@@aako-dd1ly That's the special DiMarzio cream on that pickup cover. Obviously, at least the electronics swapped. Probably new bridge as well. However, don't discount that it has good bones.
Not really. I own one, and have played quite a few. While First Act has some sleeper models this isnt one of them. The wiring is awful, the pickup is really weak.
They used to sell those at Toys R Us before they went out of business. I used to have one I got from a friend in exchange for $5 and a gram of uh... Lettuce. I did a full setup on it, tore the pickup out, threw a pickup off of a epiphone Les Paul Studio and swapped the tuning keys out for Klusons. I loved that goofy thing
First act used to have a shop in boston with some of their high end stuff and I have to say I was actually blown away by the craftsmanship on their nice stuff. Not surprised that you’d find a quality instrument by them at all really. They were good guys and actually gave me a ton of information. The shops gone now but hey, it was a really cool experience when it happened.
Everyone wants to add the "mystical" to the cheap consumer experience. This ain't a film called Gremlins, buddy. Nothing happens after midnight with this Kumbach kid! 😂
First Act used to have a Custom Shop that supposedly great. Bill Kelliher from Mastodon has double cut based on a First Act rhat him and Brent Hinds used to play
Yeah, a UA-camr has a company called Woodrite Guitars that makes that double cutaway guitar. He has a First Act 9 string too. Does it Doom is the name of the channel
You sold me, I'm a drummer that recently got in a church band that knows nothing about music (except my wife) and I have started learning the piano and bass to help the band, I've been wanting to learn the electric guitar (the acoustic fret is too big for me) and didn't want to spend allot in case I can't physically play it
Simplicity is underrated especially on electric instruments. I played the hell out of my bronco bass before I finally put the money down for a j bass and the bronco is still the one on the guitar stand.
Most people don’t realize that 80% of the sound you get from a guitar comes from the amp. The other 20% comes from the pickups, strings, and guitar material. It genuinely doesn’t matter
Electric guitar sounds are essentially what pickup(s) you have and how distant each is from the strings. The rest is prettiness, or what kind of features you may need, like a thinner neck, stronger materials, or low action.
I love that this isn’t some expensive guitar, it makes me believe in how you play and use a guitar more than how much it costs and the accessories that come with it. Love it 🤘always learn your guitar before thinking you need something crazy
I’m glad I’m not the only one who loves their first act, I have a ME-444 that is a killer of a guitar, I swapped the pickup for a emg-81 and threw on some hipshot locking tuners with some minor drilling and it kicks ass
Never apologize. If the actions good, it stays in tune, and has good intonation, and has good electronics, its a good guitar, regardless of what some insecure gibson owner might tell you. Only reason I have to complain about first act is that the broken one i was given for free and fixed up had either a badly cut neck joint or warped wood because the action was hopelessly high. But it was also not cared for by the first owners.
As a proud owner of a firstact bass that I got when I was 12 and WILL NEVER get rid of, I knew as soon as I saw the pickguard what it was. They are DECEPTIVELY good instruments.
I have a First Act Garage Master and I absolutely LOVE that thing. It’s got active pickups with a built-in preamp that gives me a nice fuzz within the guitar!
The pickup are active. I have the same guitar. They are alnico 5 pickups!! I have the same guitar. It's a sleeper forsure!! The fuzz sounds like a fuzz face circuit..but it's supposed to be distrotion lol
@@hartlee1160 Awesome! Mine has four strings and is tuned to open C#. Also if I remember correctly, these GM guitars were a for promotion with Volkswagen in the mid 2000's. Very interesting story behind these, wish I could show you!
Somehow I knew immediately that it was a first act. 😂 I got an old 2008 first act I just did a bunch of work on and it’s pretty nice. mahogany body and everything!
I played a first act acoustic once, the entire thing was made of plastic. The frets were part of the injection molded fingerboard. Painted gold. There was no truss rod, so the neck was incredibly bowed. 12 mm gap at the 12th fret.
Once I realized tone wood wasn't really a thing on electric guitars, I just started buying cheap guitars that feel great, and re-doing the electronics, hardware, and setting it up to my specs. Will most likely never pay over $1000 for a guitar ever again.
I found a broken ukulele in the trash at work but I cleaned it and put it in my truck, and took it home after my shift 😂 fixed it right up! I work at a convenience store for reference...the old adage "one mans trash is another man's treasure" seems to apply 😉
when I was young my local pawn shop had a older guitarist who put me on to that! He showed me a squier that was toyed with and showed me the pickups were diff and how to tell. Now I have a cheap dean using the same method.
