on January 25, 2021

I've been looking to purchase the Red Glarry GTL for several months. It's usually out of stock, but I got lucky and ordered just when they restocked. I'm 69 years old and have been playing the guitar since age 12. From the late Sixties through the early Seventies I played in local bands. I've owned Vintage Fender, Gibson, Guild, Gretsch, as well as high end imports from Japan - Ibanez Artist, Washburn, Yamaha SG. I currently own over 40 guitars. I purchased the Glarry GTL in the color Red. The G ...

I've been looking to purchase the Red Glarry GTL for several months. It's usually out of stock, but I got lucky and ordered just when they restocked. I'm 69 years old and have been playing the guitar since age 12. From the late Sixties through the early Seventies I played in local bands. I've owned Vintage Fender, Gibson, Guild, Gretsch, as well as high end imports from Japan - Ibanez Artist, Washburn, Yamaha SG. I currently own over 40 guitars. I purchased the Glarry GTL in the color Red. The Guitar arrived in just a few days. Unfortunately, UPS manhandled the package, and left it unattended in the lobby of my apartment building! The shipping box was beat up and the otherwise flawless guitar had a chip in the lower edge. No matter that this guitar cost less than $120, it represents a beautiful musical instrument to me. Glarry Customer Service was fantastic and refunded me a portion of the sale price. For many years I've been doing my own guitar setups, including fret dressing if needed. The Glarry GTL came playable right out of the box. The setup was suitable for a beginner, but not to my Specs. I lowered the action using a 12 to 15 degree fretboard radius, and intonated the strings. That was it. The Guitar plays beautifully now. No rough frets and no sharp, overhanging fret ends. The pickups are balanced - more so than my US Made Fender Telecaster with Lace Sensors installed! I love the light weight of the GTL. It's easy on this old body. Like I said, other than damage by UPS, this guitar is FLAWLESS. If you're thinking of buying one, by all means do it! What a great value. Thank you Glarry Music.

on August 27, 2020

Review from a Fender Telecaster fan/player since 1976. I bought the Glarry GTL Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar F Hole HS Pickups Transparent Wine Red . I lowered the strings and tweaked the intonation a little, and a quick 1000 grit sanding to the back of the unfinished maple neck. This guitar is truly amazing at this price, The neck is comparable to my old 1972 fender telecaster, though it does have bigger frets. The pickups aren't that bad either. It's a great beginners or practi ...

Review from a Fender Telecaster fan/player since 1976. I bought the Glarry GTL Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar F Hole HS Pickups Transparent Wine Red . I lowered the strings and tweaked the intonation a little, and a quick 1000 grit sanding to the back of the unfinished maple neck. This guitar is truly amazing at this price, The neck is comparable to my old 1972 fender telecaster, though it does have bigger frets. The pickups aren't that bad either. It's a great beginners or practice guitar, or a beater you can bring anywhere. Some might want to finish the neck but I think I'll just oil it for faster action. No it isn't actually good enough to play every night professionally. But it's still a nice inexpensive guitar, Cosmetically it had 2 tiny dings in the back of the neck and 1 Tiny ding on the bottom edge. But the body is beautifully finished other than that. And as i said the neck isn't sealed. I was ready to be a little disappointed before I got it, but after getting it I'm amazed how good this is at $120.

on November 23, 2020

It's a very nice guitar, especially for the price. While it does have a couple of minor issues (one of the bridge pickup screws is sticking out about 1/4 inch for some reason, and the ferrules on the back are unevenly spaced), they don't affect playability. The guitar is a looker, I have the "yellow" one (actually butterscotch or caramel would be a better description) & the wood grain is very attractive. Fit & finish, while not flawless, are very good. Neck is a little chunky, but I like that so ...

