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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
  • Guitar of the Day! Taking a quick look at the Strandberg Boden Essential. This is my first time trying a Strandberg, they are very weird. They are so different to anything else out there, and are generally very expensive. The Boden Essential is about half the price of a normal Boden, and is a masterclass on how to create an affordable gateway drug guitar.
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  • @agufish
    @agufish  5 місяців тому +127

    Brb going through my "Old Man Yelling From Porch" arc. Full demo of the Boden Essential is up on my channel!

    • @nategin9009
      @nategin9009 5 місяців тому +3

      You look 15

    • @kagenotatsumaki
      @kagenotatsumaki 5 місяців тому +1

      @@nategin9009 and yet he's almost 33 some how... Lol

    • @nategin9009
      @nategin9009 5 місяців тому +1

      @@kagenotatsumaki low T

    • @Randy-jz9ox
      @Randy-jz9ox 5 місяців тому

      ​@@nategin9009🤣

    • @keefjunior4061
      @keefjunior4061 5 місяців тому

      Sell me the Strandy!!!

  • @kagenotatsumaki
    @kagenotatsumaki 5 місяців тому +258

    First (and only lol) time I held a Strandberg was when a Guitar Center employee let me check out his personal guitar that he just happened to have with him that day.
    My first words when I felt the neck were "Dude what the actual fuck is this neck!?" He cracked up at that lmao.

    • @WickedIndigo
      @WickedIndigo 5 місяців тому +4

      I almost had the exact same experience😂 weird

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 4 місяці тому +2

      Who is Mao? L Mao? Leftwing Mao? Why don't you TYPE these four short words? Lazy?

    • @arichi8936
      @arichi8936 4 місяці тому +5

      @@voornaam3191 LOOL, not the TV program where they were asking teens about acronyms

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 2 місяці тому

      @@arichi8936 Do you really watch such things? I live in Europe, and I do not like your USA BS like LMAO FR. We never say goodbye to our behindies, BTW. We NEVER type such things. Yeah, BMW, KTM, MG, RR, GB, UK. But these buttock things? Why?!

    • @Game4Lord
      @Game4Lord Місяць тому

      @@voornaam3191How's about not being a judgemental asshole, yeah?

  • @Leolikesguitar
    @Leolikesguitar 5 місяців тому +1

    Very well-polished stainless steel ‘frats?’

  • @Elbandidogeneroso69
    @Elbandidogeneroso69 4 місяці тому

    Mine arrived with several flaws in the finish, including a really nasty paint run I have sent it back to Sweden and I hope they send back a propper one

  • @jetcheneau5811
    @jetcheneau5811 2 місяці тому

    That fretboard radius sounds utterly dreadful, what the fuck?

  • @cambriakilgannon12
    @cambriakilgannon12 5 місяців тому +95

    This essential line was announced a month after i spent 1k upgrading a cheaper headless 😢

    • @lueyteledeluxe7457
      @lueyteledeluxe7457 5 місяців тому +1

      Just start savin' again, homie! 🙂👍
      It's the endless cycle of the GAS addict, bruh!
      The grind cycle is endless . . . might as well get used to it!! 🤣

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 4 місяці тому +1

      Nah, just BUY that 1M dollar guitar. Or is it 1G dollar by now?

  • @thec.e.oofbasedindustries8013
    @thec.e.oofbasedindustries8013 5 місяців тому +38

    Cyberpunk 2077 ah guitar

    • @adityarohanik0
      @adityarohanik0 4 місяці тому

      I chose the red strat in the end though

  • @davidenoch818
    @davidenoch818 5 місяців тому +83

    They are light and more modern and fitted for function over form. But man, the old BOOMER are so sexy

    • @arunkarthikma3121
      @arunkarthikma3121 3 місяці тому

      Most guitarists choose with their eyes

    • @arunkarthikma3121
      @arunkarthikma3121 3 місяці тому

      I think these are quite beautiful though

    • @norbertgierczak6957
      @norbertgierczak6957 2 місяці тому

      the same function as old guitars, so boomers win all day

    • @thepotatotaxi2430
      @thepotatotaxi2430 Місяць тому

      I think boomer guitars look... eh. Like if I want to have a prog metal look I'm not pulling up with a Gibson Les Paul. That's the least progressive guitar out there and it's just overall a piece of junk for the price. Heavy? Yes. Stays in tune? No. Survives one drop? No. They looked good for classic rock bands but I think the weird shapes and actual quality builds have more sauce overall, especially when you consider what music dudes play on Strand vs LP

    • @arunkarthikma3121
      @arunkarthikma3121 Місяць тому

      @@thepotatotaxi2430 Ahem, Matt Heafy custom 7 string would like a word with you.
      Oh also, the guitarist from Sleep Token has an absolutely monster Les Paul Baritone

  • @kenjicarlos8402
    @kenjicarlos8402 5 місяців тому +54

    Was that riff an uptuned pray for rain by Polaris?

