FIRST TIME Trying a Baritone!! || Harley Benton Amarok Baritone Demo/Review

[@agufish]

Whoops, meant to have this one scheduled for tomorrow, but I guess here we are lol. Baritone and an Orange Rockerverb. Two firsts in the same video. Serious question, though: what are some good Opeth songs to start listening to to get into the band?

[@ERWebster]

I see you LegalEagle. Why are you hanging out in the background of Agufish's channel?

[@FISHYFILMPRODUCTIONS]

Demon of the Falls is really good but not good representation of the bad

[@currerbell-eyre606]

Ghost Reveries is the album to hit.

[@jorgea.9988]

The Lotus Eater, from the 'Watershed' album (2008), has all the classic characteristics from Opeth: death metal heavy bases and vocals, 70's prog, beatiful lead lines, weird ambiences...

[@themorrigan1312]

Ghost of Perdition and Harlequin Forest/Reveries off of Ghost Reveries are some good ones, as is Deliverance. Windowpane, from Damnation iirc, is also good if you want more of the calmer side.

[@pawechch5686]

I love the fact that when you said that you want to play something "Slipknoty", you just started playing 000100001111000000

[@tasteless7795]

Basically self titled lol

[@jamesswift580]

tuned to A# with an Orange? Now you're getting into Boris territory. Gotta hit that open A# and let it drone

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

I play a Kiesel 8 string through my Orange OR15. My room practically rattles! 😄

[@chadbaker2224]

I appreciate this guys reviews. He doesnt bullshit you and his opinion on something is honest. Hes not going to tell you something is amazing if he himself believes it's not. I see many youtubers get sent gear and bullshit about liking it.

[@nattyg1909]

My mans out here playing Isolation off ABIII

[@jeremythesurfingalien3013]

You're getting noticeably better on guitar. Great job! Love the content.

[@MusicHyde]

Some of the best tones you've got until now mate, congrats !

[@mlschultzBsOK]

The Rockerverb sounds wicked, hopefully we’ll get more of that

[@hugoherrejon3272]

Hunter, You exceeded yourself in this one, that demo song was mean af! omg, great lead work btw! I've been a fan of your channel for years now and it's great to see you improving not only as a player but as a content creator too

[@thedondeluxe6941]

That is seriously the best sound you've ever produced on this channel. And that's entirely subjective... not at all because I'm a massive baritone guitar fanboy or anything... and an Orange fanboy😁

[@Doggy-B]

Just ordered this beast in emerald green, can't F-ing wait to get my hands on it! Thank you for having a hand in designing what I hope is an awesome beast!.. you know your stuff and HB are lucky to have you aboard for the process.

[@Doggy-B]

Update, it just arrived... Omg it's worth the money and more imo.. get one before they stop production!.. although I wonder what Harley Benton and Thomann will bring us next.. the future is bright.

[@isaacrodriguez3000]

IMO, this was your greatest intro jam, the tone and riff was spot on

[@SixString_J5]

11:12 I appreciate when the manufacturer gives a little extra wind. Personally, I like to take the strings off and go over the instrument. Tightening nuts and screws, checking the pickup solder job, Clean the fretboard, examine and repair fret issues, polish frets, etc. Then If I can I'll reuse the strings. You can't do that with zero wind. I like to set up and play the the original strings as the manufacturer spec'd it.

[@jps_musics]

Ayyyy I see that Legal Eagle in the background! Love that dude

[@AaronMorgan666]

Thank you so much for tuning low, especially with an orange amp. Trey already made me want the dmorange stamp, now you helped even more. Drop A# is the highest I tune and its on my pink solar a2.6.

