UPDATE: I've uploaded my FINAL video with this guitar! Shred or Dead? Link in Description!

[@GuitarMAXMusic]

At least it looks cool! I've always considered getting that one. Thanks for doing it so I don't have to!

[@thebaldshredder]

Looks cool. Yep. But the tiny frets kill it. Don't waste your money.

[@guitarplayer1495]

I have a jackson js22 dinky I got for christmas, it was only about 220$, and the only thing I've had a problem with was sharp frets, which is easily fixable, and bad tuners, I replaced the tuners because the stock were like 6:1's and it blew out of tune, replaced them with 16:1 and oh boy, the guitar is much better. got it professionally set up and it plays like a 600 dollar guitar.

[@TarynnElizabeth619]

Don’t even lie Max, you’ll buy one. Lol

[@TarynnElizabeth619]

@@thebaldshredder You should’ve bought an Amarok.

[@melodicshredder5834]

@@guitarplayer1495i just sold my js22 off last week to make money for a mick thomson soloist. js22 fretwires were wearing down super fast but I loved its compound radius neck. good luck to your fretwires. it made me love JACKSON, the real deal!

[@Metallex]

One thing I've learned from Harley Benton is that you should always go for the most expensive model you can afford as the higher end ones really are great. The lower end ones tend to be VERY hit and miss. They just released a new Fusion III in matte black, roasted maple neck/board, locking tuners and EMGs. Got it arriving in a few days, excited to try it.

[@thebaldshredder]

Very cool. Do me a favor. After you get it, can you let me know about the neck thickness and the fret size? I'm really curious. Thanks.

[@Leo_ofRedKeep]

@@thebaldshredder HB R-458 (8 string) 20mm @ 1st fret, 23mm @ 12th, frets: 2.6 mm wide, 1.2 mm tall SC-7 (discontinued): 19.5, 21.3, same frets I never had a Fusion.

[@thebaldshredder]

@@Leo_ofRedKeep thanks!

[@EldongDaddyvic]

@@thebaldshredder Check out the Amarok. Awesome guitar, I've tracked with it in the studio, came out the box playing perfect.

[@Metallex]

@@EldongDaddyvic The Amaroks are great!

[@lostreb]

Thank you for your honest observations as well as explaining not only what you don't like about it, but why as well. I have been fortunate enough that I've only had one guitar that I was very unhappy with (it, or the neck and fretboard, fought me every time I tried to play it for a over 3 years). Since it was a Fender Stratocaster, instead of trying to trade it in or selling it, I opted to replace the neck with one that fits my preferences, and have been extremely happy ever since. (And yes I still have the original neck to return it to all original should I ever be in a position where I have to try to liquidate it.) I'm not sure if that is a viable option for you with this guitar. Thank you again for another informative demo and review. Please keep them coming.

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks for watching.

[@fezthecat1]

Their Dullahans and fusions are pretty awesome. The only downside are that the pickups are kinda weak. I bought their Paisley Telecaster purely because of the body. I was ready to replace everything else. Thankfully, I only needed to replace the pickups. After adding a b bender, a clear pickguard, filing the nut, adding a kill switch, a freeway switch, this guitar is now one of my favorites.

[@thebaldshredder]

Very cool. Thanks.

[@irok75]

I agree on the big neck and tiny frets, i am no shredder so it is good fun to play, I also have the te-20 tele with humbuckers and the frets needs a a good polish, the hwy has excellent frets and no sharp edges.

[@Farbocaster]

I recently bought a Harley Benton MB4 SBK bass. It is matte black with an oval tortoise shell pickguard and one humbucker. It is shaped like a Music Man Stingray and, if I may say so, looks great. I have one previous experience with Harley Benton having bought a Beat Bass five or six years ago. That bass cost approx. $130 plus shipping from Europe. It has a flawless sunburst finish and plays and sounds much better than its price would indicate. I bought the new Harley Benton based partly on my experience with the older one. The MB4 SBK also had a flawless finish when it arrived and looked as good as it did in advertisements and KZbin videos. When I played it, it sounded quite good, but had a buzz that I could not fix by simply adjusting the truss rod and bridge saddles. The problem turned out to be that the plastic nut was filed too deeply. I bought a Graph Tech nut as a replacement. The fun started when I attempted to remove the old nut. It would not pop out like the many previous nuts that I have replaced. It was apparently cemented in. When I tried to pry it up out of its slot, it took a chunk of wood with it!! To make a long story short, I glued the wood back in place and painted over the break. I then installed the new nut. I was still not done, however. The bass had three high frets. When I filed, crowned and polished them, it played like it was supposed to. The HB is now O.K.. Fortunately I am an amateur luthier and was able to fix it. A beginner would not be able to do so. Repairs by a guitar tech would most likely cost more than the price of the instrument itself. (I paid approx. $110 plus $82 shipping from Europe.)

