Firstly, we are very sorry to disappoint you, we are speechless. The only thing we want you to know that this is not what we wanted. And modify is a long process, we will grow, maybe the pace is a bit slow and we may go the wrong way, but we will definitely get better and we need more advice, thank you for your attention.
I REALLY like the looks of the guitar. Good, strong bones. I take $600 guitars out of the box and have to work on 'em for a couple of days to get everything right. Until I get richer, I can tell you a whole bunch of $200 guitars are gonna be in my future. AND, oh, by the way, some of my favorite guitars have bolt on necks. Don't be such a snob!
When you have painted/coated bridge parts like that, there won't be any electrical continuity from part to part since they are essentially insulated. You'll have to grind the paint off at the contact points. You would think the parts designers would know this.
@@scarmyguitar You should send Fesley a link to an inexpensive multimeter and a link to a video showing how to use it to check continuity. But seriously, I suspect many of the Chinese folks know nothing about guitars other than what they observe when they copy a name brand instrument. I was watching some demo videos from a Chinese company named Bullfighter who was selling a strat clone with a nice gig bag, tuner, and nice looking cable for 95 on amazon. They had 3 videos; one demonstrating each of the 3 pickups. On 2 of the videos, a guy played some simple chords. On the third video he played the same chords on the same guitar but it was so out of tune it was like fingernails on a chalkboard. 😂
Those fret ends were the exact same I got on my Fesley strat, except my frets were a bit unlevel, too (not affecting playability, just not level). And the humming humbuckers (humadders). The out of place second fret is interesting though, because you know they cut that fretboard with a CNC so it should be perfect. Looks awesome, but seems on par with the quality of a $150 guitar from the 2000s. Not good enough today.
What I love about your channel is your honesty, integrity and unbiased reviews. Also, your mad skills and down-to-earth humor. Never stop being who you are.
Wow! 2 million views...well done Sean & Cathy you totally deserve it because you put so much top info. and techniques into your videos and have a laugh while you're at it. I'm a drummer, but thanks to you I'm now able to fix and set up my band members guitars. Congratulations to you guys! 👏👏👏❤
Your viewers know your honest you should take any free guitar you’re going to review if it helps the channel. Let them foot the bill. You put the work in building your brand you deserve all the help you can get.
Great break down of the guitar. Mine also has the neck pocket gap, but mine is big enough to fit a guitar pick. I didn't notice the buzz issue on mine so hopefully it's not all of them. Also, this is more of a copy of the ESP Eclipse rather than an Epiphone LP. And because of that, it should have jumbo frets, which they have assured me they will switch to on future batches.
Would be cool if Sean switched it to jumbos to show them WHY that’s a better choice on this guitar. They should pay for Sean to show them how to fix all the issues.
That's exactly what I thought when the shredder was doing a demo of it , the look seems to be the only thing it has going for it. Definitely not worth $180 for wall art!
The sound issue is definitely the painted hardware. File down where the strings touch the bridge and where the ground wire touches the bridge. The noise will disappear.
I have a $200 Jackson with a similar grounding issue. At first I thought the grounding wire wasn't making contact but it turns out that the cheap tuneomatic bridge just isn't conductive.
Sean... The ground issue is probably because that black paint is everywhere - all over the bridge and tailpiece - and the ground wire isn't contacting any bare metal.
My Kathy helps me with my builds and mods too... Glad I watched your vid on Fesley, I was going to buy one.. Got away cheap.. Congrats on the 2 mil views.. Keep scarrin'..
Guitars are so cool, and so much fun, a great hobby , one of the great things in life, Thank you Sean and Cathy for your channel. God Bless you both and your little Doggy too!
Man I love mine and it come in with no problems except the bridge was backwards. My strat neck though wasn't in the best shape with sharp frets and a couple of high one's but no biggie. The buzzing might be from the black coating on the metal parts. Another utuber had the same issue and ground some of the coating off so his ground d made better connection
Why is the Bridge on Backwards. Gibson ships them both ways including Epiphone. I have numerous guitars from other manufacturers with the stoptail bridge facing screws to rear. It's only direction of saddles that would to be changed if yours fails to intonate. Plenty of information on forums and also Videos on UA-cam showing the geometry makes no difference only saddles if you run out of adjustment room.
Ha ha I had the opposite experience..I got 2 LP models on my Channel No issues..Absolutely Perfect Frets were Awesome and rolled nicely..I Love the Pickups personally..and Just got the Strat...frets were kinda sharp and the Whammy wasn't the best type for the guitar..Luck of the Draw I guess 🍻
How dare They Call it a "DELUXE ELECRATRIC GUITAR" of the "LATESTED DESIGN" And Not Include a "FESLEY" Branded Guitar Strap ! I Guess it's That "BUCKING HUM" That Makes It "DERUXE" 🤣🤣🤣 As Always Thank You for Telling it Like Is & Live Free Or Die, From PEW HAMPSHIRE !!!
