@@GetOffset It was caught by his tech, his tech also held his back for the big leen back he did. The George Harrison tribute turned into the Prince show lol. There is no doubt in my mind that George Harrison would have been thrilled to see someone take his song and super charge it with a serious solo, not the generic Clapton solo we can all play verbatim as Winwood was doing. What a treat eh? Dhani was saying it was to 'gratuitous' It's Rock n Roll and he dishonours his father making remarks like that.Frankly it's one of those historical moments in music. Prince was great at choosing his battles, meaning the actual solo wasn't that hard to play but it's the delivery, he knew exactly what to do to that piece of music. A lost legend paying tribute to a lost legend.
My TE80 NT just arrived and it's very nice. My frets were dressed pretty well. My only issue was that the action was way high and the .010 strings were a bit of a surprise. A change to NYXL 009's and a bit of saddle height adjustment was all it took. I really do like the relatively high output of the Roswill pickups compared to my AS Tele. Thanks for the Scratch-it tip!
Great video. I just bought one and too want to add logo and pick guard. Did you have to sand off the original logo? Please let me know how you did it. Thanks in advance.
Yep, sanded off the original logo, added a tint and just followed some instructions on installing a waterside decal. Then I sprayed a few layers of poly, let it cure, and sanded to get the area relatively smooth.
Had my HB Mad Cat routed and chambered. It’s still amazing but the work cost more than I paid for the guitar. That and Mojotone Lee Dickson (Clapton’s guitar tech) Black-E Strat pickups and the same authentic pickguard and I have a guitar that I love.,
I have the same guitar (HS Anderson) and want to change the scratch plates as you did from the cheap-o ones on it. I went to the site you mentioned. Which one do I get? Which Anderson do I get it for -the TE-60 or the TE-80? Or get Generic New Build? Opaque or translucent? Thanks!!
I did just that and dealt with Tim. Tim sent me a template and we tweaked it and I await my scratch plates. Tim was a pleasure to deal with. His attention to detail with was amazing. He wanted to make sure it fit perfectly! So cool! Thanks so much. I really hated the crumby scratch plates that came with the guitar.
Pickup imbalance seems like a big issue, at least with this particular example. It could possibly be mitigated by height adjustment. Which I guess boils down to the usual caveat: when buying inexpensive guitars, know how to work on them.
It's in my late fathers collection and he was a sucker for his T types. As i remember it wasn't that expensive when he bought it comparetivly, the Fenders were way more. I myself am left handed so his collection is now a heirloom for my kids.I always loved the Madcat.
@@GetOffset I meant what year did you buy the guitar? Because I just bought one, then contacted Scratch It that said the latest models of HB TE80 SE should be fine with the transpaent one. I'm still not sure which one I should go for...
I got one of these as a factory second minus tuners and front pickguard for 20€. The "binding" was painted on badly in places with fingerprints in it and why it was stamped as a reject. The core guitar was excellent though. I made brown tort pickguards and it looked fab. Sold it for 70 to a guy that was absolutely aching to get it from me.
@@GetOffset Hi there, thanks for the in depth review, just ordered mine online from Thomann. Do you know of any other online option for the Mad Cat scratch plate set? Currently "Original scratch plates" is not accepting any new orders, once again thanks!!!
@@ullerbailey7596 Ah, I do not. I believe there are a few custom shops out there that can do guards to any size if you send them the old one. If you get a clear guard you can use a marker to fill in the dark patches however you like and it'll give a similar effect. But I don't think I'd do that personally.
Hi there, I bought Madcat by Moridaira(HS-anderson)on May 2023😊 So, this cheaper copy mod is really not bad n nice one. And, it is very enough, when u hv smile n happy feeling, if he watching u at heaven, he smiling too I think😆 Thanks nice video👍 from 🇯🇵
Wilkinson electronics and part's are great. The WVS 60s Alnico 5 Strat set that came on My icon v6 were amazing. Swapped them for a pickguard from an 08 american standard hss. Deluxe drive and a JB TB4. Great stuff. Still have the v6 pickguard. Just need something good to drop them in. I got my 25th anniversary v75 and didn't really need my SSS Strat. I don't generally use the bridge on a Strat. They handle gain really well though.
