The TRUTH About Budget Guitars this 2025
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- After reviewing and testing more than 50 guitars sa local market,
ano yung napansin at narealize ko?
In this video, i-rerealign natin ang understanding as well as expectations natin when it comes to the value we get for the money we pay.
This will be our guide to assessing budget guitars and hopefully, this will shed some light to your questions.
The Truth about budget guitars... and what we should realistically expect.
I'm back boys and girls.
I bought a Jcraft Tele around 2022 and modded it with very affordable parts available. Ngayon no. 1 axe ko na siya. Yung squier strat standard ko nakalagay lang sa case haha pero iba parin feeling ng neck
ganda ng ganitong usapan, seryoso, walang bolahan, para sa huli, panalo tayong lahat sa guitar playing community. still tuning in sa 2025 :D
gustong makakita ng video na nagrerekomenda ka ng mga budget guitar (10k below) habang sinasabi sa amin ang mga kalamangan at kahinaan
ah ooooh. pwede pwede
@@PAXmusicgearlifestyle Kuys!!! Pax!!! Labyu!! Sorbang solid na naman netong video na to! Grabe ka talaga! Isa tong video na to sa pinaka sa pinaka helpful na video na ginawa mo! Sobrang daming knowledge at learnings! Thank youuuuu!
kahit 5k-15k budget
Sana per price bracket, sa akin need recommendation for 20K-25K budget. 🤘
@r3nr0nx2 again,
If i cant say which ones are bad, the opposite is also true.
We can do spec comparison pero not quality control
Thanks PAX for this very informative video 🎸 🎸 🎸
Grabe, I think first of its kind ang video na to!! Salamat Boss Pax!
Sir Pax, the informative guitar master 💪😊
Thanks! 💪💪
This is an absolute wonderful content! Salute sir pax!
Naway sa mga susunod mong vids sir magkaroon ka ng reviews sa mga 6 to 5k below entry level guitars para ng sa ganun magsilbi itong guide sa mga beginner guitarist na magkaroon ng idea sa kung anong budget brands ba ang papasok sa budget nilang around 5 to 6k kung sakali.
Sobrang gandang paliwanag. Kaya kung bibili ng gitara mas okay na sa store mismo bilhin at itest para siguradong tatagal at sulit ang bayad. 💯
@PAXmusicgearlifestyle Kuys!!! Pax!!! Labyu!! Sorbang solid na naman netong video na to! Grabe ka talaga! Isa tong video na to sa pinaka sa pinaka helpful na video na ginawa mo! Sobrang daming knowledge at learnings! Thank youuuuu!
Great value sa video na ito. Sharing it with those asking for budget recos.
Thanks Coach! 🙏🙏
I'm a church musician, nasubukan ko nang gumamit ng 150k na Fender Strat (from a friend). True na malaki talaga ang agwat in terms of playing feel and sound, however, pagbalik ko sa 13k guitar ko, nasabi ko parang mas gusto ko parin yun kasi the guitar slowly (after 8 years) adjusted itself to my playstyle (if you know what I mean). Parang naging isa na kami ng gitara. So whether mamahalin or not yung gamit mo, if it works and gives you the sound you want, goods na yan. If meron man akong 150k on hand ngayon, bibili ako nag 30k or less na guitar, tas the rest either a Quad Cortex or Helix Floor yung extra money.
Thank you kuya pax sa info ❤balak kopa naman bumili ng budget e-guitar 😅
Namiss ko 'to! Angas ng gantong contents, talagang may basis.
ang ganda ng content na to, mismong mismo, sakto kuya pax ang daming nag aask sakin na friend about buying their first guitar, and hindi ko alam paano i-explain sa kanila ng on point haha, share ko sa kanila tong vid mo ❤
Thank you sir Pax! dami kong natutunan senyo!
Na curious din ako dito sa dami ng naglalabasan sa local market ngayon. Thanks for covering this topic.
Walang tapon banger kada vid!!
