£299 Soloking MS1 | Is it Any Good?

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Steve Cassidy Guitar

Steve Cassidy Guitar

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@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Would you try a Soloking? 🫳⌨⬇
@jamestejada3673
@jamestejada3673 3 ай бұрын
Yes .Would have gone with the seafoam green.Seen these or rather other models a couple of year ago.
@jamestejada3673
@jamestejada3673 3 ай бұрын
Although they are more expensive,try to get a hold of a Shijie. if you can.
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@jamestejada3673 To be fair - there is a pretty good selection of colours for a single model. Something for everyone 😀👍
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@jamestejada3673 Heard great things about em. I remember watching a Darrell Braun vid about them a while back. Most certainly on the Radar - Cheers 😀😀👍👍
@joelheathcote
@joelheathcote 3 ай бұрын
I think Ill get one and see if I win the lottery! Otherwise I'll mod it to hell. Its probably way better value than anything fender
@dragan4658
@dragan4658 3 ай бұрын
🤣😂🤣 love your comedic side mate! All these features for $300 is amazing! I agree swap out the pickup(s), to me only the humbucker needs changing, and still be in the area of a Squier price but with stainless frets, roasted neck etc it's still a good deal! Thanks for the review Steve! Edit: the weight is a deal breaker for me too, 8 lbs is too heavy.
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Cheers mate! That means a lot 😀🙏 If we're blethering about guitars - might as well try n have a laugh while we're at it 🤓👍 100% It's a great deal mate! If it wasn't for the weight it would definitely still be with me 👌
@MrRafaztar
@MrRafaztar 3 ай бұрын
Been super curious about this guitar from day 1, awesome review. Just started so no questions yet
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Cheers Raf - Keep me posted 😂👍 #engagement 😂👍 Are you live tonight?
@GRBAquatics
@GRBAquatics 3 ай бұрын
Very Cool, Thankyou Steve. Such a stunning Guitar, The colour with Roasted Maple neck looks amazing. Sounds great too your awesome playing. All the Best. Cheers
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Aww mate! your far too kind! Thank you!😀🙏 But yeah, I had very high hopes for this one. If it wasn't for the weight it would still be here - with some mods of course 😁
@antonyedwardson9900
@antonyedwardson9900 3 ай бұрын
Got a Sire S7 with a set of Tone Rider Alnico 2 Blues pickups in so I’m all sorted for a HSS S type. Did not make the livestream this week but I had done I’d have been saying I’m in a weird position of actually having a bit of cash to spend but not being able to find anything to spend it on!! Every time something catches my eye I realise it’s a base I already have covered. 🤷‍♂️
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Can't argue with your HSS set up - sounds ace! 😎👌 It sounds like you potentially... DON'T have Gas! 😀 Congratulations mate! 🥳 You're FREE!💃
@thelolguy007
@thelolguy007 3 ай бұрын
Your spot on here mate 👏. Very good review and great points. I’ll stick to my Jet(s) 😉
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Cheers mate! 😀🙏 I've just took delivery of another Jet this morning, courtesy of Jet Guitars - It's just a loaner though 😁👍
@thelolguy007
@thelolguy007 3 ай бұрын
@@stevecassidyguitar excellent mate. Is it for an upcoming video? Which model? 👏
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@thelolguy007 Yessir! It's the Jet JT600. Had a couple of people asking for this one and Jet asked me what I wanted to check out. So went with this one. Still unopened atm. Have to film that obviously 😜
@thelolguy007
@thelolguy007 3 ай бұрын
@@stevecassidyguitar awesome mate. Looking forward to it. And all things Jet 🤭👏👏👏
@caileanhunt8679
@caileanhunt8679 3 ай бұрын
I love mine, I changed the weird pickups for tesla sharks and it sounds great. I've had a couple of light guitars with horrible neck dive so the weight makes me happy. The setup on mine was amazing! It stays in tune like a champ too.
