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Don't know why I am going to embarrass myself like this, but I am going to say it... I can't tell if the guitar was a HB or some custom hand made single cut. TLDR, it just sounds absolutely fine! HB have done a darn good job at making these available to more people. Thanks Jon for sharing!
@@Hickeroar... That's so true. I have many import guitars and some are of great quality. Heck, I could get 5 to 10 of those guitars for what Gibson or PRS go for at almost the same quality. Imports just don't hold their resale value. Some imports are aesthetically stunners too. If you tried getting a name brand to customize your guitar... the price would be exuberant! Companies like HB, Firefly, are giving us quality instruments at VERY cheap prices! I wish they were around when I started my guitar addiction.
That top is flat out gorgeous, and the tones are honestly absolutely awesome. Ive actually been watching your guitar demos for probably ten years now, since you demoed the Harley Benton Rickenbacher inspired electric 12 string, and it looks to me like Harley Benton has made it into the winners circle of fancy maple top single cuts here, the tones are just so juicy, and your playing has also made a similar jump, just outstanding all around here. I would check this guitar out and I do have a custom shop R8 Les Paul to keep things honest in comparing .
Congrats Jon! You are the first TH-camr to feature this guitar in a review/demo for us to see. I did not buy this guitar (yet) because I wanted some one to make a good review about it. Only YOU can show us how good (or bad) an instrument can sound and play. You have made up my mind - I am buying it now !! Thanks for your videos as always ! Cheers MAX
Not just great, but AWESOME! Still keep in mind that if Thomann delivered to dealers around the world, these would cost double or triple.....😳 Nice demo, love from Switzerland🎸🤘🏼🎸👊🏼
Love this!!! What a coincidence! Just got my HB SC III in black, today, with a B-Stock Thomann LP case and am loving it! This guitar is literally a steal for its price. Great review and playing as always! ❤🤘🎉
Good sunday morning uncle Jon. Listened to this while preparing for service... I do hope one day Harley Benton can be easily access in Indonesia.. I really in love with Fusion III HSH version.. and this one just amazing as well.
Are you kidding?!? Indonesia has a couple guitar manufacturers that make very, very nice guitars. Even these upper end Harley Benton guitars are made in Indonesia. A Fender Custom telecaster I have is made there. Surely there must be a way you can get them. Wish you luck. 🤞
@@charlesharper7292 hi bro.. the last time i checked (maybe many years ago) Harley Benton are only available via Thomann.. so must import from Germany to Indonesia... but perhaps they are official dealer to Indonesia now.. but I haven't heard yet..
@@flutediary unfortunately not. They are made in Indonesia and sent to Thomann in Germany. I didn't know if you could source a guitar directly from the factory. Seems like everything just has to be difficult.😂 Will Thomann ship to you?
@@charlesharper7292 Thomann can ship to Indonesia. but the taxes and shipping cost defeat the purpose to get HB guitar, which is a budget guitar actually. so, need to travel to singapore and visit you and uncle Jon to try this guitar 😄
Outsource, mass production (economy of scale), direct sale (no middleman, only sold by Thomann) and little to no marketing other than sending review units to TH-camrs.
@@JonIsJustTooLoud Yes, I like my Harley Benton as well. ST-62. :) This also looks pretty cool. I'd maybe go for some Gibson 57 Classic PAF's, just because I am a freak lol... :D Not because It doesn't sound good... Veryyy cool review! Cheers!
Got an Hartley Benton SC Custom II and it is great. The timber is so harmonic, it seems an acoustic one, when not plugged in! Just great, but I do not like the 2 volumes and sooner or later I will change Neck pickup volume to main volume and Bridge pickup volume to balance (the two pickups).
This new custom looks amazing! Not liking the tribal design on the headstock though, cheapens the look. Sounds good and looks great! Thanks for the demo Jon!
That is a staggering amount of guitar for £250 here in the UK. Speedy edit: The Tesla pickups site does list all the relevant information (DC Resistance, Resonant Peak, Magnet type etc) but not an output in Henries or mV. Hardly surprising but it would be interesting to see exactly what's going on the under the hood.