It's a very nice guitar, especially for the price. While it does have a couple of minor issues (one of the bridge pickup screws is sticking out about 1/4 inch for some reason, and the ferrules on the back are unevenly spaced), they don't affect playability. The guitar is a looker, I have the "yellow" one (actually butterscotch or caramel would be a better description) & the wood grain is very attractive. Fit & finish, while not flawless, are very good. Neck is a little chunky, but I like that solidity. The tuners are good enough & hold tune (might replace them at some future date). I don't like the string trees, but they are the standard bent metal kind you even get on expensive guitars. The nut is plastic, but decently cut. Intonation is good out of the box. Brass saddles are nice. The bridge is string-through, but also looks like it should work as a top loader as there are 6 holes in the end of the bridge. Pickups are good, especially the warm neck humbucker. The bridge single coil is a bit weaker, so I might replace that one, but again no rush. I did lower the action & raise the pickups, as I probably would on most guitars. It plays well, & has a kind of "mojo" that not all guitars have. This is curently my favorite guitar (but it's my newest, so that may change). I'd say for a beginner it's good enough...if I had started on this one I think I would be a lot better now. It's not perfect, but it is very good & I like it a lot. Also gives you a little bit of that "Keef" vibe.

on August 27, 2020

I am not much more than a beginner, having started and stopped playing many times over the years. That being said, I am impressed with the looks and feel of this semi-hollow body telecaster. The finish is as good as any guitar I have owned over the years, to include fenders. Would recommend Glarry to any new starter or someone that wants to increase there selection of playable guitars without going to deep into the pockets

on August 27, 2020

I've bought several inexpensive guitars lately and this is one of the best in looks and feel. It's a burlywood which looks great and has a nice finish (except for a small crack in the neck pocket). The only obvious issue is that two of the strings are strung through the saddle springs. I had planned on using this guitar to practice upgrades on so, if I have to replace the bridge, that's ok. That being said, I was expecting to also replace the tuners, neck and then pickups. I previously bou ...

I've bought several inexpensive guitars lately and this is one of the best in looks and feel. It's a burlywood which looks great and has a nice finish (except for a small crack in the neck pocket). The only obvious issue is that two of the strings are strung through the saddle springs. I had planned on using this guitar to practice upgrades on so, if I have to replace the bridge, that's ok. That being said, I was expecting to also replace the tuners, neck and then pickups. I previously bought a no-name strat (with the same headstock as the Glarry) which had very sharp and rusty frets and a misplaced neck. The Glarry's neck is much better than I expected and feels comfortable. The fret ends are smooth and the frets came more polished than those of several better-known brands of guitars that I have. The volume and tone controls have a better taper than those guitars. The pickups are less microphonic than those of earlier Glarrys seen in online videos. So, I'll keep the neck and probably also the pickups (for now). The tuners aren't great, but are comparable to better known brands and the nut is cut to a good height so the low notes are well intonated. Overall Intonation and action were good on arrival. The guitar shipped quickly via UPS.

on April 15, 2021

Very Nice T Style Guitar Excellent Value. My Favorite Capo fit perfect on the neck. Tuners Saddles Truss Rod all adjusting works well. No problems tuning from standard to open G and back again. I Like the Features and on this T Style. Fun Purchase lot of info and player video's on the site. 5 Stars Glarry

on April 15, 2021

Beautiful finish, guitar came nicely packed, quick US delivery. I just changed the strings as I always do with a new guitar, tweaked the neck a little. And it was ready to go!! Smooth neck, no fret buzz, sounds good in my Orange amp!!

on April 11, 2021

Amazing! This much guitar for this little. I knew it was a scam. I just knew it was a scam. I also thought, "I'm not gambling that much money. Try it!" For less than $120.00, its easily as nice as guitars I've owned that cost 3X as much. The finish is awesome. The frets are dressed and even. There are no "hang nails". I haven't even "set" this one up and I've gotten two solid weeks of use out of it! This will not be the last Glarry that I buy. I've got my eye on a GST. Looking fo ...

