Amazon Stratocaster TO RULE THEM ALL! Best Money I ever Spent on any guitar!

[@nychold]

I'm impressed. Even the amp sounds good...that normally doesn't happen with those cheap kits.

[@TimRock1269]

That's a great deal, and it impressed Sean! That says a lot! Love the metallic paint job.

[@johny3barr]

Great Review Brother, I Needed a Gift for Someone & This Hits the Spot ! Hope You Weathered the Storm Well, We got up to 5 1/2 inches of Rain Up Here so Lots of Flooding See Everyone Tonight at 8pm !! Live Free Or Die, From PEW HAMPSHIRE !!!

[@edwinstovall3334]

Sean, I'm freaking JEALOUS of today's beginners! How I WISH this outfit had been available when I first started out -- in the 1970s! I practiced on my solid body starter WITHOUT AN AMP for a couple of years before I got my first amp, which wasn't as good as the one that came with that Vangoa. If I could, I'd go back in time and drop one of these kits under my teenage self's Christmas tree!😎

[@Ron_Masterjohn]

Great day with a new Scar my Guitar video. That’s Tenderloins scary knife and wonder if he’s watching. Love that color and perfect finish. All that and even an amp for $139 . Well guess I’ll be buying my grand daughter another Sean reviewed guitar. That amp is plenty for a beginner and easy to use. Thanks Sean and Cathy &or another awesome video. I keep praying for your cutie and precious puppy ❤🐕🙏

[@zolar55]

Nice guitar for the money!

[@gilbertocruz1683]

Since Chinese folks laid their hands on CNC machines that was the beginning of harder times for expensive/famous brands...keep on rockin' man 👍

[@kibscott6096]

Hey Sean & Cathy, happy to see y'all are all good, didn't see you Saturday nite. Yeah thats a nice looking guitar, i liked the paint job, sounded ok thru that little amp. See y'all tonight.

[@stevejamieson1613]

I couldn’t tell the intonation was out but I kept watching the video anyway 😁

[@JBCavern]

Me, too! I'm no kid but am moving toward learning guitar as I approach retirement. Since I don't hear the intonation I'm wondering if I still have to leave. 😁

[@PaulStellwag]

I’m a drummer and when you started pickin’ that guitar, put a kickass beat to it. 🥁”IronWolf”🐺

[@lookandlisten5740]

As a starter kit, there's a lot there for your money... Some nice little touches, bone nut, quality gig bag.. even just the name on the neck plate gives it a feel of quality... Absolutely bargain. !!!

[@that_thing_I_do]

Jeez gents...did you guys all start with Fenders and Gibsons? We were lucky to get Sears Silvertones.You have to start somewhere, and these " inexpensive " guitars are tewnty fold better than what we had.. Just sayin'.

[@glenclifton4563]

Another great show! Thanks for bringing all these different guitars to us. Take care..

[@muzicgr8]

I think these guitar companies are afraid of you. They are upping their game cause they dont wanna be scarred , Hahahaha I wondered what happened Saturday night. Wont be able to make it tonight gotta work tomorrow . Yall have a Great night.

[@PaulMihelic]

One of the best sounding cheap guitars that I ever heard out of the box.

[@b.rodclark334]

Those ceramic pickups remind me of those in my Squier Affinity Strat... not bad at all!

[@TheKevcarp]

The big companies had better watch out their quality control needs to be upped because the entry level guitars are close behind.

[@PhillipBlanton]

The color reminds me of Fender's "Texas Tea", but maybe a little blacker. And, "Leave now. You don't belong here!" 🤣

[@Releasethebats123]

Hey Sean and Cathy! Merry Christmas and happy new year!!!! So I noticed that you don’t really cover and review Harley Benton’s and I have an upgraded Harley Benton te62. It’s basically a fender 1962 telecaster wannabe. If you’re interested,I will gladly ship it to you and back for a review and pay for the expenses of shipping. Let me know if that is something you are interested in

[@bobcat3653]

Awesome 👌 thanks for offering that , that's very kind .

[@JasonViator]

I tried to look you up my friend but the Orlando theme parks just wouldn't let my family give me the time. Did stop by the Sam Ash out there....NICE! I'm hoping to get my kid into guitars....he's a leatherworker right now.

[@WallofSounds5317]

Thank you for the video. You didn't disappoint.

[@plecogod]

I know you are not a fan of locking tuners, but I would love to see you review the newer $169 Firefly Tele or Strats. I bought a Tele recently from them because I wanted to try a guitar with stainless frets. After a new set of strings, a fret polish, a minor truss rod adjustment, and a four way switch mod, this is one of the best Teles I own. Where were these cheap, playable guitars when I was growing up?

