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Welcome to the NO SHRED ZONE 🤘🎸
Unbiased guitar and guitar gear reviews. I've spent well over $15k buying gear to review and to set up this channel.
Hey, I’m Karol. Pronounced like Carl, not Carol. You also know me as Joe Satriani's cousin's uncle's neighbor's brother. I’ve been playing guitar since the mid-90s and, although I was in a band back in the days, I’ve mostly been a “bedroom player.” I grew up playing Nirvana and metal (Pantera, Metallica, Black Sabbath, etc.), but have expanded my horizons drastically as an adult and now I'll listen to and play almost anything (yes, even country!).
If you like to play guitar for fun without taking things too seriously then No Shred Zone is made for you.
Want your gear demoed? Email me! demo@artofshred.com
Welcome to the NO SHRED ZONE 🤘🎸
Unbiased guitar and guitar gear reviews. I've spent well over $15k buying gear to review and to set up this channel.
Hey, I’m Karol. Pronounced like Carl, not Carol. You also know me as Joe Satriani's cousin's uncle's neighbor's brother. I’ve been playing guitar since the mid-90s and, although I was in a band back in the days, I’ve mostly been a “bedroom player.” I grew up playing Nirvana and metal (Pantera, Metallica, Black Sabbath, etc.), but have expanded my horizons drastically as an adult and now I'll listen to and play almost anything (yes, even country!).
If you like to play guitar for fun without taking things too seriously then No Shred Zone is made for you.
Want your gear demoed? Email me! demo@artofshred.com
LET'S LOOK AT Enya's Nova Go Sonic CARBON FIBER electric guitar
This is the Enya Nova Go Sonic carbon fiber composite electric guitar that they sent me. As always, thoughts and opinions are my own.
👀 Check it out: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTTDFCWR?maas=maas_adg_95CE02A6E18205F7A9936A085E3E5D46_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas (referral link)
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I'm going to be honest, when Enya reached out to send me this guitar it really piqued my interest because I'd never played a carbon fiber electric guitar before. Unless playing a Parker Fly 20 years ago counts?
In any case, the Nova Go Sonic is especially unique because it has an onboard 10 watt speaker as well as 4 effects presets. You can, of course, play it plugged into your own amp, but ...
👀 Check it out: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTTDFCWR?maas=maas_adg_95CE02A6E18205F7A9936A085E3E5D46_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas (referral link)
Subscribe for the full review!
I'm going to be honest, when Enya reached out to send me this guitar it really piqued my interest because I'd never played a carbon fiber electric guitar before. Unless playing a Parker Fly 20 years ago counts?
In any case, the Nova Go Sonic is especially unique because it has an onboard 10 watt speaker as well as 4 effects presets. You can, of course, play it plugged into your own amp, but ...
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This $99 Grote is weird but I like it [review & demo]
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.7 часов назад
This is my full review & sound demo of the $99 or $149 or sometimes $159 Grote GTLM-2 budget electric guitar. It seems Grote runs out of inventory often so it pops up every once in a while on Amazon and then it goes away. Whatever, want a chance to own mine? 🤘 www.patreon.com/artofshred I'll be giving it away to a member on February 28, 2025 at Noon eastern. (USA only, 18 & over, local restrict...
Drilling TONE HOLES in a Fender Stratocaster
Просмотров 33716 часов назад
www.patreon.com/artofshred - Join the brand new Patreon! Lots of fun perks like exclusive No Shred Zone removable stickers, an exclusive pick, a No Shred Zone mug, gear giveaways, and more. Certain membership tiers are also temporarily discounted if you're one of the first 11 members! 🤘 👀BONUS 👀 Use code TONEHOLES for 20% off the first month of any tier. Expires at 11:59pm eastern Sunday Feb 9,...
Better than a Seymour Duncan JB? (for less than dinner!)
Просмотров 8 тыс.День назад
This is the FLEOR alnico 5 ~15KOhms humbucking pickup that I purchased (not sponsored!) because I didn't like the bridge humbucker in my Mitchell MD200 ultra budget electric guitar. 🤑 Buy this pickup: amzn.to/42uPbNs (affiliate link) 👀 Check out all the FLEOR pickups: amzn.to/3E5dYNK (affiliate link) 🤘 www.patreon.com/artofshred Join the Patreon to help me make more videos like this (and get so...
