A Rosewood Telecaster for just £179? 🎸 PMT Antiquity Legends TL1 Review

[@MrBiggordy]

"No rosewood was harmed in the making of this instrument.."! Great sense of humour, as always, and great sense of realism. I'm a bit concerned at people calling you a cheapskate, and the guitars featured as firewood. The channel is based on reviewing budget, or value, guitars, and always has been, so for you to be fielding such comments is unfair and downright outrageous. Even going back to your (broken) Epiphone Flying V/Explorer, videos, where you criticise the company for their pricing, wasn't that a rather large clue as to the channel's main focus. Don't pay any attention to these naysayers - we watch because you review the gear without fear or favour (mostly), and with a sense of humour and realism, returning to my original point. Keep on keeping on!

[@jrchanning]

Budget price guitars are fantastic these days, a great time for buying your first guitar, not like back in the day !! 😜

[@gronxman1]

Are you referring to 'Satellite' guitars per chance? 😂

[@idealmethod]

1997 squire mustang strat was my first soooo hard to play shredded my hands. it was horrible.

[@MalisaDonnelly]

Love these cheaper priced guitars reviews

[@ApeLikeCreature]

Another great review. I think this particular TELE sounds amazing. Thicker than the norm, but very rich and musically pleasing.

[@bighes100]

A cheap guitar these days isn't a bad guitar, it's an inexpensive guitar that's fine for a lot of players. Amazing what u can get now.

[@mrzedlyt]

The bluest weeping blues...nicely done, Colin.

[@QuantumGamingUploads]

That is great guitar for the price Colin. Very well made. With pots and pickups upgrade that guitar could be even better than the Squire guitars which cost way more.

[@Bos_Sentinel]

It really is a great guitar! I have my own right next to my ned rn!

[@ukdadgamer6033]

I saw the Antiquity Explorer in PMT Romford and have to say he did look good

[@andywharam59]

Love your channel Colin, I’m pretty sure the T telecaster you purchased from PMT is made by Squire (Fender) it defo looks like a Squire🧐😎

[@explorervango880]

I have the Harley Benton non-rosewood non-Tele. This one looks nice, too. I wanted a real Telecaster because of James Burton. Got a deal on a 52 Custom Shop. I’m good with Teles…at least the traditional kind. There are other variations.

[@TheSuperspyk]

I love the high end stuff for the eye candy and the daydreams but budget to mid range gear always piques my interest. I know I could have less guitars and one really high end one - but I like having the different shapes, colours, styles and configurations at my fingertips based on my mood

[@iamanovercomer3253]

Buying firewood 🔥😂🤣❗ love your humor .... can you burn firewood in 🇬🇧 ❓

[@theguitaristas]

Not sure these days! 😆🤷‍♂️

[@georged9615]

Overlay the pickguards on each other to see if they're identical

[@cshartley101]

I have to say that when it comes to cheaper fretboard woods. I much prefer Indian laurel to Pao Ferro. I find Pao Ferro too reddish. The darker the fretboard, the better.

[@birdman316]

Sweet tele clone brotha! Now i know you got ya eyes on that red SG hey! Ever heard of GEARIT brand? I recently got a semihollow tele clone of that brand with a soapy p90 in the neck and a humbucker in the bridge....surf green! And cheap as chips!

[@graemero5532]

Cheers Col 👍🏻

[@peteralbertthomas]

I have one I PUT ALNICO 3 pickups on mine. Sounds miles better.

[@ShadowhandofDune]

Now the website says 'dark rosewood finish".

[@theguitaristas]

Good to hear 👍

[@crucifixgym]

Dare I say this guitar inspired you more than that PRS you had?

[@theguitaristas]

Yes! 😆👍 but no doubt for very different reasons

[@jeffberg8015]

While some may complain, I think a majority of your fans like the very low cost guitar reviews. I believe that there are a lot of players and aspiring players who would like to expand their horizons but would struggle to afford a $400+ guitar. Thanks as always.

[@KennedyIvy]

Wow, the fact that the guitar actually works for that price is amazing. Guitars have come really far

[@thorinbane]

CNC, and china CAN make great gear, just ask them to tighten quality. Its why I laugh at people that will only buy UK made celestions. Would love to support my own country, but everyone is too busy tripping everyone else on a downward spiral than trying to raise all boats.

