I am done buying guitars but I'm keeping my subscription to your channel just because your excellent playing, in fact I have been stealing your exquisite phrasing for a while now.
HI! just to let you know if you like this video and wants to show your appreciation, you can buy me a cup of coffee with the "Thanks" button which is just next to the share button! ✌❤ Please support me in what I do thru Patreon! www.patreon.com/Jonathankoh 0:00 Intro 0:23 Unboxing 2:14 Song 5:45 Demo (clean) 9:59 Demo (dirty) 11:51 Review 15:18 Conclusion
Hi Jon. I've. Just bought one. Wow. You get alot for your bucks. Love it. Sounds really good. It plays like me. I'm an old blues/rock guitarist. Been using Harley Bentons. For 2 years. But this baby is by far the best yet. So easy to play. Wow. M C UK 🇬🇧
I enjoy seeing your great videos and honest reviews. Your guitar playing style is always TOPS ! Thank you. I was going to buy this guitar, but Thomann (in Germany) was out of stock for them at the moment, so I bought the Harley Benton SC-450-Plus LD Vintage Series (Lemon Drop burst). Just got it today and I am very amazed ! It is so beautiful, front and back. It looks so much better in real life than in any video. Very nicely built and sounding very good. No problems with it. I thought I might need to change the humbuckers, but these Roswell´s sound really good. They may be very cheap guitars, but you do get an amazing looking and playing instrument. Its also a great starting platform to make some future upgrades and cool Mods to them. I will definitely be buying another 450-Plus guitar version but in a different color-burst. Although, this 550-II "Guns & Roses = Slash" version is also on my list !
Got me one and I play it with picking style too and there the clean sounds are unbelievable, its just singing, it got an absolutely stunning reverb, just fantastic. And I think, you are playing GREAT !!!
Hi Jonathan, great review of a stunning looking and fantastic sounding model by HB. Loved the pickups. That flamed maple archtop accentuates the guitars appeal. Very well played. Cheers ✌️🎸💜
Jon, my buddy ...you are Master, my Master. I learning a lot, cause i love guitars aLSO colect "chip ones", I have 25 or 28 next week... in my garage. But, im drummer... and go crazy for guitars...Im from BRASIL, Sao Paulo, but in Oceanside 6 years and forever ...some gigs in NY /N J ...BUT WORK delivery pizza 15 years... Now in California , drumming in my garage ,bluetooth bose, ...bossa nova, steele dan, Jeff Beck and McLughan, also Pat I have 7 harley Benton. and Enjoy my babys...Hugs and see you soon.
Jon, your playing is so tasteful, the clean tones are so useful (for potential buyers). You have been blessed with a talent, thanks for sharing your passion!
This is a really good Guitar. I am impressed because of the clean Tones and light overdriven Sounds you played in the Beginning. BtW you are an awesome Player
HI Jon, I recently purchased this guitar in Autumn Flame Burst. I had a luthier craft a bone nut and install treble bleeds. I also raised the pickups to about a millimeter from the strings. That tamed the treble frequencies, brought out the mids a bit and increased the output do it will drive my amp nicely. The clean sound is still very clear. I couldn't be happier with my purchase. I had the flu also and now I'm dealing with the cough now that the flu is gone. I'm also a singer, so that cough makes it rough to get through a gig. 😊
Recently got one, I don't even want to mention money it costs, it's just a very good "solid" guitar sounds very nice and very well made. Industry will feel that impact from HB no doubts!
Nice! HB make some very nice guitars! But dont tell certain TH-cam ers. Some people have a severe dislike of them going on. I like them a lot myself. Cheers!
Oooh, it's beautiful. More my speed financially, too! As usual, you know how to make it sound great. But if it wasn't at least good to start with I know you wouldn't bother. God bless, brother.
@@JonIsJustTooLoud Thanks as usual for the personal reply Jon. Hope all's well on your side of the world. We're mighty hot here in Dallas but "this too shall pass." Thank God for electric guitars! Played my P90 LP last night, I hope my neighbors enjoyed the show. Sounded pretty good actually. Have a great night!
Hi Jonathan, thanks for reviewing this guitar. Was looking at is since it came out, just pulled the trigger and bought it today (for 245 Euro a steal of a deal in Thomann's anniversary discount sale). My wife hates the look of it, so it must be a real nice guitar to have :-) Looking forward to receive this guitar within a few days. Christmas is coming very soon this year :-). Get well soon! Cheers, Faizel (The Netherlands)
Hi Jon, hope you are doing well. Just want to let you know I received mine today. Unfortunately there are some issues, hope to get this solved by Thomann. But the PAF version is very nice, even my wife gave her approval 😉 Cheers!
