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I've always had some respect for Donner. For being as cheap as they are, every one I've played has been bloody amazing. Greetings and well wishes from Utah man!
I bought this exact guitar from Trogly about a month after this video. I replaced the tuners with Classic Vibe Tele tuners. All of my other guitars are 2X to 4X more expensive. This one holds it's own pretty well. I was never interested in Telecasters. But this one gives me one that feels, sounds and plays great. I've also bought a looper and delay pedal from Donner. I'm very impressed and satisfied with their products I have. Love this channel. Bought T-shirts from it and the guitar. For Trogly to put out daily content I'm glad to support him!😀
That little push he does with the box says everything you need to know, at the same time I would absolutely buy one. This really is a gem of a channel. Hope we get to see the crestwood, Coronet, Wilshire combo one of these days.
I got a Donner Black Tele during Prime Day for less than $100. They are definitely punching above their weight. If you want to mod it, it's a great platform, out of the box do a little setup work and you've got an inexpensive guitar with limitless possibilities. Enjoy your content and appreciate your in depth look at guitars.
I am so happy that from when I started playing guitar in the late 90s you can get a good quality instrument for low prices if ya look in the right places
@@danielktdoran it has an F hole and its a quality made instrument. Trogs even said it has some flame maple depending on the viewing angle. The fair market value for it should be around $4k USD.
@@danielktdoran Yes….It increases the “sweet sweet sound resonance” while you bend the notes to your “heart’s content” . This raises the fair market value considerably.
@@PopeyeFPV The fact you think the fair market value for this Donner should be 4k tells me everything I need to know about your perception of guitar value. The current asking price of this guitar is its fair market value....nothing more. It's a sub 200 guitar and it shows. Ive handled two of these in our guitar shop. It was absolutely horrible or should I say a train wreck. Im willing to bet the guitar Trogly has is not representative of the majority.
I recently purchased one of these guitars, and I am beyond impressed with the quality it! It is a helluva value, and I would say it is comparable to the MIM Fenders. The one I received needed nothing done to it straight out of the box, and plays beautifully. It actually feels like playing with my old early '70s Tele Thinline. I personally really love the middle position. It is a beautiful balance between the two pups. Smooth and dark, with just the right amount of bite. It has quickly become one of my favorite guitars! Thank you for the excellent review!
Right now, 4PM Pacific Time, they have the SOLID body Donner Tele on sale for Prime Day, when you add the coupon discount offered, it's selling for $87.99, with the gig bag and all the rest. You've got 7 1/2 hours left to get it.
An “ok guitar” and the “best amp you can afford” - 110% correct. A good amp will make an average guitar so much better. Of course find the type of amp that works for you too. I always considered myself a Fender amp kinda guy (if there is such a thing). And now my go to amp is based on a modified Marshall. I fell in love with it the moment I plugged into it having tried several other high end amps prior that were more “Fendery”. It just worked for me. Find out what works for you.
Just ordered one- got it for $117, WHAAATT!??!. I'll let you know if it ever comes in!...UPDATE!!!UPDATE!!!UPDATE!!!...I got mine in today(6-30). First, I have to tell you, this is the first time I've ever bought a guitar before I played it, the first time I've ordered a guitar online. I was a little sceptical to pull the trigger on this one, but for $117, I took a chance. I own a lot of guitars, from $129 Bullet Tele to a Gibson Les Paul. So I'm not a brand snob at all. I have to say that I really do like this guitar! The pickups are good. The neck is good. It's super light. No fret sprout at all! I'm more than pleased with my purchase, and I've been playing it all afternoon. I'll change the strings and lower the action just a hair, but other than that, I'm gonna keep it just like it is, no mods. Good call on this one Trog! Thanks for putting me on to this good little guitar!
I bought one of these directly from Donner and for the price, they are phenomenal. Great sounding pick ups, great feeling neck. Great for slide playing. Now I have 1 more to add to my collection that is over 60. Gibson, fenders, epiphone, slick, firefly, hard luck kings, Squier, agile, harley benton and more.