I had this exact guitar in a cherry red finish that I found at a thrift store for $30. Definitely a solid guitar and had a lot of fun with it. Even the stock pickup had a decent tone I loved to play with. Ended up giving it to my ex's little brother for Christmas a few years back, and I have no regrets about it. Just hope it's getting well used
One of my favorite guitars is a first act I also bought for $10. I didn't care if I ruined it so I carved the fretboard out with a pocket knife. Scalloped fretboard feels amazing to play. Now it one of my most played guitars Edit: I posted a video of me playing it if you care to check it out
FirstAct is a surprisingly solid instrument. That is not to say we should all stop playing Fender and Gibson and start playing FA. I’m saying you will be surprised at how much you actually don’t hate it at all.
My first ever guitar was a first act that came with my parents 2005 Jetta. The inlays and the knobs all had the VW logo. As did the gig bag and strap. The gimmick was that you could plug it into the car and play! 😂 it worked too, cause the guitar had a pre amp that you could toggle on and off and that was powered by a 9v like active pickups. I really really wish I never got rid of it
i remember seeing those commercials and thinking how dumb that was. im glad to know that it actually inspired at least some people to pick up the guitar because it seemed like such a gimmicky ad
This video made my day. Found the black version at goodwill for 8$ and I love it. I did out of boredom put a P 90 in just to hear how it sounds. It's fun,simple and it plays well.
I will always say I have played some very very expensive guitars that have felt like s***but cheaper guitar don't lie ....you get what you get and some times.....they make award winning songs ...
That's a beautiful guitar, If it sounds great then I don't care what brand it is.. My first guitar is an unbranded mini-strat with a single humbucker which I got when I was 16 for ZAR600, roughly $40US and it can easily keep up with my Strat
Man if you are looking for a tele, Indio makes a mean one for $100 new. Scored one used, took it home and playedbit through my amp before removing the smoke infused strings, and it sounded amazing. I couldn't believe it.
I own a black one. I’m routing it for two p90s. Total overhaul. I have another that I put a Filtertron in and it’s an amazing player. First Act ain’t bad😉
My buddy had a First Act from Walmart and while it was no Gibson, it was PRETTY GOOD. It took a setup pretty well and held onto it 😅 and the single knob/single pickup thing is arguably sick. The biggest thing that needed fixing was fret sprout and levelling.
Damn! I dont know how, but because of you I remember one of my recent dreams. In the dream I found a store that was selling pld guitars for really good price. Ok, not necessary old, but definitely cool and... bro, in the dream I bought like 5 amazing guitars without being broke. Of course it was a good dream.
Immediately noticed what it was, i bought a first act bass during that era. Also had a friend that had a red one like this. The guitar was a lot better than the bass was
I knew it was a First Act guitar as soon as I saw it. I actually bought 2 of them, a pink one and a sky blue one, at Circuit City for $22 each on close out. I would have bought 50 of them at that price if they were available. As he said, they are nothing special, but they are a decent playing, solidly built guitar.
a win for my broke ass
Same 🤣
Firefly mentioned 🔥‼️🔥‼️🔥
I wanna like your comment but you're sitting right on 666 likes
Safe to go like now 👍
@@PedroParkerDThat means immediately like it. We don't want that unholy number anywhere
You had me at 10 bucks 😂
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Can’t buy strings for ten bucks
@@mikean76 i can lol
@@mikean76you’re not looking hard enough
@mikean76 i bought one for 4-5 bucks online😂
This man single-handedly destroyed the professional guitar market
We never know if this was modded or not though
@@aako-dd1lyhe did say the pickup wasn’t however I would assume action and crap needed to be fixed
Ibanez, Fender, and Gibson HATE this content creator for this ONE trick!
Because most of the things they sell the average Joe are a bunch of bs.
@@aako-dd1ly That's the special DiMarzio cream on that pickup cover. Obviously, at least the electronics swapped. Probably new bridge as well. However, don't discount that it has good bones.
everyday low prices blue 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯
Gald you picked up on that! I feel like people slept on that one for a few days 😄 I felt good about that one
@@stevenkambachna man that was absolutely hilarious.... COMEDIC GOLD 🥇
A gear snobs worst nightmare
Im the problem 👋
Tbf that is an aftermarket pickup, so it’s not stock.