Welkam back puu😘
Napaka sobrang meaningful ng content talaga. 🙂👌
Quality yung content. Galing ni master PAX 🤗
Mismo, genius research ang talino ❤️
My first guitar is now 25 years old, got it wayback in 2000, an Ibanez Gio GRX170 which was a gift from my dad. It’s gone thru so many upgrades and until now I still use it from time to time. Despite all the flaws of a “budget” guitar, the level of quality compared to when I got my first guitar has increased 10x or more..sobrang swerte ng mga beginners this time when getting into guitars and all gear related to it 😅
Pax, ang ganda ng topic na ito. Specially sa mga kids na nagsisimula palang mag gitara. mas maappreciate nila mga brands na meron ngayon na nagke-cater ng improved budget guitars compare sa inabutan natin dati. This is a good guide for them and even for us na medyo matagal na sa pag gigitara. Salamat pax!
very informative 🙌
Good content, hopefully yung mga local brands natin, sana wag na nila iattempt ibenta pa ung mga may defect or may mga imperfections na gitara. For their own reputation din. Im thinking na some items na binebenta nila online and nakasale probably may imperfection na user may not be aware lalo na kung beginner. Even hit or miss ang quality galing sa China, seller still have the responsility na ibigay sa customer yung best quality for the price.
Eyy! Welcome back kuya pax! abang na abang ako, nakandisplay pa yung tele ng fermata saka prs look alike ng rj
shinoshoot na this week ang fermata hihi
thanks for the info sir pax!
ahhhhhh that reallyy enlighten me! sarap paring makinig sayo sir HAHAHAHA
kaya kung kaya talaga, sa store bumili, mas hit or miss pag sa online, hirap nyan ibalik. pag sa store pwede mo papalitan kagad, maging maarte ka na bago mo iuwi, kesa naman pag inuwi mo na, may makita ka pang di ok. pero di mo rin talaga masabi hahaha
Yonnnn may upload na hahaha🎉🎉
Present kya pax!!❤
Wew ito talaga masarap pakinggan na mga reviews eh
thank youuu
Nice Pax, thanks for this info.
Decent 2nd hand guitar + good setup talaga yung winner. Ang daming "closet queens" na available sa marketplace, kailangan lang talaga in person yung transaction. Or better yet, have it assessed by your favorite luthier before the purchase.
Tama pero mas maganda paden kung brand new, iba paden yung Hindi kana magooverthink na walang hiden issue Yung guitara. Kung Meron man. Meron Kang warranty pwedeng ibalek or dikaya palitan ng ibang unit.
+1 but more applicable to more experienced musicians. Pag beginner, palaging irefer sa brand new for the sole purpose of warranty.
Pero best decision talaga is to find a nice 2ndhand instrument. Recently got a clean '91 Carvin DC.
Yonn nakakamiiss sana i review yung mga bago sa fermata hahaha
Nice topic! 💯💯💯💯💯
Kay tagal na walang paramdam boss 💯🔥🎸
ganda ng outro music mo ngaun.. relaxing 😅😅
I own quite a variety of high end guitars, except PRS and Anderson, wala ako nun, tingin ko yung pinakasulit na budget ay yung YAMAHA REVSTAR STANDARD.. Dalawa yung variant na nabili ko, p90 at humbucker, ganda ng workmanship wala akong masabing negative
💯 I own 1 high end guitar and the revstar can keep up.
@CharLessMajor7Music parang na PLEK machine yung frets, I can go as low without choking or buzzing
@nethbt yes everything feels nice, may few nitpicks ako pero sobrang liit lang. sobrang sulit at ang pogi pa. If may major na babagohin ako it’s the wiring kasi medyo di ko magamit ang 2nd and 4th position.
Salute sa mga seller ng local brand na may premium features ngayon. Tone is in the hands nalang talaga
Very nice, ayuz to 👍just wanna share, i totally agree with you sa hit or miss na yan.
