@@Skipp-q7h I've been watching some of these RUclips videos and they get knocked off brand guitar sent to them to review and it's so sickening how hot they try to sell the guitar
Your advice applies to EVERYTHING sold on Alli Express. Do not trust that a branded product e.g. d’addario strings is really manufactured by that brand. It’s all too easy for a scammer to reproduce the brand’s packaging, then put an inferior knock-off product in it. Sadly, scammers are everywhere on the inet waiting to reel in innocent guppies who want to save a few bucks and fail to do their due diligence. As others have said: BUYER BEWARE.
DUDE! No way! A knockoff of a budget!? Unbelievable! How low can they go?! Max! This is the kind of crucial stuff that makes me always start my YT roundabouts with Guitar MAX! No kiddin. You were the first host that started me off on my current guitar playing life. I had some bad stuff happen, but I’m back to give it another shot. You’re not responsible, man. You just started me thinking again and I appreciate it. Anyway, thanks a mil, man. It means something to me. It matters. It’s just super cool to see you plant a flag for what the music is supposed to be about. A lot of people want things to be right and it’s a constant battle. So there will always be a need for the inside scoops. Great to see you in the lead tank, bro! Thanks!
I have purchased a few Firefly guitars..338, tele, and jaguar with P90's to mod & upgrade just to see what I could do. I put USA Gibson PAF's in the 338, but the Tele style was surprisingly good as received and it plays great. It is a total shame that there are companies in this world so unscrupulous that they would deceive people in that way. I got all mine from Guitar Garden and have been very happy with their service.
I have a semi hollow Tele w P 90s Squire special run clone, and an Explorer w H B s . Both have similar full C style necks. Are your necks the same too or do they vary ? I'm thinking about the roasted Tele .
@@terryenglish7132 They vary slightly in thickness, but not bad...the nut width is the same. The 338 is a very comfortable medium "C". The Tele is slightly thicker almost identical to my Sire and my PRS Vela "pattern regular" carve which is medium "C", but very comfortable. The Jaguar is the thickest and a bit bigger than I like, so I'm thinking about sanding it down a bit and then use Tru-Oil to seal it again. I did a Strat partscaster and sanded the neck, rolled the edges of the fretboard, then used about 6 coats of TRu-Oil sanding with 400 grit between coats and it feels great.
I’m a Firefly fan and was up to about seven of them. Did some trades so I’m down to only 2 now. But I check Guitars Garden all the time to see what’s going on. Great company and super solid guitars. I was actually playing my ff-338 earlier today with some distortion cranked and fell in love with it all over again. Max, once again, I love this kind of content and without you, Firefly would have taken so much longer to reach us. Thanks for this.
Those 335/338 type copies are sweet. One of my band mates has one (and several other of their models).and I've been playing it steadily for over a year. I haven't played any of my other guitars at our rehearsals or gigs since he let me try it out. My LPs, Strat and Teles are getting lonely. I was gonna sell those and get me a truckload of the Fireflies, but I know I'll miss them 😆 I'm getting my retirement in April, so I'm gonna wait till then and try to get one or two.
@@mikeg6666 i have one firefly guitar left........i had bought 5 of them.....none of the firefly guitars i bought were very good.........i had their ff338 that i bought new on ebay from Guitars Garden it was the green one with racing stripe and i bought the Glarry ggs101 at around the same time......sold the firefly and kept the glarry because the glarry was/is a way better made guitar.....like i said i had 5 fireflys and still have the aerosonic.......that guitar looks nice on the outside but inside it is very badly routed with gaps everywhere and areas that look like they where done by blind monkey with a hammer and screwdriver......no more firefly's for me......the best guitar i own is my Grote Gibson l5 copy.........now that's a crazy good made guitar for the $300 it cost me new from Grote guitars........
That proves something to me I already knew. There were copies of burny made in the day Greco copies and many many others. But if they are doing this apparently there's money to be made. That just proves that firefly guitars are made very well solid and for the most part are very good bones.
I tried to buy a Firefly ES 338 from Amazon for three years in a row. I finally was able to place an order right after the new year but was later informed by Amazon that my order would be cancelled due to the model being sold out again. Apparently, speculators were buying whole lots and then reselling them at substantially inflated prices. It looked like my chances of actually buying one through a bona fide outlet were either slim or none. Then one day while visiting a pawn shop I found one that was everything I'd hoped for. Of course, I had to pay more than the MSRT but was happy to get it at around $200.00 without the case. That was nearly four years ago and I've yet to be as pleased with a guitar purchase as I've been with my Firefly. I only wish they assigned serial numbers to each run so that collectors like myself could find which year and source each version comes from. So, I'm not surprised that imitations would arise to cheat sincere aficionado's like myself.
