The Cats licking itself towards the end, while he's playing the guitar 🎸🐈 With the Cat sitting down in front, It kind of reminded me of 'MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000'🤣😹
@@samright4661 I don't know how much autonomy ESP US has from ESP Japan but there is a significant difference between the Japanese price and the US price. So much so that it's cheaper to just buy them from a seller in Japan and pay the shipping/tax/duty, if you can.
I’ve been wondering what the paint quality was like on these. I just saw a dude that got a ZW bullseye copy and he said it was basically painters tape as a decal that was sprayed over and there were ridges everywhere. Yikes!
If someone wants a copy of something I have 0 issues as long as its not misrepresented. If someone wants a VanGogh to hang on a wall, they (typicall) buy a copy. If someone can buy a $200 copy of a $10K guitar I'm not sure who would/should care? I'm assuming the backplates would be routered to sit flush normally. Thanks for showing these Marty!
I hope you realize in your infinite wisdom that the leading active picup manufacturing company on 🌎 EMG makes stacked pickups because in active, thats what you have to do to coil split.
I clicked on this one fast. The first guitar I ever had was a 2008ish LTD Kirk Hammett signature. I think about that thing almost every day. Gotta get another.
Marty…love it!!…I played an M II a couple of years ago and I will never forget that “thin-U” shaped neck…it was incredible and about 2 grand …so there ya go…rock on bro👍
I got one of these in the same color last year for my daughter as a wall hanger. She loves it! The graphics on the front seem like a screen printed clear sticker. Check the sides of the guitar where a binding would end and that's where the sticker stops. You can feel the edge all the way around. Cool to see this on your channel. Enjoy your videos!
Take a stain pen in Red Mahogany and stain it or use a dark mahogany stain pen from Home Depot and use lighter fluid to clean the board…. Let it dry…. Lemon oil deep allowing it to almost evaporate…. Let dry to the surface and then use red or dark mahogany stain pen over the neck and fall in love with the rich colors that pop out with this process…. You do a good fret level and crown and polish and your fingers will never be able to tell this guitar is Chinese
I have been looking at these and the ESP George Lynch with the Serpents and Snakes finish copies and just haven't done the deal yet..gotta admit I like fixing up guitars with better upgraded parts so we'll see...Thanks for this video.
there is actually some hidden gem chinese guitars, i had a chepiphone les paul custom in alpine white/gold and out of the box it was as good as a real epi, also had a chean ml 74, guitar was great pick ups were horrendous, chucked some emg hett set's in it and it was amazing actually regret getting rid of it
Great vid I was curious about them guitars I just bought the wolf an man esp copy for about same price had to do a some Fret work for a buzz an pickups were just like yours cheap copies but I put emgs in an it’s ok stays in tune
Cool video, I am all about the EVH gear and see these Chinese knock offs on Ebay from time to time and am tempted just to see what it is all about....for $200 - $400 in the end I suppose it is worth a shot?
But if you film it for views to make money then we can talk as much trash as we want. If you want a chinese knockoff then buy one and don't make a video.
These cheap pickups have the covers glued to the entire pickup magnets and internal wires. So I put the pickups in a vice and carefully took a small saw and cut the top half of the covers off and then placed the covers over a new set of pickups. 👍
Cool ! I would like to know the crucial point here : how does the neck feels ? Modern C or ESP/ ibanez like ? Is the frets plan well done ? Can it be a great upgrades platform ? Thanks.
i have one i got on ebay, feels great, sounds great, and is definitely upgradable . i have a real ibanez and the body cavities are pretty much the same
I expected to see a couple answers on the fret board. I absolutely love finding people that like to play, that weren't forced to learn at the age of 5 so they could stand in front of a pentecostal church, being judged by self righteous adults that should have been jealous that a 12 year old had abilities within his hands that their wives would have truly appreciated. And I played the guitar. The fret board is ebony. It used to be considered a lower grade. Less reputable violin and guitar makers and such would die them black to pass them off as a premium grade ebony. Then when your barely 13 year old hands are trying to learn Ave Maria at the exact same time Gilligan's Island comes on every day. Not only did you miss seeing what Mary Ann was barely wearing, you had a black mark under your chin from the violins chin rest and black finger tips from the board. I prefer the 2nds of ebony to the firsts. I have fret boards and slides made from seconds. The wood grains are incredible with a natural walnut look. Great video.
