A New Guitar Brand That Truly IMPRESSES ME!

Locking tuners, brass block, beautiful frets, roasted neck, alder body, easy on the eyes... this is the first I've heard of the 3 Brothers Guitars brand, but it is looking good. Let's review this and check it out!
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Rubric: -5 points for Danzig references. -5 points for not reading the description. -5 points for not watching far enough into the video to answer your own question. -5 points for misquoting me in your comment. 20 points possible. Everyone starts with an A!

[@ryanriffs_1349]

I can really appreciate how you hung your guitars in that way. The way it looks with all the guitars gives me inspiration.

[@beefnacos6258]

Inspiration to overhoard guitars?

[@craigphillips3154]

So, I checked out the listing. They are listed as "away", that particular guitar (and the only one and color currently listed) is "unavailable", and the two 1 star reviews say that they never got their orders and could not get a response from the seller. You may have a 1 of 1 there.

[@MiserereMei]

What he said 👆🏼

[@mmcnew1]

It genuinely comes across that Max enjoys playing this guitar.

[@HandOfMetal]

I adore purple guitars. That is a thing of beauty!

[@patfinegan2000]

I love the extended review format. It is so much more informative and engaging. Thank you!!

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

You are so welcome! I've been trying to up my game lately.

[@lostreb]

3 Brothers Guitars definitely picked the right guy to introduce their new brand. The guitar sounds amazing. The combinations and differences in tones and sounds achieved with these pickups is impressive. It can't be by accident. I'm very pleasantly surprised at how great the cleans are. I wasn't expecting that. The neck work, frets, and fretwork as well as overall fit and finish is another unexpected bonus! While I totally understand why you mentioned it, the Strat style bridge fits me and my playing style perfectly so what to some might be a minus for me is another plus. On a lighter note, the logo on the headstock definitely brought a smile to my face! Thank you for another fantastic review, demo, and video. Please keep them coming, Max!

[@wingnutmcspazatron3957]

Where are these "3 brothers"? I' all over the internet and the only information I can find about them is this video.

[@ooloncaluphid]

@@wingnutmcspazatron3957 I think that what's going on with guitars, as well as rifle scopes, and probably a boatload (literally) of other products that I don't know as much about, is that pretty much anybody can approach a guitar or whatever other sort of factory in china with a set of specs and an idea for branding, and if they think your plans are viable, or if they don't care at all, and just need you to pony up some cash for an initial production run, you can start up a brand of something. Maybe you'll hit the bigtime, but if a lot of other people are trying to do exactly the same thing in exactly the same way, it's probably tough to be anything more than a momentary blip on the radar. I expect you'll be seeing lots of very similar guitars under a variety of brand names. If you follow the link to the reverb page for 3 brothers guitars, you'll see that there's another company called "3 Nails Custom Guitars" It's going to be about like the cottage gun industries in Belgium and Spain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which cranked out huge volumes of small cheap revolvers and "Ruby" type automatic pistols. But winking in and out of existence like fireflies.

[@superblondeDotOrg]

@@ooloncaluphid umm that means basically low, low resale value in the future, if the company does not exist for long. is that right? even G&L guitars did not previously get the same resale values as even lower quality fenders and that was because of lack of brand recognition/quality recognition.

[@lostreb]

@@wingnutmcspazatron3957 When searching 3 Brothers Guitars, I'm getting basically the reverb site 3 Brothers Guitars information. As of last night, I didn't find a 3 Brothers Guitar website. I may search longer and more in depth another time. Hopefully they might see these comments and consider helping us learn more about them.

[@paulorageshreds]

Ya I decided to look them up on social medias as well and found very little info. They are a very "fresh" company for sure. Max is definitely a big push for them to get a little exposure.

[@jodlen49]

I purchased the Wolf brand because of your review on it, and I am totally blown away by its quality vs affordability. Thank you for your honest reviews - Cheers man

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

Great to hear!

[@BUNKERJR53]

A great looking and sounding guitar and a great price point. I can tell that you really enjoy it Max. Amazing considering it's straight out of the box and just tuned without a setup.

