Such a little thing, but impresses the hell out of me, is the binding in both F-holes ! Most big time guitar makers and just about all cheapo guitar makers skip the binding around the F-holes. It makes them look like they were cutting corners to save pennies. I applaud you peeps at Firefly !!!
That’s because that’s EXACTLY what this guitar is! It’s a clone of the Fender Custom Shop “Chicken” model Telecasters, which were designed as a tribute to Gretsch. It is NOT copyright or trademark infringement either, since Fender owns the marketing/production/distribution rights to Gretsch, though NOT the brand itself-that still belongs to the Gretsch family.
@@zuperdee I’m going to add another guitar and that is a Gibson because of the pups are filtertron developed by Gibson at the beginning stage of their development of their own band.
I absolutely love the looks and idea behind this guitar. A set neck Tele with a Bigsby type tremolo is a nice touch. I would most likely put a roller bridge on it myself. I will have to watch the video again because I didn't hear the scale length ( 24-3/4 or 25-1/2 ) and it doesn't say on the website. Under 7 pounds with a Bigsby is unheard of. I think I need one of these.
This guitar looks like a Gretsch Professional collection Tennessean Hollowbody Havana Burst, witch is sold for about $2500. The headstock of course is of a different style, but the rest looks similar. As it was for sale on Guitars Garden on December 30th 2024, for a very short time, I was lucky enough to order one with the Cherry Sunburst flame Top. Very anxious to see how it will be sounding. A great vintage copy at a ridiculous price. I will change the Tremolo spring for a smaller smoother Bigsby gold spring to match the amazing look, Wow....Thanks Max for the inspiration and desire to rush to buy one.
I’m now a FireFly fan and I am a proud owner of 9 and I just bought a FireFly super strat in matte black and I bought this one before this review came out and I am very glad I bought this in the black and I bought it at a good price and it is a sharp looking guitar 🎸 and the matte black is really sharp as well. I now have 12 because I bought a FireFly black tele reg type open box sale which I have never seen but it is a new guitar 🎸. Thanks Max for this video and other videos, appreciate your work.
This guy sure knows how to get my GAS going. I like this channel a lot. The dude is a great guitar player, describes the guitars very well, and is willing to find obscure stuff like Laguna to demo. He is also very well-spoken and easy to understand. I'm particularly happy he mentioned how this Tele thinline type sounds acoustically. This is the main thing I'm looking for with a thinline. Squier CV thinlines have this down. They sound as good as a Fender. I have a Douglas thinline I sold because it just sounded as dead as a solid body. Unfortunately I already own more than 50 guitars and this guy gets me buying more. Now I'm itching for this Firefly.
gretsch makes some of the best looking guitars with timeless classic designs and colors patterns. This one definitely shares the Gretsch flair especially the thumbnail inlays in the top of the fretboard. I owned one and really liked the bigsby style tremolo system. you dont buy them to dive bomb like a floyd, rather they give the best subtle trem notes.
The Bridge on a Gretch Brian Setzer also swings, but this dont changes the tuning. This guitar seems to be great, its an ideal Rock a billy guitar. Also the tone, tone control a bit down , will work for Jazz. Great unbelievable price . I will check it out for sure next days ! I could buy 20 for one Gibson ES 335 ( my favourite ).
I have an older firefly tile thin line. This thing is hot rodded to heaven though. A Fender USA Twsted Tele bridge pup wired up Esquire style, with 4th position (cocked wah mod). A modern (non CuNiFe) Wide Range humbucker in the neck. Put a Fender Jazzmaster wiring kit with the rhythm switch as the coil split, another slider switch for phase reverse (all this loaded on the lower section of a 70s custom style pick guard) and a 3 way toggle in the upper bout. I did the math once but I do not recall the number of different tones you can get before you even touch the tone knob/roller. Something like 63 or 67. An absolute ridiculous number though. Fun guitar. Edit: it’s the standard pick guard on a thin line- not a custom, so the electronics are inline
Great demo as usual. I have enough "big name" guitars, and now into buying "cheap" guitars. I have a thinline copy from Raven West Guitars with p-90s. If the Firefly was routed for p-90s, I'd buy it. I have a set of boutique handmade p-90s that cost more than the Firefly. Love this channel. Just shows that high price doesn't always equal quality.
just bought one and their 338 also have the madcat and 2 gretch 1 fender player 1 Johnson by AXL strat 1 SLIK strat 1 parts caster and 2 Chibson LP All completely works and upgraded but the fireflys are stock!
