Yes Google Prince's mad cat guitar and you will get a world of information and why he chose it to be used on certain songs. Great guitar great player much history.
Yes one of the greatest ever I looked it up and Google said he did play a fender telecaster until 1980 and then switched to the Horner Im a big Prince fan and wondered why I never saw a fender telecaster identical to his and with stripes on back that's why thanks buddy now I want one of those horners ide hate to see the price 👍
It's a copy of a "PRINCE" Madhatter guitar. HS Anderson made them and so did Hohner. They have been out of stock on these at Firefly for months but are back in stock now. I just looked. I have one by Firefly and also one by HS Anderson. A real one can bring 4,500 to 6,000 dollars or more. Nice video!
I am a cowboy chord guitar player, but I love seeing your videos. My wife died from breast cancer a year ago and I am still grieving. Your videos dull the pain and distract me from my misery. Thanks Sean from Scotland
Prince was one of the best guitar players out there. He was a Jehovah. Witness, and he actually went out in Minneapolis dressed in the “ uniform “ of the Witnesses and canvassed. He got a lot of skill from playing “worship music “ . Believe it or not, but during the solo of Purple Rain, I just feel that need to put my hands in the air and a tear will come to your eye. You feel visited by the Spirit. He surely had his vices, but I feel it in his music to this day. And feel free to think as you wish, but he was someone special on the guitar.
I said I am done buying china guitars. O.K..., Firefly has some really nice guitars. I have an LP style that played great right out of the box. So i ordered the FFST Classic Relic model over the weekend. And then i am never buying a china guitar ever again... LOL ya right...!
I dunno about shielding paint, but I recently started shielding my guitars with copper tape and the difference it makes to pickup noise is pretty incredible.. enough that one shielding job convinced me to do it to all of my guitars. Has to be done properly though; being certain that all the shielding is electrically continuous and properly grounded at the end. Otherwise it does basically nothing.
I got one from aliexpress and replaced the controls and pickups. It rocks, has a great neck on it. I put strat pickups in it like it had, just like Prince.
My buddy purchased a strat version from Guitars Garden. He said it plays every bit as nice as his Fender Deluxe. And he paid less than $200 - Stainless frets, locking tuners, alnico pups... it's crazy.
Probably not sounding as bright as it did before because I'm pretty sure they put nickel strings on from the factory. So not really cheap strings. I have a 335 of theirs. They are nice guitars. Bone nut too. Full size pots and not bad pickups. Had to do a truss rod adjustment also. Some high frets. I just knocke um down with a hammer and they were fixed. Nut was too tight on 2 strings. Had to file it. Quality guitars if you don't mind a little work.
Another awesome video for scarred nation! Nice telecaster but not as nice as the one o received from y'all yesterday. Thanks and keep up the great work
I picked up a HSS strat last year and it awesome. Great specs; even the bridge has a full-size counterweight. After a set of Bootstrap pickups, it is an incredible instrument. However, I just received a new semi-hollow Tele with a bigsby. Nice looking instrument, but the chemical odor coming from inside the body is so strong and offensive, I am sending it back. Not sure if it is the glue or some sealer they used. Have to wonder if these Chinese chemicals are dangerous to our health. I'm not taking any chances.
That is Firefly's cope of the famous Prince Mad Cat Telecaster. Prince played it with Strat pickups. If your buddy wanted a regular telecaster then he should not have bout this one. I have one and after a good set up it plays like a dream. Love this guitar and I am also a big Prince fan.
Was impressed, watching and listening to you do your stuff. Anew fan & subscriber for sure. As far for Firefly. If its good enough for a countryboy its good enough for me. Thank You , Brother.👍
I have a firefly FFLP “yellow bat” which is a set neck Les Paul style guitar. I like it but I think I might need to switch out the pups, or at least the neck pup. Wish I was a little closer to you and you had time to give mine a once over but it’d be a lot to ship down to you. They do seem to be nice budget guitars.
lol!!! man …. your wife has one hell of a swing!!! watch out next time lol!!!! u both are amazing and thx for the outstanding videos you both make 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
That specific Tele is a knockoff of a "Madcat". It's the guitar made famous by Prince! Look up Prince doing a cover of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" to see him absolutely wale on that Madcat tele.
Watch the RUclips video of Prince Playing while my guitar gently weeps 2021 Remaster "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" with Prince, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Steve Winwood. 3:30 it's pure Prince perfection showmanship and respect for this great song. Enjoy.
