Harley Benton R-457MN WH MultiScale

7-String Electric Guitar

Progressive series
Poplar body
Bolt-on maple neck
Maple fretboard
Offset dot fretboard inlays
Neck profile: Speed D
Fretboard radius: 350 mm
Multi-scale scale: 686/648 mm
Nut width: 48 mm
Dual action trussrod
24 Medium multi-scaled frets
Pickups: 2 Hi-Gain humbuckers
1 x Volume and 1 x tone control
3-Way pickup selector
Nubone nut
Black hardware
String gauges: 009 / .011 / .016 / .024 / .032 / .042 / .054
Deluxe die-cast machine heads
Colour: White, high-gloss

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Available since June 2018
Item number 427245
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Colour White
Body Poplar
Top None
Neck Maple
Fretboard Maple
Frets 24
Scale 686 mm
Pickup System HH
Tremolo No
Including Case No
Incl. Gigbag No
Number of Strings 7
Style ST
Fretbboard Maple
Long Scale 686 mm
Short Scale 648 mm
Pickups HH
Vibrato No

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Still a great guitar for being affordable, multiscale 7 string that looks so clean in person.

Bruddermane 20.01.2024

I'll start this off by saying, I really do love the way this guitar looks. It makes me want to pick it up and riff on it. and it's fun! I've never owned a multi scale guitar before so this was a nice entryway into it. It definitely holds better tuning that my standard BC rich 7 string. which is nice.

But the drawbacks are setting it up. The fret ends we razor sharp so I had to go through and dress the fret ends myself as well as re-polish the frets. They were pretty dull out of the box. Also, maybe because mine went through customs to get to the US, but the box that the guitar box was shipped in had a hole in it and the guitar box inside was not held together with tape. but that's not really a Thomann issue. But last con I'll say is the pickups are a little dull sounding compared to the bc rich I previously had where those pickups were HOT. But I'm fine with how these sound for now but will probably replace them later based on my own preferences. but the pickup cavities had a weird black sharpie line around them... not sure why....

Pros are a lot. The guitar looks KILLER in person. I love it. It is so comfortable to hold and play. The body feels nice to play (both the heel contour and the body contour around the edges too). The bridge is individual string ones so if one of those ever broke or you wanted to change them then replacements are easy to find. the volume, tone and 3 way switch are convenient and out of the way. It feels intuitive and nice.

I really enjoy this guitar a lot and plan on keeping this in mind when I get another guitar. I bought this for better tuning stability and intonation than a tradition fretted 7 string and it is holding up.

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This is my very first buy here!

Carnage_v 07.02.2022

Hi everybody! I ordered this guitar from south of Russia, UPS made it delivered in 7 days, which i think is fast.
Guitar built very well, paint is all good, neck is straight and great, frets need polishing but its nothing to complain about, overall this guitar sounds and feels good to me for its price. Tune is holding good if strings are fine and properly installed.
I previously owe about five 7-strings and this is #1 7-string guitar in this range of price in my opinion.
Definetly will buy some more guitars here in Thomann soon!
Good luck everyone!

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Awesome Guitar

Divan 25.01.2021

I love this guitar! It looks and plays great and at that price you won't find much better than that. Best thing about it is that I could not decide between the 7 string and the 8 string - so I got both! As a South African, I am not used to having nice things, so I enjoy everyone sobbing in awe when I show off this beast and I ignore the comments from people saying that the fan frets looks like it melted in the African sun.

The quality build of the guitar is great and the fretboard is a joy to play! The guitar also has great action and was set up really nice right out of the box. The pickups are a bit muddy and lacking that "pure 7 string hate and destruction" sound, but the pickups can always be upgraded later.

The tuning stability is not bad - it won't just let you down while you are playing, but I keep a tuner around just in case.

Overall, I would vouch for this guitar. I have a lot of fun with it and I will definitely check out more stuff from Harley Benton.

Thanks Thomann!

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Simply a steal.

krorvik 16.08.2022

I'm quite frankly a little speechless. A seven string at this price is amazing. A fanfret one to boot...

The only minor issue I can find is the frets have smidge of roughness, and this is easily fixed with some tape and finegrit sanding paper.

The neck is super comfy, close to wizard-territory.

The fanned frets feel great for power/barrechords all the way - and the edges of the frets are well rounded and can not be felt during playing.

The nut sists snuggly, and the tuners work great.

The bridge stays out of the way, and the controls do not feel cheap at all. Great friction in pots and selector.

But - the real surprise are the pickups. Metal is the name of the game for me, and these puppies do the job really well! I have to add, I have a Behringer TO-800 overdrive in front of the amp (A Joyo Zombie II), and that tightens things up really nice. Even so, this is far better than the price would suggest.

Some suggest the pickups are a bit muddy, and perhaps bassy, but throw in a decent overdrive, and add an EQ in the loop. I'd go so far as to say you'd want that regardless....

The only upgrade so far are straplocks. I was planning on switching the pickups for Duncan Nazgul/Sentient, but I don't know.. the stock ones sound great, and the new ones would outprice the guitar. Twice.

I ordered a pair of Harley Benton locking tuners as well, but I might just wait until the first string change to swap them out. Locking tuners to me are mostly a convenience.

This one gets a warm recommendation, at least for the metalheads out there.

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