I'm a 56 year old newbie and bought the same guitar. I love it. Upgraded the pickups and set it up with new strings.

Good analysis. I have several Glarrys, 3 Monoprice, a couple IYVs and 2 Donners. I used to make partcasters more, but modding these decent ChiCom guitars is less expensive in the long run. When I get a building itch I often "rebuild" one of my builds. Lotsa fun.

I put locking tuners and roller string trees on mine. I also upgraded the loaded pickguard on my Squier Affinity Strat and put the old loaded pickguard in the Glarry.

For that money you cant even get a half way decent pair of shoes that aren't falling apart, since they're mostly just glued now at the sole. In the past people would kill to have a guitar that could do the job of a guitar, for the price of 2 or 3 lps....

Thanks I ordered one and I have a few spare pickups lying around.I am actually looking forward to checking it out ! I appreciate you making the video.

Just subscribed and love your channel. Great stuff!

Honestly makes you wonder about just how much money the big brands tack onto the price just because they’re a known name.

Wow that insane for the price! I hope it will introduce more guitar players into music and hopefully create a larger customer base for top luthier's/visionary's such as yourself. Hope you get a new build space soon:)

Dude, I loved your soloing. Great phrasing and musicality. Inspiring.

What's crazy about these is that it's a great guitar to start off with, and then if you mod it, it can absolutely outshine a 1000 dollar guitar. soon they may be on par with them stock.

great perspective, and my thoughts exactly

I buy these just for the neck tbh. You still have to put some effort into leveling and crowning etc but you have to do all that if you build it from scratch 🤷‍♂️ so aslong as it's a stable peice of maple it's the cheapest and best option in my opinion. I'm enjoying your videos 👍

i love cheap guitars because yes, they are a great jumping off point. i like to do microtone and macrotone mods, by changing where the bridge is at by adding length to the neck, or putting in a false bridge, or such. i also like to turn rail pickups sideways and wire it so each string has it's own separate output. or if you want to experiment with B bender type mechanisms, or add weird electronics of some sort. i just drill holes and screw sheet-rock screws or whatever into my guitars at this point to attach whatever seems clever.

Mark, that is a fantastic attitude. I believe Glarry have produced a quality product, it took a little time, the early models were sometimes a little rough around the frets. But now they are fantastic. I've got a pbass and a steat by them , purchased last year. Out the box, they were as good in fact better than many of the epiphone or squier that see straight out the box. My pbass is amazing, I love it. I did change out the nut for a tusq and the pu' recently for tonerider and added (cheap flats £16) but you know what, the difference in the pu' is at best slightly better. Go Glarry....in fact they have, because they've sold out in the UK. Great show Mark, you're an inspiration.

Wow I've just discovered your channel this Friday 🌃 Mark & watched about 6 of your videos on the bounce....the sun's now rising & it's time for a ☕ before I take my dog out. And I must say how totally relaxing I've found your dulcet voice to be along with the super mellow background 🎵 throughout tonight's (addictive) viewing...'nice one m8' 🎶🧘🏼‍♀️🐶

You echoed my sentiments exactly with these cheap and cheerful guitars. We are in a golden age for inexpensive guitars that I don't see lasting forever as geopolitics shift. Good video mark!

I got one i had to clean the fret sprouts ,but i love it thats the one i use all the time

This video is an example of...well, guitar philosophy I suppose. Your opinions on the manufacturing process and the realities of it were exceptionally interesting.

I just bought a ktlaxon guitar for 69 dollars on Amazon. Very similar to this glarry except it’s all white including pick guard. Maple neck and rosewood fret board. For 69 dollars I love the damn thing. I just put new strings on it and it was ready to play. I mean I was just amazed at how good it was.

I was considering the yellow one but after seeing this, the white has a striking look. I like these sharp angles (top round). I've been wishing Fender/Squire would stop making theirs so rounded.

Great teaser for another video. The light bulb is flickering in Mark’s head and I’m looking forward what’s next.

I just got one of these for about $71.00 with free shipping from Walmart. It is actually my second one. The first I got from my brother in a trade. The accessories that come with it are nothing to scream about but the guitar itself is great for what you pay. I just play guitar for fun and taught myself. I am not very good but do alright with it considering that all I know I taught myself. I also own two Donners and they seem to be a step above these Glarry's. My main electric is a BC Rich Mockingbird that I bought back in the late 80's or early 90's. This guitar is pretty light which I am sure most people will like. I would have liked for it to be a little heavier, but I guess that does not really matter. How much does an actual Fender Strat weigh compared to it? I would be curious! Great video!