Recently received my Firefly 338. First I have to say I do not see excess glue anywhere, including the nut where it has been noted in many previous reviews. Frets were well polished and I did not find file marks on the ends, smooth the entire length of the neck. Fit and finish was above average, I own much more expensive guitars that don’t look as good. Looking across the finish from the side, where pits and other imperfections show the most, did not reveal any. Playability: strings 1 through 5 are perfect all the way up the neck. The low E 6 string started to buzz at about the 12th fret. Checking the bridge height on 6 showed it was a little low. Made the adjustment and buzz went away. Tiny adjustment just to raise the bridge end a fraction. Pot all good and the locking tuners hold tune fine. I know folks say these are hit or miss, I think I got a home run… especially at this price.
I got one of these 3 weeks ago, it’s a very nice guitar for the price. Mine also needed a truss rod adjustment and a little intonation, but my frets were very smooth. I’ll probably be buying another different style from Firefly in the near future.
Beautiful sound, I wish I could put a5s. with cloth wire and full size pots in my MIM Tele, that is great. It has Almico 5s in it but they are Tele pickups. That is something new. Strat pickups in a Tele. Mine has the U style neck and 7.25 radius.
So will you be checking out more of these guitars? Or are they not worth the price tag vs some of the other ones you’ve reviewed. I think Firefly still charges more than some brands you’ve shown, no? Not a ton more, but you know. I hope our friend Michael Philpot enjoys his guitar!
Hey marsha that guitar as most fireflys are worth the money. But that one surprised me that it needed so much fret work I have at least 15 ff and I love all of them. Btw I gave that to sean as a personal gift. See you saturday
It is modeled after the Mad Cat Guitar that Prince Played . He wanted strat pick ups in it then the standard tele style set up. Prince always played that guitar that was built for him.
Hello Sean, just curious if you would do a review of the Batking lp style to see if it may be a viable option seems to have good reviews but not that many as of yet would love to see your opinion
In 2022 I bought a Firefly 338 (Gibson ES-335 knockoff) brand new on ebay for $250 and I am nothing but impressed with it. Gorgeous blueburst on black finish, white binding, pearl inlay fretboard. Nice detailing. Stays in tune, plays nice and beautiful tone/sustain.
This is your first firefly ? and you don't have their SG copy with slanted SG style ....mines dope dude. Sounds great for a country tele, and the neck pickup technically isn't a tele ...it's a full size coil. p.s. That Leopard print is all you Shawn!
Great review!...but every time I see you open the boxes with your Bowie knife ..I think the motto should be. "Dont you dare try and steal my Scarred guitar."( or pickups, for that matter)
The back bow on that neck came back around ..the backbowed neck on my fender vintera never came back around I slackened the truss rod right of till it was loose ,over tuned the strings and left it for a week to see if we could get it to come back around .nope it was a junker .had to go back to fender .and it being a limited edition of fifty in Europe there wasn’t any more .so I bought a Gibson sg standard instead ,now that one was fine .
You're not a Prince fa obviously but i already subscribed and STILL like your channel. I got that guitar about 3 months ago and I love it. Honestly I STILL have to get it set up...High B and E frets are pretty dead from frets 1-3 and need to change the strings but on different setting (sounds) this mutha ROCKS!!!!!!!!! GREAT HONEST REVIEW and I'm STILL a fan of your channel. Keep em coming bro!
This guitar is supposed to be a replica/tribute of Princes Madcat Tele, thus the weird pickguards and binding. Firefly tend to make short runs of guitars, rather than mass produce a few guitar models. The more limited edition ones will sellout almost immediately. The pickups they use in their Tele's are Korean made Alinco 5's and I felt no need to replace them. The only thing I upgraded was adding a 4-way switch to run the pickups in series. You should definitely show the viewers the four way switch mod on a future Tele review. It cost almost nothing to install , and gives you a higher output "humbucker" tone.
Just sold my Firefly SG , it was a killer guitar though. Not one flaw or blemish and the fret work was excellent , I don't know how they do it for what they charge 🤔
My $180 Firefly Les Paul may not be perfect Les Paul aesthetics the action is low and it resonates beautifully. I hear top studio musicians talk about their $3000/$4000 guitars saying "It nearly plays itself". The Firefly may not play it self, but the ride is definitely a pleasure.
I have one of these, frets were fine, neck was fine, played great out the box. Tuner? Um, i still have changed them. You should check out their Ghost John 5 HH Tele, that thing is a beast!
I hope you try a honer also and say which is the best I always loved Princess tele always wanted one curious which is better he was a fruit cake but absolutely incredible guitarist thanks for another great video 👍
I Love that guitar. Different looking, but it is a copy of the Purple One's favorite tele. If I didn't have 2 tele's already, I'd buy one. I've cut myself off for a while. I have 15 stringed instruments. Guitars, 2 bass', a banjo, and a guittarele.
