UNBIASED GEAR REVIEW - NK Headless 6-string Guitar

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6 жыл бұрын

HEY EVERYONE, I AM AN IDIOT!!! There WAS a tool to access the trussrod all along, I just never found it until I was about to ship this thing off. I'm dumb.
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NK Headless 6-string guitar
- Ash body
- Maple Neck
- Maple Fretboard
- 24 frets
- 25.5" scale
- Artecsound Alnico 5 humbuckers
- KD Bridge
- Luminous side dots
- Comes with gig bag
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Пікірлер: 272

@littlewoodenboy1971 6 жыл бұрын

There are quite a few of these gear review channels but none of them can match your professionalism & panache. You deserve more subscribers. Stay cool.

@georgepleurakis 6 жыл бұрын

joseph bernard agufish is pretty good imo....

@RudyAyoub 6 жыл бұрын

hes at 13k already and growing

@fairboop 2 жыл бұрын

@@RudyAyoub u do be growing too

@VIV1Do 5 жыл бұрын

try out the 2018 version they changed the bridge

@TaarLps 6 жыл бұрын

I asked the guy who makes those about 7 Strings. They are planning on building those and will use a different bridge system. Maybe those will be more usable.

@penelopesmith345 6 жыл бұрын

Glasus Wasserus Do you know when they plan on that?

@insertanynameyouwant5311 6 жыл бұрын

that would be nice to have a backpack headless 7-string, also multiscale will be super nice

@gyorgyvaghy6691 5 жыл бұрын

They have just released their 7 string models and they look GREAT. The new bridge looks promising.

@mr.manny_s5506 5 жыл бұрын

Aiden Smith they are already out

@memebigboy1946 6 жыл бұрын

You been listening to metallica lately?

@Dropaprayer 6 жыл бұрын

Very Enter sandman vibe, in a good way

@Morrowman17 6 жыл бұрын

Hey dude. Just watched the video. Thanks again for the honest review. Can’t wait to get this piece home and work some magic on it!

@TheMountainDemon 5 жыл бұрын

The point about complete usability is VERY important. I'm glad you brought that part up. Thanks for the great review. Pretty much helped me decide to pass on these things.

@gillisgreat1061 6 жыл бұрын

Glad to see an upload dude! Really enjoy your reviews.

@aarondavis5850 6 жыл бұрын

Probably the most thorough and realistic review of this guitar yet. I was considering buying one to mod but the bridge issue looks like a deal breaker for my purposes. Thanks for the heads up!

@bassinbob1965 5 жыл бұрын

Great review. Really good info and detailed inspection. Very clear and concise.

@naszekrobi 6 жыл бұрын

So nice to see nice reviews about these guitars.. Ordered mine a week ago with that blue burst like color but asked the seller to put that fluorescent inlays on the fretboard too. :) Subbed for the nice review!

@57stratkat Жыл бұрын

I bought one of these when they first cam out for less than $250. Mine has a beautifully flamed neck and fretboard. Leveled, polished, and rounded the fret ends. Put a strat contour on the top bout. No intonation issues. Stays in tune well. (I put small string ferrules into the top of the wooden "headstock " piece ) Plays great. I don't play fuzzed-out metal and for cleaner tones and modest distortion , the pickups sound good. I may put EMG's in it at some point, but I've been playing it for 4 years and I love it. Great bang for the buck. They cost a bit more now.

@CarcPazu 6 жыл бұрын

I almost ordered one, thank you for saving me the money and the trouble.

@ChrisAguirreProjectPhantom 6 жыл бұрын

Arnold, If you haven't seen or heard about Rick Toone guitars....dude you need to check them out. Truly innovative designs and absolute monsters.

@raytsh 6 жыл бұрын

The body shape and style of the horns are a direct "homage" to the Skervesen skerveTEN/skerveSIX.

