You shouldn't post someone's name in case they get hate. Tut tut

Ahhh, tune that thing!

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Good video though!

Not really.

I struggled with cheap guitars when i started out ... the biggest amazment when i got a more expensive one ..was it actually stayed in tune 😂

If your buying from goodwill don't bid on line before you check shipping cost. I buy guitars all the time for 15 but shipping can be 40 or more. They also have a handling fee usually 5 dollars

I saw KDH cover this soapbox nonsense. Surely a man selling guitars for 4K has no ulterior motives for thumping this old drum! I have Basswood Squiers that are probably in 6 different pieces under the finish and they sound great. Give me a great neck and decent pickups and i'll make it work.

Habitat for Humanity, Cheap Guitars have one thing in common: Sweat Equity Needed

Every amateur woodworker has a cnc in their shop...if thats not a oxymoron in itself😂

Cool one man. I NEVER HAVE found a guitar at GoodWill YET...!! But Im always looking. Id so love to find some TRASHED 1960 Strat that looks like it's been through a war and they're selling it for $30. lol. I can dream.

Second best guitar I've ever had was a $100 dollar guitar from monoprice. (Recently bought a Jackson from guitar center in store).

The bench time makes all the difference. Could the G ever be properly intonated? The thing I hate about Fender marketing these as "beginner guitars" is that, with any instrument ear training is a big part of what's going on from day one and a lot of players are going to get these out of the box, without setup, without intonation and they are going to be training their ears on a poor quality instrument... Is that really "better than nothing". I actually don't think that it is... I feel this way strongly about acoustic guitars too, take a $300 poor quality acoustic, it doesn't deliver much of what a real acoustic guitar does for the player, these are imitations of real instruments being sold at the lowest cost possible in the name of expanding options to new comers, new comers should save their money.

Jack Pearson, who can play circles around most of us posting here, plays a $100 Squier Strat.

For $120 the question isn't if it comes out of the box properly setup and intonated, but does the inexpensive hardware that it comes with enable it to be intonated

Hi Jayce, Sounds like you have had some good deals, knowing your stuff certainly helps, but as you said you lost out a few times. Here in Australia, things are way more expensive, than in the USA, and if Aussies buy from the USA, the shipping is horrendous, which unless it's something that cannot be bought anywhere else at the price you have found, then buying from the USA isn't viable for us. The acoustic that you demoed at $150, looked and sounded pretty good, ideal for a spare guitar or a beginner's first guitar. Regards,

When I started playing I had a silvertone Strat and a Mitchell acoustic, when I got my first squire tele that was my first real quality guitar years later I still have those, do they compare to my American fender, no, but there’s a humbling feeling when you go back to your roots as a player.

Very interesting discussion about expensive vs. inexpensive guitars. I own several Fenders and Gibsons but I also own quite a few inexpensive guitars which I have modified and I don't really see much difference although I do try to modify the inexpensive guitars up to the standards of my Deluxe Fender Strat with the exception of not having the S1 switching. An area that you might consider that I have gotten into recently is the world of cigarbox guitars( I find that they take up less space than my strats).

I’ve been playing for around 50 years and stopped gigging about 20 years ago. I’ve owned $2,500 guitars and $100 guitars. I got a Donner Strat copy a few years ago from Amazon for $150. It is one of the absolute best “cheap” guitar that I’ve ever played. I did set it up for me (lowered the action and tweaked the intonation) and changed to cheap locking machines (also from Amazon). That being said, any cheap guitar is going to have issues. I also got a Firefly ES335 copy that is basically firewood. The issue that I’ve seen from these “cheap” guitars is usually in the electronics. Crappy pots & pickups that function better as a microphone have been MY experience. And I doubt that ANY hobby woodworker has a CNC machine in the shed! LMAO I’d love to hear your opinion on the Donner guitars.

a man with big guitar skills

Thank you for your reviews on this guitars. I'm one of those Squier guitar starter guys who's dream was supposedly ruined by playing my toy guitar. To the idiot got who commented to your video without knowing that most beginner's don't usually have such a huge bigger, the other $100 is for the combo amp. I as many beginner's at the time only had around $200, and the best thing for me to have was the Squier affinity starter set, it was for $169.99, it included a combo amp, a cable, lesson DVD, lesson book, gig bag, strap, two sets of strings, 6 guitar picks, a basic input jack tuner, and all for $169.99, the other guitar's at guitar center, they were all on sell and still cost more then that affinity starter set. I'm still playing guitar today, and a jaguar fanatic, I use to own two Gibson guitar, a 89 SG, a modern Les Paul Jr. I had a fender Strat, a Fender Tele, Jackson JX, Epiphone Les and SG, but ended up loving the Jag, over all, if I had more money, I would still start with the Squier.

