BEST CLIPPER GUARDS IN 2021 | CLIPPER GUARD COMPARISON | ANDIS vs WAHL VS GAMMA & CALIBER vs SPEED-O

In this video I compare, break down and rank all the following clipper guard systems: Wahl Plastic Guards, Wahl Premium Guards, Andis Purple Double Magnetic Guards, Speed-O-Guides & the Gamma & Caliber Single Magnetic Guards. I use a 3 point system for 5 different categories with 3 being good, 2 being average and 1 being low. Everything I state in this video is based off my personal opinion, I am not sponsored and my perspective may differ from yours. Please leave any questions in the comments section as well as what's your favorite Guard System and I will do my best to respond. Thank you!
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[@IvMacCuts]

Sorry y'all, the first upload was off. Appreciate everyone tuning in and don't forget to drop your favorite Guard system down below!

[@DPR1DEWANPANGKASRAMBUT]

Guard the best 👍💪🙋

[@ArabicReviewed]

Best clipper guard review on KZbin, straight and to the point

[@AntTheBarber]

I use the the wahl green .5 & red #1 , the premium wahl for everything else . Keep it up G ✊🏽

[@IvMacCuts]

That red #1 is just different! Thanks bro 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@TankBeChoppin]

Thy was a good video bro. Cant believe you have them og Andis guards.

[@IvMacCuts]

Thanks bro! Juan put me on to them and actually sent me a set. They're my go tos with the masters blade 💪🏽

[@RustyBlades]

I’ve only got the Wahl colour guards with the 3 premium guards in the 1.5 , 1 , 1/2 but I can’t wait for the Dubs! Great video Bro 👍🏻👍🏻

[@IvMacCuts]

Nice! Yeah I'm looking forward to those too. Wish I could've had them for the video 😅

[@CutsByCruze]

Yo i didn’t even know this was your video. I just subscribed right now! Preciate you!

[@IvMacCuts]

Thank you 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@MultiTlp]

great vid. I had a heck of a time getting the Wahl Premium guards. Finally got a partial set from Wahl...

[@IvMacCuts]

Thank you! Glad you where able to gettem, Appreciate you tuning in 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@reallythebarber6193]

I can dig it bro... I agree with on the line up you had, #1 Wahl premiums. I used speed o’s forever but enjoy the Wahl set best 👍🏾

[@IvMacCuts]

For sure! I definitely still keep the speed-os on hand. Thanks for tuning in 🙏🏽

[@Cerbeius]

Those red Wahl premium guards look so dope. I got the black standard ones, really happy with them. Think once they 'die' off, I'll get red ones

[@IvMacCuts]

Thanks, they are the elevate brand but you can find almost any color online they just won't be Wahl's.

[@Uzzaif007]

What about clipquik guards are they good

[@traejayblendz9360]

And your editing on point. I only have my iPhone to edit with. I make the best of it though.

[@IvMacCuts]

Thanks bro! I actually do all my filming and editing on my phone too 😅

[@DPR1DEWANPANGKASRAMBUT]

New spirit 👍💪🙋

[@Dominicreviews]

My first clipper was the fast feeds. So I used the Andis double mag guards for a long time. Switched over to the wahl premium's. Hard to say, I like both as they work well together. I'm going to say that the Andis purple guards the #2 open cuts the same as the wahl #2 closed guard or at least very close to it. Could be in my mind lol.. I PERSONALLY think the andis guards cut smoother, but again could be in my head.

[@IvMacCuts]

I agree, I also think the Andis guards cut smoother even though they create a little more work for me. It might have to to with the way they feed the hair into the guard. Kind of a shame they changed their 0 guard though because it no longer has those grooves.

[@Dominicreviews]

@@IvMacCuts I had the OG 0 guard. The longer teeth. Was great. However, did you see gamma coming out with their own version of the Andis guards? What you think of them? The wahl system is very easy to fade with though

[@IvMacCuts]

@@Dominicreviews yup I'm definitely interested in the new Gamma guards (The Dubs) wish I had them for this comparison 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@tonytastes]

🔥

[@IvMacCuts]

🙏🏽

[@supra2k8]

hard to find the Wahl premium 0.5 and 1.5 guards on amazon Canada...

[@IvMacCuts]

If you can find them from an off brand don't hesitate. There's honestly not much of a difference.

[@supra2k8]

@@IvMacCuts There's this CherryC Professional brand that looks very similar and a lot cheaper, I'll check out the reviews, thanks

[@manniesisneros6803]

When the purple magnetic andis. Came out they were premium and I broke some ordered more like a year later and they were thin and cheap

[@IvMacCuts]

Definitely not making them how they used to, it's a shame

[@deeaguilar7645]

Can you put the speed o on a oster76

[@IvMacCuts]

You should be able to, yes

[@jasonbartolomey]

Can i use babyliss or whal guards on gamma+ clippers?

[@IvMacCuts]

Yes

[@jasonbartolomey]

@@IvMacCuts thanks!!

[@CutsByCruze]

Aye where you get the red wahl guards? I need the link

[@IvMacCuts]

They were a gift 😬 I'm pretty sure you can find some on Amazon though. Brand is Elevate

[@CutsByCruze]

@@IvMacCuts bet thanks bro!

