I had reached out to Glarry and actually got a quick response. They were very receptive on trying to remedy the concern. I will be releasing a video soon hopefully on what they had offered and my impression after contacting their support. SPOILER, I didn't take them up on their offer.....Stay Tuned 😎🤙
Picking apart a 40 dollar guitar is easy. Grab a Gibson hummingbird for the money they’re asking, you can find a few things to find fault with as well.
That is true, it normally retails for $89. I tried to find if it was B-stock they couldn’t confirm it, and when you read the reviews many have similar issues. This day and age at that price others are making much better. Not perfect, but better. It didn’t sound terrible, but it certainly would have been something if I didn’t know better probably would’ve turned me off from playing.
That guitar wasn’t that bad.. 40 bucks ! A little modifications like changing out the body and the neck and tuning keys I bet it would rot!! Uhhhhhh rock🤙🏾
I'm sure your Dad told you. "Son you get what paid for". The guitar is really not bad, it's $40 man. You can barely buy a nice dinner for $40 nowadays.
for sure , they normally retail for $89 and you can find an ok guitar at that price point. However this thing was so bad that they should never let it out. Its not even suitable as a free guitar, it would deter anyone from picking it back up.
Not a fan of the dreadnaught-sized acoustics. I find them too wide and uncomfortable to play. Add the Glarry touch and you have a big turd there. Too bad because those credits could have gone for something else.
@@calbrockocat8728 thankfully they do free returns, and just got some pedal to giveaway for free when I do live streams. Just so I could get out of the Temu game. Think the first guitar I did from them(Temu) was a white no name Strat for $62. It was the best of anything ever gotten there.
have a 79$ glarry jazz bass and really can't complain its ok and looks good. Becasue i was satisfied with it, grabbed a glarry tele --looked cool, but it wasn't very good but used as a project guitar to learn on, tuners, pickups and pots...modded it up and is a fun playable super light guitar. I don't think I'd buy another. But to be fair, if you don't swap out the crappy strings first you can't even do a review.
i do straight out of the box reviews and even crappy strings on other guitars aren’t this bad. It shows the attention that they don’t pay to the simplest things. I’ve seen others have better luck with other Glarrys, but looking at their reviews this actually seems par for the course
I just bought a 1950's Arnold Hoyer flat top, ladder braced acoustic off ebay. It cost £29.50 delivered. The bridge was off,so I made a new one and changed it to a pin bridge. Fixed one tuner and reset the neck. It is awesome and is currently my favourite guitar. And I have quite a few. My advice. Learn how to fix things and buy second hand. These cheapo and not so cheap Chinese POS guitars are just a waste of money.
For sure a good hobby and trade to get into fixing them up. This should’ve never left the factory how horrible it was, I did reach out to them to find out if it was B-stock or return, they could not answer that. However looking at some of their reviews it seems this occurs quite a bit. It would certainly be frustrating to a brand new player, and may potentially deter them from playing. Not knowing better they would possibly think it’s too difficult
Interesting review. I have bought cheap acoustics and upgraded them with electronics and tuners, the results with cheap acoustics aren't worth it. They are fun to experiment on for guitar painting or maybe wood burning designs perhaps. I do like the effects and the lighting that you use in your video.
Thanks man, If it didn’t feel totally horrible in my hands I would’ve kept it as a knock around. But I was looking for an exit out of Temu anyway and I got the credit back and just chose a pedal and deleted the app.