That thing looks sick! I think it’s a lot harder for guitar companies to be original when making T-style guitars vs S-style. I think Firefly knocked this one out of the park in terms of sound and looks!
I got it in wine red. Put a korean copy of the Space Control bridge on it for roller action and more Gretsch look. Notice that Firefly truss rods need to be adjusted as have little relief. Have 3 Firefly and this is only one had to file a few frets that were high. Like the Gibson shorter scale it has.
As a Bigsby user for many years, that imitation Bigsby has a stupidly tall spring in it. There are a number of very cheap alternative springs to drop in there in a couple of seconds, notably the one sold by Reverend guitars, which will drop the bar right down. I use one every day and it is very soft and smooth and the bar angle is where I like it.
And from what I understand some of them are really amazing. I always forgot to ask when I was in there, but the guitar tech who worked at the Sam Ash on Sunset Blvd used to talk about them. I always like the taller spring for the same reason Maxx pointed out, but if you have any links or brands that would be awesome! Always looking to up my knowledge game.
i own a 1987 ltd rainbow crackle eclipse fr and this would be perfect for a classic rock version its seems so similar because of the tele shape ive been looking for a nice hollow body but 335s are usually too bulky for me this seems beautiful tho like a perfect blend of a gretch white falcon, a les paul w a bigsby, and a hollowbody tele. 10/10
What a beautiful guitar.. love the look & at 6.6 lbs AWESOME I like light weight guitars. nice tip about the bridge lean.. nice Review & Awesome Playing... Cheers 🍻🥃🥃😎 🎸🎼🎵🎶🎶
Firefliers should be the official fan club name for FireFly guitar enthusiasts if that’s not already a thing! Great overview. Looks like a cool guitar!
Max, at risk of sounding like a fanboy, what a fantastic video that covers everything I was curious about with that guitar. Now I am regretting not picking one up, FOMO activated, hehe.
If it's semi-hollow, I wonder why they used a wooden bridge base? It seems to me that the tune-o-matic studs could be direct drilled into the wood, (without the wooden base) and keep the bridge from leaning backwards. This would also lessen the string angle of the strings as they go under the B50's tension roller.
You know, I was looking for a nice back porch strummer in a thinline. I was thinking HB, but I think I may go with this beauty instead. Only thing that bothers me is it seems that the pickups are REALLY picking up that selector switch. Either that or the switch itself is really loud.
I never was much of a Tele guy except for Jeff Beck's Esquire, and and a guitar player band mate put Gibson Humbuckers on his vintage Tele, I would love this firefly Tele with stop tail bridge, better yet, a trapeze bridge for easy bending like a ES 345 TD,and play jazz fusion,anyway that's just me.keep rockin GM!
That tele looks very gretsch inspired like the pickups,even the bridge is a gretsch style and the inlays are gretsch style as well it and the tele looks realy nice and classy
Firefly always knocks it out of the park! I've got their Charvel knockoff and it's perfect. I want to get the black Tony Iommi SG before it goes out of stock, bit I've spent my limit on giitars the last couple of months lol. I aslo would like to see a review on the Prince Tele to see if it's any good.
FACT: This is the first review I’ve seen of this Gretsch-like FFTL model! I believe it’s based on the Fender Custom Shop “Chicken” model Telecasters, which were designed as Fender’s tribute to Gretsch, and are VERY rare. I realize this guitar is probably not your usual style, but nevertheless, you actually seem to be able to coax some pretty convincing shred-type tone from those pickups!
Looks like a potential Rockabilly Mo'chine. Maybe a TV Jones in the neck ,Thanx Max ,you do outstanding reviews ! I think I've narrowed it down to this guitar and the zuwai for an affordable hollowbody maybe both !