@@benallmark9671 I've got a few that are great guitars that were under $200. A snake head telecaster, a no name es335 style that i converted to an Alvin Lee tribute guitar, a Harley benton flying V, a King brand single p90 at the bridge gold top, a Jay Turser Ckeopatra semi hollow, a firefly double cut p90s les paul special style, a couple of telecasters built from parts from guitar fedish. They have a deal on the 335 style guitar that I made into the Alvin Lee tribute. I actually have 2.
@@ExplodingPsyche agile makes great guitars. I've got a les paul style with p90s that's fantastic. I bought it as a blem. A small scratch on the neck pickup cavity. Can't even see it. Slick telecaster are great playing guitars. I've got a SL60 too. I cover over the slick logo with black electric tape. Looks better.
Real nice video ... The guitar actually impressed me for the price ... Either way it was a nice change of pace from all the Gibson, Gibson, Gibson ....
thanks for the look and review. I picked one of these up on the prime deal and i had a few amazon pts so scored it for like 99 bucks. I plan to noodle around on it and maybe practice my guitar setup skills on a more affordable guitar.
Would love to see you review a harley benton model! They're fantastic for the money, and its always good to see you look at more budget-friendly guitars. Love the content!
I got a tele copy from Donner in white, absolutely love it. Not everyone can afford a Fender or a Gibson,also,not everyone wants one either. For the price, I can't see how anyone can complain. The guitar is way better than I will ever be & I am very happy with my purchase. 😎👍
Allen Goodman: well im sure most of us would love to have an American made guitar, but since most people can't afford them these days, you pretty much get the best guitar you can afford to get without over spending. the closest you can get to American is the Fender Mexican stuff, and even they've gone up in price in recent years ever since the Player series was introduced back in 2018. they used to pretty affordable back in the day, i actually have one MIM Fender and I've had it since 2007. got a good deal on it at the time for $399 on a Mexican Standard, and i have this guitar lol. Donner is a fairly new company, but i saw one of these guitars at Walmart. it wasn't this version, but it was alot like this.
Same here. I actually like it more than I thought I would, and it plays better than guitars that cost a whole lot more! Personally, I love the neck! It has a very comfortable '60s Fender feel.
This is the art of creating budget guitars. knowing where to trim the dollars, but also knowing enough to pay attention to the sound and using good sounding pickups. if it doesn't sound good nobody will want it and it wont succeed in sales. decent tuners are tricky for the pricing but it needs to stay in tune. the plies of wood seem durable enough and I don't expect a player to try and use this for 20 years, but it will probably build lots of character over time anyway. lets imagine how it might age over it's high end distant cousins of the west, it could surprise us.
Also Austin, skunks stripes aren't exclusive to the existence of truss rod insertion area. My Fender Teles that have rosewood fingerboards also have skunk stripes on back. It's more so just one of Fender's aesthetic choices.
There are even maple necks without skunk stripe. They use separate maple fingerboard. It really depends when the neck was made for the originals and what they've chosen to emulate in current production.
With so many guitars that wander into our studio the exposure to so many instruments is great, thank you Trogly! We haven't had a Donner show up in here yet however if one does, I'll know more now. Cheers and thanks again!
The price for a sheet of plywood is well over 50 bucks right now, at least it's not made from fence posts. Still a good deal and a useful review, good advice for someone who is starting out.
Great review. I wound up getting one on Amazon for $130..I have to say I'm pretty amazed that it plays, and sounds as good as it does. I've already used it to record two tracks over my LP and Schecters..Kind of makes you mad when you realize that high priced guitars aren't such a difference anymore, but hopefully guitars like this will allow people with limited means to get into playing guitar, and not get turned off by poor quality beginner instruments. Bridge pup absolutely shreds!
Totally agree on the fretboard end being too squared. But looks pretty good, can't complain at that price. Sounds better to me than some of the high end Fenders you've demoed.
I'm kind of in awe that you didn't start hitting base tones until you started distorting. lol please please, the clean low tones would have been awesome. lol 🙂 I got one last Black Friday on Amazon for $89, and I love this beast.
My Fender American Special Tele came with a gig bag but I told the salesman he'd better throw in a fender hard case or no deal. And he can keep the gig bag. Walked out with exactly what I wanted.