Thanks for looking out for us ! Much appreciated and Merry Christmas. I'm interested in getting a FF, and I won't do business with Amazon for anything. Thanks for posting the other links. Jim Muscle Shoals, AL
I bought 2 Firefly ES 335 clones from the Guitars Garden website a few months ago. The Prismatic finish (saw it right here in your video) and a pink finish that was on sale. The pink one arrived with a BADLY warped neck and I returned it. Customer service was responsive and they issued me a return label so it wasn't too bad. I did have to rebox and drive it to Fed Ex, so a bit of a pain.The multi colored guitar had a cracked pickup ring I had to replace. I wasn't a huge fan of it at first but after playing it more and more it's growing on me. I wanted a semi hollow to add to my collection and tend to play mostly harder rock/punk/metal but I do think it's quite decent and worth the money.
How much of this can be attributed to the fact that people are buying Fireflys and then reselling them at a higher price? I can see the scammers looking at that and figuring out that people will think that's what they're doing.
The Firefly guitar is not sized like a standard Gibson or Fender. Upgrading to better pickups will require some routing of the cavities. I've had similar problems with upgrading kit guitars. The parts just aren't the same size as one would find in a music store.
I bought a Firefly version of the 335 a few years ago from their factory. It was a popular guitar and was sold out here in America. I ordered it and the next day on their website they had the 335 “spalted maple” for $20 more. I had a whole month to beat myself up for not seeing and ordering the spalted maple . Lo and behold ,a month later, the FedEx truck delivered it ,and to my surprise ,it was the spalted maple. Beautiful guitar. This the golden age quality affordable of guitars. Have been playing over 60 years and have had several hundred cheap and expensive guitars over the years. I can’t believe the cheap guitars I would walk by in the trash and keep going and turn down when given to me are now selling for big money. They were garbage then. Norma’s, Teisco, St.James……..maybe because they’d have 4-5 microphonic pickups and loads of switches and knobs.
Really appreciate your heads-up. I just got my Firefly Telle through Guitars Garden and am very pleased. I own Fenders, Gibsons, and all major brands. Firefly now my first Chinese guitar. Very pleased with it. It has the right resonance, wood, density, and vibe! As you say, avoid the other questionable sites.
I got my Firefly Pro form Guitars Garden and didn't have any problem... I also didn't have to wait a long time to get it... But, I agree with your advise to not get Byers Fever is really good... Be patient and get it from the dealer and not from some weird market...
I Love your vids! After I saw this video I jumped on Guitar garden and they just listed a bunch more new Les Paul style guitars! I have an older blue berry burst LP firefly and I love it! It sounds good and plays great! It’s kinda crazy that there are companies out there making knock offs of with all do respect to firefly, knock offs! I also have a real 2016 Gibson Les Paul standard and that one is my absolute baby! But if you don’t have the money to buy a guitar like that or are just getting started I’d highly recommend the firefly as long as it’s purchased from Guitar garden. I watched the video where you cut the bottom of the firefly LP off and I was impressed with what was under the finish! Great Video and keep up the great work!
I have been beyond frustrated waiting for ( ANY!) SG style, but the blueburst in particular and the Les Paul to come back in stock... checking Guitars Garden weekly but about to just blow it off in favor of whatever catches my eye next, like the Musi Capricorn...
Thanks for this. Good to know. Also, on the Les Paul style they sell, what are the Pickups? They don’t say anything about them on the website that I could see. Thanks a lot.
Great info. I've played several of the Fireflies and so far I haven't found anything wrong with them. Two of the fellas I play music with have a nice collection. They play and sound as good as the actual models. I'm planning on ordering me a couple in a few months, so now I'll know to just get em from the guitar garden site.
Thank you for the info. I'm actually supposed to receive a firefly guitar today, I am eager to see if it's real or not. I wish there was a list of things to look for.
Hello, I have a question. What about the Merle Haggard “ Tough Dog” guitars from China. Are they safe to buy and are they of decent quality. I see them on eBay for sale. Thanks Max.
