Would definitely like to see more, Steve. Also curious to know more about how the prices stack up against the Chinese made guitars that we buy from Germany... or Holland... or Anderton's? Great vid m8. ;)
@@MotttheHoople2010 Cheers for the feedback mate! 😃🙏 The prices on most of the things I checked seemed pretty much the same as I can get in the UK or Germany in the case of Thomann
😂🤣 So sorry mate - I do feel for you lefties, you're definitely poorly catered for. I didn't even notice until all the lefties piled in and pointed it out. Apologies for my leftignorance 😬🙈
@@stevecassidyguitar When I used to go to guitar shows (as a joke) I would say, as I was paying to get in "do you do concessions for lefties".... nothing, stone faced bewilderment every time Fortunately, I have everything I need..... but that's never everything you want :o)
@@UphillGardener-ly5sh I just saw your post after I posted similar. Funny thing is I have more left handed guitars (23) than must large musical instrument stores. I will defintely continue the "concessions for lefties" line - thats genius!
@@goport I'm not "my cat is blacker than yours-ing you" here. I have around 150 (nearly all lefty) dozens of which are loaned out to friends, that I may never see again...lol I've been picking up guitars for over 25yrs, in days gone by there were a lot more choices for us, then Paul Righthand Smith came along and showed the industry they could get by without us . I did a lefty a day for lockdown on Twitter, got to 63 days (I think) and then got called into work, I think it's still up there :o)
Xie Xie 🙏 Thank you so much for allowing me to film and visit you store - You have some very cool guitars 😎👌 I'll be sure to visit again when I return to Beijing next year 😃
The Jimi Hendrix Strat is not there surrounded by Epiphones by chance. In 2009, Gibson worked with Janie Hendrix, sister of Jimi and owner of the Authentic Hendrix brand, to produce a budget Made in China Strat after collaborating with her a couple of years earlier on the expensive Jimi Hendrix Gibson Flying V replica model. The Strat was supposed to be part of a starter pack that came in three versions priced at $450, $330 or $250. The top of the range Experience pack included an amp, a fuzz pedal, 2 guitar cables, a tuner, an instructional DVD, 3 Hendrix picks, a Hendrix-branded strap, a deluxe gig bag, a tie dyed t-shirt, and even a bandana. However, when Gibson announced their plans there was so much backlash from the public that they cancelled everything and just tried to pretend that the whole thing had never happened. Obviously production was supposedly cancelled, and the only known examples of the guitar in existence were two unreleased prototypes, a black one and a white one, that had been sent to the American dude who made the instructional DVD, a guy who calls himself Marko Coconut. In late 2018 or thereabouts, Mr Coconut sold them on, the white one to an unknown buyer and the black one to Austin of Trogly's Guitar Show UA-cam channel. Thanks to you, we now know that Gibson China, i.e., the Epiphone factory, put them into production anyway and they have been selling them all this time on the home market. Well, well, well.
I love seeing shops from around the world, so 1. thanks for posting this, and B. definitely post those other videos! There are a few guitars there that I'd have found hard to leave hanging. That red Ibanez was gorgeous. Great finish.
Thank you so much for the feedback mate! I'll definitely post the other vids from China 😃🙏 Ibanez seems to be massively popular across all of the stores I visited 😎👍
Me too, I always try to visit guitar shops when in another country, even in the UK I visit the junk shops and guitar shops, it drives my GF mad although I put up with her shoe and jeans fetish without complaint.
Brilliant! Thank you so much for the feedback mate - much appreciated 🙏 Actually felt a bit guilty posting this as it's so easy to put together. Felt like cheating 😂🙈
Cheers mate! This one seems to have been very unexpectedly well recieved. Super low effort too (if you don't count the travelling to China part 😂). Definitely more to come 😃👍
Enjoyed the video Steve. It's always interesting seeing something different like finishes or brands etc. So lets see what we can find in the other shops - Yes, more please! 🎸🎸🎸👍
Someone has probably mentioned this already, but the wild paint job on the Martin D-17 acoustic is inspired by the nose art painted on some American P-40 fighter planes during WW II. The Flying Tigers, as they were called, was a volunteer group of pilots that went overseas to help the Chinese fight the Japanese invasion forces. I guess that explains why someone in China might dig that particular artwork. 🤷♂️ However, they’re available in other countries too.
Thank you for the education mate 😃👍 I did get the WW II vibes from it, but didn't know any specifics. Every store I visited had a different painted Martin - seems to be a thing 👍
Grassroots is the lower line of ESP guitars.. 1. ESP 2. Navigator 3. Edwards 4. LTD if I'm not mistaken that's the order Cheers and Subbed. Great video
Yeah soz mate - didn't even realise until all the lefties piled in to point that out 🙈 I do feel for you lefties tho, you're always poorly catered for - Tis a Crime! 💪 Please forgive my leftignorance 😬🙏
Great video, it's fascinating to see what a guitar store in China actually looks like! There are some cool guitars in there. Some of which may or not be Gibsons 'cough'. Those are a bit dodgy but the rest actually look pretty legit. I get some proper vitriolic comments on my channel about anything to do with certain regions. I remove hate so no biggy (but it is horrible to deal with). It's so interesting to see what the landscape actually looks like. It's like anywhere, you get some reputable and some not so reputable companies doing business. Often the good ones can get lumped in with the bad which is plain unfair. There's a lot of misconceptions so any insight is valuable! Keep it up! BTW I think this video is great as it's a break from 'normal' guitar reviews. I'm burnt out on them personally at the moment unless there's something amazing to say - even if I sometimes do them too lol... I think we all need something a bit different like this! Yay!
Thank you so much mate! 😃🙏 Yes... there's been a few people commenting here that instantly assume everything is fake because the shop is in China. I didn't feel like that at all when I was in there 🤷♂️ I've kept the comments up though (for now) Sorry to hear you've lost your... appetiteforguitar... reviews 😜 I actually felt guilty posting this vid as it was so low effort compared to a guitar review 😂 Thanks again mate 😃👍
@@stevecassidyguitar I have to admit I was watching this and wondering the same thing, mostly because I guitar shop on eBay a lot so I see a lot of examples of very detailed copies, and no longer just of high-end names but pretty much anything and everything. I saw a Kyle Bull video of one of them turning up in the used section of Guitar Center (as a "real" ESP), too, so it's really concerning when you don't have a ridiculously low retail price (like on eBay) to clue you in.
Nice walkthrough! That sparkle pink ESP is the signature model of Takayoshi Ohmura. There's a super high end custom shop version that's all pink including the fretboard and pickguard for around £10k. The white Eclipse beside it is James Hetfield's famous Iron Cross.
Brilliant! Thank you for the feedback mate! I can definitely do more 😃👍 Actually felt a bit guilty about this one as it was so easy to put together (except for the travelling to China part 😂). But it felt like cheating
@@calbrockocat8728 I am only joking Calbrockocat, dont take me so serious. - I have edited my reply. Yes, I also like seeing guitar stores and what they have for sale , specially their sales prices in other countries.
My experience in Chinese guitar stores, the ones that I can find as there are not many outside the main cities never have them set up or remotely tune and even have the fret boards taped and covered in paper and very reluctant to let you try unless you almost promise to buy it.