[@Spark-xu1mu]

I don‘t know, but oranges seems to me too overrated... it‘s not tight at all and way to fizzy. But great review of the Baritone

[@bernieboi8943]

Sounds bad indeed. But I guess it depends on the genre. Not my cup of tea

[@Pizvo]

Well, the thing with Orange amps is that they are not really designed for metal. Sure, a lot of metal guitar players use them, but that's because they have a very angry, dark and grindy British feel to them. The lack of tightness is a common trade off with them and so is the lack of gain (if you look past their dedicated "black" metal amps), which is not a concern in their sweet spot sound (listen to The Mars Volta's first album to get the idea of what that is). However, there is nothing quite like an old OR120 with a cranked master and a substantial overdrive boost. It's not just a sound, it's a physical sensation. The thing scares you, it sounds plain evil. That's kind of the origin of the "Orange as a metal amp" thing we have today. Orange as a company caters to that subset of players and it works to some extent, but they stayed true to two things - the tone character and the fact that you need to crank them so they can breathe better. And that's exactly the opposite of what today's VST-loaded tightness-worshiping proggy bedroom metalheads want in an amp. A lot of people tend to crank the gain, turn the volume down and expect the thing to behave in a room alone or with some backing tracks - it WON'T! Oranges are moody and hissy outside of a loud band setting. But in a live mix - oh boy... It's something else. But even then, you can't exactly play fast technical stuff on them. Not their vibe...

[@bernieboi8943]

@@Pizvo thx for the insight. I did dig the sound of the amp when he played a bit of slipknot suited it really well!

[@nessearthbound3107]

@@Pizvo I agree with this. I think a lot of people who are into extremely tight and 'not messy' distortion and fast metal will not like an Orange. If you are into stoner, sludge or doom, they are amazing. I honestly think the Orange has more feeling and soul than a lot of the VSTs and metal amps today, and the genres that it's used for have more feel than the fast, technical stuff that is the norm today, in part due to amps like the Oranges.

[@overdrivemejimmy6847]

I would say orange is a taste thing you either love them or not

[@mikeyseward9447]

More than anything this vid just makes me want a big Orange to mess with

[@alphajames33]

Hunter, your licks near the end of the video are some of your best work so far! Rock on dude!

[@ryankenny7726]

Bro just low-key writes one of the heaviest slipknot style songs since they put out the Iowa album... Bravo good sir 🤘

[@gustavomazonave8536]

2:38 Nice Alter Bridge tuned down hahaha

[@jakedesormo6731]

I scrolled through the comments just to see if anyone else heard that. “Isolation” 🤘🏼

[@jorgea.9988]

I would love to see a Multiscale Amarok in near future The current Harley Benton multiscale is just ugly and bad sounding with stock pickups

[@agufish]

We’re working on it... ;)

[@jorgea.9988]

@@agufish WOOOOOOOOW WE LOVE YOU, HUNTER!!!

[@stinky_lizard]

@@agufish YO POG

[@oconusguitar5983]

@@agufish my hero!

[@RyanAmplification]

I have the 7. I thought it sounded like ass when I first got it but with my amp set up appropriately and cranked way up I fell in love with the pickups. There is something about the emgs that isn't quite right though for some things. Less versatile than passives so I might swap them for some lollars later down the road.

[@rlmaldon255]

What a massive sound and amazing demo!

[@neilomac]

Hunter, come check out the Baritone Obsessed group on Facebook. Welcome to the wacky world of low tuned 6 string chugga chugga mayhem.

[@hellfirebloodcrossproducti4394]

That. Demo. Is. SICK! I am a SUCKER for Drop A# tuning, and my god, this sounds FILTHY NICE!

[@thewolfden4680]

dude sounds good..I'm really digging that tone.im a 6505+ type with a less but really I love this .I see one of these in my future .gotta say I have bought more gear watching 5this channel than I like to admit

[@DefyTheTyrant]

PRS has released a handful of SE Baritones. We would love a video comparing all the PRS Baritones.

[@kevino.388]

That tone is literally so beautiful I want all of that gear now! XD

[@Chomiqu]

Cool song, in some wierd sludgy way Orange fits it.