Amazing! This much guitar for this little. I knew it was a scam. I just knew it was a scam. I also thought, "I'm not gambling that much money. Try it!" For less than $120.00, its easily as nice as guitars I've owned that cost 3X as much. The finish is awesome. The frets are dressed and even. There are no "hang nails". I haven't even "set" this one up and I've gotten two solid weeks of use out of it! This will not be the last Glarry that I buy. I've got my eye on a GST. Looking forward to that. Thanks, Glarry, for a an awesome guitar at a ridiculous price.

on April 11, 2021

Frankly, it's much better than I expected for this price point. Good finish on the body, excellent satin finish on the neck helps it to play smoothly. I did have my local guitar tech do a fret job to smooth the fret ends, but otherwise, no mechanical or electrical issues. In other words, it looks good, plays good and sounds good.

on April 08, 2021

Pleasantly surprised. Beautiful finish, neck in great shape for a guitar at this price point. Great starter guitar. All it needed was a tune up and it played fine right out of the box. I play this quite often instead of my American Teles and enjoy her just as much. Only thing I've done since arrival is replaced the strings. Enjoy.

on April 08, 2021

This is a very nice instrument for $120USD, no question about that. Body finish is 5 stars, the neck more like 3 stars as it appeared a bit dried out. Some mineral oil fixed that. Out of box playability was OK: not great, but not bad. The neck needed a slight adjustment as well as the nut slots. Beyond that, string height adjustments at the bridge saddle and intonation settings done and I have great, light weight practice guitar. I found the single coil bridge pickup a little too weak to keep up ...

This is a very nice instrument for $120USD, no question about that. Body finish is 5 stars, the neck more like 3 stars as it appeared a bit dried out. Some mineral oil fixed that. Out of box playability was OK: not great, but not bad. The neck needed a slight adjustment as well as the nut slots. Beyond that, string height adjustments at the bridge saddle and intonation settings done and I have great, light weight practice guitar. I found the single coil bridge pickup a little too weak to keep up with the humbucker at the neck, so I upgraded to a Wilkinson and it's a much better match. Excellent sounds from both or individually. I'm not a seasoned player (although I am a seasoned guy) but own 6 other guitars and this is one of my favorites: price, lite weight, and good ol' single coil sound makes for a no-brainer conclusion: An excellent purchase!

on April 08, 2021

I know it's an inexpensive instrument, but I was very disappointed when I received the guitar. The neck was so thick and rough like 80 grit sandpaper and two of the tuning machines didn't even work. An unplayable guitar , now just sitting on a stand. I couldn't help but blame ourselves though ... demanding such cheap prices. I wished the guitar cost $100 more and was at least functional when it arrived. Now the only question is , do I try to upgrade it and save it or keep it as a reminder to ne ...

I know it's an inexpensive instrument, but I was very disappointed when I received the guitar. The neck was so thick and rough like 80 grit sandpaper and two of the tuning machines didn't even work. An unplayable guitar , now just sitting on a stand. I couldn't help but blame ourselves though ... demanding such cheap prices. I wished the guitar cost $100 more and was at least functional when it arrived. Now the only question is , do I try to upgrade it and save it or keep it as a reminder to never go this cheap again?

on April 08, 2021

Exceeded my expectations. I have an American Strat that used to be my go to guitar. It is now my Glary. I love the light weight and the neck pickup is quite nice as is the bridge. I have changed out the bridge pickup to be more compatible with the humbucker. I am an experienced player and do not consider my Glary to be an entry level instrument.

on April 08, 2021

Really pleased!!!

on April 07, 2021

I was surprised at the quality of sound this guitar has. For the price, you just can't find a good guitar like this. And the guitar is beautiful. Thank you, Glarry Music, for letting me introduce music to my Special Ed students and not have to break the bank to do it.

on March 30, 2021

Unfortunately the guitar had some problems after its unboxing. The hum bucket pick up was sunken in on one side. Fortunately i was able to remount it after removing the strings and pick guard , but it is not a tight fixing mount. I guess for the price I paid for it, it's a decent guitar that sounds good. After viewing so many videos before purchasing it I was not surprised to fine some issues. The string saddles needs to be replaced also to improve the quality of the instrument. I was thinking ...

