This Budget Les Paul Was TOO Authentic..

[@TaylorDanley]

Thank you to Sweetwater and Samson for sponsoring this video! sweetwater.sjv.io/Z66Znq

[@Backinthedase]

bro this is madd random but whats the hoodie at 6:51 ??

[@TaylorDanley]

@@Backinthedase I have no idea. One I stole from my wife 😂

[@Backinthedase]

@@TaylorDanley lmao dammit

[@Synic42]

Agnesi will never outlive that "play authentic" association.

[@michaelcosta7235]

I doubt his bank account cares.

[@Metaldad87]

Even when he's dead people are still gonna be saying it lol

[@TaylorDanley]

@@Synic42 it’s the hawk tuah of guitar culture 🧐

[@Sticky_Tea]

​@@TaylorDanley indeed Play hawktuahntic

[@cordero6960]

@@michaelcosta7235 no amount of money will save him from EMBARRASSMENT

[@mykuntstynx9463]

I have the Buckethead 28 inch Barritone Firefly. Put a set of Nazguls in it. D'Addario auto trimming locking tuners. Thing is a beast.

[@tonesthegrey6452]

@@mykuntstynx9463 thanks for putting this out here. Now that I know Firefly makes a "Buckethead" inspired baritone, I know what my next mod platform guitar is going to be. Yours does sound like an absolute beast just from the description and I'd love to actually hear what it sounds like, so if you have anything recorded/filmed you could point me at that would be awesome.

[@nickrouse8426]

That Katana is becoming your version of Ryan Burke's "Two Princetons Rig". 😂

[@bburritt666]

Wood glue adds to the tone and increases horse power by 15%.

[@tonesthegrey6452]

Imagine if you added a couple of sponsor stickers from a race car (or off a rice rocket, since those seem to bring the biggest gains)...

[@DMSProduktions]

* Zoom zoom *

[@moonboogien8908]

As a guy who has repaired countless neck, body and headstock breaks... You did the right thing! For the most part... You certainly used the right waterproof glue, it won't e moving any time soon. Next time (or for someone attempting this repair) Use a "caul" to brace the clamp against the front and back of the headstock to keep both sides parallel. Other than that, it was a great repair for a budget guitar. If it was a real les paul, I would go to the trouble of routing splines to reenforce the glue up.

[@Doobs77]

Awesome video! I love your regular guitar content, probably some of the best on KZbin for us guitar people and metal heads! I’m glad this channel is back to the good stuff! 🤘🏻

[@COMICSCOFFEEMETAL]

I own 4 Firelfys and have been extremely happy with all of them. Granted my SG came in with a broken neck but they sent a new one out asap and I was able to glue the broken one and it's been just fine for the last 2 years so...not a perfect scenario but a semi-free guitar is nothing to complain about!

[@EXSENTRIX]

Their new 28" single cut baritone is killer. Matte black. Direct mounted single pickup. Single volume knob. Black hardware. Looks Metal AF. The neck joint is nice too.

[@chrisdigital]

Hey man, I've worked on these and I own a few of them. The nut is actually made out of cattlebone. It's not plastic.

[@TaylorDanley]

@@chrisdigital fair. it does look like plastic though.

[@olebrumme6356]

@@TaylorDanley You have to do the burn test on it with a soldering iron if you don't wanna do a drop test.

[@smeemusic]

11:08 watching the moment when you realized the hell you were going through just to create this one video. I’m not gonna lie, I had a laugh. After seeing the broken headstock I just had to laugh at how this was all going. I might not have thought far enough ahead because now what am I supposed to say at the end of all my comments now that you’ve covered firefly. Lolololol Ribbon mic shootout?

[@smeemusic]

But seriously thanks for covering it. I hope you enjoy your firefly and I hope this helps spread the word. I wish I had access to guitars like this when I got started playing. If I knew one kid gets a firefly because of this video, I would be happy.

[@TaylorDanley]

@@smeemusic for sure! Good recommendation I appreciate it. You’ll think of something 😂🙏

[@smeemusic]

@ I just can’t imagine what I might come up with… Ribbon mic shootout?

[@Metaldad87]

The new firefly guitar dropped.... literally

[@tonesthegrey6452]

Firefly really went all out on the authenticity of this bad boy. I used to own a Gibson Les Paul Gothic that did a face plant off a guitar stand onto carpeted floor and the headstock snapped almost identically to the way yours did. I'm impressed.

