Firefly FFLP newest gen(09/2023)...The best $200.00 LP on planet Earth?

[@BazonBlades]

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[@LuvhandleR]

I've bought two of this exact model, one in brown and one in a purple-ish color. Fit and finish was superb. The SS frets were scratchy and needed to be polished but that was it. Full size electronics and locking tuners. Good weight.

[@BazonBlades]

Did you get the new purple ash top model from this last drop? I almost pulled the trigger on one, but I'm holding out for the FFLX drop next month. There's going to be a spalt maple top model with chrome hardware. Looks like 100% pure sex.

[@wendysawyer8675]

Looks like a perfect strummer to me!

[@overcome8628]

Firefly has some awesome guitars right now. Locking tuners, bone nut, roasted maple necks, neck adjustment in the middle of the guitar, Stainless steel Fretts. UNDER 200 dollars.

[@BazonBlades]

I agree, that's a long list of killer features for 2 bill$.....Just be prepared to deal with all the common little issues that all budget guitars can have. For example, the guitar in this video has at least one high fret. I knew there could be issues before I bought, so as long as it is something I can handle, it's not a big deal. It was a great excuse to buy some specialty tools that I had dragged my feet on. But little things like this can add further investment and higher cost. Especially if you can't do the work yourself. That said, I haven't seen anything yet more serious than a high fret on any of my three FF's. Although my first FFLP has the old, low output and microphonic pickups as well. But I knew that up front.

[@dbenadon]

Great review, (i bought one) and I am now a new subscriber! Rock on!

[@BazonBlades]

Thank you, and welcome to the Baz on Blades family. Have you received your FFLP yet?

[@dbenadon]

@@BazonBlades yes, I have it for a few weeks. I think it is sold out already. Really enjoy it. I have 4 other fireflys including the Little Sister, two more LPs and their 12 string electric was must have been a short run.

[@BazonBlades]

@dbenadon , Yes...this model is sold out. Maybe it was a short run just to gauge interest. I hope they sold well. I would definitely like to see more of this version of the FFLP. Did you see the IG post FF put up about the new "relic" FFST's and FFTL's with compound radius fretboard? They will be dropping soon.

[@dbenadon]

@@BazonBlades I have not seen it but will check it out. A cool brand with a great relic strat is All In One Guitars out of CA. Imported guitars, but they set them up for you so they cost a bit more but play great out of the box.

[@adloutdoors]

12 out of my 13 Firefly's are near perfect and the bad one they replaced and let me keep the one with issues.

[@BazonBlades]

Awesome....

[@bobholst874]

Have you changed any pickups on your Fireflys? I have an FFLP Classic I want to install coil tap. The best price for tge whole setup I could find are Epiphone ProBuckers for about $75. Are you familiar with any pickups that would be suitable at that price point?

[@BazonBlades]

@bobholst874 , I haven't changed the pickups in any of my FF's yet. Although I do plan to change pups in two of them. The FFLP in this video is getting an EMG ZW set eventually. My FFST is getting a total change using Guitar Fetish parts. It is getting a new hum/hum pickguard, pickups, and complete wiring harness. The GF parts will cost about $100.00 total and feature their quick connect system so anyone can do the install. Check out Guitar Fetish. Their pickups have a good reputation and are budget priced. www.guitarfetish.com/GFS-Guitar-Pickups_c_7.html

[@eleven_eleven]

Probably the most impressive overview of a guitar in the universe.

[@BazonBlades]

I can't argue with that assessment. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@Lespaul13100]

Love my FFLP Lizard burst! Did some mods, plays and sounds great! Played some gigs with her as well, never failed me! My Goldtop FFLP is great as well! Love the matte black finish.

[@BazonBlades]

I thought about putting my lizard burst up for sale to help fund one of the upcoming distressed FFST's. Have you seen them? Heavily distressed/aged with all the goodies and newly added compound radius fretboard. Firefly has posted pics on their IG. Dropping soon.....

[@swiggamortis5521]

Building the collection!

[@BazonBlades]

You know it, brother.

[@say_when5988]

Looks gorgeous

[@BazonBlades]

It's a pretty killer guitar.

[@b.ar.m4251]

an elite guitar for an elite player. i love the color.

