COUNTERFEIT Yngwie Malmsteen Guitar?! - (Aliexpress) Demo / Review

[@DiscoScottie]

C'mon Max, you know why they use Maserati pickups... they make you PLAY FASTER!!!

[@tenhundredkills]

By that logic, if I get Ferrari, Maserati, Porsche, and McLaren stickers on my guitar, I'll be a speed god? *I'll take ten!*

[@1stCMcook]

Steven it was a joke

[@tenhundredkills]

Heiko Berlitz I know it's a joke. I was adding to it. Thanks for ruining it by explaining what everyone already knew.

[@1stCMcook]

Steven oh well yours wasn’t very funny, my bad.

[@tenhundredkills]

Heiko Berlitz I bet you're a ton of fun at parties. Even my awful joke is better than you explaining a joke. Buzzkill.

[@WaterburnerActual]

Tks for the demo, Max. Yes, at the age of 62, I finally dont have anything else going on that would interfere with my lifelong desire to learn to play. And I would most happily make my attempt with this fantastic sounding guitar. Tks again! Look forward to more features, down the road..

[@musingsofacigarettesmoking9722]

"Oh, Hi Mark!"

[@irishpotato5811]

Musings Of A Cigarette Smoking Man r/woooooosh

[@mirata7748]

@irish potato r/facepalm

[@mirata7748]

irish potato And r/wooosh

[@extremauncion001]

"By the way, how's your sex life?"

[@JovialDaze]

Lmfaooooo oof

[@jahsus23]

It's good enough to play "Aliexpressios from Hell" :)

[@RudyAyoub]

jahsus23 when does the movie come out?

[@Omarproof]

good one

[@jahsus23]

@@RudyAyoub as soon as we scallop the pickups, they get alot in the way

[@MacPro8CoreMan]

Funny... I see what you did there... LOL

[@sunnys3325]

Bahahaha! Nice one dude!!

[@danfuerthgillis4483]

It's 2019 no one gives 2 cents about the name on the guitar. I will play a guitar with Pimp or Mofo on it all I care is what sound it makes.

[@Panic42000]

Danfuerth Gillis Maybe you don’t, but most people don’t want some cheap Chinese counterfeit piece of shit guitar.

[@danfuerthgillis4483]

@@Panic42000 All these Chinese guitars are all copies they are not counterfeit. All USA made guitars are copies of copies of copies. The only difference is the Chinese don't want to pay to put the registered name on the head stocks. Guitar companies know full well that is all they really have left the registered name. The Chinese don't want to sell to middleman corporations anymore and are going direct sales now. This is scaring the crap out of all guitar companies as in 10 years the Chinese have caught up and are now eventually going to buy up those companies. You sleep you die these Companies were building their products in China for $100 unfinished then final assembly here and selling it here for $1200. This BS of building the components overseas then finishing the product here with a "Made in the USA" was actually legal lol. This whole debacle is about a printed name on the head stock. Face it middle man corporations ripping us off are finished. These custom Chinese guitars I order all have my initials on the headstock so I know they mine.

[@Panic42000]

Danfuerth Gillis Are you serious? They are definitely counterfeits. What the hell do you think a counterfeit is? Everything you just said is completely inaccurate and crazy!! If you buy a guitar from China with the Gibson logo It’s a COUNTERFEIT!!!! You can keep telling yourself that bullshit lie so you can feel good about buying counterfeit guitars but that’s exactly what they are. Wow!! Just because some people change the logo doesn’t mean shit! It’s stealing. Maybe you can get a fake Rolex to wear while you play your fake Les Paul.

[@danfuerthgillis4483]

@Masilith So.... Does Nasa speak for 7 billion people ? 😂 Careful what you ask for, you might get a big Nasa's "Freemason" ring up your Uranus.

[@loonaya]

@@danfuerthgillis4483 What Chinese companies have you good experience with, and where can I find them? I might be interested in ordering a guitar. Thanks in advance

[@pocolrs]

To me this shows just how overpriced the authentic ones are

[@nicolashrv]

The original is overpriced, but this is the other extreme. When you buy this guitar for $150-200 average, you have to immediately buy 1) Pickups (this ones are a piece of shit, it's like having a normal pickup playing at volumen on the 4) 2) Nut (plastic is garbage) 3) Bridge (eventually, not that is very bad, but the chrome usually is some paint or cheap chrome effect which will erase itself in a couple of months) 4) Fretwork (99% of this guitars have a horrendous fretjob) 5) Tuning machines (I can not stress enough how SHIT of garbage the chinese tuners are, usually are so soft they BREAK just by tighting a string) So you will spend around $500 more in new hardware and service.......in the end you will spend around $750-900 depending on custom taxes, so you are actually THROWING your money. For that price you can get a lot of better guitars from Jackson, Fender or even Shecter.

[@dempalundquist703]

@@nicolashrv Well, if you but this one, you can upgrade the things you don´t like whenever you fell like it. For some people it´s better than saving up money for 2 years to buy a decent guitar.

