Harley Benton EX-76 Classic VS Gibson Explorer Sound Comparison // No Talking

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Harley Benton EX-76 Classic VS Gibson Explorer Sound Comparison // No Talking
Rig: Guitar - NUX Cerberus (cab sim) - M-AUDIO Fast Track - PC (Cubase 5)
HB pups - stock (Roswell), Gibson pups - Seymour Duncan (unfortunately don't know which model)

[@sinisterminister9920]

Love Harley Benton, and I must say: Gibson gets 0 credit for sounding a (little) crisper whilst being $1500-$2000 more. Gibson should be ashamed. Harley Benton EX84 it is.

[@josiahkeller427]

Imma be honest, I got more than halfway thru the video before realizing the first guitar was the Harley Benton. I thought the second one was. That's how close they are. Can't wait for mine to arrive 🤘🏻

[@MilkoOfficialChannel]

Oh shhh, I thought the first one was the gibson because even it looked of more quality and though darker in sound had more resonance and body

[@georgeszweden9497]

I got the Harley Benton EX-76 Classic AN recently. I never thought I'd get and enjoy a Harley Benton, but it can easily compete with $1000 range instruments. I don't have anything more expensive so I can't compare. (In my case it needed finishing touches and I swapped out the pickups, but for the price it's cool. And I'm left with a guitar i wouldn't want to leave to get a more expensive counterpart)

[@biohazard8295]

Are you talking more about detail quality or resonance/build quality? I had 3 harley bentons in the 200 euro max range, and they were really well made but of course you could feel the cheap woods, are these more expensive version worth it? Being on a budget i would rather buy something that looks cheap but has good woods and plays good rather than something flashy and polished but that lacks clarity and resonance when playing etc. With Gibson etc you pay the brand name and higher production cost of U.S. labor, which is fine but i can't afford it

[@SaulGoodman-Associates]

@@biohazard8295 personal opinion, prs and esp have really nice high end guitars, yes they are expensive but they are freakin amazing. Gibson also have nice guitars but I wouldn’t pay 8-10k for something that I could buy with 3-5k, it’s the brand, the name the heritage I get it but still…this Harley Benton though it’s good for a daily driver, f around, practice, don’t care about ruining it and so on. Depend on your budget but with a bit of luck, also depends where you’re located you could get an esp eclipse for 1k and those are really nice instruments, besides the James hetfield signature models, eclipse models are my favorite guitars, not that chunky and heavy as a les Paul but god damn they are light and resonant and the quality control is there no matter what.

[@sanoj1969]

Ooo I want one of these in my HB collection. The Gibson sounded more of everything but I really liked the Rosvell pickups to. Thanks for this review, really appreciated it. It confirms again that HB is great value for the money. Im after this model and the Fusion III HsH st model with roasted maple neck I think it is. Greetings from 🇸🇪

[@justjames95]

Cheers mate, glad I could help!

[@biohazard8295]

Opinions of the explorer?

[@sanoj1969]

@@biohazard8295 Hello. It still is on my wish list The Fusion is home but the Explorer is not. So no personal opinion yet.

[@frtroncoso]

En mi opinión y experiencia muchas guitarras pueden sonar similares ...pero al tacto y en cuanto se te desccalibran y volver a calibralas la diferencias de buena madera y construcción se nota..y ahi el precio muchas veces se explica..buen video.

[@TheGreasemonkey220]

When it's price for value the hb clearly blows the gibson out of the water. Granted the hb has some tonal weakness compared to the gibson but not $1000 difference. And to drop a good set of pups and pots in would still be less expensive than the gibson with better tone.

[@kalamazoousa4412]

It's all in the pickups....👽

[@stratosphere835]

Nice comparsion, I also have both too, I love both. I'd made a ( rewiew) on KZbin months ago. Greetz from Germany 🤘🏻

[@ArekS-a]

Harley is smaller than Gibson, or they are same size?

[@aleksastefanovic.4451]

Ne mogu da verujem da mi je upravo iskočio video od lika od kog sam bas tu gitaru kupio hahaha. Gitara stvarno radi savrseno od kako je kod mene, skoro vec godinu dana

[@sashayoung.x]

Harley Benton are really good guitars. In that case it just depens on pickups

[@laurentlolo1346]

Thanks. I prefer the gibson s sounds.more agressive. But the hb is good too. And you??

[@justjames95]

Well since the price difference is 1000+ euros, I went with the hb option. And trust me, it kicks ass, it is a great guitar for the price point. But you can always swap the pups if you want.

