Can This Nu-Metalcore Guitarist Play a $20 Temu Guitar?

Zak Cox of nu-metalcore four-piece Uncured is right here to take the Temu Guitar Problem.

What is the Temu Guitar Problem?

The Temu Guitar Problem presents a frightening job for any guitarist on the market — are you able to play these low-cost, junky guitars we purchased off e-commerce behemoth Temu, recognized for his or her minimal requirements in merchandise?

We current an array of three very completely different guitars, every with their very own shortcomings and distinctive ranges of issue.

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There is a “sensible guitar” which options seven frets and a digital interface that lets you transfer about completely different elements of the guitar neck in an oddly restricted style. And it’s actually not possible to play a hammer-on on this factor.

We have additionally obtained a really small six-string acoustic guitar that appears like a ukulele with bonus strings. The strings are all the identical thickness too, in order that’s… bizarre.

And, lastly, a kid-size conventional guitar, however the true catch right here is the teeny tiny, itsy bitsy amp it comes with.

Undeterred, Cox determined to play all of them after first selecting which one he’d wish to seal his destiny with.

Watch the Temu Guitar Problem in full within the video beneath and preserve scrolling to be taught extra about Uncured.

Uncured’s Zak Cox Takes the Temu Guitar Problem

What You Have to Know About Uncured

Uncured are a self-described nu-metalcore band that includes Rex Cox (vocals, guitar), Zak Cox (lead guitar), “King Z” Zachary King (drums) and Betto Andrade (bass).

Concerning their hybrid type, Uncured state, “We describe our sound as ‘nu-metalcore’. It combines the uncooked power, energy and aggression of 2000s metallic with the massive hooks, catchy choruses and brutal breakdowns of in the present day’s metallic scene to ship an intense, new expertise.”

Earlier this 12 months, they unleashed Warpath, a brand new album lined with dynamic, hard-hitting songs in “Masks of Sanity,” “Manifesto,” “3 Minutes” and “Bleed Me Dry” in addition to a dangerously good cowl of the throbbing 9 Inch Nails basic “Nearer.”

Catch them reside on Sept. 19 on the Louder Than Life Competition in Kentucky.

Comply with Uncured on Instagram, X, Fb and TikTok and take a look at Warpath by means of all digital music suppliers.

Uncured, “Masks of Sanity”