Harley Benton Prince wannabe and how to play it with all the funk guitar ever.

[@scotthill6406]

awesome playing! btw. prince is from Minneapolis, Mn not Detroit

[@BeauregardHall]

Amm MAN I knew that as soon as it came out of my mouth... too lazy to edit.

[@motorbikeray]

The grumpy old man is a true Prince fan! Great funk guitar playing. And get off his lawn.

[@MultiSpeedr]

That is the best Harley Benton Prince axe Demonstration

[@jimmylimohello2538]

Great review Bro and I’m a big Prince fan!…. Because who isn’t 🙌🙌🙌

[@eightiesboyfilms5407]

This is damn near the best video on KZbin period! 😂😂 everything about it!

[@PhillRobinson]

Actually Thomann is the company in Germany, not Harley Benton. Harley Benton is a brand name. their guitars are now made in Indonesia.

[@benjysshed1883]

I wanted that guitar before i saw this. Now I NEED this guitar!! 😆👍💜

[@tarragonadreamin]

Awesome rambling, and seriously funky playing!

[@Nelson_Swamp]

This dude is a BEAST on the axe.

[@pollitochiken2jz]

I just started learning classical guitar but you have convinced me to purchase this. Just waiting for it to go back in stock. Thanks for your review!

[@sunnibird]

Regarding the drugs. Apparently Prince had a lot of hip pain, to the point of needing replacements. Can't confirm for sure, but that's what I'd read and heard. Apparently why he stopped wearing the high heeled boots he'd worn for decades. However he was a Jehovah's Witness and as such can't receive a blood transfusion. Pretty sure you could still have the surgery and just not sign off on the transfusion. They would warn you of the very obvious risk of death should you start bleeding out. So he was taking fentanyl which is a very short acting drug. I wasn't even aware of a pill form of it. So that would require you to take it frequently if you were having chronic pain, which would then build an addiction. Of course you slowly build a resistance to it requiring more of the drug. Prince was a smaller guy so that would have been a factor as well, taking less of the drug to overwhelm his system. This is not a drug for chronic pain. It will always be too soon.

[@hakeemperring2699]

Oh mannnn, you can PLAY that geetarrr. As soon as you played that start bit I was sold. Excellent stuff ✌🏾

[@BeauregardHall]

Thanks!

[@astridlenore]

I think it counts as overseas if it ships overseas. Vietnam and Germany are technically connected by land but that's a hell of a truck drive. Thanks for the funk demo, the internet needs more of those.

[@matthewedwards1089]

Love the pragmatic approach and the playing is very good.

[@claudecat]

Not meaning to monopolize comments on this old clip, but I just bought one of these and have a few notes that might help inform people considering doing the same. The biggest change is that the fretboard is now bound with what looks like dark wood, with white dot markers. Looks fantastic, and pretty unique. Also, mine is insanely heavy. Haven't weighed it but it's gotta be well over ten pounds. Like hoisting a slimmed down anvil. But man do I love it! Still under $200 (mine was b stock - small blemish or weird grain on the side near the neck pocket) with shipping, and it arrived within three days from freakin' Germany! It was set up perfectly and those pickups really do sound great. It's a very vintage-y sounding guitar, with a lot of highs even from the neck pickup, which I like. Anyway, if you're reading this because you're debating buying one of these, I'm here to tell you, you will not regret it!

[@BeauregardHall]

The weight of this guitar is absolutely insane. Agreed.

[@claudecat]

Alright, this was an amazing video. I've been lusting after this or similar knockoffs of the "Prince" guitar for a while now. The funny thing is that despite being a pretty big Prince fan over the years, I didn't immediately connect this guitar with him. Yes, I'm an idiot. I just thought, "damn that's a cool looking tele! I want that!" Anyway, loved everything about this clip - fabulous playing that's right in my wheelhouse, the guitar itself of course, and your whole demeanor of "I don't care about all that mess" is refreshing. So many YT guitar channels with dudes that either can't really play or depend on crunch to do most of the heavy lifting. Usually both. Aside from the awesome J Leonard J and the Ask Zac guy, not much out there for guys like me that eschew the distortion (I gigged for years using only a Tokai strat and a Twin Reverb, no effects, I didn't even use the footswitch). Clean is where it's at. How you gonna tell one guitar from another with all that crap on there?!? I'll stop now. Loved the clip.

