Is Glarry's New Supercharged Bass Worth it? | Glarry GP Ⅱ Upgrade Electric Bass Wilkinson Review

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[@fernandog9684]

The only channel featuring 5 figure guitars and Glarry’s on the reg

[@Guilhem74]

True! Funny enough, although Trogly has a personal inclination for rather expensive guitars, Glary keeps sponsoring some his videos on a regular basis. I think this shows 2 things, Trogly is not a complete guitar snob and Gibson is foolish for not sponsoring some of his videos, since they'd be dealing with a won-over aficionado!

[@thorstenthorben196]

@@Guilhem74 guess hes too negative about their product for gibsons taste. He regularly bashes their highest end products, never talked good about the relicd gibsons, regularly shows and points out shitty fretboards and fret jobs. And i think thats good, im happy hes not sponsored by Gibson.

[@Guilhem74]

@@thorstenthorben196 you've got a very good point.

[@cameronmason4452]

@@thorstenthorben196 All true gibson fans are aware of the negatives, they should highlight those people instead of the dumb fanboys

[@leomilani_gtr]

@@Guilhem74 being sponsored by Gibson could be good for Trogly, but not for the videos. I like him talking about the qc problems with no reservations...

[@PureAsGold]

No no Austin you're supposed to put the Gig Bag on the Bass first then put it in the case it'll fit perfectly!

[@Astro_-im2jl]

Don’t you think it’s weird calling him by his first name you don’t even know him

[@yeast777]

@@Astro_-im2jl Well he's an entertainer, I think he's prepared by people calling him by his name seeing as he revealed his name multiple times

[@dennismoes7281]

@@Astro_-im2jl WTF should he call him? Mr. Trogly?

[@Endidixknsej]

@@Astro_-im2jl 🛎🔚

[@inkysquid4]

@@Endidixknsej Ha ha

[@TooBarFoo]

I'm getting on in years and it amazes me what is available to youngsters starting out today at affordable prices. in the 70s and 80s affordable guitars where junk and they cost $250 in 80s $. Thats got to be $500 + in todays money

[@hkguitar1984]

TooBarFoo I agree, I purchased my first real guitar in 1974, $250 for a brand new Fender Mustang. It was a nice guitar only because I'd only had a $100 Hondo II SG copy to compare it to. I'm amazed what is available these days.

[@kevbob]

Same TBF. My first electric was a terrible SG copy with action so bad. I reckon it was about $150. Calculated from 1978 with inflation, that’s about $600. I upgraded as fast as I could.

[@hemihead392]

Absolutely agree. Had to get to that 500-ish dollar mark to get a decent guitar, and 500 was a lot of money in the 70's. Now a 100 buck guitar can be pretty playable.

[@charlesbolton8471]

I got my first guitar in 1986. It was a Peavey T-15 with a hard plastic case that had an amp built into it. It cost $400 brand new, and was the least expensive electric guitar in the only guitar store in my hometown. Fender and Gibson owners at the time really talked trash about Peavey guitars (oddly enough some of them used Peavey amps), but they were really well made guitars especially considering the price. Unfortunately, I went through a heavy metal phase and traded the Peavey for a Japanese made Explorer copy because it looked cool and sounded decent. However, it played horribly, and I got tired of the body shape very quickly. I came to my senses and bought a Squier Strat a few years later, and I’ve supported Fender (and its other brands) ever since. The improvements in quality of even the lowest end guitars today is truly amazing.

[@TooBarFoo]

I had a really bad acoustic as a young teen. My first electric was actually a early 60's tele. Bought around 76. Bought it in a pawn shop in London. I paid it off every week for about 3 months on layby. In those days old teles were kind of unwanted. Everyone wanted a Strat so 60's Teles and Jags could be found for knock down prices. Still cost me around a months and a half's wages. I played in a Punk band and old Telecasters and Jaguars where main stays as the most affordable options around. Good times!

[@mikepfeifer3687]

I didn’t think I was going make it through the whole video but I did.... and I’m glad I did. :-)

[@wiseguy9202]

Pretty impressive for the price. What I wouldn't do for a company like this back in the 80's.

[@lichkrieg4898]

weren't Danelectro bc rich, squire and epiphone around?

[@lichkrieg4898]

even kay, Teisco, Greco, burny, and the Japanese companies always gave solid instruments too.