Month ago bought new Fender Nashville £780 it's nice week ago bought Glarry Telecaster in green love it haven't played the Nashville since Al for £60 thinking about getting another in Sunset their version of Sunburst

I just had to see this for myself lol Got one in white .. I did it a nice wipe down , lowered the action a bit , treated the neck with lemon oil, didn't even change the strings, removed one of the bridge tension springs , standard tuned it, adjusted the bridge tension just enough for rear of bridge doesn't touch the guitar body for better tuning stability , lowered the pickup heights , did a pickup wiring mod to get a dedicated tone just for the bridge pickup , tightened the tuners 's buttons and wow ...this guitar sounds and plays amazing and stays in tune beautifully. The medium jumbo frets and the neck for a guitar of this price is mind blowing . Love the light weight ..if you want a guitar to just practice with or experiment with upgrades , go for it . I may down the road put some Alnico pickups in it Thinking of getting a 2nd one in Yellow

I have a similar, but different unbranded guitar that was in the same price range. For the price, it's amazing, but it does have sharp fret ends, and the neck is SO thick. The body is also EXTREMELY light. I totally agree with your take on guitars like these, and I think you may have inspired me to spend more time with mine.

Sweet song

I recorded the guitars (85%) on the “Neutral Earth album- Coma (posted here on KZfaq) with the Glarry strat…(15%) w a Dano 12 string. Great guitar for the money, no complaints. Check it out if you want to hear it in an actual recording.

Thanks😘😘😘

I got a black one as my first electric guitar and I've been playing for almost a year. All I need is a better amp and interface lol

Finally someone gets it. Imagine how many people will learn to play and use a playable Asian made guitar who could never afford one, image the ability to tinker with and mod a guitar without fear or a giant investment These instruments are gateways to a massive expansion of this world as a hobby and a future profession.

Their guitars are really good for the price, I think they are at least as good as an a squire cheap model

2 kids and a wife we went to the movies one night and spent twice as much as that guitar.

The guitar sounded good in the mix, and you didn't seem to have any problems playing it. Even the Tremolo, post mods, sounded stable. Great job by Larry! I haven't purchased a guitar in ages, instead I modded what I have. I thought about buying a Kit guitar so I could customize it to my needs. But, I think you're right that it looks more economical to buy a fully assembled guitar, like a Glarry, and use that as a platform for modification and experiments. Their specs list the body as Basswood. How good does the guitar sound outside of a mix? Any playability issues?

Before I even clicked on this video I was saying to myself "It's worth that in parts". My question is with the neck pocket. Is it setup exactly like a Fender so that a person could use spare Fender necks on it? Is the bolt hole pattern the same as a Fender neck? While you didn't do the video as a review; that's what I was looking for so I could get an idea of what parts I could possibly use. Are the electronics setup like a traditional Strat? Any pots with additional push-pull features? Is the whammy adjustable to set it up for different string gauges? Not much of this matters to the people this guitar is marketed to but for the DIY crowd we need to dig a little deeper.

Are you using a multi effects ? Your sound is amazing

IT IT NOT THE BRANDS! ITS THE HANDS!

I don't play. I had an electric guitar in high school for all of about 6 months before an ex-girlfriend and her friends broke into my house and stole my Levi Jacket and the guitar. It was fun to just occasionally play around with. Would you recommend this guitar if I really didn't want to spend any money and was just looking for something to occasionally play with? I have a 17 year old son that is currently taking guitar classes in high school. He is playing on a Yamaha acoustic at the moment and would also probably play with it. I would not want it if it is total trash or not really playable, but as long as it can be properly tuned and provides a playable experience that would not stunt my son's progression in learning guitar, then I would consider it.

guitar asmr

Yes, but for 20.00 - 30.00 more, you can get much more.....Donner comes to mind, or find a used squier, or Ibanez..... these Glarry necks can be just a nightmare

And it's crazy also,cuz for 70$ your not getting a gigable recordable sound out of drums, or even a single cymbal really for that price. Goes to show the guitar doesn't matter.it never did. A decent amp or speaker and the ability to play is everything

Come to my shop and rock!!!!!!!

So my local store that I visit sees a lot of these cheapy off brand guys and in my experience they are a total crap shoot. Some of them are fine, others need to be finished being built entirely. Some are good but I've seen several now where the frets were straight up not done at all. Others arrived with very jagged edges from really bad fret sprout (to the point where it makes me think the wood was nowhere near dried enough.) I think people get a little complacent there and say oh what do you expect for a $80 guitar. Well I disagree with it being ok since not everyone is going to have the tools or the knowledge to finish them, and for a new player or someone that needed that money to go as far as possible and can't afford to take it in to get finished etc, that can be a pretty nasty pitfall. Also a lot of these are made with what basically equates to slave labor. The people pumping these out are definitely being exploited in a bad way. It makes these a real double edged sword. It might be good... but it might also be made super unethically.

what does it weigh?

Mine is tuned to open G. Not suitable for anything else.

can you say child labor or slavery? also cheap housing and their family car is a moped.

One reason why these guitars are so cheap is they're being made by either slave labor, criminals firced to work or just extremely low paid people who have no other way to make money. It's a good thing for buyers and a bad thing for workers. It's a double edged sword. I wish these were available when I first started playing guitar back in 1985. I paid $120 for an American made Peavey Patriot with a case. It was a decent guitar for me at the time. Wish I still had it 😂