Thank you for making this review. This helped me make my decision. I just bought an SX FT50 a few days ago. A little bit of set-up then I was done! Great quality build and great tone!
Hey man I just got the sst57 version and after setting it up it stays in tune perfectly, even with very heavy use, dive bombs and all that. I changed the springs, left the tremolo floating and lubed all the friction points. Everything works perfectly.
Do you know if the 57 neck is the same profile and radius as the 62, Maple vs Engineered Rosewood fingerboards notwithstanding? Wondering if the pickup tones are different as well. Aware of the cosmetic differences. i.e. scratchplate.
@@theblytonian3906 Seems to just be cosmetic differences (pickguard, covers). 57 - maple. 62 rosewood. Neck the same shape and radius. Just appearance is the difference. Though in a few days I will have added the 57 to my collection. I have a 62 to compare it with. Though the 62 is the older tinted yellow version. Rosewood. I'll forget to update or not find the video again etc etc. So comment in a few days and I'll update my findings
@@GrohnertGuitar Thanks for that. No need. I phoned and spoke with the AU distro to clarify. Unusually IME of the industry generally, the contact was technically literate and informed. Definitive answer. They are identical with exception of the pickguard cosmetic and fingerboard material. Neck profile and radius, PUPs and pots are the same in both. I suspect you wanted the same colour as me which was on backorder until yesterday. Mine probably has further to travel to reach me, but all going well, I'll have mine sometime next week.
@@theblytonian3906 That's great I'm getting the vintage white I put together two loaded pickguards already. One hsh, one hb (bridge) & single coil (neck). I read that a fender mim bridge (tremolo) fits the sx guitar. Also I have tested that the generic though good quality $5-$15 pickguards on ebay do fit the sx. Good luck with your build
These instruments are really great. I have a furrian telecaster, only issue was the tuners. But once I replaced them with planet waves locking tuners, it stay in tune perfectly. Great instruments.
I'm in the market for a cheapo strat. Doubting between this sst-62 and the harley benton st-62. Do you happen to know if the pickups in this one are alnico? Thanks in advance for your reply!
They don't list what their pickups are, I suspect because they don't make them. They more than likely buy them in bulk from a manufacturer. If I had to make a guess I would say they are Alnico II in construction. Just a guess.
Very nice I have a white cream color SX left handed stratocaster also maple neck very vintage looking it has a stronger sound than my squire fender stratocaster seems to have better quality also I have seven guitars a SX 335 style guitar with gold trim and pickups pearl inlays and agile cool cat jazz guitar big body esteban electric accoustic has a good sound epiphone Les Paul standard with I'm surprised has the vintage tuning machine s
How would you qualify the neck chunkiness? Is it a regular C/ modern C/ultra chunky old bat? What about the fretboard radius: super flat like Jackson/Ibanez (for speed) or curved, like Fenders do them?
It was definitely a more regular/modern C style neck. The radius was definitely not flat. It was not early Fender but it was more modern, 12 inch or so from memory but I did not measure it. it was a comfortable neck for modern players but not for shredding.
@@h.9089 As good if not better than an affinity strat but wouldn't put it up against a classic vibe. Keep in mind that since doing this video that SX has changed the specs on some of it's guitars and that means some of these guitars are not alder bodies anymore.
There's a lot of misinformation being advertised on websites in AU about the SX 57 & 62 VTG series. It's not Alder at that price. Basswood. Go to SX's website for specs. The fingerboard also isn't real Rosewood either. Also spec. per SX's website. Everything else = true.
I'm looking at picking up one of these guitars to learn the instrument. Just be aware that these guitars are no longer made of Alder like Wombat's, the new ones are Basswood. I'd consider that a small downgrade because it's a softer wood but I'm sure they still play the same.
