Jet JS400 - Review & Demo - NEVER Judge A Guitars Price Again!
Вставка
- Опубліковано 24 бер 2022
- Its a bold statement, but one we are carrying into this year firmly believing.
The JET JS400 is best guitar at this price point we have ever had in our hands, simply put.
Check out our take on this awesome guitar as Sam runs you through why we think these are upping the game in a huge way for affordable electric guitars.
Performance Courtesy of Sam Machin
Demonstration Courtesy of Hickies Music
After 55 years of listening to and playing music I rarely find a musician that gives me that hair standing up tingle moment. You are one of the few. You have great style.
Such a nice comment dude, made my morning. Really appreciate your kind words and I wish you nothing but the best! Thanks so much, and stay awesome! -Sam
This is the new modern age of guitar, no more boomer tones
@@aaronwetzel1981 There's a place for the classic stuff, and the new stuff too! Gotta pay homage to the greats - new and old! Cheers! - Sam
I realize this is a year old video. I bought the identical JS400, in left handed 6 months ago, as my first guitar. I'm 59 years old, for what its worth. Since I bought the Jet JS400 (July 2023), I have now bought other guitars. From a learning perspective, and from my relatively untrained ears, I still like my Jet the best to practice. It's all practice to me, since I still "suck", but at least I have an instrument that feels like its well rounded and up to much better melodies than I will be capable of for some time. thanks for the Review. I'm in the US, by the way.
My favorite Jet review on YT, thank you very much Sam!
Thanks is to you my friend! Appreciate your kind words. Stay awesome - Sam
Love your playing Sam, great vibe and feel to what you play. These guitars look and sound amazing for the price point, although I suspect that has a lot to do with your ability and touch. Thanks for the excellent review.
You are so welcome Andy, thanks so much for all your kind words, I would say that the guitar in question really does help! Glad to hear that you are enjoying them. Cheers, and stay awesome - Sam
Love your playing!
Great vid mate, love the way you played... I think your left hand might be possessed 😎
Great review! You are clearly impressed with these things and play beautifully. I just discovered these guitars this evening (a white lefty one from Bax guitars here in the Nederlands) If you had been whacking out shoddy blues and Hendrix I would think again but your playing and enthusiasm has sold it to me, thanks :)
I really appreciate your kind words Danny, I wouldnt have bought a JS300 for myself if I didnt fall in love with it, and I am glad it comes through in the video that its slightly older brother is so appreciated too.
Hoep you are having an awesome time wherever you are. Stay awesome - Sam
Some of the most wicked playing I’ve ever seen in a demo. Not a word I’d often use (wicked) but I’m kinda lost for words. Lovin it
Super cool of you to say dude - I'll say "stay awesome" which I say all the time ;) - Cheers! - Sam
Thank you Nick for the tip. In the mean time I already did this with a piece of 0.5mm cardboard. Now, the thing is playable and I'm looking for the pickups upgrade (I have Tonerider's Overwound set in mind, but still looking at other options) .
Nice one Sorin!! I'm so tempted to put some Fluence's in mine, they even do a rechargeable battery that fits instead of a backplate... :O Cheers, Ollie
I bought one (Lefty White) based on this review and I was blown away by how good this guitar is!. The neck is better than my PRS se that to me was teh best neck i ever played until this one, the contour at teh hell is brilliant and feels great, tuning stability is great, overall i am delighted with these guitars
Gary, so glad that you are having a great time with your new Jet! All the above was enough of a reason for me to snap one up as soon as we starting getting them in, and its awesome to hear that we are likeminded when it comes to sweet guitars! Stay awesome! - Sam
Hallo, It's not easy finding good LH guitar. For my MIM Fender I changed pots so that they actually work..and not just like on of position? How is it with Jet? By the way I bought lefty knobs from Fender :)
I have also a lefty sunburst JS 400. This is the best neck among all of my guitars . Only one change ( the stock bridge pickup was ok ) but i change it for a Dimarzio Super Distorsion and the Jet became a Rocket !!
@@jea783 i’m actually going’s to buy a lefty Js-400 is it worthy guys.i’m between this and a harley benton SC 400
@@steliosgiann7503 Absolutely good choice for the price it is an amazing instrument. I only change the bridge pickup but the stock one is great . Did not play with my Fender since which cost 5 times the price .
Love what and how you played. No sloppy blues as most do on budget Strats.
Thanks so much for the kind words! Stay Awesome - Sam
It looks very pretty for a s type, simpler, cleaner, a little more updated but still classic. It sounds beautiful too, helped by your noticeably musical improvisation. A deserved thumbs up.