Hi Steve, what a cool store! I don't think they could have crammed any more guitars in there if they tried. It's hard to believe the shop was so deserted. Yes please, post some more of these.
Thank you for the feedback mate! 😃🙏 Yeah they definitely made the most of the space! There's a lot of music shops on that particular street and we went in the morning on a weekday. I think most people were commuting to work. In the evening from around 4-5pm the shops get much busier with a lot of them doing guitar lessons on the shop floor.
I was surprised that this China music shop shunned Left handed players like most U.S. Guitar shops. The market has opened up over the years though as Lefties like myself can find those southpaw guitars online. Reverb, Sweetwater, Guitar center etc. give lefty options. China does plenty of kits, copies that you can get online.
Cheers mate! 😃🙏 Soz about the comments - I've not deleted anything, also just checked the "held for review" section - It's all clear. So my guess is eaither YT didn't like it or someone reported 😬🤷♂️
@@stevecassidyguitar Cheers! I wrote that China is a rich country and the Chinese also value sensible equipment. And not everything is fake. So it wasn't evil/diabolically mean👹😅. Doesn't matter either✌
Thanks for the video Steve! Some nice reasonably priced guitars! Thanks for mentioning my name...Dragan ( you said dragon fruit ) lol. Enjoy your trip and thanks for sharing!
Great video . The 333 is Paul Gilbert’s Ibanez. He is known for the painted f holes on an RG style body. Btw you should ask any guitarists you bumped into, do they or any of their friends buy the Knock off guitars or they all stick to non knock off guitars.
I wasn't familair with the 333, but I'm very familair with the old Ibanez PGM models with the painted F holes, I was having a laugh at myself because I put an F hole decal on one of my Starcasters 😜
Japan appears to have some of the best music stores in the world. I’ve never been but seen several videos. They're known for hoarding rare 60’s &70’s Les Pauls and pre CBS Strats. ESP factory is also there and you can buy an authentic ESP. If you can escape where you’re at head to Tokyo. Thanks for sharing your final video and Good luck!
Cheers mate! 😃🙏 I'm back in Scotland now, but we're definitely checking out Shanghai next year and Japan is on the bucket list too. We were just talking about a trip to Japan today 😃👍 Hopefully 2026 🤞
I'm glad someone here can think 😅👍 So many "they're all fake"" comments. 🙈 I've never been more disappointed in the comments section from one of my own vids 🫤
I have been under the weather for a week or so and so missed a few videos and did not know you were venturing out to China, you lucky so and so! I recently made an addition to my Telecaster collection, an AIO TC1 Dark Walnut neck through Tele, I had always wanted a set neck or a neck through model and had never seen the AIO neck through guitars, they give you a custom set up via a menu when you order the guitar and mine is perfect, not to low and not too high, the nut was cut perfectly and the first fret notes are bang on, it sounds very nice, quite different from any of my other Asian import Telecasters but close to my 1986 Fender USA Tele apart from having a humbucker in the neck. I was considering having a few weeks at Crimsons Luthiary School to build one as I never thought I would find anyone selling one, my other wish list guitar is a Les Paul with a Flying V headstock and so I might still go to Crimson and build that guitar.
Hope you're feeling better mate - and congrats on your new AIO 😃👍 I'm the worst at DIY and anything with my hands, so the Crimson thing (as much as I love thier content and guitars) wouldn't be for me. But I reckon you should go for it mate! Ya only live once 😃👍
Really!?!? 😃🤯 I felt guilty about uploading this one as it was so low effort! (Except for the travelling to China part 😂) YT is telling me 1/10 atm momemt too! I was sure it would be the opposite 🤷♂️
@@stevecassidyguitarI watched a lot of National Geographic and history channel as a kid. I love shows that explore places I may never be able to go to. I am not the typical viewer
Zheng'An, is the city that makes ALL the guitars in China. Zero flights from Beijing, but that would be a cool place to roll film. I would be highly skeptical if you could just roll in without your diplomatic escort and get access. I have always been curious what the guitar stores have on the shelfs in Zheng'An, precisely which brands come out, and to lay eyes on one of the actual master luthiers who crank out the hollow bodies and acoustics and set up the CnC lines.
Great info! Thanks for this 😃👍 I always wondered where all the factories were, and never thought they'd all be mostly concentrated in one area. Good to know for future - cheers! 😃👍
I'd like to see you "wheel and deal" with a salesperson and see if they're flexible on prices-especially on a Gibson. That'll tell you a lot about if they're the real deal or not. Also check out the case candy and goodies that come with Gibby's and Leo's to look for the authentication paperwork. Also, do they have a back room available for testing them out? That would make for a fun video! Cheers from Idaho, USA! 🎸🤘🇺🇸
Cheers mate! 😃🙏 I think the pricing say's it all. I don't believe they're not the real deal - If they were not, they'd be cheaper. The prices there were pretty much the same as back here in the UK. I was with my GF "Yoshi" (She's Chinese) she told me that it's very unlikely for a man of my complexion, to have any kind of success in bartering. 😂
My experience in Chinese guitar stores, the ones that I can find as there are not many outside the main cities never have them set up or remotely tune and even have the fret boards taped and covered in paper and very reluctant to let you try unless you almost promise to buy it. I have been in China for some years and struggle to find good stores. if anyone knows of somewhere near Suzhou in Jiangsu let me know. Shanghai has some but way too expensive and some only stock top end guitars. I used to travel to Jinan and that has a good one but its too far away. There is a second hand app but you can never be sure what you re getting.
I noticed many of the stores in Beijing had the guitars hanging on the wall wrapped in cling film. I never asked to try anything, but one shop owner pushed me to try a couple of guitars and I'm glad I did. They both had perfect set ups. I was actually in Jinan most of the time during the trip as that's my GF's hometown. I didn't know about the guitar store there. Will have to check it out next time - cheers! 😃👍 We're gonna check out Shanghai next year too 😁👍
I don't remember noticing any Eastman strings soz. There was a load of instrument shops on that street though. Loads of classical and Chinese traditional instruments too.
Thank ya so much for the feedback! 😃🙏 It's looking like there will be more then 👍 Wasn't sure how this would go down - It was so low effort (well... except for the travelling to China part 😂)
The Coral Red Strat with a matching headstock says Player Series on the pickguard label, meaning that it's a Made in Mexico. It is somewhat similar to the still available Tash Sultana signature HSS Strat from a few years ago, though that model was a darker red (Transparent Cherry), with a pearlescent pickguard, and gold hardware. It too was Made in Mexico, though at £1,350 it's not far short of twice the price of a regular MIM Strat.
