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you are amazingly talented!!! You give the best reviews while keeping it real! I am so proud of you, Anthony!! You deserve all of the recognition and happiness.. You are so genuine & passionate about what you do! It’s very admirable. I inspire to be you when pursuing my own dreams ❤️
As always your videos are awesome and you are a great player... and you just went up another notch in my book by being honest about the fret buzz on the guitar you were sent for free. You could have just ignored that and fluffed the guitar just to be on Firefly's "good side" to continue to receive free gear, but you were honest about the flaw. Anyway, congrats on the sponsorship and I'll be looking for more killer vids! Cheers!
Thank you Chris man! And that's my thing! I don't care who sends me what, even if Gibson or Fender sent me something (I wish LOL) but regardless, I'm gonna be completely honest! If something is off, finish, electronics, frets anything it's getting pointed out! My integrity as an honest reviewer is worth more than any guitar there is! But thank you so much bro! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
This is the second review I have seen on a firefly guitar which happened to be a Telecaster and like you the reviewer was upfront about it, these are decent guitars for the money, many thanks.
The last two guitars I bought from firefly ( both bought in May 2024) have some heavy micro phonics. Everything else is great! Great video and thanks for being above board with your review!
That's usually what the older Fireflys had an issue with. Surprising to hear they still have guitars with microphonic pickups this recent? Thought they got around that problem, But thats good that your guitar was rock solid besides the pickups! And thank you so much man! I appreciate it!
I def want one wow what a beauty of a guitar, i had an ibanez destroyer in the early 90s with the cherry flame top like Ace played wish i never sold it, excellent Review as always Anthony and great playing my man!!
Excellent video as usual. I have several Fireflys and am happy with most of them, however they don't sound like that, I think it's the player though...lol. I have a feeling you can make almost any guitar sound great. Excellent review and great playing. For the price and look of the Fireflys I don't mind a little fret work. They seem to gradually be getting better with their QC, most problems now seem to be fret issues and wiring issues.
I bought the SG style Firefly. Almost half the frets were a little high . Instead of sanding and recrowning them. I set the neck in a neck cradle, heated the high frets very carefully with a soldering iron at 300=320 degrees to soften the fret glue if there is any, gets hot very quickly. Then took my fret hammer plastic end and hammer them down. Worked very well! Much easier than sanding and filing!!!
Thank you so much James! Haha! Well I'm flattered you think so! I still don't think I'm any good, but i still appreciate that you think i am! And yeah, i mean the frets on this guitar aren't the worst i've seen so i don't mind it too much! But had one where you couldn't even play it they were that bad. Oh yeah! With the newer stuff they've been putting out, they've definitely gotten better with not just the hardware/electronics but the build quality too! Frets they still need to work on, but nothing a couple spot leveling can't solve!
I just got one, the neck on mine is pretty good & the action is low, new strings and intonation adjustment make this a really nice budget backup guitar.
I hope mine is better fret wise, Ive been trying to amass a small variety of guitars, I just started a channel with beginners in mind. Great review 🤙Glad I came across your channel
Grabbed an fflv off their ebay site. 11 out of 22 frets needed to be addressed. I believe the ebay site is for their returns. I found the older model to have shrill, weak puckups so I replaced them with wilkinson vintage tone pickups. Still for 189 USD you can't beat it. So how was the overall feel of the guitar? My fflv has a fatter than I prefer neck and felt a bit light for its size. When Strumming unplugged it has a hollow sound. Would you say that is similar or not to the new models ? Thanks and as always, great video.
Oh damn, yeah that's not expectable at all! This one i got sent only had like 2 frets but that many is just no good. And you're probably right, i'd still to guitars garden or amazon if you buy from them again. Yeah i bought a FFLX before i got this one where the pickups were weak as hell too. But oh yeah for the price it's still great! But the feel is pretty much the same as an older FFLX, neck pretty much feels the same as well. Just the pickups are way hotter! Which is GOOD haha! But thank you bro! Im glad you enjoyed it man!
