This is the WORST Harley Benton Guitar I have ever reviewed!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- I have reviewed, I dunno, 5 or so different Harley Benton guitars and this one is the worst one I've ever reviewed! But does that mean that it's ACTUALLY BAD?? Let's find out!
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Rubric: -5 points for Danzig references. -5 points for not reading the description. -5 points for not watching far enough into the video to answer your own question. -5 points for misquoting me in your comment. 20 points possible. Everyone starts with an A!
For sharp fret ends, I prefer Phillip McKnight's trick of putting a strip of masking tape along the length of the neck and covering the fret ends, then sanding through the tape. The frets pop through and get sanded while keeping every bit of the wood covered.
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Since this Benton isnt as good as normal, I guess its hardly a Benton
My truck is a Rollscan Hardly. Rolls down one hill and can hardly...ect...ect...
Very punny! Lol
inb4 hardly davidson.
You can have one of my kidneys
@@candykanefpv I had a Honda 750 shadow and I had a painter airbrush that on the tank … 😜😂
I've got one. Not an acoustic player but wanted something cheap to sit around the house. Did exactly the sanding sponge trick, sanded the bridge saddle down about 1.5mm and adjusted the truss rod as the action was a little high. It plays perfectly and sounds as an acoustic should.
Harley Benton guitars are like sex..............The worst I ever had was pretty good!
Keep in mind the price. For the price you get a lot. Our family buys food for more than twice the price of this guitar in a week. For what it is for the price its a bargain
@@atteljas
No argument here!
I bought a Harley Benton XT-22 with the deluxe gig bag and a few accessories....
I can't remember what I paid but it was CHEAP. I am totally happy with the quality of everything I bought and it only took nine days for the shipping from Germany to the West coast and Oregon....Amazing.
If I were a performing professional, (AND I AM NOT!), I would still consider Thomann first.
My XT-22 is, in my opinion, as enjoyable to play as anything I may have bought elsewhere!
You pulled a fast one on us! Good review and what a great value, I am interested in this one as well.
I recently bought a Squire Telecaster and it had the same fret issue, I also used the foam sanding block and it worked wonders.
its good to see you playing the guitar again max!!!
I agree!
I have a HB ce folk guitar €229(or something) 6 years already. It never disappoints me.
I own one. Currently I'm "customizing" it: filing down the side of the frets, new bone nut and saddle, Gotoh's tuners, lemon oil in the fretboard and a piece of cardboard in the lateral of the battery (It's loose and resonates with the guitar)
Mock outrage @ 1:14 ' When I pay $69.00 for a guitar...' LOL!
How's the arm, back to normal? From the sound of the guitar, you could do a lot worse for $69
Sneaky max. Though I was immediately suspicious when I saw how it looked. It's a pretty guitar.
so it is not such a bad guitar at all...Keep up the good work! How is the arm?
NICE TRICK! I was starting to get a little bit of fret sprout on my Harley Benton telecaster and I did your 3M sand sponge (320 grit) thing which took care of it immediately! Now it's like butter, and no damage to the neck or to the fingerboard. Thank you for this trick. Seriously! Now I can put off getting that rather expensive fret bevel file for a while.
Excellent! I've used that trick many times. I'm glad it worked for you!
I have to file rough fret ends on almost every guitar shipped to me - whether it's $69 or $699. Wood shrinks when guitars travel to dryer climates.
I just received my very first HB guitar today. It’s an acoustic Ovation clone, a HBO850 Blue, and I have to tell ya, man, for the $98 I paid, this thing is absolutely beautiful, and it sounds no different than an Ovation. The set up action, and frets are almost perfect. I really can’t complain about anything on the guitar. I can assure you it will not be my last HB. I can’t wait to see the review on the fusion. Great to see your arm back in business Max. Love the channel
I've said it before, but I love that your such an advocate for the no budget musicians out there! Not all weekend warriors can afford $5000 guitars. You're taking a lot of the shame out of rockin out with whatever you can afford.
