Big brands don't want you to see this video because this guitar is... Reviewing the Fesley FTC1000

[@stevenkelkey3412]

Another great video Baldy! Beautiful guitar and sounds fantastic for the price! 👍🎸 Rock on!

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

Thanks for posting. Never heard of Fesley before, but it sure looks and sounds good for the price you mentioned. I want to get a Tele sometime, and this is for sure something to consider.

[@judih.8754]

Thanks Richard. Seems like a good guitar for the money. Budget guitars have come a long way. Its a good time to play!

[@thebaldshredder]

It really is a good time!

[@marlan3rd]

Well done, great video. You covered all the features and details that one could ask about and if I didn't have as many guitars as I have , I would be buying one based on your review, it has all the features that one would want on a Telecaster.

[@jazzalmenasmusic]

@Fesley gave me the chance to do a DIY that I looove, I changed everything to Wilkinson, compensated brass bridge and AlNiCo 5 pickups. It is funny that the actually made the ACTUAL guitar! I think I will invest in one!

[@MitchHaman]

Who says you can't shred on a Tele Style guitar. Well you just proved you can. I got rid of my American Pro Tele because my Leo Jaymz Tele style and the Tele style guitar you gave me, plays just as well if not better. This Fesley you have here, looks and sounds amazing.

[@wallyinthebox1]

Mitch,If I dont see ya I hope You have a Merry Christmas

[@birdman316]

fesley is really getting serious about guitars wowwzerrzzz! the big G and big F need to be worried..... i had a light blue metallic squier affy tele and sold it...regretted it cause i loved the color...but now that i saw and heard this fesley model....i had to bagg me one! i recently got a censtar T style guitar(sparkly gold) and it has all those features you mentioned about changes on the body on the fesley... the censtar has the 3 saddle setup however...plus the "heelwheel" trussrod adjuster!

[@calbrockocat8728]

Always nice when a classic is done right! Fesley upping the ante, using really nice parts. The lower end G2 Grovers are a nice touch!

[@thebaldshredder]

It’s a great guitar.

[@barbmelle3136]

Looks like a great guitar, really impressive. I got a big chuckle when you pointed out the Wilkenson pickups, because those are the ones I put in my Fender Tele, (that is the same color as yours) and I love them It does not seem like that long ago that I paid $350 for a new Japanese Fender Stratocaster at Guitar Center. about 1984..

[@thebaldshredder]

Wilkinson makes some great stuff!

[@Dave6SS]

Sounds Great Richard, Amazing specs..The FST1000 is Killer as well..Great Playing with your fingers of fury..😎🤘

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks, man!

[@nychold]

"I am seriously impressed!" Well, I guess I don't need to watch the rest of this video. lol Edit: I'm actually impressed they changed as much with the body as they did. The belly cut and elbow relief are nice, but that's more the Stratocaster's domain, not the Telecaster, but it's string through (which a lot of budget Telecasters aren't, even some expensive ones), and they got rid of the chunky block at the handshake there. Very nice, and smart. Keep it up, Fesley.

[@LesterMitchell]

Killer tele man! Love the tone 👋

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks!

[@Stratisfied22]

The neck on this guitar is quarter sawn roasted maple with Grover tuners and a bone nut. You're already doing better than a Fender and for less than half the price. The fact that the neck is quarter sawn and roasted is a huge deal to me as it's way stronger and more stable and probably why it stays in tune so well. Fesley stepped it up big time with this axe.

[@L00kin4ward]

Truthfully, I like the traditional body style. Excellent review sir.

[@FesleyMusic]

Thanks Richard! We will consider your suggestions! Growing together! Love you🎸😎

[@BackWoodsBillyCraftBeerReviews]

The guitar 🎸 looks good 💯... Sounds Good... Love all the upgrades... Yes I like the neck and the body cut for better upper fret accessibility... I agree about the addition of a belly cut. I would also personally prefer a bevel for the arm see ESP , West Creek for their Telecaster Style guitars. Seems Fesely is definitely moving up adding better accessories and listening to the comments from viewer's of reviews. Great Guitar To Gig with.. Cheers 🍻 🥃🥃 🎸 🎵🎶🎶🎶

[@thebaldshredder]

It really is a great guitar, and Fesley is always listening to feedback!