Hi Sean and Kathy. Again, another awesome review!,,You are amazing and I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge. I always can't wait for your next presentation! I bought a Censtar guitar exactly like the one you reviewed and I had to adjust the truss rod and string height. And set intonation. Thanks to you I was confident doing it! I also mentioned you again Sean, and (scar my guitar) on my second Amazon guitar review. I like the Censtar alot, but the westcreek revenge was still better out of the box. I love both of them! I am 63 and learning to play guitar slowly. Others should watch your reviews and your work, because you are right on brother! Hope I can catch a live soon friend. Brian Hoffmaster, from Pa.
The problem with the black hardware, as opposed to chrome, is that it's not conductive. It's insulating the strings from being grounded... I bet if you scrape off the paint where the ground wire and strings meet the bridge, your humming will go away. The misplaced fret is a little harder to deal with... 😂
I see a lot of people are commenting on the painted hardware! Good. All those videos of the Harley Benton s with black hardware & no grounding are having an effect. 😊
I sure enjoy your vids. Kids, listen up! this guy is teaching some skills that you NEED. He has dressed a zillion fret ends and he is doing it right but if you are new to this here is a trick for beginners: Instead of a triangular file, take a metal fingernail file and sand the edges smooth. Now when you round those fret tips the file edge contacting the wood will be smooth and won't scratch the fingerboard. This rascal doesn't need to do that. He is experienced but a person new to this might like my metal fingernail file trick. And a Dollar Store file will work fine.
Love that you really do an honest review! I recently picked up a used Epiphone Special 1 for $100 and it has no issues at all. Plays great and the pups are killer. Like you, I love the look of that Fesley, but if you struggle to play it, gotta move on!
I bought the Strat style Fesley , and with mine a couple of things : The frets were pretty rough , but at this price not really concerned a good polishing takes care of that , 2. Fret board was super dry but lemon oil did the trick . Good side: Plays pretty good right out of the box , but with a good set up will play much better . Stays in tune despite my heavy handedness even with super bends and whammy bar . No microphonic noise at high gain a plus for sure . All in all a great buy I play blues and classic rock and it sounds pretty good with the pups it has Thanks Dave
I admire your honesty on your guitar reviews. I just watched the Zimm's Guitar Channel do a review on this same guitar, And he had nothing bad to say about it except the action was a little high out of the box. Did not bring up the ground noise, It sounded like crap when he played it, I guess he's just a sell out for a free guitar.. I told him to check your channel out if he really wanted to know how bad it is..
From all the guitar reviews I have watched I found these guitars with the coated black hardware have bad grounding. The coating is not conductive at all and they neglect to remove it so the ground wire can actually contact metal. Sharp frets suck and a lot of the time the fret board dries out. It really doesn't bother me because it's an easy fix especially when you have the proper tools. I have had to deal with fret sprout on a lot of guitars from the very expensive to the affordable. I think you should check the ground to the tail piece. I would bet that is the issue as far as the hum goes. If this was a Firefly I would say they neglect to remove the varnish off their ground wiring and even though it looks like it's soldered on in places it's not getting proper grounding. I have fixed the noise issue on the two I own and several others buy removing the varnish and resoldering the grounds.
It's because of all the black-painted hardware. The ground wire probably isn't in contact with bare metal. The saddles are probably insulated from the bridge for the same reason.
Great channel, I’m glad you’re doing this , reviewing budget guitars. That’s all I can afford. I bought a guitar like 2yrs ago. It was horrible it was false advertising, it looked the part, but surely didn’t play the part. Even the hardware was to cheap to harvest for another guitar. Thanks Scare, for doing what you do!
14:21 man I like what you are doing .man how do I go about finding a firefly gold bat guitar. Do you know when or how I can get one from guitar garden? I wish I could just order one? I really like to own a firefly guitar Gold Bat. I love it!!
i would like to see how you can fix that fret and the buzz i got a fesley just the other day and it has a few minor issues, but i consider it a good guitar to start learning more about the setup ... also is it worth upgrading the Fesley with EMG pickups and some new strings ?
At 3:06 I can tell by eye that the nut is placed too much towards headstock! First fret is about 1.3mm too long. If you move the nut towards the bridge by that much, it should play better in tune. Had this problem on a HB tele kit- first fret 1 mm too long (again noticed with the naked eye, measuring just confirmed it). Was lucky that the replacement steel nut was exactly 1mm wider. So I shortened the rosewood fretboard and had fine intonation.
