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In this video I give Grote a second chance!
Watch the video to see if I'm glad I did!
As always I really appreciate you guys and gals.
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@notlikethatbro2948 10 месяцев назад

2:20 lol Cathy is the best!!! Never fails to clock you a good one!

@WillL-rj4ov 10 месяцев назад

Hey Sean, Cathy sure plays a mean guitar! Great reverb🎸

@thomaspower8197 4 месяца назад

😅

@eclipsetheraindanbutler2478 10 месяцев назад

As long as the volume and tone knobs do their jobs, dime size pots don't matter. The pickups are WAY more important. Pots are preference, just like the tuners.

@ryanriggs9963 10 месяцев назад

I bought a grote tele copy ola few years back and it's still one of my main guitars, over my fenders

@raybassman7536 10 месяцев назад

Great video Shawn and Kathy! Love the comical parts!

@MashaT22 10 месяцев назад

Sean is the fairest lip flapper in all the land. Straight shooting, but it’s like tonight love. He gives every guitar the same chance and hope that’ll it’ll be killer on a budget. Constructive criticism, and always highlights all the positives points too. A+!

@markpell8979 10 месяцев назад

That foil tape wrap on the threads of the bridge and tailpiece posts is a pretty good hack, right? I suggested that to you a couple months ago after stealing the idea off of another channel. Gets it done. Sure beats changing those things out.

@johnkendrick7304 10 месяцев назад

Man oh man you just made my day. I love when you guys go at it like that. That absolutely cracks me up

@kennyg63 10 месяцев назад

Hi Sean, on so many channels folks speak so highly of locking tuners. You one of the only people suggesting otherwise. I trust your opinion over theres. If the guitar is staying in tune that is all I need. Lol

@ginolamendola4084 10 месяцев назад

Also. It’s a $200 guitar. Thanks for a great video!

@tracypartin7408 10 месяцев назад

My new favorite channel. Love your reviews Sean .

@scarmyguitar 10 месяцев назад

Wow, thanks!

@LazloArcadia 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the great review on the Grote. I really enjoyed watching you deconstruct and rebuild it, and thought it sounded really great when you were done.

@jamescolvin575 9 месяцев назад

I got one of these about a month ago. Came in an Amazon box. Finish was immaculate. Same issue with loose bridge, etc. Neck and frets feels great. No buzz. Pots are cheap. Tuners are adequate. Pickups are so so. Honestly it's a lot of guitar for the money. A few bucks more and you can upgrade it to be pretty awesome.

@RTmolo 10 месяцев назад

I realize that this is outside the norm of what your (great) channel focuses on, but one day I'd love to see you do a full diagnostic on an (overpriced) Fender, Gibson or upper-level Epiphone in the $700-$1000 range. I've seen so many Strats and 335 Dots with issues that were obvious before the plastic even came off the pickguard. Penny-size chip in the neck finish on an Epi Dor, Fender Jimmie Vaughan signature Strat with a misaligned neck, which was white as snow despite the "vintage tinted" finish Fender touts...and more. There probably is a channel that does this with those guitars, but no one does guitar diagnostics as thoroughly as you, and thanks for that!

@buckwheat2002 10 месяцев назад

Sean out here keeping people honest. Best guitar videos on RU-vid right here.

@RichM1967 7 месяцев назад

One thing you can do that I did to mine. I bought a nashville bridge, and the posts to the nashville can be pressed into the posts on this guitar with a clamp. When you do that the bridge sits tight on the bottom with very little adjustment up. I also replaced the tailpiece with an epiphone tailpiece. I replaced the pickups with Alnico V, with push pull. Mine is an older Grote and my only issue is that the paint is soft. Easy to make marks in it. But I do have a nice guitar that looks and sounds great and I only have about $300 in it.

@brightbulbstudios 6 месяцев назад

Omg 🤣🤣 You earned a sub from me just because of the laughter. I burst out when she bopped u on the head with the guitar and the dog was sniffing XD definitly worth a sub.. love it. First time veiwer. Hope to see more of your content. Yeah grote makes some decent budget guitars. Glad to hear theyre taking a more active approach to their quality control. Wish i could find some budget lefty lp models. Sounds great to my ears.. might swap the nut out for bone but thats always an easy mod. Definitly agree about the pots. 500k all the way.

