Huh, it was a long journey in search of the perfect guitar for me. I was always a 6-string guitar player, with the lowest tuning I had played being drop D. So, I wanted to try something different. And, of course, the choice wasn’t very obvious.
Should I buy a fan-fret guitar, a 7-string, or a baritone?
I tried them all!
Fan-fret - The cheap version from Harley Benton just can’t give you a good idea of what these types of guitars can offer. Muddy humbuckers and doesn’t hold low tunings very well.
7-string Amarok - A solid guitar, comfortable and with a great sound, but... again, it doesn’t handle low tunings very well. You need to experiment with string gauge and setup to comfortably play in low tunings on this guitar.
HB Amarok Baritone! - This is it! The sound and vibe of this guitar are just amazing. You can feel the power that the long scale gives you. It handles low tunings perfectly. If you're not a shredder and just want to play heavy riffs, this is your guitar!
P.S. I hope this review will help guys like me who want to venture into a different field and make their decision less painful than mine was through all these searches!
About Thomann: Quality control seems non-existent, but luckily, you have 30 days to return the product if you don’t like it. Sometimes I was sent an obviously B-stock guitar when I had ordered a brand new one.
Once, I was sent a right-hand guitar instead of a left-hand one.
Another time, I got a damaged guitar.
But thank you, Thomann, for the 30-day money-back guarantee!
Cheers from Barcelona!"**
