UNDER $200 For This BEAUTIFUL and EXOTIC Guitar!? (never heard of this brand...) 

Merry Christmas to you and yours Max. Thank you for highlighting a great cross section of eclectic and affordable guitars for another year. Wishing you a happy and prosperous new year, and good luck with the album. Tim from Oz.

I'm loving how often the uploads have been coming!

WOW That thing is beautiful! Love the budget vids!

Awesome find ,love a guitar that has all the latest features ,at an affordable price ,it's hard to believe the price ,that has got to be pretty close to cost ,for sure ,and that riff you played after kicking into overdrive ,as well as the solo was inspiring !!Thank you for another great demo !

I ordered the Telecaster style version. Same color, but two pickups with a coil split. It's coming tomorrow and your video has me even more psyched up for it. There are some negative reviews regarding the electronics, but for $150, it's worth a shot.

Man, it's been a hot minute since I've picked up any of my guitars, because when has been crazy, but watching that shred has me excited to start playing again.

I would have flipped if that had been available in the 80's, as a teen I traded a dirtbike for a no name crapcaster 9000 that was slightly less fun to fret than a chain saw let alone play (kimberly guitar)... Got a budget Ibanez last year for Christmas, and now LOVE to play guitar again! Keep up these good reviews!

Just ordered one...was looking for another super strat!!! Great video

Bought it! Love your reviews, keep'em coiming

Probably the nicest looking budget guitar I've seen in a long time.

Like the roasted maple neck and roller truss rod. The Amazon site mentions it has carbon rod reinforcement. Pretty cool. Be interested in a later review of guitar after you have had it for a while.

I was doubting pulling the trigger on this since they only have 3 stars reviews, but I'm glad you did a review on it. I've been wanting to order their tele version.

Awesome guitar, max! 😎🤘🏻🎸 and Merry Christmas. That is a nice looking guitar. And it sounds awesome for the price.

First... it's gorgeous! And you are absolutely correct, a guitar that plays well and is that pretty, is going to make you want to pick it up every time you walk by it. Second.. I'd love to see apply the same approach to affordable amps. I can afford and have a couple decent amps, but the lower priced ones these days are pretty awesome. Third, Merry Christmas!

Awesome vid sir, been watching gorgeous a while now. Got excited about a few of these bargains, but never pulled the trigger. This one got me. Ordered the blue HSH. Be here on the 30. Thank u Max. Happy Holidays.

Nice review thanks. I have an Ibanez GRX70 and the body has the same graphics. Not convinced about that fret board and thought it was a little odd the bridge pick-up was louder than the others but for the price point you really can’t argue and as you say looks amazing

I literally went and ordered this guitar as soon as you mentioned it in this video. From what i can tell online amazon is sold out of this exact color way and set up of HSH the gloss fretboard is super iconic . It arrives in the mail today super excited to play it when i get home . Your a huge inspiration to the guitar universe because most people cannot afford the really high end guitars but i feel you find the best ones for a crazy price like this one … i really enjoy watching your videos max !

Thanks! I just ordered the Volgoa GTM-01, it's more my style, great looks, specs and diversity on this one at a much cheaper price with the coupon.

I added it to my guitar shopping list. GAS is a problem. Thank you for contributing to the issue.

That is one gorgeous guitar! Put one on my list. Thank you for sharing!

My biggest gripe many years ago with cheap guitars, out of the box, is a lot of them have certain pickup positions that are only tonally useful and strong in one area only. From what I heard of you playing it clean it doesn't sound like it has that issue. That right there made me thing '... nice'.

Let me say something. Not a pro. But. Max can make any quitar to play amazingly. Every time it is WOW! Thank you, Max!

Surprised no one has commented on how good those pickups sound. Very PAFish in the cleans, lovely tone

Absolutely agree about your point about the look of the instrument. A guitar you want to pick up and play is … surprise … a guitar that gets you playing! Looks don’t equate to tone but man they really do matter.

Max, I’m proof to your theory A guitars looks is a catalyst to playing. I had a Epiphone LP studio 20 years ago for my 1st electric. 12 months past as I picked it up once in A while trying to learn. I decided to “Browse” the guitar store and a Red Quilted Ibanez changed everything. A sale sent me home with It at $199. I learned more in 12 Weeks than I did in 12 months with the black LP. Those red horns and quilted top along with EMG doubles wrapped in black contrasting the Shark tooth inlays had me coming back DAILY! Keep the vids coming, you rock RU-vid. Very well spoken and informative vids with get to the point accuracy. Thank you for that. With your help, I own A WOLF Lp, a Firefly FF338 Spalted maple, and IYV PRS. Great quality axes can be purchased for under $500..and sometimes under $300!

