PICCOLA SPESA per una GRANDE CHITARRA (nel 2026)

Overview

The video reviews five budget electric guitars for beginners or players looking for an affordable additional instrument. The reviewer compares their styles, versatility, and features, describing them as some of the strongest options in their price range.

Guitar-by-guitar highlights

Mooer MSC18 — Strat-style

• Strengths: The roasted-maple neck feels especially smooth and comfortable. Its HSS pickup layout offers more range than a traditional single-coil Strat setup. The reviewer particularly likes the Dark Aurora finish.
• Drawbacks: The volume knob sits very close to the pickup, which the reviewer finds uncomfortable. The rest of the control layout is familiar: one volume knob, two tone knobs, and a five-way selector.
• Extra: It is the only guitar in the group supplied with a case, which the reviewer describes as well-made and useful for storage and transport.

Squier Sonic Telecaster

• Price mentioned: About €179 at the time of recording.
• Strengths: A straightforward, traditional Tele-style guitar with a bright California Blue finish. Its six individual saddles allow each string’s intonation and height to be adjusted separately. The reviewer considers it one of the best-made Sonic models they have tried, noting improved overall quality compared with an earlier review.
• Character: Simpler and rougher-sounding than a Strat, with the familiar Tele twang. The three-way selector includes a bridge-and-neck pickup combination.
• Drawback: No specific flaw is identified. The reviewer notes that traditional Telecasters with three shared saddles involve some setup compromises, but this model avoids that arrangement.

Eko LS300 — Les Paul-style

• Price mentioned: Around €230.
• Strengths: The reviewer’s personal favorite. They praise its attractive top and say it carries on the qualities they liked in the older Eko VL 480. Two volume and two tone controls allow separate volume adjustment for each pickup, providing useful control over the sound.
• Drawbacks: It is noticeably heavier than the other guitars. The angled headstock/neck joint lacks additional reinforcement, which the reviewer considers a possible durability concern.

Jackson JS12 Dinky — Metal-focused

• Price mentioned: About €187.
• Strengths: Two high-output humbuckers suit metal, and the beveled neck joint makes high-fret access easier. It is the only 24-fret guitar in the lineup. The two-point tremolo is described as relatively stable for an inexpensive tremolo. The body is poplar, the neck is maple, and the fingerboard is amaranth.
• Drawback: Its all-black appearance seems somewhat anonymous compared with the other guitars. The reviewer mentions no specific playing or sound fault.

Ibanez GRX70 — Versatile option

• Strengths: The HSH pickup layout—two humbuckers and a middle single coil—and five-way selector provide a wide range of sounds, from blues to metal. The selector’s in-between positions combine pickups, including split-humbucker sounds. The reviewer also praises its comfortable playability and dependable tremolo design.
• Trade-offs: It is a little more expensive than the GRX40, though no exact price is given. The reviewer finds its finish less appealing than the Mooer’s, describing it as more “tacky” and less minimal.
• Positioning: A practical all-rounder for someone who wants one guitar to cover many styles, with some compromises compared with more specialized designs.

Overall verdict and ranking

The reviewer recommends trying the guitars in person if possible and choosing according to preferred style and feel.

The reviewer’s aesthetic ranking is:

1. Mooer MSC18
2. Eko LS300
3. Squier Sonic Telecaster
4. Ibanez GRX70
5. Jackson JS12 Dinky

For a first guitar, the video suggests the Squier for a traditional Tele sound, the Jackson for metal, the Ibanez for broad versatility, and the Mooer or Eko for Strat-style or Les Paul-style character, respectively. No formal numerical product scores are given; the ranking is explicitly based on appearance.

Speaker perspective

Only the presenter contributes opinions. He especially favors the Eko as his personal guitar pick, while ranking the Mooer first for aesthetics. He also flags the Mooer’s knob placement and the Eko’s weight and headstock construction as potential downsides.