I've since found another one in Germany on Reverb and another one out of stock in Merchant City Music in Glasgow (So close to home! 😂🙈). Turns out it's a "Limited Edition" (Not FSR) Fender Player HSS Strat in Fiesta Red 👍
Thanks Steve! Always good to see how the other half's doing.. how'd you go with the language mate..? My sister's bloke was from Dundee, took him 30yrs to speak Australian-ish! Deffo interested if you wanna show more, appreciate the effort that goes into editing vids like this.👍🏼
The reason I was in China, was to meet my GF's (Yoshi) family for the first time. But of course I managed to fit in some cheeky guitar hunting. In terms of the language, I was 100% reliant on Yoshi's translations 😬 I managed to survive on "Hello" and "Thank you" for the entire trip (in mandarin of course) - but I'm not proud of it 😂🙈 I'll definitely put out the other vids like this - believe it or not it was a super low effort edit and is unexpectedly doing pretty well 😃👍
Went to grad school in Dundee. All the international students spent the first few months helping each other translate. 😅Even the native English speakers... Lived in Shanghai for close to 20 years. There used to be good music shops there as well. Not sure what it is like now. Been a couple years since I have been back. Nice trip down memory lane with this vid.
@@where-we-roam Wow! Small world 😃 If you've spent time in Dundee, you'll know we barely speak english here 😂 We're planning on going to Shanghai next year. Looking forward to it already! 👍
Great vid mate. Very interesting 👏 No Jets though - What Ya At China? 🤷♂️ Btw I have an Edwards (Les Paul) it sits above the Grassroots and below the Navigator series (ESP) great guitars 🙌
HA 😂 Cheers mate! 😃🙏 and yeah considering Jet are made in China I was surprised to find zero in all of the shops. Must be for the EU/US market only 🤷♂️ Maybe they have the same thing under another brand in china
@ very surprising mate. Must be as you said - for the Market outside China. Btw I’m still holding out for a Jet Factory Tour, would love to see where these beauty machines are made.
@@thelolguy007 It actually seems to be a bit of a secret apparently. From what I heard, Jet never disclosed to Fazley where the Jet/Phynicas were being made. I wouldn't be surprised if they did want to keep it a secret
@@thelolguy007 I'm just making things up now... but potentially they've found a great wee factory and and want to keep it for themselves? 🤷♂ Like I said, I'm totally just making stuff up now 😂
Hi! Loved the video. Some looked great, but a few looked suss. Why are they no cheaper than in Australia??? Makes no economical reason not to substantially cheaper than Australia.
I noticed the prices were about the same as in the UK too. In one of the other shops I visited, the Fender Players were about the same price as back home too
I don't think you'll EVER find a music store in the states with a wall of horns like that next door store has, cool. As far as I'm seeing those prices are in line more or less with what I would pay in the states, I would imagine they have a ton of cheap Firefly type brands for pennies on the dollar. I would enjoy some more China based videos, as long as you can do it safely
Mate! There were loads of other music shops on this street! Loadsa Brassm, Woodwind, Cello's piano's and an equal amount with Chinese traditional instruments too. I've got another vid I'm working on with a walkthrough of the entire street. Crazy stuff! 😃👍
I reckon they are legit - I "think" i would be able to spot a non-genuine Fender, but maybe I'm not as smart as I think 😜 When it comes to Gibson's I'm not too clued up to be fair
That's an interesting question. I'm not presuming any of these are fakes though. They could be, but nothing stood out as a red flag to me when I was there, but maybe I just don't know what to look for? 🤷♂️
Cheers mate! and... good question - I'll have to go obver the vid again with Yoshi (my GF and professional translator 😜) to double check the clips, but from memory, I can't remember seeing any 🤔
@13.12 all over this section the lighting is just right to see all the waterslide edges around the "Fender" logos on the headstocks. I mean fender don't use those. (I do on my "Thunder" range of parts casters for home use, which is why I recognise waterslides when I see them) It does make you wonder if there is a single guitar here that wasn't ...erm fabricated reasonably locally.
I do know what you mean - but I thought that was standard fare for the relic custom shop stuff? I'm in Dunfermline tomorrow at another Kenny's vintage & pre-owned roadshow, I'm sure they'll have more there, so I'll have a closer look tomorrow 👍
I could stand to be proven wrong for sure, it'd be a nicer world if I was. It was definitely enjoyable having a look around somewhere I could never go either way, so thanks for making another great vid'.
@-processdrone- Thank ya mate! 🙏 on 2nd look there's definitely one Tele there with the logo far too close to the nut. But maybe it's a period correct thing 🤔🤷♂️
Every Gibson LP (including the "Greeny") in this video is a $250 Chinese counterfeit. Which leads me to believe pretty much everything in that shop is Ali-express knock offs.
I actually didn't realise there were no lefties until all the lefties here pointed it out 😬 I do feel for you lefties, always poorly catered for. Apologies for my leftignorance 😬🙏
I mean... I'll never trust this channel for reliable info again, just like I haven't watched a Paul Davids video since the fake Hendix guitar promotion.
I found that sparkly pink ESP on their japanese website. Apparantly it's a SNAPPER Ohmura Custom /R -Twinkle Pink-. Not sure if the artist is called Ohmura, was a bit hard to understand everything in japanese. The shape is a Snapper, that I do know. I checked through most of the japanese signature models, and man are they wild! Most of them where quite ugly in my mind, but they sure stand out.
Nice one! Thanks for the info mate - I was very curious what it was 👍 Snapper makes sense too the other one earlier in the vid was a snapper too. I'm not too familair withe ESP stuff as you can tell 😂 Cheers again!
Those Grassroots single cuts look very similar to the LTD ec guitars. The pot placement's and the flag inlays look the same as well. LTD are the budget ESP's I know I have one.
did you seriously skipped the Gibson with the pink headstock on the back of the shop?!?! And I thought you said you were looking for something different🙄
Soz mate looks like I did - My Bad 😬 I didn't even know what you were talking about - I had to rewatch it. Looks like i did miss it - soz 🙈 But to be fair I have very little interest in Gibson guitars
@@stevecassidyguitar I saw that Greenburst Gibson SG..That has Big John Duncan written all over it..The Professional Series Strat with maple board and white / parchment guard in mystic looks really nice..Like the colour of the old metallic green Quality Street wrappers,I forget what sweetie was in them..lol...I have enough Strats already..lol..
" Are Chinese Guitar Stores Really That Different? " Yes, they are. They smell better than most stores and they serve you a fortune cookie and a plate of Chicken Chow-Mein for every guitar purchase ! What? Steve didn´t get any? Well, he didn´t buy any guitars.
Ha! 😂👌 Well you're correct! But I did still manage to smuggle a Guitar back from China with me, but that's a story that's too cool, I'll have to save it for another vid 😜👍
Ah thankyou!! Some people have mentioned the Artists name, but it didn't mean anything to me. But I do know who Baby Metal are 😃👍 Thank you for the enlightenment 🙏
Something that really surprised me. I'd never imagined Chinese guitar shops being stuffed full of American gear with a backdrop wall of Orange cabs. I'd always imagined there would be hundreds of models manufactured in China under brand names like Squier or Epiphone and the rest but not this.
The question is, how much of them are authentic? That funky metallic green SG with the Bigsby trem looked totally sus to me... But like the channel host, I'm not a Gibson expert by any means.
@@tvtothepoint Fair point but judging by the prices that Steve quoted I think they must be genuine, after all we wouldn't buy a Chibson at Gibson prices and I assume that the Chinese wouldn't either.