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
That's great news mate! 😀👍 So did you also find the original pickups... "uninspiring"? Just making sure it wasn't just me, coz it's a subjective thing after all. Heard great things about those iron gears - good choice sir. If it wasn't for the weight (I'm a weakling) I'd probably still have this one here... with different pickups. and pickguard 😜
@jehadc
@jehadc 3 ай бұрын
Aha good to see my photos made to this video! I've still got the guitar but it's my least played now :( Hope all is well mate!
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
No worries mate 😃👍 Apologies if i pronounced your name incorrectly 😬
@aminahmed2220
@aminahmed2220 3 ай бұрын
What a fantastic video have a wonderful weekend Steve ❤😊
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Thank you kindly sir! 😀🙏 I hope you have a great weekend too! 🥳
@mark_greening_gtr
@mark_greening_gtr 3 ай бұрын
Superb in depth review Steve, think I'll stick with my JET JS450 though 😀
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Thank ya very much sir! 😀🙏 I LOVED my Jet JS450, but ultimately had to sell it as it was also too heavy 😬 I'm sure mines was Heavier than the soloking 😅 But I way preferred the neck, pickups, finish and trem on the Jet 😎👌
@alesh2o
@alesh2o 3 ай бұрын
I got one in seafoam green... changed the pickups to Tonerider hss overwound set, put all new electronics and replaced bridge with Gotoh510. It is a bit lighter than yours, frets are nice and smooth, but the tuners were mounted realy badly so.... still have some work to do. But after all the mods... i have to say that now this guitar sounds incredible and feels realy good and expensive... Realy good mods platform
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Nice one mate! that sounds perfect! Gotoh 510 is my favourite trem - great choices mate 😎👌
@-processdrone-
@-processdrone- 3 ай бұрын
@9:43 Laughed out loud , good work. If I were in the market for a standard scale length "S-Type" this would grab me , Purple ✔ proper woods ✔ stainless Steel frets ✔ Entwistles pickups already fitted so I don't have to do that bit myself✔. Sadly I prefer 27" Scale guitars... Today I saved £300 , go me !
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Ha! Congratulations mate! 🤑👍 And thank ya kindly 😀🙏
@memyselfandi3202
@memyselfandi3202 3 ай бұрын
Steve your points match mine completely. C neck FTW! Shame the Soloking could have really given the others a run for their money. Especially that neck with the lower truss rod adjustment.
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
I regret that I never gave the neck enough of a chance. Because of the weight, I was instantly put off 😬 But yeah! Mon the C's!! 💪🤪
@derekjohnson5720
@derekjohnson5720 3 ай бұрын
Jet is the budget king for me
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Same here mate! 😎👍
@steviesynapse
@steviesynapse 3 ай бұрын
I’m with you Steve, in my opinion the Soloking’s you tried are much too heavy for ‘S’ types, the pickups sound bad and I’m not keen on any of their colour options. Bit of a shame and a lost opportunity for Soloking, I’d be much more inclined to buy a Jet JS-400, particularly when they cost £100 less!
