As an American, all I can say about all of these Les Paul style guitars coming out is this: Keep them coming we need great guitars that are not over priced or needing 200 dollars of setup after purchase. I tried the whole Gibson thing when I was younger and got burned by it. Over priced and hit or miss quality is not the way to make a person a brand loyal customer.
Yeah, unfortunately that is true. . . I LOVE my '91 Studio and my '94 Standard and they play and sound better then anything right now, that's not from the Custom Shop. For less money. You really can't buy a non Custom Gibson, if you want a good and trustworthy guitar. It has been like this for years now. BUT they are getting better again :)
Was Du sagst über "bad notes" ist so wahr. Irgendwie scheinen alle auf YT zu erwarten, das man absolut perfekt und fehlerfrei spielt - immer und jederzeit! Das man meistens (abgesehen von Lust) auch keine Zeit hat, alles 30-40x bis zur Perfektion einzuspielen, und das es eher NICHT normal ist alles im "first take" 100% perfekt zu spielen, scheint irgendwie den meisten RU-vid-Nutzern nicht bewusst zu sein (davon abgesehen das die meisten von denen noch nicht mal 1 einzigen geraden anhörbaren Ton rausbekommen).................... Keep Up The Good Work!
I think we need to start flipping the question. Instead of asking how a great guitar is so "cheap", start asking why a Gibson or a Fender is so expensive
I love that Henning always calls it the way it is and has no time for cork sniffers. A good guitar is a good guitar, no matter who makes it or what factory it comes out of.
I reckon someone else may have mentioned it? but I'm pretty sure it's a longitudinal or horizontal scarf joint same as is used on classical guitars, essentially the scarf is in the headstock itself, an elegant solution if you ask me.! Which you're not... ha!
I own two Crossroad Thinline guitars and yes, the built quality and sounds are awesome! These models even have a NC finish. Good to see you reviewing this rather unknown brand Henning!
The new ""breed" of guitars are better than ever and the prices are terrific! Forget all those BIG name geetars from the usual suspects as their quality, QC, etc. has gome down the crapper!!! We need MORE guitars like this!!! Great video, nice guitar! ✌🏼
I have an Stanford Marquee. Playability is great, as are the sounds. For the price it's a great instrument. But if you buy this, do change the switch, it broke quite fast for me (and during a gig). I replaced the switch, pots and wiring and it sounds even better now :)
I have one. It's fine, although I switched out the pups for Seymour Duncans. Significant difference! I also have the Thinline C35-AV, switched out those pups, too. The Marquee would be my electric stage guitar. It is extremely light and easy to play. Setup out of the box for both these guitars was flawless. No need for my luthier friend to work on them.
Isn’t that headstock scarfed on with the joint running into the headstock itself, in a similar manner to the Sigma acoustics I own? Asking for a friend. 😬👍
Very pretty single cut, nicely improved access cut IMO. Case at 899$ is not bad at all. Katalox is "Mexican Royal Ebony", something I've see on some acoustics. The headstock attachment is very similar as what Godin does. Thanks for sharing Henning. Stan and Ford don't seem to have much presence in North Am. BTW Nice call out to Max :) If you have another 42 Gear Street, might want to have him do a deep dive :D Perhaps just look under the pickups and remove the jack to see if a probe camera can show the internals.
Great review as always, thank you. I can't find this guitar on the Stanford website; is that weird? Also, Stanford say the Crossroad has a nitro finish, so maybe the Marquee does too.
Wow that sounds nice indeed. I like the look of the body too. The neck/headstock is in my opinion could be something they could improve on. The dots are kinda boring and atleast for me dont fit that well with the style. And the Headstock kinda needs something to not be boring. Overall still a great looking guitar, specially sounds ofcourse. And i dont understand why cases arent standard for anything above 500.
How would you compare it to the Yamaha Revstar 820 Dope AF? In terms of comfort, feel, playability. Soundwise your videos are pretty informative, but there are things ears and eyes cannot do... I want to buy a new guitar around that price point and Revstar looks cool, sounds cool. This one too. So difficult to decide... I value your opinion:)
at 0:25, dog hair or crack in the finish? Also with that heel joint, is the upper fret access like a normal les paul, or is it a tiny bit more manageable?
@@EytschPi42 Interesting, the intonation on my 1975 ibanez LP is way beyond saving (like it's literally spot on on the octave and then 7 frets further it's half a note flat...) so I'm gonna look for a new groove chonk, this is definitely an option. :)
Larson headstock is from the Larson Bros. Maybach Lesters also have a Larson headstock (Maybach owns the Larson Bros brand iirc). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larson_Brothers_Guitars
@@fredriksvard2603 I agree because these instruments are trying to capture the late 50's - early 60's kind of crunch drive magic and with a proper amp the feel is there!
I always like how some people will talk down about "Chibsons", like Gibson-owned Epiphone doesn't sell tons of Chinese made guitars, or Gibson themselves never use Chinese parts. Of course there's legit ethical concerns to be raised about Chinese manufacturing, but there's no earthly reason why a Chinese builder would be inherently less capable than anyone else of building a quality instrument.
I searched every dealer link on the Stanford website and I couldn't find one store that carried this guitar.. It's really difficult to buy an instrument if it's not for sale.. shame
Since I‘m a proud Maybach owner and by now a die hard fan boy, I‘ll get one like that as a „take me everywhere and beat me up“-guitar. This way, I can have something that feels nearly like home when sitting drunk as drunk could be on a festival camp ground without the constant fear of damaging or losing it. It‘s Maybach‘s „Epiphone“ if you will. It could use trapezoid inlays though…
....And for about the same price or a little more you could get a Gibson Les Paul Tribute, or a Gibson Junior/Special Tribute. But that's if you really want Gibson on the headstock, or a guitar that will hold its value - Yes, the Tributes are "no-thrills" Gibsons, but they're still Gibsons and American made.. so that's also an option for people too.
The headstock is not glue "flat", it's a scarf neck joint, but in the headstock part is glued fretbaord side. So the visible joint is upper on the headstock and flat because not on the neck carve. So it's pretty solid actually, just don't walk on it :)
So another good Les Paul that replicates the same issues as the Les Pauls from the 50's ... that attempt at a shaved heel looks like Gibson's modern series half assed attempt at a contoured heel, please guitars makers, after 60 years you still can't solve the original design flaws?
I'm on your side. Why is somebody "dumb", because he doesnt want to buy a guitar from china? Ofcourse its a personal statement... what else... Instrument looks great and the price is good. But china is a "no no" for me aswell
The harder you try talking yourself into actually liking that chibson the more im definitely turned off. Of course the cheap looking headstock, cheap tuners, and dot inlays on a single cut already did that. The headstock joint REALLY shows what shiny hunk of sh!t it is.
@@EytschPi42 not happening... especially for that kind of 💰. I'd get an Korean Agile LP before a Chinese whatever they are calling it this month. Nine times out of 10 I reach for a prestige anyway...as I'm sure you would 😜
well, that’s too bad... but I am sure he’s cool with it. I called and asked and he said it’s totally OK. Actually... he was so happy to get a shoutout that he instantly went over to patreon and started supporting my channel. So, technically, this is now a lord approved and sponsored channel... hmm... maybe I don’t have to pay taxes anymore.... hmm... maybe I can get away with horrible acts of pedophilia... That lord dude... he lets a lot of things slide, doesn’t he?