[@Vordrab]

I have around 14 guitars, and 4 bentons + I setup around 30. Maybe 3 were really bad, mosty b stocks. Most of the time all i had to do is turn a truss rod and maybe polish the frets. Thats it. BTW. Bentons are mostly targeted to europeans, because they cost way less in European Union and i think is a thing to consider. And in their price range i have yet to find a better guitar :)

[@thebaldshredder]

As i said, I'm only critiquing this one guitar. Never played the others. And really the only issue is neck thickness and frets that are too small. Everything else is fine.

[@Vordrab]

@@thebaldshredder sure, i get that :) I think amarok or fusion series would suit you better. I was never bothered by fret size, and i shred a lot but i guess it is a matter of preference :)

[@johnwebb2562]

Hi there, sorry to hear about your dilemma with your HB guitar, I myself have had a couple. You seem to be still very skillfull in your playing despite the set backs of the guitar. I find most guitars I buy have a generic incompetance ergonomically, and I have got to modify them in order to make them perform the way I want. Best regards good luck with your musical endeavors and your instruments.

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks!

[@deathmothofficial]

Try the Amarok! I got the Amarok Baritone and it's great. Only f-upped thing was I had a slightly twisted neck and some of the frets we're a bit too high towards the neck pick-up. But, i had it fixed. Didn't cost me too much and it was totally worth it! I also got the matte black custom plus, wich also has 'great specs' but i don't really like that one. It has neckdive and it's not really comfortable to play, at least to me. As enthousiastic I was about the Amarok BT so dissapointed I am about the custom plus. Don't get me wrong it's a great looking and sounding guitar but I had high expectations due to the similar price points/specs. Just, skip that one 😂 and go for the Amarok!

[@sirzap7542]

You could scallop the frets after thinning the neck, You play better than I thought you would. What type of amp & pedals are you using?

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks. Using Line 6 with built in effects. Delay and reverb.

[@sirzap7542]

@@thebaldshredder Weird. I didn't know a line 6 could sound that good. Allow me to explain. I went to a house moving sale off of craigslist. No joke, these people were selling an ibanez guitar, a line 6 spider amp 30 watts and a small vox da 5 amp, all for $60.00! ( It was a few year back ) Anyway, I offered the $50.00, and they said they are not going any lower than $55.00. So $55.00 it was. I'm all excited, I know I got a steal of a deal. As I'm driving home I thought the first thing I'm going to do when I get home is get rid of that vox and make my money back. Which would make it seem like I received the line 6 and the guitar for free. Well before putting the vox up for sale I wanted to see what it sounded like. I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY THIS LITTLE AMP! So much so, I immediately took it apart to see what type of tubes were in there. There were no tubes! It sounded way better than the line 6 I had, so I sold the line 6 instead. Back then, line 6 guitar amps sounded muddy and milked over, like you couldn't hear the true great sound you were hoping to achieve. And yes, I did see the line 6 behind you but us guitarists we use many different amps and guitars. So just because the line 6 was behind you, it doesn't mean that it was the amp you were using while doing this video. Because of my experience with that particular line 6 amp I didn't think you were using the amp behind you because it sounds so good. Maybe the line 6 I had was a dud?

[@thebaldshredder]

Mine is a Spider III 75 watts so maybe a better model? I bet you could've made it sound good if you'd messed around with it more.

[@sirzap7542]

@@thebaldshredder Perhaps, but the little lunch box sized vox da 5 just blew it out of the water instantly.

[@atebea5259]

I'm looking at harley benton Tele 52

[@thebaldshredder]

I would consider a Glarry or Donner. Both are on Amazon with free shipping.

[@seanflannery777]

I have a HB 6 string fretless bass... for the price I really dig it. It does not compare to my fretless P-basses, but good quality. I have never played one of their guitars though. No sharp frets on my bass :D

[@thebaldshredder]

I'm sure some of the other models are better than this one. At least I hope so.

