Let's talk about this modern "Jazzmaster killer"... || Made in Japan Vola JZ FRO

[@agufish]

Thanks to Vola for sending these out to check out together and hooking the community up! volaguitars.com/Agufish (or use code AGUFISH) for an exclusive bonus discount 🤘 Damn, this took hours to upload. Thanks, Helene 🙃 The neighborhood 10 minutes away from me was completely underwater, luckily we're fine (wonky Internet aside), and I hope everyone is staying safe!

[@rocknrollguitar]

Dunno why, but I really like this guitar

[@jmelara324]

The direct switch is so cool. I’ve seen a few guitarists totally bypass or rip out pick ups, and V/T controls with straight bridge pickup wired to output, and it usually makes it 25% louder. I love that they give you a similar option

[@PujanDewan-id2ys]

When is your signature HB coming out man?

[@Prototyp23]

Even an estimate would help, I wouldn't want to miss out in that

[@ace9566061]

I've had money burning a hole in my pocket to get one and it's getting harder and harder to save it!

[@Berchvbause]

So uh who’s gonna tell him?…/j

[@denverrandy7143]

Love that intro song with all the harmonics.👍

[@youknowhuwitis]

I bought a VOLA OZ RV TNC after discovering the brand thanks to Fish here. For anyone wondering, they really are as good as they look. For £1500 I proudly own an instrument with the best neck I’ve ever played, the Gotoh trem that handles abuse very well, the direct out switch is an amazing feature and it’s just an all round beast and looks incredible. I’ve played Ernie Balls and Suhr guitars for twice the price that I haven’t enjoyed as much. VOLA are easily one of the best modern guitar companies on the planet.

[@sog6289]

I bet your cat is in heaven with them boxes

[@WyattGulick]

Wait hold up his kitty passed away 😢😢

[@ULT_P3GGY]

Love your work

[@crave809]

Same🎉🎉🎉

[@emmanueltamayo9821]

AGUFISH!!! COME TO BRAZIL!!!!!

[@gabrielvassar5941]

From the visuals to the production to the song MY MAN WAS IN THE BAG FOR THIS ONE 🔥 😮‍💨 👨‍🍳🤌 💋

[@VeitLehmann]

They really nailed it with this one! I'm a fan of Japanese guitars and basses. But I have never been a fan of Vola's designs in the past. However, this one is awesome! It's not pointy, but it integrates Vola's signature back shape in a way that makes sense. Also, the pickup config and switching make so much sense. It looks cool, it sounds awesome, it has its own distinct character, and it's reasonably priced - jackpot!

[@mikaschwarzer1977]

Gibsons Lawyers hitlist really is the perfect description for the channel

[@denverrandy7143]

Get it Brotha!!!👍 Awesome

[@southernpanda33]

0:58 you’re sending that to me, right? That’s what we talked about on the 31st of September.

[@MilesOlsenMusic]

11:23 Hunter every demo video “I suck at leads” proceeds to write epic solos and tapping licks

[@OzziePete1]

On a day when I have woken up a bit down & then switched on the TV here in Australia to see a crazy US POlitics debate, it's nice - heartwarming - to see such a positive review of guitars. I don't own any Vola guitars.... But I do own a few Japanese made Fenders and they are as good in quality as a good Mexican Fender if not USA made.... I wish Vola made guitars in a shorter scale than 25.5", I find myself wanting at least 24.75 scale these days.... I love it when you get so excited by the guitars and then set off with a track.... Thanx Hunter.

[@zadtheinhaler]

-You start out as a SC-fanboi - You do NOT stan brown sunburst - you have a kid - you play a JM-adjacent offset and make yummy noises about brown sunburst Congrats on your early entry into middle age. I used to be all about the pointy guitars, then I fell in loved with a Tele, and bought a J. Mascis JM a few years later. You're just on an accelerated timeline.

[@Gliese710_]

I went from super pointy to PRS in 11 months lol. Sunburst offset also seems pretty nice.