    • @agufish
      @agufish  5 місяців тому +27

      Yeah! Just learned it and can’t stop playing it 🤘

    • @jacoblopez517
      @jacoblopez517 5 місяців тому +2

      @@agufishMe neither! That riff is an instant eargasm everytime I hear it

    • @851852093114208513
      @851852093114208513 17 днів тому

      You fracture me,
      Your hands on me -
      A touch so plain, so stale it kills.
      You strangle me,
      Entangle me in hopelessness
      And prayers for rain
      Wait wrong song

  • @BigzIPSC
    @BigzIPSC 2 місяці тому +4

    The endurneck is weird, but my Strandberg is by far the most comfy to play, it’s actually shaped like that to guide your thumb down the spine of the neck to the proper position for greater ergonomics

  • @lueyteledeluxe7457
    @lueyteledeluxe7457 5 місяців тому +11

    Even kitty is like "Bruh, wtf?!?!" 😂

  • @robertwillett4122
    @robertwillett4122 2 місяці тому +2

    Yeah, I'm a boomer, hence an old man. It's about time Mr. Ola Stranberg is out of Sweden. Has revolutionized the guitar. Of course, I'm a fan boy for Gibson and Fender. Not any more. This guitar, the Boden, is the perfect guitar. I was getting into P.R.S. and I love the big three. My back doesn't . My new number one. The Stranberg Boden. All I can say is try one. It's incredible and it's about time. Oh, the Indonesia model is pricey. People say I'll never pay that for an Indonesia made guitar. The quality surpasses my U.S.A
    Gibson and U.S.A. Fender. My P.R.S. is a S.E. another Indonesia built, and it's also better quality. Yes, I would love the Stranberg to be made in the U.S.A. But I'm telling you. Just check it out. Now ofcourse they have the Boden make made in Sweden. But that's very expensive. I'm telling you the quality is perfect even though it is Indonesia. Can't explain how much it is worth the price. How many hours has it taken for you to learn guitar. You deserve the best. In my humble opinion, it's the Boden.
    It won't kill you to try. I'm an old man, but my mind is open.
    Thank you, Ola. Thank you, good sir.

    • @thepotatotaxi2430
      @thepotatotaxi2430 Місяць тому +1

      You get it. A lot of people choose a guitar with their eyes, but choosing with your fingers and back gets you the best instruments.

  • @harlequingr
    @harlequingr 2 місяці тому +1

    Ok! Idk what you think is affordable but $1000+ guitar is not my idea of affordable. Affordable is $400-600 and for some musicians(most musicians) this is even a stretch. Maybe up to $700 but that's it.

  • @Broccoli_Highkicks
    @Broccoli_Highkicks 5 місяців тому +1

    Dude makes a silly joke about "boomer guitars", like it's not well-known to anyone who's seen more than 2 of his videos that he's obsessed with LPs, and half the audience gets its panties in a bunch over it 😂 #Triggered

  • @insertlogohere2643
    @insertlogohere2643 2 місяці тому +2

    I'm buying one of these right now

  • @ikhaatjullieallemaalpersoo5715
    @ikhaatjullieallemaalpersoo5715 4 місяці тому +2

    Its so tiny, i am 6"7 and playing a strandberg feels like holding a toothpick.

  • @gerardotejada2531
    @gerardotejada2531 Місяць тому +2

    Headless guitars to play the most complex music in existence. I played a headless carvin once. Amazing guitar

  • @yourdg2794
    @yourdg2794 5 місяців тому +2

    Bizzare? JoJo?

  • @kebotrans
    @kebotrans 5 місяців тому +12

    Got the Astro Red

    • @JacubWhite38
      @JacubWhite38 5 місяців тому

      How does it look in person? The photos look almost pink-ish but I'm wondering if that's just lighting or something

    • @kebotrans
      @kebotrans 5 місяців тому

      @@JacubWhite38 I will let you know as soon as it arrives tomorrow

    • @nicolasfernando697
      @nicolasfernando697 5 місяців тому

      I'll wait too ​@@kebotrans

    • @kebotrans
      @kebotrans 5 місяців тому

      Please see reply below my friend

  • @e_riffs
    @e_riffs 2 місяці тому +1

    In case anyone was wondering what the crazy steel framed guitar is…it’s called a meloria and it was made in conjunction with a pro cyclist and ola strandberg. It’s fkn sick!

