This is the 1st Perfect Guitar: Abasi Emi Explained

Abasi Concepts Emi 6 deep dive and exploration of features as compared to the original fender Stratocaster.

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0:00 today’s goals
1:04 Headstock and tuners
1:54 Neck
2:58 Radius deep dive
4:49 More Neck Specs
5:32 Neck Joint high frets
6:25 body shape deep dive
8:42 how does it sound
9:35 Bridge
12:10 Price
12:45 other specs

[sigiligus]

Actually the barrel tuners do have an advantage. You can rest the headstock on the couch without risking the tuners being moved and thus putting it slightly out of tune. I hate it when that happens.

[mike__durrett]

1:01 Too easy: Electric Eye- Judas Priest!

[metelegerald]

Andre, big respect for explaining very simply why guitars have the radius they do. While I prefer more traditional radiuses, I thank you for clinically explaining this kind of stuff!

[justinschroeder]

This is probably the best review on a guitar I have seen. Most reviews just plug in, play, and say a few vague things about pickups. This review goes into great detail and comparisons on all the components of the guitar.

[eightmetalstrings]

Hi Andre, found your videos recently and I love how much attention you give to ergonomics. I'm a similar age to you and after 20 years of playing, I am beginning to see the impacts of earlier, poor playing posture and have a newfound mission to get everyone to sit better so they don't get hurt! Thanks for speaking the good word!

[NoLegalPlunder]

Great video. It seems they really gave the design a lot of thought. I particularly like how the volume control is moved out of the way. It's position on a strat drives me crazy.

[sillysausage]

I don't care how good it is. It looks terrible. Would never play it. Gross.

[dominusblandus]

Take a Fender Strat upside down on your lap. Close your eyes... and feel the curves with both hands... ...there is more to a Strat than 3 single coils ;)

[LucasJRice]

This is what my girlfriend hears when I talk about instruments.

[smthnew]

if a guitar for 3.800 is not perfect, it's a scam. lol

[ricopaxton]

This was the most efficient way to go in depth! These 13 minutes flew by like nothing and kept me interested on every topic!

[casanovafunkenstein]

I do have to pick you up on that price comparison because simply adjusting the to compensate for the depreciation in the value of the currency isn't telling the full story.

Since the 1980s wages have dramatically lagged behind inflation across the board, whilst the relative costs people pay for accommodation, utility bills, food, and other essentials have outpaced inflation.

The prospect of spending that amount of money back when the stratocaster was first on the market would have put less strain on a person's budget because a much greater proportion of their income would be left over after basic essentials were covered.

Furthermore the profit margins on the instrument would have been lower, as they would have had much lower production capacity due to the amount of hand work involved. Materials costs have gotten higher, but not by enough that it would offset the increase in profit margin generated due to reduced labour costs and much higher output of product.

The strat in 1954 was much more attainable, with the main challenge being whether or not there was actually one for sale.

They weren't that much more expensive than entry level instruments you'd buy in department stores (it was definitely more than a lot of people could afford, but the disparity in price between a harmony, Danelectro, or silvertone and a fender was nowhere near as significant as the difference between an entry level product and a Fender guitar now), a lot of people would have bought a strat over a catalogue guitar if it weren't for the fact that the cheaper instruments were actually produced in sufficient amounts to meet demand and you weren't subject to a total lottery to see if there was a shop within driving distance that hadn't completely sold out.

[vav]

Apparently im crazy but i actually donnot prefer a matching headstock/body paint job. I like that the neck is separate and can look beautiful by its own appearance

[lou.yorke.x]

Great review! Very comprehensive. And I love that you focused on the form factor of the guitar rather than the tone. So many guitar reviews are more like a pickup review tbh.

[christopherhorton]

I honestly play "up there". All the time actually, but mostly with my RIGHT hand. I tap up there more than I fret the notes.

Abasi definitely made an ergonomic Strat. I dont like the pickup selector position. But otherwise it is an amazing instrument.

Great review dude!

[Isaiah.Martinez.Pimenta]

May I also add the fact that the attention to detail on the guitar is next level? I was lucky enough to get one at release, and just out of the box, the setup as well as the quality control in general was better than any guitar I have seen and possible will see. Great video!

[rayschoch]

An excellent design – head and shoulders above most guitars ergonomically. It should be very comfortable to play, and I like the output jack placement, too. However, unless I win a PowerBall jackpot, there's just no way I'm going to spend $3, 800 on a guitar – electric, acoustic, laser-carved, or whatever.

[CharlieKnolesPlus]

Your channel is such an incredible resource. I’ve been hovering over buying various Abasi guitars for the last few months and I learned far more today than I did from all the other reading I did. Fantastic, unbiased review. (Also your playing is really nice even though it’s not what your channel is highlighting)

[lunamatic]

My very first guitar was a classical that I got at 12 years old. It's kind of a wonder that I stuck with it, trying to learn how to do chords with younger hands. When I finally switched to my first electric--a Strat--I never went back to a flatter radius. Thanks again for the detailed walkthrough!

[luvoz]

I get that this guitar is ergonomic, but for like 2.5k less you could get all the things you want, pickups, bridges, tuners, and the neck, on a strat. Also, I don’t see any aftermarket support for the Emi. The strat is a better guitar.