Amazing P90 Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar - Grote Does It Again! - Review and Sound Samples

[@aalloway01]

It's amazing how well affordable guitars sound these days.

[@jims5922]

I bought the exact same except in the cherry finish on Amazon a couple of months ago and was very pleased and impressed. After seeing yours I kinda wished I had got the burst. I just googled upgrades for Grote ES335 and discovered your channel. Glad I did. After watching your Grote vids and playing mine all morning long I think I will leave it alone for now except for the tuners.

[@DeusExMathias]

I've got this exact one ordered and on the way as we speak! My first fully electric. I'm pretty excited!

[@tonyleeglenn]

The one I got was splendid. I hope yours is just as good. It’s quite a nice guitar and very comfortable to play. Good luck and thanks for watching the videos.

[@kirk09100]

Same for me. But my 4th one actually.

[@DeusExMathias]

@@kirk09100 I'm freaking loving it! I have nothing to compare it to, so it sounds amazing to me. (I can't remember who said "Comparison is the thief of Joy" 😉 ) I bought a VOX VT-15 for $100 from a guy off Facebook and I love it! I also have learned just how much RF the dimmer switches in my house give off. It's kinda crazy.

[@DeusExMathias]

@@tonyleeglenn I love it! The finish feels great under the fingers and the P-90s sound awesome.

[@kirk09100]

@@DeusExMathias I am so glad you are so positive about your purchase!. Mine has been shipped from China yesterday so it should be there in two weeks. I will keep you postin'. :)

[@cubano100pct]

Just got the exact same color Grote Semi-hollow with P90 pickups. I had no blemish on my guitar. Some rough edges on the binding on the back in some part, but I quickly removed it my Micro-Mesh 3 x 4 Soft Touch Pads. I used the 1500 and 12,000. A few fret ends need some light sanding. I look at the blemishes on the guitar as the start of relicing. Some people pay top dollar for relics.

[@tonyleeglenn]

It's one of my favorite guitars right now. I really dig the looks, playability and sound. Very impressive for the price!

[@michaelmillican5592]

@@tonyleeglenn I bought the Grote Century copycat in a natural color and I love it! It is my favorite guitar. I have an epiphone casino and it's not as good. I just ordered one like the one you demoed in this video. These are going to be worth much more money in the future.

[@robertpreato3891]

nice review, I really like your straight talk and demo of the guitar. I;m definitely going to keep this on my short list.

[@smokingtarheel3003]

Love me some P90's. Amazing! Sapele is actually used on some really nice acoustics.

[@courtney5796]

Just got my Grote semi-hollow last week flame red. I didn't get the P90s, but sounds great. Came pretty much set and and rdy to play out of the box. No flaws. then I dropped it....

[@tonyleeglenn]

Ha - that's the way it goes - right?

[@carlosalves4444]

Sounds like you're adding some character to the guitar already, are you trying to relic it already? unlucky mate, enjoy.

[@dlmullins9054]

I got the green one and am loving it. These Grotes are amazing. We know it isn't the best guitar you ever played. It's nowhere near the best i have played either, but isn't it amazing what you can get for under 200 bucks these days? I remember buying guitars back in the sixties for five or six hundred that wouldn't compare to the one's we can buy today for a couple hundred. I mean with inflation those old guitars would cost thousands today. Thank you for the review! You play great and i can tell you enjoy it.

[@PeterDad60]

Because of one of your videos a few years back I purchased an Oscar Schmidt Delta King by Washburn Semi-Hollow electric guitar like a Gibson 335 and the guitar in this video. It was a $239 purchase from Amazon and I still have her. Note she arrived with a bad neck pick-up or a bad wiring connection. However, because I could not print out the Return Label they did send me I ended up keeping her anyway. I'm glad I did because its a good instrument, even with it's problem. -Peter age 71 P.S. This Grote P90 instrument presented here appears to be an amazing value. I just purchased the Grote GT-150 Super Series 2019 for $99+ tax here in Alabama. It's a semi-hollow Thinline Telecaster style instrument that is absolutely a great instrument. Just needs better strings. I always enjoy your videos Tony and I like your playing!

