THE 30" HARLEY BENTON BARITONE!

[@jayrific]

Thank you for admitting you cant tell the difference between p90s and jwzzmasters . The rest of us c an sleep tonight knowingbwe are not alone.

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

I can’t sleep tonight after all those typos.

[@Ste20389]

Lol bro was literally falling asleep while typing this 😂

[@eyeball226]

I mean they don't sound the same, but you do you.

[@DylanWOWilliams]

Im a nerd who winds pick ups, so I’m one of those few who knows the difference between them. If you’d like to know a quick explanation: JM pick ups are a type of P90, but their wound in a way that makes the tone super clear and bright. They’re less hot that regular P90s and are less fun under high gain(due to their exceptional brightness.)

[@773Spair]

​@@DylanWOWilliams Is there a different response at each pick-up pole for each of the strings; or is there a uniform response from all of the poles in any/most pick-ups?

[@CraigEllsworth]

If the fret buzz is only at the first fret, try adjusting the truss rod. You only need like less than a quarter turn counterclockwise to hear a difference. Your neck might be bowed ever-so-slightly.

[@donbishop6994]

An easier safer way is to cut a tiny piece of writing paper and place it between the string and nut. It also makes the string slide more freely when you bend. Takes 30 seconds tops. If you need more height fold it in half first. Easy peasy.

[@erkmenesen]

I have the same guitar, and I had the same problem. Like you said, it's just a quarter turn and good to go. One last thing to be careful with is intonation. It wasn't good, so it needed a bit of work.

[@russelw.6288]

I bought this. Reversed it for leftys and put in a Gold EMG. Use it with 13-70 on Drop G. Its insane tight and snappy sounding. So much attack you could think its drop C.

[@ForTiorIJohnny]

i´ve been thinking of getting me a baritone for super low tunings. i´ll keep an eye for that.

[@xanderraymondcharles]

You should!

[@journeymanbryan154]

Been waiting for this video to drop. Great video. They all sound killer. Can’t go wrong with any of them. I have a single rectifier and love it.

[@ravil093]

If possible, I recommend trying Aria Jet-B tone. It's also a 30-inch baritone. A great guitar for less than $200 .

[@camdero3294]

My local guitar store has one a them they're kick ass

[@Palindrome3945]

I just checked it out, seems amazing, but it's more 400 unfortunately. And seems to be hard to find in France, where I live. Sad

[@zanzabar4ky7]

Jazzmaster pickups have magnetic poll pieces, modern (newer than staple) p90 have bar magnets. Most squier and MIM fenders have p90 in jazzmaster covers. After shopping for a jazzmaser it seems like the only way most people can tell is by taking them apart

[@eyeball226]

A simplified explanation would be that in terms of magnets a P90 is like a big version of one of a humbucker's coils and a jazzmaster pickup is like a big version of a strat pickup.

[@ZERONETWORK0]

This review is very helpful for me. Im in drop g now, have a bass, wanted this guitar specifically, and wanted to drop F but theres no other demos of thiss guitar in that specific tuning. Awesome review. Too bad it looks theyre not in stock right now.

[@philantropistol]

the cat is also metal af

[@BekahRachel73]

Thank you! I had my eye on this guitar and you've helped me decide!

[@centroproiv5614]

That buzzing is due to the nut was cut a little a too low. You can measure the distance from the string to the first fret while pressing the third fret.

[@hexdegen]

I bought one of these, B stock delivered for £159. Its my favourite guitar... Seriously. Very playable. I was sure I'd be changing the tuners and bridge but it holds tuning exceptionally well so I don't want to change anything now. Want to leave it stock, which might be a cool kinda flex.

[@brandonbryson3317]

Gotta say it’s a bit shocking to hear him say it beats is balaguer custom!! I just got one of these Harley Benton’s and I’m blown away by it. It’s not perfect, but it plays and sounds awesome. Fretboard needed oil, nut was too high, and some tool marks and imperfections…but this thing is amazing for the price. I’m wanting more baritones now! Tuners are cheapo but mine is holding tune just fine. Pickups sounds incredible for heavy stuff. I’ll sand down the nut and swap tuners but other than that it’s a keeper as is.

