A very sweaty video. LINKS! (Amazon are affiliate links) ☕ Buy Me A Coffee and I'll shout you out in a future video buymeacoffee.com/artofshred 📧 Get the Riff City email artofshred.com/riffcity/ 🎸 Grote GTLM-2 amzn.to/4fo0Rp6 📏 MusicNomad 3-in-1 notched straight edge amzn.to/3A1FoCp 🪛 FretGuru string action gauge amzn.to/3WrxIk3 𐃄 On Stage foot rest amzn.to/3WFgb9B As a member of the Amazon Associates program I earn a commission on qualified purchases. Like if you click my affiliate link and buy this guitar. It doesn't change the price you pay, but it does support me and the channel. Thank you for that!
Hope you stick around 😢you have the skills to fix a guitar I bet you could build something and people will watch I understand your frustration but there are lots of different guitar related channels it doesn’t have to be reviews. Repair, building,playing how to use equipment. I have a mixer I found don’t even know how to use it. Have an amp that only partially works. Several of my guitars need simple work like a new switch and I don’t know how to do any of that you have lots of knowledge and have been very helpful with your channel it’s just the algorithm of you tube is shit. 💩
I truly wish you the best with everything, my dude. Whether you decide to stay or occasionally pop in with a video, you seem to have a lot of great people who will stick with you!
Thanks, Jonathan! I still hope to finish all the videos I had planned that I bought gear for so it'll probably still seem active until the end of the year. But who knows!
@@ArtOfShredYT Love the axe tho..new pups,pots and switches coming soon...Your review made me pull the trigger Figured if it sucked you would say so lol
One of the few who actually checks frets. Awesome. I think Scarr had one good one, and the other unlevel frets. So, if you get a bad one, just return it and get another. It will likely be fine.
I bought a guitar when I first started my channel, looking to giveaway eventually after modding it. It was a Vicers, they seem like they since went defunct, but headstok looks identical to the Grote. Power on dude🤙
@@SearchingForTone Oh yeah, no doubt, if you like being on camera and editing videos it's mostly about perseverence. I don't like either and I'm tired of losing money on every video 😆
@@ArtOfShredYT yeah I don’t even want to add up what I’ve lost and I’m only 5 months in. It is crazy how many people think you make money right away or at all
@@SearchingForTone Haha, yeah. Before I got monetized my total loss was $5,327.05. (I keep a spreadsheet for tax purposes.) That was after reselling gear I purchased. The losses have definitely slowed down, but I'd make more working minimum wage in Venezuela.
@@ArtOfShredYT I think if you’re not getting out of it what you want and need, ending them is the best thing for you. I know a lot of people do find them valuable and entertaining and you did good with the information and reviews.
I'd like to thank you for posting your next video, to give us a heads up about the problems of making a channel. (I'm sneaking around the 'no comments' thing; sorry!) I just want to thank you for telling us the truth, because I've followed some really great channels over the past few years, that suddenly just stopped. In a few cases, the creators were so VERY enthusiastic about making videos that I wonder if they died or went bankrupt -- it seems so unlikely they'd just stop, even though I'd heard many hints about how financially unrewarding it is. I'd like to add that I started following your channel about 8 or 9 months ago when I decided to buy a guitar. I had no idea how many hours spent working on the videos, nor how much money you were investing!
You really have to love filming and editing videos. And it helps to be great at it. I am not good at it and it doesn't help that I loathe filming and editing. Editing more so. Takes a good 30 minutes just to delete most of the "umms" and "f***ks" in every video haha. I'd be willing to do it if it didn't cost money, but to pay to do something you hate is just ... not sustainable.
@@ArtOfShredYT Yeah, that makes perfect sense. Maybe if there were topics that you were particularly interested in sharing, you could do it now and then, but I don't think you should sink money into it. The give-aways are very generous, but not very tenable.
That's likely what will end up happening. And I'm probably going to finish all the videos I had planned (and purchased gear for) so it will probably look like a semi-active channel until then.
