Harley Benton TE-52 NA Telecaster. A review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- Today, I'm blessed with a Harley Benton TE-52 NA Telecaster to try out
Music @ 1:33
Demo @ 3:25
Summary @ 5:47
weight: 4kg
My thanks to Lawrence Xiao Long for the loan of the guitar :)
Harley Benton TE-52 NA Vintage Series
www.thomann.de...
Recorded with the
UAD Apollo Twin Duo
thru
Line 6 Helix Native
on
Digital Performer 9.5
JTC Backing track from:
jtcguitar.com/... - เพลง
My mind says I do not need another Telecaster. But after seeing this video, my heart says "Maybe I need one more...". :)
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As usual your playing elevates the guitar to a professional level ... you have what they call " a nice touch " and that just doesn't come easy.
Thank you ✌️❤️
Sheesh Jonathon your making the rest of us look bad dude,,,calm down with the skills dude,,,;). Amazing playing as per usual,,love it man.
Lol... Thanks man... I'll try.. Haha
Great mad skills
Jonathon you are kicking ass
Wow, man, I'm blown away! The last review I watched managed to make this guitar sound tinny and two-dimensional. Know what I mean? This video shows, right from the jump, what this guitar CAN sound like. Thank you, Jonathan -- and very well played, I must say!
Thank you so much Seth ✌️❤️
The Bridge pickup on these TE52 are just pure rock n roll!!! i love mine.
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Hello Jon! :) Thanks for always saying hello. Just wanted to say, you're still one of the best players I've ever heard. You're amazing! So unique and so much feel and heart.
Thank you✌️❤️
I don't understand why the best demos are with you guys that are NOT endorsing the product.
"My friend lent me the guitar" sheesh, Harley Benton should be paying you.
The other demos have been some wanking and noodling ad nauseum to hope someone is impressed with their banal riffs.
Nice demo, please keep it up, we need you.
Thank you! Lol
I have been gassing for one of these for a while now. Very nice guitar and a great demo! Just noticed that you are above 2000 in subscriptions. Congratulations! You deserve 100K.
Thank you Mark!!!😀
Love the Harley Benton TE-52 NA - the best value Telecaster style guitar out there, by a mile, in my opinion - worth at least, three times its price. Absolutely wonderful playing Jonathan. A perfect review and demonstration of this lovely instrument.
Thank you kindly Peter ✌️❤️
Man, your reviews do not help me to decide on what to go for. It is just not fair, that every model sounds incredibly nice in your hands. I could buy every single model if I just watch your videos :) but thank you for sharing it! you are such a positive, nice person to watch. wish you all the best!
Lol thanks ✌️❤️
I have become a Harley Benton fanboy and I really enjoy listening to your various tasteful styles for inspiration. Thank you. Keep on
My pleasure✌️❤️
Hello, it is impressive how you "feel" the guitar and the guitar gets part of you. Thanks a lot for your honest comments.
My pleasure!
Fantastic playing as usual jonathan!! This makes me want a tele lol. Iv already got 2 though. Thanks for the uplaod!!
Thank you for your kind comment! ✌🤓
Just gonna go ahead and throw this out there for you to consider: Two is company but three is a party. Don't you want a party?
I love watching your reviews on some fantastic guitars, I’ve been tempted to get this guitar for a while now. You just made them a sale. That first intro jam was absolutely stunning too, such great skill and a pleasure to listen to! True skill, nice one Jonathan keep it up buddy!
Thank you!!!! I hope you have subscribed!!! Take care✌♥
@@JonIsJustTooLoud Sure have! Looking forward to more! Take care you too mate! 🖤
Hi, I bought this model and the lower specced white due to the same shipping price for both. The white has comparatively weak pickups but its neck is flawless with no buzzing from the thin vintage styled frets. The model on this video is also beautifully made and finished and the pickups are meatier sounding and with more depth. However, there’s been noticeable buzzing from the frets, and there’s no sustain when bending the thin strings on the 15th fret and upwards. Firstly, there was almost no neck relief, which only took a 1/4 of a back turn on the trussrod to rectify. The buzzing was only noticeable on the wound strings (of course), so I dragged out my fret rocker gauge and lightly tapped down on a few high frets with a tiny hammer. I then went down the fret board listening for the buzzing to reappear, which I’d again tap down the other offending frets. Big improvement except that the lack of sustain on bends needs further investigation. It’s a lovely guitar but kind of feels like a pickup truck due to the chunky neck and body profile when played next to my go to guitar, the Yamaha Pacifica PAC012, which feels like a svelte Miata/MX5 in comparison. I also have an high end R Series Ibanez, an American Standard Strat, a Yamaha RGZ312 Superstrat and a lawsuit Japanese Les Paul from 1977, which I have owned since 1980! This is my first Telecaster guitar and it’s been a fun guitar to play and has a raw, earthy sound to it, which I'm appreciating. Jonathan, you really have an interesting and great way of playing the guitar. Hi to all from Australia
Very useful feedback, much appreciated!
