Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
If you’re looking for your first guitar—or buying one for someone else—don’t waste your money on junk. This is the Arrow Tonecaster - elkqr.link/arrow-tonecaster
https://supersound.pl/eu/arrow-st-211-deep-black-rosewood-t-shell-electric-guitar
A Strat-style electric that costs around £100, and in this video, I’m finding out if it’s actually worth it.
I’ll take you through the unboxing, give you the full rundown on how it plays, how it sounds, and whether this thing holds up next to guitars that cost way more (spoiler: some of it seriously surprised me). This will leave plenty of money for guitar lessons.
You’ll hear it clean, crunchy, with fuzz, through budget and pro amps. I’ll also take it apart and show you the build quality from the inside—because if it’s gonna last, it’s gotta be built right.
If you’re new to guitar or buying for someone who is, this might be one of the best bang-for-buck options out there.
👇 Links to the gear I used are in the description!
BOSS KATANA
Sweetwater (US 🇺🇸) sweetwater.sjv.io/55jaYL
Thomann (EU 🇪🇺) thmn.to/thocf/0b4i6744t8
Andertons (UK🇬🇧) elkqr.link/andertons-kat-gen3
EHX OP-Amp Big Muff
Sweetwater (US 🇺🇸) sweetwater.sjv.io/N94bOP
Thomann (EU 🇪🇺) thmn.to/thoprod/427957?offid=1&affid=288
Andertons (UK🇬🇧) elkqr.link/andertons-oa-bigmuff
HEATSEEKER
Thomann (EU 🇪🇺) thmn.to/thoprod/606812?offid=1&affid=288
Andertons (UK🇬🇧) elkqr.link/anderctcheatseeker
𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗟
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00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Unboxing the Arrow Tonecaster
03:06 - First Impressions of the Tonecaster
05:05 - First Sounds
07:06 - What you should look for in a first guitar?
07:40 - Clean Sounds
08:06 - Overdriven Sounds
14:14 - Tremolo & Tuning Stability
16:17 - The Arrow Tonecaster through an expensive setup
20:16 - Under the hood
25:38 - Specifications
27:12 - Andy's Thoughts & Verdict
𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦
𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚, 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙤 𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪!
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨.
#TheGuitarGeek #arrowguitars #budgetguitar #beginnerguitar
If you’re looking for your first guitar—or buying one for someone else—don’t waste your money on junk. This is the Arrow Tonecaster - elkqr.link/arrow-tonecaster
https://supersound.pl/eu/arrow-st-211-deep-black-rosewood-t-shell-electric-guitar
A Strat-style electric that costs around £100, and in this video, I’m finding out if it’s actually worth it.
I’ll take you through the unboxing, give you the full rundown on how it plays, how it sounds, and whether this thing holds up next to guitars that cost way more (spoiler: some of it seriously surprised me). This will leave plenty of money for guitar lessons.
You’ll hear it clean, crunchy, with fuzz, through budget and pro amps. I’ll also take it apart and show you the build quality from the inside—because if it’s gonna last, it’s gotta be built right.
If you’re new to guitar or buying for someone who is, this might be one of the best bang-for-buck options out there.
👇 Links to the gear I used are in the description!
BOSS KATANA
Sweetwater (US 🇺🇸) sweetwater.sjv.io/55jaYL
Thomann (EU 🇪🇺) thmn.to/thocf/0b4i6744t8
Andertons (UK🇬🇧) elkqr.link/andertons-kat-gen3
EHX OP-Amp Big Muff
Sweetwater (US 🇺🇸) sweetwater.sjv.io/N94bOP
Thomann (EU 🇪🇺) thmn.to/thoprod/427957?offid=1&affid=288
Andertons (UK🇬🇧) elkqr.link/andertons-oa-bigmuff
HEATSEEKER
Thomann (EU 🇪🇺) thmn.to/thoprod/606812?offid=1&affid=288
Andertons (UK🇬🇧) elkqr.link/anderctcheatseeker
𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗟
►🤘 Subscribe for more updates by clicking here - elkqr.link/jdkhn
►🤘 Join youtube.com/channel/UCI5i6aBbINMIEkYW3b6olHg/join
►🤘 Buy something on Reverb - reverb.partnerlinks.io/TheGuitarGeek
00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Unboxing the Arrow Tonecaster
03:06 - First Impressions of the Tonecaster
05:05 - First Sounds
07:06 - What you should look for in a first guitar?
07:40 - Clean Sounds
08:06 - Overdriven Sounds
14:14 - Tremolo & Tuning Stability
16:17 - The Arrow Tonecaster through an expensive setup
20:16 - Under the hood
25:38 - Specifications
27:12 - Andy's Thoughts & Verdict
𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦
𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚, 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙤 𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪!
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨.
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