[@tonyleeglenn]

I really appreciate all of your comments here. Many thanks for watching.

[@PeterDad60]

@@tonyleeglenn When I stumble onto one of your reviews I always absolutely trust you and that's not how I usually am. But I know you can play and you have good common sense and I know that you are honest. - Peter age 71

[@007380]

This guitar sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@AniJudaism]

Man that is an absolutely beautiful guitar wow wow wow

[@phillipholt6005]

I've never owned a guitar with p90s because they're alot radical for my genres of music. I'm very interested in the hollwbody version because it does sound very close to the Gibson that it's a copy of. I have the Epiphone es339 and I don't buy duplicate versions of guitars and Sweetwater did and excellent job setting it up.

[@gutarshark]

I saw you compared the Ibanez AS73 and the Grote 225. I was considering that one but now want to get the Grote 335. For the price it can't be beat. Someday I still will get the Ibanez. Both look like great guitars in their own right.

[@kylemitchell6866]

Thanks so much for this Tony. I ended up buying the exact same guitar (colour and all) I cannot wait to get it. Your video helped me make a final decision on the right guitar for me. Play on!

[@angel_villegas]

Did you get it yet? And if so hows it performed?

[@kylemitchell6866]

@@angel_villegas not yet. I'm in Canada, and used the grotechina.com website. Their website has a range of 4-60 days for normal delivery so who knows when I'll get it. Its unfortunate because I have all my gear just sitting and waiting so I am quite eager. I'll let you guys know when I get it.

[@angel_villegas]

@@kylemitchell6866 all right im waiting for the review! 🔥✌🏻

[@kylemitchell6866]

Well guess what just arrived?! Let me tell you, it is fantastic. I don't know if I am a lucky one but this guitar is flawless! The finishes are good, it feels great, it sounds great, the body is just lovely. Zero complaints. If it's in your budget, you want a semi- hollow, you need to get this guitar in my opinion. I love it.

[@angel_villegas]

@@kylemitchell6866 looks like youre having fun with it already! I just oredered mine so it will take a couple of weeks just need to wait 😪 haha

[@yahuchanonyakov]

Very good review of this product, thinking of getting one, thank you so much....

[@rickgoddard6925]

Definitely has a warm cozy to it!

[@DewayneGore]

I knew you were from NC when you spoke. Mount Holly, here. Thanks for the review.

[@tonyleeglenn]

Very cool to have another NC watcher. Appreciate that Dewayne!

[@Richiealanguitar]

Awesome video. You made me want to buy this guitar! I don't have a 335 style with p90 pick ups. 👍

[@tonyleeglenn]

The one I got is just smashingly cool. I hope they all live up to that standard. I play it all the time. It's a joy.

[@TheBeefSlayer]

Beautiful wood. Just ordered a purple one.

[@Axess-sv8nq]

I've gotten a few guitars like that - just the guitar storage box! I was surprised they arrived in one piece! Amazon's not great at packing guitars. My IYV PRS-copy arrived with barely any packing in the outer box. It was ok, though - thankfully!

[@cigdamagelungs]

Sold,thx.arriving fri

[@st.johnfromdesmoines8361]

Sweet! I just found out today that I got a small surprise bonus at work that is just about the exact right amount for this guitar, and it was only just yesterday that I first discovered this piece on Amazon. Then seeing your positive review for it now today.....it all seems fortuitous. So I think I'll go ahead and "add to cart!" Mine will be the dull red with black binding version, though. Yours looks better, I'll admit! But mine should at least sound the same and be the same quality. This will be my second double-cutaway semi-hollow (and fourth if you count guitars I used to have but no longer do) but it will be my first ever guitar to have P90's. I've never had one before in any form factor, and I've been looking for a low-priced entrance into the P90's world for a while now, but one that was at least somewhat decent quality. It seems like I may have finally found it! Thanks for sharing! :-)

[@tonyleeglenn]

For the money, this is a monster guitar. I just love playing it. Remember that it is an economy guitar - but given that it is, it's an amazing value, and a fun, playable and functional instrument. Have a great time with your new guitar! And thanks for watching and commenting.