I ONLY buy inexpensive guitars. I have three Glarry's - strat, semi-tele, and "ovation" style (plastic / round back / grape-holes) bought over the last four years. The strat was my first electric guitar (ever) purchased during COVID when I couldn't go to a store. Super light, cheap strings, poor intonation, dry fret board, unpolished (dirty and scratchy) frets and fret ends which cut like little box cutters. I had just started playing a couple of months before and just wanted to try a bunch of different types. I'm not one to do 10 minutes in a store and fall in love. I wanted to hold them for a while (months). I watched a lot of videos and did all the set up. Basically, it went from "interesting" to I really like it. Mainly because it was my first and because I put so much time in using it as a mod / learning tool. Got the ovation style next because I wanted to try and "acoustic-electric" and a roundback. Fret ends were slightly better but still needed polishing; still needed new strings. Again, super light... Sounds just okay, but I don't like the roundback. I have a large gut and the back keeps slipping until the guitar is almost flat. It's "in rotation", but I have never thought, "wow, I need to pick that one up and just play". The semi-solid tele style was a returned item on substantial discount. I emailed Glarry to ask if it was "playable". They said yes, so I took a chance on it ($40). It wasn't playable. Two cracks in the body - one on either side of the neck; bridge not assembled properly (or the prior owner tried to fix something and quit in the middle of trying); the strings were attached to the tuner(s) incorrectly, so they touched past the nut; and the list goes on... I sent them pictures and they asked if I wanted another or a credit. The color I wanted was no longer available and I didn't want a credit. They gave me a full refund. I think their customer service is very good. The products are ok for the price. The instrument itself is absolutely beautiful!! BUT it is still not playable and eventually I have to decide if I want to work on it (the body cracks) or if I can salvage some parts and chuck the rest. I own 13 guitars now, various types and manufacturers. All are sub-$300; most are sub-$150. All require new strings and all but one required time for setup. My understanding is that almost every guitar irrespective of price requires some setup at purchase. The setup cost is built-in to plus-$1.5K guitars prices. So, that's pretty much a wash on ALL guitars up to that price point... The question is do you want to spend $50-150 on a setup for a guitar you paid less for. For me, it was the price of the knowledge gained, not the price of the three guitars for under $150. Heck, even having the experience of inspecting a guitar is worth "something"...
for $40 if the binding wasn't mangled on the fret board I would've probably restrung it and kept it as a beater that I could not worry if I just threw it on the ground. But for someone looking for this as a primary it should never have left the warehouse
@@SearchingForTone !00% agree, but that's me speaking as a customer. I asked around and knew several people who owned guitars, but had not played them in decades. They knew nothing about guitars except the few chords they learned way back when. I ended up spending 40-60 hrs on YT watching vids comparing "budget" guitars. My problem is I had little or no experience with music (other than listening), so I was coming at this whole "guitar thing" from zero. I picked an acoustic as my 1st because I didn't want to deal with cables and amps as well as the guitar. I discovered I loved playing with and on guitars. (Who would have guessed... LoL) Still, I play mostly by myself and have no desire to play with or for others. If that time comes, so be it, but it's not one of my goals. I just started watching you, so I don't know if 2017 is when you started playing or just doing YT, but you are light years beyond my capabilities. I "practice" 1hr a day 5-6 days a week and (objectively) I'm still a beginner. I world's beyond where I was, but I'm nowhere near a novice. Anyway, I just finished watching your "killing growth" vid and have subscribed. Keep up the good work and good luck with YT!
@kmabarrettyt thank you very much, I began playing in 1997 and fell of the track about 2000 then tried to pick it up again 2010 and played on and off from then till I started this channel back in March. Trying to capture what it’s like navigating this new world and I hope even as I progress to still keep that perspective. I used to hate back in the day I’d watch a virtuouso play a cheap pedal or guitar and sound amazing. I get it home and it doesn’t sound the same.
@@SearchingForTone LoL... I have ONE pedal - a looper. I got it because the videos were saying as soon as you can change chords, you can use a looper to practice with. The problem is my chord changes are better, but they are still pretty crap. At the moment, I've given up on practicing all majors and minors and just concentrate on G-Am-C-D, to see if I can get them decent enough. No joy yet, but I keep plugging away at it. There is just so much to learn and practice that five minutes a day (12 things in an hour) doesn't actually feel like it's enough time to get anything under my fingertips. Slowly, slowly...
@@kmabarrettyt I’m no expert but I always tried just pedaling back and forth between 2 chords to build up muscle memory. An easy one is is G to D. If you finger the G with your pinky high E and ring finger on the D of the b string you can leave your ring finger there as a an achor and then move your index and middle into position to form the D
Oh no, a Glarry! I think that’s probably the cheapest with the worst reputation- unless you’re ready to fix it up and dump a bunch of money in there, most Glarry aren’t worth a penny from what I’ve heard. Might be good as an educational tool to learn how to level frets and fix other stuff on guitars at a cheap price - but depending on their QC, that could get frustrating too.
