8 Best Guitar Starter Packs - Cheap Guitar & Amp Packages That Don't Suck - Unboxing & Demo

[@Jacksonkellyfreak]

I like his enthusiasm. Every guitar he touches is like the greatest thing ever and you can tell playing guitar is his favorite thing in the world.

[@stevensanna3651]

LOL Yep. He can sell water to fish!

[@jyrahoj152]

Fr, He acts like a joyful kid I mean that in a good thing btw.

[@Metalwrath2]

its not enthusiasm, it is just acting

[@chevy4x466]

@@Metalwrath2it is very important. The industry need fairly priced entry level gear. Parents need to be able to afford the beginning gear so they can afford the lessons that go with it.

[@Metalwrath2]

@@chevy4x466 Yes I think you are right.

[@Highrollinhunter]

With the slash guitar bundle pack they should of had a top hat and sunglasses included to look like slash

[@danhorsfallmusic7411]

Genius. You are truly a man of tradition good sir

[@lyze1433]

@@danhorsfallmusic7411 very smart indeed!

[@snobdoggle865]

And a pack of ciggies

[@luisforeal8676]

And a bottle of jack daniels.

[@BhaskarAuddy1995]

I think including Slash's guitar playing skills in the pack will be more useful. Just a thought. 😂

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

I've always recommended Squire guitars whenever someone asks me what would be a great guitar for beginners. Great quality at a reasonable price.

[@demolitionman5782]

Its not a great quality at all

[@armanzakwan1898]

I'd recommend Ibanez Gio

[@belgarrath]

Yamaha Pacifica are excellent also🤘

[@ryanclifton5409]

I had a Squier SE I hated it. I was 18 and it was a birthday gift.. Now I'm buying a Ibanez gio in emerald burst and relearning

[@Shane-Singleton]

I've got an old Hard Rock Cafe Squire strat and it's excellent. It's more of a wall hanger now but i've been thinking about picking up a Squire tele as well.

[@abhijeetchavhan37]

This man just loves his job .no doubt

[@MmedicatedGoo]

Absolutely great reviews. Just remember.. Anyone watching and new, shopping for their first guitar... It comes down to the player. What you have inside of you that you want to get/put out into music. You can have a five thousand dollar guitar or a 100 dollar guitar. At the end of the day, all of that is important but the most important ingredient is the player.

[@dominiccollison7778]

guy can make a strat look smaller than a ukulele

[@gabrielwilkes1764]

i thought they were really small for a sec

[@jamesn256]

He's like 6'5

[@searchlunasbox]

@@gabrielwilkes1764 ye i got mine and i was like bro it’s massive

[@tonytrevorrow1280]

I' m a clueless aspiring wannabe,looking for my first package,this vid was educational,very entertaining, & has enabled me to narrow my choices to the Epiphone slash or Yamaha Pacifica bundles.Dagan,s demos were awesome.Thank you so much.

[@pickledblowfish6178]

So what did you go with?

[@brianthrom6858]

Still curious

[@Guitarist._.2004]

I started on the Squier SSS strat pack back in late 2016. I got the bug and I was hooked on music even more than I was. Literally the day after getting my first guitar, I was already looking for another one! And about a month later, I got my first Epiphone (Les Paul Jr), and it was perfection in my life. I love music and guitar playing and will never give up.

[@shaniasteward5624]

Out of this video which guitar do you recommend I get

[@Guitarist._.2004]

@@shaniasteward5624 I would recommend the Ibanez Jam Pack or the Yamaha pack. The Squier ones suck now cuz the guitar they come with is lesser quality than the Affinity ones that I started on

[@raphapar3644]

@@Guitarist._.2004 but today its also an affinity no ?

[@Guitarist._.2004]

@@raphapar3644 they changed the guitars to Bullets a few years back. And that was back when the Bullet guitars were awful, with the worst tuners known to man. The Affinity pack from around 2015-16 is much superior

[@MmedicatedGoo]

@Shania go with the epiphone sun burst. I owned this guitar before flipping it and moving on but I always remembered it because of how amazing it sounded and it was through nothing but a little starter amp. If you want tone that can get you mixtures of rock, Blues, jazz, or something a little on the heavier side, go with the epi. Can't go wrong.

[@pants7461]

He walks/moves around and talks like captain jack sparrow and I love it.

