Is This The Best Super Strat Under $370

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[@PhillipMcKnight]

Congratulations to Bob Creech. He won this beautiful guitar and a case. Thank you to everyone who entered the contest

[@vlada]

I was just listening to some early 70's Hot Tuna, with blues violinist Papa John Creech. Congrats Bob. Now let's see a video of it in action.😉

[@michaelnugent9758]

Congrats Bob!

[@seanmcdonough4902]

Congrats Bob !

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

I'm glad to see these new guitars are getting more attention! More options for affordable shred guitars is always good!

[@rocknrod16]

Thanks for all the great informative videos. I'm 70 yrs old picking since around 1972 . I have learned more about guitars in the past 3 yrs than my entire life. Wish I had them back then.

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

I've got the Jazzmaster one they sell in that vintage blue, and it's awesome. I've always wanted to own a jazzmaster with a floyd and they're the FIRST company I've ever seen do it with a true, classic jazzmaster body shape. I put in a trem stabilizer (something I do for higher end floyds too) and it helped a lot with tuning stability. I did also have to take my mom's emery board and file one fret that was too tall and fretting out the note behind it, but it was a valuable experience, being my first time doing any kind of fret work. After that, adjusting the action and neck relief, it was perfect. Also, I put fretlook pearloid block inlay markers and old school black witch hat Fender knobs to make it look more like a '66 Jazzmaster, and it's so classy looking now. I love it to death. I don't like the sound as much of the covered humbuckers that come with it I think, but it's its own thing and it's nice for certain sounds. Super awesome, unique and utilitarian guitar. It's my main instrument now.

[@guitmickify]

It took me forty+ years to appreciate the look of a goldtop, but I really like the look of that neck 🤓

[@ClayAllred]

I really disagree about the heel carve, in this video you say it doesn't do anything but if you play up there with the tradition corner digging into your palm, and then play one with the "ultra" heel, I think it's way better, and objectively makes it easier to reach around the heel. If the heel area of the body is thinner with the ultra-style heel, it's even better.

[@HellcatCustoms]

Glad Phil set up my new guitar. Thanks buddy

[@edwardbelcher8612]

I bought a Schecter Damien dirt cheap a couple of years ago because someone had the intonation all messed up lol. I have had several Floyd equipped guitars over the years and a must have is "The Key" and it makes these adjustments a breeze.

[@maxmustardman298]

Their headstock looks almost exactly like 80s ESP strats used to look

[@MGRockwell]

Looks like a cool guitar. I always wonder how people pick brand names though. Brown Sound sounds too close to "brown note" to me.

[@Rico__B]

Looking forward to hearing what @Phil 's review will be

[@Twirlyhead]

Oh wow I never thought of upgrading all my guitars with an allen key and holder screwed to the back of the headstock.

[@rosskrause3926]

I do it to all my Floyd Rose equipped guitars..and the one he installed is my favorite as well..better quality than the ones that have the 2 large screws to hold the allen wrenches in place.

[@Twirlyhead]

@@rosskrause3926 And here's me keeping my Allen keys in a little baggie in the case. DOH ! How untrendy am I.

[@suzannecoholic1467]

Seem to having some fun playing that one Phil!

[@charliesox5397]

Again ,best banjo picking that I have heard all day 😃

[@Stachtube]

Can you go into a little more detail explaining possible causes of the buzzing low E string and what you could do to fix it?

[@chrisdigital]

Just for comparison, my $1300 charvel required about 2 hours of removing sharp fret end material so it wouldn't chop my hands. It was like a saw blade.

[@chucku.farley9444]

Great review! This thing is a beast.

[@richardburkow3792]

Nice guitar at a great price point! Thanks Phil - I always enjoy your videos.

[@MrJackal43]

WOW! Crazy price point! Looks amazing!

[@ericbgordon1575]

This is the second video in which I've heard that banjo soundbite accompanying the onceover of the frets.

[@glencooper1091]

Love the Banjo Adlib!

[@metalsoso5460]

I was hoping it was going to be a JET

[@minimini4276]

I dont bend back so I use a trem setter instead of the block

[@jonscudder759]

Hey Phil, could you do a similar review of the FU Tone guitars similar to this? I contemplated these but not sold on the quality. The FU Tone ones looked like next step up.

[@chucksaeger7500]

Excellent review!

[@CrowaX]

Phillip, what if you upgrade the pickups to Seymour Duncan and the tremolo to a Gotoh Floyd? Will it be equally as good as a Charvel, or at least closer?