Una kong gitara ay imitation of kramer strat(hss) na regalo sakin galing raon
bilang unang e.guitar, masaya. hanggang sa dami kong napansin na problema
dun ko sinimulan ang pag kalikot, takbuhan ko ang Lazer sa mga parts before lol
hanggang sa natuto, napunta sa Ibanez Gio Series(Good Quality, Pick Ups lang palitan), SX Tele(Medyo sablay ang Truss), Rockstar brand na strat.(Unexpected na maganda siya, for upgrade lang ang pick ups and pick up selector)
to epiphone acoustic electric. Ngayon meron akong Cort CR250. matagal na sakin. almost 8 yrs na.
ang nagparamdam lang is Pick Up Selector hahaha you know LP Users, lakas makatapik sa selector 😅
All in all, sa mga nabanggit kong brands, yun ay experience ko lang. maaaring iba sa inyo. ✌😁
Lupetttt!! 👌
The way you explain things is like MA or PhD level if sa academe. 🎉
Mga guitarista dyan share nyo tong channel na to sa mga kapwa guitarista nyo. kahit sa mga beginners marami silang makukuha dito. bakit 136k subs lang to.. ang daming mga beginners na kailangan tong channel na to.
Cant wait
Sana ma feature si Juven ng rocksteddy . Lupit nun!
Tama. Meron budget guitar na may nag review non na sobrang negative dahil lemon electronics yung napunta sakanya, na para sakanya wag daw bilin yung ganung gitara. Triny ko bilin yun nung nagka sale, ayun main axe ko ngayon ahahaha
Sir Pax, pa review naman ng Fermata EVO - 24 headless guitar. Keep rockin’ bro!
nakakamiss yung ganito ka polido na explain. pa request naman tone dial of epiphone sg standard.
Welcome back Pax! Sonicake matribox pro II? hehe
Bat bukas pa, pwede naman ngayon, joke asides, uhaw na uhaw talaga akk sa mga content ni kuya pax
UY GAGI SI CITLALI 🗣️🔥🥶
sana sir meron ka ding content tungkol sa mga fx na available sa ph or outside the country na pwedeng magamit ng mga nag sisimula palang sa mga fx and ung pinagkaiba ng mga fx dati at ngayon...well anyway salamat sir sa mga vid mo marame akong natututunan...hehe
This could be a potential research topic. It could benefit our local guitar industries.
it truly is. one day kapag yung local brands natin international na, people will look back and see na we've been discussing about it.
actually RJ has started penetrating international. which is a big leap for Filipino brands
Dapat talaga! We are ripe to do this. Pulido tayo. We can beat China in terms of quality.
Thank you sir pax for the info planning to buy a new electric guitar titignan ko Yan sa mga mahahawakan kong gitara para makabuenas.
Sir Pax, ano take nyo don sa mga Japan surplus brands like Buskers, Aria pro, Legend at iba pa?
PAXXXX MISS KA NA NAMINNNNNN
Tama one of the guitar that repair the 6 strings is not a line in the fret. It's a tough job for me to do. It's a local guitar but made in china.
My first guitar is a Jcraft S-3V 2023 model which I got on that same year, it came to me with issues like dead spots on frets, tooling marks and bad nut slot cutout but I didn't return it because I really wanted to start playing, I still have it to this day, I'm glad jolly music did a simple setup on it so it was actually playable. More local brands lately have been pushing out more spec'd out guitars which does make me wish I started a bit later, I hope it keeps improving and maybe someday we will get more budget Floyd rose models (Jcraft did it but personally I don't like how it looks)
for budget floydrose, check m yung sa DnD so lahat ng nahawakan ko n display ng ganung model eh ayos....
Buy nice or buy twice pa din talaga, best way to go
Pa request naman ng review ng Fermata SC-24 kuya pax..:)
Solid!!
Sa bass din, please, Sir Pax 😢
Not hating on budget guitars but for me mas ok na din maghanap ng mejo mid tier lalo na yung mga "sleeper brands". Masasabi kong swabe for the price sa budget line was yung take ng Thomson sa AZ ng Ibby. for about 8k plus, may maganda ka ng template for an AZ build since maganda talaga yung neck na roasted maple na mapapa OMG ka sa super nipis plus yung AZ neck heel access THOUGH mapapagastos ka din talaga in swapping out the hardware. Now sa mga "sleeper brands" I would advice to look into brands like Vintage, Sire (Larry Carlton), Tagima, Bacchus, Cort and Aria. Super minor upgrade nlang ang gagawin mo (if any). Also, sana dumating dito satin yung HILS na headless brand and yung Jet Guitars na sobrang panalo at mura na nafeature sa NAMM 2025.