I have one of these that I’ve changed like yours all but the headstock , still has the Older Harley benton logo. My pickguard is the same but I stained a thin sheet of maple to match and put it under the pickguard. Looks great. Thanks for sharing
Get Offset yes, I think so. My problem with the opaque guard is it looks like it’s has a little pink in it ( at least looks like that in videos and pics ) this method tho a little involved looks much better.
I actually haven't played an Affinity Tele! I'd imagine it's comparable, but the big difference here is probably that the pickups are Strat pickups vs. Tele pickups.
Hello, I'm getting this guitar for my birthday next week and I just wanted to ask which scratch plate you got? I've found the plate on the website but there's options for translucent etc. 😅 P.s. hi to your lovely cat 🐱💜
I just used the non-translucent because of the way the routing is on mine. But I wish I'd tried the transparent anyways, because I think it would match a bit better. The cat (Carrie) says hellooooo
These are really tempting to me. I’ve wanted a real HS Anderson Madcat for years but they’re hard to find and pretty expensive when you do. I think the leopard tortoise is a must have for one though 😆 I have a set of neck and bridge SD Little 59’s I think would be killer on one of the copies.
I call to moridaira company on may 2023, they made Madcat is for domestic/50 for export/60 every year, Jpn price is abt ¥230,000- And can find out pick guard material(real celluloid) in japan but 2.3mm(for binding) but I think enough for pick guard. Good luck 😉
Love mine and you're right, it's heavy. I switched the pickups for Mojotone Lee Dickson "Blackie" neck and bridge. He's been Clapton's guitar tech for over 30 years. The Roswells that came on it are good but I'm a tone nerd and wanted a bit more. PS a wider strapped helped me bear the weight but it didn't make the guitar any lighter!
Glad to see some more Harley Benton guitars in the pnw. Not sure if it would be of interest to you, but I own a TE-70 in black paisley. If you’d like to do a review of that guitar as well?
Great demo! Wow, when you said that it's heavier than some Les Paul's, I winced. It looks good, but I'm not the biggest fan of the stock pickups and I'm not usually a guy to tinker with that. I guess I prefer a bit more jangle texture from a tele.
Thanks so much! the thing about the pickups is they're really not tele pickups at all, which is true to what Prince had. That's not the first comment I've gotten that the pickups don't sound good -- I do think they're relatively low output. I just don't know if I can justify getting new pickups for a guitar that I'll never play out because of its weight.
Great playing and great guitar review. I bought one of these a few ago and had a lot of work done to it. Changed the electronics (pots and pickups). Installed locking tuners, replaced the pickgaurd with a higher quality tortoise celluloid, filed/polished the frets, and got a good setup. The axe is definitely a tank. I think mine tipped the scales at closer to 11 lbs. It’s a beast though and with my mods it was several times cheaper than an actual Japanese Honer Prince” Mad Cat. Sounds good and feels great...
nice review, but i think eastwood does make the best replica of the mad cat, although a lot more expensive than this guitar..but still way more affordable than the original!
Grats. I've been wanting to order one of these for a while now. Bold choice keeping a spatula in a living room. Some people wrongly assume such implements belong solely in the kitchen. The brave among us know better. "Screw you and your norms! I'm keeping my spatula in my living room! How else am I expected to measure string height!"
Bahahah, the spatula is actual in the music room, because it's the only way to get the dual-lock pedals off the pedal board. Some people have one band and one pedal board set up, I have a lot of different gigs and need to swap stuff around a lot.
