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Reviewing and demoing guitars, plugins, and anything related to guitar production!
Harley Benton Guitar MAX Signature Review: THE BEST VALUE GUITAR YOU CAN'T BUY
Harley Benton makes guitars that have been getting rave reviews over the past few years, in no small part due to UA-camrs singing the brand's praises. The variety of models and options they offer at working-class prices makes them hard to ignore.
After being leaked a couple of months ago, the @GuitarMAXMusic Signature Fusion is finally here - and it's already gone! Selling out the same day it was listed, it's easy to see why. It's a gorgeous package, with an exceptional finish and pro-level appointments. There's enough here for players of all ages and styles to like, at an insane price of just $444.
I lucked into getting my hands on one to review here, and I've been putting it through its paces to answer the all-important question: is the incredible hype warranted? Is it a guitar worth waiting for Thomann to restock? Do the Tesla pickups deliver? And what does this guitar represent for Harley Benton's future? Watch on to find out!
My full cover of Unexpectancy from Pizza Tower (the demo track): ua-cam.com/video/Wd6zlPFN2lc/v-deo.html
Timestamps:
00:00 - Opening Roll
00:21 - Demo Song
02:34 - The Backstory
05:12 - Specs and Sound Clips
21:57 - Overall Impressions
25:45 - The BIG Problem
28:23 - Ending Comments
#HarleyBenton #GuitarMAX #BudgetGuitar
After being leaked a couple of months ago, the @GuitarMAXMusic Signature Fusion is finally here - and it's already gone! Selling out the same day it was listed, it's easy to see why. It's a gorgeous package, with an exceptional finish and pro-level appointments. There's enough here for players of all ages and styles to like, at an insane price of just $444.
I lucked into getting my hands on one to review here, and I've been putting it through its paces to answer the all-important question: is the incredible hype warranted? Is it a guitar worth waiting for Thomann to restock? Do the Tesla pickups deliver? And what does this guitar represent for Harley Benton's future? Watch on to find out!
My full cover of Unexpectancy from Pizza Tower (the demo track): ua-cam.com/video/Wd6zlPFN2lc/v-deo.html
Timestamps:
00:00 - Opening Roll
00:21 - Demo Song
02:34 - The Backstory
05:12 - Specs and Sound Clips
21:57 - Overall Impressions
25:45 - The BIG Problem
28:23 - Ending Comments
#HarleyBenton #GuitarMAX #BudgetGuitar
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Harley Benton JA-20HH/Victory Active Two-Month Review: IS THE GROUNDING ISSUE FIXED?!
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Harley Benton makes guitars that have been getting rave reviews over the past few years, in no small part due to UA-camrs singing the brand's praises. The variety of models and options they offer at working-class prices makes them hard to ignore. The ST-20HH is one of the most well-received guitars they've recently released, and just a couple of months ago they added to that lineup with the JA-...
Harley Benton R-458 Roasted Review: More Than Just A Pretty Finish
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Harley Benton makes guitars that have been getting rave reviews over the past few years, in no small part due to UA-camrs singing the brand's praises. The variety of models and options they offer at working-class prices makes them hard to ignore. In recent months the company has taken to adding roasted maple necks to their guitars - and they've reached their 7 and 8-string guitars with the new ...
Upgrading The Harley Benton R-446: A BUDGET AMAROK?
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Upgrading The Harley Benton R-446: A BUDGET AMAROK?
Harley Benton R-446 Sound Demo: NO TALKING, JUST PLAYING
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Harley Benton R-446 Sound Demo: NO TALKING, JUST PLAYING
Harley Benton R-446 Review: A Great Playing Guitar, BUT...
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Harley Benton R-446 Review: A Great Playing Guitar, BUT...
Harley Benton ST-20HH Active 6-Month Review: The BEST Budget Metal Guitar. Period.
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Harley Benton ST-20HH Active 6-Month Review: The BEST Budget Metal Guitar. Period.
That typewriter sound in the background is absolutely annoying. The review is great and so is the guitar!!! I got lucky and purchased the 1st wave and it was recieved in mint condition which was unexpected seeing I worked for FedEx so I know how shipping can go especially overseas.
Blah blah bla.......
You sound like really bad, but then you sound like you just havent touched a guitar in 2 years and just need to shake off the cobwebs, and then it just sounds like you've never played but practiced this one piece for like month..
Some tuning issues in the clean part...
Thing is that people say 8 string pickups are really muddy, well the thing that is required is dialing bass down a bunch and increasing treble and a small mid boost. So its not really a pickup issue, its a user issue when it comes to making tones
Big difference between Harley Benton R-458MN vs r-458ffb in sounds? Or the same?
Please, full demo song!
What tuning were you in dammmm that was sick
Does the pickup manufacturer charge extra for clarity??? I own the R-446, and there is nothing those pickups couldn't manage.
Thanks for the review, Can you tell me the weight ?
You shred bro! Just picked up a metallic blue one. Banging Guitar for the price.
nice video! The green-blue-purple-ish look is GORGEOUS, I am buying one for myself!