[@xeverettx2564]

Not a fan of super strats, but man I freaking love this one!!! It looks so quality and yeah bridge humbuckers are what they are but it does a great job with those glassy, shimmery, strat sounds with whatever they are using for their single coils set up! Absolutely rocks! Probably the last guitar I’d ever spend money on but if I was independently wealthy I’d run out and get one. I think that figured top would look great in a charcoal gray or even a natural cherry look!!

[@philomelodia]

I do hope you would do better than that if you were independently wealthy. It’s a nice sounding guitar. But, independently wealthy? There’s just so much out there that is of superior quality to that. Go look at Heritage guitars Ibanez prestige guitars, PRS custom shop guitars, Musicman, hell, even Gibson.

[@chucklee347]

​@@philomelodia if I was stupid stinking rich. I would buy PRS fire the whole plant the same day. And give away 2,000 - 3,000 guitars to up and coming young artists. Yep that's what I would do.😮

[@jessiegarcia8166]

Thanks for sharing THE AMP CONFIGURATIONS YOU ARE USING TO GET THAT SOUND. Showing the settings on the amps would be helpful and give an idea of how we can set up our amps for that sound. THANKS AGAIN BRO, YOU'RE AWESOME.😎👍

[@picksalot1]

Very nice guitar. I agree, those pickups sound very good and balanced across all the positions. I like the headstock shape and that the color matches the body. I was happily surprised by the price. Congrats on making such a good and affordable guitar. I wish you much success.

[@reedburke7762]

Thanks for the clean tones Max! You play them so well!

[@samuraidjinn]

I will say I do like that each pickup has a distinctive difference. The way I hear it is one is super gravely, another is like little gravely but the last one is super smoothe but I did feel that the super smoothe sounded a little muted(possibly my phone speakers). Still a super cool guitar.

[@dannyrivers3922]

You got to hook up some speakers!

[@totallykoolyeah]

Phone "speakers" are for alarms.

[@RonniePenko]

Max, it would be nice if you made a video with advices on how to choose the best guitar specially when importing a guitar from China. I was having a look at Aliexpress and DHgate, and there are so many options, and very difficult to know if the guitar is really good in reality because not always they have much feedback from buyers. In other words, tell us how you look for a good cheap guitar in those sites, search terms, and what kind of information you're looking for. I see you've been very fortunate with your imports. Watched your video with the red fender replica and the Malmsteen replica, beautiful guitars! Thank you for the awesome content man! enjoying a lot !

[@Allguitarinfo]

Chinese knockoffs are cheap... And cheap will give you cheap playability and ,durability ,and sound like instability...buy yourself a good instrument. You will be happier with it in every aspect except one ..not cheap...

[@RonniePenko]

@@Allguitarinfo I know all about it and the risks sir, but I already have a legit expensive ibanez sir, and also just sold my legit american fender sir. So now I wanna try one of the cheap fake ones and do some upgrades cause that would be interesting sir. Also I am older than you think sir and now stop to tell me what to do and mind your own business sir.

[@riffjohnson22]

Today’s guitar landscape is bright with so many brands some mainstream and some not so mainstream, but one thing is clear about ALL of them…they all use the same machinery. CNC machines and computer aided carpentry can dial in a guitar schematics to a tenth of a millimeter. You’re wasting $ paying 3x just to have a brand name. The design and construction of guitars that are selling for under $500 is the exact same machined construction that big names are using. They’re overcharging you because they’re ridding on the history of the name,fooling new players that it’s the only way to get a “Real” guitar. It’s such a joke out here anymore..there are $400 guitars with the sound quality , construction quality ALONG with the quality control at the factory that sound, feel and play better than a $1500-2500 guitar selling themselves as a “Brand Name” shame on them and shame on the new crop of players that try to discredit them without ever doing the research. I own 27 different guitars, names you will know like Ibanez, Gibson, Fender Jackson, Gretsch, yet I can honestly say I own and play WOLF LP that friends have played as well and a unanimous opinion that this $450 LP is everything my Gibson LP is and that was over $2000. There are so many quality opportunities now and you can’t judge them or pass false info to noobs if you haven’t got the facts. Its just not fair to them if your filling their heads with what those brand name guitar company executives and sales managers want you to fill them With…hype and lies

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Nice instrument. I watch more for your shredding and investigation into the possible tonal qualities of these guitars. Keep riffing and I will keep watching Max. Sounds like a fair trade to me. Shredding for my time.