  • @reshmiya
    @reshmiya 5 місяців тому +4

    Literally Johnny Silverhand's guitar

  • @thekurtalicious3301
    @thekurtalicious3301 5 місяців тому +5

    Best Guitar Company on Earth 🌍

  • @xacealienx
    @xacealienx 5 місяців тому +5

    Even the cat was like "wtf is this?"

  • @pamelaarmstrong3612
    @pamelaarmstrong3612 5 місяців тому +7

    You b hooked!

  • @FCYuv13
    @FCYuv13 Місяць тому +1

    0:25 those frets look like they were drawn in ms paint

  • @travislee9662
    @travislee9662 Місяць тому +1

    Once you go Strand you can’t go bland.

  • @atomoclast
    @atomoclast 5 місяців тому +3

    Picked up a 7 standard and never looked back. Can't find myself wanting to play any other guitar usually.

  • @scramblesthedeathdealer
    @scramblesthedeathdealer 5 місяців тому +3

    I'm an Ibanez RG guy, but I did play a Strandberg at Guitar Center once, the weird neck shape was surprisingly playable.

  • @darkonation
    @darkonation 5 місяців тому +5

    You said “gateway drug guitar” ….😂 brilliant

  • @sopwithsnoopy8779
    @sopwithsnoopy8779 Місяць тому

    I plinked on 2 Strandbergs at a guitar store one day. Neither one of them was very good, both had really high action (bad in-store setup?). And no, I dont hate headless guitars. I've owned a USA Steinberger for over 20 years now.

  • @slavicobelrus2466
    @slavicobelrus2466 5 місяців тому +9

    Bro that guitar is expensive 🫰🫰 💰💰 🤑🤑 that legator, aristides, kiesel ,Felix Martin guitars I never been to namm but theres hellav alot more

    • @zaynebonshire4860
      @zaynebonshire4860 5 місяців тому +19

      This specific model (boden essential) is $999.00. Still it’s expensive, but not STUPIDLY expensive.

    • @thepotatotaxi2430
      @thepotatotaxi2430 Місяць тому

      Strandberg prices ain't shit. Dudes will shell out way more than 1800 dollars for a PRS or Gibson any day. I'd say it's pretty reasonable really

  • @richardtaylor2405
    @richardtaylor2405 5 місяців тому

    Psssssss. So do they possibly offeŕ or would they offer a up step forward a clear see-through necķ an fingerboard??? That's or would be the ABSOLUTE PINNACLE PEAK OF PERFECTION AND WITH LEDS W/COLOR GELS THAT COULD AND MOST DEFINITELY WOULD BE ADDED ÌF IT BECOMES MINE!!

  • @codigoceropokemmo
    @codigoceropokemmo 20 днів тому

    I like some headless but they become a trend, there will comeback to be just any other thing like they always where

  • @xEMOANHATARON
    @xEMOANHATARON 5 місяців тому +1

    Kitty-approved…

  • @IVIonitorr
    @IVIonitorr 5 місяців тому

    I love almost every part of .Strandberg* guitars except the lack of a headstock. Headless guitars are so god damn ugly but everything else about .Strandberg* is very appealing.

  • @richardtaylor2405
    @richardtaylor2405 5 місяців тому

    OMG!!!! THE CLEAR!!!! GOTTA HAVE IT!!!! WHAT IS THE PRICEY PRICE FOR THIS,.... MY DRUG OF CHOICE?? 2NDLY WHERE'S THE BEST PLACE TO GET????

  • @SickMetalAddict
    @SickMetalAddict 5 місяців тому

    "boomer classic"
    Music business isn't like the tech business where newer = better. When you look at an iPhone, people use the few latest editions but rarely people use what was made 10 years ago.
    Musical instruments on the other hand last for thousands of years and are always timeless. If Les Paul is a boomer guitar, then what do you call a harp or an Arabian Oud?
    I hope I can change your mind on not calling the Les Paul that, theyre prized instruments.

  • @CM4wsler
    @CM4wsler Місяць тому

    I have this problem where I think bridge tuners look sick but headless guitars look stupid.