😂 i'm happy that you feel better Jonathan 👍Thanks for your great video, I was wondering how the Tesla Paf's sound. Great guitar and great price...I love Harley Benton 🔥
Thank you Jonathan for this review, and comparison with the 25th anniversary SC550 II. Being a Strat guy, I prefer these pickups offering more highs. And I do prefer this flame mapple top. May the Black Cherry could join my 2 Tokai LS soon (shame on me for too many guitars). By the way I like a lot my HB 25th anniv strat that I bought after your review, as well as my G&L Classic Bluesboy telecaster, bought also after your review 3 years ago 😁 (and my HB Fusion 2 🤪)
Hi, funny I got this guitar in April in Europe, but specs were different! The site then wrote mahogany body & graphite nut. The model is the same, it even says I have already bough this but now diffenet specs! Anyhow it feels great I like this guitar.
Hi Jon, about the nut, it is listed as both graphite and ABS on the HB website as well as your own description but in the video you say it is ABS. It, seems strange to have ABS on the higher priced 550's but graphite on the cheaper ones. Great review, thanks :) New subscriber here!
I have 7 HB guitars and they have all gotten into my heart in there own ways and I love each and every one of them! ❤ cheapest HB was my first ST20HSS in July 2020 , most expensive HB was my fusion II (absolutely fantastic!!) October 2020..bought others in between and they have all been perfect on unboxing..just needed a set up..the quality of even the cheapest guitars is 100% acceptable for the price you pay..they are all worth 3 times the price you pay for them to get a branded guitar and in most cases are better!! my £280 (at the time i bought it) fusion II will kick the ass of my Fender ltd Edition player series strat and it cost me £700..NOT saying the Fender is bad in anyway, i love it..but for the price difference..Fusion for the win in my opinion 👍🤘 that HB 550 looks very similar to my cheapest Epiphone slash AFD and sounds as good..sc550 looks just as fantastic tbh!! 😁
Genial review. Genial forma de tocar de verdad, en tus manos parece una Gibson. Estaría bien probar con un amplificador de gama baja y sin efectos añadidos
Beautiful guitar, played beautifully too, can you tell me if all the frets are well crowned and there is no sharp fret ends please. Good you told me about the PAF, I think thats a bit naughty of them, and deceptive, cos everyone gonna think PAF pickup.
if you order it: the gotoh are only the tuners. not the bridge. its better to order the non gotoh and buy the 30 bucks hb locking tuners and a gotoh bridge. Or you save some money and get the SC DLX GOTOH. Which has both bridge and tuners from gotoh and is splittable (but no flame top). Or you increase, get the EMG version with better PUs, locking tuners and so on. The SC 2 Gotoh is a bit weird.
The gotoh one is only $32 more, and gotoh tuners are probably higher quality than Harley Benton ones, even if they lack the locking mechanism. If you buy the cheaper and change the tuners, you'll just have low quality tuners left over, if you buy the gotoh and change tuners, you'll at least have an extra set of decent gotoh tuner for only 30 dollars.
@@BlazertronGames the gotohs they use are around 30 bucks in Germany. You dont get high quality 80 buck gotohs. Hb locking Tuners are 35 bucks. i use both. Harley Benton are far more stable
@@Gloomshimmer Oh well it's only $30 extra and I'll at least have some decent tuners left over if I decide to replace them. A takeaway costs like $30, so it's not a big deal. As far as I've heard, people were happy enough with the tuning stability of the stock non-gotoh HB tuners. I'd imagine the gotoh's would at least be better than them. And if I was going to buy locking tuners, I would buy something closer to $60 anyway, so I haven't really wasted money. Unless the tuning stability is somehow horrible, I doubt I'll be replacing them any time soon. I've been coping fine with my stock yamaha pacifica tuners, which has a tremolo, which makes stability worse, and even with that it hasn't been too bad.
