Just got the Donner DST-400 today. Awesome guitar. The tones out of this thing are amazing. I saw a few vids of it and this was one of them, all positive. After playing with it for a couple of hours, this thing is now my favorite out of all my guitars. Not a blemish on it. Set up great. I would not call it an "entry level" guitar at all.
Today, I acquired an Epi Les Paul Standard (plus top). I’m a total noob, but I wanted to check off my Les Paul box. For a few extra bucks, the quality goes through the roof.
Very nice! They really have packed in the features for the price on this one. When Donners first started showing up in a lot of videos, I thought they were just a step up from Glarry and the like, but they really have taken things up another notch.
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Bought one and it was decent out of the box. Bought a new Seymour Duncan humbucker, and had the fret ends rounded, the frets levelled and crowned as well as intonation set… absolute ripper guitar. Spend about $700 Canadian in total and ended up with a guitar that would rival $2000 - $3000 strats. Very pleased
After watching one of your previous videos featuring a Donner guitar I bought one and have not regretted it for a minute. It holds tune, and thought it isn't a high end instrument it is perfect for a beginner and plan on gifting to a family member so they can learn and I can upgrade✌
Looks like Donner is stepping up it's game. I like that they changed their name logo design and dropped the musical note "D" style in their name. This should compete nicely in the Squire Affinity, Yamaha 112j and V versions and Ibenez range of beginner guitars. The two point trem with push in bar alone makes this guitar worth it if it is decent at holding tune. The split coil is another big plus. Not to mention Alnico pickups. It's selling on Amazon right now for $189.99. That is one heck of deal for anyone looking for a decent beginner guitar that is going to sound pretty good. Heck, Get a Fender Mustang 25 for $150 or a used Katana 50 for $200-$225 on July 4th and you basically have an excellent guitar setup for under $400 - $450 bucks that will impress most people.
Nice affordable guitar, pretty color, working tremolo, what's not to like right out of the box. I think the pickups would probably sound thicker and richer if they were raised a bit - But, it's always hard to tell exactly how close they are to the strings in a video like this.
Looks nice and has some nice features, but I think your skill and amp make it sound better than it ever would for most people. Love the vids, keep ‘em coming.
I have two American Strats and two Les Pauls and a few other guitars. I was looking to buy a new guitar...but just couldnt bring myself to pay the high prices these two companies are asking for their guitars. Their high prices are now driving me to look at other options. So I saw the various reviews on the Donner DST 400. I bought this exact guitar from Amazon. Four days later it arrived. I opened the box, tuned it up and it was ready to play. Actually I couldnt believe it. I played on it for a few days and it stayed in tune and had no issues. I am very happy with this guitar. After a week I decided to really put in some TLC on this guitar because it is a keeper. So I changed the strings and put some oil on the fretboard and polished it up. This guitar is very nice, and at $259.00 ..I saved $1300,00 if I had bought one of the two bigger named company guitars above. I am an intermediate to advanced player.....so when I whip this guitar out ,,,next time I play a gig..some of the guys will be surprised. I had a great experience with this guitar and hope you do too. Thanks Darrell for sharing the video about this guitar.
I own the exact model that wasn't cherry picked. Can't be intonated due to trem being set too close to neck side. Would need 7's. Donner doesn't do returns without paying to return it along with multiple videos approving any return...so you get a project guitar for $200 that needs to be dowelled and reset. Might be a scattered issue, but it's something that should be considered when avoiding the brands for $100 more who have good customer service.
Wasn't an option until recently. Only direct from Donner. So they got this big on some pretty shady practices. Basically selling b stocks to people and making them pay the $80 to return it. So people just keep them and toss them aside. I guess for me it's an issue of supporting a company who does shady stuff. There's other options where they have you covered.
@@scott6588 you commented 19 hours ago, not a year ago. And to be fair you run the same risk ordering a big brand guitar from MF or sweetwater or a host of other primarily online vendors. I’ve returned a $3500 CS Gibson to MF before and been out the shipping. It happens. Doesn’t mean they’re all lemons.
@@piezoman79 I kinda agree with you, but IMHO companies should always pay the return P&P, if the guitar is genuinely wonky (and not just making some fussy customer even fussier). I mean, if it's demonstrably impossible to set up to reasonable playability (say the neck or bridge is out of line, or the neck is twisted). If they want to sell by mail, they have to take on the responsibility, and to Joe Blogs it really doesn't matter if the instruments are "usually" fine, not if he's been sent the lemon.
I have one of their guitars and it sits in the closet till one day I get to modding it or give it to somebody. Mine is the model before this one and its not worth even playing. I did replace their horrible tuners but that leaves horrible shrill humbucker and unusable single coils. Worthless trem and a neck that needs adjusted once a month. Love your pedals Donner but your guitars are...Uh
2 point term, coil splitting, alnico magnets, man I want to get one of these. But I already own like 5 Strat styles with an American Fender leading the way. That looks as good as a Mexican Strat at half the cost. Get them while you can.
@@minkorrh does a Mexican Strat have resale value? Those I had didn’t. So the new question is in which case do you lose more money. I say The Mexican Strat which believe me is also crap 90% of the time.
I just got mine through Amazon so I must have ordered it right after viewing this video. Can't believe I pulled the trigger so quickly! I currently play an Epiphone Riviera P93, and I've been looking for a decent entry-level Strat clone. I may have more to say after playing it for a while, but so far I'm impressed.
I have this and got it for 160. I've changed the tuners, nut was trash now its bone, changed the saddles. Knobs, Trem still sucks I put 5 fender springs on and decked it and also put fender tree strings on. Now the guitar is fantastic and I'm at like 230 on it. Lol not too shabby
Darrell. I just bought that exact same guitar for my first guitar. It’s so beautiful with the wood grain and the green is gorgeous. So comfortable to hold. Love it. ❤️🎼🎸
@@ronjohnston1822 Until I retired I'd worked at a pawn shop for 15 years and saw several ProTone's. They were great. Too great, which is why Fender cancelled them. Those teal Strats were particularly special. I envy you.
I reviewed this one and the other two DST models last summer. The 400 is in my regular gig rig, and almost all of my pedal reviews. It's a brilliant guitar.
