I bought the same guitar you reviewed last time, the blue burst bare bones type tele, and I decided to make it a project guitar, and it's going great! Would recommend glarry, it's nice to not care so much about something getting damage
@Glen Chidley I play my HB guitars a lot here. They are kinda F'd up but I play them. Strings are meant to be bent. That's what I do. Bend until the end is my thought...
This dude is cool. I been poor my whole life & he does what I've been doing for years....only he's better at it & I've learned a few things.....finding low dollar guitars, sometimes makes them better, tears things apart to see what's what & weak points, all kinds of cool things. Since they started making guitars with mills, instead of by hand, each guitar body comes out the same. Just buy a no name guitar, made out of decent wood, mod it to your liking & come up with a decent custom guitar for $500 or less, depending on pickups. My hat is off to you sir. You're far out & solid man! Hippybilly
I bought a guitar once that had a short pickguard like that and found myself making a new one out of a 3 ply sheet of pickguard material. Came out looking great.
I'm blown away by what you can get at an entry level these days. Insane really. That middle position sounds fantastic clean. It sounds great with some gain too.
I’ve played everything from cheap chinacasters to a genuine 65 Gibson Sg Custom. For some reason I always come back to this guitar! That neck pickup is indescribable!
Just received my guitar. I ordered the red one just like you have. I am very very pleased with this guitar for $120 unbelievable. One thing to note is I have a regular Telecaster and the plug-in Jack on the Glarry guitar is actually better than the one on the fender. Thank you Daryl for recommending this guitar
me too, i've got a red one off facebook and now i'm watching this cuz i don't have an amp. I stopped the vid at the 5min mark. Really luv the tone even though he mentioned the bridge and humbucker tones r a bit disparate; but i see it as it's unique tone see-ing it's half-tele. I'm not sure how u r doing w/ yours but when i tried it, it seems to lose tuning easily, have you got a workaround on yours? also it may sound great n warm cuz of the expensive amp he used.. i'm waiting for a 3W amp that's gonna come w/ another beginner "halloween" guitar ie 1 that's blue with lightning on the body.. hope it still sounds as great! can't wait to experiment on them using an amp or plugin to garageband!
More my style, Darrell. I have multiple guitars, all of them low-end or "affordable." Good review, as usual. The Glarry would be a fine low-cost platform to create a "partscaster." I did just that with a Squier Affinity this year (Same initial cost), and was very pleased with the result - it looks and sounds good, cost a LOT less than the "name brand."
Yes. I'd still at least find a 'real' guitar like an old Mexi Fender or MIJ Squier that needs fixing up, so the net result had some actual worth - but the you-fix-it thing is great to learn. I snagged an 85 Japan Squier for 180 Canadian, for example, only the pickups are wonky but it can be made a pro level guitar. If all I did was replace the neck and sell on the very decent original neck, the guitar purchase would pay for itself (free body plus bridge hardware for my build.)
I bought the Blue model a month ago, my impressions are as follows. The neck pickup I found to be very muddy on clean tones, when I replaced it I took apart the humbucker to inspect it and the bobbin is half size with very few wraps sitting on top of a ceramic magnet. Its the cheapest possible pickup they could throw in there, you'll want to replace for sure. Since I replaced the Neck pickup I also replaced the bridge pickup. Now the bad, the nut was cut poorly, the High E and Low E string were to close to edge of fret board. When I would try to play chords the high E string would constantly slide off the edge of fretboard. Also, the bridge was installed slightly offcenter making the problem I talked about worse. As Darrell said it has good bones, but the setup from guitar to guitar is a crap-shoot. I got snakes eyes on mine.
Thanks for this. The neck alignment is a huge deal technically and poorly aligned necks should never pass QC. This is one guitar you probably should have returned. I have a Squier Strat with a neck slightly out of alignment and will occasionally pull off the high E when forming an open Gmaj7. Paid $180 at a pawn shop. I should probably take it to a Luthier to see what can be done.
Bob, thanks for the heads up. Have you been able to address the nut & bridge issues? (I'm assuming where you write "I also replaced the bridge" you're talking about the pup. Seems like, at the price, it would be a good candidate for someone to practice their setup skills (assuming they don't have them). Or did you end up paying someone to set it up either because you didn't have interest or time to DIY? I guess bottom line is: would you buy that guitar again?
@@MelodyMaker It wasnt the neck, it was the nut. The nut was cut improperly to make myself more clear. I already replaced the cheap plastic nut with a real bone nut.
@@MrMichaelConstantine Yes, I have sorted them all out. I replaced the cheap plastic nut with a real bone nut, both pickups were replaced with higher quality aftermarket pickups also. The bridge was a bit tricky, I could have refilled the holes and redrilled.... but instead I ordered a Fender Bridge with brass saddles. It lines up much better and I did not have to do that, the bridge was off by maybe a single millimeter. It doesnt sound like much and usually isnt, but with that type of bridge with saddles that naturally push to one side it is.
I like your attitude which does not matter to do a review for a guitar that is in the very low end category. This is very much helping us that can't afford buying a high end guitar!
On your advice, I ordered and received the same guitar. It is very nice for the price. While it will need a little set-up, but I was really impressed with the fret ends, not sharp at all.. I have only had it 1 hour, but so far, really impressed.
Thanks for the vid. It’s so refreshing that you are beginning to state the price of the guitar during the review. I’ve been so frustrated that you review the guitars so well - only to then leave out how much it actually costs. You now Including the price now makes me a regular guest to the show. ✌️
Suggestion for the tone demos on these guitars. Compare them to a standard T, S, or LP equivalent to see how different or similar they sound. I know it’s about showcasing the demo guitar, but it would still be helpful.
Darrell, I hope that there is some kind of quality consistency with these things! I just ordered one (literally like 20 minutes ago) and I'm keeping my fingers crossed until it gets here!! Unfortunately, the red one was out of stock, so I got even bolder and went with the yellow finish! I bought a Glarry Strat copy about a year ago, and after shiming the neck, changing out the tuners, and changing the pickups, I absolutely love it and would gig/tour with it without hesitation!! I truly hope this one will be as reliable after a little work as the strat copy!! As always, love the channel!!
lol i got the red 1. I would luv to get a tele pale yellow guitar thou! I haven't plugin to any amps yet but I notice it goes slightly off tune within 15mins of "chuggin". any tips on that? also any recs on the pickups and what would be the cost of the alterations ? how's it going w/ this? have you done anything to it? i'm only gonna use a cheap amp.
This is a really interesting video. I was a teen in the 80s and my cheap guitar really didn't rock at all, although I had a lot of fun. Nowadays it is so great to see just how good entry level guitars are, and this one definitely looks like good value for money. And when you add a few pedals into the mix, I bet they sound even better.
Got the ss version of this for a project, it needed everything. I had planned on that, and did all the work myself. Straightened the bridge, leveled and crowned the frets, finished the neck, installed new pickups. Now it is one of the coolest guitars I own. I highly recommend a Seymour duncan hot tele pickup, it has a kick in the midrange, that works well on distorted tones, but still great clean.
