Harley Benton R-457MN WH Fanfret 4-stars Reviews

Quite good for this price!

A good tool to try multimenzura, there are flaws in quality, but the sound is not affected by the money for a great option.

Satisfait

tres bonne lutheries, j'ai une accoustique superbe, dumoins tant que je ne la branche pas, les micro son juste tres mou, pas de sortie elevée, ni de tight low end, mais reste jouable pour l'entrainement, apres pour enregistrer ou jouer en live, j'ai changer les mecanique, l'electronique (mechanique bloquante graph tech, micro fishman fluence Tosin Abasi, et quelque ajustement.) La guitar en elle meme était plug and play pour ma part car regler et verifier avec une superbe intonation, une action un peu haute mais ça chacun ses preference, je joue de tout les styles avec sans soucis, et le fanfret change juste la vie meme si ici les low end reste tres pateux (a cause des micro de base) mais une fois changer juste un pure plaisir, mais ce n'est donc plus une guitare à 150€ mais plutçot 600€. donc je conseille pour les gens amant moddé a fond leur guitar sans avoir peur de percé des trous suplementaire ou de jouer sur le corps et le manche de la guitare.

Only drawback is tuning stability

I received my guitar in very good shape; No sharp frets or fret buzzing, action is great and a very good sound for such a cheap instrument. The only downside as far as I'm concerned is that it goes out of tune quite quickly, but that can be fixed most likely with a new nut made of a material that will create more friction. Also my personal preference is for thicker strings but that isn't the the product at fault.

A reasonable introduction to 7 string but QC needs improving

Bought Feb 2019

Hardware quality:

* As expected on a guitar of this price.

* The pickups work well, though might be muddy for some

* The tuners are acceptable but need occasional tuning between days.

* The nut is ok - needed a little graphite.

* Controls worked well.

Playing:

* The neck is buttery smooth and is the right profile for making the most of the fan frets and full range.

* The body exposes the 24th fret really easily and as a newcomer to 7 strings it all felt fluid to play.

QC:

The frets had a lot of buzzing - and the fret edges needed dressing. 5 frets needed filing to fix the buzz, and they felt rough to bend on.

There's a grounding issue - popping the cover off the back showed only partial coating with shield paint but no conductivity. The strings don't seem to be grounded, though there *is* a grounding wire.

Conclusion:

The guitar is a pleasure to play, but QC issues marred it and it required effort to bring the frets up to a reasonable level.