New Company Sent Me A Guitar (Fesley FLP350 Electric Guitar Review)

[@Moonmaster85]

Pretty slick! I have a Firefly fflp almost the same finish, these budget guitars are getting better and better

[@stevenkambach]

No kidding! I haven't tried a FF yet, but I want to. I've only heard good things

[@Moonmaster85]

@stevenkambach yea I'm in Canada so had to do a bit of finageling to get one, but really worth it! I highly recommend 👌

[@chucklee347]

​​@@stevenkambach man if you haven't yet tried firefly you just gotta if that's a word. Anyway to my opinion and many many others there are no better guitars for the 200 US dollar price tag. I have several of them and have tried many different budget friendly guitars and I'm always drawn back to my what was fflp. But are called ffsp now. I have a 5 year old double cut P90 from their first batch and a fairly new smokey burst LP style and both are my favorite instruments to play. PS. I'd love to hear your feedback on them.

[@stevenkambach]

@@chucklee347 I'd love to try a Firefly! I've only heard good things about them. Your other guitars sound nice as well 👍

[@Moonmaster85]

@chucklee347 I pay around 360 cad after I get mine shipped up here in Canada and even at that price they are great guitars for me, I have 3 LPs and have a cobra burst elite coming pretty pumped!

[@that_thing_I_do]

Everyone hates the gifted cables until your $60 cable decides to crap out. Never look a gift cable in the mouth.

[@stevenkambach]

Yes! Never throw a cable out 😄

[@GuthrieDennis]

Isn't it "never lick a gift horse on the mouth"?

[@stevenkambach]

@@GuthrieDennis something like that 😄

[@richardtofts4977]

Played one last night. Probably the nicest guitar I've played, and my guitarist friend has some seriously nice guitars. Sounds and feels fantastic straight out of the box.

[@haxan_3567]

I've payed more for worse guitars. It seems like a really good deal.

[@stevenkambach]

I agree 👍

[@omarloera86]

I love the way you test guitars! None of that typical blues solo shit.

[@stevenkambach]

🤣 that's because I'm terrible at lead

[@omarloera86]

@@stevenkambach this simple strum of easy chords sells anything way better than playing any blues solo.

[@stevenkambach]

@@omarloera86 🙏

[@adamtheduell]

AMEN

[@BladeCaptain-TRMN]

Man, I've been watching videos from various LP guitars for a few months now. Absolutely none of them, even the higher grade ones seem to compare out of the box as well as these Fesleys... I mean, being in the market, and being a retired military guy that takes his time researching for the right equipment, and it's just amazing. Also I love your comparison in it's details. I love getting the clean sounds because cracking the rock can really be misleading, but clean is clean, and if it can't sound good there, it's likely that it will give you problems in other areas... And this guitar just seems so consistently good on all the reviews I've watched. Plus, I like the richer sounds it puts out over the other brands.

[@stevenkambach]

I agree with everything you said 👍 it is a solid guitar. Mine was setup nice out of the box. Solid, light, clean. For that price, it's a good deal imo 👌

[@piggest8801]

Sounds perfect for a non guitar playing drummer like myself to get eventually 😁👍

[@stevenkambach]

😄 sounds great 👍

[@richardtofts4977]

Yeah exactly. I'm a bass player but write on guitar and this just feels incredibly easy to play.

[@71butcher22]

Seems like a lot of guitar for under 200 bucks! Killer looks too!

[@stevenkambach]

I agree!

[@MsHashy420]

A noise gate might be necessary because the pickups are a little hissy but boy is a gorgeous guitar 🥰

[@stevenkambach]

Maybe! I usually use a noise gate with high gain regardless of which guitar I use but if it is mid gain crunch I don't

[@MsHashy420]

@@stevenkambach fair point, you did point out when you used noise gate lol I'll stick around my dude.

[@stevenkambach]

@MsHashy420 I don't think I talked about the signal chain here. Just Neural Amp Modeler with a Marshall profiles and Fender profile for the cleans (I think). Just used the stock noise gate wherever it sits at default

[@misternice5687]

I have a thing for budget guitars. And Well looks like great value. I’m a big fan of the aesthetic. The matte finish really does it for me. Particularly the neck. I’m not a fan of gloss/painted necks. I may have to pick this up.

[@dclomg5]

I have a Taylor and Schecter, both acoustic/electric. Then I have an electric guitar that was built from scratch by my friend. I think I might get one of these soon. Looks nice, sound is good, and the price is amazing.

[@stevenkambach]

Nice! I wouldn't cheap out on acoustics, but a lot of these low budget electrics hold up well

[@RealRooney1]

Just started getting pretty good on acoustic after a couple months, wondering if this would be a good choice for my first electric. Thoughts?

[@stevenkambach]

I think it is a good choice 👍 a lot of guitar for your dollar here. What other guitars were you look at?