[@bb-fn2ne]

I was wondering why the guitars looked soo small and then i realized Dagan was just really *TALL* 🤣🤣🤣

[@faethe000]

Yah, Dagan is huge.

[@faethe000]

@Michael Fauvel I think he's around 6'5

[@cs3k3]

@@faethe000 Then is isn't THAT tall...I'm 6'4 and 18, but 3 or 4 of my friends are 6'7+

[@sevchryst8516]

@@cs3k3 wtf u guys tall af howww tell me ur secrets

[@Chirn70]

Small Guitars... Far Away, Dougal

[@theyearsshallrun6641]

I like how commuted Dagan is to welcoming in new players - he’s really good at demystifying guitar jargon.

[@rambohimongon8314]

Jack Sparrow went from them Pirate to some guy selling you some guitars!

[@k3nt173]

He has the same kind of look and manurisams

[@DrVagax]

I'm currently a absolute noob when it comes to playing guitar but I do have one of these bundles, it is super motivating and awesome to basically hear what your guitar eventually could sound like

[@jmabs5096]

I think with any starter guitar, either learn how to do a proper setup or pay someone for it, sure paying someone will cost $50+ atleast. But high recommend learning the basics of setting up a guitar, it will make your beginner guitar feels $500 more. Also HIGHLY RECOMMEND a hard tail piece, you know that beginners on the floating squire is going to whale on the trem arm and throw it outa tune. I think it's best for a stopped tail piece or a block off the trem on the fender

[@axelvanhulst]

I’m glad you show all different vibes you can get on these guitars because I’m personally not a big fan of the rock music but I love the other sounds, so thank you very much

[@justinl9723]

I got my first electric guitar this year and it was a Squier classic vibe and I loved it. Now that I’ve been playing consistently, I also bought an epiphone LP and a fender American Strat. Owning a few other guitars has made me appreciate my Squier CV even more and made me realize how much bang for the buck it gives!

[@justinengler7308]

As someone who is about to own a cv strat do you love it?

[@themadkraken1912]

I got the Affinity HSS strat pack 2 years ago, still haven't upgraded. Literally every single fret on every single string buzzes like a beehive, and the amp's just dreadful, but otherwise? I would recommend it. If I ever got around to setting the guitar up it would be perfect, and you can't really fault a $70 amp for sounding bad. I've seen a video where a dude replaced the speaker and it sounded great. With a little work it could be just about perfect.

[@martinfuentes8777]

Watch Phillip McKnight he does videos on how to fix buzzing frets for 5-30 dollars

[@jayjay378378]

Needs a basic set up

[@jmabs5096]

Get a boss katana, best bang for the buck for your next guitar.

[@brianh794]

I’ve already watched this video multiple times, and I don’t even need a beginner guitar, but I’m just so entertained by Dagan showing off guitars!

[@yahbella----23]

The fact the mentioned Thundercat warms my heart bless you're soul mate

[@hyrumnagata2347]

It is really interesting for me to remember that most amazing players started with a home made, knock off, or just otherwise unexpensive guitar and later in their careers came to remake a version of their first guitar. Techlogy has come such a long way even unexpensive gear is great.

[@mikelee3067]

Dagan is a amazing talent and so very enthusiastic

[@jaggerarnold]

2:16 ‘some of the funnest things in the world’ Yep, that’s a guitar player

[@taz4965]

I bought my F310 28 years ago. It was a birthday gift from my wife for my 30th. I tried several guitaers in the shop and had a budget of £600. This was £79 and as good as all of the others i played. Still sounds amazing and only superseded last year by a Faith Bloodmoon. May be on the subs bench, but gets a regular run about!!

[@paulpozi4601]

Me, who owns a 100W amp, two guitars and who's been playing for two years: *Yeah this could be interesting*

[@treyfeller932]

Just picked up a slash Les Paul for 100 bucks on facebook with matching bag. My first guitar and it’s absolutely stunning really blown away how nice it is sounds great

[@CBTTT.14]

this man right here made me so hyped for the Epiphone Les Paul pack because I am looking forward to buy it tgis summer tyyyy

[@9ordy]

im getting mine next week i cant wait brooo

[@IshareClips99]

@@9ordy How was it?

[@grimeyhonkyracing3938]

I just bought my nephew the Epiphone LP amp combo in that same sunburst color for Christmas, nice guitar can't wait to see his face when he opens it!!!

[@Merjia]

Still got my strat copy from way back when. Body and neck were still good, so I threw about six hundred AUD of parts on it and now it sounds like a dream.