I don't know if that is the question... 🤷♂️ The Lamb, commented earlier: "Gibson SG Deluxe - Lime Burst, absolutely legit, 2013 limited edition,,, nobody would fake that 😂" Doesn't prove anything for a fact, But I do trust the Lambs judgement - he's far more knowledgeable than I am 👍
I didn't know what to epect either mate - But it was a very cool experience. Different yet familair. Turns out I just love guitars no matter where they are 😂👍
I am sorry but I cannot understand a word of what you are saying. I love guitars so I watched a little anyway cause it was interesting to see a Chinese guitarshop.
No need to apologise mate - Not your fault at all. I'm sorry my Scottish accent isn't the easiest to understand. I usually try to slow down a bit, but I just get far too excited in Guitar shops 😂🙈 Thank you for watching 🙏
This was just one music shop/store on a street of over 20! 🤯
Let me know if you want to see any more walkthroughs from China 🫳⌨⬇
I have a few more 😃👍
Would definitely like to see more, Steve. Also curious to know more about how the prices stack up against the Chinese made guitars that we buy from Germany... or Holland... or Anderton's? Great vid m8. ;)
Show us all of them 😅
@@MotttheHoople2010 Cheers for the feedback mate! 😃🙏
The prices on most of the things I checked seemed pretty much the same as I can get in the UK or Germany in the case of Thomann
@@iAmGhost187 Cheers mate! This one is (unexpectedly) going down well so far - So I'll definitely get the others out when I can 😃👍
Great video this mate. Very very different. This is gonna be a popular video. Well done. Highly interesting 👍🏻
"Are Chinese Guitar Stores Really That Different?"
As a lefty, that shop is identical to every shop I've ever been in
😂🤣 So sorry mate - I do feel for you lefties, you're definitely poorly catered for.
I didn't even notice until all the lefties piled in and pointed it out.
Apologies for my leftignorance 😬🙈
@@stevecassidyguitar When I used to go to guitar shows (as a joke) I would say, as I was paying to get in "do you do concessions for lefties".... nothing, stone faced bewilderment every time
Fortunately, I have everything I need..... but that's never everything you want :o)
@@UphillGardener-ly5sh I just saw your post after I posted similar. Funny thing is I have more left handed guitars (23) than must large musical instrument stores.
I will defintely continue the "concessions for lefties" line - thats genius!
@@UphillGardener-ly5sh That's a very fair request I think 😂👍
@@goport I'm not "my cat is blacker than yours-ing you" here.
I have around 150 (nearly all lefty) dozens of which are loaned out to friends, that I may never see again...lol
I've been picking up guitars for over 25yrs, in days gone by there were a lot more choices for us, then Paul Righthand Smith came along and showed the industry they could get by without us .
I did a lefty a day for lockdown on Twitter, got to 63 days (I think) and then got called into work, I think it's still up there :o)
Thanks for the video!感谢这么用心地去拍摄及剪辑，欢迎你再来中国，再来店里转一转。❤
Xie Xie 🙏 Thank you so much for allowing me to film and visit you store - You have some very cool guitars 😎👌 I'll be sure to visit again when I return to Beijing next year 😃
@@stevecassidyguitarsee you soon 😊
What would you say to people that think the guitars are counterfeit fakes? There are so many made in China and they are very well down. Xiexie
The store is the size of the bathroom in a GC but has a better selection than a GC.
😂👍
I've only been to Guitar Centre twice (in Florida). I think the last time was 2013.
The Jimi Hendrix Strat is not there surrounded by Epiphones by chance. In 2009, Gibson worked with Janie Hendrix, sister of Jimi and owner of the Authentic Hendrix brand, to produce a budget Made in China Strat after collaborating with her a couple of years earlier on the expensive Jimi Hendrix Gibson Flying V replica model.
The Strat was supposed to be part of a starter pack that came in three versions priced at $450, $330 or $250. The top of the range Experience pack included an amp, a fuzz pedal, 2 guitar cables, a tuner, an instructional DVD, 3 Hendrix picks, a Hendrix-branded strap, a deluxe gig bag, a tie dyed t-shirt, and even a bandana. However, when Gibson announced their plans there was so much backlash from the public that they cancelled everything and just tried to pretend that the whole thing had never happened.
Obviously production was supposedly cancelled, and the only known examples of the guitar in existence were two unreleased prototypes, a black one and a white one, that had been sent to the American dude who made the instructional DVD, a guy who calls himself Marko Coconut.
In late 2018 or thereabouts, Mr Coconut sold them on, the white one to an unknown buyer and the black one to Austin of Trogly's Guitar Show UA-cam channel. Thanks to you, we now know that Gibson China, i.e., the Epiphone factory, put them into production anyway and they have been selling them all this time on the home market. Well, well, well.
Wow! Great info here mate - thanks for this! 😃👍
Someone else just mentioned the trogly vid on this - I'll have to go check it out.
Thanks again 🙏
Yeah that's crazy! Trogly wanted like 30k for his too which is idiotic
I love seeing shops from around the world, so 1. thanks for posting this, and B. definitely post those other videos!
There are a few guitars there that I'd have found hard to leave hanging. That red Ibanez was gorgeous. Great finish.
Thank you so much for the feedback mate! I'll definitely post the other vids from China 😃🙏
Ibanez seems to be massively popular across all of the stores I visited 😎👍
Me too, I always try to visit guitar shops when in another country, even in the UK I visit the junk shops and guitar shops, it drives my GF mad although I put up with her shoe and jeans fetish without complaint.
Love these sort of videos, a lot of terrific guitars on show in that cool shop, I'd like more of these sort of videos Steve 👍🎸😄
Brilliant! Thank you so much for the feedback mate - much appreciated 🙏
Actually felt a bit guilty posting this as it's so easy to put together. Felt like cheating 😂🙈
Nice little view into a different world, mate. Definitely worth seeing more 👍
Cheers mate! This one seems to have been very unexpectedly well recieved. Super low effort too (if you don't count the travelling to China part 😂).
Definitely more to come 😃👍
Lots of nice guitars, I especially like the white James Hetfield Iron Cross ESP LP! C ya Latr! 😊
Nice! That's a metal machine for sure 🤘😎
Cheers mate! 🙏
Enjoyed the video Steve. It's always interesting seeing something different like finishes or brands etc. So lets see what we can find in the other shops - Yes, more please! 🎸🎸🎸👍
Thank ya kindly for the feedback mate! I'll get to work on the others one too -cheers 😃👍
Someone has probably mentioned this already, but the wild paint job on the Martin D-17 acoustic is inspired by the nose art painted on some American P-40 fighter planes during WW II. The Flying Tigers, as they were called, was a volunteer group of pilots that went overseas to help the Chinese fight the Japanese invasion forces. I guess that explains why someone in China might dig that particular artwork. 🤷♂️ However, they’re available in other countries too.