Cool! I've got a Volgoa headless guitar review going up tomorrow. Fantastic guitar.

Wow..I might pull the trigger on this one..!!..thanks for the vid!!

Max does it again bravo sir

The ball end frets are must-have for any guitar I’m going to get going forward.

That guitar really packs a punch for the price range. Awesome demo

Thank you for posting this helpful video!

Oh yeah I'm getting one. That stick is beautiful and sounds amazing.

Ok I’m impressed all the way around beautiful well rounded clean tone good sounding pick ups

You do something I thought was pretty unique to me... in the right index slides during tapping 😱🔥🔥🔥

Merry Christmas you shredded !! 🍺 😎 👍 ❄❄❄⛄

Max with the insane recommendations again.

This looks like a shredders dream! Price on this is CRAZY inexpensive! AND looks like a $1500-$2000 guitar! Sounds are very good, surprisingly good! Maxx has hit it out of the park....again!

Glad I subscribe! Any guitar he reviews sell out within a day usually

The neck heel looks like it's carved pretty closely to a prestige or j custom. I have a couple Starfield (a single year run, 20+ years ago) that have the same heel. It's an excellent shape and actually enables an ease of play on the upper frets that goes beyond access - when you're reaching you don't feel a square-ish heel/plate pressing into the palm of your hand; I came to like it so much I basically created a "heel comfort" category in my mental assessment list to help me decide whether or not to keep/buy/replace an instrument...glad to see it turn up in a range that even beginners can afford - you'll be a lot more likely to practice more if your instrument plays well and sits nice in your hand.

Are you going to do a review on the teeth whitening foam down the road? Good one, I hit the like button after hearing that. Honestly I'm intrigued, didn't know that existed and now I want to try some. Love the channel, Max, happy holidays and keep kicking sweet ass as usual! 🤘🎸

I got the epiphone special SG in black off Amazon for the Christmas deals. Sounds and plays great!

I am going to order one of them.. It looks way cooler then any one's I seen for as low as it cost.. Thanks 😊👍

Gotta say, as a fan of Gibson and epiphone which i have several. That is not a bad guitar at all. Sounds good, looks good 🤘🤘 honestly 1 of my favorite guitars I own that I love to play, is my 250 dollar epiphone slash AFD model. The sustain that guitar has, is sick IMO. Can hold a note for days. But I am definitely gonna look into getting one of these. Thank you for this video. Awesome review.

Thanks again Max!

I love the guitar's looks and sound! I just looked for it, but couldn't even find that brand.

That looks like it has real potential. Very nice for the first impression. I wish when I started playing we had all the options for well built and great sounding affordable guitars. I'm just a hack amateur guitarist so I love these affordable guitars to this day and that is what I look to buy to get all the guitars I want. I appreciate your reviews. But I think what we are all wondering though is, did you get the teeth whitening foam and how was it? When is that review coming?

I like the raw look of no frames on the pickups, reminds me of Eddie's Frankenstrat which is never a bad thing

I love your Channel and your playing , Dude !! I'm trying to convince my Wife that I need the Firefly Dark Blue Burst Les Paul with Gold Hardware that you did a Video on recently . I love that Guitar !! And you talked about every detail . Anyway , I hope you're doing well and staying safe . Thanks for making all of these great Videos . 🎸 This Guitar is great also , but I'm more of a Les Paul guy .

You get what you pay for. There's a reason some are less expensive and some outrageously expensive. Nice look and sound for the price. Thanks for sharing 🤘

I Grabed one of these the night Max put this Vid up. It is a Beautiful Super Strat w/ a Mahogony Body and Carmelized maple neck , a Super hard smooth HPL. Fretboard , Rounded Stainless steal Frets. -- Free Shipping. even the PU's are good. You could upgrade the trem block w/ a brass block for 25 bucks. The one thing I don't like is the headstick White letering which is a garish mark in an otherwise nice guitar. 189.Very Good deal. If you get a bad one its Amazon so just return it for free. Some may have bad sodering in the wiring no big deal. Mine is fine. Good bones for sure. Nicer/ Better than a firefly. SG. IMO.

I thoroughly browsed it on Amazon and it looks great for the $$. The HSH is still available in a cool red. I might get it soon. I bought a candy blue Kramer Baretta Special because of you in the summer and love it!! Thanks for keeping the public informed on good guitar buys.