Ordered a Donner DST-152 and the body is great, fretwork is brilliant and the humbucker has a really good grit. I'm sending it back though as the single coils might as well not be there. You have to hammer the strings to get a sound. Maybe a one off defect, but it's going back. Shame. I wanted the 400 but out of stock in their EU store or Amazon
Thats their single coils. I have one thats the same. Even the Humbucker is unbearable. I have a 98$ Monoprice with single coils that quack, so it is possible. Just not with Donner guitars
I really like this guitar, Darrell. Had I known of it before I made my most recent guitar purchase, I would have considered it. I probably would have gone with the Jackson I actually did buy, because it has one thing that the Donner doesn't: A "compound" radius fretboard. My Jackson was $60 cheaper, too. Many players will appreciate a more traditional guitar than Jackson's offerings, though, so the Donner seems well suited for that market.
@@rozartoro I got the JS22 DINKY DKA in the Natural Oil finish. I got that color for two reasons -- I like it, and that color comes on a nyatoh wood body ONLY. I wanted the nyatoh because I had had poplar wood bodied guitars before and wanted something new. The JS22 is the absolutely the cheapest way to get one of Jackson's outstanding Speed profile necks and their conical radius necks, which they insist on calling "compound" radius. This neck is the flaming BOMB! It's very thin, yet is very stiff thanks to the graphite reinforcement rods that Jackson installs on either side of the truss rod before affixing the fretboard. The fretboard is the worst part of the neck, and that's because the amaranth (aka purpleheart) they use dries out severely and causes considerable fret sprout. This case was the worst I've seen yet -- but fret sprout is a near non-problem that requires nothing more than an emory board to smooth out. This is way too simple and easy to fix to be much of an issue! Conversely, the frets themselves were the best factory frets I've seen in a brand new guitar. I learned and equipped myself to do my own fret jobs before buying this axe and found that the JS22 didn't need one! The most I did along those lines was polish the frets with fret erasers! That's hard to beat at this price point! I bought the guitar as an upgrade platform and had a bridge and tuners at hand to install; they went on the first day. I bought a GraphTec Black Tusq nut to replace the cheap plastic one, but I wanted and want to work with the old nut to learn to fix the tuning stability problem that is caused by the hockey stick headstock. I've smoothed the sides of the nut slots that the strings are being forced to rub against. The problem is still there, but better, and I will keep going until I feel confident that I can beat it in the plastic form. Then I will be ready to repeat the process with the new one. This guitar's tuning WILL BE STABLE ... eventually!😎 In the meantime, I have also replaced the pickups. I liked the original set pretty well but wanted Alnico magnets and that tone, so I searched for pickups with output similar to that of the stock, high-output ceramic humbuckers already installed. I not only found a set, but they used Alnico 2 magnets when I thought I'd have to "settle" for Alnico 5. This magnet choice gives the pickups a vintage-like tone with a modern feel because of the increased volume provided by the hot windings. The stock Jacksons sounded good enough to be used for every style of music I play, but the new ones sound better and can crunch and djent with the best of them! All told, I have spent maybe $300 on this axe, and all that's left to do on it requires only work and no more money! Also, I'm buying at least one more JS22 and also a JS32 Dinky in the future. I have an idea for a blue JS22 and I have to have that killer Speed Neck and conical radius fretboard on a Floyd Rose-equipped guitar! Not hurrying, but it will be SWEET!
@@edwinstovall3334 DAMN, sounds like a sweet guitar! And thanks for the details, helps me weigh the pros and cons! I was considering the JS22, an Ibanez grgr131ex, Kramer baretta special or a Yamaha Pacifica 012. I'll probably go to a guitar center and try these out if it is available, but I'm heavily leaning towards the Ibanez just cause of the stealth black colour and the 24 jumbo fret!
@@rozartoro You probably won't need my advice, but....😎 The Jackson has that killer neck and fretboard and is it a good upgrade platform. The Ibanez might be good stock, but my own two Ibanez guitars were difficult to upgrade. Floyd type bridges were hard to upgrade and wood needed routing out. Eyeball your candidates well and compare the carefully to whatever parts you might have decided to swap in. You might go for transparent finishes for better body wood. I don't buy locking tuners; instead I get Wilkinson EZ-LOKs, which put a simple extra hole through the string post. The extra hole makes it easy to tie the string in a luthier knot, which locks the string to pretty much the same effect -- without the extra parts that other locking tuners have. The cost is low and the value and durability is high because the tuners are as simple as regular tuners to make and use and have fewer parts to fail. And if you get something that you don't want to upgrade, that's good too!😎
@@edwinstovall3334 I definitely need all the advice I can get haha, and you seem to know your stuff. But yes, I'll go to the store and try these out. Who knows, maybe I'll like something out of the guitars I mentioned!
bought a few donner products, including their hush travel guitar. if you know what to look at, you'll see quickly that their quality and finish are very good. a newish but solid brand. it's earning my respect more with every product.
Donner seems to be a good company especially for inexpensive guitars with pretty good quality. I have the es-335 style and the Tele thin line 1000s guitar so far. Now i'll be looking into this too. Good review!
sweet guitar bro! i have the same model/same color! on mine the back coil is on when ya pull the rear pot...might be the same on all of the dst400 im not sure... the block is aluminum but still a big block tho... i also installed a "gillmour" mod switch so i now have 14 tones on mine! the wiring job looks nice and in my opinion the back coil on the h/b has a tele twang to it...the front coil on my other modded h/b has the "stratty" bridge single coil sound...which is still nice but given a choice id choose having the back coil on in split mode... o ya the body appears to be laminated which im ok with...such a work of art here!
I too have caved in and bought this guitar. Will say, I wish people would comment on how it feels to play it vs say a stratocaster. I have to say it is a fretboard that is narrower across so it would be easier to play if you were starting out. I do like my Ibanez Gio better because they include medium frets. These are thinner, and if you an advanced player on a smaller budget you might consider the Ibanez Gio...Just my opinion. Same price range, but have to agree with Darrell on the Features. I replaced my string trees With the fender string trees and will eventually replace the tuners....Still Love playing it!
You need to do a series comparing guitars between the $800-$1100 price point. Professional grade work horse guitars. Which one is the best bang for the buck? I would be very interested in such a series. Currently, I am a huge proponent of the Ibanez genesis series. Recently got me an RG550 and it does everything but cook you breakfast. Any style I want, this thing can play. Retails for 999, made in Japan, superb quality and sounds just incredible whether clean or distorted. It’s just about the most versatile electric guitar I have ever owned in my life.
If you ever get a chance you should check out the USA made peavey predators from 1990-2000ish if you wanted a used option. Easily best guitar I own in terms of playability, plus they tend to sell for $250-300 bucks.