[@RealRooney1]

Haven’t had a proper look yet but wanted one for a while. Also just wondering on the link in the description it’s a fair bit more expensive than on the short idk know if this cos of shipping(not from US) or if it was on discount

[@stevenkambach]

@RealRooney1 I see what you are saying. I guess the price has gone up since Monday. I am not sure about shipping expenses outside of the U.S. but I would assume if you are on Amazon in your region then those numbers would be accurate to your location. I have heard good things about Grote and Firefly guitars. Squiers and Epiphones are good choices as well. Plenty of options. I would just go with humbuckers because lower end single coils struggle to sound good imo. Good luck 👍

[@RealRooney1]

Thanks man and also just like to say that I was shocked to see the view count on this vid seriously this vid has such a high quality feel with the editing and camera quality👍definitely be subbing

[@stevenkambach]

@RealRooney1 thank you for the kind words 🙏 KZbin is a tough game and I am doing my best so I appreciate you

[@AstraVex]

For that price, you could play a lot, lot, LOT worse! Very impressed 🙂

[@stevenkambach]

You are correct 👍

[@noahjames6269]

Hey man love this video and your “cinematography” if you will. Just curious of if that’s the sound clean in the beginning or added distortion. I’ve been an acoustic player for three years or so and thinking about getting an electric as I start to learn finger picking. I love this guitar but I tend to lean towards more of a clean John mayor type electric. (I do a lot of worship music)

[@stevenkambach]

Thank you 🙏 the first tone was the guitar into a Marshall amp sim. That is where the distortion comes from for that Tone. I ran it through a clean amp sim as well around 7:40. John Mayer more often uses strat type guitars so if you are aiming for that Tone, you will probably want something with single coils. Fesley has a couple strat models, but there are others in the price range. Squier, Donner, Firefly, Grote seem to be all decent options 👌 this one is a good option too, just has humbucker Pickups instead of single Coil Pickups. Good luck 👍

[@Guitargreat]

I may buy a few of these to try out I like the looks of this one and the black one

[@burkers]

Do you get to keep the guitar or do you have to send it back? Also what is the nut width and neck measurement at the nut? I hate baseball bat necks. Oh and FIRST!

[@stevenkambach]

I get to keep it. Nut width is about 41 mm (1 and 5/8 inches) and neck is about about 19 mm ( 3/4 inch) thick. Maybe slightly smaller than my Epiphone Les Paul's neck

[@burkers]

@@stevenkambach Awesome. Thank you!

[@stevenkambach]

@@burkers I got you ❤️

[@TheMasterJazz]

Hey bro! Could you please tell me what frets size this guitar has on?

[@BarrySmith-ny6ng]

Yeah..but they knew that you were gonna review it so they gave you the most up right best guitar on the QC tip.

[@stevenkambach]

Came straight from Amazon

[@TheGoutMan1000]

That’s a nice guitar! I’m going to recommend this brand to my co-worker, he’s tryna get his feet wet on the guitar without busting the bank… seems like a decent guitar for the price 🤙🏽

[@kyne2692]

Newbie here to guitar gear and maintenance but why would you switch out the strings the axe coems with?

[@stevenkambach]

They tend to be cheap and old. Most players get a string preference (I use Diadario NYXLs) so playing cheap and old strings will be unpleasant. Guitar necks should be kept under string tension so it is good that the strings are there if they inspect, setup, and ship the guitars, but it is an easy thing to cheap out on. New strings will have have better tuning and intonation as well. You can absolutely use the strings it comes with, but your better off with new ones

[@kava808v]

Strings is fully preference you might just like the way some strings feel over another

[@forkless]

Fesley almost sounds like a global rebrand of Fazley who have been around for 25 years now if not more.

[@HughGWeiner]

It’s a fesly. Of course the made sure to give me a good one for the review.

[@stevenkambach]

Straight from Amazon, my dude

[@GarageBandSuperheros]

Quick question about the finish, is the dark color a dark brown or dark red before the burst?

[@stevenkambach]

I would say more red. The guitar is at my work so I cannot check it right now, but it is more red than brown. The neck is closer burgundy like a red wine

[@GarageBandSuperheros]

@@stevenkambach got cha got cha, thanks for the info.

[@stevenkambach]

@@GarageBandSuperheros 🙏

[@tanishc5]

Too bad, I can't get this guitar here In India, Amazon doesn't ship here😢😢

[@stevenkambach]

Dang! Sorry 🙏

[@omegabat2341]

You could look on they website. Maybe there ship it. Im in Germany and my friend bought one for his students on the website. Maybe that works!

[@willft520]

t looks good, but kinda plasticky to me, I thought it wasn't made of actual wood and I don't say think that's a bad thing at all, if the guitar is indeed sturdy, affordable, light and plays well, that's all it matters, again, I think the guitar looks beautiful.

[@stevenkambach]

It has a poplar body and mahogany neck. Not plasticky at all. Def hits above its price imo

[@tripervinfromflorida]

is this better than an ibanez gio or something else like that

[@stevenkambach]

I would say yes. The neck is different than an Ibanez neck. Sound is probably gonna be pretty much the same. I like Gios too 👍

[@Scatixwasd]

Does anyone know if the frets are stainless steel? I can’t find it on the website

[@stevenkambach]

I highly doubt it

[@BarrySmith-ny6ng]

I don't.alot of budget guitars have stainless steel frets standard these days

[@jesuslovesyou-y9k]

so you just reviewed this guitar by playing an E chord?🤣🤣

[@wAiEr1009]

What a pile of junk imagine recommending an unplayable pile to people who won't be able to afford to fix it

[@stevenkambach]

Mine was good! I guess it's not for you 👍