Great demo/video as usual. Just a little tip. It is a carved top in case of the solid body guitar. Solid peace of wood is carved in curvy shape. To be an archtop it implies that some peace of wood is bent/arched into the curve. This is often made from plywood, like 3 layers plywood used on many Gibsons even in 50's and 60's era. Some models though bend/arch solid panels into the shape being spruce or maple or what ever wood type was used for that model. This was used a lot for Jazz guitars and form that when you say Arch top it is not related to a top of the guitar as on the type of the guitar. Archtop is Semi acoustic guitar with at least top arched into the curved form. So back to a little tip, maybe use the expression carved top.
@@JonIsJustTooLoud sure, no worries. They can make as many mistakes as they want, you and me we learn and then do not make such mistakes 😀 They are not native speakers anyhow. Neither am I. But this are major expressions any guitar enthusiasts should know at least in my book they are 😀
@@JonIsJustTooLoud Hmmmmm . . . you're sitting in the Hinomi H1 Pro chair during the video. LOL I was thinking about buying one and I laughed when I saw you had that same chair.
Thank you so much for this in depth review. It's what pushed me to pull the trigger and order one today. I also absolutely am riveted by your playing and plan to study it more closely and grab some of your phrasing and bends. Man! I do love your bends! Do you offer any TH-cam guitar classes?
First of all, I was thinking with Christmas coming up, I had best get my order in now as I suspect it's gonna get very busy and I was so surprised to see it delivered here in California in one week! It is, as Jonathon and so many others have said, surprisingly good, especially at this insane price point. A close inspection found the finish to be close to flawless. I found two very small indications of tooling or handling on the lower side of the neck, but you have to look very hard to find them. I expected I would need to do some setup work, but I'm happy to say that all I did was lower the action a little. I found the action of the low E at 5/64ths and was able to get it down to 4/64ths which is my happy place on my other guitars and this one is playing beautifully. Frets feel fine to me, but I suspect they could be a little better if I polish them which I may do this week, but it's not necessary. The intonation is just about spot on, but will check it again when I put on new strings. Pickups! Again, it is as we see all over YOuTube: You could change them if you want, but for me, they deliver all I need. I especially am happy to hear them deliver that big warm tone on the neck pickup that LP's are famous for. Mids and highs are also crisp an articulate. I'm incredibly happy with this purchase. I've had it 4 days now and can't put it down. If I'm near it, I'm picking it up and playing it. I say "go for it."@@BlazertronGames
I think Gotoh has a good reputation and I have them on one of my other guitars too. And yes, they are working fine on this one as well. Some don't care for this look aesthetically, but I am a fan. Some prefer the heftier Grovers, I think. Me? Not so much. The tuners also feel solid....it's a tactile thing and is something I appreciate when I find it. It's another day and the only thing that gets me to put it down is stuff I absolutely have to tend to. I love playing it.@@BlazertronGames
Hi Jon, I would like to ask, is the head glued to the neck or is it one piece? I feel that the construction should be better than the model with emg, I feel that it sticks head to neck there. I think this model looks good.
Maestro, I’m grateful for your review and your astonishing performance! I’m just a pianist searching for his first electric guitar… Please, tell me your opinion, taking HB SC-550 II vs HB DC-DLX (I also saw your review!): 1) Which one is better for playing pop, classic rock (and French rock style), jazz and blues? 2) Why 2 tone controls instead of coil split, or the contrary, should be preferable for me? 3) Would you suggest a third HB model as still better for me? Thank you very much in advance from Argentina!
It s always the same story... What the ampli is ? Effects? Very soon we can makes a normal guitar, in a super guitar... Say that, i like the guitar!!! Good player and beautiful video!!!
Just everybody here's already pointed out supergorgeous feeling in your first solo (and not only in that one)! Could you kindly name the backing track song, if you remember that?
I was impressed by your video with the cherry no-go-toh 😉 version of the 550 II. This one is on anniversary sale now, so I'm curious, how do they compare in your opinion (if you can still remember, it two years ago 😉)
Hello Jon! Me again... I have decided on an HB SC 550 II. Just not sure what pickups. I usually play any genre of rock, but I do like Santana, as well as jazz and 70s-80s funk... I value any suggestions.
Your range is amazing..from soothing to ear ripping..whats the weight on this puppy?it looks Heavy.yet Another Amazing Student Guitar from H/Benton...Wonder what this thing could accomplish with an after market Whammy bar?Big Thumbs up! You Rock!
Nice review! Are you sure that this is the Gotoh version? On Harley Benton´s website it looks more like SC-550 II PAF. Green tuning pegs instead of white and the text ¨SC-550 Deluxe¨ on the back of the headstock.