@@ArtOfShredYTCame in here to write a similar thing. As someone who would also loathe filming myself I understand. As far as buying stuff for videos costs more than you make back perhaps a local music store would let you review things for free if you advertise them? Always thought that would be neat. Show what different models sounded like thru different amps or with different pedals be cool especially if you are looking to order online. But again, if you hate making videos... Lol anyway, just wanted to say I appreciate your vids and reviews. The fact that you don't come across cocky makes it seem more authentic I dunno lol (maybe youll end up staying active in the community in a different way, in a reddit sub etc. Okay aaaanyway, peace out ✌🏻🤘🏻🤟🏻
@jeremypoolet Zzounds offered to send me gear for review. Let's say my videos started averaging 10k views (they won't) and I somehow got my total process down to 10 hours per guitar (unlikely). That's $3/hour 🤣
I think I misread your comment. Did you mean installing a Floyd for dive bombs or did you mean playing in a dive bar? If you meant the latter then yeah it would work fine
What all instruments do you play would really like to see you play those odd looking guitarish instruments on the wall behind you. I recently bought an ukulele never played one before bought it cause I found a deal at Good Will bought a piezo pickup now I have an electric ukulele
I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE KITS. I MADE IT BACK IN 2016 FROM MOSTLY PARTS, BUT I DID GET THE IDEA FOR THE OUTPUT JACK FROM SHANE STEEL. HERE'S A VIDEO OF MY DIY INSTRUMENTS ua-cam.com/video/ahQ9j605SoA/v-deo.html
I can see and get your frustration. I don't blame you for wanting to stop, especially if you have a real job. Otherwise, how much for a guitar setup? I'll bring it to you.
@@ljchrzan No real frustration in this video, just not censoring myself or holding back, like in the past. I'm doing the setups for $50 right now for non Floyd and $75 for Floyd. But I'm a little backed up at the moment so won't be able to get to any new guitars until late August.
@@ArtOfShredYT well after ordering over 50 guitar's last year and having to send 10 back because of damage from shipper I appreciate it. I guess you're just lucky, because I sure see a lot of crushed boxes and damaged guitars on other UA-cam channels.
My gripe, people being afraid of de-monetization. I love to know people that give away guitar's as I do. I'm not monetized. I miss the old day's my opinion is, sqy what you want and play what you want. We need to stop bending thr knee to the great u tube. They dont help us that much anyway. I had one grote and it was a pile of crap that I ended up paying over 400 for just to get it here and playable and it still sucked. Somehow, PRC just pisses me off.
That's a fine attitude if you can afford it, but not everyone making videos is independently wealthy. That's too bad about the Grote. I've heard mixed reviews over the years, but this is my first experience with them and this is a good one so far. I obviously need to play it more before giving my final verdict, but I like it so far! 🤘
@@ArtOfShredYT , I wish the trading market would open up more. I've given/traded guitar's that were more valuable than what they gave me. The looks on thir faces, surprised.
I had purchased this same guitar before you did and I agree with you ,its a great guitar , however you seem very unfamiliar with this guitar , if you removed the cover for the electronics you would have seen how it was wired and you wouldn't come off so confused and fumbling about using the coil tapping switch, however the main reason I won't be subscribing to your channel is the foul language, its inappropriate and unprofessional!!!
A very sweaty video.
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7:20 " im not even gonna forward through this.... you're just gonna have to watch me" Well fine! I WILL!!
😆🤘🤷
Glad to see you back hope you don’t quit just pace yourself and do it when you feel like it
This was just one of the videos in the pipeline because I ordered the guitar. Probably still the end as I stated in this video, but who knows
Hope you stick around 😢you have the skills to fix a guitar I bet you could build something and people will watch I understand your frustration but there are lots of different guitar related channels it doesn’t have to be reviews. Repair, building,playing how to use equipment. I have a mixer I found don’t even know how to use it. Have an amp that only partially works. Several of my guitars need simple work like a new switch and I don’t know how to do any of that you have lots of knowledge and have been very helpful with your channel it’s just the algorithm of you tube is shit. 💩
Been watching almost from the beginning! Love your channel. Thanks for the contest!
Thanks for watching!
I love your reviews! You’re honest and that’s all that matters. Oh, and your playing is kickass!
I appreciate it, thank you!
I truly wish you the best with everything, my dude. Whether you decide to stay or occasionally pop in with a video, you seem to have a lot of great people who will stick with you!
Thanks, Jonathan! I still hope to finish all the videos I had planned that I bought gear for so it'll probably still seem active until the end of the year. But who knows!
mini switch is series/paralell/split, series being the "up"position...Great vid !!
@@14224Michael thank you 🤘
That switch is weird . When you switch to the neck pickup from the bridge, the switch control flip flops, up is down, black is white lol
@@14224Michael not an ideal design 🤣
@@ArtOfShredYT Love the axe tho..new pups,pots and switches coming soon...Your review made me pull the trigger Figured if it sucked you would say so lol
@@14224Michael nice, enjoy!