I bought one just like your's (black) before xmas for a friend of mine and she absolutely loves it, knowing it was a fake. So it's worth it to me to buy a "fake". It's what you do with it that's either kosher or not. I find it very easy to spot these on ebay since they never take a picture of the headstock or they blur it out. BTW, my serial# is the exact same.🤣
Been thinking about getting an ESP George Lynch Kamikaze... the white/tan/grey one. Prices run $250-450 depending on seller. Afraid I'll get a piece of junk, tho. Should I go for it?
Was looking at buying one of these myself which is probably why the algorithm sent me to your video. Seems like the general consensus on these knockoff guitars is that they look good hanging on a wall, but 99% of the time need new pickups and fret work before they are any decent to play...which is still way cheaper than paying ESP $1400 for the genuine article.
Change the pickups, electronics, tuners and Floyd Rose, do a full fret job and set up and that will be a cool guitar! I think these guitars from Geeeinah are perfect for people who like to work on or customize guitars I have no hate for them at all. Dig your channel!
Not bad for $200.. maybe they sold you a return for the price you offered.. but maybe it was the luck of the draw.. one never knows..that heel was most likely carbed by hand by a grinding wheel so it may be more rough than the rest of the neck/body transition?..how is the neck shape and thickness?..fret level?. How low can you get the action if the frets behave..nice score..needs some tlc
The neck is fat! Quite chunky like a late 50's Les Paul. But not quite as fat but close! Actions is decent. The Floyd needs a little adjustment. No high frets at all or buzzing. They completely missed the grounding on this on lol. Gonna dig in to it today if I have a chance and wire a proper ground. Which is easy. And then see if I can put a good set of strings on it after hopefully removing the pickup covers and doing a PUP upgrade! 😎
Amazing what $200 buys you today - CNC machines really have revolutionised the guitar industry! It’s a shame these countries don’t care about copyright or trademarks - they just have a different mindset. I feel the same way - not a fan of the whole Chibson thing, but for a bit of fun, why not?! Keep up the great content Marty… regards Leon
Thanks Leon. I agree. CNC machines have certainly revolutionized a lot. It's wild!!! It's the Wild West out there with copyright and such. I really do t think these fakes pose a threat to the big brands other than a it makes them rethink pricing etc. better for the consumer in ways. But it may force them to outsource more to keep up with the demands of the world and costs. Who knows?? 🤷
ESPs are copies and these are copies. Everything is a copy. Stop your copyright nonesense wish....its stupid. Copyright the wheel.... Why the hell would a chinese company abide by laws in the USA? Do you have any idea our laws dont extend into China? I really need the dumb guitar community to realize this. LAW IN THE USA DOES NOT EXTEND INTO OTHER COUNTRIES. And no, they dont care. This dude must really like gibsons.
@@alanjacob8542 no, thats just what you have heard from the people you dont know whom you trust for some reason. FR originals are good. FR 1000 series is just as good but made by others. I have both and they are both good. Dont understand where this bullshit starts but a company with a lot more money than you decided to make a product available to others to manufacture and its the same thing but made in another place. The guitar dummies get a hold of this and automatically label them inferior because its not original. Its like the name brand wars over soft drinks and food. FLOYD ROSE CONSIDERS THEM PART OF THIER COMPANY SO MUCH SO THEY ARE LISTED ON THIER WEBPAGE BUT DUMB ASS GUITAR PLAYERS DISAGREE WITH NO BASIS IN FACT.
The most state of the art manufacturing is in Asia. Super high tech stuff. Little manufacturing plants make them cause they love Rock and want you to rock out w something tangible. They can make anything at any quality, Google it.
I'd love one of these, obviously I cannot afford a real one, even less locate one, besides from this one I believe I will be getting the JH-1 copy with green flames, I love how that looks too!
