Let's Critique Glarry's New "High-End" Budget Guitar + Case | Glarry GTL Semi Hollow Electric Guitar

[@mickstick5112]

As an old rock dinosaur, $120.00 today is the equivalent of $15.36 in 1967, when I started playing, there were no playable guitars at that price. point. Would have loved to have one of these to start playing on.

[@TomBaddley]

Agreed. This old guy started on a awful SG clone that cost about the same, and hindered my ability to learn as a new guitarist. These Glarry guitars are infinitely better than what I had available in this price range during the '70s-'80s.

[@scottsteel4230]

Back in the early 70's, I had to learn on the most awful guitars ever. They weren't even NEAR playable. I WISH that guitars like this were available when I was a kid, had no money, and wanted to play.

[@americanjoe5486]

ever play a Teisco,,,,yeah not even a guitar by this standard!!!!!!!!!!!

[@aw2584]

I play using Ibanez PS60 i purchased for about 160 pounds. This past Saturday I went to a guitar store planning to purchase a +/- £1000 Telecaster... purchased a new amp and left. There was no point. Was the sound better? ... a bit? Was it more comfortable to play? ... a bit? It might have been me just being xonditioned to think it's better because its more expensive... the difference was so miniscule I could not justify throwing 1k quid for it

[@tgrum3316]

@@americanjoe5486 I restored my Teisco last summer. I paid $35 for it at Thrifty Drug Store in the mid 1970s. I was embarrassed about owning it in its day. Who would have thought they would develop a cult following

[@PastelComGini]

One day you're seeing top notch rare Gibsons, the other your seeing a $120 Glary, this is the rollercoaster of The Trogly's Guitar Show.

[@FairlyUnknown]

Day to day? More like 99.9% of the days it's expensive Gibsons lol.

[@FairlyUnknown]

Day to day? More like 99.9% of the days it's expensive Gibsons lol.

[@0000song0000]

one day : autentic kobe beef // another day: dog poo

[@christopherbass4521]

I'm just glad he's not reviewing stuff like Hondo. As cool as it was to pay almost nothing for something that was a copy of something great, there is a reason beginner and mid-range guitars were really despised back then.

[@carldulcie364]

@@Mr.PhatsVarietyVibesShow wow.... complain much

[@trulsolsen683]

"inexpensive instrument, like $1000 or less" Whew, I still consider my $300 Washburn an "expensive instrument"

[@BongHitz4Jesus]

some peoples trash are other peoples treasure. personally I have a washburn bass that I always tape up and throw pickups in to test. a test bench if you will hahah

[@shoelessdaishi2754]

Same here. In fact, I've never bought a guitar for more than $500. Which I consider "expensive"

[@uponthedownlow3555]

Funny Because I consider a $2700 Les Paul Standard a relatively inexpensive mid grade guitar.

[@NiechoV]

Please don't talk poorly about a budget-friendly guitar. Some of us are on fixed incomes (disabled, seniors, etc) are tucking $20 here and $10 there, building up enough to afford "trash" by your standard. There might be young kids too young to get a part time job and are lucky to earn cash by mowing lawns and raking leaves or whatever to afford something playable. My absolute pride and joy is an Epiphone Les Paul Special I that was well under $200. Before you destroy / smash any of those cheap guitars, if you're not going to donate it to a local school or music program, consider maybe a give-away or something on the channel? Some of us would love to have those guitars you'd easily reject.

[@StevieZero]

​@@uponthedownlow3555that's because you don't have a clue what ur talking about

[@jessiecurl1843]

Now you have the beginning for the next Trade Tuesday series.

[@Isaacthegeeza]

Its saturday u communist

[@Isaacthegeeza]

@ThatsRaidillonActually wait what? Really?

[@paulya1269]

Great for beginners today to have these entry level guitars that are so inexpensive, yet still very playable. Same goes for amps and pedals. These options weren’t around when I was starting out 40 years ago. Had to use a terrible playing guitar for a few years until I could afford an upgrade.

[@ozoneswiftak]

Wait, mxr pedals are expensive. But sure thier are cheap pedals. But they might not sound good.

[@Chrispy_tV]

A lot of thinlines have the individual tele saddles. It’s a CBS thing. Actually impressive they went into that much detail!

[@Trog]

I'm seeing regular style individual saddles - but not tiny brass barrels. Got a link?

[@Chrispy_tV]

@@Trog here’s a current one with that bridge set up (and the thinline I have lol) shop.fender.com/en-US/electric-guitars/telecaster/britt-daniel-tele-thinline/0113702751.html

[@Chrispy_tV]

@@Trog the glarry bridge is a poor execution of copying that bridge. The strings are indeed straight through on the fender. No kink as it comes out of the body.