@chrisa1125 10 месяцев назад

Congrats on your first guitar sent for review... you're getting their attention! Love your videos bro

@scarmyguitar 10 месяцев назад

Glad you like them!

@newmexicosaint 7 месяцев назад

Im glad you did this re check on the Grote. Im even happier that you mentioned the ball end frets that are inconsistently located on the neck. It would be super cool if you did a video on how to correct the fret alignment, if you know what I mean.

@stevenpotter-en2me 6 месяцев назад

Man that was a correct sauter on that Pickup cover! Good to see QUALITY WORK. Take care man

@TexanUSMC8089 10 месяцев назад

We have to remind ourselves that this guitar costs $199. Maybe Grote will have a low to mid-range-budget guitar with a little better hardware that'll cost $300 one of these days. I'd say that this one looked pretty good for $199. The humbuckers are what's advertised. It functions and has a fair setup. It's playable for a person looking for a $200 guitar.

@mrkleen9511 10 месяцев назад

Another cool review bro. Still waiting to see you try out an Agile LP copy. Thanks!

@ottovonnekpunch1268 10 месяцев назад

Sean got "El-Kabonged"! It's one thing to see it on a cartoon, it was a HOOT to see that happen IRL! I looped that hit about 8 times! Hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great review, to top it all off!

@scottpolston6137 9 месяцев назад

It doesn't sound half bad honestly i like that neck pickup sound

@fatratz2012 10 месяцев назад

looked for the blue one on amazon not there yet glad to hear they're listening if nothing else that makes reviewing the cheapos worthwhile looking forward to seeing your censtar mfg scars in december

@garry9156 4 месяца назад

Super nice going over and presentation of a beautifully affordable guitar .

@BenjaminGonzalez-wv3cy Месяц назад

Hey Shawn, how you doing? I missed your channel, I moved into a two bedroom apartment, and boy was it tiring! Finished all the unpacking and now I have to wait months before I can own my own guitar and amplifier sp i get my notes in, ut it sure is good to hear you my friend. By the way you and your wife are so funny, and your dog is a cutie! My Mollie (English Bulldog passed away recently), and I sure miss her - was crying tears today missing her ( saw her tags)...

@joshkendrick4728 10 месяцев назад

ITS AWESOME THAT A COMPANY IS FINALLY LISTENING TO SOMEONE THAT KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT... SO I MAY BUY ONE OF THESE AFTER A FEW MONTHS HAVE PASSED HOPING THEY FIX WHAT HE'S TOLD THEM...

@jckelley10 3 месяца назад

Hey man I love your frenchie! I've had three over the years. Great dogs! The guitar is also nice!

@thebaldshredder 10 месяцев назад

😂 that was great. You got a concussion bro? 😅

@scarmyguitar 10 месяцев назад

Yeah I do

@boblittle2529 6 месяцев назад

Grote seems to have it together for the most part. I bought a Grote 335 knock-off back during the Covid lockdowns. I did have to upgrade the machine heads because the original ones were pretty crappy. Other than that, I have no complaints and I just love the guitar.

@MisterJWJ71 10 месяцев назад

I have seen a lot of people rave about Grote and Redid. Particularly a semi-hollow model that's a copy of an ES-130. As you have said they often plan to swap out tuners and pickups but, they have always raved about the fret work. But, several seem to like the stock pickups even if they do plan on changing them.

@mikeg6666 10 месяцев назад

I'll tell you what , I bought a Grote SG a couple years ago from Amazon. I paid $151 tax included and the thing was in mint condition. Not one flaw or blemish but I installed locking tuners and swapped out the pickups and it plays and sounds almost as good as my $600 Epiphone SG G400 pro. It's always a gamble with budget guitars but if the necks are straight you can mod them into a beast of a guitar! PS the pickups were decent and I saved them for another project guitar...

@MisterJWJ71 10 месяцев назад

@@mikeg6666 I am a fan of semi-hollow guitars which is why the model I mentioned caught my eye. I wasn't full of enough GAS to actually buy one. Besides, rather than dot markers Grote/Redid use rather large block inlays that just don't look right to me.

@mikeg6666 10 месяцев назад

@@MisterJWJ71 I hear ya , and I'm tapped out for awhile with new guitars myself...

@dalewoodring5887 10 месяцев назад

Another great video, Sean!