[@dickfitzwell3093]

Good review but you missed the baby loss premium guards

[@IvMacCuts]

Thank you, at the time the premiums weren't out but I did miss the babyliss regulars too 😅

[@Mike-hy8cs]

I think andis dbl magnetic original purp guards were the best. They changed the 0 guard which sucks now but if you got the original its a wrap. Wahl makes great premium guards but the 1.5 is trash and although i like the .5 it leaves hair behind due to its short teeth so it forces you to go over areas more times because of how it was designed to blend the hair rather than cut it. I prefer guards that cut flush because ill blend the hair on my own i dont need a guard to try to do it because it just wastes time imo.

[@IvMacCuts]

It makes me wonder if Andis will go back to their originally magnetic guards or even their original clip ons as it sound like most people prefer them over their current ones 🤔 you're right about wahl .5 too it definitely doesn't feed hair forcing more passes.

[@cliffhogan9723]

Favourite for me is og andis

[@IvMacCuts]

Mines too 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@wegeweto]

Wahl premium is my favorite también

[@junebug8808jec]

I'm really going to shock y'all,,,butt the Andis single magnetic guard system is one of my favorites

[@IvMacCuts]

Undisputed champions 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@wegeweto]

@@junebug8808jec for real carnal ....I never used before

[@junebug8808jec]

@@wegeweto yes sir I combined the old single magnetic guards with the new one and it's a great set

[@junebug8808jec]

Dope video bro and is not because you gave me a shout out Lol

[@IvMacCuts]

😅 Thanks bro! They're my favorite right now, much appreciated 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@junebug8808jec]

@@IvMacCuts anytime good brother🙏

[@killak3648]

Andis double magnetic purple 1st gen ZERO (0) , Wahl premium HALF (1/2) , the rest don't really matter too much . Bro, have you check out my custom trimmers, clippers and charging stands IV Mac ?

[@IvMacCuts]

Agreed, wish andis still made the first gen 0. And no I haven't seen those Trimmers, are they on your channel?

[@killak3648]

@@IvMacCuts Yeah bro. Just showing people that $20 machines can outperform $160 machines. If customers stop buying weak machines, maybe the companies will start giving us what we need.

[@IvMacCuts]

@@killak3648 subscribed!

[@killak3648]

@@IvMacCuts Thanks bro. Just picked up another Andis Master ZERO guard. They still make the first gen ZERO shape, without magnets on their premium metal line (Andis #33660) bro.

[@DbolOnlyGangster]

Wahl premium #1 Andis double magnetic for #2. Both guards gave me cuts I couldn’t believe were even possible

[@IvMacCuts]

I'll have to try that combo

[@DbolOnlyGangster]

@@IvMacCuts thing is I use a wahl blade on my babybliss for the battery going full speed until dead stop and I use andis master corded . Cordless or corded is just fine I just am a cheapskate so I got the corded but cuts very well . I also use really pointed shears to do detail blending with the tip of my shears to blend details one hair at a time

[@IvMacCuts]

@@DbolOnlyGangster nothing wrong with corded Masters, I actually prefer them over the cordless.

[@DbolOnlyGangster]

@@IvMacCuts ahh, I see you’re a man of culture as well 😌

[@presidentialluke9169]

I’m not sure I understand your reasoning for criticizing the fluidity of the andis mag guards. The blade opens up to a 1 but how does that worsen the fluidity?

[@IvMacCuts]

If the blade actually opened up to a 1 then that would mean the 0 guard would not be necessary which it is. But the 0 guard then eats up into the 1 guard because of the extra blade extension when being used at the open lever position. So the transition from the 0 guard closed, mid, open doesn't flow into the 1 guard closed, mid, open. Most people can work around that, myself included, but if you're coming from the wahl guard system you will have to relearn how to use your guards in conjunction with your lever.

[@presidentialluke9169]

@@IvMacCuts so in other words, andis’s 0 guard has more of an overlap into the 1 guard and the same with the 1.5 into the 2 guard?

[@presidentialluke9169]

Does the OSTER fastfeed blade open up to a 1 and give the same results using the ANDIS 0 and 1.5 guards??

[@IvMacCuts]

@@presidentialluke9169 that's right, I personally don't mind it and I actually like it for detailing but that's just me. I also have found myself using the .5 purple guard and working it into the 1.5

[@IvMacCuts]

@@presidentialluke9169 it doesn't open up as much as the Andis master and the blade is thinner so it's closer to a Wahl blade

[@traejayblendz9360]

Bro you gotta send them O.G this way

[@IvMacCuts]

😅 They're so hard to find! Definitely worth it though, my favorites right now.

[@FlexxFx1]

I actually like andis guards and the speedo guides

[@IvMacCuts]

Nice! The andis are my favorite too.

[@David-ju6qp]

background music is distracting af. didn't come her to listen to music. came to get info.

[@IvMacCuts]

Good to know 👍🏽 appreciate the feedback

[@barber8733]

#babyliss guards

[@IvMacCuts]

I haven't tried them but I've heard they're similar to the wahl plastic guards which are great.

[@barber8733]

Indeed they are bro, can go on wahl clippers and babyliss..