Weekend warriors 😂
You can order up to 4 guitars and pay one shipping fee. I ordered 6 plus gig bags, stands, straps, tuners and picks and shipping was 60$ from Frankfurt, Germany to San Antonio, Texas.
I don't like the title of your review,
even you did so many good videos, I voted this one down. It's logical, that if you bought the cheapest Harley Benton, that it's the "worst" and the more expensive ones are better (otherwise, it makes no sense). But away from that, you'll get a very good guitar for this price (I've got one for my own). And why do you write "WORST" in capitols and stuff like "ever revied"? In my opinion, hate-videos uses the same structure: using negative superlatives in capitol letters, without a real reason.
Sth. like "Affordable guitar for beginners with some flaws" would be much better.
Greetings from Bielefeld
Martin
Just relax and play music. Why do the Germans have to better everyone with very long unimportant remarks. They have the longest Pen.. we know already.
@@mrplitsum 🙄
He trolled you.
@@mrplitsum A, a little racist here. Dumbest remark ever.
@@carlosclaptrix You see your doing it again. Exactly what I meant. Thank you for confirming me
I do all my guitar maintenance and repair myself. I have built up tools over the years. You can get fret end dressing files from Stew-Mac but they are crazy expensive. Equivalent files can be had on Amazon for half their price and even less on Ebay. With that said, I use a triangular fretting file not just for the fret work like crowning but to dress fret ends too.
A triangular fretting file is simply a fine triangle file with the corner on one or 2 edges ground smooth to produce a safe edge. They are cross-cut files, very fine and the sort of thing an engineer would use. Before getting some good files, I used needle files that I would get from hobby stores. You need to be careful when using them as they don't have a safe edge and they are in fact a bit too fine so the work is slow. With at said, the results are excellent and it's a learning experience.
I see it like this. You should know how to fix, maintain and setup your instruments. There are loads of tools that help you do this. Sure, Stew-Mac has the best or at the least everything essentially needed but at a high cost. Similar stuff can be found if you shop around. Setups cost money, use that money to buy tools and learn, don't give it away to some guy to buy things you need at your expense then keep them himself. If you are dexterous enough to play guitar, you can use tools too, there's no excuse. Better to learn on a $69 guitar than something pricey too. It's all part of the journey.
Learn to maintain, repair and build things. The mystique will be replaced with knowledge and you will soon be able to separate the wheat from the chaff, understand why some things cost a lot and are justified and why some things are just overpriced and a total RIP off.
I hope this was useful feedback to you comment asking about fret end dressing. If you want more details or methods I've used, feel free to ask as there is a lot more I can add. I dont want to write war and peace if nobody is interested, that would just be dumb on my part.
$69 bucks new, nuts. Just completely beyond my ability to understand. Good shout, good video.
lexzbuddy do these files come in different sizes to accommodate varying fret sizes, or are they universal? Tx g
Not so sure I would use a sanding sponge for taking care of fret sprout. With a bound fretboard, you have some measure of safety. On a lacquered/finished fretboard and/or unbound fretboard, you run the risk of putting scratches in the fretboard and neck finish. A rigid block (small eraser) with sandpaper is a better option. But, nothing beats a small 3 corner file or fret end file. A good fret end/dressing file only costs about $15 from StewMac. Right tool for the right job.
I wish they had nice guitars that cheap, when I was starting to play! Btw...the sanding sponge trick is awesome. It's quick and easy to do. Makes em smooth as butter!👍😎🎸🎶
Man please! Do fusion review asap as i am thinking about getting it. Stay safe brother.
Edit: literaly going to thonmann page of it 3-4 times per day for 3 weeks now and looking at it. Plz mercy sir end my suffering.
you can tape the fretboard before sanding, if you want to be extremely careful of not damaging your neck. How is the action on the guitar, max?
ps. some nice Spanish tones you just played, really nice !
Looking forward to that review of the roasted maple Harley super strat, it looks great.