[@progressivehardindustrialslug]

If Max likes it then I like it. My fender Gt 100 into my 2 Mackie Thump 15's (xlr outs baby!!) Is freakin' insane btw.

[@christopherdounis6729]

One of the best reviewers in the business…! Thank you Max.

[@JesseLeeKing]

It's always nice to have a traditional trem bridge in your collection imo

[@adamstein9333]

3 Brothers Guitars? I can’t thank You enough for Your demos. You led Me to a lot of great purchases from brands I’ve never heard of.

[@thedailyword8370]

Love the color and finish, not a big fan of bolt on necks, however, I trust your assessment Max of the neck's action. I will probably check one out! Thanks!

[@jeffthompson1869]

Lovely Guitar. I bought a beautiful Tele style with the same Headstock as this purple beauty. I bought it about a year ago on eBay for $75. I checked out the pickups and they were super high quality - and the neck was straight as a board. I updated the bridge with brass and put new strings on it for $10. Couldn't get a better sound out of the guitar.

[@jackgriffith9229]

S22EP = Tiger Beat Magazine’s favorite color scheme! 😳😳😂😎🤣

[@bloodguts6786]

They look nice and sound great but I can't see paying $649+ for something that looks and sounds like a Harley Benton. For that I'd just order a guitar from Thomann and pay less for pretty much the same thing.

[@blakjack3053]

Yeah it really does have a certain HB/China tone to it no doubt...and u say it's a whopping 649? It needs to be at least $350 LESS!

[@jesuslovesu5605]

True

[@bluwng]

@@blakjack3053 both of you are presumptuous. Grand judgement without laying hands on it. Go ahead and buy Harley Benton, that’s your budget anyway. I wouldn’t buy because it’s not my preference not because I’m a presumptuous know it all.

[@blakjack3053]

@@bluwng your mom is a presumptuous know it all! 😘

[@naturboy]

@@bluwng yes u r

[@philomelodia]

For that price, I think I would go with the Yamaha Pacifica 612.

[@kotogray8335]

The sound is so reminiscent of RATT's tones Sounds great

[@dannyfournier6657]

Wow , love that clean sound was completely unexpected

[@shanewalton8888]

1:14 "As we look more closely at the guitar, we find some real cool features, like a loose trem bar. "

[@blazeboyblazeboy4470]

I would like this guitar. Although it does sound a bit thin like cheaper Chinese pick ups tend to be honest. Still glad this quality is available at this price though.

[@retropuffer2986]

Nice review. I liked the sound effects you added today. :D

[@joosboer1030]

A standard Strat tremolo works very well and when properly set up can provide very good tuning stability, especially when you compare it to a Bigsby. It’s very impressive having a brass trem block as standard. I wonder what the saddles are composed of?

[@KennyNewby]

Wow! Love the tone!! ❤

[@jacobejameson]

One other comment... Max's (perfectly valid) opinion on bridges is basically double-locking or nothing... But let's face it, there's a learning curve to double-locking trems, and some things that used to be easy (changing strings, tuning) become a pain in the butt. So I think there is a big segment of players (like myself) that don't really do 3 step dive bombs or any EVH style whammy bar theatrics, and just like the option to be able to add some gentle tremolo to the sound of chords or notes. This kind of bridge is perfect for that kind of player. That's probably why they are still so widespread.

[@garygrinkevich6971]

love that quilted top very clean.

[@timothypotter2137]

Maxx, I believe you could make a Yushito Crapcaster sound good. This guitar is quite good, even great.

[@ronaldanderson4185]

I to love those new sound effects especially the one for the term arm 😅

[@brandonsmalleyorblspinc689]

The Logo makes sense from viewers perspective because you're holding it means the player holding the guitar is the last step of evolution kinda cleaver

[@Eddyvnhln5150]

Have you done the Valgoa VRS 1983 review yet it’s 139$ Amazon and all other reviews has those pick ups as monsters and it comes in purple burst too

[@Shred_The_Weapon]

Something I’ve noticed lately is that more Humbuckers inserted into Strat-style guitars have got the pickup covers on them. Since before I started learning to play myself, I’ve been used to pickups with no covers on them and the bobbins visible for all to see.

