Monteverde Giant Sequoia Fountain Pen Review

[@jerryw255]

Greetings and thanks for another thoughtful great review. I recently picked up this beautiful pen. Acrylic green is gorgeous. Stub 1.1 nib, wrote right out of the box without any adjustment. Very wet, no dry out issues. Using Noodler's Heart of Darkness ink. An underrated, under appreciated pen gem.

[@seversebastian]

A suggestion for the problem raised at 5:43 - it helps against stripping the threads if you first turn the "screw" anti-clockwise until you hear a click and only then start turning clockwise.

[@sbrebrown]

That's a good suggestion, thank you

[@ciaranmyers1632]

I have to say, Stephen, I am really enjoying the new review format you've chosen here. It works out really well and it allows us to see the pen in more detail whilst following a logical structure. Kudos to you.

[@sbrebrown]

Thank you, I'm glad to hear that!

[@mikerbikex6656]

Claran, I agree. I've always enjoyed Stephen's reviews but with the new format he doesn't have to repeat as much for clarity.

[@wayneclarkson375]

Stephen i too like the Giant Sequoia i like the size and like all the colours. Thank you for another excellent review.

[@radualexandrumihai]

Beautiful looking pen ! I don't own a Monteverde myself, but they've definitely caught my eye more than once.

[@rztour]

Stephen. Another fine review. The pen is a bit of a chunk'ster for me, but an absolutely beautiful color. You're spot on with that ink (gotta get me some Schaeffer green!). Personally I like a green that stands like your writing sample. For a second I was mistakenly thinking a medium nib would solve the dryness issue, until I read another post and see that may not be the solution.

[@lewis7607]

Like you said at 5:54, I also prefer when the threads are of the same material (i.e plastic on plastic). This is one thing I think lamy does very well because on all of their models it's either metal on metal threads or plastic on plastic. The alstar and studio both have plastic inerts with plastic threads and plastic threads on the section and the aion has metal on metal threads. In my opinion, it increases the durability of the pen and feels as if more thought has been put into the longevity of the pen; it's the small details that counts. Anyway, as always it was a great video and a pleasure to watch, thank you!

[@sbrebrown]

Thank you!

[@lewis7607]

sbrebrown No problem! 😊

[@JasonBarnhart]

Watched this ages ago. Finally found one on sale a few months ago. Had a it a day and ordered two more. Both fine and medium nib are nice. Good all around pen. Been working well with Noodler’s El Lawrence.

[@mschw792]

Funny thing is, this pen isn't on the Goulet website anymore. It was on closeout. Hopefully it gets brought back. I like mine in the brown version a lot.

[@matthewbeddow3278]

Thank you Stephen for the review . A nice pen and excellent value i feel .

[@vienna11215]

Welp, after watching your review I tried to order a Monteverde Giant from Goulet Pens... but sadly, I was told by their customer service department that they have stopped selling that pen due to lack of interest... :-( guess I'll have to buy it from some other retailer, which is a shame, because I really like Goulet Pens. Almost as much as I like Gourmet Pens... but, that's another problem all together! :-)

[@peterhofmann8292]

Thanks for another great review!

[@MrAndrew1953]

I was thinking of putting some Noodlers sequoia green ink it with a medium or stub nib.

[@ajoydas-Watch-It]

Mine was scratchy and dry, since it was one of my first pens I didn't really know how to tune it properly so I ended up buying the new omniflex jowo nib for this unit and since it's been smoother and wetter and even has a lil line variation.

[@RoelandDeGroot]

Thank you sir. This pen has been on my radar ever since I saw the first pics. Unfortunately, no supplier in Holland yet. If you get the chance, try out Monteverde's 1.1, the Yafa stubs are great, not sure where they come from but they feel as good as Jowo. With regards to the size, it fits our German motto: länger ist lecker aber dicker ist schicker :-)

[@ivoleather]

Have you found one in Holland yet by any chance?