@Adam-jz6wu 6 жыл бұрын

That schecter sun valley looks so nice, excited for the review

@palmettopew3771 6 жыл бұрын

Great review. I was going to mention the tool in the pouch but saw you found it. I bought a NK before stumbling on your review. I mostly agree. The thing anyone needs to know (in my opinion) You don't buy this guitar to play right out of the box. The strings, frets, and pickups are junk. If you aren't going to put in the work, buy a cheap Ibanez (or whatever). There are plenty of decent guitars in the price range. This is a cool looking design and it's very compact. I travel for work now and needed something small and light that I don't really care much about. I played it for 10 minutes, ordered a set of strings and pickups. Since then I've been buffing the frets, tweaking, and prepping. I did not have the same issue with the tension rod or the intonation though. Guess it's a roll of the dice. Clicked to subscribe after the beer review. Icing on the cake. 🤣 Cheers brother.

@cloudrun654 4 жыл бұрын

You still likening this guitar?

@xephh 5 жыл бұрын

They just updated their fanned fret line with a new, better looking bridge. I'm definitely going to be taking the plunge now.

@mystixboi 6 жыл бұрын

Great job with the review. Thanks for posting.

@KeyanHoushmandLive 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Arnold, have you ever thought reviewing an acoustic gutiar? Rondo Music/Agile have a fan fret 8 string acoustic guitar that I'd love to see you do a review on with the same mindset as this, being a low-mid range guitar. Love the reviews, best in the game

@N0FunJay 4 жыл бұрын

I now own this guitar. Bought it directly from David himself. Been playing on it for close to a year now. Gotta say I’m very pleased with it. Yes it is a very “low tier” guitar but hands down best bang for your buck if you’re looking to get into headless guitars.

@KevinFrasard 6 жыл бұрын

You have the most in depth gear reviews out there, and it has really opened my eyes as to what to look for whenever I check out a new guitar. Sadly, I picked up the USA Jackson Corey Bealieu 7-string and every damn fret on both sides of the neck are very sharp..especially the first 3 frets, almost could cut your index finger. The clear coat is also beginning to lift/bubble in an area along the side of the neck where it joins the body. Total letdown, especially on an instrument with this price tag.

@SnedzTheBricklayer 2 жыл бұрын

Seen our video about that Jackson, was horrifying considering the level of guitar it's supposed to be 😐

@wesleybennettofficial2337 6 жыл бұрын

Plus sub. Great review you definitely deserve more subscribers. Was looking in eBay for a cheap headless. Looked up reviews for it and found yours.

@YYYValentine 5 жыл бұрын

Good detailed review, thanks!

@nokomisnichols 4 жыл бұрын

That’s a pretty cool groovy rythem dude. I’m digging it man.

@Cavemaaaan 4 жыл бұрын

Hey!! As to the KD-Design bridge....from what I've hear said on different reviews, the tuners suck due to HEAVY drag issues. The problem is the same as my Steinberger Spirit guitars that I bough 12 years ago. The analogy is automobile braking systems ie, metal on metal. about 11 years ago, I found a vendor that sold small "thrust bearings"...I installed them between the rotating tuner knobs and the body of the vibrato (tremelo) body and it was like the sun came up in the morning and the new day never ended with regard to tuning ever again! I can tell from the pictures of the KD/ND whatever bridge that the thrust bearings are what is missing - even the Strandberg fixed-bridge copies have them and they are easily visible in the photos when you know what you're seeing :)

@nicktopping2484 6 жыл бұрын

Love your reviews man! Finally someone getting right!

@craigharrison5406 3 жыл бұрын

That toggle switch would need to be heavy duty where they placed it. What a horrible spot to put a toggle switch, right in the way of the pick hand lol.

@pastilance1 6 жыл бұрын

Hey! Thank you for making all those awesome reviews! I was wondering if you can make a review of that Kamper at the back that you use? I'm considering buying one and I wonder if I can plug it directly into my sound card. Also if it has e cabinet simulations?

@TirelessG 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. What do you think about the capacity of neck ajustement ? Would you be concerne if you need to put heavy strings like 11-49 ? Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭

@AaronMorgan666 6 жыл бұрын

I'd like to hear your opinion on a lot of the harley bentons, fan fret 6 ,7, and 8 string 2018 models, and the cst models. With the cst models, I was curious on your opinion of the wrap around bridge. It's the only thing that is making me not want to buy it. I love how you go in-depth with your reviews! P.s. the cst models are the harley benton prs copys.