Fret end dressing is one of my biggest pet peeves... Overall, I'd say that for $180 it's NOT a horrible guitar (seems serviceable). However, I got a Leo Jaymz LP off the 'ole AtoZ a couple months back and got it for the same price. The only issue it had was a minor intonation issue that was just a touch off. I can't really hear it when I play it, but my tuner picks it up ever so slightly. But otherwise it's a great Beater Guitar for less than $200.... I like the matte Black finish on that Fesley, but all things being considered, I'm glad I went with the Leo Jaymz. It came with AlnicoV pickups (that sound fine, no ground issue) and Grover tuners. So for the price, I think I got lucky. That's the downside I've been seeing with the $200 budget guitars lately. Yes, they are getting much better and some can compete with the $600 - 700 Guitars.. But they are kinda a roll of the dice. You can buy 10 of the same guitar, and you'll likely come across just as many nice ones as lemons...
@@scarmyguitar True! My $180 L.J. came in dressed to the 9's (and has the best fret ends I've ever seen). My $850 Fender I got about a year ago came in with some nasty fret sprout (on an otherwise lovely guitar).... The dangers of online ordering. You don't know what you'll get until you have it in your hands... Thanks for another great video and review Sean!
It would be interesting to see how you can diagnose and identify the tuning problem to see if the fret placement really is the cause and how far out of spec it might be. The grounding problem is fairly straight forward to correct. But if they are using some kind of automation to cut the fret slots and its out of adjustment, there is likely to be a whole lot of out-of-spec necks being produced with the exact same problem. Newbies probably wouldn't detect it. Good job once again Sean. KUDOS! Cheers!
Yep, I had to file the fret ends on mine too. Other than that, my Fesley is eminently playable. I love the neck profile. The pickups are decent enough, no need to upgrade them. The fit and finish on my git were near perfect. Mine is a keeper. I love playing it. Previously, I had bought the Strat version which, I immediately returned to Amazon. The fret ends were all too sharp and the neck didn’t make me want to put any time or money into getting the git playable.
OK it took me a couple hours, but I found out those are aretec pick ups got a Harley Benton with those in it and they suck. I put greenies in there by Seymour Duncan because there’s one tone and one volume in the middle position. They are very high output Trebel but the neck and the bridge they sound awesome pick ups cost more than most of my guitars.
Sharp looking guitar. Fesley logo looks like a Firefly logo. Would be interesting to see where that 2nd fret falls for location/placement. And the grounding noise. Guess they didn't send the ringer guitar for a replacement. Randomly plucked from production or did they send you one knowing what was wrong, testing your assessment & evaluation skills ?
One of my Wife’s friends brought over a Tostar guitar she bought off Amazon a Strat style and I was actually pretty impressed with it. It was at least as good as an average Squier and better than the Sonic series I’ve tried. I was able to tune it up and play it out of the box and that’s more than I can say about my Baretta Special when I first got it. If you get a chance you should try one out, I believe it’s called Tostar ?
look at the brite side.....at least it aint pink hahahaha!!! yep...i had to rib ya a lil bit bro! hekk ive checked out 800-900 dollar guitars with sharp fret ends! crazy aint it?? my 2nd censtar LP is as good as the 1st one! i had to make only 1 saddle adjustment(on 2nd one) to get intonation correct....and no sharpies on either model! the pups are "vantagge voiced" neck 7.4ish bridge 8.4ish.....but split they were in the very low 4s even in upper 3s....very thin/quiet.... but overall im satisfied with both! second is described as a cherryburst but looks more like ice tea burst...which i actually like better!
To each his own, especially if ya like Poplar bodies. For the price, it's actually an OK guitar to start off with. Like, what else did you expect? Even the cheapest guitars can be hand refined into excellent players if you aren't a guitar snob and take the time to do it.
I know this video is really old, but Bro, if you have chance to read it I just wanted to give a very good new to all that people who is interested on buying this guitar. I just got mine yesterday, and in my first over all check, I can tell you the Fesley people fixed (at least in my unit) 95% of all the defects that caused complain from you youtubers guys had almost a year ago. The gap between neck and body: fixed The upside down bridge: fixed The Sharpened frets: fixed The ugly name on the mide of the fretboard: Fixed The The slightly bend on the neck: fixed (Cheap Strings still sucking) So, I can assure you that now, this guitar is PERFECT for who wanna start to play this instrument. If I be you, I'll ask to Fesley to send me a current improved guitar to do a 2nd review and clean their image. I don't do it cuz I don't have a UA-cam content chAnnel, but you my friend have all the tools to do it! Blessings
Good review, thanks. To Fesley, maybe go with gloss black binding on the matte finish, engrave the Fesley logo on the pickups for more subtlety, and perhaps just an engraved "F" logo on the tuners, the branding is definitely a bit overdone. Fret work is always appreciated but understandably overlooked during manufacturing, not a big deal in my opinion, but I also like doing my own fret work. Circle fret markers are nice instead of dots, keep that, no need for branding at the 12th. Truss rod adjustment at the neck pickup would be cool too. The deluxe model should definitely have a set neck... and at least some type of arch, or carve on the body, as well as full sized cts pots. I am a big fan of the 3-knob layout and the pointy lower cut-out, and the roasted maple look on back of the neck is very nice, but I don't know if it would work well with a set neck if you ever decided to go that route. All in all, I like the look, and it's a good price to start with and should upgrade well. I would upgrade the pickups, electronics, and tuners and the rest should be just fine.
