My New Favorite FIREFLY GUITAR! - EVH Vibes for $269
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- Опубліковано 14 бер 2024
- I love Firefly Guitars... but they've really outdone themselves this time! Mahogany body, roasted maple neck and fretboard, stainless steel rounded ball end frets, locking tuners, a Floyd Rose style trem, AND an incredible EVH inspired paint job! For $269? Get right out of here. This is my new favorite Firefly guitar.
What do you think?
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Rubric: -5 points for Danzig references. -5 points for not reading the description. -5 points for not watching far enough into the video to answer your own question. -5 points for misquoting me in your comment. 20 points possible. Everyone starts with an A!
Quick comment here (that some other people have mentioned). There are sometimes batches of guitars that get added to their website's inventory, so it may say 'sold out' but if you check back in a few hours or a day, they may have more available.
Fender makes a spring kit that drop into the bridge base that will stiffen up the arm
Those guitars have been removed from the site. Not sold out, removed. As of 3/15/24
FU
@@IronSausageinteresting. Maybe Fender got to them. There’s one now that looks like a SRV but without the SRV pick guard and the bridge is not upside down
@@IronSausage what doesn't surprise me. Probably a copyright thing.
Honey, this guitar is for my friend... Sirguitarsalot!
I’m just borrowing it this week 😂😂😂
Or, don't worry babe I'm going to flip it. LoL 😆
Love the justification of a “not a direct copy”
Still a ripoff. Not something I would own
@@I.am_Grootaesthetically yes. Eddie’s was ash not mahogany I believe
@@I.am_Groot yea true ill just save up for the ORIGINAL ......got wolfies number?
hahaha
@@tommanfs6843 Those your only two options hmm! Weak
PSA: Guitars Garden dropped TWO baritone models last night and one is a Buckethead Signature LP clone for less than $300!!!!!!! Get 'em while they're hot fam!
The Buckethead model is pretty cool. Too bad they only accept PayPal.
Link it I don’t see any buckethead guitars
@@lucasmusil1810 Type "Baritone" in the search bar.
Ive been trying to get one from them for over a year at least! I think they are already gone. :( @@TimberMoto
@@lucasmusil1810 I am sure it sold out fast.
I'm a huge EVH fan.. We retired to the DelMarVa Eastern Shore over 9 years ago. Have had our mail box hit 8 X in 9+ years. So my wife said why don't you make it a FrankenMailBox.. Like EVH's FarnkenStrat... So I have... Sounds Good looks Good. Cheers 🍻🥃🥃 🎸🎼🎵🎶
Sounds cool! 💪
pictures!!!
@@benindavisca I will post as soon as I can.. on My face Book..
Enjoy your retirement on the Eastern Shore, one beautiful piece of land.
@@BackWoodsBillyCraftBeerReviews um...maybe Im just old😃... but I dont see any links🤔
Cue legal action from EVH/Fender in 3, 2, 1….
Fender can’t sue, because of the lack of shared headstock design(that’s actually why Fender/Gibson sued Ibanez during the Lawsuit guitar era: the copied headstock), and E.V.H. can’t sue(to my knowledge), because they haven’t trademarked or copyrighted Van Halen’s striping designs. Really fortunate for us, since we get to enjoy these things for prices people can actually afford.
Edit: EVH can sue, and they do have a trademark on the stripe pattern that Van Halen used.
@@elipse371 I thought the stripes were either trademarked, or some sort of trade dress thing. That’s why you can’t get a franky painted guitar from anyone other than FEVHnder in the US.
@@leesbassment6393…The VH logos have been registered as trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Unauthorized use of the Artwork and/or VH logos is an infringement of these intellectual properties, subjecting unauthorized users to potential liability, fines and penalties.
I got this from the google🫤
@leesbassment6393
That's an interesting question; I have not heard that this color scheme/pattern was ever Trademarked itself.
The stripes are trademarked through the EVH estate. This thing will get pulled.