[@nicolashrv]

@@dempalundquist703 You don't need to save for 2 years. Just buy in credit. I did that when I was 15yo and wanted to upgrade into a Jackson

[@CE-22]

@@nicolashrv bullshit! I did only change pick ups, and mine fender from aliexprek is very good quality... nothing broke, everything still working well

[@nicolashrv]

@@CE-22 Ok, if those are your standards...

[@brokenchains]

That’s a great price, for a high quality framed poster you can pay up to $90, I would rather have that as wall art in my guitar room, it’s a head turner and a good novelty, best part is you made it play like a $2000 guitar because your so talented!!

[@TuRtLeSaC95]

You're* :)

[@ghassenhamden148]

dude in my opinion guitar playing has nothing to do with talent ...it's really about at what age you started ... and especially how many hours of practise you spent on the instrument .....composition and song writing on the other hand ...that's talent !

[@etherlords88]

@@ghassenhamden148 Somewhat agree... Playing maturity plays a vital role...

[@avi4580]

@@ghassenhamden148 To have that passion and discipline ,in the first place , is the telant! Any how if you take 2 different people who put the exact effort , still you've gonna found that 1 of them is playing better, than the other 1 , it means that is got a better neutral talent.

[@snap-off5383]

@@ghassenhamden148 So you've realized that "talent" is not an inherent trait, but rather a honed trait. Golf clap.

[@EpictheEpicest]

I would buy it for the scalloped neck and put it on a different guitar.

[@BoltRM]

I was thinking good base for a project guitar! Strip the Fender decals, repaint or do wood burning on the body or some wild thing & replace with nice inexpensive used pickups. Be your experimental guitar. Learn how to customize too.

[@BoltRM]

@@KahruSuomiPerkele Excellent idea!! Also another reason to like bolt on necks💪

[@soullessSiIence]

So you like throwing money away

[@joepp379]

Just buy the neck on AliExpress. That way if it's trash you only wasted $40 .

[@BoltRM]

Joseph P. I see the necks are $70-80. About same price on ebay (shipped from China) also where there's a "ton" of them,

[@DragonofLimerick]

Let's face it, without these fakes out there I couldn't even touch something close to the real thing

[@SquirrelDarling1]

Learn to budget and save up maybe? Don’t buy overpriced signature models? Learn guitar setup and simple repairs, build a partscaster that’s your own. Buy used guitars to save money.

[@manny45629]

Broke

[@SuomiHamalainen]

@@manny45629 Yes Manuel. He literally said that.

[@PrettyRecords]

So would you be happy with fake everything??? Fake car? Fake motorcycle? Fake watch? Fake phone? Etc

[@Ibaneddie76]

Looks and sounds good to me, I own a few of the real ones and yes they are a grip so if someone wants to play an Yngwie strat but can't afford the real one at $1800 there is nothing wrong with this one to get started. Change the pickups, electronics, tuners, and nut and you will pretty much have the real deal for half the price. A cool little fact is the scallops on Yngwie's personal guitatrs he actually plays are quite shallow, the ones Fender puts out are only that deep because of customer demand but they are to deep in my opinion and bend the notes if not played with a very light touch, so the shallower scallops are actually better for beginners or people who are not familiar with scalloped finger boards.

[@cooperst765]

For a counterfeit it sounds pretty legit. Awesome fret work as usual brother.

[@davidmoullet6646]

I have one. Mine came with a brass nut. I don't care what anyone thinks about it, it's my first scalloped guitar and i wanted to try one out without spending money on something i wasnt sure i was gonna like. I have a herd of American made guitars and have absolutely no business spending big money on a nother guitar that runs hundreds or thousands of $. Ya it's infringement.. But i couldnt find one that wasn't for 150 bones. Mine plays great, but i don't think It'll get played much after a pack or two of strings. Got nice usa guitars that deserve strings more and I'm a home owner. Lol Thanks Max!

[@Dreamdancer11]

Well i dont think its an infringement if you sand the logo off(or reshape the headstock)....plus...if you are into modding...you can make it play just as well as the expensive american ones for not as much.I got a similar one(without scallops cause i wanted to do it myself) and i put super jumbo stainless steel frets...made an aluminum nut for it and installed gotoh bridge and tuners....that along with the two dimarzios ill put in, ll up the cost around 450 bucks(the guitar was 70 bucks with shipping).For not even one third of the price i have a great sounding guitar with better playability(cause of the ss frets).

[@jamesreaves5534]

Dreamdancer11 Check out Halon Guitar Parts from GMI Luthier. Harris (GMI's owner) Makes the Finest Strat Trems, Tele & Jaguar Bridges and TuneOmatics on the Market because He Uses Superior High Grade "Tone Metals." Halon's Bridges are machined from Solid Metal Billets of 7075 Aircraft Aluminium, MS58 Brass & 1060 Cold Rolled Annealed Steel (my favourite because it gives Maximum Harmonics & Sustain). GMI Luthier also makes superb quality Luthier Tools accurate to within 0.0001 per foot. Harris is a great guy, super knowledgeable and honest. Put a Halon Bridge or Trem on any Guitar and you'll notice a major improvement in Sustain and overall Tone. Tell Him Jimmy in NC sent you.

