on December 20, 2022
Had some issues with this one. Clearly, nothing was a deal breaker, but I am a bit disappointed as this is my 4th guitar from Glarry, and this is the one that arrived in the worst shape. There a few cosmetic flaws. First, there were two black marks on the guitar body. I tried to remove them with nail polish remover, but no dice. The marks are in the finish. Then, there is a chip and some markings by the f-hole. I noticed that the neck was not seated correctly which was wreaking havock on the int ...
Had some issues with this one. Clearly, nothing was a deal breaker, but I am a bit disappointed as this is my 4th guitar from Glarry, and this is the one that arrived in the worst shape. There a few cosmetic flaws. First, there were two black marks on the guitar body. I tried to remove them with nail polish remover, but no dice. The marks are in the finish. Then, there is a chip and some markings by the f-hole. I noticed that the neck was not seated correctly which was wreaking havock on the intonation and ability to keep in tune. Every single tuning peg was loose. 3 of the brass saddle pieces did not move smoothly. The factory used some kind of spray filler which is fine when hidden in a cavity behind the pickguard, however, I did not like how much filler was visible through the f-hole. Most people probably wouldn't notice this, but given the overall elegance of the design, this detail really takes away from the feeling of quality. I broke the guitar down completely. I shielded the control cavity, then I used a automotive decal to cover the blemishes in the finish. Then, I painted the f-hole satin black (which was a little tricky, but I made it work). I will try to repair the chip, and will update once I do. I swapped out the plastic nut with one made of bone and put some good strings on it. With this done and a solid setup and this guitar is zeroed in and I can finally talk about how much I like it. The neck humbucker has a warm sound that isn't overly aggressive but can really deliver with overdrive. The bridge is more of the typical Tele sound, which is nice if a little thin. The two mix well in the middle position. I plan to upgrade the pickups at some point, but I'm not in a rush as the stock pickups sound pretty good. This might be my favorite guitar. The effort I put in was easily worth it. I have ordered six instruments from Glarry, and this is the only one I have considered returning. I have heard the return process is really good, but honestly I didn't want to wait a couple weeks to get it replaced and I don't mind working on guitars.
It was technically playable out of the box, but they did miss quite a few things.
You will not get guitars for this price anywhere else and overall I am still a fan of Glarry and do plan to return
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