This was the second Harley Benton i ordered during a four guitar run from Thomann. I could not stop. Just on to the next model. The SC-Custom, TE-70 Paisley, TE-90 FLT, and CST-24T. All were single guitar orders, at $35 U.S shipping, taking 7-10 business days each. Set-up is going to happen on every guitar i buy, no matter the cost, because i pretty much take everything apart, guitar or whatever. I can't help that. It is just fun. These were nice, but all guitars can be nicer with the player altering the set up themselves to taste. I have not had any issues at all with Thomann. Never had to contact them, complain, send stuff back. Less than $800 for 4 very good guitars with very unique tonal differences.
Just got mine yesterday ! It was a long wait, 15 days,,, but it is here, not a thing wrong with it, and was in perfect tune and ready to play ! I am very happy, it is absolutely beautiful !!! Don't hold back if you are intrested ! A great purchase ! 😁🖒✌
Just ordered this guitar yesterday and cannot wait to get my hands on it. I got 1 Gibson 498T and 1 498R pickup to put in it that i bought second hand. So i actualy make a sort of Gibson Les Paul Studio Clone of it but the with a nicer look.
Those pickups should be a great replacement, probably less muddy sounding and I think they might be just a bit less output as well for some extra clarity. Great choice!
Finaly got the guitar yesterday....was looking fwd to rebuild it. But came in without the stuff i ordered extra. But to be honest the guitar sounds real good right out of the box. Maybe i have to change plans. The picks sound real good....
Great video man, thanks for an honest review on these. Deserves more views. "Lets bump the gain on the amp and check out some heavier sounds" Barely sounds like you upped the gain at all, at best a classic rock tone. Hardly heavy. Maybe should've saved that line until you went for the metal tone at the end. Lol. What do you think of these as a 'mod platform'. Something to take and put higher end stuff on, electronics, hardware, ect?
Haha I'm not a modern metal player so "heavier sounds" mean different thing than to someone else. As a mod platform: YES! The woodwork and overall construction is really good for the money and I was genuinely surprised how well the guitar was finished. I personally would start by swapping the pickups and getting a new nut on the guitar, after that it would be good to go for me. Maybe some fret polishing too. Unlike many other budget guitars I feel this one would actually be worth modifying, because the as I said, the overall build quality is great.
@@CatPickStudios Awesome. I been heavily looking into Harley Benton lately, asking basically anyone messing with them how they are. I don't expect much out of the pickups, but keep hearing the bodies and necks are solid and well finished. Sounds like the perfect guitar to drop some new pickups into for a good looking, cheap well playing guitar. Yeah I am more of a modern metal player so when I hear 'heavy' I think metal, not classic rock lol.
And I’ll be honest. I just bought a Harley Benton TE 20. I can’t believe how awesome it is just stock! I’ve pretty much decided that I’m just going to buy HB from now on. No apologies.
I got mine kind of 2nd hand, was so new i had to peel off the plactic films on the pickups etc for 50 euros in black... now i just have to learn to play the thing but i feel like its a nice guitar to learn with :)
Awesome review and I find myself tuning in to your videos just as much for the musical content as I do for anything else nowadays. That is my way of saying that that intro tune is GREAT! Are you _sure_ you're not a metal head? ;)
Haha thank you so much! I grew up listening to Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, Amorphis, Dream Theater and In Flames and such, so yeah, there is a part of me that loves metal. It's just that I'm into so many different styles nowadays that I try to write whatever the piece of gear inspires me to write. :)
Yeah, I totally get that. I grew up on 60's and 70's rock, hard rock, punk and new wave, and I totally fell in love with electronica by early adolescence but as I picked up the guitar at 15 I turned to metal and prog rock and spent quite some time going down that rabbit hole. Although I have transitioned to and through numerous genres of music since then, especially in my playing, metal still has a special place in my musical heart and it's my go to place when I feel I just need to dump stress and frustration through the instrument.
