This is the best guitar under $500...the

[@orangewoodguitars]

The Oliver is always a winner! A fan favorite for sure. It's funny that you mention Christmas gifts... our best Holiday sales are happening now! 😉

[@Kyle-cb8xv]

im hesitant on buying this i don't know much about guitars how can i know its "set up" right

[@SteveEdinger]

@@Kyle-cb8xv set it up right...

[@petertownshed884]

It sounds and looks great. I happen to enjoy The Loar guitars. They are not that expensive and sound great, look great and just sounds better with age. Love the content Jeremy. Thank you.

[@stephenrobinson7945]

My good friend bought an Orangewood guitar. He couldn't get rid of it soon enough. Traded it for an awesome Alvarez.

[@anthonyb2334]

Having owned the original version ( pre-burst finish), I was amazed how GOOD it played and sounded after a set up. One of the best starter guitars around. Thank you for another honest and excellent video.

[@MashaT22]

I remember the other review you do on this guitar. You really liked it! Even with the truss rod adjustment, I still hear a tad of buzzing. Maybe the nut and/or saddle also needs a slight adjustment? Every guitar will need an occasional adjustment -- that's totally normal, especially as the weather is starting to get colder and drier now in many areas. Regardless, it seems like a great guitar! Btw, every stringed instrument should at least come with a gigbag, but a hardcase should be made available to purchase at a deep discount at the time of purchase . . . and then after that, if someone needs a replacement hardcase, then I can understand charging full price. I never understand how some low to mid-end guitars come with hard cases or high quality gig bags (ie: SE, some Epiphones, some Squires and low end Fenders, Donner, EART, etc.) . . . and others don't. Some brands even toss in multi tools, strap, a decent extra set of strings and some picks (it's great to partner with brands making those because it's great advertising for those brands), etc. That tells me it's totally within the realm of brands still making a healthy profit when some guitars models have some incidentals and necessities tossed in for free. Even within the same brand, I'm always baffled when you have several guitars at the same price point, and only some of those models have cases and such. A consumer is more likely to become a repeat customer when a guitar is great . . . and it's clear the company cares enough to make sure the person has all the basics at the time of purchase. I hope brands seeing my comment will take note. ☺️

[@texhaines9957]

I've bought 5 Orangewood guitars, but own only 1 now. Over built. For $500 or so, used Blueridge BR-63, plays just as easy, all solid wood, sounds so much better . Thanks Jeremy

[@iamapat]

Which was your favorite?

[@lanelederer175]

My Oliver Cedar is amazing, my Ava all solid mahogany is fantastic, and my Echo 12 live ,like the others stays in tune. All have great scale and playability. I am NOT an influencer, I am nobody, I could not ask for a better trio. I am a recently retired symphony musician, and my standards for intonation are extremely high. These instruments are terrific. Get one, clip on a Snark, see for yourself. You won't send it back, even though you could.

[@abeellis4470]

I really like Orangewood guitars. I “relearned” my chords a few years ago on a Morgan Mahogany Live. Loved the easy playability. After a couple of days I couldn’t stand the Ernie Ball strings they put on them. I put on some D’Addario strings and it made a huge change in the sound. #stringsmatter

[@ennsguitars7607]

I wouldn't say king of guitars under $500. Not when Yamaha exists.

[@joshuajamesmusic]

Deadass

[@jamesraymondsmith]

@@joshuajamesmusic gee are you kinda sore?

[@ryanbrady4556]

Which Yamaha ?

[@ennsguitars7607]

@@ryanbrady4556 FG800 series

[@ryanbrady4556]

@@ennsguitars7607 an fg 730s costs more than fg 800. I traded an fg800 for fg730 Bc I thought the 730 sounded better

[@jimmyv6703]

Bought an Oliver Jr a few years back and sold it a couple of years ago. The buyer, a beginner guitarist travelling nurse who was in town and in her free time wanted a guitar to practice, since she had not brought hers along, texted me two days later to tell me how much she loved her Oliver Jr🙂 I've bought and sold a few guitars in the last number years, and never had gotten a shout out like that before.

[@CharlieBryant]

I bought an almost perfect Oliver Live with a cedar top a couple years ago. Great little guitar and amazing for $220.

[@danielsoukup5734]

“It smells like an Aldi grocery store.” 😆😆😆

[@davidspencer2333]

I purchased an Oliver after your last review. Love it!

