Love my Fender Amer. Strat. and owned a couple Fender MiM Tele's couldn't handle the Twang! Being a Blues guy S&S pickups on this Eart tele ok? It's all I know it's gets down & dirty checked intonation put on new strings, it's a Keeper for me!
I got my 10 y/o a LTD Viper-10 for $199 and it has the nicest frets I’ve ever played. Super jumbo, 24 frets, nicely rounded edges, and you would think they were stainless because the shine and smoothness.
Hello Tony, Thanks for the great review. I bought one of the EART Telecasters two years ago in candy red. It's a beautiful instrument. I've been playing for 60+ years. I have lots of Fenders, but in my 60 year plus years of playing, I've never seen such beautiful guitars and such low prices. Shalom/gw
I had a guy who used to do guitar work for me and a couple years ago he had an Eart guitar (not a Tele, more of a metal guitar). And when I played it it was awesome. I think he said it was $299 or $399. Obviously he set it up and stuff but he just went on and on about the quality. That Tele you have there looks great. I love the style and the truss Rod adjustment in the neck is a winner.
@@Baci302 I have this guitar and the first thing is the string trees are junk. Tuners are very good and pups are a matter of taste. I bought locking tuners and replaced the 3 saddles for 6 roller saddles! A good Eart Neck is EPIC!
Hello Sir…… How is the Les Paul single pup DIY build from the Fretwire coming? I had one in my Amazon cart and on the fence to purchase it , waiting how your coming with yours 👍 Thank you
Looks like they do the fret ends with a hand sander when they polish out the frets, then go back and buff the neck edges. It gives those nice perfect nubs on the fret ends, and rounds & softens the fretboard edges 🤘 Very cool review! 👍 Thanks T !
I'm thinking the fret ends are rounded prior to being pressed in as they are 1/32 inch shorter than the width of the neck.....they are better than alot of the top name brands fretwork IMHO
I bought the Eart Tele when It first debut on Amazon for $279. My most expensive purchase. ;-) Wow, it shocked me that it had so many high priced features and played like a very expensive instrument. I did add a 6-saddle roller bridge and locking tuners , and a nice padded case. I haven't change pups or controls. This guitar is worth the praise it get. Thanks for your informative video. Keep Rocking \m/
I'm equally impressed with the eart tele....all I changed were the saddles to brass compensated barrells... I thought the tuners were great with unique shapes keys...the stainless steel fretwire makes those David Gilmour bends buttery
That is a beautiful guitar Tony and it sounded great ( but tone to me is always in the hands of the player ) 😉,I I like the styling and attention to detail,, I have some high end and some mid / low end guitars, and they’re all players,and if this company can do SS frets at this price point , they should be standard on all guitars these days , I’ve never heard of this company before I’m guessing Chinese ’d probably buy this guitar and upgrade the pickups , but I’m not sure I how I feel about supporting a Chinese Company these days, but , the’ll give Harley Benton a run for their money , great review as always , honest and to the point 👍
4:28 'Slight chamfer' this is a great feature, and eliminating the plate is a plus as well, as the plate can often be uncomfortable to hit up against when getting to the higher fret area quickly. I think set neck with even a tad less inset thickness would be even better, With guitars in the $200.00 to $499.00 range, not many of us are going to be swapping out necks, so set neck would be in order for us. 4:45 , the 'relief' routed area between lower horn and body is a total waste of machinery, wood and time, doing it on the front does make a bit of sense but then not all that necessary, a deep carve, depending on the guitar model, makes sense, that is a feature that is actually useful.
Nice review Tony! In my opinion, I actually prefer this style switch over my Fender Tele, Top Hat Switch, as it allows for more room between the switch and the volume knob. No need for a new plate that angles the switch, just a great idea and simple fix to an age old problem with Telecasters. So I actually give the switch Top a plus instead of a minus. Also, my nut was cut perfectly so I don't have a problem there. I also love the wheel truss rod adjustment so you have to give it a plus for that. The only thing I give it a minus on is not having locking tuners or at least the vintage style that you can feed the string in the top. I'm also giving mine a solid 8.5! To me the top veneer looks more like a photo than a true veneer which is probably why they can bend it over the forearm cut. BTW, I also own a Suhr, (Pete Thorn Signature), The most perfect neck and stainless steel fretwork I have ever had the honor to experience. And I absolutely think the EART headstock is a little too close to the Suhr design if they wanted to take issue with it.