@ejpdchsbmkijley 6 жыл бұрын

i have a 150 euro harley benton with a licensed floyd rose and it’s really, REALLY good

@vitojosephjoestar3653 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, i was looking at these. I really want a headless 7 string.

@brandonweiler7701 5 жыл бұрын

Honestly same. I've been wanting to try out a headless fan fret 7 string for a while now. Dont want to spend to much money incase I just don't like this style of guitar

@kalochen2191 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent review as always, I'd probably never buy something like this as I have no interest (or skills) in modding guitars but its good to hear exactly what they're like.

@RajorshiBhattacharyya 6 жыл бұрын

The review I had been waiting for.

@Guitarburt 6 жыл бұрын

As for the intonation issue ... I have the same problem on a Brian Moore iGuitar I bought last year. (NOT a "cheap" guitar.) I've discussed reshaping the neck pocket to allow bringing the whole neck closer to the bridge to allow the range of intonation to be acceptable. Question - might your intonation issue be related to the fact that you're down tuning? Have you tried using a set of 009's or 010's in standard tuning? Great job with the video. I subscribed!

@lowandslowshow 6 жыл бұрын

Hey man I'm curious to hear what you're feeling about those agile headless guitars. Idk they look alright but I feel sketchy. Also not sure but I'd like to see a halo guitars review as well. Love the content you're truly an educator 🤘

@insertanynameyouwant5311 6 жыл бұрын

well I asked him about Halo a year ago, and he said in general that he would review any guitar if it would be sent to him

@Ghost17110 6 жыл бұрын

Can't comment on the headless range from Agile specifically, but their guitars are excellent purchases if you're in the US so you can easily return if you get a lemon. Great value and they're arguable more in line with what MIK guitars should cost than what some of these companies are charging.

@SteveStell 6 жыл бұрын

I got one of these last year and it's a fantastic guitar. I do use 9-42 lighter strings and have no intonation problems. My truss rod is fine and your guitar should have shipped with a long tool wrench in the gig bag like mine did. Fretwork was very good on mine. Pickups don't sound bad to me either. The bridge leaves a little to be desired, but overall my NK is sweet. Tuning stability is very good once the strings are stretched in. Also If you learn how to do some basic fretwork/polishing, these cheap guitars can be lots of fun.

@ArnoldPlaysGuitar 6 жыл бұрын

I AM AN IDIOT!!! There WAS a tool to access the trussrod all along, I just never found it until I was about to ship this thing off. I'm dumb.

@sparetime4914 5 жыл бұрын

I have this same one (old style bridge) i guess you could say. 275$ came to me with a total of 7 high frets determined with my fret rocker. Was pretty unplayable out of box because of this. Hours of leveling, crowning, and polishing later and its playing pretty good. Buyer beware you may be lucky but be prepared to do the work yourself or pay to have it done.

@PolarityMetal 6 жыл бұрын

Got one, my only problem with it is that tuning is a pain in the ass. Great axe for it's price

@evowire 5 жыл бұрын

I bought one. I am a luthier, so the first thing I did was remove the frets. I re-leveled the fingerboard and installed EVO wire. The pickups are garbage. I found the pickups were causing intonation issues on my strobe tuner. All in all, the basic construction of mine was very good. Neck pocket was super tight. Worth $200, but needs better pickups and a good fret level and dressing.

@joshuasalgado4694 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Arnold!! Just ran into a guitar company I’ve never heard of before called tagua guitars. You should check them, I’d love to hear your take on one of there instruments! Keep up the awesome reviews man🙏🏻

@robrobson7101 4 жыл бұрын

It's easy to fix the 6th string intonation on this type of bridge. There are 2 little screws that tighten the roller. Remove both completely and then rotate the roller back past 12 oclock. Then reinsert the two screws. Now you can move the roller assembly forward using the third little screw which secures the roller assembly onto the bridge. Now you have a lot of travel to move the roller back and also adjust the stting height. This will allow you perfect 6th string intonation. You might want to do this on the 5th string too. Hope this helps all interested in this guitar and this really neat bridge.

