Gotta admit, the thing is beautiful. Sonically and aesthetically.

Cool guitar! If you want a hand with the pronunciation: Shi is an unstressed vowel, so you'd pronounce it like "sure" without the R. Then you want to pronounce the E in Jie, so jee-eh.

These are insane value for the spec and love the roasted maple neck. I have an HSS Strat, my go to for pit band work and a great studio guitar. On stage I use an SSS Strat with low output, 60s style pickups. These sound fatter with overdrive and love Fuzz. The other guitarist plays a Les Paul Custom and the Strat never sounds thin next to him and with fuzz it sounds bigger. It is a never ending journey Mike and after 45+ years playing I am still learning new tricks!

I own 7 Shijies, including a custom shop s-type. Obviously I think they are amazing guitars! As far as shipping, I've bought 2 direct from the factory, and they took 6 and 10 days to ship to the East Coast USA.

Shijie does a LOT of stuff with mint green. Very interesting array of offerings. If you need mint green strat pickups they're one of the few that have them.

Just wanted to say I've been watching for a little while now and I love your approach to guitar. Telling the story, sharing the joy, not just the typical macho guitar store dude gear style channels. My love for guitar has recently been rekindled after years in pentatonic prison and I'm finally free. Thanks for telling the stories.

Man Mike… sounds really meaty. So mellow sounding. Thnx for the tip

Looks beautiful, sounds fantastic. 👌👌👌 Marvelous playing, sir!

lol watching too many darrel braun videos, im with you 😅

Young Mike, I’m glad to see you also using a Sterling by MM, now try a Cutless(hss), can’t go wrong(Strat style).

Lol the Darrell Braun reference, love that guy, totally appeals to the gear nerd in me. Also thanks for your channel, really dig it.

I feel the same about the single coil bridge pickup, so I bought a Yamaha, with a nice fat humbucker at the rear and I wouldn't sell it for anything, it sounds so much better

They’re amazing guitars! I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing their STE Pro, TLV, and STE hardtail. The consistency and detail is amazing.

I really enjoy your channel dude.

I have a Ste in Green and got it back when they were $700. It feels smooth like butter to the touch and sounds great.

Oh man, they are such great guitars - I had one in 2020 in Daphne Blue - like a dumbass...I traded it. Honestly one of the best Strat alternatives there is. The Gotoh bridge and tuners are amazing additions to a clearly expertly crafted body and neck. Grrr, I am now looking at them again...dammit!

Have several…love Shijie

I really wish one was easily tested in person here somehow in the states. I'm big on test in person, but these look and always sound stellar.

I would love to see you build a Warmoth guitar. there is so much cool stuff there. I am on my 5th one i got freaking addicted.

Absolutely love my Shijie Tele relic, awesome guitar! Better than any of my Fender guitars and half the price.

Sounding good my man, keep up the playin' and never let that music die.

It's good to know I'm not the only one obsessed with watching guitar videos on the internet

I got a thing for roasted maple necks and I cannot lie

The right man with the right guitar! 😮

Really nice looking and sounding guitar! Awesome playing

Star Trek reference! Cool!

That neck is great.

What about Japan made Fenders with similar price points? the recent JV series? also GREAT channell

Oh, and they make one with a soapbar in the bridge, and one with 2 soapbars!

There's amazing Chibson Les Paul's that are perfect on specs weight, neck, frets.. I'm stumped how they're getting these into the country.

Glad you like your new "strat". 2 things. 1 I always like a good G&L story. 2 you know what they say about dudes with big hands, they wear big gloves and play Hendrix chords. Keep the great videos coming.

I keep hearing good things about these guitars. I'd really like to play one.

I played a Shijie TLV once, thought it was amazing, 98% chance that'll be my next and last electric guitar (famous last words I know)

I want to hear the end of the G&L story please

I f*cking love your vids.

Shijie is not cheap

I have a shijie 2022 model with the 2 point trem since I bought it my Fender elite has been retired , and my Suhr rarely gets played . I think the only weakness was the pickups so I put Suhr ML in it with an Aldridge in the bridge . I’m itching for a 2023 though as they have great sounding USA handwound pickups . And I’m thinking I have to get them ! they were previously on the 5 th anniversary models but are now on all pro series guitars like yours. It sounds fantastic Mike why would you get anything else I don’t know. Cannot understand people who spend $5000 on a custom shop when you can get this for $1400

Mike I think you’d love a Yamaha Pacifica 612!

Agree on the HSS Strats. You need that humbucker in the bridge on a Strat.

HSS Strats 🔛🔝🗣️‼️

How about a comparison between Shiejie vs. Sire S-style guitars. Aren't they comparatively priced?

love my shijie, was fortunate to find it used at GC for $700 back in 2020

stratocaster moment

Check out a Sire Larry Carlton S7 FM Electric Guitar - Transparent Blue at Sweetwater

I want to get my hands in a Shijie guitar so bad. I've known about them for years but I had a good strat and had to sell it to pay for my divorce (its ok, it was an anniversary gift from my ex, so funding my divorce with its sale seemed fitting). Have you ever tried Wangs amps? They are amazing! Especially their hand wired amps, but even the PCB based builds are solid. By the

Lyxpro is a really good affordable brand

How do you feel about Reverend guitars? I'd love to see a review! Their motto is "BORN IN DETROIT, PERFECTED IN TOLEDO, PLAYED AROUND THE WORLD."