Harley benton continue to shock me with how good they are. I can buy them on a whim as an impulse purchase like I'd buy a chocolate bar from a supermarket at the checkout. Yet they're incredibly well made instruments. And they sound amazing. I honestly don't have a clue how they sell them for so cheap, because they are making a profit off of them, somehow. Is it slave labour, like with iPhones? I dunno But yeah I'll continue to buy them. I really like this idea, a telecaster using strat pickups. I kinda have that already, I have a fender strat that is a very rare model that I can't seem to find much about it, even though I only bought it 15 years ago. It has a button on it that turns the bridge pickup on, when you're on the neck position. i.e. it gives you they middle position on a tele tone, the bridge and neck together It also turns the bridge pickup on when you're in the middle-neck position, so basically it has all 3 pickups on at once, and I rarely use that setting, but yeah it's the most quacky tone of any instrument fender have ever made. It's that signature fender quack, but turned up to 11 But yeah I have a normal tele. So having a tele that uses strat pickups, it's interesting to me. And I love the look of it, and the association with Prince who's music remains some of the best ever, and he was so shockingly good at guitar, he wasn't known for it, but he could shred with the best of them. So yeah, why not? I might just buy this on an impulse, no reason not to
I had the same experience with the TE-52, great guitar but so dang heavy - I swapped it for a Bullet Squier Tele which is way lighter. Eventually I want to add a tremolo arm/bridge, a middle vintage pickup and a killswitch. Like your playing and your style. Love from across the pond x
Maple veneer needs to be a bit more quilted n slightly darker other then that n the original guard that's tits but Thoman is notorious for using younger cuts of wood the selection is also cheaper where as older woods have dried out n they say the more pores the guitar is the more resonate why there more of a premium plus prs, gibson, fender all have a stock of old wood having existed company wise but can feel the vibration through out when you strum a note n that's what makes some of those guitars more desirable in wood selections
MY Harley Benton TE 70 Deluxe Rosewood had a decent weight..... 8 1/2 - 9 lbs maybe a little lighter and had good tone with Wilkinson P'Ups but weight was right near a squire J macis Jazzmaster I tried yesterday... I also played a Player Series from our "Southern Brethren" and it was at least a lb lighter but the squire Tele Deluxe was just a 1/2 lb umder the Mex Tele!!!! and the Mex Tele was PURDIER!!!
I'm really happy with this guitar -- I go through phases with all of my guitars, but I'm surprised at how often I reach out and grab this HB when I'm just goofing around.
@@DevinDieselD It sounds great but more Strat like because of the pickups. Of you want a great affordable Tele you should look into a Squier Classic Vibe 50’a Tele. They are an exceptional bang for the buck. I like the Harley Benton quite a bit but my Classic Vibe Squier Strat is a cut above. The Classic Vibes are made off the old patent and it is hard to screw up a Fender. Also, as Get Offset says, it's a bit heavy.
@@stevethetruck1 thanks for that. I really want it being a prince fan, but don't have mula for a look alike that sounds like what I already have. Plus I'm down under so shipping kills the great price for us here. Cheers
Sounds GOOD, except for that bridge p/up! Way too thin and am radioie! SURE it's not faulty in some way? Didn't drive your o/d anywhere as much as the neck! IDK, I'd get it checked! Cool playing btw! \m/
@@GetOffset Ok, but I was hinting at something more internal than just the wiring! More like an internal fault in the coil winding! I had a hot hum bucker like that, and it sounded thin and weak! Turned out 1 coil was shorted out! (It was not repairable!) I've heard others of that model that sounded loud & spanky! (Like a GOOD Tele should!) Cheers!
What a great review! Thanks! However... That thing buzzes like hell Is way out of tune. Fix the intonation on those HB Teles is a must. They're build like shit once you dig a bit deeper.. Body is also much thinner.. Leave well alone.
That is so freaking cool. I think my favorite youtube video ever was Prince going crazy playing while my guitar gently weeps with Tom Petty.
Tore the ass out of that solo and tossed it into the aether...
Yessss, that's a great one!
Did it land? We'll never know. Prince is magic.
@@GetOffset It was caught by his tech, his tech also held his back for the big leen back he did. The George Harrison tribute turned into the Prince show lol. There is no doubt in my mind that George Harrison would have been thrilled to see someone take his song and super charge it with a serious solo, not the generic Clapton solo we can all play verbatim as Winwood was doing. What a treat eh? Dhani was saying it was to 'gratuitous' It's Rock n Roll and he dishonours his father making remarks like that.Frankly it's one of those historical moments in music. Prince was great at choosing his battles, meaning the actual solo wasn't that hard to play but it's the delivery, he knew exactly what to do to that piece of music. A lost legend paying tribute to a lost legend.
Same here! My absolute favourite guitar solo
Beautiful guitar and great demo of it. Omg the Carrie musical entrance was great lol “love me!”
I can't believe it's only like...the second video she's ever jumped in on.