@lucyfuir6386 I have 3 amps, microphones, an interface, 10 pedals, an electronic drum kit, a keyboard, and a harmonica, too. I just can't stop buying equipment, but I can't buy anymore until I move. I Need more space!
@@FlipDahlenburg just doesn’t go where it’s meant to, runs everywhere won’t stay where you want it, when dry goes flakey and leaves nearly whole area I applied it to gaped😡
Really tempted by this one but never played a maple fingerboard, they look like they'd be prone to be really sticky? I've already gone through several of the original Monoprice Indio Teles when they were string through for $109. I was able to shape those headstocks to a decent Tele look. I'm always put off slightly by guitars that are so heavily associated with one player, like the Hofner Bass, the Frankenstrat copies or this one. I love the original players but they've become so heavily tied into specific guitars. That's just a me thing I should work on :) I really appreciate seeing you do the work on inexpensive guitars, makes it easier to take the plunge and if I screw it up... then I screw it up. I do enjoy the trying process quite a bit.
That's a copy of Princess guitar as most have said in the comments. I don't think that Prince got the recognition that he should have because to me he was one of the most amazing musicians of our time. He showed that when they had a performance in England and he ripped them all apart with his amazing solo. I love that Mad Cat guitar it's beautiful.
If the performance your talking about is the While My Guitar Gently Weeps one with Tom Petty , Jeff Lynne , Steve Winwood and Dhani Harrison , that was at The Rock And Rock Hall Of Fame induction ceremony of George Harrison after he passed. That wasn't in England.Prince was inducted the same night. He missed the rehersals for the ceremony but several weeks earlier he was left off a list of greatest guitar players put out by Rolling Stone magazine. After his solo i'm guessing they might have reconsidered their list ! ! I was lucky enough to see Prince live twice. The second time i had 4th row seats. He was one of a kind , no doubt , R. I. P. Prince.
@rogerdaly6326 Yeah, that man was a genius. I don't know many artists who can play all the instruments he did and produce it all by themselves. It's not just that because he was a great performer, he produced music that was #1 hits for other artists. In 1984 he held the #1 spot for film, single, and album simultaneously for one week. He was also into sports and had a great sense of humor. He liked to play pranks on his friends like Dave Chappelle. There's more to say about him, but what saddens me as well as angers me is that because of his life choices and style, he wasn't accepted because he was different and didn't follow the rules.
I have 5 Fireflys I got over a 2 year span. 3 Les Paul types and 2 Explorer types. One of the Explorer ones matches my 1981 Ibanez Destroyer in that gorgeous red I've had since 1983. The electronics in all of mine were junk and microphonic. I put active EMG pickups in the Les Paul guitars and passive EMG pickups in the Explorer guitars with all new controls as well. Did a basic setup and that's it. Frets were good, they stay in tune very well and sound amazing. Can't ask for much more than that for a cheap guitar. They play as good and sound as good as my Destroyer and my Brothers early 80's Gibson Explorer. Great video!!!
Terrific sustain, more than my 2022 Fender Player MIM Telecastor. Your Firefly would not have sounded as good without your skillful work on the neck and frets. Well done.
So happy to hear your opinion of the Mad Cat! Mine is on the way. I've never done fretwork like you, hopefully it won't need it, or else it's time to learn a new skill! Great stuff, Rock On!
Just received mine. Its going to need some work to make it playable. Nut is not cut properly, fingers black after playing for a minute. It is beautiful, and probably worth the price if I can get it to play right. The real problem is the smell off the padded bag it shipped in almost knocked me out. I just returned a semi-hollow firefly because the smell from inside the body was horrible. I hope these chinese chemical smells aren't dangerous to the health. Anyway, I'm done with these cheap china guitars. I'll still buy inexpensive guitars, but from established companies like Epiphone, Jackson, or Schecter. One other note on the guitar. The neck is very chunky. I prefer the slim neck on the Harley Benton TE-62; slim and fast.
Just on body looks alone, I'm glad that is your friend's guitar. From this video, I don't recall the pickup swap happening ? The gloss poly tinted neck though is gorgeous, but the fretwork was way worse than the Mpnoprice $ 90 Tele & quite a few of the sub $ 250 guitars you've reviewed. If those were the original pickups in the sound demo, they sounded like the guitar didn't need the 1/4 lber pair. The pickguards, well just assume that a standard issue chrome ashtray style Fender bridge would have replaced the original fixed bridge part(s) for whatever it took. The tuners, maybe those get swapped as well. I'll take your word that this was the best of the affordable guitars, I just think it needed too much fretwork to make that call on that alone. Since we're being totally honest, I think the Monoprice TL with the Tex Mex pickup swap edges the FireFly TL across the board for everything except the gloss poly tint maple neck's finish & ball end SS frets.
