I agree. I think ola has done the most for the guitar community in recent years! I’m happy you like them! Cuz I also love my Strandbergs! The endurneck is so good right?!?

Where do you get refurbished strandberg?

nice!! which one are you looking at??

that's awesome!! let me know what you think when you get it! and thank you so much!

nice!! what finish??? and is it a 6 or 7 string??

@@jimmyfranklin I got the trans black Venere, 3 way pickup selector, active pickups, slight fan on the frets, ebony fretboard with a flamed maple and rosewood necks crazy good quality for 400 bucks

@@jimmyfranklin I got the 6

Now I want one!

DUDE!!! thank you Kevin! Did you pull the trigger on one yet??

I own an eart explorer and they are incredible! If you haven't bought one already you should get it

thank you so much! sorry it took a few days to respond, lifes been insane but a new video is up now! enjoy! and thank you so much!

thank you so much!.. what pickups did you put in it??

@@jimmyfranklin I went with some BKP Juggernauts. Ordered with the 14 degree angle this guitar takes and was a perfect fit. That being said, the stock pickups that came in it were actually REALLY good. Had a nice PAF vibe to them and pretty thicc still. AMAZING at pitch harmonics

What mods did you do to it ?

im hoping the hardware fits! I may get one if they do! thank you so much for your support since day one man!!

@@jimmyfranklin of course! Always enjoy your videos and you’re an amazing player. Check out my new song “The Alaska Triangle” if you have a minute. Thanks bro

@@jimmyfranklin so have you tried to install orogonal hardware on NK finally?

these guitars kick ass!

thank you so much! that's a sneak at an original song I am working on!

@@jimmyfranklin Please release this if you haven't already. It is so beautiful :')

thank you so much! that's an original song that I wrote that I am working on making a video for right now actually!.. was worried it didn't sound good but I guess I will put it out! haha!!

@@jimmyfranklin go for it!

@@jimmyfranklin Link please.

Yeah that was nuts!

Thank you!! I love headless now. It’s almost all I play! I have all my classics and awesome guitars but I love my headless! Kiesel next I hope!

@@jimmyfranklin love that color. Unfortunately they don't make too many anymore

you can replace all the electronics and the pickups and its still 2/5 of the strandberg right?

@@choikkan7734 - yes my Stranberg is a better guitar, but for someone who can't afford $2000, I think the NK is a great substitute for 1/4 the price. With new electronics it is 1/2 the quality in my opinion. Better than 2/5

Where can i get one i cant find them

i have to get this one back... i messed up the filming of my comparison.. HAHA! but as soon as i get it back to borrow im going to do a head to head comparison for sure!

@@jimmyfranklin No worries! Look forward to it. I couldn't wait anyway lol. Just ordered this exact finish, but got them to fit it with the new 2020 updated bridge. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

@@revenski when you get it let me know if how that new bridge is!!

@@jimmyfranklin So, 2 months later, it finally arrived! Gotta say, it's an incredible guitar for the price. They updated the bridge to the new 2020 version as requested, and they also fitted it with a new 2020 3-piece neck with compound radius, which I wasn't expecting but feels and looks amazing! Also, the carves on the back are much improved, with way better access to the top frets, instead of that crescent-shaped carve around the bolt-on screws. (AND they sent it with tools :) - they obviously watched your video) A few things aren't as I'd hoped - the string locks are now a single piece of metal, rather than the strandberg alternating style, which I would have preferred (though I guess it has the benefit of less parts to lose!) The toggle switch, which I was quite looking forward to, has been replaced with a 3-way blade. Also the vol/tone knobs have come in a shiny black metal, rather than the wood finish. But I'll definitely learn to live with (and love) it regardless. Just thought I'd let you know the updates. It does seem though that they've completely dropped this style / shape from their store, and are only focusing on the newer 7-string style with sharper horns.

i messed up the filming of the comparison of them!... i have to remake it... so i gotta get the guitar from my student again

REALLY!? they have the fake endure neck?? or just asymmetric??

@@jimmyfranklin apparently it goes from a C shape on the lower frets then goes to a flatter, Wizard style shape. Not sure if that is what the endure necks on a Strandberg is though, as I have never seen one in person. The new necks are also 5 piece & come in fan fret. The builder is apparently very easy to work with, so you can get different necks on each body, usually for free. I'm going to ask for the half ebony/flamed maple fretboard he makes.

@@shannonm7981 WOOOOW! that's incredible... im gonna look into that... look up the endurneck its like a square neck

@@jimmyfranklin I've been looking them up the past half hour & they seem awesome. Hopefully I can try one out in the near future.

same... I love the Strandberg neck... but after playing one for so long now ive realized I don't NEED it.. but if you havnt played the endurneck and you want to then you have to go with a real Strandberg

that's what im saying... Im editing that video now... may have to rerecord it... what other things do you want to know in the comparison??