[@AndyDion]

Sorry the specs were way off and hate when frets ends are sharp like that. The fret ends aren’t bad to fix though. My only suggestion is to get a new neck, I would do that over RE-fretting.

[@thebaldshredder]

I actually fixed the fret ends already. I expect sharp ends on cheap guitars but I had to mention it cuz this is the worst one ever. And it's not worth buying a new neck. I'm just going to sell it.

[@AndyDion]

@@thebaldshredder true, probably could get $150 for it after you set it up and did frets. Put in the listing that it was professionally set up!

[@aTheVoxRocking]

Yeah, I understood that I have the Ibanez guitar but my Ibanez guitar is not sound heavy enough so I bought Equalizer to boost stronger with my AMP and needed to adjust

[@brian1749]

I think your assessment of this guitar is very fair. I own about 20 guitars. Some pricey. Some cheap. I own 1 Harley Benton. Their 8 string fanned fret neck-thru Fusion. I had to do a lot of set up work, some fret leveling, some fret end work, rounded off the nut edge, and had to slap in EMG 909's (due to pickup route size and the stock pickups were garbage). Fortunately, the neck is the perfect profile. After all that work, it plays great and sounds like an absolute monster! I recent bought an 8 string Strandberg Boden Metal. I had to do just as much setup work and fret leveling on the Strandberg. That being said, I ended up very happy with the Harley Benton and slightly disappointed with the Strandberg. I mean, now that I've setup the Stranderg it plays great, but when it arrived, it had horrible fret buzz issues on every string.

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks for checking out my review! 🤘

[@patmenard7690]

Can u please tell me your set up I love that tone.great playing bro. Also this is the first time seeing your channel I love it I subbed and bell is on

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks! I'm using Line 6 POD Farm on my computer using Solo 100 head, noise gate, screamer, digital delay, and medium hall reverb. I'll try to do a video about it soon to show it in more detail.

[@fakefake6728]

As always you sound great! Epic guitar v. man battle!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks again!

[@richardturk7162]

I have worked on a few of those and I am not a fan of HB guitars at all. Very cheap construction and cheap components. The pick ups are the best component on the guitar as long as you install a quality pot and cap kit. The last one I worked on was really a pain, the neck would not hold a truss rod adjustment. The owner decided to return it which is what I would have done.

[@4.9turbo13]

Ive got the exact same model. Modded it a little with EMG pickups. Its an absolute beast! Feels great. Bummer that yours isnt good. I had the 7 string cheap version too, that one was a pain in the ass. So im lucky with the 6 string i guess

[@thebaldshredder]

Depending on when it was made it could have a different neck profile and frets. Glad it worked out for you. 🤘

[@4.9turbo13]

@@thebaldshredder well now you mention the frets. I was checking them since you said it in the video. And youre right lol, theyre very small. Stupid, but ive never really noticed it. So far it holds up damn good in Drop B!

[@Briansgate]

man, that's a bummer. I've heard so much about HB and almost all great. Maybe it's just the fact that it's the cheapie? I mean, all their stuff in the 300-600 range get rave reviews. But, I appreciate your views and thank you for getting this guitar to try it out for all of us! And that fight scene. You're killin' it! As for that demo, I wish I played my Jackson as "badly" as you played that HB 🤣

[@thebaldshredder]

Do the more expensive ones have thinner necks and bigger frets? Who knows. They should.

[@Leo_ofRedKeep]

@@thebaldshredder They do. The bottom of their price range is junk. It looks the part and no more.

[@vladersek5302]

@@thebaldshredder yeah the amarok feels similar to schecter, i think they’re made in the same factory

[@chrollo0427]

they released a fusion version of this guitar with a roasted maple neck and emg pickups, but its HB so it wont feel like a ibanez, charvel, or jackson neck. HB dont make thin necks yet. I'm not to bothered by it even though I love jacksons compound radius thin necks cause my hand gets tired pretty fast on thin necks. Having something to noodle on without getting tired is nice, and HB are the right price for that kind of guitar.

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks for the info!

[@Leo_ofRedKeep]

Guitars at the bottom of the price range have chunky necks so they can use younger, cheaper wood without concerns for stability. You get this on Glarry, on all Harley Benton in the 80€ to 150€ range and on other cheap brands.