[@ChristianSerrano-s5l]

I just ordered one and wanna mod it with new tuners and a quick setup.

[@aaronblank2318]

So, I'm definitely going to be picking this guitar up next month. I have been playing on a Schecter Hellraiser 6 string for years, usually in Drop C. About 2 weeks ago, I restrung it with the heaviest strings I could fit through the pegs (.62). Then for whatever reason, I dropped it to Drop A# just to see. I LOVED it, but the rattle was definitely present on certain frets. I tuned it up to Drop B, and it sounds great...but it's not the same, and I want to go even lower. I've found my sound after many, many years.

[@michaelpartridge2049]

Feels kinda wild that you rank a HB over your Balaguer! Do you think there is a reason for that? Spec decisions on the Balaguer perhaps?

[@xanderraymondcharles]

yeah it was totally my fault. I don't like the flat tops with the hip shot bridge. Hurts my shoulder too much to get my shoulder at that awkward angle. Both my shoulders have been operated on twice so my injuries make certain shapes uncomfortable.

[@thisguy2973]

What I think also happens, which has definitely happened to me, is the more you spend on a guitar, the more critical you will be about it. I had a strandberg Boden 8 and while it was cool, there were a lot of things that I complained about that I would’ve let slide had I spent half the price on a similar guitar. An expensive guitar should be mostly ready to go out of the box, but on a more affordable model, you might say “I’ll change the pickups/the nut” because splitting those expenses up over time has a lower initial investment.

[@michaelpartridge2049]

@@xanderraymondcharles ah that's a totally justifiable reason! I have a Jim root jazzmaster, I love it, but it's been hard playing it for long times since I broke my wrist recently. However the flat top ony les paul artist sits much nicer.

[@KainiusTheGreat]

Saw your video on the Guitarbass, now I'm watching this......from here on out I'm taking your word on anything/everything because Go Birds!

[@MrZootalores]

nice playing man & as an old school bass player i'd say that's a pretty funky bass yer beating on, ha ha! love it!

[@DanielBobke]

Love watching that low string vibrate...it looks like you could shoot arrows with that thing!

[@peterbatten596]

I don’t know if you check older video comments but I’m not going to pretend I know any deep dive but if I had to guess and why I love them more than single and humbuckers is because P90’s are essentially single coils except they have less headroom so they can do those ridiculous low tunings with metal is exactly that. It’s why if you’re strictly using amp sims with extended range (I love my custom Kiesel 9 string with the thorium bridge and empyrean neck) is because you don’t have to worry about that analog headroom from the low tones with humbuckers being less clarity if you ran it through any analog tube amp/amp and cab in general. P.s. Go to bare knuckle and get their Pig90’s THEY ARE A DREAM! For your favorite Squier/Any baritone with P90’s.

[@fyndnflyp]

I may have to get one of these. For sure the tuners and nut would probably need to be replaced, I don't see to much issue happening with the bridge though.

[@yazansakran3326]

Finally someone with the same taste in guitars

[@xanderraymondcharles]

aye I appreciate you

[@yazansakran3326]

I appreciate the dope vids; keep crushing it!

[@geetarplyr1]

Sounds sick dude

[@CtJoey1]

Had the same problem on the first fret with my JA - Baritone. Brought it to a good guitar tech who was able to fix it with a truss rod adjustment and some adjustments to the action. Eventually want to replace the nut, tuners and bridge but for now it plays and sounds great. Glad you are enjoying the guitar!

[@N.Grosvenor]

Beautiful guitar this is!

[@michaelcouch1679]

As a fellow Eagles fan love the Nick Foles jersey!!!!

[@dissonantgrooves]

THATS A CHONKY KITTY! also dope guitar, definitnely gonna snag one of these.