Yep, that’s cool. FF is definitely kickin butt! However I have an FF that the bridge holes were drilled to big and upon restringing you could pull the bridge and nuts right out of the guitar. And my bridge was leaning forward btw. 😮 So I had it fixed but it kind of bummed me out. I hope they have rectified this problem but the way that bridge is leaning makes me nervous. Sorry just being truthful here. Maybe step up the QC a half a notch. Still love the flys tho. 👍
It definitely has a decent sound. Looks good too. Not bad for.under $250. Might be worth a try. Throw some real filter trons and cts pots la di da. Could be a sleeper
I saw this video and decided I had to have one, but too late, the page was already down. Hopefully they’ll make another run of these because they were so popular. There’s just too much to like about these guitars!
It truly IS probably the most beautiful guitar of any price I’ve ever seen , I’m in the uk and will most definitely struggle to get one but I’ll die trying 😂😂😂🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Hi Max, Whew! I bought six or eight Fireflys since last summer, several based on your reviews. Fortunately, when I went to buy this one, they were already sold out. I gotta quit watching your reviews, lol. Shalom/gw. PS. ALL of the Firefly guitars are great!
That guitar for some reason suites you well. Could you imagine hopping it up with some modern electronics? Sounds like it would rip hard with some TV Jones pickups. Hopefully the scale and intonation isn't all wonky now with the bridge folding back like putty. I think it has potential as a country rocker guitar. Can always upgrade that folded over pot metal putty bridge.
Personal preferences aside, that's essentially saying it's on par visually with anything under $800, and I agree even if it's not quite my thing. I love the flame maple burst, gold hardware, and white/cream aesthetic though, I'm into jazz some so I'd consider getting this but I'm normally more of a hard rock/metal guy. This has a bluesy rock vibe to it.
I hope they bring back their Explorers and Flying Vs soon I regret not getting one of them when they had them! Got their Jazzmaster when they had them and regret trading it
You're going to need one of those bigsby attachments to lower the angle between the strings from the bridge and and Bigsby. You'll have tuning problems straight off without on, that angle far to extreme. I love gold plated Gretch semi types, it looks ok but gimme a big semi body .
I am looking for my first guitar to learn to pass the time. The firefly brand seems to get a lot of traffic for the price range. And man, dont they sound amazing.
love that but why would they use the type of bridge that is normally used on a full hollow body? If anyone wants to give me one for my birthday I would be thrilled?
This guitar is Awesome looking, but although the pickups look good they seem to be very quiet to me. I’m not talking about noise but when you were playing on the clean setting they didn’t seem to be loud or full sounding. They actually sounded kind of thin as if the volume was turned way down. I still like the guitar though, that’d be a great value even if you may end up installing different pickups. Thanks for the video.
Only problem with the cheaper hollow or semi hollow body is the electronics are not great. I just did a full swap on my firefly 338 and it was a pain in the butt.
1/ Replace the Bigsby style vibrato with something more compact. 2/ Change the body cutouts to cats eye style ones. 3/ Reprofile the pickguard to better match the body shape. 4/ Reverse the headstock. 5/ Place plain gold covers over the pickups. 6/ Replace the tiny fretboard markers with proper dot, bar or trapezoid shaped ones. The you have a $250 guitar that looks like a million dollar guitar.
Unfortunately it's NOT even listed on guitars garden website. Then section with telecaster style axes doesn't show anything close to this model. Nice tho, where ever he got it
Upon your recommendation I found this guitar was sold out.. but, the Black ones were still in stock. I’m glad I didn’t hesitate because the honey burst and the black ones have been dropped from the site. I’m happy I bought it. It’s been fun. The guitar is cheap enough and has great bones that I can mod without guilt. So far no need to make any changes. I’ve played it through my 61 Bandmaster, a 63 Princeton, an Ampeg B15 clone and my64 AC 50 Vox. I just wish I was a better player.
Does it have a Gibson's neck length could be 24 1/2 in to 25 1/2 inches?? I love the guitar. I want to buy one. Thank you for this terrific review. I've been looking through a couple hundred by now.
my burning question is in the F hole can you light any fires and roast marshmallows with some sort of like grill apparatus; that would make it really beneficial for me to buy I was figuring you might appreciate yourself Mr. Max.