[@BazonBlades]

Thanks Adam..... You seriously should consider buying one of these. I think this one is as good a deal as that 4x12 cab I bought.

[@chucklee347]

Ive been ordering n playing firefly guitars since they first came out around 5-6 years ago. And everyone i know myself included puts these fireflies in the Epiphone 600 - even a thousand dollar class. That's the truth and the reality 😮

[@BazonBlades]

I will be doing my follow-up video soon, but I would also place it in that price range. Although now that I've played it for a while, I am comparing it less to an LP and more to an Eclipse. The body is 1/4" thinner than a standard LP body. More like an Eclipse with a vintage neck.

[@gsbguitarsgsb679]

Every time I look at their web site I never find the cool looking guitars like yours. That’s a sexy guitar and you can’t beat that price any where any how any way. I want one just like that one…

[@BazonBlades]

You just have to check the website frequently. I typically check it daily. They do short runs, so they can change finishes and improve features quickly. There should be another drop of the FFLP models soon. Any day now.

[@ivanriverajr5012]

They have the matte black on page 3 check

[@thinktwice8860]

Love the belly cut, and particularly the heel of this axe!

[@BazonBlades]

It's a very modern feeling LP style guitar. The belly cut and neck joint definitely make it feel different than a standard LP. It's almost like playing a super car version of a LP.

[@thinktwice8860]

@@BazonBlades No big tenon to reach around to play on the upper register! This would also be a good guitar to mod any way you want it! Might be cool to place studs, or decals, etc!

[@BazonBlades]

@thinktwice8860 , it's pretty much a blank canvas for modding. And honestly, it feels "worth" modding. Worth investing in. It's hard not to talk about the belly cut and neck joint. They are such radical changes for a LP type guitar. The giant building block neck joints on LP's are a major reason I typically play "super Strats."

[@thinktwice8860]

@@BazonBlades I usually only modded Mexican Fender Strats, because I could usually find them for $200 to $250. I’ve never had a LP style axe that I wanted to mod. Real Gibby LP’s are too damn expensive to have a woops, and Epi’s have that thick poly coat, which I’m not that crazy about, and still cost at least double the Firefly for a used one!

[@BazonBlades]

​@thinktwice8860 , the used market is still insane anyway. But I get what you are saying. As far as poly finishes go.....I honestly don't have a preference. As long as the guitar doesn't feel dumbed down or dead, I don't mind poly. Although I do not want a guitar with a glossy poly finish on the neck.

[@bsmith8943]

Great review and beautiful guitar.

[@BazonBlades]

Thank you. And thanks for the view and comment.

[@joehansonguitar]

Awesome review! Just subscribed to your channel

[@BazonBlades]

Thank you...And welcome to the Baz on Blades family.

[@thomaskinne2357]

I'm digging that this guy isn't talking some silly shit & is actually acknowledging, that he got an awesome guitar for 200 dollars! Even if you have to address a couple things? You could spend 2000 dollars & very likely still find some issues!

[@BazonBlades]

And that's the bottom line. I'm not here to sell FF guitars, but when I find something good, I like to pass it along. These guitars aren't perfect, but they are pretty good for the $$$'s. Thanks for the view and the comment.

[@thomaskinne2357]

Yeah man I have a Firefly LPJRDC with a tune o matic instead of a wrap around & I traded it straight up for an Orange Micro Terror I paid 105 dollars for! And every time I play it, it blows me away how nice it is!

[@BazonBlades]

@thomaskinne2357 , I haven't tried one of their DC's yet. But I do own two FFLP's and a relic FFST. And I had a current batch Mad Cat come across my workbench a couple of weeks ago. Fit/finish was really good on all four. But two of my three had/have high frets. Which is not horrible to me. I 100% expect that kind of stuff on a $200.00 guitar. That's the trade-off for how FF pushes the boundaries on features and finishes. I need to do a video covering the truth about buying FF guitars. The real bottom line that's not praising them for being perfect or bashing them for being junk. The truth lies somewhere in between.