Great review. I have a few expenses guitars but I like buying cheaper ones that play great in spite of their lower cost. I can buy one on the fly just for grins. Guitars are like guns and motorcycles, I don’t need more then one but I like to own lots more then just one. Thanks

Okay, I 'm sold. Love the tone.

Cool video and it seems to be a great guitar at that price. That being said, in the same price range, I believe the Yamaha Pacifica 012 model to be a superior guitar

Wow max, you keep cranking out these videos in rapid succession. Hope you don't run out of space in your apartment with all your gear.

Ordered one right after seeing this for a Christmas game my partner’s family plays.

I couldn't agree more with your "I want to pick up that guitar and play" analogy. Look good, play good from Dieon Sanders comes to mind. I'm now a subscriber....thinking of buying this guitar. I just pulled the trigger on a BCP cutaway acoustic-electric...fingers crossed, going to try and learn to play BOTH!

I have a Volgoa Tele copy with the same style fretboard. I really like them. I am looking to getting the guitar you are showing. Hopefully pretty soon.

Looks even more like a recent Charvel than the Harley Benton Fusion Pro, your playing is great as always bro!

Very cool ! Keep it up men

Really like the finish. Sounds good.

That is a sharp looking guitar for the money and it sounds great. I can only imagine what a beginning player would do if he or she found one of these under the tree Christmas morning. I've been playing for years and I would love to have one myself.

Its beautiful! May have to order this one.

That fretboard looks amazing the Frets look perfect. Makes me kind of want to spray one of my squire Laurel fret boards with some nitro or some polyurethane or something to get that look although you'd really have to go through a lot of sanding 2000 grit 3000 grit 4000 grit maybe up to even five thousand grit then apply whatever finish and then start puffing away until she shines like that. Maybe a little car wax to finish her off lol yeah I just cannot get over the look at that neck that is like the best of both worlds. Thanks again Max for bringing us another winner you my friend are incredible and I am so glad you are here to guide us into not wasting our money on buying $5,000 guitars especially if we're not in bands and touring the country or the world of course then we probably have to buy a $20,000 guitar but I would bet you that if you had to gig you could probably take this guitar on stage and people would be wandering wowwhat the hell is that guy playing. I mean it does sound great and when the light hit that fretboard every guitar guy in the audience is going to be looking at each other going what the hell is that thing it's like a guitar from outer space. Yes Max has a guitar from planet Zeutron! Right on brother

Thanks, Max! Just subscribed 🤘

Great breakdown on the details of what you get for under 200. That fretboard sheen is amazing. I’m wondering how tuning will stand up to trem usage and to dropping down to C or even A. I’m not a fan of humbuckers unless they are being played kinda like they way you play, which isn’t how I play. Lol. Of course. The pick ups sound like the alnico, wax coated HBs in my Pelham blue 335 which are the loudest and quietest pick ups I’ve ever played (I mention the Pelham blue because exactly - a guitar has to look a certain way for you want to play it).

Pretty sweet axe I think.sounded good,looks great. I'd say great value.THANKS MAX. !

Nice playing and nice guitar!

Really nice video !

with you playing the guitar which every time you do that let's me know whether or not I will choose to even give a guitar a second glance and this one I will be checking out.

Wow always great thanks you as always keeps rocking 😊

Thanks MAX. I think I"ll buy one. Merry Christmas Shalom/gw

i'm almost 60 years old and i grew up listening to alot of different music from alot of genres, my favorite became rock after i started listening to f.m. radio in 1978. music certainly has changed alot since then but only since the late 90's has for me become unlistenable. i love the video's that you do that highlight some really good guitars for not so much money, i'm hoping it will get some young and old musicians into playing and coming up with some new old school fm rock. as a black man i understand that rock was introduced to the world by my people, i'm not saying everyone has to agree with me but it's getting harder to be a black man in this society to love rock and roll. i can't stand rap or hip hop....it's just not for me. anyway, thank you for posting about some inexpensive ways to get into actually playing real music.

I don't know Max, pretty tough to sound bad playing through that Mustang gtx. I think that amplifier is the most under rated piece of gear out there recently. I love my gtx.

I have a Gibson and a bass with a fretboard like that. They work great, especially the bass fingerboard. Black like ice.

That is an incredible finish for such an inexpensive guitar. Nice work finding the gem.

The LSR-1 I bought had some intonation issues with the ADG strings made some bridge adjustments for that. Still running the stock strings and the A and D have a slight problem staying in tune. Just received a new set of D'addarios pro steel 10/46. I think a higher quality string will help. My entire rig consists of the Volgoa LSR-1, Fender LT-40 amp, Moore GE150 effects and looper, and a set of Getaria wireless and that"s it. We live in 16 foot travel trailer so this is about as much as I can use and need. I am still happy with this guitar. I did notice a bit of string buzz on the EAD strings from the 1st fret to the 4th this morning but I am going to wait until I put the new strings on before any more adjustments.