[@TheBrianRaglandChannel]

@@Chrispy_tV I guess Mr. "Know-It-All" Guitar Critic ......Don't "Know-It-All", LOL, Imagine That..........

[@brianhittepole259]

If they shifted the bridge a 1mm down they would straighten out

[@matthewscott2299]

I bought this guitar from the Trogster about a year and a half ago. The guitar came in great condition and after Trogly's conditioning of the fretboard, and cleaning, the guitar plays great. I asked him to sign the back of the headstock because I am a super fan, AND HE DID! He signed it to me personally, and it went into my personal collection. Thank you Austin!

[@thagard7]

Incredible for the price. Wish I had one that good when I started playing many years ago. Harmony archtop was all I could afford. Very high action. Didn’t know you could lower the bridge. Had hella callouses.

[@jonathanhandsmusic]

And now those old Harmonys are worth a lot. I saw a few on Reverb over a thousand bucks. I laughed to myself. I had a harmony bobkat I got at a garage sale for five bucks, about 20 years ago. I sold it to a young rocker for $500, and he was thrilled! He loved the old foil single coils!! I never told him what I paid for it.

[@j.kittredge]

Same. Harmony Broadway - pawnshop $30. '64.

[@geralr]

Good ol’ Glarry, never lettin’ anyone down.

[@kaymonyoung1054]

@The Goo Fighters I like your name.

[@danwhitehurst9592]

Bought a black on black Glary T style for $89. I was pretty decent as is. Put on some vintage style tuners, Tusq nut, swapped out the electronics with a Tele style EMG solderless pickup kit, fret polish. And it ended up being pretty much my #1. I bought it for a mod project but playing it stock I was pleasantly surprised. Ran it through a good amp and most would be none the wiser. I know there are many different beliefs out there but I go by the good player/good amp camp and not going balls out on the guitar cost. You want to throw down $2k for a LP or strat or whatever, cool. Life’s too short not to try to be happy with what you want. But that guitar plus the mods totaled $345 and it plays amazing.

[@jameshatch5722]

I've had a whole list of stuff to do with the same model in the video. Finally finished, and I really do love that guitar. But yeah I had to do some reverse engineering, and just keep it in open G, the thing is a blast!! But NO, it's not for beginners, and NO, not for someone that's looking to do only lite mods, at least mine wasn't.

[@Madchris8828]

Pretty awesome. I'm not familiar with soldering enough to do a job like that. Would love to venture into it at some point though. Good for you for doing that, cool stuff 👍😎

[@danwhitehurst9592]

@@Madchris8828 the EMG pickup kit I bought was solderless. It’s great it has a system of miniature plug in type connectors for the pickups to the pots to the input jack and instructions. You don’t need to know anything other than what type of pickups or sound change you’re looking for. They made ones for a Telecaster replacement and I bought them on blind faith and it worked out. I bought a humbucker kit too and bought a blank Gibson Les Paul body type and put it in there. Just used a Phillips head screwdriver and a small adjustable wrench. If you want to mess around EMG makes a few different types and they’re a good bang for the buck.

[@lone-wolf-1]

Nice guitar on a budget! Agree with all Austin said, only 10:42 - why would it need stronger springs there? They hold the saddle in place while changing strings, after that the string tension does the work. Therefore they are just fine.

[@rambobrown9661]

And as for the basswood, surprisingly every EVH guitars even the USA $8000 one are a baswood body with maple top,

[@doknox]

Unfortunately glarrys basswood is more like balsa wood. Once you sand off the plastic coating the wood is so soft you can push a nail through it with your hands. If you are refinishing one only sand it enough to rough it up for painting. Dont even try to stain or dye it. Basswood😂😂😂

[@michaeltaylors2456]

Tom Anderson has some amazing T-style hollow basswood body guitars

[@allisonholmesmusic97]

Cool! I just watched Darrell Braun’s review of the Glary Strat style. Got done, refreshed my subscription page and here is Trogly

[@dareyes3366]

same here! LOL

[@TomBaddley]

Glarry knows how to get the most out of a marketing budget. Give away a bunch of cheap guitars to KZbinrs...profit.

[@chrisghiardi117]

The string alignment over the fretboard usually can be set right with the "Fender neck adjustment" where pulling the neck to one side or the other centers the strings over the FB. Loosen the neck screws a bit if you are squeamish. You can glue the ferrules in also.

[@NPRMc]

I bought a glarry fretless bass, just one of those impulse buys for $100 through their website. Its playable so Glarry is in my good graces. I would risk another purchase.

[@scottdayhoff7825]

That is the nicest affordable guitar i have every seen! Perfect for a beginner or first timer guitar player! Thank you Austin!

[@SwiftyMcswift777]

Not just for beginners,,, been playing 40years and I jam on this guitar

[@MonsterDog5150]

I’m just glad it’s not ANOTHER Gibson guitar being reviewed. Please review an EVH Wolfgang!