I just saw this guitar reviewed on the Bald shredder channel also, He stated that the bridge is installed backwards on this thing, That the screws are supposed to be facing forward not towards the rear. Every picture That I saw that you can actually see them they were facing towards the rear, Apparently he had a tuning problem too. He claimed that flipping the bridge around fixed the tuning problem. Oh the woes of the Festly🎸💸
I have a few wishes for the LP... I would prefer the toggle switch be inline with the strumming hand, would prefer the bridge pickup be mounted closer to the neck a bit, to leave room for me to rest my hand, locking tunners, 1 volume, 2 tone knobs- one for each pickup. Jumbo, rolled edge frets would make this Festley the best version in my opinion. I also dislike how high my bridge pickup is mounted. Hopefully I can easily lower it.
I really liked this guitar (especially in the sunburst) until I saw this review. This is the second review I have seen with the gap at the neck. One other review had cracks on the neck below the head stock. Although the guitar sounded good in every other review I have seen. I don't think I am going to risk it on this one. Temu has them for 144.00
this isn’t a gibson copy it’s an eclipse by esp copy it’s not a bad guitar i have an esp ltd eclipse 256 sitting on my bed now with some Good pickups and nice tuners and upgrading the pots this would be a killer guitar Fesley love the guitar love the matte black color fix the frets maybe put stainless steel frets on there and your good to go Thank you scar my guitar for another awesome video
To be honest with you , if im paying sub $200 for a guitar i know that its gonna need work, thats why im prepared to adjust everything on it ; fret job, truss rod adjustment , nut replacement, pots, and pickups if i have to. Knowing these skills removes my fear in bad guitars because i know i can fix whatever is necessary. Still sucks that guitars have these problems from factory.
So far this is the only review of this guitar with a grown issue. Except for bald shredder everyone else whose reviewed them has been happy with theirs.
Hey Sean, love your reviews. I'm interested in the Squire Sonic Stratocaster HSS. Have you reviewed this one yet? I'd love to hear your thoughts. Thanks
I disagree with you completey the guitar was not free they owed you a warranty replacement. Plus you are providing Fesley a free detailed inspection. Excellent review video as always. They let you keep the old one because shipping it back would cost them more than shipping you a new one.
Firstly, we are very sorry to disappoint you, we are speechless. The only thing we want you to know that this is not what we wanted. And modify is a long process, we will grow, maybe the pace is a bit slow and we may go the wrong way, but we will definitely get better and we need more advice, thank you for your attention.
Its the same for all supercheap guitars.
They gotta save, wich excludes good mikes.
Thank you for listening to customers 🙌🙏 wish you guys a better future ahead
I REALLY like the looks of the guitar. Good, strong bones. I take $600 guitars out of the box and have to work on 'em for a couple of days to get everything right. Until I get richer, I can tell you a whole bunch of $200 guitars are gonna be in my future.
AND, oh, by the way, some of my favorite guitars have bolt on necks. Don't be such a snob!
Sounds like Fesley wants to improve. They have the looks down. Let’s see if they fix these issues
Fesley = BEST response I ever heard from a company... I will buy one and mod it if necessary to support this company
I always enjoy how you cut off the haters, with your, "hang on a dang minute..."
When you have painted/coated bridge parts like that, there won't be any electrical continuity from part to part since they are essentially insulated. You'll have to grind the paint off at the contact points. You would think the parts designers would know this.
Stole my comment 😂😂😂
@vicos yep that's the issue!
@@scarmyguitar You should send Fesley a link to an inexpensive multimeter and a link to a video showing how to use it to check continuity. But seriously, I suspect many of the Chinese folks know nothing about guitars other than what they observe when they copy a name brand instrument. I was watching some demo videos from a Chinese company named Bullfighter who was selling a strat clone with a nice gig bag, tuner, and nice looking cable for 95 on amazon. They had 3 videos; one demonstrating each of the 3 pickups. On 2 of the videos, a guy played some simple chords. On the third video he played the same chords on the same guitar but it was so out of tune it was like fingernails on a chalkboard. 😂
@@sw4610 Sorry, I'm usually late to the game. I needed a win. 😁😁
That hum is what people want in their Electrostatic guitars
🤣😂🤣
Please review a Firefly guitar 🎸 beautiful guitars, Strat Tele Les Paul semi hollow body!
Those fret ends were the exact same I got on my Fesley strat, except my frets were a bit unlevel, too (not affecting playability, just not level). And the humming humbuckers (humadders). The out of place second fret is interesting though, because you know they cut that fretboard with a CNC so it should be perfect.
Looks awesome, but seems on par with the quality of a $150 guitar from the 2000s. Not good enough today.
Good honest work, Sean!
Congratulations on the 2million views fella. Well deserved and here's to the next million.🎉
Congrats on the 2 million views.. Deff VERY well deserved!!!