Nice review Darell, I’m glad you like the tele Glarry. I bought this guitar (in burlywood) about a month ago, based on your suggestion. Here’s what I think: Yes, it may be a good first guitar, if one is willing to do some minor mods. Yes, it seems like a cool “poor man’s” tele, but as I have been playing it for several weeks now, I get the sinking feeling this is not what I want in a cheap mod guitar. The neck is too thick for me, and no matter how much I like the frets, sound, finish, or design, I can’t justify upgrading an axe that doesn’t have a comfortable neck for me. It may be just fine for someone with large hands, though. Also I can’t help but feel that the wood is way cheaper than we know, and not as resonant as may be desired. Whaddya expect for (now) $129? I’ve come to the conclusion that I will not buy one of these again, but rather at lease save up for the Squier.
Great review, I ordered the exact same guitar in that beautiful wine red finish. My only complaint/flaw is that the string holes on the bridge do not quite match the holes on the body. I went on amazon and picked up a Wilkerson Nashville tele bridge pickup to replace the stock pickup. I also grabbed the "yellow" tweed hard case for my GTL, fits like a glove.
Phenomenal Video! I was planning on picking up a glarry for my brother's birthday soon, but I wasn't so sure of the original model. This seems a whole lot better and nicer looking. I would love to see a video on a Fender Jaguar sometime.
Best review on this model thus far. I have been wanting a semi-hollow guitar for some time. I love the sound of the middle position - both pickups really harmonize well. I suspect this is Glarry's best guitar in their line up and it seems like a good value budget guitar.
I love your reviews, but I would really like it if you talked about the neck shape a bit more. I love a thick C shape and find it hard to find reviews that mention the neck shape. Have your found a semi-hollow low/mid priced guitar with a thick C? Keep up the great work!
It's a lot better than my first guitar; a Japanese Conrad 1275 that was $49.99 new that played like a cheese grater. Young beginner guitarists have better choices than ever before for a "playable" guitar.
Much used to be handmade that is now computer controlled. And if you rush handmade construction you end up with crap. So that even some Sixties Fenders can be real dogs, while today a good Chinese or Mexican model may have far better playability than even a reasonable vintage piece.
Thanks for the review of the Wangs Amplifier, when I saw the attention to detail, I didn’t want that amp, but combined with the price ($3k amp for $800) it sold me on the company. I bought the hi gain HD15, it just screams, lots of character and harmonics, & very touch sensitive. Considering it wasn’t even built when I ordered, & came direct from China. I got good feedback about progress, and received it in 18 days. For those who are nervous about ordering from China, in this case, I wouldn’t be.
hey Darrell, I bought a basic Glarry GTL in 2023 based on your review of that basic model, however, my guitar was not as nice as yours. The back of the neck and the whole headstock was fuzzy rough, and I mentioned that to Glarry who basically said nothing. However, I got a Guitar Fetish neck pup and a 6 saddle bridge, which greatly improved it overall, and of course, new strings. Thanks, as always!!!
I bought one made of what Glarry calls "Burleywood" in a natural finish. Weighs exactly what yours weighs, Darrell, with virtually everything else just as you described. Mine had a couple of dings near the strap button on the bottom that got some wood filler before the finish was applied, but it's a very nice finish, and no one will see the dings under the strap. I have the same complaint about the bridge pickup, and will replace mine, as well as the plastic nut. As you said, "Good bones." Money well-spent as far as I'm concerned. I care more about tone and playability than resale value.
Got one for Father’s Day (thanks wife/daughter). Got the blonde/butterscotch finish. Quick set up, sounds SO GOOD. Smooth neck, hum bucket warm as butter. All my Fender Tele friends are real jealous.
Yeah, the pick guard is cut for a modern tele bridge, they are longer and the pickup rout is actually slightly further forward for those. This has a traditional style ashtray bridge. it should really have a new pick guard cut.
Hey Darrell, would love see/hear your thoughts on Tokai guitars? They have some really good quality affordable options as well as more pricey stuff too, just a suggestion :) keep up the great work!
I know a guy with a Tokai LP and he's very happy with it. He's a pro musician and teacher, owns Fender, PRS etc when he recorded his studio album he used the Tokai for some tracks.
I have 2 Tokai Guitars, an ES 335 and a LP Goldtop with soapbar pickups. I had them professionally set up and both are excellent. Paid $780 and $650 for them respectively so not the cheapest, but very very good.
Darrell, that is a beautiful and amazing Glarry tele style guitar! I'm very impressed by your review, and you've convinced me to add one of these incredible low cost marvels to my collection! It sounded wonderful when you played it, so I'm assuming that it played well right out of the box! I think with a few mods, like changing out the bridge pickup and adding some new tuners, it will be even more amazing and something I'd really enjoy playing! Thanks for your fantastic review! 😊👍👍🎸🎶
back a couple of years ago several TH-cam Guitar Channels Bragged Up the Glary Acoustic Dreadnaught Guitars that sold for around 49 bucks , all of those guys said the Glary Guitars were great for the Money , so I bought one , the Glary is not even good , the action was crap the fret ends put , like paper cuts on my fingers , the Bridge will need to be lowered and the nut may need work to get the action usable , in places the Binding is the only thing that holds the Back of the Guitar to the sides , if you are a Guitar Luthier you might be able to get a Glary Playable , if you are not you will pay big money to get a Crap Guitar to play , I thought about messing with the Glary I have but I we probably take it out of the closet and will use it for fire wood . watching that Glary burn will make me happy
Based on discussions I've had with many Glarry Bass owners, the QC has improved over the years, perhaps in line with the price increases. Bottom line is that its a crap shoot. I have the Glarry Jazz bass and while it certainly has its issues. For what it costs, however, it sounds amazing, intonates and sets up nicely with light gauge strings. The wood is CRAZY soft but also quite resonant so it is essentially an inexpensive glass cannon. They typically market to students and modders (like me) so that's what you should consider going on their solid/semi-solid instruments.
I bought 4 of the $50 acoustics 2 years ago, and was very pleasantly surprised. One had a cracked headstock due to shipping damage and Glarry instantly sent me another. I've got high end guitars etc and I just wanted something that I could leave in my truck or at the girlfriend's house etc. without worrying about it getting scratched up etc. I still play them all the time. I had a great experience with purchasing these. I forget the model numbers, I think I got 2 of the 502's and maybe 2 of the 501's or 602's?? Just about any new acoustic will need a set up to get it to your liking...it's not going to come from the factory with a custom set up...so yes, I shaved a little bit off of the saddle, adjusted the truss rod, oiled up the fretboard and hit the frets with some steel wool. It's not like that would have cost a fortune even if you sent it to a luthier. Even if you have fret spout on the ends and it cuts one's fingers, that is still an easy fix with a file from Walmart. I have heard that the quality control has only gone up since then also. I got these when they were just coming out basically from what they told me. It may be a crapshoot with the quality control, but for some it's worth risking $50 for.