@@asdasdae
Yeah, I thought it looked like an after market DiMarzio humbucker.
we got a guitar cat fishing us before gta six
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It looks like a sly cooper themed guitar ill definitely have to pick one up
Dude i was thinking the same thing
*sly cooper mentioned*
A guitar player that gets it!!
Not really. I own one, and have played quite a few. While First Act has some sleeper models this isnt one of them. The wiring is awful, the pickup is really weak.
Gets what? Frets are everything and this has butters frets. Not to mention the hardware and electronics
They used to sell those at Toys R Us before they went out of business. I used to have one I got from a friend in exchange for $5 and a gram of uh... Lettuce. I did a full setup on it, tore the pickup out, threw a pickup off of a epiphone Les Paul Studio and swapped the tuning keys out for Klusons. I loved that goofy thing
Sounds like it was worth the ..... Lettuce 🥬
First act used to have a shop in boston with some of their high end stuff and I have to say I was actually blown away by the craftsmanship on their nice stuff.
Not surprised that you’d find a quality instrument by them at all really. They were good guys and actually gave me a ton of information. The shops gone now but hey, it was a really cool experience when it happened.
Custom Shop was great I hear! Would love to try one some day
Everyone wants to add the "mystical" to the cheap consumer experience. This ain't a film called Gremlins, buddy. Nothing happens after midnight with this Kumbach kid! 😂
So your strap-lock probably cost more than the guitar itself?
🤣 yep
This video singlehandedly made me understand the blazed hate.
First Act used to have a Custom Shop that supposedly great. Bill Kelliher from Mastodon has double cut based on a First Act rhat him and Brent Hinds used to play
First act doublecuts are really cool, they've been used by Matt Pike both in 6 and 9 string varieties
Yeah, a UA-camr has a company called Woodrite Guitars that makes that double cutaway guitar. He has a First Act 9 string too. Does it Doom is the name of the channel
@@foxman8882I love does it doom 😂
@@foxman8882 I love does it doom... AND those woodrite guitars
Hell. Yes.
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That’s how you get em.
EXACTLY! Its skill not brand.
It really depends on the instrument.
You sold me, I'm a drummer that recently got in a church band that knows nothing about music (except my wife) and I have started learning the piano and bass to help the band, I've been wanting to learn the electric guitar (the acoustic fret is too big for me) and didn't want to spend allot in case I can't physically play it
Marketplace is your friend 🧡
I like first act, the first guitar I fell in love with is a me1959. I still have it even after moving to a Nashville strat. I love the guitar still
Knew it was a first act from the start, that was my very first electric and it holds up amazingly
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We judge too quickly with our eyes something that matters more to the hands and the ears
First Act actually had a custom shop where guitars were built by hand and were super high quality, they even had major artists playing them.
Yes! I remember ❤️
First Act had an incredible custom shop for a long time.
Simplicity is underrated especially on electric instruments. I played the hell out of my bronco bass before I finally put the money down for a j bass and the bronco is still the one on the guitar stand.
Matt Pike plays a first act ❤
I love first act! They build just as good quality stuff as squire or epiphone!
Matt Pike plays first act 🔥
Most people don’t realize that 80% of the sound you get from a guitar comes from the amp. The other 20% comes from the pickups, strings, and guitar material. It genuinely doesn’t matter
I had a first Act guitar
Great guitars
Loved it 🥰🥰🥰🥰
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Electric guitar sounds are essentially what pickup(s) you have and how distant each is from the strings. The rest is prettiness, or what kind of features you may need, like a thinner neck, stronger materials, or low action.
Had it clocked as a first act from frame one, they're totally worth it at this point
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I love that this isn’t some expensive guitar, it makes me believe in how you play and use a guitar more than how much it costs and the accessories that come with it. Love it 🤘always learn your guitar before thinking you need something crazy
I’m glad I’m not the only one who loves their first act, I have a ME-444 that is a killer of a guitar, I swapped the pickup for a emg-81 and threw on some hipshot locking tuners with some minor drilling and it kicks ass
Never apologize. If the actions good, it stays in tune, and has good intonation, and has good electronics, its a good guitar, regardless of what some insecure gibson owner might tell you.
Only reason I have to complain about first act is that the broken one i was given for free and fixed up had either a badly cut neck joint or warped wood because the action was hopelessly high. But it was also not cared for by the first owners.