Hey Sean! I have this exact guitar and it is a dream to play... Same situation when I got it, needed a little TLC and I shimmed the neck and it plays and feels like any expensive guitar I own. This one was about $200 delivered! Amazing! How do they do it??? I liked the pickups and probably won't do anything to it... Great just stock!
Freaking killer guitar for only $200. The quality is knocking it out of the park, too, because I didn't see any flaws. Yeah, some people might not like the look of that pickguard, but as you had said before, it doesn't affect the sound or the play ability. I thought it sounded great with the pick-ups it came with, which, in comparison to other affordable guitars, is a hundred times better. I have an LP style firefly, and it's killer, and you can compare that to any real Gibson.
Sean, I bought a FF SG around a year ago after seeing RUclips reviews and i was not impressed. Straight out of the box. Frets were buzzing. Neck was bowed. Pick ups sounded cheap. After playing it my fingers were black, probably caused by cheaper strings and or the frets. After a setup and some tweaking it got a little better. There is a reason why they sell them so cheap. Not saying a more expensive guitar is better, just the fact that they use cheaper materials and parts make it what it is.
Ordered mine today . This will be my 3rd Firefly as I ajso have a Super Strat and an acoustic cutaway from them . For the level of quality vs what they are asking for them, its hard to stop buying them...
Cathy has a new video comin up tomorrow! You'll get to hear her strat pick ups!!
www.youtube.com/@ScarMyPickups
Awsome can't wait
I think the binding and pickguard is "tortoise shell." That's a Prince Hohner copy.
Nice copy of a 70s Mad Cat, the guitar Prince used throughout his career.
This guitar is a copy of Prince's famous Mad Cat guitar originally by Hohner. Keep up the great vids.
I thought princes guitar was a Japanese fender learn something new every day had no idea it was a horner
Yes Google Prince's mad cat guitar and you will get a world of information and why he chose it to be used on certain songs. Great guitar great player much history.
Yes one of the greatest ever I looked it up and Google said he did play a fender telecaster until 1980 and then switched to the Horner Im a big Prince fan and wondered why I never saw a fender telecaster identical to his and with stripes on back that's why thanks buddy now I want one of those horners ide hate to see the price 👍
DAMN!!! You'd beat me to it!!! As soon as he'd unwrapped it I said to myself Prince's guitar!!!
Yep! As soon as I seen the thumbnail, I knew exactly what it was a copy of.
Got to keep the two Strat pups in it. That's how Prince wanted it and what makes it different than regular Tele styles.
It's a copy of a "PRINCE" Madhatter guitar. HS Anderson made them and so did Hohner. They have been out of stock on these at Firefly for months but are back in stock now. I just looked. I have one by Firefly and also one by HS Anderson. A real one can bring 4,500 to 6,000 dollars or more. Nice video!
I am a cowboy chord guitar player, but I love seeing your videos. My wife died from breast cancer a year ago and I am still grieving. Your videos dull the pain and distract me from my misery. Thanks Sean from Scotland
I've got a idea that might help. Football helmet. Invest in a good quality football helmet. 😮
Laughing my arse off here when Cathy shows who's boss 🤣🤣🤣 I've rewound that part a few times.
Sean, that guitar sounds frickin brilliant !!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
lol, yeah. so funny
Prince was one of the best guitar players out there. He was a Jehovah. Witness, and he actually went out in Minneapolis dressed in the “ uniform “ of the Witnesses and canvassed. He got a lot of skill from playing “worship music “ . Believe it or not, but during the solo of Purple Rain, I just feel that need to put my hands in the air and a tear will come to your eye. You feel visited by the Spirit. He surely had his vices, but I feel it in his music to this day. And feel free to think as you wish, but he was someone special on the guitar.
Yeah, they are pretty good. I got about 12 FF guitars. Every time they release a new model, I scoop up my favorite finish.
The PRINCE TELE!!!
I said I am done buying china guitars. O.K..., Firefly has some really nice guitars. I have an LP style that played great right out of the box. So i ordered the FFST Classic Relic model over the weekend. And then i am never buying a china guitar ever again... LOL ya right...!