[@ksgtrpkr]

Better than I started with 46 years ago!! Not bad for a starter guitar!

[@thomasspencer8157]

I think the best thing glary has going for them is the aesthetic, because just the blue burst alone makes me want to buy it and switch the neck and electronics/pickups

[@victorstillwell9893]

I just checked out Trog's Reverb page. He's charging $65 for shipping on the Gibson LP Studio w/ the explorer head stock. The guitar is listed for $50k. You do get free shipping on the $100k Aldo Nova. So, there you go, spend 100k and you get free shipping.

[@tocadolly2197]

"Inexpensive ... $1000.00 and under" - I remember when kids could save up for a new Les Paul with a paper route. How long would that take now?

[@ziggylayneable]

They'll be riding a paper route until they are 26 years old....lol

[@redshift912]

Wages haven’t raised .. but everything else has . Makes you think who has all that money.

[@kellyfehr3719]

Found a Teisco at my local Salvation Army last week. 50 bucks! never been played. The deals aren't online.

[@wilcross50]

What's a paper route?

[@redshift912]

@@wilcross50 are you serious ?

[@TheBeatle49]

Interesting thing, the flaws you found on the Glarry I have also found on mult- bucks guitars. IMHO, every guitar is its own thing - they are made of wood. Price has been losing relevance for a while now.

[@rondobondo6600]

They should build a glary custom shop silver burst T-Type

[@sgtmac62]

lololololololololololo

[@artbk]

Nice vid, just faulted in one way: people NEVER care to try out these acoustically, and I always wanna hear them without the amp. Next time you have a semi-hollow, make a take with it through your mic, no need to do anything special.

[@helotaxi]

Should try every guitar without an amp. If it sounds “lively” unplugged it will sound good amped, assuming decent pups and electrics, and those you can swap out.

[@fairguinevere666]

@@IrisGalaxis Eh, my thinline is pretty resonant. Not like an acoustic, but more than all the solidbodies I own or have played. Probably would be better with a sound port as there is a fair bit of sound coming out of the F-hole but away from me, but I couldn't be bothered adding one and was on a bit of a time crunch making it.

[@rookmaster7502]

@@helotaxi They sound just about all the same unplugged, assuming they have identical strings on them.

[@ryanturner9509]

Yup, plugging a guitar in for anything other than making sure its wired up properly and to test the performance of the vol / tone controls, switches etc is virtually irrelevant when it comes to testing to buy. The acoustic sound is very revealing and if a guitar is "dead" its obvious without plugging it in. The amp shapes most of the tone, like 75 percent, so unless you're using your own rig its pointless.

[@iraevans2013]

As a random guy that just came across this vid, thank you for this specific review. I recently got one of these (burlywood,nice) I like it a lot regardless of (very minor) imperfections. I'm kinda a re-beginner. This guitar makes me smile. I appreciate how in depth and knowledgeable you are and especially how humble and kind your critiques are phrased. I recently got back into playing and I can't touch my guitars if I'm feeling shitty about stuff. Even your criticisms are polite. Good manners are underrated these days. Keep up the great work 👍

[@mattfleming2287]

Great video! You probably just sold 1000 of these for Glarry. Just want to point out that. $1000, for most of us is NOT a ‘inexpensive’ instrument. I know you are dealing with vintage guitars, but for the vast majority of us, we’ll never be able to afford 90% of the stuff on your channel. We watch because of that. All that being said you are doing a great service Trogly. Thanks!

[@shoelessdaishi2754]

Exactly. My dream guitar is a PRS Tremonti. But I could never see myself paying upwards of $3,000 for one guitar. Even if it's incredible

[@jameshatch5722]

Ok I bought the same model. The whole ashtray assembly was off a quarter inch to the treble side. Above the 7th fret the E string was off the fret board. Had to rework the whole ass end. I'm somewhat experienced in mods, but what a headache everything has been with it. Ok, I'm back, new pick guard, new Fender turners, new bone nut. Tuned to open G. Actually like it now. Oh yeah, sanded the over spray out of the f hole, and painted the edges of the f hole white ( no room for binding)..

[@RoboSteave]

Funny. Immediately after I thought to myself, "sounds like the bridge pickup is overpowering the neck pickup as the middle position just sounds like the bridge pickup", Austin says exactly the same thing. Hmm, me get smart, me learn guitars.

[@danhopper8266]

This is the type of guitar my old band would buy just to have guitars to smash onstage after our set

[@EdDanaGuitar]

yeah right!

[@1965Gindy]

It's that kind of cheap guitar your parents buy you for christmas when you say you when you say you want a Fender.

[@blomborg]

Sounds a lot like the neck pickup is still on in the "bridge" position, would also explain the identical resistance readouts of the middle and bridge positions.