[@thebaldshredder]

Yeah totally makes sense. But they shouldn't describe it as a D shaped neck on the website. Thanks for watching! 🤘

[@c0uchsl0uch]

Have you tried any of the current DONNERS ? Any good if so

[@thebaldshredder]

Yep right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJWQZHuBoqeWeNE&ab_channel=TheBaldShredder

[@joedavis8481]

I've bought 4 in the last three weeks for a total including shipping less than $900. All 4 are incredible.....🎸🤘🍻

[@thebaldshredder]

Nice!!

[@kevincoleman9855]

Which 4?

[@PolishHammer]

gotta say I kinda enjoyed seeing you fight that guitar that was an excellent fight dude and I think you won 🤘🤘

[@thebaldshredder]

It was a battle to the death! lol

[@johnmcminn9455]

Small Frets are like driving a car with the parking break on! I thought for some reason Scalloped boards were for medium jumbo fret wire, but I was wrong. the YJM Strat is 1600 and Warmoth only does scallops on 1600 and the wire one bigger than that which is on the Zakk Gibson LP, 1650 I think? The SRV Strat is another fender with 1600, Stevie knew what was up!

[@jonathannewby5795]

I agree that Thomann should correctly describe their guitars. Personally (I have four) I have not had any problems, and would rate my experience as very good, including delivery, setup, playability, and quality (one high fret, easily fixed). To me they are amazing value for money, and I've played a lot of guitars, in every price bracket (I have around 100). Personally I would recommend Harley Benton guitars, with the proviso that buyers should thoroughly check out what they wish to buy with the online reviews, etc.

[@thomasr.5443]

Yeah, me too. I own three of them and they all are wonderful. Even the 69 Euro strat Kit. OK, tuners were not THAT great and we don't even start a discussion on the so called vibrato, haha, but it plays great. I also needed to sent my First ex-84 back but only because it suffered transportation damage. You can't judge the whole HB product range by one faulty piece from the basement price range. Otherwise great, entertaining video.

[@thebaldshredder]

Hey Thomas. I think expressed pretty clearly that I was only talking about this one guitar, and that I have no idea on any others since I've never played them. This is a 1 guitar review, not the whole line. Maybe in the future I'll try another one.

[@fede.chachagua]

I got the Amarok 6 and honestly it compares to my Solar S1.6, can't complain

[@thebaldshredder]

Well I did get the cheapest one, so I'm sure yours is much better.

[@Seven7Pain1]

I'm just a rhythm player and use alot if effects and I rather have jumbo frets easier to get chords out when chugging and gallop picking

[@robertclarkguitar]

Love the fusion T. Still using it. As much as I love it I've put it up for trade locally. I want to try another style I haven't tried. Also want to build up my black strat a bit. Great video. I love HB so far in my own experience. Cool review man.

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks man! Maybe I'll try a nicer one at some point.

[@robertclarkguitar]

@@thebaldshredder The fusion line is pretty great value!!!! I think you'll love them if you haven't tried them yet. Thanks man!

[@Pundit07]

This may be a hot take, but the Fusion IIIs are ironically more well-suited (in terms of specs) to play shred, despite not looking as “metal” as the guitar in the vid. I’m personally trying to get a Fusion T

[@robertclarkguitar]

@@Pundit07 Haha. I have one listed locally. It's amazing. I'm in NO hurry really to let it go. Many want me to ship. But man. I cannot take that risk. Plus the fusion T has grown on me more and more. I use it more these days than my strats. I have not noticed a single issue really with playing it. Mine is the first run.

[@sithlordhowe]

Damn man, that’s a good LOOKING guitar but I take your reviews to heart cuz I believe you know what you’re talking about. That sucks those frets are so small. I was building a guitar not too long ago and didn’t think I wanted to put jumbos in but I did anyways. I’m glad I did cuz it’s a dimebag ML style guitar. 🤘🏻 keep up the great reviews. Love your channel!!!

[@thebaldshredder]

I love the jumbo frets. It's just so much more comfortable to play. Thanks!

[@ShiftingPheonix]

Hopefully they listen to the criticism and fix there mistakes. I am not a guitar luthier and know nothing on guitar manufacturing but the neck and frets seems like a very simple problem to fix.