I've owned a 94 since new. As a covid project I replaced the pickups with Rose Robusta alnico 5 pickups which are supposed to be similar to Fat 50's and an Obsidian blender. I am getting ready to install a Guitar Fetish 39mm steel trem block, Hipshot vintage locking tuners and a Graphtec nut and string tree. It was polar white with a Tortoise pick guard but the white has turned to almost cream color that matches to aged white pickup covers, knobs, trem handle and selector switch I installed. It sounds as good as the Fender Player HSS I bought last year but I like the medium jumbo frets on the Fender better.
Well, Darrell, I have an update for ya ... This last Friday I ordered one of these girls and am awaiting its arrival. This price was decent, the vibrato is said to have a "cold-rolled steel block" (which would work to make a new vibe unnecessary), the axe has a coil split, and the split-top tuners are intriguing. You mention (properly) that ceramic single coils will yield a "bigger, heavier-type tone"; I will be considering just such a tone for this guitar, but I do have one guitar essentially optimized for these types of Strat tones. I may still go for the ceramic sound, but I'll decide that after I hear the guitar's stock tones. This guitar I see as my next effort to product a "stage guitar," something that (were I actually playing out) I could use on stage without it being too heavy in weight or too light in tone or versatility. The other rather traditional "near-Strat" I own has a brass and steel vibrato that lends the axe warmth from heaven, but makes the guitar heavy as hell! I see this pairing or guitars as being one of a studio guitar (the heavy one) versus a stage guitar (the one I'm going to work on now). The stage axe should duplicate all the capabilities of the studio axe in a lighter package suitable for hours-long use. I want to equip the whole package with great tones, excellent playability, killer sustain and versatility befitting a guitar used by a good cover band player. I could see a weekend warrior cover band guitarist assembling a rig consisting of a good digital guitar processor, either a dedicated stereo FRFR amplifier/speaker setup or a couple of cables into the PA system, this guitar and one or two more -- one with humbuckers and a Floyd and maybe one with humbuckers and another two-point or a hard tail I think you actually managed to help me at this late date. One reason I took this long to pull the trigger is that I wanted to be as sure as I could that the vibrato solution is one I could use and live with. While a few other reviewers seemed to consider this trem hopeless for whatever reason, you actually showed what your guitar could do on arrival. I would never expect a vibrato to hold tune well without considerable work by the buyer at this price point. Indeed, I expect to need to replace the nut immediately. I don't like plastic, and the stock nut probably is made of that. I can polish the frets easily enough if I want to, or I can replace the neck entirely with one that has a more bend-friendly 12 inch fretboard radius -- as opposed to the Donner's "Fender modern-classic" radius of 9.5 inches -- and that I've already given a fret job to. I could wish that you had checked out whether the vintage-style saddles the Donner's bridge comes with are steel or not. I don't expect steel, though, and have at least the option of preexisting BRASS saddles to swap in. All in all, I am hopeful that this Donner DST-400 will prove as value-driven as the Jackson JS Series JS22 Dinky DKA I bought about sixteen months ago. It will, if it is even a little easier to work on.
Hey man, I've been wondering for a while but what amp do you usually run the guitars through? I want to know the settings to get that crisp tone that comes through in these reviews
That's actually beautiful. I wrote donner a while back and instead of being emailed no....They probably listened and looked at my channel and laughed. Hahahahahaha. Still going to try one. Will be fun to try and mod one up or hell maybe leave as is??? Great review man!!!! Always.
Great video Darrel. Could we get a follow up where you upgrade the tuners, trem and possibly pickups for cheap? Would love to see your recommendations to make this even better for $200 CDN.
Hey Darrell, love the channel brodda- I'm trying to think of a good project guitar in this price range? That has most of these features actually?, Gotta have the coil split as well?... Do you think this gtr would be a good choice? Maybe the black/grey one? Thanks Darrell, rock on my friend-
Yet another DBG glowing eview for an instrument that is already out of stock. Even the affiliate links have non left so much for your cut! Any chance of including an instrument we have some chance of being able to buy (preferably in UK)?
I bought one on the strength of this and a few other favorable reviews. What a great guitar..!! The ONLY issue that I noticed was the trem springs vibrating waaaaay too much but a bit of cushion stuffing in the spring cavity solved that. It's one of my main gigging guitars at the moment. Looking at buying another but in the trans black color.
Hi Darrell. Love your videos. That Sire FM sounded awesome but they are out of stock here at the moment. Just wish I could get the tone you do. I bought the Donner ST 400 but found it wanting. I might add though that the workmanship was excellent especially at this price. The pole pieces especially with the neck pickup did not match the strings but it still sounded pretty good although the volume of the top E was a bit soft. However the harmonics ( only tried the bass E string ) could not be adjusted enough to stop the octave being very sharp. I even removed the spring on the adjusting screw to get a bit more travel but it was still bad. Luckily I hadn’t removed any of the plastic protective coatings so I’ve emailed them ( in Australia) and will return it Cheers The Blackwood Mountain Man
Looks and sounds good. They seem to have taken note of your views and of others regarding the logo on the headstock. It's much better now and more subtle.
I believe this guitar comes in around 300 USD. Given that, with EART being such a superb product, I feel it's worth spending the extra 100-150 to get the stainless steel frets and bone nut. Just a superb product. Enjoyed the video.
I think the features on the EART are impressive. But for me if I'm in the 400-475 price range I'm looking at a used PRS SE, or a new upper tier Squier model. But it's nice to have so many solid options out there these days.
@@Jeffero28 I recall when I started playing options were few unless you were spending significant money. I'm not as big a fan of the Squires, but I'd agree that any of the 3 would get you there.
Great playing, as always! I used to have a Squier Affinity and it had a narrow neck. The strings up near the nut were super close together. Does this guitar have a really narrow neck? The nut width doesn't always seem to be an indicator as to how wide or narrow the neck is. Thanks!
I still do not understand why from a manufacturing perspective, little things like binding, good fret work and a good paint job I'm a guitar is always associated with a $1500+ price. I am an engineer who works in MedDevices and quality controls and finish products (USA made) that are way more regulated and go through more stringent Quality controls are not even close to a $300 price range.
Fairly shattered. Got pumped for this guitar from this review and have tried to purchase one through donner Australia. Have had nothing but lies about why it hasn’t been shipped. Keep getting emails saying “another department will contact you” and finally one saying there transport is down and won’t be available till “maybe 2 weeks from now” At this stage I think even getting my money back would be the best outcome
Hey Darrell what is the finish called on that Donner? I was s surprised with the quality of their items and at more than a fraction of the price of the bigger name competitors. Thank you.
