What's up everyone? And welcome to Will It Chug?
The video series where I try a guitar-related piece of gear, equipment...
...and see how long it will take for me to make it chug.
A chug is acquired by playing the absolute lowest strings on a guitar.
And usually also putting a little bit of hand on the guitar, like...
And it sounds super chuggy.
That's what a chug is.
Today we're trying out the Harley Benton Extreme Metal.
Now, one could say that I'm making it extremely easy on myself.
By taking things that says 'metal' on it.
In this case, it even says 'Extreme Metal'.
Taking something that says 'metal' on it...
It's most likely gonna chug.
I never did an Harley Benton distortion before
so I think it was time, OK?
Today I'm using this Solar T1.6AFBRB guitar.
Going into the Harley Benton Extreme Metal...
...going into the clean channel of this Victory Super Kraken
into this Hesu cabinet with Demon speakers...
That's a Neumann TLM-102 microphone over there.
Stereo microphone over there.
The good thing about these Harley Benton pedals is that they are extremely cheap.
I mean, you can even see on the font
that the font is extremely cheap.
It just looks cheap.
But it's also cheap, so...
Goes hand in hand, OK?
This is the clean tone right here.
Beautiful.
OK...
Will It Chug? Let's go.
OK, Drive...
I think that we can crank it.
Is that a chug right there?
That's a chug.
Chug-a-chug-a-chug-a-chug-a-chu chug-a-chug-a chug-a
Chug.
Yeah, that's a chug right there, OK.
Let's just go through this real quick.
You have a High, Mid and Low
a Boost, Level, and Drive... OK.
Alright, alright, alright.
And with the drive maxed out...
Relatively chuggily.
That's like Ned Flanders.
Relatively chuggily.
When the drive is at max.
But it doesn't really have that much bass, does it?
Alright, scratch that, OK, holy shit.
The bass is very boomy, but I mean, that's what you have your amp for.
Lost in the sky... yeah.
OK.
Then we have a Boost function, what does that do?
Ah, oh my god, what was that?
F*** me, turn down the highs.
I wonder if this is mimicking sorta like what the Metal Muff's Top Boost...
Uh... is it the Metal Muff?
I think this is trying to mimic what the Metal Muff's Top Boost is trying to do, which is...
Screeching high end.
I mean, with the highs turned down...
It's usable.
You know, we're gonna try it in the FX Loop, OK?
Maybe that will fit better.
Alright, shut off the Boost...
Not too bad, OK, let's go turning down the highs.
And then let's engage the Boost.
Yeah, I don't like that.
Let's go back.
I mean, at this point right here, without using the Boost...
I think it sounds very good.
I mean, for what you pay for...
This pedal was like 20 euros, or something like that.
This is a pretty solid distortion right here, so...
So, if you want something that's a little bit different than your regular distortions...
I mean, that's it right there.
You have to be a little careful with the Boost, so the highs aren't set too loud.
That is definitely workable, you know?
So there you go, man.
That's the Harley Benton Extreme Metal for you right there.
Did it chug? Yes, it did indeed chug.
The distortion of this pedal is actually pretty good, I must say.
Especially if you consider the price.
I wouldn't use the Boost function, it's...
It's just complicating things a little bit.
But as a standalone right here, you know, with these...
And these, the Drive, Level, and the EQ...
I think, you know... pretty good starting point for a distortion pedal.
And it's like 20 euros, man, holy shit.
So there you go, that's the Harley Benton Extreme Metal for you right there.
Is it extreme?
It was pretty extreme, man.
Pretty extreme.
I would say it's a pretty good distortion pedal...
...for a very good price.
If you're new to playing guitar, and you know, just want something...
...metal-sounding, without having to force in a lot of cash.
Very good option right there.
Obviously you need something else to drive this thing, so...
Maybe a clean amplifier, or like you know, if you have a small clean combo...
Great addition, man, great addition.
Thank you so much for watching, this has been Will It Chug?
Goodbye.