[@waynekieft4952]

Vibrato arm and bridge was made exactly for what it's called VIBRATO! If used for what it was designed for it should serve you well with a decent set up! Dive bombing is not what it was designed for,it really gets on my nerves when I hear people complaining about them! I own a few cheap guitars and have never really had problems with them because I use them for what they were designed for!

[@optimus3305]

Despite the blues chops not being quite there, that thing is baisically an HSS strat, with a larger radius fretboard, very nice, as a Fender fan boy I’d rock that any day no problem.

[@lightfoot413]

for sure a nice well appointed and good sounding guitar thanks for the video..gr8 as always...

[@dannyfournier6657]

It really depends on how you have it set up on your amp . You haven't told us the name of the make yet . So far I'm extremely impressed not only with its sound capabilities but its rock guitar a metal lovers guitar.

[@Rockerrobin]

Nice colour really into purple guitars these days.

[@Cautionary_Tale_Harris]

They need more pictures on the reverb pages. OK, the brown one has more photos. Whoa haha, glow-in-the-dark inlays. That's fun.

[@TheMNB]

I have to differ with you on a 2 point tremolo bridge. Those are vastly superior to the vintage 6 point version and your other option is a Floyd Rose which is a pain in the ass. A little lube on the nut and saddles and they will hold tune just fine. You don’t get the range of dive bombs you do with a Floyd, but they are easier to setup, easier to change strings and less prone to pulling other strings out of tune if you strum with a heavy hand, which Floyds have a real problem with.

[@shawnshipstad9281]

Wonderful, I need a thin neck. I also need a 12" radius. Everything looks great on tis. Great find. Thank you.

[@jessereyna7408]

They look awesome and sound great. Nice demo.

[@bluwng]

I wish more manufacturers would use Kahler bridges. Aside from the new Deans, I can’t think of any guitar that has one from the factory.

[@ThePreciousguitar87]

The pickups sound pretty good, you don't have to change them! That has changed over the years also. Your riffing reminds me of George Lynch!🤘

[@MrFlintlock7]

I have GOT to turn off my notifications for Max or build a dedicated guitar room so I have a place to put all of these!

[@alberttremonti7230]

Dude I just noticed your Cobra Kai shirt, that's rad Max!

[@itaiitai8960]

U DESERVE MORE SUBS KEEP IT UP MAN

[@Watchtower1959]

It's phenomenal sound shreds my skin 😳 holy shit.

[@bryanlegge5400]

Sick tone

[@ericmalone3213]

What is this guy doing posting guitar videos? He should be starring in action films with Vin Diesel! Meanwhile, his guitar videos are always interesting and useful. After watching his review of the Schecter E-1 FR S Special Edition, I bought one post-haste, and it's a mega-fabbo guitar. Just recorded with it this afternoon. I always keep up with Guitar MAX postings. CHEERS

[@norseman61]

On their website, it looks like the purple quilt-top guitar you have there is the model S22 QM, not S22 EP. Sorry to be nitpicky, but just letting you know. Love your channel!

[@nychold]

Okay, something must have happened because they completely disappeared from Reverb, and the only two comments and ratings on the account are 1 star "I ordered this but they haven't spoken to me at all after X amount of time." It's a shame to see quality builders disappear like that.

[@13soulz]

That is a beautiful guitar ! How would that stack up against a Wolfgang Standard they are close in price range and I would love to see them them compared by you Max.. thanks and much respect !

[@bpabustan]

as for the tremolo system, these traditional designed strat styled bridge, it was not meant for those 80s shred style, at most it can do Hendrix stuff, even then Hendrix still has to tune his strat every now and then, but if you play stuff like The Ventures and The Shadows then this bridge will do just fine.