[@averyhargrave7343]

i’ve been eyeing this guitar and thinking about buying it, now you upload this?? my bank account is mad at you right now

[@propeller]

sick tone, dude! would you jump in a little on your signal chain? how do you get this crisp highs? i really dig it

[@martyshwaartz971]

That demo track was wicked dude!

[@kevinmyles6369]

Right on, dude! Instant like and sub. This baritone is nuts and best one close to the amazing flagship Squier Jazzmaster baritone

[@sams.4388]

Great review. I wish this HB came in other color choices. You're Squire with that aged silver burst or gold burst (whatever it is) just looks amazing. I want to have on guitar tuned to A Standard. Would you recommend I get a baritone model, or just get a normal guitar with at least a 25.5" scale length? Thank you.

[@thomashalley7258]

I like how for baritones they forgo having humbuckers and run p90 or jazz master pickups that sound mean.

[@thetattedbaldguy]

Hey Baritone King, if you had to compare the HB Baritone to the Firefly, who do you think wins?? I’m dropping a VS battle video this weekend! 🤘🏻

[@thetattedbaldguy]

Ah you answered the question at the very end! 🫡

[@xanderraymondcharles]

I appreciate you for watching dude!!!

[@steve5662]

Try hammering that second fret with one of those plastic head hammers... I heared that as these frets are all made by machine, they are usually even anyway, some just dont sit properly in the neck. Ive tried it myself on different guitar, tapping them with something and its fixed the higher fret pretty quickly with zero filing

[@Skwid-Lives]

Just got the EC-1000 Baritone. It doesn’t have the Clank but it has the gnarliness

[@MetalheadOv666]

It’s also only 27” and 3” is a huge difference! I have a 27” in drop a and 28.625”in drop F# and prefer the 27” more! Also the HB is $200 and yours is $1k+ so of course the fretwork is going to be much better on yours and shouldn’t have any fret buzz at all unless u have your action super low. Also with the 30” he’s using much thicker gauge strings than u are so that doesn’t help either

[@gawainhoffmann966]

Take a very thin pencil Use the graphite of it in the saddle notches and the string buss will be ok The strings often are too thick when it Come to baritone guitars and with the graphite it's easier for für strings to slide

[@JacobBreuwet]

I just commented another video but this is one of the HBs I have, also have a 5 string bass the HBZ 2005. That was around 329 euro. It was well worth it!

[@EricfromBloatGames]

I may have to get one of these. I was eyeing up a Harley Benton Amarok Baritone, but I think you sold me on this one instead. :)

[@xanderraymondcharles]

id choose this guitar again over the Amarok's. They're cool and all, but this guitar is a personal preference thing.

[@Bulletman426]

I know this is an older video, but did you ever upgrade it and if so, did you do a video on it?

[@Bulletman426]

Did you ever upgrade the guitar? Is there a video? Thanks man

[@menschlicheswesen84]

I modded the shit out of mine and put locking tuners graphtech nut chrome hardware roller string tree's total cavity copper shielding, and most important: a seymour duncan custom3 p90 in the bridge also with a chrome cover... Was way more money then the guitar was worth...😅 It's kind of a ridiculuos guitar with 30 inch but it sure is fun... My little collection just need's a baritone but i will get another one with 27 inch and slimmer neck profile... But this is a monster now....🤘🏻

[@krisrivera8058]

So I’m getting one for Christmas and just gonna get new tuners

[@DoNotLookDown]

I got this a few months ago and I haven't picked up my other guitars since. It's my first baritone and it's not gonna be my last. I have it in F Standard to live out my Meshuggah fantasies. I like the 30" scale but sometimes I wish it was just slightly shorter and had a humbucker in the bridge. But you just can't beat it for the price and I couldn't have asked for a better guitar as my first entry in to the world of baritones.

[@draleigh8881]

dude that demo was fkn awesome man!! 🔥🤘

[@INeverWanted2010]

After shipping to my state it's still less than $300. I found out that Artec makes a set of humbucker sized P90's for $30, so I'm really thinking about getting one of these as a nice mod platform.