[@brrblack497]

Floptastic? I'm proud of myself for not adding a disgusting comment. Great clip, guitar and amp sounds great!

[@wildesage4172]

I was watching Phil McKnight recently, he said the frets lifting is common with stainless frets because the steel is so hard, it doesn't wanna take a bend as well as nickel, so the frets aren't always quite hitting the radius curve you want them to be at. Then they can lift a bit. He used a fret hammer to tap 'em back in. I just went and checked, it's the video "This Company Says We Are Paying Too Much For Brand Name Guitars" from Jul 2024; black Semi-hollow in the thumbnail. It was a Firefly.

[@BazonBlades]

Finally... I love my FF's. I have two that are tremendous fun to play. They weren't perfect but have really solid bones.

[@taz3672]

So, I purchased a Fire Fly FFLPS Elite in emerald with a quilted top three years ago. It had major issues. The post holes for the bridge and tail piece were drilled over sized. Causing both bridge and tail piece to be loose. The saddles for the bridge were cut wrong and way too deep. The nut was nut wrong and the string spacing for the D&G string were not spaced evenly. The D&G string were too close to each other. The tuners would slip and the neck had a back bow. The guitar would not hold tune at all. The back bow was so bad that I had to crank the truss rod in the counter clockwise direction way past the zero slack point to bring the neck straight. So thankful it had a double action truss rod in it. There were dead spots along the fretboard as well. The woods were not as advertised. The neck and body was maple wood. The guitar was heavy. I was able to fix all the issues but I would not purchase another one ever again. I replaced the nut, tuners, bridge and tail piece and all the electronics including the pickups. I doweled the post holes and drilled to the proper size. I did a level and crown on the frets too. The guitar is ok for what it is. After a proper set up, it stays in tune now and plays and sounds great after all the repairs. The guitar looks beautiful with the emerald quilted top too. I didn't even talk about the finish issues which I was able to fix as well. I recommend not purchasing if you do not know how to fix the issues yourself. It would not be worth paying someone to fix a guitar that cost you anywhere from $189 to $240. You are better off purchasing an Epiphone Les Paul, Michael Kelly Patriot, Vintage V100 or any of the ESP/LTD Eclipse models. Hell, I purchased a Les Paul husk from Guitar Fetish for $150 and it is one hell of a guitar. I got all the hardware from their site as well to build it. The only major thing I had to do to the neck was set the string height at the first fret and polish the frets. I put Dimarzio Super 3 Distortion and PAF Pro in that bad boy. So, I gave the Fire Fly to my nephew and he loves it.

[@Synic42]

It puts the glue in the crack or else it gets the hose again.

[@TheStringDojo]

Dude, thats the best looking guitar of all your videos

[@Gee-no]

I had to do this to my Epi LP when I was 17yo. My headstock cracked on one side. Luckily, our bass players dad was a wood guy! We did the same, wood glue and I used two small screws to pull it tight. I still have this guitar decades later and it's fine. Wood glue rules!

[@occamseraser]

For anyone trying this repair; I’ve had great results putting the guitar upside down on a workbench and hanging a plastic shopping bag full of heavy things off the end of the headstock, the weight of which opens the crack up (lol) to let glue drain into it (if you can balance the guitar with the body slightly up in the air, and the headstock down, then gravity and capillary action will help the glue get right down into the void). Then once glued, just flip the guitar right way up and hang the same weight off the headstock and this will provide the opposite amount of clamping pressure and closes the crack down on the glue. Don’t overdo the weight in the bag obviously as you’ll totally crack the headstock through, and wipe glue squeeze-out off before it dries. Also, you can get some good results with white tinted CA glue and razor blades/micromesh sandpaper if you want to attempt to repair the crack in the finish. Tricky work though. You did a great job man!

[@Krullmatic]

That's an absolutely gorgeous fretboard on that one. I own four Firefly guitars. Two are LPs, one Tele and the other one Charvel styles. They're all great! My LPs have 14" radii as well. Rock on T!🤘😝🤘❤️🎸❤️

[@olebrumme6356]

It's such a shame they don't ship to Europe. I really wanted the Frankenstrat, would be an amazing guitar to mod.

