I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ❤️ LOVE ❤️ LOVE THIS VIDEO.. ESPECIALLY THE STRANDBERG BODEN PROG GUITAR..YOUR PLAYING IS PHENOMENAL..MY ALL TIME FAVORITE STRANDBERG GUITAR IS THE STRANDBERG MASVIDALIEN NX COSMO..
Thanks for the kind words, appreciate your time and glad you like what I do! I've got two new Strandberg's in for review now so I hope you'll give the channel a sub and stop on by when those come out. Rock on!
Awesome review man! One thing to note, you can adjust the strandy bridge to flutter just like a Floyd. There are two separate fulcrum points on each bushing inside the bridge plate, one gives you a really “loose” and light feeling trem, the other makes it very tight and stiff (perfect for flutters). It’s a great feature and a really cool design. Strandberg himself has a video about this somewhere on the web.
Hey! Thanks for stopping back and checking out my newest review, your support really means a lot! Thanks, you're def right I should have mentioned the multiple tremolo points in my review. IMO I still find them to not flutter as well as other brands even on the setting that's better for flutters compared to something like my Lo Pro Edge 7 on my J Custom Ibby. I also recently tested an Angel Vivaldi Charvel that was hands down the best fluttering guitar of all time I've ever played...but the damn thing wouldn't stay in tune. That video will be out in about a month or so, still got two more guitar reviews on the way as well as my new EP on May 16th. Would love to hear your thoughts on those tunes, rock on man!
Congrats on the new axe! I'm VERY glad to hear you got a good one. The pickups on this guitar were amazing, some of my very favorite pickups of all time.
@@aminorerror that’s what did it for me…other than how comfortable it was. I picked up a Mayones Hydra Elite Pro 6 a couple days ago too. They’re both incredible.
Oh damn man, that's dropping some serious cash on new guitars! Congrats on the Mayones, they've been on my list to do a review for a while, but right now I'm sourcing whatever I can from Musicians Friend so it'll be a while till I can get one in to review. Got 10 new reviews I'll be putting together for the fall so be sure to stop back and check it out, I think you'll really enjoy em!
Thanks for the watching and thank you for the kind words! I’ve got 5 new reviews coming out in about a month, including another ‘berg and two more ‘bergs in for review now too. Whole lotta ‘bergs, gotta give the people what they want! Hope you’ll stop back when they come out 🤘🏻
Woah .....just wow.... Awesome demo! really great song. Normally most demo creators do not put this much work into the track. This is really great. Thanks for all the hard work you put into this .
Thanks for stopping by and checking out my full review of the Prog dude. Really appreciate the kind words, I've been trying to kick the quality of the videos up a notch so it's awesome that its showing. I've got 11 new guitar reviews in the works right now (including two new Strandberg's) and three EP's of music on the way so I hope you'll stop back and check it out when it comes out in the spring summer and fall.
@@aminorerror yes sir. The effort shows and I really appreciate it. Recently Subscribed so I don't miss out. I found you "a minor error" on itunes. Do you have any releases under another band name? (I want to check those out if you do) if you ever get a patreon page let me know so I can support your work brother.
Thanks for tracking down my music on iTunes dude, really appreciate that! That's all the music I've put out so far, it's a crazy long story why there isn't a whole lot more, AME started back in 2010 lol I don't have a Patreon yet either although that'll probably be changing in the spring. I do have tabs for all the original tunes and some of the demos for the review videos for sale on my band camp page, and if you're ever looking for online lessons, I do the zoom thing. Thanks again for checking out my stuff, really appreciate your time and kind words!
@@aminorerror you bet brother. I will look for those tabs. how can I contact you for lessons? (it will probably be a month or 2 as I am getting ready to move over the next week)
Appreciate you watching the demo! I obviously wind up putting arguably too much time into them, so it's nice to hear you thought it was cool! Congrats on the new NX, I've got a Classic NX and Prog 7 NX in for review now, and the Classic basically perfect...the Prog 7 not so much. Hope you have better luck than I have with these guitars to review, I love the Strandy approach to building guitars, I'm always bummed when they're a little off
Thanks for the kind words, appreciate you checking out the review! I've got a lot planned coming up in a few months for the channel, with 11 new reviews and other content. Hope you'll stop back then.
@@aminorerror that's cool :) I did not have time to see the other reviews but I like this kind of stuff I suscribed to the channel to stay tune and I will listen your EPs
Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words! I've got loads of other strandberg/guitar reviews, production tips and original music on my channel. If you've got a few minutes stop on by and check out my new music and if you haven't already consider giving the channel a sub! The support really helps. ruclips.net/video/Si0BMCRfJOM/видео.html
Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you got a bunch out of my review! Since you liked the demo you might really enjoy more of my music, I just released a new single and you might really dig it too. Best of luck guitar shopping! ruclips.net/video/rqRs9M_1AVY/видео.html open.spotify.com/album/1TnJArvaTuFNoQpIhIbT0r?si=qFY4UHi6RFu2l6FiLeOJ_g&dl_branch=1
Thanks for watching and commenting, I'm very glad to hear your Standard has been great! I did send this one back (although I never planned on keeping it SHHHH lol)
Great review! Thanks for doing a bunch of these strandberg videos. I just went to guitar center to order this and I originally wanted the Original for the fixed bridge but they accidentally ordered the prog with tremolo. I was planning on tuning this to D standard and am planning on going to drop C once in awhile. Do you think I should push for the original or will the prog handle going to drop C and back to D standard without having to do a set up?
Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words! Got a bunch new 'berg videos in the works but I've got 6 month old twins now so things take a bit longer to put out lol Sounds like the tuning changes might be a bit difficult on a trem equipped guitar. You'd def have to do claw/spring tension adjustments obviously when trying to change between those tunings but I'd expect that to be it. I don't think you'd need to do any truss rod adjustments when changing, I haven't needed to when changing the tunings on my berg's. Good luck and hope that helps!
My Prog 7 is perfect, MIK seems to have less lemons than the Indonesian stuff. Slightly high 0 fret but apparently that's somewhat common due to companies leaving it high to compensate for the wear it inevitably endures over time. I can level that if I want to. But I think the gig bag actually highlights the real problem with Strandberg: They give off that high end, lifestyle type of vibe and certainly charge accordingly. But the bag won't really protect much and actually the zippers fall apart pretty much right away. And we're left with sharp frets on the entire board from a factory that makes guitars for other companies with way better fit finish/QC? Hate to think that Ola really just wants to keep margins high, it's so cynical and depressing to imagine that he knows the bags suck and that the QC is a joke but won't let go of the $$$ to address the issues. Super tight playing btw!