I've always been in the thinking of getting a better used guitar.Just off the top of my head get like a EVH Peavey or something for similar price. I am not knocking Donner just my opinion.
as someone who never bought a used guitar in my life, i have to agree with you. I buy cheap stuff because I like to mod the crap out of my guitars to make them more "mine", if it's expensive i'm a little more hesitant to mess around with. But it's deff a good point! I think this one is intended more as a first guitar for someone who's just entering this universe of guitars, or a candidate for a suspiciously trained "luthier" 😬
I bought DS 600 a years or so ago..to be honest I really like it , so much so I bought another one in different color.. I've used it to jam with others , sounds great and I recommend it... Just have good amp set up and find the right strings
I bought one of these about a year ago and I really like it. The only complaint I have is the split-shaft tuners. The holes weren't deep enough, especially on the 6th string. I couldn't get the end to stay in the hole enough to tighten the string. Easy fix with a new set of tuners. I'm not really crazy about the bridge saddles either, so maybe I'll change them too.
My gal bought me one of these when I saw this and said I want one after the review. Believe it or not I haven't changed the factory strings in its 14 months of on off playing just because every review counting this wasn't happy with them. My gal also does acrylic pours and I've convinced her to do two pick guards for me but she still hasn't got my Donner but I definitely will put some quality strings and a Super distortion Dimarzio
At 6:52 you mention that sanding the edges would help it look higher end. Meanwhile Suhr, a company that sells 3000U$ guitars, also have the same style on their intruments.
Trog your reputation is based on honesty you are very honest plz plz plz don't start selling out because you have a huge mortgage now it's a donner it sounded like shit coming threw my Bose system plz don't start getting nervous and selling out to dinner
Great video. I was wondering if you said it had some humbuckers in it and how much does it weigh because you didn't show that I think. What does 39 inch guitar mean as is it for kids or adults as I am 6 foot 3. Will it be ok for me to play? Thank you.
Shred Monster!! Ended that G string. Maybe the saddles need filed from sharp edges. Not bad for entry level, as long as fret ends are not stealing flesh, good to go. Ü
@@Trog Oh I know....RSL has become kind of " Ive made it" as a youtuber thing. Is it true that next week you'll be reviewing the Eart guitar line? Love the show and Father's Day LP addition was great. Do that each year!
If you want cheap but decent guitar buy a Monoprice Indio guitar. I have 5. You won't be amazed but also they don't suck. Their tube amps are also good. Likely they use the same manufacturer as Harley Benton.
So this Donner Tele seems the perfect budget guitar except for the large chips of wood caused by drilling every tuner hole sloppily, now held down by a little poly and tuner washers, but will pop up soon as you back the washers off? Would have been great if Trogly pulled the tuners off to see if any chips would pop up. Oh well, grab some wood filler but it won't look as pretty.
I wish there were guitars of this quality when I started playing 20+ years ago. My first guitar was a cheap Washburn HSS S-style guitar. The fit and finish of my guitar was nowhere near this level.
"Designed in Tennessee" but in reality, just copies Fender's Thinline Telecaster. "Imitated in Tennessee" seems more appropriate. I don't fault them for making an affordable version, just don't claim the design as your own.
@@GJR44 the only reason headstocks are different is because that's the one thing brands can copyright. In any case, this two things don't define original design.
With all the sub-200 dollar guitars that are decent, I just can never decide if I want three of them or maybe hold out for something in the $5-600 range instead. G&L Tributes seem mighty nice.
"I played it so hard, I lost my G-string"... I could never play in a G-string...I wouldn't be able to concentrate. (".) But seriously, thanks for this review. Someone here has a brand new one in the box for sale at $80 AUD under its' new price. Soon to be mine.
December22/22 and deadly cold out here in Saskatchewan. I'm a sucker for cheap guitars because of their potential. Making them terrific is my hobby. This Donner is giving me terrible g.a.s. $219 Cdn delivered in January. And then you go and make it sound so FINE. I trust your reviews so I guess what I'm going to have to do here is sell 1 or 2 of my "inventory" and buy this Donner cuz I have never had a thinline guitar. Not fair. Thanks for helping me convince myself to go ahead with this. Selling 2 to buy 1 leaves me feeling vindicated. I like your show.