Kuya Pax, rereview mo ba yung Stingray 2 signature ni Cory Wong? Hehe
Sir pax waiting sa part 2 ng rig rundown ni paul marney thank you po 🙇🏻♂️
FIRST TIME EARLY TIMER, IDOL KUYA PAXXX
Waiting for RJ Jazzcaster Review!
Been a while PAX kala ko anyare na sayo bro!
Salamat parin kuya pax! Nakita ko ang review mo sa Ligaya rookie strat at Yung RJ basic electric at thank the Lord! Mas maganda talaga kaysa sa Kawes electric. Salamat po! (Ganda Ng LGY rookie strat)
depende na lang sa tantya mo ng hit kesa miss.
pag online delikado. halos lahat ng guitars ko na online pinagbebenta na lahat.
punta ka sa mall or guitar center test mo ng itest, compare mo sa top 3 mo doon.
naniniwala ako sa playability and sound testing sa unang hawak at dinig pa lang sa tindahan.
So far satisfied ako s JCraft Modern Pro SSH. Pina setup ko lang ok na 😅 Decent pickuos, awesome neck profile. Kahit gano kaganda kasi aesthetics o specs ng gitara, pag d ko kasundo neck profile e matic pass 😂
Another thing that I like about budget guitars is they are a great platform for experimentation and upgrades. Its like an endless canvas.
Unfortunately to say na medyo na turn off ako sa quality control ng Fender Mexico. I was at a guitar center store to try and purchase a fender strat “MIM” player series. The display model was OK tho may flaws na sa neck akong nakita. Rough spot sa neck “spotty na clearcoat” and uneven fret ends. Pero nagustuhan ko na talaga. Subalit yung last 2 nila in stock is very disappointing, 😢 one of the guitar neck binding is very uneven na ramadam mo sa kamay mo na nakaangat siya at parang niliha lang to para di mahalata. 2nd same spot sa binding parang pinagdikit na may slight gap na makikita sa malapitan. Even the staff at GC was surprised 😢
thanks pax sobra dami ko natututunan sayo.!!
Shyeeet andun ako sa intro cameo haha
MISS YOU BROOOOO
kahit may cons ang budget guitars i still love my rj skycaster guitar.. san ka pa murang guitars pero may high end feels..
9:44 I think this statement means na sa big brands may pambayad sila sa mas magagaling na builders kahit pang mass production pa. So basically kaya kaya nila mag-offer ng budget guitars ay dahil nagtitipid sila sa pambayad sa experts.
Hindi ren, for example ng big brands ay ibanez nagkakaroon den Ng problema pagdating sa mass production nila for example Yung tod10 ni Tim Henson last year nagkaproblem sa quality control kahet yung product nayon is naka category sa brand Ng ibanez as premium (made in India) or one step ahead sa prestige (made in Japan).
may mga local brands na nagaasign talaga sila ng mga guitar tech or luthier para tumigen Ng guitara mo, lalo na Kung sa online Ka bibile Kaya mas advisable na bumile Ka sa physical store nila para makapile Kaden ng matinong unit.
sx brand/history review?
Waiting sa fermata stl24 review hehe
Yan yung guitar store? May guitar brand na pala sila hehe.
Sir pwede ka ba magkaroon ng comparison ng RJ Vibecaster and Fermata ST1HM? Thank you
Another thing to note with budget guitars is resale value. This might be important to some. Sure, you have one without any problems and upgrade its pickups, tuners, nut, etc it over time, but the moment you feel like upgrading to let's say even a used PRS or Fender USA or Gibson, you'll be selling your budget guitar for waaaay lower than you think. Especially after all the money you put into upgrading it.
True that. Well, same is true naman sa kahit akong budget gear
HELLO KUYA PAX! NEXT BAND TOUR WHEN?
