on March 18, 2023

OK I have played 60 years. For the price of this guitar, if you know how to set up an instrument, it's definitely worth it. Needed complete set up out of the box. Some glue residue in the FHole, which was easily removed. Pick up height needed adjustment and that necessitated the removal of pick guard. Curious as to why the pick guard does not go right down to the rear pick up trough but that's OK. Tuners needed to be tightened with hex as well as string hold down. Neck completely dry needed maj ...

OK I have played 60 years. For the price of this guitar, if you know how to set up an instrument, it's definitely worth it. Needed complete set up out of the box. Some glue residue in the FHole, which was easily removed. Pick up height needed adjustment and that necessitated the removal of pick guard. Curious as to why the pick guard does not go right down to the rear pick up trough but that's OK. Tuners needed to be tightened with hex as well as string hold down. Neck completely dry needed major neck dressing. Truss rod needed complete adjustment. Bridge hardware problematic, but usable. Obviously, replace strings immediately. Now… Once I got it, nearly tuned up and adjusted string height and intonation… Sounds surprisingly good with the neck pick up. And I have a 1966 telecaster with Maple cap and hum bucker. It is nowhere near that guitar but… It is entirely playable especially if you'd like a thicker neck. Some people will not like the neck I don't mind it. It could be shaped a bit better…. bottom line… Was $128 with free delivery and the little amplifier. Haven't tried the amp. I suspect it's a joke, but this guitar with a bit more set up it's going to be usable. But you have to know how to set up an instrument or it's basically useless…

on March 20, 2023

OK I have played 60 years. For the price of this guitar, if you know how to set up an instrument, it's definitely worth it. Needed complete set up out of the box. Some glue residue in the FHole, which was easily removed. Pick up height needed adjustment and that necessitated the removal of pick guard. Curious as to why the pick guard does not go right down to the rear pick up trough but that's OK. Tuners needed to be tightened with hex as well as string hold down. Neck completely dry needed majo ...

OK I have played 60 years. For the price of this guitar, if you know how to set up an instrument, it's definitely worth it. Needed complete set up out of the box. Some glue residue in the FHole, which was easily removed. Pick up height needed adjustment and that necessitated the removal of pick guard. Curious as to why the pick guard does not go right down to the rear pick up trough but that's OK. Tuners needed to be tightened with hex as well as string hold down. Neck completely dry needed major neck dressing. Truss rod needed complete adjustment. Bridge hardware problematic, but usable. Obviously, replace strings immediately. Now… Once I got it, nearly tuned up and adjusted string height and intonation… Sounds surprisingly good with the neck pick up. And I have a 1966 telecaster with Maple cap and hum bucker. It is nowhere near that guitar but… It is entirely playable especially if you'd like a thicker neck. Some people will not like the neck I don't mind it. It could be shaped a bit better…. bottom line… Was $128 with free delivery and the little amplifier. Haven't tried the amp. I suspect it's a joke, but this guitar with a bit more set up it's going to be usable. But you have to know how to set up an instrument or it's basically useless… oh yeah… And you need to file the nut down to get the action usable

on August 14, 2022

I like the guitar a lot. There was a great deal of setup required on the guitar. Truss rod adjustment, dressing fret sprout. some fret levelling. addressing buzz from the bridge. etc. One thing did disappoint me a great deal. I ordered this particular telecaster style instead of a competitors because of the beautiful blue color and the woodgrain which showed through. My guitar came with so much black from the edges that my entire guitar looks black. I can only see some blue in the brightes ...

I like the guitar a lot. There was a great deal of setup required on the guitar. Truss rod adjustment, dressing fret sprout. some fret levelling. addressing buzz from the bridge. etc. One thing did disappoint me a great deal. I ordered this particular telecaster style instead of a competitors because of the beautiful blue color and the woodgrain which showed through. My guitar came with so much black from the edges that my entire guitar looks black. I can only see some blue in the brightest sunlight and no woodgrain. A small issue I guess but it was my deciding motivation. I certainly cannot complain about the price however.

on February 01, 2022

The guitar arrived undamaged The tuners are not very good. The string holes in the body do not line up with the holes in the bridge. Would not recommend for a beginner. The finish was very nice.frets needed polishing and of course new strings.pickups seem okay. Maybe just the guitar I received surely some are better.

on June 28, 2021

Well, it got stolen from in front of my apartment. I've been asked to leave this review before having been reached out to regarding this so I will leave that here. Have not received the guitar yet

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

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 February 28, 2021

This is my second yellow GTL semi-hollow, I returned the first for the same issue: the bridge is placed low and is mounted crooked. The first string is barely over the bridge pickup pole piece and the string through body holes are mostly covered by the bridge. It is easy to see how the bridge is rotated if you examine the distance between the top of the bridge plate and the bottom of the pickguard. I applaud Glarry's customer service in trying to make it right, they have issued an order to sen ...

