HARLEY BENTON R-446 | Unboxing | It's RED!! ..and Blood Metallic.

I pulled the trigger and ordered the new HarleyBenton R-446 in Blood Metallic.
Here is a quick unboxing with some sound examples.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask :)
Have fun!
Instagram: / struppmann.guitars

[@1700korn]

Mine came in this morning. I bought the Metallic Plum. It’s pretty great honestly. Was already set up and all I had to do was tune it and it’s stayed in tune perfectly.

[@struppmann.]

Glad to hear that. It seems to have the same tuners as the ST-20 HH SBK, which hold tune very well. The first tuning took a while, let's see how it holds tune in the next few days 🙂

[@gianalfredo]

Dude, I am currently between the Plum and a Jackson JS22 in blue. What would you recommend? I worry that the “plum” would be too pink and about the resale value of a HB vs. a Jackson. Holla! Thanks!

[@yeoldefoxeh254]

@@gianalfredo Plum looks very pink. Get the blue from this HB.

[@dansmarques]

Ed Sheeran Bought a Guitar!

[@struppmann.]

🤣🤣 I hear that quite often 😁

[@PegeCovers]

New guitar day is like christmas. I recently got two guitars in one day and I almost died from happiness.

[@struppmann.]

Sounds wonderful! 😀 which guitars did you get?

[@PegeCovers]

@@struppmann. Found a used Harley Benton sc 500 (first model) for 60€ + strings + gig bag and I got Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-15MCE VS for 180€ as b-stock.

[@dardeaugeoffrey4833]

Thanks for this first pre-review. The guitar looks great, I love that Ibanez style neck. The body reminds me more of an esp, I hoped it was thiner, like an Ibanez s series but it seems ergonomic anyway. At first sight the tuners seems quite bad, and I didn't like the sound but the guitar was not perfectly in tune and we didn't hear a lot of playing so let's wait to hear more. Thanks 👍

[@struppmann.]

Hi, thanks for your kind comment :) Yes, the body seems "normal"-sized. And I didn't make my final conclusion to the tuners since they seem to be the same as on the ST-20 HH which hold tune very well. Maybe it was just a little hard to tune because of the new strings. There is a deep-dive video coming up soon. I'm gonna give a variety of tones through different amps and produce a song with the guitar in the mix. Maybe we can find some nice sounds for you :) Rock on! 🤟🏼

[@Mathewguitars]

Nice guitar. Hello in Russia ))) 😊

[@struppmann.]

Hallo & thank you 😄

[@danfango1333]

Scooby dooby doo, where are you?

[@struppmann.]

I'm here, but where are you? 😁

[@enriquepastor3626]

Could you play some Deftones please? Saw this guitar and that's the first thing that came to my mind

[@struppmann.]

Do you have a recommendation for a specific song? 🙂

[@enriquepastor3626]

@@struppmann. I would like to hear engine n.9 or be quiet and drive!!

[@brathahn5828]

Die PU's klingen doch etwassehr matschig. Dann lieber ne Jackson Dinky oder Gio für die Preisklasse.

[@stefmarjo2878]

salut struppmann j'ai acheter la même en version left hand gris métal elle est vraiment belle , par contre je trouve les micro ceramic très froid fait pour du métal vraiment moderne avec un accordage en drop d voir plus ,tu en penses quoi ? pour les tuner resserre les vis de la tête et du papillon cela devrais mieux tenir l'accord. ( cool en rouge) 👍

[@struppmann.]

Hi stefmarjo! Great, congratulations to your new guitar :) Yeah, I agree with the voicing of the pickups, they sound a little aggressive with high output, but are not doomy. Thanks for your advice with the tuners! Really appreciated 😎🤟🏼

[@boudewijnborger1492]

So much gear/guitars. And you still cant play anything decent. Maybe spend money on lessons instead of gear.

[@struppmann.]

Wroooooong! Didn't you hear the perfect D major campfire-chord at 8:00 ? 😂

[@yeoldefoxeh254]

B-stock? Because it should've had a paper sleeve all around the strings....

[@struppmann.]

No, a new one. But the setup was really good out of the box. So I guess, they didn't put it back after the check.

[@tunefulcathodic]

I needed this video... thanks man!!!

[@struppmann.]

Just for you 😁 More stuff is coming!

[@MaximusAdonicus]

I just saw an ad for this guitar earlier today and was immediately interested! Thanx for making this video so soon! :D But I would have liked to hear more of ur (initial) thoughts about the guitar. How did it sound to you? Did u like the pick-ups? Etc.

[@struppmann.]

I'll cover this in my deep-dive video. First I need to play the guitar a little bit to make a qualified opinion :) Stay tuned 😎🤟🏼

[@MaximusAdonicus]

@@struppmann. Okay, Mr. Strupp!

[@idealmethod]

worth the money yes. But the Jackson JS22 would be the better buy, its an extra 40 bucks but worth it I think. This HB for the price seems fair.

[@raphaeloliveira89]

That’s my dilemma lately: buy that HB 446 or a Jackson JS22. I just don’t know which one I should buy.

