I Just Got a $120 Guitar...and It's GREAT!! 

I bought the same guitar you reviewed last time, the blue burst bare bones type tele, and I decided to make it a project guitar, and it's going great! Would recommend glarry, it's nice to not care so much about something getting damage

How are you getting glarry guitars in Canada? I tried to order one for my son but they won't ship to Canada.

@Glen Chidley I play my HB guitars a lot here. They are kinda F'd up but I play them. Strings are meant to be bent. That's what I do. Bend until the end is my thought...

@@laservlx have you tried on Amazon?

Review nik huber please

I'm with you brother. It's cut out for the bridge but doesn't need to be. I can't see anything else.

@@dalgguitars lol

On the Glary site it's much closer, odd. I guess it's luck of the draw.

I bought a guitar once that had a short pickguard like that and found myself making a new one out of a 3 ply sheet of pickguard material. Came out looking great.

Noticed that right away. So cheap looking. Ugh!

I know it’s fecked ,lovin the pints of Guinness ting.

unreasonably obnoxious, great band name!

Yes l was impressed by the mid tone

me too, i've got a red one off facebook and now i'm watching this cuz i don't have an amp. I stopped the vid at the 5min mark. Really luv the tone even though he mentioned the bridge and humbucker tones r a bit disparate; but i see it as it's unique tone see-ing it's half-tele. I'm not sure how u r doing w/ yours but when i tried it, it seems to lose tuning easily, have you got a workaround on yours? also it may sound great n warm cuz of the expensive amp he used.. i'm waiting for a 3W amp that's gonna come w/ another beginner "halloween" guitar ie 1 that's blue with lightning on the body.. hope it still sounds as great! can't wait to experiment on them using an amp or plugin to garageband!

Darrell Braun

Yes. I'd still at least find a 'real' guitar like an old Mexi Fender or MIJ Squier that needs fixing up, so the net result had some actual worth - but the you-fix-it thing is great to learn. I snagged an 85 Japan Squier for 180 Canadian, for example, only the pickups are wonky but it can be made a pro level guitar. If all I did was replace the neck and sell on the very decent original neck, the guitar purchase would pay for itself (free body plus bridge hardware for my build.)

Thanks for this. The neck alignment is a huge deal technically and poorly aligned necks should never pass QC. This is one guitar you probably should have returned. I have a Squier Strat with a neck slightly out of alignment and will occasionally pull off the high E when forming an open Gmaj7. Paid $180 at a pawn shop. I should probably take it to a Luthier to see what can be done.

Have you managed to sort any of the said issues?

Bob, thanks for the heads up. Have you been able to address the nut & bridge issues? (I'm assuming where you write "I also replaced the bridge" you're talking about the pup. Seems like, at the price, it would be a good candidate for someone to practice their setup skills (assuming they don't have them). Or did you end up paying someone to set it up either because you didn't have interest or time to DIY? I guess bottom line is: would you buy that guitar again?

@@MelodyMaker It wasnt the neck, it was the nut. The nut was cut improperly to make myself more clear. I already replaced the cheap plastic nut with a real bone nut.

@@MrMichaelConstantine Yes, I have sorted them all out. I replaced the cheap plastic nut with a real bone nut, both pickups were replaced with higher quality aftermarket pickups also. The bridge was a bit tricky, I could have refilled the holes and redrilled.... but instead I ordered a Fender Bridge with brass saddles. It lines up much better and I did not have to do that, the bridge was off by maybe a single millimeter. It doesnt sound like much and usually isnt, but with that type of bridge with saddles that naturally push to one side it is.

@@unrealworld6782 It's awesome! I added locking tuners because that's how I roll, and a Wilkinson Nashville bridge pickup for a vintage tone'

I'd rather that, than a $3000 guitar in a budget amp.

@@jeffmaddry4940 Absolutely!! ALWAYS invest in the Amp 1ST 🤘🤘

@@jeffmaddry4940 you don't say...

Guitars don't effect the tone half as much as the Amp does. The only super big difference is types of pickups (single coils or humbuckers)

@@justanish4491 That depends on the amp. I've got an old Airline Valco I got for $75 in 1976. It sounds great.

At least you are giving it a try, so many “ experts” giving opinions , lol....

Much used to be handmade that is now computer controlled. And if you rush handmade construction you end up with crap. So that even some Sixties Fenders can be real dogs, while today a good Chinese or Mexican model may have far better playability than even a reasonable vintage piece.

Darrell's finest guitar!

great catch

Stop taking the piss Darrell, it is wearing thin son.

It's a tone wood ghuitar

If you haven't pointed it out I would have never remembered about that one or looked for it loooooooool

lol i got the red 1. I would luv to get a tele pale yellow guitar thou! I haven't plugin to any amps yet but I notice it goes slightly off tune within 15mins of "chuggin". any tips on that? also any recs on the pickups and what would be the cost of the alterations ? how's it going w/ this? have you done anything to it? i'm only gonna use a cheap amp.

I have a Tokai Tele Thinline model, it's a great guitar for the price, pickups are excellent.

I know a guy with a Tokai LP and he's very happy with it. He's a pro musician and teacher, owns Fender, PRS etc when he recorded his studio album he used the Tokai for some tracks.

I have 2 Tokai Guitars, an ES 335 and a LP Goldtop with soapbar pickups. I had them professionally set up and both are excellent. Paid $780 and $650 for them respectively so not the cheapest, but very very good.

What kind of pickups would you buy?

the pickups sound terrible

and it‘s not good value, it‘s just cheap, i mean look where the bridge is!

Kind of calls into question these youtube channels where everything they have is just great.