Found one on ebay. But the guy said he has no paperwork with it and he wanted $450 for it. Found another on reverb they wanted $499 but they didn't say if any paperwork came with it
@GuitarMAXMusic I wasn't sure if it came with paperwork. Certificate of authenticity. Serial number of guitar, a little bit of a description about it, if it was what number it was in production. Just to give you an example of what I thought
Thanks for the infoi have two firefly guitars a 338 and a Telecaster I bought from the marketplace, the 338 from Amazon which cost 200.00 a few years back. Just be patient. Love your videos always.
Proof that some people only care about the name scribbled on the headstock. Even if on an already low price item. Not digging on Firefly, I hear good things, but I also remember people were buying them and reselling at twice or more the price a couple of years ago. All on the name.
Hey Max, I bought the Firefly 338 on your recommendation, and have since added 3 more. They all came out of the box ready to play. What`s amazing to me is the high end features they offer.
I’m a American hobbyists guitarist that lived in China for over 10 years, and awhile back after watching your videos on firefly, I just want to get one and ironically I found the factory that makes them and got a really satisfying LP, but after I got it, that factory got shutdown(info from the middleman that I actually gotten the guitar from),it was around November 2023, so I’m not too sure if the quality remains the same, or better/worst, but what I got for the price is truly amazing.
I’ve always wondered what you would receive if you did order the “$150 Les Paul” from one of those Facebook scams. I’m hoping you’ll address that in your upcoming scams video.
I have two Fireflies from Guitars garden. Right out of the box they both feel right ( action wise ) and stay in tune. I feel like I don’t need a set up on both. Awesome guitars.
Good advice here. Just got a black galaxy FF SPS off guitars garden. E mailed them no response. I’ll be patient. Any advice from here would be appreciated. Thank you.
Hi, I didn't know they were fake, I bought one (ff338). It arrived in 14 days, perfectly set and in tune, with very few flaws only on the neck, the sound is very good, I am very satisfied, I have been playing the guitar since 1996. I live in Italy and Guitars Garden doesn't ship here, which is why I bought it on that site, but I didn't know they were fake, well it worked out for me.
Guitar Garden has an e-Bay seller and is sold Via Amazon too as the real deal. This might help in selection but if it is the problem is the real brand Firefly band in Italy, then that is probably a government reason from a bigger brand made in Italy making Gibson type guitars lobbying to keep these out of the market.
I'd buy a knockoff of a guitar that a famous guitarist has (or had). Like a Randy Rhoads Polka Dot Flying V, a George Lynch "Mr. Scary", Steve Vai's Flame guitar from his DLR days, a Joe Satriani model with graphics or a Van Halen striped guitar. I wouldn't buy a knockoff of a knockoff. I did buy a knockoff of a white Steinberger GM-2T (The kind Vito Bratta uses in the "Little Fighter" video) from DHGate. Sure, it wasn't Steinberger quality. But it also wasn't Steinberger price.
A few years ago I heard that Epi knock offs were a thing.. I've since seen an Epiphone LP standard which looked well dodgy.. especially next to a pukka Epi LP Standard. Ta Max.
Mmm 🤔 reminds of another video from samurai guitar theory where he explained of the dirrent scams even a scam envolving a fake 35 dollar acoustic guitar
Whether a high end guitar like Gibson, knockoff, or a low end one, either it plays like crap or not. I have never ordered a guitar online, and don’t think I ever will. I’d rather try & buy one I can physically try out first. I’d save up for an Epiphone that has Gibson quality behind it than blindly buy a cheap knockoff that may have issues that need to be corrected, like improper bridge placement or a twisted neck!
I’ve purchased two Xavier T styles from Guitar Fetish, with good features I couldn’t get from Squier… but I do like the new FF with the trem… though I would not want the 2 humbuckers they put on it, I’d either want a mini humbucker in the neck (like I have in my Xaviere “Keef” T style model, or the two gold foils like I have in my Xaviere T style semi-hollow … Harley Benton also has some “Fusion T HH T styles with trems… MADE IN INDONESIA… $259 is $100 more than what firefly charges for their T style FFTL Classic MGN … made in China… with supposedly same features as Harley Benton …. locking tuners, stainless steel frets, push pull coil split…
Ok so has any one actually bought one of these guitars because I didn't know ali express was a bit dodgy. I can honestly say I can't find anything wrong with my guitar I have been scrutinising it against the ones that are being reviewed and everything seems identical and where it should be I actually thought i was lucky to get a good one. and it was a lot cheaper than they are now. are you sure that they have always been knock offs or perhaps this is a more recent thing? with respect Andy
Sorry but you can’t buy them in Europe Firefly Guitars (and to contradict the delivery-time , in Europe that is TEN days to TWELF days ) but having said that they shouldn’t make knock offs of a good cheap guitar (and I am still a bit mad about the sawing of the guitars , you could have taking the the electronics out and shown the inside etc.)