Your channel gets better and better!! Thanks man I appreciate you
Today many will smile, and some will cry. Such is life.✨
Max the 'Affordable guitars' Guru.💯👍🏼
That's sick! I just saw that among all the new listings that dropped last night and was blown away they even went for it, metal 🤘
Just got home, saw the thumbnail, clicked, listened to the first 30 seconds and clicked the link to get one... BIG nope... already SOLD OUT!!! DANG!!!
They only make one or two as far as I can tell
Tried myself and failed as well. Lol Too good to be true
Same
They will be back again. This, site sells out of things minutes after videos hit often. If you keep checking back, they will eventually put the link back up again. Just remind you that it will only usually be up for hours to a day at most, before it's a lot again. They've had some runs that have probably pop back up on the site 50x or more as batches sell out.
I'd get it just for the wall and collection.
Me too, you know if somebody saw you playing it they'll automatically say, "well you have the guitar can you play eruption"
This would not be the one you wanna display, it’s so different. You can get a cool looking Frankie for the same price, that looks much more authentic-from a distance, ha ha.
This one probably actually plays pretty well.
And to play ,of course!!!
Love your channel, you play the guitar so smoothly, I love firefly guitars , I own 14 guitars so far and don't know to play yet. KEEP up the great videos!!!
Ive been watching this channel for a white, but I subbed because of the useful info on the Floyd knife edges. I always wondered if those black corners were a tougher metal to sustain the tension, and you confirmed it. Love this channel, cheers!
Looks beautiful. Amazing value once again.
Ordered this one and the FFMN-Striped when they dropped at 2am (CST)
That's pretty rad.
SOLD OUT.
Sick. That looks incredible.
The way the term arm swings around is the best!
I just bought a guitar from them, and I didn't see this guitar on the site, or I would've got it! I got the white super strat with two humbuckers and the "Floyd Rose" bridge. basically it's the same as the one you have here, except I've got a neck pickup. I'm glad you're reviewing this , so I know what to expect.
Great review and demo Max! I tried to get one but they’re sold out… this one will be tough for me to land but I’ll keep my eyes out for it again. This may be their best seller ever. Great playing as always! Love your licks and chops! 🙏👍🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for covering this guitar. Such a great deal! Bonus points for the Aeronca shirt - I got my tailwheel endorsement in an Aeronca L-16 (Champ)
Thanks! Checkout my Heavy Metal Horizons channel if you get a chance!
Thanks for the heads up@@GuitarMAXMusic ! I just subscribed there. Congrats on the Chief!
I was so close to buying one of these and now, I have FOMO! I will snag one on the next batch. Killee guitar and awesome video as usual Max!
Never a next time on this guitar. Sorry dude
Max used to use a medieval sword to open his guitar boxes. Now it's back to the future with a more modern contraption.
I checked the guitar gardens website really early this morning. I check it all the time because they just unload them for sale at the weirdest times. Last night was a treasure Trove of incredible guitars and almost all of the new guitars that were listed yesterday or last night have roasted Maple neck with flame! I saw some of these flaming necks and they are incredible! Of course I had to purchase one even though I don't need another one.🤘
The website says "SOLD OUT." Wow, that was quick! I probably would buy one of these, but I love the "blueberry burst" SG style.
Your best playing I've ever heard. This one does sound great.