I got a squire for sweet water one fret needs replaced brand new so much for there inspection
Thanks for the great video and your honesty.😊
I think the ground issue is ground wire on paint. Remove a little paint where the ground wire contacts the bridge/screws and that may fix it.
What I love about your channel is your honesty, integrity and unbiased reviews. Also, your mad skills and down-to-earth humor. Never stop being who you are.
Wow! 2 million views...well done Sean & Cathy you totally deserve it because you put so much top info. and techniques into your videos and have a laugh while you're at it. I'm a drummer, but thanks to you I'm now able to fix and set up my band members guitars. Congratulations to you guys! 👏👏👏❤
Your viewers know your honest you should take any free guitar you’re going to review if it helps the channel. Let them foot the bill. You put the work in building your brand you deserve all the help you can get.
Great break down of the guitar. Mine also has the neck pocket gap, but mine is big enough to fit a guitar pick. I didn't notice the buzz issue on mine so hopefully it's not all of them. Also, this is more of a copy of the ESP Eclipse rather than an Epiphone LP. And because of that, it should have jumbo frets, which they have assured me they will switch to on future batches.
Would be cool if Sean switched it to jumbos to show them WHY that’s a better choice on this guitar. They should pay for Sean to show them how to fix all the issues.
This guitar is the worst I've seen yet. But they will get it right they assured me.
That's exactly what I thought when the shredder was doing a demo of it , the look seems to be the only thing it has going for it. Definitely not worth $180 for wall art!
The sound issue is definitely the painted hardware. File down where the strings touch the bridge and where the ground wire touches the bridge. The noise will disappear.
I have a $200 Jackson with a similar grounding issue. At first I thought the grounding wire wasn't making contact but it turns out that the cheap tuneomatic bridge just isn't conductive.
Would love to see the fixes for those problems.
I always wanted me a Electratic geetar.
Sean... The ground issue is probably because that black paint is everywhere - all over the bridge and tailpiece - and the ground wire isn't contacting any bare metal.
My Kathy helps me with my builds and mods too... Glad I watched your vid on Fesley, I was going to buy one.. Got away cheap.. Congrats on the 2 mil views.. Keep scarrin'..
Glad to help try Censtars Les Paul
Guitars are so cool, and so much fun, a great hobby , one of the great things in life, Thank you Sean and Cathy for your channel. God Bless you both and your little Doggy too!
Let's make that video showing how to get rid of the buzz so the folks at Fesley can watch it and solve that problem with their guitars
The e is pronounced as a ,you can get a Healey Benton like that but set neck
Man I love mine and it come in with no problems except the bridge was backwards. My strat neck though wasn't in the best shape with sharp frets and a couple of high one's but no biggie. The buzzing might be from the black coating on the metal parts. Another utuber had the same issue and ground some of the coating off so his ground d made better connection
Why is the Bridge on Backwards. Gibson ships them both ways including Epiphone. I have numerous guitars from other manufacturers with the stoptail bridge facing screws to rear. It's only direction of saddles that would to be changed if yours fails to intonate. Plenty of information on forums and also Videos on UA-cam showing the geometry makes no difference only saddles if you run out of adjustment room.
Yeah, I believe that was Glen Fricker and it was a Harley Benton.
Once he figured it out it sounded pretty good for a cheapo axe.
Ha ha I had the opposite experience..I got 2 LP models on my Channel No issues..Absolutely Perfect Frets were Awesome and rolled nicely..I Love the Pickups personally..and Just got the Strat...frets were kinda sharp and the Whammy wasn't the best type for the guitar..Luck of the Draw I guess 🍻
How dare They Call it a "DELUXE ELECRATRIC GUITAR" of the "LATESTED DESIGN"
And Not Include a "FESLEY" Branded Guitar Strap !
I Guess it's That "BUCKING HUM" That Makes It "DERUXE" 🤣🤣🤣
As Always Thank You for Telling it Like Is & Live Free Or Die, From PEW HAMPSHIRE !!!
Nice video. I would like to see how you would fix the hum on this guitar. Thanks!
Scar bro, appreciate your passion for guitars very much!
Fender has bolt on neck so what's wrong with a bolt on neck?
Thanks!
Ty bro!
Elvis Fesley!😂👍
Hi Sean and Kathy. Again, another awesome review!,,You are amazing and I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge. I always can't wait for your next presentation! I bought a Censtar guitar exactly like the one you reviewed and I had to adjust the truss rod and string height. And set intonation. Thanks to you I was confident doing it! I also mentioned you again Sean, and (scar my guitar) on my second Amazon guitar review. I like the Censtar alot, but the westcreek revenge was still better out of the box. I love both of them!
I am 63 and
learning to play guitar slowly. Others should watch your reviews and your work, because you are right on brother!
Hope I can catch a live soon friend.
Brian Hoffmaster, from Pa.