I bought a Firefly Les Paul type guitar a while ago. It was NOISY AS HELL. Took it to the guitar shop and the wiring was total crap. I'll never buy another one.
Is Go DPS Music gonna have a 50% sale on Black Friday again? I bought the Strat type guitar you got for $88 last year and use it in the guitar class I volunteer for (middle school). It's great for the kids! I want to get a Tele style this year for the same class if I can. Thanks for doing this channel!
Why not? A cheap guitar is the perfect place to fuck around and gain knowledge of a skill you don't (yet) posses...Unless your trying to re invent the wheel it's pretty straightforward ...short of cutting up the body or neck, there really isn't anything that cannot be un-fucked fairly easily
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what a world we live in where we have knockoffs of knockoffs
We could have a knock off of a knock off of a knock off
Feel like a situation like the opening credits of Monty python movie
I guess that's what happens when the knockoffs get really good. Lol
Eventually we will forget what Gibson and fender are lol
@@AutisimAwarenessWe can but hope....
Making knockoffs of guitars that cost 200 dollars is a new low honestly
Maybe...but it's probably wayy easier
Depends on the selling price and the build quality. They may be the deal of the century!
@@Skipp-q7h I've been watching some of these RUclips videos and they get knocked off brand guitar sent to them to review and it's so sickening how hot they try to sell the guitar
Its public service announcements like this that make you a shining example of the RUclips guitar community. Keep up the good work!
I appreciate that!
Your advice applies to EVERYTHING sold on Alli Express. Do not trust that a branded product e.g. d’addario strings is really manufactured by that brand. It’s all too easy for a scammer to reproduce the brand’s packaging, then put an inferior knock-off product in it. Sadly, scammers are everywhere on the inet waiting to reel in innocent guppies who want to save a few bucks and fail to do their due diligence. As others have said: BUYER BEWARE.
In this case the instruments are a worse deal then on Amazon, official site or the correct e-Bay seller.
DUDE! No way! A knockoff of a budget!? Unbelievable! How low can they go?! Max! This is the kind of crucial stuff that makes me always start my YT roundabouts with Guitar MAX! No kiddin. You were the first host that started me off on my current guitar playing life. I had some bad stuff happen, but I’m back to give it another shot. You’re not responsible, man. You just started me thinking again and I appreciate it. Anyway, thanks a mil, man. It means something to me. It matters. It’s just super cool to see you plant a flag for what the music is supposed to be about. A lot of people want things to be right and it’s a constant battle. So there will always be a need for the inside scoops. Great to see you in the lead tank, bro! Thanks!
I have purchased a few Firefly guitars..338, tele, and jaguar with P90's to mod & upgrade just to see what I could do. I put USA Gibson PAF's in the 338, but the Tele style was surprisingly good as received and it plays great. It is a total shame that there are companies in this world so unscrupulous that they would deceive people in that way. I got all mine from Guitar Garden and have been very happy with their service.
I have a semi hollow Tele w P 90s Squire special run clone, and an Explorer w H B s . Both have similar full C style necks. Are your necks the same too or do they vary ? I'm thinking about the roasted Tele .
@@terryenglish7132 They vary slightly in thickness, but not bad...the nut width is the same. The 338 is a very comfortable medium "C". The Tele is slightly thicker almost identical to my Sire and my PRS Vela "pattern regular" carve which is medium "C", but very comfortable. The Jaguar is the thickest and a bit bigger than I like, so I'm thinking about sanding it down a bit and then use Tru-Oil to seal it again. I did a Strat partscaster and sanded the neck, rolled the edges of the fretboard, then used about 6 coats of TRu-Oil sanding with 400 grit between coats and it feels great.
it's amazing that we now have knockoffs of an already cheap products, it's just not enough for them to rip off expensive products.
Hope the baby’s doing well. Great video thanks for sharing.
I’m a Firefly fan and was up to about seven of them. Did some trades so I’m down to only 2 now. But I check Guitars Garden all the time to see what’s going on. Great company and super solid guitars. I was actually playing my ff-338 earlier today with some distortion cranked and fell in love with it all over again. Max, once again, I love this kind of content and without you, Firefly would have taken so much longer to reach us. Thanks for this.
Did you find all the necks to be similar , or did they vary ? I have an Explorer and a Tele , but both necks are a nice full C.
