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Another issue with it is that the guitar doesn’t have a roasted neck so through out shipping the guitar is experiencing many different temperature changes which twist and contours the guitar neck making what the work the sweetwater shop did basically useless as you probably are in a different temperature zone with different humidity. It’s a nice feature but it only actually benefits higher end guitars unfortunately.

Great…. I just purchased the hdl 30’s 8 of them…. I wonder how it would sound , with 4 bass boss Makara dual 21 inch subs

For that screw use and easy out, drill into screw, then use a left handed drill bit, both ideas should work fine..

The Gibson Les Paul Modern Figured and Supremes have the Sweetwater "Add Plek Pro" option advertised on them. If you read Sweetwater's description of those guitars, it states Gibson runs them through a Plek Pro machine at the factory. 🤣🤣🤣

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Hello Dustin, thanks for the great video. One question. How do you use the FM3 live? (FRFR, Guitar Cab ...) I look forward to your feedback. Ciao Pete

Rcf vs b&c ?

I'm a RCF owner and not thinking to change another brand. I believe that RCF doesn't have rival in its price range.

You wany cheap? Check out Donners teles.I bought one for $200 Canadian. Not bad I have to say.

pups are weak. very weak and thin compared to even $100 indios, just saying. Own a recent FFTL myself

I’m throwing my review in bc I want others to know that the issues are very few. Have to remember if you have an issue that you’re more likely to look up videos like this and the issue will seem bigger. I just bought a telecaster ultra and had it plek’d and it came in perfect. Not one single issue. Don’t be afraid of their process.

I recently had a Fender Bass pleked and found the same issue with the E string. Initially after the plek job the action was too low, after fixing that problem the A-G strings sounded perfectly fine but, the E string still had a twangy tone to it, and as the guy in the video stated, the nut was cut too low by the machine. Thanks to Sweetwater for making things right by replacing the pleked bass with a brand new model. It wasn't too much of an inconvenience to go through this ordeal being that I live in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Dude it’s already perfect, don’t waste your money on a second hair transplant. Yours is the only natural-looking one I’ve ever seen. Better yet to love and accept yourself for who you are. We are not what we look like. Besides, you won’t be remembered for your surface, you’ll be remembered for the depth of love you bring to others. That’s the only thing that matters in life, probably. I know that’s easy for someone with a ton of hair to say-for now, at least 🤷‍♂️-but it’s still true Anyway I’ll get down off my high horse. Obviously it’s your body and you can do what you want with it. But don’t bullshit yourself into thinking you are inadequate in the Department of Appearances. You already look like you’re in your 20s, just enjoy that and don’t worry about it lol

Damn.....hate to hear about these things. I keep hearing and reading about this and more from SW. So much so, I have a long pause whenever I've thought about maybe buying a $5K-$15K guitar from them. I can count only 3 places I trust for online. SW is not one of them. Oh sure, returns under policy no prob, but no way I have the patience to send back things more than once. I don't hate on SW, but I do believe they are way over-hyped.

We do our own stage mix, everyone is on in ears, FOH can get all inputs from MADI, or AVB. The gains have been verified every practice, no need to touch them. We haven't used FOH yet, using 4 High quality FRFR's has done the trick. Maybe someday.

Quick question, for my guitar, how do I know how loud I put my amp for sound check?

I would definitely recommend the hdl-10 or hdl-6 at this price point for pro sound/ lIve music. you can get the 6’s for $1350 from pro audio star

This is excellent. I was about to make a stage for working as a duo and it's given me some ideas.

For that neck I would keep it and level the frets. If they are stainless it will be some work, but still only an hour or 2.

It’s crazy to think this is strong enough! I have show coming up where I showcase my student’s drumming skills, is this definitely strong enough? I have a 7 piece Yamaha Stage Custom and worried about the weight on the plastic buckets given they’re only plastic! Thank you!

You said you never wanted a Tele and you later said you wanted a Fender Tele forever. Dude… Try to pay SOME attention to what you’re vlogging. And by the way: The Fender blows that other piece of crap out of the water, not to mention its HORRIBLE frets which don’t even reach the edges of the neck. That fret work is an embarrassment.

Playing in small space for only few friends and family. I need speaker for vocal and acoustic guitar using mic not pickup, any advice? Thanks

Fender QC has been in the toilet since 2020 when the plandemic started. I bought a Player series around 2020 and it was a POS, bad fret work, witness lines (visible glue joints) on the top of the body, and it just played like sh*t. I returned it. I have a 2015 MIM Strat that I bought new and it's perfect, the difference in build quality between the 2015 and the POS Player series is night and day. To top it off I like the ceramic pickups in the 2015 better as well. I bought a 2022 MIM Charvel San Dimas last year from another online store. Almost half the frets on the first one weren't crowned. I kid you not. I have never seen that. I returned it and got a replacement it was much better but I still had to re-crown the last four frets which I did myself and I reset the neck, it was heavy on the high E side. I got 30% off on it. I like to do the work myself, I've dealt with too many guitar techs that shouldn't be guitar techs. I have $300 Squiers that came perfect out of the box and they just needed the action adjusted a bit.