@@MrPhotonjockey Yeah, I like the tuners, but I don't. I've got a Sterling Cutlass with locking ones but the low E slips all the time. But I laid some dental floss alongside the string as shim material and it seems to be holding just fine now. The weird thing is that the locking screw/bolt seems to be bottoming out against the thickest string on the guitar. Go figure. I probably should call and ask for a replacement part. I might get around to it - lol.
Sweetwater has several models they call beginner guitars. They are Ibanez and under $500! You might want to check them out! Some are HSH, or HSS, with Floyd Rose style trims, some have locking nuts. They have 12 1/2 radius finger boards and ceramic pickups
Nice paint job - love the translucent! Nice sounding bridge humbucker, until....splitting the coil. 😖 To me that sounded unusable - thin and grating. But I dislike the bridge pick-up on most Strat style guitars so if this was mine it would stay on humbucker permanently and I think I would be fairly happy with it. I mainly play on the neck anyway. I have a couple of cheaper Strats already, so can't see I would need one of these, but I have been curious to know what the Donner guitars are like so thanks for that, very useful review as always. But.......hmmmm, that paint job does look awesome....lol
I still think the great tones are all you Daryl. This may be a fine starting point, however if I bought the exact same model it would sound like mud drying. I do like the color.
Sorry if this is a dumb question, saving up for my first electric guitar and would this type be able to play metal like songs from Metallica? For example master of puppets or for whom the bell tolls.
So, I've seen other reviews say it might be better than the Mexican Fenders 🤔 Maybe another side by side comparison of the 400 to a Fender? The split coil is AWESOME. I have a rare 80s HH Yamaha with that feature, and the Paul's PRS SE, but this looks so cool, plus the alnico pickups... I put one in my Amazon cart, bought one yesterday when the price dropped $60!!! Please, do a Donner vs Fender with this model! I also miss when you use to take them completely apart!
I have a Donner Tele and Donner Les Paul, used to flesh in my guitar collection. Big fan of these guitars. I'd say Donner is on par with Squires, but perhaps a bit larger and brighter tone. I prefer Donner to Squure, had or have both.
Hey @darrell any chance you can do a video comparing the stock pickups in an HSS player strat with the same guitar having replaced the pickups with dimarzio?
Boy!! These budget guitars don’t look or SOUND budget anymore. If you want to learn guitar or have kids that wants to learn you have a better selection to pick from than 30+ years ago. Didn’t know Donner make guitars; knew they made pedals but not guitars. Very nice!😌🎶👍🏾
@@bluecollarphilo It was the intro to all his videos a little while back. Pick a video from like two years ago, I'd start there. It was just a fun silly thing, but I always enjoyed it.
Those tuners have the slot in them to assist with winding up the string as well, normally a feature on mid to high-end strats. You don't get that with Player series.
Just got the Donner DST-400 today. Awesome guitar. The tones out of this thing are amazing. I saw a few vids of it and this was one of them, all positive. After playing with it for a couple of hours, this thing is now my favorite out of all my guitars. Not a blemish on it. Set up great. I would not call it an "entry level" guitar at all.
Seriously impressed with the size of the trem block and the alder body.
I PLANNING ON GETTING THIS GUITAR MYSELF FOR MY BIRTHDAY THIS MONTH! THEN MOD IT,GREAT FOUNDATION FOR MODS !!
Today, I acquired an Epi Les Paul Standard (plus top). I’m a total noob, but I wanted to check off my Les Paul box. For a few extra bucks, the quality goes through the roof.
Very nice! They really have packed in the features for the price on this one. When Donners first started showing up in a lot of videos, I thought they were just a step up from Glarry and the like, but they really have taken things up another notch.
Back with another affordable guitar! 🎸
This one has features I have never seen on a guitar in this price-range before!
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Darrell, I noticed the scammers are at it again. 😡😡
@DarrellBraun What is up with th guitar body behind you on the shelf?
Bought one and it was decent out of the box. Bought a new Seymour Duncan humbucker, and had the fret ends rounded, the frets levelled and crowned as well as intonation set… absolute ripper guitar. Spend about $700 Canadian in total and ended up with a guitar that would rival $2000 - $3000 strats. Very pleased
sounds like a plan for mine🙂.
After watching one of your previous videos featuring a Donner guitar I bought one and have not regretted it for a minute. It holds tune, and thought it isn't a high end instrument it is perfect for a beginner and plan on gifting to a family member so they can learn and I can upgrade✌
Looks like Donner is stepping up it's game. I like that they changed their name logo design and dropped the musical note "D" style in their name. This should compete nicely in the Squire Affinity, Yamaha 112j and V versions and Ibenez range of beginner guitars. The two point trem with push in bar alone makes this guitar worth it if it is decent at holding tune. The split coil is another big plus. Not to mention Alnico pickups.
It's selling on Amazon right now for $189.99. That is one heck of deal for anyone looking for a decent beginner guitar that is going to sound pretty good. Heck, Get a Fender Mustang 25 for $150 or a used Katana 50 for $200-$225 on July 4th and you basically have an excellent guitar setup for under $400 - $450 bucks that will impress most people.
Nice affordable guitar, pretty color, working tremolo, what's not to like right out of the box. I think the pickups would probably sound thicker and richer if they were raised a bit - But, it's always hard to tell exactly how close they are to the strings in a video like this.
Your enthusiasm is so fun to see! You make me want to buy the thang...pop-in bar for the trem is something we need from Fender!
Looks nice and has some nice features, but I think your skill and amp make it sound better than it ever would for most people. Love the vids, keep ‘em coming.
If you have bad skill and bad amp, also a 2000$ fender stratocaster will sound bad
That goes without saying.
I have two American Strats and two Les Pauls and a few other guitars. I was looking to buy a new guitar...but just couldnt bring myself to pay the high prices these two companies are asking for their guitars. Their high prices are now driving me to look at other options. So I saw the various reviews on the Donner DST 400. I bought this exact guitar from Amazon. Four days later it arrived. I opened the box, tuned it up and it was ready to play. Actually I couldnt believe it. I played on it for a few days and it stayed in tune and had no issues. I am very happy with this guitar. After a week I decided to really put in some TLC on this guitar because it is a keeper. So I changed the strings and put some oil on the fretboard and polished it up. This guitar is very nice, and at $259.00 ..I saved $1300,00 if I had bought one of the two bigger named company guitars above. I am an intermediate to advanced player.....so when I whip this guitar out ,,,next time I play a gig..some of the guys will be surprised. I had a great experience with this guitar and hope you do too. Thanks Darrell for sharing the video about this guitar.