Those 335/338 type copies are sweet. One of my band mates has one (and several other of their models).and I've been playing it steadily for over a year. I haven't played any of my other guitars at our rehearsals or gigs since he let me try it out. My LPs, Strat and Teles are getting lonely. I was gonna sell those and get me a truckload of the Fireflies, but I know I'll miss them 😆
I'm getting my retirement in April, so I'm gonna wait till then and try to get one or two.
BTW, there is NO QC on FF guitars in the U.S. They ship as they get 'em.
This is priceless. Glad I bought all my Flies from Guitars Garden.
I have one firefly SG I bought off eBay and I know it's legit because it said guitars garden was the seller.
@@mikeg6666 i have one firefly guitar left........i had bought 5 of them.....none of the firefly guitars i bought were very good.........i had their ff338 that i bought new on ebay from Guitars Garden it was the green one with racing stripe and i bought the Glarry ggs101 at around the same time......sold the firefly and kept the glarry because the glarry was/is a way better made guitar.....like i said i had 5 fireflys and still have the aerosonic.......that guitar looks nice on the outside but inside it is very badly routed with gaps everywhere and areas that look like they where done by blind monkey with a hammer and screwdriver......no more firefly's for me......the best guitar i own is my Grote Gibson l5 copy.........now that's a crazy good made guitar for the $300 it cost me new from Grote guitars........
you must be in the EL CHEAPO GROUP😝😝🤣🤣
@@angelestevis7544 Not me , I've only got a few budget guitars. I have more guitars in the $600-$1200 range than the $300 and under one's...
@bazonblades hey how long did it take to recieve your guitar?
This is even worse because it's more believable than a big name because you wouldn't suspect the low price.
That proves something to me I already knew. There were copies of burny made in the day Greco copies and many many others. But if they are doing this apparently there's money to be made. That just proves that firefly guitars are made very well solid and for the most part are very good bones.
I tried to buy a Firefly ES 338 from Amazon for three years in a row. I finally was able to place an order right after the new year but was later informed by Amazon that my order would be cancelled due to the model being sold out again. Apparently, speculators were buying whole lots and then reselling them at substantially inflated prices. It looked like my chances of actually buying one through a bona fide outlet were either slim or none. Then one day while visiting a pawn shop I found one that was everything I'd hoped for. Of course, I had to pay more than the MSRT but was happy to get it at around $200.00 without the case. That was nearly four years ago and I've yet to be as pleased with a guitar purchase as I've been with my Firefly. I only wish they assigned serial numbers to each run so that collectors like myself could find which year and source each version comes from. So, I'm not surprised that imitations would arise to cheat sincere aficionado's like myself.
If you go to their website, you may be happy to see that they do have serial numbers printed on the rear of the head.
Thanks for looking out for us ! Much appreciated and Merry Christmas.
I'm interested in getting a FF, and I won't do business with Amazon for anything.
Thanks for posting the other links.
Jim
Muscle Shoals, AL
Thanks for the heads up.🎸
How can one tell the difference of a knockoff to a real firefly. If your buying used. What should look for?
Good question! Back of the headstock should say something like "Designed and backed by JSN" with a serial number.
Good advice. I've got my eye on that Firefly FFLPS ELECTRIC GUITARS (Blue Bat) for $199. Pretty cool looking Les Paul style guitar.
How does one get Firefly guitars in the UK?
Love that you support this company. Bought a lizard burst LP from guitar gardens and absolutely love it!
Bro…. I know it’s November but I had to double check the calendar to make sure it wasn’t April Fools day.
U Kno u made it when they start copying u!
Good looking out Max, thanx!
I can't believe companies are making knock offs of knock offs
i said the exact same thing lol, its hilariously bad
What if it's from the same manufacturer that actually makes the firefly guitars (maybe without the logo, but same maker)?
They don't have locking tuners stainless steel frets. Not the same
I bought 2 Firefly ES 335 clones from the Guitars Garden website a few months ago. The Prismatic finish (saw it right here in your video) and a pink finish that was on sale. The pink one arrived with a BADLY warped neck and I returned it. Customer service was responsive and they issued me a return label so it wasn't too bad. I did have to rebox and drive it to Fed Ex, so a bit of a pain.The multi colored guitar had a cracked pickup ring I had to replace. I wasn't a huge fan of it at first but after playing it more and more it's growing on me. I wanted a semi hollow to add to my collection and tend to play mostly harder rock/punk/metal but I do think it's quite decent and worth the money.
Ebay shop is now out or stock . Guitars Garden only ships to USA. Where can I get one Firefly guitar in Europe?
