Lots of great cheaper guitars out there, this looks like one of them! I recently bought a Squire Tele that was great out of the box; a restring with D'addario and some locking tuners and it played like a $600 guitar. Unfortunately the one way truss rod broke. Maybe just a lemon?
Gotta say, Harley Benton really surprised the shit out of me. I got their 8 string progressive 2020 deluxe and it blows my Ibanez RG8004 out of the fucking water. All the videos talking about the poor craftsmanship had me nervous but it arrived without a single sharp fret, everything was tight, no gaps. Couldn't be happier.
Wow. Those pickups sound incredible. I just ordered one of these and was planning on switching the pickups out for some EMGs, fishmans or blackouts, but never mind. No reason to.
I have no doubt in my mind that their guitars will surpass anyone's expectations for the price in terms of quality. The fact that it's cheaper to buy their cabs WITH v30 speakers than it is to buy 2 v30 speakers separately says to me you'll get a similar kind of deal with their guitars too!
Mine just came in this morning, been waiting two months for it. Unwrapping it and the first thing I see is a dent in the point of the headstock, talk about being disappointed.
Jamie Slays yeah, I emailed them, but according to the website they’re out of stock right now and this took two months to get. Turn around on getting a new one is going to be minimum 3 months and you’re right, this thing is awesome. It rips right out of the box, I may have to take some sandpaper and nail polish to it and live with it.
It’s so good looking, I feel cheated that I didn’t get to give it it’s first dent. That’s why I don’t like relic guitars, I like my scratches to come honestly.
Hey dude they came out with a new one with emg 81/60. It’s bad ass and it’s 355 euros. Could you please test it out man I would love to see you play it and give it a proper run the specs are awesome for the price
Dude I have the money for EX-84 EMG... but in my country (argentina) you have to pay a lot and I mean a lot expensive taxes to bring that guitar from europe u.u
Hi Jamie, Great video.I am currently waiting on my first Harley Benton to be delivered which is the Amarok.I have noticed on a lot of videos people saying the necks are quite fat on Harley bentons.How are you finding this?.Is it a nice C shape or is it thicker or thinner and would you say these pick ups are up there with EMG’s?.Thanks
Being a Metallica fan you shoould know Metallica started in 81' they had two full length albums out by 84 ha.. that gave me a chuckle though. I believe the 84 is based on the 84 Explorers. Which was the first year I believe they came as full solid body tops, (no pickguards, the electronics cavities were moved to the back). Just like the one you're demoing.
@@JamieSlays :) just messin' w/ you. But I believe thats why it's called the 84 and why their 76 is called the 76, cause those two years Gibson put out the Explorers w/ the similar set ups as these HBs
How is the neck? I have very sticky fingers, like literally and not figuratively, and often with guitars with glossy necks I have trouble sliding my thumb up and down on the neck because my thumb has so much friction. Not all of them, like my Epiphone Les Paul Tribute Plus is a joy to play as it is, but on other glossy necks that I have tried have been annoying to play and I hestitate on buying them without trying first.
If it’s any better than the Epiphone version (which can sometimes feel like trash), then this will be a fun little riff machine I dunno how I feel about that headstock though...
My buddy got a Harley Benton 5 string bass, was super nice. The quality was super impressive
Jailen Bailey yeh!
5 string base lol
Bass**
Jesus guys, i can't help that my phone hates me and does things that I don't notice 😅😭
Fixed, now I no longer look illiterate lmao
Lots of great cheaper guitars out there, this looks like one of them! I recently bought a Squire Tele that was great out of the box; a restring with D'addario and some locking tuners and it played like a $600 guitar. Unfortunately the one way truss rod broke. Maybe just a lemon?
I guess what I'm saying is I'd like to see a video with this guitar + some Ernie's;)
Hey Jamie,thanks for the review,been thinking about one of these for a while.Decision made! Awesome channel,keep up the good work!!
I really like it!!
i want to get one of these ones, but im waiting for them to make a Flying V version of the fusion series.
84 because that's when metallica started, that's wronng lol
yeh! haha ride the lightning came out, which is when he started using them? >.> haha
i think he refered to ride the lightning album or a tour.
Jamie Slays pretty sure it’s ‘84 to match the Gibson naming conventions, their 84’ explorer is the active pickup/ no pick guard edition.
@@JamieSlays yeah realized after my comment you meant when he started using them. I took it as when metallica formed lol
@@poshdan1988 Actually in 84 he had a explorer with passiv pickups. He changed to aktiv's on the master of puppets tour, i think.