[@WLOfails]

11:53 this made me flinch as I didn't expect that from you

[@Mojoclatan]

Just purchased one in Green. I'm really looking forward to playing it. Hello from Padraig as well!

[@jadedspace6711]

By far the heaviest demo tracks you’ve made🤘

[@sons-symphonyofnations9993]

You are killing it with those riffs !!

[@GearStuffandThings]

Best guitar tone you’ve had on this channel IMO full and huge

[@fatalsavage9941]

Is that legal eagle in the background

[@6eggsinmybrain]

Yep.

[@johnsheam43]

Yeah, I was wondering what was up with that

[@MrClassicmetal]

Not the most objective guy around.

[@concernedliberal4453]

I am a real lawyer and I can tell you that legal seagull is a half-wit. Get your info from a better source.

[@MrClassicmetal]

@@concernedliberal4453 _Viva Frei_ has debunked _Legal Eagle_ on a number of occasions. And he's a Canadian lawyer who apparently has a better understanding of US law than _Legal Eagle_ ....🤔

[@savagecowboy4960]

I have the very guitar you are demonstrating on order right now. Looks like they should be shipping around the end of August. So stoked!🤘🏻

[@flexiongi]

hey hunter have you heard the new gojira?

[@mlschultzBsOK]

Epic video

[@SocksworthRiffs]

Sup papa Agu! I'm glad you're showing the Rockerverb some love. I should suggest using it with the Mesa Dual Rec blended together, it's something you would LOVE. all the meat and mids of the Rockerverb with the chugs of the Mesa - it's heavenly.

[@johngloom9235]

That is a beautiful guitar, though 27" is a little too short. 28" and longer is where its at for Baritones! Either way, sick tune man, and welcome to the world of baritone guitar! Once you get used to them, you won't want to go back to regular length guitars. Also, you should plug it into your rectifier if you really want some brutal heavy tones! \m/ cheers!

[@andrewsutton2266]

Thrice uses baritones. Great band to try and reference from to get good tone on a baritone. The metalcore band Erra also used em back in the day before going heavy on the 7 string guitars

[@C1Rob1990]

Dang this is amazing. I was thinking of getting this or the normal amarok as my second guitar. After seeing this I think my thoughts of going with the baritone is a good thought as I like my EC10 alot and the baritone handles the low tunings great :D

[@echoesreflected8243]

Holy fuck that tone sounds massive

[@dubldeez5784]

I really like this review of the baritone and your openness to say that you aren't used to it. very honest. I am looking forward to seeing a review by you on almost the exact opposite of this in a Vigier Guitar.

[@joshchilders6448]

This is hands down my favorite demo track of yours. Shit Hunter. Brav fucking o

[@madladmyles]

Finally got my Baritone! Fuckin love it!

[@kapellekonig6512]

Just received mine. Harley Benton used to be that typical, super cheap in-house-brand and I've tried some really crappy HB guitars. But obviously Thomann is really up to something with the new Amaroks and the Fusion II. The Amarok baritone is probably the best playing guitar I've ever had and I have to say, I was always more than happy with my Ibanez, ESP and Gibson guitars. Everything on this guitar just feels good. Yes, the often critisized wiggly toggle switch seems to be a thing with the Amarok, but other than that I'm mindblow. Even the setup was quite good.I had to adjust the neck a little, but thanks to the smart trussrod system, that was done in a minute. I found some tiny minor flaws in the finish, but we are talking neck-"joint" and on the downward side of the fretbord. So don't be afraid to buy. This baritone is magnificent!

[@tonyruiz1976]

I think it sounds pretty good from where I'm at with everything at noon on the orange pretty cool demo also always killing it man i always look forward to your reviews 🎸 on dude

[@monsterk7603]

Dude. Try that baritone with your dual rec and a boost in front. THAT is heavy heaven. Lol. Jungle Rot was using baritones, a dual rec and a 6505+ when I saw them live a couple of summers ago. Easily the best heavy tone I have ever heard live. Like jaw droppingly bad ass. Great video, brotha!

