I bought one too. I did fret work, pressed frets in, put tungoil on the fretboard. The fretboard is composite. I replaced the bridge pickup and am waiting on the neck and middle and wiring. I like it, it’s fun. I wanted a travel guitar that was really small and didn’t want to spend that much on something like a stienberger spirit. Also a bonus the neck is flamed on mine. I will make a video on my experience at some point. I ordered direct from the asmuse website, I paid like $140.
Rumor has it Phil McKnight did the sock test on this guitar and ripped his pants. Also: at Amazon they suggest a guitar hanger that uses padded hooks that grab onto the headstock. wut...
@arichi8936 actually, Jamstik licensed the shape from ALP, and Asmuse did import work for ALP for a while. The Leaf 200, the guitar the shape is based on, is much better than this one though.
Wow, I love these reviews. Nicely done by all means. thanks bro. I have a headless from Amazon, it’s called an “Eart” guitar. it has this EXACT same bridge and I can say from owning this little guy for a while, it’s not a bad bridge but with mine is has intonation problems constantly, so I can imagine these cheaper headless all suffer from this issue.
Tuning could be the springs. Some builders recommend certain gauge strings based on the size and strength of the springs in the Trem. So using the wrong gauge will over/under stress the spring. Causing it to drop tune.
Been thinking about getting a small headless travel size guitar just for for living room jamming recently I find it interesting that not only are you being overrun with ads for these I'm being with overwhelmed RU-vid videos regarding the same❤😅
There's a headless guitar here in the Philippines that's made it look like a strandberg and it's cheap you should check it out it's called Luxars S-G62
Bought a bass from Amazon it’s actually really good quality for like 100$ next ima order a double neck sg kit this in an interesting headless guitar your showing us awesome
@@dime85sg I had to return it to Simon so he could have his new pickups installed... but hopefully I can borrow it again for a legitimate video. It's SO NICE.
Frets are sticking out because of guitar being made in Asia, moisture content there is massive. When it ships to the western countries they shrink big time. So you end up with sticking out frets. I have dealt with that in epiphones, schecters, jacksons, ibanezes. Sometimes frets start to pop out in the winter when heating season is on, very dry air. I had a lot of sticks what were made in India, Vietnam, china +- same things that bigger brands have.
I don't have that guitar, but I have one of that company's older Headless guitars (the Leaf 200), and it's pretty good! Same bridge (that particular bridge is actually really really common for budget headless guitars) but very different body, and a twin-humbucker layout instead of HSS. Sad to see this one is such a downgrade. It's also very strange that the bridge wasn't staying in tune - I've had that thing hold a tune for several months at a time! One thing someone showed to me about it is you can slip your pick sideways into the tuning knobs and rotate the tuners that way.
The best cheap guitar I have is my Schecter Damien V, which I bought for $199, many years ago. It was cheap for two reasons. It was a B-stock, minor little paint oopsie, and it was on sale. I still play it to this day. The neck is fantastic, falling bat inlays for extra speed, and it came with passive EMG's, which are actually great. Overall, it was a steal for $199, during an after Xmas sale.
I never liked Schecters, but that was based off my experience with them in the 00's. I've since tried a keith merrow and their (slimline?) series... They've definitely come a long way, and I probably need to try them again.
@@TaylorDanleyThey will definitely surprise you. The necks are just fantastic, it's what sold me on my el cheapo V. It needed no setup. The intonation was even spot on. I've played some of Schecter's more mid price range and high end guitars, and they're incredible. I would rate them right up there with a pricey ESP, but at a fraction of the cost. The durability of a Schecter is also impressive. Quick story, shortly after I bought my V, I fell on it after playing one night. I snapped the bolt on neck right out of neck joint, stripped one screws out. I thought it was past saving. But to my surprise, and with some wood filler in the stripped screw hole, the neck bolted right back on with no issues. It wasn't twisted, warped or anything. It tuned right up, and the intonation was only slightly off on the G string. In summary, my cheap workhorse V gets the job done, and I don't have to worry about one of my vastly more expensive guitars getting stolen, or worse at a gig.