[@lesliethompson4039]

Wow

[@theivorycrown9134]

link?

[@artperez82]

I would definitely buy it, sand off the logo and put some Dimarzio injectors in it.

[@markzuelch7452]

I know your posting was 11 months ago, but a good idea then is a good idea now, and I'd like to hear how it all worked out; I'm betting that's a real sweet axe now!!😁☮

[@markzuelch7452]

Hey Guitar Max! The one thing that struck (if nothing else) was that how GOOD you made that guitar sound. Clean or crack-of-doom distortion, that axe sounded killer! The scalloped fingerboard clearly didn't slow you down (not that I could notice, to be sure) and you sat very much at your ease while playing it, like a comfortable old guitar you've played 100 times. Yes, anybody who had their name on it didn't realize a dime in licensing, etc., but if you go and build a strat-style guitar, Fender won't see a dime off of that, either. So is it ultimately a case of appropriate licensing and royalties or is it simply how best to get over. I have a Chinese Fender/Malmsteen knock-off and I love it because, all things being equal, the thing itself is a good guitar. Quality of the materials, fit and finish, heft (the feel of real), sound quality, playability, all point ( at least in my individual experience) to it being a very good instrument which I enjoy very much. I might get a few incredulous looks when I pull that thing out of its case to play blues with (being an old blues guy myself) but it speaks well for itself by playing well for me. Sorry if I kept you too long, Max, just sharing a few things with you. God bless!☮

[@tallguy810]

The instrument’s a great bargain-but as you pointed out-it’s at that price point for a reason. In addition to the noisy pickups, I did notice some fret buzz. A good setup might address that issue; it also might not. Heaven help a person if the frets are dressed/crowned improperly or the neck is twisted. Those repairs could potentially negate the low price. The apothegm ‘caveat emptor’ definitely applies...

[@jamesfogg3258]

Best sounding distortion I have heard on any of your videos so far. You dialed it in perfect for my ears this time. Not sure what you did but it sounds juicy and punchy. Healthy guitar tone. A touch of reverb here and there helps flesh out the tone of the guitar without coloring it too much. Great demo.

[@jamesmiller9823]

It actually sound decent, are those stacked humbuctors? And what amp are you using?

[@bingode1646]

I think Yngwie Malmsteen is just happy people are still saying his name

[@thejonathandoan]

4:30 THERE'S the Yngwie I was waiting for!

[@SteveMavronis]

It's probably a good deal for a scalloped Strat as a base model for modding. Like suggested it would be great as a wall display guitar. I think it would make for a nice "parts-caster" for an upgrade or mod project to bring it up to spec with better pickups, nut, etc. I'd probably refinish the headstock to remove the labels and make it my own version. I had fun upgrading my $400 MIM Strat (SSS satin midnight blue rosewood neck model) by installing YJM-Fury pickups, replaced the worn out tremolo bridge (had to fill and drill new mounting holes for an American spaced bridge), and installed Graph Tech nut and string tree. It has monster tone now and plays great. It's as good as any $800-$1000 Strat right now.

[@alaverga6209]

I've seen yngwie driving a red with black Maserati in miami. My favorite Malmsteen guitar is on sonic blue mint pickguard with rosewood frets.

[@DennisMollanOfficial]

Great stuff! In all honesty we've bought a few of those knock-off guitars for wall hangers here in the office and shop. This was maybe 8 or 9 years ago and they were all unplayable garbage. Sounds like the quality has improved drastically

[@grahamflorida5942]

The past decade has seen massive improvement in chinese guitars, from legitimate manufacturers to counterfeits. I remember when the Fender Starcaster line of student strats was just about the junkiest thing you could get. That said, it's still hit or miss with these knock-offs and some of the leser known brands with less QC, where better known brands you're at least getting something playable.

[@terrylacombe7813]

I would like to see you review a copied Gibson sg. I have always wanted one, but being a disabled veteran on a fixed income, just can't afford it. Thanks for all your videos, I really enjoy them!

[@danielcastillo1225]

Great guitar, an I'd totally play this instrument of Coolness, and I think it's ok ta have a replica signature series guitar cause there's people (like myself for instance) that can't afford the real thing, whether it's due to financial burdens of life in general, ya know like raising children, having a wife, and regular bills ,such as rent or house, car payments as well as other things

[@74dartman13]

Ya, just the wife can be expensive! I think mine thinks money flies outta my ass like an atm!😂

[@BoltRM]

Just remove the Fender name & serial # so doesn't get sold later to unsuspecting customer 👍

[@500erider]

@@74dartman13 LOL !!!!!!!!

