GRB Kokocaster Guitar REVIEW (GG-501) How to play

[Brammy007a]

NIce review but the SCALE and NECK Dimensions should be included!

[ofirharlev]

sexy guitar man

def a gr8 price

[ultimage7]

My God, that's one sexy guitar.

[1Doz]

Cool guitar. I remember when the original Charvel version came out and being really knocked out by it. This was back in the pointy headstock superstrat era so it was really a radical thing. Very forward looking actually. If I had one of these I'd probably replace the humbucker with a nickel 57 Classic in a white ring.

[Farnianlemon]

Ahhh... it's like a surfcaster revival!!! I WANT IT.

[Carlosisexisting]

Wisconsin!

[xxxrandomjamezxxx]

Nice keep it up n let no one bring you down. thats what i do.

[fatpotanga]

I own both Charvel & jackson surfys & GRB done a gr8 job but: the headstock logo is awful & so out of place; the g.r.b looks like it was knocked up in Word!

Kokopelli *could* work on its own as the sole inlay but the mother of pearl is frankly gaudy

SC/H combo IS true to originals but the bucker having no cover it loses visual continuity to the lipstick

So GRB, fix headstock & +new finishes such as black, blonde/maple neck, red, I'll snap one up but as it stands theyre a bit too country & west'n

[TanzanianPeaberry]

It's really a unique design, and I'm happy that somone is carrying the torch for the old Surfcasters.

I too feel that aesthetically, the humbucker is horridly out of place. Imagine an old fender wide range pickup in it's place; it would be a thing of beauty.

I'm also not too keen on the color of the finish. I would have prefered a nice deep cherry stain.

All in all though, it looks like a beautiful guitar with a lot of vibe.

[hawkins108]

Too bad that they don't ship this guitar to italy, i would have bought it.

[scopinusa]

I always loved the Surfcaster. BUT, if GRB had stayed closer to the design asthetics, they should have put a double lipstick (humbucker) w/tap instead of this highway information sign style humbucker. Totally out of place IMO. Otherwise, nice geetar....

[gretscher]

Bet you can get that Smiths/Johnny Marr tone out of it.

[Szartard]

cool guitar, I'd buy it. :D

[ZeppelinFloydRoses]

That's a nice as guitar :)

[0625153544]

that guitar sounds soo sweet. looks great too. what sorta genre is it for? blues?

[daedricprince93]

you can really play virtually any guitar for any genre, just some look a bit out of place

[Kevlloyd82]

I wont some some to donate a guitar to me.

[ramonesacidpillsh]

Looks like a danelectric crashed into a Rickenbacker... Pretty cool!

[dude836]

it is a Charvel Surfcaster copy in fact. Jackson made them too for a while in mid '90s. The body shape was modelled after the Fender Jazzmaster which was a popular "surf guitar" hence the name Surfcaster.

[Dan1loBr]

really cool guitar, so versatile :D

thanks for the review ^^

[MPLFoster]

turns out theres a dealer in Portland about 20min away from my place....might have to check one out in person.

[acuachills]

Donate that to me! I wish i had a guitar like that. Really like the tone of it, since it almost sounds like a strat (my fav) and change it to hum bucking for all my harder songs!

[Rocklobster933]

u could just get a fat strat

[shuggy1110]

Awesome!!!

[windoes98se]

899$ wow thats toooooo much for me

[Bradil7760]

thats a SEXY guitar.

[stratcatavarious]

Looks like the Charvel

[magnet513]

the bottom half looks like a rickenbacker 300 series except not as big

[stcin8]

no it looks more like the 600 series. their smaller. like that guitar

[dyingforastrat]

Sounds great, I loved that jazz run at the beginning. What amp are u using, I'm curious how much is you and the amp.

[dyingforastrat]

Justin you rock, That jazz run was great, I love this guitar. what amp is this through??? Thanks

[gregsbest]

Hi Justin and Gordon,

Thanks for this demo. Great quality guitar make and great sound.

Also good demo on the pickups and their unique sounds.

Very helpful tx, G.K.

[maximus0scotia]

Its a copy of the charvel/jackson discontinued surfcaster. Although the surfcaster didnt have the humbucker and the ones I have seen have either 2 or 3 lipstick pups.... Seen them knocking about for ages, always wondered how they'd sound

[duhduh666]

This guitar is made in Madison, Wisconsin. They only make the one model. Great Tone.

[dtan117]

pretty diverse

[Espoacdc]

looks alot like a surfcaster

[TheOriginalMack]

i thought it was a Rickon Bocker when i saw the color, but a semi hollow, with a soup bar pickup, a bigsby type tremolo and a coil tap humbucker is defintly thinking out side the box... i think i like it..

[strabbs1]

love the bridge tone

[gordonryan78]

hi justin cool guitar.....thanks for all the lessons uve really helped me...any chance of u doing romeo and juliet by the killers(dire straights cover)

[theflyingapple]

how many guitars do u have?

i think you should show all the guitars that you have up on ur website.

[anwyll]

He has done a few vids about his guitars - click the "Guitar Gear" link on his website for 2 vids and one on his amp rig

[69nisab]

Nice guitar, sounds really good to me. I also liked your hat. where did you pick it up?

All the best for the New Year.

[jx14aby]

I got the feeling you were in love with that guitar, but couldn't bring yourself to admit it.

[unopepito06]

Wow, that's really cool. I love the pickups, they both sound great. Nice playing too, btw.

[roflwafle228]

looks like a dimebucker in the bridge

[HateToWin]

nice guitar

[ekslorer]

How much does it cost?

[Drakeol]

899$

[NaziJesus]

Cute guitar. I don't really like the colour.

[edster612]

cool guitar. It's got a lot of tone variation.

[DAVIDDAMIENR]

cool

ddr

[quincy451]

Nice guitar...nice to see Justin do a guitar review. Just think with all the guitars he has in his personal collection (30) he could do them for a while...like he needs something else to do...hahaha...

[JustinSandercoe]

not any more, I sold lots that I didn't use, so I am down to about 15 now!

[WeezerFan4Ever]

I just assumed it was called Kokocaster because it looked like a chocolate burst.

At 6:10 it sounded a lot like The Hives. Not just what you were playing, I mean the tone.

It sounds really good.

[Raxu94]

I think that riff sounds like something The Hives definetly might play.

[vanhalenfreak16]

wow the top pick up is sweet =) Cool guitar Justin

[Raxu94]

KOKO-caster lol :P

[Yawurro]

Sweet guitar, but that name.... LOL