@@WombatPage Yeah thanks Wombat. I read somewhere that Basswood is sometimes preferred by players who like lots of distortion as it tends to tame some of the unruly harmonics. On the other hand cleaner players may miss these same frequencies. But like a lot of opinions on the internet I imagine your mileage may vary. Caveat emptor.
@@ryanburr8419 in this instance I think the change was a budget consideration not a tonal reason. Whilst I am sure the guitar plays and sounds good I, like you, am not sure it's a tonal improvement for this particular instrument.
Ive just bought 62vintage series two days ago.If you can't afford a fender and want one really bad this is the guitar for you.To often is used"Entry level" in the description of none big brand guitars and it puts players who can't afford a big brand off from buying them.Its a deliberate marketing ploy.The only thing I can see different on the guitar I just bought and a fender is the plasticy tuning pegs,they hold the tuning but are cheap and tacky.... For by that it's everything a Stratocaster should be.Its a real instrument
Totally disagree with the skunk stripe remark. I think with a Rosewood fretboard you should never have a skunk stripe. It should only be there on a one piece maple neck.
You are right of course. To be totally accurate, in the early days and through the 60's there would have been no skunk stripe on a rosewood fretboard model. Indeed this is a nice detail but would not have been the way they would have installed the truss rod on this guitar.
@@WombatPage I agree it does look cool 😊. Two piece maple necks without a skunk stripe... That refrains me from buying a guitar, even though it is a perfectly fine construction method
I didn't measure it and it wasn't listed on their site. It didn't choke out on bends so it's not a vintage 7.25" radius. These are cheaper mass-produced instruments so my guess would be 9.5" or maybe 10".
@@WombatPage the don't have dealers in my area. I also couldn't find it on amazon. If anybody knows where can i buy it online, link to the product would be very helpful.
@@WombatPage The SX website is a joke. For instance, try clicking on Oceana => Australia and see where that takes you. o.O Apparently AU doesn't have an SX distro or dealer. The site's Product listings are stale, and tech specs listed for product are vague. e.g. SST+57 & 62 in Vintage series. No mention of neck profile, nut width, radius, pickup types or resistances. SX "Who?" need to lift their game when I can alternatively choose from well known competing brands like Cort and Yamaha at a price point close to theirs with greater assurance of equal or better BQ, QC and components, and in the case of Yamaha, a 5 year warranty! I just bought my first SX with high expectation, only to be disappointed by their rubbish QC at any point in the supply to customer chain, and SX's AU distro's DGAF "at its pricepoint" customer return problem to sort out attitude. Perhaps Squier, Yamaha, or Cort will appreciate my repeat custom and recommendation to others more?
@@theblytonian3906 You are absolutely right about the website, customer service and the QC can be hit and miss at times. They have gotten more hit than miss in the last couple of years but you still get duds. The same can be said of Squier and to some extent Cort. I have reviewed several SX guitars on my channel and found them to be pretty good for the money. The Ash series Tele, for instance, absolutely destroys the Squier Affinity Tele by quite a big margin. I have reviewed both and I bought the SX Tele because it was amazing for the money. I have played many more when I was working in music shops and always found them to be hit and miss. Yamaha is really hard to beat at any price point and deserves more market share than they get. The entry-level Pacifica would definitely be my choice of Strat-style guitar in that particular market.
@@WombatPage I have four Pacificas ranging from 112V throught 311H modified with Seymour Duncan bridge PUP and 612VIi. Also have x3 Corts, among others. Around the same price point as the SST+ SX or literally a few platry $$ more (< $50 difference in both instances), I could buy a better than equivalent Alder bodied Yamaha 112J, or Cort G110. Agathis or Poplar body Yamaha 012 for about the same money as the SX. I simply wanted to try the SX having heard positive things about them here and on another YT channel, but that hasn't been my 'customer experience'. Given the spiel I was delivered by AMG when I enquired *before* purchase in the knowledge that returns from 2500km away are a PITA in an increasing onlines sales market, you'd think they would GAF about getting it right the first time. No inconvenience or expense incurred to the prat sitting in Melb in his office, just everyone else is why. No AMG/SX distro or rep in Qld. SX as a brand can GGF AFAIC thanks to AMG's dodgy distro.