Thanks for the sanding sponge suggestion. A few light strokes did the trick. on a new guitar I bought with really bad fret sprouts. Didn't even take off the E strings and no damage to the binding.
Can you please link to the sponge you used? Grit etc?
@@aaronshortmusic Bought a fine and a medium from Home Depot's paint dept. I did a couple of light strokes with the medium and finished with fine. I'd try the fine first and see what happens.
@@lengross4126 Thank you! Is there any risk of marking the wood of the fretboard??
@@aaronshortmusic I have used a sanding sponge on quite a few guitars with great results and no marking. If your worried an emory board can take off some fret sprout although in my experience it does't work as well.
Do you keep all the guitars you review?
@Mark Five I figured he'd have closets full of guitars by now
Alriiiiighteee Max.........you got me with the "click-baity" title. LOL Pretty sneaky!! I wanted to add a vote for another video like your last one where you revisit a formerly reviewed guitar. The "durability" of these budget guitars is what I'm always curious about. And dude it looks like you're fully recovered, that is awesome!! Glad you're feeling better!!
Hi Mario !!!! ... (Wrote mario exactly at 7:30 lol wtf )
That's good advice you give for the fret ends. I use the 3M sanding blocks on fret sprout and sharp fret ends and it does an amazing job. I follow up with some fine grit paper and a cushioned two-sided nail file and they turn out great.
Saw the title and told myself ''A damn its a chance I didnt ordered that benton 12 string'' saw the video, will probably order one in the coming week ^^
Recently bought one, the none electric one. Polished the frets, some oil on the fretboard, lowered the bridge and fastened the tuners. And of course changed the strings. It plays really well. The tuners are not very precise but, once tuned, it stays in tune remarkably well. I can't believe you can get something like this for that price. I would recommend this guitar to any beginner or somebody who's just looking for a cheap backup or something like that. By the way, it looks so much better after I oiled the fretboard. The color is darker an way more even now, looks great!
My son bought the Harley Benton CG-45 NS, for a drag around guitar, he always has it with him, at first I thought it sounded tinny and cheap his answer was, at the old blues men didn't have much money, and that the "Delta Blues sound" came from them playing cheap, and wore out pawn shop guitars, and when I hear him play Delta Blues , he's right on the money.Plus when you're out playing campfire songs with a bunch of stoned and drunk folks, you really don't want to break out your Taylor, or Martin.
Clever lad. You actually have a channel that makes sense. Anyone new should come here and anyone that isn't rich should come here. You will probably get to a million subs in a few years, I believe that too.
I bought one of these to give to one of my students just to see and just like you said the edges of the Frets were a little sharp after I fixed that the sound of this guitar is amazing for less than $60 I would recommend this little cheap guitar to anyone even players that just need a backup acoustic guitar
Those sponges are pretty good. I use 1500 grit sand paper to start with, then got to 7000 grit, yeah it's over board but, my Jackson feels like heaven now, also, if you have a lacquer neck and you want to sand it, use 0000 wire wool to remove some of that lacquer, then wipe off, coconut oil is boss af for lubing the guitar neck, then once you've cleaned and lubed the neck, go over it a few times with 2000 grit sandpaper, plays like butter. Will cost you less than ten English pounds and saves you spending hundreds from a professional. Coconut oil is also a great replacement for lemon oil, really cleans up the fretboard, shines for ages, not very acidic like lemon oil, no wierd smell like some oils either. I clean my guitar 2x a year and doesn't always need it. Try the coconut oil, it's also cheaper than Dunlop lemon oil. Just saying. 👍
It's quite interesting to note that when a brand sets a very high standard for their price, going "down to reality" seems almost unforgiveable. Harley Benton has been receiving so much critical hoorays that this guitar is an even an embarrassment to the brand....it just goes to show that even budget brands could set a very high standard and compete with more popular brands.
Hey Max!