Update. The DJC 1000S thinline I ordered arrived in only 2 weeks in regular mail. 4 short pieces of clear packing tape held the top of an extremely low grade, soft cardboard box to the box bottom. Box SEVERELY damaged. Guitar within a decent gig bag was free floating inside box. No extra "stuffing" to immobilize. Guitar has severe crack in finish only, extending from neck pocket down back of body 4 inches. Otherwise perfect. So here we go with return/replace routine. I dint even remove the paper from the strings to try it out.
The prime day deal is really good for this guitar if you're in the market for a nice budget-friendly guitar
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It’s amazing how much guitar you can get for less than $200 these days.
Great demo Sir, Thank You
Lost your “G-String” !
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Hey@whats that allllll white Japanese guitar?can you give me the name?I really want to get it!
And play Raid Shadow Legends!!! LOL
@Trog Is it safe to assume the pickups in this Tele Thinline style guitar have Alnico magnets?
I've always had some respect for Donner. For being as cheap as they are, every one I've played has been bloody amazing. Greetings and well wishes from Utah man!
would you recommend Donner over a say a $500-$700 guitar ? I have a Donner s type and it seems good but its only my first guitar.
@@sexatica no a 700$ guitar will give u better everything then this but that doesn't mean this ain't a fantastic guitar
you dont see an F hole in a Tele every day-but you do see an A hole in a diesel every day
I bought this exact guitar from Trogly about a month after this video. I replaced the tuners with Classic Vibe Tele tuners. All of my other guitars are 2X to 4X more expensive. This one holds it's own pretty well. I was never interested in Telecasters. But this one gives me one that feels, sounds and plays great. I've also bought a looper and delay pedal from Donner. I'm very impressed and satisfied with their products I have. Love this channel. Bought T-shirts from it and the guitar. For Trogly to put out daily content I'm glad to support him!😀
He keeps saying he’s going to throw a guitar on his work bench. I’ve yet to see a thrown guitar. Damn. Throw one already!
I wanna see him throw a workbench on a guitar!
Coulda thrown this.
Perhaps for next April Fools Day ;-) make us think it's something rare & nice, then...KA-BANG!
do an acoustic!
I can’t believe how much I’ve missed “first fret neck depth”. Glad to see you getting settled into the new house
You are saying it wrong, its; "Firstfretneckdepth" 😂😉
That little push he does with the box says everything you need to know, at the same time I would absolutely buy one. This really is a gem of a channel. Hope we get to see the crestwood, Coronet, Wilshire combo one of these days.
Austin might have just given some of the best advice for young guitarists. Get the best amp you can. Any guitar will sound good through it
I got a Donner Black Tele during Prime Day for less than $100. They are definitely punching above their weight. If you want to mod it, it's a great platform, out of the box do a little setup work and you've got an inexpensive guitar with limitless possibilities. Enjoy your content and appreciate your in depth look at guitars.
I am so happy that from when I started playing guitar in the late 90s you can get a good quality instrument for low prices if ya look in the right places
It says “designer series”…. That means it’s high quality. Yes.
@Puddle5ofMud ! the Gibson Custom shop can learn what quality is by simply reviewing this guitar. Yes.
@@danielktdoran it has an F hole and its a quality made instrument. Trogs even said it has some flame maple depending on the viewing angle. The fair market value for it should be around $4k USD.
@@danielktdoran Yes….It increases the “sweet sweet sound resonance” while you bend the notes to your “heart’s content” . This raises the fair market value considerably.
@Puddle5ofMud ! indeed…..However it needs to be “weight relieved” firewood, minimal flame.
@@PopeyeFPV The fact you think the fair market value for this Donner should be 4k tells me everything I need to know about your perception of guitar value. The current asking price of this guitar is its fair market value....nothing more. It's a sub 200 guitar and it shows. Ive handled two of these in our guitar shop. It was absolutely horrible or should I say a train wreck. Im willing to bet the guitar Trogly has is not representative of the majority.
I have been eyeing this for a week and waiting for the Prime deal. This is a crazy good deal.
It actually sounds good for stock budget pickups. Usually budget guitars don’t have the greatest pickups.
I recently purchased one of these guitars, and I am beyond impressed with the quality it! It is a helluva value, and I would say it is comparable to the MIM Fenders. The one I received needed nothing done to it straight out of the box, and plays beautifully. It actually feels like playing with my old early '70s Tele Thinline. I personally really love the middle position. It is a beautiful balance between the two pups. Smooth and dark, with just the right amount of bite. It has quickly become one of my favorite guitars!