I have an Eart E-3S in Purple fade, it's a great looking guitar and played well out of the box. The only problem with Eart is that they have realy increased the prices in the last few weeks. The E-3S is now $869 about £639 plus Tax and import costs. I bought mine via Amazon UK for only £329 about $447 and that included VAT. They will start to loose sales at the new prices. They are excellent guitars if you avoid the entry level ones, they are similar to Harley Bentons and need upgrades and a full setup. As for the green tinted pickguards, that would be the fist thing i would change.🙂
@@addictedtogear It's a shame the prices are now just too high for a lot of players, our geneartion have been lucky enough to buy them at sensible prices. Today inflation and demand exceeding supply has spoiled it, some day demand will drop and it might be very soon, energy bills are to rise by 54% in UK.
They skipped the heel plate because it adds couple of millimeters of thickness to the heel. Smart decision, imo. I never understood the reason for including a heel plate when they also scoop the neck joint to make it smaller.
Nice review! Do you know if the bridge can be upgraded without having to drill new holes? I'm really not a fan of the old school 3 saddle system or the raised walls on the top and bottom of the bridge running parallel to the low and high E strings.
Just can't understand how my players series tele frets couldn't be finished like all the the ones on the classic vibe and cheaper guitars dont make any sense...
Look for other videos on this brand and you will see the manufacturer is flooding these guys to review their Cherry picked guitars. Order one from Amazon and you wont get this guitar. You will get what you pay for learn from my experience.
The reviews I have read on these are mostly positive except for the bridge being a little bit off. I would want a new bridge with a nice new trem anyway but, that is definitely something to consider if you want something that you can just start playing on right away. Intonation issues seem common with this particular model. Also, the bridge pick up seems to be something people complain about a lot.
Man, that is a steal for the quality workmanship, the materials used, & the features. I took my $399 Squier Classic Vibe Tele that I bought about 7 years ago and put a belly carve & an arm cut in it, plus a smugglers Rout because it weighed close to 9lbs. I got 2.5lbs off of it and repainted it, but this guitar has it all already. It took me a month to modify my Classic Vibe. I also might swap out the electronics in it because they’re cheap. The pickups are good Alnico III’s, but the pots & switch are garbage. If this guitar was around back then (7 years ago) I would’ve easily bought it over the Squier.
How did you learn how to put the belly carve in ? I have a classic vibe telecaster and I have been wanting to put one in but I don't have woodwork skills.
I got a EART Strat basic model for $200 over a year ago and I confirm the quality is superior to any Fender except for Pick ups. My also have a compound radius from 7 1/4 to 9 1/2 probably like the Telly you are featuring.
@@samueltaylor2757 Sure is, no Fender feature a roasted neck compound radius and stainless frets, as I said except for electronics and paint this is a better guitar.
@@edigabrieli7864 As much as I don’t want to tell you that your opinion is wrong… features are just not the same as quality. People tend to buy fenders for the heritage so of course many of the features that you mention are missing in their guitars unless you get a custom shop or a signature model
I have one, it is quite attractive but they used a stark white binding which really takes away from the look and makes it look kind of cheap. It is comfortable, light and sounded great out of the box. If you get one I would love to hear your opinion.
@@jenniferditty2904 sure I let you know, I'm working on a big job right now as soon as I finish and get paid,I'm getting something new. It's been awhile, since I bought a new guitar. Im having withdrawals.
@@jenniferditty2904 you could darken the binding with amber colored shellac, you would have to tape the body off, I would do a test spot, to see if will adhere first. I paint for a living, I've repainted afew of my guitars, my prs s2, I hated whatever type of paint they used, so I restained and re lacquered it will clear. It came out awesome. But I also use shellac to age pickup covers and pickup bobbins. So I should work on binding also
@@wesleymorris1 I asked a guitar guy I knew if there was a way to darken it because it makes it look more like a toy, but it doesn't feel like a toy. The finish on it is called tobacco stained and I am a smoker, so I figured it would yellow on it's own...lol...but I keep it in the case, soo.... Thanks for the heads up
Got an has Eart strat type. It’s got an odd pebbled fivnish in silver. But the neck , frets set up are second to none. Fastest neck I’ve experienced since 67. Pick ups yup I agree generic. What a difference a good set would make these instruments 9.5/10, nothing is perfect???? 😁✌️🎸☀️
Please do a review Shectner custom solo 2 . It’s a Gibson killer with more attributes. Or at least go try one out. Amazing guitar .I don’t know as a player what more do you need. It’s has coil tap.
Great review Tony. Thanks! Only problem is now I have to buy one. I blame you! BTW, I agree with your suggested improvements. I would add that I love the color and I think it would look great with a traditional cut, pearloid pick guard. Headstock is OK, but the EART logo is ugly. Probably the thing I dislike most about the guitar.
i know nothing about lutherie but i wonder if there's any way to sand off the logo and reapply the satin finish to the headstock. If it truly is roasted maple all the way through then hopefully it's possible, but i'm not sure if they dyed it.
