Glarry GJazz Ⅱ Upgrade Bass Guitar Review

Known for making very affordable but usable instruments, Glarry appears to have stepped it up with the release of the new GJazz II Upgrade Bass Guitar. But is the product really any good?? Is it really worth the extra cash for an upgraded Glarry?? We tackle these questions and listen to the bass in this review. More info...
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[@rmccain99]

Glad to be back.

[@maxproud]

What's up Rumblin? I bought this Bass literally on sight! After being called an upgraded Glarry! I had to have one! I swear I didn't see any reviews on it before I purchased it. Yours is the first! A great and completely informative review! Thanks bro! You've confirmed everything about this Bass! Perfect!

[@RumblinMan]

You are the man, Earl! Thanks so much for the kind words!! I'm glad my review was the first to come up. I tried to do it justice the best I could. I'd love to see your review of it too. The bass is heavy... it's a beastly build... but has some redeeming qualities. I'm keeping it! May do some upgrades down the road!

[@healer246]

@@RumblinMan a great playable bass out of the box. Some fret work and conditioning is what I’m doing on mine!

[@cypressmusic731]

Another wonderful review by Rumblin Man! Some of the G2 basses were delivered with Warwick strings according to other channels. However I'm not quite sure what happened afterwards.

[@RumblinMan]

Thanks so much!!

[@lancelittle593]

Me again, said before I got that jazz upgrade, but I went ahead and bought the Glarry p,it has some serious neck dive, but the SOUND..I call her Rosie... Thank you for what you do.

[@RumblinMan]

Glad it’s working for you! Gotta love a good P Bass.

[@TheGAMEGod_YT]

This man is a blessing to the masses !!!

[@rubenriverarojas7910]

That white one is the best looking

[@RumblinMan]

Agreed!

[@jeffreypowell1656]

I like your reviews. Thanks for doing them. As soon as you started playing this bass I thought the low E string was buzzing and sounded bothersome. Did you notice that?

[@RumblinMan]

Thank you so much!!! Yes this bass has a bit of fret buzz. But it can be fixed with a good setup.

[@christosfragias592]

God Bless you Rumblin Man for giving us another great and insightful review. And for being honest and transparent on your reaching out to Glarry, while maintaining an unbiased and fair review. These basses symbolise exceptional value. I have to ask, are those Wilkinson pickups suited to rock/hard rock?

[@RumblinMan]

Thank you my friend. I think these pickups are absolutely great for hard rock. They’ve got a very nice kick to them.

[@healer246]

Man I’m so happy you aren’t a guitar/ bass snob. Thanks for being cool!

[@RumblinMan]

Well thank you sir! I try not to be a gear snob. Sometimes spending a little more can get you better performance, but there are plenty of options for people on a budget.

[@healer246]

@@RumblinMan and it’s nice to find a fantastic deal. I’ve had this bass and a Squier affinity pj and this is better for less money specifically the GJazz II. I’m sanding the neck and headstock and fretboard to stain and refinish and just gonna do some aluminum foil shielding under the pickguard and I think I will love it forever!

[@RumblinMan]

@@healer246 love it!!!! I’d love to see that.

[@MarcG7424]

I just found your channel while researching the Glarry G Jazz 2 I really like your approach no gimmicks and by honestly stating how you came into possession of the instrument goes a long way with me thank you btw I'd like to see the Glarry G Jazz 2 go head to head with the other instruments you mentioned at the price point I'm looking for my first bass and a Fodera is definitely out of the question

[@RumblinMan]

That’s certainly a good idea for a video. And thank you for your kind words, by the way! Have you considered the Sire Marcus Miller V3? I have one and love it.

[@MarcG7424]

V3 not seriously I have hopes of one day owning a V7 after I become competent playing I was actually thinking of a Squire Affinity as a first bass either a J or a P/J

[@bigfoot-id8bv]

Bought one of these, threw on some wilkinson pu’s on and for someone that plays bass once a week or so it’s fine.

[@ianwrees8377]

Great playing. The bass sounds great to me. I've not long got a banana yellow Glarry P Bass. It's great.

[@RumblinMan]

Thanks so much Ian!! Glad you are enjoying g the GP!

[@jimcobain27]

I heard that they were Warwick? Strings, I don’t know if that’s good or how true that is. Love your channel and your videos brother 🙏💪🏻

[@RumblinMan]

Thanks Ken!!

[@viking_playndisplay1979]

getting a couple of these for projects to keep me busy! 5 string and this one..

[@RumblinMan]

Awesome!!

[@LanceShelton]

Great video! I just subscribed to your channel. Good stuff!

[@RumblinMan]

Thanks so much bro!!!

[@LowEndLobster]

Killer intro song!

[@RumblinMan]

Thanks bro!