Thanks for watching and commenting, I really appreciate you stopping back and checkout my newest video! I'm not as cynical as you, I think what's happened is Ola is busy living his life and he's just less hands on these days. He's probably delegated those fine details to other people he unfortunately trusts while he R&D's new ideas and ways to improve the guitars. He seemed to be the kind of problem solving builder who seemed to get the most enjoyment out of that aspect, IMO that's what it seems. The gig bag is a total joke though, they really need to upgrade those. Kiesel's gig bag is exactly the kind of case that should come with any guitar that costs around 2k on up!
Your last paragraph has been exactly what I’ve wanted to say after my recent experience with the brand. I’ve only owned 2 strandbergs a 2018 prog 6 and a 2020 prog 7. My prog 6 is on par with my kiesel guitars as far as fretwork, finish and fit, but the 2020 prog 7 had one of the worst ebony boards I’ve seen (extremely dried out and cracked from 13th fret to the end of the fretboard by the neck pup) and a 2mm gap at the 9th fret end bass side, it’s not fret sprout it was an unseated fret. Had a QC date from strandberg of 2/4/21 and I received it first week of April with these issues right out the box. It was a refurb direct from strandberg also... so I expected some cosmetic damage but definitely didn’t expect what I got. Sent that one back. Who knows what the issues are with their current production models but from what I’ve seen the more recent 2020 models have been the ones with the real hit or miss QC.
UGH I'm so disappointed to hear of your problems but I'm glad they accepted the guitar back (which is what they should have done but you never know). Glad to hear your 2018 is a good one, when you get a good one they really are terrific!
The biggest drawback - for me (and I own a Strandberg) - is that, unlike on a regular guitar, you can't tune the guitar while plucking the string, unless you pluck with your left hand, which is not the same for me.
All the guitars I've got have come through Musicians Friend....and I would highly recommend against MF for guitars. They don't do any QC before sending them out the door, and have poorly packaged quite a few as well. I've only stuck with MF because they've got an aggressive points rewards system and that helps me make sure I don't loose money when sourcing guitars for review. I bought my Quad Cortex through Sweetwater recently and they seem to actually give a shit so I'd expect your experience to be better but still be on the lookout for bad fretwork. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words! Hahaha you'll prob wind up waiting a long ass time, I haven't gotten bored of any of my Strandy's yet!
I returned a neckthru model with the same fret problem. And it had something wierd going on with the fretboard fret area 20-24. Ended up getting an Original 7 Natural finish. I love this guitar, its perfect. Not fret or fretboard problems.
Thanks for watching and commenting! Glad to hear your were able to send your back and get a good example of one. At this point, the more I've played and talked to other people I think there's just some QC problems with the Indonesian builds and that's disappointing. If you get a good one though....Strandberg is the freaking best!
Thank you! Appreciate the kind words and the comment! If you haven't already, consider giving the channel a sub for loads of great guitar content each month!
I think that was my most favorite demo you've done so far. If that's a peek preview of what your solo album is going to be like, I need to remember to get my hands on it. As for the fret ends, I think it may be fret sprout. I'm on my 4th Strandberg and I've yet to find anything wrong with the frets. I am in Florida where it's very humid, so maybe that's what has helped me out. My only issue with Strandberg at this point is the lack of a neck-through 7 and 8 string, so much to the point where instead of getting a 5th Strandberg, I bit the bullet and put an order in for an Aristides H/08.
Thanks for stopping back and checking out the demo and review! The new EP is a lot like these so I think you'll really like it, it'll be out May 16th! That's interesting you haven't ran into fret sprout down in Florida, you might be onto something! Hopefully they'll be coming out with neck through models very soon for 7 string models! I'd love to hear about the Aristides once you get it, they've been on my list of a brand I'd love to check out, but they're hard to come by (and I get all my guitars to test through Musicians Friend right now because of their point system and they don't have any lol). Best of luck with the new guitar, be sure to drop me a line and let me know when you get it, I'd love to hear it in action.
@@aminorerror oh! I almost forgot! You mentioned not liking the standard bag. I completely agree, I don't like it either. I felt like it was TOO snug for my Original 8. I wound up buying a Basiner Brisq, and it definitely has more padding. Basiner makes the strap for Strandberg, so if you're interested in using a different brand of bag, that's one I'd definitely recommend checking out.
That song tho! What is the name of the song so I can go and buy it and support your work? I'll probably just buy it all but need to listen to that immediately. lol
Hi Brian, thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words! The track was something that I wrote specifically for this review video and I don't have it up for sale (although maybe I should lol) If you shoot me an email at aminorerrorrocks@gmail.com I can email over an mp3 and the full transcription for free if you'd like to learn some of the parts! I did however just a put out a new single called '81 Years Past...' on September 5th, and an EP called 'Caldron of Stars' this past May which is available to stream on Spotify/iTunes or to purchase off my band camp. All of the songs are in the same progressive metal genre and you might really like em, I'll leave links down below so you can check that out if interested. I really appreciate the kind words and I'm glad you enjoyed my playing. I've been working hard on upping the quality of my RUclips content and I've got a LOT planned for the winter/spring. Got 10+ guitar review videos in the works with a full cover album that'll go along with all of those reviews and a new EP of original music out shortly there after, I hope you'll stop back and check it out. Rob ruclips.net/video/rqRs9M_1AVY/видео.html aminorerror.bandcamp.com open.spotify.com/artist/7Ijy3f0QODs7qwo7NeoCNA?si=Abz8NJh0RWGr5DlgyTrq5A&dl_branch=1 music.apple.com/us/artist/a-minor-error/974892187
@@aminorerror Oh wow, thanks so much! I will absolutely email you here shortly. I did buy your albums this evening, but have not yet had a chance to listen. And yes, you should absolutely sell that song, it is amazing. It kinda reminded me a little of a mix Angel Vivaldi/Paul Wardingham, but with more depth and style. I did just order the Prog 6. I watched your reviews as well as another guitarist on RUclips. I really would have loved to have saved the money and grabbed a standard 6 with the tremolo, I just really liked the sound of these pickups much more. I know I could replace them on the standard but opted to go with the prog instead. I cannot wait to get it!! Thanks again for your video review and your generosity as well! Followed!
Eiii forgot the guitar, What a song and what guitar player!! awesome!!! Whats the name of the song?? Where can I find it, I can´t take out from my head.