I did not take the pickguard off to be fair. Single coils are usually 250k and if a manufacturer ever cheaps out on pots it's usually 250k pots on humbuckers instead of 500k. I can tell you they are definitely audiotapers.
Hello Wombat, How are you! We are SX guitar (Under Team International group with Mahalo ukulele and Valencia guitar). SX(thank you) for your support to SX guitar. We like your review and playing with SX electric guitar. And we would like to share this video on our trade show TV during our exhibition, such as Shanghai Music(China), NAMM show(USA) etc. Could we display your video on SX booth during our trade show? We would remark the source and your name during we play the video. Pls let us know.
I recently bought the exact same guitar in the same colour brand new nick off gumtree for $100 👍 really love it!
Thank you for making this review. This helped me make my decision. I just bought an SX FT50 a few days ago. A little bit of set-up then I was done! Great quality build and great tone!
Hey man I just got the sst57 version and after setting it up it stays in tune perfectly, even with very heavy use, dive bombs and all that. I changed the springs, left the tremolo floating and lubed all the friction points. Everything works perfectly.
That's awesome dude. I do like the look of the 57, nice maple fretboard.
Do you know if the 57 neck is the same profile and radius as the 62, Maple vs Engineered Rosewood fingerboards notwithstanding? Wondering if the pickup tones are different as well. Aware of the cosmetic differences. i.e. scratchplate.
@@theblytonian3906
Seems to just be cosmetic differences (pickguard, covers).
57 - maple. 62 rosewood. Neck the same shape and radius. Just appearance is the difference. Though in a few days I will have added the 57 to my collection. I have a 62 to compare it with. Though the 62 is the older tinted yellow version. Rosewood.
I'll forget to update or not find the video again etc etc. So comment in a few days and I'll update my findings
@@GrohnertGuitar Thanks for that. No need. I phoned and spoke with the AU distro to clarify. Unusually IME of the industry generally, the contact was technically literate and informed. Definitive answer. They are identical with exception of the pickguard cosmetic and fingerboard material. Neck profile and radius, PUPs and pots are the same in both. I suspect you wanted the same colour as me which was on backorder until yesterday. Mine probably has further to travel to reach me, but all going well, I'll have mine sometime next week.
@@theblytonian3906
That's great
I'm getting the vintage white
I put together two loaded pickguards already.
One hsh, one hb (bridge) & single coil (neck).
I read that a fender mim bridge (tremolo) fits the sx guitar. Also I have tested that the generic though good quality $5-$15 pickguards on ebay do fit the sx.
Good luck with your build
You have the best gear reviews! Not crap like others do.
Thank you very much. That means a lot.
Man the neck single coil pickup sounds so sweet and syrupy. I would solve the tuning machine issue by installing locking ones. I want one.
These instruments are really great. I have a furrian telecaster, only issue was the tuners. But once I replaced them with planet waves locking tuners, it stay in tune perfectly. Great instruments.
Whats the difference between sst62 and the sst57 models
I'm in the market for a cheapo strat. Doubting between this sst-62 and the harley benton st-62. Do you happen to know if the pickups in this one are alnico? Thanks in advance for your reply!
They don't list what their pickups are, I suspect because they don't make them. They more than likely buy them in bulk from a manufacturer. If I had to make a guess I would say they are Alnico II in construction. Just a guess.
hi, i have one sst62, they are ceramics but kinda like a good ceramic stuff
Very nice I have a white cream color SX left handed stratocaster also maple neck very vintage looking it has a stronger sound than my squire fender stratocaster seems to have better quality also I have seven guitars a SX 335 style guitar with gold trim and pickups pearl inlays and agile cool cat jazz guitar big body esteban electric accoustic has a good sound epiphone Les Paul standard with I'm surprised has the vintage tuning machine s
Cavalera’s SG Brazil in the picture behind.