Hi ! I'm sorry, but i think it is NOT... I've got one and it's written "SC-Tribute" on the headstock and has white tuning pegs instead of green... HB also upgraded nut to graphite instead of ABS. I think the model in your vidéo is "only" SC-550 II... However, nice playing 😉
Wow.. you are amazing. I love the way how you play. Love that guitar too. I need to choose if I will order the SC-Custom II in vintage black or the 550 II. any recomendation? Thanks man!
@@oldcrackadatedThat's cool. 🙂 I own a couple of Ibanez and Fender, but when I saw that sc-custom vintage black, it took my attention immediately and got interested. It reminds me of my old Les Paul copy that was stolen from me back in 2000's. Keep on rocking. Cheers!
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can you open a paypal account ? rather give you the whole money rather than give it to a platform see yo john !!!
Dude those licks you're playing are siilllllky ❤ could listen to this all day. And thanks for the review because I'm looking at one of these!
Glad you like them!
did you buy one? if so, what is it like? 😁
Very cool instrument, and very beautiful. In the hands of such a wonderful master, it becomes even better! SUPER!!! :)))
Thank you very much!
The song ❤❤❤❤.....i can listen this for hours and hours .
Thank you!
I am done buying guitars but I'm keeping my subscription to your channel just because your excellent playing, in fact I have been stealing your exquisite phrasing for a while now.
Steal away.. but me a coffee when you can hahaha
youre never done bro. trust me. one little change in your life and the GAS is back.
@@Gloomshimmer😂
Jon! That was some beutiful music. Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
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0:00 Intro
0:23 Unboxing
2:14 Song
5:45 Demo (clean)
9:59 Demo (dirty)
11:51 Review
15:18 Conclusion
Hi Jon. I've. Just bought one. Wow. You get alot for your bucks. Love it. Sounds really good. It plays like me. I'm an old blues/rock guitarist. Been using Harley Bentons. For 2 years. But this baby is by far the best yet. So easy to play. Wow. M C UK 🇬🇧
Enjoy!
I enjoy seeing your great videos and honest reviews. Your guitar playing style is always TOPS ! Thank you. I was going to buy this guitar, but
Thomann (in Germany) was out of stock for them at the moment, so I bought the Harley Benton SC-450-Plus LD Vintage Series (Lemon Drop burst).
Just got it today and I am very amazed ! It is so beautiful, front and back. It looks so much better in real life than in any video.
Very nicely built and sounding very good. No problems with it.
I thought I might need to change the humbuckers, but these Roswell´s sound really good.
They may be very cheap guitars, but you do get an amazing looking and playing instrument. Its also a great starting platform to make some
future upgrades and cool Mods to them.
I will definitely be buying another 450-Plus guitar version but in a different color-burst. Although, this 550-II "Guns & Roses = Slash" version is also on my list !
Have fun with it!!
Got me one and I play it with picking style too and there the clean sounds are unbelievable, its just singing, it got an absolutely stunning reverb, just fantastic. And I think, you are playing GREAT !!!
Great to hear!
Hi Jonathan, great review of a stunning looking and fantastic sounding model by HB. Loved the pickups. That flamed maple archtop accentuates the guitars appeal. Very well played. Cheers ✌️🎸💜
Many thanks!
It's not the gear it's the player that makes one's tone unique. This sounds great...great playing and great tone.
Thank you
Wow lots of feeling in your performance. What a legend
Thank you✌️❤️
This guy can play. Beautiful...
This guy says thank you!!✌️❤️
I have one. It's lovely. Great value guitar.
@@Fendermanpaul cool ✌🏻
So cool. And a perfect solo lesson.
👍👌
Fantastic job, wow!
Thank you very much!
Totally wonderful Jon. I want one too!
go for it!
Beautiful playing...
Many thanks!
Wooooooaaaaahhhhhh…. Impressive guitar playing! Great work 🙌🏼
Thanks a lot!
I have the ja60ow, dc junior dirty mustard, te25 anniversary and now sc 550ii gotoh... All lefties!.. Lefties!.... Love em ❤️🎸
Very nice!
Apart from your great reviews, its simply amazing and sensitive guitar play.. thanks for the great inspirations 😊 Greetings from 🇩🇰 Denmark
My pleasure! Thank you
You are a wonderful guitarist!