[@Joe___R]

The biggest issues with cheap guitars are that the consistency is often hit or miss if they ever make good ones and the long-term durability. If they will all be built to the same quality as that one then they might be a decent first guitar as long as you have someone who knows how to properly set it up.

[@bikerthom]

Thanks so much Sean you are the best for showing us old guys the real insides and outsides of these affordable guitars. I am ordering your tool kit listed above time to get serious Merry Christmas to you and Cathy

[@lynnmoses4646]

I like the round bottom sound it has. very full sound, nice.

[@elosoguapo8137]

I have a vangoa 12 string. I got it because I wanted a 12 string even though I seldom play them. It’s pretty decent. A little tinny, but for the money it’s really hard to beat these guitars. I will say that the D’angelico is probably the best value if you have a little extra to spend on a 12 string.

[@SIXPACFISH]

Glue a dowel rod in the hole under the neck, Dude.

[@victorycrosby4896]

The finish sparkle the black fretboard the small details you wouldn't expect at that value very repectable guitar is impressive..

[@BenjaminGonzalez-wv3cy]

I certainly have to get me those Dunlop fingerboards cleaner and prep, and deep conditioner for my future guitar, I can't afford one right now disabled Veteran (Combat Medic saving 4 lives, including my Commander who had a heart attack) and bedridden due to injury to back while picking up medical supplies at the VA Hospital in East Orange, NJ...

[@salort2934]

I believe that if a guitar god like Eric Clapton uses one of these cheap guitars in an Album, nobody will tell the difference when all the mastering and mix with the top of the class technology is done.

[@RandyFricke]

Impressive. I've never seen extras like that with the budget stuff.

[@fredchatham6680]

I've been seeing more and more Melamine nuts on the less expensive ones. Holds up better and sounds better than plastic but can shatter like glass when trying to remove.

[@Bbbbad724]

I want to become a member, how much does it cost and how do it? I’m on Social Security, but I’m dedicated, I love seeing you build things and reviewing these guitars you learn so much. And I’m glad to see it passed on. I have nerve damage in my left hand and I can’t shred like I used to. I feel and ripped my shoulder out of the socket and broke my arm to boot. And I am almost blind. But I really enjoy the chats and the videos are no BS, not a bunch of drunk people cussing, we are raising our 13 yr old granddaughter and she doesn’t need to think that’s normal. I enjoyed your story about palm slapping that dude. I used to be a bouncer who tried to joke a drunk out the door. The most effective strike is a straight hand palm slap, with the heel of your hand. No need to break your knuckles. I had to take down some big belligerent dudes. People teased me about fighting like a girl. I said they might be smarter than we are?

[@Bbbbad724]

I would still like to put a loaded pickguard with 2 humbuckers. In it, the 3,ceramic single coils are kind of weak. It needs at least a bridge Humbucker, and 2 Almico Vs . It has a very good neck. The tuners stay in tune. It is a very nice burst Stratocaster. It is very good plywood build. I think it may be one of those Japanese made ones, because if you look closely it is pretty well done.

[@TFShaw]

All I can say is wow! This would be great for a kid or anyone on a tight budget who wants to learn guitar. How cool!

[@canadianintheukbrian]

If you see the two guitars in my avatar here , there both UK based Vintage JHS guitars non big boy labels 700 US range with exchange but I would put them in the ring against the big names any day many Pro guitar players use them on tour and in the studio , the days el cheapo guitars are gone with higher cnc quality another great thing about these budget guitar's if you want to learn how to do your own upgrades maintenance on a guitar these would be terrific learning tools find some budget Alnico pickups and tuners you would have a perfect starter guitar

[@KarstenJohansson]

I have that exact amp, except different coloured bits (gold face, black knobs) and it's name is GA10 instead. I bet it's one company that lets any company that wants put their own name on the amp. I don't use it, but found it at a thrift shop for $10, so why not. :)

[@matthew3792]

Sean I use to think the same thing about the back covers until I did a test and there's definitely a different sound when you take it off you should do a video on it gives it a more reverb sound if that makes since I keep them Incase I sell guitar put there pulled off all of mine thanks for another great video 👍

[@Nellabellabi]

I was playing at a pub this year, Solo on my Sire A4, my Sire S7 HSS was on the guitar stand right behind me. A guy in he’s late 50’s just stops and said to me: You really need to buy yourself a Gibson LP electric from the 70’s like i have. You would sound so much better instead of that blue guitar behind you. The funniest was, i haven’t even used that guitar yet that night and he didn’t have a clue what my guitar was. It wasn’t a Gibson, all that mattered! Maybe i would buy me a Gibson and let the 🧚 flow trough me like never before. Well i know. Sire are overhyped, but it is much guitar for its price just sayi’n. And i dang sure not gonna play better on a more expensive one. Speaking of affordable gear vs Snobs my guitar is best. Well. Its all about preference of own taste.