@@ryanchen3927 it probably isn't hard to remove the logo. There is a guy on UA-cam who teaches how to paint guitars, so that info should be available. I don't remember his name right now. StewMac's channel also. They also sell the materials needed.
It could've gone two ways: #1 They wanted to name it after Wyatt Earp but couldn't get the naming rights #2 Somoene said "this sounds like a fart" and just changed the first letter
Keep in mind those are not stainless steel frets but other than that misprint it's a very nice guitar with the right mods would be a totally badass guitar seriously folks....we're talking about four to five hundred bucks to trick this guitar out but keep in mind once you do this this guitar will be diabolical and insane everyone will want one....lol
It's a great mod guitar,pickup up grade,tone and volume pot up grade staggered locking tuners,nut up grade,seriously this guitar if modded out to perfection would be a totally awesome guitar.... you know it and i know it....lol
I have this guitar. No lie, one of the best guitars i've ever played. For the price it's shocking. Hardware and pickups totally need upgrading IMO, but the body/neck and feel of the guitar is way beyond the price range it's in.
Looks interesting but the price is a bit up there; although I am out of touch with USD/CAD prices on Classic Vibe guitars, I am weening myself off any type of guitar Classic Vibe doesn't already offer: Tele and Strats. I may be swayed to their lefty Semi-Hollow but Epiphone is coming out with theirs for us lefties. Now, if they make a lefty Explorer and/or Firebird I AM THERE! Thanks for the video. Still waiting on that NUX Duo Time delay pedal LOL
Folks who have checked the neck wood thoroughly say it’s definitely not roasted, it’s just tinted; man that’s just wrong to keep saying it’s roasted ☹️
I bought one from Amazon and I'm sorry I did... Sent it back 2 days later.... Feedback feedback and more feedback through the cheap pickups.the neck was great beautifully done nice fretwork but the feedback. I caught myself having troubles in the upper frets to cramming my fingers into that little neck.... I'm never going to listen to the reviews again about a guitar from the internet a waste of time
@@addictedtogear my biggest problem with the guitar was the feedback especially when I put some distortion on it. I was 15 ft from the amp, the amp I was using was a Fender Deluxe was the one 12-inch speaker low volume. So my main complaint was definitely the feedback " cheap pickups " but also I noticed I had to cram my fingers together a little bit more in the upper Registries of the neck... it's quite possible that it was just that particular neck of the guitar however I think Lessons Learned I'm going to watch what I buy off the internet as far as guitars go. I'll probably never do that again, I'll stick with sweet water or Musician's Friends or a music store where I can actually play the guitar and demo it to myself before I purchase it. I have several Epiphone Guitars Music Man guitars and Fender guitars 26 guitars total in my guitar collection.
These guitars are Fender destroyers and everything in this review is dead on. You get so much more for the money with this brand it's ridiculous and I now have 4 including a Les Paul that puts Gibson to shame. Honestly these are high end guitars by every stretch but you will probably have to do some work to them to get them perfect. Tuners have to go and I have seen a lot of high frets but don't let that deter you as most of the time it's still playable and with a little work you can transform these into amazing playing instruments. It looks and feels like a Suhr because it's !00% modeled after those guitars and I feel lucky to have found out about these.
Lol no dude. Just no. Look I get it, you can’t afford a Gibson or a Fender so you think you’re Chinese knock off is just as good but better? Coke the f on.
@@firemarshal2629 Ok big mouth here we go. I have a PRS S2, Charvel Pro Mod DK24, Chapman, Godin, not to mention I've owned a dozen Fender Strats, Tele's and crappy Gibsons. I also do fret leveling and can setup pretty much any guitar. Need anymore qualifications? Those Eart guitars are unreal if you know anything about guitars. Bone nut, mahogany body, roasted maple compound radius neck, good tuners, way better tremolo and block than a Fender. Learn something about guitars before you have such a nasty lame ass opinion on anything other than your shitty Mexican strat you think is so great.
@@firemarshal2629 I own a $1799 Fender Pro ll, PRS S2, Schecter Nick Johnston, the Eart is every bit as good or better than all of them. I would know I actually work on guitars and don't just talk caca.
Look for other videos on this brand and you will see the manufacturer is flooding these guys to review their Cherry picked guitars. Order one from Amazon and you wont get this guitar. You will get what you pay for learn from my experience.
I ordered 4 EART guitars. 1 thru Amazon, 1 thru ebay, 2 direct from EART! All were ready to play after tuning. Only the eBay guitar had visible damage from shipping in a flimsy carton. EART doesn't care if your John Mayer or Oscar Meyer. They just want all to have a good Instrument.