Thank you very much!
Beautiful! 😀 Great classic Les Paul sound and creamy growl! 🤩
yes!
Great playing sir...
Thank you
just beautiful, the guitar also
Thank you
Uff, sweet tones as always Jonathan!
Thank you so much!
Jon, my buddy ...you are Master, my Master. I learning a lot, cause i love guitars aLSO colect "chip ones", I have 25 or 28 next week... in my garage. But, im drummer... and go crazy for guitars...Im from BRASIL, Sao Paulo, but in Oceanside 6 years and forever ...some gigs in NY /N J ...BUT WORK delivery pizza 15 years... Now in California , drumming in my garage ,bluetooth bose, ...bossa nova, steele dan, Jeff Beck and McLughan, also Pat
I have 7 harley Benton. and Enjoy my babys...Hugs and see you soon.
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Jon you are the best guitarist to me❤
Thank you!
Jon, your playing is so tasteful, the clean tones are so useful (for potential buyers). You have been blessed with a talent, thanks for sharing your passion!
Wow, thank you!✌💚
This is a really good Guitar. I am impressed because of the clean Tones and light overdriven Sounds you played in the Beginning. BtW you are an awesome Player
Thanks a lot!
cool melody on a cool guitar from a cool guitarist. good luck!
Thanks a lot!
Thanks for no hi gain shredding, which doesn't show the guitars real sound.
I like your calm relaxed playing style very much. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I appreciate that!
That is just beautiful!!
I love my Harley Benton sc
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Hot damn! I discovered you just by googling this HB guitar. Very nice playing and good walkthrough of the guitar!
hope you have subscribed!!
Great guitar and great solo there 😁👍
Thanks a lot!
I own one. It is a great guitar.
I Like the Sound and ITS playabality
Cool!!
Great , just great!
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I snagged that one a couple months ago. Nice playing, by the way! Great video.
Thank you
Thank you for explaining the PAF acronym, I was wrong as you were...
Hahaha glad to help
I have that model. It’s a great guitar! Nice review🙏🏻☺️
Cool, thanks!
Hi Jon, as usual fantastic playing and a great review in one video !
Glad you enjoyed it!✌️❤️
Your playing is so melodic.
Thank you
You play so well! It's not the guitar but your fingers.
Thank you
HI Jon,
I recently purchased this guitar in Autumn Flame Burst. I had a luthier craft a bone nut and install treble bleeds. I also raised the pickups to about a millimeter from the strings. That tamed the treble frequencies, brought out the mids a bit and increased the output do it will drive my amp nicely. The clean sound is still very clear. I couldn't be happier with my purchase. I had the flu also and now I'm dealing with the cough now that the flu is gone. I'm also a singer, so that cough makes it rough to get through a gig. 😊
Take care Dennis!! Get well soon!
Recently got one, I don't even want to mention money it costs, it's just a very good "solid" guitar sounds very nice and very well made. Industry will feel that impact from HB no doubts!
I’m glad you like it
The playing in the song at the beginning was exceptionally good this time Jon.
Thank you
Playing sweet ❤
thank you
Nice! HB make some very nice guitars! But dont tell certain TH-cam ers. Some people have a severe dislike of them going on.
I like them a lot myself.
Cheers!
lol I dont really care what others think...they are good and affordable!
Oooh, it's beautiful. More my speed financially, too! As usual, you know how to make it sound great. But if it wasn't at least good to start with I know you wouldn't bother. God bless, brother.
Glad you like it Mark!
@@JonIsJustTooLoud Thanks as usual for the personal reply Jon. Hope all's well on your side of the world. We're mighty hot here in Dallas but "this too shall pass." Thank God for electric guitars! Played my P90 LP last night, I hope my neighbors enjoyed the show. Sounded pretty good actually. Have a great night!
Bella chitarra e ottimo suono😉🙋🏻♂️
Grazie Millie!
La chitarra è molto bella ma nelle tue mani diventa fantastica sei veramente 😊😊bravo
Grazie. sei molto gentile!
Hi Jonathan, thanks for reviewing this guitar. Was looking at is since it came out, just pulled the trigger and bought it today (for 245 Euro a steal of a deal in Thomann's anniversary discount sale). My wife hates the look of it, so it must be a real nice guitar to have :-) Looking forward to receive this guitar within a few days. Christmas is coming very soon this year :-).
Get well soon!
