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Harley Benton R-450
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Published on 01/03/09 at 14:39
Value For Money : Excellent
Made in China.

24 Frets, micro unnamed, presumably their own brand HSH configuration.

One volume, one tone and a 5-way switch.

The neck is slightly thinner than a Fender Start I believe it.

UTILIZATION

I find the handle very nice, I find it simple to play, it is Assé end.
Access to the latest frets is pretty simple even if the heel of the handle a little discomfort screwed.
It is light enough and shaped bin is a superstrate what.

SOUNDS

I play a little bit of everything rock, so rock riff to Metallica through the AC / DC and many others. The microphones are feeble sources I found (especially in the metal but it ..). So I changed the microphone of the bridge by a micro-hand bought on ebay, ibanez a Inf4 of that team some RG Series.

I am now playing on a harley benton amp GA-15 all-tube (speaker change) and a Blackstar HT-DUAL for distortion (very good pedal by the way).

The neck pickup sound is superb with clean I think. I use the neck pickup like that because that is too low.
I do not use the microphone simple. But the sound of it is slamming the microphone twice.
The bridge pickup is low for large saturations, that is why I changed it. But for a beginner it is very sufficient, although a replacement will be considered. I put 7 mics to start because of origin are sufficient, especially since I played on the Harley Benton HB-20G.

Currently I keep a simple microphone and neck pickup for clean. But I play mostly on the bridge pickup. I played on an Ibanez RG 320 or 370 I do not know and I prefer the sound and the handle of the harley benton (after replacement of the microphones).

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 1 year 1 / 2 and I love the neck of the guitar, very versatile.

I just tried on a Fender Showmaster itches as well as an Ibanez RG.

Although this guitar is much cheaper, I think she's special and it is comparable to more expensive guitars with the replacement of the microphones.
The finish is fairly good, I redid some of the electronics, rather than necessity to try, guitar (replacing the switch and a microphone).

The price / quality ratio is excellent.
I would do this choice without hesitation, with a microphone replacement: p