[@jonmatthews4254]

Good video, quality and to the point, most forget the key test is how it sounds in a track, kick ass track as well .

[@EstelonAgarwaen]

i listen to this through some decent openback headphones and an audio interface. its amazing.

[@timothymckane6362]

I hope one day you'll do more baritone guitar videos whenever you have the chance.

[@Dani_Cano]

The mix is kind of awesome! :)

[@gingerjay6483]

Wow dude... That guitar is awesome

[@FISHYFILMPRODUCTIONS]

That demo gave me serious hatebreed vibes

[@drewd2046]

Dude I want one.... especially in that red, it looks and sounds killer!

[@shadowbeneaththecrown9993]

Those are some nice baritones there I will have to check em out andddd the OR-120 is sick af cool vid

[@allboutthemojo]

Hb are good guitars for the money but I wish reviewers would also mention flaws that we can expect to see just so people know that they will have to live with a few things or spend some $ to fix. Mine had bad buzz. Setup related issue. Pick ups rock forward/ back when you touch them. Binding had lot of glue residue at the bottom. The nut slots are cut too deep. You can see the entire string sunk into the slot. Should be half up . Frets are not jumbo. Frets are finished functional to not hurt your hand but aren't rounded on the edges. Add whatever it costs to get set up done to the cost of the guitar.

[@L4poker]

Awesome playing in your demo

[@kobalt_ren01]

Haven't seen nope.avi in ages, nice.

[@awonderingoneil206]

I play a 30 inch scale super strat for Loathe stuff, drop G, F and such. Even Drop E, combine that with dive bombs and pull ups its sick. Although allot of my mates freak with the size of the neck, it's rather comfortable, kinda like a short scale bass but with a Shallow D neck profile. It's not for everyone but it definitely packs a punch.

[@valkyriesaddlebreds2806]

Hmm... could do a Dean Cadillac tuned down to B with 13’s. Also, got try that Orange Jim Root Terror.

[@StuartBridson]

YESSSSSSS ANOTHER EPISODE OF PLUG N' CHUG!! And I'm totally with you on the extended range thing, I just don't get it at all. 7 seems passable but 8 and 9 seems overkill to me.

[@lowtunedg9211]

Would love to see more baritone content! I own the same guitar and also the 25.5 inch scale version, amazing guitars especially for the money!

[@joshs5135]

Lol I like the legal eagle cameo in the beginning

[@eljoel89]

Hey! It's Legal Eagle! Yay!

[@Plumsie28]

You should have gone for Machine Head, Robb Flynn had a signature baritone because that was what he always used.

[@wagnernoise]

Killer demo track! Cheers

[@MathiasBronnes]

i kinda wish they did something with the warlock model...maybe make an ironbird or charvel star looking guitar, with floyd and some active pickups...would take YOUR ENTIRE STOCK

[@starkiller34]

Serious question for Hunter: Do you know how Harley Benton view the American market (and I do mean all of NA, not just USA)? Because, shipping being what it is, none of their guitars are worth it, even as mod projects. The added price of shipping puts them out of the budget category and their local competition (which in most cases you'll be able to try given some patience/driving) will outmatch them, either as mod projects or g2g guitars. This is my opinion of course, but given the Roswell pickups (and to be honest, the EMGs in the Amaroks), I consider all Harleys are in need of a good 100-200$ in pickups, and some locking tuners. Now, I love the rest of what they offer and the initial price range, and if I happened to be in Europe, Id seriously consider bringing one home... but that might take a while, because pandemic, and because pandemic, broke. I also get that the point of Thomann with Harley Bentons is cut the middle man; associating with any American retailer/chain would spoil that, but breaking into the market MIGHT be worth it...? Basically what Im asking is if you can find out if Harley Benton has any plans to become more accessible to NA. Anyone answering 'just order a bunch of stuff it'll make shipping worth it', stop it. The point is saving money, not buying a truckload of goods to justify the shipping.