[@hectoremicolon1351]

Rumbling Man. Hey bro nice video !,! This is. Glossy fretboard +??

[@RumblinMan]

I wish it were glossy! It’s more of a thin satin.

[@hectoremicolon1351]

@@RumblinMan wow what a shame !! It would have been super if it came with the glossy fretboard. but for the price it's ok ... but i was looking that the g2 doesn't come in rosewood

[@oldasrocks9121]

These can be found for less than a $100 on eBone these days, but you have to admit they're sloppily put together. The Wilkinsons are alnico and wax potted and not at all bad (I made a pair of great double jazz humbuckers out of spares I pulled.) Bridges need to go, control route needs shielding, p'ups too if you want to reduce noise to minimum. It's a weird decision to put a fat PBass neck on a jazz tho, and a bad decision to leave the fingerboard unfinished. They're Cort necks. I work these and bring them up to easily playable but if I were buying a budget bass for a kid or I relied on a luthier I'd choose something much closer to finished and more closely spec'd to an actual Jazz.

[@RumblinMan]

Yeah, all very good points here. I still have this bass but in pieces. Planning to salvage the pickups for another bass. While I was enthusiastic about Glarry making something a little better, there are still some big problems with this bass.

[@oldasrocks9121]

@@RumblinMan They're great for teaching yourself luthier skills but you're right they come with built in struggles. Look at the grain structure on the maple necks and finger boards-- it looks they're likely made from large branches, not the tree trunk. I take almost 1/8" off the back and reshape them and they stay straight but over time I'm sure the necks will become unstable. Out of 3 I have 2 that have 2 sets of bridge screw holes drilled (each) and 3 of 3 had bridges out of center. So, if you want to learn how to overdrill and fill misaligned holes with hardwood dowel and set a bridge from scratch all of mine are great! 😆 The sunburst I most recently bought got a Chender bound rosewood block inlay $70 jazz neck which was heavenly compared to the maple Pbass neck, even with the fret level it needed. Red tortie pickguard and it looks a lot like a '67. I knew what I was potentially getting into tho and the first 2 kept me occupied during lockdowns, which was the plan! I also learned I have no idea how to paint a guitar lol

[@Longisland95]

Even though I bought a Squire Affinity Jazz in February and finally got it adjusted and the neck sanded to how I like it I think I’m going to get one of these as well or maybe the Pbass . How was the neck and string height / intonation out of the box? Did you have to adjust it much? My Squire was horrible out of the box.

[@RumblinMan]

This particular bass played great right out of the box. I did zero adjustments before the video. I totally recommend checking one out!

[@healer246]

This level is better than Squier Affinity hands down. I had an Affinity PJ and this is way better.

[@jimcobain27]

These are what they said the strings are Warwick Bass Strings 42210 ML(040-100) G-0.040", D-0.060", A-0.080", E-0.1"

[@geotechmore8855]

Can you talk to Glarry about getting Glarry to make left handed models of the new series of basses? I own two lefty Glarry basses by the way.. The P bass models.. )^_-)/

[@raytune42]

Good job

[@RumblinMan]

Thank you!

[@Bassguitarist1985]

Did you look at the blue color one? Does it have neck dive like the G1? Sounds like you get a pretty decent fender jazz tone out of it for the money.

[@RumblinMan]

Thanks bro! So, I'm answering this question in my new video that comes out today!

[@Bassguitarist1985]

@@RumblinMan cool. I just got the G2 off the truck an hour ago. Some small issues but wow the fret job is actually damn good!

[@RumblinMan]

@@Bassguitarist1985 yeah, I was pretty impressed with the fret job!

[@Bassguitarist1985]

@@RumblinMan me too! Some minor issues like the pickups being screwed in crooked offset under the strings, the bone nut having a small shim because it is too narrow for the nut slot, overall i cannot complain, not for $125 bucks off ebay!

[@Bassguitarist1985]

@@RumblinMan the main thing is the issues are minor and can be corrected. Not bad and certainly gig worthy!

[@methgaming1488]

its going for 88 on ebay, is it worth it?

[@geraldbusbysr639]

Website says warwick strings RM.

[@rmccain99]

Do they have a 5?

[@RumblinMan]

They have a couple 5’s, but I don’t know if they do in this model.

[@cocojazz4329]

The neck feel like jazz or precision ?

[@RumblinMan]

Neither.

[@RumblinMan]

But closer to a P than a J.

[@maliwilliams7262]

"CHUNKY"!! LOL! (I Also play Upright, don't be Offended, LOL!! Still funny though, Get an Upright,(Which ALL of you NEED to do,,) THEN Talk about "CHUNKY"!!

[@RumblinMan]

I have one.

[@maliwilliams7262]

OR, get a BETTER Control Plate!! (50K POTS)!!