Sounds great like always. Still enjoying my TE-52 but really eyeballing the Fender player II. On the fence with either the 3 color burst 2 humbucker or the butterscotch blonde both with maple fretboards...
Jon! I love your guitar demos just to hear your playing! Do you have your own songs or recordings in some platform to listen to? I would love to listen to your music!
My birthday guitar purchase has run over into August...😅 I am at a crossroads between this guitar and the new PRS CE 24 satin. I am leaning more towards this Harley Benton. Minor changes from the Custom II to the Custom III. It got stainless steel frets for sure. I think the pickups are different. Tuners? I was hoping the upper body contour would change to match the one that the SC 550 has. Minor, but prettier. Thanks Jonathan!
Hi Jon, thanks for these review videos, if you can choose between these SC III and that red SC550 you reviewed, which one you pick for your first single cut guitar? Great playing as always, so musical and inspirationing!!!
@@JonIsJustTooLoud I'd been playing my 256 today before seeing your video. There's a lot of similarities and some parts and specs are practically identical. Pickups sound similar- they have a good range for any style. Main visible differences are the inlays and headstock shape. I'd guess these come from plants run by WMI. Nice job Jon, thank you sir.
@@John-il7uz John, I didn't say it did. I said there are numerous obvious similarities between the HB SC and the Ltd Eclipse guitars, suggesting they're made in some of the same factories. And I'm sure there are other notable differences too between these guitars than just the frets, since you brought that up and it's a good point. In this 'more affordable' low and mid price range manufacturers will save or make money where possible. While stainless frets have their good features it's not a critical thing to me and in this case I wouldn't choose the HB just because it has stainless frets. I'd consider everything and buy the best overall value. If I was in the market now for an 'LP-type single-cut' the HB SCs would be at or near my top of the shopping list for quality/value.
Great video, thank you! BTW, I was fumbling with a NUX mg400 and stumbled upon a preset named 'Jon's clear' which sounded quite familiar...are these yours?
I wish Thomann would replace the Jatobas with the ebony wood they use on the fusion series. Jatoba is too reddish, and with the purple burst it would not go well.
Why not put a satin neck on it? I know they are . Great video as alwayscheap and good value but an extra few dollars doing that make it more playable and give larry Carlton sc's a run for there money. I do like the gold top though and would buy that anyway for the colour alone. Great video as always Jon
THE LACQUER IS BETTER, NOT SO BAD AS BEFORE THEIR SHINE LOOK CHEAP...BUT STILL CAN IMPROVE, ALSO THE HUMBUCKERS PLATE SHINE LOOKS CHEAP..... BUT SOUNDS GREAT
Fret sprout on one really bad didn't want to spend the money the other one the bridge was not put on correctly same thing didn't want to spend the money to fix got me two ibanez Prestige to replace them from sweet water both great guitars
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0:00 Intro
2:06 Song
4:43 Demo
11:58 Review
16:58 Conclusion
Don't know why I am going to embarrass myself like this, but I am going to say it... I can't tell if the guitar was a HB or some custom hand made single cut. TLDR, it just sounds absolutely fine! HB have done a darn good job at making these available to more people. Thanks Jon for sharing!
Most welcome!
The more guitars I buy, the more I’m realizing that price and sound quality often don’t correlate.
@@Hickeroar... That's so true. I have many import guitars and some are of great quality. Heck, I could get 5 to 10 of those guitars for what Gibson or PRS go for at almost the same quality. Imports just don't hold their resale value. Some imports are aesthetically stunners too. If you tried getting a name brand to customize your guitar... the price would be exuberant!
Companies like HB, Firefly, are giving us quality instruments at VERY cheap prices! I wish they were around when I started my guitar addiction.
What a time to be a guitarist. Such great guitars and amps for an affordable price!
Couldn't agree more!
Honestly, set neck, Grover tuners, graphite nut, stainless steel frets, and killer looks for £260 UK? And plays well too. Insanely good value.
