Harley Benton Amarok-6 BKNT Flame Burst

Jeg har nu haft denne Amarok et par måneder, og selv om det ikke har været muligt at prøve den af i live sammenhæng, er den blevet spillet flittigt på hjemme.
Jeg havde ventet en hård lyd pga den gennemgående hals og EMG pickupperne, men blev glædeligt overrasket over, at den faktisk kan bruges til stort aet alle musikarter, måske undtaget old school jazz, men for en gammel rocker med hang til en smule pop og blues, er den absolut glimrende.
Efter udpakningen krævede den lidt justering, før strengene lå perfekt for mig. De kan justeres særdeles tæt på gribebrædtet uden buzz. Jeg har i forvejen et par guitarer med stainless steel bånd, her i bland en HB Fusion. Amarok’ens bånd var ikke nær så glatte, men efter en langsommelig og grundig polering, hjalp det en del uden at den er kommer op på siden af min Fusion. Stemmeskruerne er glimrende og sammen med den gode nut og lige så gode bro, holder den stemningen udmærket.
Den gennemgående hals lover godt for sustain og stabilitet i øvrigt, men sammenlignet med Mayones Regius og Carvin DC400 synes sustainen ikke at kunne følge helt med. Den er faktisk nogenlunde som de gode bolt ons, jeg har. Ikke noget problem i dagligdagen...
Jeg havde forventet en halvtung sag, men blev glædeligt overrasket overrasket over, at den egentlig er ret let. Samtidig hænger den fin om halsen og er egentlig også ok at sidde med.
Efter justering og endnu en polering er den begyndt at komme ind under huden. Gribebrædtet er fremragende og ret flot, og halsen er lige som jeg kan lide den.
Guitaren havde ingen oplagte fejl i konstruktionen eller skader fra transport. Den er kort sagt meget flot og lækker.
Samlet set får man et glimrende stykke værktøj til en virkelig konkurrencedygtig pris, som snild spiller op med mange af mine dyrere hegn. Den er kommet ind på en sikker fjerdeplads i samlingen, som stadig toppes af Strandberg Fusion, Manne Raven og Mayones Regius. Et fint selskab for en guitar til under 4000 danske kroner.
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Hello Rockers !!! This is a great axe for the money !!! From the top :Tuners small but good quality . Nut : Nice cut . Neck : Super wood nice satin lack . Fingerboard : Good quality ebony wood whit super playable steel jumbos no sharp frets . Pickups : The active boost are really good , the sound are nice for solos whit overdrive and super clean for cords no noise . But i can t hear much difference when going from neck to bridge . Electronics : very pure quality , but what can you get for this kind of money , my volume pot sounds like an old door when i crank it and the other pot is just fine ( you can get 2 new pots here ad the shop cheep . Bridge : it is doing its job okay and its easy to adjust . Layout : when strumming happy down the strings my hand will hit the switch from time to time , i was not happy whit that and i have switched the 3 way and the tone pot ( hobby work , wood hole remove 2-3mm before the 3 way switch fits . it fells better for me and i think it looks better this way !!! . Overall : I am really happy whit this fine instrument , its light weight compared to a LP and really smooth to handle , only downside i find is that the PU router job is to small and not deep enough ! , and the paint comes off when they do the assemble work , make them just a little lager for even a better guitar in the future ! Rock On Peace !!! and take care all ! my thanks to all at the Store/Shop !

The specs on this guitar for the price are great, you won't find a better bargain that's for sure. That being said, the quality control could be a lot better and the setup upon receiving said instrument was among the worst I've encountered. There are extremely noticeable tooling marks on most of the fret edges above the 15th fret, which for any guitar honestly seems ridiculous, my HB JA-60 cost about 1/3rd of the price and was handled with more care, as was my TE-20. Now the setup like stated above was honestly just horrible, the action was so high that it was unplayable. I will give HB the benefit of doubt though because this guitar did also sit in a warm delivery truck all day, not to mention the climate changes it had endured shipping from Germany. However, the nut was cut extremely high, enough to where any note on the 1st fret would instantly be sharp. After taking a file to it the problem was remedied, but as ALSO stated above I've bought HB guitars for 1/3 the price and not had as bad of an issue.

Now that the negatives are out of the way, this is a BEAUTIFUL guitar for the price, and after it was set up plays just as beautifully, the bridge is awesome and so are the locking tuners! The neck is unexpectedly thick, which I don't at all mind just don't expect an Ibanez style profile. The pickups are good, but they're just not my style I would prefer the EMG 81/60 set or 57/66 set. If you're considering buying this guitar, just expect to put a little bit of work into it.