[@5ynthesizerpatel]

What makes the Slash bundle so authentic is that the Les Paul he played on AFD wasn't made by Gibson either :-)

[@irondeathgaming9032]

Yeah wasn’t it a Epiphone that was just made to look like Gibson Quality?

[@5ynthesizerpatel]

@@irondeathgaming9032 - no it was a custom replica made by a guy called Kris Derrig. Slash's manager got it for him when he was struggling to find the right tone when they were recording the album

[@tmage23]

I recently decided to relearn the guitar after about a 25 year layoff. I was going to buy the HHS Affinity Squier Strat starter pack but I did not like the sound of the amp (Frontman 15g). I spent about 60 bucks more and bought an Affinity Strat and an Orange RT20 practice amp (dealer threw in stand, strap, cables and 5 picks for free) from a local music shop and I couldn't be happier.

[@nkimble000]

Yamaha always blows my mind, how good it sounds being a laminated top guitar

[@Dremeli]

When I decided I want to learn to playing guitar, a local well-known big band leader chose a set for me; Yamaha Pacifica telecaster and the old Peavey Bandit amp - both used. I liked them even back then when I did not know how to play guitar.. I went to lessons the same autumn. Now I have been playing bass guitar for 12 years, but I would buy the Pacifica tele and old Bandit again if given the chance. As far as I could remember, the price was about 300 euros.

[@johannessilver8653]

Yamaha Pac012 -pack is the most versatile and I like most.

[@REPVILE]

Started on a Kaman GTX. Man we have come so far with starter guitars. I would have loved that Slash LP

[@curtjaynes8223]

I love watching these videos too, I also have several guitars and several amps still I can’t play half as good as him now but so much excitement in his playing makes everything sound bad ass.He is just a stud to watch.Guitar’s always do look super small in that happy giants hands Gotta make it easier to play.👍🤘🏻🎸

[@markpell8979]

Just joined today and love your channel, appreciate Dagan's playing and presentation abilities and positive psych! Re: survey of budget starter bundles for 'beginners.' I'm a 50yr player with v nice axes in my collection and recently acquired my first "budget" Epi LP Special HH, in worn cherry color. Way less than $200 USD delivered to my door, kicks all kinds of ass and she's making my other guitars jealous for attention. A friggin' TONE MONSTER and plays amazing after only minor setup tweaks. My go-to kit at home or playing out is now this Epi Special and a Line 6 combo. Cheers from Dallas/Fort Worth!

[@danieljdtaylor]

This man surely has to be king of the guitar KZbin world. The energy, the positivity, the enthusiasm, the HAIR! This man is the GOAT😍

[@myoriginalname]

Epis LP’s are freakin awesome for beginners. I still own and play my Epi LP Trad Pro, and I love it like the first day. The push pull pots are awesome for creating different tones and it actually does sound great for a budget guitar.

[@pajodato5339]

Got a Slash Epi for my daughter (the one with the Amp). She kicks ass with her friends now.

[@stevys]

Love the kramer 5150 replica in the background

[@nicobernardo9286]

Same rip Eddie

[@chriscrooks8617]

The Slash guitar is awesome just got it for an early Birthday gift from wife. There was only 2 cons the TONE was wired backwards an the TREBEL Bleed Cap .022uf was a china made cap. So I put a .022uf Orange Drop like Gibson has. I also hooked it up from volume ground to center of Tone like the 59 was wired then shield the back plate an ground it from a wire to the ground on 3 way switch to screw hole. Sounds sooooo good

[@Scruffrecordings]

This was in my analytics suggesting my content. I completely agree with this guy beginners please don’t buy world class gear to lose interest and leave it in a corner. Find out what you like the upgrade. Top video 👍🏻

[@nikhilck629]

This is Degan in his natural environment and in his element.

[@Monsterdrumma]

I found the first Les Paul same color and all in the guitar center dumpster. Total score!

[@tuomasholo]

I’m sold on the Les Paul bundle! Thanks!

[@killawhale8726]

the fender frontman 10g, it's ok for cleans i suppose but if you like playing with any sort of overdrive, i would get something else. I ended up with an orange crush 35rt, which sounds much better and has lots of awesome dirty tones for a solid state amp. I have the squier affinity series strat, and it's a fine guitar as long as you have it setup right, good for starting out.