[@helotaxi]

I think that the middle position is still “bridge only”. Problem with the switch or wiring.

[@alexisjordan3303]

or the bridge position is bridge and neck, more likely given the readings. Either way, the wiring is wrong.

[@ajbrown5247]

"inexpensive".... $1000 or less! lol

[@tinystar3010]

Ikr lol i see inexpensive as around like 650 or less. Anything past like 1500 as expensive.

[@doctoribanez]

I spent $999 on my last guitar lol. I was like awe 😭 lmao

[@ajbrown5247]

@@tinystar3010 to me, anything under $300 is inexpensive!!

[@WilhelmWilder]

@@doctoribanez Yeah don't listen to him lol. Maybe he's loaded. But that's a nice guitar price

[@telequacker-9529]

Spend too long in the Gibson Reality Distortion Field and you start sounding like an Apple fan

[@donaldscheer5206]

I have the Red one, very nice finish on mine, Good Bones!..upgraded to Gotoh SD91-P5R MGT Locking Tuners Set 6 in line STAGGERED Amber - NICKEL with Gotoh Vintage Adapter Bushings - NICKEL (to fit 10mm Holes) Bone Nut, Emerson Custom 3-way Prewired Kit for Fender Telecasters - 250k Pots and EXL115 XL Nickel - 11-49 Medium/Blues-Jazz Rock Strings....Will consider pick-up Mods Later. Sweet Tele!

[@michaelmontalvo4593]

Imagine going from a $100,000 Aldo Nova Les Paul to a $120 Glarry in only 2 videos? 😂

[@bipbipletucha]

That's Trogly for ya!

[@davidrosenzweig1380]

Trade down Thursday

[@1965Gindy]

That's the way it goes

[@butterknight37]

This will be good especially because you are the best guitar reviewer

[@michaelpayne8000]

Watching you yank and pull on that guitar case handle made me laugh uncontrollably, it's the first time that I've laughed that hard in about 2 weeks..A very close friend of ours their 19 year old son just passed away so I haven't laughed at all about anything until now..Thank you sir for making me laugh, I love all of your videos as they are so calming and serene watching them..God Bless my friend!! 😁👍

[@cgcfad]

Finally, I think you're the very first guy I've seen to point out the pickguard and the bridge pickup's “huge” gap, I've ordered one and it's arriving on December; now I can't stop looking at that gap, hahaha.

[@willcresson8776]

That case looks exactly like GFS' hardshell cases, I wouldnt be surprised if they were the same cases.

[@alanwalker1698]

I have 2 Guitar Fetish cases. They aren't anything like the Glary. Mine are almost as nice as my Gator cases.

[@willcresson8776]

@@alanwalker1698 I've been eyeing a couple of them for a while, thats good to know. I was going purely on appearance here (and based on GFS own pictures that I dont think have been updated in ten years)

[@alanwalker1698]

@@willcresson8776 I have a Twead and a black GFS case. Really was impressed. Was a little sceptical at first, but when I got my first, I was impressed. Although mine are Les Paul cases. I also got a Musicians Friend house brand case too that was on sale for like $59.00. was happy with it ,Too. Don't know which cases I have now (except the tweed that I still have) because cases have rotated in and out with guitars being sold.

[@jonathanhandsmusic]

Alan Walker I have the case in the video here, it's not bad at all. The latches are cheap pot metal but the rest is solid plywood. It's fine for normal use. Wouldn't want to go on tour with it, but if I was, Id be playing a name brand guitar of course. Good for $49! And free shipping.

[@alanwalker1698]

@@jonathanhandsmusic I rally couldn't tell how bad or good the Glary case was. Just commented because someone made a comment how bad it was. There are a lot of budget cases that are really good. Most cases good or bad aren't up to airport and bus travel abuse.

[@jakeritchie3805]

Individual brass saddles for 120 bucks, Im getting one. I always change my cheap guitar saddles to brass, so thats an early upgrade i wont have to do. Really impressed

[@mcshootydotjpeg]

I’m waiting for the day Glarry has an ES-335 style guitar available. I’d love a semi hollow body guitar but there aren’t a lot of options for left handed people, and the ones we do have are pretty expensive.

[@SkatePunkBanana]

Just do what Hendrix did and string it backwards.

[@raytorvalds3699]

Harley Benton has left handed semi-hollows. I would definitely check those out instead.

[@scottyvalero3691]

Hey trogly, I just bought one of the 2020 fender mij boxer Stratocaster in Inca silver. It’s a reissue of an 80s model, with an hh configuration. I’d love to see you get your hands on one and do a review on it. Keep up the great content, man! We love what you do!

[@theshotgunscientists]

To fix the strings being too far to one side of the fret board, just loosen the neck screws and pull the neck in the direction it needs to go and tighten the screws back down. It’s actually very common on bolt on neck guitars, I’ve seen it on fenders before. It’s not actually a problem, it just means the neck wasn’t centered just right when screwing it on.

