Harley Benton 7 string Review

feylya

I finally bought the seven string I've wanted for ages. And now it's time for the review (in a Harmony Central style)

Purchased from:
Thoman, Germany

Features: 6
Dual humbuckers
Licensed Floyd Rose
Solid Alder body
Maple neck
Rosewood fretboard
24 frets
Dot inlays
Vol, tone, 3 way switch

Sound: 6
I ran this through a Modded Dunlop cry baby, modded ds-1 into a Harley Benton 80W amp. The clean sound is actually gorgeous. Acousticly, the guitar is loud but it shimmers with some chorus on. With distortion, it can get a bit muddy, especially the low B.

Action, Fit, & Finish: 5
Set up quite well. No buzzing frets at all. However, some of the routing on the body was quite quite dodgy. And there's a piece of died plywood between the fretboard and the locking nut.

The finish on the body however is flawless.

Reliability/Durability: N/A
Hasn't broken yet

Customer Support: N/A
No need for it. Yet

Overall Rating: 8
Considering the price and the shape of the neck, it's a fine guitar. Great way of being introduced to the world of 7 strings. Some cosmetic issues (like the plywood) but I can over look those.


And so ends my 2000th post

ferdi

what does that extra string let you play that you couldnt play last week? a genuine question...

feylya

Citizen Erased
Seven String
Mind Storm
Invisible Kid
This Dying Soul

Did you want a list?

ferdi

how did you ever make do without it???

feylya

What's with the agro about the 7 string? I wanted a new instrument and I fancied something different. It lets me play slightly lower than before and it's a far more comfier guitar to play than my LTD due to the wider neck.

What's your problem with me spending my money on something I wanted?

Zoton

Congrats Feylya. Glad you're happy with what you got. Have you found it tricky at all adjusting to the wider neck?
Have you tried dropped A tuning yet?

It wasn't me!

Sounds good. I thought Citizen Erased was on a six-string though. The tab I got was all for six-string.

feylya

Zoton wrote:

Congrats Feylya. Glad you're happy with what you got. Have you found it tricky at all adjusting to the wider neck?
Have you tried dropped A tuning yet?

Cheers. Actually the neck is incredibly comfy and easy to adapt to. Yup, tried Drop A. Invisible Kid and Citizen Erased are both in Drop A. Chunky

It Wasn't Me: Citizen Erased can be played on a six string by tuning the low E to A. On a 7 string, it's easier to detune the B string to A (keeps better tension) and you can go straight from Citizen Erased into a song in normal 6 string tuning

Zoton

Any pictures to make us drool?

feylya

Just the standard one at the moment....



Might try and take a few laterer.

ferdi

ah sorry for being grumpy, i was just in a bad mood there for a while, i shouldnt have taken it out on your axe . looks nice btw.

feylya

I was wondering what the deal with the attack was all about alright. Don't worry about it.

It is nice

It wasn't me!

That is more convenient!
*goes off to consider seven-string*

feylya

For ?166 + ?23 postage, it really is a viable thing. IMO, you could flog it over here for ?200 without much hassle.

Doctor J

Congratulations man, what are you going to do to it?

feylya

Burn it :P

Na, I haven't even touched it in about a week and a half. Been "away"