Thank you for the education mate 😃👍 I did get the WW II vibes from it, but didn't know any specifics. Every store I visited had a different painted Martin - seems to be a thing 👍
The Flying Tigers was the name before CIA is now . Yes the U.S. help China but how soon they forget 🎸🙏☮️🧸
I wish my local store was this good
This was just one store on a street of more than 20 music stores! 🤯
@@stevecassidyguitar that’s amazing, that’s probably equal to half of the stores in my State
No forbidden riffs being played in the Shop! 😮🤓
Definitely not - It was too close to the Forbidden City too - I didn't want to risk it 😂👍
@@stevecassidyguitar 😂😂
I enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing it. Looking forward to another guitar shop in Beijing.
Thank ya kindly for the feedback mate 😃🙏
I'll definitely get the others out too. 😃👍
Thats a very decent shop. I like the mix of stuff and it looks like its been going a while which is always a good sign.
Yes! I did have a clip where I got to chat with the owner briefly and he said they've been going since 1993. I accidentally deleted the clip though 🙈
Grassroots is the lower line of ESP guitars..
1. ESP
2. Navigator
3. Edwards
4. LTD
if I'm not mistaken that's the order Cheers and Subbed. Great video
Nice one! gthanks for the info and the sub mate 😃👌
No Left handed options? You've saved me a trip 😉
Yeah soz mate - didn't even realise until all the lefties piled in to point that out 🙈
I do feel for you lefties tho, you're always poorly catered for - Tis a Crime! 💪
Please forgive my leftignorance 😬🙏
China has GREAT guitar shops 👌
I only got to see a few in Beijing, but I bet theres loads more all over China. I'm going to try to get to Shanghai next year 😃👍
Great video, it's fascinating to see what a guitar store in China actually looks like! There are some cool guitars in there. Some of which may or not be Gibsons 'cough'. Those are a bit dodgy but the rest actually look pretty legit. I get some proper vitriolic comments on my channel about anything to do with certain regions. I remove hate so no biggy (but it is horrible to deal with). It's so interesting to see what the landscape actually looks like. It's like anywhere, you get some reputable and some not so reputable companies doing business. Often the good ones can get lumped in with the bad which is plain unfair. There's a lot of misconceptions so any insight is valuable! Keep it up! BTW I think this video is great as it's a break from 'normal' guitar reviews. I'm burnt out on them personally at the moment unless there's something amazing to say - even if I sometimes do them too lol... I think we all need something a bit different like this! Yay!
Thank you so much mate! 😃🙏
Yes... there's been a few people commenting here that instantly assume everything is fake because the shop is in China. I didn't feel like that at all when I was in there 🤷♂️ I've kept the comments up though (for now)
Sorry to hear you've lost your... appetiteforguitar... reviews 😜
I actually felt guilty posting this vid as it was so low effort compared to a guitar review 😂
Thanks again mate 😃👍
@@stevecassidyguitar I have to admit I was watching this and wondering the same thing, mostly because I guitar shop on eBay a lot so I see a lot of examples of very detailed copies, and no longer just of high-end names but pretty much anything and everything. I saw a Kyle Bull video of one of them turning up in the used section of Guitar Center (as a "real" ESP), too, so it's really concerning when you don't have a ridiculously low retail price (like on eBay) to clue you in.
A lot of very nice instruments in there to be fair. The very first fender up on the wall caught my eye.
Oh yeah! That one is a cracker 😎👌 love that honeyburst finish -or whatever finish that is 🤷♂️
Great video mate. The At100 Ibanez. Stunning guitar for a stunning player. Super cool to boot.
100% I never realised it was a matt or Satin finish until seeing it up close. Very cool indeed 😎👌
Nice walkthrough! That sparkle pink ESP is the signature model of Takayoshi Ohmura. There's a super high end custom shop version that's all pink including the fretboard and pickguard for around £10k. The white Eclipse beside it is James Hetfield's famous Iron Cross.
Awesome! 😃 Thank ya so much for the info mate! 🙏 I think the 10k one sounds more up my street colourwise - I'll get that one! 😂😜
Great video, mate. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thank ya kindly mate! 😃🙏
Love these walkthroughs and looks at guitars from foreign lands. More, please!
Brilliant! Thank you for the feedback mate! I can definitely do more 😃👍
Actually felt a bit guilty about this one as it was so easy to put together (except for the travelling to China part 😂). But it felt like cheating
These are Fenders and other guitars made in Indonesia and China.
@@MAX96MENDES guitar stores then. Happy?
@@calbrockocat8728 I am only joking Calbrockocat, dont take me so serious. - I have edited my reply.
Yes, I also like seeing guitar stores and what they have for sale , specially their sales prices in other countries.
Nice display of a Gibson Greeny, with a picture of James Hetfield😅
I never even spotted that - nothing gets past you mate 🤓👍
These Chinese guitars are probably set up properly in the store unlike the ones sent over by mail order.
I wish i tried some out so I could tell you. But I felt I'd already intruded too much by filming without buying anything 😬 Was feeling a bit shy too 😂
My experience in Chinese guitar stores, the ones that I can find as there are not many outside the main cities never have them set up or remotely tune and even have the fret boards taped and covered in paper and very reluctant to let you try unless you almost promise to buy it.
Nice video Steve, more of this type of thing. enjoyed that.
Thank you so much mate -I'll definitely get more out 😃👍
Hi Steve, what a cool store! I don't think they could have crammed any more guitars in there if they tried. It's hard to believe the shop was so deserted. Yes please, post some more of these.
Thank you for the feedback mate! 😃🙏
Yeah they definitely made the most of the space!
There's a lot of music shops on that particular street and we went in the morning on a weekday.
I think most people were commuting to work. In the evening from around 4-5pm the shops get much busier with a lot of them doing guitar lessons on the shop floor.
10:00 - Gibson SG Deluxe - Lime Burst, absolutely legit, 2013 limited edition,,, nobody would fake that 😂
Lamby knows the year and everything! 😎👌
That was definitely one of my favourites 👍👍
The Chinese fake everything
Thanks, Steve.
Some nice models/finishes. I’d like to see the videos of the other shops you took.
Cheers.
Thank for the feedback mate! I'll be working on getting the others out too 😃👍
@ Thanks. I’ll look forward to seeing them. Can’t beat a good bit of guitar porn.
This was fun and interesting so thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching mate! 😃🙏
Nice video definitely want more videos 🙏🏻🤘🎸
Cheers mate! 😃🙏 Will definitely put the others out - I totally expected this vid to tank 😂
Great watching this Steve. Aye lets see some more! 👍
Thank you so much mate! 😃🙏 I'll definitely get to work getting the others out too 😃👍
More videos like this please 🙏
Thanks for the feedback mate - I'll get to work on getting more out - cheers 😃🙏
I was surprised that this China music shop shunned Left handed players like most U.S. Guitar shops. The market has opened up over the years though as Lefties like myself can find those southpaw guitars online. Reverb, Sweetwater, Guitar center etc. give lefty options. China does plenty of kits, copies that you can get online.
Now it's all gone😂(the commens)... I like the channel ✌️
Cheers mate! 😃🙏 Soz about the comments - I've not deleted anything, also just checked the "held for review" section - It's all clear. So my guess is eaither YT didn't like it or someone reported 😬🤷♂️
@@stevecassidyguitar Cheers! I wrote that China is a rich country and the Chinese also value sensible equipment. And not everything is fake.
So it wasn't evil/diabolically mean👹😅.