[@wiseguy9202]

@@lichkrieg4898 we had the main brands mentioned but their low-mid level stuff was garbage in comparison to today(BC Rich, Epi, Squier etc..). Most of these brands didn't even have sealed tuners back then like they do now unless you wanted to pay $1000 or more. The features we take for granted today were only on higher end models then. And all the Japanese brands, how would you get them other than flying to Japan to look for guitars?

[@wiseguy9202]

@@lichkrieg4898 btw, I owned Teisco and it was garbage!

[@lichkrieg4898]

I mean you're somewhat right, most entry level instruments were super trash but I mean these are not that much better outside the price. Then again the newer Ibanez stuff does have me pretty spoiled $150-$200 can get you a lot more guitar than it used to.

[@michaelgriffin5304]

Would love to see you review amps as well sometime! A Rivera Clubster Royale Recording is an affordable USA Hand made amp that is just completely epic. Seems unrelated but I just thoroughly enjoy your in depth reviews.

[@junes2k]

I'm gonna pick one of these up. I haven't had a bass in years. For I want to do this would be perfect.

[@mark5150ty]

I was thinking that about there square cases. I ended up buying about 20 of them just to have something to offer customers that hadn't thought of a case option before picking up the guitar. I'm definitely going to pick up some more they work well in shipping also. They fit S-Type and T-types perfectly.

[@corporalrich]

Austin. You freaken rock, lol! This is exactly what I wanted. I've got a 4 year old and a 6 year old that are starting to play.

[@hkguitar1984]

Like Joe Bryant stated, the mini series is a bit more suited for smaller players. However we found out that like shoes and pants our Son quickly out-grew his mini Strat and started reaching for mine. I think that mini Strat was only played for a couple months before our youngest switched to a full-sized guitar. That lonely little mini Strat has sat unplayed and unloved in the corner of my office for the last 24 years!

[@lordovwitchcraft1665]

Just when I am on the market for new guitars... Glarry releases one like they can read my mind!

[@myoptik3x103]

Wheee! A bass review! Thanks Austin!

[@johnkoch9315]

This of course lead me to look on the Glarry site and see the upgraded Strat with Wilkinson pickups, I of course really want to see a demo/review of that, but does anyone know/can anyone verify exactly which Wilkinson pickups are being used and whether or not they are Alnico?

[@216trixie]

I think you're the only American that calls a guitar cord, a lead.

[@mcamp9445]

Trogly exists beyond the realm of nation states, he’s not from anywhere

[@guitarrilho502]

I think you're the only American that calls a guitar cable, a cord.

[@PhaseRabbit]

I’m American and I call it a lead. Mostly because I wire up stages lmao.

[@Jester-Riddle]

@@joebryant8500 ... not the way he pronounced 'War - Wick' ... !!! 🤣

[@216trixie]

@@guitarrilho502 haha, but I don't know anyone that calls it a cable. Everyone says cord.

[@strat0871]

Nice for the price, I wish there was some like that when I started playing in 1977 with a Ryan JB copy made in japan, but the body was made of plywood at that time..I still have it !

[@banzaibomb4980]

Hey Trogly what’s the dimensions on that thing cause I’ve been looking for a case large enough for a Thunderbird

[@mangoberry2534]

Very underrated channel here

[@crazydave911]

@Trogly I do everything you did but use Scotch-Brite on the neck then use Tru-Oil as I stock it. I have the same thinline that you liked and was flat amazed at the figure hiding in that neck. Nothing earth shattering and very fine but it was there. FYI upgrading the thinline bridge pickup is the ticket, I liked and kept humbucker 😁

[@danadane2501]

I have this exact model (GP2). I actually like the super thick baseball bat neck. The Wilkinson pickups are sound really zippy while maintaing that fat sound precision basses are known for. To be honest I had to put in a lot of work to get it set up right..including fret dressing, A month ago I my first ever set of flatwounds by D'addario and it's killer..wouldn't trade it

[@offbeatbassgear]

Although I really am not any sort of Glarry fan, this seems to be a pretty reasonable selection for a newbie bass player or for anyone just interested in having a second instrument that's a bass.