That's an HS Anderson/Hohner Madcat copy but with the Firefly headstock
I dunno about shielding paint, but I recently started shielding my guitars with copper tape and the difference it makes to pickup noise is pretty incredible.. enough that one shielding job convinced me to do it to all of my guitars. Has to be done properly though; being certain that all the shielding is electrically continuous and properly grounded at the end. Otherwise it does basically nothing.
I've been shielding since the late 70s. Originally did it with mom's aluminum foil lol
You gonna wind up with dain bramage.
I got one from aliexpress and replaced the controls and pickups. It rocks, has a great neck on it. I put strat pickups in it like it had, just like Prince.
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My buddy purchased a strat version from Guitars Garden. He said it plays every bit as nice as his Fender Deluxe.
And he paid less than $200 - Stainless frets, locking tuners, alnico pups... it's crazy.
Probably not sounding as bright as it did before because I'm pretty sure they put nickel strings on from the factory. So not really cheap strings. I have a 335 of theirs. They are nice guitars. Bone nut too. Full size pots and not bad pickups. Had to do a truss rod adjustment also. Some high frets. I just knocke um down with a hammer and they were fixed. Nut was too tight on 2 strings. Had to file it. Quality guitars if you don't mind a little work.
Looks like the HS Anderson Medcat -Hohner tele guitar
Another awesome video for scarred nation! Nice telecaster but not as nice as the one o received from y'all yesterday. Thanks and keep up the great work
It's a "Prince" Hohner copy, But the head is different ✌🏾
Bro Cathy keeps hitting you in the head and we ain't gonna be gettin these cool videos much longer!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
I remember when your cap Looked like new, now it looks good all broken in and stuff! Love your channel.
Man I am SO GLAD I found this channel I REALLY Love you and Kathy
I picked up a HSS strat last year and it awesome. Great specs; even the bridge has a full-size counterweight. After a set of Bootstrap pickups, it is an incredible instrument. However, I just received a new semi-hollow Tele with a bigsby. Nice looking instrument, but the chemical odor coming from inside the body is so strong and offensive, I am sending it back. Not sure if it is the glue or some sealer they used. Have to wonder if these Chinese chemicals are dangerous to our health. I'm not taking any chances.
The binding is called Tortoise Shell
It plays good because you did your magic.
This is a killer copy of the guitar icon Prince's Madcat !! Sweet guitar and a dead on copy!!!
The Prince's guitar!
Copy of his Hohner copy. Yowza.
Bonk right in the head lmao😂
That is Firefly's cope of the famous Prince Mad Cat Telecaster. Prince played it with Strat pickups. If your buddy wanted a regular telecaster then he should not have bout this one. I have one and after a good set up it plays like a dream. Love this guitar and I am also a big Prince fan.
Bout or Bought? 😂
@@gabemanson8918 , I guess my typing out paced my brain, and a proofread would have helped
Was impressed, watching and listening to you do your stuff. Anew fan & subscriber for sure. As far for Firefly. If its good enough for a countryboy its good enough for me. Thank You , Brother.👍
Better get to winding some more cuz those belong to me.... Smack!!!
Dude Belly laugh does not describe how hard that cracked me up... Love the show!
My Harley Benton with Roswell pickups is the best $100-150 stock tele around.
This is a "Prince " axe.
I have a firefly FFLP “yellow bat” which is a set neck Les Paul style guitar. I like it but I think I might need to switch out the pups, or at least the neck pup. Wish I was a little closer to you and you had time to give mine a once over but it’d be a lot to ship down to you. They do seem to be nice budget guitars.
lol!!! man …. your wife has one hell of a swing!!! watch out next time lol!!!! u both are amazing and thx for the outstanding videos you both make 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
That specific Tele is a knockoff of a "Madcat". It's the guitar made famous by Prince! Look up Prince doing a cover of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" to see him absolutely wale on that Madcat tele.
That fucking guy... God that was an amazing performance. I bought one of these Madcat clones a few months back and I love it.
That is a copy of Prince's Tele style guitar originally made by Hoener, I believe.
Correct: Hohner Mad Cat. I sold them in a music store in the mid 70s. They made CBS teles look like toy copies
Country boy blues hair 65 year old songwriter been playing the same strap for 45 years
Watch the RUclips video of Prince Playing while my guitar gently weeps 2021 Remaster "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" with Prince, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Steve Winwood. 3:30 it's pure Prince perfection showmanship and respect for this great song. Enjoy.
It's definitely designed tp look like Prince's main Tele, which I believe was actually a Hondo.