[@thebaldshredder]

In the manufacture process, they could just as easily do the neck thinner and use bigger frets. It's just as cheap and takes no extra work. There's no reason for how this guitar is.

[@AdamBurseMusic]

Great video Richard and a great review 😀🤘🎵🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@colinmcguigan4630]

My Amarok has a CHONKY neck too. It's the one thing I don't like. Frets are big tho

[@FultonStreetBeats]

Awesome truthful video brother. I tried to buy a Benton Bass. The shipping was so ridiculous that when I went to check out that backed out. It put it in the realm off a good name brand bass for price.

[@thebaldshredder]

Yeah I only got this one because it was still under 200 with shipping. The others are too much.

[@momboklaut..4442]

what is the size of that hb fret in mm?

[@nordicshredder4128]

dude my first guitar felt the same way i am now in a position to where my guitar is amazing aka i have a great guitar but my first guitar fits the description of your harley benton

[@jtystowe1149]

I love my HB35, especially for the price. It's so much like a Gibson 335. However, I also love how your video was as real as I have ever seen. You have a new subscriber. Looking forward to binge watching and seeing your videos to come.

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks! 🤘

[@samsbudgetguitars830]

New subscriber here .I bought one of these guitar,s. Last year and your so right .it,s not how they described it on there site.

[@thebaldshredder]

Exactly! Total false advertising.

[@randymiles904]

Love the nod to Mr horse, from ren and stimpy, In the beginning. 😆 Having said that, I'd like to check this model out. I'm a huge fan of the baseball bat necks. With the small frets, it would have to be designated for chugging. 🤘😆🤘

[@thebaldshredder]

Its perfect for chugging! 🤘

[@barbmelle3136]

From Leo: The cheapest is always the cheapest in every aspect. You do not generally get much at that price. I have had good luck three times with the middle priced offerings. Even though you bought the cheapest one without ever seeing or touching one in real life, your biggest beef is your preference, not the guitar actually being defective. BTW, the demonstration of your playing skills was still pretty impressive. You actually proved the guitar is fully capable of playing well.

[@thebaldshredder]

Correct. It's not defective. However it's a design flaw. The neck could be thinner and frets bigger and should be for this style of guitar. Plus their website says D shape neck profile when it's actually a thick C. So yeah my review is based on my personal preference and I said as much in the video. I can play it but it's not comfortable or enjoyable because of the neck. Others may like it. Just not for me.

[@MarioHernandez-zc7dv]

FINALLY SOMEONE SHARES MY PAIN

[@thebaldshredder]

Did you buy this same model?

[@LesterMitchell]

Haha love the fight scene dude!

[@thebaldshredder]

Thank you sensei

[@MeTuLHeD]

That's really a shame. It's a real beauty. I wanted it to play as good as it looks.

[@thebaldshredder]

Yeah me too. But I guess you win some, you lose some.

[@Barbarapape]

Not the first time that Harley Benton's spec's dont match what you should receive. I had the same issue with their ST59-HM Strat, from what i have found out they have changed factories and not changed the spec to match. Sometimes in life you get what you pay for, if you want a shredding guitar there are plenty of options that will blow HB's efforts away at sensible prices. Take a look at Ibanez, Jackson etc, these brands know what they are doing most of the time.

[@thebaldshredder]

Believe me I understand fully the idea of getting what you pay for. And this guitar could be fantastic despite the low price if it simply had a thinner neck and bigger frets. That's it. And really I got this guitar for review purposes on this channel as I'd never done one before. Thanks for checking it out.

[@Barbarapape]

@@thebaldshredder Like most of us, you have found that Harley Benton's entry level models are not the best they look the part as long as you don't play them!

[@strivingx67]

That sucks, sorry you are not happy with it RJ. Still sounded good on the jam. But I get what you are saying. Ohh well, on to your next purchase lol. Rock on brother. I guess this one can become a cool looking wall hanger 🙂

[@thebaldshredder]

I'm just going to sell it.

[@targa44wt]

I don't understand why some many guitar makers put small and medium sized frets on their guitars. Jumbo frets make playing so much easier. Are they trying to save money?

[@thebaldshredder]

I don't get it either. I don't think it saves any money. I honestly think that these guys making guitars over in China just have no idea about fret size, which one is better, etc. And they just put whatever on the guitar. So I think it's not on purpose.