A lot of good players guitars in those pics
Have one, blue placid lake colour. Basswood body.
How would you qualify the neck chunkiness? Is it a regular C/ modern C/ultra chunky old bat? What about the fretboard radius: super flat like Jackson/Ibanez (for speed) or curved, like Fenders do them?
It was definitely a more regular/modern C style neck. The radius was definitely not flat. It was not early Fender but it was more modern, 12 inch or so from memory but I did not measure it. it was a comfortable neck for modern players but not for shredding.
@@WombatPage How would you compare this guitar to a Squier strat?
@@h.9089 As good if not better than an affinity strat but wouldn't put it up against a classic vibe. Keep in mind that since doing this video that SX has changed the specs on some of it's guitars and that means some of these guitars are not alder bodies anymore.
Hi from across the ditch. Equivalent to $329.00 aus here in kiwi land new. $110 to $150 aus used. Bonza beudy kraka for the review.
Alder body at that price? Amazing! Good review, Wombat!
Not a bad guitar for the price.
More like basswood.
There's a lot of misinformation being advertised on websites in AU about the SX 57 & 62 VTG series. It's not Alder at that price. Basswood. Go to SX's website for specs. The fingerboard also isn't real Rosewood either. Also spec. per SX's website. Everything else = true.
@@theblytonian3906 the rosewood is called rockwood.
@@lobsterwhisperer7932 I couldn't understand, are those guitars basswood or alder? How can we understand? Some sites say basswood some say alder...
I'm looking at picking up one of these guitars to learn the instrument. Just be aware that these guitars are no longer made of Alder like Wombat's, the new ones are Basswood. I'd consider that a small downgrade because it's a softer wood but I'm sure they still play the same.
That is a great observation. Basswood is softer but keep in mind Eddie Van Halen's guitars were and are all basswood by choice. He preferred the tone.
@@WombatPage Yeah thanks Wombat. I read somewhere that Basswood is sometimes preferred by players who like lots of distortion as it tends to tame some of the unruly harmonics. On the other hand cleaner players may miss these same frequencies. But like a lot of opinions on the internet I imagine your mileage may vary. Caveat emptor.
@@ryanburr8419 in this instance I think the change was a budget consideration not a tonal reason. Whilst I am sure the guitar plays and sounds good I, like you, am not sure it's a tonal improvement for this particular instrument.
I think the SST62 are basswood. SX has an Alder & Ash range
What is its weight exactly ?
Ive just bought 62vintage series two days ago.If you can't afford a fender and want one really bad this is the guitar for you.To often is used"Entry level" in the description of none big brand guitars and it puts players who can't afford a big brand off from buying them.Its a deliberate marketing ploy.The only thing I can see different on the guitar I just bought and a fender is the plasticy tuning pegs,they hold the tuning but are cheap and tacky.... For by that it's everything a Stratocaster should be.Its a real instrument
Totally disagree with the skunk stripe remark. I think with a Rosewood fretboard you should never have a skunk stripe. It should only be there on a one piece maple neck.
You are right of course. To be totally accurate, in the early days and through the 60's there would have been no skunk stripe on a rosewood fretboard model. Indeed this is a nice detail but would not have been the way they would have installed the truss rod on this guitar.
@@WombatPage I agree it does look cool 😊. Two piece maple necks without a skunk stripe... That refrains me from buying a guitar, even though it is a perfectly fine construction method
@@eertje01 HAHA sometimes it's funny what can turn us off a guitar.
Excellent review! THX
My pleasure
The sx website says the body is basswood, do the screws in the scratchplate turn forever.
Yes, the have made some changes since I did this video.
What's the neck radius?