Improv it was! So glad you enjoyed the video! Stay awesome - Sam
Great review : These Yet guitars are just stunning good !
Still cant beleive how nice they are for the price! Stay awesome ben! :) - Sam
I liked your point about beginning playing guitar on one of these (way way better than the Marlin Strat copy I started out on in the nineties hehe). I just received a JS300 today and it is mind-bendingly good for the price. Gonna busk with it all summer and then mod it with the winnings (tuners, possibly a brass bridge, and pickups; maybe a p90 also, since I see these are being wound for Strat-style pickups now).
And nice notes there, Mr. You definitely have a unique style.
That sounds like a beautiful plan, thanks for your awesome words dude, have a great, and musical summer! - Sam
By chance I got to try one in a store, and the neck is unbelievably comfortable. It's an absolute steal for that price and I believe it to be a great upgrade platform
Fantastic playing!
Really appreciate it Mark! stay awesome - Sam
Cool review sir ! Great Polyphia-like demonstration ! I'm clearly considering getting one of these for a mod project
Thanks so much for the kind words Lionel! What are you going to be modding your with? :) - Sam
it is unbelivable playable and everything works ... great guitar ... great review ... 😁
Cheers dude, yeah we've been absolutely shocked by them in store!
Got a sunburst one on the way. To match my Tele version. Great at this price point. I would definitely recommend these.
Both the tele and strat are awesome, what a collection! Sounds liek you have great taste in guitars, hope you enjoy them. :) - Sam
I've had one in Sunburst a while now and love it.
Re tuning, I decked and blocked the trem as I dont use it. That plus a good set of D'Addario strings properly installed, stretched and tbh I've had no real tuning issues with even existing tuners. Ymmv if you're a trem user. Awesome guitars.
Nice playing
This is such a cool video.
Thanks so much Dave, glad you enjoyed it. Stay Awesome - Sam
Im only back into playing after years away from the guitar. im very basic at the moment but ill get there. My accoustic is grand but Im really thinking of an electric for the craic. Im left handed so theres not really many options for me her in ireland to just walking a shop and pick out a left handed guitar so I checked online and this guitar popped up. Thanks for the excellent review, I think Ill have to order one.
You are so welcome Seany, thanks so much for getting involved, and it makes me very happy to know I have helped on your quest! All the best, and stay awesome - Sam
Whatever about the guitar - you are an astounding player!
Thanks so much Damian, stay awesome - Sam
i am seriously considering one of this to replace my CV60s strat (which i felt out of love with)... looking for something with flatter radius and at least 22 frets. This one looks awesome with that color 😍
I was really impressed with the presentation too! Feels alot more polished than its price would reflect. Hope you are doing well, and thanks for your feedback! :) - sam
Your playing man.. I have to need lessons from you dude
Hey! What a great review! I agree that we are at that time when low price tagged guitars are not “good for that price” anymore, cause they can be just equally good for any price level. But of course to find those phenomenon models require massive research as there a so many brands now.
Just wanted to ask, are JS300 only differs at pickup configuration? Does it have same level neck as on this one from video?
Hi Ivan, thanks for your kind words, great insight and even better question! The Js300 has exactly the same neck. The heel is different though. The modern curved heel is replaced by a traditional block, strat style bolt plate. The 400 also has a two point tremolo, which is also worth noting! Hope this helps, and stay awesome! - Sam
Sam thanks for detailed answer, yes that helpful! I'm glad to saw you video, your playing are also worth mention as it increadible.
And btw. Any impressions changed so far for this half year period? I'm asking cause two years ago I was so impressed with some other cheap guitar, buyed it and it turn into nightmare for me after this time ahah
Your playing is amazing! Can I ask you what is the preset if the fractal that you are using at the end? shin and crispy :O
I think it's a bognor shiva amp if I remember correctly! Glad you like it - Sam
You are great guitarplayer: )
Thanks Kamil! Keep being awesome. :) - Sam
Really great demo thank you..out of the JS300 and 400 which one would you say has the slight edge? thanks :)
The 400 having a two point trem, humbucker and the sculpted heel make it win for me just by a hair, but I still bought a JS300 due to not having a "trad strat" at home. Its all you Peter! :) Cheers - Sam
Nice demo! Do you know if the neck slot is big enough to fit a p90?
Upon taking a look,. the recesses are routed for single coils for the neck and middle, so withotu some pretty serious re-routing, the answer would be no. Hope this helps, and thanks so much for your question! - Sam
Got the exact same guitar.
Took off the strings polished the frets, new strings and I tell you it matches a guitar four times its price.