Hi, love your content. I am disabled & love in Cornwall Ontario Canada, how could i get one, I really need the therapy, broke my neck in '96 and want to play more. Thank you, be well.
What do you use for strings? I have a similar one but it's not a firefly. With the long space for the Bigsby all the strings I bought are too short to reach all the way the peg on the high strings
I bought the black version. I love the look and sound of it on the clean channel but when I switch over it has so much electric hum it’s unplayable. Same on my other amp as well. I’ve tried several cables to no avail. For the price I’m guessing it’s not shielded. Any ideas?
Are those actual Filtertron style pickups or did they just take humbuckers and put those covers on? I onoy ask because even Schecter has done that sort of thing just as an aesthetic choice.
Beautiful guitar! If Gretsch made a Tele. I'm more of a Gretsch fan than a Tele, but this look so fine. So, thanks to you, they're all sold out...How can I live without one?
I've had the black version since early summer, it's gorgeous, plays and sounds great.
Such a little thing, but impresses the hell out of me, is the binding in both F-holes ! Most big time guitar makers and just about all cheapo guitar makers skip the binding around the F-holes. It makes them look like they were cutting corners to save pennies. I applaud you peeps at Firefly !!!
I love all the binding which, as we all know, gives a guitar all its good tone. 😂
Looks like an old Chet Atkins model had a baby with a thinline tele, it's gorgeous and sounds awesome.
That’s because that’s EXACTLY what this guitar is! It’s a clone of the Fender Custom Shop “Chicken” model Telecasters, which were designed as a tribute to Gretsch. It is NOT copyright or trademark infringement either, since Fender owns the marketing/production/distribution rights to Gretsch, though NOT the brand itself-that still belongs to the Gretsch family.
@@zuperdee I’m going to add another guitar and that is a Gibson because of the pups are filtertron developed by Gibson at the beginning stage of their development of their own band.
I absolutely love the looks and idea behind this guitar. A set neck Tele with a Bigsby type tremolo is a nice touch. I would most likely put a roller bridge on it myself. I will have to watch the video again because I didn't hear the scale length ( 24-3/4 or 25-1/2 ) and it doesn't say on the website. Under 7 pounds with a Bigsby is unheard of. I think I need one of these.
I dont know it , but the construction is typical for a 24,3 ! Great !
Have it in red it's gibson scale
OR slacking the strings BEFORE you put the spring in. That's what I did, and it works well.
Same thing I did, but it still moved just enough to set my intonation perfect as it was just barely off before setting the spring.
This guitar looks like a Gretsch Professional collection Tennessean Hollowbody Havana Burst, witch is sold for about $2500. The headstock of course is of a different style, but the rest looks similar. As it was for sale on Guitars Garden on December 30th 2024, for a very short time, I was lucky enough to order one with the Cherry Sunburst flame Top. Very anxious to see how it will be sounding. A great vintage copy at a ridiculous price. I will change the Tremolo spring for a smaller smoother Bigsby gold spring to match the amazing look, Wow....Thanks Max for the inspiration and desire to rush to buy one.
I’m now a FireFly fan and I am a proud owner of 9 and I just bought a FireFly super strat in matte black and I bought this one before this review came out and I am very glad I bought this in the black and I bought it at a good price and it is a sharp looking guitar 🎸 and the matte black is really sharp as well. I now have 12 because I bought a FireFly black tele reg type open box sale which I have never seen but it is a new guitar 🎸. Thanks Max for this video and other videos, appreciate your work.
This guy sure knows how to get my GAS going. I like this channel a lot. The dude is a great guitar player, describes the guitars very well, and is willing to find obscure stuff like Laguna to demo. He is also very well-spoken and easy to understand.
I'm particularly happy he mentioned how this Tele thinline type sounds acoustically. This is the main thing I'm looking for with a thinline. Squier CV thinlines have this down. They sound as good as a Fender. I have a Douglas thinline I sold because it just sounded as dead as a solid body.