I like the arm and the way it swings loose. I can never find one just like that. I think it's very cool 😎
My white one arrived about an hour and a half ago. GREAT GUITAR FOR THE PRICE!!! $179 + SHIPPING!!! I ordered it last Friday, got shipped Tuesday, arrived today this Friday. No surprises. Initially I was hesitant to buy from Guitar Gardens via the use of PayPal. Things turned out alright and the process was smooth enough. On my doorstop it was apx 11 lbs. It was contained in a tough cardboard box, but inside mounted by a very protective molded Styrofoam "shell". So no worries there, though when I first saw it I thought they might want to have packaged it better. Turns out they did a great job packing it after all! The opening box experience was quite nice with no surprises. The guitar was beautiful. The peripherals (whammy bar, allen wrenches, truss rod adjuster poll and guitar cable) where all in a neat plastic baggy. The guitar inside the Styrofoam shell was wrapped in white padding. The first thing I noticed was the wonderful fret work! The review was spot on about that! Stainless steel with rounded ends!!! Wow!!! The paint job, all white and pro to me. The parts all nice and shiny. The Floyd Rose though... For $179 your gonna have to do some work to intonate good and set the action right. I can't think of a better or more rewarding guitar to actually learn how to set up a Floy Rose! You screw this up your only out $179! You get it right and wow!! Mind you I'm a bit fussy when it comes to setting guitars. It was fine enough just tuning it up and doing a sound check and playing some chords. Your gonna wanna put some nice new strings (I prefer Ernie Ball Cobalts, and then the Elixir's myself). Don't do serious work on the guitar with the strings provided, their probably gonna be old and not "special". Also, your gonna want to put 10W-D 40 on the moving tuners and other moving parts, they will be sticky. Took some finessing to get the whammy bar snug. I was able to immediately lower the action to under 2mm no prob. The neck relief, out of the box was okay! Now I'm gonna have to put in some work, but I think I can get a set of 8's with an action of 1.6 mm on this puppy... And enjoy.... Been wanting a guitar like this for years! Simple 1 humbucker pickup with a roasted maple neck and a floyd rose. EVH sells em for $1100? I got mine for 200 and change! I'm not sure the EVH ones are roasted maple necks either. (The roasted maple on the firefly is awefully dark... I don't think it's stain though?) Now to go to Guitar center and get a new amp...
Awesome!
Wow … the headstock is kinda cool, and I couldn’t believe the tone you got out of it. 😳
Firefly makes a really nice green-finished Les Paul copy that I like the looks of, but afraid of playability. This one looks solid enough to take a chance on a Firefly.
Thanks, Max. Great demo.
Wow! I just got the 338 in matte sunburst like the black one you reviewed a couple of weeks ago and I absolutely love it. That’s three Firefly guitars I own. Help! I have a problem. Ha ha. Keep up the great reviews.👍
Excellent! Thank you!
The bridge reminds me of what Schaller calls their "Schaller Tremolo" which has the replaceable knife edges and thicker string lock screws
Less than an hour after I watched this video they were sold out of both this and the Wolfgang striped cone. Although initially the black SG with cross inlays ( shades of Tony Iommi) said it was sold out, it was relisted a few hours later. I jumped on it for $209, I think?
I have been wanting to try Firefly for a while, but was frustrated by lack of products and waiting what seemed like forever for a restock... well, I guess it is "After Forever" haha! I would have liked lightning bolt inlays even more ( Angus Young) but beggars and choosers!
Got my guitar yesterday ( about 1 week) and love it! Smooth! I haven't checked the intonation, but nothing sounds out of kilter in the upper register. The action is almost too low after tuning it up, and the high E slips a little. In reality I'll probably slap some locking tuners on it at some point. My only other criticism is it's a little TOO "Gibson" in that they put the jack on the front. Looking at the Harley Benton's they took the initiative to make the version with the jack on the side which is far better to me. The only reason I didn't grab that is I am not crazy about the red color, and almost $100 more for a black version with a mint pickguard I hate... meh. I own several HBs and like them, though but really wanted to see what the Firefly was all about...
But so far, so good, and I am looking harder at the blueberry Pauls, SG, and Wolfgang knockoff.
They just popped up today a Les Paul buckethead edition baritone. I just ordered that !!
Thanks mate 🤘🎸
Eddie always set his bar to swing like that . He liked that looseness, and you can see it in all of the old footage of him with his Kramer. It's not my preference, but it's very cool that Firefly noticed that detail.
They certainly didn’t do that intentionally. It’s not just loose it’s a worthless angle and way to much play where or connects
Looks more like the 5150 Model that EVH played.Very nice sounding VH guitar. I love it.
Yes, you are right. This is not an actual Frankie replica.