[@dvusGishzida]

Bought a "Last year's model" of the "Oliver Live" during their recent "Almost Perfect" sale for $231.50 including one of their "accessory Kits". I'm pleased with it. No flaws other than it plays a little hard but that is me being out of practice. Going to try Martin extra light strings so I can get my fingers broke in again. But it does punch above its price class. It is just a little better than the D'Angelico Premier Tammany (Solid Airondack Spruce with layered mahogany back and sides) I bought earlier this year which cost $130 more. Yes. Guitars make us better if were're willing to listen to what they have to tell us... and share them with others...

[@eddames9839]

I have an Orangewood Oliver Mahogany. And it sounds full even when compared to Martin

[@rkoblues24]

I have left the hang tags on it and I use it at gigs. (Orangewood Sage Live)

[@larryhogan3-16]

Love the Orangewood sunburst guitar... Sounds very good after your setup. I hope that you find a good home for it, preferably my home 🤠 Thanks for the video Jeremy 👍

[@thomasd9237]

👍👍 sounds pretty great ☺️

[@freddieblue6351]

I can only afford my Guild M-20 that I love, but if I could not have that one, I would get one of these. Great review man!!!

[@tornadoaftermath]

I have the original Oliver Mahogany, and it is amazing. It was great out of the box, but with some new extra-light strings, metal bridge pins, and a slight truss rod adjustment, it got even better. Get yourself one!

[@HRT-Chris-Tyson]

What strings in particular did you put on yours? I have the same guitar and haven’t put new strings on mine yet, need some input. Thanks!

[@tornadoaftermath]

@@HRT-Chris-Tyson I went with Ernie Ball Earthwoods, same as what came on it, but extra lights. Had to adjust the truss rod after switching to the lighter gauge, but once I did it was super easy to play and sounds amazing.

[@FIGGY65]

I appreciate you taking the time to review this guitar, however, if you haven’t yet seen ( I couldn’t find any vids in your library) the Ibanez AW54 open pore it’s HIGHLY reviewed: It’s gotten nearly unanimous 4.5 to 5 stars and is compared to an $800 plus guitar, for about $230.

[@GuitarsZnuff]

The rubberized tuning heads were done by Takamine for awhile. They do feel nice, but in my experience, the rubber starts to breakdown and gets really tactile and sticky after awhile. Maybe the Orangewood are better, and tuning keys aren't difficult or expensive to replace.

[@davidbairdii4735]

Construction and tuners look similar to Cort Guitars, probably contracted by Cort to manufacture them? I love my Cort SFX by the way.

[@52Tele]

I had the Orangewood Oliver Mahogany but I sold it because I didn't like the sound or the feel of the guitar. In my opinion Yamaha offers much more balanced and better feeling guitars.

[@MaithriSanitgun]

I know and love Yamaha's and their sound and for people learning they cannot be beat but they really don't offer an OM body all mahogany solid top guitar with a brand name pickup for basically $250.

[@52Tele]

@@MaithriSanitgun I wasn't talking about the spec sheet. Orangewood guitars have always felt stiff to play even with the included setup. Also not a fan of the sound or the neck finish. Good specs don't always result to better sounding/feeling guitars.

[@stickgs]

Can you do an update on the value of the Orangewood?

[@acousticaddiction7719]

I’ve owned this guitar, the Ibanez aw54, the Alvarez ad66shb and a Mitchell t331. The Mitchell t331 is, surprisingly, the best bang for your buck mahogany guitar, IMO.

[@PrettyUglyR6]

is this better than the Mitchell t333ce

[@gooey_smoogy]

Sounds decent. Its a $200 guitar that sounds like a $200 guitar. I'll stick to other brands like yamaha, eastman, alvarez, etc for under $500. These orangewoods been getting overhyped by every youtuber lately 🤔🤔

[@Cyndaquills]

Orangewoods are great! Stellar for the money

[@WhiteNacho]

I want one but they're sold out. So I'm on a waiting list.

[@jbjsmooth]

I hear buzz and I don’t hear a good sound, I’m confused what people are hearing.

[@lengross4126]

The oliver is s gret starter or cozy couch guitar. When you consider it's $225 and looks great, comes set up well, and is easy to play it's a great choice. But when you say it's the best guitar under $500 that's maybe a bit of stretch.

[@caseyhelmer6423]

Would you please do a demo of a ZAAR acoustic. Possibly the z380

[@aaronshortmusic]

Nice to see a fellow Soundhole sniffer!