Do you guys ever think under what conditions workers have to work to produce a product that takes that much time for this little money? Have some empathy man and don't support people who exploit workers like this!
I always research any product i'm willing to spend good money on. Eart has no problem showing live video of factory and working conditions. Apple does.
Honestly, the fact that every company outside of Gibson makes a tele copy is a testament to how fundamental the telecaster design is to guitar as an instrument.
Are you guys smoking crack? Do you know how much a telecaster costs??? Why pay top dollar for something that you can get for pennies on the dollar and all you have to sacrifice is the name on the headstock. I can tell you didn't go to business school or anything, but have you ever thought about how producers choose specific markets to compete in?
With the price jumping $200 in a year, EART introduced themselves as high quality low price. Now, they are intermediate and up against Classic Vibes by Squier. Making a name for themselves in the affordable beginners market and then abandoning that market is a weird way to go. In the affordable range, $200 is a lot. So long, EART, you priced yourself too high before I could even try you.
Wow Tony, that Tele looks and sounds great. Nice. That translucent blue is stunning.
Love my Fender Amer. Strat. and owned a couple Fender MiM Tele's couldn't handle the Twang! Being a Blues guy S&S pickups on this Eart tele ok? It's all I know it's gets down & dirty checked intonation put on new strings, it's a Keeper for me!
Impressed with the frets. They shine like ESP frets. My LTD had beautiful fretwork like that.
I got my 10 y/o a LTD Viper-10 for $199 and it has the nicest frets I’ve ever played. Super jumbo, 24 frets, nicely rounded edges, and you would think they were stainless because the shine and smoothness.
always a fair review from this guy - man oh man that tele has a lot goin for it ...want !
Definitely getting one! Love the color!
You should!
Nice guitar and nice demo Tony
Impressed by specs and fret work
Nice Review Tony, think this is what I'll get for my teen son.
Very pleased with mine, changed the pickups and couldn't be happier!
What pick ups did you replace the stock ones with ?
Yeah which did you go with
@@MarcG7424 I went with the tele guitar and put 50's style pups in it.
I love Eart guitars. I have three of them.
Hello Tony, Thanks for the great review. I bought one of the EART Telecasters two years ago in candy red. It's a beautiful instrument. I've been playing for 60+ years. I have lots of Fenders, but in my 60 year plus years of playing, I've never seen such beautiful guitars and such low prices. Shalom/gw
I had a guy who used to do guitar work for me and a couple years ago he had an Eart guitar (not a Tele, more of a metal guitar). And when I played it it was awesome. I think he said it was $299 or $399. Obviously he set it up and stuff but he just went on and on about the quality. That Tele you have there looks great. I love the style and the truss Rod adjustment in the neck is a winner.
It’s really plays great! Thanks for watching.
They are great guitars, but they have now increased the prices by almost double on some models.
Hope to see you on Tony's Sunday live stream.🙂
serious bang for buck pro level guitar, its ready to tour the world no jokes, they hold up
I love mine …. The sound is amazing and the neck is second to none.
nice guitar - i hope they will get around to doing a few more lefties - the headless ones look interesting
Thx for the review Tony.
It would be nice if the bridge had compensated saddles.
I love the three saddles, ide swap them for brass. Nice looking guitar Tony, especially the roasted neck! thanks for sharing!
Dead on! New PU's and a barrel type switch tip and it's a keeper! :-)
As a modder it looks like the perfect platform to start with I'm liking the body contours a lot
Was thinking the same. The neck is incredible. I’d swap out the pickups and replace the saddles with brass ones.
@@Baci302 I have this guitar and the first thing is the string trees are junk. Tuners are very good and pups are a matter of taste. I bought locking tuners and replaced the 3 saddles for 6 roller saddles! A good Eart Neck is EPIC!
@@Gene_Cali one year later...I'm wondering, did you have to drill new holes to accommodate the six saddles or did you swap out the whole bridge?
@@HowardBaileyMusic Hi, I just replaced the originals and the roller saddles fit fine.
Got eart lp style(black,low sheen)5/22.
Replaced tuners w/low cost lockers,
good pots and cap.
Love it.Neck is wonderful.
wow.. i got this guitar a year ago.. it was $279. Good on them, they do make some nice guitars
This guy is a 9.5 as a guitarist 🇺🇸✨
Hello Sir…… How is the Les Paul single pup DIY build from the Fretwire coming? I had one in my Amazon cart and on the fence to purchase it , waiting how your coming with yours 👍
Thank you
EART has been getting a lot of good reviews. Well done, low price guitar company!