@@MashaT22 if that was my intro guitar I probably would’ve stopped. I’ve seen others giver their electrics guitars great reviews. I almost think maybe someone could’ve used this to practice trying to smooth out the edges and wound up mashing the edges with the file.
I got a Glarry offset this summer from eBay. Maybe I got the exception to the rule, but I had to do nothing but (de)tune it and intonate 3 of the strings. It was only $66 so I figured I’d take the gamble. Looks like maybe the house doesn’t always win?
@@AkaSnugD nice. I don’t see too many recent reviews that are all that good. Think they tried to hit the market before all these others came out and just can’t compete
Not sure what mic you were using, but it works well. I can clearly hear things and it makes the guitar sound decent. The background, though, kinda distracting with those vertical slats playing tricks on my eyes lol. Good job with the review.
Thanks for the feedback I have to see maybe making it darker, and maybe doing a colored LED light strip in the back. I think my cheapo lights are actually too big and at lowest setting put out too much light.😎🤙
Last year I picked up a reconditioned China Donner acoustic regular $149 for $59. It looks good, sounds good, and has good tuners, nothing particularly steller or horible. Check out a Donner. I sent a sound clip to an accomplished buddy who has played live in four bands over thirty years. He says, "You got a great deal".
Okie Dokie, I see your point .. On the other hand. My self I have never got a new guitar (especially one from off shore) That I didn't Change the strings and set up to my own preferences; before playing it, Regardless of brand name or price point. I like the set up "bonding with the instrument" procedure. To me it's like. Okay I bought it, It's mine now make it play right. I wouldn't even sell or give a guitar away with out making it play as well as I can. Of course there are limits as well Warped or broken neck on an acoustic or a set-neck. Never had a through-neck but I would reject those as well, if the neck needed replacing. $40.00/Free guitar, With a bad case of the ugly's. yup I'd probably try to fix it up? ... Silly me. Would I keep it after the set up? Probably not. But maybe?
I do straight out of the box so it kind of shows you what their attention is at. How much could a sub par set of strings cost? Some affordable even ship with D’Addarios(maybe fakes). It could be a good guitar to use to delv into fixing, but I was looking at this from a beginners perspective. I guess for $40 it’s unsightlyness isn’t terrible, but at its normal retail of $89 you can get better for the same price
@@SearchingForTone Yeah Boss I get it, I don't have a problem with your presentation method at all. I was just conversing and speaking only for myself. Also as you said What this guitar actually retails for ?? (probably more than $40.00. So I agree you are giving valuable advice. No offence meant with my comment. And of course what I said would never apply to a novice guitar player. Just my quark.
@@randallhaney7909 I'm sorry I hope it didnt sound like I was coming at you. That wasn't my intention from the reply. I thought your original post was a good point.
@@SearchingForTone No I didn't think you were baggin on me at all. I just thought I should clarify, my post a bit incase it came off as a negative comment. It wasn't lol
@@randallhaney7909 No not at all taken in a negative, and I never get butt hurt about negative comments🤣Constructive criticism is always good and welcome😎🤙
Phil McKnight talks Glarry up pretty often but yea that one looks and sounds rough as a Barbed Wire Thong,,,,probably made in a dirt floor shed in India.,,🤘😎👍
😂 it actually looked good for being made on a dirt floor.. least it wasn’t rattan . You played it well that’s the main thing 😅 thanks for the heads up on that model!
@@neilmartin7564 now that’s funny, I’m hoping some used this to practice doing fret work, but the box didn’t look like it went through the ringer so I doubt it was shipped more than once.