[@armp1287]

I own a Warwick bass and it came with warwick strings, they feel rough but I personally like heavy strings and the whole skinnier string towards the headstock really hurts your fingers. I've upgraded the bass with fender jazz pickups and tone wise they sound really nice

[@cameronhaverfield5332]

I kinda want a glarry bass

[@sueblue8818]

That’s mean

[@sueblue8818]

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[@SnarkyRC]

Hell yeah. Grab one up

[@rumiranda3048]

I like the way you just ignored the chip in that would where the bridge attaches

[@hkguitar1984]

That chip is where the pickup circuit's ground wire attached. If they don't relieve/chip the top a little bit the bridge won't sit flush against the body as the wire would sit above the body's top surface. Granted there are more eloquent ways to do that, however it is a result of the ground wire.

[@Daddy53751]

A solid, playable instrument at this price is a big win, Especially considering having decent strings and pickups (which is usually something that must be done day one at extra cost) I don’t see a downside.

[@277southtombob]

I’ve wondered about the Glarry bass. I’ve been looking to pick up one just for recording.

[@sduos-ws6ov]

All for money, money for all! From Gibson to Glarry.

[@simons.2948]

Amazing value Bass. I have a fender ultra P and J Bass which were around £1800 each, fantastic bass’s but pound for pound I doubt they match this Glary for value. Good review cheers.

[@gunner6164]

Great video! I just received the same exact bass. However, both my pickups are slightly angled towards the neck. Shouldn’t they be level? Thanks in advance! Love your videos!

[@chrisggoodwin777]

It's worth the money to get the Warwick EMP strings, about $50 for a 5 string set, do I'd guess $40ish for a 4 string. They're not as rough as the other strings. I don't remember which color is lowest level, but the two levels above the bottom are also noticeably improved (in my personal opinion, of course)

[@SuperFredIsa]

That brings them in the same price range of Harley Benton, would be nice to compare them head to head.

[@honestbrute9216]

I’m not sure if I consider Warwick strings part of an upgrade necessarily...eventually, they’ll have to come off, but I guess if you’re playing a Garry, you probably aren’t playing too much..

[@AnonyMatt0]

2:38 Better Pickup Better Strings Papa Johns

[@WalkenDead]

I'm looking at this and thinking that you could probably find a Squire bass in a pawn shop for around $80. Just throwing that out there

[@TexasRigged]

As of 9/23/2024 this bass is discontinued on their website. I've been waiting to add this one to my collection, idk why they would discontinue it, let's hope for even better upgrades. If anybody has any information please leave a comment

[@scottbogfoot]

On the frets is that just regular oxidation? How are frets cut? Are they stainless, I doubt it. Even if you are paid to show it at least you show why it's better than before or why not.

[@hkguitar1984]

It almost looks like the Bass string was rubbing on the frets during shipping. I didn't see any packing media between the strings and the frets/fingerboard. And then oxidation as well, really difficult to tell how extreme what conditions that Bass traveled through on its shipping journey.

[@allenmitchell09]

Glenn and Larry working hard!

[@ericsyre9418]

So far they're only available for the American and UK markets. It's a shame as we'd buy a few for our school's students.

[@teemoleague907]

Second and I would like a glarry!!

[@BLeeMuller]

This was a wonderful review. Thanks.

[@kiezersosay49]

I would never get one of these, but they're absolutely great imo...whether its for someone who isn't sure they're going to stick with it, or a homeless dude who just wants any working electric. Brands like glarry, firefly, wolf/aio, and harely benton are CHIBSON KILLERS.

[@boomerbassmeme]

That actually isn't too bad.

[@adomehus]

Wish i could get Glarry in Canada, Walmart Canada does sell them online with a huge markup but I'm not paying an extra 100 dollars

[@djlehara]

Just bought one direct from china as a kit with amp bag and cable for $46 TOTAL. I hope it even shows up. OMG LOL

[@stuartcleary8621]

Wow Wilkinson pickups, nice and a bone nut, classy

[@paperbackwriter9690]

You should try out a Hofner bass sometime!

[@manbearpig2164]

I'd buy it

[@nigellacey559]

nice burst, shame it's not on the back.

[@lukash7318]

Always looking for a good deal

[@denispelletier4381]

Do not use a water damp cloth to clean the an unfinished maple fretboard! The maple will swell and you do not want that. I prefer CIRCA 1850 FURNITURE CLEANER

[@Jzap44]

Do the prs McCarty 594

[@bobross5580]

Who was that other guy playing next to you?

[@sidiox7857]

It's the only thing I can afford sooo... 😬

[@VodkaSelekta]

Just get a squire or Epiphone IMO. Even one of the most affordable ones will be better and at a similar cost.