Veneer is applied with a vacuum bag to pull it into shape over the break line.
Looks like they do the fret ends with a hand sander when they polish out the frets, then go back and buff the neck edges. It gives those nice perfect nubs on the fret ends, and rounds & softens the fretboard edges 🤘
Very cool review! 👍
Thanks T !
I'm thinking the fret ends are rounded prior to being pressed in as they are 1/32 inch shorter than the width of the neck.....they are better than alot of the top name brands fretwork IMHO
they are hemispherical ends
I bought the Eart Tele when It first debut on Amazon for $279. My most expensive purchase. ;-) Wow, it shocked me that it had so many high priced features and played like a very expensive instrument. I did add a 6-saddle roller bridge and locking tuners , and a nice padded case. I haven't change pups or controls. This guitar is worth the praise it get. Thanks for your informative video. Keep Rocking \m/
I'm equally impressed with the eart tele....all I changed were the saddles to brass compensated barrells... I thought the tuners were great with unique shapes keys...the stainless steel fretwire makes those David Gilmour bends buttery
They're $369 now.
@@TexanUSMC8089 $469 now. At that price you have a lot of brands to pick from.
Great review. I like the guitar artwork in the back. Where did you find those?
That is a beautiful guitar Tony and it sounded great ( but tone to me is always in the hands of the player ) 😉,I I like the styling and attention to detail,, I have some high end and some mid / low end guitars, and they’re all players,and if this company can do SS frets at this price point , they should be standard on all guitars these days , I’ve never heard of this company before I’m guessing Chinese ’d probably buy this guitar and upgrade the pickups , but I’m not sure I how I feel about supporting a Chinese Company these days, but , the’ll give Harley Benton a run for their money , great review as always , honest and to the point 👍
Is the neck pocket the same size as fender? Could throw an all parts or stew Mac neck or something on there? Seems like a good base mod platform
?
4:28 'Slight chamfer' this is a great feature,
and eliminating the plate is a plus as well,
as the plate can often be uncomfortable
to hit up against when getting to the
higher fret area quickly. I think set neck
with even a tad less inset thickness would
be even better, With guitars in the $200.00
to $499.00 range, not many of us are
going to be swapping out necks, so
set neck would be in order for us.
4:45 , the 'relief' routed area between
lower horn and body is a total waste
of machinery, wood and time, doing
it on the front does make a bit of
sense but then not all that necessary,
a deep carve, depending on the
guitar model, makes sense, that is
a feature that is actually useful.
Thx for the review
great review. i might buy one.
Go for it!
Nice review Tony! In my opinion, I actually prefer this style switch over my Fender Tele, Top Hat Switch, as it allows for more room between the switch and the volume knob. No need for a new plate that angles the switch, just a great idea and simple fix to an age old problem with Telecasters. So I actually give the switch Top a plus instead of a minus. Also, my nut was cut perfectly so I don't have a problem there. I also love the wheel truss rod adjustment so you have to give it a plus for that. The only thing I give it a minus on is not having locking tuners or at least the vintage style that you can feed the string in the top. I'm also giving mine a solid 8.5! To me the top veneer looks more like a photo than a true veneer which is probably why they can bend it over the forearm cut. BTW, I also own a Suhr, (Pete Thorn Signature), The most perfect neck and stainless steel fretwork I have ever had the honor to experience. And I absolutely think the EART headstock is a little too close to the Suhr design if they wanted to take issue with it.
Thanks for the input!
I have an Eart E-3S in Purple fade, it's a great looking guitar and played well out of the box.
The only problem with Eart is that they have realy increased the prices in the last few weeks.
The E-3S is now $869 about £639 plus Tax and import costs.
I bought mine via Amazon UK for only £329 about $447 and that included VAT.
They will start to loose sales at the new prices.
They are excellent guitars if you avoid the entry level ones, they are similar to Harley Bentons
and need upgrades and a full setup.
As for the green tinted pickguards, that would be the fist thing i would change.🙂
Yeah it looks like lots of companies are jacking up the prices unfortunately.
@@addictedtogear It's a shame the prices are now just too high for a lot of players,
our geneartion have been lucky enough to buy them at sensible prices.
Today inflation and demand exceeding supply has spoiled it, some day demand will drop
and it might be very soon, energy bills are to rise by 54% in UK.
They skipped the heel plate because it adds couple of millimeters of thickness to the heel. Smart decision, imo. I never understood the reason for including a heel plate when they also scoop the neck joint to make it smaller.
I'm looking for a good quality telecaster style electric guitar but with a Compound neck radius of about 9.5”to 14”. Do you know of any?
