$67 Glarry P-Bass

[Ronzo]

J-bass single coil pickups inherently pick up 60 hz line hum, but if your Strat doesn’t hum, it’s probably shielded better. At this price point, I’m surprised if the Glarry J-bass is shielded at all. There are a lot of threads about shielding. If you pull the pickguard and control plate and there’s no conductive paint or copper/aluminum shielding, it’s probably worthwhile doing that. Not difficult or costly, and you’ll be happier with the instrument. The P’s pickup is humbucking, so I’m not hearing the same issues.

As I said in an earlier post, a leather strap solved the (IMO) minor neck dive problem for me. A polypropylene Ernie Ball-type strap would have accentuated the problem.

As Kenny Puckett once said, “There ain’t nothin’ that’s Dead Solid Perfect.” Especially for 68 bucks. But I can fix the minor problems for little or no cost.

 

[Warriors Lance]

The noname $54 P bass arrived today. The wood looks okay and as does the finish. The fret work is like the Glarry J bass, quite decent. The truss rod was in need of adjustment. Upon adjusting it, the allen key socket kinda sunk into the neck. I am not sure that the allen key can be used again, as the socket is now down in there. I think it's okay for now and useable. The intonation was off too. A screwdriver and a few minutes and it is okay now. The pots are kinda like on/off dials. I would guess that both basses came from the same factory. Whether the instrument gets a name or not, and it's price is probably related to how it comes through it's making. I noticed that my seller is out of stock, and so was that link here in the thread a few posts back. Both of my basses were to be sold from Dayton, NJ, but shipped from CA.

 

[Diesel Kilgore]

I have a white $67 Glarry P bass from eBay. No print on the headstock.

I changed the strings and adjusted the truss rod and it is quite playable. The foundation is good. Typical Chinese parts that are cheap but serviceable. It's the lightest bass I've ever dealt with, ever. No major fret edge or neck problems. I had some rough sand areas and faint grey streaks in the white finish. One step paint like a 70's Earl Schieb. Satin to non existent finish on the neck, fret board could use a cleaning and oil.

Electronics are awful. Giant cheap rectangular green capacitor of unintelligible value and no tone control at all. The pickups sound like tin. A new $10 GFS harness and $30 pickups is something I just haven't gotten around to yet. But is about the best option for upgrade I can think of.

It's definitely something that can be used and a platform to make sound far better. With an entire budget electronic swap with Wlikinson or GFS parts.

 

[G19Tony]

I took my Burlywood to the shop I use for a setup. I tried doing it myself, and I wasn't happy with it. There were some frets popping out that I'm sure will be fixed. He's putting some new strings on, along with the setup.

A friend of mine plays the guitar, he doesn't have one of his own, so I picked up a Strat copy from Glarry. I took it to the shop and just had them check it over and change strings. The owner of the shop played it, and pronounced it a perfectly fine guitar. It sounded great. I'm sure my buddy will enjoy it.

 

[merseymale]

Okay, just received my very bright yellow precision glarry!

I’m surprised at the quality of the electrics and the hardware So cannot deny the value for money angle but there are problems with this bass…

A total beginner would welcome this bass, I believe, as would a musician who is toying with the idea of getting into bass but are reluctant to invest in something that they may turn their back on later...
In those situations this is an ideal bass

As a back up it would probably be okay too but now that I’ve had it a few hours I’ve noticed the fundamental problem with it, namely that the neck & therefore bridge are in the wrong place!

Basically, the neck is not deep enough into the body and therefore the bridge is much further up which, of course, effectively puts the pickup itself somewhere between where the pick ups of a jazz bass would be!

On anything over the £50 I paid for this (brand-new and delivered via eBay) this would be unacceptable & anyhoo I’m a tinkerer; I like a challenge; and am one of those types that like a lightweight body to an instrument as long as it’s balanced And that’s why I’m gonna do radical surgery on this sucker because the balance is as off as it would be pretty much with any bass that wasn’t headless and had the neck in the wrong place!