Thank you for the excellent review!
I keep thinking about the "Donner Party". Things didn't end well for them.
Funny, I was thinking the same.
People love these Donner, they’re eating them up!
Maybe you could cannibalize some better tuners from another guitar
Whew!! I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that! LOL
Went to the museum on the way to Tahoe. What a story. And the crap people complain about these days.
@Nikki Magnusson LMAO.
Right now, 4PM Pacific Time, they have the SOLID body Donner Tele on sale for Prime Day, when you add the coupon discount offered, it's selling for $87.99, with the gig bag and all the rest. You've got 7 1/2 hours left to get it.
Donner guitars aren't bad i bought one last week sounds amazing
You win the wallmart award for the first comment wooohooo you're awesome 🍪
An “ok guitar” and the “best amp you can afford” - 110% correct. A good amp will make an average guitar so much better.
Of course find the type of amp that works for you too. I always considered myself a Fender amp kinda guy (if there is such a thing). And now my go to amp is based on a modified Marshall. I fell in love with it the moment I plugged into it having tried several other high end amps prior that were more “Fendery”. It just worked for me. Find out what works for you.
Just ordered one- got it for $117, WHAAATT!??!. I'll let you know if it ever comes in!...UPDATE!!!UPDATE!!!UPDATE!!!...I got mine in today(6-30). First, I have to tell you, this is the first time I've ever bought a guitar before I played it, the first time I've ordered a guitar online. I was a little sceptical to pull the trigger on this one, but for $117, I took a chance. I own a lot of guitars, from $129 Bullet Tele to a Gibson Les Paul. So I'm not a brand snob at all. I have to say that I really do like this guitar! The pickups are good. The neck is good. It's super light. No fret sprout at all! I'm more than pleased with my purchase, and I've been playing it all afternoon. I'll change the strings and lower the action just a hair, but other than that, I'm gonna keep it just like it is, no mods. Good call on this one Trog! Thanks for putting me on to this good little guitar!
I bought one of these directly from Donner and for the price, they are phenomenal. Great sounding pick ups, great feeling neck. Great for slide playing. Now I have 1 more to add to my collection that is over 60. Gibson, fenders, epiphone, slick, firefly, hard luck kings, Squier, agile, harley benton and more.
Nice I’d love to see the collection. Which budget guitars are your favourite ? Which ones particular
I've been looking at Slick and Agile for years. How would you rate the quality of these brands?
@@benallmark9671 I've got a few that are great guitars that were under $200. A snake head telecaster, a no name es335 style that i converted to an Alvin Lee tribute guitar, a Harley benton flying V, a King brand single p90 at the bridge gold top, a Jay Turser Ckeopatra semi hollow, a firefly double cut p90s les paul special style, a couple of telecasters built from parts from guitar fedish. They have a deal on the 335 style guitar that I made into the Alvin Lee tribute. I actually have 2.
@@ExplodingPsyche agile makes great guitars. I've got a les paul style with p90s that's fantastic. I bought it as a blem. A small scratch on the neck pickup cavity. Can't even see it. Slick telecaster are great playing guitars. I've got a SL60 too. I cover over the slick logo with black electric tape. Looks better.
@@devinmiller4819 Haha! People don't seem to like that Slick logo. Thanks for the reply.
I just bought one of these($127.99 a pedal and a setup kit. Thank you Austin 😊❤
Real nice video ... The guitar actually impressed me for the price ... Either way it was a nice change of pace from all the Gibson, Gibson, Gibson ....
thanks for the look and review. I picked one of these up on the prime deal and i had a few amazon pts so scored it for like 99 bucks. I plan to noodle around on it and maybe practice my guitar setup skills on a more affordable guitar.
Loved the affordable series...keep it up!
Would love to see you review a harley benton model! They're fantastic for the money, and its always good to see you look at more budget-friendly guitars. Love the content!
MUCH better! For the cash you could do allot worse. Say Donner for instance.
Cool. Seems like it could be a fun mod project too. For $160 not a bad beginner guitar if you're unsure of playing a long time.
Hi, but just remember, when to polish any fret in that finish always protect the fretboard, to avoid scratching it. take care.
