I Played LAVA's Cheapest Guitar... Here's my Verdict

🎸► LAVA ME Play Guitar Review
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In this video I'll be doing a full demo and review of the new LAVA ME Play which is their new entry level model targeted at beginners. With a whole heap of inbuilt smart features on their HILAVA 2.0 touch system, could this be a good guitar for a beginner? Watch to find out my thoughts.
00:00 INTRODUCTION
01:40 LAVA ME Play SPECS
03:04 LAVA ME Play SMART FEATURES
04:51 LAVA ME Play CREATIVE APPS
07:10 LAVA ME Play SOUND DEMO
10:00 LAVA ME Play Vs. LAVA ME 4 SPRUCE
11:50 MY THOUGHTS ON THIS ENTRY LEVEL MODEL
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[@tropicalbabyv]

My husband JUST bought me the Lava Me 4 Spruce. I play the ukulele but I’ve never played the guitar before. I’m super excited but a little overwhelmed.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

What a lovely gift! If you already know how to play Uke, it's a great head start :) I'd just say start by learning all the basic chord shapes and then the rest will come easy for you! With the Lava guitar you can just for the time being focus on using the practice app to help and use play around with the effects for some ambience when performing :)

[@tropicalbabyv]

@@GuitarZero2Hero thank you so much for your response.

[@GiovanniMorenoMusic]

How do you like the learning functions

[@GiovanniMorenoMusic]

Do you like it?

[@stinginm8617]

would love a tutorial of the first song, great vid man guitar looks sweet for the price

[@JenandJohn]

Great honest review. I feel the blue lava original acoustic guitar is a nice guitar for the novice or those who are not keen on touch screen

[@miladijamco3660]

Thanks for this review. I just got the lavaplay gifted to me for Christmas and I’m a bit overwhelmed on the technical part or features.

[@karinasinclair]

❤Great video Dave. I really like that travel guitar. I might treat myself to that. Im not a beginner no more thanks to you but it will be great for when I go away abroad to spain and I love taking my guitar to practice. Thank you again Dave xx ❤

[@woody5476]

Really good review. The spruce sounds great. I'd like to hear the Lava Me 4 Spruce vs the carbon version of Lava Me 4.

[@owen9157]

Great review. Just spent the weekend playing my dad’s lava me 4 spruce, and addicted to it! Not sure what to go for still, the low price is appealing to me

[@StEvE1961able]

Great review; thanks! It would be great for everyone to understand what the lifecycle trend is because, in tech., things often accelerate way too fast and can sometimes leave many people unsupported in unreasonable timeframes. How are the ME1 players feeling today?

[@Top_Dawg360]

I just bought this guitar from guitar center, i like the sound of the spruce a lot, but I couldn’t justify spending $300 more when I barely know how to play, I plan on getting a seagull s6 original guitar in the future, but for now, I just really need this to help me learn apps like yousician, gibson app, and fender play, all help you learn, but they don’t have as many features to help you learn as hilava 2.0 does. Those apps also have a monthly or yearly subscription while this doesn’t and everything is offered for free to use. I have pretty bad adhd so it’s hard for me to stick to practicing, especially if the subject gets me overwhelmed. The achievements, scale training, strumming, and chord transition practice, as well as ear training and single note exercises, all of those lessons will help motivate me to learn more than I would by going to paid guitar lessons or paying a subscription for an app which doesn’t offer as much, so I am really looking forward to it 🙂

[@user-pr2oq2ms8z]

I bought it too! Cool.

[@thanosgoumenos2731]

Man, make a "what I was made for" tutorial. The fingerpicking was beautiful.

[@tehteh25]

man, I want this, it looks and sounds beautiful! love the colors too =)

[@punisherkys4842]

Such an interesting guitar, I would love to see a What was I made for tutorial, was this a sneak peak?

[@dorisseau9385]

Thanks for sharing the info. Can Lava me play use the headphone amplifier as not to disturb the neighbors?

[@mc.mcwang]

How does this compare with the Blue Lava Touch which you tried a few months back? Is there any actual difference between this model and the Blue Lava Touch? - they are very different in price though

[@joseantoniodiazgomez]

Hi! I'm really interested in purchasing a LAVA ME Play but there's 2 questions that I have and have not found any answers either on the website or on forums. 1. Is there a possibility of loading or configuring ambient pads on the guitar? I see that it have backing tracks but is there a possibility of adding to it ambient pads too? 2. Is there an EQ onboard to set mid, lows and treble for the in line sound of the guitar? If any have answers that will be helpful, AWESOME VIDEO! THANKS!