What pick ups would you replace them with ?
Didnt know Martin Scorcesse played guitar lol.
Suggestion for pickups: BYO Hot telecaster pickups. Alnico 3 - very close to original tele pickups. They're awesome!
Great suggestion!
@@addictedtogear They're called BYO Vortex pickups
Fabulous guitars 👍
Nice review! Do you know if the bridge can be upgraded without having to drill new holes? I'm really not a fan of the old school 3 saddle system or the raised walls on the top and bottom of the bridge running parallel to the low and high E strings.
I think you could put a modern bridge on it.
Great review! How does this guitar compare to a Squier Classic Vibe, or a Fender?
Its is a killer guitar very comfortable. I love it.
Just can't understand how my players series tele frets couldn't be finished like all the the ones on the classic vibe and cheaper guitars dont make any sense...
Look for other videos on this brand and you will see the manufacturer is flooding these guys to review their Cherry picked guitars. Order one from Amazon and you wont get this guitar. You will get what you pay for learn from my experience.
@@AlexMQQ2273 .. Phil McKnight got his from Amazon...he liked it.
Because fender has a lot of profit for every guitar is selling.
Nice guitar! Great licks!
Thanks for listening
Amazing! Indonesia, South Korea, Vietnam! Are you listening? China is upping the game with EART!
The reviews I have read on these are mostly positive except for the bridge being a little bit off. I would want a new bridge with a nice new trem anyway but, that is definitely something to consider if you want something that you can just start playing on right away. Intonation issues seem common with this particular model. Also, the bridge pick up seems to be something people complain about a lot.
A trem on a telecaster? Have you heard about the other model: the stratocaster?
Man, that is a steal for the quality workmanship, the materials used, & the features. I took my $399 Squier Classic Vibe Tele that I bought about 7 years ago and put a belly carve & an arm cut in it, plus a smugglers Rout because it weighed close to 9lbs. I got 2.5lbs off of it and repainted it, but this guitar has it all already. It took me a month to modify my Classic Vibe. I also might swap out the electronics in it because they’re cheap. The pickups are good Alnico III’s, but the pots & switch are garbage. If this guitar was around back then (7 years ago) I would’ve easily bought it over the Squier.
How did you learn how to put the belly carve in ? I have a classic vibe telecaster and I have been wanting to put one in but I don't have woodwork skills.
Is this solid body guitar?
I have one of the HSS Strats .. love it. But the mint pickguard had to go.
I'm ok with mint. To each his own. Thanks for watching!
Anyone know if the body is routed for p90 or humbucker under the pickguard?
I got a EART Strat basic model for $200 over a year ago and I confirm the quality is superior to any Fender except for Pick ups. My also have a compound radius from 7 1/4 to 9 1/2 probably like the Telly you are featuring.
superior to *any* Fender? That's a bold claim
@@samueltaylor2757 Sure is, no Fender feature a roasted neck compound radius and stainless frets, as I said except for electronics and paint this is a better guitar.
@@edigabrieli7864 As much as I don’t want to tell you that your opinion is wrong… features are just not the same as quality. People tend to buy fenders for the heritage so of course many of the features that you mention are missing in their guitars unless you get a custom shop or a signature model
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With all that distortion you could put strings on a 2x4 and get the same sound
LOL I may just try that
Hey Tony,what don't ya like about it,and is it gigable
Yes it’s gigable. I find the nut slots are cut a little too wide. Other than that is very nice.
@@addictedtogear thanks Tony
Apparently, their 335 clone is pretty good too.
I bought a guitar that has the same nice flame. But is greenish blue.
I was wondering about eart guitars, I'm thinking about the semi hollow 335 style guitars.
I have one, it is quite attractive but they used a stark white binding which really takes away from the look and makes it look kind of cheap. It is comfortable, light and sounded great out of the box. If you get one I would love to hear your opinion.
@@jenniferditty2904 sure I let you know, I'm working on a big job right now as soon as I finish and get paid,I'm getting something new. It's been awhile, since I bought a new guitar. Im having withdrawals.
@@jenniferditty2904 you could darken the binding with amber colored shellac, you would have to tape the body off, I would do a test spot, to see if will adhere first. I paint for a living, I've repainted afew of my guitars, my prs s2, I hated whatever type of paint they used, so I restained and re lacquered it will clear. It came out awesome. But I also use shellac to age pickup covers and pickup bobbins. So I should work on binding also
@@wesleymorris1 I asked a guitar guy I knew if there was a way to darken it because it makes it look more like a toy, but it doesn't feel like a toy. The finish on it is called tobacco stained and I am a smoker, so I figured it would yellow on it's own...lol...but I keep it in the case, soo....
