Nicely done! I just ordered my 1st FF... the FFJA. Looking forward to my 1st Jazzmaster style guitar....and I'm going to try for a semi baritone conversion with a little heavier strings AND to be using that trem system as well. THX!
About a month back, I ordered a Pegasus late on a Thursday night from Guitar Garden. I immediately received an order number and message stating that I would be notified as soon as the guitar was shipped. That message came the following Monday evening, and the guitar was at my door Friday afternoon. It has the beautiful brown spalted maple finish which sold out two days after I ordered mine. The guitar arrived in perfect condition packaged in a boxed Pegasus shaped styrofoam casket. I couldn’t be more pleased with this purchase.
If you're at all interested I'd definitely strike when they have the item you want, the brown spalted maple Pegasus that I bought only lasted a day or two on the site before being sold out and taken down. They're definitely popular!
They haven't got these back in stock since they sold out of the first run. They sold through them really quick which makes me curious why they haven't been restocked, I wonder if they got a cease and desist from Languedoc? I am so happy I got mine when I did, it's everything I've wanted in a hollowbody and I didn't have to sell any organs on the black market to afford one either.
Great review and video of the guitar apart! Excellent! But, I want to get some scissors and cut a few inches of that go-tee. A bit distracting. Sorry, said with love....
Mine got delivered just this morning, I let it adjust to the humidity in the house while I was at work and after spending a few hours with it I have to say I'm very impressed. I got the brown spalted maple (already sold out!) and it looks as gorgeous as it sounds. I understand completely your criticism about the binding edges being on the sharp side, I plan on taking some strategic wet sand paper to it soon. Overall it's the best guitar for this kind of money (not including preowned) that I've ever bought, I could not be happier with my purchase. Now, all of that being said, I will say this: I enjoy tinkering with guitars and making adjustments. So when it took two hours for a proper set up on a floating bridge to get a proper straight neck without any buzz it didn't bother me as much as I think it would, say, someone who has no knowledge or interest in working on instruments. You get what you're paying for here, but that also seems to include the maintenance, be aware. It's the Languedoc G2 I always wanted and could never afford. I'm going to install some GFS pickups with coil tap switches and 500k pots, it's going to be a very versatile animal.. I can see it taking my Fujigen Gakki Statocaster's position as go-to instrument, especially with the upgrades. Upgrades I happen to have money for since the guitar was so cheap, haha.
Mines en route… think I got the last one lol… I don’t mind tinkering either, but I’ll be my first time. In fact, that part of the reason I bought it so it could be a “project”. All that said- would you mind sharing links to the pickups and lots etc you are upgrading to? Thanks in advance
@@Selfmade1996 Going with Guitar Fetish's GFS Crunchy Pat High Output Humbucker, Chrome (for both neck and bridge) for classic tone with a dash of modern crunch.
@@Selfmade1996 For what it's worth I've been continuously impressed with the stock pickups in this thing. I'm a constant tinkerer and after I lowered them a bit and adjusted the screws for the pole pieces I've dialed in some pretty impressive tone. I don't think I'll be having a problem enjoying it "as is" before I get around to future upgrades, Firefly did a really great job on this thing. I hope you're enjoying yours!
What type of oil did you use to condition the FB ? I use lemon oil, but ive heard of other types people use. Thanks for the video. I own a FF 338 model and I love it. I use Phred Wolf guitars for my main guitars (They are Jerry Garcia copies), but they also make a guitar like the one Trey from Phish uses. They are a bit more money, but just thought id throw out another option for anyone looking for one of these. :-)
Thanks for the review. Nobody in any review I watched said anything about the neck profile, but I decided to take a shot and order one anyway. Yours was the best review I found though.
This is an awesome guitar I have one of these( oddly enough LOL I bought this guitar because of Trey Anastasio) Firefly guitars,& IYV.. are both in my opinion incredible bang-for-the-buck that we could never have gotten when we were kids my friend for this price range. I just Received a Firefly Goldtop SG yesterday it showed up,& the thing is amazing playing sounding and looking
Just got my Firefly pegasus yesterday and I was thoroughly impressed the only thing I had to address was a slightly high not action but no one at all the reviews about the pegasus mentioned that there is no electronic access cover on the back So if you have to replace any of the pots how do you get to them
Well it’s a true hollow body so you can pull them out through the pickup routes. If it were semi-hollow like the FF338 they would have to come out through the F-holes.