Awesome video - thanks and I think you play the songs like you love them and know them and that would make him really happy. Much love sister! ~j
I hope so! That's really kind of you to say
Great job with the pick guard. Beautiful guitar. Can you tell me where I can buy that same pick guard? Thank you
Hi, im wondering if the scratchplates will fit a hohner te prinz from the 80s? Any info would be great thanks
You will have to ask the guy who makes them.
My TE80 NT just arrived and it's very nice. My frets were dressed pretty well. My only issue was that the action was way high and the .010 strings were a bit of a surprise. A change to NYXL 009's and a bit of saddle height adjustment was all it took. I really do like the relatively high output of the Roswill pickups compared to my AS Tele. Thanks for the Scratch-it tip!
I did hear they changed the pickups! Hope you dig the scratch it guards-I feel like they're pretty necessary
I dont see your link for the scratchplate, I found some on line but the best one I see is very expensive, could you supply your link please?
Great video. I just bought one and too want to add logo and pick guard. Did you have to sand off the original logo? Please let me know how you did it. Thanks in advance.
Yep, sanded off the original logo, added a tint and just followed some instructions on installing a waterside decal. Then I sprayed a few layers of poly, let it cure, and sanded to get the area relatively smooth.
Hi great video, love the cat! Where did you get the pick guard?
Hi - nice demo! can you please tell me where you sourced the pickguard from? Nothing in the links above. thank you!
Here ya go www.originalscratchplates.com/product/madcat/
Hi. Soundiing good! Wondering what it says on the pickups? I can see they are branded but cannot read in the vid. Thanks
Mine has Wilkinsons and I think they sound better than I expected but I think they use something else now.
@@GetOffset Roswell now
@@stevethetruck1 I don't know the answer to that question but I bet if you messaged Thomman they'd tell you.
@ I've just ordered myself on of these today! Only £139 in the cyber sale. Did you get the Translucent or Opaque scratchplate set?
Awesome! I got the opaque but I think transparent would have worked even with the routing tbh. But opaque is safer.
Hi - what is the name and size of the font on the customized headstock sticker you created? It looks great. Thanks!
I honestly don't kmow! I found it on eBay awhile back....
I think this is the wonderful human who made it but I'm not sure. His videos are a must for upgrading the HB th-cam.com/video/u3mkwXodLrc/w-d-xo.html
How did you make the decal for the headstock? Or do you have a template that you don’t mind sharing by chance?
I bought it on eBay!
where did u get the decal? it looks sick!
Had my HB Mad Cat routed and chambered. It’s still amazing but the work cost more than I paid for the guitar. That and Mojotone Lee Dickson (Clapton’s guitar tech) Black-E Strat pickups and the same authentic pickguard and I have a guitar that I love.,
Who did you have do the pickguard, etc?
Edit: nevermind! I checked the notes!
Where did you buy the wildcat pickguard you change?
Many Greets
The site was called Original Scratch It: www.originalscratchplates.com/product/madcat/
I have the same guitar (HS Anderson) and want to change the scratch plates as you did from the cheap-o ones on it. I went to the site you mentioned. Which one do I get? Which Anderson do I get it for -the TE-60 or the TE-80? Or get Generic New Build? Opaque or translucent? Thanks!!
I had to email them for guidance
I did just that and dealt with Tim. Tim sent me a template and we tweaked it and I await my scratch plates. Tim was a pleasure to deal with. His attention to detail with was amazing. He wanted to make sure it fit perfectly! So cool! Thanks so much. I really hated the crumby scratch plates that came with the guitar.
Is this particular guitar bad with the 60 cycle hum or is this just part for the course? Single coils n all.
Single Coils and a kinda noisy power situation
Great video! My guitar is on order, where did you find the water slide decal?
EBay but that was five years ago
I have one question. Where'd you order the H.S. Anderson Waterslide decal from?
I got it in eBay
It actually says H Benton
The weight on the Harley Benton’s is an issue. I have one of their Tele’s and it weighs 9.5 pounds. I plan to chamber the back.
Pickup imbalance seems like a big issue, at least with this particular example. It could possibly be mitigated by height adjustment. Which I guess boils down to the usual caveat: when buying inexpensive guitars, know how to work on them.
It's just a matter of raising the bridge, IMO.