Hey Darrell, really like your site and enjoy all of your reviews. I've been looking for a beginner electric for sometime. I saw this review and immediately went/purchased one like in the review; really like that color. This will be my first elec. as I usually play notes on classical guitars, actually let me correct an earlier statement, I do have an electric classical guitar -a Cordoba C7-CE SP/IN. Thankyou for enjoyable,entertaining videos w/wonderful detail.Wish you well in all things.rab.
Thank you for your content! I'm learning so much from you. I'm so new to playing guitar and I have a long way to go, but this is amazing! Thank you so much! God bless!
Darrell, firstly I do enjoy your channel but as a fellow Canadian I can't seem to get a Glarry guitar for the prices you quote. Glarry themselves state they have shipping issues to Canada with the shipping costs being very close to the purchase price. This guitar is 167 dollars Canadian when I hit your link. How are you getting them? And , if your video is intended primarily for USA viewers and dollars please say so.
Great Review! Looks like the start of my next T style project guitar. Thanks again Darrell for your time and effort putting these video's together to inspire me for the upcoming long cold MN winter!
Holy cow, $119 AND free shipping in the US! That, in and of itself, is mind blowing. The last time I UPSed a higher end guitar, that I sold on eBay, the boxing, shipping and insurance was nearly $150. I’m tempted to buy one, just to use the body in a partscaster build.
Perfect for modding and fixing the little issues, it would be as good as a low end fender....I'd have to change the pickups to some brad paisley La Brea pickups or something more twangy......
I have a squier butterscotch stringthrough tele, it is amazing and I love it. I also have 4 other guitars, I am not a paid musician and I cannot justify another guitar, but man this glarry is so pretty. 1 more won't hurt will it??
I'm kinda digging the glarrys! I have 3 as of now. Out of the box they are hit or miss but some fret work, pickup upgrades, new strings, and action setup makes these very playable guitars. They dont have many finish choices for leftys so I've refinished 2 of mine as they were all sunburst finish. The bass I bought is deep purple now with matching headstock, a green pickguard, galaxy green knobs, and neon green strings. It's the mister "J" bass! Lol.
Darrel, since you're in Canada, could you please let us fellow Canadians know how much you paid for shipping when you review guitars you buy abroad ? Yes, 119$ is cheap, but if I have to pay lets say another 100$ for shipping, that's really not a good deal. BTW, please let us know the price of the "regular" guitars you review, that would really helpful too ! Thank you ! PS : please specify US or CAN $ when you say a price ;-)
I'm curious too. Glarry website says they have a guy in Ontario that will truck through the border cheap and to contact him directly for orders (see "Canadian Orders" at Glarry webpage bottom).
Sebastien....prices and exchange are subject to change. He's nice enough to demo a guitar for you. He's Canadian and keeps his videos concise by referencing U.S given the bigger audience. As a consumer, you are tasked with purchasing particulars.
@@MelodyMaker He's nice enough, what do you mean ? That's what he does, that's the only thing he does, that's his channel ! If his US audience is sufficient for him to have a succesful channel, so be it (and that's probably the real reason and I've answered my own question then) but not everyone that watches his channel is in the US and for all those poeple, shipping IS an important part of the equation. The whole purpose of that video was to talk about an AFFORDABLE guitar. Now if shipping fees make it so that it's no longer affordable, well the whole point of the video is...pointless. See my point ? Pun intented 😉
It sounds great and looks great for 120 bucks!! Darrell I just bought a Mitchell md 300 for 199 bucks from guitar center on sale it's usually 299. Its guitar center and Musicians friend house brand. Mine came with rail humbuckers locking 18 to 1 ratio tuners graph tech nut, basswood body with maple cap very good features for the price. Their highest end guitars are from 350 to 450 bucks most with mohogony bodies and set necks I thought that might be a great budget brand for you to check out on you channel!! I always enjoy your channel!!
deep respect for the care taken in your comparo's, but could we get a 5 sec "unplugged" demo ? - nothing to choose or set - treat every elec like an acoustic, for real tone + sustain - esp a Thinline ! Dispel or confirm myths about wood + quality ...the rest is wiring ...and amps ! I have 3 Squier Tele's - - set neck chambered mahog. - Set neck Thinline - VM Nashville 3 pickup - thinlines were always my favorite acoustic... esp if set neck
Good of you to show these affordable alternatives; I happen to think that they'd be great places to start for folks to not just learn to play, but to learn to adjust, modify and maintain, as well. They certainly beat spending a LOT more to just then hotrod to make your own. But, one question: Where's the opening sequence ?!? I've just GOT to see you throw that acoustic on the roof and fall in the snow !!! LOL
That’s what I’m curious about too. These days so many TH-camrs do not disclose their affiliation with a company or how they acquire things for “honest” reviews.
I bought the burleywood model, the guitar is solid but very light which I love. Mine doesn't hum on the bridge like his. I replaced the strings with slinky 9s and did a setup, polished frets and adjusted saddles, and of course intonation adjustment. I steel wooled the neck with tuners removed as the wood was a tad rough for my liking, tightened the tuner knobs and gave the guitar a good polishing. It plays awesome and for 120 bucks supper deal if you know how to finish setting it up yourself.
I bet you do a heck of a setup on it! I always level the frets and polish them, cut the nut slots, intonate and set the bridge saddle height. If you're good at that you can get any guitar to play like a dream! A lot better than many expensive guitars out of the box, actually!
I love the affordable guitar series. My only suggestion is to try these on an amp that someone would be more like to use, such as a basic Fender, the Spark, or the Yamaha THR. Let’s face it, you have some amazing gear and could probably make a nylon string tied to a whittled stick from a tree sound decent. But how do the Glarry, Xavier, HB, and Indio guitars sound on modest amps?
I love how Darrell is placing his favorite patches on the Spark ToneCloud site under a pseudo name to share with us! I wish the other TH-cam channel guys would follow suit and do the same...
I'm considering one of these, the SS model. Thanks for the honest overview. My only complaint is one that applies to just about all channels like yours: why is the bulk of your demo so drenched in distortion? I mean, I get it if it's a guitar that's made for that audience. A Tele is not a metal guitar in my opinion, and I would have liked a broader, more in depth listen to clean tones. Real cleans, not with a hint of OD as you typically do. That tells me so much more about the pickups' sound!
Me too! Thank you for bringing this up! I kept skipping ahead, hoping for at least a few seconds of actual clean sound, but no joy. For me, the review was slightly better than worthless.
Hello from Scotland Love your vids! The affordable guitars on offer these days are incredible, this Telecaster looks stunning, i think you should do a video of this with upgraded pups and electronics to see the end result!!
1:45 man that's some bad measuring . . . gotta say the finish looks awesome though, beauty colour :) my winner is my $160 Fender cutaway acoustic, model T-Bucket 300CE, I love it and when I got it a few years ago it instantly became my go to
Would this guitar be easy to flip, maybe put on a bigsby, change the pickups, do you think it’s worth a project like that? And could you maybe do a video like that?
Watched this a few days ago and mine arrived today in the UK and is perfect. It is far better than some of the branded guitars that I have. The only issue is that the neck is heavy and it doesn't balance but that is minor. Highly recommended for a super affordable well built instrument.
I would have to replace the pickups with some from Guitar Fetish and probably the pots as well. That humbucker is muddy sounding, and the bridge is ultra tinny.