Haha yes, metal has exactly the same place for me in my life! It's a great way to process stress and frustration. The music is aggressive but somehow it actually helps me to relax. :)
They should have you do the photo shoots for new products! The color looks way better on your channel. Nice demo and playing Sir have a great weekend. Now get a purple laser to play with the cats with Mace Windu Style ... Say what again Cat SAY WHAT again!!
I’m torn between this one and the sc1000 with active pickups. The white sc1k is out of stock. I don’t really want the black one. I really like the blue on that one but it doesn’t have the active pickups. Are those pickups hot enough to do super high gain stuff?
I haven't tried the SC1000 so I can't compare. What I can say however is that you don't need super high output pickups on the guitar to get high gain sounds. Really hot active pickups kill most of the dynamics on your guitar. If you just play high gain, then it won't be an issue and you might actually really enjoy the compression and the attack they provide. If you want a bit more versatile guitar that could also do clean/rock stuff, I'd go with passive pickups. Really depends on what you play.
I haven't tried the Slash Epiphone, but in general I would recommend Harley Benton over Epiphone single cuts. HB has at least as good build quality and better pickups for less money.
Yeah .. i got 3 guitars, the 4th is ordered and on the way... This could be my 5th😄 HB are not the best guitars,but for the pricerange, nothing beats a HB
They are also great mod templates if you're into that kind of stuff. Build quality is good and when you swap out some of the cheap hardware you got yourself a very decent workhorse of a guitar. :)
Hello, I don t know if you will answer to this but I have one question. I want to start guitar and i don't know what to buy. : Harley Benton SC-Custom II Ocean Flame or Harley Benton SC-1000? Thanks.
Hey! I'd say go with the one you like more looks wise. Body shape is the same, so is the neck profile etc. The difference really comes down to different finishes. I personally feel that if you're getting your first electric guitar, go with a sating finish. Some people may find gloss finishes sticky to their hands and it will negatively effect your experience of learning guitar. SC-1000 VB has a satin finish. But then again, if you really like for example the blue one I had in this video, I'm pretty sure you'll get used to it as well because you like the way the guitar looks and you want to play it. :) Good luck on your journey!
Hello! Great video ;) Can you help me: I would buy a new guitar and can’t select between: Hb sc-1000 or this one Which of them are better I can’t understand
Well they are pretty much the same guitar with a different finish. Pickups with covers tend to be a little bit more rounder sounding, but the difference isn't drastic and sometimes taking away the harshest top end might be a good thing. I think you'll be happy with either of the guitars for the styles you mentioned, just pick the colour you like the most!
Haha might be! I grew up listening to Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, In Flames and Dream Theater and Amorphis and my metal playing seems to contain elements from all of those bands. How about you?
They are Grover actually. Smooth and steady. They feel like nice metal. The hand can feel quality even attached to the guitar. I do not think they are copies. They would get in a lot of trouble making these and putting Grover on them, like they are, if they were fake.
@@CatPickStudios HB got some great guitars for the price in my opinion, specially inside the "custom" and "vintage" series...I got the 3 hams vintage series sg (more like ltd/esp viper shaped)...It cost me B-store some like 130 Euros, and it is a KILLER guitar for that price jejej
I just played my HB bass live yesterday and to me it feels like a “real” instrument. Sounds great and it’s been pretty stable as well. You get a lot of value for 300€!
Hi there, I am also planning to buy this guitar. Can you please tell me how good are the tuners and pickups of this guitar and how was your overall experience ? Thanks in advance
I think it's a great for the money. I had no issues with tuners and the pickups are very decent. You'd be happy with what you get right away. If I would be buying the guitar for myself long term I would probably replace the pickups at some point, but that's just a personal preference.