I own the exact model that wasn't cherry picked.
Can't be intonated due to trem being set too close to neck side.
Would need 7's.
Donner doesn't do returns without paying to return it along with multiple videos approving any return...so you get a project guitar for $200 that needs to be dowelled and reset.
Might be a scattered issue, but it's something that should be considered when avoiding the brands for $100 more who have good customer service.
Free returns through Amazon, just sayin’ 🤷🏻♂️
Wasn't an option until recently.
Only direct from Donner.
So they got this big on some pretty shady practices.
Basically selling b stocks to people and making them pay the $80 to return it.
So people just keep them and toss them aside.
I guess for me it's an issue of supporting a company who does shady stuff.
There's other options where they have you covered.
@@scott6588 you commented 19 hours ago, not a year ago. And to be fair you run the same risk ordering a big brand guitar from MF or sweetwater or a host of other primarily online vendors. I’ve returned a $3500 CS Gibson to MF before and been out the shipping. It happens. Doesn’t mean they’re all lemons.
@@piezoman79 I kinda agree with you, but IMHO companies should always pay the return P&P, if the guitar is genuinely wonky (and not just making some fussy customer even fussier). I mean, if it's demonstrably impossible to set up to reasonable playability (say the neck or bridge is out of line, or the neck is twisted). If they want to sell by mail, they have to take on the responsibility, and to Joe Blogs it really doesn't matter if the instruments are "usually" fine, not if he's been sent the lemon.
I have one of their guitars and it sits in the closet till one day I get to modding it or give it to somebody. Mine is the model before this one and its not worth even playing. I did replace their horrible tuners but that leaves horrible shrill humbucker and unusable single coils. Worthless trem and a neck that needs adjusted once a month.
Love your pedals Donner but your guitars are...Uh
2 point term, coil splitting, alnico magnets, man I want to get one of these. But I already own like 5 Strat styles with an American Fender leading the way. That looks as good as a Mexican Strat at half the cost. Get them while you can.
Except for the name and resale value when you discover it's actual crap.
@@minkorrh does a Mexican Strat have resale value? Those I had didn’t. So the new question is in which case do you lose more money. I say The Mexican Strat which believe me is also crap 90% of the time.
@@minkorrh Except it's NOT actually crap.
I bought one on the back of this video and it's frickin impressive for the money.
I’m pretty sure the pickups are ceramic, but, like you mentioned, coil split, 2-pt trem, alder body are nice!
I just got mine through Amazon so I must have ordered it right after viewing this video. Can't believe I pulled the trigger so quickly! I currently play an Epiphone Riviera P93, and I've been looking for a decent entry-level Strat clone. I may have more to say after playing it for a while, but so far I'm impressed.
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That sounded really good! I was quite surprised!!
I have this and got it for 160. I've changed the tuners, nut was trash now its bone, changed the saddles. Knobs, Trem still sucks I put 5 fender springs on and decked it and also put fender tree strings on. Now the guitar is fantastic and I'm at like 230 on it. Lol not too shabby
You have just proved to me that there is no substitute for putting in the time to master and musical instrument. Well played!
Darrell. I just bought that exact same guitar for my first guitar. It’s so beautiful with the wood grain and the green is gorgeous. So comfortable to hold. Love it. ❤️🎼🎸
That’s awesome dude….ROCK ON
The finish is reminiscent of the Squier Protone series from 1996. That included a transparent teal.
Michael Velten I have that Squier ProTone, with gold hardware. My first and probably still my favorite guitar. Wouldn’t trade it for the world. RJ
@@ronjohnston1822 Until I retired I'd worked at a pawn shop for 15 years and saw several ProTone's. They were great. Too great, which is why Fender cancelled them. Those teal Strats were particularly special. I envy you.
I reviewed this one and the other two DST models last summer. The 400 is in my regular gig rig, and almost all of my pedal reviews. It's a brilliant guitar.
That color is so reminiscent of the 1991 Fender Strat Ultra I used to own. That finish never was too common but nowadays it’s almost nonexistent.
Ordered a Donner DST-152 and the body is great, fretwork is brilliant and the humbucker has a really good grit. I'm sending it back though as the single coils might as well not be there. You have to hammer the strings to get a sound. Maybe a one off defect, but it's going back. Shame. I wanted the 400 but out of stock in their EU store or Amazon
Thats their single coils. I have one thats the same. Even the Humbucker is unbearable. I have a 98$ Monoprice with single coils that quack, so it is possible. Just not with Donner guitars
I really like this guitar, Darrell. Had I known of it before I made my most recent guitar purchase, I would have considered it. I probably would have gone with the Jackson I actually did buy, because it has one thing that the Donner doesn't: A "compound" radius fretboard. My Jackson was $60 cheaper, too. Many players will appreciate a more traditional guitar than Jackson's offerings, though, so the Donner seems well suited for that market.
Which jackson did you get?
@@rozartoro I got the JS22 DINKY DKA in the Natural Oil finish. I got that color for two reasons -- I like it, and that color comes on a nyatoh wood body ONLY. I wanted the nyatoh because I had had poplar wood bodied guitars before and wanted something new.
The JS22 is the absolutely the cheapest way to get one of Jackson's outstanding Speed profile necks and their conical radius necks, which they insist on calling "compound" radius. This neck is the flaming BOMB! It's very thin, yet is very stiff thanks to the graphite reinforcement rods that Jackson installs on either side of the truss rod before affixing the fretboard. The fretboard is the worst part of the neck, and that's because the amaranth (aka purpleheart) they use dries out severely and causes considerable fret sprout. This case was the worst I've seen yet -- but fret sprout is a near non-problem that requires nothing more than an emory board to smooth out. This is way too simple and easy to fix to be much of an issue! Conversely, the frets themselves were the best factory frets I've seen in a brand new guitar. I learned and equipped myself to do my own fret jobs before buying this axe and found that the JS22 didn't need one! The most I did along those lines was polish the frets with fret erasers! That's hard to beat at this price point!