Don’t get me wrong, this IS a keeper
-@least for me- but I am sure many people would be horrified at the level of attention needed to get this P-Bass ‘good enough’ but I would say to those people To keep saving the pennies and get a secondhand Squire (NO offence intended at all)


For those of you who have got this clone, no matter what is (or even isn’t?!) written on the headstock, have you noticed the same thing?
Have you noticed that the heel of the neck stands quite proud from the body?
Have you noticed the bridge a little too far from the body edge?
Have you noticed the gap between the bridge plate and the scratch plate to be closer than normal?

It would be interesting to know if this is something that is constantly a problem and if it’s less so on this factory’s jazz counterparts?

Probably what would be most interesting, in the long haul, is how many people have even noticed this; have been bothered or even prefer it to the traditional precision template?

 

[masonsjax]

Okay, just received my very bright yellow precision glarry!

Basically, the neck is not deep enough into the body and therefore the bridge is much further up which, of course, effectively puts the pickup itself somewhere between where the pick ups of a jazz bass would be!

I'm having a hard time imagining how off it could be. If you get a chance, could you post a picture or two that show us please?

 

[Runnerman]

What has been the lead time on your Glarry's. From order placement to delivery? Just curious.

 

[Warriors Lance]

What has been the lead time on your Glarry's. From order placement to delivery? Just curious.

Glarry J bass: ordered 2-28-19, arrived 3-8-19
noname P bass: ordered 2-28-19, arrived 3-12-19

ordered from different ebay seller id's, both of which claimed to be in Dayton, NJ, but shipped from the same city in CA. Both basses are currently sold out of all colors.

 

[FingerDub]

Okay, just received my very bright yellow precision glarry!

I’m surprised at the quality of the electrics and the hardware So cannot deny the value for money angle but there are problems with this bass…

A total beginner would welcome this bass, I believe, as would a musician who is toying with the idea of getting into bass but are reluctant to invest in something that they may turn their back on later...
In those situations this is an ideal bass

As a back up it would probably be okay too but now that I’ve had it a few hours I’ve noticed the fundamental problem with it, namely that the neck & therefore bridge are in the wrong place!

Basically, the neck is not deep enough into the body and therefore the bridge is much further up which, of course, effectively puts the pickup itself somewhere between where the pick ups of a jazz bass would be!

On anything over the £50 I paid for this (brand-new and delivered via eBay) this would be unacceptable & anyhoo I’m a tinkerer; I like a challenge; and am one of those types that like a lightweight body to an instrument as long as it’s balanced And that’s why I’m gonna do radical surgery on this sucker because the balance is as off as it would be pretty much with any bass that wasn’t headless and had the neck in the wrong place!

Don’t get me wrong, this IS a keeper
-@least for me- but I am sure many people would be horrified at the level of attention needed to get this P-Bass ‘good enough’ but I would say to those people To keep saving the pennies and get a secondhand Squire (NO offence intended at all)


For those of you who have got this clone, no matter what is (or even isn’t?!) written on the headstock, have you noticed the same thing?
Have you noticed that the heel of the neck stands quite proud from the body?
Have you noticed the bridge a little too far from the body edge?
Have you noticed the gap between the bridge plate and the scratch plate to be closer than normal?

It would be interesting to know if this is something that is constantly a problem and if it’s less so on this factory’s jazz counterparts?

Probably what would be most interesting, in the long haul, is how many people have even noticed this; have been bothered or even prefer it to the traditional precision template?

I wouldn't be in a rush to move the bridge or neck. If the bridge is positioned further up the body that means that the fretboard is essentially shifted to the left. To me this is significantly more comfortable because my fretting hand sits closer to the right side of the fretboard, meaning right in the middle instead of on the left. That's where I play most of my notes. It's a similar design to the Spector.

If indeed that's true I would ignore the pick up position for now and play the bass and see how comfortable it is over a few week period. If it's what I'm thinking then that's what I would probably do. Still a pic would be nice.

 

[Runnerman]

Looks like this guy might be a re-seller.

Glarry Electric P Bass Guitar + Cord +Wrench Tool Burlywood Electric Bass Guitar | eBay

$130

 

[merseymale]

I'm having a hard time imagining how off it could be. If you get a chance, could you post a picture or two that show us please?