I found out about Glarry from my son while back, he bought a 6 string bass from them and completely rebuilt it for fun, he sent me a picture of it now with new active pickups Bridge and even removed the frets filled it in and created a fretless out of it. I give him credit though I wouldn’t have spent the time doing the neck 😂 I think it took him over a month to finish it.. so yea doing a mod project is the thing to do with these.. 🤙🏾
@@BlaisPianoGuitars I’d say it would be nearly impossible🤣 They normally retail for $89 and I’ve seen some at that price and be much better, not great, but certainly better than this clunker
Just go to a pawn shop and take a knowledgeable friend. Used and abused maybe, but several of my best came that way. Several nice vintage Takamine, Aria Pro II and a Conn classical, all 1970s or earlier MIJs. Also USA Fenders and Gibsons. As to Glarry, I bought a Glarry bass a while back. 3-4 years ago, about $50 on the bay. Loose frets not level, poor cut high nut, poorly intonated and crap wiring, pots and caps. Fixed the problems and also hit the back of the neck with 4-0 steel wool, set it up correctly and it actually sounds and plays OK. For the rare uses I have for a bass, I don't need $1000 sitting in the corner collecting dust.. Most players don't know how to do some or all of that stuff, but the best use for these chinesium instruments in my view is to use them as learning tools to acquire those skill. Make that $100 guitar sound a play great and then when you have your hands on a good instrument you will have the skill and confidence to do your own setups. Learn to solve your own problems in life. Guitars are just one example.
Thanks for the awesome response 😎🤙 These normally retail for $89, and may have been a return where someone tried to do that. However seeing reviews this may be the norm. Something in this condition is certainly more damaging to the "brand" than is good even if it was 1/2 off. An unsuspecting first time buyer would totally be turned off frrom playing guitar
that's where the value of this stuff lies. You need something needing fixing to learn on. The price of some luthier class would cost more than one of these, so get on, look forward to its flaws and see what you can correct and improve. You wind up with some skill to apply to your real instruments
@clydespace411 that actually is a really good idea, Temu has been a hotspot of trash that you could use to learn skills to fix. Like the IRIN LP I got with the cracks in the finish, or the minor chip flaws on the Fesley super Strat.
I had reached out to Glarry and actually got a quick response. They were very receptive on trying to remedy the concern. I will be releasing a video soon hopefully on what they had offered and my impression after contacting their support. SPOILER, I didn't take them up on their offer.....Stay Tuned 😎🤙
Take off the strings, hang it up outside, and it would make a great bird house.
A wonderful way to repurpose it 🤣
Picking apart a 40 dollar guitar is easy. Grab a Gibson hummingbird for the money they’re asking, you can find a few things to find fault with as well.
That is true, it normally retails for $89. I tried to find if it was B-stock they couldn’t confirm it, and when you read the reviews many have similar issues. This day and age at that price others are making much better. Not perfect, but better. It didn’t sound terrible, but it certainly would have been something if I didn’t know better probably would’ve turned me off from playing.
That guitar wasn’t that bad.. 40 bucks ! A little modifications like changing out the body and the neck and tuning keys I bet it would rot!! Uhhhhhh rock🤙🏾
@@13soulz good acoustic modder
lol! Yep, that’ll fix it. Maybe sand the back of the neck and repaint it a nice olive green?
The back of the neck might've been the only decent spot on this 🤣
I'm sure your Dad told you. "Son you get what paid for". The guitar is really not bad, it's $40 man. You can barely buy a nice dinner for $40 nowadays.
for sure , they normally retail for $89 and you can find an ok guitar at that price point. However this thing was so bad that they should never let it out. Its not even suitable as a free guitar, it would deter anyone from picking it back up.
Not a fan of the dreadnaught-sized acoustics. I find them too wide and uncomfortable to play. Add the Glarry touch and you have a big turd there. Too bad because those credits could have gone for something else.
@@calbrockocat8728 thankfully they do free returns, and just got some pedal to giveaway for free when I do live streams. Just so I could get out of the Temu game. Think the first guitar I did from them(Temu) was a white no name Strat for $62. It was the best of anything ever gotten there.
have a 79$ glarry jazz bass and really can't complain its ok and looks good. Becasue i was satisfied with it, grabbed a glarry tele --looked cool, but it wasn't very good but used as a project guitar to learn on, tuners, pickups and pots...modded it up and is a fun playable super light guitar. I don't think I'd buy another. But to be fair, if you don't swap out the crappy strings first you can't even do a review.
i do straight out of the box reviews and even crappy strings on other guitars aren’t this bad. It shows the attention that they don’t pay to the simplest things. I’ve seen others have better luck with other Glarrys, but looking at their reviews this actually seems par for the course
I just bought a 1950's Arnold Hoyer flat top, ladder braced acoustic off ebay. It cost £29.50 delivered. The bridge was off,so I made a new one and changed it to a pin bridge. Fixed one tuner and reset the neck. It is awesome and is currently my favourite guitar. And I have quite a few.