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Totally! Although I'd love to see what a production Jet with stainless steel frets would be like 😁👍 John Robson had SS frets installed on his and he's loving it. I might have to give mine the same operation 😁👍
@legoarmo
@legoarmo 3 ай бұрын
Just ordered a used Schecter Nick Johnston so I'm sorted for an S type for now
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Nice one mate! Had a quick go on a NJ at the Birmingham Guitar Show - I really liked it. Feels very high quality in the hand 😎👌
@tadge74
@tadge74 3 ай бұрын
​@@stevecassidyguitarHow do you think the NJ compares to a Jet 400? Comparison vid? Cheers
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@tadge74 Oooh! Well there's an excuse to buy a Nick Johnson 😂👌 But.. I don't think it's that likely I'll get one, unless there's either an amazing deal or my local shop has a used one (They let me borrow stuff, but they don't carry Schecter). But... Even though they're both HSS Strats. I think these might be too different in specs and price worth comparing. The Schecter thin neck profile and flat radius, extra jumbo frets, locking tuners, Tusq nut, truss rod adjust wheel, Alder body at around £900 Vs Jets modern C neck 9.5" radius, medium jumbo frets, medium jumbo frets, Bass wood body, cheap tuners, bone nut, at around £180.... I'd assume the Schecter will have "better" pickups too. But is all that worth the extra £600? It depends on your tastes. Personally I prefer the neck profile on the Jet, which is the most important factor to me. But it's by no means "better". Thank ya for the suggestion though mate 😀🙏
@tadge74
@tadge74 3 ай бұрын
@@stevecassidyguitar yeah, Very similar looking but in detail different. I've got loads of guitars and wanted a NJ, I wonder if the Jet will fill that hole? Have you tried the Jet 400 relic? Cheers
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@tadge74 I have not tried the Js 400 relic, I'm sure the neck would be just as good. But I'm not a big fan of rosewood or relics, so it's not one i'm likely to try out. The only difference I can see is Rosewood and relic, and it costs £100 more for those features I don't love 😬
@davelewis4215
@davelewis4215 3 ай бұрын
Steve I went down the Sire Larry Carlton Tele SSS & SSH route a few years ago 👍🍺
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
I'm actually yet to try a Sire Guitar. I've owned a Sire Marcus Millar V7 Bass for a few years now - quality is top notch 😎👌 I'm not a huge fan of the Sire "strat" body shape though - I think that's why I've not got round to it yet
@RGBloke
@RGBloke 3 ай бұрын
great review, love the sock test - you need to make your own signature sharp fret test - maybe y-fronts ...... or a carrot 🤣🤣
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Ha! Cheers mate! Y fronts could be a winner! I might have to steal that - cheers! 😂👍 Actually - Carrot is also really good 🤔
@RGBloke
@RGBloke 3 ай бұрын
@@stevecassidyguitar maybe have a poll next week - poll options - hamster, tomato, chicken nugget, bag of crisps, rampant rabbit
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@RGBloke 😂🤣 You're on fire tonight mate! 😂👌
@MikeS4628
@MikeS4628 3 ай бұрын
I just got an MS-1 Custom a week ago. I'm in the states and ordered it from Andertons. It had the slightest bit of sharp fret ends. People make too much about how hard SS frets are to work with. A Stew Mac sanding stick sorted it out like it would with any guitar. The pickups are certainly dark sounding. I don't mind it as I play with higher gain most of the time. My biggest issue is that I like to have a backup live in case of string breakage and there's nothing I have that is close to as dark, so if I switch live there will be a noticable tonal difference. I still need to get 9-42 on it but I haven't had the time. The action out of box was too high for me but it set up easily enough and no high frets. I have a stupid amount of guitars so I'll get along with the neck. It's smaller than my Harley Benton Fusion 3 EMG and my LTD. No other flaws that I've noticed outside of the fret ends higher up on the treble side. That took maybe 5 min to fix. I like it. For reference I also have an Eart SSS that I put Dimarzio bladed humbuckers in. So I have the Eart, HB and now a Soloking. I had more issues with the HB than the Soloking. Bad jack that drained batteries in a matter of days and the locking tuners are really sloppy. The Soloking holds tune very well. The HB does but there's a lot of slack with you're tuning. I have several high end guitars but gig these because things happen live. Overall it seems to be built well. My example, at least. I don't mind heavy guitars. I didn't weigh mine but it didn't pop out as heavy to me. My main guitar weighs 9lb exactly though. So consider that when hearing my opinion.
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Wow 9lbs!? Good on ya mate - you're a far stronger steed than I 💪😎 The MS1 Customs look great too - With the HH set up I wouldn't be as shocked with the darkness as I was with the HSS strat - I can't go dark single coils. Are the Tuners on your HB staggered? I have the older Fusion ii and the'yre apparently "WSG locking tuners" - I absolutely love them and have been looking everywhere to find another set. No such luck yet tho
@MikeS4628
@MikeS4628 3 ай бұрын
@@stevecassidyguitar They are staggered. These get a good quarter turn before it actually engages two of the tuners. The rest are okay. Not great. Never noticed they were staggered until I just now checked. Actually don't think I've restrung it yet. It had the bad jack so it sat until about a month ago with I replaced that. My main is a Schecter Sun Valley Super Shredder Exotic Ziricote HT. A heavy guitar with a name that just rolls off the tongue.