Great review and a fair, objective assessment of your experience. I had some of the same issues as you but I ended up having to get a different color. In fact, it just arrived today and so far I really dig it. Again, I respect the tact, honesty, and integrity you displayed. I came to the same conclusion as you 👍 Merry Christmas to you and yours 🎄⭐️
Well done, thanks. I agree with your conclusions. I also got a Pegasus and had a similar experience re communication, but not as much delay - I think it took about 10 days from order to arrival. On the day it arrived, I did get an "it's out for delivery" notice from Guitars Garden, but that was it. Also, interestingly, the guy who did my setup said the ground wire under my bridge was disconnected, he had to solder it.
For this body type they could come with Fishman's, I'd still change them out with my predetermined choice. This guitar could come with no pickups though, I want one.
A buddy of mine is adding Fishman Pezio Tuneomatic to his for live shows. Really interested in how it turns out. www.fishman.com/portfolio/tune-o-matic-powerbridge-pickup/
Good review on the guitar. But I have not experience his complaint on delivery. I just received my Aerosonic. Received it 3 days after ordering it. It arrived in perfect condition as did my other two FireFly's. I have a 338 and a FFLP. On every shipment I was notified punctually through the entire shipping process from Guitars Garden.
@@ricmel8008 I didn’t. I chose the Pegasus over the Aerosonic. I chose the Pegasus because I liked the body shape. I had been thinking about getting a Squire Starcaster which is fairly similar, so I thought I’d give the Pegasus a shot.
@@TheTapeFarm oh ok thanks much. I tried a Squier Starcaster also. The body was a little bit too big for me. This Pegasus is a beautiful guitar. Enjoy.
I am rather shocked because, while I've had good experiences with the two 338's in our household, the 'making it much better' was all self-done, and relatively easy. That is , sloppy tuner replacements to Wilkerson cheapo's; bridge to roller-bridge replacement; nut replacement to a Tusq; fret and body cleanups which I do on every guitar. The waxing-the-pickups was the more time-consuming chore but more interesting than difficult, and I thought I learned much more than the hassles alone. On the Pegasus, maybe it's because it's only 2 months old, I haven't found any reason to mess with the pickups. They are still not 'predictable' to me but no 'new pickup' is... I believe my learning curve is about the same, although I assume their top-end results for MY uses will be lower than my best-ever guitars. Which are $6000 Collings, $5000 Gibsons, $3500 Fenders. Gee... a $200 guitar coming CLOSE to those is kinda wonderful, eh?
1:08 Killer tone, great multitracking and nice use of the Wah during picking and buried in the mix. Just ordered one in Blueberry Burst for $237 shipped and also have a "V" and "Explorer" on the way with it. Those are Blueberry Burst as well. Ridiculous pricing but we shall see. :)
25 1/2”. Squealing is not a sound I like coming from a guitar… feedback, yes… squealing, not so much. To that end I removed the covers off the pickups.
@@TheTapeFarm maybe I phrased that wrong I'm thinking of the deep WOOOOO sound he gets that shakes the rafters in the arena and works your fillings in your teeth loose. I'd love something at the Firefly price point that could do that.
Enjoyed the review on the Pegasus. I ordered and received the Aerosonic (6 string) and so far the only area of concern are the tuners. However, the weather has been up and down so perhaps they will stabilize when the weather does. Also, I like your new style of reviews. Very polished and professional. And I did listen to your experience with GG and feel it was balanced and accurate. I am a member of the same FB group you are and some there defend GG regardless of whether someone offers constructive criticism or not. I’ve worked with the public for multiple decades and I always welcomed a good critique of my services. That would make me aware of areas that need improvement and I could make changes before it became problematic. I’ve always heard that for every dissatisfied customer that complains there are many others seething in silence. Firefly, if they’re smart, going forward should learn from this and not let down their loyal customers again. Otherwise they just become another defunct guitar company.
Exactly!! I also worked many decades with the public and feedback was not only welcome, it was expected. Some people see criticism in a completely wrong light. Back in the day when I did work with the public I would always tell my folks that failure is often the only evidence of someone actually trying to do their job. People who never fail aren’t trying hard enough.