LOL ! Your facial expressions said it all brother ! 200 bucks ! Well at least you got 5 bucks worth of Allen keys lol! Was cool you took it apart and showed the guts ! Another very cool vid Brutha ! Thanks 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Pots are not going to give you a better or worse sound because they are smaller or bigger, they are exactly the same, it is silly to change them for size. Because if it's because of the feeling that the extended travel of a larger one gives you, it's understandable but it's not going to improve your sound
6:05 The fake Floyd sucks compared to the real one but other than that looks really spot on. Does it have the real active pickups on it? If it doesn't it's not accurate to the real esp signature. If it's real active pick ups it will have a nine volt battery compartment on the back of the body. I don't see the nine volt battery compartment on the back so no its not an accurate signature model. Kirk signature model the three thousand dollar one has emg active pickups. Hopefully you didn't pay more than 250$ it's not worth anymore than that. Oh okay 200$ you didn't get hurt on it that's what i would have paid also. Would have only took me about one min to see that it's a fake. And yes sir your right the pick ups do suck. Definitely need changed out.
I am always curious about these Chinese guitars, and what you get back for your money. And i suppose quality wise it's a bit of a lottery. Looks like a fun project man😂.
I’ve bought a dozen Chibsons in the last year. Only one was what I’d consider too much to make it worth fixing. Shame too because it was the white sg I really wanted. 8-9 of them were just ok. They needed a small amount of feet work and some tuners. 2 of them though! Perfect right out of the box. I replace the pups in all of them because while they might sound ok at low volumes they squeal when you crank the amp. I’ve gotten it down to $70 per guitar and an hour of my time to make any $200 Chibson play and sound great. Like Marty says here, $200 is about the most I’m willing to pay. Although I paid $300 of my aged silverburst LP and that’s one of the best guitars I’ve ever owned, period. Give it a shot. If you don’t like it send it back.
Ypu made it sound awsome.. I czn play but not as good as you..I could be a rhythm guy for ya or play riffs and pentatonic simple solos😢 cool vid..to gave mkre variety I have cheaper guitars...some can be ok.i got a jay turser sg that was cheap but it's good but I have a cheap Jackson rhods that sucks ..mayb it's an early fake one..I got it at a shop years ago for like 250 but it's not great
Honestly I'm not hung up on buying guitars like that if that's what somebody wants to buy it's when you have those out there that try to pass them off as the real thing when they're not but we all know how expensive guitars are not all of us are like Marty over there we can't do our own mods lol but that is a cool guitar man❤😂🎉
not a cat person myself but one my dogs "scooter" a staffy cross shar-pei he would have to sniff everything that ever comes to the house, even if i change my clothes for work. i totally get that part as a non cat owner.
Man lots of your viewers dont know thier stuff. Lots of rumors here. Stacked active pickups? Floyd Rose 1000s, nut changes, etc. All things an amateur would do to eff it all up. You know what im talking about.
you know you can order the guitars from China with no headstock, logo or serial number. That's what I do with mine. That way, you don't have to constantly tell people it's not a ESP.
My love for Chinese imposters is becoming more and more and more…. These guitars are great!!! They are great because Slash had an imposter Chris Derrig Les Paul and was responsible for selling more Les Pauls than Les himself…. So these Chinese guitars end up getting overhauled and I have “Les” than 800 total and I will put mine up against any Murphy Lab or Collectors Choice any day…… don’t be snobby Bobby…..your fingers cannot tell the difference man!!!! Ride on!!!
“It come with instructions on how to adjust the truss rod and the Floyd. That’s kinda neat” he says, and throws it on the floor 😂 I had a good laugh.
Lol I don't need that sh$&$&$. 😂😂😂
The Cats licking itself towards the end, while he's playing the guitar 🎸🐈
With the Cat sitting down in front, It kind of reminded me of
'MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000'🤣😹
Tell me, corporate America isn't ripping us off! A few improvements and it's playable! And you saved over a 1000.00 bucks!😊Thanks Marty
More than a 1000. ESP are very expensive
Nobody said corporate amerika isn’t ripping us off…thats the way it works…but you already know this my man!!!!
@@eddiejr540 The last time i Checked ESP was a Japanese brand. What does America have to do with that?
@@samright4661 I don't know how much autonomy ESP US has from ESP Japan but there is a significant difference between the Japanese price and the US price. So much so that it's cheaper to just buy them from a seller in Japan and pay the shipping/tax/duty, if you can.
I’ve been wondering what the paint quality was like on these. I just saw a dude that got a ZW bullseye copy and he said it was basically painters tape as a decal that was sprayed over and there were ridges everywhere. Yikes!
If someone wants a copy of something I have 0 issues as long as its not misrepresented. If someone wants a VanGogh to hang on a wall, they (typicall) buy a copy. If someone can buy a $200 copy of a $10K guitar I'm not sure who would/should care? I'm assuming the backplates would be routered to sit flush normally. Thanks for showing these Marty!
