This is NOT Your Typical Telecaster! - The New Vola Vasti!

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Are you a fan of MIJ guitars and Teles? If so, I think you'll like this one! Tones start @ 5:20 Enjoy 🎸

[@adamchrisz]

MIJ Burny Les Pauls are sweet.😄

[@zoeherriot]

Got my Ibanez AZS2209H yesterday. Absolutely amazing MIJ guitar. Plays like a dream.

[@rockinrob2004]

Love my Fender MIJ Strat from the 80's got it then, still 1 of my favs! Hey Darrell, did you do it again and cause ALL of these to be SOLD OUT? ;p No red ones, no white ones, no butterscotch ones! ZERO via your link! Dang! I guess I'll have to check back & see if they re-stock em! Cheers man, thanks as always for helping me open my wallet! ;p \m/ Always dig your vids!

[@13xStudio.]

My MIJ Squier Tele I've have had for 20 plus years .. I modded a few month's back to rail pickups neck and bridge and yes yes yes ... This video has me liking the idea of going back in to coil split thou and one of these V3's look and sound quiet tempting

[@sammyfromsydney]

The one pitfall I see is the traditional 3 saddle bridge, which is disappointing. Nightmare if you care about accurate intonation.

[@vegasaxeman]

Thank you once again my friend for NOT waisting our time by showing us all the new "shred riffs" that you learned last month and for bringing us an informative and often entertaining upload of REAL LIFE INFORMATION, AND YOUR VALUABLE OPTIONS ON NEW PRODUCTS for "beginner to pro" enthusiasts! Your KZbin family loves you Darrell! Another job well done my friend! Please "keep-em'-cumin' ", you truly are a great treasure and breath of fresh air on the VERBALLY ABUSIVE AIRWAVES OF SOCIAL MEDIA. NO EAGO... NO BS,... JUST THE FACTS... WITH SOME BONUS INSIGHT AND HUMOR added just cuz you're a good dude! Lol 😆 🤣 😂 Keep the faith and keep fighting the good fight my brother! God bless and take care...

[@mickwells9431]

WOW! Gorgeous guitar Darrell. The tones are as wonderful as the aesthetics. The Vola is uptown Saturday night. Thanks for sharing this sparkly candy apple red jewel with us . Very sweet!

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Never heard of this brand. But it is simply stunning.

[@moisesmena3404]

You really make it sound classy and georgeus!

[@paoloa424]

I absolutely LOVE my Butterscotch Vola Vasti! Out of all my guitars, I always pick up my Vasti first!

[@chrisggoodwin777]

My personal preference tends to lean away from the T-style guitars, but this one is pretty cool for sure

[@derekfernandez7701]

7:05 This feature is amazing! I love this, thanks for the comprehensive review! 💙

[@xdKAYf0lcflhDi7mfXRFkw]

Great review and video as usual informative and straight to the point! Could you possibly do a review on a Bacchus by Diviser?

[@iamanovercomer3253]

I'm thinking about getting an 🇺🇸 professional 2 telecaster and and Ibanez prestige AZS.... but checking out this Vola .... and half the price ..... this could be the guitar ‼️👍

[@michaelschiessl8357]

Great review Darrell that's my favorite color for a guitar... Candy apple red!!

[@Gene_Cali]

Arm rest contour would be welcomed. The guitar is beautiful. One minute solo was as tasty as that candy apple finish. Thank you for your time and talent.

[@shartne]

Heck yes on the arm rest contour.

[@gregorywilson3318]

☯️

[@sirlost94]

Now THAT’s a guitar I won’t mind adding to the collection. That red 😍

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Nice guitar. Love the color and over all look. Nice tones.

[@skye7690]

I agree, would like to see a two humbucker (two pickups not three) model of this.

[@angeloyamashita3857]

Purchased a Vasti in ivory white and it's been my goto guitar ever since. I agree the neck is a dream, the most pleasant profile I've played.

[@nirkoblenc6870]

Looks nice! Kind of reminds me of my own guitar, where I took a MIM Fender Standard Telecaster 2009 and replaced the bridge pickup with a DiMarzio Chopper T and did a split-coil on the tone knob, replacing the CTS tone pot with a DiMarzio push-pull 250k pot, but I kind of botched it with the pickup balance.

[@Headknocks]

Dis the same with my 2019 player series. Absolutely shreds now.

[@garmisra7841]

Saw these Volas at West Park guitars in Franklin, PA. Was very impressed! That Vasti guitar has the same config as my modded Tele - MIM, has a hot rails in the bridge and single coil at the neck. I really like this versatile config.