[@BackWoodsBillyCraftBeerReviews]

@thebaldshredder Have a great weekend... I'm retired retired at 39 now I'm 60 so every day is like the weekend.. Well except for my honey dew list . Cheers

[@steventhompson8602]

Great guitar! Makes me wish I was right handed.

[@mjb1308]

It used to piss me off, that us lefties are ignored. But then I realised how fkn poor I'd be if I were a righty.

[@fletcher75er]

These are over 2 ti. Es as much as the 1st Fesley guitars were and still are but with all those specs it's prolly worth it. Great tone... as always, no matter what I hear u play. Merry xmas

[@MrJommins]

Another awesome video from the bald shredder! however, last year I purchased a Leo James telecaster for less money and it blew me away and I know you’re familiar with these guitars because when I was shopping for a telecaster, I was watching your videos about the Leo James teles

[@thebaldshredder]

Yes, they're nice too.

[@michaeldurand3138]

I looked on Amazon and Fesley also has a Strat version of this. Same price and a $50 coupon also. I would like to see that one tested too.

[@CDNelson87]

That is a very pretty Tele, and sounds amazing. How many of us wish accessible guitars of this quality were around when we started playing? The upgraded hardware is a nice addition as well.

[@davidkastin4240]

Pretty? Lofl!

[@CDNelson87]

@@davidkastin4240 ??? You don't like blue guitars? Or Teles? Not getting the lulz...

[@davidkastin4240]

@@CDNelson87 I like blue, fav color. I don't like when a guitar or car is called pretty, unless they're pink. I have at least 6 blue guitars.

[@CDNelson87]

@@davidkastin4240 Fair enough...we'll meet in the middle and call it cool then? 😆

[@davidkastin4240]

@@CDNelson87 Alrighty then. Yeah 2 blue Teles, 2 blue Strats and 2 blue SX Liquid guitars.

[@goop3213]

Yeah, sounds like they've stepped up their game since I returned the first Fesley strat that came out.

[@8cylpiano]

Nice! And, nice playing! The Eart nk-c1 Tele has the belly and arm carves, but not the Wilkinson hardware. It does have a great compound neck radius and shape. I would love to see you review it.

[@BlueGreenHobby]

It's a Fend-sley! 😁 Nice Guitar.

[@wallyinthebox1]

I have a 2021 Squier Bullit tele. surf Green I know people have a fit about that one but it plays fine. so far it stays in tune. Thats my hangup if an AXE dont stay in tune it gets parked .

[@robertparker3580]

nice guitar and nice playing!!!!!!!!!!!

[@drdave971]

I have a Fesley , not the tele style , but super stray style , it freaking rocks great for 80s hair metal , and classic rock Fesley kicks ass

[@Funkyguitarcovers]

Mr. bald shredder my man 🤘🏻🎸🤟🏿 I want to thank you for inspiring me to play more music and start a KZbin channel of my own

[@thebaldshredder]

You're welcome!

[@theubie]

Ok, honest thoughts...*love* the finish and look. The hardware...everything is sweet. The sound was pretty damn hot. But, if I get a Tele, I know I'm going to switch to country and never go back.

[@johnresnick6572]

The beauty of Amazon guitars is they were dirt cheap. Fesley is crazy. The resale will be zero.

[@olebrumme6356]

If it truly has real brand hardware on it, surely that must cost about the same as the total cost of the guitar alone? It just seems crazy indeed, makes you wonder if there's any profit for them...

[@ShawnTheAtheistUSA]

It's a $300 guitar, the resale value is basically zero anyway... I have a Squier cyclone that I bought for $300 new a couple years ago. How much would I get back on that? I'd bet less than $100. Not even worth selling. I bought it knowing I'd never get any money back on it, just like any other $300 guitar.

[@joshuag5446]

A $300 guitar with $600 put into it, will still be same resale. If you sell, keep your OG hardware cuz they love when they get guitars like that

[@randygeren]

The guitar is for playing not selling play and improve and enjoy with good build quality and specs.

[@ralphdrees4413]

Mahogany body, maple neck, rosewood fret board, bone nut, Grover tuners and Wilkinson pickups and bridge. That’s what you’d be doing to any squire that you buy. This is a legit setup for that price. Actually a great value for the money.