My advice. Learn how to fix things and buy second hand. These cheapo and not so cheap Chinese POS guitars are just a waste of money.
For sure a good hobby and trade to get into fixing them up. This should’ve never left the factory how horrible it was, I did reach out to them to find out if it was B-stock or return, they could not answer that. However looking at some of their reviews it seems this occurs quite a bit.
It would certainly be frustrating to a brand new player, and may potentially deter them from playing. Not knowing better they would possibly think it’s too difficult
Interesting review. I have bought cheap acoustics and upgraded them with electronics and tuners, the results with cheap acoustics aren't worth it. They are fun to experiment on for guitar painting or maybe wood burning designs perhaps. I do like the effects and the lighting that you use in your video.
Thanks man, If it didn’t feel totally horrible in my hands I would’ve kept it as a knock around. But I was looking for an exit out of Temu anyway and I got the credit back and just chose a pedal and deleted the app.
I ONLY buy inexpensive guitars. I have three Glarry's - strat, semi-tele, and "ovation" style (plastic / round back / grape-holes) bought over the last four years. The strat was my first electric guitar (ever) purchased during COVID when I couldn't go to a store. Super light, cheap strings, poor intonation, dry fret board, unpolished (dirty and scratchy) frets and fret ends which cut like little box cutters. I had just started playing a couple of months before and just wanted to try a bunch of different types. I'm not one to do 10 minutes in a store and fall in love. I wanted to hold them for a while (months). I watched a lot of videos and did all the set up. Basically, it went from "interesting" to I really like it. Mainly because it was my first and because I put so much time in using it as a mod / learning tool. Got the ovation style next because I wanted to try and "acoustic-electric" and a roundback. Fret ends were slightly better but still needed polishing; still needed new strings. Again, super light... Sounds just okay, but I don't like the roundback. I have a large gut and the back keeps slipping until the guitar is almost flat. It's "in rotation", but I have never thought, "wow, I need to pick that one up and just play". The semi-solid tele style was a returned item on substantial discount. I emailed Glarry to ask if it was "playable". They said yes, so I took a chance on it ($40). It wasn't playable. Two cracks in the body - one on either side of the neck; bridge not assembled properly (or the prior owner tried to fix something and quit in the middle of trying); the strings were attached to the tuner(s) incorrectly, so they touched past the nut; and the list goes on... I sent them pictures and they asked if I wanted another or a credit. The color I wanted was no longer available and I didn't want a credit. They gave me a full refund. I think their customer service is very good. The products are ok for the price. The instrument itself is absolutely beautiful!! BUT it is still not playable and eventually I have to decide if I want to work on it (the body cracks) or if I can salvage some parts and chuck the rest. I own 13 guitars now, various types and manufacturers. All are sub-$300; most are sub-$150. All require new strings and all but one required time for setup. My understanding is that almost every guitar irrespective of price requires some setup at purchase. The setup cost is built-in to plus-$1.5K guitars prices. So, that's pretty much a wash on ALL guitars up to that price point... The question is do you want to spend $50-150 on a setup for a guitar you paid less for. For me, it was the price of the knowledge gained, not the price of the three guitars for under $150. Heck, even having the experience of inspecting a guitar is worth "something"...
for $40 if the binding wasn't mangled on the fret board I would've probably restrung it and kept it as a beater that I could not worry if I just threw it on the ground. But for someone looking for this as a primary it should never have left the warehouse
@@SearchingForTone !00% agree, but that's me speaking as a customer. I asked around and knew several people who owned guitars, but had not played them in decades. They knew nothing about guitars except the few chords they learned way back when. I ended up spending 40-60 hrs on YT watching vids comparing "budget" guitars. My problem is I had little or no experience with music (other than listening), so I was coming at this whole "guitar thing" from zero. I picked an acoustic as my 1st because I didn't want to deal with cables and amps as well as the guitar. I discovered I loved playing with and on guitars. (Who would have guessed... LoL) Still, I play mostly by myself and have no desire to play with or for others. If that time comes, so be it, but it's not one of my goals. I just started watching you, so I don't know if 2017 is when you started playing or just doing YT, but you are light years beyond my capabilities. I "practice" 1hr a day 5-6 days a week and (objectively) I'm still a beginner. I world's beyond where I was, but I'm nowhere near a novice. Anyway, I just finished watching your "killing growth" vid and have subscribed. Keep up the good work and good luck with YT!
