The guy rocks on a budget guitar that sounds great, while the comments ooze with bitchin' and moanin' about this and that... I'd always choose to rock the house with a cheap stinker than dream of a '58 standard on my wall!
"Dirty/grimy fingers" fingers are usually more a result of fret polish residue than a dirty fretboard itself. The guitar looks amazing and enormous value for the proce point! Thanks for such a detailed and well thought out video!
@@D14V0R05 Rosewood and ebony wood often contains lighter-colored streaks in it, so guitar makers will dye them to make them consistent. The wood boards with no streaks are harder to come by...and more expensive...so even many expensive guitars have dyed fretboards.
@@OddTimeMan Hmm yeah, apparently it is hard to get the good ol' pure dark ebony anymore and most of the trees cut nowadays have those lighter streaks on it. Either way those should be cleaned properly after being dyed.
I bought the JS400, had same black finger issue, but very happy with the Guitar, stock pickups are pretty good for a budget guitar, but I replaced with IronGear, I have quite an old Tokai LP, which isn't cheap! but this looks like a good alternative for someone wanting this style of guitar, also consider the Sire, I have one of their acoustics.
Hi Sacha ! So funny I was searching on RUclips to see if there was any video about this JL-500 and I see you just posted aha. Very nice review, nice edits and playing as well ! I really like the look of this gold Les Paul. The neck do seem very comfortable indeed, loving the headstock as well. Am quite blown away by the JS300 so I can imagine this Les Paul should be really great. Enjoyed the cleans a lot here ! Nice finding your channel, cheers from France ! ;)
Weird about the black finger issue. My JS400 was fine out of the box. Maybe it was a weird batch or something. Anywho, these guitars are excellent for the money.
I'm tempted by it. At almost 450 bucks, I would say this is more in competition with Vintage Guitars (UK) than with Harley Benton, unless you get a Gotoh or EMG edition from Harley Benton. Personally, I would say Vintage offer some of the best affordable workhorses on the market, so it's stiff competition, even if a lot of people are still sleeping on that brand. But I really like the particular hue of gold on this Jet, so I'd love to see how it measures up to my Vintage...
Just discovered Jet. Seems nice for the price. This guitar looks like the Eko Les Pauls (color and the cutaway) but with mahogany and better fretwork. Hence the price. Seems like a lot of these newer brands have a lot more quality to it. Bridge looks exactly as rough as the Eko though (VL480 goldtop vintage) Budget guitar players are spoiled with what is available these days. Since Epiphone get more expensive these fills a gap.
I saw that some of the Jet guitars have wilkinson pickups , are the humbuckers on these also Wilkonson? I could not find any reference on Jet website? it states : HH Alnico, made in Korea.....
Aaahhhh yes. The Budget Guitar Black Finger of Death. I know this well from my HB DC Custom Cherry LOL! I like that gold a lot better than the one HB offers, personally. Great review, as usual sir!
I like it, except for the headstock shape, I find it boring and I think it makes the guitar look cheap. Then, about the price, isn't it too high for a budget brand, considering it does not have any bells and whistles (locking tuners, stainless steel frets, roasted neck, branded pickups or bridge...)? You have good Gretches or Epiphones in that price range with similar specs. I think it's Jet's most expensive guitar, so that price tag needs some explanation.
@@MrLoompi Yeah, but Epiphone or Schecter or Gretsch are not the direct competition of Jet. Jet still has not a name, so by now it's just another budget brand, competing with Harley Benton, Eart or Sire. And, with those brands, for 400-500€ (and even less) you get SS frets, locking tuners, Gotoh parts, Graphtech nuts, roasted necks, even EMG pickups in some of them... So, well, I don't think many people is going to buy a 450€ guitar by an unknown brand which does not offer anything close to its competition. Surely I won't buy it, after having bought a JS400 and it resulted being just another budget guitar, with a decent neck but crap tuners, high frets and terrible pickups.
@@cinnamongirl8158 And "Eart" is a known brand lol. JET you can at least buy via reputable shops and dealers, not on Amazon. You can buy Eart, more JET for us :)
@@MrLoompi no, Eart is another unknown buget brand, just like Jet, that's precisely my point. But Eart, for that price, has impressive specs. The same than some other Jet models in that price range. It's this specific model which I find no reason for it to be so expensive.
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The guy rocks on a budget guitar that sounds great, while the comments ooze with bitchin' and moanin' about this and that... I'd always choose to rock the house with a cheap stinker than dream of a '58 standard on my wall!
hear hear!
"Dirty/grimy fingers" fingers are usually more a result of fret polish residue than a dirty fretboard itself. The guitar looks amazing and enormous value for the proce point! Thanks for such a detailed and well thought out video!
Yeah that or dye residue. It is not uncommon for the cheap brands to apply a tint/dye to the fretboard wood to make it look darker like rosewood.
@@D14V0R05 Rosewood and ebony wood often contains lighter-colored streaks in it, so guitar makers will dye them to make them consistent. The wood boards with no streaks are harder to come by...and more expensive...so even many expensive guitars have dyed fretboards.
@@OddTimeMan Hmm yeah, apparently it is hard to get the good ol' pure dark ebony anymore and most of the trees cut nowadays have those lighter streaks on it. Either way those should be cleaned properly after being dyed.
I bought the JS400, had same black finger issue, but very happy with the Guitar, stock pickups are pretty good for a budget guitar, but I replaced with IronGear, I have quite an old Tokai LP, which isn't cheap! but this looks like a good alternative for someone wanting this style of guitar, also consider the Sire, I have one of their acoustics.