[@mattlombardi54]

Thanks man, great video! The more I see about this company the more I like them!😊

[@matthewvalenti1348]

As someone who has been considering getting an offset… damn. That is sweet. A bit more than I was looking to keep my budget at though, but if I can find one used at some point maybe.

[@IanOnTheDL]

That clean part sounded strikingly similar to Don't Dream It's Over

[@Shawnpo76]

Hahaha I was exactly going to say that same thing and I saw your comment before I typed it, agree 100% bruv 😂

[@juturna]

My Vola Vasti PDM 7 is my favorite in my collection. Love everything about it

[@Jerry-terry-jerry]

A question which has plauged philosophers for a millinea: how many guitars does one need? And is tone that deep? Who cares, me likey burst

[@robertvarner8195]

Just one more guitar no matter how many you have. 😅

[@NickWebbSax]

The number of guitars you have is n. The correct number of guitars = n+1

[@Jerry-terry-jerry]

@NickWebbSax finally, algebra that means something!

[@MilesOlsenMusic]

The demo riffs tell me he’s going to the Poisoned Ascendancy tour lol

[@zacharysmithingell5460]

Dude this is probably my favorite video of yours so far, for a bunch of reasons. These guitars are VERY cool. If I was in the market for another guitar right now I'd probably grab that sunburst. Damned if I don't love a P90, and this pup combination is something I could make some great use of. Your demo song here is absolutely rockin. I could listen to a full album of stuff like this. And your editing and lighting and everything on the video looks as good or better than anything I've ever seen on this channel, imo. Dude, you're friggin killing it.

[@bradleywargo4698]

Shell Pink...modern vintage! 🤘🏻🎸😎

[@rotaryrevivalist5095]

I absolutely love the Vola look. Never played one. My only gripe is all the 7 strings are sold out, and doesn’t seem like they’re gonna make more and that’s all I play lol.

[@morshcsgo]

4:35 the chrome outer rings are known as "tv covers" generally

[@nj1255]

What's up with the mono drum mix? Is it a stylistic choice or did something get messed up when rendering stems?

[@viniciuseduardobomfim]

1:49 The Theodore, the Coronado and the Warlock 🗿

[@SeikoMiura]

All the things I like in one guitar DAMN

[@IDGAF_PLUS]

10% off and free shipping from Japan....that's mighty tempting.

[@alexanderbammert]

This Guitar is great! I bought last weekend one on the Guitar Summit in white. Sounds great and the neck is one of the best I played. High quality! I love it

[@serendipityrecordco9380]

I’d love to see a 7 string version of this offset for those of us that want an alternative to the metal focused superstrat variants out there. I’d also like to see a variant with 3 mini humbuckers to compliment the offset-meets-firebird vibe the reverse headstock gives off

[@SnakeEyedAussie]

15:54 noticed the trivium haha

[@j-day]

Are those p90's humbucker sized? I will fully give them a chance but if I don't like them it would be nice to be able to swap them out with my humbucker of choice.

[@MGRockwell]

When's the Vola Mustang coming out???

[@lonewolffgrey8983]

awsome job on your edits, Vola looks sweet...

[@Select12]

Someone has been listening to bullet and trivium. Are you gonna catch one of the shows they doing together?

[@rkturn7393]

I’ve been looking for a jazz master that is high end, but not too basic and I think this is the one.

[@areallyboredguy5825]

It is the one.

[@matteocoda6368]

Those guitars are sick. If I ever get better at playing I am definitely buying one

[@sonicd57]

AGU… I’ve asked this before without a reply! What drum pack do you use for the drum tracks? Thanks!!!

[@andybungert]

I think the JZ is sick. Vola in general is sick! AND I love that you work to make even (modernized) classic style guitars CHUG and do things that maybe weren't the initial intention of the manufacturer (like they're gonna stop us ;) ). Other than a couple LP Studios, I have a couple HSS Schecter Nick Johnston Traditional S guitars, AND just picked up a killer Suhr Custom S HSS, and all 3 include some modern updates/touches, but are classic at their cores, AND THEY CAN CHUG! I don't need the hottest pickups, flattest boards, most modern crazy features, because they all do a decent job of everything! NOW, once I learn to really effing play, maybe that will be different ;)

[@shanewalton8888]

12:22 awesome face-melting riff!