They are awesome aren't they? Are you conisdering upgrading any of the hardware, or just leaving it as it is? - Sam
Generally the hardware is not too bad but will see how it fairs over the next month.
The biggest thing for me to improve is the electronics. If you upgrade the electronics and picks ups for me it's on par with a £1,000 guitar, that said the pick ups aren't bad either.
@@ukesmagic6860 Going for a bare knuckle single set in my Js300! What do you think you'll choose? - Sam
Bare knuckle make great pick ups, got some in my Les Paul. There is a lot to choose from on the single coils, I would definitely be interested in a before and after once you have swoped them out.
Me too ! 159 quid brand new, unbelievable!!
Sound amazing for being a budget guitar! which pedals were you using for the intro song?
That would be the octave/pitch shift on the fractal audio axe FX 2. I'd highly reccomend the poly blue octave from MXR for this kind of effect if you dont want to go the rack route though!
Staggering playing
i would love to see this one but with SSS pickups
As if by magic -
ua-cam.com/video/M5L7b-LTRsc/v-deo.html
i’m think of getting this or the squier sonic strat as my guitar but i don’t know which one to go for 😭
Спасибо за видео! Прекрасно всё объяснил, теперь я точно хочу эту гитару и я уверена что она у меня будет! Позитива!💗😎
Также можно ли обзор на телекастер этой же коллекции jt- 300, спасибо заранее
And as if by magic -
ua-cam.com/video/ZKaLJx34kqA/v-deo.html
Thanks so much for your kind words, we are so glad that this has help you choose a guitar, we hope you fall in love with it. Stay awesome - Sam
should i get this or the squier 40th anniversary strat
Epic player.
On the Jet website, the pink one looks like the pickguard is aged/yellowed like the knobs and single coils but in this video it looks plain white, like the green one you're playing. Can you confirm? Thanks
Great question James , the pickguard is an off white, not so much aged like the knobs and pickups. a touch whiter than those. Hope this helps!
I'm getting a mint condition 2014 Gibson 120th Anniversary Firebird V tomorrow, and I'm also getting a Jet JS-400 tomorrow. I feel weird saying I'm equally excited to play both. I am already considering putting a PRS Tremonti pickup in the bridge of the JS-400. I have a set of PRS Tremonti Core pickups just sitting in a drawer. Any thoughts?
What are your thoughts on the Jet?
jet c400 vs squier affinity... which is better?
Which song do you play at the start? sounds amazing!
I cant remember which one it was but it was improv ontop of something out of a selection of backing tracks man! So glad you like it
What’s your setup?
How is the tunning stability with the trem ;D ? thinking about buying one of these to play for fun at ma grandparents' ;D
Great question Cechi! As far as budget strat tuning/trem I would say its generally ok. Massive dive bombs are going to make that G string slip out inevitably. Some graphite in the nut can help with that. If there is anything I would upgrade on the jets it is the tuning pegs, a set of cheap locking tuners would aid any tuning stability problems well, not to say that its constantly going out, but any heavy action on the trem does pop it slightly out. Hope this helps! - Sam
@@HickiesMusicStore so maybe it would be better to purchase tele version? Fixed bridge seems much more stable to me
@@micklevolcsno331 Strings go through the plate, not through the body, worth pointing out ;)
Are they stainless steel frets
Had one for a year, fantastic instrument for any price, trem springs needed replaced, 10 quid, I swapped the single coils for Iron Gear Pups, personal preference, tuners have been fine tbh
nice one man!! Yeah they're great aren't they. I put some locking tuners on mine, and changed the input. :)
@@HickiesMusicStore I get that, its not the highest quality input jack, but I've not had any issue, or with any of the controls going slack after a year, replacing the SC pups really made this guitar sing, I like a really bright middle especially. The trem springs went on mine after a few months, I had spare, so no big thing, but for a novice could be upsetting. Really dig your playing btw.
@@makinganoise6028 Ah pardon me, this is Ollie here, Sam's playing! You can find more of his music with his band Arcaeon, and The Arusha Accord. :)
@@HickiesMusicStore cheers Ollie, I will look him up, good find on the Jet Guitars btw, I was sceptical when they came out, thought it might be influencer hype, and took the risk, because they were very cheap, so ebay if didnt like it, I have 8 guitars atm, most worth a lot more than the Jet, the Jet is one of my main go to Guitars, ua-cam.com/video/4sSHGsGabyc/v-deo.html
@@HickiesMusicStore holy crap that's one of the Arusha Accord guys? They are an unbelievable band, I bet they change time signatures more often than they change their socks.
Great playing. Which amps or pedals are used?
