Harley Benton Amarok-7 EGNT Quilted Burst

Fantastic guitar for the money

If your looking for a cheap 7 string that plays well and looks great, honestly I really don't think you can get better than this. It really is a great guitar for the money. Finish was good, fret job was good, electronics worked well.

Set up was great right out of the box despite traveling from Euro to US. Only changes I needed to make were to my own preferences.

There are a few minor cosmetic issues, but none you would see without really looking into it and none that would effect the playability.

Frankly a neck-through 7 string with active pickups shouldn't cost this little. I genuinely have no idea how these guys are making money.

Excellent guitar and specs

This is an amazing guitar. The specs are great and it plays and sounds great. I love the colour (I got the pickle burst green). It came playable and setup out of the box (the intonation was good on 6 of the 7 strings and only a little off on the lowest string--despite shipping many thousands of miles). The only changes I'll make to the setup are preference things.

Cons? The neck is really thick. If you're used to Ibanez and Jackson necks or have small hands this may not be very comfortable. It took me a few hours to get used to it. There's a lot of minor finish issues. The fret ends are smooth but really ugly and sloppy looking. None of the finish issues affect the way it plays and I don't care at all.

Any changes I'd like? Wish it had a forearm contour.

Value for money!

I was surprised to find that the guitar was really successful.

My new favourite guitar

I haven't put it down since receiving it. I play in a band and also record my own music. The guitar requires next to nothing during mixing, it sits perfectly. This is probably due to the active EMG's, I've never owned EMG's before and I am very much converted since using this guitar. The satin finish makes the playing extremely smooth and overall I have no faults with this instrument.