Doesn't matter either✌
Thanks for the video Steve! Some nice reasonably priced guitars! Thanks for mentioning my name...Dragan ( you said dragon fruit ) lol. Enjoy your trip and thanks for sharing!
Ha! Thank you Mr Fruit! 😜
@stevecassidyguitar haha, yes Dragon fruit is one of my favorite fruits from Asia. Cheers!
Great video . The 333 is Paul Gilbert’s Ibanez. He is known for the painted f holes on an RG style body.
Btw you should ask any guitarists you bumped into, do they or any of their friends buy the Knock off guitars or they all stick to non knock off guitars.
I wasn't familair with the 333, but I'm very familair with the old Ibanez PGM models with the painted F holes, I was having a laugh at myself because I put an F hole decal on one of my Starcasters 😜
Well done on the views.
Cheers mate! 😃🙏 I thouight this would be a terrible performer - looks like I've still got a lot to learn about UA-cam 😂🙈
Japan appears to have some of the best music stores in the world. I’ve never been but seen several videos. They're known for hoarding rare 60’s &70’s Les Pauls and pre CBS Strats. ESP factory is also there and you can buy an authentic ESP. If you can escape where you’re at head to Tokyo. Thanks for sharing your final video and Good luck!
Cheers mate! 😃🙏
I'm back in Scotland now, but we're definitely checking out Shanghai next year and Japan is on the bucket list too. We were just talking about a trip to Japan today 😃👍 Hopefully 2026 🤞
My first thought at the title “Probably all legit products and not a Chibson in sight”. Haha
I'm glad someone here can think 😅👍
So many "they're all fake"" comments. 🙈
I've never been more disappointed in the comments section from one of my own vids 🫤
@@stevecassidyguitardamn man, that’s unfortunate. I do understand why people would flood the comments about counterfeits though.
Good video Mr C, some of those Gibson headstocks maybe questionable!.. More of the same plz!👍🙂🎸
Thank ya kindly for the feedback mate! 😃🙏
Re the Gibson headstocks - I honestly wouldn't know, I'm such a Gibson noob 😂🙈
I have been under the weather for a week or so and so missed a few videos and did not know you were venturing out to China, you lucky so and so!
I recently made an addition to my Telecaster collection, an AIO TC1 Dark Walnut neck through Tele, I had always wanted a set neck or a neck through model and had never seen the AIO neck through guitars, they give you a custom set up via a menu when you order the guitar and mine is perfect, not to low and not too high, the nut was cut perfectly and the first fret notes are bang on, it sounds very nice, quite different from any of my other Asian import Telecasters but close to my 1986 Fender USA Tele apart from having a humbucker in the neck. I was considering having a few weeks at Crimsons Luthiary School to build one as I never thought I would find anyone selling one, my other wish list guitar is a Les Paul with a Flying V headstock and so I might still go to Crimson and build that guitar.
Hope you're feeling better mate - and congrats on your new AIO 😃👍
I'm the worst at DIY and anything with my hands, so the Crimson thing (as much as I love thier content and guitars) wouldn't be for me.
But I reckon you should go for it mate! Ya only live once 😃👍
UA-cam ate my comment so I'll try again!! Yes please, more like this!!!!
Thank you so much for the feedback mate! 😃🙏 I'll definitely get to work on getting the others out too - Cheers! 🍻
Yes please Steve 😀👍🏻 More videos like this please 😁😁😁
Thank ya for the feedback mate! 🙏 More to come 😃👍
Goddamn your channel is great , so glad to be a subscriber 👍
Aww mate! Thank you so much! 😃🙏
Oh how I love videos like this ❤
Really!?!? 😃🤯
I felt guilty about uploading this one as it was so low effort! (Except for the travelling to China part 😂)
YT is telling me 1/10 atm momemt too! I was sure it would be the opposite 🤷♂️
@@stevecassidyguitarI watched a lot of National Geographic and history channel as a kid. I love shows that explore places I may never be able to go to. I am not the typical viewer
@@PedalPlayhouse Cool! It must be the vicarious nature that people like. Definitely going to try to get to the Shanghai show next year then 😂👍
Some really cool strats there!
Agreed! 😃👍
Zheng'An, is the city that makes ALL the guitars in China. Zero flights from Beijing, but that would be a cool place to roll film. I would be highly skeptical if you could just roll in without your diplomatic escort and get access. I have always been curious what the guitar stores have on the shelfs in Zheng'An, precisely which brands come out, and to lay eyes on one of the actual master luthiers who crank out the hollow bodies and acoustics and set up the CnC lines.
Great info! Thanks for this 😃👍 I always wondered where all the factories were, and never thought they'd all be mostly concentrated in one area. Good to know for future - cheers! 😃👍
Not a single explorer or V. I loved that green SG.
Yeah no V's or explorers in this store. I did check out a few other stores. Can't remember if I saw V's or Xp's there either. Will recheck the vids 👍
It’s a nice store. Lots of verity, I give it a thumbs up !
Thank ya kindly mate! 😃🙏
Here's 2 right back! 👍👍
Nice shop! Let's see the others.😎👍✨
Cheers for the feedback mate! 😃🙏 I'll definitely get the other ones out too
I'd like to see you "wheel and deal" with a salesperson and see if they're flexible on prices-especially on a Gibson. That'll tell you a lot about if they're the real deal or not.
Also check out the case candy and goodies that come with Gibby's and Leo's to look for the authentication paperwork.
Also, do they have a back room available for testing them out?
That would make for a fun video!
Cheers from Idaho, USA! 🎸🤘🇺🇸
Cheers mate! 😃🙏
I think the pricing say's it all. I don't believe they're not the real deal - If they were not, they'd be cheaper. The prices there were pretty much the same as back here in the UK.
I was with my GF "Yoshi" (She's Chinese) she told me that it's very unlikely for a man of my complexion, to have any kind of success in bartering. 😂
@stevecassidyguitar
I've found men of "out complexion" usually don't need to bargain as hard - for a variety of reasons.
Thanks for the reply.
They sure know how to utilise space in that there shop
That's a very polite way of putting it 😂👌
My experience in Chinese guitar stores, the ones that I can find as there are not many outside the main cities never have them set up or remotely tune and even have the fret boards taped and covered in paper and very reluctant to let you try unless you almost promise to buy it. I have been in China for some years and struggle to find good stores. if anyone knows of somewhere near Suzhou in Jiangsu let me know. Shanghai has some but way too expensive and some only stock top end guitars. I used to travel to Jinan and that has a good one but its too far away. There is a second hand app but you can never be sure what you re getting.
I noticed many of the stores in Beijing had the guitars hanging on the wall wrapped in cling film. I never asked to try anything, but one shop owner pushed me to try a couple of guitars and I'm glad I did. They both had perfect set ups.
I was actually in Jinan most of the time during the trip as that's my GF's hometown. I didn't know about the guitar store there. Will have to check it out next time - cheers! 😃👍
We're gonna check out Shanghai next year too 😁👍
I really enjoyed it.
Thank you so much for the feedback mate! 🙏
I should be able to put more out like this 😃👍
Great video Steve!