Thank you for the kind words! Shoot me an email to aminorerrorrocks@gmail.com and I'll email the track and tabs. I also just put out a new single you might like as well, you can check that out here! ruclips.net/video/rqRs9M_1AVY/видео.html
Rob do you think the extra money justifies the neck-thru version of the Prog? Seems fairly steep even though I'm sure the neck-thru is amazing! What do you think, bang for the buck wise? Thanks!
Hi Steve, thanks for watching and thanks for the comment! It is a steep price increase but the neck through design does make playing lines up higher much easier. The tone will be slightly less snappy and bright though, so there will be a slight trade off. I really LOVED the fusion neck through I tested, but haven't been able to play a prog neck through yet unfortunately. The neck through models are now equipped with Strandberg own branded pickups (I'm pretty sure at least, double check that before you buy) and I don't know how good those pickups are compared to the Suhr pickups on the bolt on models. The Suhr pickups were pretty much perfect. Hope that helps dude, there's a bit of a trade I think but the access to the upper frets is unparalleled. I just WISH they'd come out with a Prog 6 neck through with a great set of passive pickups. That would be my personal build I'd prefer. Thanks again for the comment and best of luck!
@@aminorerror Rob thanks so much for the comprehensive answer here -- Greatly appreciated. Keep up the great music and reviews..!! Always enjoyable and informative..!!
That's a TOUGH choice! I just dropped a new video comparing different six string Strandy models today that you might find helpful actually! ruclips.net/video/6Q7ETR9Kpes/видео.html ** Spoiler Alert** I'd go for the neck through Prog. I don't need the middle pickup of the fusion personally. Now I'm just impatiently waiting for a neck through prog 7!
Your own music is awesome. 🔥 I have a question regarding the maple body,does is gets dirty easily and gets dark as years goes by. Or it doesnt? If it does how do you clean and maintain the maple body?
Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words! The body on the Boden is made of swamp ash, only the top is made from Maple. There's a very thin layer of finish applied on the guitars, it isn't raw unfinished wood so there's not much extra cleaning required than from any other guitar finish. It doesn't get as dirty as a high gloss finish and it tends to not leave any finger prints or smudges on it. All guitars will age differently depends on the environment you keep them in, and if you gig a lot, but on my older Boden OS original it hasn't changed color. It looks pretty much new. Hope that helps!
@@aminorerror yes it does help a lot,i am subscribed and looking forward on your upcoming uploads. Im still saving up to get my very first strandberg. So for now i will watch your videos,comparison,unboxing esp.reviews. wish u make more. Thank u so much.
Hahaha if ONLY I could keep all of em...sadly I've only got two Strandberg's at the moment. Thanks for checking out my review, I really appreciate you stopping back. New music May 16th too!
I've been getting all my guitars from Musicians Friend, usually I try to get them on the cheap and then sell them, although when they come damaged or not up to par then they get sent back. Artwork is done for the EP, it's prob not the greatest but it'll do lol
Thanks, I totally forgot! Shoot me an email to aminorerrorrocks@gmail.com sometime, I'd love to talk pricing and concepts. I think my problem is my concepts and ideas for what I think would be cool is usually WAY outside of my budget lol
Great review and demo. I couldn’t agree more with you on the fret end issues since you know my experience. Also I 100% agree their gig bag is pretty pathetic compared to the kiesel one. I took my Vader across the country in 2019 and it fell out of the back of our van, a fall of a good 5 feet landing on the top/headstock side of the case. My Vader didn’t even get knocked out of tune. I appreciate your honest opinions on these issues as not everyone who owns a strandberg is willing to admit that the QC is hit or miss with them currently. Like I said yesterday the design is amazing and really reinvented the guitar but the execution of it seems to be really hit or miss with their more recent couple yrs of production models.
Thanks for coming back and checking out the video, really appreciate your time and support! It kills me to admit it as I'm a bit of a Strandy fan boy at the moment...but the QC is clearly off lately. It's interesting that I've talked to a few people now too that the Korean made ones seemed to of been more consistent and that's a total shame. Damn glad your Kiesel survived that drop! The gig bags are legit, I gigged with mine too and never had an issue. Sucks you've gotta drop an extra $150-ish bucks to get something that's closer, and even then the deluxe gig bag doesn't have enough padding on the bottom and the strap pin on the rear heal can bottom out hard.
@@aminorerror ya one of my zippers came off the strandberg bag within the first 2-3 months of having it, I ended up just getting another kiesel case for the berg instead. If I’m shelling out 180-200 on a case I’m going with a mono bag tbh.
Damn that sucks about the zippers, I haven't ran into that problem for mine. I've used to super thin cases for getting to the music school I teach at and the case works good for that....and only that! Mono stuff is AMAZING but I wanted to be a company man and rep the case and all....lame I know but what can I say! I'm a 'berg fan boy lol
@@aminorerror hey I was checking out a couple other videos you have and seen you also play Trumpet, I played all thru school myself and 2yrs at UNT in college till I dropped out and focused on the local band I was in playing guitar and singing. I’ve been starting to play horn again and would you have any advice for building up my embrasure again? I was playing college lvl pieces at sophomore yr in HS and I excelled way more at Trumpet than I ever have at guitar. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
That's so cool you play trumpet too! Horn is without a doubt my LEAST favorite instrument I play that I'm average at lol It's so damn hard to be consistent on compared to something like keys or bass! For my horn students we spend a lot of time working out of the Arban's book, and specifically working on slurs. You can even come up with your own quick things to practice if you don't have that book (or one similar). Just take arpeggios in like the key of C and work on slurring from on note to the next, like C, E, G, E, C. Then do D minor: D, F, A, F, D ect Once you're feeling stronger too add the top octave or beyond and see how high you can go accurately. That'll really get your embrasure back in shape!
Hey Philly, Bethlehem here. I’m really trying to figure out which of these guitars will be my first. Since you have a few, could you compare the models?
Yep, flaps are down! That's really the point of my complaint: it really should have FAR more padding to correctly protect a 2-3k instrument. The Kiesel gig bag wins hands down, so much more padding it's practically on the level of a Mono gig bag. The Strandy case should be better. Thanks for watching though, I appreciate the comment!
@@aminorerror Oh absolutely. Just wanted to chime in with my example of a guitar, that was way cheaper. Trying to strengthen your argument. If Ibanez can build a quality instrument in Indonesia and sell it for 400, Strandberg should really step up their QC here. It is embarrassing.
It really is embarrassing and such a freaking shame, this guitar really did check every other box. It could also be a bit of an indictment of Musicians Friend as well, I get all my guitars from them (they have an absolutely reckless points system lol) and they DEF doesn't do any QC before sending out a guitar. So maybe a combo of the two companies?