@@CatPickStudios So which one would you prefer on this guitar the Seymour Duncun invader, mayhem or the hot rodded set (as people on the internet are saying that the Roswell pickups are very weak and sound muddy). I'm a beginner and I am really into hard rock and metal bands like Metallica and Megadeth. However, I'd also like to learn some clean blues kinda stuff. So I'm looking for something versatile, suited for a guitar noob who wants to explore everything :D
Well I'm not really familiar with those pickups, but I do now Invader is super hot one. If you want to go Seymour Duncan and want a versatile set I'd say JB in the bridge and Jazz in the neck. Will Alder from Lamb of God used those in his signature ESP for long time and I'd say it's a great set for both metal and blues. Going for super hot pickups would give you great tones for metal but cleaner sounds might sound sterile. Hope this helps!
I bought a sc-custom ocean flame a couple weeks ago and noticed right out of the box wearing marks and some stains on the back of the guitar, reached out to Thomann and got a: for the price tag You should expect this "cosmetic issues" answer. I think I´ll get BS answers unless I become a TH-camr. Still the guitar sounds great, the customer services needs to do better.
Sorry to hear you had a bad experience with the customer service. Not all of the instruments I get are perfectly set up either, every HB I've had came with very visible mistakes here and there. Sending perfectly set up guitars to TH-camrs and crappy guitars would be stupid, because the word would get out and it would be the end of Harley Benton in the long run.
@@CatPickStudios yeap, I totally agree it would be really stupid to send crappy guitars to TH-camrs, still, if a customer complain about a new guitar and the reply is "You should expect this from us" for me it sounds like a polite F-You, not cool.
Hey Cesar! I was about to pull the trigger here and your comment gave me pause. They didn’t make it up to you? So excited to buy this but now I think it’s not such a good idea
@@davidhurtado2725 I would suggest to watch as many reviews of the specific guitar as possible to avoid any unwanted suprises. both guitars bought I consider it entry level due to material quality.
btw ,do you really trust that "strap locks" I can hear em rachething over here :D if you use them ,please send us a picture with broken head stock ,at least than you ll feel like you have les paul :D
Can't fairly compare a solid body with a hollow body.. the hollow body will always cut through with a brighter sound as compared to the darker LP solid body.
Wait just a minute, it's gaining interest from the kids because it's inexpensive? Crud. I'm so screwed. I just ordered one, and while it is easily the least expensive guitar I own, I'm not a kid! I guess I'll have to find one to sell it to & just stick with my American Deluxe Strat & mid 80's Jackson for performing. Oh well. I thought it'd be nice to have a single cut away guitar and the HB SC Custom wuold be my only one. So much for that plan....
@@CatPickStudios Well, I thought my remarks were fairly straight forward. You introduced your video with a lot of energy, saying "Well, hello there! My name is Vladimir. Welcome to my studio. Today we're checking out the Harley Benton SC Custom in "Ocean Flame." Harley Benton is something that is gathering a lot of interest, over the Internet, so to speak, as the kids say. I think, maybe. Most likely not... and the reason is that they are really affordable yet the quality is pretty good." I thought your intro was a little wacky. There was so much energy, and then the oblique references to "the kids," and then the Ulysses-like stream-of-consciousness "...I think, maybe, most likely not." The immediate self-censoring, unnecessary automatic self-correction, was so honest, so humble, that the combination was both unusual and endearing. ADD TO THAT that I'm interested in these Harley Benton guitars and I am no where near to being a kid, YET I've been using the Internet since the mid 1980s, even before it supported graphics, & so I'm solidly in the "Internet camp," and also interested in the guitar, yet not a kid, and so I thought I'd post a somewhat whimsical comment in a clearly *failed* attempt to add a modicum of whimsy as an echo of your own. I frequently bring up "the kids," as you did in your Internet reference, generally complaining about them getting on my lawn, or making excessive noise with their loud exhaust systems