Harley Benton R-457BK Fanfret Reviews

maybe the best buy for the money

pros: high quality for very low price, surprisingly well built, ergonomy is at it's best but maybe that comes from the fanfret, factory setup is just right

cons: some fretbuzz, very lowcost machineheads, the fretboard seems a bit "rigid" at first but it's oki after a while

I own some gio series from Ibanez and a 7 chord from them also, this guitar, in my view outclasses what i own in every way

Good guitar for its price

I bought this guitar in order to have a closer look what a 7-strings guitar is.

My impression is the guitar costs its price.

The frets are well installed and polished smoothly.

Electronics/wires are assembled and soldered pretty good.

I replaced the strings to .10-.60 and was able to tune the scale length simply.

But there were a couple of minor issues I have to mention:

- quality of the tuning machines is in doubt, one of them was defective (slipped gear)

- the pickups are passive (no power element inside the guitar), but it's even better, imho

Can definitely recommend this guitar, but you should understand pros and cons of buying a cheap instrument.

Great 7 string guitar for its price

sounds really good for its price and it handles really good.

pros:

1. great price for a 7 string guitar especially if you want to try out a 7 string guitar and don't want to pay much.

cons:

1.just wish the nut would have came in black instead of white but that can be easily fix.