Finally got mine last week. Love everything on it except the c shape neck feels way thicker than it should be, feels more like D shape, wish it was like my PRS thin. Other than that everything feels premium. No way to get this spec from another company at the price.
Get some Invisialign going dude.
The upgrade Pickups are crap... If you want really cheap and good sounding pickups take some belcat but not this shit and call it a upgrade...
2 for 444$ yea
GFS has a lot of awesome pickups for the price... But the Red Actives are not among them. I have 9 pair on different guitars (all passive) and there are some real gems.
There’s so many capable GFS sets out there, and Kwikplug makes it super easy to swap it a set just isn’t fitting the bill. I have at least two other sets around here myself. Super affordable too - might be worth getting some more sets and putting some stuff together… 🤔
NO FRET MARKERS 4LYFE
Gojira sounds more saturated
I have been watching the reviews on various guitars and it appears to be a game of chance buying on line instead of a shop. People have found faults on gibsons and fenders as well. The buzz on those type of pickups was an issue on other reviews. They all make some noise if the are played straight through an amp, but some are far too loud. One of my Harley's buzzes when I touch the bridge, but everything else is fine, and one of them failed when I used the three way and I had to solder a wire back on. The guitars I bought from a shop had no problems apart from a stiff machine head on an ovation. So far only one guitar I have bought had no issues at all. That was a tangle wood.
I've just found your channel while searching for a review of this guitar. It's now € 138 here in Europe and it did feel like a sweet deal, confirmed now by your analysis of it. Thanks! P.S do you have a cat?
is it comfy as fusion series ?
Hello everyone, I would really like to know what kind of frets come with the R446. I heard that the "medium jumbo"s HB uses are rather small indeed and by no way similar to a normal jumbo you would find , say, on a Jackson. Please a definive answer from a owner....thanks a lot!
This channel was doing really well. Why did you quit?
It's due to a lack of available time to finish that I haven't uploaded. I work two jobs, morning-to-midnight 6-7 days a week, so most of my waking hours are taken up with that. Some things had to get put on the back burner as a result, and unfortunately regular uploads on my channels is one of them. I still do have things in the works - several reviews are still in the back pocket, including some requests from viewers. Just have to spare the time with myself to actually get them done... I've been putting them off for too long.
I have the JA version of this guitar. It's like they came from two different facilities. People were having neck, setup, and electric issues. Luckily I only had minor fret issues. Easily fixed.
It was fascinating to see the difference in QC - and even seeing it first-hand considering I owned both. Hard to go wrong either way. It's a shame the JA-20 had the issues it did, especially for how good it feels as a budget guitar. Haven't tried one of the more recent ones, so I can only hope they were made aware and have addressed them.
@@thebensonator yeah. This is the first guitar I've owned with active pickups. I've got two more now. I like the highs they have, and I can push it pretty hard and they sound good going through my Boss amp.
what is the string gaugde?
Default string gauge is 9-65, high E to low F#. I'd replace them and beef them up a bit, to be sure - 10-72, at least.
That Amarok blew the R446 away... 10 times better sounding guitar...
Can this guitar handle higher gauge strings for drop A# tunings without the tuning sounding off?
stock is finer btw
sick song bro
Yu Yu Hakushoooo
Do you think the guitar is good?
Were the new tuner holes in the same place as the old ones in the upgraded Harley Benton r 446?
is the HSS of this the same quality?
u talk 2 much
You guys really need to stop making such videos - no, I don't need any more guitars and after seeing this I have no f'in clue where to put it. At least they need 6-8 weeks to send mine, since I'm left handed... 😯🤗
...now thinking about getting locking tuners and maybe some Fishmans...
Carl Carlton guitars can 👍
Pickups were an obvious downgrade IMO stock ones sounded much nicer
Subbed. Lets see what ya got.
Stainless tuners? Lol😂
Yeah, the gfs pickups were probably a downgrade here.
It has those variety of colors unless your lefthanded, then it's only graphite metallic, still thinking about getting it.
how is it?
The only thing it misses if anything is a "neck through body" for me. But that is just personal preference. But the closest guitar in price that has everything this guitar has and with a neck through body is some of the Kramer guitars and they are like 300 dollars more expensive. After that Solar guitars, with Floyd 1000 they start at 1100$ which is double the price of this Harley Benton I have never heard of that Tesla pickup brand before, but the "single" coil neck pickup sounds great.
I have a HB J20 HH active. Pretty damm nice.
Which guitar is better R446 or Jackson js 12?
Looks and sounds like a six hundred dollar guitar good deal for that price
Why do reviewers still talk about this nonsense that wood has impact on the tone in an electric guitar?? This has been debunked a while ago.
I Think its because of the acoustics even though if you want good acoustics there are classical and western guitars
It’s a problem that a guitar made in 2023 would disrupt the guitar market 20 year prior in 2004? lol what
Maybe you missed the part when he said if this guitar with these features at this price point had been released in 2004?
How can I make mine sound like this? I have the same guitar and I was wondering if maybe it's about the amp and settings because I never got such sounds from mine like you did and I was SHOCKED. Can someone give me some advice or tips? I have the HB-20R amp