[@ctcards2636]

Love push in whammy bars. Thankfully G&L uses them and I use Wilkinson trems on guitars I build that have push on bars as well. I remember years ago a few guitar players in my area needed work done on their strats and i found that the whammy bar had broken and some of it broke and remained in the guitar. I figured out how to get it out, but after that it seemed like I kept seeing this happen more and more. Steered me away from those trems for sure. Dont get me wrong, I have no idea how someone could break their whammy bar off playing it. But maybe I guess over screwing it in ? I never asked how it happened haha. I just fixed it.

[@ctcards2636]

Was that a 3 way switch on that guitar or a 5 way ? Id be very depressed to find out its only a 3 with the HSS configuration. I want position 2 and 4 damn it ! lol :-)

[@MiserereMei]

Still waiting for the third brother to evolve into a store that actually sells guitars.

[@fabieneldridge3414]

Sounds fine. Looks great !

[@KARELIA28]

Great guitar! I love the logo!

[@BlazeGuitarLessons]

What a sweet purple. I'm not normally a fan of purple but I like that one!

[@ernieb3626]

great Video Max. I hope they change the Logo and it would be cool if they offered a hard tale but who am I. Its a Beautiful guitar and sounds great. I did notice you change of style in playing on this video. sounded great. thanks again, God Bless

[@davidneily3532]

Logo? Hmm not sure how I feel about it. Love the guitar, matching headstock paint too

[@Barbarapape]

Stunning looking and sounding guitar with high quality parts and for me an all important slim neck profile with a Rosewood fretboard. The icing on the cake is the price, if only you didn't have to pay import charges and 20% VAT in the UK. Still great value, imagine what it would cost with a known name on the headstock. It reminds me of the Eart E-3S that i have in a similar finish, it even makes me think that these guitars may be made in the same factory. China can make excellent guitars if you keep away from the budget models. Thanks for your excellent demo, my fingers are itching to buy one.

[@georgeherrera9464]

What impresses me is that shirt. We do not train to be merciful. Mercy is for the weak 😎

[@supafrogg258]

I wouldn't call those "Straight-Up Jumbo" frets. They may be tall frets (for easier note-bending & finger-vibrato). But, they aren't the "railroad-track" massive, wide frets, intended mainly for bass guitars, which I think could also be described as "Straight-Up Jumbo" frets. But, in fairness, as your phrasing suggested, fret-wire manufacturers haven't precisely standardized their industry's descriptive terms!

[@straightshooter8662]

The vintage bridge you mention are the 6 screw fender style and ya they suck but the 2 point that's on that like the gotoh ones they put on higher end Ibanez AZ etc are amazing flutters like a Floyd

[@brushstroke3733]

This guitar has a wood carved neck, electrctronic pickups, a tremolo bridge, and strings! It has a knob for controlling volume and tone, and a five way switch, for an incredible variety of satisfying tones. The finish is so attractive and attention catching, and the style is perfect for any level musician, from beginner to professional. (In all seriousness, it doesn't seem like you are genuinely excited by that guitar, or even enjoying playing it. It looks like you're trying not to grimmace. Love your channel. Not so sure about this guitar.)

[@superblondeDotOrg]

grimace? naw that is his 'blues bendy' face. LOL ! 😆

[@user-sn3cs2hd8r]

Which of all the new cheap strat styles you have covered which one has chunky profile? Is there really that many players that want thin profiles? I am a C cup+ guy!

[@timtwotone3561]

About the bridge, I guess it comes down to your music preference and your playing style. You shredders leave me in the weeds with your dive bombs, but I love my rockabilly and my Gretsches and I love my Bigsby! Horses for courses I guess! It’s all still good, and I love your channel, even if you are a long haired metal punk half my age!

[@optimus3305]

It’s baisically a player series strat, I personally don’t use the trem, I deck em with five springs and run the claw all the way in, I don’t block it like true hardtail just because I enjoy the sound of a trem guitar even though I don’t use it, might sound dumb but it’s my personal preference, definitely sounds better that a Benton, not that those are bad.

[@rock2blues59]

Beautiful finnish. It looks and sounds great. Love the matching headstock ( except for the logo ) Just need to block it and Rock It.