[@marcorossi7274]

I want to this badly. I want to play it while wearing my rholex watch and ghucci shoes

[@mr.j1400]

I buy it just to see what a scalloped neck feels like

[@markzuelch7452]

The scalloped neck plays very easily, no difference for the way you'd play normally. I think you will love it!

[@brianporter138]

This guitar sounds great and almost captures his lead sound even with cheap pups. Out of curiosity have you tried any of the Zakk Wylde replicas and if so what are your thoughts on those? And thank you for the video

[@ChristianIce]

Jee, throw those "pick-ups" in the trash can!

[@hayden_h7645]

as a player of high output humbuckers they just sound like any single coil to me aha

[@j_freed]

ChristianIce - fucking horrible sounding guitar. Absolutely no musical character.

[@Iheartdgd]

Richard Bogart Burke why?

[@etherlords88]

well, it'd be silly to expect diMarzio or EMGs for 100 bux XD

[@Meddled]

Followed by the guitar.

[@luketaylormusic2807]

I am a huge fan of Yngwie, he is one of my inspirations as a musician, and the day I saved up to buy a late 90's Yngwie signature stratocaster, candy apple red, natural heavy relic with Dimarzio HS-3's was a great day. I loved that guitar, and spent a lot of wonderful time with it, eventually selling it to build my own custom signature guitar that I still play to this day and have been playing since 2011. Copies, especially of signature models, have no place in this world. It was an honor to support one of my favorite artists by buying and playing his signature model, even though it was reliced and used, I felt more connected to the artist to support him in this way, and any artist is honored to have people save up their hard-earned money to buy their signature instrument. Dishonest business practices in this manner should be regulated. These luthiers/factories can obviously make decent instruments, so they should be more than happy to put their own names on the headstock. Thank you for the video, Maxwell! Your videos are always excellent! :D

[@Ansphyxiation]

also the bolts on the pickguard arent correct either were the toggle switch and volume are its supposed to line up not be parallel

[@DannyRayMilligan66]

Max, I bought one of these a few years ago, off Aliexpress, too. I'm really not a fan of Yngwie, yeah he's a great player but I wasn't into the neoclassical thing, I just wanted a scalloped neck guitar, hoping it would help my playing progress. I had already heard that the pickups on chinese guitars were junk, so I'd ordered a loaded pickguard with lace sensors in all three positions (red-silver-blue), and then I had a tech set the action, intonation, and dress the frets, etc. After spending twice the actual cost of the guitar on replacement parts and work, I discovered that the scalloped fretboard really didn't help me at all with my playing, except perhaps with vibrato and bends (you can really grab onto those strings with a scalloped fretboard, lol!). I ended up selling the thing on ebay for exactly what it cost me, but I was careful not to mention anything about the fake fender branding, and did not include any pictures of the headstock or neck-plate. Perhaps the guy that bought the guitar thought he'd found a sucker who had a real YJM guitar and didn't even know it, I have no clue. He got a good guitar, if he's smart he'll sand off the fake fender stuff and leave it at that. As far as the whole Chibson and fake signature things, I don't have a problem with it, myself. The people who actually buy these things KNOW they aren't real, and as long as they're not trying to pawn them off as genuine onto an unsuspecting buyer, i don't have an issue. I personally think it's amusing that the Chinese can replicate these iconic guitars for pennies on the dollar, and do such a good job. If they would simply put better parts on the instruments (i.e., pickups and tuners) and set them up, then put their own brand on them, Fender, Gibson, and PRS would be in a world of hurt, quickly. Pretty much everyone on the planet now knows that the major manufacturers are overpricing their instruments, and that you can get a perfectly good instrument much less dinero, if you don't mind that it's not going to have resale value. I don't buy my guitars as an investment, I buy them to play. As always, love your channel, Amigo, don't stop! -Danny Ray Milligan

[@DannyRayMilligan66]

As an update, I just scalloped out the fretboard myself on a strat I have at the house, and after about 12 hours of working on that, I concluded I would rather just buy another Chinese copy, and put the scalloped neck on whatever guitar I intended for it, rather than scallop it myself, LOL

[@MrJimlen]

I own both a real yngwie and a chingwie, HUGE differences, but the chingwie plays surprisingly well, solid cheap copy guitar, but it's just not the same, it feels very very different, but still these guitars are hit and miss, but i was lucky to get a good one, eitherway, I'll be moving on from the copy, it was fun but i have the real deal :)

[@tokk3n-hj4xg]

Chinwie😂😂😂

[@lalberts]

Honestly this is the best you’ve sounded on a demo that I’ve heard.

[@CanalCrux]

Can you do it one review for the Jim Root Jazzmaster that is on the Aliexpress? I think that would be a nice one to check out

[@thiosemicarbizidebenzoylal2921]

Get the Ibanez gem copy from Aliexpress. Its outrageous good.

[@user-zn3wm7pb3w]

Thiosemicarbizide Benzoyl Alcohol link?

[@BoltRM]

or some unique text we can search on ?