Pretty cool guitar Good jamming there bro. 🤘🔥 You usually put on a pretty good shred fest not as fast as Michaelangelo but I get tired of his boring arpeggios. I saw a recent video of him actually playing slower and it sounded pretty good The guy is a master guitarist. But back to your Firefly EVH! You could put that bar in a vise and bend it I've done that. Also for the looseness on the collar you can take some plumbers tape like you would use for your shower head or to wrap threads for a watertight seal That works really well to. Although you will have to replace it maybe once a year. But I think for 300 bucks that's a great deal I don't really like top mounted Floyd roses but for the money and for what you get it's fine! I really like the headstock the locking tuners and the back of the guitar I actually like the guitar a lot for the money It's pretty kick ass!!!!💯 Okay Max great video I like when you go a little longer most of your videos are a little bit short but this one was fabulous!!!!! Thanks again brother See you next time 👍
Dang!!! It is NOT EVEN LISTED on their website now....March 16th.... and the video is only one day old... video was released on March 15...
Thanks for the review. BTW Nice S-38C on the shelf
No problem! And thanks! I love that radio.
Wow damn! This is a great guitar for the money! I'm saying that as someone who isn't even a big Van Halen fan! Nice find and review Guitar Max. I'm seriously interested in this guitar!
Looks great. Firefly is killing it! 🤘
Yes and James is killing it also! 🤣🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@TonyFuentesTV thanks Tony!
Thanks for standing your ground! 4:40
Update on my guitar from 11 days ago. Finally got around to changing the strings and finishing all the setup details. Managed to get the Low E string down to an action of about 1.8mm. Managed to intonate it and put a set of 8's on it. Had to switch out the trem spring config from 2 V 1 straight to 3 straight. Found out the nut is a little to high. Have to do it myself or pay a Luther $100 plus to fix it. Lowered the pickup height. Sounds good. Forgot how much a pain it is to set up a Floyd Rose. Took me about 3 1/2 hours to do everything from the new strings after about an hour futsin with the thing when I got it with their strings. So... Wish for lower nut height. Wish for more bend back head room on the float. Had to loosen the truss rod about 1 full turn and an 1/8 to go from a set of 10's to the 8's. Wish I could set the action a little lower. Wait it out and see the settling in a week or 2. For appx $200 it was a good deal. I'm goin to throw another $150 at it. Get a new whammy bar and locking mech for the whammy. Gonna get a trem stabilizer and install it on the middle spring. Gonna investigate loweering the nut via Guitar center. (My grand dad was a master carpenter, I am not...) If the Luther says he can't do it, I'll probably just leave it as is. Or... I could spend $1300 and hope the EVH with the compund radius isn't wonky in the neck; and it's not gonna have those awesome firefly stainless steel round end frets... Any questions let me know. Just playin and minor details left... Gonna get a new NUX Mighty Space amp tomorrow... I don't think I'll be able to lower the action any because the neck is just slightly hoaky... The last fret isn't the farthest from the stirngs the lower the action gets. Kind of dips every so slightly and levels out in the back end of the neck. Most people wouldn't notice or care. But I like to squeeze every bit of action I can... My Brain May Red special is 1.5mm and my Squire Contemporary is about 1.6mm. The Red Special and the Squire both have a 24 inch scale length. Put 8's on the Squier and will probably keep 9's on the Red Special, cause it came so well set up. Brian May's guitar is awesome with all of it's well thought details when it was made 50 years ago. I personally wouldn't have used so many pickups and hoaky pickup configurations. But it works. I like only one pickup and to let the strings breath without a strong magnetic field messin with the bass. A 2 to 20 hz warble isn't squat at 2K Hz. At 80Hz though... It's noticeable and messes with the ability to lower the action and for chords to Gel... Why active pickups "aound better"... FYI the pickup height was about 2mm maybe a little less from the strings when I got it. I put it down to 4.5 mm. That damn magnetic field on the humbucker has juice!!! Put a screw driver near it and feel "the pull"... Even at the lower level there is still so much juice!!! I'll keep the volume knob down a quarter turn or so... Metal head tone deaf idiots should be in love though... It's always funny watching a really good metal head guitarist play a horribly set up guitar so well, and stilll sound like pooh.... But compensate a bit for it with their chops... Eddie's secret sauce.. I believe he made his own pickups...
You barely see rear routed stratocaster guitars so this is a huge win, wish they did a tele as well
Nooooooooo! It's sold out. 😭😭
Seriously, this looks awesome. I'm definitely going to keep an eye out if they run another batch.
