Out of all the guitar and gear channels , I love your intro the best
I've never had much interest in semi-hollow guitars, but this one sounds great and looks great. If I were a pro, I'd definitely be lining up to get one.
Bought the $200 Strat. I swear this is the neck Fender fans have been dreaming of. Compound radius from 7"1/4 to 9"1/2 stainless steel no buzz, roasted maple, good tuners, nothing wrong with this guitar not even the PU. Two weeks later I bought the Explorer $340 Superstrat. Five star to both.
Ive heard from a reliable source, the frets are not actually stainless steel
Thanks for the support.. they are stainless 😉
@@jeekyboi9564 source?? I have 3 of their guitars... They're stainless. It's not hard to tell.
@@eartguitars31 hahahahahaha
Every 2 or 3 weeks a new guitar and you will end like my wife with her shoe or hand bag collection. lol
I have Grote Casino style and I fell in love fast. Blind tested against a bunch of Casinos at L&M and it took a very high end used one to switch me.
Love the finish on it! Also that fretwork is amazing
Seems to me that guitars in this price range today are very impressive. It makes a guitar that does nothing to inhibit your musicianship accessible to almost anyone.
Damn...another guitar to buy...love the tones!
got this for 389 canadian-i saw it go as high as 570, and it's now at 512. best pickups i have now are on Gretsch 5622, with second place to Eart nk-c3. This guitar has best low buzzless action.
Thanks for the in depth review. Love Rock!
Good to see you again Darrell, I'm finally back home from Germany. Hope you guys are doing ok up there ... Bob
Love Rock.
Love Rock?
Love Rock. Authentic. Love Rock.
Huh?
Recently bought an EART Corsair (T style) and my review would come off very similar to yours. I'm looking forward to ordering another.
I love that grain pattern on the 3rd & 15th fret, too wild, gorgeous!
Its got a beautiful finish....love the satin look
I got a Grote 335 clone and the same goes for the frets. Amazing fret work and overall a very nice guitar out of the box. Pretty much no blemishes.
This was about the EART, not Grote, but they are more inexpensive for a similar guitar. Grote uses slightly larger frets, but not stainless steel. Maybe they are made in the same factory in Chinaland?
awesome value. the asians have brought guitar making to a whole new level of affordability and playability.
Thank you so much for reviewing this guitar.
I’ve been wanting to get one for several months for my Dad
Very nicely done and full information as what we need. Cheers from Indonesia.
hey Darrell thanks for the great review. You are becoming my go to guy for reviews. I am doing my due diligence on several 335 types and I liked the SS frets, I've seen you show bending and rough noise on others . That would have been a good feature here as the SS frets will probably be the clincher for me. I am now going to see the Indio Boardwalk as a last shot. Thanks again.
Man these "cheap" guitars are getting better and better. Some of these brands show that you don't need to spend thousands of dollars for a guitar that may play worse than something like this. Sometimes you pay for the brand name but once you pick up a nice gibson all of that changes. Its like stepping into a different dimension
Excactly. ..there's a video on TH-cam of SRV playing a $99 Squire.... Sounded incredible. ..
Awesome 😎 I like the finish.... I agree on the cream binding..... thanks
Very honest, and fair review!
Full size pots in the S style Eart I got are Hongh branded, soldering is for the most part really good except one connection.
I am totally blown away by how good that guitar sounds!
Thank you for this review, give me confidence with my decision of buying mine last week. I bought a different animal a headless guitar, and overall I’m happy with my purchase.
im so glad you took a look at eart, though im pretty bummed you didnt look at the strat style one with the steel frets and roasted maple neck
I bought a lefty 335 from EART for apox $400. My expectations were low given the price. Arrived in mid- September 2021. It was kind of playable except for fret buzz on frets 1-3 and above 12 on 2 strings. Yes, the frets are polished stainless steel but the were uneven. I took it to a guitar store to get it setup properly ($125) and now ... for $525 I have a pretty good guitar.
Great review like to have that for playing gospel music..great job.
Many thanks Darrell sir, I'm very interested in this Guitar. Your videos are always the best.