Impressive for the price 🤔
Good video as usual!
i have subbed cause i love your knowledge on Gibson les pauls
I got a tele copy from Donner in white, absolutely love it. Not everyone can afford a Fender or a Gibson,also,not everyone wants one either. For the price, I can't see how anyone can complain. The guitar is way better than I will ever be & I am very happy with my purchase. 😎👍
Allen Goodman: well im sure most of us would love to have an American made guitar, but since most people can't afford them these days, you pretty much get the best guitar you can afford to get without over spending.
the closest you can get to American is the Fender Mexican stuff,
and even they've gone up in price in recent years ever since the Player series was introduced back in 2018. they used to pretty affordable back in the day,
i actually have one MIM Fender and I've had it since 2007.
got a good deal on it at the time for $399 on a Mexican Standard,
and i have this guitar lol. Donner is a fairly new company,
but i saw one of these guitars at Walmart. it wasn't this version, but it was alot like this.
Got this same guitar for $125 shipped. Feels and plays great for the money.
Glad you’re enjoying it , now play the shit out of it !
Picked one up about 6 weeks ago. Its a keeper 100%.
Same here. I actually like it more than I thought I would, and it plays better than guitars that cost a whole lot more!
Personally, I love the neck! It has a very comfortable '60s Fender feel.
This is the art of creating budget guitars. knowing where to trim the dollars, but also knowing enough to pay attention to the sound and using good sounding pickups. if it doesn't sound good nobody will want it and it wont succeed in sales. decent tuners are tricky for the pricing but it needs to stay in tune. the plies of wood seem durable enough and I don't expect a player to try and use this for 20 years, but it will probably build lots of character over time anyway. lets imagine how it might age over it's high end distant cousins of the west, it could surprise us.
Trogly nooooooo. Now I want to get a donner even more.
Loved your guitar playing demo
Also Austin, skunks stripes aren't exclusive to the existence of truss rod insertion area. My Fender Teles that have rosewood fingerboards also have skunk stripes on back. It's more so just one of Fender's aesthetic choices.
There are even maple necks without skunk stripe. They use separate maple fingerboard. It really depends when the neck was made for the originals and what they've chosen to emulate in current production.
I agree and the thumbnail appears to show a badly painted on stripe Something is not right here.😒
A great review. Thanks for the on going demos.
Trogly's playing impressive 👏👌👍🙌😎.
With so many guitars that wander into our studio the exposure to so many instruments is great, thank you Trogly! We haven't had a Donner show up in here yet however if one does, I'll know more now. Cheers and thanks again!
Nothing to dislike at that particular price point, that’s for sure, thanks a lot Austin.
The price for a sheet of plywood is well over 50 bucks right now, at least it's not made from fence posts. Still a good deal and a useful review, good advice for someone who is starting out.
Dang Austin, the demo was sick!
Loved the Kaiser Chiefs nod!
I am not a sunburst fan at all. But I really like how this guitar sounds. And I’m kind of impressed with that neck!
Im glad to see there is someone else out there that doesn't like sunburst.
Not a sun burst fan ? Such an original finish , it’s my favourite but to each their own.
I can't seem to get that one here in the UK... or I absolutely would not hesitate.
Great video man.
Great review. I wound up getting one on Amazon for $130..I have to say I'm pretty amazed that it plays, and sounds as good as it does. I've already used it to record two tracks over my LP and Schecters..Kind of makes you mad when you realize that high priced guitars aren't such a difference anymore, but hopefully guitars like this will allow people with limited means to get into playing guitar, and not get turned off by poor quality beginner instruments. Bridge pup absolutely shreds!
$127.49 right now on Amazon!
I wanna get one of these so I could play it thru my Dumble!😅
Totally agree on the fretboard end being too squared. But looks pretty good, can't complain at that price. Sounds better to me than some of the high end Fenders you've demoed.
This guitar sound's like it is inspiring. Perfect for a beginner.
Finally, someone really gets it. 👍
Let’s go!
I think if I was to ever get a $100 budget guitar it would likely be a Donner.
Any chance of a tagima review? Only phil has reviewed one is the world of big yt reviewers.
As a brazilian, that would be very cool
3:50. Made of the finest tone plywood.