I like it, im a guitar beginner on a low budget and your reviews have given me confidence in getting a budget brand guitar. However I have discovered I really like flying v's and am hoping firefly does another v like the blue one you reviewed, I like their '58 styled one ive seen another reviewer show too. Would love to see a comparison video from you of the firefly v compared to hardluck kings flying v.
nice van halen styje riffing max! it was cool to see you jamming with dovydas i made a few videos for him on my channels cheers i guess you got lucky with this guitar i have one with the black stripes from the 80s off brand too bit still cool
Wild how quickly some of their models sell out! Checked them out before lunch- low stock. Checked after lunch bunch stuff including these. Answered some emails and sold out !
I’m sure the numbers in each batch are fairly low 🤷♂️
Great review as ever 🙂 about the whammy bar, it's something I've often noticed on whammy bars coming from China or other parts of Asia :
It looks like they always are 1 mile above the strings 😄😄
So I have designed a little jig where I put the bar in ( the part that goes into the tremolo ) and bend it with my hands...It works really well...
Sounds like a keeper, Max. Hope you can do a follow-up for us later on.
Firefly knocks it out of the park with their guitars. I have 2 of them, a FFVX trans black flamed maple top I bought about 2 years ago and I just got the new Bass-Guitar trans red double neck 4/6 that looks very similar to the Gibson EBS 1250. Never playing a double neck before it amazes me on the sympathetic strangeness it has with the 2 bass and 2 guitar pickups sharing the one output, the trick is to roll back on the volume control for both to find the sweet spot, otherwise it is too hot or cold, loud or soft.
I think it is supposed to go through a normal guitar amp, but I'm using a Y cable splitter to go to a bass amp and the other through a processor to another amp with a 2 input looper to separate the clean from the dirty sort of...but kind of not? IT IS THE MOST CRAZY FUN THING I HAVE EVER PLAYED AND LOVE IT MORE EVERYDAY AND WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING after embracing - THE WEIRDNESS!
Btw the new Jimmy Page Gibson 12 /6 was just released for somewhere around $50k If I wasn't mistaken... Um, really? No thanks Gibson, but good luck. :>o :>O :>)
Yo MAX, what the hell was that you used to open the box???.. I want one of those!!.. The Ax is nice, I might get one to enhance the Harem.. Great vid as always..
That vibrato arm: I've had at least three of those over the years. I wound up getting mine aftermarket online. This is the first time I've seen one in with a guitar, though.
Got mine in yesterday.
A few things I wanted to mention to anyone else looking to pick it up:
- The guitar I received didn't have the painted headstock or "relicing" like in the video. A little bummed but still looks great!
- Neck feels REALLY good IMO. I'm not sure what it is, it just feels nice and I'm hitting some licks a bit easier than some of my other guitars.
- I was very surprised by the quality at the price point. I think they made a few sacrifices, but overall it's worth the price. Especially if you're a Van Halen fan.
*Back to practicing ✌
Finally... the return of Sirguitarsalot! Yes! 😅
I see the Sir and Max have matching wedding bands.
I wonder if they’re married.
Unless….
Wait?! No…it couldn’t be! They couldn’t be the sa….
Mind blown….
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂@@pbosche
Good stuff brother-🤘💪⚡️
Floyd Rose 2 style trem! I haven't seen them in on new guitars in a long time! I have one on my 90's Japanese squier. :)
Get a tiny rubber O-ring from Harbor Freight to put under the collar then put the handle in a vise to bend it down, nearly free upgrade to the Trem.
Sir GuitarsAlot is thee most gentlemanly of all knightly shredders, and he is much loved in Canada as we appreciate thine spreadage of thine heavenly word of heavy metal in the east!
A quick hack for the Tremelo bar wiggling around in that socket. I’m sure many of you know, but many may not know is to use plumbers tape around the threads of the bar before screwing it in in some cases like on vintage tremolos. It also prevents the bar from swinging around like that, but in this instance, I don’t think that’s going to help.
Won’t help the weird angle
@@Seeds-nl7ql true. That requires elbow grease.
