I Hated These Guitars. You Shouldn't.

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Pete Cottrell

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@peteplaysmusic 4 ай бұрын

Don't make my mistake with these guitars... Check out the Harley Benton Amarok Baritone here: bit.ly/3W55jAg

@BOTx5 4 ай бұрын

I appreciate Pete's content so much. Almost, old school KZbin, in a way. Short. To the point. Good stuff, sir.

@peteplaysmusic 4 ай бұрын

Haha thanks :)

@milkandmeat 4 ай бұрын

Old school KZbin didn't have the ads

@JordonBeal 4 ай бұрын

It's weird when people say you can't solo on a baritone. There are a ton of guitarists, myself included, who would beg to differ. In fact, on a record I recently produced, we used a 28" Ernie Ball baritone strung in drop C# with light strings, because the guitarist enjoyed the feel of the longer scale length when soloing.

@djl876 4 ай бұрын

Mike Mushok solos on his baritone 7

@Glasshexagon 4 ай бұрын

@@djl876 The point was that 6-string baritones miss the upper register for soloing. Mike's tuning is basically drop C# with added low F# string. So he has the range.

@djl876 4 ай бұрын

@@Glasshexagon I understand that but it’s still a 7 string baritone

@Commander_Grub 2 ай бұрын

@@djl876 7 strings aren't *actual* baritones

@djl876 2 ай бұрын

@@Commander_Grub But ESP make a scale length 7 string baritone

@vladyslavgulyaev 4 ай бұрын

Barytones are actually pretty versatile in 'standard ' tunings - you can install lighter strings and chug harder. The tension is better because of the scale length, and there will be less peeeeeeuuuuu sound. Also for the price this Harley Benton is insane - ebony fretboard, stainless steel frets, neck-thru design. I have the same guitar (the black one) for 4 years now - it's a mean machine.

@l0rd_breeigo-sama954 4 ай бұрын

Well happy someone had the same experience. Had the same experience, as i mainly play 8 strings but i now love both 7s and baritones. Every one falls into different stykes of play i feel

@Morphic-Realms. 4 ай бұрын

That end shred was killer brother, need more of that, sick riffn

@timothymckane6362 4 ай бұрын

Besides liking baritone guitars, I really like the Captain America shield logo on your computer wallpaper.

@necroticpoison 3 ай бұрын

IMO 2 decent pros: Layout & comfort, and lowest string tone & intonation. With a bari you can get same tension with thinner strings, too. People underestimate the tonal difference, even 'high' like B, A#, A. You don't get the range and verticality of a 7, but imo you can choose string amount and tuning separately. 7 if you love more notes, range, verticality, and few limits. 6 if you love the simplicity/ergonomics esp. in the key of the lowest note. Then choose tuning- if you want low, go for 27 or 29 (6 or 7). Solar make a 6 at 27 and 29, and even a 7 at 29 too.

@robertdonosobuchner3129 4 ай бұрын

I love baritone and also 7 string guitars! A 7 string baritone is something that is on my list. It's a bit harder to play solos on a baritone, but if you get used to it, it's not a problem at all. I just love the sounds. It's also inspiring to try something different.

@BrokenStrings231 Ай бұрын

I got the Amarok 7 model 2 months ago. I was very skeptical due to a small number of 7 string version reviews. 2 months after having it, I honestly love it. The neck is still a bit thick and wide for my taste but so comfy. The EMG retroactives sound great, the guitar holds tune so good. You get a lot of guitar for a good price.

@peteplaysmusic Ай бұрын

The Amaroks are really great guitars :)

@BrokenStrings231 Ай бұрын

@@peteplaysmusic They sure are, I love it.

@Crake13 4 ай бұрын

As someone who own an Ibanez RGIB21 baritone guitar and absolutely loves it, I am the first to say that they aren't solo guitars, they're not for lead players. The baritone thrives as a rhythm guitar. I find that due to scale length and string tension, baritones sound much lower than a 7-string in the same tuning. My recommendation for a cool sound? Have your lead guitarist playing a 7-string, and your rhythm playing a baritone. you'll get a lot of depth to your sound, and the leads will sound very bright overtop of the darker sounding baritone.

@jeffreymartinez5829 4 ай бұрын

I've had my eye on an HB Amarok for a while, but there are a few other guitars on the list first. If they do another EX-style Amarok though then it will go to the top of the list. Great vid, dude!

@Clinthopanonymous 4 ай бұрын

Man i was sick of using ginormous strings on my 25.5" to get down to A so I bit the bullet and built a Warmoth baritone. It's turned into my absolute fav guitar I own.

@robertdonosobuchner3129 4 ай бұрын

One of my dream guitars is the Mayones Duvell Elite Gothic 7... I have the Chapman ML1 Baritone Storm Burst and I love it, but this Mayones sounds so great....