[@RR-qi1zw]

Best guitar review channel

[@ukdadgamer6033]

Be interesting to see the shoot out between the low price T styles goes in a few weeks

[@transmissionggb2820]

Yeah, that Prince video is amazing and I was always more a George Harrison fan than John or Paul through my life. The price of a standard model by Gibson or Fender is just insane and I love the fact you show these types of models as they just get better in quality each passing year.

[@michaelhopper4545]

the fact you keep proving is that there is no need to pay silly money to get a good guitar.

[@merockunot]

I'm in the US and I would buy 1 in a heartbeat maybe even 2!!

[@motorhead1971xxx]

Good Afternoon Colin, crumpet n Brew ready, Spending my 53rd Birthday enjoying watching my favorite KZbin show. Rock n Roll 😀🎸

[@theguitaristas]

Happy birthday! 😁👍

[@rhoff7272]

Happy birthday brother!

[@motorhead1971xxx]

Cheers dude

[@michaelwatson9492]

Happy birthday!

[@motorhead1971xxx]

😀👍🏻🤘

[@-processdrone-]

@18:45 we both flinched at exactly the same time. I 've tried cheaper guitars that get T-style neck sound way better than that, I'm really working hard not to do youtube style tirade here. To keep it short ; that neck pickup made me sad, can't pick out any likeable characteristics beyond it being functional. Eastcoast are still winning the budget market for me, and I'd just like to thank you for doing a series on guitars more people can actually go and buy. You're serving a bigger community by covering this area and I appreciate it a lot.

[@neoquest2012]

Ascetically it’s a pretty tele 🤔 Pick ups seem to have a fuller tone compared to The Harley Benton to my ear, however my Te62 db arrived from Thoman this week, sounds great and has a flawless neck and finish and it’s unreal value at £145 delivered! Defo gonna mod it 👍and the best bit is it’s half a stone lighter than the Te52 I bought last year 😂 I’m still keeping it for my headstone tho 😂😂😂 cheers Col 🍻

[@robertweldon7909]

Colin, I can't understand why people complain about you featuring guitars, like this. Yes, they are made for folks who are beginners, have little money, or both. However, by upgrading the hardware and electronics, and even paying to have the work done, A very high quality guitar can, sometimes, be had for less than 1/2 the cost of a Gibson or Fender. You have even done that yourself, ending up with several guitars that played and sounded as good or better than their expensive counter parts. I guess, the complaining must come from folks who have grown long noses, from looking down them at guitars like this. By all means review a few more PMT"S, like their SG, since you are a big SG fan, and maybe even tweak one up a bit. Now, that could be fun. and drive the "long noses" to distraction too, HA, HA ;-)

[@canadianintheukbrian]

the body is lovely 179 quid throw in a decent pots and switches grab some new pups from Tonerider job done 100 quid plus investment bang a cracking guitar that's what these guitars for the most part do give you a tremendous modding base

[@nellayema2455]

Good one! I love that there are so many decent affordable alternatives to the big brands out there. Feature whatever you want, Col. I'll keep tuning in. I'd watch you review tea kettles, as your personality and style is so accessible and engaging. Also, the lighting and video quality is among the best here on YT. Cheers!

[@mordokch]

It looks good and the price is right, but what really gets me is that it actually sounds good. It's a very 'vintage' sound, but then surely if one is buying a 'rosewood' tele, then that's probably what one wants anyway. I wonder where my nearest pmt is lol - need to try before I buy 'cos the feel of the neck is the all important thing, and what floats one guys boat might sink mine. Good one Colin !

[@PeterMoore350]

Agreed. For me it’s all about the necks.

[@howardmaryon]

Someone told me that rosewood is very heavy, so the real rosewood one that was given to GH was something that you would not want to gig with....

[@valdazis]

The pickups sound pretty dull, but nothing that couldn't be replaced with a set of Toneriders for ~ £60-70

[@TimB335]

Been looking forward to this one - Harrison on a budget! 👍

[@thehonestguitarist6543]

Good day, Colin. You've got many subscribers in the colonies also. 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 new 🇳🇿

[@theguitaristas]

Yes I know and I apologise for not mentioning you more often… I do realise the world extends beyond UK and USA! 😆🤷‍♂️ appreciate your support man! 😎🙏

[@howardmaryon]

At that price I would buy one and hang it on the wall next to picture of George Harrison.