[@st.johnfromdesmoines8361]

@@tonyleeglenn sure! I know not to expect an ES330 out of it. Of course, I didn't pay for an ES330 either! 😂 Most of my guitars are in the "mid-tier to economy" range, with the only exceptions to that being a 2009 Gibson Les Paul Studio, a 2008 Fender American Standard J-Bass and a 1999 Japanese Yamaha TRB-II F Fretless Bass (which after inflation would've been the most expensive instrument I own had I bought it new). Factoring that trio out, they're all cheapies with the "finest" instruments (by price) being an Ibanez RG450DXB that I just got a month or so ago, and an identically priced Ibanez Artcore hollowbody that I snagged a couple years ago. In my experience with the new breed of super-cheapies, I have found that they're certainly not "fine" instruments by any means, but that they're also usually surprisingly good for the price, and could probably be said to "hit above their weight class" better than any other price tier out there. I had mentioned that this would be my second semi-hollow. The other is the similarly priced Firefly semi-hollow with two humbuckers. And I was pleasantly surprised by that one. I can't wait to get to do direct compares between it and this Grote. I'll slap on identical strings so it's as close a comparison as possible. Cheers!

[@BubbaWarbucks]

"You know, I think I own too many guitars", said no guitarist, ever.

[@tonyleeglenn]

Never truer words spoken!

[@Axess-sv8nq]

I have 41 of them now. I would like to get a white Les Paul custom as my last one. But, who knows? Time will tell. I've tried to sell a couple off locally - because shipping from here in the Northeast is VERY expensive - but, no one is buying.

[@st.johnfromdesmoines8361]

You know, for as crappy and sloppy and limited as I am as a guitarist / bassist, and for as moderate as our household income is and, more importantly, as limited as our discretionary income is, and for as very little time as I actually spend playing them most of the time..... .....and for the fact that despite all of that, the grand total of guitars and basses I already have is something stupid crazy, like fifteen or so......I think I can be the one to go ahead and truly say it.... ....I have way too many guitars..... .....and after watching this video, I think I'm gonna add yet another! 😂

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Only lack of room !

[@MrBobswire]

Your review just swayed me into buying this same model, great sound. It's gone up $10 since your purchase but well worth it, Thanks for your review, now how can I learn to play like you?

[@tonyleeglenn]

You’ll love that guitar brother. Sure appreciate you watching and commenting.

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Hey again, just ordered the Green One. Hope I like it...

[@tonyleeglenn]

I sure hope you get a good one Angel. Very satisfied with the one I got. Not one thing bad about it really. I'll be playing it a lot in upcoming videos.

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

@@tonyleeglenn Thank you brother!

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Just ordered the green one. I forgot to mention that.

[@williamsherman1089]

@@tonyleeglenn Hey Tony how ya doin', I just got the red one with humbuckers, can't hardly put it down. Love the neck on it, feels great and very playable.

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Thank you, Tony for letting me know.

[@gwhite0992]

What's really amazing is how poorly packed they are and manage to arrive without damage. Mine is fantastic. ($143usd) Thank you UPS.

[@tonyleeglenn]

You got an outstanding price. Was yours one with the P 90s?

[@rhykko77]

Nice playing !

[@surgeneral108]

very well done on a instrument not costing over a thousand dollars

[@rayfranchi1507]

Sounds great.

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Hey do you recommend it? I like the Green colored one.