@thenovicenoisemaker
@thenovicenoisemaker 3 ай бұрын
Great video as always. No to the headstock for me, don’t like stainless frets either.
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Thank ya kindly Rich! 😀🙏 I was dissapointed with this one too - I had high hopes. I've still not filmed the chapman vid yet soz 😬 Will try and get round to it this weekend 🤞
@jrchanning
@jrchanning 3 ай бұрын
Nice guitar but those pickups did sound darker against those guitars at the end of this video !!, great colour though and the neck looks great 😃
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Yeah probably the darkest pickups I've evr heard on an S type. An easy fix though 😀👍
@Jaminthecab
@Jaminthecab 3 ай бұрын
I liked the sound of the pickups personally. It looks like a really good sort of budget range guitar but like all budget ranges you take a chance with setups, fret work and finish. Nice headstock though and was that a little bit of these days by Bon Jovi in one of the playing breaks? 🤘🤘
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Different strokes for different folks n all that Jazz 😎👍 Personally ona guitar of that price pickups are a non issue, I'd probably needlessly change em anyway 😂 But these were exceptionally dark. No intentional Bon Jovi 😬 Apologies if i've stole something 🙈
@bluwng
@bluwng 3 ай бұрын
Weight is a big deal for me, ideally i want a 3 piece body, center piece the one that counts , use a denser wood but not overly heavy and the wings use a light wood.
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Good shout mate! that makes a lot of sense 😀👍
@nedim_guitar
@nedim_guitar 3 ай бұрын
Soloking strike me as a guitar brand that wants to show quality for an affordable, but not cheap, price. But I'm not so sure... I like Shijie guitars. But their S style guitar is also a bit on the heavy side. The quality though is on Suhr level.
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Oh! I'd always fancied trying a Shijie - but didn't realise they are heavy - I'll maybe just cross them off my list now then - cheers 😜👍
@nedim_guitar
@nedim_guitar 3 ай бұрын
@@stevecassidyguitar You could make a request to have a ligheter one? Also, they've got some new modern models, they look amazing!
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@nedim_guitar Ok... that's them back on the list 😂👍 That wasn't hard! 🙈
@stephenhedger5178
@stephenhedger5178 3 ай бұрын
I had exactly the same experience with my Soloking T style, much too heavy and much too dark sounding! Ended up selling it and took a big hit on price! Unfortunately I had modded it as soon as I got it and so couldn't return it to Anderton's.
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Ah that's a bummer. It's a shame as this brand has loads of potential. Could easily be the best show in town if they fix the weight. I'm not too fussed about pickups as I'd probably, needlessly, change them on a guitar of this price anyway 🙈 But the stock ones should be less dramatically dark imo
@bosshogg8273
@bosshogg8273 3 ай бұрын
Not just any beef, Dundee Beef! You'll be setting phasers to malky :D
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 Brilliant! 😂👌
@pentatonicpaddy
@pentatonicpaddy Ай бұрын
I love Andertons channel but i felt a little let down from my experience . I went to order an audio interface and because my information on their database didnt have my house number they couldnt ship it out to me so instead of contacting me and asking they just left me in limbo for a week until I had to contact them when it didnt arrive . When I asked them to ship it out to my address they wanted another £20 because it had been shipped in their eyes even though it was just sat at the distribution centre , when i said I think thats unreasonable I just asked poitely for a refund they told me they CANNOT issue a refund unless and this is company policy that I pay a fee of £20 . If it had of been shipped and returned I could understand but I still find this Unacceptable . I suggested in future that they implement a change where they cannot take a customers money unless they have all the relevant details so it wouldnt happen again . Im a bit dissapointed how it was dealt with to be honest as i bought a boss katana and boss waza earphones before all this with no problems . Ive never EVER heard of having to pay to release a customers refund just so people are aware. Im not shitting on Andertons I still love them they just need to look at this problem .