[@austinsweet9193]

8:03 the fingerpicking actually sounded really nice plugged in! a little different from a natural acoustic but i think it sounded good actually

[@lorenzosalvatorecannavo8104]

F&

[@BradfordHills]

I bought the orangewood solid mahogany top junior, on your recommendation, and I really like it

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Ah great little guitar, will be doing a video on that on a week or two

[@btimec5290]

Great review. My only concern is this guitar seems to be designed to be disposable. As we know with our smartphones, they become door stops within 6-8 years as software outpaces hardware. I can't see someone owning one of these guitars in ten years and still having use of all the digital features.

[@bored7772]

would still work probably just woulnt update to new versions if there any

[@gooble69]

"As we know with our smartphones, they become door stops within 6-8 years as software outpaces hardware." This! I work in software and always try to avoid anything software related because of this reason. For phones and TV's etc sure they are unavoidable, but for a car or a guitar give me something mechanical that won't become obsolete in 5 years

[@bored7772]

@@gooble69 the software itself will still work for a very long time even if it stopped getting updates

[@user-cp8wn3oc1n]

Is it possible to then transfer from the guitar to the PC what you played on it? For example, while you were working with the guitar in Loops mode? Is it possible to include a recording of all your actions with the guitar?

[@milanwrijaal4793]

Hi brother. I am looking forward to buy this. But I would like to ask you, to your knowledge, how long does the battery last in one complete charge? And is it technically better than others lava guitars? Please help me brother. Thanks a lot

[@NeonLoneliness]

Great video! Compared with the blue lava original, which one would you pick sound wise?

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

They both sound identical as guitars, the only difference is blue lava original only has the L2 pickup and no smart features

[@lisavento7474]

i have a GS MINI and not sure if i like it so...does this SOUND BETTER? if not, is there a toner that i can get without an external app for the gs or my other taylor? just want a little reverb.

[@mikeschultz8156]

Thanks great review very helpful I subscribed to your channel...

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Welcome!

[@moony-bi8ik]

Did they change it so you could change the timing of the delay with this model? Is the delay more customizeable with the Lava Me Play versus the Lava Me 2?

[@CarFanatic5]

So sounds like the play is a better buy over the blue lava. Is the fit and finish the same?

[@benjaminchacko3582]

Great sound

[@Zeta.7even]

Thanks dude!

[@ToniFerreira]

Does it have the freeboost like the more expensive models?

[@davidpineda6570]

Thank you for you previus answer I Have the blue lava original freeboost , But I want my budget it's around 450 should I go for the lava me play or the Blu lava touch , and Who would you go for ?

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Lava Me Play. All 3 are pretty much the same body. - Blue Lava Original has no HILAVA touch screen - Blue Lava Touch - HILAVA with 2G RAM. 5W8ohm speaker - Lava Me Play - HILAVA with 4G RAM. 5W4ohm speaker

[@georgesedeno7891]

You're learning just fine. Stay with it.

[@HaiwaKath-os2by]

I want to learn this song soo much from before

[@oats679]

This is such a cool guitar! Reminds me of my live acoustic yamaha! Definitely a cool entry for newer guitarists. While im here, i wanted to mention that your tutorials and videos have helped me so much on my music journey, helping me to get past that frustration phase! I am now going to be attending Berklee and it all started with a tutorial video i stumbled upon one day :D keep it up man, love learning new stuff!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

So wonderful to have been able to help you on your journey! :) So awesome that you're now attending Berklee!!! If Tomo Fujita ends up being your teacher tell him I love his channel!

[@SiCutler]

Definately a guitar worth a look. Love that arrangement of Wicked Game

[@-tom-tronic-]

Great Video ! Im in a bad Situation now. I just got the Play yesterday. And sadly i have to return it because the Line Out sounds only on the left Side :( This fact alone gives me a bad feeling about these Guitars, Quality of Components seem not very high. I watched yours and other Reviews where the Play is compared with the Spruce Version and the Spruce sounds brighter, louder and overall just a bit better. But im not sure if only the Wooden Top and the brighter Sound is worth the 300 Bucks more. My Problem now is that im not sure what to do, return it and take my Money back, replace mine for a new one and hope that it is working ok this Time or while i have to return the Play anyways, get the Spruce instead and spend the extra Money :/ I hate these kind of decisions. What do you think would be best ? Im a Beginner and im playing a little bit over 1 Year now. Greetz

[@Top_Dawg360]