In the first three photos check out the 12th fret in relation to the top horn (not considering the unusual strap button) on a precision bass you may have or an accurate clone of the same

Check also how much the heel extends at the rear and compare it as well

it is my belief that they’ve looked at a picture of a precision bass; counted the frets and compared it with the average Bolt-On neck without taking into account that the bass they were looking at had a fretboard overhang?!

 

[merseymale]

What has been the lead time on your Glarry's. From order placement to delivery? Just curious.

Me?
Four working days

I should point out I live in Liverpool in the UK and the bass was delivered, I believe, from a small island off the coast called Jersey

In short: YMMV!

 

[Ronzo]

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In the first three photos check out the 12th fret in relation to the top horn (not considering the unusual strap button) on a precision bass you may have or an accurate clone of the same

Check also how much the heel extends at the rear and compare it as well

it is my belief that they’ve looked at a picture of a precision bass; counted the frets and compared it with the average Bolt-On neck without taking into account that the bass they were looking at had a fretboard overhang?!

Wow. No such issue with my sunburst version.

I bought mine from the Glarry website. Might eBay be selling b-stock?

 

[merseymale]

I wouldn't be in a rush to move the bridge or neck. If the bridge is positioned further up the body that means that the fretboard is essentially shifted to the left. To me this is significantly more comfortable because my fretting hand sits closer to the right side of the fretboard, meaning right in the middle instead of on the left. That's where I play most of my notes. It's a similar design to the Spector.

If indeed that's true I would ignore the pick up position for now and play the bass and see how comfortable it is over a few week period. If it's what I'm thinking then that's what I would probably do. Still a pic would be nice.

These are all extremely good points and I thank you for making them although in my case I am I almost always tuned BEAD so I’m already playing a little higher up the neck -at least usually- than most IMHO & also one of the best things about this bass is how LIGHTWEIGHT the body is which, of course, just exacerbates the balance problem that the neck in the wrong place presents‍

Also This isnt the only bass I have to hand so I can afford for it being out of commission for a bit

I think you can see from the photos, by the way, that the bridge has “crept up“ to follow the neck(!) and a comparison with a genuine Fender or precision clone would show it’s not as close to the back body edge as it should be.


I have to admit that your ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’ attitude is admirably sensible than my own!

 

[merseymale]

Looks like this guy might be a re-seller.

Glarry Electric P Bass Guitar + Cord +Wrench Tool Burlywood Electric Bass Guitar | eBay

$130

I am in no position to condemn someone All the way in Dakota but that’s twice what I paid inc shipping,
fer me brand new one…

just sayin’

 

[Runnerman]

I am in no position to condemn someone All the way in Dakota but that’s twice what I pain, inc shipping,
fer me brand new one…

just sayin’

You're right of course. This is the only Glarry out there that I can see is for sale at the moment. The Glarry site shows all basses out of stock.

 

[merseymale]

Wow. No such issue with my sunburst version.

I bought mine from the Glarry website. Might eBay be selling b-stock?

Now that’s a good point...


IMO if I paid £20 more for a bass to not have this problem it would be competing against used and better bases so I still probably would’ve gone through it at the
Price despite the neck. Anyhoo, as FingerDub has already implied, some might prefer this arrangement?

I still think for a beginner on a budget it’s better than my first ever bass; it plays in tune with good intonation; the action is great and tweakable too

I wonder what the resale value of these will be when someone tries to upgrade?!
I think we’ll start seeing these on eBay within a year still with original strings on but other than that when someone does upgrade from a beginner stage they will both be well served to have this, the original bass -their 1st one- as back up

 

[merseymale]

You're right of course. This is the only Glarry out there that I can see is for sale at the moment. The Glarry site shows all basses out of stock.

Then they’re getting popular!
(Maybe my posts, here, will change all that!!)

Theyre still for sale on the UK eBay but not via Glarry themselves so that does underline what Ronzo was saying about falling back on B-Stock..?

 

[merseymale]

Wow. No such issue with my sunburst version.

I bought mine from the Glarry website. Might eBay be selling b-stock?

The pick up is off-centre too
& the sturdy, well chromed machine heads, whilst comparable in quality to the bridge, are fitted so that the last one (in this case the G) overhangs enough to be visible from the front !

 

[Warriors Lance]

deleted mostly due to my misunderstanding of what was being said.

I apologize