I love your videos and have actually been inspired enough by them to place my first Harley Benton order. I've seen so many amazing reviews about their guitars, as well as, Thomman's customer service that I figured I couldn't lose! Well! Lose, is exactly what I did by placing that order. I ordered the Harley Benton SC-450PlusLH LD Vintage Series for my brother, as a birthday/graduation present. It showed up exactly a week from the day that I ordered it. I couldn't believe how quick it got to me from Germany. Upon inspecting the guitar, I noticed a hairline crack right where the nut meets bother the fretboard and the neck. It was so small that I couldn't tell if it was just a crack in the finish or if it was deeper than that but, the fit and finish, as well as the setup were immaculate so, I chose to ignore it and move on with my inspection. Upon plugging it in, the wiring is all wrong, and one of the pots doesn't function properly, clearly a QC issue. The neck pickup only works when the pickup selector switch is in the middle position, the volume control for the neck pickup doesn't go from silent to loud. It goes from silent to loud and then back to silent, like a swell. The bridge setting seems to be fine but, when the pickup selector is in the middle position, only the neck pickup produces sound, the bridge pickup only produces sound in the bridge setting and no sound is produced when the selector is in the neck setting. After contacting Thomman's customer support team, via email and explaining my issues with the instrument, they are refusing to address the electronics issue at all and instead, keep telling me that the damage to the neck is the shippers fault and that there is nothing they can do about it. I keep telling them that if it was just the crack in the neck, I'd keep it but, between that and the electronics, they need to replace the guitar, repair the guitar or refund me for the guitar. They are refusing to do any of the above and won't even address the electronics issue with me. Every attempt to explain that the electronics are my primary concern is met with another message, talking about the neck damage and completely avoiding addressing the electronics issue. I'm at my wit's end and don't know what to do, at this point. Any advice.would be greatly appreciated. I'm not willing to settle for them doing nothing and taking no responsibility for their shoddy work.
Excellent!
Any advice on getting this issue resolved?
Good one pulled off here ;)
I can add having an all original mint 71' Gibson LP deluxe gold top worth some 1.000 $s and a Harley Benton Tele TE40 deluxe for 150 $ and guess what i do prefer in playability and sound..
I got a Harley Benton Customline King CE-NT jumbo acoustic(J-200 copy) a couple of years ago for like $180, & it became my main acoustic, even over my Taylor I liked it so much!
THAT'S the one that I've been looking at and will most likely be the next HB I purchase.
Timothy Tobin highly recommended. Here’s my review th-cam.com/video/KpKkzE2MkYw/w-d-xo.html
I have this guitar ! And yeah the fret ends are not perfect that's true, but for the price, it sounds really amazing !
Okay, you had me goin', Max. I thought that HB was cheapening down the quality of their guitars. For only $69 that is a really nice guitar! Like others who have commented here, it's nice to see you playing again and helping us to see good guitars at a great value along with all your other videos.
@@s1iznc1d34 Yes, I guess you could call it "something different" in the true sense of the term.
A bit late arrival here, but quarantine has re-ignited desire to learn the guitar.
Play beginner level classical acoustic (know the basic chords, some barre with difficulties). Is this a beginner-friendly western guitar?
This seems an insanely good value guitar for a beginer, however i would consider Harley Benton CLD-60SCE insted, which seems to be exactly the same thing but with a solid top and retails for like 110$. I know it is 40% increase in price, but solid top is definetly worth it. I have also never seen solid top guitar to sell for that cheap before.
Just got one last week. Yes it needs a bit of detailing, but hey, what a deal. Just like a car owners should know how to change a flat tire, I don’t mind fine tuning an instrument like this. It plays great, the finish is outstanding end your hart will not stop if you hit it on something. I would like to have a built in tuner ?!?
Dammit! I've been living with some slightly rough fret ends on my acoustics for years... just ended up not playing them for hours on end, to preserve my fingers. Now I know what to do, it's going to happen as soon as I can get to the local hardware superstore - and get some medium and fine grit sponges!
Good morning Max. Glad to have you back playing guitar again. Still don't know how Thoman does it but glad they do!