Thatn you so much mate! 😃🙏
Not quite the Music China show in Shanghai - I'll give that one a go next year. This was just practice 😜
Cool little shop tour Steve!!
Cheers mate! Hop[e you're doing well sir 😃👍
Any of those shops sell Eastman strings? I'd love to see a selection of their arch tops, mandolins, etc.
I don't remember noticing any Eastman strings soz. There was a load of instrument shops on that street though. Loads of classical and Chinese traditional instruments too.
Oh yes more please !! ❤❤
Thank ya so much for the feedback! 😃🙏
It's looking like there will be more then 👍
Wasn't sure how this would go down - It was so low effort (well... except for the travelling to China part 😂)
Love it. This might be the first time in history that someone pronounced their name with a Scottish accent.
Ha! Possibly 😂 I think out of my several attempts, I got one of them kinda close 😂🙈
Cheers mate 🙏
The Coral Red Strat with a matching headstock says Player Series on the pickguard label, meaning that it's a Made in Mexico. It is somewhat similar to the still available Tash Sultana signature HSS Strat from a few years ago, though that model was a darker red (Transparent Cherry), with a pearlescent pickguard, and gold hardware. It too was Made in Mexico, though at £1,350 it's not far short of twice the price of a regular MIM Strat.
I've since found another one in Germany on Reverb and another one out of stock in Merchant City Music in Glasgow (So close to home! 😂🙈). Turns out it's a "Limited Edition" (Not FSR) Fender Player HSS Strat in Fiesta Red 👍
Thanks Steve!
Always good to see how the other half's doing.. how'd you go with the language mate..?
My sister's bloke was from Dundee, took him 30yrs to speak Australian-ish!
Deffo interested if you wanna show more, appreciate the effort that goes into editing vids like this.👍🏼
The reason I was in China, was to meet my GF's (Yoshi) family for the first time. But of course I managed to fit in some cheeky guitar hunting.
In terms of the language, I was 100% reliant on Yoshi's translations 😬
I managed to survive on "Hello" and "Thank you" for the entire trip (in mandarin of course) - but I'm not proud of it 😂🙈
I'll definitely put out the other vids like this - believe it or not it was a super low effort edit and is unexpectedly doing pretty well 😃👍
Went to grad school in Dundee. All the international students spent the first few months helping each other translate. 😅Even the native English speakers...
Lived in Shanghai for close to 20 years. There used to be good music shops there as well. Not sure what it is like now. Been a couple years since I have been back. Nice trip down memory lane with this vid.
@@where-we-roam Wow! Small world 😃
If you've spent time in Dundee, you'll know we barely speak english here 😂
We're planning on going to Shanghai next year. Looking forward to it already! 👍
if i remember correctly Agufish did a vid on Grassroots. yes please, more of these vids of your travels.
Ah! that rings a bell! Maybe that's where I heard about them - Cheers! 😃👍
Steve, I enjoyed this segment but I was quite disappointed that the "Closed Caption" was in English an' no in Scots! A' the best!
Ha! Soz mate! I'll bet it struggled 😂👍 That's just the UA-cam auto generated Closed Captions - I'm too lazy to do it in Scots - Soz 😜
Guitar shops are the same the world over once youre inside ya feel right at home cheers !
That's it mate! It was very different (to me) but also quite familiar. Turns out I just love Guitars wherever they are 😂👍
As long as they are official distributors of any brand they sell, these are legit instruments to me.
I do believe they're legit - I didn't see any red flags. It seems many people just assume because it's China there will be a lot of counterfeits.
It'd take a brave man to hand over hundreds if not thousands in a Chinese guitar shop
Great vid mate. Very interesting 👏 No Jets though - What Ya At China? 🤷♂️
Btw I have an Edwards (Les Paul) it sits above the Grassroots and below the Navigator series (ESP) great guitars 🙌
HA 😂 Cheers mate! 😃🙏
and yeah considering Jet are made in China I was surprised to find zero in all of the shops. Must be for the EU/US market only 🤷♂️ Maybe they have the same thing under another brand in china
@ very surprising mate. Must be as you said - for the Market outside China. Btw I’m still holding out for a Jet Factory Tour, would love to see where these beauty machines are made.
@@thelolguy007 It actually seems to be a bit of a secret apparently. From what I heard, Jet never disclosed to Fazley where the Jet/Phynicas were being made. I wouldn't be surprised if they did want to keep it a secret
@ you’re kidding me? 😮 Why would they want to keep it a secret?
@@thelolguy007 I'm just making things up now... but potentially they've found a great wee factory and and want to keep it for themselves? 🤷♂ Like I said, I'm totally just making stuff up now 😂
Interesting... Thank you Sir... //ASTR
Thanks for watching mate! 😃🙏
Hi! Loved the video. Some looked great, but a few looked suss.
Why are they no cheaper than in Australia??? Makes no economical reason not to substantially cheaper than Australia.
I noticed the prices were about the same as in the UK too.
In one of the other shops I visited, the Fender Players were about the same price as back home too
I don't think you'll EVER find a music store in the states with a wall of horns like that next door store has, cool. As far as I'm seeing those prices are in line more or less with what I would pay in the states, I would imagine they have a ton of cheap Firefly type brands for pennies on the dollar. I would enjoy some more China based videos, as long as you can do it safely
Mate! There were loads of other music shops on this street! Loadsa Brassm, Woodwind, Cello's piano's and an equal amount with Chinese traditional instruments too. I've got another vid I'm working on with a walkthrough of the entire street. Crazy stuff! 😃👍
This is bass crime
Thanks for the tour/insight to a Chinese store. Were any of them actually genuine you reckon ? 🙈
I reckon they are legit - I "think" i would be able to spot a non-genuine Fender, but maybe I'm not as smart as I think 😜 When it comes to Gibson's I'm not too clued up to be fair
@@stevecassidyguitarhaha, then I’d have no hope! As long as it looks and plays well, and I can afford it, that’s good enough for me 😜
@@Mr_Ashley They'd all be genuine. The factories producing Chibsons are a completely separate world from the regular high street music shops in China.
Would the locals be able to spot fakes when they've only known Chinese guitar shops?
That's an interesting question.
I'm not presuming any of these are fakes though. They could be, but nothing stood out as a red flag to me when I was there, but maybe I just don't know what to look for? 🤷♂️
The only guitar that got me thinking was the lime green burst SG with the sideways diamond markers.
I noticed it said Laney on the door mat, is that Chinese for Weclome?
😂👍 It might be... I'll have to check with my translator 😜
I liked the video! How much used gear do they have in the typical shop?
Cheers mate! and... good question - I'll have to go obver the vid again with Yoshi (my GF and professional translator 😜) to double check the clips, but from memory, I can't remember seeing any 🤔
@@stevecassidyguitar One shop I've visited in the USA mixes used instruments in with the rest, but gives them a different color tag.
@@Markleford That's a smart, simple and effective way to do it 😃👍
@13.12 all over this section the lighting is just right to see all the waterslide edges around the "Fender" logos on the headstocks. I mean fender don't use those. (I do on my "Thunder" range of parts casters for home use, which is why I recognise waterslides when I see them) It does make you wonder if there is a single guitar here that wasn't ...erm fabricated reasonably locally.