[@trevorgill3560]

I was literally looking at this same guitar a couple days ago!

[@dreamspheree]

Haha that would be funny if i win this i am eyeballing this since i saw it on guitar max

[@minuano08]

Seems to good to be true

[@TheBoondoggler]

I have the same $900 version from Ibanez lol. Oh well...

[@cebjr]

Beautiful guitar 🤘

[@kiivje]

Great Banjo!

[@cavezon4686]

nice video thank you 👋

[@bobbybobby9541]

Nice love it 😊

[@carlosclaptrix]

Who is "they"?

[@1969Donovan]

I put trem stops in all the guitars like that that you can't deck.

[@allendean9807]

I really wish they had left handed models……

[@CA10Z]

Who's They

[@christopherguzzi1316]

Is this guitar Trixster approved???

[@shawnmayhew8481]

Looks like a vola

[@lewisbeeman]

How so?

[@shawnmayhew8481]

@@lewisbeeman the roasted neck the way the pick-ups are mounted looks good

[@adam3839]

I wish they had something like that in 1989. That guitar is better than my first and second guitar combined.

[@nigelsmith721]

your first and second guitars combined would be a double-neck (unless one of those was already a double-neck in which case...)

[@mikelilly7285]

Loved Trixter and Steve. I deal with Guitar Fetish a lot in my builds.

[@BazonBlades]

As always, I wish they would do a fixed bridge version of these guitars. Otherwise, they look to be everything realistically you could expect for the price point.

[@gregorygetable]

Ditto

[@palidiciovermingagurainia1760]

Not the point…it has to have a rose

[@Joe-mz6dc]

@palidiciovermingagurainia1760 Why?

[@JessePoage]

Never needed a rose when crankin on my Gibbons 😎

[@majesticpbjcat7707]

It's supposed to be an 80's shredder style guitar. Hence the Floyd. If you want it fixed, tremel-nos aren't hard to install. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@1973larryrichardson]

I loved the banjo fret check. Who knew you could shred bluegrass? Hahahahahaaa.

[@christopheranderson2158]

I have 2 SBs’s and the pickups alone are worth the price of admission. They’re the first cheap pickups I’ve not needed to change out to get the guitar inline with my other superstrats.

[@peterbutlien1335]

Your banjo work is really coming along. Sounds great.

[@AimingWanderously]

I love the new banjo music during the hi speed fret check! Lol.

[@MrJackal43]

😂nothings more annoying then listening to someone fretting EVERY note on the board… so it’s awesome! 😂

[@AimingWanderously]

@@MrJackal43Agreed

[@ThomasDNoakes]

Found your channel a little while ago. After research and 2 guitar purchases, I started building a guitar from scratch. Thanks to your videos I had the ability to sort through my issues. The new guitar looks, feels, sounds and plays amazing. Thanks for all your help.

[@jeffmora9832]

To everyone who wishes it was a fixed bridge you can block the trem from moving in about 5 min one way is to go in your garage or junk drawer and look for those L brackets that are always getting in your way…grab one one lay it up agents your trem block and screw the other end into your guitar and BAM BOO BAM you have a hard tail….or shove a stack Pennie’s or washers held together with a little tap between the block the guitar and BADDA BING

[@j.powellnetwork]

Smart! Thanks!

[@brigi7020]

Fixed bridge??! That's not who's buying these guitars!

[@jayteesgear]

1. This is cool you broke down the SBS guitars- they seem like a great value! 2. How did you get that Catalyst to rock that hard??? 😮 Cheers from Cave Creek

[@Sea_Jay]

I shall call him "Gold Finger!"

[@darkestfugue]

similar to the HB fusion but the fusion has ss frets, i have 2 of them, once set up right they are hard to beat, they are almost on par with my japanese AZ

[@TheDistortionist]

I actually love that the neck is super flat lol. No one really does 20” radius. I hope they don’t change it!

[@yamahargxtt]

Probably pot luck and you'll get 7.25"

[@okayestguitar66]

Phil, I agree with you on the non-recessed bridge. I had a Jackson Adrian Smith and it had a surface mounted Floyd bridge and the biggest issue it had was a high E that was too close to the edge and would always slip off, the neck was a bit narrow. Anyway, more top mounted Floyds for us '80s guys!

[@40gritguitars]

Should intonation be checked in the playing position?