@@Bovineicide I replaced my Pickups with a GM Tele dual rails from Korea which was $22 and the neck I replaced with an Alnico 5 neck humbucker leftover from another build. If you have spare parts lying around its not a big deal. Even a $20 Alnico 5 neck pickup will sound worlds better than the garbage pickup they put in there.
I have a similar one in natural, with a maple fretboard (3 saddle bridge, T type pickups, but non T type pickguard shape). I didn't have to do anything to mine. Didn't even roll the fretboard edges, as it was so nice right out of the box. That red one's REALLY nice (red is my favorite color). Might make me break my "one of each" rule for G.A.S. Especially for just a little over $100 for a semi-hollow body. Long term, I'd probably convert it to all roller (6 roller saddle bridge, 6 roller nut, and roller trees), better pickups, dual strap locks, and high ratio locking tuners. Mine has a 2mm gap between the bridge and pickguard. I've used it with 3w mini amp and 4" mini cab, a fender champ 40, and a 45w quilter micro block into a 10" Celestion - all sound great. Unplugged, it sounds just the way it should.
It does look like the bridge could be mounted 1/4" closer to the neck! The pickup placement may suffer for this, it could be too close to the saddles. I bet the poor bastard installing the hardware had no clue.
Love your channel Darrell. Wondered if you could do a series of "what to do to improve your affordable guitar". Perhaps from really simple polishing frets etc to replacing electrics and more.
That middle position is a really great sound for a clean rhythm. A little higher quality single coil on the bridge would make this guitar a great guitar. Thanks.
@Spike Elwood I think you're on to something. A player without luthier skills could get their hands on some cool and usable guitars for less than the cost of a name brand by going this route.
I started about a year and a half ago buying the no name china guitars and doing the luthier/upgrade thing and made some really nice guitars. Then I bought the Glarry Burning Flame and that thing was awesome for 57 bucks...and then came Harley Benton. yeah...Just buying and playing them now.
Bro... I bought a $45 acoustic from Glarry back in January or February and to say that it is a rock solid guitar (not even just for the price) is an understatement to say the least.
@Spike Elwood bargain basement instruments used to be hot trash. That Silvertone would have probably been pretty killer if CNC machines had been available in 1962.
Usually instruments in this price range are modding platforms rather than complete instruments but this guitar seems to need relatively little to be changed. Yes, the pickup outputs are out of whack but I suspect that if you sunk the humbucker to the deck and raised up the bridge single coil that would even out quite a bit. In terms of upgrades the obvious things are the tuners and nut which are relatively simple jobs. I would personally want to change the single coil for a stacked humbucker like the Seymour Duncan Hotrails but that's just my taste.
Can you make a video where are you brutally honest. You always talk the good things about those cheap guitars. EDIT: Just realised you have so good amp they sound good to you.
He does talk about the drawbacks. Those drawbacks are present on nearly every guitar from this kind of price range though so he'd really only be repeating himself on every budget guitar review. "Ya know it's 100 bucks so the hardware and pickups will sound and feel pretty cheap and the tuners aren't reliable."
We've got a new contender in our affordable guitar series!!
Enjoy :)
I bought the same guitar you reviewed last time, the blue burst bare bones type tele, and I decided to make it a project guitar, and it's going great! Would recommend glarry, it's nice to not care so much about something getting damage
How are you getting glarry guitars in Canada?
I tried to order one for my son but they won't ship to Canada.
@Glen Chidley I play my HB guitars a lot here. They are kinda F'd up but I play them.
Strings are meant to be bent. That's what I do. Bend until the end is my thought...
@@laservlx have you tried on Amazon?
Review nik huber please
This dude is cool. I been poor my whole life & he does what I've been doing for years....only he's better at it & I've learned a few things.....finding low dollar guitars, sometimes makes them better, tears things apart to see what's what & weak points, all kinds of cool things. Since they started making guitars with mills, instead of by hand, each guitar body comes out the same. Just buy a no name guitar, made out of decent wood, mod it to your liking & come up with a decent custom guitar for $500 or less, depending on pickups. My hat is off to you sir. You're far out & solid man! Hippybilly
that distance between the bridge and pick guard is setting off my OCD.
I'm with you brother. It's cut out for the bridge but doesn't need to be. I can't see anything else.
@@dalgguitars lol
On the Glary site it's much closer, odd. I guess it's luck of the draw.
I bought a guitar once that had a short pickguard like that and found myself making a new one out of a 3 ply sheet of pickguard material. Came out looking great.
Noticed that right away. So cheap looking. Ugh!
I'm blown away by what you can get at an entry level these days. Insane really. That middle position sounds fantastic clean. It sounds great with some gain too.
Yes l was impressed by the mid tone
I’ve played everything from cheap chinacasters to a genuine 65 Gibson Sg Custom. For some reason I always come back to this guitar! That neck pickup is indescribable!
the cutout for the bridge in the pickguard is unreasonably obnoxious
I know it’s fecked ,lovin the pints of Guinness ting.
unreasonably obnoxious, great band name!
Had one for about 4 months, love it over more expensive brands. Gonna play it tells it blows and then play on as a partscaster.
Just received my guitar. I ordered the red one just like you have. I am very very pleased with this guitar for $120 unbelievable. One thing to note is I have a regular Telecaster and the plug-in Jack on the Glarry guitar is actually better than the one on the fender. Thank you Daryl for recommending this guitar
me too, i've got a red one off facebook and now i'm watching this cuz i don't have an amp. I stopped the vid at the 5min mark. Really luv the tone even though he mentioned the bridge and humbucker tones r a bit disparate; but i see it as it's unique tone see-ing it's half-tele.
I'm not sure how u r doing w/ yours but when i tried it, it seems to lose tuning easily, have you got a workaround on yours?
also it may sound great n warm cuz of the expensive amp he used.. i'm waiting for a 3W amp that's gonna come w/ another beginner "halloween" guitar ie 1 that's blue with lightning on the body.. hope it still sounds as great! can't wait to experiment on them using an amp or plugin to garageband!
Darrell Braun
I was literally just thinking how cool it would be if someone did the cheapest X style (t style, s style, V style, LP style, etc) in series. Marvelous
More my style, Darrell. I have multiple guitars, all of them low-end or "affordable." Good review, as usual. The Glarry would be a fine low-cost platform to create a "partscaster." I did just that with a Squier Affinity this year (Same initial cost), and was very pleased with the result - it looks and sounds good, cost a LOT less than the "name brand."
Yes. I'd still at least find a 'real' guitar like an old Mexi Fender or MIJ Squier that needs fixing up, so the net result had some actual worth - but the you-fix-it thing is great to learn.
I snagged an 85 Japan Squier for 180 Canadian, for example, only the pickups are wonky but it can be made a pro level guitar. If all I did was replace the neck and sell on the very decent original neck, the guitar purchase would pay for itself (free body plus bridge hardware for my build.)