MAB signature ?
Man ! you should make a video about it. With a small story about mab
MAB? You mean Micheal Anthony Batteo?
George Lackey Do you mean Michael Anthony Batio? If you’re going to try and correct someone, you should at least spell it right.
No i was talking about Michaelangelo allesandro bartolome italian violin virtuoso
Curly Project why would you be when the original comment was about MAB’s signature guitar? 🤷🏻♂️
I really enjoy your videos, by the way. I watch them pretty much every day.
If sharp fret ends are a problem, play a violin.
Your reviews are great !! Thank you 👍
Good to see you play Max!
Am getting surgery on my fretting hand, the weekend of 4th of July. My fingers have gone numb and can't move them anymore. Am fearing the worst. :-(
I wish you the best, my unknown friend. Go to youtube and check out some of the healing meditations videos.
Maybe it's just me, but when I drop that amount of cash on a paddle-head guitar, it better be a genyoowine Martin.
Good to see you back.
Thanks for the great fret tip!! I actually have a Córdoba GK Studio Negra that has this fret issue. The reason why is because it was a B Stock for an unnoticeable flaw in the paint job. So the price was discounted to my liking. Plus add the fact that it was left handed I just kinda dealt with the frets afterwards. Thanks again!! 👌
I use a multi sided nail polish pad for fret refreshing. No masking tape needed. Same theory great results. I enjoy the feed.
$69?
Nice.
Andoeriz noice
I was looking for this, 🙏
I have the same guitar since 7 months...and meanwhile I love it!! After fixing the heigth of the saddle and polishing some frets, it becomes a beautiful, easy to play guitar with a very good sound. Nothing can top this for the money....
I have the $60 version of this guitar. It excludes the electronics though. Mine sounds equally amazing, and yes it did come with rough fret ends. Thanks for the tip on using a sanding sponge. Going to look for one today! Glad you've healed from your injury!
I bought a Harley Benton a few weeks ago (a CLD-60SCE NT Custom Line to be specific) and it's a great guitar. I haven't been able to put it down! The finish was flawless and it sounds fantastic. Sure the action is a bit high but nothing that can't be cured. I'm planning on adding a Tusq nut and saddle because the OE are basic plastic and I'm sure those additions will have it sounding even better.
Bought this guitar on a whim about a year ago along with my TE-52 (which I modded the Hell out of), and after a little nut and fret work, this guitar plays better than any in the 300-400 range I have played IMHO. Mine came with a bad preamp, so I reported it to Thomann, bought the same exact preamp off Ebay for $11 Shipped and stuck it in, and Thomann comped me the guitar for free minus shipping, total steal.
I don't want to take a high dollar guitar to a gig these days . I would be afraid to leave its sight for one thing .I own gibsons ,fenders ,Gretch and the benton guitars I own are great guitars .The workmanship on a LP model I have puts a gibson to shame and the picups are descent .I have one of their $200 electric thinline resonator guitars it's a great guitar .they do a beautiful job on the finishing. Now I'm thinking about one of their accoustics . They have a fancy cutaway model for $449 that looks like a guitar that a guy in Florida charges $10,000 for . Music Jobs don't pay that good unless Your playing for a some big time performer . So far now , I'll Use these and upgrade the pickups if needed or polish the frets a little .
Really love watching your reviews max. Glad that you recovered very quickly...
Unfirtunately we dont have a seller of harley benton here on our country "yet"
But.....
Max i have a request can you do a review that sgr by schecter guitars speacially the banshee or c1 fr... Thank you so much
I used a diamond type (flat) knife sharpener to shorten, round over, and smooth the frets on my $179 Epiphone Les Paul Special II which I really feared would cut me. Playable now, but will go over again on next string change.
The delta blues harley benton guitars (mjce) are incredible, dark mohogany, single cut, double action truss, just beautiful instrument under 100€
I have no HB guitar but for sharp fret ends i use a little file that i use for my Fingernails too. By the way what guitar of you is the silver one behind you? Thanks for the Video and greetings from Germany.