[@joseruiz1264]

@@thebaldshredder Los trastes jumbo tienen un problema para los principiantes. Al apretar demasiado hacen desafinar las notas ¿ No os habéis parado a pensarlo?

[@discocrisco]

Their new toasted maple neck guitars look tempting. A lot of good specs for about $400. Insta subbed to the channel.

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks 🤘

[@slimpicks2570]

It’s a beginners budget guitar for chugging and to drop key per reverse headstock and 24 fret,not shredding I always thought that D shape necks are thicker and rounder than c shape neck.

[@thebaldshredder]

Well yeah, except their own website describes it as " features a D-profile best suited for guitarists with virtuoso ambitions" and "opens up the high frets for playing at lightning-fast speeds." Virtuoso? Lightning fast speeds? Does that sound like chugging or shredding? Sounds like shredding to me. They just need to accurately describe it. They have not. D can be thicker than C, or vice versa. However this neck is completely rounded. Not D at all. Anyway, no biggie. I'll get a couple videos out of it and then sell it.

[@y007p3]

Not just that Harley Benton! My Jackson JS22 also has a very thick neck. At least it feels thick, the profile is a little weird to me. Never jelled with it! Like you say, it’s strange to spec things like that given the market that such guitars are aimed towards.

[@thebaldshredder]

They said in a follow up email that it was a factory mistake and that they will change it to a thinner neck with bigger frets. But who knows.

[@willredelsheimer]

I wouldn't mind a guitar like that. Considering a giveaway???

[@thebaldshredder]

Ha ha, no giveaway my friend. I'm actually trying to play it more to see if I can warm up to it.

[@willredelsheimer]

@@thebaldshredder Glad to hear but always worth a shot. Been playing an old acoustic for years now since I became disabled and hit hard times. Are you liking it more?

[@thebaldshredder]

@@willredelsheimer a bit. The muscles in my hands have to get used to it.

[@willredelsheimer]

@@thebaldshredderI can imagine. Going from a more a streamlined profile to that. Lol. Worst neck I ever played was ironically on an old Fender Jaguar. I don't know if the Fender neck was a match or not but holy hell was it chunky and hard to grip. Wasn't even fun for acoustic style chording.

[@willredelsheimer]

@@thebaldshredder Have you ever played on the Slash Epihone AFD Special? Think it runs about $250 ish. It has a much more streamlined neck than the average LP by far. The ceramic zebra coils scream and it even comes with a pretty good built in tuner. Very retro.

[@transforminggravity15626]

Excellent work 💯💯😎🤘

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks

[@PegeCovers]

I love my bentons but this specific one is designed badly. You're right about the specs not fitting the purpose. Again, this comes from a guy who uses mostly bentons for all of my covers.

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks for understanding my point.

[@grobwaclawa]

This one or Jackson JS12?

[@thebaldshredder]

Jackson 100%

[@Seven7Pain1]

Awesome playing yup sold I'm subscribing

[@thebaldshredder]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@themusicexpresswithrobertl8816]

You even make cheap guitars sound good bro 🎼🎸🎶

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks. I tried my best.

[@GUITARKITWORLD]

I'll take that anytime! hahaha Would look good on your wall though 😅 Biggest downfall was really the neck, I agree with you. Neck is too fat. Great review, Richard!

[@thebaldshredder]

Thanks 🤘

[@vicabramov8983]

i like their fusion 3 it rocks !

[@mattdoliver1984]

Looks & sounds okay from my house...Albeit I’m probably a few thousand miles away 😂😂

[@thebaldshredder]

I'll sell it to you for $500 ha ha

[@mattdoliver1984]

😂😂 that made me laugh 👌🏼

[@JD-vj4go]

That's why I stopped getting Harley Bentons. My Amarok is speced really well. The neck was described as a thin modern C. It's thicker than my bass guitar's neck.

[@thebaldshredder]

Yes it's really disappointing that they misrepresent it. I'll never buy another one.

[@JD-vj4go]

@@thebaldshredder I think all of their guitars are like that too. I had always wanted a 76 Gibson Explorer and a white SG but they are so expensive so I got the HB versions. I'm selling them because of the neck profiles. The HB explorer feels like they took a thick PVC pipe, cut it in half, and based their neck of off it.

[@thebaldshredder]

@@JD-vj4go Wow good to know. I really don't understand why these import guitars do that.