[@BigCleverName]

I agree, the shipping has really put me off and even worse if the guitar comes broken: I think I would have to pay for shipping. Shipping is the only thing that is stopping me from picking up the Explorer

[@Fidelitye]

Im from cali, their shipping can get up to as much as 70 dollars. They send it through UPS Express, and they handle them like crap. I've had a package with 2 guitars come looking like it went to hell and back. It clearly saw better days. one came with some big fret buzz issues (which i wasn't surprised seeing how the box came, it legitimately looked like they beat the shit out of it). Fixed her up in like 15 minutes and she played great. Dont get me wrong the guitars themselves they honestly feel like quality but with how UPS Express handles them, they need to lower prices.

[@starkiller34]

@@Fidelitye HOW THE FUCK IS CANADIAN SHIPPING SO MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE LOL. Im in quebec, theoretically way closer then you :/ 70$ still sucks dont get me wrong, but if i really liked the offering id probably take it.

[@Lagmire]

I had an RK50 from about 2007 that I used in two different bands in the late 2000’s. One was a downtuned metal band that i mostly used the dirt channel and a flying-V with. The other was an indie/alt/singer songwriter type thing. I used the clean channel with pedals and a telecaster for that. Both worked really well. That clean channel complimented the other guitar player’s sound, which was another Tele through a Fender super Reverb.

[@kazukihiratani]

I'd really love to see this with a Floyd on it! Then it would be truly perfect!

[@666sade]

Nice!! I love baritones and hope to get one of this. And love your video too, it would be awesome to see more baris on your chanel! thanks for your job, bro :D

[@williamsmith-ob6kv]

I've tried for the last 3 months to get one of these. Been out of stock for ages.

[@coach1897]

You should order it despite "out of stock" status and you get it because your order will be in queue but If you plan wait for "in stock" status you'll be wait years because all orders are sold out before coming to the store i think )

[@brian1749]

Would love to hear that on some other amps. Orange's distorted tone, never really does it for me, unless it's doomy, sludgey stuff. I think that red is my favorite of the colors.

[@naruto199797]

I love the longer scale guitars but the getting used to the frets being further apart was a challenge at first i use a schecter 7 string and its a little bit longer but i still felt the difference playing power chords in standard tuning

[@jedfiekel9809]

From 5:00 to 7:00 is fuckin 🔥 🔥!! Good work soldier.

[@SrDeMaFp]

I can’t believe your riffs sound that YUUUGE with 9+42’s! Is it feel or tone for you? You have great vibrato for using such light strings!

[@StaminaPetey]

It looks like it has nice features for the money. I can clearly tell that they're trying to tap into Rabea's market, and his ML3-BEA is supposed to offer "all the best parts." I have one, which has a bolt-on neck and some binding on the body. The HB has the steadier neck design for less money. I'd say it's a bargain, and the switch can be replaced, cheaply!

[@josephfish6593]

I love me some Harley Benton. I've only used orange amps in amplitube 4 I think the thunderverb sounds way better then the rockerverb, but I can't find a real one I don't think they make em anymore.

[@soilent9618]

Honestly the 5150 suits baritones perfectly. I much prefer that to an Orange. IMO, the lower you go the more low end you want rolled off, since the guitar/tuning will be providing that.

[@GreenDashEntertainment]

Also drop A# is my favorite tuning along with C#

[@Cthulhu_Awaken]

Nice to see an American putting the price in euros instead of dollars, making it comprehensible also on this side of the pond. ;)

[@Brannington]

since im a big joy division nerd you'd probably see me homebrewing this into a bass vi if i had one

[@VirginiaHighlandsOutdoors]

Have to say mine was set up like a gem. I'm on a few Harley Benton Facebook groups seems like B-stock generally have a better rep far as a setup and action goes. Maybe because they get worked on twice, or more I should say? Also my strings were not wrapped, had a nice 90 degree amount.