[@Josie.Merchant]

It's a truly lovely guitar, boasting many excellent features and a delightful tone. While I appreciate the craftsmanship, at that price point, I would personally opt for a Fender. It's simply a matter of personal preference.

[@MikeDragonborn]

Cool guitar

[@retropuffer2986]

Heck I know exactly what you mean. The strings not being centered always makes me wonder if something on the guitar is crooked.

[@BurntRelic]

I'd like the blue one.

[@Ohmverse]

Does it come in one of those kits? Been thinking about getting a kit to do custom paint job…space/astronomy themed I think would look amazing on a guitar.

[@waynestewart6492]

I can’t believe the sound coming through out of that single coil? Where’s all the gain coming from

[@thebaldshredder]

Line 6 POD Farm

[@timesurfingalien]

If your worried about "RESALE" I recommend NOT buying a budget brand.

[@ShawnTheAtheistUSA]

My thought process was always, if you are already thinking about selling it before you buy it, you already know that you don't want or need it.

[@JoeR203]

I watched a review of this guitar by Marty5150 earlier today. His arrived with a broken tuner. He thinks it happened during shipping but from all the packing it had I find that hard to believe.

[@mikeg6666]

Pretty nice Tele , a little steep for the brand IMO. Never been much of a Tele fan , I would rather have humbuckers but hey you can't have everything right...🤘

[@ralphdrees4413]

I need to get the black one and repackage it with all gold hardware, covers, tuners and we are Gucci. Some of these guitars are starting to get Shiji level for about half. Did they shield the cavities?

[@papablue3015]

🤘

[@randygeren]

Good guitar please check out the tease SBH HD CT’s pots Alnico pickups bone nut stainless steel medium jumbo ball end frets locking tuners it’s a teli but with alnico hot rail in the bridge and they have strats as well for $249 with gig bag I have one there great they give it a set up and make sure the frets are level and polished before it ships it way better than my 2018 fender player strat.

[@thebaldshredder]

@@randygeren coming soon

[@oneanother1]

What's the difference between fesley and fezley? The fezley sells in Europe, they seem to have many Chinese guitar types, low and higher end ones. I would would wait til these inevitably go on clearance on amazon, or end up on temu because they aren't selling well. When you got brands like firefly, hard to beat on the features they give for the price.

[@832onslaught]

Not available to UK apparently 😢

[@emersonward6996]

Does Fesley compare to Firefly teles or are they arguably better?

[@thebaldshredder]

I haven't played a Firefly tele, so I can't say for sure. Both brands are really worth the money.

[@dougoshea]

The pickups sound muddy and the grovers are made in China. I guess not bad though for 300 Cant expect much.

[@philsalvage]

Lmao for that price you can nearly grab a nicely used mim Fender player and since you bought it used you won’t lose money when you sell it. This thing tho is yours for life…. firewood or freebie to a friend because the resale will be notta. Be smart with your money folks.

[@UncleDickeysRandomLife]

I Want a Tradition Blonde Color one or none at all, I bet it confuses Metal Dude

[@mikesyria1787]

If u don't like it u can return it . I have prime so free delivery.

[@watcherzero000]

Eh if I ever want a Tele, I will just buy a Schecter PT Standard for $399. I have yet to get a bad Schecter.

[@marksanders8066]

Faked it all the way down to the round red sticker on the pickguard.

[@UncleDickeysRandomLife]

15 Michael Batio your neighbor ? I bet he's your neighber. my neighbor is a cop

[@cmbr.]

😅 light rock bwhaaa

[@normcrainie5018]

I Love this Channel..... Richard You are a Stallion....

[@thebaldshredder]

Cool, thanks!

[@UncleDickeysRandomLife]

if you're going to build guittars , its Profession suicide not to build them Right to begin with

[@stephenleung9189]

This video sounds a lot like an advertisement. My experience with low price guitars is that their quality and workmanship is inconsistent, it is not safe to buy from internet, you may not be so lucky every time. This products are so cheap for obvious reasons.

[@GaryBertolo]

If Trump gets his way with tariffs... all gear will end up costing more to the US purchase... and China will also stop producing gear to be sold in the US... not that that would be a shame. So, get your wallet fatter.

[@davidkastin4240]

Canada too. Just read it in the news. 🤬