@kmabarrettyt thank you very much, I began playing in 1997 and fell of the track about 2000 then tried to pick it up again 2010 and played on and off from then till I started this channel back in March. Trying to capture what it’s like navigating this new world and I hope even as I progress to still keep that perspective. I used to hate back in the day I’d watch a virtuouso play a cheap pedal or guitar and sound amazing. I get it home and it doesn’t sound the same.
@@SearchingForTone LoL... I have ONE pedal - a looper. I got it because the videos were saying as soon as you can change chords, you can use a looper to practice with. The problem is my chord changes are better, but they are still pretty crap. At the moment, I've given up on practicing all majors and minors and just concentrate on G-Am-C-D, to see if I can get them decent enough. No joy yet, but I keep plugging away at it. There is just so much to learn and practice that five minutes a day (12 things in an hour) doesn't actually feel like it's enough time to get anything under my fingertips. Slowly, slowly...
@@kmabarrettyt I’m no expert but I always tried just pedaling back and forth between 2 chords to build up muscle memory. An easy one is is G to D. If you finger the G with your pinky high E and ring finger on the D of the b string you can leave your ring finger there as a an achor and then move your index and middle into position to form the D
Oh no, a Glarry! I think that’s probably the cheapest with the worst reputation- unless you’re ready to fix it up and dump a bunch of money in there, most Glarry aren’t worth a penny from what I’ve heard. Might be good as an educational tool to learn how to level frets and fix other stuff on guitars at a cheap price - but depending on their QC, that could get frustrating too.
@@MashaT22 if that was my intro guitar I probably would’ve stopped. I’ve seen others giver their electrics guitars great reviews. I almost think maybe someone could’ve used this to practice trying to smooth out the edges and wound up mashing the edges with the file.
Hey also not sure if you saw I sent you a message on Patreon. Thank you so much for signing up was looking for your input on something there
I got a Glarry offset this summer from eBay. Maybe I got the exception to the rule, but I had to do nothing but (de)tune it and intonate 3 of the strings. It was only $66 so I figured I’d take the gamble. Looks like maybe the house doesn’t always win?
@@AkaSnugD nice. I don’t see too many recent reviews that are all that good. Think they tried to hit the market before all these others came out and just can’t compete
Not sure what mic you were using, but it works well. I can clearly hear things and it makes the guitar sound decent. The background, though, kinda distracting with those vertical slats playing tricks on my eyes lol. Good job with the review.
Thanks for the feedback I have to see maybe making it darker, and maybe doing a colored LED light strip in the back. I think my cheapo lights are actually too big and at lowest setting put out too much light.😎🤙
Last year I picked up a reconditioned China Donner acoustic regular $149 for $59. It looks good, sounds good, and has good tuners, nothing particularly steller or horible. Check out a Donner. I sent a sound clip to an accomplished buddy who has played live in four bands over thirty years. He says, "You got a great deal".
Very nice. That sounds like a great deal
Okie Dokie, I see your point .. On the other hand. My self I have never got a new guitar (especially one from off shore) That I didn't Change the strings and set up to my own preferences; before playing it, Regardless of brand name or price point.
I like the set up "bonding with the instrument" procedure.
To me it's like. Okay I bought it, It's mine now make it play right.
I wouldn't even sell or give a guitar away with out making it play as well as I can.
Of course there are limits as well Warped or broken neck on an acoustic or a set-neck. Never had a through-neck but I would reject those as well, if the neck needed replacing.
$40.00/Free guitar, With a bad case of the ugly's.
yup I'd probably try to fix it up? ... Silly me. Would I keep it after the set up? Probably not. But maybe?
I do straight out of the box so it kind of shows you what their attention is at. How much could a sub par set of strings cost? Some affordable even ship with D’Addarios(maybe fakes).
It could be a good guitar to use to delv into fixing, but I was looking at this from a beginners perspective. I guess for $40 it’s unsightlyness isn’t terrible, but at its normal retail of $89 you can get better for the same price
@@SearchingForTone Yeah Boss I get it,
I don't have a problem with your presentation method at all.