I just purchased one of these for review on our channel. I don't think it's going to be as well done as yours because I don't have the knowledge you have as a tech. I have all the tools, but limited knowledge and zero ability as a guitarist. That is where Dan comes in. I have to admit I have always loved firefly guitars and so far I have never received a truly bad one. Thanks for the video 😉👍!
I just ordered one of these Pegasus models and it's been over three days without any update (except of course taking my money). I'll admit I can't wait for the guitar but the rest of the experience has been pretty crap so far.
Exactly. It's a simple problem to resolve, just communicate with your customers. Let me know what is going on, all they have to do is to talk to me. I don't feel as if I am being ridiculous. I also realize that for this price point I should just "be happy" to get a good guitar and maybe Sweetwater has spoiled me over the years with their (IMHO) industry leading customer service but taking my money without giving me any information is pretty shitty.
@@TheTapeFarm I thought I'd update you, I think they may be past their communication hiccups, it took a few days but I now have order and tracking information. Now just to be impatient! Haha
Wrapup: After a delayed start Guitar Gardens started delivering regular notifications including tracking information. It's gone from being an ugly experience to being a good one! Not sure what caused the initial delay, maybe ordering on a weekend, but once they got rolling things were fine!
If you ever get a chance or purchase a Firefly FFLX please do a review i bought one and it's probably the worst guitar i ever bought from them the sound hitting a simple C chord is terrible the tuners won't hold i feel like quality control mustve been sleeping on this one
Is that the Explorer model? I've found that just because one model is good from a brand other models might not be so good. I bought the Firegly SG model and it is really nice. I just ordered the LP style Firefly. I also buy the model I think will be the most popular because my thinking is that if they sell a lot of one model they probably have the manufacturing down pat whereas the more exotic less popular models they might not.
It wasn’t the shipping… it was the lack of transparency. Just tell me what’s going on. And if you think that’s over the top, you have have very delicate sensibilities.
Thanks for your Firefly reviews. I got my 338 thanks to your review. Its construction is flawless. The pickups are just OK and I might swap them out someday, but other than that it's a great guitar! Keep your videos coming!
Paul My FF 338 is arriving tomorrow. Im excited . I don't own any FFs and this guitar will be my first semi- hollow body guitar. Im using the FF as a tryout of a semi-hollow body guitar in the hope that I like it before I buy something more costly like an Epiphone Pro 335. I have never done any "tweaks" by myself on any of the major brand guitars that I own and im hoping that I don't have to bring the FF into the shop to have a set up done. Soooooo....how was the action and the intonation of your FF 338 right out of the box. I like the action to be low to super low on my electric guitars
@@daviddemar8749 Minimal set up needed. Action was just right for me. Intonation wasn't too far off. Setting up a guitar is an easy thing to do and there are plenty of videos on RUclips on how to do it. I believe Keith has one too. Let us all know when your 338 arrives and what you think of it.
@@paullatta Thanks for your reply. My fingers are crossed. The arrival of this guitar is all i can think about today. I feel like i did almost 52 years ago (!) when I was expecting my very first guitar .
I ordered my Firefly Pegasus on Monday and received it on Thursday. That's a 4 day shipping time. Never got a guitar that quick before ordered through the internet. The frets ends are cut at different lengths in relation to the edge of the dark fretboard wood. I don't think I've ever seen that before on a guitar. The fret ends are smooth however. The set up on this guitar is horrendous. The guitar looks like it needs a truss rod adjustment and a raise in the bridge height. It seems with most guitars ordered online nowadays the sellers will make some effort to make it playable when you receive the guitar but no such luck here. The six neck tuners feel real cheap when you turn them. The finish of the maple spalted top is A grade, looks real nice. I can't find any blemishes or flaws with the binding. I also can't find any blemishes or visual imperfections on the guitars body.
It did not take long to do a set up on the Pegasus guitar, maybe 15 minutes. I adjusted the truss rod to make the neck straight and adjusted the bridge to bring the string height up a bit. The guitar plays well with no fret buzz. It looks like an exotic, expensive guitar with that cool spalted maple top. This guitar is definitely worth the cash and was a good addition to the other 39 guitars in my collection.