[@glenclifton4563]

You are right I bought a Mexican Strat even though I could have bought an American made one. I've had American made Telecasters and I loved it,but it wasn't that much better than the Mexican Tele I have.. It won't make me play any better. A snob is a snob,!

[@akashicvizion]

You pointed out the body being "a little thick", and I was waiting to see what the scale would say it weighed.... (still waiting!)

[@edwinstovall3334]

Sean, the nut absolutely could be and probably is bone. I've seen and bought them on some amazingly cheap guitars, including the two Donners I keep raving about. That after I had convinced myself that the guitars were worth buying whether I had to change the nut or not. Yet another reason to smile about a great deal -- or are they dumping these things? These days -- maybe not!

[@Fotosaurus56]

These are okay for what they are and are meant for, but I wouldn't trade my 1990 Fender Strat Plus for one. You can't beat the real deal. I paid a lot for it back in the day, and it's worth more now. These inexpensive Chinese guitars will not increase in value. But they are okay.

[@RJDCR]

mannnn , Its a great time to be a guitar player.....luv"affordable" guitars....yeah man , back in th 80's when I was a teen...that'd been a 4 5 hundy buck guitar....thanx scarred guitars , Rock onnn

[@mauricedibert2635]

Other guys use a cutter to open boxs, not Sean, he pulls out the Bowie knife!

[@epiphonium]

Retractable box cutter for me and a hand torque driver.

[@jamesjohanson5675]

in a starter kit by Stagg tho the tremblock was a lot bigger and felt of higher quality alloy than on say a quite reputable Kramer B-special :) The Staggocaster was also of nice wood with a very comfy neck.. and that was a guitar from 2005.. but then again that very starter pack was over 200 bucks and with a better amp than this.

[@Bbbbad724]

The Silvertone sounds just like it! I have a Peavey Rage.

[@zolar55]

Howdy folks!

[@garydmercer]

Just a heads up---I ordered a firefly aerosonic guitar from Guitars garden back in March 21st of 2022. I unfortunately forgot about the $286.91 purchase. They never sent it--I never received the guitar. They claim it was delivered to my home which is in a gated community. So beware to anyone ordering from firefly guitars----I've bought 3 guitars from them sucessfully so far, but the 4th guitar purchase---I got screwed.

[@dalepres1]

I took my Epiphone EJ-200 Elvis Presley version into an authorized Gibson repair shop because it was buzzing badly. The guy wouldn't touch it; he said I had messed with it and voided the warranty because, he said, I had adjusted the truss rod. What? Adjusting the truss rod voids the warranty? Crazy. But I hadn't done that, not having spent a Luthier's worth of time on KZbin at the time; I had always heard it was something for experts only. After some weeks, literally, of arguing with this guy, I got him to call the factory - I had bought the guitar in the retail shop at the Memphis factory. They looked up the serial number, verified it and told the guy that they had done the setup on the guitar and that's why it was low and they told him to honor the warranty. It probably took him 10 minutes to fix it but I had to leave it with him for another 6 weeks before getting it back. Point is, of course we all know that truss rods aren't so secret and here's a manufacturer, or at least a packager, actually providing instructions for it. DIY has gone a long way - in guitars and not just guitars.

[@thaliahelene]

That is pure power trip pissantry that tech put on you, throwing shade, arguing, wasting your time for weeks. What happened to service and just a bit more? Don’t they want customers to bond warmly to their sales and service, to the dream, so they don’t look elsewhere? That is letter to the company president material right there. Disgusted.

[@stevetemple8826]

I like the Valgoa telecaster and thinking about getting it. Nice guitar.

[@AngelRangel-q7e]

Hello sir. You have great vibes and thank you for doing budget guitar reviews. Appreciate it!😊

[@jukebox5308]

I think that guitar rings so loud because it’s routed out for humbuckers behind the single coils.

[@epiphonium]

After all these years I could use a user manual ! Maybe it would help cause I could use it !

[@epiphonium]

I do hate using a drill to remove screws, just picky here.

[@bearcountrypublishing5303]

I notice you really like looking for the hole under the neck. I imagine that hole is there to hang the guitar body for painting

[@jamesbossingham9694]

Me personally I can hear a difference in fretboard wood and I use the big brass block for sustain but ill admit that guitar dose sound great

[@lonnieelliott9833]

Thanks Shawn!

