Harley Benton MultiScale-8 NT QEB DLX Electric Guitar, (Used)

The Harley Benton MultiScale-8 NT QEB DLX is an eight-string electric guitar built for extended-range playing, with a multiscale design that helps balance string tension across both the low and high strings. Its poplar body is topped with a quilted maple veneer, giving it a more premium visual character, while the contoured double-cutaway shape keeps it comfortable despite its larger size. The neck-through construction, made from a 5-piece mix of okoume and nato, adds stability and sustain, and the purpleheart fingerboard with 24 fanned medium-jumbo frets supports smooth movement across the full range of the instrument. The varying scale length—stretching roughly from 648 mm to 686 mm—helps keep the low strings tight and defined without making the higher strings feel stiff or awkward to play.

Sound-wise, it’s equipped with a pair of HBZ Custom Wound ferrite humbuckers designed specifically to handle low tunings and extended range clarity. These pickups are voiced for higher output and tight low-end response, helping keep clarity even when things get heavy or complex. The control layout is intentionally simple, with just a master volume, tone control, and a three-way selector switch, leaving most tonal shaping to your playing style and external gear like amps or pedals.

Hardware is focused on stability and sustain, featuring a fixed multiscale bridge with individual saddles and through-body stringing, which helps maintain tension and resonance across all eight strings. Locking tuners add extra tuning reliability, especially important when dealing with lower tunings and higher string tension. Overall, it’s designed with modern metal and progressive players in mind, offering extended range capability and multiscale ergonomics at a more accessible level, while still feeling familiar enough in the upper register for players transitioning from standard six-string guitars.