This £500 Offset Clone Does EVERYTHING Fender Fails To 🤯 // Foals FJM7 Teardown & Deep-Dive Review

Foals have been giving people hope that there might be life after Fender. Their FJM7 is the only mass-produced, non-Fender instrument featuring a full-size Jazzmaster body - so are they actually worth it? And how do they compare to Fender and Squier models? My first impressions were very positive, but will it all start to fall apart once we take a closer look? Join me on this teardown and deep-dive review as we discover some NEW things about th Foals FJM7 that others haven't covered and hear the stock pickups with 1M Pots. 📺 Subscribe to the Channel:    / markb.guitar   📸 Follow me on Instagram:   / markbguitar   📻 Listen to my Band: linktr.ee/o_cursa 📧 Enquiries: [email protected] ☕ Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/markb.guitar 🔗 LINKS (non-affiliate) 🔗 🕸️ Foals FJM7: https://foalsguitar.com/products/fjm7... 📺 FURTHER WATCHING 📺 📼 My Offset Guitar Reviews:    • Offset Guitar Reviews!   🎸 GEAR USED IN THIS VIDEO 🎸 Guitars: 💀 Foals FJM7 Ultra in Pearl Black Metallic Pedals: 💀 Behringer BM-12 Ring Modulator 💀 WEM CCB-1 Copy Cat Preamp 💀 Zander Circuitry Cafetiere Harmonic Percolator 💀 Raygun FX Aurora v2 Lofi Delay Amp Stuff: 💀 Hiwatt Super Leeds 300 💀 Marshall 3315 150w Lead Head 💀 Blackstar Silverline 2x12 Open Back Cab 💀 DV Mark Neo Green 150w Speakers (Celestion Alnico Blue / Silver Bell Voiced) 💀 AKG P5-S (panned 65% left, doubled and panned 65% right) 💀 Lanen Prodipe TT1 (panned 65% right) 💀 Blackstar Polar 2 Camera Stuff: 💀 Insta360 Ace Pro 2 💀 Rode Videomic Other: 💀 Everly Star Pick 0.73mm ⏳ TIMESTAMPS ⏳ INTRODUCTION 00:00 Recap On Who is Foals? And What is the FJM7? 00:56 Intro Playing: Hiwatt Clean + Both Pickups + Random Tremolo 01:19 Can Foals Be the Answer in the Post-Fender Offset Space? 03:02 Playing Interlude: More Ring Modulated Tremolo 03:12 How My Opinion Has Changed Over the 4 Weeks Since the First Impressions Video... 06:27 Playing Interlude: The FJM7 Has a Beautiful Jangly Clean Tone (After Swapping the Pots) THE SPECS 06:38 The Specs of the Foals FJM7 Ultra 08:35 Foals are Really Specific About the Specs... THE TEARDOWN 09:12 Starting the Teardown: Dismantling the FJM7 10:10 Can You Upgrade the Vibrato on the FJM7? (Body Route Compatibility) 11:25 Checking Manufacturing Tolerances and Fit of the Foals F3 Bridge 12:18 Inspecting the Quality of the Shielding 13:25 Close-ups & Assessment of the Wiring, Pickups & Electronics 15:48 Confirming Rhythm Circuit and Lead Circuit Pot Values 18:36 Measuring the DCR on the Foals FJM65 Pickups 20:13 Playing Interlude: Mini Demo of Pickup Positions After Swapping the Pots (Clean) 20:45 Swapping the Pot(s) and Adding More Pickup Foam SOUND DEMONSTRATION AFTER POT SWAP 23:59 TONE DEMO: Clean Tones with Stock Pickups After Pot Swap 25:31 TONE DEMO: Dirty Tones with Stock Pickups After Pot Swap 27:28 My Thoughts on the Stock Pickups After the Pot Swap THE TEARDOWN CONTINUED 27:54 Does the Foals FJM7 Have an Angled Neck Pocket? Or Factory Shims? 29:10 An Unexpectedly Surprise in the Neck Pocket 30:14 Playing Interlude: Bridge Pickup (Clean)* 30:25 Comparing the Vibrato Placement Between the Foals FJM7 and a Fender Jazzmaster 32:48 Comparing the Body Dimensions and Contours of the Foals FJM7 and Fender Jazzmaster 35:24 Playing Interlude: Marshall 3315 + Harmonic Percolator (Bridge Pickup) 35:50 Checking the Out of Box Setup (Radius and Bridge Height) 37:50 Playing Interlude: Finger Plucked Bridge Pickup 38:04 How Much Does the Foals FJM7 Weigh? 39:25 Playing Interlude: Neck Pickup (Clean) THE REVIEW 39:38 Which Fender Jazzmaster Model Does the Foals FJM7 Feel Most Similar To? 40:34 Foals FJM7 vs Fender Japan 42:24 Foals FJM7 Neck Profile Feels Extremely Similar to Fender Japan Limited Starmaster 43:46 Playing Interlude: Clean Neck Pickup + Random Tremolo POSITIVES 43:46 Positives of the Foals FJM7 44:09 POSITIVE 1: The Fretwork 47:48 POSITIVE 2: The Neck 49:33 POSITIVE 3: The Overall Quality 50:10 POSITIVE 4: Value for Money 50:58 POSITIVE 5: The Hardware 52:29 POSITIVE 6: The Attention to Detail 53:56 POSITIVE 7: The Finishes 54:42 POSITIVE 8: The Sounds 55:25 Playing Interlude: Distortion + Spacey Slapback Echo (Bridge Pickup) NEGATIVES 56:19 Any Room for Improvement? 56:45 NEGATIVE 1: Minor Finish Flaws 59:49 NEGATIVE 2: Vibrato Arm Needed Adjustment 01:00:48 NEGATIVE 3: Knot in the Neck Pocket 01:01:21 Playing Interlude: Bridge Pickup Hybrid Picking 01:01:40 What I'd Personally Differently (My Preferences) CONCLUSIONS 01:03:26 Do I Recommend the Foals FJM7? 01:04:29 Who is the Foals FJM7 For? 01:05:38 Let Me Know What You Want to See Next! 01:06:23 Summing Up & Signing Out #foals #foalsguitar #foalsfjm7 #offsetguitars #fenderjazzmaster #fenderjaguar #fendermustang ‪@foals-guitar‬