[@GUSCRAWF0RD]

That's interesting, I split a hot stack in the bridge of my strat, and I left thh default mode the single coil too. It's got a "rip cord" on the tone knob so you can pull it and beef up your output in style like you're starting a chain saw

[@_JustinCase_]

Love it! Candy apple red is one of my favorite guitar body colors. Brilliant updates. Sounds great. Please send 'er my way. 😉

[@gregor8676]

Great guitar and review, thanks Darrell

[@martinlahaie6012]

You've got the Ace Ventura thing going man ! Toupet and talent keep it up !!!

[@martysheets6882]

Darrell you are wonderful at your craft, keep up the great videos Brother I'll be watching.

[@DJBuglip]

That hot rail in the bridge has really great tone. Nice guitar, man.

[@Adrenalsky2]

Pretty sure Darrell could play one of the plastic kids guitars and still sound awesome.

[@joebloggs8636]

Yeah man, gotta agree with that.

[@jeremykopatz4760]

Earlier this year I put together a Tele and placed the DiMarzio Chopper T rail in the bridge and the neck pickup its pairs with (forget the name but its the tele version of the True Velvet). The rail bridge splits surprisingly well and it quickly became my go to guitar. There is something special with that pickup combination within a tele!

[@ChaosEnigma1978]

It looks like a tele version of my Fernandes Ravelle, I like it.

[@timothymccune2101]

Love your channel ,thanks been around for 3 or 4 years thanks again dedication is everything

[@rayschoch5882]

Looks great (Love the shape, front & back), sounds good, nice features. Way out of my price range…

[@74dartman13]

I like that you can split the bridge pickup and still get the traditional Tele tone. Cool guitar! Thanks for the review!👍😎🎸🎶

[@tmeyer2022]

Beautiful guitar (Love Candy Apple Red), and seems to be a high player grade.

[@eric_casper5150]

I dig the body shape and it sounds amazing too!!

[@ricksigurdson2016]

Love locking tuners but prefer the vintage Fender double barrel style. I like the look and they are lighter. Gorgeous guitar and playing.

[@alanpal313]

Darrell, I think you forgot the link for the guitar....or did I miss it.

[@bldallas]

Really impressive guitar. My brain is inexplicably hardwired for traditional Teles and Strats, so I don’t care for the “points.” But, they have definitely done a fine job with all the improvements.

[@d3w4yn3]

If you could just play like a noob having a hand cramp, it would help me understand what it would sound like in MY hands! Joking, of course, but not sure what I like more, this GLORIOUS guitar, or your GLORIOUS playing! I approve of both!!!

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

😂😂😂👍

[@danielmoss2394]

For what it is worth, it is a pleasure to watch you play close up.

[@markl2757]

What an intro. flavorful picking.

[@MacDorschbert]

Great review as always! I appreciate your in depth and honest criticism on guitars. So I was wondering what you think about the made in Canada Godin Session HT, have you ever had the chance to play one of these?

[@scottbrower9052]

Just realized.....the t-shirt I purchased from Tee Spring three weeks ago hasn't arrived. Kind of a bummer.

[@jmartini8875]

Yeah man cool. I like it. I'm into MIJ guitars. Their quality is usually off the charts.

[@KingLoopie1]

Nice playing and nice guitar! I see it's already sold out in the USA link... But, I just got a G&L ASAT classic that I've fallen in love with, so I can live with that! 😍👍

[@samueldiaz2729]

That Tele though🔥🔥🔥

[@shartne]

I like it because the action is very low. I also like the shaved neck and the satin finish love that its like my affinity neck. Candy apple is always sharp looking. Are those jumbo frets? medium jumbo? Pick ups sound pretty good. Frets are defiantly polished. your demonstration chords and bends sound so cool. How much is that guitar? I have already got too many though.

[@MashaT22]

This looks like a great guitar! I just have two gripes: - I would have preferred a Graphtech but over none. Bone tends to have more inconsistencies and wears more than than a man made material like Graphtech. - The other thing is the neck joint still seems a bit awkward. Yes, the rounded it at the top from the last version, but I think they need to make a much lower profile. Smaller hands will definitely still have a problem getting to those high frets without having a huge piece of neck in the palm of their hands. Think along the lines of the High Performance Les Paul guitars. I doubt they could do it the same way at this price point, but it can surely take some cues from that style while still being a bolt-on neck. Fix those two things, and this will be a seriously sick guitar! Bonus third point: - They should offer a 24.75 scale length if this isn’t already. It’s a little hard to tell from the camera angles, but it looks like a 25.5”, which is usually awkward to play for folks with short fingers, most beginners, and people who like string bending. If this isn’t 24.75”, it needs to be - or at least offered as a configuration option.