[@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888]

Tyler here thinks he knows more about guitars than Trogly.

[@theshotgunscientists]

@@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 I’m a tech. I make money by repairing guitars. Go find someone else to harass.

[@theshotgunscientists]

@@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 Also, that IS the proper way to correct that problem. You’d know that if you knew anything about guitars.

[@lucasoheyze4597]

Never do that to a guitar neck.

[@theshotgunscientists]

@@lucasoheyze4597 You saying that tells me you know very little about this subject. What I described is 100% the proper way to fix that issue. Nothing I mentioned could in any way damage anything.

[@jaytf310]

I'm starting to think I should just start my own youtube guitar channel so I can get free cheap guitars.

[@ppgwhereeverett4412]

I bought This guitar in BLONDE and I love it !! I have never played a Fender so for me I have nothing to compare it to but this is a fun, lightweight, easy guitar for a hundred and thirty bucks.

[@SwiftyMcswift777]

I’ve been playing 40 years,, never professional but constant. And have had strats,, Kramers ,, BC riches over the years and now I have a glarry tele style electric and I did the intonation ,, lowered the action,,rounded fret board edges and ends of frets and threw some super slinky 9 gauge strings on it,,,and it sounds and plays great! Just as good as any other guitar I’ve owned,,, the only drawback back is the lightness of the body… so when you are standing up playing it wants to do neck dives. But besides that as long as you get your set up right,,, really good guitar for the money 💰.

[@johnriley8314]

I'm constantly amazed at the price of these "cheaper style" guitars now days...I'm old school and we had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING like HB,Glarry, Firefly,etc..... Awesome time to be a beginner I guess, anything ya want for NO MORE than $250 lol 🤣😆🤣

[@DangerAmbrose]

The glary cases are solid AF! Definitely a good investment.

[@buaidhnobas1ify]

Didn't need this Hard Shell Case because I have my cheap guitars, both Glarry, on stands. But you mentioned the resale factor so, now I want one.

[@Eddiemonkwow]

Saw this video and decided to buy a couple glarry cases. I bought two tweed cases. Was surprised when they didn't have the double neck rest. Went to check Glarrys website, it is as advertised, the tweed case just doesn't come with 2 neck rests, only the black one.

[@SparksofHell]

My experience is a several years old now, but if you're looking for good quality cheap hardshell cases, check out rondomusic.com

[@rockandrollbuddha9902]

Hi, I hope you're enjoying an amazing day. I'm a first time visitor to your channel and this is just the right KZbin I've been looking for. I believe this is an awesome episode for me and for people just like me who are disabled in various ways.Let me tell you a little bit about myself and my needs and desires. I have rods and screws from the bottom of my skull to the top of my butt. My SI joints are also shot. I have chronic pain in my right hip area and thigh I have pins and needles throughout my entire lower extremities. I'm not paralyzed but it's impossible for me to stand or walk without a walker. So I can't stand and hold a guitar and it's very difficult me to hold a guitar on my right thigh. I'm on disability and have a budget less than zero. But what I do have is time to look for a guitar that possibly suits me. I'd like to find a very light guitar, of decent quality, for as little money of the universe will allow. I was a tech of various disciplines throughout my entire working life of approximately 50 years. I've been studying guitar technology along with amp and pedal technology and trust me when I say it's all going back to kindergarten tech for me. I'm sure whatever guitar I get I will be improved down to the last details over a period of time as money allows. But it's oh so very nice when one could start out with something halfway decent. I believe this guitar fits the Bill, and to be honest, to me, this find is better than expected. I was hoping to find something with a basswood body because I learned about how light they are. I found a very nice looking, natural stained dark, basswood body, used, Dean EVO Les Paul Style guitar that I liked very much and that was very inexpensive. Unfortunately it was really beat up and the price did not match the condition. But I learned something from the experience and that had value. I believe this guitar is going to do very well for me and the price can't be beat. It's a brand new guitar so nothing has to be refurbished. All I need to do is work on the neck of which I believe I could turn into a charm. The electronics are easy but I'll wait on that till I have money for better pickups and components to make it all sing. And now that you've mentioned it I'll also be looking forward to making a new Pick guard for it. In fact not only will I have a new guitar but I'll have a great new fun hobby as well. I believe for as long as I own it there'll always be room for improvements, upgrades, and customization. I believe that hard shell case will suit me and my guitar just fine. I believe a piece of memory foam around the upper neck and or headstock of that Les Paul might be very helpful to make it more compatible. The $60 price tag on the case is a plus and a big benefit to me. I'm happy to be able to afford one and not just a non-protective gig bag. This all fits very well within my budget. Thank you for a very enjoyable and informative episode. Thank you also for your thoughtfulness, kindness, and hard work while creating it. I won't be off to Glarry's just now except to sign up for their mailing list and see about discounts. I might have to wait for crazy discount Fridays, manic madness Mondays, but I believe it will be worth the wait and save me a few more bucks as well. I'll tell you what I am going to do right away is back off from this computer, fire up one of my favorite cigars, crack open an ice cold non-alcoholic Heineken, and make a toast to Glarry's guitars and Trogly's Guitar Show KZbin channel. PS. It would be nice to see an episode somewhere dedicated to great guitars for those with disabilities. I believe I can think of at least two maybe three and I'm sure someone who's more knowledgeable than I could possibly think of several more. Enjoy everything, every moment, my friend.