[@diegoarevalo1508]

Yoshi_IX I had the same gig, Orange amp and affinity strat

[@tomasmestre1316]

I have the epiphone les paul special, It's a great kit, especially for the price... Compared to my fake strat I had It´s like buttery smooth, the frets are really good. The amp I guess it´s ok, but it could have more adjustment

[@scottjackson4743]

You are the best salesman I know you heard it a 10000 times but it is certainly true you're so talented entertaining keep up the good work thank you

[@gustavopedraza6466]

GUYS DO NOT BUY. The vintage scissors aren’t part of the back, my box has been sitting here for 5 months.

[@sw4mpzz224]

I don’t understand is this a joke and if not what do I don’t buy

[@Jeremuh]

@@sw4mpzz224 It's a joke about the scissors brother. Buy whichever you like.

[@davidsebastianrodriguezmol4639]

I had the squier hss strato and ket me tell you that is a great starter guitar. I LOVED IT

[@zerep11]

The Yamaha Acoustic sounded so Rich, Warm and Full-Bodied. I can definitely see why Dagan misses his old one. But then again, it's a Yamaha.

[@gp3328]

I have a rumble 15 and I like how it sounds, and, for the price outside of the pack, it just cannot be beaten in my opinion.

[@chucktan8130]

EVERY GUITAR SOUNDS EXCELLENT IN YOUR HANDS!

[@billberil3399]

Hi Dagan Could you please stop advertising guitar in a very appealing way? My wallet and heart can't take it anymore :(

[@louiscarrollmusic-lcm5331]

😂

[@_tankerax_3892]

He can't reply here cuz this is pmtv chanel if you want to ask him questions go to his Instagram it's DAGANWILKIN

[@Jolz0]

@@_tankerax_3892 I can’t tell if you’re fucking serious or not

[@manuelemilioaquinoaraujo3154]

@@Jolz0 exactly

[@DaniMrtini]

I had a boehringer guitar kit from 2011-2012. It was amazing. Amp was hhhuuuuggge and sounded pretty good. Hard rock to soft rock it was amazing. My family all pitched in to get it for around 200 (at the time this was alot of them as we were poor as hell). I had to sell it years ago but I am doing well financially and am looking to get 2 packs, one for myself and another for my daughter. Thanks for this video

[@JohnSmith-sz8qq]

That was my first guitar too! Saved up for it as a kid by recycling bottles

[@kingmatthew3458]

Honestly wouldn’t mind the bass guitar starter bundle sounds pretty nice

[@KingMarty-tj6zb]

I’m getting the epiphone player pack soon

[@aimansyarizuan7139]

I like when he says les paul ,marshall and slash look magic happens hahah

[@rahimichannel7490]

Hahaha

[@scotthorn9520]

Subscribed.Watched a few of your vids.your knowledge and personality and charisma are exceptional.keep up the good work

[@FxnWaySheGoes]

I started on the Epi Player pack, really great starting guitar. I play a classic vibe tele now mostly and an alvarez acoustic

[@davidpenwell3432]

I got the slash pack years ago and the action was about 1.5inches from the fretboard and the frets were sharp and squared. I sent it back the next day.

[@nicobernardo9286]

Im gona pick myself one of those slash packs up

[@LordRustyDonuts]

How you going to play enter sandman on the Yamaha Pacifica but not Sweet child o mine with the Slash Les Paul? lol Great video tho..

[@armp1287]

I frickin love dagan I swear

[@louishurr393]

Thanks for this review. Just what I needed!

[@christhrash1356]

Should do a review on the Donner DS 152. Pretty sweet guitar for the money. Bought my son one and it’s pretty nice. Threw some Ernie Ball strings on and ran it thru a fender champion 20 amp and it’s surprisingly great

[@MrSlushee22]

I've got the Squier PJ Starter Pack, I love it!

[@RebeccaHindle]

That Slash AFD one is on my list

[@whotfisdiesel]

Very happy to see the two packages I was split between buying on here, and this helped me make the decision. Thanks!

[@purpletea3807]

Hi there. I know it has been a year but if you ever see this I am wondering what guitar you got. Also, how has it been treating you thus far?

[@jurgen889]

Excellent presentaion Dagan. Loved every second of the episode, awesome. Yamaha Pacifica Starter pack with spider to me, is the winner🥇🎸🥇🎸

[@matthews8576]

You could make a bucket with a string sound good.