Thanks for the heads up
Got an has Eart strat type. It’s got an odd pebbled fivnish in silver. But the neck , frets set up are second to none. Fastest neck I’ve experienced since 67. Pick ups yup I agree generic. What a difference a good set would make these instruments 9.5/10, nothing is perfect???? 😁✌️🎸☀️
Please do a review Shectner custom solo 2 . It’s a Gibson killer with more attributes. Or at least go try one out. Amazing guitar .I don’t know as a player what more do you need. It’s has coil tap.
$369 as of 3/28/22. How about a review of the Michael Kelly 1953 model Tele.
I'd love to get my hands on one.
I just got one. I love It! Shalom/gw
That is a beautiful guitar. The spec's would suggest an instrument of at least £1000. Well done EART. Great review.
Thank you kindly!
I didn't know Michael Stuhlbarg had a guitar UA-cam channel. He plays well.
I don’t see the resemblance…but ok!
Great value for money.
Its $369 on Amazon today, 8/07/22.
Prices keep going up!
The color of tht dude is really nice .
Yes I think so too!
Great review Tony. Thanks! Only problem is now I have to buy one. I blame you! BTW, I agree with your suggested improvements. I would add that I love the color and I think it would look great with a traditional cut, pearloid pick guard. Headstock is OK, but the EART logo is ugly. Probably the thing I dislike most about the guitar.
You are not the only one that things that about the logo.
i know nothing about lutherie but i wonder if there's any way to sand off the logo and reapply the satin finish to the headstock. If it truly is roasted maple all the way through then hopefully it's possible, but i'm not sure if they dyed it.
@@ryanchen3927 it probably isn't hard to remove the logo. There is a guy on UA-cam who teaches how to paint guitars, so that info should be available. I don't remember his name right now. StewMac's channel also. They also sell the materials needed.
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Get a set of Toneriders and way you go !
Indeed!
Put a piece of masking tape over the logo and write Fender on it. 🤣
I didn’t realize Martin Scorsese did guitar reviews!
Yup
When you started out with “I tried”. I thought you were going to say you did not like the guitar.
Great guitar, I.love mine
weight?
I like the belly cut tele. Not a fan of the pickguard. Also think Eart is a horrible name. Is that the best they could do?
I agree on the name.
@@addictedtogear i wonder if the intention was supososed to be E - art maybe like NU-X
@@jeffroq could be. Good point.
It could've gone two ways: #1 They wanted to name it after Wyatt Earp but couldn't get the naming rights #2 Somoene said "this sounds like a fart" and just changed the first letter
@@quiksilver78 lol YOu thought a lot about this.
Keep in mind those are not stainless steel frets but other than that misprint it's a very nice guitar with the right mods would be a totally badass guitar seriously folks....we're talking about four to five hundred bucks to trick this guitar out but keep in mind once you do this this guitar will be diabolical and insane everyone will want one....lol
They are SS frets.
Try to do your research before saying that
They are SS frets....I've got the eart tele and the bends are butter....they shine too...so definitely not NS
Great Guitar ... doesn't 'eart' the wallet!
They were $299 awhile back, I should have bought one then
It's a great mod guitar,pickup up grade,tone and volume pot up grade staggered locking tuners,nut up grade,seriously this guitar if modded out to perfection would be a totally awesome guitar.... you know it and i know it....lol
I have this guitar. No lie, one of the best guitars i've ever played. For the price it's shocking. Hardware and pickups totally need upgrading IMO, but the body/neck and feel of the guitar is way beyond the price range it's in.
$470? That's the price of A Squier CV Tele. Why would anyone? Resale alone knocks it out of the running.
Looks interesting but the price is a bit up there; although I am out of touch with USD/CAD prices on Classic Vibe guitars, I am weening myself off any type of guitar Classic Vibe doesn't already offer: Tele and Strats. I may be swayed to their lefty Semi-Hollow but Epiphone is coming out with theirs for us lefties. Now, if they make a lefty Explorer and/or Firebird I AM THERE! Thanks for the video. Still waiting on that NUX Duo Time delay pedal LOL
the title is to get views and is misleading. He could have just told the truth. "I tried really hard" to NOT get it or to get it? Which is it?
the bridge pickup sounds terrible
It's E ART!
It's like a Jamaican saying Earth, mon'. ;)
These are on Amazon for $369 4-1-2022.
Yup prices keep going up.
Folks who have checked the neck wood thoroughly say it’s definitely not roasted, it’s just tinted; man that’s just wrong to keep saying it’s roasted ☹️
Looks roasted....