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar Ай бұрын
This isn't surprising to me at all. I'm the same as you - I love the Andertons channel and vids etc, but they need to pay more attention to the day to day running of operations. Poor communication, and very little to no attention to detail. My experience with them has been 50/50, in about 6 transactions total - which is pretty terrible imo
@pentatonicpaddy
@pentatonicpaddy Ай бұрын
@stevecassidyguitar that's not great At all..would you email me your experiences as I'm going to make a youtube video I will leave out your name if u want but I've 3 people including myself .it's not a hit piece just to make people aware if not it's no problem . St the minute they have a couple of solo king in websites for 250 .it's not my thing but for someone starting I still think 250 with locking tuners and the other specs is great. I've also noticed the Chapman's come out at a silly price then a year later there's 50 to 80 per cent off .I have a chapman .they should just concentrate on models under 1k I think they are totally wasting their time with anything remotely like custom shop prices
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar Ай бұрын
@@pentatonicpaddy Sorry mate, It would take me too long to detail all my poor experiences with andertons in an email 😂 I was planning on doing a video about it myself, but decided, i don't want to spend 3+ days on a video getting myself angry and being focused on negativity for 3 days - It's not good for my mental health. But I totally understand the desire to let people know. Have you checked in with Rich the "Novice Noise Maker" ? he's also had some less than ideal experience with andertons, well documneted on his channel. Feel free to use my name though, I'm not hiding that I'm dissatisfied with Andertons customer service, I've mentioned it loads in my vids 😂👍
@c.h.fieldsports9876
@c.h.fieldsports9876 3 ай бұрын
For me the jury is still out on that guitar, although if I was spending 300 quid, I’d probably buy something used but branded , or maybe something from Harley Benton, although it wouldn’t be a Strat style anyway, I’m not a Strat fan as such, so I’ll shut my mush , 😂, great video 👍👍🤠🎸
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Cheers Chuck! 😀🙏 There's not much stratty about this one soundwise. But yeah.. seems to be a buyers market at the moment. You could probably get something very cool for £300 and would never lose on it if you resold 👍
@c.h.fieldsports9876
@c.h.fieldsports9876 3 ай бұрын
@@stevecassidyguitar yeah i reckon so , there’s a lot of good used guitars around, mainly from the novice noise maker 😂😂,
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@c.h.fieldsports9876 Nice one! 😂👍 I bought a Chapman from Rich - Expertly packaged I might add.. and it looks like he might be buying it back 😂 The joys of GAS
@c.h.fieldsports9876
@c.h.fieldsports9876 3 ай бұрын
@@stevecassidyguitar 😂😂😂😂, what’s he like 😂
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@c.h.fieldsports9876 I totally get it tho! 👍
@StevieZero
@StevieZero 3 ай бұрын
Looks just like one of those fazley phynicas
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Yes indeed mate - It's in the same arena. A lot of overlap of specs. This one felt closer to an EART in terms of weight and neck feel tho.
@StevieZero
@StevieZero 3 ай бұрын
I saw them on my online travels but never stopped to look...The name makes them sound a bit more high end than they actually are ,,,they've branded it pretty well...
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@StevieZero The name seems to be a bit divisive. I don't mind it - but i think it the font/logo choice makes it work well 👍
@davroshalfbeard8368
@davroshalfbeard8368 3 ай бұрын
I got a player plus tele and it's battle ship heavy it's alder sounds a plays great though 😂
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Tele's are allowed to be a bit heavier imo. I've got a partscaster tele with a Squier Clasic vibe pine body - it's also on the heavy side.
@marccarter1350
@marccarter1350 3 ай бұрын
It looks great. Unlike your white paper glasses :-)
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
😂👌 Cheers mate! I have purple ones too - I totally should have worn those for this one 😜
@calbrockocat8728
@calbrockocat8728 3 ай бұрын
s.witched out mt godin string retainers for Tusq XL. The ping went away and tuning stability better than ever. Not my cup of tea, this "S" type.