They are good guiars for the money. I had a Lp Firefly guitar. Bought used. Built really good. Binding etc. Only thing id charge in the future would be the electronics, upgrade. I sold it about a year ago. Wish i would of keep it uggh. Take care 😎✌️🎸💯
They really are! Even if some aren't totally perfect they can still be set up to be really great! The new Lps they've been putting out are actually really good compared to the older ones! Even got locking tuners on them! They've been improving with everything on their guitars, even the pickups! But thank you man!
Just got done shooting, mine was better fret wise needed only slight adjustment. One thing I found was the position of the strap buttons causes decent neck dive
Thank you so much! Oh yeah! they've really been killing it as of late with the newer releases! And nice! I got like 16-17 of them hahaha! They're just too good! But hell yeah! Im excited for the newer drops too!
My dad is probably Firefly's biggest customer. He's been buying them for at least 5 years. The first 8-10 he bought were kinda janky. And I had nothing but scorn for them because I thought dad was wasting his money. Over time, he's given those all away. But these past couple of years Firefly has been exponentially better. The Mad Cat Telecaster is such a simple and nice guitar. The semi hollowbody teles with the thumbnail inlays are gorgeous. The 335s are finally not just some big microphone in my lap. Their QC is substantially better and you STILL can't get a $10,000 American made Gibson Custom Shop with stainless steel frets....
I'm right up there with your dad! I've got like 16-17 of them now haha! Yeah, alot of the earlier ones had crappy bridges and microphonic pickups but they've improved with that stuff over the years for sure! But that's sweet of your old man to give them away! I still have to get the Mad Cat and one of the semi hollow bodys! They look nice! And i can imagine haha! Already get hum with the baffles, pair that with a microphonic pickup forget it! hahaha! But oh absolutely! You'd think a company of that scale and proportion would have their guitars pristine and perfect. Pfft haha!
@@AnthonyRJavino Keep in mind that the bridge on the semi hollow Teles is floating. Imagine my surprise when I went to change strings and the entire bridge slid off the guitar. Had I known this I would have taped it down because I'm sure it's not in the right place now. And as a matter of fact, he just ordered the black walnut Firefly LP custom. And I'm trying to talk him into buying the maple fretboard / natural finish LP with the black inlays. Cheers...
Yeah i mean it's nothing superficial, it's really only two frets which isn't a big deal to spot level. But thank you man Rob! Im glad you enjoyed it! and im surprised they haven't done so yet?! Haha!
@@AnthonyRJavino Take a good look at them and see if they are fully seated on the fret slot. If not, whack 'em with a plastic face dead blow hammer to seat them.
Bought one pick up suck put sh6 in it and rocks Set up and all got 550. Us in it it rocks no locking turners .oh new strings 10s they are ok was not dark enough for me. I put lock straps and a nice strap it’s a player now , wiring good , out of tune when I got it. Bone nut,it rocks
I like firefly guitars because I can modify and mess up without feeling bad about it. I own 2 and have modified the he'll out of them. I would put my modified fireflys against any $3K guitar any day.
Those inlays are definitely not abalone. Abalone has a lot of color in it. Lots of greens and blues. Those inlays look like pearloid to me. I don't mean to nitpick, but the truss-rod cover isn't embroidered (sewn-in with thread). I think you mean engraved. Also, you can't copyright a design. Trademark infringement is what Gibson lawyers would be interested in. Sorry. Other than that, it looks like a very nice guitar.
Firefly is making me broke man, I'm in Canada but can get them around 360 cad which is still a great price. Been collecting there LPs haven't tried the explorer but have a westcreek I'm pretty sure almost the same specs ect
Im right there with you man! I've bought on ton of them already haha! And that sucks, at least they're not super price gouged over by you! 360 still isn't too bad! I've heard of westcreek but never played them! But if that's the case, they could be made in the same place maybe?
It is heartbreaking to watch this. My FFLX had a big spot on the front they forgot to stain. The nut was cut wrong and they guitar was not playable without a new nut. Poor quality control. Could have been more wrong with it but I knew after I start replacing parts I can’t return it. Beware if you buy one of these.