@@jimmyfranklin Just a few questions....with the NK as-is, is the overall feel and comfort of the body much different? I wouldn't think by much. Is the NK guitar not having the endurneck more "playable" or is it still just preference? Is the endurneck with the whole .strandberg* package justified by much higher price tag when compared to the NK? Is getting a used .stranberg* a consideration as the price, while still higher, may be more worth the money? I also like the color/finish options of the NK's along with their ergonomic design. I do the majority of my playing/practicing/writing sitting down so I've been considering this form factor. With a bit of work, I'm hoping it could be a great option while enjoying the comfort and a bit more cash in my wallet. And the thumbnail song, it gets me every time. Keep up the great work!

@@jimsup5086 HAHAHA ok. I hope the video covers all of these... like I said.. I may have to refill it or do a two part series haha...and long live the THUMBNAIL SONG! LOL

i honestly was blown away... and as youll see in todays video, i am not the type to like chinese fakes!

@@jimmyfranklin I am also far from enthusiastic about the Chinese copies) I bought this guitar after watching the market for a long time, I decided to take a chance) As a result, the guitar turned out to be much better than I expected. I have been using this guitar for about two years now. Of the shortcomings, I can single out a not entirely correct bridge, there are no additional holes for the saddle mounting bolts on the saddle heels, because of this, the course of the scale adjustment is very limited. I bought this guitar as the first headless, in the end it stayed with me forever) Several of my friends have bought new, seven-string models from this company, the guys are extremely happy) In the meantime, I decided to switch my attention to Goc Guitars, now I'm waiting for a guitar from them) Sorry for bad English, take care)

thank you so much!! you have one yet??

@@jimmyfranklin No, I don't have any kind of headless guitar, but it's on my list!

It’ll be out soon. Gotta get the guitar from my student one more time hahah!

thank you so much! someone else mentioned those. where do you buy them??

@@jimmyfranklin Musoo 8-string fanned-fret electric guitar m.aliexpress.com/item/4000296978864.html. With a price tag of just a fifth of a .strandberg* guitar, surely .schinberg* guitars will be the talk of the town.

excelent question.. i havent tried it on this, BUT on my strandbergs its all about setting it up for drop c before you tune it... when you put a new string on, you should be able to set the barrel with enough slack to drop tune!

that is actually from a song i wrote! still working on it! haha

@@jimmyfranklin that's cool, how it's called? And can I find it here on your channel, and does it have tabs?

the neck at the nut is a different radius than near the 12th fret... it changes to improve reach.. near the nut it is more of a D and it thins out further up!

@@jimmyfranklin Ok thanks, but it's strange because most people referred it to a C in this guitar. Thank U!

@@sand69 i definitely didnt feel it as a C as much as a thicker D

well... what are your goals with it?? as far as studio and home playing goes, it would be great. it does stay in tune very well and is easy to tune. but I can imagine that you may get one that is not as good as this (since a lot of knockoffs tend to be inconsistent). I have only played this one and I could easily gig with it.

OH SHIIIII!!! you going 7!?!?

thought about it; most of the stuff I listen to is usually drop tuned 🤘 Of course, practicing more would also help the cause! 😀

I think so. What kind of music are you into?? Have you ever played???

@@jimmyfranklin All kinds. My playlist has Stevie Nicks next to Dave Mustaine and Yokko Kanno lol. :D As to playing, no. Never have, though I've wanted to try, and with the restrictions, I figured hey, KZfaq's got about a billion tutorials...

HAHAHA!! thats crazy that so many people are asking for this!

thank you so much!!

Dude this is a mind blowing technique, that’s why we’re all asking a tutorial 😋

@@Frenchmelodymaker thank you man! i may have to bite the bullet and just finish recording the song and show how i do it!

What a nice idea, it’s so beautiful that it deserves to be finished

I just think that way lol... some say I am hyperactive...

My student bought this on Reverb.com BUT I think it was originally purchased from Ebay

so... on the Strandberg and in this case the similarly built NK, the 6 string multi scale is not that extreme.. check out the Strandberg multiscale and you will see!

I understand that may be Strandberg multiscale length, however all the specs i have seen on Eart, NK, Grote, ZLG, and even Ormsby, all state that the 6 string is around 24.5-26.75 or 25 -27. As the placement of the bridge sets the length. Wasnt sure if this applied to headless or not.

yes! this one stays in tune equally as well as my real strandbergs!

pretty much the same!

thank you so much!! anything specific you liked??

The beautiful tapped passages are very tasteful...

thank you so much! I have to get my hands on one of those! do you have one??

@@jimmyfranklin i do want one.. But apparently my country has banned all shipments from China.. Due to covid.. Hopefully I will get one someday.. 😬😬😬

@@worldsanoyster what country are you in??

@@jimmyfranklin i am from India.. Very bad relations right now.. Aliexpress is blocked in our playstore!!

@@worldsanoyster WOW!!! that's incredible! what kind of other restrictions!?!

Very good!! I think I’m this video I mentioned how it compares to the Ibanez AZ. I enjoy it. It’s not super thin but I like a slightly thicker neck for shredding.

@@jimmyfranklin I'm about to pull the trigger, i love everything about it and im willing to throw 200€ on upgrades

which model do you have?! I gotta get my hands on one!

I got the materia 7 in pink. Its badass dude. I swapped the stock pups with the fishman abasi set. Absolutely brutal. Worth every penny i cant say enough good things about GOC.

