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The clean tones are nice. Very smooth and full without sounding like a bass guitar in that low tuning.

@@martinlahaie6012 yeah, I keep trying to get a bad one. I can definitely see where the biggest issues are for some of their models. Would ever buy one with a trem. I mean even the cheap Jacksons with the licensed Floyd’s can barely be set up to play consistently, no way I am trusting FF to get that right. The problem is though, the ones I have received do easily compare to Epiphones or squires of comparable spec. And with how much Epiphone is charging for MIC guitars these days, I can’t fault any tone for rolling the dice on one of these. Again, I tell people to temper their expectations with FF. Quality and consistency aren’t always hand and hand.

@@BazonBlades my first one needed some minor spot leveling, and it actually had nickel frets, so it was a simple task. The second one had two slightly high frets way up the neck that were able to be tapped down. This one I have yet to find one, and it was pretty well set up out of the box. Surprisingly the intonation was set correctly with the saddles being in the right spots on the bridge. Nothing about any of my Firefly guitars has come close to my threshold of unacceptable at this price point!

@BaritoneGoatStudio , I agree. Even with the little bit of work I had to do, I still feel like I came out ahead.

@@ShiceSquad if you get one like this I think it will be killer. I also think of all the FF guitars, they have their LP style guitars dialed in the best. Most horror stories I see are with other models.

@@BaritoneGoatStudio Good point, all the guys raving about Firefly on Baritone Obsessed were talking about the LP models. I got the FF338 'cause I was stoked to try a Firefly, but nothing else was available last time I was in America. Apparently Guitar Garden sells out all the time and keeps having to order new production. These are obviously in high demand for a reason; mine must have been made on a Monday 'cause I'm pretty sure they got some measurements wrong. What kind of horror stories have you heard?

@@ShiceSquad mostly about the strats and teles with floating trems being misaligned, or the pitch of the neck being too flat needing a shim for the action to be playable. The models with bigsby bridges also seem to be hit or miss. Neck pocket fitment issues on the bolt on models pop up too. The tele I got was fine though. It had a stoptail bridge and the hardware and fit was good. So, still a dice roll, but avoiding complexity might be the way with FF.

@@BaritoneGoatStudio Avoid complexity, words to live by. Fortunately, I outgrew my fascination with tremolos 20 years ago 😅

@@scentia_est I really hope they change that. Alot of people in other countries have been interest in these, I wonder how much of a price difference there would be for them to expand their reach. Unfortunately, the secondhand market is full of price gouging.

@@GearStuffandThings the price on the firefly stuff is worth rolling the dice a little. I have had no real issues so far. This baritone is easily the most worth it guitar they make for me! Hopefully they offer more color options.

@@Moonmaster85 that was the first one I got and I was super impressed. I did swap pickups on that one, but the fit and feel was great!

@@billyturk8117 I put a link to the guitar in the description, it should take you right to it. They seem to be available.

@@BaritoneGoatStudio cool man. Thanks

@@derekmalunow8962 so far it seems balanced with a decent amount of weight on the tail end.

The Prophecy is a solid guitar. For the price, get one of these too! 😎

@@BaritoneGoatStudio watching your video on the prophecy LP is what made me decide to get one. So far I love it. It's a beautiful guitar. Sounds and plays great! Without your video I may never have known how good it is. Thanks. I just might pick up one of these firefly's too. Been wanting a baritone for a while.

Crazy spec’ed guitars for the price!

@@hulakuladajefula2818 the Adlers are my second favorite set!

@@MetalheadOv666 just voice 1 on the bridge. Drop B is as low as I have gone. The pick clarity and definition on these might be good for low tuning. They are not voiced as hot as the moderns either which helps out.

@@BaritoneGoatStudio that’s good to know and I have a modern in a 7 string in drop F# and it sounds great

@@JonathanTrommer got me to look that up! Ha ha. Your project? Sounds pretty sick. I hear the triplet feel for sure in the beginning.

@@BaritoneGoatStudio Yes! Thank you! I had a double take and thought it was the same for a second. Great tone man!

@@DareBear2099 I swapped them into an LP special that I have in Eb standard and they are perfect for it!

@@BaritoneGoatStudio my LP and SG are both in Eb lol and yes, they are perfect for those kinds of guitars and more traditional tunings! I have a PRS with a set of H2’s that are more ideal for heavy dropped tunes. The guys from children of Bodom and lost society use H2’s exclusively

@@GearStuffandThings it definitely kicks up the mean factor on the tone compared to the OG JB.

It is a great pickup. I really like the texture it has with some gain.

@@sethculver1082 tuning stability is spot on. The Graphtec nut is smooth and the locking tuners are solid! The string through tele style bridge offers a decent resonance and feels good to play. An evertune version would be pretty sick. But they would probably charge $1500 for it!

@@BaritoneGoatStudio thank you for responding! Id absolutely pay the price( wink wink Schecter) it’s refreshing to have Internet personalities respond so quickly!! Thank you!

@@BaritoneGoatStudio oh and if they made one in white and green as well ( Evertune ) haha

@@13StJimmy I agree with the name and logo being a sorta lame. The edwards name isn’t bad, but logo they use looks kinda cheap too. ESP has a handful of logo designs that are questionable. But these guitars are killer for the price!

@@r.recofsky it is seemingly a direct clone in terms of function and features. Same control layout, including the gate. The circuit is based on a TS and the different “tight” settings are the same as the Precision drive which is a rotary switch tied to different filtering capacitor values to cut the low end. I don’t know if the cap values are completely the same, or if they use the same diodes. But the Argos is meant to be a substitute for the Precision Drive.