Prince played a pawn shop guitar. If it sounds good then it's all good
Right on the snobs balls!!! Love it
As a proud owner of a firstact bass that I got when I was 12 and WILL NEVER get rid of, I knew as soon as I saw the pickguard what it was. They are DECEPTIVELY good instruments.
I've never played their basses! I want to
I grew up with a first act acoustic guitar it was my first guitar
I have a First Act Garage Master and I absolutely LOVE that thing. It’s got active pickups with a built-in preamp that gives me a nice fuzz within the guitar!
An active FA? Never Heard of that one
@@stevenkambach Yep, only heard of it the day I bought it (I was that intrigued), definitely worth looking into!
The pickup are active. I have the same guitar. They are alnico 5 pickups!! I have the same guitar. It's a sleeper forsure!! The fuzz sounds like a fuzz face circuit..but it's supposed to be distrotion lol
@@hartlee1160 Awesome! Mine has four strings and is tuned to open C#.
Also if I remember correctly, these GM guitars were a for promotion with Volkswagen in the mid 2000's. Very interesting story behind these, wish I could show you!
this looks really nice
A $10 guitar leaves a lot of budget for the pickup you really want ❤
Somehow I knew immediately that it was a first act. 😂 I got an old 2008 first act I just did a bunch of work on and it’s pretty nice. mahogany body and everything!
I played a first act acoustic once, the entire thing was made of plastic. The frets were part of the injection molded fingerboard. Painted gold. There was no truss rod, so the neck was incredibly bowed. 12 mm gap at the 12th fret.
That doesn't surprise me. Good Cheap acoustics are hard to come by. Electrics are a lot easier to cheap out on
as a first act player (yes i have a garagemaster) this things are insane
My first guitar was a First Act, and honestly, it was better than it should have been. Kinda wish I still had it to pass on to my little one.
I feel this ❤️
about a week ago i was at the bins and i came across a first act les paul model and picked it up for 6 bucks! It plays pretty well.
Yeah? That is awesome! I've never had good luck at the bins
A lot of old vintage guitars are old store brand guitars that people love
The way my eyes open when I saw that first act logo😂
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my first guitar was a first act. is my fav guitar
Once I realized tone wood wasn't really a thing on electric guitars, I just started buying cheap guitars that feel great, and re-doing the electronics, hardware, and setting it up to my specs. Will most likely never pay over $1000 for a guitar ever again.
I found a broken ukulele in the trash at work but I cleaned it and put it in my truck, and took it home after my shift 😂 fixed it right up! I work at a convenience store for reference...the old adage "one mans trash is another man's treasure" seems to apply 😉
when I was young my local pawn shop had a older guitarist who put me on to that! He showed me a squier that was toyed with and showed me the pickups were diff and how to tell. Now I have a cheap dean using the same method.
A win for any guitarist that cares about playing more than gear
First Act custom shop guitars were great
😂 you fooled em all lol very nice
That's the best sounding guitar i never heard! Thanks for the video!
MY DAD WORKED FOR FIRST ACT IN BOSTON IN THE 90S
Nice 👍
Moby looks good.
My first bass was a First Act short scale bass. I have had it for over 20 years and I still like the way it sounds. Cheap doesn’t always mean bad.
I had this exact guitar in a cherry red finish that I found at a thrift store for $30. Definitely a solid guitar and had a lot of fun with it. Even the stock pickup had a decent tone I loved to play with. Ended up giving it to my ex's little brother for Christmas a few years back, and I have no regrets about it. Just hope it's getting well used
I play my Paul westermore signature everyday
Never ceases to amaze me at how guitarist's opinions suddenly do a 180 when they can't see the name on it.
If a $1000 guitar doesn't help my sloppy play, then a $10 won't help either.
Facts 💯
Knew it when I saw it.
My very first guitar! I wish I still had it lol
*Glen Fricker has entered the chat*
I knew it was a First Act. I got a broken one in a storage unit
I already knew it was first act
Knew it , first acts actually had some soul to them
Subscribed, because now I want to hear it.
Once again, big respect for repping the budget equipment.
Always 🙏
One of my favorite guitars is a first act I also bought for $10. I didn't care if I ruined it so I carved the fretboard out with a pocket knife. Scalloped fretboard feels amazing to play. Now it one of my most played guitars
Edit: I posted a video of me playing it if you care to check it out
Bro, DIY scalloped fretboard using a POCKETKNIFE GOES HARD OMG
I had one. Great thing about these if you want to customize it its not an issue if you mess up. Just go get another.
Facts
Guitar snobs worst nightmare, proof that it really didn’t matter that much.