[@VodkaSelekta]

Or a Harley Benton would probably even still be a better choice than a Glarry.

[@michaelvanassa9541]

No

[@Mcsteveberry]

7:35 psss there goes 5% of my sustain

[@hkguitar1984]

Funny, place it back into the case as a Factory Original Part.

[@nikomahal]

11:08 is the ASMR we want

[@aarondavis4341]

I just want it to be known, GLARRY STOLE MY BASS! I UPGRADED A GLARRY 5 STRING JAZZ with WILKINSON tuners,a bone nut and a top loading bridge with nickel saddles long before Glarry did,go check out the Glarry reviews you'll see I commented on it LONG before Glarry did it Also Trig,I could give you a few bass lessons if you'd like 😁😁😁😁😁

[@euphoria_7477]

Guys ... buy a used brand name guitar or bass. You will thank yourself, especially if you ever decide to sell it.

[@SnEaKeRSkEr]

I agree, when it's time to upgrade you can get most of your money back if you buy a decent brand names guitar to begin with. Used squire classic vibe for instance you will be able to sell it for what you paid for it used, the glarry you might get 50 bucks out of if you can find anyone willing to buy it. The only reason I could see to buy one is If you really just want the body and neck to build a project guitar but even then I'd buy an sx guitar I picked up one of their classic tele's for a project and it was so good I just left it alone and played it for like two years and then gave it to my son and it's great but I'd be lucky to get 50 bucks if I tried sell it.

[@SnarkyRC]

Not necessarily. I buy cheap instruments. Set them up. Play them for a little bit and then donate them to students.

[@mrgooddeeds3115]

Definitely better in the nuts. Thanks

[@dreamspheree]

I need the tabs for your intro 😂

[@arpee915]

Nothing compares to a Glarry

[@davidledford3522]

I predict that glarry will be considered a sought after instrument in 40 years people will be collecting these and paying 2500 for them

[@Majik53]

Hmm... Less frets. My Glarry bass has 24 frets, more of a Ibanez or PJ style. The old Glarry of Trogly's has 21 frets, the 'upgraded' one only has 20 frets.

[@Majik53]

Oh, and it was $85 with free shipping at the time (last year)

[@Director3598]

Glarry Glarry Glarry...

[@daev255]

Maybe trogly

[@thesnapperkeeper]

Oh no a guitar player trying to play a bass😁

[@clintwilson6380]

Donner eats Glarry...

[@Nothing-gv8mv]

Wepayourdebtontime

[@PastelComGini]

And then Glary starts selling a fine finished bass... for $250.

[@kennethnielsen3864]

295th.

[@timhenderson5121]

I love what you do, but you just jumped the shark. No one watching your channel wants to know about Glarry guitars.

[@sueblue8818]

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[@sueblue8818]

@@mikegordon7040 you can tell tawny she a beef bopper. She mean you mean all you mean y’all so mean meany mike stop lying ok?

[@tavicotavio]

What the fuck are guys talking about

[@sueblue8818]

@@tavicotavio stop being mean

[@sueblue8818]

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[@michaeljoseph8229]

Is this bots? What is this?

[@glowstick7453]

No way Trogly sees this and says hi

[@ACIDICMELTD0WN]

As a brit how you pronounced warwick nearly made me vomit haha

[@8uway]

Glarry's gonna keep sending trogly instruments till they finally perfected their guitars lmao

[@darrellsmith9003]

Honestly 💀

[@jamir6423]

i was worried they werent going to but i think they will lol, i actually went to their channel and commented and asked them if the were gonna send this bass to him and they said they were already considering it so yeah they are gonna keep sending lol

[@raywellman2851]

A+ business model

[@clintwilson6380]

Maybe they send him a violin or piano.

[@matthewf1979]

It actually sounds pretty good. Lots of clear punch and power the original lacked.

[@grantkoeller8911]

Fender needs to look out, Glarry is now tapping into the Squier affinity market!!

[@kirabarsmith9353]

My sunburst Glarry P bass came with a perfect Fender headstock shape without any logo on it, was when they first started selling them. I fixed the neck dive just by lowering the guitar strap button at the base of the guitar, learned that trick from Scott Grove of Groovy Music Lessons.