[@user-zn3wm7pb3w]

Artie VanDelayo search “jem guitar”

[@BoltRM]

@@user-zn3wm7pb3w Brilliant! Good to know that should take me to the correct vendor & guitar 😋👍

[@nicolashrv]

I bought around 50 Ibanez guitars on Ali (and madeinchina, and dhgate, and all sites you can imagine). Out of the 50, only TWO passed as a good instrument (only 1 Jem 7V white, which had the same shape and details as the original, and not those horrendous deformed copies with a huge monkey grip rounded horns on both sides, crooked pickguards and "dumbarzio" pickups, and the other was a Jem 70V............right now, if you are able to find sellers offering the jem, it is very likely you get the deformed version. I'm having a hard time even to find undeformed 70V). I still keep my first 7V as a souvenir, which I got for $130 around 15 years ago. Oh, boy, the body is made literally of reclaimed wood, probably from recycled shipping crates........still, the only thing it has in its favor are the Tremolo and the tuners. The guitar can hold punishment without losing the tuning stability......still, all hardware now lost the golden finish, because it was painted.

[@joepp379]

I have two of these guitars. One is a 21 fret the other is 22 fret. All these Chinese fakes are definitely hit and miss. The 21 fret is actually not bad. The 22 fret is a total disaster. Corkscrew neck that needs a total fret leveling. at the very least you get a guitar with the scalloped neck that looks nice on the wall. But the quality is just not there. Thanks for the great review Max! You saved me some time. 😁

[@achannel5066]

Joseph P. Got to pay more for the 21 fret.

[@joepp379]

Yes, the 21 fret is around $205 but worth it. It has some weight and neck is nice. 22 fret it's super light basswood. PM me if your want the name of seller. I will post it here if Max is ok with it. No links though. Cheers

[@achannel5066]

Joseph P. Thinking if I make a try to HS4 reloaded (change the pick up set from China made)) one. All my US ones are HS3 Loaded. I think China made radius may different. Not a 9.5" as mine. I have two.One ( CAD 600.00) from a pawn shop in Vancouver(Canada) in 1994. it's a very heavy (weight) one with a Malmsteen signature. I know HS3 in bridge and neck.I (the tech also) don't know the middle one.It's a heel truss rod and shallow scalloped.Not a CBS (big) head stock. We changed the bridge into gotoh 6 holds ones. The other one was from All Part US with Malmsteen Signature.Heel adjustment, shallow scalloped.All HS3 loaded in Canada.

[@BoltRM]

Joseph P. How do I PM on KZbin? I clicked on your About profile, only saw G+ but no option there either. Also didn't see the little message icon, just the Flag for Reporting someone. I was able to go to my YT Home page & "Customize" then add email addr for "Business Inquiries" so you should be able to send to my email with that. TIA

[@joepp379]

@@BoltRM I just sent you a pm thru Hangouts. KZbin changed some things. Check your messages.

[@billslutzky256]

I would love to see Yngwie play it, I’d actually pay money to see him review it

[@Guitarrobb1969]

Glad you decided to review this Yngwie fake strat! I've been looking at those for a while now and wondering how they compared with the genuine article. I suspect that with the YJM Dimarzio pickups installed, this would be a real rocker! I'd have no problem owning one to hot rod for personal use. I don't believe that it should be advertised by the seller as anything but a replica, however. Thanks Max! 😀👍👍🎸🎶

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Hi Robert! These are definitely not advertised as the real thing. But the risk of it being resold is always there. Probably less with a signature guitar though, like I talked about in the video. But yeah, I think with new pickups, and maybe a new set of tuners (these work fine, but are pretty stiff), this would scream!

[@Guitarrobb1969]

@@GuitarMAXMusic That's good to hear. I had not considered what the tuners might be like, so thanks for mentioning that as well. It really looked and sounded good in your post. I'm seriously looking at purchasing one since viewing your video. With a few personal mods, I think I would enjoy one of these guitars very much! Bonus, if all it costs me is $145 plus the cost of tuners and pickups! Thanks again for sharing all of that great and helpful information!

[@jameswiser7586]

@@GuitarMAXMusic, I think it needs Irongear Pickups. Check out their Smoke Stack II's. Humbucker single coil strat pickups for a great price.

[@markcheetah4960]

The spacing of the 12th fret position markers is a dead giveaway that it's fake. They never seem to get that part right (at least, on the fake Fenders)

[@Geetarman69420]

@@markcheetah4960 for me it’s the nut. No walnut, no Fender USA

[@autocrow]

Glad to hear Maserati is making pick ups! Cool. To they make a 4x4 one with extended cab? : )

[@KalelMares]

Can you review the JEM from Aliexpress please.

[@georgemueh3273]

Got one....junk Bad tuners and it has the whole body routed out from neck to bridge. No pickup cavities at all just one big rectangle. And the route goes thru to the tremolo spring cavity. They are hit and miss cause my les Paul 59 is pretty sweet for $200 A few issues and put $150 set of Duncan 59s in it now its great.

