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Good value for money
Very good build quality and specs. The neck and fingerboard are very comfortable to play, and the EMGs sound great with heavy distortion and clean sounds. Love the Flame Burst top and the matching headstock. The natural binding gives a "premium" look to the overall design of the guitar. Haven't found any cons, so I am very happy with purchase!
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What a wonderful baritone!
So, let’s go through things one by one, and cover a few different topics!
Shipping was fast—it arrived in just 2 days, considering I live in the U.S.!
The package contents are pretty basic: the box, the guitar, tuners, and a battery are included, but no case or anything else—it is, after all, a budget guitar. The only weird thing was that the guitar arrived super hot, but that’s most likely due to the intense heat—it was nearly 40 degrees Celsius...
The factory tuning is good. The steel frets were fine, but I tweaked them a bit just for myself, since I prefer a lower action.
The tuners work great; the nut is a TUSQ XL 6642-00 at 42 mm—it would’ve been perfect at 43 mm, but that’s a matter of taste, and I’m used to 42 anyway.
The neck feels great—it’s just comfortable to hold and a real pleasure to play.
The bridge is fantastic—it just does its job, isn’t sharp, and tunes up well.
The pickups are great for the price, but personally, I’d try to find some EMG 57/66s on sale somewhere—I think that would make the sound even more magical. The electronics are soldered well.
The wood finish is generally good; there are some minor imperfections in the staining here and there, but these are just minor details.
Also, forgive my boldness, but I swapped out the nut,same nut TUSQ XL 6642-00 - for an E-standard tuning, since I believe that standard tuning on a baritone scale sounds infinitely more magical—if anyone’s interested...
So I’m giving this guitar a 4.5/5. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a better baritone for this price....
Shipping was fast—it arrived in just 2 days, considering I live in the U.S.!
The package contents are pretty basic: the box, the guitar, tuners, and a battery are included, but no case or anything else—it is, after all, a budget guitar. The only weird thing was that the guitar arrived super hot, but that’s most likely due to the intense heat—it was nearly 40 degrees Celsius...
The factory tuning is good. The steel frets were fine, but I tweaked them a bit just for myself, since I prefer a lower action.
The tuners work great; the nut is a TUSQ XL 6642-00 at 42 mm—it would’ve been perfect at 43 mm, but that’s a matter of taste, and I’m used to 42 anyway.
The neck feels great—it’s just comfortable to hold and a real pleasure to play.
The bridge is fantastic—it just does its job, isn’t sharp, and tunes up well.
The pickups are great for the price, but personally, I’d try to find some EMG 57/66s on sale somewhere—I think that would make the sound even more magical. The electronics are soldered well.
The wood finish is generally good; there are some minor imperfections in the staining here and there, but these are just minor details.
Also, forgive my boldness, but I swapped out the nut,same nut TUSQ XL 6642-00 - for an E-standard tuning, since I believe that standard tuning on a baritone scale sounds infinitely more magical—if anyone’s interested...
So I’m giving this guitar a 4.5/5. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a better baritone for this price....
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J
Beastly Tone monster
This is my second Harley benton guitar, and I am just as impressed this time around; excellent build quality, finishing, and attention to detail. Needed normal minor setup. Plays great. Sounds great. Love the baritone scale length and low tuning;
B standard matches my 5 string bass tuning and makes writing full sounding tracks easy!
No complaints at all, and the price point is just killer.
Another winner!
B standard matches my 5 string bass tuning and makes writing full sounding tracks easy!
No complaints at all, and the price point is just killer.
Another winner!
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A great musical instrument
Excellent sound, bright EMG pickups, no extraneous noise, excellent performance, comfortable neck. What I need
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Tonal Awesomeness!!
Couldn't be more happy with my purchase. Excellently well made guitar! Blows Fender Stratocasters and Esp ltd's I've had away and many more I've played like Gibson's. A big thanks to the guys that work in the factory in Indonesia were they are made. Thanks to Thomann first rate in all aspects. Customer service is outstanding. Harley Benton Amarok series just simply can't be beat by any guitar manufacturer.
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Surprise!
I'm playing it in live shows surrounded by people with extremely expensive guitars and this one is basically doing the same job, with 4 times less the price. Priceless the reactions when they realise it's an HB.
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Good for getting into baritones
found this guitar in a youtube video by andrew baena and after buying and playing for almost a year now, i can definately say this guitar is worth getting if you are looking for a cheaper option and getting into baritones. ive set it up multiple times myself and set it up professionally a few times and ive only just now lost a string for the first time like two days ago. ive used this guitar for recording some of the heavier stuff my band likes to play and never had any issues. the locking tuners are a great addition for the low price. the only thing i would change is maybe the pickups but that seems to be something most guitars get upgraded. overall its a great guitar and its built well. many thanks to HB
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Super
Nice instrument. arrived in perfect condition and plays good!
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The guitar has everything I wanted for these low tunings . Fairly priced,
Excellent build quality, great sounding instrument.
A problem with one of the pickups was solved immediately by thomann.
That's why they are the best.
Excellent build quality, great sounding instrument.
A problem with one of the pickups was solved immediately by thomann.
That's why they are the best.
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Incredible!
Incredible guitar, I'm very confident in guitar repairs and setups, however this guitar came near perfection. The only gripe I have is the pickups selector switch feels cheap. Everything else is incredible the set up was great, QC labels, action and intonation was good. Pickups aren't as wild as I thought they would be, not sure if that's a good or bad thing yet.
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