Unfortunately I already own more than 50 guitars and this guy gets me buying more. Now I'm itching for this Firefly.
gretsch makes some of the best looking guitars with timeless classic designs and colors patterns. This one definitely shares the Gretsch flair especially the thumbnail inlays in the top of the fretboard. I owned one and really liked the bigsby style tremolo system. you dont buy them to dive bomb like a floyd, rather they give the best subtle trem notes.
I seen this guitar earlier this week on line but had not heard anything about it. It is Beautiful !
Thanks for the video.
The Bridge on a Gretch Brian Setzer also swings, but this dont changes the tuning. This guitar seems to be great, its an ideal Rock a billy guitar. Also the tone, tone control a bit down , will work for Jazz. Great unbelievable price . I will check it out for sure next days ! I could buy 20 for one Gibson ES 335 ( my favourite ).
You're killing it Max!
Nicely balanced review. I like the fact that you pointed out some of the cons and things to be careful about.
Thanks!
Max Sir,
.....you have an amazing guitar there
it sounds great & we know Firefly are solid
thanks indeed for sharing
ben
Thanks for listening!
I have an older firefly tile thin line. This thing is hot rodded to heaven though. A Fender USA Twsted Tele bridge pup wired up Esquire style, with 4th position (cocked wah mod). A modern (non CuNiFe) Wide Range humbucker in the neck. Put a Fender Jazzmaster wiring kit with the rhythm switch as the coil split, another slider switch for phase reverse (all this loaded on the lower section of a 70s custom style pick guard) and a 3 way toggle in the upper bout. I did the math once but I do not recall the number of different tones you can get before you even touch the tone knob/roller. Something like 63 or 67. An absolute ridiculous number though. Fun guitar.
Edit: it’s the standard pick guard on a thin line- not a custom, so the electronics are inline
Great demo as usual. I have enough "big name" guitars, and now into buying "cheap" guitars. I have a thinline copy from Raven West Guitars with p-90s.
If the Firefly was routed for p-90s, I'd buy it. I have a set of boutique handmade p-90s that cost more than the Firefly.
Love this channel. Just shows that high price doesn't always equal quality.
just bought one and their 338 also have the madcat and 2 gretch 1 fender player 1 Johnson by AXL strat 1 SLIK strat 1 parts caster and 2 Chibson LP All completely works and upgraded but the fireflys are stock!
Max. That guitar is insane!!!!!!!😮
I absolutely love my FF338, and will definitely be buying one of the FFSP's when the new batch drops in June.
I Like FireFly GBuitars So Much! I Bought 8 Various Models, The Quality Is Awesome! And Sound Is Great!
That thing looks sick! I think it’s a lot harder for guitar companies to be original when making T-style guitars vs S-style. I think Firefly knocked this one out of the park in terms of sound and looks!
This next drop of FF is going to interesting to say the least, I have 3 on my list I want.
Same
I'm waiting on the FFLX drop next month. The spalt top with Chrome hardware will be mine.
I might also go for the spalted but I don't know yet
I have 4!
Lovely guitar, I get the “ vintage vibe “ love to have one in my collection. It actually stands above my T72 Vintage Tele I bought recently.
I got it in wine red. Put a korean copy of the Space Control bridge on it for roller action and more Gretsch look. Notice that Firefly truss rods need to be adjusted as have little relief. Have 3 Firefly and this is only one had to file a few frets that were high. Like the Gibson shorter scale it has.
Roller saddles seem like a great upgrade for this.
Firefly is absolutly KILLING IT. I still want that white HSS with the ash grain.
I had one and ended up selling it. It was over 9 lb! Just too much weight for me in the Strat
@@Ksantipacat I bought the Sire LP copy. Freaking things weighs 10 lbs.
Max take it from a fan, I enjoy your playing much more when you play slower… that at the beginning was soulful !! 👍
Thank you!
As a Bigsby user for many years, that imitation Bigsby has a stupidly tall spring in it. There are a number of very cheap alternative springs to drop in there in a couple of seconds, notably the one sold by Reverend guitars, which will drop the bar right down. I use one every day and it is very soft and smooth and the bar angle is where I like it.
