Harley Benton HB-15GXD JamBox (Feature Packed)

[@MrPolevaulter]

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[@appetiteforguitar]

This actually sounds pretty good for what it is... nice playing as always!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Thanks!

[@gigmandrew8975]

Cool! If I was in the market for another practice amp I would buy this just for the flanger the phaser and the tremolo. They sound pretty cool.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Fair enough.

[@gigmandrew8975]

@@MrPolevaulter -I have a Marshall dsl40cr and a Fender 68 custom deluxe reverb which I use most of the time. But my Fender lt25 is my fun amp for when I want to explore all of the cool sounds that it has. Not to mention, it is a great-sounding amplifier. It was nice to see that you rated it highly on your video!

[@ntomatas1]

I've been waiting for this review, thanks.

[@MrPolevaulter]

No problem!

[@johnnorth9355]

For a beginners amp at the price it is great value and so way ahead of what i could afford when I first started playing back in the early 1970's . Actually it is way ahead of the knackered old AC30 I bought second hand a few years later for what was a lot more money then. You kids are spoilt !

[@MrDavee1]

Bit of a step up from the old Gorilla's, for sure. lol

[@daniellarson3068]

Good Review - In looking at deficits, it could have had a tuner. I guess everyone has a phone to use as a tuner these days. That little amp does a lot for basically the cost of three Behringer pedals. Their website has examples of all the sounds this little amp can do.

[@RickMichaelis63]

Thanks for the Review Elmo! 🙏😎✌️❤️

[@MrPolevaulter]

No problem 👍

[@bogdanserban-tj6bo]

Congratulations for 50k!!!🎉

[@MrPolevaulter]

Thank you very much!

[@bogdanserban-tj6bo]

@@MrPolevaulter You deserve it

[@CaptainBlackadder75]

Yep, I agree - lose the drum machine and use the cost saving to improve the controls for the fx. Plug your phone in and use Garage Band or similar for your drum backing if you need it. A fair & balanced review as always though Elmo :)

[@MrPolevaulter]

Thanks!

[@JimiCzerwinski]

Save 50 cents on drum machine

[@TimJames-mj2hg]

I'm getting one Thanx Pete

[@robertclarkguitar]

Awesome review man!!!!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mattsikes919]

Not a half bad sounding amp. Not great either. The effects are a waste because of how it's set up but could be a good little portable practice amp. Great video Elmo!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Cheers!

[@dammitcarl1082]

The tones out of the amp sound pretty good, could use a better speaker. The effects definitely let it down though.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Yeah

[@earthquakemagoon2505]

I think it sounds pretty good. It's ($81.00 from Thomman) $125.00 total here in the U.S. with shipping added. I think Ola Englund would like it as it has a Death Metal drum beat in it. Love your content!! Thanks Elmo! Skål!

[@MrPolevaulter]

He might 🤣

[@bogdanserban-tj6bo]

Elmo you should check out the Harley Benton sc 450 p90 GT Classic Series too!

[@bogdanserban-tj6bo]

Or maybe the sc 500 wh

[@celmore11]

Maybe not in this particular instance, but typically I'm very lucky that Harley Benton isn't available at Harley Benton prices in the US!

[@adrian_V99]

They make great boat anchors.

[@cylonhibrid]

To be honest it was ok, But I fully agree much better on the used market. I recently bought a 40 watt, Blackstar ID core, Got all effects ect, only thing I do like is the outside power unit, but as a practice amp, I paid £60 of ebay. Ho and Elmo it has this Super Wide Stereo 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@oldguyjammin9732]

The Crunch Box is actually a really great overdrive that gave birth to the Angry Charlie \m/

[@infinity-1834]

Sounds fair for the price. I'm still into my Spark Mini though, but this is less than half the price.

[@MrPolevaulter]

True.

[@christophersully6573]

Hey just a question about your lessons. Are they like a actually like stuctured to follow from beginner on or are they more one off tips and tricks? Getting back into learning seriously and i would love to pay for a course if you have one. Thanks for your videos very helpful and i will be checking out your patreon.

[@MrPolevaulter]

There are different modules I guess you could call them on theory, technique, etc.

[@harbonip]

Didn't know you could use pedal with this amplifier ?

[@frankpetermann9366]

I think it"s better for me to buy the HB Tube 15 and use my pedals.O.k.I have to spend more money but ....!

[@adrian_V99]

Thank you, professor Karjalainen, for just saving me 89€ plus shipping! 😂😂😂

[@MrPolevaulter]

Glad to be of help 😊

[@adrian_V99]

@@MrPolevaulter you're the best!

[@MarcosVinicius-xh8ih]

02:15 say no more!

[@Brykk]

Id go for the spark over this all day.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Me too

[@SalvatorePiazzolla82]

I tray this at home...is TEERRIBLE!!!

[@reneotten7376]

At your home everything is terrible because your playing sucks.

[@jimmyjames2022]

Jambox HB-15GXD amp sims sound ok. But this has no battery option, at 15W and a size that screams portable. My 1980s Peavey Companion 15W had AC and DC. My Vox Mini Go 50W even had USB jack for an external Lion battery pack! Guess the drum machine broke the battery budget.