I wonder about the wiring modification possibilities. Would love to replace the pots with pull switch types to select single coil/humbucker on the neck and bridge PUs. I did this on my Schecter C-6 Plus and it gives me more tonal options from one axe. The Schecter doesn't have a middle PU, so I'm thinking the pull switch mod could give you a strat-ish tone approximation on the Volgoa.

Owow, sounds good! Cool intro solo!

As usual, by the time I found this video, the guitar is completely sold out (yes, I am subscribed to your channel). It looks very nice, though. I’d love to get one, but I really don’t have room for it right now anyway. Thanks for sharing!

So glad you made this video. I was looking for an 8 string on amazon and seeing what prices and availability were, and i ran into the 7 string version of this same brand and style exactly just as a 7 string. And even though I'd REALLY rather an 8 this time, i just might have to pick it up especially after hearing your feedback on it, I'm super interested. And its $229.99!!!!

Subscribed. Awesome review! Thanks! I clicked the link to grab this guitar for myself but it's unfortunately unavailable now only 2 weeks after you posted this video about it. I did find other ones in similar price ranges but I'm reluctant to get a guitar like this mail ordered without seeing a really good review like this about it. I've been considering buying a build-it kit from thomannmusic. I end up customizing the poo out of my guitars anyway so I think that's the way I'm going to go for my next one and build the guitar I always wanted that has all the features I want. I would have broken the budget for that idea if this was available because I was buying it if it was available.

Hi Max, love your channel. It seems your camera is usually slightly out of focus. Again, love the channel and content! You have inspired me to buy one of these budget guitars and mod the crap out of it!

love budget guitar videos

It really looks nice! Unbelievable for that little amount of money!🤘

Nice guitar! My friend got a firefly really cheap on line and it's really cool.

Beautiful! Clean channel stuff sounded good. Distortion was terrible but could probably be tweaked

That flame top is gorgeous, and the overall look and sound of it is kicking above its weight pricewise.

Looks beautiful! Sounds pretty good to

Thanks Man !

Bravo sir Bravo hell of a find

Damn! I wish I saw this 3 weeks ago before i bought a different $200 hsh guitar! This looks so much better

I have seen these reviewed and they can go either way. That said I actually was considering their headless guitar Volgoa GTWT it runs around $240.00. I would have gotten one but came across some amazing deals on some pre owned guitar that I could not pass up.

Great review! I agree with the fact that a great looking guitar makes you want to play even more. How does that composite fingerboard material feel? Does it have the feel of a finished maple?

Nice....I just checked Amazon. $189. But they also have a model that is modeled after the John Pechuci signature model. Music man guitar. $199. Very similar. Except his style pick-ups. Controls. And headstock. 4+2

Nice vid, Thanks!

I got the GTM-01, and it came set up alot like Sterling/Ernie Ball JP model. Even has a Crunch Lab bridge pick up. That pup alone is $100+.

Neat find! You suggest that a good looking guitar can get you more excited to play it, but I bet if you had, side-by-side, this sharp looking guitar that DIDN'T play or sound great, and a bland looking guitar that plays and sounds amazing, 9/10 you would probably pick up the bland one! That said, about 15 years ago I got my oldest son a Squier Bullet Strat for $99. It was sonic gray metallic with dual humbuckers. At the time, my guitar was an orange sunburst Fender 40th Anniversary Stratocaster with triple single coils, which I absolutely loved playing. But when I picked up my son's $99 guitar and started to play it, I was mesmerized. How could such a cheap guitar look, feel and sound so good?! I have to say that the sheer value is what made it so desirable to play. I was so impressed that I later bought my younger son a sunburst Squier Bullet Strat which currently stands in my bedroom. 😂

The resin composite material on the fret board is PRC, which is used on furniture, pool table's, exc... I work for a pool table company that uses that material on their tables. That material will never warp or brake, virtually indestructible. i find it very interesting that they would use it on a fret board. My only concern, if you had to replace any frets, could it be done without damage to the material? The PRC isn't flexible like rosewood or ebony, that would be my concern. Even though its virtually indestructible, it still can brake and or crack. Other than that, I would be all for the use of the material! Awesome looking / sounding guitar! You are an excellent guitarist, and I enjoy watching your channel!

Looks great 👍 sounds pretty good