Thank for the heads up!
How much of this can be attributed to the fact that people are buying Fireflys and then reselling them at a higher price? I can see the scammers looking at that and figuring out that people will think that's what they're doing.
i think its more of a case where something might have not met qc standards, so someone juts takes it and tries to get some money back to recoup costs
Great video, Max! As always, buyer beware.
Very true!
The Firefly guitar is not sized like a standard Gibson or Fender. Upgrading to better pickups will require some routing of the cavities. I've had similar problems with upgrading kit guitars. The parts just aren't the same size as one would find in a music store.
If you remove the Firefly logo is there a Gibson one underneath?
Lol no it says Grote 😂
it says GOT YOU SUCKER 🤣🤣
I bought a Firefly version of the 335 a few years ago from their factory. It was a popular guitar and was sold out here in America. I ordered it and the next day on their website they had the 335 “spalted maple” for $20 more. I had a whole month to beat myself up for not seeing and ordering the spalted maple . Lo and behold ,a month later, the FedEx truck delivered it ,and to my surprise ,it was the spalted maple. Beautiful guitar.
This the golden age quality affordable of guitars. Have been playing over 60 years and have had several hundred cheap and expensive guitars over the years.
I can’t believe the cheap guitars I would walk by in the trash and keep going and turn down when given to me are now selling for big money. They were garbage then. Norma’s, Teisco, St.James……..maybe because they’d have 4-5 microphonic pickups and loads of switches and knobs.
Really appreciate your heads-up. I just got my Firefly Telle through Guitars Garden and am very pleased. I own Fenders, Gibsons, and all major brands. Firefly now my first Chinese guitar. Very pleased with it. It has the right resonance, wood, density, and vibe! As you say, avoid the other questionable sites.
I got my Firefly Pro form Guitars Garden and didn't have any problem... I also didn't have to wait a long time to get it...
But, I agree with your advise to not get Byers Fever is really good... Be patient and get it from the dealer and not from some weird market...
Must be the ad I saw a few days ago . Black Friday sale with guitars for 140-165 dollars!
Just as with counterfeiting $1 bills, I would have NEVER suspected…
I Love your vids! After I saw this video I jumped on Guitar garden and they just listed a bunch more new Les Paul style guitars! I have an older blue berry burst LP firefly and I love it! It sounds good and plays great! It’s kinda crazy that there are companies out there making knock offs of with all do respect to firefly, knock offs! I also have a real 2016 Gibson Les Paul standard and that one is my absolute baby! But if you don’t have the money to buy a guitar like that or are just getting started I’d highly recommend the firefly as long as it’s purchased from Guitar garden. I watched the video where you cut the bottom of the firefly LP off and I was impressed with what was under the finish! Great Video and keep up the great work!
I have been beyond frustrated waiting for ( ANY!) SG style, but the blueburst in particular and the Les Paul to come back in stock... checking Guitars Garden weekly but about to just blow it off in favor of whatever catches my eye next, like the Musi Capricorn...
or Virgo HB
One name...IYV......I own 3....all solid instruments....Firefly killers.
I'll check them out. Thanks for the (gear)heads up!
I have the M-Musi Capricorn HSS in purple raspberry burst. Nice axe, hemispherical stainless frets - but a bit on the heavy side.
@@normbarrows Trying to choose between that and Musi Virgo HH
Patiently waiting for the new Guitar Max Signature from Harley Benton in the new colors 😊 Hoping for a Transparent White or Transparent Black ❤
I'd like a matte/satin white with gotoh 510 trem. Keep everything else the same.
@@nolerx I like matte satin too, but if it has a trem it's gotta be a Floyd double locker.
Thanks for this. Good to know. Also, on the Les Paul style they sell, what are the Pickups? They don’t say anything about them on the website that I could see. Thanks a lot.
Great info. I've played several of the Fireflies and so far I haven't found anything wrong with them. Two of the fellas I play music with have a nice collection. They play and sound as good as the actual models.
I'm planning on ordering me a couple in a few months, so now I'll know to just get em from the guitar garden site.
I appreciate you trying to help. I'm trying to determine oif buying a 338 and upgrading the pups is worth it
I wonder when the Firefly guitars will ever come back in stock. Seems that they just don't make em anymore
Thank you for the info. I'm actually supposed to receive a firefly guitar today, I am eager to see if it's real or not. I wish there was a list of things to look for.