[@Seven7Pain1]

Should have got Jackson if you want bang for buck I have a Js22-7 used looked brand new for 100 bucks and it ripped but I play a lot of dissonite or KoRn Style chords so I installed Duncan sh8 invader pickups and locking tuners now it rips and is a harmonic machine lol never played Harley Benton was gonna get there 8 string but body ugly

[@thebaldshredder]

You are 100% correct! But I've played many Jacksons, all the way from the cheapest and up to USA custom shop. Never tried a Harley Benton, so I was really curious to try one.

[@ceeph36]

Ok you bought a beginner /budget guitar and want to complain about things you yourself said took you years of playing to notice.(The fret size) How long is a beginner going to be learning before it is an issue for them? Also no beginner is going to start out shredding more like learning a couple easy heavy sounding riffs if they are into metal. So basically you bought a guitar never intended for your skill level and want to judge the whole range of guitars based on the entry level beginner model? Do you judge Fender custom shop guitars by buying a squire bullet? I have played that guitar I do not own one but it is miles better for the price and quality than the beginner guitar I bought in the early eighties and paid 250 for.

[@thebaldshredder]

First, let me congratulate you on being completely wrong. That was quite an effort. The company's description of this guitar, on their website, listed it as being for "virtuosos." That was lie number one. Then they said it was good for "lightning fast speeds." That was lie number two. So who is this guitar for, virtuosos or beginners? The company says virtuosos. Feel free to watch the two videos I made about this guitar after this one. Then you'll know that the company contacted me, apologized for their mistakes, and then changed the description of the guitar on their website and even removed those terms that were completely false, just as I said. So to sum up, even the company said I WAS RIGHT! Again, congratulations on getting the whole thing wrong.

[@ceeph36]

@@thebaldshredder Any guitar under 200 bucks is for a beginner no matter what the marketing says. You probably sent off for the sea monkeys in the back of comic books expecting them to be just like the picture. Ive played crappy entry level jacksons, fenders, esp ltd etc.. What I don't do is judge an entire brand off their cheapest model. Hell I have an 88 les paul standard that really isnt that great of a guitar not considering the price I paid for it.

[@therum3]

​@@ceeph36 I totally agree with you. This will be my first electric guitar, I'm waiting. An example, We don't compare anyMotorola phone to an iPhone😊

[@prefono]

Actually Harley Bentons are great but somewhere the savings have to come. And the savings in HB's case come from quality controls. Usually the tools are perfect, but the bad ones are still put up for sale. For example, I ordered the same bass 3 times. The first one was a good instrument but I broke it. When I reordered it I received a buggy and unplayable bass. After I returned it, a little jewel arrived at my house, better than the first one and absolutely perfect. If I covered the brand I could sell my bass as a €1000 instrument now when in reality I paid €160 for it. What I mean is that HB doesn't save money by producing low quality instruments that sound like shit, HB saves money by producing excellent tools with inexpensive components, but he does it in large quantities and very quickly without much control over the finished product. Thus very different instruments are put on sale and you have to be lucky to find the one that is worth 10 times its price instead of the one that is pure junk. There's not much to say about your feeling problem... They wrote something invented on the site.

[@ryant3600]

Not sure what you're expecting for 109.00 have you seen the guitars at walmart that cost more? ha.. Their cheaper guitars aren't that great. But their 150-400+ guitars are really good. I have 5 of them and not one of them was bad. These cheaper "matte Black' series guitars Hb is putting out I think is for the younger beginner kids.

[@thebaldshredder]

I was expecting it to play like a $5000 custom shop of course! lol Just kidding.

[@cutreboy0991]

It's a 109€ guitar 🙃

[@thegamerg47]

My first guitar had a baseball bat for a neck lol

[@thebaldshredder]

That sucks especially for a beginner.

[@thegamerg47]

But it taught me to arch my fingers more, so it helped a little bit

[@tigerbalm666]

TIP: If you are going to order from Thomann, get 2 guitars and NOT 1...the shipping is the same!

[@MadDjentah]

These guitars are made for djent kids, who wanna play on 0 and 12 fret on a budget with a stylish appearance. Chunky profiles, like you are holding a 9string guitar, etc, all is made for this.

[@thebaldshredder]

Absolutely. And they should've described it that way instead of calling it a lightning fast shred machine. Which it isn't.