Hi Sacha ! So funny I was searching on RUclips to see if there was any video about this JL-500 and I see you just posted aha. Very nice review, nice edits and playing as well ! I really like the look of this gold Les Paul. The neck do seem very comfortable indeed, loving the headstock as well. Am quite blown away by the JS300 so I can imagine this Les Paul should be really great. Enjoyed the cleans a lot here ! Nice finding your channel, cheers from France ! ;)
What a great timing 😁
Glad you enjoyed the video! I can totally recommend to check out the JL-500, i really like it :)
Weird about the black finger issue. My JS400 was fine out of the box. Maybe it was a weird batch or something. Anywho, these guitars are excellent for the money.
Great review, Sascha! It was great to see you testing it ! Good to know that we have good more affordable options!!! 👌🏻🙌🏻😊
Thank you very much Eva!
@@SRguitar Always welcome!!!! 😊
I'm tempted by it. At almost 450 bucks, I would say this is more in competition with Vintage Guitars (UK) than with Harley Benton, unless you get a Gotoh or EMG edition from Harley Benton. Personally, I would say Vintage offer some of the best affordable workhorses on the market, so it's stiff competition, even if a lot of people are still sleeping on that brand. But I really like the particular hue of gold on this Jet, so I'd love to see how it measures up to my Vintage...
Great looking guitars , a left handed les paul style would be great . I wonder if they will make left handed ones i hope so .
Very handy review 🙏 great solo at the intro🤘🎸
Just discovered Jet. Seems nice for the price.
This guitar looks like the Eko Les Pauls (color and the cutaway) but with mahogany and better fretwork. Hence the price.
Seems like a lot of these newer brands have a lot more quality to it.
Bridge looks exactly as rough as the Eko though (VL480 goldtop vintage)
Budget guitar players are spoiled with what is available these days. Since Epiphone get more expensive these fills a gap.
Btw, nobody told that it have a coil split on the tone control push-pull knob 😉
Awesome tones - not forgetting your playing....... 😊
This or Sire L7? Tnx!
That guitar sounds very good unplugged too, that’s how you can tell if a guitar is a good resonant guitar
I saw that some of the Jet guitars have wilkinson pickups , are the humbuckers on these also Wilkonson? I could not find any reference on Jet website? it states : HH Alnico, made in Korea.....
Finish seems like more of a "copper top" like Gibson has done before. I like it.
Lovely new Jet Copper top guitar,
heck I like copper anyway,
sounds good to me, look forward to a p90 and mini humbucker version in the future!
All jet guitars come with rubbish strings out of the box, they feel like 9gauge?
I've got the JS-300 and the JT-300 both with maple necks and they had dirty fretboards as well...
Awesome, but i still think that's it's more orange
Looks great 👍 Sounds Great 👍
But what was with the dirty fingers?
Sir can it metal ?
Only fanbois are putting down budget guitars. They don't want to admit the got ripped of on that Gibson or Fender or PRS
Aaahhhh yes. The Budget Guitar Black Finger of Death. I know this well from my HB DC Custom Cherry LOL! I like that gold a lot better than the one HB offers, personally. Great review, as usual sir!
Haha, yeah that’s so annoying 😁.
Totally agree here, I had the SC-400 and the gold wasn’t that nice compared to the Jet
these pickups sound way more balanced as the Harley Bentons, sounds almost as the Epiphone pick ups
How well does it stay in tune?
Too orange for a gold guitar, too golden for a metallic orange guitar. Imo. There's larry carlton and gretsch in roughly the same price range.
Sire is 555 EUR, JET is around 400€, not exactly the same price range. Had the Sire L7, felt sterile and stiff and I returned it.
also dont forget the SIRE and GRETSCH models are made in China, whereas Jet are made in indonesia at COR-Tek
Have single coil selector?
Yes, but nobody knows it)) tone control push-pull
Pues suena muy bien...
Is that realy dirt on the fretboard or is it a black stain?
Yeah could be stain too! Forgot to mention that 😁
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Seems decent.
Yes it is!
Sounds good and nobody wants black fingers…noice!
I like it, except for the headstock shape, I find it boring and I think it makes the guitar look cheap. Then, about the price, isn't it too high for a budget brand, considering it does not have any bells and whistles (locking tuners, stainless steel frets, roasted neck, branded pickups or bridge...)? You have good Gretches or Epiphones in that price range with similar specs. I think it's Jet's most expensive guitar, so that price tag needs some explanation.
Epiphone Goldtop standard is 150€ more and it does not have any extra bells and whistles.
Also no explanation :)
@@MrLoompi Yeah, but Epiphone or Schecter or Gretsch are not the direct competition of Jet. Jet still has not a name, so by now it's just another budget brand, competing with Harley Benton, Eart or Sire. And, with those brands, for 400-500€ (and even less) you get SS frets, locking tuners, Gotoh parts, Graphtech nuts, roasted necks, even EMG pickups in some of them... So, well, I don't think many people is going to buy a 450€ guitar by an unknown brand which does not offer anything close to its competition. Surely I won't buy it, after having bought a JS400 and it resulted being just another budget guitar, with a decent neck but crap tuners, high frets and terrible pickups.
@@cinnamongirl8158 And "Eart" is a known brand lol. JET you can at least buy via reputable shops and dealers, not on Amazon. You can buy Eart, more JET for us :)
@@MrLoompi no, Eart is another unknown buget brand, just like Jet, that's precisely my point. But Eart, for that price, has impressive specs. The same than some other Jet models in that price range. It's this specific model which I find no reason for it to be so expensive.
For more than 400 USD I will buy an Epi
Absolute bargain