Harley Benton R-457MN WH Progressive Series Reviews

Very good seven string guitar

I love it! The neck is very convenient for my rather small hand. The action and intonation are very good. And the whole instrument is flawlessly beautiful. About pickups. I love this very pickups because they sing. Their sound is beautifully warm. Some people consider it muddy. But I prefere warm voicing. It`s versatile. With such a voicing you can play not only extreme metal, but rock, blues, indi, even jazz. The only flaw, IMHO, is the pickup selector position. It might be closer to the bridge pickup, so switching pickups during playing might be faster and more convenient.

Great quality for the price point!

Lovely looking and great playing guitar. Action nice and low, came set up nicely and even tuned out of the box! Had always wanted a 7 string and this was a great choice. Love it!

Good 7 string

This is my first 7 string, the sound and quality are perfect, i was suprised by how good it is for the price i have no issues with it, the knobs are a bit stiff but still smooth that's about the only thing but i don't change the knobs so it's not important, looks amazing and sounds amazing, the tunes doesn't change drastically one day from another, hardly needs tuning. Delivery came as expected too, this is a great beginner 7 string, would recommend.

great guitar for the price!

nice pickups, good finish!

A solid workhorse

I've used this for about a year and a half now as my backup guitar, and I've got nothing to complain about. For this price you get an entry level 7-string with minimal features, but it gets the job done if you want to chug away. Frets aren't the fastest, and you'll need some thicker gauges if you want to tune down with a 25in scale.

Highly recommend if this is your first 7-string and you just want to test the waters.

A solid guitar for beginners and intermediate players.

Initially I was very skeptical about this guitar. But I was on the hunt for something cheap to return to the hobby after years of absence , and after reading reviews as well as hearing all kinds of positive feedback from Harley Benton owners I decided to bite the bullet and get it.

This guitar has no right to be this cheap. Superb quality from the neck and the body all the way to the electronics. It's not a one grand guitar with top of the line pickups or expensive tremolo systems but it's presisely what a new or returning guy needs.

To get started , for cheap and without having a million headaches about all sorts of imperfections or mechanical problems. I specifically write this review for the 7 stringed variant but I am sure one could expect the same quality from the 6 or 8 stringed variant too!

Bought this on like a gift to our guitar player. He was pissed off )))) small hands he said. So we found a knew guitar player 😸

WHAT A SURPRISE!

This is an amazing guitar for the price. For anyone looking to decide whether 7 string is for them, this is a great option.

Medium jumbo frets are installed really well, action and intonation decent straight out of the box. Tuning holding well. Overall a really fun guitar, highly recommend.

Great Sound

Great sounding guitar, arrived in perfect condition. Playable out of the box.

Ordered lockable tuners for it, the tuner for 7th string is slightly unstable.

I have been tempted to buy this guitar for quite some time, I would highly recommend purchasing if you are thinkinh about it!

Horrible fretwork even for the price

Sharp edges of frets literally kill the desire to play the guitar. The neck was in wood dust when I pick the guitar from the box. Of course, everything can be fixed, but it isn't worth the effort

My first 7-string love

I saw this guitar live from a friend and fell in love with it from the first touch, I immediately liked the sound, how it lies in my hand, its shape. I ordered the same one the next day, everything came quickly and neatly, in the near future I will order something else in addition <3

Mega Quality for the price

This is my first 7 string, and I'm really impressed. The quality is incredible and the only sound issue I've found is the frets stick out a bit, so you get a bit of noise from the strings. Overall, I think this guitar is definetely worth it, and a good cheap 7 string for beginners.

Perfect 7 string not only for start

I don't mean to fanboy Harley Benton, but being without choice, I had to buy 2 guitars quickly due to stolen goods. Well - I did not expect, that I would order 3rd guitar branded by HB, the 7 string is really a great deal for its price. You won't get a better piece for this price

I've played 7 string Ibanez and the quality between these is really not too far away. I am a drummer primarily, so the opinion might be a bit exaggerated, but not only I have praised the overall quality vs price regarding the instrument.

There was no single scratch, the package came quickly, like it's been sent domestically. 2 guitars came in a slick package, hope that the next one will serve good as well

Frets are distributed evenly and firmly, humbuckers are not muddy at all. Playing through Fender Bullet Amp and audio interface - no noises. Weight distribution is perfect. Scale for long fingers like mine is great, just as fretboard width

The cheapest seven-string guitar

The cheapest seven-string. Good wood. Good sound. Among the shortcomings: the nut is too high, the strings rattle on the first frets. But in general, if you modify the guitar from the master, it is very good.

Ridiculous for the price

You can't really ask more for the price. Well finished, sounds ok, with a good patch on a multieffects you can have tons of fun. Pots are small as to be expected, but no weird noises. Weak point, the tuners, but that was to be expected. Changed those and stays in tune quite well, so the rest of the variables to keep tuning relatively decent are there. As it is to be expected the string that needs to be retuned every now and then is the 7th, but that is not related to price or quality, is because of the scale of 25.5", longer would have more tension and help in this regards. Several brands with models much more expensive also have 25.5 in their 7 strings and same will happen. Overall I recommend it, being it for a mod project or to keep it as it is, but definitely changing the tuners.

The best seven-string guitar for its price!

The guitar is very light. I was pleased with the tuning of the guitar. The build quality is close to ideal, but there are minor bumps. The only drawback was not very high-quality pegs, but this is not critical (especially considering the price). The rest of the jambs did not reveal, a great guitar to get acquainted with the worlds of seven strings)

P. S. Thank you to the seller for putting the cable in the kit!

Absolute Bargin

For the Price you pay I expected less, but I was wrong.

The guitar itself feels great, the pickups sounds great for the price you pay for. The neck is super comfortable to play especially if you're new to the 7 string world like me. I have not stop playing it since it came to my doorstep.

If you want a 7 string Just get this, it's worth every penny.

A good workhorse and project guitar

After using this guitar now for a few days, I can say that the overall bang for your buck that you get with this guitar is second to none. A quick setup after unpacking and you're good to go.

Fret buzz disappeared after breaking it in with a few days of hard playing.

Pickups are nothing to write home about, but definitely get the job done.

Only bit of quality that I see was sacrificed is perhaps the tuners.

As a workhorse, so far, very satisfactory. However, I purchased this guitar also as a project guitar, I plan to replace some of the hardware on it with some higher output pups, solderless electronics and better tuners, eventually some taller SS frets. Definitely a great starting point for the build of your dreams if you're into the looks, which I find pretty nice overall.

Wish it had a tone knob, but that's nothing some careful drilling can't fix.

I did not experience any problem with the finish that I saw mentioned in other reviews, things happen, and if you're looking for that level of QC, this probably ain't the price-point you want to go for.

Final words, again, for the price, this cannot be beat.

Great for the price, well set up with good action.

Great guitar

The quality is perfect, but, apparently, due to the delivery, there is a dent on the tip of the headstock, as if the guitar had hit. But this dent is completely invisible. Unfortunately, there are no cutoffs, but for the price it is simply a masterpiece. The sound is good. Tuned the height of the strings on 1 string <1.5 mm, at 7 ~ 2 mm.