The tuners on my Firefly guitars are excellent and the cream of the crop compared to the average tuners on cheap guitars (which are all pretty good nowadays). The tuners are very beefy heavy tuners. I really haven't seen any bad tuners on guitars since they quit using those tuners with the trapezoid cases that were used on Squiers and other cheap brands years ago. Those totally sucked!
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Thanx for the info bro
Got it because I have always wanted an offset guitar with f holes. Cheaper than the fender one too, forget it’s name.
Thanks for the review, reallly appreciate it.
Love your song and sound is amazing !! super tight !
Thanks Gregg!
Nicely done! I just ordered my 1st FF... the FFJA. Looking forward to my 1st Jazzmaster style guitar....and I'm going to try for a semi baritone conversion with a little heavier strings AND to be using that trem system as well. THX!
great video!
Thanks!
About a month back, I ordered a Pegasus late on a Thursday night from Guitar Garden. I immediately received an order number and message stating that I would be notified as soon as the guitar was shipped. That message came the following Monday evening, and the guitar was at my door Friday afternoon. It has the beautiful brown spalted maple finish which sold out two days after I ordered mine. The guitar arrived in perfect condition packaged in a boxed Pegasus shaped styrofoam casket. I couldn’t be more pleased with this purchase.
Awesome. For the first those of us that ordered them when they were first released that wasn’t our experience. I’m glad they worked out the kinks.
They are back at Guitars garden!
If you're at all interested I'd definitely strike when they have the item you want, the brown spalted maple Pegasus that I bought only lasted a day or two on the site before being sold out and taken down. They're definitely popular!
They haven't got these back in stock since they sold out of the first run. They sold through them really quick which makes me curious why they haven't been restocked, I wonder if they got a cease and desist from Languedoc? I am so happy I got mine when I did, it's everything I've wanted in a hollowbody and I didn't have to sell any organs on the black market to afford one either.
Wow rounded fret ends like EART. Nice looking and sounding. Wish they would ship to Canada 🇨🇦
Great review and video of the guitar apart! Excellent! But, I want to get some scissors and cut a few inches of that go-tee. A bit distracting. Sorry, said with love....
Mine got delivered just this morning, I let it adjust to the humidity in the house while I was at work and after spending a few hours with it I have to say I'm very impressed. I got the brown spalted maple (already sold out!) and it looks as gorgeous as it sounds. I understand completely your criticism about the binding edges being on the sharp side, I plan on taking some strategic wet sand paper to it soon. Overall it's the best guitar for this kind of money (not including preowned) that I've ever bought, I could not be happier with my purchase.
Now, all of that being said, I will say this: I enjoy tinkering with guitars and making adjustments. So when it took two hours for a proper set up on a floating bridge to get a proper straight neck without any buzz it didn't bother me as much as I think it would, say, someone who has no knowledge or interest in working on instruments. You get what you're paying for here, but that also seems to include the maintenance, be aware.
It's the Languedoc G2 I always wanted and could never afford. I'm going to install some GFS pickups with coil tap switches and 500k pots, it's going to be a very versatile animal.. I can see it taking my Fujigen Gakki Statocaster's position as go-to instrument, especially with the upgrades. Upgrades I happen to have money for since the guitar was so cheap, haha.
Mines en route… think I got the last one lol… I don’t mind tinkering either, but I’ll be my first time. In fact, that part of the reason I bought it so it could be a “project”. All that said- would you mind sharing links to the pickups and lots etc you are upgrading to? Thanks in advance
@@Selfmade1996 Going with Guitar Fetish's GFS Crunchy Pat High Output Humbucker, Chrome (for both neck and bridge) for classic tone with a dash of modern crunch.
@@aschilds ok Cool- wow so cheap! Thanks again
@@Selfmade1996 Yeah, GFS pickups are pretty badass. Happy to help. Cheers!
@@Selfmade1996 For what it's worth I've been continuously impressed with the stock pickups in this thing. I'm a constant tinkerer and after I lowered them a bit and adjusted the screws for the pole pieces I've dialed in some pretty impressive tone. I don't think I'll be having a problem enjoying it "as is" before I get around to future upgrades, Firefly did a really great job on this thing. I hope you're enjoying yours!