[@lovingallthroughmusic]

MY FUNKY BROTHER from ANOTHER MOTHER!

[@lovingallthroughmusic]

Thank u 4 playing the FUNK. THIS guitar is also my FAVORITE LADY, now. SORRY eye didn't get her YEARS ago... GLAD eye have her, NOW.

[@romesyoutubechannel5356]

Awesome playing.

[@petersmulders8413]

Great video, you really love playing don't ya? I love your ethousiasm Gr33tz, P

[@jimpasquale8643]

I couldn't agree more with your analogy of most demo' playing. I've made the same mistake, but never again.

[@jamesfarmer6878]

you are seriously a life saver

[@BeauregardHall]

Hah! Thanks!

[@darrellwilliams6741]

you Are Truly a Funky man and Prince would have really digged your Playing and Yes I'm going to get me 1.👍Great Demo

[@BeauregardHall]

Thanks Darrell. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy mine. Still lovin it a year later.

[@bastafari73]

Hahaha best review of this guitar bar none! onya mate, love your work.

[@larrybranchii]

This had a great amount of realism! Solid video man, appreciate it #Prince #FunkiestOfAllTime

[@michaelshepherd1072]

Hahah! You rock dude, tell it! I have this guitar, it's a beast. Cosmetic mods like scratch plates & graph tech saddles. Very nice for the price point.

[@BeauregardHall]

Michael Shepherd I’m still loving it three months later.

[@pixelninja666]

Brilliant video, and brilliant playing. I've just ordered one of these. I was a bit worried it wasnt going to be as "tele" as I would have liked.. But after this I'm sure it's going to be a great guitar

[@RazvanCosti]

Yes, Vietnam is on a different continent from Germany..

[@BeauregardHall]

See? I learn so much, every day!

[@John-d9e4x]

Eurasia,

[@FuzzballToday]

Nice funky video 👍

[@KC-vp7wn]

Damn, you had me laughing, that guitar sounds great and for the price. Wow that’s just amazing. It’s beautiful too.

[@brianruyack7632]

Love the KC rhythm guitar, made me want to start playing in the 70s. Well him and Tom Scholz and Neal Schon!

[@TraMark]

So funny and funky! This guy is great!

[@BeauregardHall]

Thanks Tra. I gotta get back to making more vids.

[@tomasgrimson8541]

Can confirm I am hopefully getting this guitar tomorrow already kitted out with the Prince looks and strap 🤩

[@Haze763]

I'm a huge Prince fan. Just ordered one this week 12-27-23. How do you like the guitar now that you've had it awhile, and also what kind of strap and other things did you do to? Thanks

[@papabean6201]

Omg , just loved this review! Gonna order one and I don’t even know how to play YET 🤷‍♂️

[@BeauregardHall]

Good luck! How's it going? Did you get it?

[@DaLawn]

KILLER chops and insight!

[@BeauregardHall]

Thanks DaLawn!

[@MrChris5254]

Vietnam is in Asia,Germany in Europe.

[@lpass1]

Damn you got the funk!

[@michaelshepherd1072]

CAD 294 delivered to Winnipeg, MB. Just sayin.

[@phillipclarke8871]

Mate - I just found this vid. Great playing 'n'all

[@EddieArjun]

Haha! You’re alright man.

[@kurusdaku5570]

Fun review with a mix of Prince playing and other stuff.

[@jazzydog]

Nice review & guitar man. I'm digging this guitar. Thanks.

[@jibicusmaximus4827]

you have the funk bro.

[@brianworrell8543]

Do you still have, and enjoy?

[@BeauregardHall]

I do not still have it. I sold it -- the neck just didn't feel right for me, despite how great it sounded.

[@robhamilton5057]

great video and great playing, why other people insist on reviewing the sound of a guitar when they cant actually play guitar or bother to tune it is beyond me...i watched several other peoples vids and not good.

[@BeauregardHall]

Thanks I appreciate it - just don't ask me to review some country guitar, ya know? I'd hack my way through that one.

[@gregmuscovalley3791]

Freddy Stone

[@nodoor9132]

One big difference is $2,100 for Hohner Mad Cat and $2,300 for Hohner Prinz model..

[@BeauregardHall]

WOW I did not know that. That's just ridiculous.