on their souped-up Chevrolet muscle cars, *except* I'm allowed because I'm old AND YOU AREN'T. So to hear you bring up "the kids," when in my eyes you are a "kid" (no disrespect intended, but at my age just about everybody is a "kid," relatively) I find somewhat comical, almost a caricature of what a geezer like me says *except* I've earned it. IMO, you's gots a wayz 2 go afore you can authoritatively rattle off that phrase. Oh, & BTW, I've still got that SC Custom Lemon Yellow on order. It's spent 3 weeks being "shipped," 2 of those weeks in the same shipping receiving center in some small town in Germany. I mean, I know it's the holidays & all, but two weeks tucked away in some corner of some dingy warehouse somewhere? For what? I ordered one of those EXCELLENT Harley Benton vintage 2x12" guitar speaker cabinets, the one loaded with the Celestions, at the same time & it took only 7 calendar days from Germany to California (USA) and the cabinet is much larger & heavier than a guitar ... so still waitin', to rock, could be a while, dunno.... might do a video like yours when/if I get a HB SC Custom. It probably won't be as good as your video review, certainly without nearly the energy, but if I do you'll know it because I'll reference "the kids" nearly constantly as an homage to you, Vlad. You don't mind if I call you Vlad, do you? No slight, or vampire reference. I love Romania & own property on the Black Sea in Constanza. I don't want to be a goof, or make light of a review, but at least it won't be one of those drunk "reviews" I see scattered about on youtube because I don't drink. Plus the guitar will be yellow not blue, so there's that. ;-) peace. keep on rockin'!
Got my SC Custom. I'll have to post a full review video, in the meantime my thoughts: Gorgeous guitar. Unbelievably beautiful. Action is okay, slightly too high. Strings are utter garbage. Machine head tuners are great. Electronics don't work. Sending it back for warranty replacement.
This was the second Harley Benton i ordered during a four guitar run from Thomann. I could not stop. Just on to the next model. The SC-Custom, TE-70 Paisley, TE-90 FLT, and CST-24T. All were single guitar orders, at $35 U.S shipping, taking 7-10 business days each. Set-up is going to happen on every guitar i buy, no matter the cost, because i pretty much take everything apart, guitar or whatever. I can't help that. It is just fun. These were nice, but all guitars can be nicer with the player altering the set up themselves to taste. I have not had any issues at all with Thomann. Never had to contact them, complain, send stuff back. Less than $800 for 4 very good guitars with very unique tonal differences.
Thanks for the great comment, sounds like you got hooked up a bit on them! I might have something arriving to my place as well maybe today actually...
Thank you for playing it clean. Most HB guitar reviews don't take that seriously, it's always straight to the metal.
Damn it...
Took me several days to finaly decide for the Cherry Flame color and now you show me this Ocean Flame........
Oh well, here we go again.
Haha I’m sorry!
These are so cheap you can just get both.
Talent and technique tempered by taste and a healthy dose of modesty and humour. Excellent !!
What is going on today?! I'm not used to this amount of positivity, thank you so much!
I like the sound of those pickups. They sound like they have some decent mids and rolled off highs. Nice and mellow.
Good point. I have a bit of hearing loss in the highs and it makes me prefer brighter sounding guitars. Not everybody likes that though.
Just got mine yesterday ! It was a long wait, 15 days,,, but it is here, not a thing wrong with it, and was in perfect tune and ready to play ! I am very happy, it is absolutely beautiful !!! Don't hold back if you are intrested ! A great purchase ! 😁🖒✌
Great to hear your experience was this positive!
@@CatPickStudios Couldn't be happier ! Looking forward to buying another,,, I am in luv with the lemon 35 plus !
😁🖒✌
I too LOVE BUE!!! if they sold these in the States I'd probably buy one. AWESOME JAM to start the review!!!!!
Thomann does ship to US, though it still means you wouldn't be able to try the guitar before getting it. And thank you!
You can buy then lol
I have it in vivid black, ocean flame looks awesome too. Great guitar indeed!!! Thanks for the nice piece of music Vlad.
Thank you!
That’s one of the prettiest guitars Harley Benton makes. I really want one.
Love the opening jam!
Thank you!