[@thomaskinne2357]

@@BazonBlades What's crazy is when one does get a 200 guitar that's actually properly set up frets & all, right out of the box! & I would imagine I don't need to tell you, it has been happening. Then the Gibson flag wavers talking about how you get better quality for a couple more, if not more, grand. Yeah, you should be getting better quality. Question being, are you getting better QC? & kinda like on the 200 dollar guitar, sometimes you are, sometimes you're not. The guy from Fulton Street Beats, definitely does very honest & some times alarming reviews. Some people just don't wanna admit their ass hurts, after spending so much money on an "American" guitar. I've learned from experience, expect to do some work, regardless of what's spent. & yeah, there are some exceptions. Like PRS. If you do birds. I personally, don't do birds on my fretboard. Even their "SE" models. The QC is usually, unmatched. (& yeah man, I know they make some models, without birds) & more often than not, that is where you'll find unparalleled QC!

[@Rippleshanks]

What a great instrument for a very affordable price!

[@BazonBlades]

So far, it seems like a steal.

[@markbrooks8623]

Sadly I appear to have gotten one of the bad ones, so I've sent Guitars Garden an email requesting an RMA and a return label. Arrived with the action far too high and needing intonation. I soon found that I couldn't intonate the silly thing -- the bridge didn't have sufficient range unless I raised up the action to an unplayable level or tightened the truss rod so much that the neck was distinctively bowed and even then, I couldn't get some strings to intonate. I have their FFMN and found it to be a pretty good guitar to set up so I don't know what went wrong with this one. Too bad, it is a beautiful guitar.

[@BazonBlades]

Ok, before you give up on intonating it, take a look at the three lower bridge saddles. They should be reversed to allow extended range. In my example, the bridge is set up incorrectly. The saddles on the low side aren't reversed, so I am losing intonation range. Just that little bit can make all the difference. I will have to flip those three saddles so I can intonate correctly. Honestly, this is the first TOM equipped guitar I have ever owned that the saddles weren't flipped from the factory. I think this is kinda like the last batch of FFTL's and FFST's where the coil taps were wired backwards. I look at this price point as "adventure guitar buying." You never know what you will get. The challenge is honing your essential skills set as a guitarist. This type of thing is part of that skills set. Especially at this extremely low price point. I mean, c'mon, this price point is laughably low. This kind of thing is a given. It may be worth taking a second look at. Look at it as a challenge. Don't accept real defects. But the fine tuning that comes with these cheap a$$ guitars is all part of the journey.

[@whoobibi]

@@BazonBlades Thanks for the advice. Yes, I know just what you mean, I have a Xaviere and an Epiphone LP. The problem here is that the intonation is flat, not sharp. So I have insufficient range to move the saddle towards the neck. I hadn't really thought about flipping the bridge -- the screws are supposed to face the neck. Huh. So if I face them away from the neck, I have enough range to move the saddles towards the nut maybe? That's so crazy though, it means they did do something wrong if that works. LOL. That's crazy enough I may try it, but I wonder how it will impact intonation elsewhere.

[@whoobibi]

Didn't work either. I think there's just something wrong with the bridge, I think the scale is off. Oh well. Back it goes.

[@BazonBlades]

@whoobibi well that sucks. Sorry to hear that. It's unfortunate that issues like that are more common at such a low price point.

[@whoobibi]

@@BazonBlades the return went off without a hitch so I have no complaints. The guitar was about $200 so I imagine if a bad one gets through it isn't like you are out $2500. My FFMN from Firefly has been a very good experience by comparison.

[@frankanthonypascarella2620]

Just bought one everything looked great ... until I tried to change the strings. The strings on the guitar were bad so I bought a set of 10's ... 10 to 46 nothing crazy. The Les Paul I got came with locking tuners. I made sure I released the locking device all the way. I had a tough time getting the E, A, and D string out the G, B, and E were not so bad. When I tried to thread the E string "46" it would not thread through the hole. After further investigation I noticed that the stem of the tuner did not extend far enough up to expose the eye of the string hole. Some of the holes were half and some less than that. I could not put the strings on at all. They used a much lighter gage and still must have had a hell of a time getting them on. I reach out the company to return the guitar according to their policy and have been given a hard time. These people do not understand and or speak English well at all. Still fighting with them. I also notices that the thickness of the head stock is 2mm larger than a Gibson LP. Sorry I bought this guitar.

[@BazonBlades]

Why not just put better locking tuners on it? I put Hipshot Griplocks on mine. They were $60.00, and I put them on in just a few minutes. You absolutely have to expect little things like this on a $200.00 guitar. That's the truth about buying budget instruments. No matter what brand, a $200.00 guitar is only going to be so good.