Went through a Fractal Audio axe FX 2 for this, thanks so much for the kind words! - Sam
@@HickiesMusicStore Thanks for answering. Are the neck and middle single coils the same as on the JS300? What do you think?
What is this?
JET made by Jeffery E. Terwilliger in North Carolina?
Great video! Do you know what's the weight of this guitar?
Not off the top of my head. Heavier than a mouse, but lighter than a horse. (about the same as a normal strat, maybe a pound or 2 lighter. sorry if that's useless!)
I'm sure you are single-handedly responsible for moving loads of the Jets out of the door, both online and in the shop. Awesome playing.
Tell me though, is that real roasted maple, or stained maple? I've seen a recent demo of the JT-300 where there's two nicks on the headstock revealing light colour under the 'roast'. So, yeah I'm suspicious that the low price can cover a genuine roasted maple neck.
Pretty sure it is! Would take a hell of alot to roast for neck right the way through I would imagine. Really appreciate your kind words! - Sam
Are they stainless frets
I suggest it's the frets which are a bit scratchy, not the strings. I never heard of strings being 'treated' by a manufacturer for shipping to dealers; they're usually cheap crap on inexpensive guitars. Anyway a few minutes with a few grades of fret eraser will sort out most new frets. How are the fret ends? Interesting that Jet get such positive reviews; must check one out.
Actually that would make sense! Our guitar tech mentioned this about the strings, which made sense as it played itself in really well within 20 minutes or so. Definitely get your hands on one if you can
I've never heard of this before either. I've got the JT350 SB a quick fret polish and new strings and set the action to my liking, it's a brilliant guitar. These Jet guitars punch well above their weight👊💯
Can you make a review of harley benton st62
would love to, however they are only available online as they don't distribute to music stores!
Oops 😬 ps your playing and the review was awesome and I live in UK.....and I want to road trip to your shop I'm South Yorkshire way
Thanks so much again Terence, really appreciate your positive vibes and kind words about the music! Please do come down and hang out any time you like, you'd be mroe than wlecome to stay a while and try out whatever you like. Cheers! - Sam
what is the difference between this one and the aged relic one?
The JS800 I borrowed for a bit had a much more focused sounding bridge pickup, voices simliar to a dimarzio PAF pro hubmucker. Thanks for your question.
Absolutely best bang for your bucks
Hi guitar Dude 😄 ok first of all what is happening with your guitar cable 🤣 it's hanging a lot of material down. I love jet guitars. I own 300 telicaster and I want one of these and they do them in left-handed. Yay! Where's your shop?
Hi there Terence, So glad you are enjoying your JT300! With the cable, I usually loop it round (or use wireless) for live playing, but in case of recording I dont tend to worry as I dont wear a strap sat down, which I am for the majority of store videos. We are in Reading - Berkshire. Thanks so much for your feedback! Stay awesome - Sam
Are the frets jumbo or medium jumbo?
Hi Fred thanks for your question, nothing listed but upon measuring they are the same size as fenders player series, meaning that they are in fact medium jumbo frets, thanks for bringing this to light! - Sam
Best Neck i have ever played👍🎸🍷
they're stunning aren't they?!
Yes man. I Will put one of these Necks on my MIM strat. 🍷👍🎸😂
@@Musicology1975 haha! Great idea. Or even better, new pickups and tuners on a jet...
Is the neck a C shape like a Squier, thinner or thicker?What's the nut width?
Modern C Neck (a little thinner and finished a little better than the squier necks)
Nut Width: 1.65"
Hope this helps! - Sam
@@HickiesMusicStore Yes that's perfect, thanks
No problem, if you get one let us know what you think!
I have been told there like 7to 8 kilo almost double the weight of a strat. Whats goin on
5:30 👏👏👏👏👏 supernice music
Очень круто играешь!
Thanks! - Sam
Have you got them in stock left handed and how much are the left handed ones please?
Currently waiting for js stock! Will update you here when we have them, left handed price would be the same as all js400 which is currently priced at 169.
@@HickiesMusicStore Hi thank you for your reply much appreciated. Once you get them in I would be very interested in one. White or the green. Thanks again
@@HickiesMusicStore sorry one other quick question. Where is your store based?