My thoughts exactly. Which is why my caveat with inexpensive guitars is have a screwdriver handy and five minutes to fix it.@@GetOffset
Nice , the only thing left are these pu's S1 and S3 model Bill Lawrence
It's in my late fathers collection and he was a sucker for his T types. As i remember it wasn't that expensive when he bought it comparetivly, the Fenders were way more. I myself am left handed so his collection is now a heirloom for my kids.I always loved the Madcat.
Whoa, I would love to hear more. Do you have pics?
@@GetOffset Yes, would you like me to send you some?
That would be amazing-I've never seen another. You should hold onto it forever. My email is getoffset@gmail.com
@@GetOffset I shall send you some. And your channel is great, thank you for taking the time to make the content you do.
Why didn't you get the transparent pickguard from Scratch It, instead of opaque?
Because it's not exactly tight routing under there.
@@GetOffset when did you buy the HB TE 80 NT?
I did. I imagine it would have been fine but I was worried I'd be bothered by the wire routing hole being visible.
@@GetOffset I meant what year did you buy the guitar? Because I just bought one, then contacted Scratch It that said the latest models of HB TE80 SE should be fine with the transpaent one. I'm still not sure which one I should go for...
I got one of these as a factory second minus tuners and front pickguard for 20€. The "binding" was painted on badly in places with fingerprints in it and why it was stamped as a reject. The core guitar was excellent though. I made brown tort pickguards and it looked fab. Sold it for 70 to a guy that was absolutely aching to get it from me.
That's awesome!
Nice! Got to get me one of those Mad Cats
I had an original hohner in the 90s and didn't realise at the time what I had. I sold it for nothing. I now have the new version of the HB deluxe.
Oh shit 👀
How easy it is to switch the plates out on this one? Do I have to remove the strings?
You don't HAVE to but it makes it a lot easier. Since the neck pickup is screwed into the scratch plate, so you need to account for that.
@@GetOffset I’m just trying to be lazy.... lol thank you for your quick response 😊
Question thought, where did you get the pickguard i wanted to get one myself but i dont know where to buy it.
Here you go! www.originalscratchplates.com/product/mad-cat-tele-prince-homage/
@@GetOffset Hi there, thanks for the in depth review, just ordered mine online from Thomann. Do you know of any other online option for the Mad Cat scratch plate set? Currently "Original scratch plates" is not accepting any new orders, once again thanks!!!
@@ullerbailey7596 Ah, I do not. I believe there are a few custom shops out there that can do guards to any size if you send them the old one. If you get a clear guard you can use a marker to fill in the dark patches however you like and it'll give a similar effect. But I don't think I'd do that personally.
Where did you find a leopard print pick guard
Original Scratch It in the UK. I think there's a link in the description.
Nice! Can you post a link to where you purchased it from?
Here ya go: www.thomannmusic.com/harley_benton_te80_nt_deluxe_series.htm
Hi there, I bought Madcat by Moridaira(HS-anderson)on May 2023😊
So, this cheaper copy mod is really not bad n nice one.
And, it is very enough, when u hv smile n happy feeling, if he watching u at heaven, he smiling too I think😆
Thanks nice video👍 from 🇯🇵
That's really kind, thank you!
it looks amazing n sounds bold n thick. Love the strap!
Glad you like it!
Link for the pickgaurd?
Here ya go www.originalscratchplates.com/product/madcat/
Wilkinson electronics and part's are great. The WVS 60s Alnico 5 Strat set that came on My icon v6 were amazing. Swapped them for a pickguard from an 08 american standard hss. Deluxe drive and a JB TB4. Great stuff. Still have the v6 pickguard. Just need something good to drop them in. I got my 25th anniversary v75 and didn't really need my SSS Strat. I don't generally use the bridge on a Strat. They handle gain really well though.
Very cool!
I have one of these that I’ve changed like yours all but the headstock , still has the Older Harley benton logo. My pickguard is the same but I stained a thin sheet of maple to match and put it under the pickguard. Looks great. Thanks for sharing
Oh that's a super interesting way to go about it -- bet the color is an even better match.
Get Offset yes, I think so. My problem with the opaque guard is it looks like it’s has a little pink in it ( at least looks like that in videos and pics ) this method tho a little involved looks much better.
This is going to be my next guitar. Can't beat the price.
I totally agree. Stellar bones. Heavy af tho.
@@GetOffset Can't be much if at all worse than my Strat Plus. I like a plank with some weight to it as long as it's not Les Paul weighty.