@TheCaptainsCog 10 месяцев назад

Grote looks good but I'll still wait for a Censtar made Scarred Guitar baby. Giggitty!

@patrickkeenan6331 7 месяцев назад

BTW, the posts being loose in the holes doesn't matter when there is string tension.

@TechnoRiff 9 месяцев назад

That's a very honest re-evaluation of that Grote; they definitely should fix those loose bridge posts. A Grote rep I've been messaging said that he thought the new ones were being updated with stainless steel frets, and would confirm shortly. I'm wondering if those rounded end frets are a giveaway as I've seen them on some Fireflys that do have SS ones.

@jpjay1584 9 месяцев назад

for 199 I can add the copper tape myself. (easy fix)

@garyshields3551 Месяц назад

Hay Shawn . Thanks for the tip with the shielding tape . When I was looking through Grote's home page . I seen something in the menu under weekly specials . It was a single cut 12 string hollow body . And I can only find one review if. And im Hoping Grote sees this and sends you one for a Honest Review . Or they can send me one for a5 Star Review. I already have their 335 style and I love it . Even better than mt Epiphone LP Costume . Thanks And Keep Rocking 🤟😎🤟

@patrickkeenan6331 7 месяцев назад

This fine channel is endlessly entertaining.

@gboy1973 9 месяцев назад

I am glad for this video and that they fixed that weird pickup issue..... I like the Grote brand's finishes and affordability.

@rustyshackleford9557 8 месяцев назад

Great review. I have had super luck with Grotes bought off Amazon. I have gigged a zillion Gawwwwd awful cowboy gigs on one of their 335ish thangs and a set neck tele thang they used to offer. Some of their stuff has Jin Ho parts from Korea that are excellent.

@scarmyguitar 8 месяцев назад

Rock on!

@cranstonsnord4334 9 месяцев назад

Great video! I just ordered one of these, but I would love to know how much it weighs. Actual Les Pauls have some weight on them and I am hoping this one does also. I just prefer the feel of a heavier guitar.

@williambogoger8126 3 месяца назад

Great video!! Gotta a new sub brudda!! 🎸🥃

@GnLguy 5 месяцев назад

Teflon tape will also work to wrap on the posts

@larryhogan3-16 10 месяцев назад

Your wifes guitar had a little acoustic tone when it cracked your knogin...lolol 🤣 Enjoyed the video bro 👍

@scarmyguitar 10 месяцев назад

😁

@th-pl3nx 7 месяцев назад

I liked the sound of the bridge pickup, but not so much the neck. But at that price, wellllllll worth the money! Beautiful guitar.

@gr8cash1964 10 месяцев назад

That reverb was natural from Sean’s head… cathedral

@Lordbaccus 6 месяцев назад

Brother! Preach on!!! I watch ALL of your videos and hit Like before you say FlipFlapp

@scottpolston6137 9 месяцев назад

Heck i can be your review side kick i am from Missouri south city St Louis and i love guitars and bass my favorite that i own is a American Elite Jazz bass from Fender right behind that is my Charvrl desolation skate caster 1 that's covered from head to toe in abalone binding and inlays such a sweet guitar i got 8 years ago for less than $300 at GC its now worth double and sometimes more now freaking amazing guitar for the he money

@TonyStir 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the great review I think that im going to get a Grote have you looked at the HSS model?

@rasj1020 9 месяцев назад

bought 2 grote lp's new and both 1,000s perfect! I own gib son-epi-fender-squier-prs-dean-schecter-ibanez. pups are fine. both rock as hard as my long gone 2 mid '70s lp. i'm no tech, but no prob's here. good show!

@rasj1020 9 месяцев назад

i meant my 2 70's gibson lp's.

@birdman316 10 месяцев назад

she "jeff jarreted" ya with that guitar haha! great entertainment and educational content my brotha!

@victorformosa228 10 месяцев назад

Another top review, thanks Sean, ps, hope that guitar's okay 😂

@johnwinkler2606 5 месяцев назад

Wow. Love it. I like the blue too. Sounds great to me.

@Motorcyclefisherman 10 месяцев назад

I have a groat gt-150 that I've had for about 3 years now the only problem I had with the guitar is that the frets between seventeen and Twentytwo we're a little sharp so I had to work them over other than that the guitar plays great sounds good I think I gave $89 for it on Amazon

@ronhenry2025 2 месяца назад

Wanting get one but my OCD wants to rip the Pots out and put some good 500k ones in. And you are correct, the correct Pot sizes would be worth a little extra.