I do know what you mean - but I thought that was standard fare for the relic custom shop stuff?
I'm in Dunfermline tomorrow at another Kenny's vintage & pre-owned roadshow, I'm sure they'll have more there, so I'll have a closer look tomorrow 👍
I could stand to be proven wrong for sure, it'd be a nicer world if I was. It was definitely enjoyable having a look around somewhere I could never go either way, so thanks for making another great vid'.
@-processdrone-
Thank ya mate! 🙏
on 2nd look there's definitely one Tele there with the logo far too close to the nut.
But maybe it's a period correct thing 🤔🤷♂️
Didn't spot any LH guitars! Sorry for the confusion😂
You're right! or should I say... Correct!
Was there any? 🤷♂️
Every Gibson LP (including the "Greeny") in this video is a $250 Chinese counterfeit. Which leads me to believe pretty much everything in that shop is Ali-express knock offs.
Can you share what the giveaways are?
I've never been a Gibson fan and wouldn't know what to look for
No Vs, no left handed guitars? Are those illegal in China?
I actually didn't realise there were no lefties until all the lefties here pointed it out 😬
I do feel for you lefties, always poorly catered for.
Apologies for my leftignorance 😬🙏
I mean... I'll never trust this channel for reliable info again, just like I haven't watched a Paul Davids video since the fake Hendix guitar promotion.
I'd be surprised If you trusted me before this vid 😂
I found that sparkly pink ESP on their japanese website. Apparantly it's a SNAPPER Ohmura Custom /R -Twinkle Pink-. Not sure if the artist is called Ohmura, was a bit hard to understand everything in japanese. The shape is a Snapper, that I do know.
I checked through most of the japanese signature models, and man are they wild! Most of them where quite ugly in my mind, but they sure stand out.
Nice one! Thanks for the info mate - I was very curious what it was 👍 Snapper makes sense too the other one earlier in the vid was a snapper too. I'm not too familair withe ESP stuff as you can tell 😂
Cheers again!
Those Grassroots single cuts look very similar to the LTD ec guitars. The pot placement's and the flag inlays look the same as well. LTD are the budget ESP's I know I have one.
You're spot on mate. It seems the Grass Roots are like ESP's Squier equivilent 😃👍
did you seriously skipped the Gibson with the pink headstock on the back of the shop?!?! And I thought you said you were looking for something different🙄
Soz mate looks like I did - My Bad 😬
I didn't even know what you were talking about - I had to rewatch it. Looks like i did miss it - soz 🙈
But to be fair I have very little interest in Gibson guitars
@@stevecassidyguitar all good bro, there were too many of them for any of us there to take notice at all in person
just a normal music shop like everywhere in the world.
I do get ya 👍 For me, it was very different yet familair. But I'm comparing to the shops I go to which are mainly in Scotland.
The HH Tele colour I think is Mystic Seafoam Metallic..
Ah! Nice one - thanks for the info 😃👍
Quite fancy a jazzmaster in that finish with a black guard and maple fretboard 🤩👍
@@stevecassidyguitar I saw that Greenburst Gibson SG..That has Big John Duncan written all over it..The Professional Series Strat with maple board and white / parchment guard in mystic looks really nice..Like the colour of the old metallic green Quality Street wrappers,I forget what sweetie was in them..lol...I have enough Strats already..lol..
" Are Chinese Guitar Stores Really That Different? " Yes, they are. They smell better than most stores and they serve you a fortune cookie
and a plate of Chicken Chow-Mein for every guitar purchase ! What? Steve didn´t get any? Well, he didn´t buy any guitars.
Ha! 😂👌
Well you're correct! But I did still manage to smuggle a Guitar back from China with me, but that's a story that's too cool, I'll have to save it for another vid 😜👍
Esp twinkle pink it's looking like Ohmura signature , from Baby Metal
Ah thankyou!! Some people have mentioned the Artists name, but it didn't mean anything to me. But I do know who Baby Metal are 😃👍 Thank you for the enlightenment 🙏
are those originally branded guitars or just copies?
They looked legit to me. Biggest clue is the prices are pretty much the same as here in the UK. 👍
👍🏻👍🏻
Thank ya mate! Double Thumbs always appreciated 😃🙏
Something that really surprised me. I'd never imagined Chinese guitar shops being stuffed full of American gear with a backdrop wall of Orange cabs. I'd always imagined there would be hundreds of models manufactured in China under brand names like Squier or Epiphone and the rest but not this.
The question is, how much of them are authentic?
That funky metallic green SG with the Bigsby trem looked totally sus to me... But like the channel host, I'm not a Gibson expert by any means.
@@tvtothepoint Fair point but judging by the prices that Steve quoted I think they must be genuine, after all we wouldn't buy a Chibson at Gibson prices and I assume that the Chinese wouldn't either.
I had no idea what to expect either. It was different yet very familar. Turns out I just love guitars wherever they are 😃👍
I don't know if that is the question... 🤷♂️
The Lamb, commented earlier:
"Gibson SG Deluxe - Lime Burst, absolutely legit, 2013 limited edition,,, nobody would fake that 😂"
Doesn't prove anything for a fact, But I do trust the Lambs judgement - he's far more knowledgeable than I am 👍
I totally agree, If they're not genuine they would be cheaper. Most of these were around the same as UK prices.
I can't believe you're in China!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not any more 😁 I'm home now, but I was still in China this time 2 weeks ago - it was great!😃
@@stevecassidyguitar oh wow. back already!
The only difference is they'll let you play "Stairway".
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I never dared try though
The gold sparkle Fenders are beauties...For some reason I imagined a Chinese guitar shop to be filled with crap...
I didn't know what to epect either mate - But it was a very cool experience. Different yet familair. Turns out I just love guitars no matter where they are 😂👍
Those 2 Fenders are stunners the strat especially...Did you buy any guitars?
@@StevieZero I did manage to smuggle back a Guitar (not from this shop) - but that's a cool story I'll have to save for another vid 😃👍
I am sorry but I cannot understand a word of what you are saying. I love guitars so I watched a little anyway cause it was interesting to see a Chinese guitarshop.
No need to apologise mate - Not your fault at all.
I'm sorry my Scottish accent isn't the easiest to understand.
I usually try to slow down a bit, but I just get far too excited in Guitar shops 😂🙈
Thank you for watching 🙏
You got your lenses out there then mate ?Nice one
Ha! Yeah - I actually got lenses put into the daft white Square ones while I was out there too 🤓👍
@stevecassidyguitar Cool 😎
Is it legal to play them?
Ha! 😂👍 I think I could have played them, but I didn't want to intrude anymore without buying anything. I was feeling a bit shy too 🙈
Chibsons ang Feng-ders galore!!!!
I'm pretty sure they have Fenders and Gibsons too 😃👍
If a shop is trying to scam you with just one fake guitar you should walk.
You don't stick out a bit on the streets of China... You blend right in.......... 🙄............. 🤣🤣
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No……They are the same as back home.👍
I get ya 👍 For me, it was very different yet familair. But I'm comparing to the shops I go to which are mainly in Scotland.