@logancaligagan9402 5 жыл бұрын

Does anyone have any experience with the newer 2018 models of this guitar with the different bridge setup that they feature? I forget specifically what its called but they look to be of better build quality. Cant seem to find to many reviews on that one. I'm also torn on getting one of these headless knock offs OR that schecter sun valley in the back there. Thoughts?

@AlFred-cc6wm 6 жыл бұрын

Seen these bridges for sale - I just can't figure how it holds the strings?

@makaveli9876 6 жыл бұрын

I got the Schecter sun valley suppershredder that is hanging on your wall as well. Will you test it?

@tripjameson8345 4 жыл бұрын

Is there anywhere you can still get these for under 300? Now they seem to be anywhere between $350 and 600

@manny75586 4 жыл бұрын

"You get into a rhythm the more you turn the crank." I keep trying to tell my girlfriend the same thing.

@Arcturian1111 4 жыл бұрын

Feels like your bending on sandpaper? I have a few kmise necks and a chibson copy. I agree, frets do need polishing, so your not bending on sandpaper.

@5urg3x 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Arnold (lol), any chance you can review a Simon Padalka guitar? I'm interested in the offset Tele one but tbh I'd love to see any of them in your hands...They have quite a few models you'd probably love, headless, that use hipshot hardware.

@fernandonavarro6783 6 жыл бұрын

Arnold, you can fix the bridge intonation problem by puting a smaller string gauge for that string

@DougGarrett 6 жыл бұрын

Great videos! Thanks for saving me some money!

@necrojoe 4 жыл бұрын

Is that thin dark line under the fretboard, so you think it could just be dark wood glue, like what's used on a lot of plywoods? formationswood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Baltic_Birch_Gallery_4.jpg

@riftone9435 4 жыл бұрын

That bridge is not good ?, i saw on Lazada and plan to buy it

@JeanYvesP 5 жыл бұрын

Would you have been able to intonate it if it would have been tuned in E? Is intonation not affected by down tunings?

@TheMusicalMedic 4 жыл бұрын

Low string is probably too big and can't get enough tension, a 52 is a relatively large low string, it's the same size as my 7 string's low G in drop G.

@nikospaleologos3907 5 жыл бұрын

Is there a headless guitar out there thats not expensive , and plays well? Thanks

@SnedzTheBricklayer 2 жыл бұрын

Any chance of you reviewing the newer models from Nk? 🤔

@Cavemaaaan 4 жыл бұрын

At 14:09...I definitely agreed with you with aghast until a thought crossed my mind. You are tuning it in Drop-D with I assume a standard "E" string guage (046-052?-ish) - would the Low-E have intonated much better using a heavier-guage Low-E string?!? I'm at the edge of my knowledge but a heavier-guage string will be less flubby and may be easier to correct the intonation-issue...

@m7alan7johnson7 5 жыл бұрын

What happen to Steinbereger? I feel they had a great system... Double ball ended strings. Great review!

@fergoy2365 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. Whats is the weight of this nk? Thank you

@milk_chemistry 5 жыл бұрын

It looks like a relatively close copying the skervesen skerveten I think they don’t have it cut out at the bridge because the nk bridge is just weird

@bastaudio 5 жыл бұрын

Hey so basically what you're saying is that you should have the frets leveled (with a little edge rounding), swap the pups, and maybe find a replacement bridge and it'd be a good instrument? Because even with all those extra steps taken it's far less costly than any other headless guitar...

@lootruenstig79 6 жыл бұрын

Great vid as always! For the guitar: erm... it´s a nice red. I never really liked headless guitars.

@Just_JoshE 6 жыл бұрын

I've got the purple one. It looks and feels awesome, the bridge is dog shit. I can't for the life of me, get it strung because as soon as I start tuning up, the strings pull out of the saddle. You also can't get any thicker than .10's so no low tunings. Looks great though...On the wall.

@TheMusicalMedic 5 жыл бұрын

Tf, I've put tens in drop Box before, you just need the right tension.