I'm sure the headless system is good, I think I just need more time to understand it. When a restrang (strung? whatever...) the guitar, I don't think I gave it enough excess string to lock it down... Since there's no angle to lock it in place, my assumption is you need to have excess string to hold it down... if that makes sense.
That quad subwoofer speaker, are they 4 12 inch woofers or 4 10 inch woofers? And how much bass does it have and how loud is the bass? Also does it gotthat intense punching bass?
I have never expected these inexpensive guitars to be perfect. I can fix these issues like fret sprout and frets that are not level etc. The bridge being crooked is a bigger issue and I have seen this on several inexpensive guitars and a couple higher end models. I have worked on several guitars with this issue it can be a big problem. I collect guitars and love finding inexpensive guitars one that stand out from the others. I usually buy preowned stuff as a rule So far I never regretted a purchase because I can tweak them with a little work. Last week I got a Leo Jaymz - Monsoon and it blew me away! The quality for $230.00/250 shipped to my door the guitar is a steal at the price IMO. I will be buying another. I checked and you haven't tried one yet. I was looking for an inexpensive headless 8 string guitar with fan frets but none looked that appealing at the time.
Nor I, but advertising to beginners and handing them something that feels like barb wire is pretty rude IMO. Almost every other budget guitar I've tried doesn't have the same issue! But I think if you really like it, are willing to put in the work, it's fine... I just don't think it should say beginner in the listing.
@@TaylorDanley Awesome! That was one of the cheapest SG I found and I consider it for something for travel to not move my main gear. It would be interesting to see it in the Devil's Tune
Have you tried the Guitar Nutbuster? I actually picked one up and threw it on one of my Les Paul guitars and it completely holds it in tune. Imagine that!? Haha!
I understand that the jackson dinky is a budget guitar. But I bet In your next comparison video we will all see that it blows all these other budget guitars out of the water
I know headless guitars cater towards my stile of preferred music/playing but I gotta say I really do like all the weird and whacky shapes they come in
I got the Harley benton headless awhile back. I ended up buying tons of tools, pickups , pots and even a bridge like that because it had a sitar sound. Still kind of crap lol
Subcribed. let me tell you I have a very cheap guitar myself, its the Epiphone LP100. maybe you could review that. its like $150 but at the very least I also have an other nicer guitar. but either way the Epiphone plays actually very nice
Shoutout to Mama Danley, she's an absolute legend and I hope she knows we're glad she exists Also 17:43 TAYLOR YOU BEAUTIFUL FOOL, YOU GOT BLACK METAL IN YOUR SHOEGAZE, NOW IT'S POST ATMOSPHERIC INDIECORE AND THE GENRE LUNATICS ARE GONNA STEAL YOUR CHEESE! 😂
😂 I had to watch this a few more times. ‘Deez Nutz, HA!’ 🤣🤣🤣 Seriously, this video has A LOT of editing. It must have taken hours to put together. Very well done Very entertaining. 👏👏👏👏👍 I still don’t care for the guitar 🥴
I feel personally attacked 😅 I really like headless guitars and when I'm in a situation I need to wear a tie I prefer a bowtie... (Bowties are great in a lab because there's no accidental dipping into acids!)
Yeah, I can't trust the amazon specs at all, they were all over the place. I thought about it, but a lot of people were pissed in the last one, so I opted to just return it so I can buy another guitar and keep the series going.
@@realkitchenswithjustin I think the only thing you can do is get a mannequin and use a strap… makes the space you save losing the headstock feel inconsequential 😆
@TaylorDanley my wife would start complaining that I pay more attention to the mannequin than her. Thank you for responding and making quality content. I try to catch your vids daily
I had an EART headless guitar and felt and played soooooo so good but it has the same stupid ass complicated ass shit ass bridge that this guitar has… a literal nightmare to restring
Depends. If it's really bad, return or keep for a project... for the rest, I do have a pile of decent cheap guitars that are going to a donation center soon
I am absolutely fucking with the design. How DARE you call her ugly?! For the price though, it's a shame how fucked the frets are. You can find better cut frets for way cheaper than $169.
You could certainly fix the fret issues if you had the tools and knowledge, but the fact that this guitar is marketed towards beginners makes it an epic fail. Nothing makes you want to give up playing like a new guitar with sharp fret ends that won't stay in tune.