[@BoltRM]

@@georgemueh3273 A semi-hollow body eh? 😋

[@gtarbmx]

i got mine two months ago. it was done pretty well for the price, the neck was amazing. i obviously refinished it and did a lot fo work to it but it was pretty good to begin with

[@EamonBJWyse]

I've ordered one of these, so I'll let you know what it comes in like. Don't worry, I won't blame you if it's bad ;) Paid $219 for the guitar with a case.

[@yodasupernintendo]

So?How is it?

[@EamonBJWyse]

@@yodasupernintendo I'm pretty amazed that it's so good. Got some locking tuners to put on it, but it plays great. Bodywork is good, fretwork isn't bad at all and the pickups are pretty punchy. Overall, great.

[@EamonBJWyse]

Great video, again. So many different options on that website. Hard to know which is the best one, so if there's a link to the best option that would be great :)

[@joshlawton4973]

Finally scalloped fretboard!

[@funeralbillii9172]

Sounds and looks good to me. All you have to do is swap the pickups and pots and you're good to go. Of course, if you buy a Fender from Mexico you have to do the same thing.

[@remley8877]

Your intro really sounded like Danzig! I didn't read the description, just got to the point where you said "Everyone wants to play the Yngve Malemstein." Tjen i quit watching, but does that guitar have the noisless pickups, like the real one? DId I get all -20 points? Lol. Seriously though, thanks for reviewing this guitar. I've been curious about them. Great deal for the price.

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

You checked every box Sir. You get an F!

[@cugir321]

How was the intonation? Where the frets put in correctly? Correct distance. How did it feel....high? Even though it's fairly low? I scalloped a squire neck. It's 2mm at the 12th fret but feels higher without the wood under my fingers. Must play it very lightly especially for chords.....they can easily be pushed out of tune. I do like using a straight down movement to create 1/4 tones.....chromatic with 1/4 tones. Great vibrato in different ways.

[@pyroguy5766]

Granted they are “fakes” or replicas or however u word it…bottom line is cnc machines don’t care wether there in China or USA. They cut the same regardless of country. IMO, what’s referred to as “quality” now is the fit and finish. Hardware and pickups. Etc. Were paying 1000 % markup for the name. U can get a nitro lacquer finished roasted maple neck for 60 bucks out of China. Same exact one here is probably $200 bucks or more, which too, wether bought usa or China will still need a fret level and clean up. If it sounds good and plays good, who gives a shit where it came from.

[@KevinFlynn1967]

Nice one Max! I’ve never had the opportunity to play a scalloped guitar, thanks for the review!

[@whitepepper8365]

More is more..... How can less be more?

[@stevek6549]

Less cant be more...More is more.

[@alicoach1587]

I bought one of these and Had several adjustments with the help of a Luthier. I Changed the maserati pickups with Fender Texas Spacial set. Changed the buttons, plastic nut. Replaced the tuners with the locked Fender tuners. I spent a lot of time and money. But I am happy with the result. I am not an experienced player or a shredder. But I love the light touch playing enabled by the scalloped fretboard. At first playing chords may be diffiult but you get used to it.

[@gmhimself]

abi gitar ne hale geldi videosu felan varmı :)

[@alicoach1587]

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[@gmhimself]

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[@gmhimself]

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[@trevorgwelch7412]

We should support American made products or else we will all be out of a job .... 🇨🇦🏁🎸🇺🇸

[@dan8402]

Hey for 145 why not. If you want to try a scalloped neck and not pay through the noise it is great to start with.

[@likeanuuk6612]

whenever someone on youtube demos a yngwie guitar they always try to sound like yngwie in it, even guitar max with a fake lol

[@JamesAllenJr]

You'd rather he play flamenco??

[@АлександрФролов-ь7ц]

Hi Max! Good video. Now I'm your subscriber. In Russia we say: "In skillful hands - and prick is balalaika too!" 😂🤘

[@happy_hour]

Can't be true, bro, 145 bucks for this fret job, low action, nice pickups and scalloping.... can't be done without (almost) slave labour bro... even if you pay 1 buck an hour it will be more than 300... so i can imagine the factory in China with ppl working 24\7 for a dime

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

People are really only assembling the parts... the necks / bodies / pickups, etc. are all made by machines. It's modern manufacturing. Still an incredibly cheap price though!

[@happy_hour]

I hope so.

[@happy_hour]

i live in Russia, ppl working 6 day a week for 14-16 hours for 300 bucks a month in my area, (this is really close to slavery in my view)and still guitars like that are 200 dollars minimum. I would believe if guitar was in this price range without scalloping... not sure tho, can't say for a fact anyway, but i would love to see salaries on this factory...

[@JamesAllenJr]

The government gives them money/supports them for the express purpose of taking over other countries markets for these products.

[@happy_hour]

that's probably true

[@jduncanm3golf]

Great review and playing, thanks. More generally, how much versatility in bending and vibrato does scalloping add?

[@richiegrohs9137]

Another reason to Be tough on TRADE WITH CHINA.

