Love your vids, Bro, and always get a big ole' smile going when I know you've got one coming..... This was just another in a long line of fun vids. You being hilarious.... helps too. LOL This guitar doesn't do it for me. Sounds pretty darn good. But I don't like the look of this one at all. But man am I jonesing for one of the Fesleys you've been showing us. I dig the black, the purple, and the red burst. Anyway - always fun, no matter what, with you! Rock on, Bro!
I think the double cream pups tie it together with the binding. Like the lawsuit guitars that had double white bobbins on their black lp clones in the 70s. It’s a classic look, but zebra, double black, or just about any color pickup even nickel covered would look good on flat black. I could even see hot pink, neon green or even yellow bobbins looking great on it . I’m glad I ain’t the only one who has to use some finger ease or fast fret. I actually prefer fast fret. I bet I could knock it outta tune, but it’s got a good straight string pull so with the nut cleaned or replaced with a graph tech as long as the tuners hold it should be pretty solid. I think if all these budget brands would just go ahead and install graph tech nuts from the factory most people would be happy to pay an extra 15 to 20 dollars for a good nut out of the gate. The fretwork and the nut are usually the areas that are suspect on affordable guitars with fretwork getting much better, you can expect a guitar of any price point to be at least playable with minimal set up out of the box. Sure you might not be able to get the action as low as you’d like it but for the most part you should be getting level crowned frets at any price point. Fret sprout is going to be an ongoing issue with the demand for new guitars making it impossible to dry the wood out before installing the frets, but it’s pretty simple to fix.
Ohhh, black/gold is SO nice on an electric... also, that's awesome LJ is listening to your advice. I've always thought they were a cool company, but they are really going above and beyond these days 🤘😁
sick squealies as usual man. when i first started playing i thought i wanted to be a lead player but ended up wanting to be better at my riffing and rhythm cus its just my favorite part to actually play. dont worry about your playing so much because i respect you for trying and then sharing it with us. unlike me which is why i dont post much cus im just not that confident in my playing.
I'm with ya in the Rhythm of a song is the feel of the song kinda like the drums..nothing against lead guitarist at my hats off to the HOURS of mastering the fretboard and scales 😎🍻
Man I love my Purple Monsoon but unfortunately mine came with the intonation way out! I love everything about this guitar, the feel and the look, it reminds me of Kiesel Aries' that I have.
Two things Mate... 1) could you do the pickup checks clean, rock ballad like even. 😊 2) what are you spraying on your guitar neck? 😊 Thanks, love your jams!
I bought the Purple Mansoon, and Though It Does Look Awesome , It Sure As Heck Wasn't Set Up Worth A Crap , I Just Ordered Westcreeks Revenge , Hopefully It Will Be Set up Better That The Mansoon !!!
Was thinking of getting the green burl color but I have enough shredders. I could have a lot of fun mixing up parts and stuff with this guitar. I'm looking for the best Les knock off from $250-$450. Maybe batking
Good to know they double box, in my experience UPS , USPS and Fed Ex tend to handle packages as anything BUT _Fragile_ so quality packaging is always an extra added plus
They are both Great..this one is nice with the hardtail Bridge..less chance of it going out of tune like the Fesley with the tremolo Bridge..it doesn't fall out of tune very easily but there is always that chance when using the the whammy bar for sure If I was going to play out I would probably upgrade to at least Locking tuners
I have the purple Monsoon, I was want to replace the nut, string saddles and tuners too, what do u recommend? I was thinking of the Planter waves locking tuners, graph tech nut and graph tech string savers saddles.
I have used the D'addario Locking tuners they were pretty good..the graph tech nuts are great..as far as saddles haven't really messed around much with those
Both are very Comparable to each other honestly... At the moment with a the $50 coupon that Fesley offers It's a little better of a deal because you get more for less 💰💰..I like the Leo a slight bit better because of the hardtail bridge and the neck shape feels a slight bit better to me imo..but kinda splitting hairs with the neck 😎
Awesome video man that guitar looks and sounds pretty good. I have a question because I’m behind but what is that spray that you spray on the strings before you play?
Hey Dave, which drum machine pedal do you use for the ditties in your videos? I had the Digitech S-drum but sold it because it was just too complicated for my needs. Thanks
What are you running that guitar through. Guitar tone is nice and that guitar is relatively a cheap guitar but whatever your running it through sounds awesome. What is it??
Good video. My screw was exactly like yours. Lose and not screwed all the way down on my Ocean Blue Monsoon. I think your black would have looked better with the zebra pickups. I really mine. How do you compare this with the new Fesley?