What type of oil did you use to condition the FB ? I use lemon oil, but ive heard of other types people use. Thanks for the video. I own a FF 338 model and I love it. I use Phred Wolf guitars for my main guitars (They are Jerry Garcia copies), but they also make a guitar like the one Trey from Phish uses. They are a bit more money, but just thought id throw out another option for anyone looking for one of these. :-)
I used lemon oil as well.
Greetings ! how much does the Pegasus WEIGH ? thanks
Right around 7 pounds, give or take.
Like to hear a clean sample. Distortion doesn't tell us much. My Fireflys are terrific too. Thanks!
It sounds quite beautiful clean, the stock pickups are actually really nice I plan on keeping them around in one project or another.
Thanks for the review. Nobody in any review I watched said anything about the neck profile, but I decided to take a shot and order one anyway. Yours was the best review I found though.
I have 7 FFs. No problems ever. Just lucky, I guess.
This is an awesome guitar I have one of these( oddly enough LOL I bought this guitar because of Trey Anastasio) Firefly guitars,& IYV.. are both in my opinion incredible bang-for-the-buck that we could never have gotten when we were kids my friend for this price range. I just Received a Firefly Goldtop SG yesterday it showed up,& the thing is amazing playing sounding and looking
I've seen the gold top in Les Paul style guitars but I don't remember seeing it on an SG style guitar. Such a cheap price also for that Firefly model.
I must check such a tempting sounding SG...
Just got my Firefly pegasus yesterday and I was thoroughly impressed the only thing I had to address was a slightly high not action but no one at all the reviews about the pegasus mentioned that there is no electronic access cover on the back So if you have to replace any of the pots how do you get to them
Well it’s a true hollow body so you can pull them out through the pickup routes. If it were semi-hollow like the FF338 they would have to come out through the F-holes.
Do you all think this is smaller than a 335? And also is the bridge fully floating or is there a little block under it?
Thanks!
Great review and a fair, objective assessment of your experience. I had some of the same issues as you but I ended up having to get a different color. In fact, it just arrived today and so far I really dig it.
Again, I respect the tact, honesty, and integrity you displayed. I came to the same conclusion as you 👍
Merry Christmas to you and yours 🎄⭐️
Thanks Brother. Be well.
Well done, thanks. I agree with your conclusions. I also got a Pegasus and had a similar experience re communication, but not as much delay - I think it took about 10 days from order to arrival. On the day it arrived, I did get an "it's out for delivery" notice from Guitars Garden, but that was it. Also, interestingly, the guy who did my setup said the ground wire under my bridge was disconnected, he had to solder it.
Good call taking it to someone for a set up.
Thank you for the reveiw. Do you know what the measurements are on the bridge if I want to upgrade it?
For this body type they could come with Fishman's, I'd still change them out with my predetermined choice. This guitar could come with no pickups though, I want one.
A buddy of mine is adding Fishman Pezio Tuneomatic to his for live shows. Really interested in how it turns out.
www.fishman.com/portfolio/tune-o-matic-powerbridge-pickup/
Firefly help? The diamond shaped inlays on the headstock of my FFLP classic are crooked =not in alignment. Has anyone else experienced this?
Maybe your’s are italicized… kidding. I have not run in to that issue, sorry.
Good review on the guitar. But I have not experience his complaint on delivery. I just received my Aerosonic. Received it 3 days after ordering it. It arrived in perfect condition as did my other two FireFly's. I have a 338 and a FFLP. On every shipment I was notified punctually through the entire shipping process from Guitars Garden.
Awesome. That’s hasn’t been everyone’s experience. And as I stated the issue was with people who ordered the Pegasus model.
Why did you choose the aerosonic over the Pegasus? I am trying to make my mind up between the Pegasus or the Firefly Aerosonic.
@@ricmel8008 I didn’t. I chose the Pegasus over the Aerosonic. I chose the Pegasus because I liked the body shape. I had been thinking about getting a Squire Starcaster which is fairly similar, so I thought I’d give the Pegasus a shot.
@@TheTapeFarm oh ok thanks much. I tried a Squier Starcaster also. The body was a little bit too big for me.