Great review. WTG dude.
Show us how Sean how you would fix the noise .
Thanks
And the bad fret, too, please. Thanks, Sean. #superluthier
The problem with the black hardware, as opposed to chrome, is that it's not conductive. It's insulating the strings from being grounded... I bet if you scrape off the paint where the ground wire and strings meet the bridge, your humming will go away.
The misplaced fret is a little harder to deal with... 😂
I see a lot of people are commenting on the painted hardware! Good. All those videos of the Harley Benton s with black hardware & no grounding are having an effect. 😊
I want to see you fix the buzzing on the other.
I sure enjoy your vids.
Kids, listen up! this guy is teaching some skills that you NEED.
He has dressed a zillion fret ends and he is doing it right but if you are new to this here is a trick for beginners:
Instead of a triangular file, take a metal fingernail file and sand the edges smooth.
Now when you round those fret tips the file edge contacting the wood will be smooth and won't scratch the fingerboard.
This rascal doesn't need to do that. He is experienced but a person new to this might like my metal fingernail file trick. And a Dollar Store file will work fine.
Yeah, like that idea for begginers! Thanks
Yeah, I’d love to see you fix the buzzing noise ground issue! Thanks for the vid!
Love that you really do an honest review! I recently picked up a used Epiphone Special 1 for $100 and it has no issues at all. Plays great and the pups are killer. Like you, I love the look of that Fesley, but if you struggle to play it, gotta move on!
I bought the Strat style Fesley , and with mine a couple of things :
The frets were pretty rough , but at this price not really concerned a good polishing takes care of that ,
2. Fret board was super dry but lemon oil did the trick .
Good side:
Plays pretty good right out of the box , but with a good set up will play much better .
Stays in tune despite my heavy handedness even with super bends and whammy bar .
No microphonic noise at high gain a plus for sure .
All in all a great buy
I play blues and classic rock and it sounds pretty good with the pups it has
Thanks
Dave
Absolutely my favorite channel on the tube right now, addicted. Where are these kits you speak of?
We are making more now
Please show us how to fix it .
Love your videos.
I admire your honesty on your guitar reviews. I just watched the Zimm's Guitar Channel do a review on this same guitar, And he had nothing bad to say about it except the action was a little high out of the box. Did not bring up the ground noise, It sounded like crap when he played it, I guess he's just a sell out for a free guitar.. I told him to check your channel out if he really wanted to know how bad it is..
That guy is a troll lol. He commented some Troll trash once on my videos
Love my epi special II. Guitar, hard case, strap$150
I love all your latesteded videos bro. I didn’t catch what brand of guitar it was here. 😂
From all the guitar reviews I have watched I found these guitars with the coated black hardware have bad grounding. The coating is not conductive at all and they neglect to remove it so the ground wire can actually contact metal. Sharp frets suck and a lot of the time the fret board dries out. It really doesn't bother me because it's an easy fix especially when you have the proper tools. I have had to deal with fret sprout on a lot of guitars from the very expensive to the affordable. I think you should check the ground to the tail piece. I would bet that is the issue as far as the hum goes. If this was a Firefly I would say they neglect to remove the varnish off their ground wiring and even though it looks like it's soldered on in places it's not getting proper grounding. I have fixed the noise issue on the two I own and several others buy removing the varnish and resoldering the grounds.
I bought the same Black Fesley guitar and have the same problem with the loud humming.
It's because of all the black-painted hardware. The ground wire probably isn't in contact with bare metal. The saddles are probably insulated from the bridge for the same reason.
I bet you’re right
Great channel, I’m glad you’re doing this , reviewing budget guitars.
That’s all I can afford.
I bought a guitar like 2yrs ago. It was horrible it was false advertising, it looked the part, but surely didn’t play the part. Even the hardware was to cheap to harvest for another guitar.
Thanks Scare, for doing what you do!
Way to go Bossman. Keep setting em straight Kemosabe 👍👌💯🎸🎸. Nice to see the deluxe switch 😊😊
Would like to see a video on how to fix the buzz and off fret. This my new favorite channel. You are a straight shooter. Much appreciated.
14:21 man I like what you are doing .man how do I go about finding a firefly gold bat guitar. Do you know when or how I can get one from guitar garden? I wish I could just order one? I really like to own a firefly guitar Gold Bat. I love it!!
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Wow love a new Scar video on Mondays.
i would like to see how you can fix that fret and the buzz i got a fesley just the other day and it has a few minor issues, but i consider it a good guitar to start learning more about the setup ... also is it worth upgrading the Fesley with EMG pickups and some new strings ?
At 3:06 I can tell by eye that the nut is placed too much towards headstock! First fret is about 1.3mm too long. If you move the nut towards the bridge by that much, it should play better in tune.
Had this problem on a HB tele kit- first fret 1 mm too long (again noticed with the naked eye, measuring just confirmed it). Was lucky that the replacement steel nut was exactly 1mm wider. So I shortened the rosewood fretboard and had fine intonation.