They are both Great Guitar Companies..but right now for the value would be with Fesley..you get a Gigbag, strap, tuner, picks and polishing cloth for the same price..and if Fesley still has the Coupon you would get $50 off..but as far as Quality they are very comparable..its all in what you like I guess
If you have bipolar weather like here in Ohio guitars are hard to to stay in tune especially after a string change..there has been times before its taken me sometimes up to 3 days of playing, stretching strings and retuning and finally it it will settle in with a new set..thats actually happened on a couple of my more expensive guitars..Hopefully that's all it is..Ohio suck for wood instruments Also it comes with 10/46 gauge strings..if you go lighter may cause some tuning stability
Do I see a scarf joint cause I think I see a scarf joint yup I definitely see a scarf joint ,so that is the sign of a garbage guitar , when the wood shrinks and expands in two different directions the fret board warps out , don’t buy a guitar with a scarf joint kids , you won’t find a scarf joint on a good guitar even the lowest end fender strat doesn’t have a scarf joint neck , this is a nonstarter for me.
🤣🤣 I have Guitars that have scarf joints from over a Decade absolutely no issues to this day..both inexpensive and expensive..scarf joint was designed to create a stronger headstock in case of a drop..so they really aren't that uncommon..this scarf joint is slightly lower than it should be I agree with that..but when done correctly and moved higher up its absolutely fine..🍻
The guitar on the cover of Joe Satriani's first album had a scarf joint. 1987 Ibanez 540P. So..................................................... I'm guessing he liked it. I have one and it's still as good as ever. (But I get it, I don't really like them either)
Love your vids, Bro, and always get a big ole' smile going when I know you've got one coming..... This was just another in a long line of fun vids. You being hilarious.... helps too. LOL This guitar doesn't do it for me. Sounds pretty darn good. But I don't like the look of this one at all. But man am I jonesing for one of the Fesleys you've been showing us. I dig the black, the purple, and the red burst. Anyway - always fun, no matter what, with you! Rock on, Bro!
Thanks for the Kind words..Stay Tuned the Blue Fesley is Great..will be up in about a week..🍻😎
Looks like Leo Jaymz has a V now, called the Swiftor series.
I had my hands on one for about 20 seconds at the NAMM show. I’ve got to get one of them.
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Love the Flat Black 🖤... Looks great 💯 Sounds Great Great Playing BTW... Cheers 🍻 🥃🥃 🎸 🎶🎵
Cheers Bro 🍻
Gorgeous guitar dave! Yes leo jaymz need to revamp the quality control dept
Lol I have had worse issues..this was really minor honesty 😎🍻🤘
@@Dave6SS I'm sure you have lol have a 🍺
I love Matt finishes....menacing looking and metal af!
Hell Yeah 🤘😎🍻
I think the double cream pups tie it together with the binding. Like the lawsuit guitars that had double white bobbins on their black lp clones in the 70s. It’s a classic look, but zebra, double black, or just about any color pickup even nickel covered would look good on flat black. I could even see hot pink, neon green or even yellow bobbins looking great on it .
I’m glad I ain’t the only one who has to use some finger ease or fast fret. I actually prefer fast fret.
I bet I could knock it outta tune, but it’s got a good straight string pull so with the nut cleaned or replaced with a graph tech as long as the tuners hold it should be pretty solid. I think if all these budget brands would just go ahead and install graph tech nuts from the factory most people would be happy to pay an extra 15 to 20 dollars for a good nut out of the gate. The fretwork and the nut are usually the areas that are suspect on affordable guitars with fretwork getting much better, you can expect a guitar of any price point to be at least playable with minimal set up out of the box. Sure you might not be able to get the action as low as you’d like it but for the most part you should be getting level crowned frets at any price point. Fret sprout is going to be an ongoing issue with the demand for new guitars making it impossible to dry the wood out before installing the frets, but it’s pretty simple to fix.
All valid points..Thanks for Watching 😎🤘
I just watched your lost souls video, and the free your pain video. You should really be in a band.!!
Thanks for that Bro 😎🤘
Nice metal machine for the money ,thank you sharing, and thank you for coming back ,after you said thanks for watching, after open D ! 😄
🤣🤣 Rock On!! 🍻
Great looking ax! Sounds sweet as well!
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Ohhh, black/gold is SO nice on an electric... also, that's awesome LJ is listening to your advice. I've always thought they were a cool company, but they are really going above and beyond these days 🤘😁
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I hope you do more stuff with the drums you sound Amazing.