I bought the guitar as an upgrade platform and had a bridge and tuners at hand to install; they went on the first day. I bought a GraphTec Black Tusq nut to replace the cheap plastic one, but I wanted and want to work with the old nut to learn to fix the tuning stability problem that is caused by the hockey stick headstock. I've smoothed the sides of the nut slots that the strings are being forced to rub against. The problem is still there, but better, and I will keep going until I feel confident that I can beat it in the plastic form. Then I will be ready to repeat the process with the new one. This guitar's tuning WILL BE STABLE ... eventually!😎 In the meantime, I have also replaced the pickups. I liked the original set pretty well but wanted Alnico magnets and that tone, so I searched for pickups with output similar to that of the stock, high-output ceramic humbuckers already installed. I not only found a set, but they used Alnico 2 magnets when I thought I'd have to "settle" for Alnico 5. This magnet choice gives the pickups a vintage-like tone with a modern feel because of the increased volume provided by the hot windings. The stock Jacksons sounded good enough to be used for every style of music I play, but the new ones sound better and can crunch and djent with the best of them!
All told, I have spent maybe $300 on this axe, and all that's left to do on it requires only work and no more money! Also, I'm buying at least one more JS22 and also a JS32 Dinky in the future. I have an idea for a blue JS22 and I have to have that killer Speed Neck and conical radius fretboard on a Floyd Rose-equipped guitar! Not hurrying, but it will be SWEET!
@@edwinstovall3334 DAMN, sounds like a sweet guitar! And thanks for the details, helps me weigh the pros and cons!
I was considering the JS22, an Ibanez grgr131ex, Kramer baretta special or a Yamaha Pacifica 012. I'll probably go to a guitar center and try these out if it is available, but I'm heavily leaning towards the Ibanez just cause of the stealth black colour and the 24 jumbo fret!
@@rozartoro You probably won't need my advice, but....😎
The Jackson has that killer neck and fretboard and is it a good upgrade platform. The Ibanez might be good stock, but my own two Ibanez guitars were difficult to upgrade. Floyd type bridges were hard to upgrade and wood needed routing out. Eyeball your candidates well and compare the carefully to whatever parts you might have decided to swap in. You might go for transparent finishes for better body wood. I don't buy locking tuners; instead I get Wilkinson EZ-LOKs, which put a simple extra hole through the string post. The extra hole makes it easy to tie the string in a luthier knot, which locks the string to pretty much the same effect -- without the extra parts that other locking tuners have. The cost is low and the value and durability is high because the tuners are as simple as regular tuners to make and use and have fewer parts to fail.
And if you get something that you don't want to upgrade, that's good too!😎
@@edwinstovall3334 I definitely need all the advice I can get haha, and you seem to know your stuff.
But yes, I'll go to the store and try these out. Who knows, maybe I'll like something out of the guitars I mentioned!
bought a few donner products, including their hush travel guitar. if you know what to look at, you'll see quickly that their quality and finish are very good. a newish but solid brand. it's earning my respect more with every product.
Donner seems to be a good company especially for inexpensive guitars with pretty good quality. I have the es-335 style and the Tele thin line 1000s guitar so far. Now i'll be looking into this too. Good review!
I just bought one and I'm waiting for delivery. Your video makes me feel good about my choice. Thanks!
sweet guitar bro!
i have the same model/same color!
on mine the back coil is on when ya pull the rear pot...might be the same on all of the dst400 im not sure...
the block is aluminum but still a big block tho...
i also installed a "gillmour" mod switch so i now have 14 tones on mine!
the wiring job looks nice and in my opinion the back coil on the h/b has a tele twang to it...the front coil on my other modded h/b has the "stratty" bridge single coil sound...which is still nice but given a choice id choose having the back coil on in split mode...
o ya the body appears to be laminated which im ok with...such a work of art here!
Hello Darrell, love the videos man, keep up the good work!
Another great video Darrell. I love new guitar day and I always wonder about those. I cant believe the two point trem.
Freekin amazing Darrell don't know how Donner does it and fantastic demo brother
Hey Darrell just replying to your message to see what guitar you have for me, and to let you know I really enjoy your channel.
I too have caved in and bought this guitar. Will say, I wish people would comment on how it feels to play it vs say a stratocaster. I have to say it is a fretboard that is narrower across so it would be easier to play if you were starting out. I do like my Ibanez Gio better because they include medium frets. These are thinner, and if you an advanced player on a smaller budget you might consider the Ibanez Gio...Just my opinion. Same price range, but have to agree with Darrell on the Features. I replaced my string trees With the fender string trees and will eventually replace the tuners....Still Love playing it!
You need to do a series comparing guitars between the $800-$1100 price point. Professional grade work horse guitars. Which one is the best bang for the buck? I would be very interested in such a series. Currently, I am a huge proponent of the Ibanez genesis series. Recently got me an RG550 and it does everything but cook you breakfast. Any style I want, this thing can play. Retails for 999, made in Japan, superb quality and sounds just incredible whether clean or distorted. It’s just about the most versatile electric guitar I have ever owned in my life.
If you ever get a chance you should check out the USA made peavey predators from 1990-2000ish if you wanted a used option. Easily best guitar I own in terms of playability, plus they tend to sell for $250-300 bucks.
Sounds cool, I'm gonna check em out here on yt lol
@@SeanDS89 I have a 1994 Predator Ax. The only alteration made was swapping the stock humbucker for a Kent Armstrong M214-K.
I've owned a 94 since new. As a covid project I replaced the pickups with Rose Robusta alnico 5 pickups which are supposed to be similar to Fat 50's and an Obsidian blender. I am getting ready to install a Guitar Fetish 39mm steel trem block, Hipshot vintage locking tuners and a Graphtec nut and string tree. It was polar white with a Tortoise pick guard but the white has turned to almost cream color that matches to aged white pickup covers, knobs, trem handle and selector switch I installed. It sounds as good as the Fender Player HSS I bought last year but I like the medium jumbo frets on the Fender better.
I have a t60 I purchased new for 300 in 1978. Those guitars are still state of the art. Years ahead of their time. Weighs a ton though.
I have a USA made Peavey Impact. Great guitar.