Recently received my Firefly 338. First I have to say I do not see excess glue anywhere, including the nut where it has been noted in many previous reviews. Frets were well polished and I did not find file marks on the ends, smooth the entire length of the neck. Fit and finish was above average, I own much more expensive guitars that don’t look as good. Looking across the finish from the side, where pits and other imperfections show the most, did not reveal any. Playability: strings 1 through 5 are perfect all the way up the neck. The low E 6 string started to buzz at about the 12th fret. Checking the bridge height on 6 showed it was a little low. Made the adjustment and buzz went away. Tiny adjustment just to raise the bridge end a fraction. Pot all good and the locking tuners hold tune fine. I know folks say these are hit or miss, I think I got a home run… especially at this price.
New strings take few times to get set in.
I got one of these 3 weeks ago, it’s a very nice guitar for the price. Mine also needed a truss rod adjustment and a little intonation, but my frets were very smooth. I’ll probably be buying another different style from Firefly in the near future.
How much do you think it Weighs?
Beautiful sound, I wish I could put a5s. with cloth wire and full size pots in my MIM Tele, that is great. It has Almico 5s in it but they are Tele pickups. That is something new. Strat pickups in a Tele. Mine has the U style neck and 7.25 radius.
So will you be checking out more of these guitars? Or are they not worth the price tag vs some of the other ones you’ve reviewed. I think Firefly still charges more than some brands you’ve shown, no? Not a ton more, but you know.
I hope our friend Michael Philpot enjoys his guitar!
Hey marsha that guitar as most fireflys are worth the money. But that one surprised me that it needed so much fret work I have at least 15 ff and I love all of them. Btw I gave that to sean as a personal gift. See you saturday
That’s a Frank Zappa moustache around that bridge pup!
It is modeled after the Mad Cat Guitar that Prince Played . He wanted strat pick ups in it then the standard tele style set up. Prince always played that guitar that was built for him.
Great Videos. Appreciate the Firefly video. I have a firefly Les Paul copy I got worked into a REALLY nice guitar. New locking tuners right off.
Hello Sean, just curious if you would do a review of the Batking lp style to see if it may be a viable option seems to have good reviews but not that many as of yet would love to see your opinion
always liked the Telecaster shape and sound fantastic instrument even better now you serviced it brill 🎶🎶
Packaged for shipping better than Harley Benton, in my experience.
I think the binding is imitation tortoise shell
In 2022 I bought a Firefly 338 (Gibson ES-335 knockoff) brand new on ebay for $250 and I am nothing but impressed with it. Gorgeous blueburst on black finish, white binding, pearl inlay fretboard. Nice detailing. Stays in tune, plays nice and beautiful tone/sustain.
If you were to upgrade tuning keys, whats a good choice for a cheap guitar that stay in tune????
That's just it, there aren't any. Might as well get some grovers and avoid headaches.
This is your first firefly ? and you don't have their SG copy with slanted SG style ....mines dope dude. Sounds great for a country tele, and the neck pickup technically isn't a tele ...it's a full size coil.
p.s. That Leopard print is all you Shawn!
I don't hate. That's an amazing tool. As Scrooge McDuck always says, "Work smarter, not harder." That's working smart.
According to Firefly, it's a bone nut, too - not plastic.
Great review!...but every time I see you open the boxes with your Bowie knife ..I think the motto should be. "Dont you dare try and steal my Scarred guitar."( or pickups, for that matter)
About time you found the light! Congratulations. I have over a dozen Firefly guitars and they are all keepers with minimal work
Yep me too I have 20 less that one.
The back bow on that neck came back around ..the backbowed neck on my fender vintera never came back around I slackened the truss rod right of till it was loose ,over tuned the strings and left it for a week to see if we could get it to come back around .nope it was a junker .had to go back to fender .and it being a limited edition of fifty in Europe there wasn’t any more .so I bought a Gibson sg standard instead ,now that one was fine .
You're not a Prince fa obviously but i already subscribed and STILL like your channel. I got that guitar about 3 months ago and I love it. Honestly I STILL have to get it set up...High B and E frets are pretty dead from frets 1-3 and need to change the strings but on different setting (sounds) this mutha ROCKS!!!!!!!!! GREAT HONEST REVIEW and I'm STILL a fan of your channel. Keep em coming bro!
This guitar is supposed to be a replica/tribute of Princes Madcat Tele, thus the weird pickguards and binding. Firefly tend to make short runs of guitars, rather than mass produce a few guitar models. The more limited edition ones will sellout almost immediately. The pickups they use in their Tele's are Korean made Alinco 5's and I felt no need to replace them. The only thing I upgraded was adding a 4-way switch to run the pickups in series. You should definitely show the viewers the four way switch mod on a future Tele review. It cost almost nothing to install , and gives you a higher output "humbucker" tone.