Gotta say, Harley Benton really surprised the shit out of me. I got their 8 string progressive 2020 deluxe and it blows my Ibanez RG8004 out of the fucking water. All the videos talking about the poor craftsmanship had me nervous but it arrived without a single sharp fret, everything was tight, no gaps. Couldn't be happier.
Wow. Those pickups sound incredible. I just ordered one of these and was planning on switching the pickups out for some EMGs, fishmans or blackouts, but never mind. No reason to.
I got the Classic Version. Awesome Guitar, in Quality and Sound far better than Epi's I've had. Very close to a Gibson🤘🏻
youre so soft spoken that its pretty heavy metal 🤘🙃🤘
Yehhhhhh I’m a gentle giant haha
I have no doubt in my mind that their guitars will surpass anyone's expectations for the price in terms of quality. The fact that it's cheaper to buy their cabs WITH v30 speakers than it is to buy 2 v30 speakers separately says to me you'll get a similar kind of deal with their guitars too!
This video just sold me on the guitar I’m definitely buying one now! Nice alpine white one!
Mine just came in this morning, been waiting two months for it. Unwrapping it and the first thing I see is a dent in the point of the headstock, talk about being disappointed.
Oh no!! Have you told them??
Jamie Slays yeah, I emailed them, but according to the website they’re out of stock right now and this took two months to get. Turn around on getting a new one is going to be minimum 3 months and you’re right, this thing is awesome. It rips right out of the box, I may have to take some sandpaper and nail polish to it and live with it.
Yeh. It sucks that it happened. But if it’s just cosmetic hopefully you can look past it
It’s so good looking, I feel cheated that I didn’t get to give it it’s first dent. That’s why I don’t like relic guitars, I like my scratches to come honestly.
Harley Benton upper range are such a great value for money! Mildly irked though because this is one of these models they don't produce for us lefties.
They actually just released this model for left handed players!
I wanted to get one on white but i could only find black...
I really like it its amazing for metal
Jamie in video: calmest person alive
Jame in thumbnail: :-O
SkillJam 🤣
Hey man great informative video I have 3 hb guitars all are great. For this guitar you reviewed do you think it's worth changing the pick ups to emg ?
Yeh if you like them :) I like the 57/66 so that could be sick
Hey cool video, did you ever try the guitar with the EMG81 and EMG60? If so, which one sounds "better" or "Clearer"
No I didn’t :/ I imagine they wouldn’t sound too different
Master of puppets - in dying days lol I bet it’s a beast dropped
jamie how tall are you? just want to know how big the gyuitar would be in proportion to my body.
5’11 :)
the specs are closer to an LTD/ ESP explorer if you have held one of those.
Got some straight up Devin Townsend vibes at 03:11 :)
Badass guitar I've always liked the Explorer shape!!
Hey dude they came out with a new one with emg 81/60. It’s bad ass and it’s 355 euros. Could you please test it out man I would love to see you play it and give it a proper run the specs are awesome for the price
Yeh I saw! Is it not just the same with different pickups?
Jamie Slays yeah it is but thanks for reading my comment anyways man you’re awesome keep up the work
What's the model name of the new one please lads? And are these pick ups better for thrash and crossover etc styles
Wooohooo that's a sweet guitar mate
That’s a pretty sweet guitar guitar I love the explorer body style
Im still waiting on mine to arrive, man! Its been a month and a week!
Some Immortal-esc riffs in there today.
Nice guitar dude!
This headstock isn't look a little heavy?
What do you think about that considering single body?
(sorry my english)
Yeh the headstock is a bit long. But the rest of the guitar is awesome
Cool, I'll consider that
Dude I have the money for EX-84 EMG... but in my country (argentina) you have to pay a lot and I mean a lot expensive taxes to bring that guitar from europe u.u
:( that sucks
More Beer! is what it says on his Gibson one 😉 👍
I would for sure play some thrash on that bad boy
Jamie...the famous writing on the cream Explorer is...and I quote..."EET FUK"
Sick distorted tone, men!! Cool!
Hi Jamie,
Great video.I am currently waiting on my first Harley Benton to be delivered which is the Amarok.I have noticed on a lot of videos people saying the necks are quite fat on Harley bentons.How are you finding this?.Is it a nice C shape or is it thicker or thinner and would you say these pick ups are up there with EMG’s?.Thanks
I really like it yeh! It’s a bit like a les Paul it Schecter. Baseball bat style
Thanks for the reply and it’s shame as I only like thin C style type necks.Killer guitar though value for money wise though
His guitar said, MORE BEER
This sounds sick for under £300. Pick ups are immense. What guitar do you recommend out of ESP or an Ibanez? Looking to play chugging metal 🤟
Being a Metallica fan you shoould know Metallica started in 81' they had two full length albums out by 84 ha.. that gave me a chuckle though. I believe the 84 is based on the 84 Explorers. Which was the first year I believe they came as full solid body tops, (no pickguards, the electronics cavities were moved to the back). Just like the one you're demoing.