I know it sucks to have someone get a 200 dollar guitar that's as good or even better than a 600 - 1,000 dollar guitar but hey CNC machines have turned the table
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I can't tell you how much I appreciate the quality of this video. The gear list, affiliate links, gear links and time stamps were very helpful. Thank you!
I've been staring at that guitar on Amazon and this demo pushed me over the edge, new subscriber thanks for the motivation.
How did it turn out?
Hey congrats on the sponser man! The guitar is absolutely gorgeous visually too!
Thank you so much Luke! And it does look really good! Despite the frets, im still happy with it!
you are amazingly talented!!! You give the best reviews while keeping it real! I am so proud of you, Anthony!! You deserve all of the recognition and happiness.. You are so genuine & passionate about what you do! It’s very admirable. I inspire to be you when pursuing my own dreams ❤️
As always your videos are awesome and you are a great player... and you just went up another notch in my book by being honest about the fret buzz on the guitar you were sent for free. You could have just ignored that and fluffed the guitar just to be on Firefly's "good side" to continue to receive free gear, but you were honest about the flaw. Anyway, congrats on the sponsorship and I'll be looking for more killer vids! Cheers!
Thank you Chris man! And that's my thing! I don't care who sends me what, even if Gibson or Fender sent me something (I wish LOL) but regardless, I'm gonna be completely honest! If something is off, finish, electronics, frets anything it's getting pointed out! My integrity as an honest reviewer is worth more than any guitar there is! But thank you so much bro! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Great review. Excellent demo, clean tones were dynamic and clear. A guitar this affordable is almost FREE Just amazing. Thanks!
Thank you so much Gerald! And yeah! It’s a really great guitar at the price point! It’s really hard to beat!
This is the second review I have seen on a firefly guitar which happened to be a Telecaster and like you the reviewer was upfront about it, these are decent guitars for the money, many thanks.
The last two guitars I bought from firefly ( both bought in May 2024) have some heavy micro phonics. Everything else is great! Great video and thanks for being above board with your review!
That's usually what the older Fireflys had an issue with. Surprising to hear they still have guitars with microphonic pickups this recent? Thought they got around that problem, But thats good that your guitar was rock solid besides the pickups! And thank you so much man! I appreciate it!
I think that's a killer guitar, AJ. I dig it. And as always... you smoked it!
Thank you jimmy!!! Im glad you liked it! Haha and thank you so much! I did my best!
I def want one wow what a beauty of a guitar, i had an ibanez destroyer in the early 90s with the cherry flame top like Ace played wish i never sold it, excellent Review as always Anthony and great playing my man!!
Oh man that sounded like a nice axe! Never played a destroyer but they look really cool! And thank you so much bro! Really means alot!
Would you do side by side tone and quality tests with Gibson, Hammers and/or similar? That's where the bar of standards is set. Cool vid.
Excellent video as usual. I have several Fireflys and am happy with most of them, however they don't sound like that, I think it's the player though...lol. I have a feeling you can make almost any guitar sound great. Excellent review and great playing. For the price and look of the Fireflys I don't mind a little fret work. They seem to gradually be getting better with their QC, most problems now seem to be fret issues and wiring issues.
I bought the SG style Firefly. Almost half the frets were a little high . Instead of sanding and recrowning them. I set the neck in a neck cradle, heated the high frets very carefully with a soldering iron at 300=320 degrees to soften the fret glue if there is any, gets hot very quickly. Then took my fret hammer plastic end and hammer them down. Worked very well! Much easier than sanding and filing!!!
Thank you so much James! Haha! Well I'm flattered you think so! I still don't think I'm any good, but i still appreciate that you think i am! And yeah, i mean the frets on this guitar aren't the worst i've seen so i don't mind it too much! But had one where you couldn't even play it they were that bad. Oh yeah! With the newer stuff they've been putting out, they've definitely gotten better with not just the hardware/electronics but the build quality too! Frets they still need to work on, but nothing a couple spot leveling can't solve!