This is my second yellow GTL semi-hollow, I returned the first for the same issue: the bridge is placed low and is mounted crooked. The first string is barely over the bridge pickup pole piece and the string through body holes are mostly covered by the bridge. It is easy to see how the bridge is rotated if you examine the distance between the top of the bridge plate and the bottom of the pickguard. I applaud Glarry's customer service in trying to make it right, they have issued an order to send me yet another guitar, let's hope this one is without the bridge fitment issues. I hope to be able to amend this review to 5 stars once I receive the new guitar.

on January 19, 2021

Beautiful guitar. It took a while longer than expected to arrive. Free shipping plus holidays were probably in play here. When it did arrive, I found that two strings, while intonated correctly at open and 12th fret, were off at lower frets. Doing some research on line, this pointed to nut height. After working on the nut a little, it sounds much better now. I am torn on the review here. If I was a beginner, and this was my first guitar, I'm not sure I would have known that the guitar i ...

Beautiful guitar. It took a while longer than expected to arrive. Free shipping plus holidays were probably in play here. When it did arrive, I found that two strings, while intonated correctly at open and 12th fret, were off at lower frets. Doing some research on line, this pointed to nut height. After working on the nut a little, it sounds much better now. I am torn on the review here. If I was a beginner, and this was my first guitar, I'm not sure I would have known that the guitar itself was to blame for sounding off. Comparing to my 'major label' guitar, there was at least an attempt at setup on this Glarry - none on the 'major label' Both instances gave me an opportunity to learn more about doing a setup on a guitar - never too old to learn here. Glarry did reply to an email offering to assist with cost of repair - I declined as it was not too expensive, and I learned. Bottom line, it took a lot longer than other orders to arrive. When it came, it needed work. Glarry seemed willing to help with work. After working on it, I really like the sound. Would recommend to intermediate player who wants that semi-hollow sound, and likes to tinker.

on January 25, 2021

Update...Glarry sent a replacement which was perfect right out of the box for the one that had some issues with the neck. A really nice guitar at a great price point. Great service.

on January 15, 2021

The honeymoon is over after half an hour.. The ashtray doesn't line up with the neck!!! High E tends to slide off the fret board above the 9th fret.I hope I can solve the problem, but, for beginners, they would probably give up guitars. I have to route out the pu cavity, and reposition the ashtray about 3/8ths of an inch, towards the bass side. While I'm at it, I'm gonna move it all forward, to fill in the space between the ashtray and scratch plate. In my opinion, this would be more work than s ...

The honeymoon is over after half an hour.. The ashtray doesn't line up with the neck!!! High E tends to slide off the fret board above the 9th fret.I hope I can solve the problem, but, for beginners, they would probably give up guitars. I have to route out the pu cavity, and reposition the ashtray about 3/8ths of an inch, towards the bass side. While I'm at it, I'm gonna move it all forward, to fill in the space between the ashtray and scratch plate. In my opinion, this would be more work than some would deal with. I realize that the string holes will now be exposed, and will need re channeling also.

on November 10, 2020

I ordered a Red Semi Hollow Body Telecaster. The order was changed to a Blue Semi Hollow Body Telecaster without my knowledge. When I emailed and asked why my products color was changed. I was told that they they were out of stock of the Red. If a item is out of stock then the website should reflect that they are out of stock. Additionally they should have contacted me instead of me contacting them and asking why it was changed. I really would have prefered the Red Telecaster. A freind of mine t ...

I ordered a Red Semi Hollow Body Telecaster. The order was changed to a Blue Semi Hollow Body Telecaster without my knowledge. When I emailed and asked why my products color was changed. I was told that they they were out of stock of the Red. If a item is out of stock then the website should reflect that they are out of stock. Additionally they should have contacted me instead of me contacting them and asking why it was changed. I really would have prefered the Red Telecaster. A freind of mine that I play music with had ordered the Blue and I did not want the Blue. I then told the service person through email that I wanted the Burlywood. Overall the guitar was pretty good. It had one 1.5 inch surface scratch of only the gloss on the rear and a slight ding on the F hole. I did have to make truss rod adjustment and sadle adjustment. The strings needed replaced. I would recommend this guitar to novice guitar players and those who want a decent guitar for very little money.

on November 08, 2020

The guitar is great for the price but I wish they would have shipped it safer. I order a case at the same time as the guitar but they sent them separately. It would have been much better had the guitar been shipped in the case.