As are genuine Gibson 335 series guitars.
i dunno man, maybe i'm missing something, but it looks and sounds darn good to me!
edit: i loved the flanger part of it and onwards, specially!
Very nice review. Thank you.
It rocks with the distortion! Wow!!!
I'm kind of in awe that you didn't start hitting base tones until you started distorting. lol please please, the clean low tones would have been awesome. lol 🙂 I got one last Black Friday on Amazon for $89, and I love this beast.
My Fender American Special Tele came with a gig bag but I told the salesman he'd better throw in a fender hard case or no deal. And he can keep the gig bag. Walked out with exactly what I wanted.
Cool review! What was the distortion pedal u used?
I've always been in the thinking of getting a better used guitar.Just off the top of my head get like a EVH Peavey or something for similar price. I am not knocking Donner just my opinion.
as someone who never bought a used guitar in my life, i have to agree with you. I buy cheap stuff because I like to mod the crap out of my guitars to make them more "mine", if it's expensive i'm a little more hesitant to mess around with. But it's deff a good point! I think this one is intended more as a first guitar for someone who's just entering this universe of guitars, or a candidate for a suspiciously trained "luthier" 😬
Early last year, I got a Peavey USA Wolfgang special... It's the best guitar I've ever owned!
I bought DS 600 a years or so ago..to be honest I really like it , so much so I bought another one in different color.. I've used it to jam with others , sounds great and I recommend it... Just have good amp set up and find the right strings
Always a Party with Donner!
I bought one of these about a year ago and I really like it. The only complaint I have is the split-shaft tuners. The holes weren't deep enough, especially on the 6th string. I couldn't get the end to stay in the hole enough to tighten the string. Easy fix with a new set of tuners. I'm not really crazy about the bridge saddles either, so maybe I'll change them too.
My gal bought me one of these when I saw this and said I want one after the review. Believe it or not I haven't changed the factory strings in its 14 months of on off playing just because every review counting this wasn't happy with them. My gal also does acrylic pours and I've convinced her to do two pick guards for me but she still hasn't got my Donner but I definitely will put some quality strings and a Super distortion Dimarzio
What distortion pedal are you using in this demo? It sounds pretty darn good.
One of the Best cheapest ,Great sounding guitar...I wish my first guitar was like a Donner..
The impulse buyer in me was about to drop a fat stack on *another* american strat... My wallet thanks you
Played hard and lost a G-string. Nice to see Trogly having fun. :)
At 6:52 you mention that sanding the edges would help it look higher end. Meanwhile Suhr, a company that sells 3000U$ guitars, also have the same style on their intruments.
Trog your reputation is based on honesty you are very honest plz plz plz don't start selling out because you have a huge mortgage now it's a donner it sounded like shit coming threw my Bose system plz don't start getting nervous and selling out to dinner
Great video. I was wondering if you said it had some humbuckers in it and how much does it weigh because you didn't show that I think. What does 39 inch guitar mean as is it for kids or adults as I am 6 foot 3. Will it be ok for me to play? Thank you.
I got Super Lucky found one at pawnshop for 70bux....I'm over the moon!! Donner
“You don’t see F hole in telecaster every day”
Yes, and thank god for that I don’t, LOL...
Cool!
Wow! Let me go buy one!
@15:52 LOL...he lost his G-string because he played so hard. Classic line🔥🎸🔥🤓🔥😎🔥
Fret size? Vintage miniscule? Fender medium jumbo? Fender "Tall thin" (which Fender tells me conform to Dunlop 6105 specs)?
Medium jumbo. They seem in-line with what Fender offers on their Squier Affinity series Teles, but somehow better for the price.
The weakness of most lower priced guitars….. tuning stability which is huge and sometimes hard to diagnose
Shred Monster!! Ended that G string. Maybe the saddles need filed from sharp edges. Not bad for entry level, as long as fret ends are not stealing flesh, good to go. Ü
Fret ends were nice on mine!
Yay, Ruby's riffs!
I am amazed of what you can get today when you consider kids bought their guitars at Sears and Wards for this same price 60 years ago.
Even the Ammoon and Glarry guitars seem great for the price, but Donner and Harley Benton really go above and beyond...
I swear if next week you do a Raid Shadows Legend review im done...I know a man has got to pay his bills but dang, a donner?