This Pegasus is a beautiful guitar. Enjoy.
@@TheTapeFarm I think it may have been specific to the Pegasus model honestly.
I am rather shocked because, while I've had good experiences with the two 338's in our household, the 'making it much better' was all self-done, and relatively easy. That is , sloppy tuner replacements to Wilkerson cheapo's; bridge to roller-bridge replacement; nut replacement to a Tusq; fret and body cleanups which I do on every guitar. The waxing-the-pickups was the more time-consuming chore but more interesting than difficult, and I thought I learned much more than the hassles alone. On the Pegasus, maybe it's because it's only 2 months old, I haven't found any reason to mess with the pickups. They are still not 'predictable' to me but no 'new pickup' is... I believe my learning curve is about the same, although I assume their top-end results for MY uses will be lower than my best-ever guitars. Which are $6000 Collings, $5000 Gibsons, $3500 Fenders. Gee... a $200 guitar coming CLOSE to those is kinda wonderful, eh?
I wonder how much shipping is to the US?
From China? No idea. I imagine that would depend on the total number shipped. They are charged per container/portion of container.
Shipping on the guitar itself was only $30 for me when I bought mine.
1:08 Killer tone, great multitracking and nice use of the Wah during picking and buried in the mix. Just ordered one in Blueberry Burst for $237 shipped and also have a "V" and "Explorer" on the way with it. Those are Blueberry Burst as well. Ridiculous pricing but we shall see. :)
How are the V and Explorer out of curiosity? They still have those up on their site and they look great.
What's the scale length, and because it's a hollow body can you get it to feedback squeal like Nugent gets with his Byrdland? 😁
25 1/2”. Squealing is not a sound I like coming from a guitar… feedback, yes… squealing, not so much. To that end I removed the covers off the pickups.
@@TheTapeFarm maybe I phrased that wrong I'm thinking of the deep WOOOOO sound he gets that shakes the rafters in the arena and works your fillings in your teeth loose. I'd love something at the Firefly price point that could do that.
@@gamingwithmrgvil3511 oh yeah… that’s the fun feedback. Yes… with enough gain anything is possible.
Enjoyed the review on the Pegasus. I ordered and received the Aerosonic (6 string) and so far the only area of concern are the tuners. However, the weather has been up and down so perhaps they will stabilize when the weather does. Also, I like your new style of reviews. Very polished and professional. And I did listen to your experience with GG and feel it was balanced and accurate. I am a member of the same FB group you are and some there defend GG regardless of whether someone offers constructive criticism or not. I’ve worked with the public for multiple decades and I always welcomed a good critique of my services. That would make me aware of areas that need improvement and I could make changes before it became problematic. I’ve always heard that for every dissatisfied customer that complains there are many others seething in silence. Firefly, if they’re smart, going forward should learn from this and not let down their loyal customers again. Otherwise they just become another defunct guitar company.
Exactly!! I also worked many decades with the public and feedback was not only welcome, it was expected. Some people see criticism in a completely wrong light. Back in the day when I did work with the public I would always tell my folks that failure is often the only evidence of someone actually trying to do their job. People who never fail aren’t trying hard enough.
Aero 6 string seems to have vanished from web page??? As of late October 2022
I just purchased one of these for review on our channel. I don't think it's going to be as well done as yours because I don't have the knowledge you have as a tech. I have all the tools, but limited knowledge and zero ability as a guitarist. That is where Dan comes in. I have to admit I have always loved firefly guitars and so far I have never received a truly bad one. Thanks for the video 😉👍!
I just ordered one of these Pegasus models and it's been over three days without any update (except of course taking my money). I'll admit I can't wait for the guitar but the rest of the experience has been pretty crap so far.
For me it usually 3 to 5 days before I get an update. But yeah, the buying experience could be a lot better. It’s not hard, just communicate.
Exactly. It's a simple problem to resolve, just communicate with your customers. Let me know what is going on, all they have to do is to talk to me. I don't feel as if I am being ridiculous.
I also realize that for this price point I should just "be happy" to get a good guitar and maybe Sweetwater has spoiled me over the years with their (IMHO) industry leading customer service but taking my money without giving me any information is pretty shitty.
