ESP/Edwards/'Grass Roots' Mini LP - sound tests and a full cleanup/restring

I bought a little baby guitar! It's an ESP made mini LP with a built in speaker in the neck hum bucker position. It was pretty crusty and rusty though so I gave it a clean up with this kit: amzn.to/2KPAf3t
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[@thedanksavatron7782]

Ryan u look like a Croatian basketball center holding a reg LP!

[@user-po7iv4ni3o]

Hahaha

[@darrellm3410]

Take it completely apart like troglodytes would do.

[@tlinrin887]

When you take a picture with your band strap this on and stand about 10' infront of the rest of them.

[@GunsNRoosendael]

I absolutely want one! It really looks like a Shibson, and i'm short so it fits my height. I'd be the smallest SLash in the world.

[@auditoryimpression3933]

GR for GrassRoots, not CJR 🤦🏻‍♂️ Also Edwards are Japan made, Japan only guitars, very good Anne basically as good as an ESP Standard. GrassRoots are Korean made (mostly), Japan only guitars, that act as the cheaper version of Edwards. It's not just a rebrand.

[@MuscleDad420]

Trogly is terrible. He's a collector first & foremost and the extent of his expertise is limited to arguably the least desirable period of Gibson guitars. Exudes strong boomer energy by showing off his new acquisitions to flip on Reverb to absolute rubes.

[@The.Adam.D]

Lmao Ryan edited out the tapping

[@kengihepworth7568]

I've seen a sustainer circuit instead if a speaker in one of these, guy brought it in to show off. It was really easy to tap on... kinda cool , I guess.

[@wilddoug]

I laugh every time "Tun'r Time" appears...

[@johnjeziorski461]

I bought a Grassroots while on my honeymoon in Japan! I absolutely love it, and oh my God where the shops amazing and the staff at the shops great. I'm thinking about making a video talking about the experience.

[@leightnite3056]

Best lookin one o these I've seen so far! Sounds surprisingly awesome, Church it! Farther into the After times of course!

[@60CycleHumcast]

yeah i cant wait to church this thing, lol

[@timothyharrison8953]

You can't give a proper operating electrical item to much current. It only draws as much as it was designed for. These little LPs are pretty cool, but I can't believe how much they go for.

[@mwcarde]

Specs and yes on this model it is a dummy switch. espguitars.co.jp/grassroots/mini/index.html

[@skraegorn7317]

In the future you should cram in the fuzz circuit from a Pignose and connect it to the volume. Maybe stick a Duesenberg Les Trem and some weirdo pickup on it too

[@SuperShecky]

I have a soft spot for sub-short scale guitars tuned to regular E. With 19"-20" scale, I use a .013"-.056" set and it works perfectly. Ernie Ball even sells a .013"-.056" set with a plain .026" G string, which feels a bit more like a cable than string. An sub-short scale and super fat strings are a recipe for ultra fat tone. Even with stratty single coils. Intonation has to be set carefully. While not common, sub-short scale guitars are not difficult to find, and often inexpensive, being (mis)marketed (IMO) as for kids. The nicest ones like these mini LPs and the (post-Hondo) Erlewine Chiquita are sweeter finds. The real holy grail is a decent steel string acoustic sub-short scale guitar. Nylon strung guitars are not hard to find in this size, usually marketed at guitaleles or 1/4 to 1/8 size classical guitars. But steel stringers....? No.

[@adio222]

For a goofy item such as that, I'd probably check out Parts Express and see if you can find some parts with similar connections and dimensions but upgraded specs?

[@ricardosiahaan5287]

Kawaii Les Paul

[@RayyanKesnan]

Lol the grossest thing about getting used guitars is cleaning "someone else's grime" off the fretboard😂but it's pretty easy to make it look good as new as long as the electronics are fine.

[@zoeyjune2193]

I'm just watching this imagining it's a regular Les Paul and Ryan has grown 1.5x his regular size 😂

[@MalcolmO]

Man! The distortion pedal _loves_ that guitar. It sounds monster. What _is_ that distortion? ESP owes it one.

[@-davidolivares]

I got small hands but this is ridiculous… kidding, had a Lotus version but traded it, wish I still had it.

[@ivyisle]

Definitely gut the "amp" and rebuild it with an altec lansing boom jacket

[@lookhere8800]

RYE..." IF YOU KEEP OPENED CRAZY GLUE IN REFRIGERATOR..IT LASTS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.. YOUR WELCOME...

[@Skitchhiker]

I bet you could pop off that speaker cover and use it as a cover for another humbucker. With some gold foil, I bet it would make a really cool looking pickup.

[@60CycleHumcast]

I had that thought.

[@lexzbuddy]

buy packs of superglue in mini tubes, they do exist

[@eddiee2750]

Put your super glue in the freezer when you are storing it, lasts for years....

[@dukenukembubblegum7311]

Did you ever end up modding this? I just picked one up and need some idea on what to do

[@DrRetro11]

Here is a nasty comment. poomoji poomoji poomoji poomoji poomoji poomoji Love da vids!!