[@peskypesky]

When a guitar makes someone say "gee whiz", you know it's goos. :)

[@peskypesky]

OMG, now you have me wanting to order one of these!!! I have too many guitars already, but a semi-hollow with P90s for such a low price is so tempting. Great straiight-forward review and nice playing. (Your accent is amazing btw. Where are you from?)

[@tonyleeglenn]

Ha! Glad you like the review. That guitar is great fun. My accent is from the highlands of western North Carolina.

[@peskypesky]

@@tonyleeglenn Oh wow. I was thinking maybe Georgia. I'm from Texas,

[@TheBeefSlayer]

I like the finger picking

[@tonyleeglenn]

Many thanks David!

[@stewdapples267]

Tony (my real names Adam), do you think P90s sound better on a semi than humbuckers? I’m real tempted to buy a pair for my Ibanez as63, it’s got Duncan 59’s on atm and it sounds great, but I was thinking of moving them onto a les Paul I have and sticking p90s on the semi... worried about it sounding too thin though

[@tonyleeglenn]

They just sound different. They are a really cool sort of tone that is somewhat unlike standard PAFs or fender-style single coils. I would'nt say they are better, but just a nice separate little world to discover. I'm glad I have one semi-hollow with P90s, but don't think I'd switch out my humbuckers for p90s on my As73. I am thinking I'd like a t-style guitar with p90s. That will probably be my next purchase.

[@robertclarkguitar]

Wow!!!!!

[@louisfryzel4618]

Thanks for the video but not to be rude it "may look like wood" but my understanding is that this Grote has essentially a photoflame top. Grote calls it "printed maple" ... and that is what I expect it to be, a printed top. Also the price used to be $159.99 and I thought that was fair because of the finish used ... but I see now it's up to $189.99. Why a $30 increase?

[@tonyleeglenn]

I have never seen this model for $159. The other standard model with the humbucker pick ups is still $159.

[@louisfryzel4618]

@@tonyleeglenn I have an app that shows the price range for Amazon products. It showed it as being at one time $159. My point primarily was about the finish on that guitar.

[@louisfryzel4618]

@Cloud But the other models did not rise in prices so I don't understand that reason.

[@broonton]

Hi there, could you measure the width at the lower bout? I can't seem to find that anywhere and I'm wondering if it's typical 335 size or smaller.

[@tonyleeglenn]

16.25”

[@broonton]

@@tonyleeglenn thank you!!

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Nice Tony! How does the guitar handle overdrive? Guitar is cool!

[@tonyleeglenn]

I just cranked it this evening through some high-gain models. I think it sounds great Angel. Very impressive instrument for the price. I REALLY like mine.

[@masterhorax]

My question is whether I should get the p90 or Humbucker version. Which do you prefer and why?

[@tonyleeglenn]

I like both guitars, but I think the quality is better on the P-90 guitar. They've made some quality improvements. I like full humbucker sound, but the P-90 pickups have really started to grow on me.

[@Majarky]

Hey Tony, Anyway you know the dimensions of the body?? Sounds amazing. Still enjoying?

[@tonyleeglenn]

I could certainly measure it. Is there a particular dimension you need right off?

[@jimmyz2098]

Love this guitar. I've been looking at the green one for quite a while now. Noticed it b'c Jimmy Steward has one, and he absolutely adores it - and the P-90s. I have a bit of an addiction to Semi-HBs... and I do not have one with P-90s, which I love anyway. So yeah - might have to grab this in Green matte, or this sunburst one. Beautiful guitars. Great vid Tony! Lots of fun.

[@tonyleeglenn]

This is one of my favorite guitars right now. It’s not just a great guitar for the price. It really is a fine instrument and lots of fun to play. Sounds great no matter what I hook it up to.

[@phillipholt6005]

This is an unpaid endorsement LOL but Sweetwater has always done me right with any guitar issues I've had and I try only buy from one music store with the exception of budget guitars they don't carry. For instance I bought the Monoprice Indio Tele style guitar from Wal-Mart and now they're starting to carry Monoprice products like cables etc because their employees started buying from them and they were so impressed they past it on to management and then to their customers.