I didn't measure it and it wasn't listed on their site. It didn't choke out on bends so it's not a vintage 7.25" radius. These are cheaper mass-produced instruments so my guess would be 9.5" or maybe 10".
@@WombatPage that's even better even the 9,5" R is hard to play for me at least...!
Got mine!!
Good stuff, dude.
Great video, greetings from Pomland.
how can i buy this strat internationally?
help plz
You could try Amazon or put the name of the guitar and your country into google. You could also have a look at the dealer list on the SX website.
@@WombatPage the don't have dealers in my area. I also couldn't find it on amazon. If anybody knows where can i buy it online, link to the product would be very helpful.
@@WombatPage The SX website is a joke. For instance, try clicking on Oceana => Australia and see where that takes you. o.O Apparently AU doesn't have an SX distro or dealer.
The site's Product listings are stale, and tech specs listed for product are vague. e.g. SST+57 & 62 in Vintage series. No mention of neck profile, nut width, radius, pickup types or resistances. SX "Who?" need to lift their game when I can alternatively choose from well known competing brands like Cort and Yamaha at a price point close to theirs with greater assurance of equal or better BQ, QC and components, and in the case of Yamaha, a 5 year warranty! I just bought my first SX with high expectation, only to be disappointed by their rubbish QC at any point in the supply to customer chain, and SX's AU distro's DGAF "at its pricepoint" customer return problem to sort out attitude. Perhaps Squier, Yamaha, or Cort will appreciate my repeat custom and recommendation to others more?
@@theblytonian3906 You are absolutely right about the website, customer service and the QC can be hit and miss at times. They have gotten more hit than miss in the last couple of years but you still get duds. The same can be said of Squier and to some extent Cort. I have reviewed several SX guitars on my channel and found them to be pretty good for the money. The Ash series Tele, for instance, absolutely destroys the Squier Affinity Tele by quite a big margin. I have reviewed both and I bought the SX Tele because it was amazing for the money. I have played many more when I was working in music shops and always found them to be hit and miss. Yamaha is really hard to beat at any price point and deserves more market share than they get. The entry-level Pacifica would definitely be my choice of Strat-style guitar in that particular market.
@@WombatPage I have four Pacificas ranging from 112V throught 311H modified with Seymour Duncan bridge PUP and 612VIi. Also have x3 Corts, among others. Around the same price point as the SST+ SX or literally a few platry $$ more (< $50 difference in both instances), I could buy a better than equivalent Alder bodied Yamaha 112J, or Cort G110. Agathis or Poplar body Yamaha 012 for about the same money as the SX.
I simply wanted to try the SX having heard positive things about them here and on another YT channel, but that hasn't been my 'customer experience'. Given the spiel I was delivered by AMG when I enquired *before* purchase in the knowledge that returns from 2500km away are a PITA in an increasing onlines sales market, you'd think they would GAF about getting it right the first time. No inconvenience or expense incurred to the prat sitting in Melb in his office, just everyone else is why. No AMG/SX distro or rep in Qld. SX as a brand can GGF AFAIC thanks to AMG's dodgy distro.
sir is it 250k or 500k pots?
I did not take the pickguard off to be fair. Single coils are usually 250k and if a manufacturer ever cheaps out on pots it's usually 250k pots on humbuckers instead of 500k. I can tell you they are definitely audiotapers.
Stupid good bang for buck. Nice review Wombat.
Thanks dude.
I like this dude, great review.
Hello Wombat, How are you! We are SX guitar (Under Team International group with Mahalo ukulele and Valencia guitar). SX(thank you) for your support to SX guitar.
We like your review and playing with SX electric guitar. And we would like to share this video on our trade show TV during our exhibition, such as Shanghai Music(China), NAMM show(USA) etc. Could we display your video on SX booth during our trade show?
We would remark the source and your name during we play the video.
Pls let us know.
MAQUINA
anyone want to buy one ?
You talk too Much
it's a review channel... do you expect him to just stare at it knowingly?