Hi Chris, thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words! YES I've checked out Gojira, that one is sick too. I used it exclusively for my review on a Jericho Edge Premium 6 baritone recently, and was really happy with how it turned out. All of the extra pitch related toys in that one make it a freaking bargain! Here's the link if you're interested in checkin' it out, Jericho is my new favorite used guitar brand...you can snag em for crazy cheap for what features they've got. ruclips.net/video/ZyGshvhweyg/видео.html
Yea it works exactly the same as any full floating system, you'll have to take the time to adjust the springs to keep the correct tension on the bridge. If you're planning on doing a lot of tuning changes going with a fixed bridge is probably the way to go, or ideally have multiple guitars in different tunings. It also won't be a prog model as they're all tremolo guitars, but they have great fixed bridge models in the lineup. Best of luck.
There’s a lot that goes into guitar tone obviously, but yes. This guitar had some of the tightest bass response I’ve ever played I think you’d dig it 🤘🏻
Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching! I've got 11 new guitar reviews, including two strandberg models in the works so I hope you'll stop back and check them out when they're out. Hope you have a great weekend.
about the headless headstocks issue: different people have different preferences but even so, the prevailing trends almost always eventually change with the passage of time. humans sometimes get bored with the same thing over and over, and then have an appetite for novel experiences. plus, there's money to be made. otherwise we'd all be going around wearing buffalo fur loin cloths. in the mid 1980's Levi's presented an alternate version of trouser shorts that came down to mid-knee cap. at first they looked odd because they were. suppose the NBA suddenly now went back to short-shorts? it'd look like fellows were cavorting about in their skivvies. 'headless' will eventually become just as common as manscaping has.
I found that squire strat tremolos stay in tune better than strandberg tremolos. The tremolo design renders these otherwise awesome guitars unplayable imo.
Thanks for watching and commenting, unfortunately I strongly disagree. First it's a bit apples to oranges of a comparison, the 'berg is fully floating and more complicated than the strat system that usually rest on the body of the guitar. Second, there's no comparison between Squire strat hardware and Strandy hardware...the Strandy wins all day long. Squire hardware is budget hardware and not of very good quality and the Strandy stuff is professional quality gear. Granted, the 'berg isn't a double locking system so it's not as solid as something like a Ibanez or high end Floyd Rose (the Ibby is IMO because of the locking posts). If you were having tuning stability issues on a 'berg that's due to user error and not the instrument. Some tips when using a floating bridge is to really stretch the strings out, use the same gauge strings when doing string changes and to keep in mind anything you do to one side will greatly impact the other end of the bridge (ie tighten the sixth string loosens the tension on the 1st). Hope that helps!
@@aminorerror the strat was floating too. The strany I tried was brand new. Setup from Sweetwater. The strat had lubricant on all friction points. I'm telling you, it was definitely unplayable if you like to bend a whole step, and whammy a whole step in either direction. Sweetwater told me it was a design flaw and they've gotten several complaints about that. Maybe it's a qc issue and you got a good one, but I'm definitely not the only person noticing this. I'm pretty sure it's because the string would lift off the saddles completely when depressing the bar and not return to the same position when released, even though the bridge was parallel to the body and the action was less than 2mm
I've reviewed many Strandberg's and have come across QC issues but never to do with tuning stability with a tremolo. I straight up don't believe you that Sweetwater said that, and again Strat tremolo's are not fully floating systems that's just straight wrong.
@@aminorerror I'm sorry but you are actually wrong. Fender sets up their trems floating from the factory most of the time. Floating simply means being able to raise or lower the pitch. Ever heard of Jeff beck? That's a classic example of a floating strat trem. Might want to do some research
Oh shit, Jeff who? Never heard of him...was he in the Beatles or something? That's why I keep saying a FULLY floating system. That's the difference, and to say a Squire Strat has a better trem than a berg is laughable.
Hey, nice Demo! About the sharp frets - I just had that on a custom shop guitar with my favorite guitar builder who lives like 100km away. He had the wood stored for over 5 years and he is a master at his craft. Nonetheless, after 1-2 Month, the frets got incredibly sharp. It has to do with different humidyties and strandberg can not do shit about it. BUT: Every decent guitar luthier can get rid of it for about 20-40 bucks. Strandberd should take that bill though, with no question - and I think they probably would! Anyway, with the new strandberg guitars using richlite this should not be a problem - the material is not sensitive to humidity
Thanks for the kind words and thanks for the comment! I'm inclined to agree with you...BUT I've got a few other brands in for review currently that are made in Indonesia (specifically an EVH Wolfgang Standard) and the fret work is perfectly fine. On top of that, the EVH is like a $1,000 guitar compared to the Boden Prog's $2200 price tag...ouch! You're probably right, its just the humidity but the Classic and Fusion's I've reviewed were also Indo builds and their fretwork was perfect...so the inconsistency is def a bit confusing and partly why I'm wondering if it really is just a humidity issue. Idk, but thanks for the feedback!
That demo was killer Rob !!!!!! Excellent review too. I like the tones you can get out of that guitar
Thanks dude! Really appreciate you stopping back and checking out my demo...check your email in a bit bud! ;-)
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ❤️ LOVE ❤️ LOVE THIS VIDEO.. ESPECIALLY THE STRANDBERG BODEN PROG GUITAR..YOUR PLAYING IS PHENOMENAL..MY ALL TIME FAVORITE STRANDBERG GUITAR IS THE STRANDBERG MASVIDALIEN NX COSMO..
Thanks for the kind words, appreciate your time and glad you like what I do! I've got two new Strandberg's in for review now so I hope you'll give the channel a sub and stop on by when those come out. Rock on!
YOUR PLAYING IN THE OPENING SEGMENT REMINDS ME SO,SO VERY MUCH OF UNCLE~MR.MARTY FRIEDMAN..PHENOMENAL JOB.,SIR!!!!!!!
Such crazy high praise….I’m not worthy!!! Thank you so much 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Very helpful review. Thank You.
Thanks for watching!
Awesome review man! One thing to note, you can adjust the strandy bridge to flutter just like a Floyd. There are two separate fulcrum points on each bushing inside the bridge plate, one gives you a really “loose” and light feeling trem, the other makes it very tight and stiff (perfect for flutters). It’s a great feature and a really cool design. Strandberg himself has a video about this somewhere on the web.
Hey! Thanks for stopping back and checking out my newest review, your support really means a lot!