It’s ok. I can’t know every thing 🤣
@@JamieSlays :) just messin' w/ you. But I believe thats why it's called the 84 and why their 76 is called the 76, cause those two years Gibson put out the Explorers w/ the similar set ups as these HBs
So wish they would do this with 24 frets and reverse headstock......maybe a single humbucker
1983 is when they started it's ok we all make mistakes ❤️
1981
Looks super nice. Sounds kick ass!🤘
Bitta EET FUK! Btw Jamie, any tips on improving downpicking/gallop/trem-picking? Love your work 👌🏼
0:47 EET FUK
Nice review! What is the body size comparison to a Gibson?
smaller
Does it howl?
I wanted to get one for some time but am concerned about howling.
My dream guitar dude!!! 😍
How is the neck? I have very sticky fingers, like literally and not figuratively, and often with guitars with glossy necks I have trouble sliding my thumb up and down on the neck because my thumb has so much friction. Not all of them, like my Epiphone Les Paul Tribute Plus is a joy to play as it is, but on other glossy necks that I have tried have been annoying to play and I hestitate on buying them without trying first.
Price point a bit wrong 8:08 The version with the EMGs and Grover tuners in your hand is £380. The version with Rosewell pickups is £260
I’m using the one with Roswell pickups brahhhhh the EMG one didn’t exist then
@@JamieSlays Ah, the current ones have black covers on the EMGs and silver on the Rosewells. Threw me off with those being black.
Just ordered a vintage white model with the emgs, £297!
The first riff I’ll play with it is enter sandman as it’s the only one I know 😢
In terms of size, is it a lot smaller than the usual Epiphone / Gibson / Pre-lawsuit ESP Explorers?
yes
what amp did u use?
Man, how did you achive that great tone, can you give some tips for amp settings?
Are these guitars noticeably smaller than a regular explorer?
Nissssssssssssce 🛸
Very similar to my Ltd ex-50
Bargain, sounds boss🤘
what country are you from?
UK
Guitar sounds great.
5:00 what is the songs name pls
this guitar is 340 bucks, but you can get the jackson demeltion white for 600
Hi sir. Is it heavy in weight?
It’s ok. It’s not overly heavy. But it doesn’t feel like a toy
jamie is legit lucas mann if he was a rhythm guitarist
Are there any active pickups that don't require batteries? I'm not familiar with active pickups.
Nope.
Does any one have a link to the white one
Yes, Google has it
The white sold out within a week of being available in May. Black sold out shortly thereafter.
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The body is smaller than a Gibson yes?
Indeed.
Perfect body shape but headstock
Is it as heavy as an explorer?
No
Anyone know if this model stays in tune??
I want
James played an ESP explorer, not Gibson
He played Gibson :) Flying V and explorer. Then esp made him a custom
@@JamieSlays his "Gibson" flying V was a fake
What about his explorer? Was that Gibson
there is a version with the real emg 81 60 mahogany body ebony fretboard grover tuners 415 euros
Yeah! Came out after lol
What's the model name for this new edition with the better pups lads, please?
J W I think it’s just ex84-EMG
Not a huge fan of the headstock, but sweet cheap guitar!
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The white one had writing that said "EET FUK"
The gain sounds far too fuzzy in a bad way.
Might just be the Roswell pickups. Agufish switched those out for emg pickups and it sound a lot better. That fuzziness was out
@@ej_xxii7463 that defeats the purpose of a cheap guitar.
@@MilitantOldLady there is an EMG version of it for around 400$
Harley Benton is probably the only brand that listens to their fans, they changed to the EMG active pickups, the other ones were terrible
If it’s any better than the Epiphone version (which can sometimes feel like trash), then this will be a fun little riff machine
I dunno how I feel about that headstock though...
How fat is that neck, cause I'm considering this.
Mine came in this morning, the neck is super fat and feels like a baseball bat.
Eet f*k, first song would have to be Blackened!!!!
22 frets :-/
The white one said eet fuk
the entire guitar is black including hardware but the nut is white????? wtf HB? easy fix but come on.
I would prefer if the hardware was chrome and i think the white nut looks good, but everyone has a different taste
@@marvintimke3978 chrome would look nice I like the guitar blackened all black is sic 🤘🏼why the nut is white is horrible choice. Imo
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Yeah Metallica didn't start in 84 man lol
They formed in 81, released kill em all in 83 and in 84 released ride the lightning after their tour with anthrax
Metallica started 1981
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Too much fx. Buy yourself a real amp kid!
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