Man, I love the neck on that! Sick review man.
Hey, thanks Lester!
Max I am a yes on this guitar,thank for letting me know about it
I’d seen they had this same finish on an MN body style with the 4x2 tuner config, floyd style bridge, dual humbuckers. Must have sold out super quick
As soon as i saw your video, went to the site and was able to grab the baritone buckethead guitar!!
I’ve seen bridges like that before…I’m not 100% sure, but I think the knife edges can be replaced if they get dull👍
firefly seem to be killing it just now, I would buy one myself if they shipped to the UK. I imagine big brand companies are starting to get worried. Firefly guitars seem to have a good reputation.
I just got a firefly double neck sg style. The 6 string pickups are totally microphonic and feedback bad with distortion. Getting it tuned isnt as bad as always having to tune it nack up. It needs tuners, pickups and a set up job because my luthier skills are lacking. Definitely a decent quality guit. Minè just has a few issues. My Squier 50s vibe Strat has issues that need fret work. Ive been adopting mutts lately. The 6 string necks frets on the high E side have some sprout or are sticking up enough for the high E string gets stuck on the side of the neck if your not careful.
Nice Axe! :) Is that ham radio gear in the background? I see an old Hallicrafters SX receiver I think. I'm a guitarist as well as a ham. 73 Mike, KC5GVC
What in the black mirror did you open the box with 😮
its a 'LASER'
That had me more interested than the guitar 😉 Sounded like a tazer, which seems like it might be able to cut tape?
I swear ive been looking for an hour on what that was lol. Ive looked up lazer box cutter taser cutter arc pen sized arc plasma cutter arc lighter and cant find it lol
@@benindaviscai dont think it was a laser. Lasers dont make a taser sound which means its some kind of electric arc or plasma not a laser but idk i cant find it anywhere but i want one
@@bobbywright6354 yeah man! Im just shooting in the dark😂
I love that it’s different
Years ago, I bought one made by a Chinese company on eBay UK. It has a Kramer "banana" headstock, and the stripes are white on top of black instead of black on top of white. It isn't reliced. At the same time, I was offered a George Lynch "Tiger Stripes" guitar based on the same Kramer model. However, I didn't buy it due to the expense of getting both. Nice guitar, though. I later found out that both guitars were pulled from eBay UK and I've never seen the seller trading again.
You forgot Compound Radius neck and this Floyd is actually a big upgrade over the standard knock-offs on most Chinese guitars in that this is the Korean version. These are really good for the cash. One of the best buys at $80-$100 bucks!
Are you messin' with me dude? there's no way they hooked it up like that,..holy heck, now I'm saving, good lord I NEEDZ that!!
wow...thanks for this...now I know they make a version of this thats solid white...bought that instead...THANKS!!!
Love the shirt!
Have checked the guitars garden site a few times now haven’t seen this one on the site yet really would like one.
Even AllParts Floyd Rose tremolo bars are $40 nowadays. I always opt for the Floyd Rose brand Push-In Arms, which ARE only about $20 depending on the finish.
Fender and evh lawyers have joined the chat
Ibanez "Edge" trem has been doing that knife-edge design since the late 80's. That's why they stay in tune better than the FR trem.
I don't understand why you would need locking tuners with a double-locking trem. The idea of the double lock is, if you break a string near the bridge, you can un-wind the wrapped string and lock it down again in the bridge instead of replacing the string.
Other than that, this looks like a good guitar to have, for the price. Love the headstock shape, BTW.
An Edge doesn't stay in tune better than an FR. They are both solid IF you don't get the shit cheap ones.
Man that looks epic now im tempted to buy one instead of trying to save up thousands for an EVH striped series frankenstrat
I have been watching this channel for awhile & really like Max’s Sig HB. I would have one but they are out of stock for 8-10 weeks & then this EVH thing….i would have one ordered but sold out….lol. I have had some wonderful guitars & right now not so wonderful…lol. These guitars though are unreal for what you get. I did see that Bubble burst FFST & it’s a possibility.😊
For the price, I'd buy one. But where's the quarter glued under the Floyd? Nice video.