[@richardlynch5632]

That rosewood tele that Fender gave Mr. Harrison was a very HEAVY guitar...in weight as well😉 The body was sandwiched construction. Looks and sounds like PMT has a fun guitar there.😎👍 Looks good on you Colin 👍👍 Great jam WMGGW...😃 Thanks George ❤👍 And you Colin for another great video 😎👍👍 😎✌👍❤🖖 Love Brother

[@telestratblues]

Just wondering which Boss Loop Station are you using?

[@theguitaristas]

I use the RC5

[@RRW276]

That's probably the closest I've seen any of these yet to an actual Fender all rosewood T. Now I'm gonna gets back to the show.

[@MichaelIrons-d5v]

nice one mt, loved the vid ,while my axe gently weeps.

[@dantaylor1724]

Another great Guitar review, Colin ! Sounds amazing for the money.

[@fisterroboto1044]

How can a friday get any better? With an upload from The old wise man himself ofcourse! This is gonna be lovely, gonna grab myself a cup of hot choccy milk and get cosy. And by the gods, I'm anxiously waiting for the Maybach review (the Albatroz).

[@AndrewAHayes]

When I first saw the video upon release I was very impressed with this guitar, its a bit of a looker! I then forgot all about it, I have looked on their website and they do it with a different colour neck now I don't know whether to look for a used one with the black neck or order the different one and a replacement bridge, I don't like the modern bridges, I prefer the original Fender ashtray type bridge with the ashtray cover and compensated brass saddles, I have also saved the Gotoh version of that bridge in my basket for this guitar, I am going to 3D print a scratchplate with a Red, Black, Blue Indian Mandala design on the top with a 4 ply design. Colin, If you still have yours and want to sell it, I am your Man!

[@theguitaristas]

Cheers Andrew, you can have first dibs then!… send me a message on my reverb shop and I’ll remember to let you know when I’m ready to sell it 😁👍 if you can’t find it the link is in the videos I did last January.

[@AndrewAHayes]

@@theguitaristas Cheers Col, I have posted the reminder message on Reverb. Andrew

[@theguitaristas]

@@AndrewAHayes Got that cheers!

[@LIHPIT]

When you finish the cheap t would be good to see you upgrade your fav with some reasonably price upgrades see if you can make a great t

[@pinkiewerewolf]

Excellent playing Colin. I think the guitar looks beautiful and if it can be made to sound that good then it's a wonderful value for money. A parent could buy their kid this guitar and then play it when they're off to school. 😊 Have a great weekend Colin!

[@Paul-q8u]

I went through my faze of buying expensive guitars...kept a few sold on the others....now I enjoy buying cheap guitars....some I mod some I leave alone....I think these antiquity guitars are excellent for the price.

[@Stoobers]

I recently got back in to playing after a 30 year break, I'm not good, I can play some chords, learning picking etc. I've always loved the Tele style, and seeing as I had a Tanglewood Strat copy already that I took out of storage which doesn't play all that well, I bought a Squier Tele (in butterscotch blonde) for under £150. It's made me fall in love with playing again, and didn't cost the earth. I have a feeling I'll be buying more "budget" guitars now :D I do love the look of that Fauxwood TL1, I think it would go nicely next to the Squier :D

[@hankreus7196]

❤❤❤an instrument to be proud of. Sadly not available here in the USA? Must have something to do with the orange menace Trump no doubt. Everything does, doesn’t it 😂

[@LGuitarB]

How different things are from the 70s and 80s in this price range. Back then you could SEE that they were cheap to begin with, but also would have bow-and-arrow-like necks and nasty looking plastic nuts and such...

[@RobertMillard-v4h]

Got my beer and snacks! Loving the gently weeps jam at 20:00 ish! Great work as usual Col! Always inspired to pick up the guitar after watching these!