Gives me Breaking Benjamin vibes for some reason 😍
I am really blowed away by this company, I have bought five f them and intend to get more
They are great guitars for the money!
Just ordered this guitar yesterday and cannot wait to get my hands on it. I got 1 Gibson 498T and 1 498R pickup to put in it that i bought second hand. So i actualy make a sort of Gibson Les Paul Studio Clone of it but the with a nicer look.
Those pickups should be a great replacement, probably less muddy sounding and I think they might be just a bit less output as well for some extra clarity. Great choice!
Order placed but when they were waiting for my payment the guitar was sold. Now i must wait for new shipment tot come in. 1 of July...
@@Indobiker61 Sorry to hear that :/
Shit happens
Finaly got the guitar yesterday....was looking fwd to rebuild it. But came in without the stuff i ordered extra. But to be honest the guitar sounds real good right out of the box. Maybe i have to change plans. The picks sound real good....
Great video man, thanks for an honest review on these. Deserves more views.
"Lets bump the gain on the amp and check out some heavier sounds"
Barely sounds like you upped the gain at all, at best a classic rock tone. Hardly heavy. Maybe should've saved that line until you went for the metal tone at the end. Lol.
What do you think of these as a 'mod platform'. Something to take and put higher end stuff on, electronics, hardware, ect?
Haha I'm not a modern metal player so "heavier sounds" mean different thing than to someone else. As a mod platform: YES! The woodwork and overall construction is really good for the money and I was genuinely surprised how well the guitar was finished. I personally would start by swapping the pickups and getting a new nut on the guitar, after that it would be good to go for me. Maybe some fret polishing too. Unlike many other budget guitars I feel this one would actually be worth modifying, because the as I said, the overall build quality is great.
@@CatPickStudios Awesome. I been heavily looking into Harley Benton lately, asking basically anyone messing with them how they are. I don't expect much out of the pickups, but keep hearing the bodies and necks are solid and well finished. Sounds like the perfect guitar to drop some new pickups into for a good looking, cheap well playing guitar.
Yeah I am more of a modern metal player so when I hear 'heavy' I think metal, not classic rock lol.
And I’ll be honest. I just bought a Harley Benton TE 20. I can’t believe how awesome it is just stock! I’ve pretty much decided that I’m just going to buy HB from now on. No apologies.
Most of the HB guitars I've tried have been from good to great and they are also great mod platforms.
Awesome song in the beginning and the guitar looks/sounds great. :)
Thank you!
Totally grabbing one of these on Monday
It’s a great guitar for the money!
Great job on this & definately looks sharp on video !!
Thanks Terry!
I got mine kind of 2nd hand, was so new i had to peel off the plactic films on the pickups etc for 50 euros in black... now i just have to learn to play the thing but i feel like its a nice guitar to learn with :)
Wow that’s a great deal! Have fun learning, be sure to balance both practice things and learning the songs you like to keep it fun!
@@CatPickStudios Thanks dude, thats the plan, i got rocksmith and have lessons every week and its pretty fun so far
Sounds awesome man! Great guitar picking!
Thanks!
looks and sounds awesome!
Thanks Nic!
Love your playing ! Beautiful blue guitar.
Thanks a lot!
Awesome review and I find myself tuning in to your videos just as much for the musical content as I do for anything else nowadays. That is my way of saying that that intro tune is GREAT! Are you _sure_ you're not a metal head? ;)
Haha thank you so much! I grew up listening to Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, Amorphis, Dream Theater and In Flames and such, so yeah, there is a part of me that loves metal. It's just that I'm into so many different styles nowadays that I try to write whatever the piece of gear inspires me to write. :)
Yeah, I totally get that. I grew up on 60's and 70's rock, hard rock, punk and new wave, and I totally fell in love with electronica by early adolescence but as I picked up the guitar at 15 I turned to metal and prog rock and spent quite some time going down that rabbit hole. Although I have transitioned to and through numerous genres of music since then, especially in my playing, metal still has a special place in my musical heart and it's my go to place when I feel I just need to dump stress and frustration through the instrument.