Unfortunately the guitar had some problems after its unboxing. The hum bucket pick up was sunken in on one side. Fortunately i was able to remount it after removing the strings and pick guard , but it is not a tight fixing mount. I guess for the price I paid for it, it's a decent guitar that sounds good. After viewing so many videos before purchasing it I was not surprised to fine some issues. The string saddles needs to be replaced also to improve the quality of the instrument. I was thinking seriously of sending it back at first glance. Hopefully I can do some upgrades to make more playable. I was thinking of buying a glarry 5 string jazz style bass. If so I hope to have Better first impression

on March 26, 2021

This Glarry version of a well known guitar, is a great value for the money. On the one that I got, everything works, and the finish is beautiful. Of course at this price point, you won't get the grade A metals and woods. For me this is a non issue. I just want a decent looking guitar, that plays OK, and sounds good. This one fills the bill. It's a groovy guitar, and I'm very happy with it. I'm going to use it on gigs. It's plenty adequate for that, and I don't have to invest in an expensive ...

This Glarry version of a well known guitar, is a great value for the money. On the one that I got, everything works, and the finish is beautiful. Of course at this price point, you won't get the grade A metals and woods. For me this is a non issue. I just want a decent looking guitar, that plays OK, and sounds good. This one fills the bill. It's a groovy guitar, and I'm very happy with it. I'm going to use it on gigs. It's plenty adequate for that, and I don't have to invest in an expensive guitar, to get the job done. My only concern with these guitars is how the workers, that make them, are treated. I'd like to know that they are being treated fairly. China is not too transparent on this kind of stuff. That bugs me, and could affect purchases in the future. About the tone of this guitar: it has an orientation toward a slightly more "treble-y", acoustic type of sound. The little sound chamber does it's job in making the sound more staccato, with a bit of acoustic sound (The on board tone control can roll back the treble a bit, if you want a bit more muted sound.) I play jazz, so I probably will roll my tone back slightly.

on March 26, 2021

Dear Glarry, I received my Glarry GTL Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar yesterday. I was disappointed to find that the guitar had been damaged. Please see the photo for a the damage in the F hole. Thanks, Ron

on March 26, 2021

Its 115 bucks you get what you pay for. take time to set it up right and you will get more out of it. Its definitely a 115 dollar guitar, but it plays well enough

on March 24, 2021

I ordered a bundle deal, electric guitar and hard case. THE ITEMS SHIPPED SEPERATELY. GLARRY SENT ME A HARD CASE THAT IS TOO SMALL FOR THE GUITAR I BOUGHT!!! ONE FINE BUNDLE DEAL!!! MY RATING IS ZERO STARS.

on March 23, 2021

Arrived in a very short time which was great. Loose screw on tone/volume plate, volume control not properly screwed in. None of this affects playability. Fretboard kind of dusty so needs oil, probably stored for a long time. Extremely light, which is wonderful. Action a tad high, we'll see.Guitar sounds great, imho - neck pick up is mellow and smooth which is what I wanted. Aesthetically very striking - very beautiful instrument - everybody who saw it was impressed. I play almost exclusi ...

Arrived in a very short time which was great. Loose screw on tone/volume plate, volume control not properly screwed in. None of this affects playability. Fretboard kind of dusty so needs oil, probably stored for a long time. Extremely light, which is wonderful. Action a tad high, we'll see.Guitar sounds great, imho - neck pick up is mellow and smooth which is what I wanted. Aesthetically very striking - very beautiful instrument - everybody who saw it was impressed. I play almost exclusively lead and almost exclusively blues. I have a Gibson Les Paul with Burstbucker Pros - very hot pups. Squier Bullet with red sparkle which for little less than $200 (I see they went up $20 since I bought mine) is the most fun to play. Although a little heavy b/c basswood body, I love the pau ferro neck and the 9.5" radius neck is awesome. I get tones though with the Glarry I can't get with either the Gibby or the Fender. Also semi-hollow body lends some more depth and breadth tone wise. Overall I am very pleased, maybe even overjoyed with this guitar given it's light weight, rosewood neck and brass compensated saddles which I thought was genius. Holds tune VERY WELL. Truly a great deal - quality instrument at an affordable price for everyone! Good neck pup also - LP tones without the price tag and this guitar looks cooler than an LP imho.