I'd like to see you fix it.
Fret end dressing is one of my biggest pet peeves... Overall, I'd say that for $180 it's NOT a horrible guitar (seems serviceable). However, I got a Leo Jaymz LP off the 'ole AtoZ a couple months back and got it for the same price. The only issue it had was a minor intonation issue that was just a touch off. I can't really hear it when I play it, but my tuner picks it up ever so slightly. But otherwise it's a great Beater Guitar for less than $200....
I like the matte Black finish on that Fesley, but all things being considered, I'm glad I went with the Leo Jaymz. It came with AlnicoV pickups (that sound fine, no ground issue) and Grover tuners. So for the price, I think I got lucky.
That's the downside I've been seeing with the $200 budget guitars lately. Yes, they are getting much better and some can compete with the $600 - 700 Guitars.. But they are kinda a roll of the dice. You can buy 10 of the same guitar, and you'll likely come across just as many nice ones as lemons...
It's also the downside with expensive instruments. Sharp frets sometimes can't be helped because wood is finicky. Fret sprout just happens sometimes.
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True! My $180 L.J. came in dressed to the 9's (and has the best fret ends I've ever seen). My $850 Fender I got about a year ago came in with some nasty fret sprout (on an otherwise lovely guitar)....
The dangers of online ordering. You don't know what you'll get until you have it in your hands...
Thanks for another great video and review Sean!
It would be interesting to see how you can diagnose and identify the tuning problem to see if the fret placement really is the cause and how far out of spec it might be. The grounding problem is fairly straight forward to correct. But if they are using some kind of automation to cut the fret slots and its out of adjustment, there is likely to be a whole lot of out-of-spec necks being produced with the exact same problem. Newbies probably wouldn't detect it. Good job once again Sean. KUDOS! Cheers!
Yep, I had to file the fret ends on mine too. Other than that, my Fesley is eminently playable. I love the neck profile. The pickups are decent enough, no need to upgrade them. The fit and finish on my git were near perfect. Mine is a keeper. I love playing it.
Previously, I had bought the Strat version which, I immediately returned to Amazon. The fret ends were all too sharp and the neck didn’t make me want to put any time or money into getting the git playable.
Another great vid.
If they can provide a great neck, good body then its a great mod guitar
OK it took me a couple hours, but I found out those are aretec pick ups got a Harley Benton with those in it and they suck. I put greenies in there by Seymour Duncan because there’s one tone and one volume in the middle position. They are very high output Trebel but the neck and the bridge they sound awesome pick ups cost more than most of my guitars.
Could it be paint coating not allowing it to ground
Be nice to see a video of how you fix the issues. I’m sure there’s a few who got those guitars and don’t know how to fix it.
Love this channel Sean! When all else fails buy the Epiphone " The King of CHEAP guitars" . I heard that quote somewhere before...lol
On that fesley black les Paul try see if the ground to post to the pots rings out if not it’s the paint you’ll have to do the screw treads post too
Sharp looking guitar. Fesley logo looks like a Firefly logo. Would be interesting to see where that 2nd fret falls for location/placement. And the grounding noise. Guess they didn't send the ringer guitar for a replacement. Randomly plucked from production or did they send you one knowing what was wrong, testing your assessment & evaluation skills ?
One of my Wife’s friends brought over a Tostar guitar she bought off Amazon a Strat style and I was actually pretty impressed with it. It was at least as good as an average Squier and better than the Sonic series I’ve tried. I was able to tune it up and play it out of the box and that’s more than I can say about my Baretta Special when I first got it. If you get a chance you should try one out, I believe it’s called Tostar ?
look at the brite side.....at least it aint pink hahahaha!!!
yep...i had to rib ya a lil bit bro!
hekk ive checked out 800-900 dollar guitars with sharp fret ends! crazy aint it??
my 2nd censtar LP is as good as the 1st one! i had to make only 1 saddle adjustment(on 2nd one) to get intonation correct....and no sharpies on either model!
the pups are "vantagge voiced" neck 7.4ish bridge 8.4ish.....but split they were in the very low 4s even in upper 3s....very thin/quiet....
but overall im satisfied with both! second is described as a cherryburst but looks more like ice tea burst...which i actually like better!
To each his own, especially if ya like Poplar bodies. For the price, it's actually an OK guitar to start off with. Like, what else did you expect? Even the cheapest guitars can be hand refined into excellent players if you aren't a guitar snob and take the time to do it.
The grounding problem could be a minor fix. But a fret in the wrong position? Thats a dealbreaker. I am interested to see how you would fix it.
When you get the 'Latestest Design of Elecratric Guitar' be sure it has Fesley stamped all over it.
I like that easier to change the neck if goes bad
I know this video is really old, but Bro, if you have chance to read it I just wanted to give a very good new to all that people who is interested on buying this guitar.
