@@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.
@@asdasdaeapparently it actually is stock. In the video he says he thought about switching it out, but changed his mind and kept it stock, and I looked up the guitar online and all the pictures look identical to this
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
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.
@@ripit.3457 Hes saying it doesnt matter if you have an expensive or cheap guitar, its how you play it and the joy you get from it that matters. Personally i agree. Alot of people put way too much importance on expensive popular brand names.
I’ve been buying everyone of the First Act Custom Shop guitars I could find for the past 16 years. Haven’t confirmed it officially but I’m pretty sure it’s the largest collection in the world. Let me know and I can share pictures!
Came here to say this. First Act was to guitars what peace was to drums. I have a dna kit that came stock with reso rim mounts and was 7 ply canadian maple with a sparkle LAQUER finish. It's a smaller kit, but it slaps. It retailed for ~$1200, but I got it for $500 through the shop I used to work for.
Why can’t people be as honest with themselves as this guy. He really knows his stuff based on “it sounds like any solid body guitar with a humbucker” dude broke my mind with that. He’s right!
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! 😂
My first guitar was a First Act. No idea what the actual model is, but it was black, had a single pickup, single cutaway, comfort cut on the back, maple neck and rosewood fretboard. I remember my dad buying it for Christmas in Walmart. Back then it was a package that had a 10W amp, a small battery amp, a cable, a strap, and a DVD that I watched over and over again. All for the low price of $129 USD, back in 2006. I was 12 and felt like the happiest kid in the world. Years later when I got my “first real guitar” (an Epiphone bolt-on SG, model G-310 in Ebony), I decided that I wanted to “upgrade” my First Act guitar. I sanded it down until all the finish was off, and I tried painting it wine red with a lacquer out of Home Depot. Then my friend came over and drew a winged skull on the white pickguard using some pencils. I then named it “Lucky 13” and wrote that down in the pickup and on the 13th fret. Because of all the “upgrades” I ended up breaking the guitar entirely and I haven’t been able to play it ever since. I went back home last week to my parents house, and there it was, sitting in my old room, all full of dust. Honestly, it looks super cool with the natural wood just lightly tinted wine red, the winged skull on the pickguard, and all the relicing that a careless teenager managed to do by just not taking good care of it. I couldn’t bring it back with me, but someday I am going to rebuild that guitar with some proper hardware and proper electronics, and it is going to be dripping mojo and voodoo! 🤘
Amen to his message. E. Guitars are all about the circuitry, wires, and pickups. Then you have to worry about the frets, tuners, and strings. Then you have to find the guitar that fits your fingers and hand size. You then test it during gigs (which might be in a sweat box down at your local college joint or a comfy air conditioned venue). The guitars coming out of factories in the last 9 years play way better than my old gear. Old gear used to be so expensive, because the factories were horrible and printed out instruments that had crazy amount of flaws. You pay $1000 dollars for a vintage guitar that did require fiddling around with it). I have 3 gibson (les pauls) and I barely play them anymore. I have that acursed auto tuner les paul gibson and that's the least one that I play. I bought a $89 guitar china last christmas and it beats them hands down. I can tune it and record. Then let it sit for a week and come back and its still tuned and I can just record again. Les Paul does not do that, and I don't like the way it lays in my hand and against my belly. I like Ibanez. I have some floating bridge guitars that I haven't played since 1999 --yamaha. LOL. My dad paid a hefty amount for that yamaha, but it sucks. The darn thing doesn't stay in tune and that floating bridge changes pitches anytime you adjust one string. Its a nightmare with the old gear.
Does everyone know that First Act had a custom shop in Boston for 5-6 years that was staffed by the leaders of the Gibson custom shop and they basically got to make whatever they wanted? Anywho, I bought up everyone I could find for the past 16 years and I’ve got “The Collection”. About half of the collection was toured with by big time bands. Haven’t sold one yet but I play at least one everyday.