Well, Darrell, I have an update for ya ... This last Friday I ordered one of these girls and am awaiting its arrival. This price was decent, the vibrato is said to have a "cold-rolled steel block" (which would work to make a new vibe unnecessary), the axe has a coil split, and the split-top tuners are intriguing. You mention (properly) that ceramic single coils will yield a "bigger, heavier-type tone"; I will be considering just such a tone for this guitar, but I do have one guitar essentially optimized for these types of Strat tones. I may still go for the ceramic sound, but I'll decide that after I hear the guitar's stock tones. This guitar I see as my next effort to product a "stage guitar," something that (were I actually playing out) I could use on stage without it being too heavy in weight or too light in tone or versatility. The other rather traditional "near-Strat" I own has a brass and steel vibrato that lends the axe warmth from heaven, but makes the guitar heavy as hell! I see this pairing or guitars as being one of a studio guitar (the heavy one) versus a stage guitar (the one I'm going to work on now). The stage axe should duplicate all the capabilities of the studio axe in a lighter package suitable for hours-long use. I want to equip the whole package with great tones, excellent playability, killer sustain and versatility befitting a guitar used by a good cover band player. I could see a weekend warrior cover band guitarist assembling a rig consisting of a good digital guitar processor, either a dedicated stereo FRFR amplifier/speaker setup or a couple of cables into the PA system, this guitar and one or two more -- one with humbuckers and a Floyd and maybe one with humbuckers and another two-point or a hard tail
I think you actually managed to help me at this late date. One reason I took this long to pull the trigger is that I wanted to be as sure as I could that the vibrato solution is one I could use and live with. While a few other reviewers seemed to consider this trem hopeless for whatever reason, you actually showed what your guitar could do on arrival. I would never expect a vibrato to hold tune well without considerable work by the buyer at this price point. Indeed, I expect to need to replace the nut immediately. I don't like plastic, and the stock nut probably is made of that. I can polish the frets easily enough if I want to, or I can replace the neck entirely with one that has a more bend-friendly 12 inch fretboard radius -- as opposed to the Donner's "Fender modern-classic" radius of 9.5 inches -- and that I've already given a fret job to. I could wish that you had checked out whether the vintage-style saddles the Donner's bridge comes with are steel or not. I don't expect steel, though, and have at least the option of preexisting BRASS saddles to swap in.
All in all, I am hopeful that this Donner DST-400 will prove as value-driven as the Jackson JS Series JS22 Dinky DKA I bought about sixteen months ago. It will, if it is even a little easier to work on.
Hey man, I've been wondering for a while but what amp do you usually run the guitars through? I want to know the settings to get that crisp tone that comes through in these reviews
Amazon has these for$260 today, 6-9-22. Great color too. These budget guitars are very advanced compared to even 5 years ago.
I'm very happy with my Donner. Had I known this would have been my first electric.
What's up with these scammer bots comments? I'm seeing them all over UA-cam comment sections lately...
I love the finish on that guitar, but the Sire S3 for $350 has better features. How much was this guitar again?
That's actually beautiful. I wrote donner a while back and instead of being emailed no....They probably listened and looked at my channel and laughed. Hahahahahaha. Still going to try one. Will be fun to try and mod one up or hell maybe leave as is??? Great review man!!!! Always.
Saw a lady who had like 3 subs doing a review on it. She said donner sent it to her so your not than that badly off
Very good demo! You are honest, direct and I see there is a lot of work!
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love the vibrato bar. btw you can make a 6 screw system stay in tune by loosening the screws
Very nice looking and sounding guitar! Thanks for sharing 👍!!!
Darrells enthusiasm for the cheapies keeps me comin back for more.
Off set screw holes on the trem cover , that's quite an attention to detail when it comes to a vintage fender style guitar.
Great video Darrel. Could we get a follow up where you upgrade the tuners, trem and possibly pickups for cheap? Would love to see your recommendations to make this even better for $200 CDN.
Hey Darrell, love the channel brodda- I'm trying to think of a good project guitar in this price range? That has most of these features actually?, Gotta have the coil split as well?... Do you think this gtr would be a good choice? Maybe the black/grey one? Thanks Darrell, rock on my friend-
Perfect video for my birthday Darrell! I might have to request a late birthday present now 😊
Yet another DBG glowing eview for an instrument that is already out of stock. Even the affiliate links have non left so much for your cut! Any chance of including an instrument we have some chance of being able to buy (preferably in UK)?
I really need to try one of these. Good stuff Darrell.
Gonna try to get this as my first guitar. Hopefully the Spark mini as well. Any headphone recommendations??
Awesome looking guitar love the color thanks for sharing Darrell awesome sounding guitar to
I bought one on the strength of this and a few other favorable reviews.
What a great guitar..!!
The ONLY issue that I noticed was the trem springs vibrating waaaaay too much but a bit of cushion stuffing in the spring cavity solved that.
It's one of my main gigging guitars at the moment.
Looking at buying another but in the trans black color.
Hi Darrell. Love your videos. That Sire FM sounded awesome but they are out of stock here at the moment. Just wish I could get the tone you do.
I bought the Donner ST 400 but found it wanting. I might add though that the workmanship was excellent especially at this price.
The pole pieces especially with the neck pickup did not match the strings but it still sounded pretty good although the volume of the top E was a bit soft.
However the harmonics ( only tried the bass E string ) could not be adjusted enough to stop the octave being very sharp. I even removed the spring on the adjusting screw to get a bit more travel but it was still bad. Luckily I hadn’t removed any of the plastic protective coatings so
I’ve emailed them ( in Australia) and will return it
Cheers The Blackwood Mountain Man
Looks and sounds good.
They seem to have taken note of your views and of others regarding the logo on the headstock. It's much better now and more subtle.
I believe this guitar comes in around 300 USD. Given that, with EART being such a superb product, I feel it's worth spending the extra 100-150 to get the stainless steel frets and bone nut. Just a superb product. Enjoyed the video.
I think the features on the EART are impressive. But for me if I'm in the 400-475 price range I'm looking at a used PRS SE, or a new upper tier Squier model.
But it's nice to have so many solid options out there these days.
@@Jeffero28 I recall when I started playing options were few unless you were spending significant money. I'm not as big a fan of the Squires, but I'd agree that any of the 3 would get you there.
I got it in March for 170 USD. The price basically flactuated between 160-199 from Dec till March when I bought mine.
$169 right now
Yet another great video! Seems like a very quality guitar for great price. Always enjoy your videos! Thx
the finish really is gorgeous
Great playing, as always!
I used to have a Squier Affinity and it had a narrow neck. The strings up near the nut were super close together. Does this guitar have a really narrow neck? The nut width doesn't always seem to be an indicator as to how wide or narrow the neck is.
