Harley Benton Amarok-BT BKRD Quilted Burst

Positiv: Sieht gut aus, gute Tuner, Bünde sauber verarbeitet. Sound ist fett und gut.

Negativ: Styropor Halterungen oder Schutz in Karton waren arg beschädigt. Verarbeitung der Gitarre lässt bei dem Preis zu wünschen übrig: Lackverarbeitung bei Übergang von Griffbrett auf Korpus mangelhaft, wie sowas durch die Qualitätskontrolle schlittert ist für mich nicht nachvollziehbar. Für eine neue Gitarre nebenbei zu viele Fettflecken und Abdrücke bei Werksauslieferung. Wirklich billiger. lotteriger Kippschalter, das finde ich No Go für diese Preisklasse. Knöpfe ansonsten so so lala...

Ich habe einige Gitarren, darunter auch 2 HB, die weniger als diese hier gekostet haben und eindeutig besser und hochwertiger verarbeitet sind.

Schade, habe mehr von der Amarok Serie erwartet.

Ist mir klar, dass das erst der 2. Batch ist, da muss aber wirklich noch nachgebessert werden. Es handelt sich nicht um eine 150 Euro Gitarre.

Das ist nun das erste Mal, dass ich von der Money Back Garantie Gebrauch machen werde. Ansonsten Thomann Service wie immer gut und zuverlässig.

Richtig schönes Teil. Ich empfehle vor Ort das Anspielen, Einstellen und die technische Überprüfung. Sound , Bespielbarkeit etc. Absolut top. Verarbeitung ebenfalls top . Ich empfehle einen Verstärker der klar und fokussiert ist z.B. Engl Fireball, Mesaboogie. Durch den tiefen Grundton eines Baritons bedarf es einer guten Tontrennung. Bei Marshall oder Orange gibt es eine Neigung zum Matschen. Hie kann aber durch die Verwendung eines Tub screamers z.B . TS 9 Abhilfe geschaffe werden. Ich bin völlig zufrieden. Und............richtig guten Output dank der EMGs hat er auch.
Super Beratung und Service vor Ort . Thomann.....Ich hab Euch lieb.

This is my 1st harley benton guitar. It had to be something good but...

pros: wood work, frets, nothing wrong here. good locking tuners, good nut, ok for 500 EUR guitar

cons: these emg's are really made in Indonesia.
volume and tone knobs are very cheap, toggle switch also feels very cheap.
the worst - bridge pickup was broken. it sounds like single coil pickup and produces a lot of noise. I even though to return back this guitar without any doubts and forget about harley benton for ever but I tried to experiment and dig into it. I changed them, checked wiring, issue was 100% clear - bridge pickup. I took spare emg 81 and problem has gone. Maybe its hard to detect such issues while they checked it in their facility, I do not know, it produced sound but it was wrong sound.
Also, tool for truss rod does not fit.

This is my review after 1 day of usage.

The Harley Benton Amarok BT is a very good guitar. With the limited selection of baritone guitars it fits in an affordable price point that is obtainable for any enthusiast. While it may not be a guitar for everyone it might just be a guitar for you. Let me explain:

Most baritone guitars are much more expensive and don't give you the specs that this guitar does. From the stainless steel frets to the neck-thru construction, this has features many baritones don't. If you're looking to downtune beyond G#, this might not be for you. However, if you're just looking for a drop A or A standard tuning guitar this fits the bill perfectly. The intonation can get kind of wonky the lower you go. You can compensate it by using thicker strings but that also means you need to set the guitar up a little differently for ease of play. There are just physical limitations due to string tension that can't be resolved without a longer scale length.

The sound is more than adequate, it has a nice set of pickups. Most players who buy this will be using effects and the pickups won't matter too much. There is no need to replace the pickups unless you're looking for something particularly clean. Even then you can EQ most of what this guitar has to offer to fit the bill.

Out of the box the guitar did need some adjustments, but I've had one guitar out of the many I've bought that I felt didn't need adjustments. It's all preference as the action was playable right away. It just might not be to your liking. Luckily though everything is easily adjustable, even for a new guitarist.

Guitars come with some of these specs are generally much higher in price, a quick google search will allow you to compare. Not all guitars can be qualified through their specs. This one is no exception. It's a good guitar at a great price.