Fazley Stratocaster (Cheapest Of The Cheap...)
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Today it's a Strat style guitar by Fazley. These are REALLY cheap, maybe the cheapest I've ever tried. But are they worth it, or should you perhaps get something a bit more expensive? A lot of people have recommended that I check out these guitars, so here it is.
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Elmo, since I respect you so much, I'll take your word that this guitar is not very good. The only problem is that the way you play makes it sound FANTASTIC! That whammy bar stuff, overdrive section and the clean playing was AWESOME.
So I wouldn't agree with the negative criticism in general.
In terms of sound, it definitely does what it's supposed to do. I've had poorer versions of supposedly renowned own brands from well-known mail order companies for a lot more money and even had to realize that the thing was actually completely crooked.
As far as the general workmanship is concerned at the price, you shouldn't criticize anything, the final price probably comes from somewhere, but improvements don't help with often more expensive replicas, so I could live with that and what needs to be fixed is just invested in.
I just picked up a Gretsch G2215-P90 Streamliner JR for £140 yesterday off Marketplace Facebook. Mint condition. I wouldnt dream of buying somwthing like that. As you say. Second hand bargains to be had if you look closley! Great review as always 😊
The Gretsch Streamliner Jet series are incredibly great guitars. I've owned several different Gretsch guitars, going upo to about 1500 € and the one I liked best was the G2210. The least expensive of all of them.
Excellent job as always sir! This one pretty much met expectations 😁👌
The Fazley "Phynica's" (sadly now discontinued) were practically Jet Guitars - Made in the same factory same specs, same team, different logo's.
Before they discontinued them they we're blowing out the FSST720's (Jet JS400) for £56!?! - I got 3 of em 🙈
The Fazley Sunset series Dawn HSS looks interesting (comes with Gig bag! 😜) Roasted maple neck, 2 point trem, Graphtech Tusq nut...
A few of them are currently discounted to £104 atm 🤯
I think I might have just talked myself into grabbing one 😂🙈
Hi Steve , BTW , i'm gonna keep the pups on the Outlaw sheriff plus , it's a dirty strat , it's not a Knopfler or Gilmour style one , crystal clear sound : it's a dirty strat , it overdrives very fast , and i like that , cool for blues ....
I will swap the pups on the Outlaw basic for some Vintage Wilkinsons , because this one really needs it ....
( Oh the Outlaw plus stays in tune for weeks , i mean it : FOR WEEKS ) ....
@@sirzembla4512 Coolz! 😎 Wilkinsons are always a great choice 👌
@@sirzembla4512 That's what I like to hear! 😀👌
@@stevecassidyguitar I don't know what are the pups on the Outlaw plus , the FFST720 and my Vintage have almost the same sound , very fenderish , the Outlaw has an outlaw sound lol , you almost have any trebles if you don't put the knob on 10 , i even put more trebles on my amps , it's too bassy , but an eq is made for something isn't it ?
The Outlaw Plus roars and growls , it's a beast lol !!!!!
You played it so good . That I want this guitar 🎸.
Have an exotic wood fazley T. It's great. Yours would appear to be worse than mine, but for some bizzare reason sounds a hell of a lot better. 😉
NGL, it sounded awesome both clean and with distortion. And it seemed like you were playing it quite well.
I don't know is it the amp/mic setup that you were using , but this is the most strat sounding strat from the all recent cheap guitars on this channel
Same setup
So, a few months ago I bought Fazley Startist Plus as B-Stock for 120 Euros. I'd say this was good bang for the buck, but all in all I feel like the new Fazleys are not on par with like Harley Benton.
The old ones were just killer, as they were 1:1 Jet guitars with other logo on the headstock for half the price, while Jet already were insane value for the money.
I used it as modding platform. I changed every single piece of hardware, installed a Jackson Dinky neck and sold the rest of the thing individually.