What's wrong with them? For what I see they seem to be like a Harley Benton alternative. The guitar isn't bad for that price
Raid is shit and a pay to win typical mobile game, this is just an inexpensive guitar man
I’ve been sponsored by RAID twice
@@Trog Oh I know....RSL has become kind of " Ive made it" as a youtuber thing. Is it true that next week you'll be reviewing the Eart guitar line? Love the show and Father's Day LP addition was great. Do that each year!
Are you implying that a $125 guitar isn't as good as a $2000 one? I'm shocked! Shocked I say! For the price these guitars are amazing.
Looks like the back of the bridge sticks up a little where you might rest your hand?
If you want cheap but decent guitar buy a Monoprice Indio guitar. I have 5. You won't be amazed but also they don't suck. Their tube amps are also good. Likely they use the same manufacturer as Harley Benton.
Hi, which gauge string do you think is the best?
Please do a video on the reg style teles they also sell :)
Maybe in the future!
Bought this , because I wanted to put some Seymour Duncan phat cats into something . The phat cats are awesome
Austin, Austin, Austin. Really? An Amazon ad video for cheap ass guitars? C'mon man, you're killing us here!
You should check out the Britt Daniel tele, it’s Thinline body, a custom gold finish with binding, and no-caster single coil pickups.
So this Donner Tele seems the perfect budget guitar except for the large chips of wood caused by drilling every tuner hole sloppily, now held down by a little poly and tuner washers, but will pop up soon as you back the washers off? Would have been great if Trogly pulled the tuners off to see if any chips would pop up. Oh well, grab some wood filler but it won't look as pretty.
I wish there were guitars of this quality when I started playing 20+ years ago. My first guitar was a cheap Washburn HSS S-style guitar. The fit and finish of my guitar was nowhere near this level.
"Designed in Tennessee" but in reality, just copies Fender's Thinline Telecaster. "Imitated in Tennessee" seems more appropriate. I don't fault them for making an affordable version, just don't claim the design as your own.
It's marketing, bro
It's false advertising, bro.
@@tinystar3010 well, marketing can be false and true and actually tends to be false rather than true haha
The pickguard and the headstock are different so maybe they're talking about that
@@GJR44 the only reason headstocks are different is because that's the one thing brands can copyright. In any case, this two things don't define original design.
I'm a bit confused by the output reading. 14 bridge, 7 neck. Middle is 4? Are the coils split in the mid.
Would like to see a review of the Donner Tele normal. Curious on what the routing is in it. Wish the Thinline would come in all black.
their standard tele's have a humbucker route in the neck...
With all the sub-200 dollar guitars that are decent, I just can never decide if I want three of them or maybe hold out for something in the $5-600 range instead. G&L Tributes seem mighty nice.
"I played it so hard, I lost my G-string"...
I could never play in a G-string...I wouldn't be able to concentrate. (".)
But seriously, thanks for this review. Someone here has a brand new one in the box for sale at $80 AUD under its' new price. Soon to be mine.
I wont buy one, but that was kick ass Trogly. LOL. Nice starter or intermediate guitar. That price point....
December22/22 and deadly cold out here in Saskatchewan. I'm a sucker for cheap guitars because of their potential. Making them terrific is my hobby. This Donner is giving me terrible g.a.s. $219 Cdn delivered in January. And then you go and make it sound so FINE. I trust your reviews so I guess what I'm going to have to do here is sell 1 or 2 of my "inventory" and buy this Donner cuz I have never had a thinline guitar. Not fair. Thanks for helping me convince myself to go ahead with this. Selling 2 to buy 1 leaves me feeling vindicated. I like your show.
Update. The DJC 1000S thinline I ordered arrived in only 2 weeks in regular mail. 4 short pieces of clear packing tape held the top of an extremely low grade, soft cardboard box to the box bottom. Box SEVERELY damaged. Guitar within a decent gig bag was free floating inside box. No extra "stuffing" to immobilize. Guitar has severe crack in finish only, extending from neck pocket down back of body 4 inches. Otherwise perfect. So here we go with return/replace routine. I dint even remove the paper from the strings to try it out.
They use the same headstock shape as Harley Benton
Maybe they're made in the same factories
Noticed that when I received mine & had it side by side with my HB. Thought the same thing.