Nice job. I'm wondering which at amp and mic you're using to record this guitar for this vid? I dig, but don't hear any bell tones or dynamics out of the pickups or amp/direct? I don't hear a tube amp. Your great playing deserves great tone and dynamics.

Hey Mike. Can you do a video on how to get that John mayer tone 👌

Great alternatives. But I would also be looking at Edwards guitar too for an alternative.

I bought Shijie strat last year. Outstanding guitar.

Did you buy it or did they send it to you? Big difference in how people should believe your reviews. We need more reviewers that BUY the gear they review so we know its a legit review like Elmo does.

nice intro laforge!!!

dooope

I have an Epiphone Strat copy. (S300) paid $80 for it. Changed the pickups and the tuners and I'll put it up against any American Strat.

The guitar seems nice, but I only like S-types if they try to branch off from the original design (Yamaha Pacifica 612) rather than outright copy it (PRS Silver Sky). Also, getting anything from China nowadays is gonna be very risky, since the U.S. will fight China in a war over Taiwan. We already saw this in the amp department since amp tubes were being imported from Russia before the Ukraine War started last year. On a brighter note, an update video on the G&L would be great!

5:02 PLEASE IS THIS A REAL SONG?!

nice vid

This guy has more strats than anyone

This guitar looks nice.

Tell us about the G&L!

Ever seen a G&L. Leo last strat design was a comanche. It's got z pickups, but its real awesomeness is the floating trem.

I love my g&l legacy, prefer their vibrato/tremolos

Uhm…. Dimarzio & Seymour Duncan both make a Tele style pickup for a Strat. Red Velvet & Twang Banger. Perfect world

I also had a Highway One Strat that I mistakenly sold many years ago...

The country of origin definitely plays a role for me. If there are good and affordable alternatives, I won't buy any products from China.

Dear Mike...Why don't u checkout the Sterling's Cutlass CT50 HSS (and the just released Sterling Cutlass CT50 Plus). It is one of the best super Strat (with HSS pickups) that only cost about USD500. I use to own a Fender American Professional HSS Strat about 3 years ago. It was a good Strat but somehow i just felt that something is lacking, so i sold it off after using it for about one & half years. I was introduced to the Sterling Cutlass CT50 HSS super Strat by a friend of mine & was amazed at how really good it sounds & felt really good playing it. I bought one & have never regretted it since. It's a budget friendly HSS Strat but a top quality professional guitar. The only downside is that the guitar does not come with any gig bag or hard case. But out of the box (my personal experience), just needed a little bit of setting up to suit my personal taste. Anyway, this is just my opinion...🙏 Also, checkout the Sire Larry Carlton S7 HSS super Strat. This one cost about USD600 & are also one of the best super Strat out there. Both the Sterling Cutlass CT50 & the Sire S7 have roasted maple neck, locking tuners, etc, just like the Shiejie...

I still like my strat, but my main guitar is hss ibanez az now. Funny, at first I didn't liked it so much.

Heres the bigger secret about the "Brand Name" guitars vs the "Alternatives". The brand names resell easier. You will get close to or more than you paid for a Fender or Gibson than you will for a "Shijei" Thats just a fact of life. So while I do appreciate and love the alternatives, I am also keenly aware that I have to accept that if I get one, I am either stuck with it, or have to accept I may never get near its value if I go to sell it. Some of those guitars on Reverb are going for over a grand. That a big investment on a guitar I may only get half back used, if that much. Until that changes, thats another reason I stick to Fender or Gibson.

Mike, if we're talking about cool guitars from china, you should check out TYMA guitars. Especially the TF-28e which is comparable to a Martin OM-28 but with a big price gap.

Yessir

ahh do you play metal

Is that the poly or nitro finish? looks super cool

Only a Strat is a Strat

Sorry, I just can't pay 1700 bucks for a Chinese made guitar. That's Fender USA price neighborhood. That being said, the ShieJie looks and sounds great.

By the way, I still have my 2002 Fender Highway One Strat, but with Tex-Mex pickups installed.

There’s not much of a savings here lol, it’s still a 1500$ guitar

Sounds buzzy

At this point its not hard to make a Fender Style guitar better than Fender. Brands love to live on old glory and forget to invent. For example Sire is utterly destroying Fender when it comes to the Bass department and Gibson in price to quality comparison. A 500$ guitar sounds tree times its price.

The correct pronounciation is She jay er, not She gee.

Go Cutlass (Sterling ou MM)! ✊️✊️✊️

Please review ibanez azes 40 some of 'em saying this is close to the fender strat sound is it right?

$1300? I’ll just build one from parts. Then you get EXACTLY what you want. Money don’t grow on trees, bruh. And I’m lefty, so no Silver Sky on my horizon either.

Great guitar. However, you can get the same thing with a sterling cutlass ct50 for way less.

I don't have a problem with Chinese craftsmanship, by most accounts they're making good stuff, but I've avoided buying guitars from China because I don't want to use my dollars to prop up the CCP. It's difficult to avoid Chinese products more broadly but there are so many great guitar options coming out of Korea, Mexico , & Indonesia for me to bother with China.

On my l lefty they’re almost $1400

Whatever, I'm not buying Chinese guitar. Period! Thank you though!

Too Bad, sorry for you.

That is NOT a fender strat

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Ok yawn

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Best guitar built by a 8 year old lol

Kanji is also another insanely good alternative to a Fender strat. most people dont know who they are i feel

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