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
It's amazing what good string trees can do! Particularly those Tusq XL's 😎👌
@Lomoholga2
@Lomoholga2 3 ай бұрын
Anyone know of a maker of this type that does 24 inch scale length Jaguar or Mustang ‘copies’? Seems like all anyone makes are strat, tele and the occasional Jazzmaster copy
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Good point mate 👍 What is it specifically you're looking for? So short scale and offset, there's loads available.... But is it the premium features your after? Like a roasted neck, stainless steel frets etc? I can't think of anything like that, that exists. Possible big gap in the market here. Closest thing I can thing of is the Harley Benton 25th Anniversary Jazzmaster, but it's 25.5" scale - not what you're after
@Lomoholga2
@Lomoholga2 3 ай бұрын
@@stevecassidyguitar Fender and Squier make 24 inch offsets for sure, but I’m looking for a 24 inch Mustang/Jaguar style by an off-brand that like you say has premium features at similar prices to all of these Strats and tele styles that they make. I have a Charvel DK24 HSS and I don’t need any other 25.5 scale guitar again- the neck plays itself and the Gotoh 510 bridge and the LSR nut I installed make the vibrato very good. The looks are not my thing, but the functionality and sound are 💯 I have a very nice Fender Player Mustang P90- cost me $1100 CAN which is absurd really. The 24 inch scale length really feels different enough from a 25.5 to be a completely different instrument. I just wish these other companies would offer similar specifications for a Mustang/jaguar ‘copy’ that they do for their strat/teles. Harley Benton makes a Mustang copy but it lacks the premium features
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@Lomoholga2 Got ya mate! 😎👍 That's what I thought. Seems there's definitley a Gap in the market here. I wonder who will be first to do it. Hope it's soon for you 👍
@njp2k914
@njp2k914 3 ай бұрын
It’s a shame about your experience with the pickups! I’ve been putting Entwistle neodymium pickups in my basses for years and they’re amazing. I’ve never tried any of their guitar pickups though
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
Must be a different story for bass 🤷‍♂️ I was chatting to someone on here yesterday i think, who also put neodyniums in a guitar, also very dark but he likes them like that👍 I though they might have used the wrong pot values in the Soloking but apparently not
@AndrewAHayes
@AndrewAHayes 3 ай бұрын
They come out with some terrible names for these budget guitars! I have always thought that a well specced S and T type budget guitar with a set neck would do well, or even a through neck model. It would attract a lot of interest just for being different!
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
That's a great shout mate! It wouldn't be for me, but you're right that would probably do very well 😎👌
@BudgetPedalChap
@BudgetPedalChap 3 ай бұрын
Thought it had some potential, but the lacking QC is a bit of a let down. Poor form on Andertons too, they should do better
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
The Andertons experience was a whole thing.. 🙈 A story for another day. Maybe 😂
@BudgetPedalChap
@BudgetPedalChap 3 ай бұрын
@@stevecassidyguitarin interest of fairness, I bought something from them last Saturday and it arrived Sunday morning. I'm probably a good couple of hundred miles from their store too
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@BudgetPedalChap Was it a 1million views gift? 😁 I know they can get it right. Just annoying when they don't. I've had like 50/50 service from there.
@BudgetPedalChap
@BudgetPedalChap 3 ай бұрын
@@stevecassidyguitar it was indeed 👍 you'd think they'd want to maintain all that good will they've earnt with their social presence
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@BudgetPedalChap Oh yeah, don't get me wrong - I love the channel, and all the characters - Pete n Lee etc.. Seem like they're always having a good time and would be a fun hang. 😀👍
@DesertScorpionKSA
@DesertScorpionKSA Ай бұрын
I'd rather get a Harley Benton fusion.