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
Matt Pike played a First Act as well (Mastodon was formed at a High On Fire concert) Those guitars are highly prized in the doom metal world. woodbine and woodrite actually makes guitars based on those First Acts now.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
What will really blow people's mind is, First Act used to actually have a Custom Shop that built high end custom guitars that are actually very sought after now.
I have had several First Act guitars. They were definitely better than they deserved to be, and First Act had a custom shop in Boston that built really high-end guitars.
First Act guitars are crazy underrated. I've used them for custom mod builds, because I cannot devalue a brand that has zero resale value. They have good body woods, great necks, plus they even made Volkswagen model, matched to the car, With BUILT IN AMP! Sorry but, that's a ballin' idea. I think, in about 30 years, these guys will be worth something signif. 💫
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
Dude the bass was legit. It had a short scale length meant for beginner playing but it was a legit bass. Had cheap parts but was incredibly fun to play. Still my go to when switch to bass from guitar when I’m jamming or writing.
I learned ukulele on a Disney Frozen first act that I bought for my daughter. I replaced the OG strings for a fluorocarbon d’addario t2 set and slightly lowered the action on the nut. After upgrading, I would still always pick it up and noodle around for hours. It had a lot of mojo for basically being a toy.
I made this one song where it was a sample library of a fancypants Fender strat and I inserted some guitars part playing it with a simple Ibanez GAX30. You cannot tell when which guitar is playing. Your playing and your amp/cap are so much more important than the pickups.
I customized my tiny acoustic First Act during quarantine-- sanded and stained the body, oiled the fret board, switch out the strings for some Ernie Ball Earthwood medium lights. The strings where a simple upgrade but they completely changed the playing experience! I love my first act, had for about fifteen years maybe
@@stevenkambach would love to see it! Not gonna lie, my first act sounded like shit before I changed the strings. It had a really unique sound that a good guitarist could have worked with, but I am not a good guitarist lol
I remember going to toys r us with my dad and him buying me a first act guitar for my first guitar! Almost over 15 years ago now. Still got the beast! Properly owe her a good setup
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 fell in love with a First Act. It was my third guitar, didn't wanna fork out the money for another Ibanez; just wanted something to jam on until I scraped up enough. Saw a cheap Maroon 5 signature Gibson style with humbuckers for the bridge and neck, threeway killswitch. That guitar stayed in tune better than any guitar I ever had. It acclimated to any atmosphere! Shit you not! I.d.k. what wood they used or what process they used to treat it, but it was perfect. I also got so used to the neck size, I measured it and the closest it came to was like a Wizard III.
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
The second I saw this I thought “ahh a first act.” I was really into their stuff. Their USA custom shop made bad ass metal/hardcore guitars. Kurt from converge has a couple he plays.
i had a first act me509 aka sheena and i literally wore the frets off it because i played it so much. that thing was great! and for like $170 unbelievable!
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 did the same thing. I had this beautiful Les Paul tobacco sunburst that I just loved but I got a first act for nothing and it sits on my stand no need to cover it because I am not worried about damaging it. Good strings and I changed the jack on the butt… it sounds like any other guitar to me and I can beat it hard without worrying.
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.
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
Budget guitars have come a long way. There is still something to be said about fit and finish around up to $800. Any higher than that, and you're paying for fancy woods. If that's what gets your jollies, more power to you.
I love the first act guitars that came with the Volkswagens back in the 2000s. I got one with a car and ended up buying a second one for 150 bucks. Has a built in pre amp and had Alnico IV pick ups. Super durable and awesome guitars!
@stevenkambach you should definitely pick one up! They're good little guys. Just needed better tuners and they're good to go! Definitely check them out!
One of my favorite guitars is this amazing Delta King semi-hollowbody ES-335 copy I got second-hand for $100 that sounds & plays like it's over 5x that price...I thought I got lucky, but you've got me beat!
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😉
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
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.
You had me at 10 bucks 😂
🤣
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😂
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 🥇
@@stevenkambach It was so clever people probably believed that was the actual color xD Cause it basically is
we got a guitar cat fishing us before gta six
🤣
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.