@Gibboncore 6 жыл бұрын

I still can't believe it took me so long to find your channel. What could be better beer and guitars... oops sorry guitar reviews with a short beer review at the end. I'll just finish off with my own review: Liefmans Goudenband 2017. Usual Sarsaparilla type smell, with the usual mix of Sarsaparilla, woody, vinous, citrous notes. Truly one of the best sour old brown beers in the world . Kicks Rodenbach's ass all day long :) Still looking forward to a Harley Benton Review. Just about to splash out on a kit SG (with no great expectations) just for the hell of it. But would be interested to here about the 'real' guitars. Cheers from Belgium

@timcotter8178 6 жыл бұрын

Arnold, you should check out the LTD MH-350NT. One of my favorite ESP brand guitars. Absolutely love it. I know what you'll say about the EMGs though, "They're sterile". It is one awesome guitar to play though. It shreds and screams like a badass metal guitar because it is a metal guitar. Might be kind of hard to find though because they only made the model for a couple of years.

@ccchicken8889 6 жыл бұрын

For a cheap-ish headless, I wonder about the Agile models. Think they are Korean made.

@Cavemaaaan 4 жыл бұрын

Hey ArnoldPG :-D The concern that you express at 10:30 is the first real concern to ME out of all of the previous minuses and pluses so far. In the case of that specific instrument, that can be compensated for by a repair person although I feel the pain and reject the total criticisms until I actually had to do it and explain it to an unsuspecting customer expecting PRS/Gibson/Fender for the price of the instrument - that is the only bad thing so far that cannot be corrected easily by a quasi-project guitar enthusiast (which I am). If the same critique was applied to Gibson LP's/SG's, people would hate them to - imagine paying $1200 to $20,000 for a guitar that when, you spun around onstage and hit the back of the headstock on you or your singer's mic-stand, broke off of the neck....I nudged my 1995 Gib SG Standard that was leaning just fine (yep I know) against my entertainment center and it fell over face forward and was my first Gibby headstock break....anyone that's done it says "@#$%^& ME" and later wonders why this happens. The Chibsons I've inspected online....they all have scarf-joints on the neck...they SUCK, but they won't break as quick as a GIbson-revered headstock will. Anyway this reply is 40-times to long already in words and is easier to display in person with somebody whose allegiances are tempered by guitar-repair/assembly experience. As a final note and first suggestion to anything not built in the USA since before yr2000, if the electronics suck on fifth try, call it crap and replace it all...the neck and the body are what's important!!! Cheers :) Dan G :)

@KaoswareMetal 6 жыл бұрын

Arnold, about the bridge... would you consider changing it to something else ? What would you recommend?

@lewisstorer89 6 жыл бұрын

i swapped mine for the Hipshot headless bridge and it works perfectly. The hipshot perfectly hides the original screw holes and gives you enough room for the new screw holes. couldnt be happier. The stock bridge was annoying.

@KaoswareMetal 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lewis! Did you change the headpiece as well or just the bridge?

@KaoswareMetal 6 жыл бұрын

One additional question I have for you is this: with the hipshot bridge do you have enough "space" to turn the tuning pegs manually? Do they stick out of the body enough?

@Benadon 6 жыл бұрын

Lewis Storer thats amazing to hear, can you upload anything about it? Was the headpiece changed?

@lewisstorer89 6 жыл бұрын

headpiece is fine. And "locks" as it should. Bridgewise, to help use the fine tuners better because they dont stick out the back of the body, i made up a "plate" that was 3mm thick. I took the hipshot bridge and a sheet of black plastic. (any material will work), traced around it and cut it out and sanded the edges smooth. Drilled the holes out and refitted the bridge so the new plate was between guitar body and hipshot. The slight increase in height made using the fine tuners easier and does not affect the action being "Too high" because the Hipshot saddles are great for height adjustment. You can still get the action nice and low.