[@boxfan6656]

Go got quite a few more guitars in your background since then. Sounds pretty good. Would be a heck of a guitar for $150, except it's a Fugazzi.

[@daveinDc]

So what about swapping the nut for a brass one and getting the Yngwie loaded pickguard from Fender? All in it would be less than $500 and closer to the real one?

[@Anton_the_Vampire]

Well, as an Yngwie fan I take the point about him not getting paid for such guitars. But as a left-hander, if I could pick a "copy" up cheap, & then fix things like the pickups etc, I probably would.

[@kamaboko1]

Great review. I've always found scalloped necks challenging to play. I feel like the strings are going to cut through my fingers when I press down.

[@richszmal1653]

I bought one of these but with a blank headstock of fleabay for the same price. You had the option of putting anything on the headstock. Really not a bad guitar for the money.

[@bodichair]

It sounds great. It looks good as long you never try passing it off as the genuine article if trying to sell it. Why not have fun. Play it. You're not going to get fender quality, but it does sound pretty damn good. Thank you for the demo !

[@Music10161]

Back in the late 80's i helped a guy scallop his strat's fretboard with a couple files and a dremel because warmoth wanted 450 dollars for a neck with scalloped fretboard. The job turned out very nice but it was white knuckle the whole way. A year later some Korean brand had a scalloped fretboards on 3 models for 349 while the standard models were 299. They all had that crackle paint finish that seemed to be required with your obligatory Floyd.

[@almostclement4975]

I have no problem with other brands making S type/T type and single cut guitars of their own if they put their own slant on them.. after all there really are only so many variations you can use to build a guitar, but I disagree with outright fakes, no matter what anyone says at some point in that guitar’s life span it will be palmed off as the real thing at some point.

[@J.Burrough]

The Maestro is the Original Tone Bender and after all these years can rip a face off with a finger or two. I Love that Guy and he’s Touring the world and I believe he may still be in the states this week.🤘🏻Yes.

[@denismulcahy3354]

I would love to see you do a review of a Burns Cobra ...would love to hear it honestly put through its paces???

[@raywright9955]

Hey Max. I think if someone is influenced by a particular artist and can get a decent replica at a good price, that might be an incentive to practice and play more. With all the non-music stuff being "played" by this generation of young people, maybe the China guitar makers are doing us a favor by making good entry level guitars. When I was learning, I started with a Sears guitar because I could not afford a good instrument. I still played it like crazy but once I got a "real" guitar, that was like a door opening that I didn't know had been closed. Totally agree about his name being used without his consent. They should either pay him a percentage or stop using his name. Great channel, please continue!!

[@karlshuler1011]

His lawyers can work out the lawsuit over his name on it. Trust me, they probably are already.

[@frankhall7005]

I'm digging that cream yellow color though.

[@megablasterboc7474]

So how was the fretwork?! If it's acceptable, it would be well worth putting some money into upgrading the pickups and hardware to make it more playable.

[@SevasGuitar]

I would have one unless I don't have a replica of YJM guitar made by me but still interested because the scalloped fingerboard looks okay.

[@marlonparra7395]

Max would you do a review on another wolf guitar. The superstrat called wolf kct-21.

[@hilariovargas8682]

Thanks.. can you also always mention the type of rear curve fretboard style i have thick hands so something flat works for me...

[@tonyvillalba1833]

first of all - Great Job Wailing on that Ax! I would definitely play it! Guitars are made to be played.. where did you order that from if I may ask?? its amazing what they can produce for soo little. of course Quality could be an issue, but hey for that price, you can always fix it up down the line if need be.

[@thelongjourney3847]

any updated links on purchasing this guitar? dont want to get screwed and need some guidance on how to order one.

[@boyt.5542]

i want to order 1. is there any link of the site where i can buy it?like the direct link of the store where you purchased sir please.

[@thefuneralparade]

I'm left-handed and I used to own a right handed counterfeit Yngwie I bought off eBay for $215. I sold it ...but I'm gonna order a left-handed one and set it up to my liking after I level the frets a d take care of any of the other problems they all come with.

[@MartinUToob]

Hey, thanks for the reply, it's great to know there's somebody really there. Um, but if it's not too much of an imposition, I do have another question, and you seem incredibly up to date and savy on these issues. The question being: do you you know if the new tariffs and all apply to guitars? I mean, I heard that they cover some 6,000 items and wondered if guitars escaped the levies. Thanks again, your channel is great and just FYI: I'm considering one of the Wolf brand guitars based on your overall recommendations. Thanks for the tips.

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Musical instruments are not included in the new tariffs! Most of what it applies to is materials or machinery that's related to manufacturing. Also, the tariffs are hard to enforce. Things are not always labeled, and they can't check every package. As an example, these knock off guitars technically should not be getting through customs, but they almost always do. I highly recommend the Wolf guitars! I just played my WLP last night and I love it!

[@tommyvictorbuch6960]

Personally I stay away from signature models in general. However, a cheap knock off like this could be a good way to find out if scalloped frets are your thing. And Yngwie is doing just fine anyway.

