BULLFIGTER D190: looks familliar, but very different

[@danielktdoran]

Take some advice from a 43 year old. I have owned vintage Gibsons and Fenders. I have owned modern Gibsons, Fenders, and many other brands. Provided a guitar build correctly there is very little difference between a cheap Asian made guitar and an expensive USA guitar. The biggest difference is TIME. As in how much time is spent setting up the guitar, time spent on a frets, etc. My Fender USA Tele and my Harley Benton TE sound and play the same. Both guitars have been to the same luthier and both guitars have have the same Lindy Fralin pickup sets. Send a cheap guitar to a luthier and as long as it is made right a good luthier can make it just as good as the super expensive brand names. Right now, my number 1 guitar is a TIDES Aluminum neck thru guitar that is inspired by and looks similar to the Travis Bean TB1000 it cost €1300 shipped with hard case. That same guitar would have cost $3800 from the Electrical Guitar Company (EGC) before shipping. My Gibson 1980 Les Paul Custom and my ‘67 Gibson Firebird stay in the case: the TIDES aluminum guitar is just better.

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

By the way, I am 44 mate

[@rustyshackleford9557]

Amen....

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Nice one Jonny! Good on ya for taking one for the team and checking it out! 😎👍 I reckon it'll probably be a poorly cut nut and those pesky string trees to blame for the tuning issues. I do like the gold pickguard, but I think it might look better if the hardware was aged a bit 🤷‍♂️ Looks like it's got some good bones there though 😃👍 Nice Score!

[@jazzalmenasmusic]

I can't believe this is less than $250 for all those looks, features, and decent sounds. This hits way above its price range, with all and the need for some elbow grease. And yes, it is like a bit subpar to the Fazley (which I looked at, too, thanks to you), but just for the looks, it is worth it! Thanks for that review, Johnny!

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

Yes, the Fazley is better, but this is cheaper and still does the job.

[@DougHinVA]

He is blunt and direct and a good presenter.

[@jeromewagschal9485]

Thanks for the review, very well-done as usual...

[@starbuckita]

very nicely done Johnny! I think you got the right answer there on same place did both, cheeers 🎸 !!!

[@danielpayne3336]

Try tightening the springs in the back. I bought a 2004 highway 1 strat and played it for a couple of weeks and then played a gig and all hell broke loose the whammy bar became the Master of tuning after that I screwed the things I was fine.

[@batphink2655]

Lovely guitar Jonny though I prefer the other pickguard but just a tad. Hey maybe you can save up for a Wilkinson bridge if the tuning probs don't ease which they should if you get the nut cut better/replace it....Sounds great too especially on gain!

[@rickrichards2829]

Certainly an interesting looking guitar, which didn't sound half bad. Shame about the trem easy to block off but if you wanted it working that's a trip to the guitar shop for most people and more money to be spent getting it right. Probably best buying the Fazely if the parts are better quality

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

The parts are better on the Fazley, that is true

[@Stratboy999]

Looks like a good alternative.

[@martinsmith3555]

Think Fazley spent the money wisely where it mattered, Tusq nuts aren't expensive, but the Tremolo is what costs. Is it worth looking for second hand or other generic parts?

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

I will probably upgrade this guitars parts over time

[@bluwng]

Tremolo bridges are not inherently better they are just a metal plate on a fulcrum there is no additional magic you can add. It boils down to how you set it up and how to intent to use the tremolo. In the end any non locking bridge will be imperfect, physics and the universe shows this.

[@johnnyrandom100]

some better string trees might help with the trem going out of tune so much?

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

Yeah, I will buy some

[@THESESSIONROOM]

Sounds really thick!! I think I'd be happy with ether one.. Looks gorgeous on top of it!

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

Me too mate

[@TheLambLive]

Very interesting comparison, great job !.. I wonder if the tuning issues are down to the nut, because the Fazley has graphtec tusq nuts,, I wonder if this is a plastic nut... Great stuff as always 👍👍

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

I think it is plastic

[@davelewis4215]

Jonny, I prefer the Bullfighting guitars scratch plate and pickup configuration.👍 obviously the price is more affordable than the Fazley which is brilliant 👍🍺 Obviously both are out of the same Chinese factory. Fazley ordered a few and the factory released more better looking versions under a different name. The Japanese factories used to do the same years ago.👍👌

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

I do like the scratchplate

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

Don't think much of sid vicious as a person but like the poster

[@Broccoli_Highkicks]

Unless you're going to mod the thing like crazy anyway, I think the tusq nut and the Wilkinson hardware are worth the price difference. Hardware can make or break a budget guitar. And Trevor Wilkinson designs the best budget hardware on the market. And Vintage Guitars, the company he's associated with, is just about the best kept secret in the guitar manufacturing world. I got their LP and SG models, and sold my Gibson ones because the Vintages are just better, and nicer to play.

[@scareantics]

this guy is associated with what guitar maker?

[@cancelbubble6535]

If you're going to show the guitar, don't run that footage through a posterization filter, lol.

[@bluwng]

Does this one have Jumbo frets.

[@bluwng]

@@BudgetGuitarShow Is the Fazley Jumbo vs Bullfighters Medium Jumbo. I’d really like a strat with Jumbo frets which is rare and we can’t buy Fazley in the US.

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

@@bluwng sorry, both have JUMBO frets. Same guitar, but the Bullfighter is cheaper.

[@bluwng]

@@BudgetGuitarShow 👍😎👍🏻

[@Nizodizo]

Nice guitar.

The bridge may just need a proper setup. Not too difficult if you know what you’re doing.

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

Yep, that's what I think

[@njp2k914]

I couldn’t play that and not play 80’s hairmetal cock rock

[@brCharlieNagy]

Mine is an LP copy but the intonation cannot be setup right ! :-/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIa2ooJ6qsesrck