I like your comedic relief dude. I just subbed.
Thanks Man Greatly appreciated 😎🤘
sick squealies as usual man. when i first started playing i thought i wanted to be a lead player but ended up wanting to be better at my riffing and rhythm cus its just my favorite part to actually play. dont worry about your playing so much because i respect you for trying and then sharing it with us. unlike me which is why i dont post much cus im just not that confident in my playing.
I'm with ya in the Rhythm of a song is the feel of the song kinda like the drums..nothing against lead guitarist at my hats off to the HOURS of mastering the fretboard and scales 😎🍻
Just happened upon your channel. Great vid. You just picked up a new sub.
Thanks Man Welcome Aboard 🤘😎
Awesome looking Ax dude!
Hell yeah..Thanks Man 😎
Surprisingly I like the colour contrast and the white pickups 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Yeah its not bad 😎🍻🤘
Love the jamming with a beat Dave!!! Should be a part of all your reveiws brother ;^^
Thanks man..really do wanna try to do it more..Thanks for Watching Bro 🍻
Man I love my Purple Monsoon but unfortunately mine came with the intonation way out! I love everything about this guitar, the feel and the look, it reminds me of Kiesel Aries' that I have.
Two things Mate... 1) could you do the pickup checks clean, rock ballad like even. 😊
2) what are you spraying on your guitar neck? 😊
Thanks, love your jams!
@mitchdunn2101 The Spray is Finger Ease..help with string noise and makes your strings slick 😎
That’s my favorite Leo jaymz guitar right there. You should do a hit 5 k give away .
Maybe..we shall see 😎
I bought the Purple Mansoon, and Though It Does Look Awesome , It Sure As Heck Wasn't Set Up Worth A Crap , I Just Ordered Westcreeks Revenge , Hopefully It Will Be Set up Better That The Mansoon !!!
Dang Man that sucks..sorry about your bad experience 😎🍻
Was thinking of getting the green burl color but I have enough shredders. I could have a lot of fun mixing up parts and stuff with this guitar. I'm looking for the best Les knock off from $250-$450. Maybe batking
Good to know they double box, in my experience UPS , USPS and Fed Ex tend to handle packages as anything BUT _Fragile_ so quality packaging is always an extra added plus
Right I hear ya..Thanks for Watching 🍻🤘
i saw this one on amazon the other day and thought it was the best one so far. it looks similar to that black and gold soloist.
It's a Great Guitar 🎸 😎
Beautiful guitar , would love to play some tool or Rammstein through her ! Or some of my originals 😜
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@@Dave6SS 🔥🤟🍷
Good show good attitude liked very much
Thanks Man 🤘😎
Nice!
This guitar is sweet. Been thinking about getting one
Great thorough review, would love for that one to be mine 😂
This is a killer looking guitar 😍 man I want it!
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Thanks for checking the pick up for us. Does it have? String twees’s hahahahhaha!!
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🤣🤣🤣 No it doesn't 🍻😎
@@Dave6SSthanks!!
Did you mean stwing twees?
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So which do you prefer: this or the black Fesley you did recently? Personally, I'd go for the Fesley...
They are both Great..this one is nice with the hardtail Bridge..less chance of it going out of tune like the Fesley with the tremolo Bridge..it doesn't fall out of tune very easily but there is always that chance when using the the whammy bar for sure If I was going to play out I would probably upgrade to at least Locking tuners
I have the purple Monsoon, I was want to replace the nut, string saddles and tuners too, what do u recommend? I was thinking of the Planter waves locking tuners, graph tech nut and graph tech string savers saddles.
I have used the D'addario Locking tuners they were pretty good..the graph tech nuts are great..as far as saddles haven't really messed around much with those
Cool that’s a looker.
Definitely..Thanks for Watching Bro 😎🍻🤘
Kool Axe man .
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I was wondering Dave when you were going to start the Pedal Series and Review?
Starting them this week actually
They could pick Gould pick up covers that thing doesn’t compare to the Fasley Fasley look way better, and they come with the case
I hear ya Man...Thanks for Watching 🍻
Beautiful guitar. Not real into the matte finish. Bet it would look awesome in satin
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Sure is mahty purty!
Sounds serious :D does it bring the Pinch Harmonics real good in every possible spot ?
Yes it does
What do you like better, the monsoon or the Fesley FDK800?