  • @joshuacuevas649
    @joshuacuevas649 4 місяці тому

    Why get the boden essential when you can just get the boden for saving for money for a few extra weeks? And you get the tempered frets and whammy bar

  • @JoshuaBenitezNewOrleans
    @JoshuaBenitezNewOrleans 24 дні тому

    I played one of these at a gig.
    I’ll be honest, it’s weird at first but once you get used to the frets it really is a magnificent sounding instrument

  • @timpease
    @timpease 3 місяці тому

    I love my strandberg. I usually like the brand, but god that fretboard looked absolutely horrendous.

  • @tthreepo4291
    @tthreepo4291 4 місяці тому

    You went from one boomer guitar to another boomer guitar. They have been making guitars for over 40 years...

  • @sbalget
    @sbalget 4 місяці тому

    Huh... It's missing just about every part I need for it to fit on my guitar stands...

  • @Captain_Yata
    @Captain_Yata Місяць тому

    Strandbergs are fucking PERFECT

  • @witchbvrner
    @witchbvrner Місяць тому

    I wish I could have that neck on every guitar I own, honestly

  • @str8shooter159
    @str8shooter159 5 місяців тому +3

    Nope for me. I dont like headless guitars and i dont like weird shaped guitars.

  • @eatingoodtonite
    @eatingoodtonite 5 місяців тому +1

    I own a strandberg NX 7. Took some getting used to, but it’s hard to pick anything else up nowadays. So innovative.

  • @ONvoyage868
    @ONvoyage868 5 місяців тому +4

    Even the cat was shocked

  • @The_sinner_Jim_Whitney
    @The_sinner_Jim_Whitney 5 місяців тому

    Timeless boomer classics like non-US Schecters, Ibanez, Jacksons, PRS SEs, that kind of timeless boomer stuff?

    • @terran236
      @terran236 5 місяців тому

      I think he means Gibsons

  • @Craig-xf7ox
    @Craig-xf7ox 3 місяці тому

    Classic boomer guitars..... room full of tube amps.

  • @michaelmay9059
    @michaelmay9059 5 місяців тому +2

    Nice kitty

  • @DV1XN
    @DV1XN 20 днів тому

    Less guitar to swing at a persons head is a no no in my book

  • @zacharylevier2235
    @zacharylevier2235 Місяць тому

    Edges of the fretboard look like absolute garbage tho

  • @zumba.c
    @zumba.c Місяць тому

    The BC Rich 10 string is wild, check it out

  • @cake_9510
    @cake_9510 4 місяці тому

    Me who'd be getting one to play hardcore or chug on the top strings like a weirdo for half of a 10 minute djent song:

    • @thepotatotaxi2430
      @thepotatotaxi2430 Місяць тому

      If you ever get one, play Haken. All I ask of you

  • @ysldrip6877
    @ysldrip6877 26 днів тому

    Don't get the essential the frets are never even

  • @michaellewchuk8272
    @michaellewchuk8272 5 місяців тому +1

    Own the Boden nx6 fusion and I love it. Under 5 lbs. So smooth to handle and play

    • @Winstonrodney6989
      @Winstonrodney6989 5 місяців тому +2

      If your guitar isn’t giving you neck and back problems you aren’t a real man! 😅 Just kidding. Would love to check one out.

  • @karlshuler1011
    @karlshuler1011 2 місяці тому

    Fook Me, that is strange looking guitar

  • @vig237
    @vig237 Місяць тому

    Get EART and compare....

  • @Jovisstfan
    @Jovisstfan 4 місяці тому +1

    Man that distortion is crisp.

  • @sleepingvortex9324
    @sleepingvortex9324 Місяць тому

    Why are les pauls so damn heavy

  • @ahmadalwazzan384
    @ahmadalwazzan384 4 місяці тому

    Buy these if you don’t like tone

  • @redkurn
    @redkurn 2 місяці тому

    Shame they are about $5000.

  • @evancosman5039
    @evancosman5039 Місяць тому

    I heard that pray for rain riff 😎

  • @Louissaints
    @Louissaints 5 місяців тому

    Ele disse "Strinberg"??😅

  • @rickyrich8246
    @rickyrich8246 5 місяців тому

    Why no multiscale

  • @fingersofworship3751
    @fingersofworship3751 24 дні тому

    The cat liked it ❤️😂

  • @terran236
    @terran236 5 місяців тому

    Sold my blue Made in USA Chris Letchford signature in 2016. I miss that thing. Regret selling it.