And from what I understand some of them are really amazing.
I always forgot to ask when I was in there, but the guitar tech who worked at the Sam Ash on Sunset Blvd used to talk about them.
I always like the taller spring for the same reason Maxx pointed out, but if you have any links or brands that would be awesome! Always looking to up my knowledge game.
i own a 1987 ltd rainbow crackle eclipse fr and this would be perfect for a classic rock version its seems so similar because of the tele shape ive been looking for a nice hollow body but 335s are usually too bulky for me this seems beautiful tho like a perfect blend of a gretch white falcon, a les paul w a bigsby, and a hollowbody tele. 10/10
What a beautiful guitar.. love the look & at 6.6 lbs AWESOME I like light weight guitars. nice tip about the bridge lean.. nice Review & Awesome Playing... Cheers 🍻🥃🥃😎 🎸🎼🎵🎶🎶
Glad you liked it!
I'll be grabbing one of these soon as I can! Excellent video sir!
Max, this is already sold out on their website, so congrats. Would personally love it more with out the trem.
Hi max, I have a Sunday afternoon catchup binge nothing better after a night out chilling in bed , your content is cool,
Your positive review seems to have sold them out, on the website!
The gold volume knobs are way better looking than the plastic ones ! 😯👍🏻
Firefliers should be the official fan club name for FireFly guitar enthusiasts if that’s not already a thing! Great overview. Looks like a cool guitar!
Jimmy Stewart that demos and reviews Fireflys on the Firefly guitar fans FB group usually starts his videos with "hello firefliers"...lol.
Max, at risk of sounding like a fanboy, what a fantastic video that covers everything I was curious about with that guitar. Now I am regretting not picking one up, FOMO activated, hehe.
Nice guitar. I belive once the bridge is set, it will rock back and forth with the bar.
Love your new guitar Max! Great video again!! 🙏👍🔥
Thanks again!
If it's semi-hollow, I wonder why they used a wooden bridge base? It seems to me that the tune-o-matic studs could be direct drilled into the wood, (without the wooden base) and keep the bridge from leaning backwards. This would also lessen the string angle of the strings as they go under the B50's tension roller.
You know, I was looking for a nice back porch strummer in a thinline.
I was thinking HB, but I think I may go with this beauty instead.
Only thing that bothers me is it seems that the pickups are REALLY picking up that selector switch. Either that or the switch itself is really loud.
I can't believe I missed out on their cream explorer loaded emg, firefly killed it with this recent batch.
I have the 338 !
It was $250.00 ,
Free shipping .
I love it !
Lucky you - I want this thing badly after watching this video, lol
That guitar looks absolutely killer
thorough review. and the sunburst is already sold out 🙂
I never was much of a Tele guy except for Jeff Beck's Esquire, and and a guitar player band mate put Gibson Humbuckers on his vintage Tele, I would love this firefly Tele with stop tail bridge, better yet, a trapeze bridge for easy bending like a ES 345 TD,and play jazz fusion,anyway that's just me.keep rockin GM!
Seymour Duncan modified a 59 tele with humbuckers and the stop tailpiece and tunomatic bridge .and traded Jeff for his yardbird's Esquire.
This channel is by far the best guitar related channel on YT ❤.
Wow, thanks!
That tele looks very gretsch inspired like the pickups,even the bridge is a gretsch style and the inlays are gretsch style as well it and the tele looks realy nice and classy
Firefly always knocks it out of the park! I've got their Charvel knockoff and it's perfect. I want to get the black Tony Iommi SG before it goes out of stock, bit I've spent my limit on giitars the last couple of months lol. I aslo would like to see a review on the Prince Tele to see if it's any good.
FACT: This is the first review I’ve seen of this Gretsch-like FFTL model! I believe it’s based on the Fender Custom Shop “Chicken” model Telecasters, which were designed as Fender’s tribute to Gretsch, and are VERY rare. I realize this guitar is probably not your usual style, but nevertheless, you actually seem to be able to coax some pretty convincing shred-type tone from those pickups!
Oh, the " Chicken Pickin'" guitars.😁
Schecter has one too. It’s a pretty slick guitar. I do rather fancy this madlab creation.