Dapat magkaroon tayo ng community post vote ng mga brands tapos vvote naten alen dun ang nagkabad experience tayo n product para makita naten QC issues.
Also, in an ideal world normal n consumer ang bibili ng gitara na rereviewhin kase baka minsan linulupitan ang setup pag alam na kay sir pax ipapadala.
Pwede natin gawin yan actually
Pero again ang setup talaga di kasama usually, bonus lang yan. Pero yung mga major flaws na sinabi ko, yan dapat pwede talaga
Sana Naman May Mka pag Review Ng Harley Benton na Budget Guitar
Nasan na kuya pax part 2 ni Paul Marney
Idol sa mga natest nyo na mga guitar na budget guitar, ano ba pwd mo mairecommend pra sakin 15k. Ty
Me while watching: 😃😃😃
Meanwhile, Pax : 🤨🤨🤨
hahahaha grabe ka mag spoken kuys Pax, tinataasan mo naman kami ng kilay eh hahahaha
12:45 pero PAX, i would assume na best of the best ang ipapahiram sayo na gitara ng mga Brand owners for review. So kung may flaws dapat sabihin mo parin. With that expect mo na inferior quality na yung matatanggap ng ordinaryong buyers.
Actually yan yung problematic, kasi hindi rin ako pinapadalhan ng “best” parati haha. Hence kaya alam ko na may random flaws yung iba.
Pax, totoo ba? Hindi best ang pinapadala sayo given na alam nilang ikaw ang most influential guitar vlogger? Eh di ibig sabihin lang nun they won't really care selling poor quality sa mga ordinaryong buyers. Para sakin mas lalong dapat ipoint out yung flaws.
@ take note ha. Hindi lahat ganito. May brands na pupunta pa dito mismo yung owner para palitan. Pero meron ding brands na iaargue pa na mali ako. Haha.
NK guitars for headless solid yung build nila...mdjo so so lng electronics pero madali nman maayos.
Pax guitar fix tutorial po! Tungkol sa anong paano troubleshoot di gumagana bridge pickup o muffled tone dahil sa loob ng gitara
Nakupo dalhin mo na sa tech yan haha
sir pax, ano po local brand ng electrical guitar price range 20 to 30k na maisusuggest mo. ung naka floyd rose, stainless fret, coil splits, maganda ang wood, thank you..
Pwede kana mag ibanez rg series sa range na yan,maganda locking tremolo ng ibanez
One thing im curious abt is when will local brands make fender style offsets, like jazzmasters and jaguars with their signature rhythm and lead circuits plus the strangle switch on a jaguar. May mga headless na +guitars with floyd roses, afaik pati thomson merong guitar na naka floyd rose so im really curious and im looking forward to local brands explore those types of guitars
Actually yung shortest answer dyan is hindi sobrang “viable for business” ng offsets. Not yet.
Masyado siyang niche e. Huhu sorry sa mga offset peeps.
@PAXmusicgearlifestyle ahh so hindi pa mabenta yung offsets, manifesting magkaroon na ng market ang offsets huhuhuhu🙏🙏🙏🙏
idol pax pareview nga ng Jcraft ltx 3af active pickup tele at strat
yung feel ng premium guitar
iba talaga sa feel nung budget
kahit specd out payang budget
parang may kulang eh
yung feeling na hindi mo madama yung wood
oh yung gitara mismo
parang ang hirap maki bond nung brands like jcraft
kahit yung squier na vv
may kulang parin
Pede ka po gawa ng vid on setup sa SG?
Gayahin mo lang yung Les Paul setup video
Brand Stigma is true - one example is the unfortunate decline of Lumanog guitars.
Once a legendary name for it's build, now a name of the past and sometimes a meme.
I'm still wondering how RJ was never sued by PRS considering na similar ung design lalo na ung silver sky.
Hello po kuya, planning to buy a Les Paul po, ano po recomend nyong brand/model ng LPs below 15k?
I’m a big slash fan kasi hehehe
Anyway, sana ma notice po, Thankyou po!
letzgooo
Finally
sana po makapag rev matribox 2 pro