Cool demo. How does it compare to, say, a Squier Affinity Tele? That's probably about the closest thing I can think of. Thanks!
I actually haven't played an Affinity Tele! I'd imagine it's comparable, but the big difference here is probably that the pickups are Strat pickups vs. Tele pickups.
Cool. Thanks.
Thanks so much. The info per the weight was really important. But it sure sounds funky enuff. Good video.
Thank you!
Thanks for the warning about the weight. I'm too old to jump around with a heavy guitar any more! :-)
Lol so am I!
Absolutely love your guitar! Where did you get the new water logo? I’m fixing to do this same setup.
EBay!
@@GetOffset thank you so much!
Hello, I'm getting this guitar for my birthday next week and I just wanted to ask which scratch plate you got? I've found the plate on the website but there's options for translucent etc. 😅
P.s. hi to your lovely cat 🐱💜
I just used the non-translucent because of the way the routing is on mine. But I wish I'd tried the transparent anyways, because I think it would match a bit better.
The cat (Carrie) says hellooooo
Those Harley Bentons are all over TH-cam lately! They sure look cool, seem like a great value
I'm super pleased with mine!
These are really tempting to me. I’ve wanted a real HS Anderson Madcat for years but they’re hard to find and pretty expensive when you do. I think the leopard tortoise is a must have for one though 😆 I have a set of neck and bridge SD Little 59’s I think would be killer on one of the copies.
I call to moridaira company on may 2023, they made Madcat is for domestic/50 for export/60 every year, Jpn price is abt ¥230,000-
And can find out pick guard material(real celluloid) in japan but 2.3mm(for binding) but I think enough for pick guard.
Good luck 😉
Hey nice demo. How did you remove the previous waterslide decal?
Thanks! I just sanded down the whole headstock. Then stained, added new decal, then a lotta layers of poly.
Brilliant, thanks for your reply. Any idea what colour strain you used?
I believe it was simply called "amber"
Thanks very much, I'm doing a similar project myself so that's very helpful.
Have fun with it!
Very cool.
Nice job increasing the authenticity of the look.👍👍
Thank you so much!!!
Great break down of the guitar!
Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Love mine and you're right, it's heavy. I switched the pickups for Mojotone Lee Dickson "Blackie" neck and bridge. He's been Clapton's guitar tech for over 30 years. The Roswells that came on it are good but I'm a tone nerd and wanted a bit more. PS a wider strapped helped me bear the weight but it didn't make the guitar any lighter!
I had almost 2 lbs routed out of the back and it is a dream, now. Tone stayed awesome. Sings like a bird!!
I own one. Yes to everything you said. Worth the price. Surprising quality. Probably can’t afford the real deal even if I could find one.
Oh but how I do want a real one lol.
Get Offset Oh don’t get me wrong. I wouldn’t turn it down if it fell in my lap. 😎
Glad to see some more Harley Benton guitars in the pnw. Not sure if it would be of interest to you, but I own a TE-70 in black paisley. If you’d like to do a review of that guitar as well?
Very cool, I'll let you know!
Hey how much exactly does this guitar weigh?
Guitar weight is going to vary-even when it's the same model. This definitely feels like more than 10 lbs, though.
@@GetOffset thanks for the reply. Any suggestions how to feel less weight on the guitar?
@@dcoolmineduckh5200 Mine is 10lbs, wider strap helped me. 3 1/2inch
I think a wide strap would help considerably. Maybe a weight lifting regimen too.
Great demo! Wow, when you said that it's heavier than some Les Paul's, I winced. It looks good, but I'm not the biggest fan of the stock pickups and I'm not usually a guy to tinker with that. I guess I prefer a bit more jangle texture from a tele.
Thanks so much! the thing about the pickups is they're really not tele pickups at all, which is true to what Prince had. That's not the first comment I've gotten that the pickups don't sound good -- I do think they're relatively low output. I just don't know if I can justify getting new pickups for a guitar that I'll never play out because of its weight.
You can always upgrade pickups on the cheap some GFS/vanson/warmans if the plan is to keep it.