Looks cool but I'll be interested to see if those are indeed the dreaded single coil-under-humbucker cover pickups that people are finding.
Me too. Nolan in tearing into it today 🤞
I hope you realize in your infinite wisdom that the leading active picup manufacturing company on 🌎 EMG makes stacked pickups because in active, thats what you have to do to coil split.
I clicked on this one fast. The first guitar I ever had was a 2008ish LTD Kirk Hammett signature. I think about that thing almost every day. Gotta get another.
Marty…love it!!…I played an M II a couple of years ago and I will never forget that “thin-U” shaped neck…it was incredible and about 2 grand …so there ya go…rock on bro👍
@13:00 how did they manage to spell Hasbro right ‘once’, but not the second time?
Ill be following this one. I was very curious about these. Looks like its worth the upgrades. Thanks for sharing brother.
I got one of these in the same color last year for my daughter as a wall hanger. She loves it! The graphics on the front seem like a screen printed clear sticker. Check the sides of the guitar where a binding would end and that's where the sticker stops. You can feel the edge all the way around. Cool to see this on your channel. Enjoy your videos!
Take a stain pen in Red Mahogany and stain it or use a dark mahogany stain pen from Home Depot and use lighter fluid to clean the board…. Let it dry…. Lemon oil deep allowing it to almost evaporate…. Let dry to the surface and then use red or dark mahogany stain pen over the neck and fall in love with the rich colors that pop out with this process…. You do a good fret level and crown and polish and your fingers will never be able to tell this guitar is Chinese
Your cat looks like he's vibing to the music when he's licking himself at 16:40.
Nice looking guitar. I saw another review on a Chinese copy and there was a single coil in the humbucker housing. I wonder if that's the case here?
Hey Marty, The missing paint around the trem cavity is a burn through the paint from the buffing wheels, ask me how I know😅😅😂😂
so were you able to take the covers off and install better pups?
Looks good! Caribbean viewer here.
I have been looking at these and the ESP George Lynch with the Serpents and Snakes finish copies and just haven't done the deal yet..gotta admit I like fixing up guitars with better upgraded parts so we'll see...Thanks for this video.
there is actually some hidden gem chinese guitars, i had a chepiphone les paul custom in alpine white/gold and out of the box it was as good as a real epi, also had a chean ml 74, guitar was great pick ups were horrendous, chucked some emg hett set's in it and it was amazing actually regret getting rid of it
Bought a red Sparkle ouija months ago and it feels and plays great, upgrade to real emg's though and your set
I think the neck is bolt on and they have filled and sanded to hide the bolts. It just doesn’t look right
Im waiting mine for the last 2 months. Cant wait!
I was able to cut the tops off the pickups and snap them on some nice humbuckers.
it arrived? and are the pickup covers removable?
Might get a chi-sp one it is a sick design and hopefully the “floyd” is usable. How has it held up?
Great vid I was curious about them guitars I just bought the wolf an man esp copy for about same price had to do a some
Fret work for a buzz an pickups were just like yours cheap copies but I put emgs in an it’s ok stays in tune
Got to say I've never drilled a larger hole on a headstock or body,I only use a fluted reamer so not to damage it and get a perfect solution
Cool video, I am all about the EVH gear and see these Chinese knock offs on Ebay from time to time and am tempted just to see what it is all about....for $200 - $400 in the end I suppose it is worth a shot?
It's fun to get these and see what they're about. Seems Ike lately the quality is much more consistent.
I don’t understand why anyone would give you flak for buying a product…it’s your money…do whatever the hell you wanna do with it…people are weird 😳
But if you film it for views to make money then we can talk as much trash as we want. If you want a chinese knockoff then buy one and don't make a video.
@@BeeRumblin13 …. Fair play
$300 guitar. Plus, $550 in improvements. That's $850. $850 Will buy you a good used guitar. 😅
Ya that's the truth
So what was the outcome regarding the pickup covers? Were you able to swap them out?