Thanks!
this guitar has a classic vibe! plus the extra cost savings!!
great job of demonstrating different playing styles
I still do not understand why from a manufacturing perspective, little things like binding, good fret work and a good paint job I'm a guitar is always associated with a $1500+ price. I am an engineer who works in MedDevices and quality controls and finish products (USA made) that are way more regulated and go through more stringent Quality controls are not even close to a $300 price range.
Another great video!. How about a review of the solid body EART tele? I'm thinking of getting one for my first tele and it fits the budget.
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I have a Donner Flanger. It works great. Would love to try this guitar out.
Fairly shattered. Got pumped for this guitar from this review and have tried to purchase one through donner Australia.
Have had nothing but lies about why it hasn’t been shipped. Keep getting emails saying “another department will contact you” and finally one saying there transport is down and won’t be available till “maybe 2 weeks from now”
At this stage I think even getting my money back would be the best outcome
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I just got one except in Void Black for only $150!! What a great deal on a really good inexpensive guitar.
Good brand, what do you think of the eko aire relic? I would like to see this guitar in your channel
Hey Darrell what is the finish called on that Donner? I was s surprised with the quality of their items and at more than a fraction of the price of the bigger name competitors. Thank you.
Amahzohn actually has these on sale for $145 right now!!! I had to grab one!
I did too! Thinking about upgrading the tuners.
@@MrPhotonjockey Yeah, I like the tuners, but I don't. I've got a Sterling Cutlass with locking ones but the low E slips all the time. But I laid some dental floss alongside the string as shim material and it seems to be holding just fine now. The weird thing is that the locking screw/bolt seems to be bottoming out against the thickest string on the guitar. Go figure. I probably should call and ask for a replacement part. I might get around to it - lol.
Looks just like my Yamaha Pacifica that I purchased in 2002 (and sold a few years later). First guitar!
You mean Squier Pro tone series, they had similar finish, translucent aquamarine 😀 then ruby red and cream white
I’ve purchased 3 string swing racks and they all keep getting lost by UPS…sorry just got jealous seeing all of yours. Love these videos of course ❤️
Sweetwater has several models they call beginner guitars. They are Ibanez and under $500! You might want to check them out! Some are HSH, or HSS, with Floyd Rose style trims, some have locking nuts. They have 12 1/2 radius finger boards and ceramic pickups
I may want this for Christmas.
Nice paint job - love the translucent! Nice sounding bridge humbucker, until....splitting the coil. 😖 To me that sounded unusable - thin and grating. But I dislike the bridge pick-up on most Strat style guitars so if this was mine it would stay on humbucker permanently and I think I would be fairly happy with it. I mainly play on the neck anyway. I have a couple of cheaper Strats already, so can't see I would need one of these, but I have been curious to know what the Donner guitars are like so thanks for that, very useful review as always. But.......hmmmm, that paint job does look awesome....lol
I still think the great tones are all you Daryl. This may be a fine starting point, however if I bought the exact same model it would sound like mud drying. I do like the color.
Yeah exactly!!!
I HATE the color….although all my guitars are either wood grain or black so….
@@mr.smithgnrsmith7808 Are you high again?
Wow sooo nice! Now Im torn between this guitar and Tagima t635. Please also do a review of Tagima T635. Also a very affordable but very good guitar.
The guitar sounds great for an entry level guitar, it's impressive.
Darrell,. I love this stuff,. Still want to get one of those Xavier LP style
Donner can deliver if your in the market for an affordable guitar.
Personally, I'm still trying to find one of their Dumble Drive pedals.
Darrell,what you think? Which guitar better? This one,or Pacifica 012?
i think pacifica has nicer frets...
Hi! This one is closer to the 112
Hey man that humbucker comes with a split coil, you didn't show what that sounded like, bummer 🤘🤘
Sorry if this is a dumb question, saving up for my first electric guitar and would this type be able to play metal like songs from Metallica? For example master of puppets or for whom the bell tolls.
So, I've seen other reviews say it might be better than the Mexican Fenders 🤔 Maybe another side by side comparison of the 400 to a Fender? The split coil is AWESOME. I have a rare 80s HH Yamaha with that feature, and the Paul's PRS SE, but this looks so cool, plus the alnico pickups... I put one in my Amazon cart, bought one yesterday when the price dropped $60!!!
Please, do a Donner vs Fender with this model!
I also miss when you use to take them completely apart!
Donner makes really good stuff. It's not cheap junk. They are actually quality instruments.
Nice review again 👍🏻 I needed a Donner but they are always sold Out in Germany 😭....Donner means " Thunder" in German.
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Any good amp can make any guitar sound great..And it really helps if you can play well.
very nice, only thing i dont like is that neck heel, why is that still a thing?
Reminds me of my Washburn MG401 deluxe. Almost the same finish.
That is a similar finish to what is on my Dean Avalanche SS Deluxe. Which was discontinued in 2000 or 2001
hey darrell, great and interesting review but could you please tell us the nut width? thx & greetings
I have a Donner Tele and Donner Les Paul, used to flesh in my guitar collection. Big fan of these guitars. I'd say Donner is on par with Squires, but perhaps a bit larger and brighter tone. I prefer Donner to Squure, had or have both.
PLEASE GET YOUR HANDS ON AN AZES!!!!! I really wanna hear your opinions on it, I've been loving mine
Hey @darrell any chance you can do a video comparing the stock pickups in an HSS player strat with the same guitar having replaced the pickups with dimarzio?
I miss the tear-downs, o/w great demo and description.🙏🏻
Boy!! These budget guitars don’t look or SOUND budget anymore. If you want to learn guitar or have kids that wants to learn you have a better selection to pick from than 30+ years ago. Didn’t know Donner make guitars; knew they made pedals but not guitars. Very nice!😌🎶👍🏾
I still miss you throwing the guitar on the roof in the snow😞. I'm trying NOT to purchase more guitars, you're killing me with this series 😋
I 100% agree!!!
I agree. Bring back the snow scene!!
Where do I find this snow video lol?!
@@bluecollarphilo It was the intro to all his videos a little while back. Pick a video from like two years ago, I'd start there. It was just a fun silly thing, but I always enjoyed it.
@@kobrien6657 facts. Plus it was nice knowing nothing ever happened to the guitar coz it was a carbon fiber instrument
Those tuners have the slot in them to assist with winding up the string as well, normally a feature on mid to high-end strats. You don't get that with Player series.
I wished you would've opened up and we could've seen the pots. I'm sure they're dime size. At least it doesn't have ceramic pickups.