[@JamesFord-mo7vg]

That's odd about that bridge It wasn't a problem on randy roads guitar never heard it out of tune now I have a dean with a Floyd dbl locking those work best with front rear lock on block the only good feature are the fine tuners and post height locking nut only crushes strings making grove in flat of nut and nut caps bad idea also the nut raises pitch of strings when clamped down light or heavy makes no difference not what you want

[@sonicsega1699]

ya know, purple seems to be the absolute most beautiful color for guitars. there's so much shades that can make any guitar not look like its just another "purple".

[@wingnutmcspazatron3957]

Right

[@TarynnElizabeth619]

Beautiful Finish.!

[@PALongknife]

It definitely has a very Suhr\Anderson type vibe, at least in appearance.

[@darkewind56]

Reminds me of the shape of the Michael Kelly strat style of guitars. They also have a thin C neck. Hmmm..... And I agree the neck is essential for me. I prefer the PRS pattern neck, so I would probably find this guitar's neck to thin.

[@bushcry1]

It reminded me of my Michael Kelly Strat, too... The one with Floyd Rose Special...

[@darkewind56]

@@bushcry1 Yep. I have an MK tele with the burled top. Sounds great but I'm not crazy about the neck.

[@fredschmidt6802]

Reminds me of a wesstone in the late 80's a an old music store sold Bentley series 10 & wesstone . I remember a snake skin wesstone excited same shape with a floyd rose brige very very cool guitar . Snake skin don't see those anymore just boots

[@robertcarey3383]

Harley Benton Fusion comes with a better neck joint (where neck meets body) Stainless frets, it also a roasted neck, looks as good if not better....and all for much less money.

[@kevingreen3365]

How does it compare to other “budget” guitars in the same price point? The finish is gorgeous. Sounds good on air pods… Do I need to get one if my collection is already above 20 electrics?

[@wingnutmcspazatron3957]

You're an addict lmao

[@matthewJ142]

Love the Cobra Kai shirt!

[@heroesdelve]

question from a person that doesn't know a lot about the technical aspects of guitars and music equipment in general... for someone who does not really use a whammy bar, is this still a good buy option, or does this really not matter much?

[@Solum.Eli.]

What is the chain on your amp?? It sounds great!

[@tracydavis96]

I love his demo's

[@heatnationwpb]

I can appreciate the craftsmanship, but honestly it looks like a million other guitars.

[@bluwng]

Tell that to Suhr, Tom Anderson and every manufacturer that makes a super strat.

[@gussauve6926]

Max have you ever tried a diy Flying V from Amazon? If not it would be a cool video thanks

[@markcampbell7554]

I really like the look of this guitar. I would be interested in knowing what brand and type of pickups they're using and also if the frets are nickel or stainless. I think i liked the high gain tones the best on this one. The company name could use a tweak. I think when you said Evolution, that would make a better name! Anyway, thanks for a fun and entertaining episode.

[@kowalguitarlife9119]

max , your so calm all the time ,,it rubs off ev time i see your vids i just love ya man keep em coming i rilley enjoy all you do,,,,

[@ronaldanderson4185]

I agree to with the comments those pickups all have a different unique ness to them

[@waynegodfrey6119]

I've got to get one , I was going to make one with my strat but they have done it for me.

[@brucelangsteiner4599]

Beautiful maple body and matching headstock. I really like the super Strat look!! Sounds superb!

[@TonyCharity206]

The Reverb link goes to a page with 0 entries. Are they sold out at this time or out of business?

[@thoughtsbeforesleep]

It's a good day when the Cobra Kai shirt makes an appearance.

[@Peasmouldia]

The first Strat I owned, a pre-CBS bought second hand for £250 in 1973, put me off Strat trem bridges for years.. even with all the springs on and the bear claw stretching them to the deck it would still require tuning and re-tuning. Eventually I locked out the block with a bit of plywood. I now have Strats with the two point trem that are a little more forgiving. Not a lot though... Ta Max.

[@ernestoescamilla8894]

Yeah babbie.. great frikin TONES!!! From Michigan.. Peace & loving Hard Rock!

[@theorbofgakoogakoo3790]

Gives me suhr vibes. Very similar headstock.

[@mathijsdingemans6295]

im planning to buy my first electric guitar, i want to buy a harley benton guitar but are they worth it?