[@carlcollins8413]

GREAT VIDEO! can u explain more about the ring finger doing the thumb popping?I never knew this!!!Thanks

[@BeauregardHall]

It's the middle finger, and you use it to pluck/pull the high E string. If you're playing an A on the fifth fret - like a barre chord, your hand all wrapped around the neck trying to press down the low E string and the A, D, and G strings, so you're not pressing that high-E string all that hard. So it's muted, like not on purpose, it just is. As you're strumming downstrokes, upstrokes, occasionally instead of an upstroke with the pick, just yank the high-E with your middle finger. I can do a video just showing that part if you'd like.

[@wretch1]

Have you seen the updated version of that guitar? It's phenomenal

[@BeauregardHall]

The Harley Benton version? I have not! I'll have to go check.

[@David-cm4ok]

You didn't lose 5 dude, you called it right. I love prince too but I always wondered how he could survive on 4 hours sleep and jam all fucking day. It's all good, he was a mf star but a bit judgemental on others when he had his own problems.

[@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1]

He got hooked on pain medication after hip surgery, when he fell on stage and dancing in heels didn't do his hip any good either cause it was the cause of his hip deteriorating but prior to the injury he never took drugs

[@janickpauwels3792]

@@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1 Also, if I understand correctly, he actually died from taking dodgy pills, which contained more active ingredients then what was supposed to be in there. It's baffling how someone with his status and wealth ended up buying bogus pills somewhere on a street corner, so to speak. You don't have to be a genius to understand how dangerous that can be.

[@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1]

@@janickpauwels3792 He didn't buy them, someone else I forgot who they mentioned got them for him, I think they said the individual was associated with his drummer, been so long since I've heard the details but the gist of it is, it wasn't a street corner deal on Prince's part judging from the details that was available at that time

[@brianworrell8543]

Awesome review too btw.

[@MrSongwriter2]

Good to see more concentration on actually playing that explaining which number of strymon pedals your running it through then realise the person really can’t play well at all

[@لالهوةإلالهوتي]

Prince did pain killers not getting high drugs

[@David-cm4ok]

Freddie stone.

[@Lovetolivetruely]

Where can I get one?

[@BeauregardHall]

www.thomannmusic.com/harley_benton_te80_nt_deluxe_series.htm -- I'm not getting a dime on the sales. I hope you get one!

[@GeeMax]

I changed the bridge Pickup see: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3LUop6epJKNftU

[@BeauregardHall]

Do you like the new tone? Does it still have a tele twang when you use the middle position (with both pickups)?

[@GeeMax]

@@BeauregardHall It's for me the perfect combination. The Humbucker harmonizes good with the other Pickup in the middle Position. I can recommend the Replace.

[@YoureNowOnTV]

Right on 😁👍

[@shaunbivens8737]

Hohner Mad cat Tele

[@Darkmatter321]

You GUESS Germany and Vietnam are two different continents?? Ur forgetting that the US invaded Vietnam? Geees man. Ain't no hope for this world. BTW, I have this same guitar. Love it to bits

[@BeauregardHall]

It's amazing how vacant your brain becomes as soon as you hit the record button.

[@BreadSlocum]

Actually was not a Hofner, it was a Hohner. Either way... I own two Harley Benton's myself and I think they are wonderful guitars for the price. Detroit..!?. C'mon. North side Minne. Represent

[@BeauregardHall]

I know man. I shot the pooch on about four topics in this video - I CALLED MY STRAT A TELE I think. This is what we call a "one shot and upload it" clip. Yikes!

[@DarthEcoli]

Actually, ACTUALLY, it was an H.S. Anderson, lest the original Mad cat. Hohner made them after the fact. Look it up. It's easy to find.

[@BreadSlocum]

@@DarthEcoli Sorry. But I have to disagree. I know for a fact it was a Hohner. Do not believe everything you read on the Inernet. Even Prince himself once said, " Use the computer, but don't let the computer use you!"