[@efilnikufesin2069]

This guitar looks like its a ripper!! Looks amazing with that (now proven thanks Phillip) roasted maple neck! Hot bridge pick up and warm single coils. The Floyd bridge for what it is seems to stay in tune probably more after some good string stretching. Ive seen some great reviews on these SBS guitars and Philip knocked it out of the park for me very informative and honest! 🤘😛🤘 Keep it up Phil!

[@cerebrix]

Dude when are you going to tackle the budget brand basses? You literally play bass. Comon dude. low enders don't have someone like you on this platform.

[@sole__doubt]

Dont use stainless strings on nickel frets. Steel is harder so the frets will wear before the strings.

[@steven-v2x]

You haven't been weighing guitars lately. Really miss that. I try not to buy guitars over 7 pounds.

[@PhillipMcKnight]

We pretty much always weigh the guitar

[@burtsgurt]

I have enough Floyd Rose guitars already… But a fixed bridge, locking tuners and 24 frets and it will be an instant buy for me!

[@_patrikjay_]

"No, I'm not going to CUT the neck in Half". .. when do we get to See that😁 ... Imagine the companies responses, hey it's called Deep Dive 4 a reason😎! 20 inch radius is crazy but have to admit the guitar looks and sounds good... Great demo P.

[@thebaldshredder]

Sounded great. Love the gold finish.

[@hawkhead418]

Looks great! But those pickups sound like poo poo.

[@trevorfrancis3175]

Wow, Phil. You were really rocking! Loved the trem work and squeals in the bridge position 👍🏻

[@GeorgeVaaeth-kc9wc]

And he says that he's not a good player. 🤔

[@jasujokelainen5073]

​@@GeorgeVaaeth-kc9wche's sooo modest 😊.

[@Chrsly]

Yeah, my Charvel had terrible fret sprout as well. I still love it though!

[@terrorbirds9835]

Headstock looks surprisingly Fender like.

[@forgotmyname4971]

Gibson will sue Steve on behalf of Fender.

[@dannagle2319]

If you want your floyd to be blocked off then don't get a guitar with a floyd rose!

[@PhillipMcKnight]

Interesting point, I’m glade you didn’t tell Eddie Van Halen this

[@rider132]

I’m surprised the flamed neck wasn’t mentioned, maybe it’s me. Am I seeing a beautiful flamed neck? The guitars that are available under $500 is mind blowing.

[@c.j.speakman9421]

Hey Phil, your channel is one of my favorites, I always learn something from your program. Keep-on, keep'en on. CJSpeakman

[@ia5662]

I just saw Joe Lawlor (Dave Matthews' longtime audio tech) join DMB on stage in Camden and absolutely RIP on one of these in metallic purple. I thought for sure this thing was some boutique maker and he paid at least 2-3K. Imagine my surprise when I researched it and found it to be sub $400. This thing screamed for him and he cleaned up in between little bits of his extended solos - I was blown away by the player more so, but this guitar and the fact that he felt comfortable taking it out in front of 20,000 people was a ringing endorsement. I can't see a better value in an electric guitar than this.

[@jeffglawe3590]

Looks like quite a nice guitar for the price. I'm pretty impressed! Great review, Phil.

[@JohnCaughell]

Would be a great sidekick to my goldtop les Paul's 😅 would be great in an sss configuration

[@picksalot1]

Isn't the prescribed method when checking the intonation to hold the guitar in the playing position? 🤷 Laying the guitar neck on a rest could possibly cause it to move, and affect the intonation.

[@howeworth]

Yes, you should hold it in the playing position.

[@jimiaxe]

Thanks Phillip your video is the most comprehensive and informative honest review about the details of these guitars that I have seen on KZbin

[@shanevain3759]

We just played with Trixter the other night, and Steve Brown let me play his a little bit... The thing felt great!! 👍

[@BrianClem]

Us poor musicians can afford something cool. Thanks for the review! I wonder if the pickups are the same that gfs sells? Or something they bought in bulk.

[@charlesscotttuttle8346]

I really like your deep dives. Entertaining and insightful. 🤘

[@picktheblueone]

Pretty cool guitar and the manufacturing quality of inexpensive guitars has come a long way since the mid-80s where much of the cheap guitars were complete crap. However, having been made in China is a NON starter for me and I would hope it would be for a lot of people, as America HAS to stop supporting China and start supporting the US and its partner countries. However, I would gladly buy one produced in Mexico for example. With that said, I do understand that a lot of musicians don't think that way (stop supporting a country who really is not a friend of the US and is actually an enemy) and also don't have a lot of discretionary income. Just, hopefully, some food for thought.