Haha yes, metal has exactly the same place for me in my life! It's a great way to process stress and frustration. The music is aggressive but somehow it actually helps me to relax. :)
Exactly. Finding peace through aggression. It's pretty zen, really... xD
They should have you do the photo shoots for new products! The color looks way better on your channel. Nice demo and playing Sir have a great weekend.
Now get a purple laser to play with the cats with Mace Windu Style ... Say what again Cat SAY WHAT again!!
What?
And when I flush my vengeance upon you you will know my name is the Poo! 🤣
I have no idea what's going on here but I like it!
your not in to Fiction? How do you like your orange juice with or without Pulp? :D
As long as it’s orange juice, I don’t care!
you should try upgrading the tone capacitor on this guitar to something like the orange drop capacitor for £3 and see how much it lifts the muddy tone
Good point, that could make a huge difference.
I’m torn between this one and the sc1000 with active pickups. The white sc1k is out of stock. I don’t really want the black one. I really like the blue on that one but it doesn’t have the active pickups. Are those pickups hot enough to do super high gain stuff?
I haven't tried the SC1000 so I can't compare. What I can say however is that you don't need super high output pickups on the guitar to get high gain sounds. Really hot active pickups kill most of the dynamics on your guitar. If you just play high gain, then it won't be an issue and you might actually really enjoy the compression and the attack they provide. If you want a bit more versatile guitar that could also do clean/rock stuff, I'd go with passive pickups. Really depends on what you play.
Nice Demo and rev.
Thanks!
Hermosa!!!....la de mi hijo ya viene en camino...
I’m getting the Lemon Flame one soon. I’ve heard it’s better than the Slash Epiphone
I haven't tried the Slash Epiphone, but in general I would recommend Harley Benton over Epiphone single cuts. HB has at least as good build quality and better pickups for less money.
Awesome song!
Thank you, I had a blast recording it too!
Gracias...es hermosisima...la quiero para mi hijo como regalo..!!!
hell fuckin ya man! you've reviewed the exact two guitars from HB that I want to get! This LP and the black fusion! thanks much man!
Haha so cool to hear that, glad I could help!
Yeah .. i got 3 guitars, the 4th is ordered and on the way...
This could be my 5th😄
HB are not the best guitars,but for the pricerange, nothing beats a HB
They are also great mod templates if you're into that kind of stuff. Build quality is good and when you swap out some of the cheap hardware you got yourself a very decent workhorse of a guitar. :)
I find them better than my 2 Gibson’s to be honest. Have not touched my Gibson’s since getting SC 500
Hello, I don t know if you will answer to this but I have one question. I want to start guitar and i don't know what to buy. : Harley Benton SC-Custom II Ocean Flame or Harley Benton SC-1000? Thanks.
Hey! I'd say go with the one you like more looks wise. Body shape is the same, so is the neck profile etc. The difference really comes down to different finishes. I personally feel that if you're getting your first electric guitar, go with a sating finish. Some people may find gloss finishes sticky to their hands and it will negatively effect your experience of learning guitar.
SC-1000 VB has a satin finish. But then again, if you really like for example the blue one I had in this video, I'm pretty sure you'll get used to it as well because you like the way the guitar looks and you want to play it. :)
Good luck on your journey!
Hello! Great video ;)
Can you help me: I would buy a new guitar and can’t select between: Hb sc-1000 or this one
Which of them are better
I can’t understand
Well I don’t know which one is better, I think it’s more down to which one you like the most looks and specs wise :)
Should I buy this one or SC-550? Do you think which guitar is more better for grunge and hard rock?
Well they are pretty much the same guitar with a different finish. Pickups with covers tend to be a little bit more rounder sounding, but the difference isn't drastic and sometimes taking away the harshest top end might be a good thing.