DOLLAR STORE GUITAR SETUP: Fix sharp guitar frets & sprout with cheap files
Просмотров 45614 дней назад
Oh hey I'd never used these cheap files (emery boards) for this type of thing before and I probably should have done it first off camera instead of experimenting on camera, but it worked WONDERFULLY anyway! IMPORTANT LINKS (Amazon links are affiliate links and help support the channel. Thank you!) 👀 www.patreon.com/artofshred Join the Patreon to help me make more videos like this (and get some ...
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Donner DST-550 electric guitar [first impressions, unboxing, and demo]
Просмотров 1 тыс.21 день назад
Is the Donner DST-550 better than my favorite Strat style guitar, the Yamaha PAC112V? I'll let you know in my full DST-550 review. Keep in mind these are my FIRST impressions & initial sound demo and this is not my official review. Subscribe so you don't miss that review! Donner sent me this guitar for review but, as always, opinions are my own. The color is Ice Blue but in certain light it loo...
LET'S LOOK AT Harley Benton's TE- 20 telecaster style $77 electric guitar #budgetguitar
Просмотров 9 тыс.21 день назад
This is the Harley Benton @HarleyBentonOfficial TE-20 SB that I bought along with a Harley Benton R-458 8 string direct from their German retailer (Thomann Music). Even with the shipping fee I still saved a good $100 off what it would cost from their USA Reverb store. Pretty wild! These are my FIRST impressions and initial sound demo, not a review. Subscribe for the review! 👀 www.patreon.com/ar...
FIRST impressions: HARLEY BENTON R-458MN WH Progressive Series electric guitar unboxing & demo
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This is the Harley Benton @HarleyBentonOfficial R-458 MN WH Progressive Series 8 string that I bought along with another Harley Benton direct from their German retailer (Thomann Music). Even with the shipping fee I still saved a good $100 off what it would cost from their USA Reverb store. Pretty wild! These are my FIRST impressions, not a review. Subscribe for the review! 👀 www.patreon.com/art...
FIRST LOOK at RARE James Hetfield JH "Het Set" Special Edition EMG pickups
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.Месяц назад
Check em out in my Reverb listing tidd.ly/4guAA8o (affiliate link) If they don't sell, what should I do with my EMG Special Edition JH Het Set?! EDIT: Nevermind, they sold! Probably going to buy the regular Het Set but I might go with the classic 81/85 and now I will be riddle with indecision ohgodishouldnthavesoldthesepickups 🧲 Ceramic vs Alnico pickups? Watch this skit: ruclips.net/user/short...
It's a TEASE! SBH-E telecaster style electric guitar [first impressions & demo]
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.Месяц назад
This is the Tease SBH-E single cut Fender Telecaster style electric guitar with a single coil in the neck and a rail humbucker in the bridge. What I got was a production sample. More about what that means in the video. 🎸 teaseguitars.com promo code: shred5 (for $5 off) Important to note: I don't get any kickbacks from your purchase but they did send me this guitar. Also, this is not a review. T...
2.2 MILLION people learned it wrong! The CORRECT WAY to play Paranoid by Black Sabbath [tutorial]
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.2 месяца назад
How to play Paranoid by Black Sabbath (intro) correctly. Deceptively difficult if you're just getting started playing guitar, but it's straightforward. This is a quick tutorial so if you're having issues getting it just play the video at half speed. I promise you've got this! 🤘 I love the @MartyMusic guitar channel so no hate whatsoever but his incorrect Black Sabbath Paranoid tutorial has over...
is it REALLY the worst flanger for guitar players?
Просмотров 5282 месяца назад
Get $30 cashback from Rakuten with my referral link: www.rakuten.com/r/KAROLG22 This is the Irin Flanger guitar pedal that they used to sell on Amazon but apparently they stopped because nobody liked it? 🤷 You be the judge! What do you think of this guitar pedal? Btw, you can still buy it on AliExpress, which is where I bought it for $9.02. And guess what? You can now get 3 (sometimes 4!) guita...