Return it and get your money back, and then go buy it at guitar center, they have a replacement plan that covers any accidental damage or if the guitar isn’t working right, they replace it for you. They have a 2 year plan for $70, 3 year plan for $80, and a 5 year plan for $120. I would get one of those plans when you buy the guitar because I hear lava customer service isn’t the most reliable, so going through guitar center instead in case your screen stops working or something else happens, and they just give you a replacement, it’s a better alternative for a guitar like this. I bought the sail white play with the $80 plan for 3 years 2 days ago, and it is being shipped to the store now, and when it gets there, they can open and check it for you. Lava guitars weren’t offered at guitar center until recently, but i think this is a better idea since amazons return policy only covers 30 days while guitar center covers 45 days. I would also at least get the cheapest plan for the replacement plan because you can always extend it later, but if you want to add it after you buy the guitar, then you might have to return the guitar and buy it again just to add the plan. I think this can help solve your problem 🙂 and yeah I also think the $300 extra for the spruce top is a bit much. I’m only getting this guitar to help me learn, if I want a better sounding guitar for cheap, I would probably get a similar size taylor gs mini, or a seagull s6 original or s6 original slim. The great thing with this is the hilava2.0 software because it teaches you without a subscription like yousician, fender play, gibson app, or melodics, so you buy it once and that’s it. If I got another guitar, I would have to pay for a subscription and it wouldn’t even offer as much as the lava software does. And I also don’t have to worry about wasting time scheduling meetings and paying for lessons with a teacher 🙃

[@-tom-tronic-]

@@Top_Dawg360 Hey man, thank you very much for the Tip. Im from Germany and we have a big Store called THOMANN. Its very similar to your Guitar Center. They give you a 3 Year Warranty and they replace or repair it without any Problems. Also i can get an extra Insurance Plan here for 50 Euros aswell :) And yes thats exactly why i purchased this Guitar because of all the possibilities to practice without the needs of any Subscriptions. Its really awesome and there is no other alternative as far as i know. The Guitar is really cool indeed and today i played with a Plectrum. this way the Guitar sounds really awesome and gets pretty loud, at least loud enough :) Fingerpicking for me is a bit too low in Volume, also the Speaker isnt very loud. On highest Setting it is a bit low in my Opinion, but well, it is what it is and the Spruce will not be much louder because it uses the same Speaker and System. So yea, i hope you have alot of fun with your Play ! Greetz

[@user-or8bf4cc4z]

Nice tutorial

[@sheeshh627pat6]

Would love to learn the first song you played

[@clairebloggs3131]

I'm confused. It says unplugged, but where are the backing tracks coming from - assume it has a built in speaker?

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Yup built in speaker

[@wsavage3696]

I want the lesson for What was I made for!!! The guitar is cool too!!

[@wsavage3696]

💕please make a lesson for ‘What I Was Made For’ 😘

[@BamaGuitar]

I'm missing something because I cannot get what's on the 3.5 screen to play on the app and I have connected, but I'm obviously missing something.

[@rabindradahal7418]

I think Lava Me Play is perfect for the beginners. Once a new learner becomes good at playing after 1-2 years then it's worth to invest in high end Electric Acoustic Guitar with Cutaway made by any renowned brand ( eg-Martin, Taylor, Yamaha etc).

[@GiovanniMorenoMusic]

What was the melody at 08:00 ?

[@guilhermebulhoes8988]

Its ok to play fingerstyle with this guitar?

[@prodzerpy]

first song he played called ?

[@VasaviJyothiCo]

Where to buy this guitar in Bangalore (India)

[@Cherry_riva2034]

What about charging for the touchpad

[@user-wk9gn9vm4k]

What is that song on the very start

[@LoganBrownNewMusic]

Like the white, and the Billie Eilish song!

[@philippschmidt5481]

What is the name of the song at 10:14? Pls I need to know

[@pauldanielson8396]

Wicked Game by Chris Isaak

[@ashrafosman7845]

How much is the price

[@woody5476]

I loved you in Smashing Pumpkins.

[@janeteitsworth8824]

Unfortunately my experience with the lava me was the constant going out of tune during playing. I returned the guitar because I spent more time tuning than playing.

[@davidpineda6570]

I got the blue lava original I'd be nice to see a comparison do you think the acoustic sound of the blue lava original it's better ?

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

They're essentially the same guitar, exact same build and materials except the LAVA ME play has more RAM on the system.

[@davidpineda6570]

@@GuitarZero2Hero thank you for your answer that's make me consider moving forward to get the lava play

[@graemethorne4540]

It sounds similar to my Enya acoustic guitar., with all the features I'm lacking 😢

[@gerryr8713]

While I liked the Spruce topped version which sounds much better, the Play Me is a good beginners guitar for the tech generation. Not a fan of the LAVA guitar color schemes. Dave, you make just about any guitar sound its best.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts Gerry!

[@saeidhasanzadeh736]

Very nice 👍👍🌷🌷😍😍😍

[@dominikabicarova9802]

I bought a new Lava Me Play guitar from a Chinese e-shop, when it arrived it was already activated, but I tried to activate it on my account, but I can't do it, I'm from Slovakia, what should I do, please help me

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Try contacting their support directly. Maybe you could try doing a factor reset in the settings too

[@CHOPPA78]

Which setting make it sound like a 12 string is it reverb ?