[@grilledspaghetti]

I actually thought on the neck pickup that you had forgotten to roll the tone back up. Glad you clarified that.

[@willholly7526]

JEMs are bass wood as well as some of EVHs guitars. EVH himself loves basswood. Can't be that bad.

[@samuelhenandez8032]

Jems are alder with basswood veneers

[@maxmustardman298]

@@samuelhenandez8032 i think the more expensive versions like the white one is alder, which is a much harder wood. I have read somewhere that Vai chose a alder body because it could withstand abuse with the edge much easier, like grabbing the guutar by the whammy bar and swing it around like a maniac

[@maxmustardman298]

@Harry. B. Renner. jr. yeah Steve apparently 😆 probably why he wanted a monkey grip as well

[@kellypyatt3144]

Ive got the red one ,And i love it. I did a full set up. But I can buy a 3000 dollar guitar and have to do the same thing.

[@TheBeatle49]

Absolutely. That is what is missing from the commentary in these unboxings of low-price guitars I have played Gibson L5s, Martin D-28, etc., etc. with multiple issues.

[@pdp977]

The reason for the odd bridge saddles is that they allow you to adjust the intonation on a per string basis and look a little more "trad" I guess. They don't really work though. I'd fit a Wilkinson bridge with the compensated bridge saddles (Amazon - $26 for the bridge, $15 for the compensated brass saddles alone - I have them on all my teles). Sounds nice enough though... better than most of the Gibsons you play IMHO, but I am a Fender fan.

[@guitar_guy6486]

Non-expensive guitar like less then $1,000 My most expensive guitar is $300

[@w1ndex]

That's a nice case for the price.

[@jonathanhandsmusic]

I got one of these cases for a Squire classic vibe telecaster and it's okay. It's cheaply made but it works if you're not going on tour with your band.

[@GTAwheelman247]

I really want to see you review a Firefly FFLP. They're budget friendly and offer cases as well. I own a FFLP and think it's pretty good for $150

[@brunogrill3774]

The thing is fireflies can be imposible to get because they are in so high demand

[@GTAwheelman247]

@@brunogrill3774 I know. It would be cool if someone local would lend him theirs.

[@nbenning25]

Glarry needs to issue a "Silver Burst" model. Can't wait for the Trogley review!

[@jeremymtc]

And then the Limited Edition Firebrand replica, "The Glarr"

[@ziggylayneable]

When Glarry first came out?Bought an S style when they still had a Fender shape headstock.Took a belt sander to the back of the neck,made it thin.Pieced it together with a fake Tele body,made a parts-caster.Plays incredible.Put some good pickups in,sounds great.Warmoth neck would have cost me $300.😁

[@ohravenous1]

I love my Glarry Ibanez bass knock off. WAY better than most budget guitars. I did sand the neck and gave it a linseed treatment and made it better. If you have a kid wants to learn bass I recommend starting them on one. It is a good learner guitar.

[@norm302]

Lol it looked like you were going to do the full Samsonite ape test for the case.

[@dommadonia9207]

On the second day of guitarmas Glarry sent to me, a Tele with a case for trogly!

[@christopherbass4521]

I remember when the Douglas 7 strings either with or without the floyd was 100 bucks. I could never pull the trigger. I always assumed something had to give at that price. I really have to buy a big brand if it's gonna be cheap. They will at least stand behind it and you buy them from places with great return policies.

[@clarkbabin9799]

I have an American special Telecaster which two strings share a saddle. I believe the individual string saddles are put on some of the upper end Telecasters.

[@BillSmith-pp9sc]

I see the non centered strings on the fret board a big problem.... but that's just me. I think blacking out the wood behind the F-Hole wood make it look better.

[@vidoma1]

I think Glarry would double their sales of they'd get rid of that awful awful logo on the headstock. It's just an eyesore.

[@user-pc9oj9ci1r]

mean that’s not a big deal, you can always just sand it

[@robobobrobob1100]

its not that bad. have you seen the slick guitars logo? thats in another league of awful.