[@frankanthonypascarella2620]

@@BazonBlades I agree you can't expect too much for 200 dollars, but I think the head stock is too thick and I will have the same problem regardless of what tuners I put on. My Gibson LP head stock is 16 mm, the FFLP is 18 to 19 in places, once you put the nut on top it covers half or more of the string hole. I think I need to send this one back... it is beautiful to look at, but I need it to play. Oh well. Thanks for responding.

[@user-kn4xw9ww8y]

double binding ohh yeahh thats a keeper

[@BazonBlades]

It's definitely a keeper. In fact, I just finished a practice session, and I was playing this FFLP. It's a fun guitar to play.

[@manny7289]

Hey I am curious, about how much does this guitar weigh? I really love the look of les pauls, but the weight is always an important factor for me

[@BazonBlades]

Good question....My example weighs 8.4 lb. It feels very solid/substantial but not heavy for what it is. This model features a body 1/4" thinner than a standard LP. It is basically an ESP/LTD Eclipse body with a standard Gibson feeling neck. Although I think the fretboard radius is closer to 14" rather a more traditional 12". It's a very interesting guitar for me because I have owned both Gibson LP's and ESP Eclipse models. It's definitely the bastard child of the two. My older gen FFLP is straight up an LP Standard clone with full thickness and weighs in almost a pound more. Say about 9.2 lbs.

[@manny7289]

@@BazonBlades hell yeah man I appreciate it

[@BazonBlades]

@@manny7289, no problem.

[@joschelei262]

This was their best edition thus far.

[@BazonBlades]

I agree. I love my example. This month's FFSP drop has two Ash top models of this version. One in purple like the Agufish HB sig. and the other in white. They should drop any day now.

[@jeffreyfisher5256]

I have that guitar, and the finish on mine is not thin on the front as your describing. It's just like the back. Apparently one or the other is flawed. I would guess yours. Either way, it is an awesome guitar for 200 bucks.

[@BazonBlades]

The top finish on your example isn't transparent at all? Mine is very dark but definitely is transparent.

[@markadams3047]

Nice guitar I checked their website and they don't make that black one anymore.

[@BazonBlades]

They do short runs, so you have to check back frequently to catch them before they sell out. I typically check in every day to keep up. You can also follow their IG, and there are also some FF FB groups.

[@markadams3047]

thanks@@BazonBlades

[@jesterraj]

i dont see this model.......was this bought severl months ago??

[@BazonBlades]

No, it's a new model bought recently. Firefly makes these guitars in short runs. Then as they sell out, they are taken off the website. You just have to check in every day or two and see what has dropped. Typically they sell inventory down before dropping new models.

[@jesterraj]

what size frets?

[@BazonBlades]

Definitely medium frets, fairly tall but narrower than jumbo. They have a more vintage feel, rather than modern.

[@HeyMoi6511elsolito3]

Hi Guy gréât vidéo thank you for evil invider good guitare and Nice rock bande l' m living in France europa zone .. firefly guitars ???? Tax ....tax... but thank you ...

[@BazonBlades]

Thanks for the view and comment.

[@davidledford3522]

EAST TENNESSEE!!!LOL I'm from Hancock co

[@BazonBlades]

I'm in Jefferson County.

[@mrbeaker8188]

Grew up in Johnson City

[@wendysawyer8675]

Tom Petty covers coming right up...

[@BazonBlades]

I remember the first time I heard Tom Petty playing covers of Baz on Blades. Tom always had good taste in music ;-)

[@walterpoluzzi9846]

Great !! Then you click on the link and there's nothing !! PAGE NOT FOUND !! And just in case you could find it the guitars you see are not the ones showed in the videos !! Unbelieveble....i'm trying to buy one and it's impossible !! If anyone could help me i'd be grateful, thanks.

[@BazonBlades]

All you have to do is wait. FF makes these guitars in continuous small batches. Just keep checking, join their FB groups, and follow them on IG. That way you'll know ahead of time when they do drops.

[@adloutdoors]

Page not found means they sold out. Some will go in a day or two, especially the really killer ones.

[@BazonBlades]

@@adloutdoors, exactly right. Just gotta check back frequently. FF did announce a new drop around the 17th of this month (1/24).