[@ILLRICARDO]

The Roswell pickups are pretty rubbish l, if you put in similar pick ups the guitar will sound much ettet.

[@xenophonkirby]

The neck on this Harley Benton feels like gold...a tad bit chunky and fits in my palm. I thought of changing out the pickups but decided against it due to the sweet vintage tones they emit. The action is nice and low with no buzzing and the hardware is solid. I also own a Gibson Explorer with it's original burstbucker pickups that are awesome. HONESTLY, pound for pound the HB wins (except for the brand name).

[@qua7771]

I was just looking, and they are sold out.

[@isaacwest]

how's brand name helping you play better or improve as a musician?

[@Xaltar_]

Huh, weird, I actually liked the HB neck pickup quite a bit more than the Gibson. The bridge goes to the Gibson hands down though. The HB middle position was rather nice too but I recon the Gibson neck pickup let it down there. I suspect the Gibson neck pickup needs to be raised a bit, it sounds a little thin.

[@LuisM_Piozza]

Minor differences. The EX-76 is a real discovery, no doubt about it.

[@vladislav1161]

HB is a great guitar , that's my first guitar and am very happy to buy it.I'l buy HB ex84 progressive with active pickups.Very-Very nice quality and sound ,hb use similar wood materials as Gibson ,but costs 190$ vs 1400$

[@AMB56]

Le modèle Harley Benton est au niveau de son prix et peut devenir une bonne deuxième guitare à traîner un peu partout. Le modèle Gibson est définitivement un plaisir auditif et bien loin devant ses concurrentes low-cost 🎶

[@JamesPetroff]

Ha ha. I thought the brown one was the Gibson until about half way through where you could see the headstock brand name.

[@oakefaloskavliaris]

For like half the video, I thought the guitars were the other way round...I actually enjoyed more the tone of the Harley Benton...money doesn't always make a difference, in this case in fact it fails miserably...price difference is ridiculous to say the least

[@nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251]

Great lead work

[@justjames95]

Thanks mate, cheers

[@ryant3600]

I would expect the Gibson to sound good, it has Seymours. Roswells aren't even close to sounding as good as Seymours. I can't stand Roswell pups, way to muddy and not enough output, all my HB's get new pups. If I do get an HB Explorer, I'll get the plus EMG version..

[@justjames95]

Yeah, I have to agree, but I would say that it is the only weakness of this guitar. Locking Grover tuners are killers, frets are in better condition than on my mexican strat, and the wood grain is fucking beautiful. Idk, for 240 euros (I got it second-hand) it is a no-brainer.

[@ryant3600]

@@justjames95 Hey i hear ya.. I have 15 guitars right now (I've downsized) and i have a Ibanez Prestige, a Ibanez Jiva 10, A jem, a Jackson soloist, a Fender Strat, a LP Custom still in my collection.. and yet my HB 550 plus EMG gets the most attention.. I play it all the time.. It's amazing. The Harley Bentons lately have really up'ed their game.

[@michaelwoolley7437]

Mine sounds absolutely fabulous no mud ! Must be in the settings fantastic guitar

[@daryls935]

I recently got one of these harleys bentons and it's sounds and feels great to play. The neck is a little chunky but that great for someone like me. I'm more of a rythm player. One question I have though. Is the body on the gibson bigger than the harley benton. It's hard to tell from pictures and with the harley benton on me it looks really small. I am a bigger guy to begin with but I can't imagine it would be that small. From pictures online with some popular players using explorers the body looks really big or maybe the players are just really small.

[@justjames95]

@@daryls935 yeah, hb is a bit smaller, but just a tiny bit. About 90% the size of Gibson.

[@enricofiori7641]

Also very beautiful solo!!! congratulation ... what is the name of the song?

[@justjames95]

Thanks mate. That was just me noodling, no particular song.

[@marcusdix8742]

@@justjames95 Bloody hell - we need the tabs for this!

[@MiguelMakesMusic]

Money aside, which one do you actually like better? Is the fretwork better on either guitar? I just got an explorer before I found that HBs exist

[@jeremyfancher]

the frets are decent on hb but they are not polished worth shit very scratchy but if u spend a few hrs on them they turn out nice i use a dremal with little polish wheels

[@fishiecat]

i wanna get the harley but it just seems so small compared to a normal explorer... i can't find any size comparisons. this video is the closest size comparison as I can get. Can you confirm for me that the harley is smaller than a normal explorer?

[@justjames95]

Hi. Yeah, it is smaller, but just a tiny bit. About 90% the size of a Gibson.