I bought the Blue model a month ago, my impressions are as follows. The neck pickup I found to be very muddy on clean tones, when I replaced it I took apart the humbucker to inspect it and the bobbin is half size with very few wraps sitting on top of a ceramic magnet. Its the cheapest possible pickup they could throw in there, you'll want to replace for sure. Since I replaced the Neck pickup I also replaced the bridge pickup. Now the bad, the nut was cut poorly, the High E and Low E string were to close to edge of fret board. When I would try to play chords the high E string would constantly slide off the edge of fretboard. Also, the bridge was installed slightly offcenter making the problem I talked about worse. As Darrell said it has good bones, but the setup from guitar to guitar is a crap-shoot. I got snakes eyes on mine.
Thanks for this. The neck alignment is a huge deal technically and poorly aligned necks should never pass QC. This is one guitar you probably should have returned. I have a Squier Strat with a neck slightly out of alignment and will occasionally pull off the high E when forming an open Gmaj7. Paid $180 at a pawn shop. I should probably take it to a Luthier to see what can be done.
Have you managed to sort any of the said issues?
Bob, thanks for the heads up. Have you been able to address the nut & bridge issues? (I'm assuming where you write "I also replaced the bridge" you're talking about the pup. Seems like, at the price, it would be a good candidate for someone to practice their setup skills (assuming they don't have them). Or did you end up paying someone to set it up either because you didn't have interest or time to DIY? I guess bottom line is: would you buy that guitar again?
@@MelodyMaker It wasnt the neck, it was the nut. The nut was cut improperly to make myself more clear. I already replaced the cheap plastic nut with a real bone nut.
@@MrMichaelConstantine Yes, I have sorted them all out. I replaced the cheap plastic nut with a real bone nut, both pickups were replaced with higher quality aftermarket pickups also. The bridge was a bit tricky, I could have refilled the holes and redrilled.... but instead I ordered a Fender Bridge with brass saddles. It lines up much better and I did not have to do that, the bridge was off by maybe a single millimeter. It doesnt sound like much and usually isnt, but with that type of bridge with saddles that naturally push to one side it is.
Man, that middle position outshines the separate ones so hard.
DARREL!! We need the ultimate JazzMaster!!!(Love your channel btw)
I like your attitude which does not matter to do a review for a guitar that is in the very low end category. This is very much helping us that can't afford buying a high end guitar!
On your advice, I ordered and received the same guitar. It is very nice for the price. While it will need a little set-up, but I was really impressed with the fret ends, not sharp at all.. I have only had it 1 hour, but so far, really impressed.
At least you are giving it a try, so many “ experts” giving opinions , lol....
Thanks for the vid. It’s so refreshing that you are beginning to state the price of the guitar during the review. I’ve been so frustrated that you review the guitars so well - only to then leave out how much it actually costs. You now Including the price now makes me a regular guest to the show. ✌️
Suggestion for the tone demos on these guitars. Compare them to a standard T, S, or LP equivalent to see how different or similar they sound. I know it’s about showcasing the demo guitar, but it would still be helpful.
Darrell, I hope that there is some kind of quality consistency with these things! I just ordered one (literally like 20 minutes ago) and I'm keeping my fingers crossed until it gets here!! Unfortunately, the red one was out of stock, so I got even bolder and went with the yellow finish! I bought a Glarry Strat copy about a year ago, and after shiming the neck, changing out the tuners, and changing the pickups, I absolutely love it and would gig/tour with it without hesitation!! I truly hope this one will be as reliable after a little work as the strat copy!! As always, love the channel!!
lol i got the red 1. I would luv to get a tele pale yellow guitar thou!
I haven't plugin to any amps yet but I notice it goes slightly off tune within 15mins of "chuggin". any tips on that?
also any recs on the pickups and what would be the cost of the alterations ?
how's it going w/ this? have you done anything to it? i'm only gonna use a cheap amp.
This is a really interesting video. I was a teen in the 80s and my cheap guitar really didn't rock at all, although I had a lot of fun. Nowadays it is so great to see just how good entry level guitars are, and this one definitely looks like good value for money. And when you add a few pedals into the mix, I bet they sound even better.
Got the ss version of this for a project, it needed everything. I had planned on that, and did all the work myself. Straightened the bridge, leveled and crowned the frets, finished the neck, installed new pickups. Now it is one of the coolest guitars I own. I highly recommend a Seymour duncan hot tele pickup, it has a kick in the midrange, that works well on distorted tones, but still great clean.
That’s a beautiful guitar I’d love to see you mod it too the max and see how it compares to a higher end fender!
Great review...as usual! On 9/14/2022 @ 13:57 EST, Glarry's website has it for $109.99...😯Wow!!!
Fender better watch out! Would love to see Darrell do a side-by-side comparison with a Squire version of the semi-hollow.
Nice review Darell, I’m glad you like the tele Glarry. I bought this guitar (in burlywood) about a month ago, based on your suggestion. Here’s what I think: Yes, it may be a good first guitar, if one is willing to do some minor mods. Yes, it seems like a cool “poor man’s” tele, but as I have been playing it for several weeks now, I get the sinking feeling this is not what I want in a cheap mod guitar. The neck is too thick for me, and no matter how much I like the frets, sound, finish, or design, I can’t justify upgrading an axe that doesn’t have a comfortable neck for me. It may be just fine for someone with large hands, though. Also I can’t help but feel that the wood is way cheaper than we know, and not as resonant as may be desired. Whaddya expect for (now) $129? I’ve come to the conclusion that I will not buy one of these again, but rather at lease save up for the Squier.
Great review, I ordered the exact same guitar in that beautiful wine red finish. My only complaint/flaw is that the string holes on the bridge do not quite match the holes on the body. I went on amazon and picked up a Wilkerson Nashville tele bridge pickup to replace the stock pickup. I also grabbed the "yellow" tweed hard case for my GTL, fits like a glove.
@unreal world It's awesome! I added locking tuners because that's how I roll, and a Wilkinson Nashville bridge pickup for a vintage tone'
Phenomenal Video! I was planning on picking up a glarry for my brother's birthday soon, but I wasn't so sure of the original model. This seems a whole lot better and nicer looking. I would love to see a video on a Fender Jaguar sometime.
Best review on this model thus far. I have been wanting a semi-hollow guitar for some time. I love the sound of the middle position - both pickups really harmonize well. I suspect this is Glarry's best guitar in their line up and it seems like a good value budget guitar.
What kind of pickups would you buy?
the pickups sound terrible
and it‘s not good value, it‘s just cheap, i mean look where the bridge is!
I love your reviews, but I would really like it if you talked about the neck shape a bit more. I love a thick C shape and find it hard to find reviews that mention the neck shape. Have your found a semi-hollow low/mid priced guitar with a thick C? Keep up the great work!
It's a lot better than my first guitar; a Japanese Conrad 1275 that was $49.99 new that played like a cheese grater. Young beginner guitarists have better choices than ever before for a "playable" guitar.
Much used to be handmade that is now computer controlled. And if you rush handmade construction you end up with crap.
So that even some Sixties Fenders can be real dogs, while today a good Chinese or Mexican model may have far better playability than even a reasonable vintage piece.