[@martinclayton7260]

Ive replaced two of my guitars trems for a Schaller lockmiester trem. My Ibanez RG550, because i hated the way the arm always dropped down, and the fact that it made the guitar sound very bright, and the trem in ny Charvel, because the Floyd 1000 is made out of dog poo!

[@Jeffrie_Baer]

Sweet instrument there. Needs a little TLC, but would be nice to play again. Thank you.🙏❤❤❤

[@eoinjames4018]

On the site Neck thickness on the site Depth at 1st Fret- 0.75" Depth at 12th Fret- 0.874" As much as I love to see more information on guitar sites about their products they need to be at least accurate because Phil,s measurements would beg to differ, Depth at 1st Fret- 0.849 Depth at 12th Fret- 0.979 That's an inch thick 😮 on a shredder axe

[@stratkiller2531]

So what's the neck radius on these guitars??? On the website it says 20 INCHES!?! is this possible???? I was hoping for 12 because I was going to buy one. I have never heard if a 6 string with a 20 inch radius.

[@joesatchton212]

Remember when those back of headstock allen key holders were standard on many guitars? Ah, the good old days...This thing looks like a steal for a quality super S axe... XD And so nice to see you using the TremoLok/TremBlock tool. I still use my 30 year old TremoLok OG.

[@ltgray2780]

Close to a Shijie?

[@edlicari3909]

I know man he’s nuts! Shijie guitars are basically custom shop quality!!

[@ltgray2780]

@@edlicari3909 Agreed. I love mine.

[@edlicari3909]

@@ltgray2780 me too! I have a TM-5 and it’s better than any non custom shop USA made guitar I’ve ever had! 👍

[@edlicari3909]

@@ltgray2780 me too! I have a TM-5 and it’s custom shop quality!! 🤘🏻

[@robshaffer2274]

Nowhere close to the $1049 a Shijie starts at either.

[@brianmcguinness5179]

where can i get one of those wrench holders. i would like to buy a few of them

[@metallsnubben]

I thought giveaways were only open for US residents but the T&C's makes it seem like the rest of the world (with some listed exceptions) are able to join now?

[@groovetrain5756]

Love that banjo music on the fret check 😅

[@caljerm]

I wouldn't say unequivocally that PCB selector switches are inherently inferior - those Ibanez Core-Tek switches have PCBs and I have plenty of those that are 40+ years old and have never had one go bad.

[@christopher_lp]

If they made a fixed bridge version, I'd be ordering one

[@jayteesgear]

I just ordered a lil squier for that same reason. I’d pay $370 for a Floyd though. Just wouldnt play it much

[@kramusic]

Well, I know I didn’t win this guitar ( no surprise there ) but, who did actually win it??🤔🤔

[@d.j.9961]

I'd love to win a SBS SS300. I've been planning on purchasing one but, keeping the family 1st is slowing me down so to win one would be sick!!!

[@markrandle4368]

Phil! ya kept comparing to your Charvel, how does that Guitar Fetish compare to your Ibanez? To me those could be considered a Super Strat.

[@gavendelrio9193]

Reminds me of my old hm Strat I had a while back. Wish I still had it. Might just go with one of these bad boys.

[@chancemiller9340]

12” = 20” 😳 Definitely not for people who don’t shred. Remove the frets and you have a cheese & charcuterie board.

[@jasujokelainen5073]

Very beautiful guitar. ❤ I very much want To win that, Because I don't have a guitar right now. The pain!! 🙂

[@danmar007]

It's $369.99 isn't it? 🙂

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

Not a penny more...

[@nigelsmith721]

I'd spend about 3 days deliberating over the location of that AK holder and another 3 days planning the drilling operation itself.

[@seanmcdonough4902]

Damn...shoulda been mine ! it needs a little customizing tho.

[@GreyMarano]

If you’re a good tech and can work on guitars other than changing strings maybe. No serious player is buying this. It’s like and old motorcycle or car, if you can’t work in them, stay clear!

[@JohnJones-ep7of]

When doing that sound test on the guitar your playing was a little Snake Sabo sounding and that was the tops in my book ! The guitar looks awesome for the price range ! Maybe if they made a knock off version of the Evertune bridge to put in these I think they would be better !