✌🏻😂✌🏻
Jon the world's greatest guitar salesman! (I want one now!)
Lol
You play with so much feel, I could listen to those cleans for hours man
Thank you
You have a great sounding versatile playing style.👍
Thank you kindly!
Man that guitar sounds Great in your hands ..NICE PLAYING MY FRIEND
Thanks a lot!
Never a dull chord with this one...Holy Moleley Jonathan,such sweet progressions,it just FLOWS.im envious of your ear.God bless!
Thank you kindly!
That top is flat out gorgeous, and the tones are honestly absolutely awesome. Ive actually been watching your guitar demos for probably ten years now, since you demoed the Harley Benton Rickenbacher inspired electric 12 string, and it looks to me like Harley Benton has made it into the winners circle of fancy maple top single cuts here, the tones are just so juicy, and your playing has also made a similar jump, just outstanding all around here. I would check this guitar out and I do have a custom shop R8 Les Paul to keep things honest in comparing .
Thank you.. but it’s less than 10 years lol
Good Saturday evening, great guitar at a reasonable price for everyone, looks and sounds great. Pavel CZ👍👍👍
Indeed!
What can i say, Jon making that thing sing! love it!
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Congrats Jon! You are the first TH-camr to feature this guitar in a review/demo for us to see. I did not buy this guitar (yet) because
I wanted some one to make a good review about it. Only YOU can show us how good (or bad) an instrument can sound and play.
You have made up my mind - I am buying it now !! Thanks for your videos as always !
Cheers
MAX
mY PLEASURE!
The song you played for us really reminds me of Lee Ritenour and Steve Lukather (except for the slide part, of course). Beautiful work as always!
Thank you!!
Ottimo il suono della chitarra, ottimo il chitarrista, veramente bravo! Complimenti!
Gracie Millie ✌🏻❤️
Klasse gespielt!
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Desert burst is sweeet!
Yes indeed
Jon could make a stick sounds great
lol
@JohnnyCarterMusicOfficial lol
Very tasteful sounds and playing as usual sir...!!
Many thanks!
@@JonIsJustTooLoud You know right. 😉
Great review. Ordered the Gold top.
Good choice!
Not just great, but AWESOME! Still keep in mind that if Thomann delivered to dealers around the world, these would cost double or triple.....😳 Nice demo, love from Switzerland🎸🤘🏼🎸👊🏼
Thank you✌🏻❤️
this is the prettiest guitar I ever saw :) thanks , Jonathan
Most welcome!!
Love this!!!
What a coincidence! Just got my HB SC III in black, today, with a B-Stock Thomann LP case and am loving it!
This guitar is literally a steal for its price.
Great review and playing as always! ❤🤘🎉
awesome!
Like always. The player makes a guitar shine......
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Good sunday morning uncle Jon. Listened to this while preparing for service... I do hope one day Harley Benton can be easily access in Indonesia.. I really in love with Fusion III HSH version.. and this one just amazing as well.
Good morning!
Are you kidding?!? Indonesia has a couple guitar manufacturers that make very, very nice guitars. Even these upper end Harley Benton guitars are made in Indonesia. A Fender Custom telecaster I have is made there. Surely there must be a way you can get them. Wish you luck. 🤞
@@charlesharper7292 hi bro.. the last time i checked (maybe many years ago) Harley Benton are only available via Thomann.. so must import from Germany to Indonesia... but perhaps they are official dealer to Indonesia now.. but I haven't heard yet..
@@flutediary unfortunately not. They are made in Indonesia and sent to Thomann in Germany. I didn't know if you could source a guitar directly from the factory. Seems like everything just has to be difficult.😂
Will Thomann ship to you?
@@charlesharper7292 Thomann can ship to Indonesia. but the taxes and shipping cost defeat the purpose to get HB guitar, which is a budget guitar actually. so, need to travel to singapore and visit you and uncle Jon to try this guitar 😄
I don´t understand how they can produce a guitar like that for such a ridiculous low price. Great guitar. Sounds really pleasing to me. Thanks Jon
most welcome!