Just sold my Firefly SG , it was a killer guitar though. Not one flaw or blemish and the fret work was excellent , I don't know how they do it for what they charge 🤔
Seriously, laughed at the end…
40K subs!!! Awesome!!!
It's a copy of an old Hohner Tele from the 80s.
Made popular by Prince
My $180 Firefly Les Paul may not be perfect Les Paul aesthetics the action is low and it resonates beautifully. I hear top studio musicians talk about their $3000/$4000 guitars saying "It nearly plays itself". The Firefly may not play it self, but the ride is definitely a pleasure.
I have one of these, frets were fine, neck was fine, played great out the box. Tuner? Um, i still have changed them. You should check out their Ghost John 5 HH Tele, that thing is a beast!
I always liked princess mad cat! Think they did a good job doing their version!
Can’t wait to check out the blue Flojill Strat with Cathy’s pickups!
I hope you try a honer also and say which is the best I always loved Princess tele always wanted one curious which is better he was a fruit cake but absolutely incredible guitarist thanks for another great video 👍
That's a Madcat repro, not a tele, my dude.
I just got mine and have the same problems. It cost $229 with shipping costs.
Wow, first time I've ever seen you put the plastic back under the neck plate! Your slipping Sean...
Not my guitar 😉
Yep, I noticed that too
Best guitar channel on the internet. Period.
Thank you kindly!
Sounded dang good 2 me, but I like your singing better!😁
14:30 🤣🤣🤣
Stock p'ups sounded better straight out of the box.
That is a beauty. Wow, they really stepped up their game in the last couple years.
I’m getting seasick
I Love that guitar. Different looking, but it is a copy of the Purple One's favorite tele. If I didn't have 2 tele's already, I'd buy one. I've cut myself off for a while. I have 15 stringed instruments. Guitars, 2 bass', a banjo, and a guittarele.
Haha I got 17 plus more amps than that lol
@lucyfuir6386 I have 3 amps, microphones, an interface, 10 pedals, an electronic drum kit, a keyboard, and a harmonica, too. I just can't stop buying equipment, but I can't buy anymore until I move. I Need more space!
@@TimRock1269 Not enough room to list what I got
11:33 straight to the chickin' pickin', Thanks for the licks man!
Heh, heh, heh .... NOW, THAT'S WHAT I CALL A KNIFE!!!!!
Tried shielding paint once! . . . . . .never again👎🏽
@@FlipDahlenburg just doesn’t go where it’s meant to, runs everywhere won’t stay where you want it, when dry goes flakey and leaves nearly whole area I applied it to gaped😡
I use aluminum tape for shielding cavities. It's adhesive and has continuity when over-lapped.
I have a bag full of those cheap dye cast bridge saddles.
Really tempted by this one but never played a maple fingerboard, they look like they'd be prone to be really sticky? I've already gone through several of the original Monoprice Indio Teles when they were string through for $109. I was able to shape those headstocks to a decent Tele look. I'm always put off slightly by guitars that are so heavily associated with one player, like the Hofner Bass, the Frankenstrat copies or this one. I love the original players but they've become so heavily tied into specific guitars. That's just a me thing I should work on :)
I really appreciate seeing you do the work on inexpensive guitars, makes it easier to take the plunge and if I screw it up... then I screw it up. I do enjoy the trying process quite a bit.
Works good after the frets were sanded down. Why can’t the manufacturer do that work before shipping.😊
That's how they can sell them so cheap. If the manufacturer did it, they would charge more, ect..ect..
That's a copy of Princess guitar as most have said in the comments. I don't think that Prince got the recognition that he should have because to me he was one of the most amazing musicians of our time. He showed that when they had a performance in England and he ripped them all apart with his amazing solo. I love that Mad Cat guitar it's beautiful.
If the performance your talking about is the While My Guitar Gently Weeps one with Tom Petty , Jeff Lynne , Steve Winwood and Dhani Harrison , that was at The Rock And Rock Hall Of Fame induction ceremony of George Harrison after he passed. That wasn't in England.Prince was inducted the same night. He missed the rehersals for the ceremony but several weeks earlier he was left off a list of greatest guitar players put out by Rolling Stone magazine. After his solo i'm guessing they might have reconsidered their list ! ! I was lucky enough to see Prince live twice. The second time i had 4th row seats. He was one of a kind , no doubt , R. I. P. Prince.