Like the paint on back of headstock you see that on Super 400 guitars its called a Stinger.
They had to have sent him that early because I check daily and it came out overnight and is already sold out in both models.
Just a publicity stunt for Firefly's other (crappy low end) products.
@@philfrank5601 Yeah. The thing I don't like though is they had to send him that way ahead of time as it was just literally released overnight and both models of it are out of stock. Even if someone ordered first from the first drop, they would not have it already. Firefly DEF sent him that early as a publicity grab because there is no way we could have gotten it that fast. Shame on FireFly.
2 things... 1. What is that you opened the box with?? And 2. What backing track was you using? It was awesome
there should be another allen bolt on the bottom of the cavity that the trem arm sits in, it puts tention on that arm to keep it from moving;, also , that looks like the good schaller floyds that were on the charvels' and jacksons back long ago ,the base plates weren't crap metal, schaller was just smart to make the knife edges replacable, neither my charvel nor the jackson i have with those trems on them have ever given me a problem, i would take a schaller version over any floyd built bar any day
Sick, stainless steel frets at that price 😳 and the white ones even have the spoke wheel trussrod access
Wish we could have heard it on a luve amp as firefly's pickups have been known to be microphonic
Wow. gotta have this one!!!!!!
We need the Unboxing Shelely!
the issue you're having isn't because the clamps are twisting, more that the strings are not flat against the base of the nut ,on the head stock side, a string retainer will fix that problem, so you won't have to settle for being kinda' in tune
Max, on your guitar demos, do you do anything to the guitars before you record the demo play-through? I mean, do you set action and intonation, neck relief, add your favorite strings, or raise/lower pickup? Just curious. I've found that even guitars costing twice the Firefly need some TLC before you can really get comfortable with them. Big fan of your channel!
Good question. No, I normally don't do any setup work unless the setup out of the box is so bad that the guitar is unplayable. So in this case, I did zero setup work. If I did have to make setup adjustments, then I always try to mention that in the video.
I'll try to grab one on the next drop!
Yep. Me too. I've got lots of Frankenstrats and EVH guitars. But I want one of these. I like that it's a little different. And I dig Firefly Guitars... and for $269.... man I gotta have one of these. I want that bent head-stock on this one - similar to the 5150 - but also a little different. I gotta find one.
Whelp, I’m gonna need one of these. I don’t know if they’re that amazing, or if it’s just Max doing his thing. The man can shred a broom. 😂
I had no more than seen this video when I checked out guitars garden … they were sold out in a matter of about 2hours. 😮wow
The specs on these at the price....man, I don't even really care about the paint job haha this is just cool! BTW, Nice Hallicrafters S-38 shortwave set - I had one when I was a kid, it's probably still floating around in Dad's basement somewhere. I know mine stopped working along the way, does yours still work well?
Thanks! And mine still works!
@@GuitarMAXMusic that's awesome - I should see if Dad still has mine, and if it would be hard to fix or even worth fixing. I used to get a kick out of all the weird stuff floating around out there on the airwaves.
Hey Max, just a word of advice. That Boss rig sounds 10,000x better than the fender gtx you use
I'd love to see a UA-camr play straight through an Amp with a pedal or two, old school instead of a heavy saturated effects processor that can make a crap guitar and them self sound good... Besides that I still like the channel and you know people will get unhinged because it's a copy, get ready for the hate!
Maybe the spring inside the lever arm of the Floyd Rose is missing .This was the case with my Licenced Floyd Rose .The Solution that work very well take off a spring from a pen writer.You may try some different ones but one will work.I wish you good luck.Awesome video as always by the way. ;-)
There is no spring. Some people add them later but they don't normally have a spring.
@@GuitarMAXMusic of course but it works very well.I first bended som tape around but sooner or later the same sh... again.Fender itself sells special springs ,but you need to buy 12 of them in a set.regards Helmut
For anyone on this channel that has not been down the FR knife edge road it is a very common issue. Cheap alloys can not hold up and the posts will score and pit. Some are ruined during setup turning the posts while under tension. Game over. Even the genuine FR Specials are not up to abuse! If all else fails deck the trem and rock on.