Outsource, mass production (economy of scale), direct sale (no middleman, only sold by Thomann) and little to no marketing other than sending review units to TH-camrs.
Great review Jon, a beautiful guitar and your playing is wonderful.
HB offer so much quality for such an amazing value price.
Thanks for posting.
@@barrywebber100 my pleasure ✌🏻❤️
Beautiful stuff as always!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Great Video Jon, very nice Guitar 👍🤘🤘
Glad you like it!
Tesla Vintage Reflection Nitro has been parts of my upgrades on part of my guitar collection for years. Plasma 3 is still my favorite
Cool
great to hear a demo that isn't all Gain!
Thank you
Ciao. Watching now.
You like it?
@@JonIsJustTooLoud Yes, I like my Harley Benton as well. ST-62. :) This also looks pretty cool. I'd maybe go for some Gibson 57 Classic PAF's, just because I am a freak lol... :D Not because It doesn't sound good... Veryyy cool review! Cheers!
Got an Hartley Benton SC Custom II and it is great.
The timber is so harmonic, it seems an acoustic one, when not plugged in!
Just great, but I do not like the 2 volumes and sooner or later I will change Neck pickup volume to main volume and Bridge pickup volume to balance (the two pickups).
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This new custom looks amazing! Not liking the tribal design on the headstock though, cheapens the look. Sounds good and looks great! Thanks for the demo Jon!
Most welcome
I was thinking the same thing.
nice review. The quality of these guitars is getting crazy at the price they are at.
Yes they are!
Beautiful guitar with really great sound. thanks Jon. Would consider this if buying LP style guitar.
Go for it!
That is a staggering amount of guitar for £250 here in the UK.
Speedy edit: The Tesla pickups site does list all the relevant information (DC Resistance, Resonant Peak, Magnet type etc) but not an output in Henries or mV. Hardly surprising but it would be interesting to see exactly what's going on the under the hood.
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HI JOHN GREAT DEMO ,I AM BUYING ONE. GREAT PRO PLAYING ,I THINK YOU DO SESSIONS.
Thank you.. yes I do
Please give some lessons for beginners. Your guitar playing is outstanding.
Thank you
ciao a te!!!
Ciao ciao✌🏻🤣✌🏻
Sounds great like always. Still enjoying my TE-52 but really eyeballing the Fender player II. On the fence with either the 3 color burst 2 humbucker or the butterscotch blonde both with maple fretboards...
nice!
Crazy how cheap they are. Looks and plays amazingly 😊
It does
Grande 🎸🔥
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Got a couple lefty HB Teles recently....the TE-62DB is about as nicely made (absolutely flawless!!!) guitar I've owned of 50 or so (perfect fret job too). ...including Fender CS, MIA's...and others (Gibson, Heritage, G&L, B&G, Heritage, FGN, Edwards, Eastman, Reverend, AIO, PRS-SE, LSL, ....ok...I collect guitars) .... with better pups...an amazing playing, looking, sounding guitar to be sure. Thanks Jon.
Thanks for sharing!✌🏻❤️
Jon! I love your guitar demos just to hear your playing! Do you have your own songs or recordings in some platform to listen to? I would love to listen to your music!
Not yet!
I've got a PRS SC245 of 2001 the cost of which was almost 12 times the costs of this "beast". Yeah ....23 years make a huge difference indeed 🙂
Thanks for sharing
My birthday guitar purchase has run over into August...😅 I am at a crossroads between this guitar and the new PRS CE 24 satin. I am leaning more towards this Harley Benton. Minor changes from the Custom II to the Custom III. It got stainless steel frets for sure. I think the pickups are different. Tuners? I was hoping the upper body contour would change to match the one that the SC 550 has. Minor, but prettier. Thanks Jonathan!
Happy birthday!
@@JonIsJustTooLoudThanks!🎉😅
Nice guitar for the price. Reminiscent of an ESP eclipse.
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Hi Jon, thanks for these review videos, if you can choose between these SC III and that red SC550 you reviewed, which one you pick for your first single cut guitar? Great playing as always, so musical and inspirationing!!!