Thanks, you're def right I should have mentioned the multiple tremolo points in my review. IMO I still find them to not flutter as well as other brands even on the setting that's better for flutters compared to something like my Lo Pro Edge 7 on my J Custom Ibby. I also recently tested an Angel Vivaldi Charvel that was hands down the best fluttering guitar of all time I've ever played...but the damn thing wouldn't stay in tune. That video will be out in about a month or so, still got two more guitar reviews on the way as well as my new EP on May 16th. Would love to hear your thoughts on those tunes, rock on man!
I just bought a Boden Prog (exact model and finish of yours) It’s perfect.
Congrats on the new axe! I'm VERY glad to hear you got a good one. The pickups on this guitar were amazing, some of my very favorite pickups of all time.
@@aminorerror that’s what did it for me…other than how comfortable it was. I picked up a Mayones Hydra Elite Pro 6 a couple days ago too. They’re both incredible.
Oh damn man, that's dropping some serious cash on new guitars! Congrats on the Mayones, they've been on my list to do a review for a while, but right now I'm sourcing whatever I can from Musicians Friend so it'll be a while till I can get one in to review. Got 10 new reviews I'll be putting together for the fall so be sure to stop back and check it out, I think you'll really enjoy em!
Dude, I really dig your technique and style of playing. Great content, thanks!
Thanks for the watching and thank you for the kind words! I’ve got 5 new reviews coming out in about a month, including another ‘berg and two more ‘bergs in for review now too. Whole lotta ‘bergs, gotta give the people what they want! Hope you’ll stop back when they come out 🤘🏻
Woah .....just wow.... Awesome demo! really great song. Normally most demo creators do not put this much work into the track. This is really great. Thanks for all the hard work you put into this .
Thanks for stopping by and checking out my full review of the Prog dude. Really appreciate the kind words, I've been trying to kick the quality of the videos up a notch so it's awesome that its showing. I've got 11 new guitar reviews in the works right now (including two new Strandberg's) and three EP's of music on the way so I hope you'll stop back and check it out when it comes out in the spring summer and fall.
@@aminorerror yes sir. The effort shows and I really appreciate it. Recently Subscribed so I don't miss out. I found you "a minor error" on itunes. Do you have any releases under another band name? (I want to check those out if you do) if you ever get a patreon page let me know so I can support your work brother.
Thanks for tracking down my music on iTunes dude, really appreciate that! That's all the music I've put out so far, it's a crazy long story why there isn't a whole lot more, AME started back in 2010 lol
I don't have a Patreon yet either although that'll probably be changing in the spring. I do have tabs for all the original tunes and some of the demos for the review videos for sale on my band camp page, and if you're ever looking for online lessons, I do the zoom thing. Thanks again for checking out my stuff, really appreciate your time and kind words!
@@aminorerror you bet brother. I will look for those tabs. how can I contact you for lessons? (it will probably be a month or 2 as I am getting ready to move over the next week)
Sweet dude, good luck on the move. Just send an email to aminorerrorrocks@gmail.com anytime and we can work out the details.
Really great demo... also very useful for choosing (and checking upon arrival) my prog nx..thanks loads!
Appreciate you watching the demo! I obviously wind up putting arguably too much time into them, so it's nice to hear you thought it was cool! Congrats on the new NX, I've got a Classic NX and Prog 7 NX in for review now, and the Classic basically perfect...the Prog 7 not so much. Hope you have better luck than I have with these guitars to review, I love the Strandy approach to building guitars, I'm always bummed when they're a little off
Good review, great video and track on the beginning
Thanks for the kind words, appreciate you checking out the review! I've got a lot planned coming up in a few months for the channel, with 11 new reviews and other content. Hope you'll stop back then.
@@aminorerror that's cool :) I did not have time to see the other reviews but I like this kind of stuff
I suscribed to the channel to stay tune and I will listen your EPs
I have suhr pups in a partscaster and have had them in suhr guitars and they are INSANE.
First time on your channel...holy shit, you've got chops🤙
Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words! I've got loads of other strandberg/guitar reviews, production tips and original music on my channel. If you've got a few minutes stop on by and check out my new music and if you haven't already consider giving the channel a sub! The support really helps.
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I absolutely love this demo and you've officially sold me on this guitar
Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you got a bunch out of my review! Since you liked the demo you might really enjoy more of my music, I just released a new single and you might really dig it too. Best of luck guitar shopping!
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@@aminorerror hell yea check me out too islands in the sky on all platforms
I have a Boden Standard 6 that I got from Sweetwater last summer and the fret ends are perfect. If it had problems, I would have returned it.
Thanks for watching and commenting, I'm very glad to hear your Standard has been great! I did send this one back (although I never planned on keeping it SHHHH lol)
Great review! Thanks for doing a bunch of these strandberg videos. I just went to guitar center to order this and I originally wanted the Original for the fixed bridge but they accidentally ordered the prog with tremolo. I was planning on tuning this to D standard and am planning on going to drop C once in awhile. Do you think I should push for the original or will the prog handle going to drop C and back to D standard without having to do a set up?
Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words! Got a bunch new 'berg videos in the works but I've got 6 month old twins now so things take a bit longer to put out lol
Sounds like the tuning changes might be a bit difficult on a trem equipped guitar. You'd def have to do claw/spring tension adjustments obviously when trying to change between those tunings but I'd expect that to be it. I don't think you'd need to do any truss rod adjustments when changing, I haven't needed to when changing the tunings on my berg's. Good luck and hope that helps!
My Prog 7 is perfect, MIK seems to have less lemons than the Indonesian stuff. Slightly high 0 fret but apparently that's somewhat common due to companies leaving it high to compensate for the wear it inevitably endures over time. I can level that if I want to.
But I think the gig bag actually highlights the real problem with Strandberg: They give off that high end, lifestyle type of vibe and certainly charge accordingly. But the bag won't really protect much and actually the zippers fall apart pretty much right away. And we're left with sharp frets on the entire board from a factory that makes guitars for other companies with way better fit finish/QC? Hate to think that Ola really just wants to keep margins high, it's so cynical and depressing to imagine that he knows the bags suck and that the QC is a joke but won't let go of the $$$ to address the issues.
Super tight playing btw!
Thanks for watching and commenting, I really appreciate you stopping back and checkout my newest video!
I'm not as cynical as you, I think what's happened is Ola is busy living his life and he's just less hands on these days. He's probably delegated those fine details to other people he unfortunately trusts while he R&D's new ideas and ways to improve the guitars. He seemed to be the kind of problem solving builder who seemed to get the most enjoyment out of that aspect, IMO that's what it seems.
