Comments on: Greg Bennett Guitars – Malibu Electric Review

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:54:59 +0000

All the positive reviews are dead on the money abt this guitar.

Just came from Tower Grove Music here at Gravois Bluffs (MO) where I played a Malibu for the very first time. Been a musician, guitar player mainly, for over 45 years and bought a brand new 1963 Fender Strat for $360 back in the day, including the famous Fender red satin lined, rectangular case and clear “Bodyguard.”

Man! Even tho I still have a Strat in my studio (not the orig ’63 darn it!) I played this Malibu guitar for almost 2 and a half hours and didn’t want to put it down! Afterwards, as I walked out to my car I realized my fingers didn’t feel any different than when I first picked it up. What a guitar!

I played about every style of music there is from blues to rock to country to even a little jazz. Like I told the fella’ at Tower, this guitar did everything I asked it to do and did it effortlessly! I played through a Roland 40 which in and of itself, is a pretty good amplifier but this guitar really performed.

Soon as I can, I’m adding this one to my collection of great guitars!

By: J.R. Hayes

J.R. Hayes — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:29:35 +0000

I have played lead guitar over 50 years now,venues where you play for real,using Fender, or Gibson 99.9% of the time.A guitar needs to tune up,stay in tune and play in tune and have a big sound.I just purchased a Samick Greg Bennett Malibu from a local pawn shop with case for $175.00. Why? I`ll tell you why! Because it had all the qualities needed plus,it looked good and I needed a lefty model!! This guitar feels right and feels solid. Plays and stays in tune with a big sound just the way I like.I would play it on any stage and sing it`s praises,too!!!
J.R.” LEFTY ” HAYES

By: steven

steven — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:50:06 +0000

This guitar is everything that hendrix had in his first strat minus the hefty price and a wah peddle !! SEE hendrix would of been better if he would of had the option to buy a gregg bennett malibu 1. He would of started playing 2 years sooner for the affordability of this guitar. besides this guitar has a solid alder body, good grover tuners, seymore dunkin pick-ups, solid straight necks and the rock and blues sound. what more can u ask for in a guitar at this price. i own 4 of gregg bennetts guitars and have met the man personally. this guy has worked for some of the biggest brand name guitar companies in the business. in addition i watched the guy play for two hours at a guitar store and this dude can rock, pick, blues, and just down right jam. his rolling capo is the best thing since the hamburger was invented. if u see one of these guitars-pick it up and play it—dont snub ur nose up in the air and bust ur piggy bank on some expensive guitar. learn to play on a samick!! hope to see u soon at verondas music in kankakee, godspeed to all!!!!

By: CHe

CHe — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:10:42 +0000

I think the same way about the guitar, I pick my malibu guitar on very cheap bargain for about 55 buck from my friend a year ago. Yeah it bit out of tune and the fret need refreting, but the sound and the playability on the neck strung my mind !!! Maybe it just Me, I think anybody should give it a try and see if it’s worth it ( I know, I endorse the malibu series over squier guitar or even more priced my fender stratocaster series).

I been playing guitar for about 15 years now, Mostly I play some blues and Rock over my Marshall amp,
I have Gibson ES355, fender stratocaster 69, and squier bullet series on my studio. And I think I play the malibu more often then any of my guitar (I beat the guitar the hell out, and have change the tremolo arm 5 times, change the midle pick-up with lace-sensor blue). the malibu just have the feel and warm of it own. I try to find a review on the net, and find almost zero review on it. And when I see this review, I just can help it to give two thumbs up!!!!!

By: art dantzler

art dantzler — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:02:52 +0000

YOUR riight I just play one at a pawn shop today and this one was like brand new not a scratch grover tuners and all I offered them 50 dollars and they said yes and gave me a gig bag it does play very well I came home and looked up on the computer to see what deal i got