[@lieutenantomni3642]

yeah my old glarry strat has the same fender headstock shape. i wasn't surprised they changed the design

[@moonchild4806]

My bet on the oddly loose case might be for a jazz style bass to fit in proper.

[@bernardi5919]

Yeah, the case's outline is offset like a jazz bass too

[@milkymoomoomilk]

Glarry custom shop coming soon

[@crazycrafter1236john]

Davie504 is gonna lose it when he sees you call the bass a guitar

[@M4RCM0NT31R0]

Who is Davie504

[@Guilhem74]

On top of it, Trogly is playing with a pick, Davie 504 is going to s**t his pants...

[@chem9773]

He gonna mad coz trogly don't SLAP that B A S S

[@mightyV444]

@@Guilhem74 - Davie504 approves pick-playing now! 😉 *And* Trogly attempts to slap, too! 😊✅

[@Guilhem74]

@@mightyV444 I guess I haven't watched Davie in a while, I'm stuck in the no-picking era! 😁

[@Guilhem74]

This unboxing episode is a vintage pre-carpet-change era video

[@hkguitar1984]

Indeed it is.

[@actionpotato]

"Its not really flexing when I punch it." This is how I will test everything from now on. Guitars, food, electronics...

[@land.1368]

Goin to the dealership like...

[@DavidHBurkart]

I think I would use the 0000 steel wool on the headstock and fretboard too, along with the virtuoso polish. That looks fantastic. The bass sounds great too. I may have to invest in one of these

[@evertthebassist]

Jeez that doesn't sound half bad. Considering how little you have to actually setup, as a professional bassist I'd say that's good value for money

[@thebestian]

Kinda disappointed this gets a review and the gold anniversary firebird just gets shipped off. I understand you gotta do the sponsored stuff to make a living so maybe there's no solution. Plus you already have a ton of guitars as a one man operation! So no hate, appreciate what you do.

[@eduardo0796]

Finally. Another Glarry on the channel.

[@mnim2433]

Just y'all wait till we have a trogly signature glarry

[@ionbattery]

lol i wonder how thatd look like!!

[@thenameless3271]

Beautiful, I have two Glarry jazz basses and I love that sunburst P. The maple neck is a great upgrade too. With some other light changes they're decent basses, at least the "old" ones I have. Thanks for more bass coverage Trogly!

[@auburnguitar1742]

Wow, it finally happened. All the Gibson haters who whine about not being able to afford one are finally pissed that you went too cheap with Glarry. Hilarious.

[@Farbocaster]

I love to tinker with and upgrade guitars and basses. Based on several video reviews I decided to buy the original Glarry P-Bass for the purpose of improving it. I replaced the pickup with a GLS overwound hot pickup and installed their Kwik-Plug wiring system. This made a huge difference. I thinned out the neck and polished it, which was another big improvement. I replaced the bridge with a heavier one, but this did nothing to reduce neck dive. I replaced the nut with bone. I also polished the fret ends. The neck pocket was slightly wide, so I put in a shim. The result was a bass guitar that was much improved. I loved the light weight, by the way. When Glarry came out with their upgraded line, I bought an upgraded Jazz Bass so as to compare it with the original. What I found was pretty much what Trogly did. It did not need much work at all, save thinning and polishing the neck and dressing the fret ends. The neck dive of the original bass was a non-issue, and it sounded great. I have taken both basses to open mic nights and have enjoyed playing them. very much..

[@danmyles2126]

You may as well buy a squire for a similar price.

[@ericspring2033]

who's to say a squire is better

[@edwinstovall3334]