[@dougsmaintenanceshop5868]

Titebond III is THEE stuff. Bonds in 30 minutes. 24 hours or more is best for full cure. So you did it right! Also: I have an Oscar Schmidt by Washburn LP which looks identical in every way to your Austin LP. Like down to the horn shape and headstock shape. And it is white with black binding. I LOVE it. It sounds amazing and Oscar Schmidt Les Paul's get rave reviews on KZbin. Best part: I picked it up for $100.

[@uncleKai_SWW]

Roller bridge keeps them in tune well.

[@jessehutchings]

The scary music after breaking the headstock 😂

[@TaylorDanley]

@@jessehutchings gotta build the tension 😂

[@ShadeAssault]

Love my 2 Firefly's. I'm mostly a bass player so I figured a couple cheap guitars to mess around on would be fun. No complaints with either my strat-style or the offset baritone.

[@demondrive147]

What doesn't crack you, makes you stronger 💪

[@Fizzlefaust]

My parents bought me a Gould clone of the Les Paul... I really miss that guitar it was perfect for a budget guitar

[@NKDBLR]

I remember dropping My IYV les paul that was like, probably $140-$180, riiight on the neck, in concrete garage floor, straight up dented it and some of the paint job cracked off as all the pressure hit one spot on the neck. Somehow??? survived. Dont even know how that happened it should have exploded into 3000 parts, but i love that thing to death its real beat up for only being around for a year and somehow hasn’t been obliterated. Pickups aren’t anything to run home about they’re loud and cheap but i love that guitar.

[@Adrenalsky2]

I wanted the white one, but got the black one. Love my Firefly. I’d buy that one if you want to pass it along.

[@jessehutchings]

IDK about this LP Firefly but I think my Prophecy sounds fantastic for metal sounds. I recently added compression into my chain and the chugs are on another level

[@darrinwiltshire8745]

Another fine review, Taylor.

[@Incaensio]

Gorgeous guitar. Love that fretboard

[@ChadwickRider]

Exactly how I broke the headstock on my Gibson Melodymaker... my foot snagged the cable while I was walking away from the stand... SMACK, facedown on the practice space floor.

[@BallisticKnifeJesus]

I just bought an Iron Label Guitars V the other day and it's insanely good for the price

[@AndrewWukusick]

I've been super curious of these for a while. I have the Harley Benton SC450 and love it, except for the cheap hardware and frets. I might end up grabbing one of these after Christmas now

[@MarkDaniels2787]

I have an early 2000s epiphone custom ebony that i got for 100 bucks because the headstock was broken just like that, i glued it the exact same way. Ive had it for 10 years, and ive dropped it several times and nothing broke. And on a different note i think if u just used a 5150 or 6505+ for the budget guitars it would make more sense cuz ya know ...metal!

[@Thrive-Off-Grid]

I have a Schecter Apocolypse with a 1500 series Floyd on it. Bet you would love that guitar. Yeah I know it cost 5 times the Firefly. Just mentioning it as its an LP style with the Floyd spacing. It is the only guitar I play now. The other 6 are now just decorations lol

[@marks9197]

The fretboard is gorgeous.

[@xamislimelight8965]

Probably synthetic bone, which does feel like plastic a lot of times. Sadly, there's no actual laws stating you have to list the difference. I'd put them at a C or B tier. Not magical but not sewage either.

[@peterjohnson4932]

"Synthetic bone" feels like plastic because that's exactly what it is.

[@xamislimelight8965]

@peterjohnson4932 Eeehhh.. not quite. Its not completely bone and its not completely plastic either.

[@chrisdigital]

It's 100% cattlebone. I am a luthier and have my own business, there's nothing that smells like cattle bone when you try and sand it. And I have worked on the fireflies and I've owned a few of them and I've had to make some adjustments to the nut and I can tell you without a mistake. It is definitely 100% bleached cattlebone.

[@xamislimelight8965]

@chrisdigital Hey, mystery solved. Thanks, dude lol Yeah, the smell of a bone nut is pretty distinct. Not sure if I like it or not haha

[@peterjohnson4932]

@@xamislimelight8965 OK, so what is it?

[@sam3211]

I've wanted a white LP style guitar with black binding for a good while now. Sadly, this model is no longer up on Firefly's website. If you do ever want to sell/get rid of it, hit me up! The glued headstock does not bother me at all, lol.

[@christopherdavis8248]

same thing happened to my buddy's Gibson standard 20 years ago after his friends young son knocked over the guitar stand. 1000 dollars down the shitter.