[@bluehazeboy]

Nothing wrong with a cheap guitar,looks like a pretty good starting point,then you can add some better pickups,wiring,pots& switches,then you’ll have a real beast of a guitar,I have a made in china epiphone casino I added Lindy frailin p90’s 4 500k pots & Gibson wiring,& it’s a really really good guitar

[@Alan-zf2tt]

A question if I may. Another KZbinr gave details about how to swop out ceramic magnets for alnico magnets in pickups. Apparently it is pretty easy to do and there are suitable magnets available for single coil or humbuckers. Any views, experience, thoughts about swopping magnets in pickups? Ta

[@AVM-Music]

Looks nice, but most of the antiquity guitars (mainly T style) haven’t been great at all. Strangely enough, the Antiquity Explorer and V did feel quite nice

[@Alan-zf2tt]

@ 3:00 or thereabouts. Agreed my friend! I think guitar players need at least three guitars. A trophy guitar - on basis look what I got! A day-to-day guitar - based on I wonder if I twiddle this, tweak that and ... but no way will I do that to my trophy guitar and family entertain ment around campfire bbq ... coastal day out ... (preferably nylon strung so as not to disturb similar adventurers) as it avoids trophy damage cables kit noise levels on both trophy and day2day (hmmm should I copyright that 🙂)

[@hakankillberg6043]

Great video, thanks. Please check out more guitars from this brand especially the V and explore models. Like theese more afordable brands. So tired of fender (also Epiphone nowadays) and gibson high prices.

[@Furtheronmusic]

Maybe brands like this and Harley Benton that means Gibson at least with Epiphone are pushing towards the over £1000 price range.

[@craighornsby78]

I enjoyed this one, already got a lovely tele but as I’ve said before there’s no better time to learn than now with the quality of these affordable guitars

[@kidsonicofficial]

I am not sure if it's just me, but when I tried this a while back, it seemed quite dark (tone wise), and when I tried the Squier Classic vibe a couple weeks back, I heard a huge difference in high end. Has anyone else noticed this?

[@TristanDesnos]

Hiya mate, my mate won one of the from PMT about a year ago. Really good all round guitar. Only thing is. I’d say revisit the guitar if you still have it in about 6 months… At some point the fingerboard shrank and it got quite bad fret sprout all over the neck - presumably because it’s budget the wood doesn’t get given the same amount of time to dry out.

[@jamiemorgan4146]

I’ve got a Tele and Strat, made of brasilian rosewood. Heavy, but great playing,sounding and looking guitars.

[@PeterMoore350]

0:27 it’s funny that your intro is playing While My Guitar Gently Weeps because i was gonna put up a quiz on the best solos ever played on a Tele. I’d just watched for the umpteenth time the Jeff Lynne, Prince, Winwood and Petty et al cover of that and Prince’s solo at the end is surely the best ? And remembered I hadn’t watched this video of yours yet. Anyway? Opinions below and I’ll watch the rest of this one Cheers bro 😎🎸🤘

[@Bettys_Eldest]

Body looks more like creosote than rosewood, but who cares. Fender Telecaster necks were originally all 21 fret fingerboards. When they introduced the 22 fret necks, in order to use the same body, neck rout and bridge placement for both 21 and 22 fret necks they put the end of the 22 fret fingerboard on an overhang. There is a gap between the body and the overhang such that the scratchplate slides underneath the end of the fretboard. On a Fender guitar the scratchplate will fit both a 21 and a 22 fret neck. I'm guessing that this 22 fret neck does not have a gap beneath the overhang allowing the plate to slip underneath it, as on the Fender plates the screw holes looked a few mm to far towards the bridge when compared with the holes in the body.

[@Microphones_Matter]

Very nice guitar for the price. That ashtray needs to go though. If pots and control plate changed as well that guitar may be a real winner.For what you pay for it it's a must own.

[@N2freedom]

If I could have started out with one of these 57 years ago, I would have been in heaven. Cheap guitars in my day were truly pieces of garbage.

[@Cxyygtr]

I heard somewhere that antiquity are made in the same factory as Hartley Benton but just rebranded for PMT in the UK, not sure if anyone can verify this?

[@jefferywarburton2116]

One also should consider the pickups available now days that you wouldn't be trying to use on a more expensive unit.

[@PeterMoore350]

13:16 the routes on this are superbly done. Obviously they know how to sharpen their bits, unlike Gibson USA

[@henryhartley9993]

Nice one Colin, every budding guitar player yearns for a top line fender or gibson but do they play or sound £1,000 or £2,000 better than the HB or this PMT ..... Absolutely not....

[@11000038]

At least the control cavity is routed in the right place unlike the Harley Benton. I wait to see if the tuners are better too. My HB is appalling on both counts.

[@jeromemurphy2572]

No, George took all the Rosewood. But we can all imagine Rosewood build.