[@davidanderson3425]

Liked the "I'm a lumberjack..." song which seemed appropriate. After all, the pen is a Monty Verde!

[@sbrebrown]

Hehe, nice 😀

[@caldopollo1]

I have the Think Tigerlily and Huckleberry pens and this one has the same look.

[@strelnikoff7]

Great review! Not bad for a first pen... or one of first pens.

[@fountainpenfanatic]

The nibs seem to be hit or miss on this pen. David at Figboot, Larry at Larry's Fountain Pens, and I all had problems with ink flow and needed to do some nib work in order to get good flow. Since I fixed my Sequoia (also green in a medium), it writes well.

[@AnzanHoshinRoshi]

Thank you, Stephen.

[@barbstephenson8045]

Great review; so informative. Thank you!

[@kbpipes]

Does the acrylic look to be cast or injection molded? Thanks for such a great review.

[@goldensonar]

Great looking pen. Great review. Thank you Stephen.

[@MrAndrew1953]

Could you eyedropper this one?

[@1960java]

Thanks for another great review. How about a shootout between the Sequoia and the Conklin All American?

[@markos741]

“I’m a lumberjack and I’m ok” 😂 Any MP fans out there? I think the pen size and width are very nice. Said that, I don’t care for the section design that I find it to be lazy. Nice observation about the metallic/acrylic threads interaction as well. I cut down trees...😄

[@e4cpltom]

Do you press wild flowers? :P

[@wayneclarkson375]

HERE, HERE

[@markos741]

e4cpltom just like my dear papa 😂

[@JohnGMeadows]

I was wondering if someone would go there ....

[@matthewbeddow3278]

Love Monty Python

[@Zenolife573]

I don't know if it's supposed to be like this but mine has no inner cap and that makes the hole of the clip dry out my pen really fast.

[@courtneyhall7140]

i have had nothing but trouble with feed issues on every monteverde i have owned.

[@spruceguitar]

"Let's see: What do I like about it, what do I not like about it."

[@xerxiusmaximus]

I have TWO... LOVE THE SIZE, true size and design... excellent balance, weight, and girth... and the material is stellar...

[@jisa39]

Writing sample 6:08

[@wakar1122]

When did they send this to you? I just went to GP site & they don't carry it.

[@sbrebrown]

A while ago.

[@wakar1122]

sbrebrown I found one on Ebay. And thanks for all the great reviews & info in your videos!

[@nelsonbrum8496]

I got mine on ebay as well. Should be here tomorrow! Can't wait to ink it up!

[@opasanparadajz3622]

Send it to the Pen Habit, he is a sucker for green pens. That will make him come back.

[@lgbpinho]

I see a Master Sword!!!! Such a link to the past!

[@emcrolls]

I was really excited about this, checked site, called Goulet they said they no longer stock Sequoia. I’m sure this was a mistake or tech error. Man, it was a letdown though. @sbrebrown Love your channel Thanks.

[@irishguy13]

The finish flaked off the nib of my Monteverde. My Conklin doesn't write well, and my Delta won't write at all. Done with Yafa.

[@xerxiusmaximus]

Finally!!!!!

[@phsyckomantis]

It's chuncky 💖💖💖💖

[@ichirofakename]

Would ANYBODY here pay 1100€ for this or any other pen, including Mr. Brown? I enjoy watching these reviews because I know this is as close as I will ever get to these beautiful but ludicrously extravagant pens.

[@sbrebrown]

I would not, but theb again, this is an $80 pen.

[@ichirofakename]

@@sbrebrown oops

[@cloudybeforerain7134]

Costume change!

[@ittaicarmon8347]

That pen would have looked sooo much better without that hideous silver band in the middle.

[@qwe1231]

Kind of damned with faint praise. Combine that with the fact that now - less than 2 months later - the pen is no longer sold by Goulet (which provided it to SBREB), tells me that this is a middling pen. Somewhat overpriced for what it is. A $3 Jinhao 159 with a $15 Jowo/Bock #6 nib would equal this pen in size and writing.