Have I Been Wrong About Cheap Guitars?
On this episode I review the GearIT GST-100 Mission Series S-Style Electric Guitar.
Specs:
Mahogany Body
Maple Neck
Rosewood or Indian Laurel Fretboard
12″ fretboard radius
25-1/2″ Scale Length
6 string trem/bridge
Vintage Style Tuners
Bone Nut
1-11/16″ nut width
S-S-H configuration
5 way switch
Split Coil Humbucker
1 volume 2 tone
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Originally posted by UCAL78TyT12_MdsHCXpL0ApQ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhy_N-ixnno
I recieved my Gearit and the last fret is 1 mm too long. Nuthin a little file couldn't fix???? and considering it included :
20$ gigbag
30$ amp
10$ case candy, tuner, cable, string,
Its a great deal.
Heck if I buy a 3000$ guitar at Guitar center it still will need a nut height correction.
I feel blessed to own it. The ceramic single coils are about 5k and pretty mediocre. The humbucker is really dark. This may be due to the choice of potentiometer on the volume.
But I could still gig with this guitar.
It is the perfect guitar for a 40 year veteran of the road who knows his place.
I have made a livin' playing guitar but I am not Stochelo Rosenberg or Robben Ford.
This is a great guitar for a guy who makes his livin' playing bars.
I have 15 very expensive guitars and I love them yes but for some reason I get way more excited about Finding an old Squier or and old Ibanez Roadstar or a Japanese Knockoff and fixing it up.
QC is so out of whack, with these cheapos. I think some of these reviewers that say they are the best ever are usually given ones not off the factory shelf
The guitar might be cheap, but Stanley is high quality.
Wonder if these are blem factory seconds bought and forced to work and sold cheap?
Pop that neck off and put the headstock on a belt sander and make it look like a Kramer Beak or a Suhr or something along those lines, it’s an ugly headstock but there’s enough meat to work it into a more attractive shape, if it’s straight and the fretwork isn’t terrible. You would probably have to work over a fender certified neck over as well, nut fitting, adjusting and fret level and polishing.
P.S. if you're worried about prefect intonation? You must hate acoustic guitars?
not many have saddle adjustments, gasp!! LOL.
Cheap guitars are good for youtubers. Low cost, high revenue, cause the world is full of poor people, which guarantees klicks.
The used market is overflowing with "beloved" first guitars, that are just a few weeks old, that their owners want to give into "caring hands" at prices just very little below what they paid. All those are shattered guitar dreams of poor people, who just realized that they bought shit, who are hoping to get heir money back, and who are just about to experience the next big problem with cheap guitars: resale value.
The amazing thing about the headstock damage? Is how it can be..
"A big huge ding right there" and
"a little chip right outta the headstock"
at the same exact time.
Haven't even Felt the neck out yet.
BUT.
Now I must change out the neck for a certified Fender or a Mexican fender neck
This neck has the smooth ball-end frets ..But I like the pointy ones Fender still uses LOL
Whatever dude.
In another comment I mentioned that I picked up the Donner DST-152R package. The neck plate was not centered on the body, it was shifted about 1/8" to the right. I pulled the neck, screws are making full contact with the body and neck. The pocket fit is nice and snug. Question, for anyone, I thought about drilling another hole somewhere in the center of the plate and adding another screw but my concern would be hitting the truss rod cause I don't know the length. The guitar has a skunk stripe and really don't know if that's the length of the rod. Like I said the neck is solid maybe just a cosmetic issue. Bought it off Amazon but would have to exchange it through the company that shipped it and like some say it could be a crap shoot. I like everything else about this guitar it's really not bad.
those cheapos in my opinion are NOT designed for the professional musician or player I personally can't afford a cheapo guitar..
As you say, such things are squarely aimed at the beginner and all those issues are just about the last thing that a complete guitar novice needs or wants. If you can't do the work yourself and had to pay for all the work you've shown that this thing needs, you'll end up spending far more than the initial cost and still have a pretty low quality item so it represents the classic false economy.
For someone who knows their way around a guitar, the challenge to make something like this somewhat playable might well be fun and/or a cheap way for someone who wants to learn how to work on a guitar without risking damage to a more costly instrument. For a beginner though, not really the best route in my humble opinion.