Cheers,
Faizel (The Netherlands)
lol! Have fun!!
Hi Jon, hope you are doing well. Just want to let you know I received mine today. Unfortunately there are some issues, hope to get this solved by Thomann. But the PAF version is very nice, even my wife gave her approval 😉
Cheers!
That top looks nicer than the one on my limited custom telecaster!
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I just ordered the Harley Benton SC-550 II PAF.
cool
Jon, grazie del vidio
Prego !!❤️
😂 i'm happy that you feel better Jonathan 👍Thanks for your great video, I was wondering how the Tesla Paf's sound. Great guitar and great price...I love Harley Benton 🔥
Thanks! 😃
No no these are not PAF style pickups.. PAF. Refers to the finish of the guitar. I spoke about this in the video
Great playing Jon. I came to see if the pickups were good quality and you sold me on them.
Thanks!
I love your playing Jon, you're too louD!!
Thank you🤣❤️
Slash Signature? :) :D. Watching now!
nope lol
Thank you Jonathan for this review, and comparison with the 25th anniversary SC550 II. Being a Strat guy, I prefer these pickups offering more highs. And I do prefer this flame mapple top. May the Black Cherry could join my 2 Tokai LS soon (shame on me for too many guitars). By the way I like a lot my HB 25th anniv strat that I bought after your review, as well as my G&L Classic Bluesboy telecaster, bought also after your review 3 years ago 😁 (and my HB Fusion 2 🤪)
cool!!!
Hi, funny I got this guitar in April in Europe, but specs were different! The site then wrote mahogany body & graphite nut. The model is the same, it even says I have already bough this but now diffenet specs! Anyhow it feels great I like this guitar.
Thanks for the info
Hi Jon, about the nut, it is listed as both graphite and ABS on the HB website as well as your own description but in the video you say it is ABS. It, seems strange to have ABS on the higher priced 550's but graphite on the cheaper ones. Great review, thanks :) New subscriber here!
I wondered about that too… in any case, welcome to the channel!!
I just sent for one! Start nail biting now!
Hahaha don’t
I have 7 HB guitars and they have all gotten into my heart in there own ways and I love each and every one of them! ❤
cheapest HB was my first ST20HSS in July 2020 , most expensive HB was my fusion II (absolutely fantastic!!) October 2020..bought others in between and they have all been perfect on unboxing..just needed a set up..the quality of even the cheapest guitars is 100% acceptable for the price you pay..they are all worth 3 times the price you pay for them to get a branded guitar and in most cases are better!!
my £280 (at the time i bought it) fusion II will kick the ass of my Fender ltd Edition player series strat and it cost me £700..NOT saying the Fender is bad in anyway, i love it..but for the price difference..Fusion for the win in my opinion 👍🤘
that HB 550 looks very similar to my cheapest Epiphone slash AFD and sounds as good..sc550 looks just as fantastic tbh!! 😁
Thanks for sharing!!
Very nice guitar 😊😊 Jonathan can make an Air guitar sound amazing. Hehehe. Take care buddy ❤️🙏💯👍👌🎸🎸. Beautiful licks J man 👍👌✌️✌️💯
lol
Genial review. Genial forma de tocar de verdad, en tus manos parece una Gibson. Estaría bien probar con un amplificador de gama baja y sin efectos añadidos
Gracias..
I got the SC450plus, put some Tonerider AC2 pickups in. Sounds great, plays great. Yet I am just a bit more into superstrats with Floyd Rose bridge.
Thta's alright!
Beautiful guitar, played beautifully too, can you tell me if all the frets are well crowned and there is no sharp fret ends please. Good you told me about the PAF, I think thats a bit naughty of them, and deceptive, cos everyone gonna think PAF pickup.
Yes they are nice
if you order it: the gotoh are only the tuners. not the bridge. its better to order the non gotoh and buy the 30 bucks hb locking tuners and a gotoh bridge. Or you save some money and get the SC DLX GOTOH. Which has both bridge and tuners from gotoh and is splittable (but no flame top). Or you increase, get the EMG version with better PUs, locking tuners and so on. The SC 2 Gotoh is a bit weird.
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The gotoh one is only $32 more, and gotoh tuners are probably higher quality than Harley Benton ones, even if they lack the locking mechanism. If you buy the cheaper and change the tuners, you'll just have low quality tuners left over, if you buy the gotoh and change tuners, you'll at least have an extra set of decent gotoh tuner for only 30 dollars.