[@DaringDan]

The thing you were saying about the big boys watching their prices is spot on. Gibson is doing their best to move Epiphone into the $1000-2000 range. As long as they all have Gibson parts and electronics I don't care, but I dunno that I'm daft enough to believe that'll happen. Cheers, homie!

[@Terrysoddy]

Man that sucks that you can’t get one in the US, I love it and one buy one right now

[@ukdadgamer6033]

I went to the Gibson Garage opening day - it is amazing there - but all the prices are full retail price - so the main shops that do deals etc will be cheaper

[@ErickvdK]

Gibson dealers are not allowed to do deals, gibson policy...😢

[@Chimp_No_1]

Thank you for your honest review ! Greatly appreciated !

[@akwamarsunzal]

Ugh, I got all excited with their DC! Its a bloody DC Jr 😞

[@joehahn8817]

Dagan could sell binoculars to a blind man and feel good about it...😕

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

Nowhere to be found on reverb, if you can believe that… 🤷‍♂️

[@El_Padre_Guitars]

You can hear the inspiration you got from this guitar in your playing - sounded great! Love the affordable guitar reviews as well as the more premium ones. Going to check out that PMT Firebird... (Just a cuppa for this one, no snacks to be found!)

[@valdazis]

I'm surprised you majority audience is in USA

[@vinniet361]

Another great review thanks Colin ! Oh that video with prince just wow

[@rhoff7272]

Really like the look of this guitar

[@jltrem]

We in the U.S. may not be able to get them...but Colin can...and send them out to us.

[@tubularbill]

Looks awesome. But you can’t buy these in the US.

[@nicirvin1994]

I'm not from the US... Kingston upon Hull Yorkshire to be precise but... 🤔

[@akwamarsunzal]

Trading standards! Rosewood my arse! LOL

[@eoinjennings519]

Price of a guitar pedal but much harder to smuggle in

[@OliverAmberg]

OK, that was the last cheap guitar review Colin. I do expect to see your Gibson Jimmy Page EDS-1275 Doubleneck review next time! Don't disapoint me!!! 😉 Thanks for another entertaining episode (Im not finished yet but you never disapoint)!

[@MalisaDonnelly]

Double neck great but @ 50 k one could have 100 $500 guitars !!! 😊 😊 😊

[@mrbigdaveyb]

I've purchased the Antiquity Les Paul lemon burst, the Firebird and the Jazz master from PMT, all have been excellent and needed very little set-up out the box, comparable with the better Harley Benton and Vintage brand guitars, really happy with them

[@robertmellang6998]

I like most guitars.

[@StefanoNardone]

Nice to see enough room for a p90 on the neck

[@howardmaryon]

Very fun idea...

[@StefanoNardone]

@@howardmaryon I have one. China unbranded t-style with home-made pikups. P90 on neck. Very versatile guitar.

[@peteolinski7471]

Little late today! Lol. Was waiting for your video to pop up!

[@theguitaristas]

Same time as usual here in UK 🇬🇧 👍

[@RavenMadd9]

Damn tempter and teaser ... now I am trying to figure out room for one more😢

[@QXZJX]

Sounds good, looks good, great price

[@TheBigsteve9999]

Just as an FYI, antiquity from PMT is made by Harley Benton. Some guy posted a video touring the factory...

[@theguitaristas]

Ah thanks for that! 👍

[@ronnienose8608]

I have a guitarist mate that knows Danny Harrison, and got to play some of his dad's guitars, including the actual rosewood Tele, at George's home. Said it was rather humbling playing such iconic instruments.

[@theguitaristas]

Nice one!

[@stevegroves]

Looks great and for they are charging seem really good value. Seems like almost monthly a new brand is out making good copies of the well known stuff. PMT are a pretty good business, have bought from them a few times online and visited their shops, always great service. Thing is at this price you can get one and mod the hell out of it, paint it put stickers on it, even gig with it without the worry of devaluing. great vid Collin! Like your playing too mate! Cheers.

[@LGuitarB]

The strangest thing at 31.56, where you remove your thumb from the back of thet neck! Never seen that before...

[@theguitaristas]

Really? That using thumb to play low E string is something that I wish I was better at.. it’s a great trick and many players do it/did it including Jimi Hendrix 🔥

[@TerryChimes123]

Don't Fender get pissed off with this?