[@Damic_Damic]

Actually bought the squier hss start starter pack a month ago and am quite happy with it. At first wanted a yamaha Pacifica 112 pack I've seen, but none were available in the shops I looked into and wanted to use my momentum, to actually start asap. Thought otherwise I wouldn't go through with it later on.

[@rhdg3836]

I have the first one and its actually pretty good but its a hand me down and a cable to the amp was missing so i got a new amp and i couldnt believe how good the guitar sounds with some overdrive!!

[@RebeccaHindle]

I've put that classical accoustic in my amazon bag hopefully it's not sold out by Thursday

[@dtadeo2006]

This man clearly loves his job

[@johannessilver8653]

Yes as a salesman but how about objective analyzer and including healthy critics? All is great and awesome according to him. People need comparison and also hear about cons. I have the Epiphone pack and the guitar is good...almost all other in the pack is junk not awesome anyway in universal standards.

[@TobySimone]

@@johannessilver8653 Why would he be critical about the things he's trying to sell? That's the exact opposite of what his job is.

[@fnzago]

he always has the big enthusiasm with everthing. You are Awesome dude

[@Caden_-ch5eh]

1st one is my first guitar I got it last Christmas and it’s cool but I’m more into Kramer these days

[@1o7oMaRcIn1o7o]

Dude you make the guitars look so damn small !

[@Big.E]

Great fun, great playing and presentation 👍

[@HighMarshalSigismund]

I got the Epiphone Les Paul Player pack for Christmas but I got the Ebony finish, love it so far

[@xFSASxxx]

Best sales man ever!

[@NoahMG66]

I have no idea why I'm watching, i already have 3 guitars and 2 amps😂

[@ZappaSheik]

Well after 100+ guitars and 20+ amps and basses, I'm still watching

[@tenispirata]

Seven Guitars and over eleven years and still watching.

[@themadkraken1912]

I have one of the packs in the video and I'm still watching.

[@petelawler2199]

The correct number is the number you own, plus one! 😂

[@TheSupart91]

When i win the lottery im buying a Guitar Center (USA) fully loaded store 😅🤣😂🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@JudahSullivan]

Knowing we’re the same height surely fills my heart with excitement for the Slash Special II as my first GEEETAR! sorry😢 just loved the way you said it 😅 absolutely one of my favorite channels🎸

[@mikodi5147]

this dude can sell a banjo to a guy looking for a bass

[@optionlessprime]

What a very charming video! Well done!

[@3rdalbum]

That Spider amp that comes with the Yamaha Pacifica sounds like it's just the thing for a bit of home recording. I want one.

[@frazjuno3708]

“this could be you at Christmas”

[@theungoated9046]

Hehe no

[@therollband1290]

The Yamaha looks like it has a really narrow neck. Pretty cool

[@palanthis]

Surprised that the Slash pack doesn't come with a hat, a pack of Marlboro's, and a bottle of Jack. lol. His enthusiasm does make you want to buy every single one of them.

[@Six3rdy]

Hey Dagan! Just wanted to say thank you for the review. I'm digging the reviews! And MAD respect to you and the team for putting this together. I KNOW it was hard as heck, because it takes a lot to move, open, and store all that equipment! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 (I figure many if these videos take a lot of work, don't get me wrong, and I respect and appreciate them all. But I know moving all that stuff was no joke.) Keep on rocking fam!

[@indian3750]

A fender squire with a katana mini. Best starter pack ever

[@Metalaxe5150]

The pacifica and the spider v mk 2 is the best deal,I thought that the new spiders were gonna sound like ass but I was really surprised at the sound,all the hi gain boutique amps loaded in it are excellent

[@m1ghtysauc3E]

Which of these packs would be best for playing metal?

[@zachhaywood1564]

I love my Squier Strat, TREMENDOUS value!

[@thelowmein9143]

Always wondered why fender put a 3-band eq on the inexpensive budget range amps like the frontman, but if you go and buy a 1000$+ deluxe reverb, there is only 2- band eq.

[@ERIC-65]

That Fretboard on the Pacifica looks amazing!

[@chrisvillanueva2149]

Do they still sell that Yamaha Pacifica pack?

[@approachingthesky]

2:05 this man completely destroied asmr channels

[@nickdoro6142]

I bought a squire affinity strat starter pack and I couldn't be happier !!🤘🤘

[@gfuelsoccermom5307]

Best QVC sale I’ve ever seen