@@asdasdaeapparently it actually is stock. In the video he says he thought about switching it out, but changed his mind and kept it stock, and I looked up the guitar online and all the pictures look identical to this
@@TomASwift This was my first guitar. Yes. It's an aftermarket pickup. The stock cheap china made pickup is all white with a proprietary cover on it.
It's NEVER the gear; it's all about the talent and dedication of the player.
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 🥬
For only a gram?? Hell yeah!
Badass for a gram bro
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
It's not what you've got, it's what you do with what you've got.
so.. in other words, it's what you've got. you used thirteen words to say absolutely nothing lol
@@ripit.3457 Hes saying it doesnt matter if you have an expensive or cheap guitar, its how you play it and the joy you get from it that matters.
Personally i agree. Alot of people put way too much importance on expensive popular brand names.
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 ❤️
I’ve been buying everyone of the First Act Custom Shop guitars I could find for the past 16 years. Haven’t confirmed it officially but I’m pretty sure it’s the largest collection in the world. Let me know and I can share pictures!
I want a First Act Custom Shop relic!😂
Came here to say this. First Act was to guitars what peace was to drums. I have a dna kit that came stock with reso rim mounts and was 7 ply canadian maple with a sparkle LAQUER finish. It's a smaller kit, but it slaps. It retailed for ~$1200, but I got it for $500 through the shop I used to work for.
@@patricksailor9190 what made you want to do that?
Guitars like this really makes you wonder what multi thousand dollar guitars do that make them so valuable in comparsion
Celebrity endorsements
If a $1000 guitar doesn't help my sloppy play, then a $10 won't help either.
Facts 💯
Why can’t people be as honest with themselves as this guy.
He really knows his stuff based on “it sounds like any solid body guitar with a humbucker” dude broke my mind with that. He’s right!
Close your eyes and check for yourself
EXACTLY! Its skill not brand.
It really depends on the instrument.
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! 😂
My first guitar was a First Act. No idea what the actual model is, but it was black, had a single pickup, single cutaway, comfort cut on the back, maple neck and rosewood fretboard.
I remember my dad buying it for Christmas in Walmart. Back then it was a package that had a 10W amp, a small battery amp, a cable, a strap, and a DVD that I watched over and over again. All for the low price of $129 USD, back in 2006. I was 12 and felt like the happiest kid in the world.
Years later when I got my “first real guitar” (an Epiphone bolt-on SG, model G-310 in Ebony), I decided that I wanted to “upgrade” my First Act guitar. I sanded it down until all the finish was off, and I tried painting it wine red with a lacquer out of Home Depot. Then my friend came over and drew a winged skull on the white pickguard using some pencils. I then named it “Lucky 13” and wrote that down in the pickup and on the 13th fret.
Because of all the “upgrades” I ended up breaking the guitar entirely and I haven’t been able to play it ever since.
I went back home last week to my parents house, and there it was, sitting in my old room, all full of dust.
Honestly, it looks super cool with the natural wood just lightly tinted wine red, the winged skull on the pickguard, and all the relicing that a careless teenager managed to do by just not taking good care of it.
I couldn’t bring it back with me, but someday I am going to rebuild that guitar with some proper hardware and proper electronics, and it is going to be dripping mojo and voodoo! 🤘
So your strap-lock probably cost more than the guitar itself?
🤣 yep
Amen to his message.
E. Guitars are all about the circuitry, wires, and pickups. Then you have to worry about the frets, tuners, and strings. Then you have to find the guitar that fits your fingers and hand size. You then test it during gigs (which might be in a sweat box down at your local college joint or a comfy air conditioned venue).
The guitars coming out of factories in the last 9 years play way better than my old gear. Old gear used to be so expensive, because the factories were horrible and printed out instruments that had crazy amount of flaws. You pay $1000 dollars for a vintage guitar that did require fiddling around with it). I have 3 gibson (les pauls) and I barely play them anymore. I have that acursed auto tuner les paul gibson and that's the least one that I play. I bought a $89 guitar china last christmas and it beats them hands down. I can tune it and record. Then let it sit for a week and come back and its still tuned and I can just record again. Les Paul does not do that, and I don't like the way it lays in my hand and against my belly. I like Ibanez. I have some floating bridge guitars that I haven't played since 1999 --yamaha. LOL. My dad paid a hefty amount for that yamaha, but it sucks. The darn thing doesn't stay in tune and that floating bridge changes pitches anytime you adjust one string. Its a nightmare with the old gear.