Hello, I have a question. What about the Merle Haggard “ Tough Dog” guitars from China. Are they safe to buy and are they of decent quality. I see them on eBay for sale. Thanks Max.
What do say? how would a firefly be shipping from china? did they even make an archtop?
Found one on ebay. But the guy said he has no paperwork with it and he wanted $450 for it. Found another on reverb they wanted $499 but they didn't say if any paperwork came with it
That's very expensive for one of these guitars! I'm curious though, what kind of paperwork would you expect to come with it?
@GuitarMAXMusic I wasn't sure if it came with paperwork. Certificate of authenticity. Serial number of guitar, a little bit of a description about it, if it was what number it was in production. Just to give you an example of what I thought
Thanks for the infoi have two firefly guitars a 338 and a Telecaster I bought from the marketplace, the 338 from Amazon which cost 200.00 a few years back. Just be patient. Love your videos always.
Proof that some people only care about the name scribbled on the headstock. Even if on an already low price item. Not digging on Firefly, I hear good things, but I also remember people were buying them and reselling at twice or more the price a couple of years ago. All on the name.
Remember when you found out people were making counterfeit strings? Meanwhile, the real strings are only 6 or 7 bucks.
Hey Max, I bought the Firefly 338 on your recommendation, and have since added 3 more. They all came out of the box ready to play. What`s amazing to me is the high end features they offer.
Just bought my first firefly. Awaiting its arrival.
I’m a American hobbyists guitarist that lived in China for over 10 years, and awhile back after watching your videos on firefly, I just want to get one and ironically I found the factory that makes them and got a really satisfying LP, but after I got it, that factory got shutdown(info from the middleman that I actually gotten the guitar from),it was around November 2023, so I’m not too sure if the quality remains the same, or better/worst, but what I got for the price is truly amazing.
I’ve always wondered what you would receive if you did order the “$150 Les Paul” from one of those Facebook scams. I’m hoping you’ll address that in your upcoming scams video.
Oh wow, scam of a knockoff brand?! That’s a riot!! You gonna review some of these? It would be a riot!!
...btw, I bought a Matte finish bat inlay Firefly....for the price - AWESOME....but I switched out the pickups, as the stock pickups suck!
Money left over to buy a $30.00 Louis Vuitton knock-off, a $158.00 bootleg Rolex & a $9,950.00 Porsche speedster replica kit car.
It's incredible that there are people out there 'knocking off" low end guitars...
Good video Max, but why would anyone bother to fake such cheap product? if bothering to fake, at least fake something that's valued more, no ? weird.
I have two Fireflies from Guitars garden. Right out of the box they both feel right ( action wise ) and stay in tune. I feel like I don’t need a set up on both. Awesome guitars.
Good advice here. Just got a black galaxy FF SPS off guitars garden. E mailed them no response. I’ll be patient. Any advice from here would be appreciated. Thank you.
Thanks for video, just be patient and wait, good advice ! While I'm on , how are you getting on with your album ? any update ?
My firefly flying V has the best fret ends of any guitar I've ever played, inexpensive or very expensive. I don't know how they offer them so cheap.
I’ll wait for the knock off of the knock of the knock…. That’s where my budget is at
Dude, that T-shirt is sick!
Chire Fly! Interesting.. Thanks for the heads up Max!
Oh man! Knock off Firefly guitars are all the new rage! I can't wait for someone to do knock offs of the knock offs!
Nobody’s gonna wanna make knock offs of a knock off, oh wait.. they just did.
How is it your Van Halen logo is reversed on your shirt, but the Marshall logo behind you is correct? 🤷♂
Thank you for all the information! Rock on! 🤘🏻✌🏼
I bought a FireFly from your link and it was a very good guitar for a great price! We all know we can trust Max to tell us the truth, Thanks!!
Zebra stripe ,🤘
Hi, I didn't know they were fake, I bought one (ff338). It arrived in 14 days, perfectly set and in tune, with very few flaws only on the neck, the sound is very good, I am very satisfied, I have been playing the guitar since 1996. I live in Italy and Guitars Garden doesn't ship here, which is why I bought it on that site, but I didn't know they were fake, well it worked out for me.
Guitar Garden has an e-Bay seller and is sold Via Amazon too as the real deal. This might help in selection but if it is the problem is the real brand Firefly band in Italy, then that is probably a government reason from a bigger brand made in Italy making Gibson type guitars lobbying to keep these out of the market.
@@caseysmith544 On ebay I only saw used FFs at high prices around €300 if I remember correctly🤷
Been watching your vidz for a while...thought I subscribed a while ago...JUST DID! Keep up the good work.
