My guess is that it is real because they are already relatively inexpensive guitars, so not much incentive for people to copy them. You made me curious so I went and looked at pics of the neck on used Demon 7s on Reverb and Guitar Center and it looks like some of the necks are very yellow, others look like a regular maple neck. This kind of variability is really typical IMO. Over the years, these companies change their processes. Hope this helps.

You should! I actually sold mine, but it was a good guitar. I just realized I don't vibe with 7 strings, just a personal preference. The neck on the one I had was very playable and not too chucky, but it definitely was not at the Ibanez Wizard style neck thinness level. Hope ya sub! Here is a link to my original music music.kzbin.info/door/izb94TQJNOhlcNMTf_wbFA?si=W6t_iMaOlx7vVETT

Nice, I actually just sold this guitar. It was tough to let it go, but it was time to do it. I replaced the original electronics on mine twice (but it was a 40 year old guitar and it was gigged heavily). Great guitar and glad it went to a good home. Hope ya sub and check my original music. music.kzbin.info/door/izb94TQJNOhlcNMTf_wbFA?si=W6t_iMaOlx7vVETT

@@JediJingleMaker I'll take a look, thanks

Nice, I agree, a great inexpensive bass that sounds great and looks great. I actually wish I had purchased the 4 string to make the neck a bit thinner, but no complaints. I hope ya sub and check out my original music music.kzbin.info/door/izb94TQJNOhlcNMTf_wbFA?si=W6t_iMaOlx7vVETT

Yes, same size in a couple versions. I use the .88 green amzn.to/4bk03P3 as my go to for playing leads and the grip version for strumming amzn.to/3XoMPwV

Nice, let me know what you think of it. I have 3 and it is hard for me to resist a 4th... Hope ya sub! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH-5gISDeK2tnKs

I would love to try them.

@JediJingleMaker I'm actually trading my rg with bare knuckle for a schecter with Fishman next week, during the process I'll record a quick pickup comparison with nueral dsp if you'd like.

@JediJingleMaker bare knuckles excell with modern metal, especially big chord riffs, Antares by novelists is the perfect example of big chords riff. Active pickups are much better for leads and as I lay dying style riffs where you're only using one note at a time.

I would like that, sounds interesting. BTW, I used to have a Schecter Demon7 like the one in some of your vids. I love Schecter guitars.

Excellent, I would love to record that type of music, but I definitely need a better drum plug in to do it, heh.

Heh, true, I would actually get a firefly instead at this point, half the price and much more guitar. The electronics on mine are not working and the small size got old. Hope ya sub and check out my original music! kzbin.info/www/bejne/on65n2yie9t1l80

Great questions. I prefer Ernie Ball Super Slinky strings when on a budget, but my favorites are the NYXL 9-42s. I have the super slinkys on the FFST and they work great. I definitely recommend removing both string trees and replace only the one with a better string tree like a graphite one or a roller tree. Hope ya sub! Here is a track I recorded with this guitar, with upgraded SD Omega Pup in the bridge. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH-5gISDeK2tnKs

Def will sub

Also: I plan to do everything on the video with exception of replacing the hardware for now. Im not very skilled and was going to add the copper tape etc . I see u added a grounding wire. Did u Souter that? How important is doing the tape and or the grounding wire? Also: im just a novice player . Mainly just man cave playing. Any amp reccs. No plans to be in a band etc.

Thanks, I appreciate it!

Excellent, and good luck! It is a great thing to learn how to work on your instruments, opens up lots of possibilities. I added a grounding wire and used a wire connector and screw to secure it to the foil in the cavity. The important thing is that you get 2 sided conductivity tape so that it conducts on both sides. Here is what I use amzn.to/3XpQLxs We are all novice players on some level, always something to learn or some new area to explore. No need to perform, all that stuff is optional and can be fun, but also can be a big distraction from just enjoying the playing and making music. I think the best thing about all the inexpensive guitars available nowadays is that many more people can get into music. When I started, you needed to spend about $1000 to get something decent, now you really can get something decent for about $200. That being said, anytime you order a guitar on line there is risk in it and the possibility of getting a "dud".

Great point, I am a bit tool challenged. Hope ya sub! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH-5gISDeK2tnKs

No risk it, no biscuit...

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I have never played the PRS, but I can tell you I really like the SEW761, very easy to play and the lightest guitar I have ever played.

​@@JediJingleMaker... valeu, obrigado

obrigado!