Looks like a potential Rockabilly Mo'chine. Maybe a TV Jones in the neck ,Thanx Max ,you do outstanding reviews ! I think I've narrowed it down to this guitar and the zuwai for an affordable hollowbody maybe both !
A Gretsch Tele Thinline. Very nice!
Looked like Fender Stradivarius to me tbh
Yep, that’s cool. FF is definitely kickin butt! However I have an FF that the bridge holes were drilled to big and upon restringing you could pull the bridge and nuts right out of the guitar. And my bridge was leaning forward btw. 😮 So I had it fixed but it kind of bummed me out. I hope they have rectified this problem but the way that bridge is leaning makes me nervous. Sorry just being truthful here. Maybe step up the QC a half a notch. Still love the flys tho. 👍
It definitely has a decent sound. Looks good too. Not bad for.under $250. Might be worth a try. Throw some real filter trons and cts pots la di da. Could be a sleeper
Interesting Guitar, a Gretsch with the Telecaster vibe,and it sounds good.
I saw this video and decided I had to have one, but too late, the page was already down. Hopefully they’ll make another run of these because they were so popular. There’s just too much to like about these guitars!
gberon, they're back right now on guitars garden. You won't be disappointed.
It truly IS probably the most beautiful guitar of any price I’ve ever seen , I’m in the uk and will most definitely struggle to get one but I’ll die trying 😂😂😂🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
I’d Love to see a Blacked out Carbon Matte or even sandblasted version! Totally Metal
Hi Max, Whew! I bought six or eight Fireflys since last summer, several based on your reviews. Fortunately, when I went to buy this one, they were already sold out. I gotta quit watching your reviews, lol. Shalom/gw. PS. ALL of the Firefly guitars are great!
That guitar for some reason suites you well. Could you imagine hopping it up with some modern electronics? Sounds like it would rip hard with some TV Jones pickups. Hopefully the scale and intonation isn't all wonky now with the bridge folding back like putty. I think it has potential as a country rocker guitar. Can always upgrade that folded over pot metal putty bridge.
My goodness!!! A blues/rockabilly machine in a very affordable price! I want one!
IMO. Best looking guitar under $800
Personal preferences aside, that's essentially saying it's on par visually with anything under $800, and I agree even if it's not quite my thing. I love the flame maple burst, gold hardware, and white/cream aesthetic though, I'm into jazz some so I'd consider getting this but I'm normally more of a hard rock/metal guy. This has a bluesy rock vibe to it.
I hope they bring back their Explorers and Flying Vs soon I regret not getting one of them when they had them! Got their Jazzmaster when they had them and regret trading it
You're going to need one of those bigsby attachments to lower the angle between the strings from the bridge and and Bigsby. You'll have tuning problems straight off without on, that angle far to extreme. I love gold plated Gretch semi types, it looks ok but gimme a big semi body .
I grabbed the Latitude Phoenix after seeing your video. Love it 🤘
We can hardly wait for the mini Concert...
You really jam !
You ARE ..a private concert..!
😮👍🏻
Please provide an update from the manufacturer as to when this guitar model will be available again.
Beautiful looking guitar and the gold pops.BTW great sounding FX .
Thank you kindly!
I am looking for my first guitar to learn to pass the time. The firefly brand seems to get a lot of traffic for the price range. And man, dont they sound amazing.
love that but why would they use the type of bridge that is normally used on a full hollow
body?
If anyone wants to give me one for my birthday I would be thrilled?
This guitar is Awesome looking, but although the pickups look good they seem to be very quiet to me. I’m not talking about noise but when you were playing on the clean setting they didn’t seem to be loud or full sounding. They actually sounded kind of thin as if the volume was turned way down. I still like the guitar though, that’d be a great value even if you may end up installing different pickups. Thanks for the video.
Only problem with the cheaper hollow or semi hollow body is the electronics are not great. I just did a full swap on my firefly 338 and it was a pain in the butt.
I almost forgot! Could You do a demo on the new Donner DMT 700 all mahogany? Love the Channel, and Long time Fan! Thanks Max!