@rogerdaly6326 Yeah, that man was a genius. I don't know many artists who can play all the instruments he did and produce it all by themselves. It's not just that because he was a great performer, he produced music that was #1 hits for other artists. In 1984 he held the #1 spot for film, single, and album simultaneously for one week. He was also into sports and had a great sense of humor. He liked to play pranks on his friends like Dave Chappelle. There's more to say about him, but what saddens me as well as angers me is that because of his life choices and style, he wasn't accepted because he was different and didn't follow the rules.
Why did urs come with Seymour duncan pickups?
It’s his friend’s guitar.
I have 5 Fireflys I got over a 2 year span. 3 Les Paul types and 2 Explorer types. One of the Explorer ones matches my 1981 Ibanez Destroyer in that gorgeous red I've had since 1983. The electronics in all of mine were junk and microphonic. I put active EMG pickups in the Les Paul guitars and passive EMG pickups in the Explorer guitars with all new controls as well. Did a basic setup and that's it. Frets were good, they stay in tune very well and sound amazing. Can't ask for much more than that for a cheap guitar. They play as good and sound as good as my Destroyer and my Brothers early 80's Gibson Explorer. Great video!!!
Terrific sustain, more than my 2022 Fender Player MIM Telecastor. Your Firefly would not have sounded as good without your skillful work on the neck and frets. Well done.
So happy to hear your opinion of the Mad Cat! Mine is on the way. I've never done fretwork like you, hopefully it won't need it, or else it's time to learn a new skill! Great stuff, Rock On!
I just got one and it plays fine with no issues , great deal for $228.
Just received mine. Its going to need some work to make it playable. Nut is not cut properly, fingers black after playing for a minute. It is beautiful, and probably worth the price if I can get it to play right. The real problem is the smell off the padded bag it shipped in almost knocked me out. I just returned a semi-hollow firefly because the smell from inside the body was horrible. I hope these chinese chemical smells aren't dangerous to the health. Anyway, I'm done with these cheap china guitars. I'll still buy inexpensive guitars, but from established companies like Epiphone, Jackson, or Schecter.
One other note on the guitar. The neck is very chunky. I prefer the slim neck on the Harley Benton TE-62; slim and fast.
Congrats on the +40K subs.
Just on body looks alone, I'm glad that is your friend's guitar. From this video, I don't recall the pickup swap happening ? The gloss poly tinted neck though is gorgeous, but the fretwork was way worse than the Mpnoprice $ 90 Tele & quite a few of the sub $ 250 guitars you've reviewed. If those were the original pickups in the sound demo, they sounded like the guitar didn't need the 1/4 lber pair. The pickguards, well just assume that a standard issue chrome ashtray style Fender bridge would have replaced the original fixed bridge part(s) for whatever it took. The tuners, maybe those get swapped as well. I'll take your word that this was the best of the affordable guitars, I just think it needed too much fretwork to make that call on that alone. Since we're being totally honest, I think the Monoprice TL with the Tex Mex pickup swap edges the FireFly TL across the board for everything except the gloss poly tint maple neck's finish & ball end SS frets.
Hey Sean! I have this exact guitar and it is a dream to play... Same situation when I got it, needed a little TLC and I shimmed the neck and it plays and feels like any expensive guitar I own. This one was about $200 delivered! Amazing! How do they do it??? I liked the pickups and probably won't do anything to it... Great just stock!
..is it heavy it lite, ..what do you think it weighs?
@@benwright6330 I don't think it's abnormally heavy.It's actually just right...
Freaking killer guitar for only $200. The quality is knocking it out of the park, too, because I didn't see any flaws. Yeah, some people might not like the look of that pickguard, but as you had said before, it doesn't affect the sound or the play ability. I thought it sounded great with the pick-ups it came with, which, in comparison to other affordable guitars, is a hundred times better. I have an LP style firefly, and it's killer, and you can compare that to any real Gibson.
Loving your channel brother. Cheers from Cali! What is the natural multi-wood tele over your right shoulder? Thanks!
Sean, I bought a FF SG around a year ago after seeing RUclips reviews and i was not impressed. Straight out of the box. Frets were buzzing. Neck was bowed. Pick ups sounded cheap. After playing it my fingers were black, probably caused by cheaper strings and or the frets. After a setup and some tweaking it got a little better. There is a reason why they sell them so cheap. Not saying a more expensive guitar is better, just the fact that they use cheaper materials and parts make it what it is.
Ordered mine today . This will be my 3rd Firefly as I ajso have a Super Strat and an acoustic cutaway from them . For the level of quality vs what they are asking for them, its hard to stop buying them...