Now that you did the review can i buy it from you theý did not sell them on Amazon in Canada so we didn't only knew abt them from your review.

very informative

I bought a budget epiphone. It is frustrating how shit it is. I lowered the strings and straightened neck to the max. Action is still a mile high and can't go lower

I’d rather have talent and skill than an expensive guitar any day.

It is a cheap guitar. What are you talking about. I'd say it's best to spend $300~$600 on a used guitar.

Very nice score bro! I didn't know about Goodwill auctions that's way cool.

Not a g player ? Can you take one of these 150.00$ or 200.00$ and add parts pickups and such or are you better off just window shopping for the rest of your life

Super informative. Thank you!

pacificas used to be best guitars for the money I think, but there are now so many excellent budget models to choose from - the profit margins on the cheapos must be tiny

I saw this drop yesterday, I was editing my latest video. Just got to it this morning. Love this, currently in the buying phase I haven’t grasped the selling part yet…. I’m sure my wife will let me know soon when to enter that phase😂

It would sound better if you tuned it

Lol

I had to laugh at the comment about cheap guitars made him quit, I started playing in 1989 with a Jim Deacon, nothing on earth would have stopped me learning … this guy couldn’t hack it and blamed the guitar 😂.

Good down to earth video. If you want to play guitar you’ll start on a bow and arrow if you have to! Back in the 60s and 70s we could only dream about owning something like a modern ‘starter strat’. Just ignore today’s entitled, opinionated and uninformed commentators.

Very engaging video, I own quite a few Squier guitars and they are one of my favorite modification platforms. I have noticed some differences in the quality control between Squiers made in China and Indonesia as far as the fretwork and quality of the tuners. There are some differences in the different lines such as the Affinity line and the Sonic line which replaced the Bullet line although I have a couple of Bullet strats which I have not modified because they are fine the way that they are. The beauty of inexpensive guitars is that you can upgrade them to your own specifications. It is interesting what you mentioned about Yamaha acoustics because I own several Taylors and Martins but my favorite acoustic is a Yamaha APXT2. I do like the balance that you gave to comparing the two guitars. Definitely a subscribe and a like.

Would have been nice if you played a single note or something so we could hear what it sounds like...

Goodwill has an excellent selection of guitars with 5 strings and a power puff sticker.

The Pacifica sounded much better than the Squire.

"I don't know how to play guitar either..." 😂 This was excellent! Now excuse me while I go learn my Nickelodeon scale. 🎵Sweet, sweet victory, YEAH! 🎶

i got 3 great guitars from goodwill auction... ibanez gax70=51 dollars...needed some love plus i popped in a set of artec "59" speck chromie humbuckers... peavey raptor plus=around 100bux...ill figure out what pups ill put in but for stock it rocks! epiphone LP jr wth humbucker=63 dollars...got plans for this one.... i have no regrets bagging these hahaha!!! keepers too!

There is a noticeable difference. The question is whether it is worth 500 dollars. If you know how to set it up, it can be worth it. If you are a newbie and want something that plays OK out of the box, get the Pacifica. My first electric was a Pacifica 112J which now has locking tuners and a 2 pt. trem. I still enjoy dusting it off once in a while. I am lucky in that I live in a place where having a guitar setup including nut adjustment and fret leveling by a skilled luthier costs less than 50 USD.

Also, check the shipping cost before anything else. Some of those stores have outrageous shipping rates

Just won a crescent strat for $23 on goodwill auction. $45 with shipping. We’ll see what that gets me when it gets here next week.

I got a Squier P-bass for $80 From that site.

I have bought a bunch of great gear from Goodwill.

Brilliant! 🤣😂 Loved this! 👌

Man, I dig that guitar quite much! Despite the low price and some inperfections, when you tweak it a bit and use some graphite on the pickup cavity, it'll become a great workhorse)

Nobody masters Guitar ! short story !

Why is there only a like button on this video 👏👏👏👏 Summed up my comments sections as well