Awesome! Thank you!
Did you review a 10S already?
I saw a tiger sparkle LP style guitar with ebony fretboard and real mother of pearl inlays for like 700$.
Great information. Thank you for the time and effort you put into this for us!
Thank you for pointing this out
I'd buy a knockoff of a guitar that a famous guitarist has (or had). Like a Randy Rhoads Polka Dot Flying V, a George Lynch "Mr. Scary", Steve Vai's Flame guitar from his DLR days, a Joe Satriani model with graphics or a Van Halen striped guitar. I wouldn't buy a knockoff of a knockoff. I did buy a knockoff of a white Steinberger GM-2T (The kind Vito Bratta uses in the "Little Fighter" video) from DHGate. Sure, it wasn't Steinberger quality. But it also wasn't Steinberger price.
A few years ago I heard that Epi knock offs were a thing.. I've since seen an Epiphone LP standard which looked well dodgy.. especially next to a pukka Epi LP Standard.
Ta Max.
Mmm 🤔 reminds of another video from samurai guitar theory where he explained of the dirrent scams even a scam envolving a fake 35 dollar acoustic guitar
Max, can you please do a video on the company that backs firefly? JSN or something like that?
Thanks for sharing.
Whether a high end guitar like Gibson, knockoff, or a low end one, either it plays like crap or not. I have never ordered a guitar online, and don’t think I ever will. I’d rather try & buy one I can physically try out first. I’d save up for an Epiphone that has Gibson quality behind it than blindly buy a cheap knockoff that may have issues that need to be corrected, like improper bridge placement or a twisted neck!
I’ve purchased two Xavier T styles from Guitar Fetish, with good features I couldn’t get from Squier… but I do like the new FF with the trem…
though I would not want the 2 humbuckers they put on it, I’d either want a mini humbucker in the neck (like I have in my Xaviere “Keef” T style model, or the two gold foils like I have in my Xaviere T style semi-hollow …
Harley Benton also has some “Fusion T HH T styles with trems… MADE IN INDONESIA… $259 is $100 more than what firefly charges for their T style FFTL Classic MGN … made in China… with supposedly same features as Harley Benton …. locking tuners, stainless steel frets, push pull coil split…
Wow! Counterfeit Fireflys: Speechless
I have a 338. It's KILLER. Wish they'd make an LP Jr.
Good stuff Max, this helps young kids too.
We'll really be in trouble when someone
starts cloning guitars made by the company/s
that are currently cloning the Firefly lineup.
Ok so has any one actually bought one of these guitars because I didn't know ali express was a bit dodgy. I can honestly say I can't find anything wrong with my guitar I have been scrutinising it against the ones that are being reviewed and everything seems identical and where it should be I actually thought i was lucky to get a good one. and it was a lot cheaper than they are now. are you sure that they have always been knock offs or perhaps this is a more recent thing?
with respect
Andy
I looked at the website and am real interested in an acoustic.
What's up with the hands.
I didn't realize this was happening now.. But, I had no doubt that it was going to happen; sooner or later.
Sorry but you can’t buy them in Europe Firefly Guitars (and to contradict the delivery-time , in Europe that is TEN days to TWELF days ) but having said that they shouldn’t make knock offs of a good cheap guitar (and I am still a bit mad about the sawing of the guitars , you could have taking the the electronics out and shown the inside etc.)
I've checked out this item they look good but honestly I've never played a firefly guitar
I bought a Firefly Les Paul type guitar a while ago. It was NOISY AS HELL. Took it to the guitar shop and the wiring was total crap. I'll never buy another one.
Aloha,
I own a 2020 Firefly FFLP Classic blueberry burst & luv it 🤙
So Firefly cannot sue them for this?
Is Go DPS Music gonna have a 50% sale on Black Friday again? I bought the Strat type guitar you got for $88 last year and use it in the guitar class I volunteer for (middle school). It's great for the kids! I want to get a Tele style this year for the same class if I can. Thanks for doing this channel!
That's a great question! I'll try to find out.
I picked up the 338 . It's just beautiful.
I want to upgrade it, but I dont want
to do it myself...
Why not? A cheap guitar is the perfect place to fuck around and gain knowledge of a skill you don't (yet) posses...Unless your trying to re invent the wheel it's pretty straightforward ...short of cutting up the body or neck, there really isn't anything that cannot be un-fucked fairly easily
Kind of you to look out for your subs and fans. Thank you~
Do they ship to Europe?
No