[@doctoribanez]

I just got a firefly and it has the nicest frets i have seen.

[@scottyknows]

Really enjoying your videos Sir! Regarding the fretboard, could it be richlite?? Or is that more cost than Ebony?

[@cnserviceuy]

Wow! that guitar is a truly Squier killer 👌👌👌👏👏👏💪💪💪

[@Steve_Gunner]

That's not a knife.. Now that's a knife!

[@JBCavern]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@bill-the_virtual-deal-maker]

How y'all doing tonight?

[@deanbartone8187]

You see Shaun even the best of us can get corrected lol you’re awesome. I love your channel. Keep doing what you’re doing brother. See you later.

[@brittboyette461]

That fretboard has probably been stained black, it's more common than you think.

[@kevincozens6837]

I like that knife with the guitar shaped handle. Never seen one like that before. Thanks for the review of this guitar. I don't know what sort of sound I want from an electric. If I decide to add an electric guitar to my collection this could be worth trying. I bought a Vangoa 12-string. It was surprisingly good for the price. I know I could get a better 12-string but it was a good addition to my other two acoustics for the price as I don't know how much I would play it.

[@Guitars-N-Guns]

Excellent video! I would buy this guitar if I didn't already have too many (if there is such a thing as too many). Wish people would start using the phrase "Strat shaped object" though instead of Stratocaster...because only Fender has a Stratocaster.

[@xXCid]

That fretboard may be what some manufacturers call "roseacer". It's just maple that was toasted to death, really.

[@LuciferMornStar]

You got lucky! The one i got has broke me from even wanting to learn play! Ive changed pickups,wiring harness. Now i need a fret job (looks like a drunken monkey installed the lastones with a ballpin hammer)and now i find out i did something to the harness when i installed it and need another( i think it was a bad pickup i replaced with a bad pickup) pickup.! I'm not going to put another dime in it! I couldnt afford what i wanted so I settled for less!

[@TheGuitologist]

4:04 That's what SHE said.

[@milehigh-x9n]

I just got the AODSK strat on Amazon, holy shit it is amazing, I just put Erie balls 9-42 and did a light set up❤

[@Allen-tm9xn]

You should have a plethora of cables capos gig bags and extra strings that comes with all them cheap guitars😂😂😂

[@Bbbbad724]

The fret wires on my Silvertone had green fret wires but medium Jumbo, and planted really well. The neck is perfect and no rocking frets and the bridge is tight! It has a nice finish, you would mistake it for real wood.,it is tobacco burst. I don’t know how they got the finish that nice. I hope that you got the pictures. I am torn on whether I should pass it on to my grand daughter ( daughter) or putting an HH pick guard in it for me. The pickups are weak. I just need a loaded HH pick guard and it will be nice and she’s 14 and is as big as her full grown mama who quit drinking and is in College after 5 years in prison. That’s my fault. My temper got me some time for busting a fella up pretty bad. I take the word of God seriously now though. It wasn’t really fair though just because I cracked a few skulls . I warned them to let me be. Messed up worrld, I worked hard, but I just had a terrible temper and once that last nerve was crossed, it was time to STFU. My daughter was the same way. Anyhow thats enough lip flapping, gotta make it happen. What would Sean do? I got a 9.5 radius and Strat scale length, and good tuners. Happy New Year to you and Cathy and little fella, and the whole family here. Everyone feel free to comment on my Silvertone plywood special. I want to make it sound like a Mongeral, a loaded HH pickguard. I am not good at pictures on here or I’d put a few before and after cleaning and set up pictures .

[@austinsandefer649]

I have a silvertone also. I like it. 😊

[@mikedtubey]

Hey brother, what's the weight on that Vangoa? you know what kind of wood it is?

[@silverenigma7729]

Shaun, if you had to choose only one strat style guitar from Fesley, Leo Jamz, or Vangoa for overall quality and playability which one would you buy??

[@scarmyguitar]

I'd buy the Fojil and none of those

[@silverenigma7729]

@@scarmyguitar ok thank you for your advice and for what you do!

[@timtaylorguitarnut]

Vanguard should put a treble clef on instead of the bass clef

[@williamshetler4954]

"Next best thing to pantyhose rubbing on your neck like that" .......😂

[@RichBel17]

Hey Sean and Cathy

[@Bbbbad724]

That Vangoa 12 string acoustic is dope!

[@CorvetteStingRayLane]

Sean, Great video review. Have you ever tried a Guitar by: Tagima TW Series 500 Electric Guitars?