[@Deerock_FL]

Did you check the polarity of the 9v connector? It may have been reversed if the adapter was designed to provide power from the 9 volt battery to something else (one of your mini pedals I assume)

[@BluesHarry]

My thoughts exactly

[@TempoDrift1480]

Yep.

[@Kingsc84]

I use my own amazon affiliate links to buy stuff but if I didn’t I’d buy for you lol

[@darrellm3410]

Say Hello To My Little Friend.

[@cloudstrifelv]

Lol cjr.... it's GR for grassroots....

[@cooltunesmadeeasy]

Sounds horrendously bad

[@TempoDrift1480]

Id play the fuck out of that thing.

[@moonchild4806]

You look like how I feel playing a normal guitar after playing mostly bass for a while.

[@springbloom5940]

After playing an Ibanez Mikro, a regular guitar feels like a bass.

[@guilhermeteixeira1753]

Awwwwwn my gawd look how cute 😂😂😂

[@0000song0000]

8:24 I have done that on the tunematic bridges... Once they get lower, only foil works

[@JaniceLalla]

Doom but no surf?

[@MichaelDonlinAwesome]

#lickingyourguitar #thattubeisdone

[@the_nondrive_side]

Always have superglue on hand. Anything will make it louder. Don't overthink it. Could probably switch the transistor to a higher HFE and maybe optimize the stuff around it easily Bazz Fuss. DIY pedal guy. 7 minute fuzz video. I've often used a compression pedal into a Bluetooth speaker and it gets it to be loud. ANY BUFFER pedal should

[@LeMonkeyFondue]

Ryan - hide the card tab you removed in the control pocket, or where the non working switch is. 😉

[@opensourceq]

yeah im thinkin me likey

[@Aceroxx02]

"CJR"? Nope. Not a C or a J. That's a G. For Grass Roots....

[@60CycleHumcast]

I figured it out after shooting the video, lol

[@szczerzo]

Small guitars, small pedals. What next? Singing to small microphone and making small record? A mini LP? Also a Mino tws mini (really mini speaker) is so small you could fit two of them in there.

[@jfiery]

Brother I wouldn't have touched that crusty nasty looking thing BEFORE the current plague. I mean it's cool but man that fretboard...

[@shinjiikari6894]

I got one of these and it's all modded, the speaker system and the old pickups where replaced with some Seymour Duncans (59 and JB), added some 11 gauges and it sounds beautiful, it truly is a little rock machine now

[@TononiaWorld]

yes yo can, with 9v you should have 1/2 watt, the speaker could be shot, but you can add BT and you can mod the pre amp, even change the preamp to create a fuzz

[@jacoblawrence5405]

If you replace the speaker with a pickup you have to use something at least as weird. you could go with a sustaniac system or something to get to actually feed back like you were trying.

[@iamroberty]

I got a used Squier mini Strat and replaced all the hardware and electronics and strung it up with heavy gauge strings and it sounded fine, but I tried it with the lightest strings I could find (.007 or .008 guage) and tuned it up to A or G standard and it sounded amazing! It became my go to guitar for funky rhythm playing.

[@l3ertuz362]

i would probably scrape that logo off, reshape the headstock to open book and finally put the logo of "authenticity"

[@dnamusicchallenge5995]

"I have a channel too..i wanna cover stuff." Yeah man! Do the right thing! Awesome!👍🥰

[@hariowen3840]

Polarity???

[@blowing_up]

Single use Super Glue mini tubes are a thing. You get 5 per pack and they sell them at some Dollar Trees. Nice video

[@thcenturymanthcenturyManpart]

Hey please give me the links to your channel I've been watching all this with your people that do what you do and I really got to like your channel I know you're for real and so give us all the information so we can follow you and all your channels and I love the guitar I love to have more information about that thank you for all your good work

[@thcenturymanthcenturyManpart]

Yes you can and I'll be willing to help you with information how to do that on off amps and speakers that's what I do with small on a small scale

[@opensourceq]

superglue reacts with moisture to cure so unless you live in the desert... you got like 1 month tops from when u crack it

[@sebastiancorona1877]

the power supply is alternating current and the battery in direct current that’s why won’t work

[@60CycleHumcast]

doesnt the power brick convert to dc for use with pedals though?

[@sebastiancorona1877]

60 Cycle Hum yes from 120v to 18,12,9volts but it’s still alternating current not direct current like batteries and guitar pickups are design to work with direct current

[@JohnKelly2]

I use Locktite Gel Control. It comes in a dispenser that looks like a little bottle. I've never had it dry out or seal itself.

[@71bassg]

change the speaker for an Ace frehley flaming pickup!

[@darrellm3410]

I would put the black knob on the push pull just because its different. And a new nut

[@thcenturymanthcenturyManpart]

Could you please take it apart so we can see how it was built and thank you very much for your good work

[@tobystrickland5986]

Well time to take that baby Speaker out and put another p90 in there and then have fun brother!!