@@TheTapeFarm I thought I'd update you, I think they may be past their communication hiccups, it took a few days but I now have order and tracking information. Now just to be impatient! Haha
Wrapup: After a delayed start Guitar Gardens started delivering regular notifications including tracking information. It's gone from being an ugly experience to being a good one! Not sure what caused the initial delay, maybe ordering on a weekend, but once they got rolling things were fine!
Go buy some other cheap guitars on Amazon and you just hope they don't come with big dents from the crappy packing boxes being bounced around.
If you ever get a chance or purchase a Firefly FFLX please do a review i bought one and it's probably the worst guitar i ever bought from them the sound hitting a simple C chord is terrible the tuners won't hold i feel like quality control mustve been sleeping on this one
Was thinking about getting one… but now… maybe not. Thanks for the info.
@@TheTapeFarm Well you might Luck Out and get a good one but like i said haven't seen 1 review of this guitar yet.....(bought the black & green one)
Is that the Explorer model? I've found that just because one model is good from a brand other models might not be so good. I bought the Firegly SG model and it is really nice. I just ordered the LP style Firefly. I also buy the model I think will be the most popular because my thinking is that if they sell a lot of one model they probably have the manufacturing down pat whereas the more exotic less popular models they might not.
Nice review. Your rant is still over the top. Relax dude shipping sucks during the make believe covid BS.
It wasn’t the shipping… it was the lack of transparency. Just tell me what’s going on. And if you think that’s over the top, you have have very delicate sensibilities.
@@TheTapeFarm make believe? All the people who died from Covid would love to know it’s all make believe. Thanks for being honest. It’s appreciated.
@@mknewlan67 I never said Covid was make believe.
Thanks for your Firefly reviews. I got my 338 thanks to your review. Its construction is flawless. The pickups are just OK and I might swap them out someday, but other than that it's a great guitar! Keep your videos coming!
Paul
My FF 338 is arriving tomorrow. Im excited . I don't own any FFs and this guitar will be my first semi- hollow body guitar. Im using the FF as a tryout of a semi-hollow body guitar in the hope that I like it before I buy something more costly like an Epiphone Pro 335.
I have never done any "tweaks" by myself on any of the major brand guitars that I own and im hoping that I don't have to bring the FF into the shop to have a set up done.
Soooooo....how was the action and the intonation of your FF 338 right out of the box. I like the action to be low to super low on my electric guitars
@@daviddemar8749 Minimal set up needed. Action was just right for me. Intonation wasn't too far off. Setting up a guitar is an easy thing to do and there are plenty of videos on RUclips on how to do it. I believe Keith has one too. Let us all know when your 338 arrives and what you think of it.
@@paullatta
Thanks for your reply. My fingers are crossed. The arrival of this guitar is all i can think about today. I feel like i did almost 52 years ago (!) when I was expecting my very first guitar .
I ordered my Firefly Pegasus on Monday and received it on Thursday. That's a 4 day shipping time. Never got a guitar that quick before ordered through the internet. The frets ends are cut at different lengths in relation to the edge of the dark fretboard wood. I don't think I've ever seen that before on a guitar. The fret ends are smooth however. The set up on this guitar is horrendous. The guitar looks like it needs a truss rod adjustment and a raise in the bridge height. It seems with most guitars ordered online nowadays the sellers will make some effort to make it playable when you receive the guitar but no such luck here. The six neck tuners feel real cheap when you turn them. The finish of the maple spalted top is A grade, looks real nice. I can't find any blemishes or flaws with the binding. I also can't find any blemishes or visual imperfections on the guitars body.
It did not take long to do a set up on the Pegasus guitar, maybe 15 minutes. I adjusted the truss rod to make the neck straight and adjusted the bridge to bring the string height up a bit. The guitar plays well with no fret buzz. It looks like an exotic, expensive guitar with that cool spalted maple top. This guitar is definitely worth the cash and was a good addition to the other 39 guitars in my collection.
The tuners on my Firefly guitars are excellent and the cream of the crop compared to the average tuners on cheap guitars (which are all pretty good nowadays). The tuners are very beefy heavy tuners. I really haven't seen any bad tuners on guitars since they quit using those tuners with the trapezoid cases that were used on Squiers and other cheap brands years ago. Those totally sucked!