This was my first guitar! In dark maroon. And I still have it.
I'm a tech and I did a setup/restring on a first act like that one and it was a good guitar
Lol I have a first act guitar. Got it in the clearance bin at toys R us.
Have a first act guitar that i scalloped the neck on. Its incredible
FirstAct is a surprisingly solid instrument. That is not to say we should all stop playing Fender and Gibson and start playing FA. I’m saying you will be surprised at how much you actually don’t hate it at all.
My first ever guitar was a first act that came with my parents 2005 Jetta. The inlays and the knobs all had the VW logo. As did the gig bag and strap. The gimmick was that you could plug it into the car and play! 😂 it worked too, cause the guitar had a pre amp that you could toggle on and off and that was powered by a 9v like active pickups. I really really wish I never got rid of it
I want to get one of those! They look awesome
i remember seeing those commercials and thinking how dumb that was. im glad to know that it actually inspired at least some people to pick up the guitar because it seemed like such a gimmicky ad
I was thinking First Act before he said it.
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Spotted the FirstAct immediately. I’ve been to a crappy pawn shop or two.
This video made my day. Found the black version at goodwill for 8$ and I love it. I did out of boredom put a P 90 in just to hear how it sounds. It's fun,simple and it plays well.
I did that with another first act and gave it to a friend! Fun stuff
@@stevenkambach I definitely want another one to mod a bit.
I will always say I have played some very very expensive guitars that have felt like s***but cheaper guitar don't lie ....you get what you get and some times.....they make award winning songs ...
I hate that I knew exactly what it was 😂
My first guitar was a First Act!
I had the exact same guitar until it met an unfortunate end. I replaced the PUP with a humbucker from an Epi Lens Paul Custom Was one of my favorites.
That's a beautiful guitar, If it sounds great then I don't care what brand it is.. My first guitar is an unbranded mini-strat with a single humbucker which I got when I was 16 for ZAR600, roughly $40US and it can easily keep up with my Strat
My dad pulled one out of the trash, and I rebuilt it for my sister. Now she has a better one, but she played that one every day.
Your dad is awesome 👌
Man if you are looking for a tele, Indio makes a mean one for $100 new. Scored one used, took it home and playedbit through my amp before removing the smoke infused strings, and it sounded amazing. I couldn't believe it.
I've always wanted to play one! Monoprice, sponsor me.
Every mom and granny watching this is going to bump up their prices at the next yard sale now!
Don't worry, my audience is only like 4% female
I knew it was first act as soon as he started talking about it.
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I recently got my first actual guitar at a thrift store for $6 it was covered in nail polish and stickers, but it sounds pretty good
$6?!?!?!? What a deal 👌
@@stevenkambach ikr
I own a black one. I’m routing it for two p90s. Total overhaul. I have another that I put a Filtertron in and it’s an amazing player. First Act ain’t bad😉
I had a couple of First Act Guitars and Pedals not bad for the price.
I got a $10 Clifton and it did it's job, I learned electric guitar on it
First act is a dam good
Guitar 🎸
My buddy had a First Act from Walmart and while it was no Gibson, it was PRETTY GOOD. It took a setup pretty well and held onto it 😅 and the single knob/single pickup thing is arguably sick. The biggest thing that needed fixing was fret sprout and levelling.
Damn! I dont know how, but because of you I remember one of my recent dreams. In the dream I found a store that was selling pld guitars for really good price. Ok, not necessary old, but definitely cool and... bro, in the dream I bought like 5 amazing guitars without being broke. Of course it was a good dream.
A great dream ✨️
Immediately noticed what it was, i bought a first act bass during that era. Also had a friend that had a red one like this. The guitar was a lot better than the bass was
Almost got one of these for my first guitar. Ended up getting an ltd instead. Love my ltd though
Ive owned many First Acts. They are usually pretty nice after a set up.
Yes! A good setup is a must 👌
@@stevenkambach Also stop telling everybody, Wont be able to get them so cheap anymore if everyone catches on 😄
I got one for 35$ from my local Sam ash(before it closed) with intent to mod it, just gotta get the pickup then it's onto general maintenance
I knew it was a First Act guitar as soon as I saw it. I actually bought 2 of them, a pink one and a sky blue one, at Circuit City for $22 each on close out. I would have bought 50 of them at that price if they were available. As he said, they are nothing special, but they are a decent playing, solidly built guitar.
$22 new? Dude, load them up 😄