[@tonyleeglenn]

I agree Phillip. Sweetwater is probably the best musical instrument distributor in the business. I've bought a bunch of stuff from them. I still like to check out the deals on Amazon, and the Grotes have particularly been a pleasant surprise. Many thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Atharos-w9g]

How weight is it?

[@886014]

I just bought this exact same guitar, partly based on this and similar KZbin reviews. I was very disappointed when it arrived. As much as people go on about it being an $189 guitar, nobody seems to consider freight, so I guess they don't pay freight where they live. In my case the freight from China to me was as much as the guitar itself! It wasn't available on Amazon when I ordered so I bought direct from the factory. I also don't pay in US$ so need to convert both the guitar price and the freight to my currency. I could have walked into a local guitar store where I live and purchased an Ibanez or similar good brand for less money! As for the guitar itself. The binding etc is plastic and the whole guitar looks and feels cheap. The binding along the neck doesn't fit into the wood perfectly and leaves an annoying ridge along the neck. The fretwork from fret 12 onward is terrible. One fret is popping, and is not finished on the ends so is very sharp. The heights of frets seem to be all over the place (I won't be able to see exactly what's going on until the strings are removed and we try to repair this mess). The 12th fret inlay is popping off. I may get lucky and it's a single popping fret, but 2 other frets have "dents" and marks in them so may need to be replaced anyway. The end result is it has little to no resale value as a cheap Chinese brand, is unplayable as is and will need serious repair before being able to use it. It probably would not be worth repairing at commercial luthier rates. This is all a great shame, as it came well packaged and protected, not the single cardboard box Tony had. Other than the massive neck relief it currently has in order for it to play at all, it looks like it potentially could be a very nice guitar to play. However it was very clearly shipped from the factory faulty and it would appear massive neck relief simply put in so it would at least play a note.

[@tonyleeglenn]

Wow! Can you get a refund? My experience is totally opposite. Currently there are 142 reviews on Amazon and 4.5 star rating. Mine is just a joy to play. Also I didn’t have to pay exorbitant shipping fees. That’s not cool for sure. Hate to hear you got a bad one.

[@886014]

@@tonyleeglenn I'll contact them once i have photos taken, but this isn't the first time I've heard of fret issues with Grote guitars. Amazon tend to be extremely good with refunds in my limited experience in that situation, but that's not always the case when dealing directly with Chinese manufacturers in my similar experience. Generally speaking they won't pay freight so refund isn't worth it. It looks like everything is fixable, but at the end of the day I was comparing this guitar to one just a little bit more $$$ (when freight is considered, as it should be) in a guitar shop the other day and it was night/day quality wise. The main annoyance is the inconvenience of now having to go through all this, even if they were to hypothetically offer a full refund, it was clearly like this when it left the factory, the sharp end on the lifted fret was a dead giveaway. Having said all that, yes I think it will be a nice guitar to play once it's all repaired and setup. If nothing else it's re-freting experience ;) BTW, great watching and listening to you play. Good videos and engaging. Thanks for putting videos up to share with the world

[@886014]

@@tonyleeglenn Tony I wanted to give an update on this. I provided the photos to Grote and they were very proactive about coming up with a solution. It's obviously not ideal, but credit to them for that. I also requested they send a set of new frets, as some of the originals were damaged and I'll install them when able. For now I've hammered down the high frets and got everything playable with a pretty good action. I re-installed the factory strings just to test everything so that won't be a fair test of tone etc until I get some new strings on it.

[@johnlheneghan1630]

Can this guitar play rock and hard rock

[@tonyleeglenn]

Yes

[@slightleeguitarded8787]

Anyone know what the scale length is?

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Same as Gibson.

[@변진호-m9w]

이기타엔 가방이 없나요?

[@tonyleeglenn]

내 것은 가방과 함께 오지 않았습니다.

[@davidledford3522]

Say pay lee

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Total bargain !