[@cherylhugson1102]

it takes 10 mins to fix that

[@brosettastone7520]

i could think of about a dozen other things that would benefit the guitar a lot more lol. Who gives a shit what the headstock says, long as it plays and sounds nice thats really all that matters. I have a squier that I pick up a lot more often than some of my fenders because it simply plays so comfortable

[@JuanmaBlanc]

@@robobobrobob1100 Agree 100%

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

I can't wait to get this wonderful guitar for Christmas!

[@friedrich1957]

Got a strat copy as a gift. Works great for open G tuning!

[@roberttower8059]

The reason all Glarry T style guitar bridge plates don't line up with the notch in the pick guard is because they route the bridge cavity way too far back for some unknown reason. Every one I've looked at is about 1/4"-1/2" set back from where it should be. You'll notice they use super extra long saddle screws to compensate for this to get the saddle to move forward far enough to set intonation.

[@bradleyard4195]

This would be a good modding platform. The neck pickup isn't half bad, though I may swap out the bridge pickup for something a little lower in output. The bridge itself has got to go, though, because you can visibly see they drilled the holes for the saddle screws way off. The ferrules could be glued in place, or even fixed with a dab or two of wood filler, so that isn't a deal breaker, and locking tuners would be a consideration, as well as a Tusq nut. Guitar: $120 StewMac 3-saddle Tele bridge: $45 StewMac "Golden Age" single coil: $40 StewMac Tusq nut: $12 eBay locking tuners (Genuine Fender): $54 So, for $271 (plus tax and a little elbow grease), you could have a decent, gigable Tele copy. Yes, you could buy a Squier Affinity Tele for $250, or a Harley Benton Tele copy for $159, but you aren't getting the f-hole, and you aren't getting the neck 'bucker. Harley Benton sells a true hollowbody for $250, but you're giving up the Tele-style bridge for a Strat-style fixed bridge and you lose the bridge single coil for a humbucker. So, if you dig the old-school "Thinline" vibe and don't want to compromise, I'd get this and mod it. If you don't feel like working on an instrument to make it better, there's options, but you have to make compromises. Not a bad deal, either way. I'm definitely tempted to get one of these and mod it to get a nice little budget Thinline copy.

[@ritchiecritters]

These appear similar to the Aldi branded Huxley? I replaced the nut with bone, shimmied the neck, polished the frets, lifted the knob so they don't scratch. The pot metal work may not last the test of time, however it plays pretty darn good for a $99 AUD guitar. Thanks Trogly!

[@eduardo0796]

What did you say at the beginning? Aldo who? Geeb what? Well, that doesn't matter when you have a Glarry in the house!

[@tzctlpc]

Aldo Nova. He has a Gibson Signature Les Paul with a explorer head stock

[@TheJuniorqmpb]

@@tzctlpc I think he was just joking, making fun of it

[@stephanematis]

Got the red one of this and it is very pretty. Very light and reasonable. The shipping wasn't very good, so it has a hairline crack at the neck pocket, but so far, it works.

[@FairlyUnknown]

Glarry has pretty receptive customer support I'm sure you could ask for an exchange if you're unhappy with it.

[@wyattdoodat]

That switch wiring is shorted so the bridge position is really bridge + neck, same as the middle. That's why it measures & sounds like that.

[@christopherkaesemeyer1575]

I like how it looks. Most semi hollow tele guitars don't have the standard tele controls and they usually have a different pickgaurd that I don't care for.

[@joschawil]

Got the same guitar, a little bit lighter color. Now my favorite guitar!

[@lance8167]

I'm glad you do stuff like this because I'm only been playing a year the guitar not that expensive I'm going to put in there so it's nice to see you review some low end stuff you know

[@johnsee7269]

Wow! Really impressed by the overall quality and sound of this stuff. Sound especially and that's a big deal. Ideal beginner instrument with Fender and Gibson tones. Good value for the money; unbeatable really. Rock on!

[@Skubbaa]

Have you seen the Fender American Professional II with the mirror finish? Its unbelievable

[@cowtowncustoms2110]

I just used your link and bought a yellow Tele and got 10% off, only $80! I needed a test mule guitar to try out different pickups and this was perfect! Thanks Trogly!

[@thechaosvlogs6904]

Is the middle splitting the humbucker? That ohms reading didn’t sound right. 11 at the neck, 3.78 bridge, 3.79 middle? Sounds like middle is still the bridge only

[@fortyseven1832]

That case is identical to one I got from guitar fetish.

[@sstace69]

Your playing is improving nicely!

[@jonathanhandsmusic]

For $120 it's a great guitar. Amazing how they can make a profit on such inexpensive stuff. I actually have 2 glarry cases, one for a Tele and another for the Epiphone LP Special. The two of them cost less than any other single case. Cheap, but I'm not a touring musician so they work. Excellent budget stuff. Good review Trogly. Nice to see a sub thousand dollar instrument that you're not bashing.