I got 25 € for the loaded pickguard, output switch and backplate. I got 10 € for the tuners and 25 for the bridge.
I sanded down the neck and gave it a new oil finish, did a fret job and threw in 1:19 chinese locking tuners worth 15 €. As it already hat a graphtech TUSQ nut nothing to be changed there.
There are interests who want to buy it for 60 €, but it turned out so good that I'm thinking of installing stainless steel frets and using it on a guitar that I really love but don't like the neck profile...
I think if you want a playable instrument out of the box you're better up investing 50-150 € more, but if you know how to use a screwdriver and where to buy good value for money hardware in China you could get a very playable instrument with a investment of 120 € (like 80 guitar, 40 bridge and Tuners) and a few hours of time. And of cause you already have to own all the necessary tools. So... just buy a better guitar if you have the money.
Cool :)
Not bad at all for the price...I would buy one just to experiment any sort of improvement. But thanks for the vid, Elmo! Love you light and fair way you show the different things...and you're really a great guitarist, learnin from you even after 20 years playing
Shame you didn't like the Fazley, I bought the Outlaw Sheriff Plus, very pleased with it, no tuning issues, maple neck perfect no fret issues.
This is like the cheapest 1 you can get the outlaws are good I have 1 myself
I've got a sunset Tele from Fazley love it :-)
Nice review. I also saw a review of their LP version. It LOOKED really cool, but that’s where the positives end. In fact, the company sent the reviewer a replacement, and it had the same grounding issues, razor sharp frets, etc that the first one had. There are too many better options out there without spending a whole lot more money.
Fazleys are a but like Harley Bentons, the really cheap ones can be and often are awful, But go up in price a little to say 150 Euros plus, and they are a whole lot better, go above that to the 2-300 euros level and they are awesome.
I have a Tele, a Firebird, and a Rickenbacker copy and they are all very nice
You do make it sound rather nice..seems to be a recurring theme in the comments.😊..I dont recall you ever trying out an Encore strat..
Elmo, one & all can expect an honest and accurate opinion from your reviews each and every time. Not only do I watch fir these reasons but also for the amazing guitsr skills! Thank you! I tried ordering 4 guitars from Bax they replied to my initial inquiry and asked me to let them know whoch guitars I was interested in ( 3 with roasted maple necks) to which I replied and I never heard from them since.( its been over 2 weeks so far).
I would have a look at The Budget Guitar Show's review of this Fazley on here before dismissing it crap. It isn't.
Thanks for that hreat vidéo as Always! i was really looking forward to it because I was looking for a cheap SSS strat, and that Fazley had good comments : Welp, I guess i cannot trust internet, but only trust Elmo
No problem!
First thing i always do before i watch your videos, is give it a thumb up😁👍
Cheers!
Yeah. The ol' photo flame. That's a bit embarrassing, but if they have any other colors? This has a really nice clean tone for jazz. Maybe a tiny bit brittle but I still like it.
It may look cheap but those are some phat tones coming out of that thing!!!
Elmo, with all do respect… what would you expect for this price? Try buying a violin, a trumpet, or some other kind of instrument and everybody will laugh at you. We are so blessed, as guitarists, that there are quite some good guitars on the market for actually ridiculous prices.
I’m a trombone player as well and believe me, you won’t buy a decent concert trombone for less than 1000 euros…
There is a certain price point at which it is just not possible to make a good new guitar.
And this one proves it, i have tried the entry level guitars from most brands, a few you can
upgrade, but in the process you double it's original price and still end up with a meh guitar.
Excellent advice to look at the used market if funds are tight, but take an experienced player
with you to ensure you don't buy a bad sample.
I bought a 80 Euro fazley Telecster to start playing and my teacher (old friend and guitar builder for 20 years) was shocked how good it is for the money. His student bought a Fender Player and he had much more work to do on that thing. I have no idea how they can do it for such prices, but it's not all crap.