[@supercraig2009]

Im looking for a Dreadnought and came across this video. Maybe some feedback and help please. My list: Yamaha ll6 dreadnought, Eastman PCH2-D or E1, Seagull or Taylor Big Baby?

[@FrankDeAlto]

Try the Ibanez AC240-OPN or AC340-OPN. I think you'll be even more surprised.

[@vinderloovince3011]

Play it !

[@CoreyMcCormick]

That's great, but it's not available outside the US.

[@shedrock]

I still cannot tell if this is the Oliver Jr. guitar you're demonstrating.

[@LiamsTaxi]

Not available in Ireland...send it to me 😅

[@jmann0525]

I’m about to venture into learning how to play, will definitely be watching your videos. Love how informative and honest you are. I’ve been seeing a lot about orangewood and I’m thinking about going with them for my first guitar. Especially love the looks of this one! Thank man, keep it up!

[@JeremySheppard]

You can do it jordan! I'm excited for you. I'm glad we're getting together. Orangewood is definitely great, other brands like Alvarez and Eastman are also excellent choices. Remember, you need an easy playing guitar more than you need a good sounding guitar right now.

[@jmann0525]

@@JeremySheppard Thanks man I’m excited as well, it’s something I’ve always wanted to get into. As much as I love music, it’s long overdue. I’ve read great things about Alvarez too and had them in mind. What would you suggest as the easier guitar to play? And I appreciate your reply and help!

[@dhannysvallejocevallos6059]

what orangewood would you recommend me? the Ava mahogany or this guitar that you're reviewing in this video?

[@MaithriSanitgun]

The Oliver is a second guitar or a student guitar or for somebody who really wants the deep mahogany sound and not spend too much, around $250 total. The Ava is an all solid high quality guitar any player would appreciate and about $700, well over double. The Ava is an OM like the Oliver and you can get it with a Sitka top or all mahogany like the Oliver. If you can handle the bigger dreadnoughts, there are MANY high quality all solid dreadnoughts around, all imitating the Martin D-18, for around $650 or even less - Orangewood, Recording King, Eastman, Epiphone, Alvarez, even Luna.

[@cedrickwallace1930]

Would like to know your opinion on the Larrivee OM-40mh?

[@AmineSAASAAI]

is the sound balanced? compared to the PRS parlour or the takamine GX ?

[@JeremySheppard]

It was warm and still a little boxy or small sounding

[@Bossanovawitcha]

looks like an m20 right

[@pieromunoz5098]

Hello ! Is this guitar available on amazon?

[@bigmac51290]

What a video opener 😂 That made me snort.

[@pineapplesmoothie4033]

A way better guitar for the same price is the Yamaha fg800 get one of those instead it’ll last you years and sounds beautiful

[@anthonyb2334]

Jeremy, I’m sending another comment. I keep getting responses from your channel, like “ Hey you’ve one! message me at…such and such “. I wish we had a way to stop scammers. Love your channel!

[@spikedodson3194]

I'm good with my guild

[@ekraszewski]

“older player” at 35 made me laugh.

[@frederickthompson8686]

I guess for $200, this guitar might work in a pinch... but the sound is AWFUL. The highs are shrill and thin, and lows are tinny. Mids? What mids? Then again, if $200 is your price point, you could do worse.

[@RustyShackleford-fv3yu]

It's really disappointing to hear that the guitar doesn't have that aucustic guitar smell. Looks like a great guitar, tho.

[@iyorit1089]

All soild ？

[@丁華慶]

oh man , that was buzzy. haha..but I like it

[@iancurrie8844]

I’m not really sure how anyone can knock the setup because you has to twist the truss rod for your climate. That’s pretty silly.

[@JeremySheppard]

I agree.

[@MatthewCuda]

Sounds like a cheap old parlor guitar. Might be good for some old blues

[@timelwell7002]

Sadly Orangewood only ship to the USA and Canada. If you happen to live iin the UK or Europe, or anywhere else in the world for that matter, it's a big fat NO WAY JOSE..!

[@bobymox]

It buzzing like an old cart.

[@JeremySheppard]

It gets way better after I adjust the truss rod

[@timburkert1680]

Decent buy but the tuners are the weak spot of the guitar. They can be a bit slippy and unresponsive.

[@earl3496]

Shit i can get a cort for 300 better than that.

[@cugir321]

Terrible buzzing!