Harley Benton Amarok 7 BKNT or Schecter Demon 7?

[soft musk]

I like the HB better. Its neckthru, flamed maple, stainless steel, abnd locking tuners, AND colors for the flamed maple. @frozen hearth

[frozen hearth]

What's the neck like? I'm buying online since I don't have any physical stores where I live. (Small island in the middle of nowhere)

[soft musk]

all for 400$

i dont konw, but i know that hb does necks rly well

[frozen hearth]

Alright, thanks man.

[soft musk]

this is one of the most expensive HB's, so i know it will be good

NP

[hybrid kestrel]

I just want to add that neckthrough isn’t necessarily a good thing, especially on cheaper guitars. If the neck is fucked because its for example warped, you basically can through away your guitar. With a bolt on, you can replace the neck in a couple of minutes

Harley benton in general is an option, if youre located in the eu, because or rma. But i would also suggest you look at the cort kx507ms (https://www.thomann.de/intl/cort_kx507ms_star_dust_black.htm?) it costs a tad more, but you get a multiscale neck and fishmans.
Here are some pictures of mine, but it also comes in green #gear-pictures message

[snow saffron]

id go with schecter all the way. Yes the harley benton has some features you wont get for that price point on any other guitar but the schecter will have an overall better build quality. The harley benton has more chance to screw you up

[orchid willow]

If you are American, go schecter as import and VAT prices for Thomann have increased.

[ebon vigil]

not really, shecter are import guitars as well and thomann/harley benton has a good QC. The HB will be way more stable when it comes to recording or overall playing

[snow saffron]

i mean anyone can do waht they want

[soft musk]

I agree, HB has perfectly fine Quality control, and if there’s something wrong, there’s nothing that a little setup at guitar center can’t fix. @frozen hearth

And the HB is a much better guitar for the money

[ebon vigil]

yeah ofc, i'm just giving advice with what i know 😄

[frozen hearth]

Thanks for all the feedback guys, very helpful since I haven't bought any guitars over 100$ yet.

[frozen hearth]

I'm going to the physical Thomann store in Burgebrach when I move there in a few months or in a year at max.

Another guitar caught my eye, it's a local guitar brand in the Philippines who managed to get a license to make replicas of the Peavey Devin Townsend signature flying v.

[frozen hearth]

I've tested it about 3 times at this point. Plays really well.

Price dropped from 800 bucks down to 400.

[hybrid kestrel]

Thats just false and misleading. A common way to cut down on production cost is to cheap out on qc. And if a guitar leaves a factory with a twisted neck or a misaligned bridge, you can do absolutely nothing about it

[hybrid kestrel]

Refering to this

[soft musk]

I get that, but HB’s aren’t affordable solely because they have bad QC which lowers price. the entire reason that Harley Benton’s are cheapest is because all of their parts are made in house. If this was another brand, then I could get those concerns.

And besides, Thomann has a return policy if it’s ever needed

@hybrid kestrel

[frozen hearth]

Unrelated question but, are intonation screws universal?

Like all the same size?

[hybrid kestrel]

You dont have to explain to me, how thomann works. I just pointed out, that what you said is nonsense.

[soft musk]

If that’s what you think, then that’s fine

[soft musk]

By intonation keys do you mean the key for the saddles on the bridge to pull or push them?

[frozen hearth]

Yes

the screw with a spring in it

on it?

around it?

[frozen hearth]

idk man

yes those

[soft musk]

The part on the brass?

[frozen hearth]

the screws with springs

the screws themselves

[soft musk]

Oh

[frozen hearth]

Which push and pull

[soft musk]

Those just need screwdrivers

[hybrid kestrel]

Lmao this has nothing to do with opinions. You just cant fix serious quality control issues with a setup. Period

[soft musk]

Any kind of screwdriver

[frozen hearth]

no no

I meant

are all screws universal

can I use intonation screws from strat as replacement

[soft musk]

Different sizes

Yeah

I believe so

[frozen hearth]

if my tune-o-matic has rusty screws

ok thanks man

[soft musk]

Fair, I though you were talking about the frequency of the bad QC control

Nvm then

[snow saffron]

yeah thats really the amazing thing about the amarok, the only non hb parts are the two emg humbuckers