[@JayBlzs]

Bro thats a chonky cat in the background 😂

[@ChrisBeardcore]

Wasnt much interested in baritone guitars (never played one yet)but your Vid got me very interested . Going to buy a HB JA B next month too since i already bought two Harleys this month already xD Sick tune and video , thumbs up and keep going

[@wildturkey007]

Fragments! Love your song.

[@draleigh8881]

a white or tortoise pickguard would be sweet!! I need to get one for a mod platform. new nut, hipshot tuners/ bridge and some nazgul sentient humbuckers... 👌

[@TheMetallichams]

It´s curious that it has already happened more than once, all with the same problem, it comes with a very tight truss rod. Easy thing to solve. Of course for its price it is a great guitar.

[@JFLL]

what gauge of strings are you using for drop F on 30inc scale?

[@cyntdestroyer69xd]

Stocks can hold up(068), but would be a bit loosy. Ideally, 072-080(but if it's tedious for you to replace them - you'll be fine even on stocks, overall)

[@marceline0402]

your first fret buzz might be caused by your second fret being too high, could be worth checking if you havent

[@wildturkey007]

I laughed outloud hard when you did the nerdy voice about the pickups 🤣

[@Seven7Pain1]

that f string vibrates so crazy on camera

[@patrickshannon4516]

Harley Benton that's a name I been hearing a lot about going to have to try one out. Hey sounds good dude!

[@fraktal9]

I can't decide between this one or the Aria Jet Baritone

[@nikolausschrocksnadel5356]

At 3:10 i was a bit scared you'd turn in a guitar Ben Shapiro

[@xanderraymondcharles]

who's that

[@cb-ez7pz]

@@xanderraymondcharles you don't want to know

[@captncrunch1726]

maybe just check the second fret with a hard edge. if its higher than the other frets you could be good sanding it down just a little bit. on that note: my HB baritone got a pretty perfect setup out of the box - love that guitar.

[@GravesoftheInnocent]

Pretty badass!

[@StoriesOfSolitude]

Dumb question, what was this tuned to in this video?

[@davidf6886]

Drop F

[@Cpmnk]

The demo track reminded me of blessed be by spiritbox for some reason

[@jacobgalloway6942]

My boi, what IR are you using in this vid 🙏🏻

[@philippruizlozano]

What do you think about the hum with high-gain setups? Have you hear any significant noise? I was looking to get one for low djenty stuff but I want to know if excessive hum could be a problem with these pickups.

[@ivanzivanovic4013]

Hey my Philly neighbor dude...lol I just bought a SD Super Distortion P-90 to replace the bridge on this. So please let me know the string gauge you've used...is that the Otto plugin you used...struggling to get the clarity i hear but gain structure as well

[@sammellow6275]

Great review man! Thinking about the MR classic baritone 27 inch to drop f# or f. Is that demo song available to buy or download? Man it's so groovy and heavy. Thanks again dude! 🤙

[@koro707]

Awesome video! How is this guitar holding up? I'm between this one, the g4m 638 or the Squier tele custom baritone (for a maybe better quality instrument?). Any thoughts?

[@jobkuizenga]

Thanks foor the video! what tuning./ string guages do you use in this vid?

[@MattDTN]

Sikk riff, I love it!!!

[@stewarttomkinson3356]

You need a to try a fender bass 6 ,3 single coli not a bass some were between a guitar and a bass

[@Trazodonemusic]

So with the proper hardware this thing could be a “forever” axe?

[@rogelioybarra4068]

Is that a BASS 6?

[@jeffleecust]

I don’t know if it’s just a dope tone or because I’m a fan of yours but I’m always in split mode on my modern take on a tele in drop B. It’s got two direct mount humbuckers but I keep them split. Roasted maple neck and roasted mahogany body, SS frets, bone nut. Good stuff but sounds best split and dropped.