[@mattbridges8908]

Please do the thing where you put a wicked amp/speaker in that neck pickup.

[@doogdoogdoogdoogdoogdoog]

Is that with a fresh battery, Ryan? I had a similar guitar that was pretty dang loud with a JUICY 9 VOLTER

[@60CycleHumcast]

yep, new battery.

[@donjoefonzarelli9785]

I have the full sized Edwards limited. It's awesome.

[@J4060]

I'd church it asap. Doing fuzz it sounds awesome.

[@gmichaelhall]

Edwards guitar company is not a sub brand of ESP, it's a lateral domestic brand built by the ESP corporation , It is a Japan for Japan market brand. Any disparaging/diminishing opinions about the brand are largely an American phenomena based on either ignorance or conscious bias. If this were mine, I'd probably cut a new nut and set it up as a Hi6. Ymmv. Excellent vid! ✌️

[@michaelcarey9359]

Edwards models are at the very least equal in quality to the US models they seem to copy. GrassRoots stuff is always better than Epi copies. If I'm thinking of a good LP, Gibson doesn't even enter the equation.

[@thcenturymanthcenturyManpart]

Can do just email me send me a message and I'll I'll give you the information to help you

[@TononiaWorld]

we use a tooth or nail brush to get really deep and then use fret eraser or steel wool

[@altrock86]

I started buying the small tubes of glue because of the exact reason you mentioned

[@christopherfleming6990]

Dude, get that speaker 🔈 and upgrade like a machine!

[@J4060]

Have you tested ir with the Oceans 11 pedal yet?

[@mark5150ty]

Gorilla Glue brand Super Glue is what I always use and it does last when you recap it. I have had to shove a tiny nail through the applicator but the content of the tube is still usable. It's kind of a gel-like super glue instead of being liquid.

[@michaelcarey9359]

It's ALL cyanoacrylate, thin or gel, and they're all the same.

[@leslawrenson9305]

Oh, look! It's a Les Paul shaped ukulele!

[@darrellm3410]

It needs a Bigsby and a set of pickups.

[@nheto666]

Did Ryan just grew a meter During quarentine?

[@davidmc8478]

Does this come full size? I want

[@tigmil8116]

Really fine steel wool would work on those frets.

[@raf.raf.]

That thumbnail is pure gold

[@_dmfd]

whenever you go to polish the frets if you use 0000 steel wool you don't really have to protect the fretboard unless it's like a finished maple board or has some type of finish on it. I just always make sure my pups are covered up so little metal flakes don't get struck on them cause that can really cause some issues. That fine of wool doesn't hurt the board tho and is really good at getting extreme gunk off and the best at polishing the frets. Once you oil it when you're done you wouldn't even be able to tell you ran steel wool on it. Stew Mac also sells fret erasers that work pretty well or even pen erasers work too. Normal ones don't tho. Just gotta put a little polish on the frets when you're done if you use the erasers cause they don't shine them as well and make them kinda sticky.

[@michaelcarey9359]

If yer gonna use steel wool on a guitar, and you're worried about your pickups (and anything else around that WILL be affected by the dust), just put a small magnet in the middle of the steel wool. All the dust and fragments will stay in the mass of wool, not float or fall into your electronics. Science magic!

[@lone-wolf-1]

@@michaelcarey9359 Next level of science fun: put the magnet in a paper towel, so you can easily clean the magnet after.

[@glenndavis6793]

I love it I have to get me one of those

[@TononiaWorld]

polarity was reverse

[@danielsgrunge]

That's so cute

[@MetalHeadHippie]

SaaaaWeeeet

[@jeffreydavid2997]

It would be sweet if you set up a louder circuit in that thing!

[@60CycleHumcast]

terrible feedback is EXACTLY WHAT I WANT

[@SuperShecky]

​@@60CycleHumcast The challenge will likely be finding a tiny speaker that's *efficient*. A 9v powered amp like the LM386 powered Smokey amp will drive a full sized cab loud enough to thoroughly annoy everyone in the room with the ~half watt they crank out. But I have yet to find a sub 2" speaker that an satisfactorily make use of that half watt.

[@j-visser7982]

Will it drip?

[@jeffreydavid2997]

Djent

[@AJvsEverything]

Speaking of odd small scale guitars, this video prompted me to look up what my very first guitar was...an early 90's Gremlin electric guitar with one humbucker, a Jackson style headstock, and a pair of translucent black knobs...I remember hating it so much because it'd never stay in tune...I then fell in love with Stevie Ray Vaughan's blues playing and just HAD to have a jumbo fret Strat (because I was 13 and impressionable) so I found myself a used Warmoth strat kit guitar at a music shop, and I still have it to this day...no clue where the Gremlin wound up at...someday I'll refinish the Strat and actually learn how to play guitar (it was roughly 27 years ago that I bought it)...

[@thechaosvlogs6904]

Steel wool those frets!