This upset a lot of people: Premier Guitar Mystery Stocking unboxing & reaction
Просмотров 7372 месяца назад
How'd they ship this to me so fast? Am I the first person to get a Premier Guitar mystery stocking this year? I think I might be! Come with me as we explore this yearly box of disappointment from the good folks at Premier Guitar! Subscribe, like, comment! Or don't! 📧 artofshred.com/riffcity/ join the free Riff City email list community! ☕️ buymeacoffee.com/artofshred Buy Me A Coffee and get a s...
Best Valentine's Day Gifts For Guitarists (+ bonus silly gift idea)
Просмотров 2132 месяца назад
We need to talk about gift giving for guitarists. Most of the Christmas gift lists you see are terrible and just there to sell things that won't fit for the guitarist in YOUR life. We're gonna change that! 📧 artofshred.com/riffcity/ Join our guitar community email list for free 🎸 DIY Guitar Pedal kit from @mas_effects mas-effects.com/beginner-pedal-kit/ 👕 Guitar chord Sorry I DGAF shirt: creato...
INCREDIBLE CYBER MONDAY GUITAR DEAL! $79 Squier Sonic Stratocaster or Bronco Bass!
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INCREDIBLE CYBER MONDAY GUITAR DEAL! $79 Squier Sonic Stratocaster or Bronco Bass!
WOW ONLY $84 for Squier Sonic Mustang OR Stratocaster! BLACK FRIDAY / CYBER MONDAY ALMOST SOLD OUT!!
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WOW ONLY $84 for Squier Sonic Mustang OR Stratocaster! BLACK FRIDAY / CYBER MONDAY ALMOST SOLD OUT!!
GarageBand Drummer vs EZDrummer for riff writing! [tutorial]
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GarageBand Drummer vs EZDrummer for riff writing! [tutorial]
You haven't seen a guitar pedal like this before [XSonic ULooper review & demo]
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You haven't seen a guitar pedal like this before [XSonic ULooper review & demo]
BEST MODS for your Epiphone SG Special? Musiclily locking tuners, intonatable bridge, GraphTech nut
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BEST MODS for your Epiphone SG Special? Musiclily locking tuners, intonatable bridge, GraphTech nut
HONEST GUITAR REVIEW: WestCreek Revenge Gibson Explorer / LTD Snakebite copy
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HONEST GUITAR REVIEW: WestCreek Revenge Gibson Explorer / LTD Snakebite copy
FINALLY! The Squier Sonic Mustang HH guitar review & demo
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FINALLY! The Squier Sonic Mustang HH guitar review & demo
Grote will HATE me for this video ... and you might too!
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Grote will HATE me for this video ... and you might too!
[ASMR FRET POLISHING] 1994 Jackson Stealth HX with 3 humbuckers 🤘#slowtv
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[ASMR FRET POLISHING] 1994 Jackson Stealth HX with 3 humbuckers 🤘#slowtv
I tested 4 POPULAR guitar fret polish methods so you don't have to!
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I tested 4 POPULAR guitar fret polish methods so you don't have to!
Is THIS the WORST budget acoustic-electric guitar? [Mitchell T333CE-BST review & demo]
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Is THIS the WORST budget acoustic-electric guitar? [Mitchell T333CE-BST review & demo]
Is the HYPE real? FESLEY FLP350 - budget electric guitar [review & demo]
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Is the HYPE real? FESLEY FLP350 - budget electric guitar [review & demo]
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Squier 40th Anniversary Precision Bass Guitar [Vintage Edition]
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Squier 40th Anniversary Precision Bass Guitar [Vintage Edition]
New favorite BUDGET guitar? Gretsch G2215-P90 Streamliner Junior Jet Club review & demo
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New favorite BUDGET guitar? Gretsch G2215-P90 Streamliner Junior Jet Club review & demo
SHOCKING FIRST LOOK! $120 Squier Debut Stratocaster electric guitar
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SHOCKING FIRST LOOK! $120 Squier Debut Stratocaster electric guitar
Top 10 Kurt Cobain / Nirvana guitar riffs. Can you guess riff #1?!