@mikeg6666 10 месяцев назад

Plumber's tape works excellent also to tighten the screws and posts , occasionally I run into that on some of my expensive guitars...

@woochyna 10 месяцев назад

That's true, but metal should touch metal if a post has been connected to the ground wire.

@mikeg6666 10 месяцев назад

@@woochyna Yes that's true but sometimes there's no grounding wire connected to the post...

@PunkrockClub 10 месяцев назад

Was that shielding tape or just copper tape?

@mikeg6666 10 месяцев назад

@@PunkrockClub No it's Teflon tape...

@Vicos 6 месяцев назад

Pretty sure the studs for the bridge that are pounded into the wood are not connected to ground, so teflon is fine.

@bghammock 10 месяцев назад

Dang! El Kabong!

@hadleymanmusic 9 месяцев назад

Ive not held 9r played one but im sure its great quality to have no problems playing hell 46 years ago My first electric was a kent and I wish i had one like this grote

@GallmanGuitars 10 месяцев назад

Hey Sean! Are you running through a mic to your pc for your audio? Or what are you using? It sounds great

@markmarigoldsingssongsofpr3253 2 месяца назад

The reason for me using locking tuners is at 75 years old,it makes changing strings easier for me. So I like locking tuners but that’s just my personal preference.

@charlescarter9597 5 месяцев назад

LOL! That into cracked me up!

@bighardbooks770 3 месяца назад

fun-KNEE editing when Cathy "hit you" in the back of the head w a guitar! I like blue guitars, too. I think IMA get an Epiphone, instead. 🎸

@An2oine 10 месяцев назад

You need one of those thin Japanese saws so you can cut through pickup cover solder. It is cleaner and when you resolder, you just have to reheat with a little extra solder and viola'!

@TheJohnburghardt 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for the review. Did you ever conclude whether the body cover was was a print or was it a veneer? Sure looks beautiful!

@scarmyguitar 10 месяцев назад

@edwinstovall3334 9 месяцев назад

Had to stop at about 2:33 because I was laughing out loud! That was TOO funny!

@milesrowe991 20 дней назад

Someday, I'll have the skill to solder over an uncovered guitar without worrying about messing it up.

@jimburgess9205 8 месяцев назад

Sounds great unplugged.

@cmonster67 8 месяцев назад

Yeah, this is more like what people usually get when they buy Grote. Surprisingly good for the price (especially when you're lucky enough to get it for free).

@JoeR203 9 месяцев назад

This makes me miss the blue LP copy I used to have that was made by Dillion. But mine was a quilt top.

@jeffrowlette 9 месяцев назад

Lol....didn't expect her to smack ya.....caught me off guard!

@donovanhaas7315 5 месяцев назад

Dang, that copper tape was a good idea.

@joelhall3820 10 месяцев назад

You should try some of the IYV guitars. Pretty good for the price as well.

@fatratz2012 10 месяцев назад

he has done a les paul look back in the vids I have their ijz300 jazz guitar and am well satisfied with it especially since I found out jatoba wood is also known as brazilian cherry on the fretboard it was thirsty for some lemon oil to bring out the deep color however

@timmackenzie8145 10 месяцев назад

I like the look of IYV’s Byrdland styled guitar and may look into purchasing one.

@agcacustoms2852 10 месяцев назад

Hell yeah new video, love the videos man keep on rocking on a budget.

@bigkm1974 4 месяца назад

I have a grote 335 and i have many gibbys but i prefer my grote , love it

@Guitarsoup1985 3 месяца назад

I just bought one. Im gonna rip it apart anyway to make sure it aint screwed

@Spaceman-jo5mz 10 месяцев назад

Hahaha! Yeah, that was funny Sean. wasn’t expecting that👍🎸

@TURBOCAST 10 месяцев назад

Nice and honest review!! This is why I love this channel!! Oooohhhh GIGGY!!!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘

@muzicgr8 10 месяцев назад

Never a good idea to dis the Wife hahahaha Great video man

@batphink2655 10 месяцев назад

ROFL nothing like a 'good wallop to the back of ya head' from wifey lol, She's really good at that! Some use frying pans and the clever ones use Les Pauls!