[@Mizai]

sadly he or the guitar company does doesnt care (i do care)

[@denis_kleshchev]

I believe this is 25.5" scale length. It's a tele after all. Shorter scale length is not necessary for easier bends, just use lighter strings gauge and you're good to go. Neck joint is still pretty bad though

[@lostinspacecamp4245]

What? Far more manufacturers make their guitars with the Fender scale. All three of those groups you named play or started playing on that, its a fair bet.

[@thedanksavatron7782]

Nissssssssssssssssssce 🍻 Love me some modern takes on a tele!🏆

[@jamesmalamute7874]

Killer Review Darrel( as always) Love these Volas. Please, let me know which amp you are using for this video. Is it a Katana? Thanks so much. Keep up the Great work

[@courier11sec]

I really like the tone of the non split rail. I kinda want a tele shaped object, but am not into twang, so if they want to send me one, I'm interested.

[@r.b.rozier9692]

Hundreds of non "twangy" guitarist use teles, dude.

[@cchavez248]

It don't mean a thang if it ain't got that twang, doo wop, doo wop, doo wahhhhh!

[@williamvelez6522]

I think the guitar is awesome..very sounds good like most. I was a little surprised with the different tones very cool

[@nocturnalmadness9517]

The one thing that I didn't hear you mention was the truss rod adjustment being at head stock instead of having to unbolt the neck like on a traditional Tele. Maybe it's standard for this brand, or does the neck just look that way?

[@marlonf.naranjo6102]

One word: Awesome

[@duckfluff]

I love that shape

[@suhailgupta80]

Great Solo Darrell!!! 👍🏻 Is the tab for this solo available in your tab store?

[@rjb7569]

I was digging on the neck pickup sound. Nice sounding guitar. Think I'd like that neck.

[@picksalot1]

Very nice sounding guitar. Just a couple of nights ago, I switched out the bridge pickup on my Modded 2-pickup Fender Strat for an OBL Dual Rail Pickup, which is hotter and balances it's volume much better with the neck pickup. I haven't decided if I want to coil split it or not.

[@anthonygonzalez8684]

That's one awesome t-style.👍🏻

[@niyongcheng4578]

Where do you keep all the guitars that you do review?. I'm waiting to get my hands on one of those guitars 🤑🤑🤑🤑

[@jazzguitarneophyte-christo7988]

Great post as usual! Darrell does this version have a hotter output than the old one?

[@garycoraluzzi1166]

Great demo ! Great Guitar

[@ddfdskfhsdkfhdsfd]

Awesome job darell! Can we get a moment of greatness of how good this man plays guitar!

[@DarrellBraunGuitar]

Thanks for the kind words!!

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

Always tasty!

[@probabvieh]

And now that he’s not using the Mezzabarba I LOVE his tone.

[@Sattvaarising]

Great demo as always :) I was wondering if you have or would do a demo on a hagstrom Viking w/bigsby?

[@ZitherBeast]

That is a really cool looking axe.

[@thebaldshredder]

Interesting looking guitar.

[@SixString_J5]

12:45 For what it's worth, I'm watching this while playing my 1997 ESP standard series made in Japan Horizon. I've had it since new and I've owned dozens of guitars since made in mexico, china, Indonesia, Korea, and yes the USA.... Other than my Kiesels, the MiJ ESP is clearly better than all the other guitars I've owned.

[@dam7ri]

I thought Ibanez did a good job evolving the tele with the Talman line, but this is some next level tweaking of a classic design.

[@anthonyjohnson4734]

Looks great

[@stormbringer1876]

@DarrellBraunGuitar First off, to show profiles better consider a Stewmac Contour Gauge, or Harbor Frieght, they cost half. Second, Gear 4 Music... Thoughts in a comparo with Harley Benton and Indio (The Dirt Cheap Showdown)

[@GaveMeGrace1]

That sure is one pretty guitar! Thank you

[@garyjohnson627]

Great looking guitar but it's very similar to my Tokai Talbo. This also is a fantastic guitar and made of Aluminium.

[@VidMashUp]

Do you have tabs for that which you just played at 6:50 ?

[@courier11sec]

You could have said literally any number when you did the scale shot and we'd just have to take your word for it. 😆

[@victorformosa2825]

Hi Darell any chance of doing a review on Tajima guitars ?