[@matthewsouthwell9653]

@@raphaeloliveira89definitely the JS22, I have one and it absolutely slams and Jackson's quality control is top notch, even on their cheaper models

[@raphaeloliveira89]

@@matthewsouthwell9653 thank you so much!

[@gianalfredo]

Thanks for this. I have had a rough day trying to make up my mind about this purchase.

[@idealmethod]

@@matthewsouthwell9653 Me too - i dont buy cheap guitars so the js22 was a gamble, but its freaking amazing. now a jackson guy. best guitar purchase ever. and it was only 185. wow

[@michaelnuclear7033]

Hi! Thanks for the review. Does this guitar have paint or workmanship defects?

[@struppmann.]

Hi Michael! No, there was nothing visible except for the little spot on the fretboard as shown in the video :)

[@scashrock]

You need to learn how to play a guitar before buy/test a guitar

[@struppmann.]

You don't have to watch it or make an own review 😉

[@gianalfredo]

How will you learn, then? Do you suggest people start with a single string guitar?

[@gianalfredo]

Says the guy with 0 guitar videos on his channel

[@scashrock]

@@gianalfredo yeah you are right. At least I don't make video of something I'm not capable like him.

[@jaggerman19]

@@scashrock he can play, not crazy skills but that's a review not a song. Idiot. I think you don't like his sound, cause that's a shit guitar.

[@volkerm.4505]

hi, kannst du was zum Gewicht sagen? wäre vielleicht interessant.

[@struppmann.]

Hi Volker, ich war auf Festival, deshalb erst jetzt die Antwort :) Ich habe leider keine Waage, aber grob geschätzt liegt das Gewicht zwischen 3 und 3,5 kg. Also trotz Pappelkorpus nicht zu leicht. Ich empfinde es als angenehm. Grüße!

[@justinfleming7603]

Wacky disrespectful video , was waiting for you to drop it

[@ironsteve666]

Thank you for the Video. Looks great, but the sound isn't Magic 😉 but for the price is normal.

[@ironsteve666]

Und hier ist meine: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zna1h4yAodmIoa8

[@struppmann.]

Lots of fun with your new axe! Rock the sh*t out of it 🤟🏼

[@ironsteve666]

@@struppmann. Thank you bro!

[@deHelli]

Machet mal auf Deutsch bitte!

[@struppmann.]

Kommt bald :) Zwar nicht zu der Gitarre, aber ein anderes schönes Thema.

[@jorghoffmann5221]

Coole Sache, das Brett schaut richtig scharf aus. 🤩🤘 Schön mal die ersten Töne gehört zu haben. 😁👍 Doch noch mehr gespannt bin ich drauf, wenn man unter Real-Bedingungen den Sound in guter Qualität hören kann. Um sich ein Bild von dem Brett machen zu können. 😉 Da bin ich echt schon wie Bolle auf deine Review gespannt, wenn es in den Ring bzw. auf die Stage geht für die kleine. 😁😁😁 Das will ich auf keinen Fall verpassen. 😏🤘🤘🤘

[@struppmann.]

Hi Jörg, cooler Kommentar 😎👍🏼 Über welchen Amp möchtest du die Klampfe denn im Proberaum zocken? Hab sie heute mal über den JVM gespielt, da klang das ganz anders als über den JetCity. Bin mal gespannt. Für das Review stehen tendenziell noch ein Orange, Egnater und ein Fender parat. Das Video sollte spätestens Anfang nächster Woche fertig sein 😎🤟🏼

[@jorghoffmann5221]

@@struppmann. Hi hab die Mini Fly 3 von Blackstar daheim, an Weihnachten soll noch ein Katana 50 dazu kommen voraussichtlich. 😁✌️

[@struppmann.]

@@jorghoffmann5221 Der Fly 3 ist Wahnsinn. Aus meiner Sicht einer der besten Miniverstärker am Markt 👍🏼

[@hangman960]

looks a solid guitar for the money plus you could mod it up

[@JoseA-Divergent]

Las Guitarra hay que probarlas con un *Sonido Limpio* y un ampli con altavoz de 12" a poder ser... Tengo esa en negro y es una joya.... Buena Relación Calidad/Precio.

[@juanries]

Hola, estoy dudando si comprarme la HB st-62 o la HB R446, tienes referencias de la 62 para poder comparar??

[@sixstrings4568]

How do you find the very flat radius for playing open major chords vs a 12" radius?

[@struppmann.]

Honestly, I don't feel a difference. Since 12" is already flat, the additional flattiness (is that a word? 😁) feels just fine 👍🏼

[@sixstrings4568]

@@struppmann. Thanks! Do you prefer this one or the ST-20 HH Active?

[@struppmann.]

@@sixstrings4568 Speaking for my first impression: there are two main differences, neck finish and pickups. The ST-20 has a smooth black-satin finish that slides just a little bit better than the natural-satin neck on the R-446. For the boomy-doomy sounds I also prefer the active PUs on the ST-20, but the Artec humbucker on the R-446 are more open sounding and could be better for some classic to hard rock stuff. Fret polish was better on the ST-20 out of the box, but that's not a big deal.