The gig bag is a total joke though, they really need to upgrade those. Kiesel's gig bag is exactly the kind of case that should come with any guitar that costs around 2k on up!
Your last paragraph has been exactly what I’ve wanted to say after my recent experience with the brand. I’ve only owned 2 strandbergs a 2018 prog 6 and a 2020 prog 7. My prog 6 is on par with my kiesel guitars as far as fretwork, finish and fit, but the 2020 prog 7 had one of the worst ebony boards I’ve seen (extremely dried out and cracked from 13th fret to the end of the fretboard by the neck pup) and a 2mm gap at the 9th fret end bass side, it’s not fret sprout it was an unseated fret. Had a QC date from strandberg of 2/4/21 and I received it first week of April with these issues right out the box. It was a refurb direct from strandberg also... so I expected some cosmetic damage but definitely didn’t expect what I got. Sent that one back. Who knows what the issues are with their current production models but from what I’ve seen the more recent 2020 models have been the ones with the real hit or miss QC.
UGH I'm so disappointed to hear of your problems but I'm glad they accepted the guitar back (which is what they should have done but you never know).
Glad to hear your 2018 is a good one, when you get a good one they really are terrific!
@@aminorerror I agree when they are good they are REALLY DAM GOOD.
Wow! Nice demo!
Thank you for watching and thanks for commenting!
The biggest drawback - for me (and I own a Strandberg) - is that, unlike on a regular guitar, you can't tune the guitar while plucking the string, unless you pluck with your left hand, which is not the same for me.
I'll pull the trigger on one of these at some point. Hoping if I order from Sweetwater I can avoid some of these issues...
All the guitars I've got have come through Musicians Friend....and I would highly recommend against MF for guitars. They don't do any QC before sending them out the door, and have poorly packaged quite a few as well. I've only stuck with MF because they've got an aggressive points rewards system and that helps me make sure I don't loose money when sourcing guitars for review. I bought my Quad Cortex through Sweetwater recently and they seem to actually give a shit so I'd expect your experience to be better but still be on the lookout for bad fretwork. Thanks for watching!
Nice touch on timestamps within the demo song, I hope more creators do the same.
Appreciate the kind words and thanks for watching!
Nice playing and track man ! And if ya ever get tired of that' guitar send er my way it's my dream guitar...man I want it so bad haha
Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words! Hahaha you'll prob wind up waiting a long ass time, I haven't gotten bored of any of my Strandy's yet!
@@aminorerror hahah I wouldn't either
I returned a neckthru model with the same fret problem. And it had something wierd going on with the fretboard fret area 20-24. Ended up getting an Original 7 Natural finish. I love this guitar, its perfect. Not fret or fretboard problems.
Thanks for watching and commenting! Glad to hear your were able to send your back and get a good example of one. At this point, the more I've played and talked to other people I think there's just some QC problems with the Indonesian builds and that's disappointing. If you get a good one though....Strandberg is the freaking best!
U are awesome.....i bow to your impressive playing skills! 👍
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awesome guitar and playing
Thank you, appreciate you watching and commenting! Have a great weekend
I think that was my most favorite demo you've done so far. If that's a peek preview of what your solo album is going to be like, I need to remember to get my hands on it. As for the fret ends, I think it may be fret sprout. I'm on my 4th Strandberg and I've yet to find anything wrong with the frets. I am in Florida where it's very humid, so maybe that's what has helped me out. My only issue with Strandberg at this point is the lack of a neck-through 7 and 8 string, so much to the point where instead of getting a 5th Strandberg, I bit the bullet and put an order in for an Aristides H/08.
Thanks for stopping back and checking out the demo and review! The new EP is a lot like these so I think you'll really like it, it'll be out May 16th!
That's interesting you haven't ran into fret sprout down in Florida, you might be onto something! Hopefully they'll be coming out with neck through models very soon for 7 string models! I'd love to hear about the Aristides once you get it, they've been on my list of a brand I'd love to check out, but they're hard to come by (and I get all my guitars to test through Musicians Friend right now because of their point system and they don't have any lol).
Best of luck with the new guitar, be sure to drop me a line and let me know when you get it, I'd love to hear it in action.
@@aminorerror oh! I almost forgot! You mentioned not liking the standard bag. I completely agree, I don't like it either. I felt like it was TOO snug for my Original 8. I wound up buying a Basiner Brisq, and it definitely has more padding. Basiner makes the strap for Strandberg, so if you're interested in using a different brand of bag, that's one I'd definitely recommend checking out.
Thanks for the tip, I've never heard of that company, but I'm def gonna check it out!
That song tho!
What is the name of the song so I can go and buy it and support your work? I'll probably just buy it all but need to listen to that immediately. lol
Hi Brian, thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words!
The track was something that I wrote specifically for this review video and I don't have it up for sale (although maybe I should lol) If you shoot me an email at aminorerrorrocks@gmail.com I can email over an mp3 and the full transcription for free if you'd like to learn some of the parts!
I did however just a put out a new single called '81 Years Past...' on September 5th, and an EP called 'Caldron of Stars' this past May which is available to stream on Spotify/iTunes or to purchase off my band camp. All of the songs are in the same progressive metal genre and you might really like em, I'll leave links down below so you can check that out if interested.
I really appreciate the kind words and I'm glad you enjoyed my playing. I've been working hard on upping the quality of my RUclips content and I've got a LOT planned for the winter/spring. Got 10+ guitar review videos in the works with a full cover album that'll go along with all of those reviews and a new EP of original music out shortly there after, I hope you'll stop back and check it out.
Rob
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@@aminorerror Oh wow, thanks so much! I will absolutely email you here shortly. I did buy your albums this evening, but have not yet had a chance to listen.
And yes, you should absolutely sell that song, it is amazing. It kinda reminded me a little of a mix Angel Vivaldi/Paul Wardingham, but with more depth and style.
I did just order the Prog 6. I watched your reviews as well as another guitarist on RUclips. I really would have loved to have saved the money and grabbed a standard 6 with the tremolo, I just really liked the sound of these pickups much more. I know I could replace them on the standard but opted to go with the prog instead. I cannot wait to get it!!
Thanks again for your video review and your generosity as well! Followed!
Thanks for the sub and the support! Just emailed it over to ya now.
Eiii forgot the guitar, What a song and what guitar player!! awesome!!! Whats the name of the song?? Where can I find it, I can´t take out from my head.