These cheap pickups have the covers glued to the entire pickup magnets and internal wires. So I put the pickups in a vice and carefully took a small saw and cut the top half of the covers off and then placed the covers over a new set of pickups. 👍
Cool ! I would like to know the crucial point here : how does the neck feels ? Modern C or ESP/ ibanez like ? Is the frets plan well done ? Can it be a great upgrades platform ? Thanks.
i have one i got on ebay, feels great, sounds great, and is definitely upgradable . i have a real ibanez and the body cavities are pretty much the same
I bought two Chibbies resonantly. A 2006 Much Les Paul and a Angus Back to Black SG. Both were pretty good with the Anus SG being the better of the 2.
Pick ups do suck replacing them with original ESP that Kirk had made especially for that one guitar now he's with Gibson LP's
That trem bar had a hard on lol! The pickups sound weak as hell,hopefully when you swap them out it'll sound killer
I would like to hear this guitar when you upgrade the pickups
I expected to see a couple answers on the fret board. I absolutely love finding people that like to play, that weren't forced to learn at the age of 5 so they could stand in front of a pentecostal church, being judged by self righteous adults that should have been jealous that a 12 year old had abilities within his hands that their wives would have truly appreciated. And I played the guitar.
The fret board is ebony. It used to be considered a lower grade. Less reputable violin and guitar makers and such would die them black to pass them off as a premium grade ebony. Then when your barely 13 year old hands are trying to learn Ave Maria at the exact same time Gilligan's Island comes on every day. Not only did you miss seeing what Mary Ann was barely wearing, you had a black mark under your chin from the violins chin rest and black finger tips from the board.
I prefer the 2nds of ebony to the firsts. I have fret boards and slides made from seconds. The wood grains are incredible with a natural walnut look.
Great video.
I bought one just like your's (black) before xmas for a friend of mine and she absolutely loves it, knowing it was a fake. So it's worth it to me to buy a "fake". It's what you do with it that's either kosher or not. I find it very easy to spot these on ebay since they never take a picture of the headstock or they blur it out. BTW, my serial# is the exact same.🤣
Been thinking about getting an ESP George Lynch Kamikaze... the white/tan/grey one. Prices run $250-450 depending on seller. Afraid I'll get a piece of junk, tho. Should I go for it?
I noticed the Floyd and the routing are wrong shape at back under fine tuners
Was looking at buying one of these myself which is probably why the algorithm sent me to your video. Seems like the general consensus on these knockoff guitars is that they look good hanging on a wall, but 99% of the time need new pickups and fret work before they are any decent to play...which is still way cheaper than paying ESP $1400 for the genuine article.
Hi Marty, is there any links that I can check out this guitar.?
What ever happened with the follow up with the pickups?
Change the pickups, electronics, tuners and Floyd Rose, do a full fret job and set up and that will be a cool guitar! I think these guitars from Geeeinah are perfect for people who like to work on or customize guitars I have no hate for them at all. Dig your channel!
Dude hows hardware gonna change much? Like putting lipstick on a sheep. 59 Les Pauls dont have good hardware, its not in the hardware....
I’ve always had this idea with the replicas!
@@kingfisher7960 do 59s use floyds? Floyds need to be setup properly and high quality in order to work properly
seems like 59 pauls suck @@kingfisher7960
Not bad for $200.. maybe they sold you a return for the price you offered.. but maybe it was the luck of the draw.. one never knows..that heel was most likely carbed by hand by a grinding wheel so it may be more rough than the rest of the neck/body transition?..how is the neck shape and thickness?..fret level?. How low can you get the action if the frets behave..nice score..needs some tlc
The neck is fat! Quite chunky like a late 50's Les Paul. But not quite as fat but close! Actions is decent. The Floyd needs a little adjustment. No high frets at all or buzzing. They completely missed the grounding on this on lol. Gonna dig in to it today if I have a chance and wire a proper ground. Which is easy. And then see if I can put a good set of strings on it after hopefully removing the pickup covers and doing a PUP upgrade! 😎
@@Ranch5150SkinWalker it does not take much if you know what you are doing.. thanks for sharing Marty.. awesome stuff
Amazing what $200 buys you today - CNC machines really have revolutionised the guitar industry! It’s a shame these countries don’t care about copyright or trademarks - they just have a different mindset.