[@therewasascene]

Love those additional controls. Thing looks sick. I do like burst + the tort but that white with the pickups fkin DOES it for me. As far as that middle pu on/off… wouldn’t that part of the demo have been neck plus middle without the SC then the SC got added in? Just for clarity’s sake, not trying to nitpick. (I was rewinding and checking the website trying to figure it out how it works)

[@jamesonpace726]

That white Vola is just stunning & p90s + single is genius. If it weighs less than 7lbs, I'm a buyer....

[@gintokitoki3295]

yo that guitar is SICKKKKK

[@rhaxeedo]

I'm never a fun of offsets but the olympic white looks enticing😊

[@MilesOlsenMusic]

15:58 AYYY Who’s excited for Poisoned Ascendancy!!!

[@rudycastillo6369]

how do we get the impulse response

[@eleftheriosstathopoulos6832]

@agufish Hi, I'm thinking about buying this Vola guitar and I'd appreciate your input. I've read that it's better suited for Jazz and clean tones due to its P90's and might not be ideal for genres like Rock, Hard Rock, or Alternative when using distortion because of potential noise issues. Some reviews also suggest tuning it down for better results in these genres. What are your thoughts on this? Is it a good choice?

[@j-day]

Really cool guitars, the problem is I have budget for one. Would you go with the JZ FRO or the OZ JRM? Struggling with this lol - but know I probably won’t be disappointed either way 😂

[@thseed7]

These are fantastic

[@Mak_Trvln_SLP]

These are sick. I'd love this in a just bridge and neck p90hs without the middle single but...that's awesome!

[@j-day]

You do get that. Push pull activates middle pickup in any position - without pulling it you get the p90s with 3 way switch.

[@Mak_Trvln_SLP]

@@j-day I get that, I meant aesthetically. I think it would look better without the single in the middle. But the design is cool nonetheless

[@tristan6967]

I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that they just dropped a shell pink version of this. Absolutely going to be my next guitar.

[@kevliao]

I was deciding between the pink and the copper color - went for the copper.

[@MilesOlsenMusic]

16:53 LIKE LIGHT TO FLIES LETS GO

[@mr.ryuzaki3927]

Afufish do you think you could upgrade one of those cheap ebay electric guitars that look really cool or are replicas of famous guitars?

[@Asshat237]

As a man whose collection is 8 guitats all Japanese made this is why. The quality you get is unmatched for the price.

[@rudybigboote3883]

The sunburst JZ is my next guitar purchase. All the reviews I’ve seen on Vola and the JZ model specifically make it pretty clear that Vola has set a new standard in the 750-1,200 price range! I WANTS IT!

[@cube_cup]

This guitar is my end game. I'll stick with Yamaha for now, but I'm coming for Vola eventually

[@EricfromBloatGames]

Love the shirt.

[@petebrown3715]

NEXT BOX!!!

[@supermario2100]

Very cool guitar, but a bit of a miss not having any way to solo that middle pickup. A 5-way with a neck-on switch would've made it that much better imo, kinda like the Noventa Jazzmaster.

[@chrisreese2361]

Ngl, I kinda rather have this Vola than an actual Jazzmaster. This guitar looks so vintage and sick lol.

[@BonkeyMucket]

I want one

[@schreds]

i love P90s always have but these white covers with the killer chrome trim just silly .. im old school Plexi Lp , Strat guy but im really digging this JZ @ $1300 no real excuse not to get one

[@juanmacaceres2702]

New editor who dis

[@FingersOnAFretboard]

These guitars look sumptuous! This modernizing of the 'classics' is absolutely necessary to evolve beyond the established, dusty normative , and allow new players to set themselves apart from the past styles and mindsets of desirable guitar shapes. Ironically, if 'new & different' was the 'norm', then the subsequent back lash would be embracing the 'classics' once again in an endless loop fashion cycle

[@sethglenn9022]

I have 4 Olympic white guitars with tortoise shell pick guards. I'm about to buy my fifth....

