A familiar shaped guitar with surf rock roots and a solid punk rock pedigree recently appeared in the 'value brand' Harley Benton catalogue and with a price tag of just $211 this was a complete no brainer. Can a guitar this cheap be any good?... well let's have a look and find out!
00:00 play in & coming up
01:12 what's happening today?
02:31 the mosrite ventures
04:54 all about the guitar, specs, etc
07:16 stupid screwdriver marks
08:12 colours & versions
10:24 let's weigh it
11:05 the badass bridge
11:18 fingerboard & frets
12:32 neck profile & measurements
12:47 pickup readings
13:51 under the hood
17:20 unplugged
17:40 todays rig
18:23 this is what it sounds like
21:29 a brief punk interlude
22:27 volume & tone controls
24:03 let's play something
28:46 what amp was I using?
30:26 so what do we think?
34:04 let's wrap this up
35:07 play out jam
35:36 colin was a headbanger...
Signal Chain Info:
TC Polytune / Boss CS3
Drive Pedals: TC Spark / Big Muff
Boss DD7 / Boss RC5 Looper
Amp: Harley Benton Tube15
Mics AKG C414 & SM57
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 into Protools
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