@@BaritoneGoatStudio Do you think it is worth paying more than US$200 for the PS when the Argos is below US$40? I don't know if it's worth the investment due to the cost/sound ratio, what do you think?

@@r.recofsky after getting to try a Horizon PD, I would recommend the Argos. I wasnt able to find anything about the Horizon pedal that made it vastly better than the Argos. I actually think the Argos has a better gate. It also isn’t a complete rip off like the demon FX version, which interestingly has a better clipping diode than the PD. I say grab the Argos if you want a decent boost/OD for modern high gain. If you check out my main video demo I go through all the different features, grater I hadn’t play an actual PD yet, but for $40 it can’t be beat.

@@BaritoneGoatStudio Thank you for taking the time to write all that information, your channel is very good, I didn't know about it. I ask you the last question since I see that you are full with the Gear, do you have in mind any other overdrive to push a tube amplifier that does things better than the Argos? I mean, to get that very high gain metal sound of modern metal.

@@r.recofsky I like having the boss SD-1 and Ibanez TS-9 on hand because ithehbare inexpensive and do a good job of tightening up an amp. But the Argos is more modern than either. The other two options are kind of expensive. The Highwind Direwolf, and the Lichtlaerm Audio King in Yellow. I have reviewed both pedals and they are my top two ODs on my board right now.

It is pretty compressed and can break up quickly, but it has a biting top end and lows are resonant but not muddy. I would say the Duncan invader is more of a wall of frequencies than the slug. The triple coil pickup also sounds louder since it has more mids and seems to be slightly higher output even only at 22k DCR.

I'm wondering the same. Love the look of the rails but the Nazgul is damn newr perfect for me as is

@@ZackAttacksguitarchannel that would be ideal. I should see about getting a license for the Omega again. I had it a while back and didn’t keep it.

@@Durkhead the clean tones are amazing on this guitar! The bridge pickup does the heavy, but it is just a well balanced tone overall!

@@ikestoddard2458 yeah, by the time you get fully gained out, the only real differences are in the feel somewhat and pick attack. There is a bit more of a compressed transient that can be heard and felt in the room with the slug and the lack of real forward mids seems to sound slightly less saturated. But only slightly.

The expanded top end gives it more attack and it has less honky mids. With gain, chords seem to get a little fizzy and muted, but the chugs are more defined.

@@SearchingForTone nope. Both a killer.

Invader is still one of my favorite passives. People either love it or hate it. I think it has a very balanced aggressive tone!

@@corriganpickups I had been playing both guitars a lot and kept thinking how close are they. The cleans are super different! But with high gain they both go to 11. The slug has the better attack and bite, but the triple coil sounds better for sustained chords to me and is more tonally mid forward like many modern active pickups.

@@BaritoneGoatStudio The dual rail design utilizing the magnets as the rails/pole pieces will add a lot of clarity and string to string definition. But I agree with your findings!

It has a bit more push for sure. The waveform for the rails version is very telling. It still does sound like a JB in the mids, just has a little more oomph!

It was one that I demoed with no idea if I would like it, and after 10 minutes with the synth and clean ambient tones… I was like “guess I am buying this one”

Beginners shouldn’t need anything replaced on a guitar to be playable. I like inexpensive guitars that can function from the factory, but also can be tinkered with to match preference. Historically, cheap guitars haven’t been the best for beginners due to their need for modification or fixing issues. That seems to be less the case these days. I still think going to brick and mortar shops to try out guitars is the best to way, even for beginners, to know if one is worth buying. Online buying, even expensive guitars, come with risk.

@@BaritoneGoatStudio well, whatever you like tinker with is fine, but not what the vast majority of beginner players need. Historically, cheap guitars were quite good as far as materials & build quality, and I've found quite a few over some 40yrs from the late 50's to early 70's that i've repaired & sold including several: Kays, Harmony, Silvertone, Stella, Danelectro, Vintage, etc...

I got mine to tinker with but I like it so much that I’m going to put some DiMarzios in there and use it as a workhorse.

@@udertyrat why would I care about any of that? Is there a reason why you're telling me this?

@@rodnyg7952because I think it’s going to be worth the extra money to upgrade the guitar. Sometimes it is. Maybe that will help someone who’s considering upgrades.

@@adamstein9333 I am not a fan of Amplitube software overall. The Tonex capture stuff is decent, but the UI is bloated and clunky. For just having access to modeled amps, the STL platform is much better. They don’t have the licensed names of any of the amps, but they are clear enough to know what they are.

The clean tones on the Fishman stuff are just way more natural sounding than the EMGs. The addition of the single coil voice on all the models now make them a notch more versatile than the EMGs stuff. I still really dig the 81 for palm mutes and fast playing, but the fishmans have more chunk.

Not certain since I didn’t measure that specifically. But comparing to some of my Dimarzio pickups, I wouldn’t be surprised if it wasn’t any more than the mid 400mvs if that. The it seems to be just a tad louder than my dimarzio titan which is low 400s.

It is a monster amp in a little package. Definitely worth plugging back in!

@@takesteadyaim88 they just switched from ilok to their own verification system. I have yet to make the switch with my Tonality Josh Middleton plug-in yet. The email I got said new codes were emailed to customers last year, I have yet to check that out. I would check your account email for stuff from STL and see what they sent out. Otherwise, reach out to their customer support.