Congrats on the sponsor and the guitar looks cool
Thank you man! And it's a killer looking axe alright!
Nice job. Like ur format no bs !! St8 up!!!!!!
Thank you man! That's my thing! Totally honest, no bs!
I just got one, the neck on mine is pretty good & the action is low, new strings and intonation adjustment make this a really nice budget backup guitar.
The inlays appear to be 'mother of pearl' as it is white...Abalone usually appears as a mashup of blue/green/magenta.
I hope mine is better fret wise, Ive been trying to amass a small variety of guitars, I just started a channel with beginners in mind. Great review 🤙Glad I came across your channel
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The last two guitars I bought from firefly ( both bought in May 2024) have some heavy micro phonics. Everything else is great!
Good luck getting further sponsored.
Great reviews
Thank you so much man! Im glad you liked it! I sure do hope so!
Grabbed an fflv off their ebay site. 11 out of 22 frets needed to be addressed. I believe the ebay site is for their returns. I found the older model to have shrill, weak puckups so I replaced them with wilkinson vintage tone pickups. Still for 189 USD you can't beat it. So how was the overall feel of the guitar? My fflv has a fatter than I prefer neck and felt a bit light for its size. When Strumming unplugged it has a hollow sound. Would you say that is similar or not to the new models ?
Thanks and as always, great video.
Oh damn, yeah that's not expectable at all! This one i got sent only had like 2 frets but that many is just no good. And you're probably right, i'd still to guitars garden or amazon if you buy from them again. Yeah i bought a FFLX before i got this one where the pickups were weak as hell too. But oh yeah for the price it's still great! But the feel is pretty much the same as an older FFLX, neck pretty much feels the same as well. Just the pickups are way hotter! Which is GOOD haha! But thank you bro! Im glad you enjoyed it man!
They are good guiars for the money. I had a Lp Firefly guitar. Bought used. Built really good. Binding etc. Only thing id charge in the future would be the electronics, upgrade. I sold it about a year ago. Wish i would of keep it uggh. Take care 😎✌️🎸💯
They really are! Even if some aren't totally perfect they can still be set up to be really great! The new Lps they've been putting out are actually really good compared to the older ones! Even got locking tuners on them! They've been improving with everything on their guitars, even the pickups! But thank you man!
@@AnthonyRJavino ditto buddy 😎✌️🎸
Just got done shooting, mine was better fret wise needed only slight adjustment. One thing I found was the position of the strap buttons causes decent neck dive
Great Vid Bro
There is NO BS around Firefly Anymore
I am Proud to Own 7 Of Them
More of Them SOON
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Thank you so much! Oh yeah! they've really been killing it as of late with the newer releases! And nice! I got like 16-17 of them hahaha! They're just too good! But hell yeah! Im excited for the newer drops too!
Word. I got about twenty and I’m happy with at least 75% of them. That’s good stats, especially at this price point.
My dad is probably Firefly's biggest customer.
He's been buying them for at least 5 years.
The first 8-10 he bought were kinda janky.
And I had nothing but scorn for them because I thought dad was wasting his money.
Over time, he's given those all away.
But these past couple of years Firefly has been exponentially better.
The Mad Cat Telecaster is such a simple and nice guitar.
The semi hollowbody teles with the thumbnail inlays are gorgeous.
The 335s are finally not just some big microphone in my lap.
Their QC is substantially better and you STILL can't get a $10,000 American made Gibson Custom Shop with stainless steel frets....
I'm right up there with your dad! I've got like 16-17 of them now haha! Yeah, alot of the earlier ones had crappy bridges and microphonic pickups but they've improved with that stuff over the years for sure! But that's sweet of your old man to give them away! I still have to get the Mad Cat and one of the semi hollow bodys! They look nice! And i can imagine haha! Already get hum with the baffles, pair that with a microphonic pickup forget it! hahaha! But oh absolutely! You'd think a company of that scale and proportion would have their guitars pristine and perfect. Pfft haha!
@@AnthonyRJavino
Keep in mind that the bridge on the semi hollow Teles is floating.