Thanks for the review of the Wangs Amplifier, when I saw the attention to detail, I didn’t want that amp,
but combined with the price ($3k amp for $800) it sold me on the company.
I bought the hi gain HD15, it just screams, lots of character and harmonics, & very touch sensitive.
Considering it wasn’t even built when I ordered, & came direct from China. I got good feedback
about progress, and received it in 18 days. For those who are nervous about ordering from China, in this case, I wouldn’t be.
People he is giving his time for a review for people that won’t or can not afford a high dollar axe... helpful to all players to buy or to deny....
hey Darrell, I bought a basic Glarry GTL in 2023 based on your review of that basic model, however, my guitar was not as nice as yours. The back of the neck and the whole headstock was fuzzy rough, and I mentioned that to Glarry who basically said nothing. However, I got a Guitar Fetish neck pup and a 6 saddle bridge, which greatly improved it overall, and of course, new strings. Thanks, as always!!!
It's really a beautiful guitar. Worth that much just as a wall decoration! And you can play it too? I'm getting one! $120...that's unbelievable!
I bought one made of what Glarry calls "Burleywood" in a natural finish. Weighs exactly what yours weighs, Darrell, with virtually everything else just as you described. Mine had a couple of dings near the strap button on the bottom that got some wood filler before the finish was applied, but it's a very nice finish, and no one will see the dings under the strap. I have the same complaint about the bridge pickup, and will replace mine, as well as the plastic nut. As you said, "Good bones." Money well-spent as far as I'm concerned. I care more about tone and playability than resale value.
love the durst burst chibson on the background!
Darrell's finest guitar!
great catch
Stop taking the piss Darrell, it is wearing thin son.
It's a tone wood ghuitar
If you haven't pointed it out I would have never remembered about that one or looked for it loooooooool
Got one for Father’s Day (thanks wife/daughter). Got the blonde/butterscotch finish. Quick set up, sounds SO GOOD. Smooth neck, hum bucket warm as butter. All my Fender Tele friends are real jealous.
Is it me or is the bridge too far from the pick guard?? Looks odd. Maybe he will mention that.
Did he mention it?
Yeah, the pick guard is cut for a modern tele bridge, they are longer and the pickup rout is actually slightly further forward for those. This has a traditional style ashtray bridge. it should really have a new pick guard cut.
@@BrandonBames you know, I don't think he did. Lol 😂
Glad you have such great amps to make everything sound good. Luv this channel!!
Hey Darrell, would love see/hear your thoughts on Tokai guitars? They have some really good quality affordable options as well as more pricey stuff too, just a suggestion :) keep up the great work!
I have a Tokai Tele Thinline model, it's a great guitar for the price, pickups are excellent.
I know a guy with a Tokai LP and he's very happy with it. He's a pro musician and teacher, owns Fender, PRS etc when he recorded his studio album he used the Tokai for some tracks.
I have 2 Tokai Guitars, an ES 335 and a LP Goldtop with soapbar pickups. I had them professionally set up and both are excellent. Paid $780 and $650 for them respectively so not the cheapest, but very very good.
Darrell, that is a beautiful and amazing Glarry tele style guitar! I'm very impressed by your review, and you've convinced me to add one of these incredible low cost marvels to my collection! It sounded wonderful when you played it, so I'm assuming that it played well right out of the box! I think with a few mods, like changing out the bridge pickup and adding some new tuners, it will be even more amazing and something I'd really enjoy playing! Thanks for your fantastic review! 😊👍👍🎸🎶
Sounds good... plugged into a $3,000 Amplifier 🤣😂
I'd rather that, than a $3000 guitar in a budget amp.
@@jeffmaddry4940 Absolutely!! ALWAYS invest in the Amp 1ST 🤘🤘
@@jeffmaddry4940 you don't say...
Guitars don't effect the tone half as much as the Amp does. The only super big difference is types of pickups (single coils or humbuckers)
@@justanish4491 That depends on the amp. I've got an old Airline Valco I got for $75 in 1976. It sounds great.
I was waiting for your usual tear down inspection. Lovely color !
back a couple of years ago several TH-cam Guitar Channels Bragged Up the Glary Acoustic Dreadnaught Guitars that sold for around 49 bucks , all of those guys said the Glary Guitars were great for the Money , so I bought one , the Glary is not even good , the action was crap the fret ends put , like paper cuts on my fingers , the Bridge will need to be lowered and the nut may need work to get the action usable , in places the Binding is the only thing that holds the Back of the Guitar to the sides , if you are a Guitar Luthier you might be able to get a Glary Playable , if you are not you will pay big money to get a Crap Guitar to play , I thought about messing with the Glary I have but I we probably take it out of the closet and will use it for fire wood . watching that Glary burn will make me happy
Kind of calls into question these youtube channels where everything they have is just great.
Based on discussions I've had with many Glarry Bass owners, the QC has improved over the years, perhaps in line with the price increases.
Bottom line is that its a crap shoot. I have the Glarry Jazz bass and while it certainly has its issues. For what it costs, however, it sounds amazing, intonates and sets up nicely with light gauge strings. The wood is CRAZY soft but also quite resonant so it is essentially an inexpensive glass cannon. They typically market to students and modders (like me) so that's what you should consider going on their solid/semi-solid instruments.
I was dumb enough to buy the $49 Glary acoustic. it has everything wrong with it that yours has and came needing a neck reset right out of the box.
I bought 4 of the $50 acoustics 2 years ago, and was very pleasantly surprised. One had a cracked headstock due to shipping damage and Glarry instantly sent me another. I've got high end guitars etc and I just wanted something that I could leave in my truck or at the girlfriend's house etc. without worrying about it getting scratched up etc.
I still play them all the time. I had a great experience with purchasing these. I forget the model numbers, I think I got 2 of the 502's and maybe 2 of the 501's or 602's??
Just about any new acoustic will need a set up to get it to your liking...it's not going to come from the factory with a custom set up...so yes, I shaved a little bit off of the saddle, adjusted the truss rod, oiled up the fretboard and hit the frets with some steel wool. It's not like that would have cost a fortune even if you sent it to a luthier.
Even if you have fret spout on the ends and it cuts one's fingers, that is still an easy fix with a file from Walmart.
I have heard that the quality control has only gone up since then also. I got these when they were just coming out basically from what they told me.
It may be a crapshoot with the quality control, but for some it's worth risking $50 for.
you cant expect something good on cheap stuff man
Hey Darrell, really like your site and enjoy all of your reviews. I've been looking for a beginner electric for sometime. I saw this review and immediately went/purchased one like in the review; really like that color. This will be my first elec. as I usually play notes on classical guitars, actually let me correct an earlier statement, I do have an electric classical guitar -a Cordoba C7-CE SP/IN. Thankyou for enjoyable,entertaining videos w/wonderful detail.Wish you well in all things.rab.
I love modding the guitars and seeing this I will be getting one to mod!
Thank you for your content! I'm learning so much from you. I'm so new to playing guitar and I have a long way to go, but this is amazing! Thank you so much! God bless!