@StaySic4Ever 4 ай бұрын

I have regular Amarok it's a great guitar, only wish the neck was thinner, has heft to it. As far as soloing, I guess depends on user how much you want to bend really. I feel even for regular E tuning 26" could be a solid standard. I've noticed even for low E longer scale sounds better, or multiscale to become more common in general. Be it 25.5"-26" or 26"-27". Longer scale really helps with clarity. I get no need if you want to bend all the time and do insane bends, 24.75" scale maybe. 14-80 in drop A on it is quite something though :D

@Artur_F 4 ай бұрын

Riff, Pete, riff. Show us what you got 😁👍👍👍 Sounds great, as always.

@shigrathFX 4 ай бұрын

I still own one of the original Fanfret Baritones that HB put out some years prior. The design very well matches the Amaroks of today, pickups are a big upgrade tho. Also if you need to replace a nut on Fanfret guitars...you gotta 3D-print it.

@fateunleashed9680 4 ай бұрын

What Cab/IR did you use to get your tone? I love Glenn from Spectre Sound's IR's, and use them with the Bea plugin not sure if you've tried any of those?

@isuckatguitar6252 4 ай бұрын

i love riffing...been eyeing up the HB Amaroks for a while.

@scoobybenguitars 4 ай бұрын

Always fun to try different things, great vid!

@DhavalVaghela56 4 ай бұрын

Nice riffage at the end!! 🤘

@sumatis8117 4 ай бұрын

Nice Video bro. What Plug in do you use for Drums?

@peteplaysmusic 4 ай бұрын

Thanks! The new MDLtone Ultimate Metal Drums, although I’m still getting used to it :)

@sumatis8117 4 ай бұрын

@@peteplaysmusic thank you ;) !

@silenceismycanvas 4 ай бұрын

28-5/8 scale can go to drop G with 13-56 strings. As you said, not fun to solo on.

@nikkmorse 4 ай бұрын

Gotta love a Harley Benton, lush sound pete 🤘🏼😈🤘🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@benjaminprietop 4 ай бұрын

"I don't know what color this is, but it's red" 😅 Great video btw, that guitar sounds amazing

@southernpanda33 4 ай бұрын

Tell HB to send me a Barry, too. I’ve never played one.

@FranzKEYGUIMPET80 4 ай бұрын

With 7 strings you cannot play 6 string low chord and 6 string arpeggios... Now I have 3 guitars, a cheap 25.5" tuned E to E, a cheap 27" B to B and a cheap 30" F# to F# and this way is better than my old 8 string Japan Custom Shop very expensive guitar...

@silveretchedsoul 4 ай бұрын

Serious question, can't you use a hybrid string Guage to make it easier to solo or is the scale length the issue and the lighter Guage highs will be too floppy?

@peteplaysmusic 4 ай бұрын

Yes, but the extended scale length is the issue more than the string gauge and increases the string tension. Baritone 7 strings are usually 26.5 inches which helps but Baritone 6's tend to be 27 inches or longer, so it can be pretty difficult to get vibroto etc :)

@jrlikeshockeyandmetal 4 ай бұрын

Pete is a great musician and KZbinr❤

@wmxx2000 4 ай бұрын

I was thinking about getting the 7 string version of this for a long time. I don't know what I'm waiting for.

@peteplaysmusic 4 ай бұрын

7 string version is cool but be aware if you plan to tune low on it, it has a 25.5 inch scale so will be tricky to intonate. Absolutely fine if you stick to B or A though (and you can solo too) :)

@JoaoGabrielJF724 4 ай бұрын

Phew, I thought you would talk about headless guitars

@KevinKoolx 4 ай бұрын

Chuggs harder than my PC playing Cyberpunk on Ultra

@plasticoflamingo2952 4 ай бұрын

🤔- That is, indeed, some riffage. Very nice! 🤨- However, I now have the main riff stuck in my head. You bastard. 😂🫶 😮- And, remember, kiddies, if it ain't METAL, you're doing it wrong! 😾- GGGGGRRRRRRRR! 🤨- CHILL! I said, "kiddies", not "kitties"! 🙀- My bad, meow!

@dfgvjnkjdsnbkjsbdvjkhdsb 4 ай бұрын

man, what drums do u use?

@peteplaysmusic 4 ай бұрын

Trying out the new MDLtone Ultimate Metal Drums :)

@Eirik36 4 ай бұрын

The amount of cut transitions used in the first minute is absurd lol

@AWMJoeyjoejoe 4 ай бұрын

I have a 7 string baritone with a 27" scale length. What do you think of that? Lol

@peteplaysmusic 4 ай бұрын

That’s a nice baritone 7. I have a few as well but not with 27 scale. 26.5 is perfect for me :)

@AWMJoeyjoejoe 4 ай бұрын

@@peteplaysmusicTo be honest it's a bit much for me. I normally play 25.5" scale and the Baritone weighs a ton! It's an Evertune as well so it's a lot to get used to. Does sound good though!