Harley Benton DC-Custom 612 Cherry B-Stock
Double Neck Electric Guitar
- Build: Double neck with 12-string and 6-string
- Body: Meranti
- Set-in necks: Meranti
- Fretboards: roasted Jatoba
- Trapezoid inlays
- Neck profile: C
- Fretboard radii: 350 mm
- Neck and headstock bindings
- Pearloid Split Rhombus headstock inlays
- 22 Medium jumbo frets each
- Scale: 628 mm each
- Nut width (6-string): 42 mm
- Nut width (12-string): 48 mm
- 2-Way truss rod
- Pickups (6-string): 2 Roswell LAF AlNiCo-5 vintage style humbucker with cover
- Pickups (12-string): 2 Roswell HAF AlNiCo-5 vintage style humbuckers
- 1 Volume control and 1 tone control
- 2 x 3-way toggle switch
- 1 x 3-way toggle 6-/12-string selector switch
- 3-Layer pickguard
- Hardware: Chrome
- Tune-O-Matic bridges
- Grover machine heads
- Colour: Cherry, high-gloss
- Case included
Two necks for a wide palette of tones
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The Harley Benton DC-Custom 612 Cherry is a double-neck guitar fitted with both six and 12-string necks that provides a wide variety of tonal options. Players can thus move seamlessly from the characteristic, chorus-like sound of a 12-string guitar to the versatile tones of a six-string electric and vice-versa. In terms of woods, meranti is used for the body and both necks, while four Roswell HAF AlNiCo-5 vintage-style humbuckers deliver a powerful and responsive tone to the amplifier and Grover-brand machine heads as well as a solid bridge-and-tailpiece combination for each neck ensure reliability and a long lifespan. Due to its special shape, the Harley Benton DC-Custom 612 Cherry is also delivered directly in a robust matching case.
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Unique tonal variety
The fuller and more harmonically resonant sound of 12-string guitars has always excited a special fascination. The Harley Benton DC-Custom 612 Cherry stays true to the warm, shimmering textures associated with 12-string guitars while also offering more traditional six-string electric guitar sounds. Both necks feature a 22-fret fingerboard made from roasted jatoba that has a flat 350mm (14") radius and is adorned with trapezoid inlays for ease of orientation. The headstocks in turn feature elegant split rhombus inlays and, together with the chrome-plated machine heads, complement the striking appearance of the guitar. Switching between the necks is a breeze thanks to the dedicated switch, which is conveniently located alongside the pickup selector switches and the volume and tone controls.
A guitar with plenty of character
Compared to far more expensive models from other brands that offer a similar range of features, the Harley Benton DC-Custom 612 Cherry gives fans of Classic Rock an outrageously affordable opportunity to revive or reinterpret the songs and sounds from the golden era of Rock & Roll - or simply to get creative themselves. In addition to its authentic sound, the Harley Benton DC-Custom 612 Cherry's unmistakable double-neck design is a real eye-catcher anywhere - whether it's being played on stage or hanging as a decoration in the living room. It should be mentioned, however, that this guitar is not particularly light and so, despite its versatility, it should not be played standing up throughout extended performances.
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About Harley Benton
Since 1998, the Harley Benton brand has been catering for the needs of numerous guitarists and bassists. In addition to an extensive range of stringed instruments, Thomann's house brand also offers a wide choice of amplifiers, speakers, effect pedals, and other accessories. In total, the range includes over 1,500 products. Built by established names in the industry, all Harley Benton products combine quality and reliability at attractive and affordable prices. The continuous expansion of the range ensures that Harley Benton always provides new, exciting, and innovative products that keep players perfectly in tune with the musical world, day after day.
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Ready to rock
The tonal versatility offered by its six and 12-string necks makes the Harley Benton DC-Custom 612 Cherry a must-have for lovers of Classic Rock. The guitar's combination of a large Meranti body and Roswell pickups produces a powerful sound whichever neck is selected. The 12-string neck features open-coil humbuckers to provide clarity as well as emphasis for the additional octave strings, while the humbuckers on the six-string neck are fitted with chrome-plated covers that shift the sound in a warmer, fuller direction by influencing the magnetic field. Due to the wide body and the second neck, the guitar is naturally also heavier than regular models, so those who are planning to play the Harley Benton DC-Custom 612 Cherry while standing up are advised to use a particularly wide, padded strap to better distribute the guitar's weight on their shoulder.
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