[@macseth]

Chorus mode 😊

[@michaelmurray9926]

Would love for you to do a cover of the bug collector, brilliant fingerstyle song

[@spacer6132]

what song did he play in the beginning

[@thebigjakekinard]

“What Was I Made For” -Billie Eilish

[@CuongTran-hp7ky]

Love your video. Please make a tutorial video on Collide by Ed Sheran, beautiful song

[@julesbower762]

That is not fair. You can make any guitar sound good.

[@bullarstar]

Tutorial please

[@user-uw7lb3zx3g]

What is the first song?!?!?

[@arguitarasthetics917]

Billie eilish - what was I made for

[@IanGreen-s4g]

Can anybody help me find the song that starts at 7:50 please?

[@blazebenham4128]

"Wicked Game" by Chris Isaac

[@Nataliesummer]

Is this good for beginners 😊

[@michaelp9061]

You made it sound like a $1000 plus guitar.

[@rctrigg5473]

Absolutely begging u to do any morgan wallen guitar tutorial, you’re the only person that really explains how to play songs on youtube it would mean a lot!!!

[@nimbleusa8720]

Love the spruce one. Could you pls tell me the name of that song you play at 10:38 Ive heard it but dont remember the name

[@user-pz3qz4no8r]

I’m a bit late with the answer but it’s Wicked Game by Chris Isaak

[@yewsenggoh3804]

Thanks. Was searching for the songs name too.

[@sarabertini2340]

can you loop without the drums?

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Yes

[@teaminky1836]

This might sound stupid. But will it still play even if it ran out of battery?

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Yes, but it won’t have the FX added it will just be the acoustic only sound of the strings like a regular acoustic

[@user-mr3gj5pc3e]

I bought this.i play everyday and the strings on this ripped my fingers to shreds.

[@shul5684]

too bad the low end is gone when plugged in.. :(

[@Guitar_Sound93]

Красиво

[@user-te6qm3ne8y]

Look at this guy's hat! He's probably really cool.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Love a bit of sarcasm ;) have a great weekend!

[@user-te6qm3ne8y]

@@GuitarZero2Hero Genuinely sorry, I'm just old. Hats are for rainy weather or gigs on stage, it's just me, I'm very anti cool, it's a real problem I have. Take care.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

@@user-te6qm3ne8y It's all good! All the best to you :)

[@nickiesenchery3952]

Doesn't it break easily

[@felixbacomo5672]

Please do a guitar toturial on how to play what was i made for by billie eilish pleasee😢😢

[@dstinnettmusic]

Got this for under $200 used and it has easily been the best purchase I’ve made in terms of upgrading my learning of guitar. At that price, it’s unbeatable. At it’s sticker price, it’s a great “learner”

[@HaiwaKath-os2by]

Can you plzzzz make a tutorial on imagination by shan mendes

[@ShoogunEditz.]

Bro I want a guitar tutorial video on river flows by yurima

[@Heartcorethygamer]

Hi nice guitar. Btw, can you make a guitar tutorial of evanescence: bring me to life?

[@slots-portugal]

you clearly play well and don't need that. Be a pall, give it to me.

[@thestreetman5284]

top

[@iloveaviation-burgerclub-a8145]

For me personally this is a good idea taken way too far. With just a BT input at the guitar and a similar app on the phone this gimics would have been possible without a screen on an instrument. I keep my ME2. Nuff for any demand I have.

[@SKidispeedy]

Please make scorpion songs guitar tutorials

[@SMIK370]

First comment

[@arthurzhu795]

its always the guitarist not the guitar

[@DeanAngermeier]

How do you seriously compare guitars with DIFFERENT STRINGS?! How do we know the dullness of the ME isn't just the strings? I mean really, that comparison is completely worthless unless you're using the same strings. Can you A/B these two guitars with the same strings?

[@lee95757]

The quality is minimum. The software is definitely not exactly the same as lava 4. For the absolute beginner. Very limited functionality.

[@back2frontguitar113]

I would also say good things about the guitar especially when you're getting paid for it.

[@frankraffa9]

😂

[@frankraffa9]

😂

[@fanofvetted]

the guitar is for people that have money

[@LarryStallings-dk4rr]

GUITARS LOOK LIKES CRAP, I WOULDNT BUY ONE

[@RylanStorm]

OK DUDE!

[@ellie_officialytSUBSCRIBEpls]

When you played fiery slow dance improv, it seriously sounded so amazing. The way the music flowed during the fiery slow dance improv was absolutely mesmerizing. It was as if every note and every beat was perfectly crafted to create a seamless and stunning melody. The sound was so captivating that my ears were completely entranced. It would be a shame not to turn it into a full-fledged song and share it with the world for everyone to enjoy!! Overall this guitar is def my number 1# on my bucket list. Thank you for the review! espeically when you played wicked game, that sounded AWESOME

[@burakkarayel4465]

it is made from real plastic.

[@-tom-tronic-]

And you are made of plastic too.... hahahaha