@pakiw2 3 жыл бұрын

2 years after. my friend ordered from nk 7 string multiscale. man, no flaws at all. fret work is exceptional, ronunded fret ends, everything is level. Soldering is very good, good quality pots and switch, coil taps.The thing costed around 500 dollars. Amount of details it had is more than 1200 dollar schecter has. As understand they improved by a lot. quality vise is on level with dingwall bass what he ordered month before, which costs around 5 times more.

@Nick-me1ms 3 жыл бұрын

I mean I believe it’s a good guitar, but why compare it to a Schecter of all things? Schecter doesn’t even make headless instruments so this comparison is just strange to me Edit: also the biggest worry with something like an NK is the quality can be drastic from guitar to guitar and even more so from production line to production line. So while some are great others have flaws. Happy your friend has such a sick axe tho 🤘

@hilaryhahn 6 жыл бұрын

What a fat juicy sound . Very good video , thank a lot . Thumb up and suscribing . And cheers from france. ,

@tylerthompson632 6 жыл бұрын

When you said you should save more money for something else, I'm wondering what would you recommend to save up for? I'm looking at getting a headless guitar or a headless multiscale guitar and am not sure where to start.

@raytsh 6 жыл бұрын

Have you looked at Strandberg yet?

@millionairereacts4118 6 жыл бұрын

strandberg or nothing

@jaketyler1890 6 жыл бұрын

Tyler Thompson I’m saving for a Strandberg original, they sound crazy good and have wicked quality control. There’s my recommendation

@RudyAyoub 6 жыл бұрын

strandberg are way too expensive for what they are. yea theyre great but IMO Kiesels are a wayy better deal with amazing craftsmanship

@millionairereacts4118 6 жыл бұрын

To each their own, but bodens come standard with fishman's and I like the necks a lot better on the strandbergs

@Benadon 6 жыл бұрын

I actually have one for like, a month or so, gonna do setup soon ( shame on me for not doing it earlier) i liked it though... probebly should try more guitars, even though i did. Maybe i got lucky

@travmarble 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing review........saluti from Italy

@DropToon 5 жыл бұрын

I like that riff a lot. When you first started playing

@cloudrun654 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I thought that sounded good, too.

@agent_pp1736 3 жыл бұрын

Could you check out a brand called earl they make a headless guitar with a hard tail bridge and a floating bridge you can get them on Amazon for 299.99 they also have a verity of colors

@Gonzo2707 6 жыл бұрын

I own one of these (was intended as a travel guitar, to replace my old Hohner Jack), and I concur with your review - it´s a good-looking novelty instrument with so-so workmanship and a seriously flawed bridge: Tuning stability on mine is so bad it´s definitely not gigable. Bottom line - if you must have a cheap headless, go for it. If you‘re primarily looking for a cheap workhorse kinda guitar, avoid it as the bridge isn‘t as easily replaced as the pickups (= the „practically always shit“ part on lowbie axes w/ conventional bridges) on a similarly priced entry-level Ibanez, Squier, Epi or even a Harley Benton. Would NOT buy again.

@cloudrun654 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the review. I'm thinking that the pickups are better for Classic Rock then for metal. I was thinking that to intro sounded good for that. Bummer about the intonation not setting up. A fix for that would be to remove some wood from the body where it hits the neck, that way you could scoot the neck back. Not a job for a beginner, certainly. Thanks Arnold!

@WildWildWeasel 6 жыл бұрын

I got a purple-blue one, and the NK logo glows in the dark lol

@moldy_burrito_ 3 жыл бұрын

Mines transparent blue. With glow in the dark nk logo AND glow in the dark inlays. Lol

@timcotter8178 6 жыл бұрын

I think the frets in the ESP are stainless steel. They have remained incredibly shinny for the whole year of playing it so far and are incredibly smooth.

@kebabkomission 6 жыл бұрын

@ArnoldPlaysGuitar just fyi your input signal is peaking at around 17:00 when you're playing on the bridge pickup. Need to turn down that input clean sens in your input section bro. that may also be one of the reasons it sounded shitty (regardless of the pickups shittyness). cheers for the review

@TheDarkmore 6 жыл бұрын

I always have one of these in my basket but never clicked the buy button...

