After watching many of your videos, just wanted to let you know I have always enjoyed how professional you have made them, even from the get go. Love your playing style!!

Absolutely love this channel boyo. Only a matter of time before the subs blow way up

Other set of pick ups and this thing is as good as it gets! Nice Review!!!

Im actually surprised by the quality of your video, amazing guy keep it up

Kudos on you keeping an open mind and giving the guitar a fair change, but I can't say that I'm surprised about the shortcomings of this guitar.

very well put together video and very informative

Thanks a lot for the review!

You make great reviews and videos

Wow, really nice review! Subscribed

Thanks for the video man!

Honestly, I think you should keep it. The big giveaway was that you enjoyed the way it played, and that it sounded nice acoustically. A pickup swap can change the sound completely, even though I personally thought these pickups sound great for the money. The tuning issue can be fixed TO AN EXTENT depending on how shit the originals really are. Looks good, it's unique, plays well, and like you said, the setup is perfect. In my opinion that's reason enough to invest. Workhorse. Also, Jericho just released the "Ignition" series. Pick any body style, pickups (SD, bareknuckles, etc) with a 25.75" or 27" scale length. It only has a bridge pickup, but they start at $485. Same build quality as the rest of my jericho's so it's a real steal. Worth a look.

Mate the harley benton looks mint and sounds awesome. To my ear it sounds nicer than the other. I think thats alot of guitar for the money. Really nice review and awesome playing man, Cheers

Thanks for the compare against the Carvin without mixing, makes the difference a lot clearer.

Yeah, so thrilled!

LADIES AND GENTS thats how you do a review! and with di tracks too very good job take note people. take note !

Nice review

Sounds killer, man!

i love the headstock shape on this thing :)

good job mate!

I knew eventually,only the Serious musicians would use the 7-strings,after the hype faded.Great playing,sir.

very nice review

+Soulhenge So, I see DI Tracks from now on? Maybe one left/one right? XD Nice work!!! Great honest review like always.

Excellent review,I bought 1,just for the hell of it,the set up was incredible,the sound was weak tunings were annoying so I put a pair of illuminator pickups,and Schaller locking tuners,I'm overwhelmed how great it sounds

For those who wonder, I've got a pair of 707x installed on my 2017 fanfret-7 and now it sounds waaay better than stock one. Also with nut cut properly even the stock tuners (2017 has no locking tuners unlike 2018) can provide some decent stability.

Sounds awesome

This finish let me remember Ghostbuster slime like from the second Ghostbusters movie when they decided to go down to the channel :)

After seeing your review, i think i want this to be my next guitar. I was worried about the quality and acoustics of this guitar though and i am glad to hear it is made well for it's price. And i can definitely tell it's those pickups that make it sound bad, they aren't terrible but they aren't good either, they sound like they just boosted the mids to make it sound like they had better output. So, for $300 and maybe another $200 for replacement pickups, this seems like the best multiscale to get until you want to spend over $1500. Edit: immediately after seeing this i found they have a new and improved version for 2018. It comes with locking tuners, a beefier monorail bridge that has an outer housing with saddles inside, but same string through design. And new pickups as well, and they sound slightly better, at least from what i could hear in the review. And they have even kept the price the same, and build quality is still just as good. All in all i see Harley Benton making some waves in the multiscale and extended range scene.

2020 variant looks even cooler omg it looks like such a cool proposition for the price MultiScale-7 TPB 2020 DLX

This is something you could buy if you wanted to try playing a multiscale, esp if you can find it used. After a few months you could sell it on, and but a better instrument if multiscale works for you. I think many people did this with 7- and 8-strings too. For the price this Harley Benton doesn't sound too bad, although the Ibanez sounded livelier, more dynamics. It's probably the high end, which allows you to hear the transients. As for low-end Jacksons, I heard bad things about them, esp about the pickups.

It sounds surprisingly good :D Apart from the pickups and tuners I agree with other and think you should keep it :D

"That is how it's done" yeah Carvin's a badass.

Thank you for the review. Just a few things, I don't agree with you when you say "at least Jackson knows what they're doing", I think you're going at it the wrong way. Most of those well known brands have their guitars made in the same place as the HB ones, and most with the same specs or very similar, don't think because you're getting a 300€ Jackson or Ibanez that its better than this one, those 100€ more don't mean more quality, or better hardware, you're basically paying retailers, etc. The reason they have such low prices is that they don't have any middle man between production or selling of their stuff nor retailers involved, hence the low prices. I agree that their pickups are not the best, but depending on what you're looking for, even if you bought a 500€ Ibanez, Jackson or Epiphone, you would most likely swap them out for Bare Knuckle pickups or something else Misha Mansoor is promoting at the moment. The Carvin\Kiesel pickups are well known for their high quality so of course they are going to sound better than these cheap ones, but that's the point isn't it? For people who cant afford 900€ or 1000€ guitars to have access to something well built for half the price or more of those brand\signature guitars, and then when we save up to get new pickups we're left with a pretty decent guitar for the price. Just my two cents. Keep up the good work.