@@BlazertronGames the gotohs they use are around 30 bucks in Germany. You dont get high quality 80 buck gotohs. Hb locking Tuners are 35 bucks. i use both. Harley Benton are far more stable
@@Gloomshimmer Oh well it's only $30 extra and I'll at least have some decent tuners left over if I decide to replace them. A takeaway costs like $30, so it's not a big deal. As far as I've heard, people were happy enough with the tuning stability of the stock non-gotoh HB tuners. I'd imagine the gotoh's would at least be better than them. And if I was going to buy locking tuners, I would buy something closer to $60 anyway, so I haven't really wasted money. Unless the tuning stability is somehow horrible, I doubt I'll be replacing them any time soon. I've been coping fine with my stock yamaha pacifica tuners, which has a tremolo, which makes stability worse, and even with that it hasn't been too bad.
Sounds better than my Gibson LP.
Really! lol
Wow❤
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Great demo/video as usual. Just a little tip. It is a carved top in case of the solid body guitar. Solid peace of wood is carved in curvy shape. To be an archtop it implies that some peace of wood is bent/arched into the curve. This is often made from plywood, like 3 layers plywood used on many Gibsons even in 50's and 60's era. Some models though bend/arch solid panels into the shape being spruce or maple or what ever wood type was used for that model. This was used a lot for Jazz guitars and form that when you say Arch top it is not related to a top of the guitar as on the type of the guitar. Archtop is Semi acoustic guitar with at least top arched into the curved form. So back to a little tip, maybe use the expression carved top.
The expression ain’t mine.. but directly from Harley Benton. Thanks for sharing
@@JonIsJustTooLoud sure, no worries. They can make as many mistakes as they want, you and me we learn and then do not make such mistakes 😀 They are not native speakers anyhow. Neither am I. But this are major expressions any guitar enthusiasts should know at least in my book they are 😀
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Hi. Very useful video. Can you help with some setup parameters? Action bridge, tailpiece and pickup hight? Thank you
Can’t help you like this
A tube amp always delivers a great tone sound no matter what the guitar costs......
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Would you consider reviewing the Hinomi H1 Pro chair?
Of course if they send me one hahaha
@@JonIsJustTooLoud Hmmmmm . . . you're sitting in the Hinomi H1 Pro chair during the video. LOL I was thinking about buying one and I laughed when I saw you had that same chair.
Strange, the website says it has a graphite nut. Maybe they updated it.
The specs are subject to changes
Thank you so much for this in depth review. It's what pushed me to pull the trigger and order one today. I also absolutely am riveted by your playing and plan to study it more closely and grab some of your phrasing and bends. Man! I do love your bends! Do you offer any TH-cam guitar classes?
Thanks! No I don’t.. but I do conduct private classes
How is it? I'm thinking about buying one soon.
First of all, I was thinking with Christmas coming up, I had best get my order in now as I suspect it's gonna get very busy and I was so surprised to see it delivered here in California in one week! It is, as Jonathon and so many others have said, surprisingly good, especially at this insane price point. A close inspection found the finish to be close to flawless. I found two very small indications of tooling or handling on the lower side of the neck, but you have to look very hard to find them. I expected I would need to do some setup work, but I'm happy to say that all I did was lower the action a little. I found the action of the low E at 5/64ths and was able to get it down to 4/64ths which is my happy place on my other guitars and this one is playing beautifully. Frets feel fine to me, but I suspect they could be a little better if I polish them which I may do this week, but it's not necessary. The intonation is just about spot on, but will check it again when I put on new strings. Pickups! Again, it is as we see all over YOuTube: You could change them if you want, but for me, they deliver all I need. I especially am happy to hear them deliver that big warm tone on the neck pickup that LP's are famous for. Mids and highs are also crisp an articulate. I'm incredibly happy with this purchase. I've had it 4 days now and can't put it down. If I'm near it, I'm picking it up and playing it. I say "go for it."@@BlazertronGames
@@tomdellinger3710 Nice! I'm really thinking about it. How did you find the gotoh tuners? Do they stay in tune fairly well?