I think you'll be happy with either of the guitars for the styles you mentioned, just pick the colour you like the most!
must have the same tastes with our metal backgrounds
Haha might be! I grew up listening to Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, In Flames and Dream Theater and Amorphis and my metal playing seems to contain elements from all of those bands. How about you?
Are they grover tuners?
My guess is they are Grover copies.
They are Grover actually. Smooth and steady. They feel like nice metal. The hand can feel quality even attached to the guitar. I do not think they are copies. They would get in a lot of trouble making these and putting Grover on them, like they are, if they were fake.
@@thehound2161 Oh so yours say "Grover" on them? Because mine didn't.
you right it is a veneer...a nice one, but a veneer of course, not a solid flamed maple top.
Yeah it looks good and I guess that’s all that matters.
@@CatPickStudios HB got some great guitars for the price in my opinion, specially inside the "custom" and "vintage" series...I got the 3 hams vintage series sg (more like ltd/esp viper shaped)...It cost me B-store some like 130 Euros, and it is a KILLER guitar for that price jejej
I just played my HB bass live yesterday and to me it feels like a “real” instrument. Sounds great and it’s been pretty stable as well. You get a lot of value for 300€!
Hi there, I am also planning to buy this guitar. Can you please tell me how good are the tuners and pickups of this guitar and how was your overall experience ?
Thanks in advance
I think it's a great for the money. I had no issues with tuners and the pickups are very decent. You'd be happy with what you get right away. If I would be buying the guitar for myself long term I would probably replace the pickups at some point, but that's just a personal preference.
@@CatPickStudios So which one would you prefer on this guitar the Seymour Duncun invader, mayhem or the hot rodded set (as people on the internet are saying that the Roswell pickups are very weak and sound muddy). I'm a beginner and I am really into hard rock and metal bands like Metallica and Megadeth. However, I'd also like to learn some clean blues kinda stuff. So I'm looking for something versatile, suited for a guitar noob who wants to explore everything :D
Well I'm not really familiar with those pickups, but I do now Invader is super hot one. If you want to go Seymour Duncan and want a versatile set I'd say JB in the bridge and Jazz in the neck. Will Alder from Lamb of God used those in his signature ESP for long time and I'd say it's a great set for both metal and blues. Going for super hot pickups would give you great tones for metal but cleaner sounds might sound sterile. Hope this helps!
@@CatPickStudios Dude it just came to my mind that this guitar also has coil split feature so does it still works after changing the pickups ?
What is that song at the beginning
It’s something I wrote myself a while ago and have used it in few videos.
🔥🔥🔥
your muting technique is very nice
Well thank you!
I bought a sc-custom ocean flame a couple weeks ago and noticed right out of the box wearing marks and some stains on the back of the guitar, reached out to Thomann and got a: for the price tag You should expect this "cosmetic issues" answer. I think I´ll get BS answers unless I become a TH-camr. Still the guitar sounds great, the customer services needs to do better.
Sorry to hear you had a bad experience with the customer service. Not all of the instruments I get are perfectly set up either, every HB I've had came with very visible mistakes here and there. Sending perfectly set up guitars to TH-camrs and crappy guitars would be stupid, because the word would get out and it would be the end of Harley Benton in the long run.
@@CatPickStudios yeap, I totally agree it would be really stupid to send crappy guitars to TH-camrs, still, if a customer complain about a new guitar and the reply is "You should expect this from us" for me it sounds like a polite F-You, not cool.
Hey Cesar! I was about to pull the trigger here and your comment gave me pause. They didn’t make it up to you? So excited to buy this but now I think it’s not such a good idea
@@davidhurtado2725 I would suggest to watch as many reviews of the specific guitar as possible to avoid any unwanted suprises. both guitars bought I consider it entry level due to material quality.
btw ,do you really trust that "strap locks" I can hear em rachething over here :D if you use them ,please send us a picture with broken head stock ,at least than you ll feel like you have les paul :D
Can't fairly compare a solid body with a hollow body.. the hollow body will always cut through with a brighter sound as compared to the darker LP solid body.