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Top 10 Kurt Cobain / Nirvana guitar riffs. Can you guess riff #1?!
You had me at hello…but lost me with the pink color!😮. Your videos are cool and authentic Karol - much appreciated. The guitar speaker sounded kinda cheap and reading amazon reviews kinda confirms that, which is disappointing. I know the accoustasonics are more expensive but in the end you gotta have good sound. Looking forward to your more detailed review running that guitar through an amp, but so far, it’s a nah for me. Thanks again!
I like it maybe a different color 😂
I had a feeling this color might be controversial, but I always choose regular colors so I wanted something wild. :)
Thats funny I was just looking at that a couple of days ago.
@@jeremypoolet same 🤣
@@ArtOfShredYT youuuuuuu "✊🏻" 🤣
I like it. There’s a Strat/Cutlas looking Grote in brown or green I want more.
Got the white one of these from Amazon Resale very cheaply. Great little guitar. Haven't even gotten to the app yet.
Sweet! Thanks for sharing your experience 🤘
So the sonic series doesnt have a whammy bar? Would have been so much better
absolutely would be worse with whatever cheap whammy they'd toss on this thing
I enjoy playing mine. I had no issues with it out of the box.
@@sfkimrush nice! 🤘
The white pickup looks killer on the black guitar.
agreed 🤘
That’s so many cool tone options! Love the color.
@@trialbyicecream 🤘
I just bought a js22 for $240 with a protection plan. IMMEDIATELY I notice the frets are cutting my hands and it’s all up and down the neck and secondly the nut is cut too low and I’m getting horrible buzzing on the bottom 3. 😂😂 I got what I paid for I guess. I haven’t even plugged it in.
Have you fixed sharp frets before? If not they're easy to fix, here's a video: ruclips.net/video/sNRphIGLEcw/видео.html Also another video about how to do it with cheap dollar store (or Amazon) files: ruclips.net/video/LKBdKqQQKSU/видео.html The nut's a bigger issue. Can get a Graphtech nut for $15. But if you bought a protection plan you might as well use it and get a new guitar. Here's my review of the JS22 7 string: ruclips.net/video/Yua5dJ6BqXQ/видео.html I liked it!
@ it’s a great guitar except for that.. I’m gonna see if they can just replace the nut with a graph tech, I appreciate the feedback and information! I’ll let you know what happens.
Four aught steelwool
the worst choice, but it is in the video
@ I use a flexible shaft with stick compound often after level and crowning White,green,blue in succession
I put Fleor pickups in all 3 of my scratch built guitars. I absolutely love them. It's insane how good they sound. I had a pickup that c stopped working and another that the screw hole on one side stripped. But I paid less for 8 pickups than a pair of Seymour Duncans.
Thanks for sharing! A 25% failure/QC issues rate is pretty bad, but they definitely sound good 🤘
I’ve bought several Donner guitar pedals and they have been good.
@@peterdvideos sweet! I'm gonna have to check out their pedals 🤘
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Even the coil split sounds really good. And I don't like the sound of coil splits usually either
Yeah, not bad at all! I think I'm coming around to coil splits, because I also dig how it sounds in the $99 Grote I just reviewed ruclips.net/video/yR9pQ0izchQ/видео.html I'm still mostly sticking to full on series wired humbuckers, though :)
Great review, Karol.
Thank you! 🤘
Thank you! Definitely going to try some! Great prices! Guitar Madness has some good inexpensive pickups too!
Thank you, I'll have to check out Guitar Madness 🤘
Where do i go to get one of those ??
Zimbabwe
How and where did u pay only 99 dollars???
It was $99 on Amazon for like a day last year.
1. About the body imperfections, who cares? Today, people pay lots of money for "relic" guitars, which are supposed to look like junk. 🥲 2. About the 6 ferrules on the bottom of the body, I super-glue them in. 3. About the little switch, I think you can get used to it. You just think about the two directions, towards the bottom, or towards the top. 4. It doesn't have locking tuners, so put it out in the barrel, and the truck will come and take it away. (It's just my joke. 🥲)
I love locking tuners, but I would never expect them on an ultra budget instrument. The switch can be rewired. I just find it odd that they wire it like this at the factory. Gluing the ferrules is a good idea. Lots of people care about finish imperfections if they didn't buy a relic on purpose. Thanks for watching!