[@jasonericksen4545]

I love Tagima guitars. I wish they offered a satin neck. Other than that they 0lay awesome.

[@bobcat3653]

I have 😎👌

[@Mr3DBob]

What a great grab bag of goodies comes with that guitar! That's a very good kit. Now, if the guitar itself is any good...

[@williamwolford588]

Why Don't You "Scar My Bass" a few times....Glarry has been done to death, but I bet there are some other 100-250 basses you might dig up

[@DavidSmith-xz4zz]

Went to your provided link to the product to find that they no longer have that color, and they changed the included amp to a 3 watt amp. Lol! Guess they figured the original deal was a bit too much goodness for their price. 😂

[@WickedFesterBand]

I can tell by the cowboy chords that either the intonation is out or you didn’t tune it right. JK It is amazing what they are doing. I was a teen in the 70’s. Cheap guitars were total junk. Probably why I can’t stop buying guitars now.

[@stoneyrunva]

Love this channel. Please venture into the ukulele universe.

[@edwilson7629]

That looks real nice. Mod it if you want to....

[@davidstarrett7179]

just curius what the hell is that hole for love your vids i learn so much

[@ChockHolocaust]

If you mean the hole in the middle where the neck plate screws go in, that's so the manufacturer can mount the thing whilst the body is being spray painted and dried.

[@waltercalvey8965]

My Vangoa Tele-Style fret ends were razor sharp. 😮

[@ntomatas1]

In your opinion do strats need two string trees or are they good with just one?

[@PhillipBlanton]

I don't know what Sean thinks, but in my experience only the B and high E strings normally need a string tree. If you install a set of Fender's staggered tuners, the G B and high E strings use a shorter post on the tuning machines which slightly increases the break angle for those un-wound strings, and that normally eliminates the need for a string tree. When I'm building a new guitar, I'll try it out without a string tree and if my high E string pops out of the nut when bending, then I'll install a string tree on the B and high E strings.

[@scarmyguitar]

@@PhillipBlanton Same

[@ntomatas1]

thanks for the answer sir @@PhillipBlanton

[@Mr3DBob]

What's the significance of the hole under the neck plate? Isn't that how they hold the guitar to finish it?

[@RobertJene]

I saw you talking about this whatsit on the stream last night

[@azcharlie2009]

Not sure I'd trust a guy that uses an electric drill on a guitar.

[@DavidHBurkart]

Nowholdonjistadangminit Sean, thats a lotta guitar for a buck three nine, and you just made it better!!

[@chrismel9000]

Awesome kit for $, Another great Vid! Ty

[@noscrubbubblez6515]

Hard to believe. I can tell the action is as low as possible. No problems with intonation (even on the first position open G?) No buzzing.. Strings are chirpy fresh (nickel plate to my ears) as good as can be. I have to assume imperfections in the rarely used upper frets height other wise, SCORE!

[@athanasiuscontra000]

About the off brand stuff, I don't know what to say other than I'm sorry for being a cork-sniffer. My son bought a guitar on Amazon for one of his little girls, a Strat copy--maybe Ivy, I don't know. I felt real bad for him and for her. So I picked it up to play when I was over, and oh my goodness it played real, real nice, and sounded just fine too. And then I wanted an electric 12 but couldn't afford the Rickenbacker I wanted so I got a sub-$100 solid body 12, "Saratoga", and yeah, it is all I could ask for. My only real complaint is China's nasty practices on the supply end, slave labor, etc. But off brands are so often pretty darn good.

[@athanasiuscontra000]

Thanks, SMG. I didn’t think you would read the comments! 😎. A request, would you please give some advice for us who just want to play but don’t know a hammer from a pliers. I’m starting to feel that I can’t buy anything to take home and just play it, by the way you tweak the new guitars that come fresh from the company, etc. Thanks!!

[@jamesjohanson5675]

even this cheapest kinda pickguard - the guitar will sound neat with a good amp and cab :)

[@zackbaron2777]

What’s the rotary tool you use for polishing?

[@RobertJene]

4:00 the bag the guitar is in looks like nylon to me

[@robbiedaug]

Strange how the amp light goes off but it still works. 17:34

[@scarmyguitar]

Are you stupid? I turned it off in a cut scene and plugged in my amp sim. And was very clear about it. So, again, are you stupid? Must be if you're calling me a liar.

[@Randy-jz9ox]

That kit literally came with everything except a set of hands. What a boggin!

[@Gerry-cg6kr]

Got start on it on Thanksgiving

[@DIGITZOOZ]

Why you hate Squire guitars? I have some, and they good.

[@csh9853]

What about an ashthorpe SSS strat?