Yes, this video shows the process. Hope you sub! kzbin.info/www/bejne/moHNgo2cn92FqLM

Wow, that sounds awesome, the FFLP I bought was an absolute train wreck... However, I think I just got unlucky. I have seen lots of reports of people receiving perfect ones. I feel like it is sorta luck of the draw. I have purchased 7 so far and only 2 have been at the dud level. The other 5 are some of my favorites. Hope you sub and check out my original music. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqbFaIWwZ96sjtk

Oddly enough, I love the bridge on these things, which really surprised me. I never expected a $200 guitar to impress me and this one is honestly one of my favorite guitars which compares favorably to my Schecter NJ and Fender Stratocaster. Although I have owned boat anchors that were lighter, the tone is crazy good from all the vibration the wood produces. Hope you sub and check out my original music. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqbFaIWwZ96sjtk

I love the way the ash body makes the whole thing vibrate, i swear it makes it sound better but heavy as a boat anchor. I heard several negative reviews of the FF FR, but my hunch is you will upgrade all that👌 Also, I did installe SD staggered pups on my other ash FFST and they are a bit muddy, was thinking of lowering the height to get them more in the zone.

@@JediJingleMaker Also: a graphic EQ can squelch a lot of the 400hz mud in those QPs. The Effects Bakery EQ is so great plus it's got a gain stage with lovely overdrive sounds.

First I heard of the Effects Bakery pedals, I looked into them and it looks like they don't have any on Amazon currently, but I will keep checking.

@@JediJingleMaker Reverb and eBone

Yes, I installed Seymour Duncan alpha and omega pups, they sound so good, like beyond hot in an almost vintage way.

@@JediJingleMaker could you make a video on how you moded this guitar? and the setup? and the cost? thanks

Yes, I will do that, I appreciate the motivation. I love this guitar and my journey to mod it took a few twists and turns as is expected in the mod experience. Currently, it is a great instrument and exactly what I wanted it to be. The "RG experience" as I call it is a cool one, the neck on that thing is so fast feeling and I still love the way it looks. It is a lifer guitar for me.

@@JediJingleMaker I was wondering if you could install a Floyd Rose FRX Tremolo Bridge on this guitar and make it work?

Thanks! This is track 3 of the album we are making.

Sweet, I actually just sold it, but it was a great guitar for sure. Hope you sub and check out my original music. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqbFaIWwZ96sjtk

For the money, it is a banger for sure. I love the classic tone I can get from the stock pickups, which really surprised me. The neck is almost a bit thicker than I prefer, but that also lends to the experience of playing in some way. Hope you sub and check out my original music. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqbFaIWwZ96sjtk

Wow, great comment, thank you very much for giving it a listen! I am so happy you like the sound of the acoustic. It is a Taylor 6 string, mic’d with a $90 condenser mic I bought from my local music store. We recorded 2 acoustic tracks and panned them left and right (no compression or effects on the Taylor recordings). I told Damon many times how incredible that guitar sounds and it is really cool to hear someone else also noticed it. We thought the concept of finding love for a second time in life would resonate with lots of people. This is the 3rd song on an album we are working on to release this year and start playing live on streams and around town.

I have the same 421 in Black and Reaper FR in Sky Blue. Both cool guitars at the price points and agree with 421 upgrades...

Thanks! I hope you will check out my newest song and sub! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXOynX6gqJV2eNUsi=PXq3DDF49qsRuwZF

That's super cool, I love both of those guitars. The 421 with the Alpha/Omega pups is a fire breather for sure now. I love the looks of the poplar burl a lot!

Super stoked you like the video. Can you send a link the the JT video, it sounds interesting. This guitar has a really great tone with the stock pups, never would have expected it. It has a really vintage tone that really gets that old school semi hollow body sound I love. Your plans for pups sounds awesome too. I hope you will check out my newest song and sub! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXOynX6gqJV2eNUsi=PXq3DDF49qsRuwZF.

Hey! That is the Indonesian one, not the custom shop.

Thanks a lot 😊

If you are muting the open notes, like during a high gain solo, I put them on more tightly. However I put them on loosely on the strings above the nut loosely when I want them to mute those strings from giving that slight harp sound.

That is a Schecter Demon 7. It was a great guitar, for an inexpensive 7 string. I just realized that type of guitar really isn't my thing. It was fun using it for a few songs though. I hope you sub and check out my original music, thanks for watching! kzbin.info/www/bejne/on65n2yie9t1l80si=VaVxPOBtJpE6_aTO

Thanks! Stoked you like it.

Thanks Mary, this is the most honest art I have ever made and I plan on continuing at this same level. My top hope is that it has a positive effect on people in their journey.

I agree, that little guitar sounded great, very resonant. I hope you will check out my original music and sub. kzbin.info/www/bejne/on65n2yie9t1l80

Thanks! I hope you will check out my original music and sub. kzbin.info/www/bejne/on65n2yie9t1l80

Rock on! That is a fantastic idea and made me think of doing something similar. I was thinking the finish could be sanded down a bit, fairly easily and with that cool texture it has, might come out really cool. During my process of modifying it, I went a bit too far with the fret hammer and lifted the end of one of the frets loose. So I need to glue the frets now, which is a skill I practiced on one of my other inexpensive guitars, not gonna claim that went well, but willing to try again... I love these guitars because they also allow me to learn how to work on guitars, which gives me lots of joy. Hope you sub and check out my original music and sub kzbin.info/www/bejne/on65n2yie9t1l80.