I think Gotoh has a good reputation and I have them on one of my other guitars too. And yes, they are working fine on this one as well. Some don't care for this look aesthetically, but I am a fan. Some prefer the heftier Grovers, I think. Me? Not so much. The tuners also feel solid....it's a tactile thing and is something I appreciate when I find it. It's another day and the only thing that gets me to put it down is stuff I absolutely have to tend to. I love playing it.@@BlazertronGames
Hi Jon, I would like to ask, is the head glued to the neck or is it one piece? I feel that the construction should be better than the model with emg, I feel that it sticks head to neck there. I think this model looks good.
I can’t remember.. the guitar is not with me
Maestro, I’m grateful for your review and your astonishing performance! I’m just a pianist searching for his first electric guitar… Please, tell me your opinion, taking HB SC-550 II vs HB DC-DLX (I also saw your review!): 1) Which one is better for playing pop, classic rock (and French rock style), jazz and blues? 2) Why 2 tone controls instead of coil split, or the contrary, should be preferable for me? 3) Would you suggest a third HB model as still better for me? Thank you very much in advance from Argentina!
Get the SC 550 II.. The pickups are different. Most LP style guitars comes with 2 sets of volume and tone controls.
How is the Harley Benton SC-550 Plus EMG FTF compare to PAF?
Amazing channel and such a wonderful skilled player!
Different tone.. EMGs are cleaner
It s always the same story...
What the ampli is ?
Effects?
Very soon we can makes a normal guitar, in a super guitar...
Say that, i like the guitar!!! Good player and beautiful video!!!
Thank you
Just everybody here's already pointed out supergorgeous feeling in your first solo (and not only in that one)! Could you kindly name the backing track song, if you remember that?
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Jon - you said the pickups are a bit too chimey. i'm looking for a warmer pick up - do you recommend any HB guitars that are a bit warmer? thank you
Get the fusion pros
I was impressed by your video with the cherry no-go-toh 😉 version of the 550 II. This one is on anniversary sale now, so I'm curious, how do they compare in your opinion (if you can still remember, it two years ago 😉)
I cant remember...But this is a great guitar!
Can the pickups be wired for coil splitting?
You might have to change pickups for split coil
What is the backing track of the song at 2:14?
in the description
has a chambered body (from HB web site)
Hello Jon! Me again...
I have decided on an HB SC 550 II. Just not sure what pickups. I usually play any genre of rock, but I do like Santana, as well as jazz and 70s-80s funk...
I value any suggestions.
Go for it!
wich guitar do you think is better for solos? this or the Fusion T emg? and for chords?
Both will do..
Excuse me, but can you tell me if this guitar neck profile is more like a C,D or 60s?
More like aC
Your range is amazing..from soothing to ear ripping..whats the weight on this puppy?it looks Heavy.yet Another Amazing Student Guitar from H/Benton...Wonder what this thing could accomplish with an after market Whammy bar?Big Thumbs up! You Rock!
You are so kind
Nice review! Are you sure that this is the Gotoh version? On Harley Benton´s website it looks more like SC-550 II PAF. Green tuning pegs instead of white and the text ¨SC-550 Deluxe¨ on the back of the headstock.
Yes it is
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I'm sorry, but i think it is NOT...
I've got one and it's written "SC-Tribute" on the headstock and has white tuning pegs instead of green... HB also upgraded nut to graphite instead of ABS.
I think the model in your vidéo is "only" SC-550 II...
However, nice playing 😉
Hi Jon i have the same a very good Guitar. LG Detlev
cool!!
Thanks Jon you are the best
I bought this guitar, I'm waiting for delivery, it's my eighth Harley Betton out of twenty guitars that I own 🥸👍
oh wow!! have fun!
Great playing was usual Jon..... by the way, what was that red thing over the first fret while you were playing slide ?
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hi question if I may ask how much was the shipping fee and if there's a tax?
Check Thomann please
Thank you Jon. :)
Wow.. you are amazing. I love the way how you play. Love that guitar too. I need to choose if I will order the SC-Custom II in vintage black or the 550 II. any recomendation? Thanks man!
Thank you.. it’s your choice brother❤️
I’ve got the vintage black , it’s the best playing guitar I own , no problem with tremolo ,beautiful& sounds good ,but I also ordered the 550
@@oldcrackadatedThat's cool. 🙂 I own a couple of Ibanez and Fender, but when I saw that sc-custom vintage black, it took my attention immediately and got interested. It reminds me of my old Les Paul copy that was stolen from me back in 2000's. Keep on rocking. Cheers!
@@joelsantos7931 Thomann has a sale now 219USD , 301 USD delivered in US on 550