@markpell8979 10 месяцев назад

P.S... That ball-end 7th fret that sticks out just a little on the bass side of the neck is a custom Grote feature, a braille position marker for playing in the dark. No extra charge. 😁 (But joking aside, they save enough time doing the ball ends first then pressing them in to give back a few minutes to get them all the right lengths. And it would better to have them a tad short instead of a tad long, IMO.)

@RJsCave 10 месяцев назад

That's a pretty good guitar. Those pickups are a little spicy.

@leefree4481 8 месяцев назад

Hey Sean. Have you checked out the Ace Frehley Les Paul Blue Burst Sparkle ? Man, its a beaut for a Chibson.

@debm8313 10 месяцев назад

I've got one,,stedman pro. Nice guitar,same everything color and all,took the pick guard off,,looks way better

@jaminjimlp 10 месяцев назад

If their alpha brand pots there is good as CTS from the research I've done...them being small is not an issue... If you think about it what's in all of your analog FX pedals or should I say most of them.

@robertsuch8043 2 месяца назад

I got a grote 335 copy a couple of years ago. Great guitar, but the pickups were meh. I put some fleor alnico 5’s in it and now it’s as good as an epi or an Ibanez. I tried another grote 335 in a store and it was nowhere near as good. It’s the luck of the draw and it was nowhere near as good. All the savings on these guitars is on Q.C. They’re getting a lot better though, lately.

@eddieellis677 4 месяца назад

Sounds and looks good, but the highs are rolled off a little. Was that the amp settings or did they accidentally use 250K tone pots?

@themaster6407 10 месяцев назад

That thing sounds good!!

@Bbbbad724 10 месяцев назад

500k pots are the only thing to use with an orange capacitor , it is not the place to cut corners, I hate scratchy 250ks potentiometers, no excuse and they don’t turn right, when you are playing and you need a smooth roll those sloppy things you can roll it half around and sound like you don’t know what you are doing. Take your pinky and roll a tone knob and what the heck just happened? I heard a little warble. And those pots have to go.

@lynyrddeville 10 месяцев назад

That copper tape trick is a great one, I’ve used copper tape for lots of things but I never thought of that and being metal, I think vibration wise it should be excellent so thanks

@wayup76 9 месяцев назад

Hi sean it's John Collins that was so funny made my day😂😂 i love it man I'm laying here in my hospital bed so cool guy's

@eclipsetheraindanbutler2478 10 месяцев назад

Does it have stainless steel frets? Some of theirs do, some don't, but ball end frets are USUALLY an indication.

@JuanJaim 8 месяцев назад

I don't need another Les Paul. I don't need another Les Paul. I WANT another Les Paul :D

@Mmmmmkhh 6 месяцев назад

I bought this exact guitar and swapped the pickups with the EMG Het Set. Sounds great, and it’s a great guitar in general.

@N7CAL 10 месяцев назад

The pickups sound a little dark for my taste. Do you think pots and a different value cap would open it up and bring the pickups more to life ????

@jamesomodeo3792 8 месяцев назад

What did you use to tighten up the screws on the bridge? Was it a copper wrath of some kind?

@scarmyguitar 8 месяцев назад

www.amazon.com/s?k=copper+shielding+tape&crid=3AH8L5D8SP6XZ&sprefix=COPPER+SH%2Caps%2C99&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_9_9

@rickycompton2610 10 месяцев назад

I like that bread and butter reference, that’s fully my Dad used to say the same thing he played Blue Grass and Old School Country, he used to say there’s no money to be made past the twelfth fret,Great video Sean.

@joemanuel5053 2 месяца назад

Tha t guitar sounds really good in all positisons proble going to get one of them

@PatrickGeneLeBlancHardy 10 месяцев назад

Thanks For Sharing 🎉

@UKDrew 6 месяцев назад

Awesome vid was so excited to get one . Sadly , I give up .... Has been "Currently unavailable" for Ages to the Uk. Gutted

@scarmyguitar 6 месяцев назад

Sorry to hear that

@ianjamieson3985 5 месяцев назад

Most of the Chinese brands on Amazon don't bother shipping to the UK, the market is just too small. Think yourself lucky though as you have dodged an ugly bullet. If you only have a low budget, buy an Eastcoast or Antiquity. At least that way you can return those hassle free to the UK shops once you've got it in your hands and realise how poor the product is.