That's not just the Mexican strats. Fender has done that forever on maple necks. Painting right over the frets. I never understood it. I prefer rosewood so I never even thought about it. It's completely absurd that they do that.

What were they like before being sold?

2:49 I do a show series with a stage similar in size to this, but I have my two CDLs per side on a heavy duty speaker stand to get them up in the air to cover a bit more distance. Having them up on top of subs without angling them down will lose a lot of sound to the birds in the sky. As they are when on stands, they don’t angle down far enough. This is when the fly bars are a needed accessory. I plan to get another pair for three per side and I will definitely need to get them on the fly bars at that point. They cover an outdoor area the size of a parking lot. About 200’ from left to right and 100’ out into the audience before they start to fall off. Then, I have a second set of speakers out at 100’ to act as delay stacks to reach the next 100’. It’s covered 2500 people. While not at concert level throughout, the back is like a juke box and the people back there are loving that level. The delay stacks are the Presonus ULT15s and subs. They really throw.

I have owned a eart t380 for a few months and it is amazing. Feels honestly better than my squier classic vibe (im a beginner so budget is good)

What is your carrying backpack for FM3?

Incorrect comments are rampant on this thread. First #1 the 55 point inspection is free with all guitars. Whether it finds discrepancies or not, it’s a free service. So if your input jack is loose when you get it just tighten it. It’s good to learn maintenance of your instrument . #2 the 299 plek job also includes a setup by a real tech. the pleking option does include a machine but pleking is controlled by a computer being operated by a human guitar tech. Truss rod adjustments are made to reduce the amount of fret being taken off. It’s apart of the process… lotta comments getting it all wrong….

Great video..I just subbed your channel. I did a complete revamp of a Firefly FFTL , video on my channel. I love the guitar. Cheers bud.

Dude I’m shaking my head at you not with you.

Every time I buy any guitar that’s 1/2 the price of the original us models , I spend way too much time and money to get it stage ready . So I just step up from now on . You get what you pay for

right now im using kws 152 and 122, will these CL12p consider an upgrade or just stick to QSC?

Currently returning a PRS that I purchased as new that was obviously used and had damaged frets and scratches all over the body. Don't believe all of the bullshit reviews. Those guitars must be handpicked. for positive reviews. Never again!

Clean tone - fender 👍 by long shot ‼️

While I have received perfectly Plek'd guitars from Sweetwater in the past, things have changed apparently.

Great video! I did a couple videos on these also, you are spot on with the pros and cons! Thanks

Great video thanks! Turned my brothers into 4 way switch and Seymour Duncan Twang King pickups, truss rod adjustment and Gotoh compensated saddles. Sound awesome and stays in tune better than any tele I've ever had. Graph Tech string trees probably helped as well!

Is the sound of fm3 and fm9 the same quality? Do you have the fm3 turbo?

Awesome 👏

great video, how does one of them sound vs one qsc k12 vs qsc 152? i'm a new subscriber. thank you.

I had that same buzz from fresh strings on my open a string, I adjusted everything and figured the nut was the problem. Turns out the string was bad. No buzz, problem solved. Next time try changing the strings!(if you hadn’t tried that)

I bet 100$ that the neck on the fire fly blows away the fenders..

If I can't buy in person Sweetwater is my go to. I've ordered several guitars from them, acoustic and electric. I had considered having the Players strat I ordered from them plecked but decided not too. I'm glad I didn't though because it came in perfect. I guess I got lucky...but you know what they say...bad news travels faster and further. At least they have excellent customer service from what I've heard and new guitars can be returned.

"you have to have some buzz" WTF? Buzz kills your tone. Players today omg.

You must have got a one in a million Firefly guitars with that many problems. I have 10 and none have your problems.

I wanted to make two with a small motor inside make all 4 of the rods in S style shape out of pvc or clear plastic tubing even better as they small motor turns all 4 rods the totem comes alive in a crazy twisting tower illusion. I gave up on this during covid. funding dried up but had two mini ones before from gadzooks where i stole the idea from, would have to use a stretch fabric for illusion to work tho. not Corregated but this is a clean cost effective look great job.

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Rarely do you find a video on You Tube that actually tells you/shows you, the truth! Congrats and thank you for the information!!

Except for the action being way too high on one of my Slash Les Paul’s, I haven’t had any issues with any of my 15 guitar purchases over the yrs. Amps, pedals, pedal boards, no problems as of yet. Very happy with them.