Based on discussions I've had with many Glarry Bass owners, the QC has improved over the years, perhaps in line with the price increases. Bottom line is that its a crap shoot. I have the Glarry Jazz bass and while it certainly has its issues. For what it costs, however, it sounds amazing, intonates and sets up nicely with light gauge strings. The wood is CRAZY soft but also quite resonant so it is essentially an inexpensive glass cannon. They typically market to students and modders (like me) so that's what you should consider going on their solid/semi-solid instruments.

I was dumb enough to buy the $49 Glary acoustic. it has everything wrong with it that yours has and came needing a neck reset right out of the box.

I bought 4 of the $50 acoustics 2 years ago, and was very pleasantly surprised. One had a cracked headstock due to shipping damage and Glarry instantly sent me another. I've got high end guitars etc and I just wanted something that I could leave in my truck or at the girlfriend's house etc. without worrying about it getting scratched up etc. I still play them all the time. I had a great experience with purchasing these. I forget the model numbers, I think I got 2 of the 502's and maybe 2 of the 501's or 602's?? Just about any new acoustic will need a set up to get it to your liking...it's not going to come from the factory with a custom set up...so yes, I shaved a little bit off of the saddle, adjusted the truss rod, oiled up the fretboard and hit the frets with some steel wool. It's not like that would have cost a fortune even if you sent it to a luthier. Even if you have fret spout on the ends and it cuts one's fingers, that is still an easy fix with a file from Walmart. I have heard that the quality control has only gone up since then also. I got these when they were just coming out basically from what they told me. It may be a crapshoot with the quality control, but for some it's worth risking $50 for.

you cant expect something good on cheap stuff man

It does look like the bridge could be mounted 1/4" closer to the neck! The pickup placement may suffer for this, it could be too close to the saddles. I bet the poor bastard installing the hardware had no clue.

Did he mention it?

Yeah, the pick guard is cut for a modern tele bridge, they are longer and the pickup rout is actually slightly further forward for those. This has a traditional style ashtray bridge. it should really have a new pick guard cut.

@@BrandonBames you know, I don't think he did. Lol 😂

Do you think lowering it would help?? To my eye it looks super raised up

@@justie1220 Very resonable quastion !!!

@@justie1220 yeah that’s skyscrapering over the guitar

not at all. and its your money, you earned it, the only justification you need is that you want it lol

I have GAS.

I have enough -- I don't want another guitar. Well, not unless it's really different. Maybe a 12-string???

you need this. don't feel bad. it's calling to you...can you hear it?

Yes it will. Save and buy a nicer guitar

it will never be as good as a low end fender no matter what you do

Probably more worth to mod a Harley Benton

@@boep.6361 in the hands a skilled guitar builder, it actually could be, even change the neck if they wanted.......make it a super tele....

I just purchased one, yellow translucent, on usa ebay for $95USD free shipping. Try buying from usa e bay. Good luck.

I use a stick of Jeweler's Rouge, super shiny.

@@j_freed autosol for me. Best stuff ever!

I noticed that right away.

I'm having trouble getting past that. Looks wrong.

in other tele style it's also like that, but not that much

To me it also almost looks like there actually wasn't any cut-out necessary!

Yes, but I’ve honestly seen that on much more expensive guitars, too.

go buy a gibson if you want that

What guitar was it

@@richardhudson5418 It was just a joke, really.

OMG Funny to whom? You're so mean to wish that on anyone. lol

@@lluispaloma Trogly did a video like that. Bought a brand new Gibson and it was trash from the factory

Idk, at that point you might as well buy a GFS guitar

@@Bovineicide I replaced my Pickups with a GM Tele dual rails from Korea which was $22 and the neck I replaced with an Alnico 5 neck humbucker leftover from another build. If you have spare parts lying around its not a big deal. Even a $20 Alnico 5 neck pickup will sound worlds better than the garbage pickup they put in there.

Some nice Brandonwound pickups in that would be great! Along with a nice setup.

That’s what I’m curious about too. These days so many RU-vidrs do not disclose their affiliation with a company or how they acquire things for “honest” reviews.

I don't think he would spend his own money to promote a guitar. But maybe he sells them and it's a fine buy for a novice.

This guitar's website have this video, so may be its meant for promotion.

BTW that $119 is USD. I clicked the above link to Glarry site.

I'm curious too. Glarry website says they have a guy in Ontario that will truck through the border cheap and to contact him directly for orders (see "Canadian Orders" at Glarry webpage bottom).

Sebastien....prices and exchange are subject to change. He's nice enough to demo a guitar for you. He's Canadian and keeps his videos concise by referencing U.S given the bigger audience. As a consumer, you are tasked with purchasing particulars.

@@MelodyMaker He's nice enough, what do you mean ? That's what he does, that's the only thing he does, that's his channel ! If his US audience is sufficient for him to have a succesful channel, so be it (and that's probably the real reason and I've answered my own question then) but not everyone that watches his channel is in the US and for all those poeple, shipping IS an important part of the equation. The whole purpose of that video was to talk about an AFFORDABLE guitar. Now if shipping fees make it so that it's no longer affordable, well the whole point of the video is...pointless. See my point ? Pun intented 😉

@@jimmyjames2022 I got in touch with that guy and his fee is too high for this kind of guitar as it makes its purchase no longer a good deal...

Really good sounding?

It is not good, it cant be for 120$ ...

@@boep.6361 You have to buy these mostly for the body and go from there with parts and work.

@Spike Elwood I think you're on to something. A player without luthier skills could get their hands on some cool and usable guitars for less than the cost of a name brand by going this route.

I started about a year and a half ago buying the no name china guitars and doing the luthier/upgrade thing and made some really nice guitars. Then I bought the Glarry Burning Flame and that thing was awesome for 57 bucks...and then came Harley Benton. yeah...Just buying and playing them now.