@@daveperrin9408 we're in Reading mate! Whereabouts are you? :)
@@HickiesMusicStore Wakefield West Yorkshire mate
Why they make them so heavy. Do ya shoulder in. Trying to lift it speally for 2 to 4 hours i would of brought one if were not for the weight. . OK u just using in your house sitting on ya knee. But good video nice playing
I also bought one JS-400 two month ago, based on this review and a couple of others made by the same Hickies. Well, I'm not so enthusiastic. Overall, the guitar is good for the price I paid (150 EUR). What I didn't like was the string action. Out of the box it was >3mm at last fret for A and E strings. I managed to set at ~2.5mm (last fret - A and E strings, no buzz of course; the rest of the strings I managed to set a bit lower). I was not able to set lower. I went to the shop, we checked other Jet's (out of the box), well, all of them (300,400,450, etc) are set with high string action. The guys at the shop also tried to set lower than I managed, without success. I addressed 2 messages to Jet Guitars, asking them to tell me the default factory set for string action, what it the recommended lowest limit for the string action, may be an user manual (because in the box there was no user manual), but no answer. If there is anyone here who managed to set string action ~2mm (last fret) for this guitar, please let me know. Bref, I consider the guitar is good for the price. But if you are used with low string action (~2mm last fret) , then it seems it's not the case.
Thanks so much for this great feedback Sorin! So sorry to hear that you have had a less than awesome experience with your new Jet. As it goes, we have currently completely sold out of JS models at the moment to test this with, I'd want to make sure we are getting a setup with the same two point tremolo, so once we have got them back in stock, I'll put this to the test. If it is anything to go by, I've never had to set my JS300 (in this video) up since getting it and enjoy playing this guitar alot! Hopefuly looking further into the differences between models will be worthwile and we can help in some way. Cheers - Sam
Shim the neck pocket as little.easy fix,you'll be able to get lower action
This or Harley Benton fusion iii?
Get yaself a Jet, Maverick!
Polyphia vibes? Sweeeet...
Glad you enjoyed it dude! Stay awesome - Sam
3 for 3
Another Brit reviewing a jet, must not like it that much, or you would have put a link to buy the guitar in the description!
Nobody else did either so far😕
The neck is made out of two pieces of wood. Is fretboard made from real wood?
As far as I can tell, yes! :) Cheers! - Sam
@@HickiesMusicStore thank you.
Some chords please...less is more...thanks for the review
Strings are not scratchy it’s the frets.
Either way, after about 30 mins of playing they should be feeling fresh and ready to go! :)
I must have got a lemon because mine isn’t very good out of the box. £159 just gets you a decent neck, all the rest needs to be changed to be usable. The tuners are godly awful and the selector switch and jack sockets fail after a while because they’re just cheap rubbish. Once you’ve upgraded everything you’re at the £350 to nearly £450 range and could have just bought a vintage v6 icon etc. I love my JS300 but I’m not gonna pretend it’s as good as the internet keep hyping it up to be. At the end of the day it’s great …for the price.
Your modern sound and playing in this video is very inspiring…. You could sell Ketchup ice pops to women wearing white dresses on a 90 degree day man….
Really appreciate this Bradley! Have had similar jobs to the above but I think I prefer this one ;) - Stay awesome - Sam
@@HickiesMusicStore Sam…. You are such an amazing player and artist and the way you approach notes and effects…. It is so unique to any other style…. Like a Jazz Satriani…. Jazzy passages with high gain loving!!! Gary Moore heavy notes…. And then these whist full scale runs…. Way better sounding that sweep picking and that shit…. You pull out just all the right notes from point A to B… do you have a separate UA-cam channel for me to subscribe?? You and Sam Vilo are my top favorites I could listen to all day!! Cheer Brother!!! Awesome amazing playing with deep inspiration to me! Makes me realize I could do more with my playing!!!
@@bradleyshuppert3393
So kind of your Bradley, thankyou for being so nice about my guitar playing.
So my main creative outlet is "Arcaeon" which is my main gigging band. The music Isnt quite as varied as what is on here, but it's where my love goes the most!
youtube.com/@ArcaeonUK
Thanks again Bradley. This sort of thing makes me want to play more.
Sam
@@HickiesMusicStore huge fan of you Sam!!!! Cheers and I will be looking for you and future musical expressions that inspire me!!! You are the freshest sounding player I have heard in a long time…. You glide over notes with pure conviction and precision…. So awesome!!!!
When you review a guitar, the viewer want to hear how the guitar really sounds clean, not played thru pedals as you're doing here, this is mostly a waste of time.
It is not a classical guitar. It needs an amp. So.....
Also this is 100% false. Lmfao not everyone plays whatever style of guitar you do.
1:50 what music is this? ....yours? .....havent heard such style ever before ...u should make it as music video ....i would listen to that now ....10 ....20 ....30 years ago ....could say reminds me of some steve vai experiments i've heard before .....but its supernice if its yours u is top class guitarist 👍