G'Day Karol, I'm a long-term beginner. 😅. I agree with you about accessories. I see no point including cheap accessories things like a cable. Without an amp, a cable us useless. If you already have an amp, you probably already have a cable (that is better than the "freebie"). As far as set-ups go, I can forgive most things, except uneven frets. Unless you have tools & skills, (and most beginners don't), the cost of repairing uneven frets probably mean that you would have been better off going to to a mum& dad bricks 'n mortar shop, spend a bit more money and buy one already checked out and set-up etc.
This is a good video! I didn’t have those issues with mine but yeah. This really shows cherry picking isn’t happening with this brand. Mine were so good out of the box I actually worried a little bit that they were cherry picked.
Thank you! I got mine shipped directly from the Amazon fulfillment center and I assume at that point it's difficult to pick the ripest cherries. (Keeping on theme here, haha 🍒)
@@ArtOfShredYT yeah mine got here quick in a way oversized Amazon box. There’s really no way to know for sure if brands cherry pick or not, but I’ve gotten enough bummers in the mail to assume it’s rare lol.
I enjoy some of these instruments as much as the next affordable guitar aficionado - but the Chinese *really* need to work on their naming conventions.
I hear you! Unfortunately, there's no way to guarantee it unless buying locally or paying for a setup (e.g. from Sweetwater). The CV '50s Tele I mentioned in this video is ~$400 (though I got it on sale for $300) and it had fret issues. That said, most guitars, budget or not, don't have fret issues. There's just no way to guarantee it haha
I have not done the full Debut review yet but mine did not have QC issues. I still haven't given it a setup so it's possible I'll notice something when I do. I'm planning my Mitchell T333CE-BST review for next Monday and then I hope to have the Debut Strat review ready the Monday after. It's possible I'll have the DIY fuzz pedal kit video ready before the Debut video, though. We'll see!
@@bluwng Ahh, gotcha. Well it doesn't really compare since they're pretty different sounding. This one's got a more comfortable neck, but if you're going for a different sound those P90s are nice.
I get the feeling that QC has taken something of a dive since the early Fesleys. Those guitars seemed pretty decent, but current iterations appear to have some issues. A truss rod adjustment is perfectly fine (and honestly not unexpected); a fret level (for me, at least) is not. We've seen this happen before when a brand goes viral, so to speak. Your integrity is appreciated as always.
Yeah that could be true. With volume QC can definitely suffer. Squiers often have similar issues, although the last bunch of low budget Squiers I've received have all been good.
First off, thanks for leaving a link to my review in the description, much appreciated!!! I too had frets that were on the sharper side, that’s a simple enough fix. My Fesley was setup pretty much right on the nose to the specs on the card. Ultimately I still lowered the action a bit when I replaced the bridge… I’ve had a lot of fun modding mine to this point. I’ve kept the pickups stock as I think they sound great and are definitely a highlight of the instrument. Thankfully I didn’t have any high frets, which allowed me to get the action pretty low without any fret buzz. I too also made a slight truss adjustment as well. All in all it’s been a fun guitar to mod and play. Obviously with budget Chinese guitars, things can vary from instrument to instrument, but for the most part, they seem pretty fun to mod for a sub-$200 guitar. Lastly I appreciate their willingness to work with small creators, get feedback, and have a genuine interest in improving their guitars. These are the kind of companies I work with and enjoy doing videos for because they genuinely wanted a review, not a commercial… 🤘🎸
Definitely a fun guitar! Fret buzz is kind of a no-go for beginners though. And high frets are more of a no-go. For the mod community it's a different story. Less logos and I think it could turn into a great budget mod platform.
@@ArtOfShredYT Yeah luckily mine really didn’t have any fret buzz, and I’m hoping that’s more of the norm, but who knows. I also wonder if there’s any quality difference between colors… That might sound crazy but it’s certainly possible different groups are working on them. Also, did you have any gaps in the neck pocket? I had seen a few other reviews, both were black satin finish, and they had large gaps in the neck pocket. Thankfully mine didn’t have that, it was pretty bad in those two videos, but they were also early runs of this model.
No gaps in the neck pocket. Not completely uncommon for bolt-ons to have a small gap, though, so that wouldn't bother me unless it was causing some kind of issues. As for different groups working on different finishes: who knows! Could be.
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