[@MelloState]

So happy I didn't buy this or any Harley Benton. instead my tax money went to my new Schecter Damien from Sweetwater, plays like a dream

[@thebaldshredder]

Good choice!

[@fezthecat1]

Their cheaper models are meant for modding, because out of the box, they're pretty crap. Their mid range guitars are much better.

[@JohnMeador-b7x]

I bought a Chinese Vinny Vincent and they promised great guitar and factory would do their best has neck as big as boat ore I gave them hell I asked for thin neck and mop inlays was going to pay more has painted set neck going to thin down anyway and have mop put in inlys .said they have improved not by much.still junk fr china but looks great if they would have done better on paint sanding at the vv .that guitar did well for 100$

[@edmoses2657]

Sorry to hear that this was falsely advertised.

[@thebaldshredder]

Yeah me too.

[@Alfredo78666]

Mero'!

[@nougatgoeslofi]

How are gonna play absolute killer licks and then say its bad 😂

[@thebaldshredder]

Good point, but it's not comfortable to play at all.

[@bison962]

Finally an honest opinion, seen other folks have a lot of issues on these 'affordable' guitars. Costs more than a guitar to fix them, if it can be done at all. Easier to sell it to another unfortunate noob

[@thebaldshredder]

In the case of this guitar, yes definitely easier to sell to someone else. But I do have other great affordable guitars that I've done work on that made them go from just ok to amazing. And it didn't cost me hardly anything to do it. So it can go either way.

[@cordero6960]

"finally an honest opinion"? more like you waiting for someone to talk shit about the guitar 🤣 but hey doesnt mean the bald guy is not honest but the way you word it like all the other Harley Benton reviewer bunch of liars. 😒😅🤣

[@tigerbalm666]

Any guitarunder $300 will be very low quality and hardware! I liekthe new Fusion 3 tele but it's all black.....MEH.

[@shane011471]

This is a KZbin hyped guitar and nothing more! The cost is low because of the simple fact that IT IS CHEAP and thrown together with little attention paid to QC (As they can't take the time because of the cost) Not saying you can't get one that is ok because you can BUT at the end of the day it's cheap for a reason and you are getting NOTHING more than what you paid for. It is comedy hour for me on KZbin when a so-called review states that it is just as good as a guitar costing twice as much FFS! Any brand can get an accurate cut off a CNC machine BUT after the fact is when you need people involved (The most important part mind you) and that is where HB cuts the cost as they just can't take the time at this price point plain and simple as for the most part you get what you pay for! I have been playing guitar for a long time as I am 52 years in age and still suck mind you BUT in my experience with new guitars for something that just needs a set-up and has decent quality components it will be out of Indonesia with a price point of 1k OR more and that's just the way it is today! Never understood why people buy cheap and spend more in the end to upgrade a cheap guitar when you could have purchased it from the start and saved money in the process...

[@thebaldshredder]

The problem is that they lie about it in the description of the guitar on their site. It says: " features a D-profile best suited for guitarists with virtuoso ambitions. The ample cutaway opens up the high frets for playing at lightning-fast speeds." Not true at all. Everything else I can expect from a cheap guitar, but lying about the neck profile is unacceptable.

[@Will-sg1qq]

You complain about one of their cheaper models 🤦

[@thebaldshredder]

Cheap has zero to do with the thickness of the neck or the size frets they put on it. They save no money by doing a thick C shape instead of a thinner D shape. And they falsely advertise it in the description. I've bought even cheaper guitars with thinner necks and bigger frets.

[@Will-sg1qq]

@@thebaldshredder the exact reason I don’t buy 200 dollar guitars is all my point is if your getting a guitar and serious about it your gonna be spending more than that.

[@thebaldshredder]

@@Will-sg1qq from this day forward you shall be known as... Mr. Serious! 😀

[@joesmith5617]

C means thin and d is thick it literally tells you its a d witch is closer to a tele do some research before posting boss, thin neck is c shape thick is D, and also these things can be worked on you can sand down to get a thiner neck and at that price point its a great modding platform unless your scared youll ruin your 100 dollar guitar 🤣

[@thebaldshredder]

Umm, no. Looks like you need to research bud. I build custom guitars. D is thin and flat. Feel free to check Warmoth or Musikraft sites for some education. Never a shortage of "experts" on the internet. 🤣

[@bbilman056]

get a fusion baldy