I was just conversing and speaking only for myself.
Also as you said What this guitar actually retails for ??
(probably more than $40.00. So I agree you are giving valuable advice.
No offence meant with my comment.
And of course what I said would never apply to a novice guitar player.
Just my quark.
@@randallhaney7909 I'm sorry I hope it didnt sound like I was coming at you. That wasn't my intention from the reply. I thought your original post was a good point.
@@SearchingForTone No I didn't think you were baggin on me at all. I just thought I should clarify, my post a bit incase it came off as a negative comment. It wasn't lol
@@randallhaney7909 No not at all taken in a negative, and I never get butt hurt about negative comments🤣Constructive criticism is always good and welcome😎🤙
You got what you paid for, not a nickle more!
I think I got even less than what I paid for🤣 it was horrible, if anyone bought that as an intro guitar they would be so turned off.
Phil McKnight talks Glarry up pretty often but yea that one looks and sounds rough as a Barbed Wire Thong,,,,probably made in a dirt floor shed in India.,,🤘😎👍
😂 it actually looked good for being made on a dirt floor.. least it wasn’t rattan .
You played it well that’s the main thing 😅 thanks for the heads up on that model!
@@neilmartin7564 now that’s funny, I’m hoping some used this to practice doing fret work, but the box didn’t look like it went through the ringer so I doubt it was shipped more than once.
I found out about Glarry from my son while back, he bought a 6 string bass from them and completely rebuilt it for fun, he sent me a picture of it now with new active pickups Bridge and even removed the frets filled it in and created a fretless out of it.
I give him credit though I wouldn’t have spent the time doing the neck 😂 I think it took him over a month to finish it.. so yea doing a mod project is the thing to do with these.. 🤙🏾
@13soulz or send them to luthier schools as final semester projects “Un F this and get an A”
Whoa!
I never found a guitar that actually made me not want to play.....until now
@@SearchingForTone Describes my very first acoustic. Like playing a cardboard box with electric fence wire for strings!
@JayceAllanGuitar I really thought about just trashing it but I figured credit is still credit
Wondering ??
Are there any brands for less?
Geese wiz? that's amazing.
@@BlaisPianoGuitars I’d say it would be nearly impossible🤣 They normally retail for $89 and I’ve seen some at that price and be much better, not great, but certainly better than this clunker
I wasn't serious, LOL.
I don’t support China.
You shouldn’t either.
Certainly was the last Temu item, deleted the app right after return was processed.
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Just go to a pawn shop and take a knowledgeable friend. Used and abused maybe, but several of my best came that way. Several nice vintage Takamine, Aria Pro II and a Conn classical, all 1970s or earlier MIJs. Also USA Fenders and Gibsons.
As to Glarry, I bought a Glarry bass a while back. 3-4 years ago, about $50 on the bay. Loose frets not level, poor cut high nut, poorly intonated and crap wiring, pots and caps. Fixed the problems and also hit the back of the neck with 4-0 steel wool, set it up correctly and it actually sounds and plays OK. For the rare uses I have for a bass, I don't need $1000 sitting in the corner collecting dust..
Most players don't know how to do some or all of that stuff, but the best use for these chinesium instruments in my view is to use them as learning tools to acquire those skill. Make that $100 guitar sound a play great and then when you have your hands on a good instrument you will have the skill and confidence to do your own setups.
Learn to solve your own problems in life. Guitars are just one example.
Thanks for the awesome response 😎🤙 These normally retail for $89, and may have been a return where someone tried to do that. However seeing reviews this may be the norm. Something in this condition is certainly more damaging to the "brand" than is good even if it was 1/2 off. An unsuspecting first time buyer would totally be turned off frrom playing guitar
that's where the value of this stuff lies. You need something needing fixing to learn on. The price of some luthier class would cost more than one of these, so get on, look forward to its flaws and see what you can correct and improve. You wind up with some skill to apply to your real instruments
@clydespace411 that actually is a really good idea, Temu has been a hotspot of trash that you could use to learn skills to fix. Like the IRIN LP I got with the cracks in the finish, or the minor chip flaws on the Fesley super Strat.