I wouldn't know, I am just a drummer^^ - but I can trust his expertise. If I can't learn on the Fazley, it's not the guitars fault he said xD
You can have good and bad samples of guitars at any price point.
If you are lucky to buy a better than average sample at a low price then you have
saved a lot of money which can go towards an amp.
Re Fender, they have always struggled with quality issues, finding one without
poor fretwork is not easy.
Best of luck learning to play, a good tutor can maker it easier.@@couchcamperTM
For the price sounds pretty good.. in the rock less but in the other is doing its job
Would you consider reviewing the Harley Benton ST25th? Thanks 🙏
According to other videos on the site the pricier Fazleys are almost identical to Jet.
Now I have no idea if that is actually still the case, the ones that resemble the JS400 (Phynica) are out of stock and were replaced with a different series called the Sunset.
Yeah, I've heard good things as well. I need to check out one of the slightly more expensive ones.
No, the new ones are built somewhre ele while the old ones came out of the same factory as the Jet guitars and were even exactly the same, just having another logo on the headstock and costing half the price. I asked Bax about this (they needed several weeks to respond, but that's the info I got).
@@tostrmofo6686 Had a feeling that this would be case considering how the more popular ones are all discontinued now. The sunset ones do look a bit cheaper just from the few videos I could find.
@@Vhagn I especially feel the QC on the new models is more random. I had some really good ones and some really really bad ones.
Don’t know about their guitars but their hardshell cases sold through BAX music are fantastic and cheap.
Probably ok for a beginner 👍 who is just starting as I used to have an awful Encore Strat in the 00s when I first learnt but now have a £750 Strat which I've owned for a few years the difference in quality is night and day , not so much the pickups but build quality and electronics are just on another level 👍
I don't know the Fazley Strat, but I bought the 80 Euros Fazley Telecaster and it is a wonderful instrument for the money.
A friend of mine is a guitar player for 30 and a builder and teacher for 20 years and found no flaws. only the last three frets close to the neck needed a bit of file work, nothing he doesn't have to do on much more prominent guitars. The pickups are not the most expensive ones, but they deliver, the intonation is great, the tuning is stable. He said it's better than the fender Player his student just got. (7?? Euros)
I remember times when a playable guitar wasn't available under 800.
@@couchcamperTM Thats awesome maybe he got lucky ? as these cheap guitars are hit and miss , Im glad the old Bullet strats and teles are gone as they were crap , the new Squier Sonic series seem to be much better made and only £130 here in the UK so probably worth paying the extra for one of those?
Nice review as always.
Cheers!
Out of curiousity I ordered a yngwie malmsteen copy by fazley. B stock that is. Thank god you didnt get your hands on that one😂 its out of stock and Im not sure if it will ever make a comeback. Would love to see your opinion on it if it ever comes back.
The Fazely Guitars Look Fab , That's it ! But Sadley my Goldtop Les Paul is virtually unplayable 😢..Oh it was Gift so that's the only reason I own it !
this beats my first guitar by a lightyear. luv the faces he makes. i gotta work on that. Elmo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The pick ups might sound a bit better a bit higher. or not. Elmo u just sound good. a brief aside.....trying to get a shred lead sound somewhat like yours. U use a good overdrive pedal into a somewhat overdriven amp. I have to play at quite low vol most of the time. this is tough. any advice? thanks Elmo. Bye for now.
I joined and bought 2 cheap guitars, 1 and Ibenez Gio, with a wish 3 neck, Got to get soldering iron out to fix input, But it is OK. then I bought a Glarry Thinline £50 quid English of ebay they sell for around £90 English. Blown away with the Glarry, But No matter what I spend on it the retail price will never get my money back. So advice buy a Brand so you can sell it later. But the Glarry Thinline is a very good guitar for the money.