[@rybo0072]

What p90 pickups would you suggest for some gnarly clanky metal goodness similar to loathe or even your sound?

[@zacharymicah]

Look up guitarist Phil X, he's pretty knowledgeable about P90 pickups as that's what he likes in his guitars and he also has custom signature P90 style pickups which I think have a higher output.

[@ГеннадийШаповалов-о6ж]

the hat is very cool 😄

[@rychenn2152]

Xander check out the Cort KX507MS!! I would love to hear your thoughts on a sub $800 multi-scale 7 string with name brand hardware.

[@rychenn2152]

And make sure to tune it to drop F ahahahaha

[@OhmsFPS]

Purpleheart turns purple after you burn it, so if you're feeling daring... xD

[@Bulletman426]

Watch the video with the speed dropped to 0.4. Funny as hell. 😂🤣

[@ГеннадийШаповалов-о6ж]

it's strange that the guitar is buzzing on the first fret. This usually happens after 15. Obviously, this beast lives by some rules of its own

[@who3033]

the nuts just too low lol

[@onufry_zagloba_s_pro_max_plus]

There's a chonky boi right behind you, be aware

[@davids2629]

The body of the guitar isn’t necessarily a jazzmaster but closer to a bass vi.

[@waynewiblin3689]

Killer track wow

[@AntoineFehre]

cool stuff

[@gamesdog9067]

What’s your tuning set up here bro?

[@GROCK619]

Cheers

[@Seven7Pain1]

Ray was just commenting on bald shredders skit on you tube reviewers said bro you forgot Agufish,stay metal Ray,Kyle Bull and me ,We are more about riffing in lower tunings we love the clank i got to get one might get the subzero gear 4 music brand review it they got it in white 👍👍

[@INeverWanted2010]

Also, what strings/gauge are you using to tune down to F?

[@MetalheadOv666]

I’m using a 14-.72 set on my 28.625” in drop F# so the 14-68 XL set should work fine with a 30”. Most guitar shops carry single strings and grab a .70 and .72 and experiment cuz everyone likes different tensions

[@DylanWOWilliams]

P90s are hotter and better for high gain. JM are wound shallower and wider so they pickup a tone of high end clarity and are great for cleaner tones. I use my JM pick ups in ambient guitar builds and Bass vi builds that focus on the guitar side of the bass vi spectrum.

[@rocklandrevolution2139]

🤘

[@KaiDown]

Jazzmaster pickups are flat, P90s are tall, but there's not a chance in hell that I could tell any significant tonal differences between them

[@KaiDown]

Also yeah, everyone told me to swap the tuners out on mine and they're not bad at all

[@timothyjames4195]

Only difference in p90s n jazzmasters is how there installed. There exactly the same

[@xanderraymondcharles]

Incorrect. And it’s they’re*

[@davids2629]

That is a huge cat. 2:14

[@sirenescape1]

I have this and swapped for fishman p90s and this guitar screams

[@arnoldsanjuan3980]

I'm doing this too. Just ordered the GK Gristle-Tone!

[@Babadonkel]

Does the guitar have room for a 9v battery or did you have to remove some of the body?

[@arnoldsanjuan3980]

Unfortunately, after installing the push-pull pots for the additional voices of the pups. There is no room for the 9v batt. So I had to route a battery box.

[@sirenescape1]

@@Babadonkel definitely just taped a 9v to the back and called it good enough for a bedroom studio lol

[@Babadonkel]

@@sirenescape1 cool! Did you put it between the switch and volume pot or is there a place with more room?

[@BagofSchmidt]

jesus your cat is huge

[@maisteritomppeli4760]

Is that cat alive?

[@JovanMartinez-i8f]

Get Jim's root prs guitar

[@nalvarado2001]

Good ass video

[@distortedchannel1022]

the CAT

[@kayelaine]

this guitar is only 180 bucks on their website wtf haha

[@CenturyMooseCentral]

Ex. Andrew Baena