I’ll take the SCIII✌🏻❤️
Without having actually played an HB myself I'd say this is a half-price Ltd EC-256 in almost every way.
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@@JonIsJustTooLoud I'd been playing my 256 today before seeing your video. There's a lot of similarities and some parts and specs are practically identical. Pickups sound similar- they have a good range for any style. Main visible differences are the inlays and headstock shape. I'd guess these come from plants run by WMI. Nice job Jon, thank you sir.
Does the 256 have stainless steel frets? no!
@@John-il7uz John, I didn't say it did. I said there are numerous obvious similarities between the HB SC and the Ltd Eclipse guitars, suggesting they're made in some of the same factories. And I'm sure there are other notable differences too between these guitars than just the frets, since you brought that up and it's a good point. In this 'more affordable' low and mid price range manufacturers will save or make money where possible. While stainless frets have their good features it's not a critical thing to me and in this case I wouldn't choose the HB just because it has stainless frets. I'd consider everything and buy the best overall value. If I was in the market now for an 'LP-type single-cut' the HB SCs would be at or near my top of the shopping list for quality/value.
Ciao jonis 🖖
Ciao!!
Great video ....bro ...what is more versátil or better this is guitar sc custom III or cst-24t ????? Greetings
Depends.. one with the tremolo system, one without
Great video, thank you!
BTW, I was fumbling with a NUX mg400 and stumbled upon a preset named 'Jon's clear' which sounded quite familiar...are these yours?
Yep ✌🏻🤣
For $277 US it seems like a thing of beauty. But is that a real flame on the top veneer or a photoflame?
It’s a veneer as mentioned in the video
@@JonIsJustTooLoud I caught that later on after I'd posted this. haha! Great video as usual, Jon. Love you, brother.
@@michaelolz ✌🏻❤️
Ciao, grande
Grazie!!
I wish Thomann would replace the Jatobas with the ebony wood they use on the fusion series. Jatoba is too reddish, and with the purple burst it would not go well.
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Why not put a satin neck on it? I know they are . Great video as alwayscheap and good value but an extra few dollars doing that make it more playable and give larry Carlton sc's a run for there money. I do like the gold top though and would buy that anyway for the colour alone. Great video as always Jon
Thank you kindly✌🏻❤️
What are your thoughts of this vs the CST-24T? I can't decide which to get
It’s your choice.. I prefer this especially the gold top ✌🏻❤️
I wonder if it's as good as an Eastman Les Paul?
probably on par
Question: Harley Benton SC-Custom III or ESP LTD EC-1000FM?
Your choice✌🏻
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Thanks!
Thank you ✌🏻❤️
THE LACQUER IS BETTER, NOT SO BAD AS BEFORE THEIR SHINE LOOK CHEAP...BUT STILL CAN IMPROVE, ALSO THE HUMBUCKERS PLATE SHINE LOOKS CHEAP..... BUT SOUNDS GREAT
Ok
Wonderful sounding, but if I don't have to spend a few thousands, I can't feel the mojo in a guitar! lSo I'll have to stick with G, I guess. lol
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Not available anymore in that finish
Oh???
@@JonIsJustTooLoud no idea why they are doing this to me, this was by far the best looking finish. I guess yours just went up in value:)
@@DrZdravke ✌🏻❤️
did you just said "kumusta"? 😅
Nope
I bought 4 harley benton guitars only two were playable
Oh my.. why?
Fret sprout on one really bad didn't want to spend the money the other one the bridge was not put on correctly same thing didn't want to spend the money to fix got me two ibanez Prestige to replace them from sweet water both great guitars
Thanks for teaching me play slowly
@@user-gq5rm3lc6l no worries.. I’m glad you’re learning
Aaah not only 5000£ guitars😅
hahahah
Yeah, but they are sure fun to hear and see.😊
sorry , but no , wrong headstock : )
People like you are the equivalent of "car guys" who only care about horsepower on the brochure
lol
No , it's definitely a Harley Benton headstock 👍