@RudyAyoub 6 жыл бұрын

story of my life

@fahadjavaid7336 5 жыл бұрын

Similar story

@jjs8426 4 жыл бұрын

@@RudyAyoub N0 Br0, take my mon$y

@groundupkeen9379 4 жыл бұрын

Just go for it dude, thing looks bad ass, it’s useable, I’ve had a few ibanez’s that probably play worse than this guitar

@agah666 4 жыл бұрын

@@RudyAyoub bro i knew i could find you around here

@5urg3x 6 жыл бұрын

6:40 -- LOL, that's more than Kiesel could do. They're all lined up with no tool marks...haha.

@akshayy_xd 4 жыл бұрын

Still any good?

@NamooNara 6 жыл бұрын

Anyone know what that sea-foam green guitar is?

@assassin1872 6 жыл бұрын

Schecter Sun Valley Super Shredder

@michaelsmith9544 Жыл бұрын

Bridge may be cheap but it holds tune like a champ. Super easy to string up.

@tylersmith2211 6 жыл бұрын

Is that a Sun Valley Super Shredder I see in the back? Dude pleeeease do a review on that guitar!

@jmbakermusic 6 жыл бұрын

I've been enjoying these cheap guitar reviews you've been doing. There is a plethora of them out here, but the detail you put forth is missed in many of them. What are the odds of you considering picking up one of the Duvell copies out on AliExpress for a review? I suspect they'd need the typical pickup/tuners/bridge swap, but would probably be a hell of a lot easier than the bridge on the NK

@micksterminator3 3 ай бұрын

there was one in my area for 60usd. I lagged on reaching out to the person and it went quick

@peinmilan 6 жыл бұрын

11:40 I just received the exact same model few weeks ago. You don't have to buy the hex key, they include a nice long one in the package.

@ArnoldPlaysGuitar 6 жыл бұрын

I AM AN IDIOT!!! There WAS a tool to access the trussrod all along, I just never found it until I was about to ship this thing off. I'm dumb.

@peinmilan 6 жыл бұрын

Don't be so hard on yourself. Your guitar playing is amazing and you drink beer like nobody else... :)

@dikjuse 6 жыл бұрын

there's a T-handle allen key in the pocket of the guitar case

@kaimen9665 6 жыл бұрын

Bought one of these a while ago and for what its worth I have absolutely ZERO issues with intonation (Using 11-54s in Standard D tuning for reference). Still have room to work with on the low D as well. Pickups are for sure dogshit but those are easy enough to replace. Fuckin love my NK

@breevwhyman2985 5 жыл бұрын

great review......of an interesting attempt at a low price "higher end" instrument

@D-A-1776 3 жыл бұрын

I used to hate headless but after recently playing one I love them

@fretgrinder 6 жыл бұрын

COnsidering upgrading the bridge, the pickups,.... fret levelling. It will be better to buy a KEISEL , Strandberg classic or Legator

@whattheactualfuck2060 6 жыл бұрын

I knew this guitar was going to be garbage, but thanks anyway, I like your style of in depth reviewing. I would luuurve to see you review a Mayones, preferably a Setius as I believe they are on par with anything on the more expensive end. Also are you going to get hold of one of those new RAN headless models? They look fuckin sick. Would also like to see reviewed: Ormsby Goliath, Aviator Warbird, Kiesel Zeus, anything by Mermet Guitars, Tom Anderson, Framus Custom shop, anything by Hapas. I understand you don't take requests but at least there are some suggestions to throw around the ole' noggin.

@bigfriki 6 жыл бұрын

NICE!

@professorchaos9171 6 жыл бұрын

Is that a seafoam green sun valley schecter in the back? 😘 I would love a review on those

@insertanynameyouwant5311 6 жыл бұрын

damn that sick Annihilator riff! I need to relisten all their early songs immediately!

@doughhole 5 жыл бұрын

those pickups sound out of phase i wonder if mabey they just put in two neck pickups

@W1GSPL1TTAH 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Arnold, I don’t disagree that the frets are not level, for sure something to be expected on such an inexpensive instrument. Do you think a neck shim would help with that issue?