Michael Batio "MAB" signature by Dean
@@gunkyzip thank you.
@@hawky6673 you're welcome... bitte schön
You’re really doing great work here, much appreciated!
Another great video Max, I am looking for a travel acoustic for road trips with family and camping etc etc. I think this guitar will fit the bill. On your link the back of the guitar shows a crack on the image, I take it that is just the image itself?
I've just ordered the blue one, very nice color (D-120CE TB) :D Thanks for the review!
I had 1 of these in black back in 2016 untill about 5 months or so ago & it was a simular experience. Once I did some fret work, conditioned the fingerboard & put some fresh strings on it it was a good guitar. In fact sold it for a profit of $20 to someone local whom still uses it to play live gigs !! :)
I now have 1 of there delta mini jumbo's which is very nice!!
I bought a harley benton acoustic/electric for €140-. It looked gorgeous., but is truly the worst guitar I have ever bought and since then I'm afraid to ever try another. Your videos of the brand come close to convincing me to give them another chance, but..... I think not. Naturally if I had sent it back, Thomann would have reimbursed me. I do not blame them. Guess I expected too much. I enjoy your videos.
John Paiva (an old guitar player)
I bought the Harley Benton delta blues mini jumbo last year. It was around 98 dollars plus 33 shipping. It a lament but I have to say I like it. The pickup isn't the best but using a sound hole pickup it sounds pretty good. Good intonation. It's kind of something I keep around to play on the couch. Dosen't have alot of bottom end but the brightness is nice. You can't really go wrong for the money and I do play it alot and I have a bunch of more expensive acoustics.
So easy to watch these videos. One of the best channels on TH-cam
Wow, thank you Phillip. That's really nice to hear.
I have same one , black . But I'm a left hander and was the only available left hand guitar in normal price for a beginner. Using only for chord songs I'm fine with it (her - Regina :) - bought from Regensburg, Germany)
The mix is definitely the best sound. The mix alone is a little boxy or boomy, while the electronic sound is a bit twangy and lifeless, but the combination of the two brings out the best of both.
Hey Max, I was so impressed with the review that you did for the Vangoa 12-string for $170. I ordered one and I am pleased. I'm new at playing a 12-string but besides that it's great. It's fine for chords but trying to pick individual (pairs) strings is gonna take some practice.
Thanks for all your vids and glad your injury seems to be healing.
Thanks Max, another great HB then? How do they do it? I have three of them! When you sand the fret ends isn’t there a risk of sanding the binding or do you have to mask it off? And what grade of paper is on that sponge? If you have the time I’d love to hear from you!
Hi Malcolm, yes it will absolutely sand the binding, but after playing the guitar a little bit, the finish and shine on the binding edge will return.
Guitar MAX A belated thanks Max. I was a bit worried that the binding would suffer and look terrible afterwards. What grit was that on the sponge? Must be really fine I would think? Love your playing and wish I was there!
Man it does feel awesome to play even a few basic chords after you haven't played for a while. Subscribed last week. Love your channel.
Hi Max, Have you ever tried the children-sized Harley Benton electric guitars (or other alternatives)? I would love to see a review of one so I could find out if it is worth to buy one for my son before he breaks one of my strats. I already had a Harley Benton years before (an 580WR bolt-on neck SG) and I was quite satisfied with it at that time.
Added it to my wishlist! The guitar in my user picture is my Harley Benton SC-450plus Cherry Sunburst. I love it! My favorite Les Paul I've ever played (and I've played many Gibsons) !!
This guitar or the Harley Benton CLD-60 SCE NT custom line? And why? Is it worth the price difference? I am a beginner player. thank you for answer
if you're really cheap you can use emery boards like you use on your finger nails to smooth out the fret edges.
Too bad HB doesn't make electric violins. I could have saved a lot of money.
Nice video, thanks for posting. Just curious, have you tried their semi hollow body ES-339 clone?