I feel the same way - not a fan of the whole Chibson thing, but for a bit of fun, why not?! Keep up the great content Marty… regards Leon
Thanks Leon. I agree. CNC machines have certainly revolutionized a lot. It's wild!!! It's the Wild West out there with copyright and such. I really do t think these fakes pose a threat to the big brands other than a it makes them rethink pricing etc. better for the consumer in ways. But it may force them to outsource more to keep up with the demands of the world and costs. Who knows?? 🤷
I've been eyeballing that guitar also,I remember those floyds as really garbage to the point it was unusable,looks like they've upgraded those floyds.
ESPs are copies and these are copies. Everything is a copy. Stop your copyright nonesense wish....its stupid. Copyright the wheel.... Why the hell would a chinese company abide by laws in the USA? Do you have any idea our laws dont extend into China? I really need the dumb guitar community to realize this. LAW IN THE USA DOES NOT EXTEND INTO OTHER COUNTRIES. And no, they dont care. This dude must really like gibsons.
@@alanjacob8542 no, thats just what you have heard from the people you dont know whom you trust for some reason. FR originals are good. FR 1000 series is just as good but made by others. I have both and they are both good. Dont understand where this bullshit starts but a company with a lot more money than you decided to make a product available to others to manufacture and its the same thing but made in another place. The guitar dummies get a hold of this and automatically label them inferior because its not original. Its like the name brand wars over soft drinks and food. FLOYD ROSE CONSIDERS THEM PART OF THIER COMPANY SO MUCH SO THEY ARE LISTED ON THIER WEBPAGE BUT DUMB ASS GUITAR PLAYERS DISAGREE WITH NO BASIS IN FACT.
The most state of the art manufacturing is in Asia. Super high tech stuff. Little manufacturing plants make them cause they love Rock and want you to rock out w something tangible. They can make anything at any quality, Google it.
Perhaps the pickups are single coils in a humbucker shell.
I'd love one of these, obviously I cannot afford a real one, even less locate one, besides from this one I believe I will be getting the JH-1 copy with green flames, I love how that looks too!
LOL ! Your facial expressions said it all brother ! 200 bucks ! Well at least you got 5 bucks worth of Allen keys lol! Was cool you took it apart and showed the guts ! Another very cool vid Brutha ! Thanks 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Hey did you swap those pickups in the end?
"Eedee beedee chillee beebee thee speeerits are about to speak..."
"Are they friendly spirits?"
DO you get the genuine Kirk Hammett WAh-WAH pedal,, you know the one he cant do a solo without!!
Came packaged better than some pricier guitars(cough cough...Fender)
I have the original form 98's, in a very good conditions
Any update video coming for this anytime soon!? Awesome video! These Chinese guitars are starting to look pretty good lately!
Pots are not going to give you a better or worse sound because they are smaller or bigger, they are exactly the same, it is silly to change them for size. Because if it's because of the feeling that the extended travel of a larger one gives you, it's understandable but it's not going to improve your sound
Great video Bro.
From the dawnking store?
I love the way, that "Hasnro" has the Rights on it xD Upper Line it's correct with "Hasbro", but Second Line "Hasnro" xD
Considering buying one of these bad boys over a Jackson guitar around the same price range, what would you guys recommend me?
Get the Jackson guitar better
6:05 The fake Floyd sucks compared to the real one but other than that looks really spot on. Does it have the real active pickups on it? If it doesn't it's not accurate to the real esp signature. If it's real active pick ups it will have a nine volt battery compartment on the back of the body. I don't see the nine volt battery compartment on the back so no its not an accurate signature model. Kirk signature model the three thousand dollar one has emg active pickups. Hopefully you didn't pay more than 250$ it's not worth anymore than that. Oh okay 200$ you didn't get hurt on it that's what i would have paid also. Would have only took me about one min to see that it's a fake. And yes sir your right the pick ups do suck. Definitely need changed out.
Do u try to sale as a real one after ? U said u bought them b4
Does anyone have a link to it?
Did the guitar summon anything? 🥶
other than the alphabet being a bit off as far as the original in terms of position and the Numbers at bottom it's surprisingly hard to tell
Fn Chammett ! Love it dude 😅
Thanks man! 🎸🤟🏻
Did you end up paying import taxes for the guitar?
This is what I wanted more than anything in high school
I am always curious about these Chinese guitars, and what you get back for your money. And i suppose quality wise it's a bit of a lottery.
Looks like a fun project man😂.