  • @xxczerxx
    @xxczerxx 4 місяці тому

    I need to try out one of these. I've always been one of those people who was the opposite of picky when it comes to guitars -- neck profile, shape etc, I never really cared! But generally have ended up playing "old skool" guitars as I've only owned a few guitars and they're pretty much all Fenders.
    But with something SO alien like this I am genuinely curious how I'd react.

  • @emoppp
    @emoppp 2 місяці тому

    ❤ that polaris riff

  • @robertocampusano3980
    @robertocampusano3980 4 місяці тому

    How did you even tune it?

  • @steffenwolf3200
    @steffenwolf3200 Місяць тому

    I have one and love it

  • @dionj.pierre
    @dionj.pierre 5 місяців тому +1

    Honestly, I’m in my 20s and I think it’s so lame for you to talk of “ boomer” guitars. You can barely play.

    • @terran236
      @terran236 5 місяців тому

      Don't get your boomer panties in a bunch.

  • @philliphanford2792
    @philliphanford2792 Місяць тому

    Drug guitar?

  • @jaredcross3030
    @jaredcross3030 5 місяців тому

    Polarisssss

  • @jackbootshamangaming4541
    @jackbootshamangaming4541 5 місяців тому

    >TFW I take a shot on guitars more expensive than agufish does, and I'm poor

  • @crespyACE
    @crespyACE 4 місяці тому

    I’m going with kiesel heard that the Jack in those guitars breaks after awhile

  • @astie314
    @astie314 5 місяців тому

    If you havent already check out solar guitars they do some well interesting things too lol

  • @zacerax6000
    @zacerax6000 5 місяців тому

    My local guitar store had a strandberg on consignment. It was matte maroon with a strat style body with white pick guard and humbuckers. The neck profile was the best aspect by far.

  • @wevefriends
    @wevefriends 5 місяців тому

    We just gonna ignore how it’s missing a headstock?

  • @chaos4316
    @chaos4316 5 місяців тому

    Check out the range of Ormsby Goliath’s if you like these!

  • @stephengarrison172
    @stephengarrison172 5 місяців тому

    Strandberg is wild the first time you play one.

  • @youguies
    @youguies 5 місяців тому

    I can't get used to headless guitares

  • @Tini.F.
    @Tini.F. 5 місяців тому

    I love the flat fretboard ❤

  • @ashleyjackson8538
    @ashleyjackson8538 5 місяців тому

    A real guitar review has a cat also doing a review . Good work

  • @rice_frying_shrimp
    @rice_frying_shrimp 5 місяців тому

    Pretty new to guitars, anybody care to explain how you tune a model like this? I've seen guitars that ditch the traditional design of tuners at the top of the neck in favor of placing them at the bottom of the body but I can't really see them anywhere at all one this one...

    • @acidwizzardbastard
      @acidwizzardbastard 5 місяців тому

      The bridge has the tuner mechanism built in. You'll see that the individual bridge saddles are a bit longer than usual with the end furthest from the neck hanging over the edge of the body. That's where the tuners are - they're like little knurled knobs as opposed to traditional tuner keys.

    • @zqri
      @zqri 4 місяці тому +1

      yeah its the same at the bottom on the front, they dont poke out that much on this guitar compared to some others i guess.

  • @yetimatzenightcat8702
    @yetimatzenightcat8702 5 місяців тому +4

    Lololooooool what the fuggg, reeeespect bro that's Lemmy style 💥🤘...Hoooly fickw shiiiif 😂

  • @TeShan-lf7kq
    @TeShan-lf7kq 5 місяців тому

    🙏🎸☯️🕉️

  • @LMBECIL
    @LMBECIL 5 місяців тому

    That giant rock on the room 💀💯💯💯

  • @am1992sxe
    @am1992sxe 2 місяці тому

    I’ll stick to headstocks for now. Part of playing guitar is how cool it looks to play one😂🤘🏽

  • @faustobarco1351
    @faustobarco1351 4 місяці тому

    🤢

  • @carlhibdon7150
    @carlhibdon7150 5 місяців тому +1

    Dude you are boring me

  • @randystache78
    @randystache78 5 місяців тому

    Get over it.

  • @francisproulx9669
    @francisproulx9669 3 місяці тому

    Is the essentiel good for metal music playing?

  • @aaronmontgomery4000
    @aaronmontgomery4000 5 місяців тому

    But how does it sound?

  • @John-ep7tj
    @John-ep7tj 2 місяці тому

    The neck is haram