I bought and received one of these basses (in Burlywood) a few weeks ago. I am one of those tinkerer types who could indeed swap pickups, etc., but I wanted to skip some steps if possible. I lurked on the eBay page with that bass for days, which had an unexpected effect: Glarry offered me a deal! It wasn't a deal I COULDN'T refuse, but I didn't. I AIN'T SORRY! I have not owned a bass in about 40 years, so I had no expectations about playability. I didn't have bass chops anymore, so I wouldn't be able to judge. Feel-wise, though, I found the bass to be playable out of the box. I gave the neck a bit more relief than it came with, but that was just to remove some very annoying fret buzz. My impression of the bone nut was that it was pretty decent, which was very nice. I did not relish the thought of replacing this nut as I don't do string nuts well yet (if ever), but it's not a problem here. I did have one issue with the pickup. I didn't know that P-Bass pickups secure to the body rather than the pickguard, so it was a surprise to learn that I couldn't raise the pickup as close to the strings as I thought they needed to be. This was when being a budding guitar/bass tech came into play for me, as I removed the pickguard to look beneath and find the problem. The cushions on the bottom of my Wilkie pickup were not NEARLY as thick as the ones I saw on your bass. I didn't and don't know if you can get new cushions for pickups mounted in this way, but I MacGuyver'ed my own solution: I grabbed a couple of caps from some old vitamin bottles and placed them under the cushions. Perhaps this is not the most elegant of solutions, but I defy you to find it without going inside the bass! Going forward, I may try some other solutions -- partially because the coil under the 3rd and 4th strings is tilted. It still sounds good, but the look annoys me. It doesn't stop me from playing, though. It just occured to me that this pickup height issue might be what caused Glarry to offer me the deal, too! I can live with that, because the deal saved me about $30 and the solution saved a couple of bottle caps from the trash!😎 A question for you: What is the non-upgrade bass' bridge made from? I bought my bass thinking that I would upgrade the bridge, but got curious as to what I already had, so I gave it the magnet test. I found that the base plate is magnetic and therefore probably steel; to my surprise, the saddles are magnetic as well! This is VERY good news to me, since I didn't find any bridges that looked like a good bet to replace the stock bridge with. Some of the measurements seemed to be off, and most of the replacement bridges I saw seemed to lack the two upper (neck side) screws. With the base plate being steel, I feel that I can leave it alone and replace the stock saddles with brass ones. Honestly, I'm feeling little urge to do that for the moment. That means that the only things I'm really considering swapping out are the tuners. In truth, I'm not even sure that's necessary. I went ahead and pulled the trigger on a DigiTech BP355 Modelling Bass Processor for a range of amplifier and effects tones for cheap money. (You can only get these used, as they're discontinued.) This pair has proven to be a regular bass Dynamic Duo! The BP has a 4-band EQ with sweepable midrange and treble controls and shelving bass and presence controls. With these combined with the decently large number of amp and cabinet simulations, I've managed to make this axe sound almost like an Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray bass, which I consider the best bass in the world. Outstanding! The price tag for all this? Around $200‼️ ALSO outstanding! I personally would recommend this bass guitar to the same sorts that should be buying other Glarry instruments: Tinkerers and techs. You made a good point about the neck's back being better after some treatment (although my standards apparently are not so high that I mind my neck as is). The issue I had with the pickup makes me think that these axes are pretty much the same crap shoot as Glarry's other offerings ... your mileage WILL vary, so be prepared. All that said, the only reason I would hesitate to rock this bass on stage right now is that I'M not ready! Brother needs practice! I'm also going to put MUCH lighter strings on it, to make it play more like a guitar. After all, once I get more used to it, I can raise the string's gauge and reset the guitar appropriately. 'Nuff said!😎❤️️🎸‼️

[@kevinolivares8835]

I came for the Glarry, I stayed for the Schism

[@ribaluigi]

Warwick strings are way less than 30$. They are sold for 10€ in Europe and are some of the cheapest string out there. Nothing wrong with them but with 30$ you get daddario or more.

[@easyabc1404]

I have three Glarry ones. One Precision, one Jazz and a Stratocaster guitar. For the price... Solid construction, nice finish, real twins-clones of a REGULAR Fender (not a special edition). All you have to do is to change the pick-ups and strings. The Glarry sounds good but... I put Wilkinson pickups 25$ and Ernie Ball strings 25$. And because i've opened them, i shielded them with copper tape 15$ even if they don't make noise. The result is awsome and even a Fender won't sound and look better. So all in all it is a 200$ bass or guitar. Try them!

[@MaryDPlays]

I got this bass guitar case from Glarry's website. It has held up very well so far!

[@0000song0000]

I prefer a Peavey Milestone any day

[@mburtondavis]

Wow, what is going on in the lives of the 37 downvoters, whenever they feel the need to let us know how miserable they are. If you don’t like the video just don’t vote.

[@magichwoo]

Too bad you didn't get a jazz bass to review. Glad Glarry decided to upgrade their basses a little. I had to do most of that myself (New bridge, new pickups, new strings). I doubled the cost of my first glarry, but it was fun taking it down and rebuilding it. Awesome video.

[@cypressmusic731]

Trogly should check out that Glarry updated Jazz Bass