I’ve bought a dozen Chibsons in the last year. Only one was what I’d consider too much to make it worth fixing. Shame too because it was the white sg I really wanted. 8-9 of them were just ok. They needed a small amount of feet work and some tuners. 2 of them though! Perfect right out of the box. I replace the pups in all of them because while they might sound ok at low volumes they squeal when you crank the amp. I’ve gotten it down to $70 per guitar and an hour of my time to make any $200 Chibson play and sound great. Like Marty says here, $200 is about the most I’m willing to pay. Although I paid $300 of my aged silverburst LP and that’s one of the best guitars I’ve ever owned, period. Give it a shot. If you don’t like it send it back.
I got a Chinasia Fender YJM Stratocaster it was a blast to mod out! Plays and sounds amazing now!
In today's world all jobs have lost most QC and customer service from auto makers to guitar company's
Owned one ltd kh-202 from indonesia. Can't say more. Upgraded to bone breaker
They probably are single coils. Underneath the cover; a surprise?
Ypu made it sound awsome.. I czn play but not as good as you..I could be a rhythm guy for ya or play riffs and pentatonic simple solos😢 cool vid..to gave mkre variety I have cheaper guitars...some can be ok.i got a jay turser sg that was cheap but it's good but I have a cheap Jackson rhods that sucks ..mayb it's an early fake one..I got it at a shop years ago for like 250 but it's not great
Fully understand the cat thing...lol...
I ran that serial number for you. According to DMV records, it comes up as a 77 Ford Pinto.
Honestly I'm not hung up on buying guitars like that if that's what somebody wants to buy it's when you have those out there that try to pass them off as the real thing when they're not but we all know how expensive guitars are not all of us are like Marty over there we can't do our own mods lol but that is a cool guitar man❤😂🎉
You are a full time guitar tech?
Rhetorical ?
Holy s#*t, only took a week!
I don’t hate chibsons and the like. I’d rather buy a Chinese body and overhaul it.
Great guitar 🎸🤘🏻
Hopefully the pup covers can be removed and somehow put on real EMG's.
To me it would be quite perfect. Namastè.
I wanted this guitar so bad when I was a teenager. I’m thinking it might be worth it to get one.
❤🐈❤️ Beautiful kitty. I love ‘em all ❤
And obviously not real EMGs which aren’t ground to trem claw and thereby the strings . No battery or place for it .
not a cat person myself but one my dogs "scooter" a staffy cross shar-pei he would have to sniff everything that ever comes to the house, even if i change my clothes for work. i totally get that part as a non cat owner.
Trademark from Hansro😂 they got it right the first time they spelled it, but the second time it was spelled wrong. Im sure you caught it by now.
These guitars are great for experimenting with components and custom body works. Something u wouldn't want to try on an actual Gibson.
I'll have to smell the fretboard later. 😁
Great guitar!
It's sounds like P90s pick-ups
It's a nice guitar but it needs a new paint job repainted Marty that thing might bring you a lot of bad luck I wouldn't f*** with it
You know what would be really cool!?....if they sent a Certificate of Authenticity saying that it is, in fact, a FAKE Chinese Copy!!
Funny he didn’t seem to notice the misspell on the back headstock. hasnro. Unless that’s actually another company. Lol
It's hilarious, spelled correctly in the line above. Wrong on the second line. 😂😂
Set neck for $200! That’s crazy!
I had a real one...bought it used....didn't really care for it....
It feels really good. Hated the pickups. Got them swapped out. Now for a better Floyd trem. Neck feels great and it's comfy to play
Man lots of your viewers dont know thier stuff. Lots of rumors here. Stacked active pickups? Floyd Rose 1000s, nut changes, etc. All things an amateur would do to eff it all up. You know what im talking about.
🫵😉 You Got This Marty.✌️❤️
Chibson PRS is next
you know you can order the guitars from China with no headstock, logo or serial number.
That's what I do with mine. That way, you don't have to constantly tell people it's not a ESP.
pick up switch may help
Three minutes to cut the tape?????🤦wtf?
Sounds sweet to me.
My love for Chinese imposters is becoming more and more and more…. These guitars are great!!! They are great because Slash had an imposter Chris Derrig Les Paul and was responsible for selling more Les Pauls than Les himself…. So these Chinese guitars end up getting overhauled and I have “Les” than 800 total and I will put mine up against any Murphy Lab or Collectors Choice any day…… don’t be snobby Bobby…..your fingers cannot tell the difference man!!!! Ride on!!!