I bought the SL51 after watching a RU-vid video like this one! Yes for less than $300 these guitars are a steal. I am going to try to talk the company into building an SG type! I could buy a lower end Fender Tele and a Gibson SG for just over $2000 or for just under $600 I could own two Slick Guitars!
Nice review sir, thank you! I have an SL60 for a few months now. Unfortunately it was practically unplayable in the beginning: I had to put asubstantial shim under the neck to get the strings close enough to the fingerboard. After a few months, the wrap around bridge now starts to lean in the direction of the neck under the string tension. Don't know if the body wood is too soft, or if the mounting holes for the bridge are too big. To top it off: even after putting Elixir strings on it, the guitar would not stay in tune longer than a few minutes. Funny thing though: I am so enthousiastic about the sound of the P90's and about the playability of the neck, I decided to keep the guitar, put new (kluson) tuners on it and I am in the process of mounting a tailpiece behind the wraparound bridge, thereby putting the pressure off of the wraparound bridge.
Sorry you are having so many problems with it I bought it pretty much as a goof just to see how good it could be for the price . Overall I haven't had any real tuning problems with have set the action down but it's not a guitar that I would upgrade or hot rod I just keep it is more of a conversation piece
I come here to see if I am the only person that got a guitar with bad fret ends, a nut that I measured at .20 at the low E 1st fret. After a new nut, about 2 hours total of setup it is playable.' That said, I guess I am not a fan of a D neck. And also not a fan of the bridge pickup, maybe tone down the amp for it? Really could use tone control. It will be the first guitar I sell. Sometimes you just can't fall in love with something. Nice playing bro.
Sir that was a good vid and I was interested in Slick and on the fence for a hot second thank you now I sitting on your channel at sub # 255 thank you for your insight.
I'm not a fan of the bridge. I ended up stripping a few of the adjustment screws, which apparently is a common problem with these. The intonation is way off because of it. Personally, I would've liked a simple fixed wraparound. Because the bridge is recessed, it's hard to find a replacement for it, besides the one GFS sells.
I love that Phone behind you. Does it work? I'm tempted to buy a Slick guitar but the only ones available are the 1 pickup version of yours.. and I do like finish of yours!
Paul Weddle No the phone is a prop. They must have had a shipment or manufacturing issue due to COVID-19. Most have been on backorder for months. Good cheap fun guitar with proper setup.
I ordered one today, I have a custom built Tele and Custom built Strat worth quite a bit, I got this for a different sound and for Slide! The one I got has the same finish as yours too!
I got the SL57 Strat version and I wish I had opted for the SL60. I dig the Les Paul Jr design with the P90's and that cool bridge. But I am not a fan of the finish on either one. Slick guitars are kind of their own thing, and that's what's coolest about them - you just have to love that "thing". I like the necks. Ironically, GFS is 90 minutes from you there, but just a couple of years ago they were 30 minutes from me here in MA. Nice chops, Glenn!
You could get an Epiphone Les Paul Special in TV yellow with two P-90s for $400 and that gives you Johnny Thunders or The Clash sounds all day for $400 US.
Slowly replacing all my HB's with GFS Mean 90's. I get no hum from them. If I ever get a Slick guitar, and this one interests me, I am goin to remove the tuners and grind off that black and stain whatever is under it. That black is the only misstep on that guitar. Thanks for the review Glenn. Best Regards and Best Wishes!
I bought a used SL60 recently. The pickups really rock, and the tuners are quite nice. But mine has some serious problems preventing it from being properly setup by the tech I brought it to. The bridge saddles are at the farthest possible point, and it is still not perfectly intonating. And due to the recessed nature of the wraparound bridge, it cannot be set back any further. Also, the action gets rather high in the upper frets. Overall, I didn't do that well in acquiring this one. I will eventually sell it, taking a bit of a loss, and let someone else try to set it up better. Glad your experience was better.
Sorry your experience was not good. I have it more as a curiosity at this point. I have certain guitars for gigs that I rely on that are tried and true. The pickups in the Slick are quieter than two of my Les Paul's with P90's.
@@glennireland9630 I bought mine as a knock around guitar. I also have others that handle everything I need. But it would have been a cool knock around if a proper setup had been possible without very expensive remediation. It did give me a platform for experimenting with cleaning up fret sprout though. I didn’t want to mess with any of my more expensive guitars (not that they need it currently) until trying it out on something i cared a bit less about. It worked out well, and as a result, i wouldn’t be hesitant if the need arose. So something good did come of it. Still might consider using the SL60 for slide...the pickups would sound great for slide...not totally sure yet. I’m in no hurry to move it, or repurpose it.
I prefer that it doesn't have a tone knob. Simple is better. If you need to adjust tone on the fly use your amps knobs. I have had tone knobs and second volume controls "soldered out" on other guitars. You also get more clarity with less pots mucking up your tone.
To be honest I also love my SL50 and SL57 just as much. Amazing bang for the buck, but money aside... still an amazing bang. My SL57 came set up great right out of the box - haven't adjusted it one bit. Plays better than my American Strat ever did.