I’ve grabbed $250 (still cheap) Cordoba’s off the wall at GC that have drawn blood. Great review!
Thanks Max, I have the same guitar. It is an exceptional guitar for not a lot of money. I was actually looking for a solution to the sharp fret ends when I saw your video. The sponge idea is brilliant. Think I will tape the neck and fret board first though. Keep making great content. Love your reviews of affordably priced guitars and gear!!
Great trigger tag you nearly had me there! That guitar is at the level of; how can they possibly make money?
Probably a loss leader. After you buy strings, picks, tuner they come out ahead, plus they've won a customer for life :)
Can you compare an upper end Orangewood and HB of similar Style and Woods? I really want to know which company is the best bang for the buck.
Great review, thanks 😎
What size is this, dreadnought? Did I loose points there?
Sanding sponge and or nail file sticks with different grades trick.....yup done that on every guitar I've ever bought and includes the Fenders and £1500 Musicman. Just the job, easy and non destructive.
PS the nail file multi graded sponge blocks are great for polishing frets too👌
Thanks for plugging it in!
On the room mic it's sounds fantastic. Electronics sound ok. But for $70 It's pretty awesome
That is a shame .....it happens with low cost guitars .....ur gonna get a mess once in awhile....have a great weekend everyone!!!!..... sometimes humidity will cause the fretboard to change in shape , but the frets are metal so they stay unchanged....let it acclimate for 3-5 days and it might help the edges....
Does this mean your arm has mended? Great! good review once again, love watching your content.
Interesting since they used to have this 90 euro acoustic that had a plastic back as their entry level HB, that used to be their cheapest guitar. The front was veneer, back was a rounded out plastic piece, the neck I believed to be maple. Cory Mura might have reviewed this several years ago.
Interesting now if they sell a 60 euro FULL wooden acoustic guitar as their entry.
Go to Harbor Freight and those sanding blocks are 4 dollars for 6 or 8 in a package, nice axe for the money though
Of course lower level acoustic will be inferior to a difference between a cheap and expensive electric. In electric guitars the pickups do most of the work sound wise but with acoustic instruments the woods play the major part.
I’ve just returned a Harley Benton acoustic, it was not set up to play at all 5mm fro the twelfth fret.
Riiight. This is going to be my next guitar. :D Thanks for the review.
When I decided to start building guitars I thought it would be good to start learning by modding an existing cheapo guitar. I bought an HB Tele from Thomann for $88. The pickups stunk but everything else was quite good. I bought three more Tele's of different types and two out of three were crap. (The black paisley Tele was quite good.)
Damnit... where did you get that Batio V guitar back there? That's awesome as hell. I'd love to have one.
Beware! Harley Benton acoustic guitars are extremely variable in quality. Most of them ONLY have the rear strap button. I purchased one of their jumbo guitars from the custom line and it was flawless. I purchased a gloss black auditorium and it looked like it was used! Terrible fret ends, scuff marks on the back, scratches underneath the clear on the back, tuners that rattle even after they have been tightened. In short...JUNK! There is a reason they don't tell you the manufacture country of origin - you would never buy a guitar made there again. You pay your money, you take your chances.
For $69.00 shut up,you can wear the frets down just by playing,plus it'll sharpen your articulation
My HB CST 24T was perfect.. then I stored it in a place that is very very dry and I hadn't played it or touched it for a couple months. I pulled it out after a couple of months in that environment and was shocked to see that the neck pickup ring was broke and the bridge one was a bit warped and the fret ends were now sharp and the fretboard was extremely dry. So, I replaced the pickups and rings, filed the fret ends a bit, treated the fretboard w/ F-one oil, now it's back to normal. So, i'm wondering if this guitar here was just stored in a dry environment.
Those are not faults, those little imperfections are left deliberately by thomann, so that buyers/players will fix them, thereby get to know their instrument a little more intimately. (Thinking outside the box).
Glad to see your arm is healed up. Greetings from Dayton Ohio