Great playing and great guitar review. I bought one of these a few ago and had a lot of work done to it. Changed the electronics (pots and pickups). Installed locking tuners, replaced the pickgaurd with a higher quality tortoise celluloid, filed/polished the frets, and got a good setup. The axe is definitely a tank. I think mine tipped the scales at closer to 11 lbs. It’s a beast though and with my mods it was several times cheaper than an actual Japanese Honer Prince” Mad Cat. Sounds good and feels great...
Whoa, 11 pounds???
@@GetOffset Yuppers... It was about 10.7 lbs. It’s my heaviest guitar...even heavier than my Gibby LP.
@@llamont2336 what kind of pickups did you put in yours?
I came for the black cat 😻😻😻
Princess Carrie Fisher!
@@GetOffset gorgeous ❤️❤️❤️ and BTW Harley Benton Guitars are insane (if you’re lucky) I’ve had my first Harley Benton in 2002
The guitar it cool , got mines on the way , Can’t wait , it’s always not the Stick , it’s the sticker …😊
Enjoy it
really nice guitar, it's a hybrid I think you just have to get use to the tone, but if you want that Prince sound this is the guitar,
Amen!
Niceeeeee! I’m a huge fan of Prince and I ordered a madcat tele, just love it!
NICE! Which one did you order?
@@GetOffset HS Anderson
I'm very jealous!
That's cool I have one to which it has to be my first guitar and it rocks I love it I use arm pad guitar strap my is heavy to
I always thought that was a Fender Telecaster that Prince played.
It's not! He's playing a Hohner Mad Cat with a lawsuit era headstock.
@@GetOffset Yeah, I got educated because of your video, which is embarassing 'cuz I'm a lot older than you.
Harley Benton are really lifting the game on low priced guitars.
I'm in Australia so shipping kills it for me 😳
Woof, what's shipping down there?
@@GetOffset when you take exchange rate and shipping the guitars costs double
It's not a good Tele replica
@@moosey62 😂😂😂...its not MEAN'T to be!
nice review, but i think eastwood does make the best replica of the mad cat, although a lot more expensive than this guitar..but still way more affordable than the original!
I'd love to be able to try out one of theirs! I'm curious how it looks and plays in person.
@@GetOffset yeah me too :D would love to see your review of it! keep up the good work!
Grats. I've been wanting to order one of these for a while now.
Bold choice keeping a spatula in a living room. Some people wrongly assume such implements belong solely in the kitchen. The brave among us know better.
"Screw you and your norms! I'm keeping my spatula in my living room! How else am I expected to measure string height!"
Bahahah, the spatula is actual in the music room, because it's the only way to get the dual-lock pedals off the pedal board. Some people have one band and one pedal board set up, I have a lot of different gigs and need to swap stuff around a lot.
Great review!
Thanks so much!
Harley benton continue to shock me with how good they are. I can buy them on a whim as an impulse purchase like I'd buy a chocolate bar from a supermarket at the checkout. Yet they're incredibly well made instruments. And they sound amazing. I honestly don't have a clue how they sell them for so cheap, because they are making a profit off of them, somehow. Is it slave labour, like with iPhones? I dunno
But yeah I'll continue to buy them. I really like this idea, a telecaster using strat pickups. I kinda have that already, I have a fender strat that is a very rare model that I can't seem to find much about it, even though I only bought it 15 years ago. It has a button on it that turns the bridge pickup on, when you're on the neck position. i.e. it gives you they middle position on a tele tone, the bridge and neck together
It also turns the bridge pickup on when you're in the middle-neck position, so basically it has all 3 pickups on at once, and I rarely use that setting, but yeah it's the most quacky tone of any instrument fender have ever made. It's that signature fender quack, but turned up to 11
But yeah I have a normal tele. So having a tele that uses strat pickups, it's interesting to me. And I love the look of it, and the association with Prince who's music remains some of the best ever, and he was so shockingly good at guitar, he wasn't known for it, but he could shred with the best of them.
So yeah, why not? I might just buy this on an impulse, no reason not to
I'm still pleased with this one!
I had the same experience with the TE-52, great guitar but so dang heavy - I swapped it for a Bullet Squier Tele which is way lighter. Eventually I want to add a tremolo arm/bridge, a middle vintage pickup and a killswitch. Like your playing and your style. Love from across the pond x
$185 bucks! I'd buy it
I'm not sure what they cost now but the conversion rate is certainly better!