You should put some ragnaroks in it, I dare you

Dirty riffs! 👌😳

Go to reverb and get used tuners and a used bridge pickup. I do it all the time with cheap guitars upgrade on a budget. Good luck. Love the channel you're a killer musician.

Yes!

Sick demo track ! Are the drums real or programmed ? They sound great

the song got that Shokran - Collapse vibe

Just received mine! The tuners are now “lockable”, I don’t know what name they exactly have, but they’re pretty nice! And the output of the pickups...well I used to record with a baritone LTD with EMG’s and...I used the same preset of Pod Farm and get almost exactly the same tone 🤷‍♂️ don’t know why, but this worked for me 💪

Hello, after so much time... What do you think of this guitar? I'm thinking of buying one like this, but of the new models, just for the fanfret and the look (I hope they have improved somewhat) I'm more concerned about the tuners than the pickups. Are they really that bad? Do they hold at least the tuning, let's say two or three songs in a row? Thanks! I hope you can reply me and give me your impressions, with years passed...

Hi thank you for this video , i was wondering how you could change pickups on this kind of guitars ? will the coil fit with the holes in the guitar body ?

Great And Fair Review, Gorgeous Guitar! Things Will Get Better, Id Love One To 'MOD' and Make Personal🎸✌

This guitar looks great. Just need a pickup and tuners change. Good review

Maybe someone sees this and it helps: I‘ve recently bought one, not the new 2020 version, but one of the last 2018?19? Versions. And I must say, it‘s a really nice guitar for under 300€. Setup was garbage, but that was to be expected. After oiling the fretboard, polishing the frets and a good setup this guitar is really nice. The pickups are actually decent, I like them more than Ibanez quantum7s. The neck is on the chunkier side. Tuners are good. Bridge is alright, but restringing is a bit of a hassle. Regarding upgrades: the pickups in mine are definitely 8 string active mounts. I measured them. So no 7 string pickups for this guitar. But you can put an emg808 or fishman 8 string set in there I suppose. Personally I don’t see a need at the moment. Went as low as Drop E, sounds ok.

I would love to see a set of pickups in it. You can get a set of tuners for not too much money, just don't go for locking ones.

Nice and honest review. Got a mint set of 707Xs from my Boden OS7 to sell, if you want :)

would you recommend it for morbid angel sorta stuff??

Man I like a lot your playing... Can somebody explain to me what that guitar and barritone 7 and drop tuning is...? you just detune the 7th string or all of them?...

i like the sound those pick ups have i dont like alot of gain when djenting out

Hi man, what you think about Harley Benton Baritone 7?? Im guessing what to buy

I would be curious to hear the difference with some good tuners and pickups.

think I'm going to get one.

Can you a video of you upgrading this guitar? I'm in the UK and there is a website called axetec where you can get locking tuners for £30.99 about €28 I think. Would be interesting if you can upgrade it without having to spend alot of money on it as I am interested in buying one for live shows. At the moment I'm down tuning a 26 inch scale length 6 string to drop A while our other guitarist plays a 7 string.

Does the guitar have photo finish? The purple is pretty harsh already. A laminated photo on top would be a deal breaker. Ha! I know. But not the shitty pickups or weird neck shape! I have been staring at this guitar on the HB website for 6 weeks trying to make up my mind. Thanks for the fair and informative review!

Die sieht geil aus, gibt es die auch als 6 String?

Put some tuners pickups and bridge on it! Gold hardware looks best on purple 👍👍

2018 year edition has locking tuners btw, so maybe this problem is solved. Worth to mention also, Jackson JS32 has only 26.5" scale

Hey man, great review! What string gauge/set would you recommend for G# tuning on a fanfret guitar? I'm buying this guitar soon and i'm considering to set them up with the Daddario NYXL1164 (011 - 014 - 018 - w028 - 038 - 049 - 064). Do you think this will give me proper string tension and tone for G# tuning? Thanks in advance, keep it up!

Lmao the dig on Overload 😆😆 someone’s an unsatisfied customer

I mean, when playing it through your own custom patch it won't sound close at all :D Maybe increase the gain?

What are you playing threw for this demo please?

Could you measure neck thickness at 1st and 12th fret please?

that demo sounds killer. What would you say about this, or the jackson dkaf 7 string model? Also, where are you from? I have a feeling you're not american, which brings up the question of shipping a Kiesel

I just got the 2018 fanfret 6 string and they changed the pickups...They have shit ton of output now haha

2018 models fix all the issue, i have 8 string FF dlx 2018 model and it's amazing guitar, pickups are en par with seymour duncans (i've A-B'd them) and locking tuners do wonders

Hows the tuning stability?