Wait just a minute, it's gaining interest from the kids because it's inexpensive? Crud. I'm so screwed. I just ordered one, and while it is easily the least expensive guitar I own, I'm not a kid! I guess I'll have to find one to sell it to & just stick with my American Deluxe Strat & mid 80's Jackson for performing. Oh well. I thought it'd be nice to have a single cut away guitar and the HB SC Custom wuold be my only one. So much for that plan....
I have trouble understanding what was the point of your comment...
@@CatPickStudios Well, I thought my remarks were fairly straight forward. You introduced your video with a lot of energy, saying "Well, hello there! My name is Vladimir. Welcome to my studio. Today we're checking out the Harley Benton SC Custom in "Ocean Flame." Harley Benton is something that is gathering a lot of interest, over the Internet, so to speak, as the kids say. I think, maybe. Most likely not... and the reason is that they are really affordable yet the quality is pretty good." I thought your intro was a little wacky. There was so much energy, and then the oblique references to "the kids," and then the Ulysses-like stream-of-consciousness "...I think, maybe, most likely not." The immediate self-censoring, unnecessary automatic self-correction, was so honest, so humble, that the combination was both unusual and endearing. ADD TO THAT that I'm interested in these Harley Benton guitars and I am no where near to being a kid, YET I've been using the Internet since the mid 1980s, even before it supported graphics, & so I'm solidly in the "Internet camp," and also interested in the guitar, yet not a kid, and so I thought I'd post a somewhat whimsical comment in a clearly *failed* attempt to add a modicum of whimsy as an echo of your own. I frequently bring up "the kids," as you did in your Internet reference, generally complaining about them getting on my lawn, or making excessive noise with their loud exhaust systems on their souped-up Chevrolet muscle cars, *except* I'm allowed because I'm old AND YOU AREN'T. So to hear you bring up "the kids," when in my eyes you are a "kid" (no disrespect intended, but at my age just about everybody is a "kid," relatively) I find somewhat comical, almost a caricature of what a geezer like me says *except* I've earned it. IMO, you's gots a wayz 2 go afore you can authoritatively rattle off that phrase. Oh, & BTW, I've still got that SC Custom Lemon Yellow on order. It's spent 3 weeks being "shipped," 2 of those weeks in the same shipping receiving center in some small town in Germany. I mean, I know it's the holidays & all, but two weeks tucked away in some corner of some dingy warehouse somewhere? For what? I ordered one of those EXCELLENT Harley Benton vintage 2x12" guitar speaker cabinets, the one loaded with the Celestions, at the same time & it took only 7 calendar days from Germany to California (USA) and the cabinet is much larger & heavier than a guitar ... so still waitin', to rock, could be a while, dunno.... might do a video like yours when/if I get a HB SC Custom. It probably won't be as good as your video review, certainly without nearly the energy, but if I do you'll know it because I'll reference "the kids" nearly constantly as an homage to you, Vlad. You don't mind if I call you Vlad, do you? No slight, or vampire reference. I love Romania & own property on the Black Sea in Constanza. I don't want to be a goof, or make light of a review, but at least it won't be one of those drunk "reviews" I see scattered about on youtube because I don't drink. Plus the guitar will be yellow not blue, so there's that. ;-) peace. keep on rockin'!
Got my SC Custom. I'll have to post a full review video, in the meantime my thoughts: Gorgeous guitar. Unbelievably beautiful. Action is okay, slightly too high. Strings are utter garbage. Machine head tuners are great. Electronics don't work. Sending it back for warranty replacement.
you should show the guitar with a white background, not black.
Why?
Because it is impossible to see something with that dark blue of the guitar.
You do realise that using a white background would just make the guitar less visible, because whit is so much brighter than dark blue?
Очень интересно было бы послушать, жаль что не понял ни слова.