[@ThunderRiffs87]

I use 13-60 on les pauls tuned to D standard. Rhythm tracks, 12-60 on leads

[@Bassistking]

If you love baritones, try a 7-string baritone. I got one and set it up (low to high) EADGCFa so I’m having fun down in 8-string land all while only having lost the high e string.

[@davidwootton8731]

Just found ur channel today as I was looking at the cort Kx500 etched I like that purple top & I just couldn't find it anywhere but in the black....bdont get me wrong I think the black etched top on the mahogany body is sick looking if the fingerboard was darker like if the guitar was black on black id like it a bit more.... but EVERYONE has the black Kx500 .... that is why I would like to get that purple one since no one has 1 or at least there are fewer ones out there...... it looks amazing in all the cort pictures but in owner pictures the fret board is really light in color I wish it was dark like a dark ebony or something that would match the dark etched black top of the body better.the lighter color fret board matches better with the violet purple body .. at least in my opinion anyways. But its just a personal preference when it comes to color.... not a performance issue or anything like that...... I've watched like 5 of ur videos so far in the last hour & u now have a new subscriber.... keep up the great work I love ur honest reviews even when u are working with the company making the guitar I respect that alot.....God bless u & ur family

[@StevenChisham]

Baritone is great for ambient playing

[@lassekarankobull3335]

Golden Core use orange and they sound fucking killer

[@jamesmarkham7489]

For more baritone goodness. Listen to Taproot-Gift album.

[@XxbenzerraxX]

Id really like to see how low you can go with the tuning staying stable.

[@just-inc1931]

Hey man, awesome Review! Can you remember the String Setup and which Gauge ? Regards from Germany

[@jscott893]

I have my PRS 245 in A# lmfaooo 52-10.5 Monday slinkys with a setup for drop C and its clear as a bell.

[@alexholmes6333]

Soooooo were you just watching Legal Eagle here before recording, or are your channels connected in some way?

[@nacktheslayer9882]

Bro hetfield's purple baritone snakebyte is so sick. Also, any word on if there will be any epiphone slash guitars, or maybe a 70's style silverburst les paul custom?

[@dommadonia9207]

Go low drop g and lower... Absolutely a great video. Woof!

[@blwcoffer]

This COVID “thing” got you acting irregular! I couldn’t stop laughing. Great vid. Keep up the good work and thanks for the content. What’s up with that Agile oceanburst? Let me get that off ya....🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@imagzz4942]

Now that you've dedicated a bit of time with a Baritone, I think it would be cool if Chapman would let you have a look at one of Rabea's signature baritones. Just to compare and see the differences in tone and feel etc.

[@randydison4274]

Hell yeah!!!!!!!!!!

[@axesandelbows414]

Nice review and I would agree that your opening tracks are getting better. Still liked the SG Modern track best! Perhaps the Harley Benton team should have someone in the US inspect and perform set-ups prior to the final shipment, like Schecter does. It makes a huge difference in value/quality perception! My Schecter jumped out of the box with none of your noted Harley Benton issues. Lastly, these budget guitar manufacturers seem to forget that their lovely 3rd party pickup signal goes through these cheap switches and output jacks! I say, spend a couple of bucks more and use the good stuff. Consumers notice crappy components that sound poor and at the end of the day, your rig is only as good sounding as that crackling tin switch is!

[@thewhyzardinblack4808]

Hunter you've got pull at Harley Benton. TELL THEM TO GIVE US A 27 IN 7 STRING!!! Why in the world would they not give a 27in 7 string if they're making baritone Amaroks at all. C'mon son...

[@AaronMorgan666]

The 7 string model they spent time making should already be 27 inch scale. Why would they make a 7 string 25.5? WHY!!??