[@heavybrett-al4082]

I'm trying to save for a Les Paul, but with the price of an entry level Gibson being ridiculous! And Epiphone getting there, looking at alternatives are a justified in today's market, as long as it don't say trump, I'll consider anything.🤘

[@russellzauner]

Alright, I've been thinking....when life gives you lemons? Don't make lemonade, MAKE LIFE TAKE THE LEMONS BACK and now I want a band named Combustible Lemon

[@peterjohnson4932]

I really wish Firefly Guitars were available in the UK.

[@NotShilKa]

Speaking of budget, Leo Jaymz has a lot of models, maybe a future budget metal? or how shitty it can be

[@christopherward4671]

That Samson mic sounds pretty awesome.

[@barryprosser1370]

Hell yeah. Love firefly guitars 🤘🤘💪💪🤘🤘

[@doctoribanez]

I got the buckethead look a like. I like how it plays so much i upgraded everything possible. Not because it was necessary, just because i wanted to

[@carwynvan]

Would love to see your take on some of the Tech21 stuff! Maybe the PL1 Paul Landers signature Flyrig? Or the PSA 2.0 which is massively versatile 🙂

[@DanHovington]

Loved the Castelvania 2 reference !

[@DallasLangdon]

This origin 50 just solidifies the greatness of the katana

[@captainkirk70]

I think those pickups sound great. I personally never go above a medium-hot passive pickup. The super hot pickups were invented to push vintage Marshalls into overdrive. A really high-gain amp sounds better with a classic-style pickup. More room for overtones, more open and personality. A super high gain pickup becomes too one-dimensional in my opinion. Just a one-trick pony. Try it with your high-gain amps. You might be surprised. I used to go with JBs at least but once I tried an LP type with medium hot pickups I was shocked at how much better I sounded. No active or ceramic anymore. Just not as cold of a sound but if you're playing Black Metal then a ceramic pickup is probably better. I just like the range of sounds with an Alcino 5 pickup.

[@captainkirk70]

PS. I'm glad you didn't use the Katana. So overdone and the Origin is what I have and love it after I learned how to set the controls. I get weary of the Katana and IRs. I wanna hear a guitar through a tube amp. The Origins are dirt cheap and can sound great.

[@d.j.9961]

My advice would be to get another Schector because my 2 Schector's are both flawless.

[@birdman316]

my fave "tuners" are up on the wall in the upper corner on your left woo woo woooo!!! seriously...nice guitar and kool playin brotha!

[@CactusCore]

What the hell is that riff you play at the beginning? You play it on a many videos and it's awesome!

[@SPLEENDPARIS]

Good vid, try SC custom plus EMG harley benton

[@rf-lf2wj]

Sound killer dude

[@spearchuckerbear2817]

My Washburn Idol had that happen too, was a sad day.

[@pharmerdavid1432]

Broken headstocks are usually an easy fix, even for an amateur, and often make the neck stronger and the guitar more resonant. I like buying guitars with headstock breaks, because that gives me a big price break.

[@caiden31]

Love ur video and the glue in the needle I had the exact same idea

[@SilverHairCare]

You dropped the 1600 on the trump guitar but couldn’t spring the extra Quiche to get the Baritone Buckethead model? 😂 As a metal guitarist who immediately tuned this thing to C, I feel like you would have loved the buckethead one a lot more. Great video though! Just goofin

[@Rblxcub]

at 0:00 what is the song name, i wanna try to learn it

[@menschlicheswesen84]

The best les paul clone under 600€ imo is the sire larry carlton L7, peroid... It's the best fretwork iv'e ever played and it is quite tuning stabil... Only downside is the bridge pickup, it's too bright and thin... Put a seymour duncan sh6 in there and you have a beast of a guitar...🤘🏻

[@DrMurdercock]

i have a firefly John 5 Ghost clone, AMAZING guitar

[@spearchuckerbear2817]

I have J5 Tele copy it’s an amazing guitar.

[@SonicReels]

Dang...that intro cracked headstock looks bad! Usually they break a lot lower, don't they? I'm so far lucky enough to have not broken the headstock off of my Epiphone that I've owned for about 15 years. I always imagined if it did break, then it would be a lot lower, not right at the bottom tuners like that. Crazy. Thanks for the video.