How well is it weight-balanced? Do you think the neck will dive when I cut away like 0.5 kg of wood from the body? :D

Огонь!

Do you think multiscale makes a big difference? I mean, you have played ibanez 8 string, and that guitar has a very long scale length for high strings, was that a big deal ?

Nice review! But your guitar is really heavy - I owned 2 2017 models weighting 3,5kg and 3,37kg and the new 2018 one I got is also 3,37kg. BTW the 2018 pickups are a bit more open sounding, just uploaded a comparison ;) (that's the reasing this video was suggested for me I guess)

This isn't the cheapest multicale on the market (Now), but the deluxe model. Have you looked at the lower end models at all? (Harley Benton R-457/8BK Fanfret) Downgraded tuners and pickups are the major differences I believe.

The real question is: if you spend another 300 bucks on it, how does it compare to a 600 bucks guitar? Besides, it's so much fun to buy a guitar with potential, swapping parts, finishing the neck.

Comparing a relatively cheap Harley Benton to a 4 or 5 times as expensive Carvin is unfair and nonsensical. Harley Bentons are for people who can't afford a Carvin or simply don't want to spend that much on a hobby. It's like test driving a Dacia and complaining it doesn't go as fast as a Ferrari. If a low cost Harley Benton sounded as good as a Carvin, there'd be crowds of guitar players waving torches and pitchforks outside the Carvin factory demanding their money back. Tuning stability is a valid criticism, though. Even for non-professional players, a guitar that can't hold its tuning is an annoyance. There's no excuse for that.

One question...if you would change the pickups, which ones will you put in there? Cause if you put standard pickups, the poles would not be aligned with the strings...any ideas? I’m playing to buy this guitar and I would like to know that haha

Waiting for a new pickups test... keep in mind you'll be able to use them in another guitar if that guitar doesn't help.

My ideal multiscale would be 28" to 26.5" on a 7 string. My 28" baritone can intonate to Drop F. No ploblem.

What is the name of the effect at 6:24?

I've made the decision NOT to modify this!

Remove the tone control and adjust the pickups’ height to match the sound of the carvin.

Dude can you post the drum track??? So sick

The pups are good just kinda meant for a drive petal or a real gainy patch. With all the OD pedals for under 100, you can make this sound beastly. Or, get some 7 string Dimarzio Deactivators or some knockoff EMG or Duncan stuff. Or, well....there's lots of pup brand out there. Finally, I'd trust these guys over Jackson. Saying something like "I haven't played it but Jackson knows what they're doing" doesn't exactly set my mind at ease. Enjoyed the review overall though and the style of giving us some basic tone ideas of how this thing sounds. I'll probably still get one and swap in some hotter pups. Cheers!

I kinda like the pickups from this test for rhythms. It kinda had a Raspy high gain sound like from the first periphery album. A little tooooo raspy for me but eh idk

you should try out fokin pickups magestic set for this guitar, but donno how baut tuners)

I wouldn't spend any money again for this, but multiscale for that price? Good luck finding an alternative thats better and doesn't cost over 1000€. Thanks for the review. I better save up for a Kiesel. :)

put some locking tuners.. I hope it will stay tunned

Maybe try to find a used EMG set. Believe me, that shit with some love will be better than a cheap Jackson. Edit: Man, you werent lucky to have bought the 2017 version, maybe the 2018 version would suit you a lot more, since the crucial bugs were fixed. =(

Don't use steel wool.The dust will kill the picups.Use dry green scrubber pads.Cover the pickups with mask or duct tape.That will keep your pickups clean.

Leave it stock, bro. Might be interesting to have something to compare future, more expensive guitars to. Just my thoughts.

very very nice review about a guitar i was really interested in.was. before i have found IBANEZ RGIF7. have you heard of them?? if you could do a review or express your oppinion about it i would be very happy.

You can call the "moving around" in the tuners as PLAY or SLOP. ie There is too much play in the tuner gears.

I'm gonna get a Kiesel 7 string with a Tremolo anyway so, u recommend getting this guitar?

There's the 2018 model to test now ;) It has way better pick-ups btw

Actually, I like most the HB neck clean sound than the other guitar...what is more, I do like they sound of the HB more the the other guitar...it is like more dark and nota so crispy

@Soulhenge - Dude buy a Kemper! Then make packs to sell. I would 100% pick them up. You always dial in tones that appeal to me!

Definitely worth the 270 euros I paid,if I was you,id invest in the pickups and tuners,you won't regret it,I use this more than my Vader

Whats the chord progression at 9:30

those cleans sound like SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Please ragnaroks sound and look insane

this guitar sounds better then my dean decevier

me encanto el video aunq no entendi un carajo jajaj, saludos!!!!