First Act has some hidden gems tbh
Truth 👍
That’s cool, I’ve never held a first act that would stay tuned for more than a few chords.
I love first act! They build just as good quality stuff as squire or epiphone!
“Sounds like every other solid body with a humbucker”
😂😂
I had a few First Act guitars back in the day and now I need to go look them up again....for nostalgia!
Hell. Yes.
🙌🏾
That’s how you get em.
This video singlehandedly made me understand the blazed hate.
Does everyone know that First Act had a custom shop in Boston for 5-6 years that was staffed by the leaders of the Gibson custom shop and they basically got to make whatever they wanted? Anywho, I bought up everyone I could find for the past 16 years and I’ve got “The Collection”. About half of the collection was toured with by big time bands. Haven’t sold one yet but I play at least one everyday.
A collection of FA customs? That is awesome 👍
I had a first Act guitar
Great guitars
Loved it 🥰🥰🥰🥰
🙏
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
Matt Pike played a First Act as well (Mastodon was formed at a High On Fire concert)
Those guitars are highly prized in the doom metal world. woodbine and woodrite actually makes guitars based on those First Acts now.
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.
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
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
Had it clocked as a first act from frame one, they're totally worth it at this point
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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've never played their basses! I want to
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 🧡
A win for any guitarist that cares about playing more than gear
What will really blow people's mind is, First Act used to actually have a Custom Shop that built high end custom guitars that are actually very sought after now.
Facts 💯
I have had several First Act guitars. They were definitely better than they deserved to be, and First Act had a custom shop in Boston that built really high-end guitars.
Facts 💯
First Act guitars are crazy underrated. I've used them for custom mod builds, because I cannot devalue a brand that has zero resale value. They have good body woods, great necks, plus they even made Volkswagen model, matched to the car,
With BUILT IN AMP!
Sorry but, that's a ballin' idea.
I think, in about 30 years, these guys will be worth something signif. 💫
That guitar is on my bucket list 👍 it looks awesome
First Act guitars rule! I regularly pick them up for 40-60 bucks.
We judge too quickly with our eyes something that matters more to the hands and the ears
A $10 guitar leaves a lot of budget for the pickup you really want ❤
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
That's the best sounding guitar i never heard! Thanks for the video!
Dude the bass was legit. It had a short scale length meant for beginner playing but it was a legit bass. Had cheap parts but was incredibly fun to play. Still my go to when switch to bass from guitar when I’m jamming or writing.
I learned ukulele on a Disney Frozen first act that I bought for my daughter. I replaced the OG strings for a fluorocarbon d’addario t2 set and slightly lowered the action on the nut. After upgrading, I would still always pick it up and noodle around for hours. It had a lot of mojo for basically being a toy.
I made this one song where it was a sample library of a fancypants Fender strat and I inserted some guitars part playing it with a simple Ibanez GAX30. You cannot tell when which guitar is playing.
Your playing and your amp/cap are so much more important than the pickups.
Nothing but facts here 💯
I customized my tiny acoustic First Act during quarantine-- sanded and stained the body, oiled the fret board, switch out the strings for some Ernie Ball Earthwood medium lights. The strings where a simple upgrade but they completely changed the playing experience! I love my first act, had for about fifteen years maybe
That is awesome 👍 I don't normally touch cheap acoustics, but I want to more in the future
@@stevenkambach would love to see it! Not gonna lie, my first act sounded like shit before I changed the strings. It had a really unique sound that a good guitarist could have worked with, but I am not a good guitarist lol
I knew it was a first act right away. I had a black one when i was 12 or 13
Prince played a pawn shop guitar. If it sounds good then it's all good
Matt Pike plays first act 🔥
Matt Pike plays a first act ❤
I remember going to toys r us with my dad and him buying me a first act guitar for my first guitar! Almost over 15 years ago now.