One of the few who actually checks frets. Awesome. I think Scarr had one good one, and the other unlevel frets. So, if you get a bad one, just return it and get another. It will likely be fine.
Yeah, Amazon makes returns easy.
I would ONLY buy these kinds of guitars on Amazon.
Looking forward to your follow up video modifications. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
@@HippieGypsy-v7e I don't plan any mods on this guitar but I will give it a setup.
I bought a guitar when I first started my channel, looking to giveaway eventually after modding it. It was a Vicers, they seem like they since went defunct, but headstok looks identical to the Grote. Power on dude🤙
Nice, good luck with your channel! 🤘
@@ArtOfShredYT you too bro, I feel your pain. I’m only just starting out. You are doing better than most, I think it’s about staying in the race
@@SearchingForTone Oh yeah, no doubt, if you like being on camera and editing videos it's mostly about perseverence. I don't like either and I'm tired of losing money on every video 😆
@@ArtOfShredYT yeah I don’t even want to add up what I’ve lost and I’m only 5 months in. It is crazy how many people think you make money right away or at all
@@SearchingForTone Haha, yeah. Before I got monetized my total loss was $5,327.05. (I keep a spreadsheet for tax purposes.) That was after reselling gear I purchased. The losses have definitely slowed down, but I'd make more working minimum wage in Venezuela.
Hate to see you go, you seem like a cool guy. Wish you the best.
Thanks!
Hey Carole, thanks for the video. I hope all is well with you. Take care.
Thank you! You too!
I really enjoy your videos, hope it works out for you.
thanks!
@@ArtOfShredYT I think if you’re not getting out of it what you want and need, ending them is the best thing for you. I know a lot of people do find them valuable and entertaining and you did good with the information and reviews.
Nice review, I hope I will get the purple one next month, looks nice for a few mods
As of 9am central time in Texas the Grote guitar is $129. Interesting review and well done.
@@harryebbeson they listened to me calling them f*****s 🤣🤘
I MIGHT JUST GET THE PURPLE ONE! tHANKS!
THE PURPLE LOOKS PRETTY SWEET, TOO! 🤘
@@ArtOfShredYT omg...dude...MY NAME IS CARL TOO!! wtf
The switch does series, parallel and single coil. I got one for $111 on Temu recently. I recommend oiling up the neck.
Oh heck yeah, thank you! That makes sense.
Did you ohm out the pickups? My bridge was only 8 ohms,,,sigh
@@14224Michael I don't remember but I'll check them again for the real review
I'd like to thank you for posting your next video, to give us a heads up about the problems of making a channel. (I'm sneaking around the 'no comments' thing; sorry!) I just want to thank you for telling us the truth, because I've followed some really great channels over the past few years, that suddenly just stopped. In a few cases, the creators were so VERY enthusiastic about making videos that I wonder if they died or went bankrupt -- it seems so unlikely they'd just stop, even though I'd heard many hints about how financially unrewarding it is. I'd like to add that I started following your channel about 8 or 9 months ago when I decided to buy a guitar. I had no idea how many hours spent working on the videos, nor how much money you were investing!
You really have to love filming and editing videos. And it helps to be great at it. I am not good at it and it doesn't help that I loathe filming and editing. Editing more so. Takes a good 30 minutes just to delete most of the "umms" and "f***ks" in every video haha. I'd be willing to do it if it didn't cost money, but to pay to do something you hate is just ... not sustainable.
@@ArtOfShredYT Yeah, that makes perfect sense. Maybe if there were topics that you were particularly interested in sharing, you could do it now and then, but I don't think you should sink money into it. The give-aways are very generous, but not very tenable.
That's likely what will end up happening. And I'm probably going to finish all the videos I had planned (and purchased gear for) so it will probably look like a semi-active channel until then.
@@ArtOfShredYTCame in here to write a similar thing. As someone who would also loathe filming myself I understand. As far as buying stuff for videos costs more than you make back perhaps a local music store would let you review things for free if you advertise them? Always thought that would be neat. Show what different models sounded like thru different amps or with different pedals be cool especially if you are looking to order online. But again, if you hate making videos... Lol anyway, just wanted to say I appreciate your vids and reviews. The fact that you don't come across cocky makes it seem more authentic I dunno lol (maybe youll end up staying active in the community in a different way, in a reddit sub etc. Okay aaaanyway, peace out ✌🏻🤘🏻🤟🏻
@jeremypoolet Zzounds offered to send me gear for review. Let's say my videos started averaging 10k views (they won't) and I somehow got my total process down to 10 hours per guitar (unlikely). That's $3/hour 🤣
I'm sorry to hear about the channel, but I get it. It's hard to maintain something like this, especially when it feels like you're getting nowhere.
