Harley Benton MR Modern - unboxing and first impressions

The Swedish Guitar Nerd unboxes the Harley Benton MR Modern left-handed electric guitar from Thomann.
Here's Elmo Karjalainen's video that inspired me to get a left-handed guitar:
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[@orenfisher8948]

The front pickup, slanted with bass side rearward and treble side forward, makes far more sense that the "Fender slant". Treble side forward puts the pickup where the signal is stronger (larger string movement, closer to the mid-point) and where the tone is "rounder", therefore not so shrill. Likewise, the bass side is not so high-output and gets more tonal "edge". Cool guitar - amazing feature set - excellent choice!

[@SwedishGuitarNerd]

Yes I agree. If this left-handed test becomes a permanent thing I might just get a Strat and turn it upside down :)

[@richardprisuta8150]

Nice !🎉

[@SwedishGuitarNerd]

Thanks!

[@650thunderbird5]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@soulagent79]

I had the P90 version. It was an okay guitar, but the neck was pretty rough. Sharp fret ends, lots of high spots. For a moment I thought about correcting it myself, but then I eventually decided to send the guitar back after a few days.

[@SwedishGuitarNerd]

We'll se how mine turns out. I haven't really played it yet.

[@darkfpc]

Hello ! So what do you think about it ? I bought the same second hand for 170 euros and it is surprisingly good for the price. It beats my SSH Fender Modern Player with distorsion. Clean sound is not as deep / rich as the Fender and the back of the neck could be more "varnished" but once again, we're talking about a 280 euros guitar ! I would recommend it for a beginner rather than some Squiers or other cheaper brands.

[@SwedishGuitarNerd]

I have yet to play it properly, but to me it's seems unbelievable at the price (got mine new for like 200 euros). The frets edges are rather sharp but everything else is so much better than I expected. Fit and finish is flawless. I even like the pickups a lot.

[@demuthjesse]

Its called a german carve. Why did u buy the guitar if u hate everything about it?

[@SwedishGuitarNerd]

Indeed it is. I don't hate everything about it. Several times during the video I say that the guitar has impressive specs for instance.

[@cake_9510]

You generally don't know you hate it unless you buy it >->