I actually like this one 🤣🤣
It's nice!
The wiring to doesn’t look like a design intent it seems more like someone wired the neck pickup backwards at least that makes the most sense.
Could be, but I'm not the only one with this guitar who has found that issue.
That would be enough to put me off, cheap or not.
Nice video. I want to take a look at some Grote stuff myself, but I've never had any luck reaching out, so I may need to just bite the bullet and get one myself at some point. lol
Thank you! Would love to see one on your channel
The pickups are pretty good, right? The weird switch wiring I guess you'd get used to pretty quickly. I'd rather have two little switches, one for series/parallel, one for coil split. Or a switch for series/parallel and individual push-pull coil split in the pots. You could mod that using the existing holes. Would it be worth the trouble? For someone who likes the guitar enough, maybe. It already sounds good, actually looks pretty cool too. Good episode Karol.
Not really worth the trouble, tbh, but could be a fun project. Personally, I'd rip out the switch completely and wire everything in series. 😆
No hype.. just a solid geetar for the price
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I'm generally not a fan of Tele looking guitars with a non Tele headstock but I really like how that one is done.
I hear ya. They definitely did a nice job visually.
Beautiful Strat. I have 2 Donner Strats, both HSS, 1 old script logo and 1 newer logo. They're the entry level ones but are very good and feel and play much more then hat they cost. I think they're the DST-100's.
Nice! I'll have to check out some of their ultra budget options at some point 🤘
@ArtOfShredYT I'd jump all over a higher quality model except the DST-100 is the only left handed model Strat Donner sells. I have the Sunburst and the Black ones.
I Don't think I've seen this Model
I think it came out last year, but they don't seem to keep it well stocked.
Sounds good. Guitar looks cool!! Love a metal guitar!!!
Thanks! I love a metal guitar too :)
Been using Fleor hot rails for yrs. Love them. Good quality, never got a dud.
Sweet, thanks for sharing! 🤘
I'll take it it's a Tele and yellow what's wrong with that😂 😎
Haha, it's almost authentic
You are doing a really good job with your channel. Keep it up!
Doing my best, thank you for saying that! 🤘
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I put some cheap humbucker pickups in my mitchell hd400 ,30 bucks for two...sounds great. Bought guitar at a thrift store and soneone had put different pick ups in it and solder job was really bad.
Sweet! 🤘
The Fleors are great pickups. They split really well too. I have HB's in two of my guitars and single coils in another. For a budget pickup they blew me away. Lot of cork sniffing when it comes to high end pickups!
They really surprised me. Lots of great expensive pickups, but I'm just not sure it's worth it for a budget guitar unless you're gonna be touring or recording and need something specific. These are great for most of us 🤘
I have subscribed. Im glad to know you are a Doctor. In case i need some advise.
🤣 Thanks for joining us!
I have files but gotta try that way thanks
Sweet, let me know how it goes for you! 🤘
@@ArtOfShredYT will do been binge watching to catch up lol
Where was dinner, Taco Bell?
I wish
A pick up is just copper wire wrapped around a magnet and either sounds good or it doesn’t. I would spend crazy money expecting to get such a difference in sound.
Does this Mitchell MD200 play good? They have them on sale at Musician's Friend for $140 for a couple of the colors, and I was thinking about getting it for a mod platform. I've never liked rail humbuckers. They always have this funky ice picky sound, please s they don't take distortion well . I would change the neck pickup to a real single coil. I have an HSS Strat, and I'm either on the bridge, or neck. The Fleor sounds killer! It sounds alot better than a rail!
Yeah the MD200 has my favorite neck of any budget guitar. Feels great. Here's my full review of it: ruclips.net/video/QMVH-xAQ9CA/видео.html
I have an LTD 8 string. Try $1400, not $400.
They have budget options
I use a lot of fleor, oripure and artech.. all are great..