on March 20, 2021

I am not a beginner player but I am not a pro either. I have a number of quality acoustics and have wanted to make the jump to a TL for some time but could not afford the high cost. I saw the review of the GTL on YouTube and was impressed with the quality and practical cost. I took the jump for the semi-hollow body because I thought the sound would be similar but stronger than my acoustics. The additional benefit would be to cross reference my plying style for a newer sound (at least for me) ...

I am not a beginner player but I am not a pro either. I have a number of quality acoustics and have wanted to make the jump to a TL for some time but could not afford the high cost. I saw the review of the GTL on YouTube and was impressed with the quality and practical cost. I took the jump for the semi-hollow body because I thought the sound would be similar but stronger than my acoustics. The additional benefit would be to cross reference my plying style for a newer sound (at least for me). I was impressed with the quick delivery and the packaging was fair to middlin. Even so, the guitar arrived without a scratch, dent or neck out of alignment. This guitar is more than I expected, beautiful, solid and every bit worth the money. It is every bit a guitar that mediocre players (like me) can develop and expand their skills before popping for a $1,000.00 + guitar. Thank you Glarry!

on March 20, 2021

Great guitar! Great Sound! Great value! Beautiful Wine Red finish on mine! Fit and finish are superb, with no flaws to be seen. Plays well right out of the box, but give it a basic set up, set action, check intonation, condition the fretboard, polish the frets, and a fresh set of strings, and this becomes a real players guitar. If you wanted, you could go further and polish the neck or change to your favorite pickups, but that's purely personal choice. The semi hollow design even sounds good un ...

Great guitar! Great Sound! Great value! Beautiful Wine Red finish on mine! Fit and finish are superb, with no flaws to be seen. Plays well right out of the box, but give it a basic set up, set action, check intonation, condition the fretboard, polish the frets, and a fresh set of strings, and this becomes a real players guitar. If you wanted, you could go further and polish the neck or change to your favorite pickups, but that's purely personal choice. The semi hollow design even sounds good unplugged if you're just kickin' it back on the couch. Tuners do their job and hold tune very well, but if your a extreme bender, a set of Fender locking tuners would be a good add on. Is it as good as the Fender, no, but it's real close, and at $119.99, vs $480 for the Squire.

on March 19, 2021

Bought for a co worker and he is still loving it.

on March 18, 2021

Looks great. After I put a little oil on neck and adjust strings it will be great. It sounded great right out of box. Just a few personal fixes and were good

on March 15, 2021

Great experience with Glarry's support team. Second Glarry guitar, both great, this one much better.

on March 14, 2021

Guitar was as described pickup are ok action was alittle to hight for my playing style but was an easy fix but even more expensive guitars are like that till set up neck pickup has a nice warm sound but. bridg was to microphonic but I can fix that to but I'm pleased with guitar just going to upgrade a few things to my taste that's all but I'm an intermediate player but for a beginner it better then what I learned on I just like to tinker lol Great job

on March 09, 2021

Extremely impressed. Nice finish and quality. I will be purchasing more instruments. Plays great, neck and fret work is great. I cant believe the price. You guys rock.

on March 09, 2021

Overall great value. Body had a few finish "glitches" but nothing unexpected for a guitar in this price range. Very pleased to see frets were nicely trimmed and had no overhang. Pickups sound OK. I was surprised as to how little packing the guitar had but it arrived in OK condition. Very light, fine starter guitar or one to have around that you don't have to worry about as it's so inexpensive.

on March 08, 2021

Crack around the neck on both sides a loose nut and various imperfections.. The crack is not acceptable when it comes to me that way! That's why I didn't give them a good review.