If the tuner are not branded, they are a GOTOH knock off. Exactly the same shape as one of their models.
I bought one from Amazon and I'm sorry I did... Sent it back 2 days later.... Feedback feedback and more feedback through the cheap pickups.the neck was great beautifully done nice fretwork but the feedback. I caught myself having troubles in the upper frets to cramming my fingers into that little neck.... I'm never going to listen to the reviews again about a guitar from the internet a waste of time
If it’s not for you that’s quite all right.
@@addictedtogear my biggest problem with the guitar was the feedback especially when I put some distortion on it. I was 15 ft from the amp, the amp I was using was a Fender Deluxe was the one 12-inch speaker low volume. So my main complaint was definitely the feedback " cheap pickups " but also I noticed I had to cram my fingers together a little bit more in the upper Registries of the neck... it's quite possible that it was just that particular neck of the guitar however I think Lessons Learned I'm going to watch what I buy off the internet as far as guitars go. I'll probably never do that again, I'll stick with sweet water or Musician's Friends or a music store where I can actually play the guitar and demo it to myself before I purchase it. I have several Epiphone Guitars Music Man guitars and Fender guitars 26 guitars total in my guitar collection.
These guitars are Fender destroyers and everything in this review is dead on. You get so much more for the money with this brand it's ridiculous and I now have 4 including a Les Paul that puts Gibson to shame. Honestly these are high end guitars by every stretch but you will probably have to do some work to them to get them perfect. Tuners have to go and I have seen a lot of high frets but don't let that deter you as most of the time it's still playable and with a little work you can transform these into amazing playing instruments. It looks and feels like a Suhr because it's !00% modeled after those guitars and I feel lucky to have found out about these.
Chinese made crap. Why would anyone support these a country that infected the world.
Lol no dude. Just no. Look I get it, you can’t afford a Gibson or a Fender so you think you’re Chinese knock off is just as good but better? Coke the f on.
@@firemarshal2629 Ok big mouth here we go. I have a PRS S2, Charvel Pro Mod DK24, Chapman, Godin, not to mention I've owned a dozen Fender Strats, Tele's and crappy Gibsons. I also do fret leveling and can setup pretty much any guitar. Need anymore qualifications? Those Eart guitars are unreal if you know anything about guitars. Bone nut, mahogany body, roasted maple compound radius neck, good tuners, way better tremolo and block than a Fender. Learn something about guitars before you have such a nasty lame ass opinion on anything other than your shitty Mexican strat you think is so great.
@@firemarshal2629 I own a $1799 Fender Pro ll, PRS S2, Schecter Nick Johnston, the Eart is every bit as good or better than all of them. I would know I actually work on guitars and don't just talk caca.
Look for other videos on this brand and you will see the manufacturer is flooding these guys to review their Cherry picked guitars. Order one from Amazon and you wont get this guitar. You will get what you pay for learn from my experience.
I ordered 4 EART guitars. 1 thru Amazon, 1 thru ebay, 2 direct from EART! All were ready to play after tuning. Only the eBay guitar had visible damage from shipping in a flimsy carton. EART doesn't care if your John Mayer or Oscar Meyer. They just want all to have a good Instrument.
maybe try tuning it first
I would have to disagree about that pickguard. I want a pickguard to guard where I might actually pick. Otherwise interesting.
Wow are you really picking way up there?
@@addictedtogear 🤣🤣🤣
Do you guys ever think under what conditions workers have to work to produce a product that takes that much time for this little money? Have some empathy man and don't support people who exploit workers like this!
I always research any product i'm willing to spend good money on. Eart has no problem showing live video of factory and working conditions. Apple does.
Shame about the nut, otherwise impressive.
Yet another tele knock off. Amazing to me that they don't have the integrity to come up with their own original design and just copy other brands.
That’s a fact.
Honestly, the fact that every company outside of Gibson makes a tele copy is a testament to how fundamental the telecaster design is to guitar as an instrument.
Are you guys smoking crack? Do you know how much a telecaster costs??? Why pay top dollar for something that you can get for pennies on the dollar and all you have to sacrifice is the name on the headstock.
I can tell you didn't go to business school or anything, but have you ever thought about how producers choose specific markets to compete in?
@@shreddyz Nailed it!!
Wow - now $500. is a cheap guitar....
With the price jumping $200 in a year, EART introduced themselves as high quality low price. Now, they are intermediate and up against Classic Vibes by Squier. Making a name for themselves in the affordable beginners market and then abandoning that market is a weird way to go. In the affordable range, $200 is a lot. So long, EART, you priced yourself too high before I could even try you.
One of those terrible just-talk videos. We want to hear what it SOUNDS like. Waste of time.