Imagine my surprise when I went to change strings and the entire bridge slid off the guitar.
Had I known this I would have taped it down because I'm sure it's not in the right place now.
And as a matter of fact, he just ordered the black walnut Firefly LP custom.
And I'm trying to talk him into buying the maple fretboard / natural finish LP with the black inlays.
Cheers...
That notch where the input is looks like it was inspired by a ibanez destroyer
Oh yeah now that you mention it they definitely took inspiration from that!
It's too bad about the fret buzz. Nice review Anthony. And if Firefly is reading this, where the hell are the left-handed guitars!
Feet buzz is an easy fix dummy
Yeah i mean it's nothing superficial, it's really only two frets which isn't a big deal to spot level. But thank you man Rob! Im glad you enjoyed it! and im surprised they haven't done so yet?! Haha!
@@AnthonyRJavino Take a good look at them and see if they are fully seated on the fret slot. If not, whack 'em with a plastic face dead blow hammer to seat them.
Good review, I would've liked to hear more specs on the pups and pots and body weight. Nice playing man!
Bought one pick up suck put sh6 in it and rocks Set up and all got 550. Us in it it rocks no locking turners .oh new strings 10s they are ok was not dark enough for me. I put lock straps and a nice strap it’s a player now , wiring good , out of tune when I got it. Bone nut,it rocks
Did you say axed?
He did
I probably did lol i don't use a script or teleprompter and just wing it. Some jumbledness still comes through LOL
I like firefly guitars because I can modify and mess up without feeling bad about it. I own 2 and have modified the he'll out of them. I would put my modified fireflys against any $3K guitar any day.
Exactly. Same here. I tour with my Fireflys
Those inlays are definitely not abalone. Abalone has a lot of color in it. Lots of greens and blues. Those inlays look like pearloid to me. I don't mean to nitpick, but the truss-rod cover isn't embroidered (sewn-in with thread). I think you mean engraved. Also, you can't copyright a design. Trademark infringement is what Gibson lawyers would be interested in. Sorry. Other than that, it looks like a very nice guitar.
Firefly is making me broke man, I'm in Canada but can get them around 360 cad which is still a great price. Been collecting there LPs haven't tried the explorer but have a westcreek I'm pretty sure almost the same specs ect
Im right there with you man! I've bought on ton of them already haha! And that sucks, at least they're not super price gouged over by you! 360 still isn't too bad! I've heard of westcreek but never played them! But if that's the case, they could be made in the same place maybe?
Wish they made this guitar in black.
My mom has that model. She’s been playing cold gin and eruption nonstop.
W video
W Cousin!
I'm not finding this guitar with those pick ups.
The headstock and shape is to close to westcreek.
Yeah someone else commented saying they were similar in specs! They're possibly made in the same place?
Firefly and westcreek are the same. Same factory, designs etc
It is heartbreaking to watch this. My FFLX had a big spot on the front they forgot to stain. The nut was cut wrong and they guitar was not playable without a new nut. Poor quality control. Could have been more wrong with it but I knew after I start replacing parts I can’t return it. Beware if you buy one of these.
Looks more like an Ibanez Destroyer
It's definitely got a similar notch out to a destroyer!
I have 20. They are better than the Chibs as well!
Awesome video, but why does your voice go up at the end of every sentence. Very distracting
That's what the all say
Got one off Amazon for $131
Why are you sweaty?
nothing from Amazon is worth a shit
Why own one really good guitar when you can get 10 or more crap ones?
Not all of them are crap man. The newest les paul i bought from them is just as good as my $750 epiphone Les Paul and it's only $200 bucks.
I know it sucks to have someone get a 200 dollar guitar that's as good or even better than a 600 - 1,000 dollar guitar but hey CNC machines have turned the table
@@chucklee347fo sho, my negroe.
It's a different game now, you don't have to spend a fortune for a decent guitar unlike years ago.
@@victorformosa228all those add up to a nice custom shop of any brand 😅
You should be able to play guitar, before giving reviews.
I don’t think that you know what a real guitar is.