Still got the beast! Properly owe her a good setup
Nice! Just gave my new strings yesterday, but still need to do the setup 👍
MY DAD WORKED FOR FIRST ACT IN BOSTON IN THE 90S
Nice 👍
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 ...
this looks really nice
A lot of old vintage guitars are old store brand guitars that people love
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 ❤️
I had a first act acoustic. Played great
Nice! Cheap Acoustic are often MUCH worse than cheap electrics
I fell in love with a First Act. It was my third guitar, didn't wanna fork out the money for another Ibanez; just wanted something to jam on until I scraped up enough. Saw a cheap Maroon 5 signature Gibson style with humbuckers for the bridge and neck, threeway killswitch. That guitar stayed in tune better than any guitar I ever had. It acclimated to any atmosphere! Shit you not! I.d.k. what wood they used or what process they used to treat it, but it was perfect. I also got so used to the neck size, I measured it and the closest it came to was like a Wizard III.
All that matters is how good it plays
Facts 💯
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
The way my eyes open when I saw that first act logo😂
👀
It comes down to skill, but when you get the solid USA Gibson or Fender and see how you COULD be feeling, it makes a difference
Right on the snobs balls!!! Love it
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
The second I saw this I thought “ahh a first act.” I was really into their stuff. Their USA custom shop made bad ass metal/hardcore guitars. Kurt from converge has a couple he plays.
“Everyday low prices blue”
🙏
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
i had a first act me509 aka sheena and i literally wore the frets off it because i played it so much. that thing was great! and for like $170 unbelievable!
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
Reminds me of the video where a guy talks up the Klon while playing and it turns out that he's been playing a metal zone the whole time.
😄
I knew it was a first act. I’m proud
👏 legend 👏
I did the same thing. I had this beautiful Les Paul tobacco sunburst that I just loved but I got a first act for nothing and it sits on my stand no need to cover it because I am not worried about damaging it. Good strings and I changed the jack on the butt… it sounds like any other guitar to me and I can beat it hard without worrying.
Nothing but facts 💯
I grew up with a first act acoustic guitar it was my first guitar
It's like when Penn and Teller sold hose water to a bunch of snobs as gourmet in NYC
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Never ceases to amaze me at how guitarist's opinions suddenly do a 180 when they can't see the name on it.
I had this guitar YEARS ago
Once again, big respect for repping the budget equipment.
Always 🙏
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
I bought my daughter a First Act acoustic, for $10 too! it sounds incredible and is well built for a Walmart guitar.
Nice 👌 let's go 🔥
They better do “The path of the righteous man…” speech from pulp fiction😂😂😂😂
I knew it looked familiar, I still have one from the early 2000s
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
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.
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 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.
A good musician doesn't need an expensive instrument to play music
Facts 💯
Budget guitars have come a long way. There is still something to be said about fit and finish around up to $800. Any higher than that, and you're paying for fancy woods. If that's what gets your jollies, more power to you.
that brand was my first guitar brand. i remember i had bought a strat replica from toys'r'us
I really wish there was a cheap guitar actually painted and named “everyday low prices blue” lmao
😄 🤣 if only
I loved my first act garagemaster
I love the first act guitars that came with the Volkswagens back in the 2000s. I got one with a car and ended up buying a second one for 150 bucks. Has a built in pre amp and had Alnico IV pick ups. Super durable and awesome guitars!
Wow! That is a bucket list guitar for me. They just look cool tbh
@stevenkambach you should definitely pick one up! They're good little guys. Just needed better tuners and they're good to go! Definitely check them out!
First Act had an incredible custom shop for a long time.
as a first act player (yes i have a garagemaster) this things are insane
One of my favorite guitars is this amazing Delta King semi-hollowbody ES-335 copy I got second-hand for $100 that sounds & plays like it's over 5x that price...I thought I got lucky, but you've got me beat!
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😉
Guitar snobs worst nightmare, proof that it really didn’t matter that much.