Awesome video
Thanks so much!
Maple veneer needs to be a bit more quilted n slightly darker other then that n the original guard that's tits but Thoman is notorious for using younger cuts of wood the selection is also cheaper where as older woods have dried out n they say the more pores the guitar is the more resonate why there more of a premium plus prs, gibson, fender all have a stock of old wood having existed company wise but can feel the vibration through out when you strum a note n that's what makes some of those guitars more desirable in wood selections
It's not perfect but it's about as close as you can get for the price.
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MY Harley Benton TE 70 Deluxe Rosewood had a decent weight..... 8 1/2 - 9 lbs maybe a little lighter and had good tone with Wilkinson P'Ups but weight was right near a squire J macis Jazzmaster I tried yesterday...
I also played a Player Series from our "Southern Brethren" and it was at least a lb lighter but the squire Tele Deluxe was just a 1/2 lb umder the Mex Tele!!!! and the Mex Tele was PURDIER!!!
"Loose" replica?
It’s sounds just as good as the Honor & the Mad cat , She’s just not doing it justice !!!!
Dude it's $185. It's a fine guitar, but it's not nearly on the same level as Prince's heavily modded mad cat.
Was about to buy a Mexican strat this week but I may save some money and get this. It looks amazing
I'm really happy with this guitar -- I go through phases with all of my guitars, but I'm surprised at how often I reach out and grab this HB when I'm just goofing around.
@@GetOffset Yeah me too. I just took it out of the gig bag when I have 6 guitars in the rack right in front of me!
@@stevethetruck1 hows it compare to a tele sound wise. i already have a strat
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It sounds great but more Strat like because of the pickups. Of you want a great affordable Tele you should look into a Squier Classic Vibe 50’a Tele. They are an exceptional bang for the buck. I like the Harley Benton quite a bit but my Classic Vibe Squier Strat is a cut above. The Classic Vibes are made off the old patent and it is hard to screw up a Fender. Also, as Get Offset says, it's a bit heavy.
@@stevethetruck1 thanks for that. I really want it being a prince fan, but don't have mula for a look alike that sounds like what I already have. Plus I'm down under so shipping kills the great price for us here. Cheers
Sorry I couldn't pay attention to the review with this cutie black cat sitting so cutely on the arm couch
Lol that's Princess Carrie Fisher!
Sounds GOOD, except for that bridge p/up! Way too thin and am radioie! SURE it's not faulty in some way? Didn't drive your o/d anywhere as much as the neck! IDK, I'd get it checked! Cool playing btw! \m/
I've looked at the wiring and it seems fine -- I'm honestly not a bridge pickup person so there's that.
@@GetOffset Ok, but I was hinting at something more internal than just the wiring! More like an internal fault in the coil winding! I had a hot hum bucker like that, and it sounded thin and weak! Turned out 1 coil was shorted out! (It was not repairable!)
I've heard others of that model that sounded loud & spanky! (Like a GOOD Tele should!)
Cheers!
That's wild -- I'm not sure. Honestly never used it but I bet I upgrade the pickups at some point.
@@GetOffset Ok cool, just keep it in mind, that p/up just doesn't sound right!
Great job!
Thank you!
I changed the Bridge Pickup to a humbucker. See th-cam.com/video/AAqqkho-ZHs/w-d-xo.html
the weight is a deal breaker. anything above 8 pounds is crazy to me.
Yeah I definitely only play it at home
Hey! I didn’t know you played guitar? You were great in Hot tub Time-machine….. 😏
Are you trying to be mean or something?
Sounds very thin in any position apart from neck
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Ya GOT a good axe girl! Ya kitteh is cute!
Thanks!
10-12lbs???? Really? I had a 1976 Les Paul that was 9lbs and I thought that was heavy.
Yeah it's not a stage player.
jolly good
Thank you!
Mines a Hohoner.
What a great review! Thanks!
However...
That thing buzzes like hell
Is way out of tune.
Fix the intonation on those HB Teles is a must.
They're build like shit once you dig a bit deeper..
Body is also much thinner..
Leave well alone.
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Lol..no way its 10lbs..id put it round 8
The bridge pup is extremely weak... So earcatching....
Well they're like $25 pickups.
You don't have a madcat.
Yeah that's why the title says "madcat copy"
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It is!