[@ROCKNROLLMODS]

you got lucky with the slim neck. with 58/59 lp's being so stupidly popular, all of the copies are using Louisville sluggers for necks

[@caiden31]

What kind of pedal are u using sounds good

[@checkyoursixgaming]

I have 2 firefly guitars. Great guitars IMHO. I also would personally buy them any day versus a Chibson or Chender. Also, you MONSTER! What did that poor Firefly ever do to you to be dropped so hard? /s Also, with that color, you could easily decorate it. Make it look like one of James Hetfield iron cross guitars. Lastly, get a Diamond guitar from World Music Supply while they are still on clearance. I have a few and they are boss. If you want a higher end one you may have to call them directly to see what they have left.

[@adamstein9333]

I F@@cking see You with the Blackbox, release the ANN files Now!, I’ll pay okay, I need a Dual Rectifier, VHT Pitbull, Engl fireball,Orange Thunderverb and Peavey Ultra! Please? JSX will work too! Much Love Taylor

[@TaylorDanley]

@@adamstein9333 yeah I messed with it for like 10 min. I really want to dive in, I just haven’t had the time!

[@SonicReels]

Did you switch to the Samson condenser mic after you realized the mistake?

[@wall40k]

I have the firefly explore burst its good its gangster . I really don't touch my Epiphone prophecy explorer anymore

[@mosestalbot]

I'm told that wood glue is stronger than the wood itself. I'm not a woodworker though, so I don't know for sure.

[@Incaensio]

Firefly's are dope

[@ehdforlife]

I have 3 Firefly Guitars. The only issue I ever had was just the pickups selector. Why didn't you send it back?

[@Sticky_Tea]

It's a second hand one

[@Tich-jw5yn]

Hey man love your vids, I brought a fazley sg guitar it looks and sounds amazing I think you should try it, only cost me £123🤘🤘

[@BillyTheKidsGhost]

''Crak City'' My old home town...

[@JennyParkerson]

Could you do the Harley Benton sc 1000

[@P1XEL965]

What are u gonna do for Christmas!!🎄

[@tymanngruter1808]

As i hear my freinds talking, almost each clone is better than the original Gibson! The Harley benton L.P. type is the best! But Sweetwater is earning..... and we are ....🤪

[@acynecki]

listen to this guitar vs the peavey you played the other day. crazy

[@PewciSlayer]

5:06 I’m sorry but that just sounded so funny to me.

[@waynesmith-r8c]

falling face down on the floor from a guitar stand is what ejected my beautiful les paul customs headstock....i also have an epi les paul custom that fell of a wall hanger 5 feet in the air,bounced and landed like that.nothing happened

[@Lordbaccus]

Sorry I avoided the Strat video = It makes my Gag reflex kick in =/

[@DrMurdercock]

I am really shocked you didnt order the Firefly Dime guitar

[@Cihad921]

Hello, I want you to try cheap cort guitars

[@jorgea.9988]

This guitar would look absolutely beautiful with black hardware. Chrome on white looks so cheesy IMO.

[@DrMurdercock]

7 string katana patch? :D

[@MathiasBronnes]

marshall dual monobloc spotted....goat

[@TaylorDanley]

@@MathiasBronnes it’s a fantastic power amp. I keep toying with the idea of doing the kt77 upgrade to it.

[@MathiasBronnes]

@@TaylorDanley im using the 9100 combined with a digitech 2120 preamp, my cab is a diamond amplification 4x12 loaded with vintage 30s. Its honestly the best setup ive ever heard. And that 9100 is the core reason for it sounding so huge

[@ROCKNROLLMODS]

they clearcoat the crap out of the nut which makes it feel like plastic. believe it or not its actually bone

[@TheOuterDrive]

should put a link for the guitar in the comments or somethin....

[@vince8081]

You did good job, congrats ! Who will buy the new gibson studio 2000 bucks ?!???!!!!? after that !

[@MeTuLHeD]

Know Knots!!!

[@ravencrestmedia]

The clean tones are kinda meh, but the chuggacrunchchugga is quite nice.

[@countdoogula2781]

Wtf, when did Tony Todd pass away!? Dude haunted my childhood. Kids these days will never understand/fear the terror a well played horror icon can instill.

[@rickcrotts6673]

48 hrs is preferred on a repair like this

[@cb-ez7pz]

It could be your cheap pickup test platform

[@tomgreen876]

another day, another headstock broken by Taylor RIP little buddy your joining a long list of brave soldiers which risked it all. o7