I also recommend some stuff for you to review too if that’s alright. I hear brands like Fantom, Gaban, Gallan, Aria Pro 2, Grandy, and more from the used market, these are actually Japanese and pretty old 😬
Pickups sound as thin as Rizla paper Elmo. Handy though to keep a cheap guitar around. To keep peoples hands off your good ones.
Thanks again
must admit I love thd headstock only on that cheapo....but like u said anything under 100 pounds euro or dollars is going to be like that luckilybi got a 2nd hand squire for 80 pounds and it was a HSS too.
Look forward to your next instalment...
Cheers!
I got the Fazley Hot Rod II (payed100 eur) a good guitar after working on everything but the neck, the neck is good, neck only.
But hey I got parts stashed payed for a long ago, if not it had cost me + 200 euro in parts, man hours not counted for.
Hey Elmo, I’ve been watching your videos for a year now and I really enjoy your videos. I’m an intermediate player and thinking of upgrading my bullet strat so can you review the Schecter Nick Johnston strat ? Btw awesome video as always.❤
Thanks! I'm not sure. I have a bunch of stuff planned, so it would take a while anyway.
But this one is good for a party and fire.All get drunk and guitar ends up in a fire.No one is sorry.Owner loughs and drinks more.
Shall we meet for a fire? 😂
Haha :D
Sounds awesome!
Is that Jazz I hear coming from Elmo Karjalainen? Those cheap guitars are hard to keep in tune. I have a cheap Puerto Rican Cuatro that I have to retune every time I play it. It gets frustrating; however, they are good to practice on.
Even got Bax advertisement with the video.
Bought a 80 euro strat once to try and that wasn’t much either.
Crazy they can make it for that money tbh.
Sure is.
I have heard some positive reviews about Freya guitars, they make strats, les Paul, telecasters ect maybe do a review?I think the prices of them range from 150 to 300 euros
Thank's for this video . Now I know why don't buy this stuff .
I thought it really sounded great, very useable tones! I realize you can make any guitar sound great, but I thought it would make decent first electric guitar!
Photoflames are for losers. I’m sorry. I know that’s incredibly mean to say. But if you really want a guitar that cheap then a solid finish is a must. There have been ultra-cheap guitars that had surprisingly great pickup sounds. The Guitar Geek recently reviewed one. But the photoflame is a flat no. Nein. Nyet. Non.
Or in Finnish, ei! 🙂
Your playing is amazing as usual but that guitar was not helping. It actually sounds cheap this time.
Good morning, do you still think that the eart strat is worth the money and did your eart stay in good shape after you had it fixed, thank you. Your a cool dude
Thanks! It stayed in shape really well.
At the price at least you can set fire to it on stage and not weep ! That's got to be a major plus ?
True :D
Fire it up, fire it up! Try that song on that piece of dirt! 😅
:D
Sounds better than my Affinity Strat lol
The ”sunburst” thing they tried doing on this guitar really does look very bad.
Yeah.
I kinda like this fretboard. Many people prefer a more uniform color, but I dig pronounced grain. But the sunburst on the body ... yea-a-hhh🥴... it looks like it was painted by me... when drunk...
I hope you have a nice fire place 😉 I really don't get the point how people can buy something like this. If you are on a tight budget save some money and spend at least 200 - 300 bucks. Such things are not sustainable and are actually ecological and economic nonsense. But it's always fun to check out your reviews 👍
Cheers! Yeah, just spending a bit more would help, or getting a second hand one.
Hey elmo, what strings and what gauge do you prefer?
Any peace of crap sounds semi decent through a Marshall plexi
It's Elmo not the plexi. This guy can make an electrified broomstick sound good.
i think chibson, chender, and chibanez are better than this
Great review, Elmo. That guitar looked horrible. Sounded lousy too. Your playing was fantastic like always but I swear I could see how much it pained you to play killer chops on a pile of garbage.
Cheers!
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Ooo waw 🤣🤣🤣🤣amazing🤣🤣🤣🤣
Cheap guitar looks cheap sounds cheap and feels cheap shocker