Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago
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Can a £179 offset really punch above its weight? The Hartwood Drifter seems to think so and honestly, it’s got every right to be smug.
In today’s video, I get my hands on the Hartwood Drifter, a budget offset guitar from Gear4Music’s in-house brand that comes loaded with P90s, a roasted maple neck, and a trem system that didn’t instantly wreck the tuning. It’s weirdly sleek, weirdly good, and weirdly cheap. But is it just another bedroom hero, or can it hold its own on stage?
Other Gear used in this video
Fender Deluxe Reverb 🔊 :
EU (Thomann) - thmn.to/thoprod/132510?offid=1&affid=288
US (Sweetwater) - imp.i114863.net/4eXd2L
UK (Andertons) - bit.ly/3FthJe6
Marshall JTM Studio 🔊
Guitar Center (US 🇺🇸) - guitar-center.pxf.io/19KGmD
Sweetwater (US 🇺🇸) - sweetwater.sjv.io/2aBRA0
Thomann (EU 🇪🇺) - thmn.to/thoprod/550465?offid=1&affid=288
Andertons (UK 🇬🇧) - clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=323652&a=3288404&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.andertons.co.uk%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_query%3Dmarshall%2520jtm%2520studio
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00:00 – Hartwood Drifter Unboxing & First Look
01:00 – Full Specs: Offset, P90s, Roasted Maple
02:01 – Clean Tone Demo (Fender Deluxe Reverb)
03:11 – High Gain Test with Boss & Marshall Pedals
06:43 – Is This a Great Guitar for Grunge?
08:58 – Tremolo Test: Does It Stay in Tune?
10:14 – What’s Inside? Under the Pickguard
13:08 – Build Quality, Weight, and Feel
15:30 – Best Budget Offset? Final Thoughts
My Gear
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🎸kit.co/theguitargeek/guitar-gear
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#TheGuitarGeek
Get the Hartwood Drifter here - tidd.ly/4loEYZs
Can a £179 offset really punch above its weight? The Hartwood Drifter seems to think so and honestly, it’s got every right to be smug.
In today’s video, I get my hands on the Hartwood Drifter, a budget offset guitar from Gear4Music’s in-house brand that comes loaded with P90s, a roasted maple neck, and a trem system that didn’t instantly wreck the tuning. It’s weirdly sleek, weirdly good, and weirdly cheap. But is it just another bedroom hero, or can it hold its own on stage?
Other Gear used in this video
Fender Deluxe Reverb 🔊 :
EU (Thomann) - thmn.to/thoprod/132510?offid=1&affid=288
US (Sweetwater) - imp.i114863.net/4eXd2L
UK (Andertons) - bit.ly/3FthJe6
Marshall JTM Studio 🔊
Guitar Center (US 🇺🇸) - guitar-center.pxf.io/19KGmD
Sweetwater (US 🇺🇸) - sweetwater.sjv.io/2aBRA0
Thomann (EU 🇪🇺) - thmn.to/thoprod/550465?offid=1&affid=288
Andertons (UK 🇬🇧) - clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=323652&a=3288404&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.andertons.co.uk%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_query%3Dmarshall%2520jtm%2520studio
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🤘 Buy something on Reverb - tidd.ly/3YklJqD
DISCLAIMERS
Some of the links in this description are affiliate links. If you purchase gear through these links, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting the channel!
All opinions shared in this video are my own and were not reviewed or influenced by any outside parties.
00:00 – Hartwood Drifter Unboxing & First Look
01:00 – Full Specs: Offset, P90s, Roasted Maple
02:01 – Clean Tone Demo (Fender Deluxe Reverb)
03:11 – High Gain Test with Boss & Marshall Pedals
06:43 – Is This a Great Guitar for Grunge?
08:58 – Tremolo Test: Does It Stay in Tune?
10:14 – What’s Inside? Under the Pickguard
13:08 – Build Quality, Weight, and Feel
15:30 – Best Budget Offset? Final Thoughts
My Gear
📸🎤 kit.co/theguitargeek/gear-i-use-for-making-videos
🎸kit.co/theguitargeek/guitar-gear
🛠️ kit.co/theguitargeek/guitar-repair-and-maintainance
#TheGuitarGeek