Awesome guitar Daryl. I'm going to have to check this one out.
Got an Eart tele style guitar yesterday. I agree 100% with Darrell, the fret work is great. I have a Strat($3000), Les Paul Studio($1300). I just put them in they're cases. Gonna be play' in this one for a while. Worth every penny. Mine played great right out of the box.
I have the very inexpensive strat SSS & it plays like a dream! Best $196 dollars ever spent 👍🏻
How long did it take to ship?
@@ricksanchezito8972 mine took 2 weeks
@@ricksanchezito8972 ..4 weeks to ship but it's worth the wait. this tele cranks. for $360...it is as good as the big 3.
Maybe better , could use upgraded pickups....but that's it
Ok everybody, those Strat and Tele models you all are mentioning have a roasted mahogany body. Since traditionally Strats and Teles used Alder, Ash, or even Pine, how do you compare the tones with the EART iterations?
As someone that owns all epiphones, from a custom SG prophecy, a bonamassa 58 black beauty, slash special afd, and a standard that I did up with dimebag pick ups and a Lucite body knockoff. I've always wanted a 335, I am gonna be on the lookout for one of these. That's a pretty damn good guitar for the price 🤘🤘
I got my epiphone es 335 sunburst from Musicians Friend for $479 a few weeks ago , but they did have other colors for as low as $429 . I love it
Hi Darrell, I love the PRS great videos as always cheers from Australia.
Love your videos Darrel, thanks
I have 3 Ibanez guitars from their “custom” series that have the same fret treatment (although the frets are still, if I’m not mistaken, nickel). I remember reading about it when they came out - the frets are shaped prior to being installed and pressed in. They do play wonderfully. Can post more about the models if interested.
The Ibanez AS153 has this fret treatment. It's$1K USD.
I look forward to you can also play our guitar
When you first start playing guitar: "I have no idea what a guitar is... but I can't stop playing it!"
Great review,sounded smooth,love this channel , I can't wait on another 338 or 335 styles
Tone reminds me of a Lester, I thought the Love Rock said Les Paul. 🙄🤣😂👍👏🎸❤ Keep Rockin My Canadian Friend. Love your Channel.
HOw many started with a "Harmony" guitar like I did? mine was green with slide controls, so cool !
I bet they've found a way to mechanize the cutting and finishing of the frets before they are installed. That is just the most tedious part of building a guitar (except maybe all the sanding) and it takes considerable skill to round the ends like that. And it's even harder with stainless steel.
It's not important really, except that, if that is the case, then the chances are good we'll start seeing that level quality on all guitars in the future. (Fingers crossed)
I had similar thoughts ...
They defiantly look pre rolled.
I had this same thought. The fret ends look exactly like they’ve been shaped with something we jewelers call a cup burr which is used to round off the square tips of the prongs in gemstone mountings before polishing to a high shine. I don’t think it’s really harder to do with stainless steel, just more expensive because you need special, harder tooling...unless the stainless has been annealed, which means softened. It could be done a lot cheaper that way, and if they do, I would hope they heat and quench to harden it.
its not a hard problem. find highline guitars video showing a simple way of using a dremel and polishing wheel to make perfect ball ends on frets. measure, cut fret to size, run the end thru dremel wheel, pound it in and polish them up. i tried it and it works fine but im not a fan of ball ends cuz they take away string space. i use a 10deg bevel file, dress the ends and polish them. i dont like a 35deg bevel on fret ends, strinds slide off too easy, same with ball ends. its a boutique guitar world trick and it looks pretty but you dont see it a common practice as much
I have 2 Eart guitars. I'm 99% sure the frets are preshaped prior to installation. If you look down the neck you will notice the fret ends aren't exactly lined up with each other like most other guitars. On some frets you can see that it doesn't even span the entire width of the finger board. That being said it's not an issue and feels great regardless. Though I'm not so sure about them being stainless steel. I have ones with zero frets that have already acquired divots where the strings rest.
Love your show!!
You made me get one of these. My first guitar and I bought the e3s as well. Both stunning. A gloss finish would have made it even better.