[@jduncanm3golf]

How is the neck size? Some other reviews say baseball bat huge. The chibson I ordered was way too large too and I had to sand it.

[@MetalBeastShred]

Thanks for demoing this out Max. I've been eyeballing this guitar for a while, but couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger. Even with the flaws, would it be a decent platform to upgrade? You can always just sand the Fender logo and signature off the headstock (which is what I would do regardless) if ethics are a concern. I always felt the actual Yngwie Signature Fender was grossly overpriced for what it was, even if it was pretty cool.

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Yeah, it'd still be a good mod platform! The neck and frets are actually pretty good! You could upgrade the pickups, add a new nut, maybe some tuners.... and you'll be set! There are some more expensive version of these which already have a brass nut installed. The ones in this price range are pretty bare bones though. I've seen them as low as $130.

[@BoltRM]

@@GuitarMAXMusic any way you might give us some key words to search on for the one with decent neck? I was also thinking fun experimental project guitar & definitely get rid of Fender markings 💪

[@BoltRM]

@@amotkram99 Or as someone else suggested, there are just the scalloped necks(some listed as "fretboards") for sale, on both ebay & aliexpress for about $70 each. Some as low as $40 even. 👍

[@BoltRM]

@@amotkram99 oh I think that was commenter "Joseph P" who said he bought 2..

[@nekrohatred9547]

I always wanted a scalloped guitar...I'm getting this.

[@patrickshannon122]

Oh wow it does have the scalloped frets. I didn't think I would have them for that price.

[@JJPSB23]

I have a relicd malmsteen duck. Used every sunday service for some praise and arpeggios

[@bodichair]

Im looking at a purchase of one of those. If im not happy with the sound i have a official loaded fender strat pickguard.

[@Ducesweden]

You can hear it doesn't sound like the real deal, but i was surprised at how good it acctually sounded for that price. I could totally buy that guitar much because i probably never will be able to afford a Malmsteen signature strat and i'm not a huge fan of jumbo frets for most of the songs i play, so i could use this guitar as a decoration or to play it once in a while. Also, as a big Fender fan, i wouldn't feel comfortable with it saying "Fender Stratocaster" on it and have Yngwies signature on it, so i would probably remove it somehow.

[@bandicoot5412]

Sounds great, no mods? Fine with me, so is your badass playing which makes the take.

[@curtisnorris868]

I had a copy of a Les Paul called an Aria Pro II. I couldn't adjust the neck relief properly without getting a "S" in it so I had to adjust it a bit excessively concave to eliminate the snake in the neck which made it difficult to play. The neck was through the body so it could not be replaced either. I'll never buy another copy of anything again.

[@fatherrikhi3464]

There's a whole bunch of different versions of these. I got the 24 frets for the lulz. It arrived neck broken. The factories are obliging if you're polite. The new neck arrived promptly. Truss rod is crap & I can't get decent action. No biggy. I'll repurpose. Chinese knock off guitars can be hit or miss. I have gotten more excellent ones than outright fails. (great fretless axes & custom requests). I still might try the 22 fret "Yngwie". Keep in mind that you can often request quality upgrades that are extremely reasonable- like brass nuts etc). I'm in the process of getting another headless guitar- i asked for scalloping which the factory is throwing in for $20!!! (Aud). I have a custom 8 string hellokitty which is both hilarious and awesome. The factory threw a number of free upgrades just because I was polite. They must cop a lot of flak from people not getting Fender quality. You should have realistic expectations!!

[@HighVybeTribe]

Wheres the link ? I'd like to have that guitar as Artwork in my studio ! That neck is wild man 💪😎🙏

[@Wolfgang19675150]

Awesome jamming and demo!

[@wildhogdog]

Good pickup and a few slight changes like the nut and you would never know the difference?

[@leonthompson8988]

I imagine that the Chinese are equating Maseratti to speed of yngvies picking. Do you use a noise gate to kill the hum on the single coils and if so how much signal is lost before the strat hum leaves

[@ricardojtcorreia]

The guitar plays nice. I think for the fans that would like a similar one os a good choice

[@kimthompson5871]

You just keep finding some cool deals !! Keep it up brother !

[@ds2544]

The guitar looks decent) at what link can I buy it?

[@frs2112]

47 dollars Ammon Stratocaster or this 145 dollars signature Chinacaster? Which one would you choose? I´d give the Ammoon Strat a try. What do you think Max?

[@Geerladenlad]

What if you replace the nut and put yjm fury pickups in it? I wonder if it would be so easy to tell then?

[@cristianrysanek7669]

im planing to buy the copy of robbin crosby firebird because i just love ratt and it looks very damn good the only turn down is a light curve on the headstock that isnt quite accurate with jackson design maybe because of the lawsuit but i will love u to take one and test it up :D

[@superzombie6024]

I am seriously thinking about buying one. Up grade the pick-ups and nut, still be well under the price of a authentic