Both are very Comparable to each other honestly... At the moment with a the $50 coupon that Fesley offers It's a little better of a deal because you get more for less 💰💰..I like the Leo a slight bit better because of the hardtail bridge and the neck shape feels a slight bit better to me imo..but kinda splitting hairs with the neck 😎
I hear you. I think the Fesley looks better.
Awesome video man that guitar looks and sounds pretty good. I have a question because I’m behind but what is that spray that you spray on the strings before you play?
It's called Finger Ease..it reduces string noise and makes the Strings slick so you can slide all over the neck with ease..Great stuff
Hey Dave, which drum machine pedal do you use for the ditties in your videos? I had the Digitech S-drum but sold it because it was just too complicated for my needs. Thanks
No pedals..Blackstar id260tvp has all built in effects
@@Dave6SS sorry, I meant the drum machine pedal.
What are you running that guitar through. Guitar tone is nice and that guitar is relatively a cheap guitar but whatever your running it through sounds awesome. What is it??
Thanks..Blackstar id260tvp
Hey Stanger exactly what model black star do you play if you don't mind I would love to have one of those
Blackstar id260tvp
@@Dave6SS thanks Dave I really appreciate it keep on rocking man
Good video.
My screw was exactly like yours. Lose and not screwed all the way down on my Ocean Blue Monsoon.
I think your black would have looked better with the zebra pickups. I really mine.
How do you compare this with the new Fesley?
They are both Great Guitar Companies..but right now for the value would be with Fesley..you get a Gigbag, strap, tuner, picks and polishing cloth for the same price..and if Fesley still has the Coupon you would get $50 off..but as far as Quality they are very comparable..its all in what you like I guess
@@Dave6SS Thanks Dave.
If leo jaymz came out with a 30" baritone under $500 they wouldn't be able to keep it in stock.
Ha ha Nope 😎🤘🍻
6stringshredderstranger 😎😅🤘
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There’s the Ditty
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What's the spray lol curious
It's called Finger ease..makes the strings slick and kills string noise
Do you have a music store? Or is all that just your different cabs, heads, and guitars?
It's all my stuff..lol wish I had a Music store..very expensive hobby for the past 35 or so years lol 😆 😂
@@Dave6SS I stumbled across your channel & I like your comedic relief. I just subbed. I'm an old vocalist that wadn't to learn guitar a bit.
Do these always ship with D'Addarrio?
Not everyone..but alot do..as far as I know they are D'addario..someone said there are other strings that have the color ball ends
One knob is all you need.
Absolutely 👍
Leo Jayms...Are they trying to make me fall in love or what?
Lol They got me 🤣🎸
I put new strings on mine but it won't stay in tune good at all. Very disappointed.
If you have bipolar weather like here in Ohio guitars are hard to to stay in tune especially after a string change..there has been times before its taken me sometimes up to 3 days of playing, stretching strings and retuning and finally it it will settle in with a new set..thats actually happened on a couple of my more expensive guitars..Hopefully that's all it is..Ohio suck for wood instruments
Also it comes with 10/46 gauge strings..if you go lighter may cause some tuning stability
@@Dave6SS Yea I did go lighter. And yes the weather here is very bipolar as well.
The back cover looks like a Coffin ⚰️ 😂
Dude, I don't have time for your affectations.
LOL Thats why there are chapters to get to the part you would like to see
Do I see a scarf joint cause I think I see a scarf joint yup I definitely see a scarf joint ,so that is the sign of a garbage guitar , when the wood shrinks and expands in two different directions the fret board warps out , don’t buy a guitar with a scarf joint kids , you won’t find a scarf joint on a good guitar even the lowest end fender strat doesn’t have a scarf joint neck , this is a nonstarter for me.
🤣🤣 I have Guitars that have scarf joints from over a Decade absolutely no issues to this day..both inexpensive and expensive..scarf joint was designed to create a stronger headstock in case of a drop..so they really aren't that uncommon..this scarf joint is slightly lower than it should be I agree with that..but when done correctly and moved higher up its absolutely fine..🍻
The guitar on the cover of Joe Satriani's first album had a scarf joint. 1987 Ibanez 540P. So..................................................... I'm guessing he liked it. I have one and it's still as good as ever. (But I get it, I don't really like them either)
😑 You are full of💩
No $239 guitar will play well. I'd rather spend a bit more money and get quality.
I hear ya..I have gotten $800 Guitars that are in worse shape before..Lol its really a Luck of the Draw when ordering online..Rock on Bro 😎🍻
I've seen $1000 guitars that play like shit out of the box. It's all in the set up.