Honest opinion.. think it would make a good dive bar axe?
No
These guitars are so treacherous because they *look* so good. And the case...wow.
I think I misread your comment. Did you mean installing a Floyd for dive bombs or did you mean playing in a dive bar? If you meant the latter then yeah it would work fine
Same here, i just call it coil tap or coil split.. and all my guitarist friend will perfectly understand.. 😂
My kinda people! 🤘
What all instruments do you play would really like to see you play those odd looking guitarish instruments on the wall behind you. I recently bought an ukulele never played one before bought it cause I found a deal at Good Will bought a piezo pickup now I have an electric ukulele
I made an old video about them: ua-cam.com/video/ahQ9j605SoA/v-deo.html
I really only play guitar, though.
I wish they have different colors
ARE THOSE 2X4 LAP STEEL KITS WORTH A DAMN ?? JUST CURIOUS.
I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE KITS. I MADE IT BACK IN 2016 FROM MOSTLY PARTS, BUT I DID GET THE IDEA FOR THE OUTPUT JACK FROM SHANE STEEL. HERE'S A VIDEO OF MY DIY INSTRUMENTS ua-cam.com/video/ahQ9j605SoA/v-deo.html
@@ArtOfShredYT thank you so much
@6:50 me too guitar.. me too :(
you don't like getting tapped with wedding rings?
I can see and get your frustration. I don't blame you for wanting to stop, especially if you have a real job. Otherwise, how much for a guitar setup? I'll bring it to you.
@@ljchrzan No real frustration in this video, just not censoring myself or holding back, like in the past. I'm doing the setups for $50 right now for non Floyd and $75 for Floyd. But I'm a little backed up at the moment so won't be able to get to any new guitars until late August.
50 bucks?! Is there a bus station near you? I gotta get me on a greyhound asap.
@@ArtOfShredYT let me know when you are caught up and accepting new work
TEMU has this guitar for $127.07. There's a $5
off coupon and free shipping
interesting! I don't shop on Temu but good to know
Not a bad looking guitar and gig bag for that price
It's one of the best cheapies I've played. At $99 it's a no brainer but even at $170 it's a contender
It's sent in a large box so people won't know a guitar inside and to keep shipping companies from walking on and destroying your single boxed guitar.
@@CKS64 That doesn't make sense considering every guitar retailer sends in obvious guitar boxes.
@@ArtOfShredYT well after ordering over 50 guitar's last year and having to send 10 back because of damage from shipper I appreciate it. I guess you're just lucky, because I sure see a lot of crushed boxes and damaged guitars on other UA-cam channels.
@@CKS64 I guess I'm lucky: ua-cam.com/users/shortsnBcw6P6hD40
Back in my day if something was "Grote" it was dirty or nasty
Ha! We used grody but never grote. Close, though!
@@ArtOfShredYT tomato.. tamato... lol
People who care about the difference between tap and split don’t have any thing better to do like practice guitar I guess 😂
Truth!
@@timscarrow9151 Hey Tim? Pro tip: don't be a fucking loser
My gripe, people being afraid of de-monetization. I love to know people that give away guitar's as I do. I'm not monetized. I miss the old day's my opinion is, sqy what you want and play what you want. We need to stop bending thr knee to the great u tube. They dont help us that much anyway. I had one grote and it was a pile of crap that I ended up paying over 400 for just to get it here and playable and it still sucked. Somehow, PRC just pisses me off.
That's a fine attitude if you can afford it, but not everyone making videos is independently wealthy.
That's too bad about the Grote. I've heard mixed reviews over the years, but this is my first experience with them and this is a good one so far. I obviously need to play it more before giving my final verdict, but I like it so far! 🤘
@@ArtOfShredYT , I wish the trading market would open up more. I've given/traded guitar's that were more valuable than what they gave me. The looks on thir faces, surprised.
Today its 130 legit
@@juanbecerra7138 nice 🤘
I had purchased this same guitar before you did and I agree with you ,its a great guitar , however you seem very unfamiliar with this guitar , if you removed the cover for the electronics you would have seen how it was wired and you wouldn't come off so confused and fumbling about using the coil tapping switch, however the main reason I won't be subscribing to your channel is the foul language, its inappropriate and unprofessional!!!
Shall I call the wahmbulance for you? 😭