Right Out of the Box

This sunburst Grote was delivered in excellent condition!

[@dennismullin3052]

Great review. Glad to hear and see you again. Will you be doing a video on the Grote guitars setup like you have done with others? I find them Educational and Entertaining. Stay well, Brother.👍🎸

[@guitarhowtos2148]

Yes, soon.

[@dennismullin3052]

Still haven’t pulled the trigger on the IYV-IJZ-300 which you did a video on a while ago. I will one day. I’d like to know your thoughts on the guitar since you’ve had it a while now? Would you say it’s a favorite of yours? Of all the Budget friendly guitars where would you put it? PS-this GROTE name has been banged around by many YT’ers on the pronunciation of it. Haven’t heard anyone say “Gro-Tee” yet. You may not be old enough, I don’t think you are, but a former NYMet great-Jerry Grote pronounced his name that way/Gro-Tee. Lol-just a “Fun Fact” as Mike Pachelli might say.😉

[@guitarhowtos2148]

Hi Dennis! Thank you for commenting. There are SO many good (great?) guitars available nowadays at affordable prices. The IYV is a favorite. It's different. More like an ES-175. Anymore, the headstock name is less meaningful to me. Usually, the lower-end instruments need some attention...but nothing insurmountable so far! :-) Fret condition and string height are the 2 most common areas to address.

[@garybrady9531]

have you compared this to the Harley Benton line,just wondering if they are alike or not

[@guitarhowtos2148]

Hi Gary! I have not had the opportunity to play a Harley Benton (yet).

[@garybrady9531]

@@guitarhowtos2148 I have to say they play nice almost to nice for under 300 dollars