Darrell, firstly I do enjoy your channel but as a fellow Canadian I can't seem to get a Glarry guitar for the prices you quote. Glarry themselves state they have shipping issues to Canada with the shipping costs being very close to the purchase price. This guitar is 167 dollars Canadian when I hit your link. How are you getting them? And , if your video is intended primarily for USA viewers and dollars please say so.
I just purchased one, yellow translucent, on usa ebay for $95USD free shipping. Try buying from usa e bay. Good luck.
Great Review! Looks like the start of my next T style project guitar. Thanks again Darrell for your time and effort putting these video's together to inspire me for the upcoming long cold MN winter!
Man, that neck pickup is awful when driven. Clean not so bad.
Do you think lowering it would help?? To my eye it looks super raised up
@@justie1220 Very resonable quastion !!!
@@justie1220 yeah that’s skyscrapering over the guitar
Holy cow, $119 AND free shipping in the US! That, in and of itself, is mind blowing. The last time I UPSed a higher end guitar, that I sold on eBay, the boxing, shipping and insurance was nearly $150. I’m tempted to buy one, just to use the body in a partscaster build.
I like that it's string through body not like the regular one I bought
Thanks for doing a video about my first electric guitar. Affordability is one thing. But the left handed model was everything, at least for me.
Perfect for modding and fixing the little issues, it would be as good as a low end fender....I'd have to change the pickups to some brad paisley La Brea pickups or something more twangy......
it will never be as good as a low end fender no matter what you do
Probably more worth to mod a Harley Benton
@@boep.6361 in the hands a skilled guitar builder, it actually could be, even change the neck if they wanted.......make it a super tele....
I bought a Glarry Telecasrer copy based on your review. 100% happy with it! Thanks!!! ;-))
I have a squier butterscotch stringthrough tele, it is amazing and I love it. I also have 4 other guitars, I am not a paid musician and I cannot justify another guitar, but man this glarry is so pretty. 1 more won't hurt will it??
not at all. and its your money, you earned it, the only justification you need is that you want it lol
I have GAS.
I have enough -- I don't want another guitar. Well, not unless it's really different. Maybe a 12-string???
you need this. don't feel bad. it's calling to you...can you hear it?
Yes it will. Save and buy a nicer guitar
I'm kinda digging the glarrys! I have 3 as of now. Out of the box they are hit or miss but some fret work, pickup upgrades, new strings, and action setup makes these very playable guitars. They dont have many finish choices for leftys so I've refinished 2 of mine as they were all sunburst finish. The bass I bought is deep purple now with matching headstock, a green pickguard, galaxy green knobs, and neon green strings. It's the mister "J" bass! Lol.
Darrel, since you're in Canada, could you please let us fellow Canadians know how much you paid for shipping when you review guitars you buy abroad ? Yes, 119$ is cheap, but if I have to pay lets say another 100$ for shipping, that's really not a good deal. BTW, please let us know the price of the "regular" guitars you review, that would really helpful too ! Thank you ! PS : please specify US or CAN $ when you say a price ;-)
BTW that $119 is USD. I clicked the above link to Glarry site.
I'm curious too. Glarry website says they have a guy in Ontario that will truck through the border cheap and to contact him directly for orders (see "Canadian Orders" at Glarry webpage bottom).
Sebastien....prices and exchange are subject to change. He's nice enough to demo a guitar for you. He's Canadian and keeps his videos concise by referencing U.S given the bigger audience. As a consumer, you are tasked with purchasing particulars.
@@MelodyMaker He's nice enough, what do you mean ? That's what he does, that's the only thing he does, that's his channel ! If his US audience is sufficient for him to have a succesful channel, so be it (and that's probably the real reason and I've answered my own question then) but not everyone that watches his channel is in the US and for all those poeple, shipping IS an important part of the equation. The whole purpose of that video was to talk about an AFFORDABLE guitar. Now if shipping fees make it so that it's no longer affordable, well the whole point of the video is...pointless. See my point ? Pun intented 😉
@@jimmyjames2022 I got in touch with that guy and his fee is too high for this kind of guitar as it makes its purchase no longer a good deal...
It sounds great and looks great for 120 bucks!! Darrell I just bought a Mitchell md 300 for 199 bucks from guitar center on sale it's usually 299. Its guitar center and Musicians friend house brand. Mine came with rail humbuckers locking 18 to 1 ratio
tuners graph tech nut, basswood body with maple cap very good features for the price. Their highest end guitars are from 350 to 450 bucks most with mohogony bodies and set necks I thought that might be a great budget brand for you to check out on you channel!! I always enjoy your channel!!
deep respect for the care taken in your comparo's, but could we get a 5 sec "unplugged" demo ?
- nothing to choose or set - treat every elec like an acoustic, for real tone + sustain
- esp a Thinline ! Dispel or confirm myths about wood + quality ...the rest is wiring ...and amps !
I have 3 Squier Tele's - - set neck chambered mahog. - Set neck Thinline - VM Nashville 3 pickup
- thinlines were always my favorite acoustic... esp if set neck
Good of you to show these affordable alternatives; I happen to think that they'd be great places to start for folks to not just learn to play, but to learn to adjust, modify and maintain, as well. They certainly beat spending a LOT more to just then hotrod to make your own. But, one question: Where's the opening sequence ?!? I've just GOT to see you throw that acoustic on the roof and fall in the snow !!! LOL
Maybe I missed it but did you buy this guitar or was it sent to you free from Glarry? Huge question when deciding if your review is credible or not.
That’s what I’m curious about too. These days so many TH-camrs do not disclose their affiliation with a company or how they acquire things for “honest” reviews.
I don't think he would spend his own money to promote a guitar. But maybe he sells them and it's a fine buy for a novice.
This guitar's website have this video, so may be its meant for promotion.
I bought the burleywood model, the guitar is solid but very light which I love. Mine doesn't hum on the bridge like his. I replaced the strings with slinky 9s and did a setup, polished frets and adjusted saddles, and of course intonation adjustment. I steel wooled the neck with tuners removed as the wood was a tad rough for my liking, tightened the tuner knobs and gave the guitar a good polishing. It plays awesome and for 120 bucks supper deal if you know how to finish setting it up yourself.
That is a really good sounding and looking guitar for such a reasonable price. A really good best of both worlds!
Really good sounding?
It is not good, it cant be for 120$ ...
@@boep.6361 You have to buy these mostly for the body and go from there with parts and work.
I bet you do a heck of a setup on it! I always level the frets and polish them, cut the nut slots, intonate and set the bridge saddle height. If you're good at that you can get any guitar to play like a dream! A lot better than many expensive guitars out of the box, actually!
Quick, look it up on the web and buy it if you want it because you will not find it after he does this video! I have seen this before.
I love the affordable guitar series. My only suggestion is to try these on an amp that someone would be more like to use, such as a basic Fender, the Spark, or the Yamaha THR. Let’s face it, you have some amazing gear and could probably make a nylon string tied to a whittled stick from a tree sound decent. But how do the Glarry, Xavier, HB, and Indio guitars sound on modest amps?
Did you ever review a Cort guitar .I've heard good things
I love how Darrell is placing his favorite patches on the Spark ToneCloud site under a pseudo name to share with us! I wish the other TH-cam channel guys would follow suit and do the same...