[@Dankster-yo8xv]

I have a glarry p-bass. It's actually not that bad. The only downsides are the neck is super thick (easy fix with sandpaper, I'm too lazy to do) and the neck is heavier than the body (easy fix with sanding and/or counter weights). Over all it's a great beginner bass. 8/10

[@deanallen9660]

String ferrules: super glue a tiny piece of toothpick to the wall of the hole, put a thin coat of brown glue on the ferrule and drive it in with a small rubber mallet or fretting hammer.

[@challeis1]

With strings going through the ferrules they won't rattle, the amount of tension on them will stop that.

[@Kahuna54]

In 1971 I bought a Kay Semi Hollow Pawn Shop KH90T in what was called Tiger Wood for I think $250 and that was about as cheap as you could go and get a playable guitar.

[@kotogray8335]

My first electric was made of 2 insanely cheap guitars, one of which I think was Sears brand. One had a broken neck and the other had no pickups and no bridge. It took a lot of work. I was really young with no experience and they never really fit well together, but I managed to get the neck from the one onto the body of the other, and with horrendously high action, made my first electric. I got a cheap distortion pedal and cable, then ran it into a cheap old stereo with a mic input. It was terrible, but it was mine and I played that thing for hours every day. Later on I found out that friends would sit outside my window listening to me play. Good times those were

[@jimlang3891]

A easy fix for the strings being low on the fretboard. Remove the brass saddles from the GBE adjustment screws and turn them 180 degrees so string groves will be on the bottom. Now the three upper string grooves will be up and the bottom three will be down. That should pull both set of string to the center of the fretboard. Just a guess. If anyone tries this let me know if it worked.

[@place_desjardins]

Nice review. Guitar youtubers seem to be reviewing a bunch of Glarry guitars recently. I guess they are trying to pump up holiday sales so they ship them out to youtube reviewers.

[@mikeyboyrocks123]

I love my glarry guitars. I have 4 I put new tuners and some pick ups in and set it up and I'm in business. And the glarry cases are really nice!! None of mine wiggle at the hinges. And I have 6. The Tweed are really nice too.

[@healer246]

I’m hesitant on glarry because for a little bit more you can get Harley Benton and those are much nicer

[@mikeyboyrocks123]

@@healer246 I'm actually more interested in the finishes gladly has. Some are really nice

[@over-there]

I really like my glarry hsh, the strings are really good, bought two more sets, I can find fault with any guitar, and people are tearing the paint off expensive guitars to "relic" them, mine will get there on its own over time, I did have to change the jack cable it came with, it would pick up noise and pop when touching metal on the guitar with their 20 watt amp, the new better cable fixed that, I use johnsons baby oil on it with strings on, cleans gunk and oils rosewood fretboard, and metal, poly finish on body, couple drops on a rag, wipe with super soft old cotton washcloth, I will buy more. And some more expensive. The amp and pedals matter. I played mine a while with the high action out of the box then lowered it. Intonation was almost dead on. Did not adjust. Some people play high action, some low, some slant(slant strings), some double slant action(slant action plus slant pickup)

[@justiceforall6412]

As a beginner guitar this is really a very good deal. Back when I started playing a guitar at the equivalent this price or a little more wasn't worth a damn.

[@healer246]

My first was a Peavey Raptor. It was a piece of shit and a miracle I could play at all. I’d love to put $100 in parts and some tlc and have a great guitar here.

[@justiceforall6412]

@@healer246 some guitars can be worth the extra work.

[@healer246]

@@justiceforall6412 oh yeah I was agreeing that budget guitars 20-30 years ago were trash. These are decent. I might get a Glarry and fix it right up.

[@justiceforall6412]

@@healer246 No I got your point. That's what I meant too. Ex., I had a bad experience with HB and swore off of them. But when I wanted a twelve string, they had the body type I wanted, but little else. I bought it for a little over two bills, swapped the pups out for a pair of filtertron backtops, and had the luthier cut a bone nut like a Rick 12 string for an extra three. All told for five hundred I have a cool unique 12 string!

[@danielantoniozd26]

I bought a Glarry at the beginning of the pandemic, it’s pretty good but that me saying it from a novice perspective

[@fredrodnick2881]

That copper start looks cool.

[@porforyticbasalt]

I would like to see trogly do some of the monoprice guitars. it would be interesting to see his comparison of them and glarry.

[@Peasmouldia]

Yeah, had to put strat saddles on mine to get the string spacing and alignment correct. Glarry logo comes of with acetone like it was never there. Apart from the string thing though, it's amazing value. Ta.

[@kiezersosay49]

Daily double question! This is the definition of an oxymoron. What is a high end glarry? That copper-caster is fire!

[@joermnyc]

You can use your soldering iron on the back string ferrules, it should keep them from falling out.