Dude, so sick and great deal! I have 2 now, run them in stereo and that is so cool and sounds great! I hope you will check out my original music and sub. kzbin.info/www/bejne/on65n2yie9t1l80

Rock on! Great idea and I think you made a good pick, the shorter scale is a bit easier on the fingers to start and I really love the tones I get out of mine. Let me know how you like it! Hope ya sub and here is a link to some of my original music if interested. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqbFaIWwZ96sjtk I have used the AZES in several songs, but not the one in the link.

Thanks for the excellent comment. Yes, it weighs as much as a boat anchor, no doubt. I have an injured back so that is not optimal, however the thing sounds so good and really resonates, so I am willing to tolerate it. I loved it so much I bought a second ash FFST, also super heavy, also a wonderful instrument. Most of the time I am playing sitting down so not too bad. I can say they just feel really solid which is also nice. I am considering buying another FFST (how many is too many...) in the mahogany body to take outside and play. I live near the ocean and love playing near the beach, so I am thinking I should have a light weight one to carry to the end of the street and play. If it wasn't that I would make up another reason, heh. I just love the FFSTs. Hope ya sub and check out my original music! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqbFaIWwZ96sjtk

@@JediJingleMaker Already subscribed! Looking forward to seeing what other reviews you do, too. I have experience with Firefly, Monoprice, and IYV, and I must say, while I love my Monoprice Strat clone and the PRS clones from IYV, Firefly seems to have shown the most improvement and the most variety of new models lately! Those Gretsch-like FFTLs with the Gretsch-style fretboard inlays, Filtertron-style pickups and Bigsby-style vibrato units look interesting, too.

Thanks so much for the sub, greatly appreciated! Really interesting to know you liked the IYV PRS clone, I was wondering about that one. The monoprice headstock is not my thing (I am not sure why that matters to me..). I was also curious about the FFTLs Gretch style guitars. I saw the Guitar Max review and it made me decide to avoid it due to the tilting bridge thing he described, love that guys videos.

Yep, they aren't stainless ball end but they are decent fret ends. This one was not great, I think you theory on old stock is spot on. They gave me a partial refund, so no worry since I wanted to keep it and see if I could fix it. TBH, it is not totally where I want it to be yet. I now have 2 FFTLs and love both of them. The Nashville ones are cool looking, bummer you got a "dud". My way of looking at it is, well it is $200 and out of the 7 I have only 1 was a dud so I am doing pretty well. I use them to also learn how to work on guitars which is a new hobby of mine I really enjoy. If I make the guitar a disaster I can always throw it away, or make it a wall ornament. :)

@@JediJingleMaker Absolutely! These cheap guitars are indeed great mod platforms or even just guitars to practice repairs on. If you ever do manage to fix this one, I’ll be interested to see the result. I think the gloss black finish could be absolutely STUNNING if it were just cleaned up a bit-almost like a gorgeous black piano! Not sure about how I feel about the gold hardware though-to me, it looks a bit gaudy, plus gold hardware usually tarnishes very easily unless you REALLY take the time and effort to care for it properly.

Exactly, couldn't say it better. I will do an update on this one, it is still giving me issues. It looks SO COOL though, I really want to make it a player but not sure I can. I considered putting on Reverb as a "Has issues, don't know how to make it a guitar I like" guitar and sell it super cheap so that I have a good excuse to buy another FFLP. I know people get great ones, but this one really doesn't do it for me so far.

Thanks! I put the Guyker compensated saddles on the blue FFTL and I don't think they did anything...

​@@JediJingleMaker Never tried Guykers, most Guykers stuff I have tried I replaced. FFs are good enough for the Gotoh bump up and the saddles aren't as spendy as they seem compared to dr's&dentists parts. I also appreciate the string grooves. I've ground compensation ramps in the FF saddles before, finest diameter diamond coated Dremel bit and a cheapo battery powered dremel-like tool. A little unnerving if you don't have back ups.

Is it me or do some compensated saddle look like they are tilted to allow a shorter/longer string length? The first fire fly I have has saddles that sorta look like that.

@@JediJingleMaker Yeah, old school techs would bend the adjustment screws. Then Fender started drilling the barrels at opposing angles so the intonation screws would still work. Check out the Allparts TB5125

@@JediJingleMaker Check out the Allparts TB-5125

Very cool! I love that thing, it was way better than I thought it would be. My plan currently is new pickups, string tree, and shielding. Everything else seems to be awesome as is. Thanks for the super cool comment, I really appreciate it!