Dremel with polishing tool for frets when changing Strings, done deal.
I use a stick of Jeweler's Rouge, super shiny.
@@j_freed autosol for me. Best stuff ever!
I'm considering one of these, the SS model. Thanks for the honest overview. My only complaint is one that applies to just about all channels like yours: why is the bulk of your demo so drenched in distortion? I mean, I get it if it's a guitar that's made for that audience. A Tele is not a metal guitar in my opinion, and I would have liked a broader, more in depth listen to clean tones. Real cleans, not with a hint of OD as you typically do. That tells me so much more about the pickups' sound!
Me too! Thank you for bringing this up! I kept skipping ahead, hoping for at least a few seconds of actual clean sound, but no joy. For me, the review was slightly better than worthless.
Man, I gotta stop watching these videos! Every time I gotta add another guitar to the wish list!
Hello from Scotland
Love your vids! The affordable guitars on offer these days are incredible, this Telecaster looks stunning, i think you should do a video of this with upgraded pups and electronics to see the end result!!
It would be funny to do "I just got a $3000 Guitar... and it's disappointing!!"
go buy a gibson if you want that
What guitar was it
@@richardhudson5418 It was just a joke, really.
OMG Funny to whom? You're so mean to wish that on anyone. lol
@@lluispaloma Trogly did a video like that. Bought a brand new Gibson and it was trash from the factory
1:45 man that's some bad measuring . . . gotta say the finish looks awesome though, beauty colour :)
my winner is my $160 Fender cutaway acoustic, model T-Bucket 300CE, I love it and when I got it a few years ago it instantly became my go to
I bought one after watching this and the action is fubar.
Would this guitar be easy to flip, maybe put on a bigsby, change the pickups, do you think it’s worth a project like that? And could you maybe do a video like that?
who doesn’t love a nice “f” hole? beautiful guitar. love your vids.
Always enjoy your videos. You are are always truthful, detailed, detailed, and a good guitar player. Thank You
anyone else notice how the bridge wasnt fitted into the cutout in the pickguard....
I noticed that right away.
I'm having trouble getting past that. Looks wrong.
in other tele style it's also like that, but not that much
To me it also almost looks like there actually wasn't any cut-out necessary!
Yes, but I’ve honestly seen that on much more expensive guitars, too.
Watched this a few days ago and mine arrived today in the UK and is perfect. It is far better than some of the branded guitars that I have. The only issue is that the neck is heavy and it doesn't balance but that is minor. Highly recommended for a super affordable well built instrument.
I would have to replace the pickups with some from Guitar Fetish and probably the pots as well. That humbucker is muddy sounding, and the bridge is ultra tinny.
Idk, at that point you might as well buy a GFS guitar
@@Bovineicide I replaced my Pickups with a GM Tele dual rails from Korea which was $22 and the neck I replaced with an Alnico 5 neck humbucker leftover from another build. If you have spare parts lying around its not a big deal. Even a $20 Alnico 5 neck pickup will sound worlds better than the garbage pickup they put in there.
Some nice Brandonwound pickups in that would be great! Along with a nice setup.
I have a similar one in natural, with a maple fretboard (3 saddle bridge, T type pickups, but non T type pickguard shape). I didn't have to do anything to mine. Didn't even roll the fretboard edges, as it was so nice right out of the box. That red one's REALLY nice (red is my favorite color). Might make me break my "one of each" rule for G.A.S. Especially for just a little over $100 for a semi-hollow body. Long term, I'd probably convert it to all roller (6 roller saddle bridge, 6 roller nut, and roller trees), better pickups, dual strap locks, and high ratio locking tuners. Mine has a 2mm gap between the bridge and pickguard. I've used it with 3w mini amp and 4" mini cab, a fender champ 40, and a 45w quilter micro block into a 10" Celestion - all sound great. Unplugged, it sounds just the way it should.
I swear, I think you could make a plastic spork strung with dental floss sound good. Great review. Great looking axe.
I really like the time you take to detail everything on these guitars awesome love watching
The picture of the model range at 13:33 shows a more decent pickguard/bridge mounting distance. Coincidence?
It does look like the bridge could be mounted 1/4" closer to the neck! The pickup placement may suffer for this, it could be too close to the saddles. I bet the poor bastard installing the hardware had no clue.
Love your channel Darrell. Wondered if you could do a series of "what to do to improve your affordable guitar". Perhaps from really simple polishing frets etc to replacing electrics and more.
I honestly don't understand why would you want a single coil bridge and humbucker neck. If anything I'd want it the other way around.
Not bad for the price! Great modding platform!! Thanks for the review bro 🎸🎸🎸👍
average guitar channel: this 3K guitar sucks you need this 12K guitar to sound good
Darrell: haha cheap guitar sounds nice
Thank you for your honest reviews love your channel yourself and a few others are the go to's for my knowledge of guitars thank you kindly😎😎👍👍
It'll always be 'G'Larry to me.
Love the glarry finishes.. I love all my glarry. Again, made some electronic changes but that’s it
just visited the Glarry site. all crashed LOL
That middle position is a really great sound for a clean rhythm. A little higher quality single coil on the bridge would make this guitar a great guitar. Thanks.
I'd love to start a business building and selling guitars but I see stuff like this and say, ""Why bother" ?
@Spike Elwood I think you're on to something. A player without luthier skills could get their hands on some cool and usable guitars for less than the cost of a name brand by going this route.
I started about a year and a half ago buying the no name china guitars and doing the luthier/upgrade thing and made some really nice guitars. Then I bought the Glarry Burning Flame and that thing was awesome for 57 bucks...and then came Harley Benton. yeah...Just buying and playing them now.
Great review, I think you should have emphasized the fact that it is a string through design. I think that is the biggest feature of this guitar
HOW DIRT CHEAP CAN THEY GET ??
Seriously I spent more on my tuner😂😂. The competition at the low end is getting fierce.
Bro... I bought a $45 acoustic from Glarry back in January or February and to say that it is a rock solid guitar (not even just for the price) is an understatement to say the least.
@Spike Elwood bargain basement instruments used to be hot trash. That Silvertone would have probably been pretty killer if CNC machines had been available in 1962.
Usually instruments in this price range are modding platforms rather than complete instruments but this guitar seems to need relatively little to be changed. Yes, the pickup outputs are out of whack but I suspect that if you sunk the humbucker to the deck and raised up the bridge single coil that would even out quite a bit. In terms of upgrades the obvious things are the tuners and nut which are relatively simple jobs. I would personally want to change the single coil for a stacked humbucker like the Seymour Duncan Hotrails but that's just my taste.
Can you make a video where are you brutally honest. You always talk the good things about those cheap guitars.
EDIT: Just realised you have so good amp they sound good to you.
He does talk about the drawbacks. Those drawbacks are present on nearly every guitar from this kind of price range though so he'd really only be repeating himself on every budget guitar review. "Ya know it's 100 bucks so the hardware and pickups will sound and feel pretty cheap and the tuners aren't reliable."
I have this exact guitar. Right down to the color. I like it. I sounds good. Looks good and fun to play.