[@Michael-jv2cn]

Demo The Flamma FAO5 little 5 watt amp that is pretty good. 7 amp sounds 4 effects Chorus/Tremelo and Delay/Reverb. Tuner and yes drum machine. It's blue tooth also. I was surprised by it. I had the Boss mini amp and this is better. It's $89

[@MrPolevaulter]

I think I have that one at the studio waiting to be reviewed.

[@kmichaelp4508]

Ooooookay This Guy. I’m a 12-13 year old that knows nothing about what is or isn’t.. I don’t have any money and I have to beg my parents to get me something to play on. They know nothing!!! I want something now with all the bells and whistles (as I said I know nothing). This has it all! Heck! When I was that age? I would have been in heaven. Of course at that age those things were not invented 😂

[@reneotten7376]

If it is a jambox, for playing over backing tracks, I would like that to be demod. I use a Boss JS10 for that now.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Any amp with aux in can do that. I think the JamBox thing refers to the drum machine.

[@reneotten7376]

@@MrPolevaulter in the Boss JS10 you put an USB stick for that. Much easier and if you connect the outputs to a proper PA, it sounds pretty decent. But it's outdated. No Bluetooth.

[@octtrinittolavg]

Delay is really horrible, for reverb I can understand you - a lot of reverb is never good imo, but I don't understand what's the problem with chorus? I really liked it 🙂

[@isaacroche3223]

For the price,is very good!!!

[@vaxiwara77]

I was looking for vids of this amplifier because im about to choose between this one and the fender frontman 20g in a second hand app, and was about to compare them, thinking this one is bad at first( they sell t it for 15 dolars and the frontman for 45), and dude it popped your video featuring the frontman anc changed my whole perspective XDDD IOm starting learning acoustic but thriving for eklectric and looking for the gear, in two wordsm, what do you think about Epiphone sg standar or special?

[@olebrumme6356]

It sounds pretty good on my end, but I guess in real life the amp isn't as great sounding? HB do have some dirt cheap things that you'd have to pay 3 times the amount to get close to tho.

[@MrPolevaulter]

They have some good stuff, yeah.

[@cylonhibrid]

That is NOT like outside power unit, I keep loosing it, Power unit that is. Have a great day.

[@Serge-u5f]

Is it better than Marshall mg15g? (almost the same price)

[@tomix1970pl1]

Morning.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Morning :)

[@owlcaps7876]

The drum machine is not just a negative to me, it was horrible by the example, I can literally download a free app for my phone that does better job than that, if you have some bluetooth speaker to connect your phone it's actually pretty nice. So the thinking behind the drum machine is baffling, never do anything if you are going to half-ass it, whole-ass everything :D

[@MrPolevaulter]

Whole-ass 🤣

[@darthgibsonlp6631]

The effects on this sound like they're from a Sega megadrive game or something

[@MrPolevaulter]

Haha 🤣

[@TroyNaumu808]

It's not quite my cup of tea. Love your guitar playing though.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Cheers!

[@TroyNaumu808]

The Roland Cube GX although ten years old or more and sports a 5" speaker pumping out a robust 3W is ultimately a better buy. Plus it can double as a basic rudimentery audio interphase. And....it can chug.

[@TFFSRAD]

Vox 5 rythm drums sounds way way way better . I love that thing.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Fair enough.

[@matea3026]

can it be used with an electro acoustic?

[@MrPolevaulter]

Not sure. It might, but it might sound really bad. Don't really know.

[@ShreddingFinn]

Just say you pronounce your last name like the beer!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Yes 😀

[@yeoldefoxeh254]

In real life it sounds extremely bad. Tried with a Tele and with a Mustang. Just no. Selling it and got a Blackstar 10 instead.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Fair enough.

[@yeoldefoxeh254]

@@MrPolevaulter I mean I know it’s just a 15w little practice amp and yes, the Blackstar costs almost twice as much but the difference is stellar.

[@TFFSRAD]

I rather buy 4cheap pedals for 90 euros .

[@danielflintknapping]

Harley Benton always surprises me how good their affordable stuff are but this was really disappointing...

[@MrPolevaulter]

Yeah, it was a bit.

[@Barbarapape]

Nothing sounds worse than a cheap amp that has been made to a price with effects that are not very convincing. As for a drum machine all I can say is not for me either. It is clearly aimed at young players who only want to annoy the neighbours!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Who doesn't like annoying the neighbors? 🤣

[@Barbarapape]

@@MrPolevaulter It depends on who your neighbours are, when they are bigger and stronger than you are that amp might not be a good idea.

[@MrPolevaulter]

@@Barbarapape 🤣

[@audiomonster303]

Its like the first Fender Gdec, HORRIBLE DRUMS!!!! The 80s called they want their crappy PCM drums back!!!!!

[@MrPolevaulter]

😀

[@danbaron2561]

The only reason I would get that amplifier, is to give it away as a gag gift at Christmas. I would buy 20 of them, and hand them out. As a guitarist with profound talent, I would NEVER use a guitar or amplifier that costs less than $2,000!! 🥹 😅 😂 🤣 🥹 (It is just my joke. 🥲)

[@MrPolevaulter]

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