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar Ай бұрын
Not a bad shout mate 😎👍 The new Harley Benton ST Modern Plus would be much closer to the Soloking in terms of specs 👍
@pads-zr9ln
@pads-zr9ln 3 ай бұрын
8lbs isn't particularly heavy, mind you I play an 11lb Tele and 14lb bass
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
11lb Tele!?!? 🤯 Did you mod it with a suit of armour? Or is it Solid Maple? 😜 Yeesh! 😬 I'm impressed tho💪😅
@Barbarapape
@Barbarapape 3 ай бұрын
So near yet so far, for me the 9.5" raidius neck is a big NO, also i prefer dark Rosewood or Ebony fretboards. The ingredients are almost right, but it all went pear shaped with the electronics. For now i will stick with my trusty Fusion mk2, i have yet to find a guitar that is better. Would i try a Soloking, not if it meant dealing with Andertons, they ripped me off once, never again.
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
The Fusion 2 is a excellent guitar 😎👌not just "for the money" 👍 Although, I'll be parting ways with mine once I've filmed some more stuff 😬 It's mainly the 12" radius, but also the HSH. If I ever got another fusion, would have to be HSS
@Barbarapape
@Barbarapape 3 ай бұрын
@@stevecassidyguitar Harley Benton might make one to your requirements in the future. For now the spec is good enough for me. Having sold all my 9.5" guitars i am not going to buy anymore just to sell them again at a loss. As i have found out recently the used market is awash with more guitars than buyers.
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@Barbarapape I hope so 😁. That's a shame it's not a good time to sell. But it can take long enough to decided to sell - once it's decided - they gotta go! That's how it works for me anyway
@laurencehastings7473
@laurencehastings7473 3 ай бұрын
Those pickups are something else. Something else as in having nothing whatsoever to do with a strat sound. Yes the guitar has a lot of named components on it but glueing a Spirit of Ecstacy onto a Metro bonnet won't make it a Rolls Royce.
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
That's what I'm hearing too mate 😂👍 I think I just don't "Get" this guitar. Maybe I was wrong to expect strattyness 🤷‍♂️
@laurencehastings7473
@laurencehastings7473 3 ай бұрын
@@stevecassidyguitar When you order a strat style guitar the single most important aspect you want is stratyness. Yes you might want an HSS config to beef it up a bit at the bridge end (not the place on Islay) but it still has to have the strat sound. Even the reviews you've done on super budget 'S' style guitars sounded , in my opinion, better than this. No chime, no quack, bad crack.
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@laurencehastings7473 I agree 100% sir! Well said 😎👍
@jamesonpace726
@jamesonpace726 3 ай бұрын
Price is nice but, pups are awful, 8lbs is a dealbreaker & luckily there are better $300 guitars....
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
This pretty much sums it up perfectly! 😎👌 It took me almost 16 mins to say that here 😂🙈
@davroshalfbeard8368
@davroshalfbeard8368 3 ай бұрын
Makes you wonder how much mark up companies put on their goods a new I phone in China costs 10 dollars to manufacture and look what the retail price is 😂
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
wow! $10 !? I didn't realise it was that little 😬 Although I didn't love this guitar - Can't complain about the price at all
@ChockHolocaust
@ChockHolocaust 3 ай бұрын
I wouldn't buy anything from Andertons, and even if that wasn't the case, the guitar doesn't look that great - there are a lot of better, or as good guitars out there for the same money, or in some cases less.
@thenovicenoisemaker
@thenovicenoisemaker 3 ай бұрын
With you there 👍🏻
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
I can see why mate 👍 My customer service experience with Andertons has been 50/50. Which isn't great for (probably) one of the biggest music retailers in the uk 🙈
@markdoolan3424
@markdoolan3424 3 ай бұрын
Outside the UK you can get similar spec stuff like Firefly guitars just depends on where you are in the world!
@stevecassidyguitar
@stevecassidyguitar 3 ай бұрын
@@markdoolan3424 I'd love to try out a Firefly 😀👍 there's a couple of models I'm quite interested in, but not easy enough to get in the UK unfortunately
@markdoolan3424
@markdoolan3424 3 ай бұрын
@@stevecassidyguitar yeah they easier to get in America it seems the channel 'Raf's Gear Reviews' have done a load of Firefly reviews plus others iam still working thru all the vids!
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