[@mattmanley7118]

Such an interesting shape

[@E_athletes]

Thank you for this video 🤠

[@Brookspirit]

I was thinking that if you had a 'Tile Contour Gauge' you could push it on the neck and it would clearly show the shape.

[@KainzMusic]

I went to their website, they're like less expensive ESP guitars.

[@whatskraken3886]

Can you check out the bare knuckle polymath set?

[@RA.lightofwarz]

Another one for the books 🎸 😍

[@chiplarkin4069]

I just bought one!!!

[@KJohnMesik.]

Hi Darrel! Can you review the new Squier affinity jazzmaster?

[@place_desjardins]

Nice review

[@820hurleyj]

Pretty impressive, especially for the price.

[@bradybritto]

Super cool !!!

[@tankdarla637]

i have been trying to find a tele with traditional tone and a playable neck that doesnt cost a fortune. maybe this is it. i want a tele that plays like a jackson.

[@laurentmeiller5171]

hey, beautifull instrument, the mix of tradition and modernity : Japan did they really need to make a reference on the telecaster with a plastic pickguard, i don't think but a guitar is first a comfortable neck and good pickups, so, well done !

[@NoahNCopeland]

Vintage bridge is a minus though cause the bad time intonating the thing

[@Baci302]

That's sweet!

[@bungopony]

They were on the right track with the neck contour and the belly cut, but then they went and made a pointy horn. I have a pet peeve about guitars being pointy (on any part of it) and will never, ever purchase a pointy guitar again. Other than that and the lousy sounding rail in the bridge, I like it.

[@filtermat]

can you make a comparison between this and fender?

[@gimmemore204]

Would be nice to have six saddles instead of three. So to optimize setup.

[@tomdimarco1655]

?darrell how fid they get the humbucker to sound like a tele bridge,different winding or construction?

[@Feverdream7777]

nice...but I'm waiting for someone to copy the .strandberg Salen....now...that's the sexy tele I want.

[@RocktCityTim]

That action looked like it was UNDER the frets - Boom! Vola's are deadly across the mark - and the pickup spread ... yup, just yup! ... AND - they're all sold out :(

[@KCCheez]

Looks like a Jetsons tele

[@break0utz]

What is that red les paul shaped guitar in the background?

[@DavidGatto]

I like it!

[@simonjhudson7378]

I'm a little worried by the strap button on the base of the body. It looks like your strap is going to connect at a less than ideal angle and be in real danger of coming off unless you use one of the more expensive strap lock systems.

[@Firedancer100]

Solana 🎸

[@TheOldFlyguy]

Respect what you do Darrell and watch most of your videos. Most of the time you are spot on but on Vola guitars buyers beware. I bought the Vasti V3 based on your video. Without a doubt one of the worst guitars I've owned. Plenty of buzz regardless of setting up the neck many times. The Bridge pickup did not do the Tele thing and was muddy when using gain. The single coil in the neck, not inspiring at all. The boost only made a bad tone louder. I ended up taking a HUGE loss when selling it because no one really knows the brand or cares for it. It looked great but just didn't sound great at all. I also bought a Vola OZ 24 which I still have and like very much. Stainless steel frets, locking tuners, roasted neck. I did have to replace the bridge pickup with a seymour duncan custom custom. That made it the keeper it is. Do all you can to play what you buy first from them. Darrell and others due to being very good players and studios to match can make most things sound far better than they are. Not trying to be negative just honest on my experience.

[@GS-uy4xo]

I have one and the only negative thing for me is the weight - quite heavy, but other than that it’s a great Tele vibe. Do you recall if yours was heavy as well? Seems like they might be going through some QC issues. I’ve also owned the Strat style and it sounded fantastic but it had more vintage style frets with the Vasti doesn’t (medium jumbo) and I was able to trade it. Resale is also a downer with these so as you said play it before buying!

[@TheOldFlyguy]

@@GS-uy4xo I own a Vola Oz 24. There is some fret buzz but not enough to keep me from playing it. I like it but also had to change out the bridge hum bucker. I bought it for close to $1400. Now I'm seeing them for just over 1K from dealers. Just don't want to lose a lot of money again like I did on the Vasti. The appointments are great such as the roasted neck, stainless steel and locking tuners. The Vasti wasn't over heavy. Neck was ok gut the pickups imo were TERRIBLE. It didn't sound like Tele and with gain got muddy fast. For me there wasn't a reason to keep it. If you want a tele sound get one. If you want to do gain there are too many better options. For me there just wasn't anything impressive to warrant the pricing and with a less known name the resale is unbelievably bad.

[@malcolmhouse9547]

What amp are you using ?