I just got mine yesterday, and in my first over all check, I can tell you the Fesley people fixed (at least in my unit) 95% of all the defects that caused complain from you youtubers guys had almost a year ago.
The gap between neck and body: fixed
The upside down bridge: fixed
The Sharpened frets: fixed
The ugly name on the mide of the fretboard: Fixed
The The slightly bend on the neck: fixed
(Cheap Strings still sucking)
So, I can assure you that now, this guitar is PERFECT for who wanna start to play this instrument.
If I be you, I'll ask to Fesley to send me a current improved guitar to do a 2nd review and clean their image.
I don't do it cuz I don't have a UA-cam content chAnnel, but you my friend have all the tools to do it!
Blessings
Good review, thanks. To Fesley, maybe go with gloss black binding on the matte finish, engrave the Fesley logo on the pickups for more subtlety, and perhaps just an engraved "F" logo on the tuners, the branding is definitely a bit overdone. Fret work is always appreciated but understandably overlooked during manufacturing, not a big deal in my opinion, but I also like doing my own fret work. Circle fret markers are nice instead of dots, keep that, no need for branding at the 12th. Truss rod adjustment at the neck pickup would be cool too. The deluxe model should definitely have a set neck... and at least some type of arch, or carve on the body, as well as full sized cts pots. I am a big fan of the 3-knob layout and the pointy lower cut-out, and the roasted maple look on back of the neck is very nice, but I don't know if it would work well with a set neck if you ever decided to go that route. All in all, I like the look, and it's a good price to start with and should upgrade well. I would upgrade the pickups, electronics, and tuners and the rest should be just fine.
I just saw this guitar reviewed on the Bald shredder channel also, He stated that the bridge is installed backwards on this thing, That the screws are supposed to be facing forward not towards the rear. Every picture That I saw that you can actually see them they were facing towards the rear,
Apparently he had a tuning problem too. He claimed that flipping the bridge around fixed the tuning problem.
Oh the woes of the Festly🎸💸
Nope, he was wrong. He set the record straight in another video. The bridge is installed correctly, not backwards
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I have a few wishes for the LP... I would prefer the toggle switch be inline with the strumming hand, would prefer the bridge pickup be mounted closer to the neck a bit, to leave room for me to rest my hand, locking tunners, 1 volume, 2 tone knobs- one for each pickup. Jumbo, rolled edge frets would make this Festley the best version in my opinion. I also dislike how high my bridge pickup is mounted. Hopefully I can easily lower it.
......it's literally 2 screws to adjust the height...
I really liked this guitar (especially in the sunburst) until I saw this review. This is the second review I have seen with the gap at the neck. One other review had cracks on the neck below the head stock. Although the guitar sounded good in every other review I have seen. I don't think I am going to risk it on this one. Temu has them for 144.00
Good video.
this isn’t a gibson copy it’s an eclipse by esp copy it’s not a bad guitar i have an esp ltd eclipse 256 sitting on my bed now with some Good pickups and nice tuners and upgrading the pots this would be a killer guitar Fesley love the guitar love the matte black color fix the frets maybe put stainless steel frets on there and your good to go
Thank you scar my guitar for another awesome video
The ground wire is probably touching a painted stud. Is it black metal or painted? 😮 maybe pull the stud and grind some paint off
Wow u r thorough...great job. Very helpful
Now after changing the truss rod adjustment, add 1/2 gallon gasoline and lite er’ up! PeAce
Elvis has left the gig bag!
Did you try tapping that fret down? Granted it won’t fix the ground issue.
Tear 'em UP, Sean..!
To be honest with you , if im paying sub $200 for a guitar i know that its gonna need work, thats why im prepared to adjust everything on it ; fret job, truss rod adjustment , nut replacement, pots, and pickups if i have to. Knowing these skills removes my fear in bad guitars because i know i can fix whatever is necessary. Still sucks that guitars have these problems from factory.
still appreciate the DoomMetal Gothic look on that Lespaul
will like tried someday Drop A Tuning
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So you ...are their inspectir... love it...get em dude
So far this is the only review of this guitar with a grown issue. Except for bald shredder everyone else whose reviewed them has been happy with theirs.
I didn't get paid! Take that or leave it!
bet they didnt take paint off pin so it s not getting ground to strings
Let's see the fix it video Sean.Your Killin' it Homie!! Fantastic video
Hey Sean, love your reviews. I'm interested in the Squire Sonic Stratocaster HSS. Have you reviewed this one yet? I'd love to hear your thoughts. Thanks
I disagree with you completey the guitar was not free they owed you a warranty replacement. Plus you are providing Fesley a free detailed inspection. Excellent review video as always. They let you keep the old one because shipping it back would cost them more than shipping you a new one.
scar my guitar killin' it lately
Is that what they call a Humm bucker?
Hey bro! Could you please tell me what size of frets this guitar has on?
The best I can measure is 0.11inch wide and 0.055 inch tall.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Same to you!