[@DarthEcoli]

@@BreadSlocum I too am sorry that you are misinformed with your FACTS. The following excerpt is directly from Mad Cat's website regarding the history and Hohner's LATER involvement: Mad Cat History In 1973, the H.S. Anderson brand was launched by Moridaira, and one of the employees Mr. Shiino Hidesato (HS) designed what would become an iconic guitar, the Mad Cat. While most Japanese companies in the ‘70s produced copies from famous US-models, the Mad Cat was something completely unique. The body construction was based around a walnut center strip, with sen ash sides and tiger maple top and bottom. The hardware and pickups were not what people would normally associate with a tele-type guitar, but is more similar to a hardtail strat-style guitar, and the unique leopard-style pickguards further distinguished the Mad Cat. A little over 500 Mad Cats were made during the ‘70s, including a small batch made OEM for Hohner USA with a Hohner logo in the H.S. Anderson style. Pop artist Prince discovered one of these rare guitars early on in his career, and used it live and on countless hit-records like Purple Rain, 1999, Controversy, etc. for over 30 years now. Original vintage ‘70s Mad Cats are very rare and hard to find guitars, sought after by numerous collectors. Take from this what you shall, or don't, but I am done with this futile discussion.

[@BreadSlocum]

@@DarthEcoli Again, I repeat...don't believe everything you read online.. Peace

[@jaxperez3874]

“the ugly white guitar” do you mean the cloud guitar?. also awesome playing!! i know a funk souljah when i see one

[@BeauregardHall]

Yeah. I don’t know why I hate that guitar but I do. I’m sure it was amazing.

[@trampasnewberry2626]

Curious. Do you still have it ? And if so do play it much? Curious on your thoughts of your opinion of it some time after. Thanks.

[@BeauregardHall]

Alas, it's one of those that I sold and now want to buy another one. My wife would kill me, bring me back to life, and kill me again.

[@trampasnewberry2626]

@@BeauregardHall I fully understand and relate with that

[@spiralsearch4169]

So you get this axe while I was jamming to Antisocial Butterfly on my drive to MSP this morning...who knew

[@Theintruder100]

I think I'm just about to buy one lol

[@Rob-fm2wq]

How do these pickups hold up to distortion

[@BeauregardHall]

Pretty good - the neck is a fat strat sound, bridge is very very telecaster. Combined it's that classic Prince/KC Sunshine Band vibe, and thru distortion, that doesn't work too well for me.

[@patrickestwick5675]

You are probably the coolest white guy with soul on Geeetar ever. Ha ha ha ha ha 😂

[@silviolopar6587]

not Hofner, HOHNER. German Company

[@dougoneill7266]

Hoenor the mouth organ people not Hofner the guitar and bass people.

[@ChromaticHarp]

He said it’s a HOFNER! It’s a HOHNER! Duh!!

[@BeauregardHall]

Hey man, obviously I'm not a gifted actor in front of a camera... i'm amazed I could remember my own name.

[@frostedhead]

You Fonky!

[@drsutton2]

hohner u mean

[@homeofcreation]

Hohner.

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

Hohner and Hofner are two different brands ;-)

[@BeauregardHall]

Oh yeah. I was WAY off on that one.

[@Zimba04]

Hohner not Hoffner ;)

[@MultiSpeedr]

You probably sold one...

[@BeauregardHall]

Definitely a wise decision!

[@RichardMcLamore]

dude. love the energy, but the egregious mistakes. Prince from Detroit???

[@BeauregardHall]

Yeah - it was totally cringeworthy. This is what I get for not having a script - my brain was totally blank.

[@OnlyElshafto]

where are your eyebrows...

[@BeauregardHall]

In Detroit.

[@margi6035]

You lost me. Pain killers needed because he gave his all entertaining his fans, is worth consideration. Mad enough to tell you forget mimicking Prince, you are not getting there. Never…..

[@Spartanm333]

I smiled all through this, in a good way, BUT one point. Prince didn't run stock Wilkinsons or whatever was in the Hohner. His guitar tech put in Kinman, hand wound and noiseless Stratocaster pickups - these ones: mobile.kinman.com/products/avn-62-singlesets-pickups.php They have balanced magnets and pole pieces to bring out the best possible string to pup set up and an overwound blues / rock bias... so hotter than a stock Strat or Tele pickup. Prince's Hohner also had a Strat hard tail bridge with the six saddles not a regular Tele ash tray so its kind of a Tele / Strat hybrid. Still clean and twangy like a Tele but without the old fashioned bits (like a baseball bat neck and poor intonation) that can make one hard to live with. Is that the gun cupboard I can hear opening from the tele traditionalists :) Yehaaa! Boys. SUBSCRIBED!

[@BeauregardHall]

Great point. I'm wondering if he used the stock ones back in the day? Dirty Mind/Controversy era? No idea.

[@louiswilkins9624]

Thanks for sharing this