Overall, if you're a parent whose kid shows an interest in learning guitar, this isn't the way to go, especially nowadays when there are plenty of relatively low cost options out there that are far less likely to come with serious issues built in. You've just got to spend a little more to save a lot in the long run so budgeting for a slightly higher start up cost makes far more sense. This type of "bargain" probably won't inspire your budding rock star to persevere either and will make the learning process far more of a chore and a whole lot less fun and at the outset, that's really important – learning guitar is hard which is even more reason that it also needs to be fun. This would be a depressing let down for the excited and enthusiastic first timer.
A lot of companies offer "starter packs" that come with a cheap little 10 0r 15W solid state amp or, you could buy a new cheap guitar from a big established company (with reliable return/refund policies and customer service) and hunt locally for a used amplifier and you'd get a lot more bang for your buck – sometimes you'll even find people giving them away on local marketplace sites. When my son was starting out we found someone wanting to offload a no name S-Style with a genuine Dunlop Wah pedal and a very decent Hughes and Kettner amp to anyone willing to pick it up from them. The guitar went straight to a charity store but he still has the amp and the pedal to this day. I think we paid around £160 new ($200) for his first "grown up" guitar and his teacher did a quick setup on it for him – which really was just basic tweaks to set the action and intonation and fit some quality strings. It saw him through his first four grading exams and still remains one of his favourite instruments even though he has graduated to owning and playing several substantially more expensive models over the years. He won't part with his old "friend" even years later.
Out of interest I just checked on the website of one of our national retailers and they currently have several of their own brand S type models available for as little as £76 (B stock) or £99 new – HSS, poplar body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard etc. so there are still very good deals out there that will be far more rewarding and much better value for those starting out, even on a very low budget.
I really enjoyed this video. I have a couple of cheap guitars that I'm going to put new strings on. I hope the intonation on the Tele style one gets a bit closer. Lots of us poors enjoy your cheap guitar videos. Thanks
Don't like that sound
He has a cute face
The little amp is way more impressive than the guitar !
I think these are lures for older people to buy gifts for their kids or grand-kids, and know little about these things. Discerning players would know better, I'd hope, unless you're looking for a good platform for modding or getting into basic repairs. With QC, it's a gamble – you may a get gem, or a turd, depending on what mood the person is in that day.
Gearit has some of the worst QC of any budget guitar that I've ever purchased. I've never seen another guitar where they finish the neck before shaping the butt end of it.
Nope
I've been very happy with the GearIT Tele Thinline style I got as a gift last Christmas. It needed a proper setup out of the box and the stock tuners were rather rough. The neck, with the rounded fret ends, is quite good, smooth and no uneven frets. However, I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner or for someone without at least rudimentary guitar tech skills. These guitars are highly variable in quality so it's luck of the draw if you get a good one or not.
Stanley!
haven't had a guitar that stays in tune , i'm at 5 guitars now ,
all cheap , none of them stay in tune
buy a descent guitar , stop wasting your time
sounds great!!
Orange cat doing Orange cat things
Someone gave me a Glarry; (stratocaster style). It makes sound, but it feels verry cheap.
I think Squire is the best starter. (new or used). I'm gonna do a practice paint job, then get rid of it.
Jayce comparing this to the Squier Debut series assuming the Squier arrived playable(no intonation issues)and not factoring in the accessories is this a better choice? It sound like the neck is still an issue and needs replacing. Even if I payed a local tech $50 I still would 34:12 not have a Squier neck . Just curious what your thoughts are. I know how to change string and operate a screw driver. Just not sure I have the confidence to do an intonation and a full setup. Plus under warranty Fender will correct issues at the local service center . Also for some of us older bedroom players weight of the guitar can be an issue. Lol Thanks for sharing!????
Wop, there it is!
Yikes! That neck to body fit is atrocious. Stanley's a cool cat! I had a cat for 14 years. He was fun, but he did tear stuff up from time to time.
Fretboard is "supposewood"
Bought 2 of these one had ding in headstock also. But for the price who cares. Company has horrible customer service so it is basically useless.