Thank you for the kind words! Shoot me an email to aminorerrorrocks@gmail.com and I'll email the track and tabs. I also just put out a new single you might like as well, you can check that out here!
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Rob do you think the extra money justifies the neck-thru version of the Prog? Seems fairly steep even though I'm sure the neck-thru is amazing! What do you think, bang for the buck wise? Thanks!
Hi Steve, thanks for watching and thanks for the comment! It is a steep price increase but the neck through design does make playing lines up higher much easier. The tone will be slightly less snappy and bright though, so there will be a slight trade off. I really LOVED the fusion neck through I tested, but haven't been able to play a prog neck through yet unfortunately. The neck through models are now equipped with Strandberg own branded pickups (I'm pretty sure at least, double check that before you buy) and I don't know how good those pickups are compared to the Suhr pickups on the bolt on models. The Suhr pickups were pretty much perfect.
Hope that helps dude, there's a bit of a trade I think but the access to the upper frets is unparalleled. I just WISH they'd come out with a Prog 6 neck through with a great set of passive pickups. That would be my personal build I'd prefer. Thanks again for the comment and best of luck!
@@aminorerror Rob thanks so much for the comprehensive answer here -- Greatly appreciated. Keep up the great music and reviews..!! Always enjoyable and informative..!!
Rock on bro!!!
Thanks for watching!
I'm torn between this and the fusion! 😭😭😭😫
That's a TOUGH choice! I just dropped a new video comparing different six string Strandy models today that you might find helpful actually!
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I'd go for the neck through Prog. I don't need the middle pickup of the fusion personally. Now I'm just impatiently waiting for a neck through prog 7!
Ah, yes, the new guitar day!
The BEST day! Thanks for watching and commenting, really appreciate the support.
Your own music is awesome. 🔥
I have a question regarding the maple body,does is gets dirty easily and gets dark as years goes by. Or it doesnt? If it does how do you clean and maintain the maple body?
Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words!
The body on the Boden is made of swamp ash, only the top is made from Maple. There's a very thin layer of finish applied on the guitars, it isn't raw unfinished wood so there's not much extra cleaning required than from any other guitar finish. It doesn't get as dirty as a high gloss finish and it tends to not leave any finger prints or smudges on it. All guitars will age differently depends on the environment you keep them in, and if you gig a lot, but on my older Boden OS original it hasn't changed color. It looks pretty much new. Hope that helps!
@@aminorerror yes it does help a lot,i am subscribed and looking forward on your upcoming uploads. Im still saving up to get my very first strandberg. So for now i will watch your videos,comparison,unboxing esp.reviews. wish u make more. Thank u so much.
Soon you'll own more Strandbergs than Plini ;)
Great review, can't wait out check out your upcoming EP.
Hahaha if ONLY I could keep all of em...sadly I've only got two Strandberg's at the moment.
Thanks for checking out my review, I really appreciate you stopping back. New music May 16th too!
@@aminorerror Is the Prog on loan? Have you got the artwork sorted for your EP yet?
I've been getting all my guitars from Musicians Friend, usually I try to get them on the cheap and then sell them, although when they come damaged or not up to par then they get sent back. Artwork is done for the EP, it's prob not the greatest but it'll do lol
@@aminorerror Keep me in mind for future EP/single artwork. I design all day every day. Would be awesome to do something for you one day.
Thanks, I totally forgot! Shoot me an email to aminorerrorrocks@gmail.com sometime, I'd love to talk pricing and concepts. I think my problem is my concepts and ideas for what I think would be cool is usually WAY outside of my budget lol
Great review and demo. I couldn’t agree more with you on the fret end issues since you know my experience. Also I 100% agree their gig bag is pretty pathetic compared to the kiesel one. I took my Vader across the country in 2019 and it fell out of the back of our van, a fall of a good 5 feet landing on the top/headstock side of the case. My Vader didn’t even get knocked out of tune. I appreciate your honest opinions on these issues as not everyone who owns a strandberg is willing to admit that the QC is hit or miss with them currently. Like I said yesterday the design is amazing and really reinvented the guitar but the execution of it seems to be really hit or miss with their more recent couple yrs of production models.
Thanks for coming back and checking out the video, really appreciate your time and support!
It kills me to admit it as I'm a bit of a Strandy fan boy at the moment...but the QC is clearly off lately. It's interesting that I've talked to a few people now too that the Korean made ones seemed to of been more consistent and that's a total shame.
Damn glad your Kiesel survived that drop! The gig bags are legit, I gigged with mine too and never had an issue. Sucks you've gotta drop an extra $150-ish bucks to get something that's closer, and even then the deluxe gig bag doesn't have enough padding on the bottom and the strap pin on the rear heal can bottom out hard.
@@aminorerror ya one of my zippers came off the strandberg bag within the first 2-3 months of having it, I ended up just getting another kiesel case for the berg instead. If I’m shelling out 180-200 on a case I’m going with a mono bag tbh.
Damn that sucks about the zippers, I haven't ran into that problem for mine. I've used to super thin cases for getting to the music school I teach at and the case works good for that....and only that! Mono stuff is AMAZING but I wanted to be a company man and rep the case and all....lame I know but what can I say! I'm a 'berg fan boy lol
@@aminorerror hey I was checking out a couple other videos you have and seen you also play Trumpet, I played all thru school myself and 2yrs at UNT in college till I dropped out and focused on the local band I was in playing guitar and singing. I’ve been starting to play horn again and would you have any advice for building up my embrasure again? I was playing college lvl pieces at sophomore yr in HS and I excelled way more at Trumpet than I ever have at guitar. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
That's so cool you play trumpet too! Horn is without a doubt my LEAST favorite instrument I play that I'm average at lol It's so damn hard to be consistent on compared to something like keys or bass!
For my horn students we spend a lot of time working out of the Arban's book, and specifically working on slurs. You can even come up with your own quick things to practice if you don't have that book (or one similar). Just take arpeggios in like the key of C and work on slurring from on note to the next, like C, E, G, E, C. Then do D minor: D, F, A, F, D ect Once you're feeling stronger too add the top octave or beyond and see how high you can go accurately. That'll really get your embrasure back in shape!
Hey Philly, Bethlehem here. I’m really trying to figure out which of these guitars will be my first. Since you have a few, could you compare the models?
The strandberg gig bag should have some padding "flaps" at the bottom to provide cushioning. Did you check if they're positioned properly?
Yep, flaps are down!
That's really the point of my complaint: it really should have FAR more padding to correctly protect a 2-3k instrument. The Kiesel gig bag wins hands down, so much more padding it's practically on the level of a Mono gig bag. The Strandy case should be better. Thanks for watching though, I appreciate the comment!