@@MrTrixzzzz I MUST TRY AND GET ONE THEN!

GOC needs to upgrade their stock pickups and paint job tho.

Love my GOC Satya 6 so much guitar for the $!

EBAY!!

@@jimmyfranklin Ahh I was looking on ebay UK. There's none listed on there! I'll shoot them an email. Cheers!!

first things first... thank you so much for the kind words! it means so much! second thing: I actually teach online! I have been teaching online for 6 or 7 years... even pre covid! go to my instagram and contact me! I would love to help you out! @jimmyRFranklin

Learn the song "i love my parents" by buckethead and remember the shapes

esto se compró en Reverb.com pero están disponibles en Ebay. (solía google translate)

thank you so much!! you have one??

@@jimmyfranklin nope :( not yet at least 😏

The pickups on the Eart are honestly pretty bad. But everything else is pretty good.

I love the un endured version!! I strongly dislike the fishmans dirty sound... BUT DEM CLEANS

@@jimmyfranklin Jimmy, with around $ 300 to $ 400 worth of upgrades this guitar can become fantastic. That puts it at around $900 . Have you checked out Ukraine custom guitar manufacturer called i think Valravn guitar? On their Facebook page they list a full spec sheet of fully custom, gorgeous guitar with nothing you would have to upgrade later for $1000. Curious about your opinion on that vs this.

@@allboutthemojo I will look into the brand! ive had some bad luck with Russian guitars in the past!

@@jimmyfranklin facebook.com/valravnguitars/

i need to get my hands on one of them!! they do the kockoffs but they look different right???

@@jimmyfranklin look just like the strandberg bridge is different and neck profile slightly off as far as I could tell would love to see some reviews on it

I got an Eart GW2 pro and its awesome! I put duncan pickups in it. Now about to order an NK 7 string to see how it goes.

This one is around $300! some are a little bit more.. also it has some modifications

I do!! contact me on instagram! JimmyRFranklin. id love to work with you!

I do give lessons on line! if you want to hit me up via instagram!

really??? like.. a headless style???

@@jimmyfranklin Yes! Though, it's not fan fret. Stainless steel frets, pretty decent pickups, and better hardware than on any of my other guitars hands down. It's unreal.

@@JaredSmithTheIntern thats incredible.. whats the price point???

@@jimmyfranklin $310. Absolutely shook. And before you ask, no, I'm not sponsored. 😂

@@JaredSmithTheIntern amazing... do they make any fan frets??

thank you!! thats a song im working on!

@@jimmyfranklin right on I got the bell turned on

2020*

HAHAHAHAH!!! LUMINOUS!! Congratulations!

oh contrair bon jour... it has everything to do with the neck... the neck gets thinner in RELATION to the fret board as you move up... its a compound radius neck... thinner at the top and thicker at the bottom would mean the neck on the back has some sort of change in it as well...

@@jimmyfranklin mon frer

I love the knockoffs!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽

which monitor???

ok... wait..first of all, where in the video did i say that?? i just have to check my context... second of all, these are made by one guy.. you can contact him directly for custom orders..

@@jimmyfranklin I was paraphrasing, but it's at around 10:20. If they are truly made by one guy then ...my bad. But at the price and quantities these are being sold, I do not believe that for a minute. I have (through work) had to deal with World and Cort factories in S.K. and the conditions aren't great. But let's be honest this is the world we live in today. I like inexpensive stuff too, and am in no way saying I don't buy Chinese stuff. That would be literally impossible to even do. I guess I am upset that the current admin is going to jump right back into bed with China, ignoring all the things we now know are true. I apologize if I came off as an ass, it's just a touchy issue with me. Rant over. And I subbed...

you think so?? cuz china has always been the cheapest side... you think they could pump out that kind of product like this for a good price??

@@jimmyfranklin: A good price is subjective, at best, but yes, I do think think (given sufficient time and Western product feedback) that they will indeed improve their guitars/basses as they have with so many of their other products for export to Western countries, to say nothing of their own internal market of some 1.5 billion people. The 'cheap export' paradigm is changing to 'value added' products, even as we speak. Remember Japanese manufacturers Ibanez of the 70s-80s? They weren't always the leaders they are today. Also, I think it's worth remembering that China has a (comparatively) thriving domestic music scene of it's own to consider in this regard, which is largely informed and inspired by the West (same is also true in Russia). -Give them some time; I think we'll live to see some interesting developments coming from China despite the outdated, if often fair criticism concerning quality and innovation. Thanx for reply.

No.

i dont think so .. if anything i dont like those pickups... also it was a room mic...

@@jimmyfranklin that's cool. So mids and lows are good? Any warmth?

@@darrylfranks6976 it is when its clean.. the distortion is just not great.. and im not sure why... these fish mans are great when they are clean

@@jimmyfranklin it's the wood and the finish. That's where money 💰 is saved and quality is lost.

HAHA! i dont... this is just me... i get this comment a lot though!

@@jimmyfranklin Haha I am just the same only not an epic player like you! Respect :) Cool post and playing, keep em coming! Dave...From South West France