Hi Max, where is the finish of this madness, we like it a lot! But the shops are vanishing!
But i am honest, i would buy this puppy in a heartbeat!
I like it ! I just wish they came in a lefty model........
bro i forgot i was watching a video and just vibed out that whole demo
Nice!
I've been there man... ( Cheech and Chong......I think )
Very nice demo ✨️ looks + sounds sweet 🎶🎸🎶 Rock on! ArtyThan ☆♡☆
This model is not listed on any website I could find. The only thing close was a black model for $350.00
Bigsby makes different springs that adres how high the trem arm sits.
You're so fn pro at this bro
Ok, i just got a new $600 Gretsch, but that's sick. I'd be all about that if i was shopping right now.
Sold out on their site already. I guess your review helped either that or
1/ Replace the Bigsby style vibrato with something more compact.
2/ Change the body cutouts to cats eye style ones.
3/ Reprofile the pickguard to better match the body shape.
4/ Reverse the headstock.
5/ Place plain gold covers over the pickups.
6/ Replace the tiny fretboard markers with proper dot, bar or trapezoid shaped ones.
The you have a $250 guitar that looks like a million dollar guitar.
Or... just don't buy one of these as you dislike so much about it.
That looks pretty sweet. I'm gonna have to check one out.
It's kind of weird (but awesome) to see you shred on a guitar like that one. For a moment there it felt like you were going Jimmy Page on it.
Looks like they all sold out. I'll have to keep an eye out.
Unfortunately it's NOT even listed on guitars garden website. Then section with telecaster style axes doesn't show anything close to this model. Nice tho, where ever he got it
I wonder if these are made by the same company that makes the Gretsch Electromatics and Streamliners?
Upon your recommendation I found this guitar was sold out.. but, the Black ones were still in stock. I’m glad I didn’t hesitate because the honey burst and the black ones have been dropped from the site. I’m happy I bought it. It’s been fun. The guitar is cheap enough and has great bones that I can mod without guilt. So far no need to make any changes.
I’ve played it through my 61 Bandmaster, a 63 Princeton, an Ampeg B15 clone and my64 AC 50 Vox. I just wish I was a better player.
I have the red one. It's awesome.
Thank you for the report!
Does it have a Gibson's neck length could be 24 1/2 in to 25 1/2 inches?? I love the guitar. I want to buy one. Thank you for this terrific review. I've been looking through a couple hundred by now.
Love it...but cheap materials won't...🤔 last! Or will they?
How did you install the spring
my burning question is in the F hole can you light any fires and roast marshmallows with some sort of like grill apparatus; that would make it really beneficial for me to buy I was figuring you might appreciate yourself Mr. Max.
Hi, love your content. I am disabled & love in Cornwall Ontario Canada, how could i get one, I really need the therapy, broke my neck in '96 and want to play more. Thank you, be well.
What do you use for strings? I have a similar one but it's not a firefly. With the long space for the Bigsby all the strings I bought are too short to reach all the way the peg on the high strings
Wow super sharp and sounds great .
This current GUITAR WORLD JUST KEEPS DELIVERING ! Better guitars for less money!
Max Sir,
Those Fidelitron pickups are used in the FENDER DIAMOND CABRONITA guitar at
$150,000 150k
I bought the black version. I love the look and sound of it on the clean channel but when I switch over it has so much electric hum it’s unplayable. Same on my other amp as well. I’ve tried several cables to no avail. For the price I’m guessing it’s not shielded. Any ideas?
Bummer
I think they had a limited release... can't find it 😢
NIce peace. What's the fretboard radius? Never heard it mentioned, did I miss something? thx
Are those actual Filtertron style pickups or did they just take humbuckers and put those covers on?
I onoy ask because even Schecter has done that sort of thing just as an aesthetic choice.
Beautiful guitar! If Gretsch made a Tele. I'm more of a Gretsch fan than a Tele, but this look so fine. So, thanks to you, they're all sold out...How can I live without one?
I ordered the red and the sunburst flame top like he reviewed here....the red is actually a wine color and is also beautiful in person
Do they do a Tele Nashville strat pick up 5 way switch ??