Harley Benton HB-35 Plus vs Ibanez Artcore AS73 | Best budget 335 guitar shootout!

Today we’re comparing the Harley Benton HB-35 Plus and the Ibanez AS73FM to find out which is the better budget Gibson 335-style guitar! I should start by saying these are both excellent guitars for the money – at €249, the HB-35 Plus is simply a bit of a steal, while the Ibanez Artcore range is stuffed full of top quality semi-acoustics, the AS73FM being the most affordable (mine cost me about €399 when I bought it new). Hollow body guitars are some of the most versatile instruments out there, despite often being pegged as being suited more for jazz and classic rock ‘n’ roll. In today’s video, then, I test out the pair in a variety of different styles, from country and folk to pop, rock, punk, metal and more. Which do you prefer? Let me know in the comments! Here are some links to the various playing samples and info bits: 00:00 Hello! 00:11 Intro and what we’re doing today 01:11 HB-35 Plus specs/info 03:05 Ibanez specs/info 05:45 Today’s video plan and my rig Clean Sounds 06:24 Clean tone reference chords on all pickups 07:28 Poppy arpeggios and strummed chords 08:12 Picked pop rock arpeggios 08:34 Strummed country pop chords 09:14 Country ballad arpeggios 09:42 Blues progression 10:09 Ascending droning indie chords Crunch Sounds (Clean Channel w/Greer Lightspeed) 10:37 AC/DC inspired classic rock riff 11:10 Hendrix inspired classic rock riff 11:43 Groovy classic rock riff 12:36 Airbourne inspired classic rock riff 12:59 Indie octave chords riff 13:49 Indie rock...