Thanks so much Donald ! Cheers from France !! Hope my awful English makes you laugh as much as it made me while editing this video ahaha 😉🙏😂

Thank you Jeff !

Thanks Kevin ! Ohh indeed the Fusion HH looks amazing and must be amazing ! Definitely agree, for the money these are great guitars !!

I agree with everything here Colin ! Beginner guitarists are indeed incredibly lucky nowadays ! Ohh Hondo & Hondo II ahaha, I remember these ! When did you start playing ? Back in the 80s ? Between incredibly comfortable cheap guitars and great little practice amps/FX units nowadays, it's really perfect for beginners yes !

@@JohanJoosLaur Hi Johan I had a few basic lessons on acoustic guitar when I was about 10, then took up electric guitar back in the mid 80s as a teenager. I only knew very basic shapes but started a band. We got to support a few bands that had got into the lower reaches of the charts or indie charts at a great little club which attracted some well known bands. We were rubbish, or at least I was. Looking back, I was the weak link but I was prepared to be the front man and sing. You Tube has been a game changer as I have now learnt to play pretty well through you tubers lessons. There are some great guitar teachers out there. It's a great time to play an instrument. Unfortunately too few kids seem interested in rock music these days. Anyway, keep up the good work.

I had a Harmony bass from Sears and a Aria Pro guitar. I think the guitar was essentially hard cardboard or particle board.

My biggest problem with these Fender-type guitars from HB is that big heel behind the headstock. Pretty uncomfortable and strange for the thumb.

Hey David ! Thanks so much for sharing your experience and opinions about this model here, love to read that and I'm sure people will find interest in your comment ! Yeah about the radius as I always say, it's SO subjective and I can definitely understand why some would absolutely love it and others would hate it. I'm more in between, it's definitely fun to play so it's all that matters but yeah...it's still a bit flat to my taste aha ! Oh you're totally right about the saddles screws actually, but it's something I find in pretty much all of my cheap guitars anyway...got used to play these so much I don't even realize it anymore but definitely something I'll keep in mind for next time 'cause you're right : it is worth mentionning ! Just being a bit careful not to injure yourself and it's great :) Thanks again for taking the time to write all this ! Can't agree more with your last 3 words ahaha ! Plus it really looks so damn beautiful...right ? Cheers man !

I have a cheap Aiersi Tele copy (paid $125 CDN used, mint) and after a fret leveling lts one of my preferred guitars to play. It's just fun and sounds so good.....it also has a very flat neck radius, which for me is perfect coming from Ibanez etc. I've been thinking about picking up one of these in a cool finish.

So awesome ! Thanks so much, just saw your other comment, I do agree the color is quite amazing ! So you're in the US right ? If yes, how was shipping ? Not too expensive, sounds like you received it quite fast ? So happy you like it, and for country music it should be damn great !

@@JohanJoosLaur Im in europe , Romania exactly . Shipping was due in 5-6 days actually . shipping was like 30 euros , quite expensive but either way i would'nt have found the same in my country for this amount of money that is.

Ahh awesome ! Yeah apparently the neck is even chunkier than the TE20 ? I'll get my hands on one of these definitely :)

@@JohanJoosLaur Right on, but not before buying one of those backbelts, the motherfucker is 4.5 kilos!

I just ordered one from Thomann like 15 minutes ago to learn guitar with. I'm glad to see so many positive reviews of the brand 👍🏾

@@ctrlaltcreate3827 Did ya enjoy it?

@@CodyTheGuitarist It's exactly what I needed! I have been learning casually and it's nice to have a capable guitar that won't make me feel guilty if I go a few days without playing. Highly recommend!

No lie. Well said.

7 months later... I bought one and... sold it off. Sure, it's a guitar, and it's playable (if you replace half the hardware, especially the pickups), but it just has no soul. The neck is the worst part - just a generic, overlarge Chinese-built guitar. Waste of 88 euros.

@@M_C79you went from a steinberg to a $80 guitar. Like come on lmaoo

@@nicksalvatore5717 You didn't read my followup comment. ;-D

Ca j'en suis pas si sûr ahaha ! Merci Poupi !!

Hey, question: I read online that since the body is "too light" it is headdiving. Is it true? I use strap always, never playing without one neither sitting nor standing (obviously).

@@yeoldefoxeh254 it is a bit headheavy. But the body on mine is not light. My cv Tele were significantly more heavy. But at least it wasn't headheavy. My TE-20 is on the heavier side of middle weight while my JA-60CC is a bit on the lighter side. Personally I've realised that head heavy or not doesn't really matter to me. I don't use a strap, and I'm sitting down only using my instruments for home studio use. I always hold the neck in my hand. If I'm in front of the computer, then I have the guitar in my lap between my legs, because my chair has armrests. I would much rather have a neck diving instrument if it means lighter weight on my leg. But if you would use it standing and not hold the neck in between songs for instance, then sure it would dive a bit. But if you get one with a heavier body, so that it wont dive, then that could be too heavy for a longer duration when standing maybe.

@@yeoldefoxeh254 I just checked after getting home from work, and actually my TE-20 don't neck dive so badly. If I place it just right, then I can actually make it balance on my thigh without me holding on to the guitar. So I would say that it has the weight it should have. If the body were a bit heavier, then the overall weight would've been a bit too heavy for my taste. But of course the same type of wood for the same model can still vary from unit to unit. It depends on how dry the wood is. I also learned this from tabletennis blades (the entire wooden part of the racket/paddle). Btw, I can't make my JA-60CC balance on my thigh. And I have added weight from the Duesenberg trem that I changed the hardtail for. It has a roasted neck. Roasting makes the wood more dry obviously (also stiffer. So neck bending is a bit difficult.), but the neck is also a bit deeper than the one on the TE-20. The guitars overall weight isn't that much lighter than my TE-20 actually. So if you'd get a TE-20 that is just a bit lighter than mine, then you'll have very clear neck bending. I might've gotten lucky with mine. But I think I've seen people mentioning that theirs were on the heavy side as well. So maybe those who got one with a "bad" neckdive might've been the few who got unlucky depending in what way you look at it 🙂

Hi ! I can't really answer this question to be honest, I guess it all depends on different factors...but if your budget is limited to 80/100€ for example, yeah this is totally worth it ! Is it for an adult or a kid ? No experience at all with any type of guitar ?

Standard (easily replaceable) Tele ashtray bridge plate vs non standard. Alnico pickups vs ceramic. 43mm thick body vs 41mm. (deeper control cavity, already routed to take a 4way Oak Grigsby switch) Modern D neck profile vs Modern C. Through body ferrules and/or top loading string option vs top only. "essentially the same guitar"?

Why don’t you type normal?

Why are you yelling?

Donner is trash

@@joezhou4356many of fender and gibson are made in the same place so they must be trash also

@@junito1957 can’t afford a fender or Gibson, so don’t know. I do have a donner, it is garbage. And your claim that they are made in the same place is highly dubious, wonder why someone would tell lies just to push some trash on the internet.