[@MgDjuka]

Pozdrav jarane, da li preporucujes ovu gitaru, kontao sam uzeti Jackson JS32T King V al ga nema in stock, pa hajde reko dok cekam da vidim valja li ovo cemu. Hvala unaprijed na odgovoru.

[@justjames95]

E jbg, tek sad skontah komentar, nadam se da nije kasno. Sve preporuke za HB, nisu normalni kakve gitare prave. Jedino bih rekao da su magneti slaba tacka, ali to se bar da resiti. Sve u svemu, mislim da nema greske kada se cena uzme u obzir.

[@benoitdufresne3288]

The HB pickups are really focused on the midrange and not bright at all. It's a bit scary because they claim they are alnico 5. Much brighter sound on the Gibson.

[@enricofiori7641]

VEry very interesting!

[@kopelinfriar383]

Would you say there is a significant size difference in the guitars??

[@justjames95]

Well, not significat, but yeah, HB is a little bit smaller. I like its dimensions more.

[@thibault-wenceslas5301]

i was wondering if the harley benton was way smaller than the gibson, is that true? like 30 per cent smaller or its just an impression

[@justjames95]

It is smaller, but not 30%, more like 10%.

[@martillometalinc.305]

good tocado!

[@einfinkar4785]

The gibson is more funk than the harley one but bouth of them are good.

[@razztastic]

Is the Harley Benton smaller in body size than the Gibson? I've wanted an EX style guitar for years but never had the money to buy one of the Epiphones or Gibsons, and Harley Benton is a reputable, affordable brand.

[@justjames95]

It is a bit. Please check my previous comments regarding the size. Cheers!

[@razztastic]

@@justjames95 I wasn't aware it was a common question on the video, sorry. Thanks for answering anyways, it's appreciated 🙏

[@justjames95]

@@razztastic sure, no problem. I'm sure you'll enjoy the guitar.

[@Andy-xj2zi]

HB ist viel besser 😀

[@tedwrink]

The Gibson sounds brittle I’ll have a Harley Benton please,even if the pickups and hardware need changing at some time it’s still a bargain guitar

[@pepper6331]

it's the roswell pickups that is horrible the guitar sounds good

[@feisalirfansyah964]

Does the HB 76 body smaller than the Gibson..??

[@artyomrakhmatullaev]

Is it possible to take off a pickguard from HB? What’s under that?

[@napongoldtimesmusic]

Gibson better more brighter sound

[@Jboy19881]

Are they the same size??

[@boiadedios]

If we are talking about price there is no way…tone is 1000times better the Gibby

[@senordylanroberto4600]

Is the ex 84 smaller than the regular Gibson

[@justjames95]

Yeah, a little bit.

[@samiam9059]

Gibson sounds more resonant to me

[@rstalica269]

How much bigger is Gibson?

[@justjames95]

Circa 7%.

[@rstalica269]

@@justjames95 great news, I want to buy it but I thought it's going to look 3/4

[@Billy-Andre]

thanks for video,but tell me man , for the feeling of hand, the difference of guitars

[@justjames95]

Honestly, in regards to the feeling the differences are really minute, almost non-existent.

[@Billy-Andre]

@@justjames95 really? Thank you for the answer

[@justjames95]

@@Billy-Andre yes yes. You are welcome.

[@cheekamusic]

dva kuceta bolje od jednog

[@Dimass2022]

Those guitars are HB. This is not Gibs vs HB. Fake.

[@cheekamusic]

opaaaaa

[@TheSetme]

Man, that Gibson sounds way better than HB.

[@MrMissingReel]

Way better? Maybe slightly better, but not "way" better....

[@TheSetme]

@@MrMissingReel listen on good quality headphones or monitors. Gibson has more dynamic response, also ther is less mud in harmonic structure. HB is a good upgrade paltform - if you have a one of course.

[@MrMissingReel]

@@TheSetme No....I don't have a HB....but the HB is far away from being worlds apart from the original. And yes....of course there are differences, but they are simply not as great as you would have us to believe.

[@TheSetme]

@@MrMissingReel no one said that you have one. These are two different instruments and if you like it or not, better parts like bridge, pickups, nut, strings makes instrument sound better. You can be ignorant and deny it.

[@MrMissingReel]

@@TheSetme I don't deny anything and no one said they're the same....but I think you overate the differences in quality......especially in the last few years Gibson has lost a lot of quality, while other manifacturers have caught up in this respect....which of course Gibson Fanboys see differently and tend to make out massive differences that are not as big as they would like ...subjectively, these two guitars are'nt the same, but far away of being miles apart.

[@Stillkickingarse]

The Gibson is still the best - more musical and less dry. HB is stellar for the price though...