I have a 400 bucks Ibanez RG8. Made in Indonesia. Has some fret sprout, but nothing I'd consider "unplayable".
That's good to hear....thing is this guitar is $2250 and had massive fret spout. That ain't ok ya know? lol
@@aminorerror Oh absolutely. Just wanted to chime in with my example of a guitar, that was way cheaper. Trying to strengthen your argument. If Ibanez can build a quality instrument in Indonesia and sell it for 400, Strandberg should really step up their QC here. It is embarrassing.
It really is embarrassing and such a freaking shame, this guitar really did check every other box. It could also be a bit of an indictment of Musicians Friend as well, I get all my guitars from them (they have an absolutely reckless points system lol) and they DEF doesn't do any QC before sending out a guitar. So maybe a combo of the two companies?
You should definitely try the neural dsp gojira if you haven't yet.
Great chops my man.
Hi Chris, thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words!
YES I've checked out Gojira, that one is sick too. I used it exclusively for my review on a Jericho Edge Premium 6 baritone recently, and was really happy with how it turned out. All of the extra pitch related toys in that one make it a freaking bargain! Here's the link if you're interested in checkin' it out, Jericho is my new favorite used guitar brand...you can snag em for crazy cheap for what features they've got.
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How does the down tuning work with the tremolo? Is it as time taking as with a floating floyd rose?
Yea it works exactly the same as any full floating system, you'll have to take the time to adjust the springs to keep the correct tension on the bridge. If you're planning on doing a lot of tuning changes going with a fixed bridge is probably the way to go, or ideally have multiple guitars in different tunings. It also won't be a prog model as they're all tremolo guitars, but they have great fixed bridge models in the lineup. Best of luck.
@@aminorerror thank’s
Would richlite have fret sprout?
Unfortunately it's hard for me to say, none of the guitars I've tested have been rich lite. Sorry!
Is this guitar capable of giving a good heavy rhythm tone? Like Pantera
There’s a lot that goes into guitar tone obviously, but yes. This guitar had some of the tightest bass response I’ve ever played I think you’d dig it 🤘🏻
Excellent! Keep it up 👌
Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching! I've got 11 new guitar reviews, including two strandberg models in the works so I hope you'll stop back and check them out when they're out. Hope you have a great weekend.
about the headless headstocks issue: different people have different preferences but even so, the prevailing trends almost always eventually change with the passage of time. humans sometimes get bored with the same thing over and over, and then have an appetite for novel experiences. plus, there's money to be made. otherwise we'd all be going around wearing buffalo fur loin cloths.
in the mid 1980's Levi's presented an alternate version of trouser shorts that came down to mid-knee cap. at first they looked odd because they were. suppose the NBA suddenly now went back to short-shorts? it'd look like fellows were cavorting about in their skivvies. 'headless' will eventually become just as common as manscaping has.
That's true, peoples tastes do change over time. Thanks for watching, got two new strandberg reviews on the way!
hurry up and hop on that 20% - off Labor Day sale kids !
Good call, I'm jumping on that now!
Очень круто!!!👍🤘👍
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I found that squire strat tremolos stay in tune better than strandberg tremolos. The tremolo design renders these otherwise awesome guitars unplayable imo.
Thanks for watching and commenting, unfortunately I strongly disagree. First it's a bit apples to oranges of a comparison, the 'berg is fully floating and more complicated than the strat system that usually rest on the body of the guitar. Second, there's no comparison between Squire strat hardware and Strandy hardware...the Strandy wins all day long. Squire hardware is budget hardware and not of very good quality and the Strandy stuff is professional quality gear. Granted, the 'berg isn't a double locking system so it's not as solid as something like a Ibanez or high end Floyd Rose (the Ibby is IMO because of the locking posts). If you were having tuning stability issues on a 'berg that's due to user error and not the instrument. Some tips when using a floating bridge is to really stretch the strings out, use the same gauge strings when doing string changes and to keep in mind anything you do to one side will greatly impact the other end of the bridge (ie tighten the sixth string loosens the tension on the 1st). Hope that helps!
@@aminorerror the strat was floating too. The strany I tried was brand new. Setup from Sweetwater. The strat had lubricant on all friction points. I'm telling you, it was definitely unplayable if you like to bend a whole step, and whammy a whole step in either direction. Sweetwater told me it was a design flaw and they've gotten several complaints about that. Maybe it's a qc issue and you got a good one, but I'm definitely not the only person noticing this. I'm pretty sure it's because the string would lift off the saddles completely when depressing the bar and not return to the same position when released, even though the bridge was parallel to the body and the action was less than 2mm
I've reviewed many Strandberg's and have come across QC issues but never to do with tuning stability with a tremolo. I straight up don't believe you that Sweetwater said that, and again Strat tremolo's are not fully floating systems that's just straight wrong.
@@aminorerror I'm sorry but you are actually wrong. Fender sets up their trems floating from the factory most of the time. Floating simply means being able to raise or lower the pitch. Ever heard of Jeff beck? That's a classic example of a floating strat trem. Might want to do some research
Oh shit, Jeff who? Never heard of him...was he in the Beatles or something? That's why I keep saying a FULLY floating system. That's the difference, and to say a Squire Strat has a better trem than a berg is laughable.
Hey, nice Demo! About the sharp frets - I just had that on a custom shop guitar with my favorite guitar builder who lives like 100km away. He had the wood stored for over 5 years and he is a master at his craft. Nonetheless, after 1-2 Month, the frets got incredibly sharp. It has to do with different humidyties and strandberg can not do shit about it. BUT: Every decent guitar luthier can get rid of it for about 20-40 bucks. Strandberd should take that bill though, with no question - and I think they probably would!
Anyway, with the new strandberg guitars using richlite this should not be a problem - the material is not sensitive to humidity
Thanks for the kind words and thanks for the comment!
I'm inclined to agree with you...BUT I've got a few other brands in for review currently that are made in Indonesia (specifically an EVH Wolfgang Standard) and the fret work is perfectly fine. On top of that, the EVH is like a $1,000 guitar compared to the Boden Prog's $2200 price tag...ouch!
You're probably right, its just the humidity but the Classic and Fusion's I've reviewed were also Indo builds and their fretwork was perfect...so the inconsistency is def a bit confusing and partly why I'm wondering if it really is just a humidity issue. Idk, but thanks for the feedback!
I don t have this problem
Glad to hear you haven't had any issues! Thanks for watching and commenting.