[@MrJingles021]

Oh this Vola has mojo that I don't own yet.

[@miaoleman8605]

i cant not call that pickup combination PSP

[@MikeHunt-n4u]

The guitar train is running out of steam

[@cyanidejunkie]

Well, if Pierre Danel plays them… I’ll take one of each!

[@layedbackrelaxed7026]

Sometimes forget how good he is at guitar

[@thisguy2973]

How painful is that giant ass neck joint heel?

[@whoisdin]

I'm so confused why they're being called P90s, or on their website, a FVP90. Should it not be a P94? It's the size of a humbucker...so by dimensions alone, it can't replicate the sound of a soapbar or dogear. unless Gibson has a trademark on P94, so this is how to get around it?

[@bluematrix5001]

I wish the Vola "Tele" was as this one and not as "Pointy"

[@justinmckenzie9093]

First comment! Love your work Hunter 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@samename4934]

Looks like humbucker sized P90's

[@RickNasty42069YOLO]

They must have just increased prices after this because that is a $1200 guitar on their website.

[@metalnoob3807]

It shows the price in the video 3:31

[@Stev0BabaGhanoush]

@@metalnoob3807They’re more expensive now.

[@captainshakesbeard2453]

"Less than an Epiphone" fail to mention that it's as expensive/more expensive than some Gibsons and Fenders

[@areallyboredguy5825]

It is in the USA about $1200, to get a fender to this level it needs to be an american model... which will be more expensive. To get a roasted flame maple neck like this on a fender... you'll need custom shop which is way way expensive. To get stainless steel frets.. well no, with locing tuners... push pull blower switch... luminlay dots and fret markers

[@rockychieng88]

1.3k? Please drop to more affordable price.

[@chrismuratore4451]

They are already super affordable for the specs. If you tried to buy a Fender with similar specs you're looking at close to $3000, a similarly spec'd Prestige Ibanez? $2400ish. They are as affordable as is appropriate for their high quality.

[@bluematrix5001]

Man, your reviews are cool but you should really measure the neck width and the thickness of the neck in 3 different fretboard positions with a caliper.... that will give us a way better sense of how is the neck on the guitars, that is a crucial component of any Guitar, adjectives about guitar necks are so personal. numbers are facts.... any review or report of a Guitar without that info is lacking so much

[@lauchcs]

Or just practice man.

[@menschlicheswesen84]

Why do some people leave the plastic foil on thier furniture and everything as you say...? I've seen this in movies and documentaries but nobody could show me the logic behind this... Resell value...? After you used a couch for year's, the spring's are done so nobody would buy it even if the fabric on top would be flawless like on day one... Must be a culture thing, i never heard about this in europe...🤔 Please, if somebody outhere has a granny or so who does this, let me know why...! Thank's...

[@FoiMal123]

I don't care about the quality that thing they do at the bottom, I'll never buy it for that reason alone. I hate that kink. Sounds sweet tho.

[@chrismuratore4451]

ROFL, I love Vola guitars but I looked at the title and the thumbnail and thought, "huh, MIJ fender decided to ditch the ugly ass headstock shape"

[@andybungert]

#setneckboatanchors

[@EffectiveRange]

Hipshot > Gotoh.

[@helio1055]

why has this dude looked and sounded 16 for over 5 years lol

[@knifeflipper94]

Bro is getting old lmao

[@TaxEvader420]

Not digging the new editing style personally, feels very hectic. Also bare knuckle calls those ring-thingys TVs so there ya go

[@smeemusic]

At the end… Why did you say “I will see you for the next video”? Like… how will you see me? Did you hack my phone and you watch me watch you? Did you have my house bugged? Like how concerned should I be here? I just wanna know how you’re gonna see me at the next video…

[@agufish]

Don’t worry about it