Your videos have brought me so much joy , information and relaxation. Got the green fusion Pete Thorn lookalike and love it. Thank you 🙏🏻 from your new biggest fan in Ireland. Neil
Thank you 😀✌️
In addition to enjoying these reviews, I just keep browsing them just to listen to the intro music.
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First time coming across your channel buddy and I really enjoyed your playing, and your editing, subbed!
Thank you for your comments! :)
Pickups sounded pretty good to me Jon, nice review and great playing bud :)
Thank you man 🤓✌
Good honest review Jonathan. I could listen to you play all day! Fabulous. Best Regards.
Thank you so much Nick ✌️❤️
I really liked your work.It's very original and well differentiated 100% quality
Thank you kindly! 🤓✌
I've notice that hb single coils sound really good for the most part sometimes their humbuckers aren't as good but then again some of them sound really good so its awesome you can get such bang for your buck heavily considering one of the rosewood te70s after seeing your fancy shijie
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Very much an "All along the watchtower" vibe going on at the start, there. Very nice demo. Cheers!
Thank you James ✌️❤️
great review and as always excellent playing SIr. I need to make a one year with my HB vid :)
Your videos and your playing are top notch! 🙏
Thank you 😃✌️
Love your expressive playing style. Bravo 👌
Thank you so much 😀
OMG the opening music was phenomenal!!!! Played it a few times.
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Brother, in your hands, any guitar sounds great.
Thanks for the video.
Glad you like the video ✌️❤️
I absolutely love your playing style. Great sounding 🎸
Thank you kindly!✌❤
Great review Jonathan. You answered all my questions in the video. Tuners are good, pups need upgrading. Probably the whole wiring harness , pots ,and a selector switch too. Maybe a switchcraft plug socket. As you say in the review, it’s a well made guitar that’s ripe for mods. Thank you for taking the time to review this guitar. It’s the first video of yours I’ve seen and you now have another subscriber. Your guitar playing skills are first class too.
Hiya.. Glad the video helped! Welcome to the channel 🤓✌️
Always love hearing you play.
Thank you!✌🤓
WOW, this would definitely give me the reason to buy this guitar, you just gave me the absolute best demo I've seen out there, great playing & sound, which multi- effects are you using, I'm also a huge fan of milk- effects going direct, great video my friend !!!
Thank you Dave! I'm using as Line 6 Helix Native on that video 🤓✌
You make that guitar sound amazing, your an awesome guitar player God bless you brother!👍❤️
Thank you John! ✌💚
Amazing guitar
Amazing playing
Priceless face
Top Tier
Lol
Super tasty playing there dude ! Thanks
Glad you like it!✌🤓
Good demo viddy. Just got my left-handed TE-52 and I can't put it down. Got a set of .008s for it as I have 71 year old hands with some arthritic issues and I need to be able to bend strings without pain. It's heavy as heck but I generally play sitting down. The price is very affordable. Gotta be the best bet for a non-Fender Tele style guitar. I am very pleased with this purchase. Get one.
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7:04 This made me giggle.. Yeah, I'm a manchild sometimes. Great review, great tunes.
al.kaloid good grief!!! Lol
Yeah, definitely NSFW that section 😂
LOL
Delicious playing
Thanks a lot!✌♥
Thanks Jonathan. I will be getting one of these for sure. I like the idea of a satin neck also I think it helps, me anyway. The tone sounds lovely and true to a Fender, I 'm looking for a thinner tone for country stuff, they sounded good to me. I think Thomann are doing a great job. Nice playing by the way. Cheers
John Lannikk Cool.. Hope you’ll enjoy your new guitar✌️🤓
Beautiful playing as always!
Thank you!✌🤓
Mighty fine pickin, right there
Thank you kindly ✌️❤️
Great review, thanks! Also, your soloing is extremely inspiring; so melodic and beautiful.
Thank you ✌️❤️
You really know how to play to the strengths of each type of guitar really well., Your double stop bends sound spot on and really showcase the Tele sound. I am ready to buy my another HB now but I am torn between the TE90FLT and the Fusion II roasted maple. Stainless frets and roasted neck are pretty tempting but the TE series is so inexpensive...decisions, decisions.
lol!!! Enjoy your indecisions!! Thats part of guitar playing I guess!!
I got a Fusion II about 3 weeks ago and it was perfect out of the box, I was very impressed. Just a slight adjustment of the truss rod was all it needed. The pickups are definitely a bit noisey with gain so may get swapped in the future, but well worth the money.
Get them all for the price
@@JonIsJustTooLoud I decided on the TE90FLT this time around. I think I am going to grab the Fusion II next time.
@@yargnad Good choice
Those things are awesome.
Great Review! The TE-52 is just awesome
Thank you 🤓✌️
I actually bought this guitar in 2020 before I found your channel. I can't blame this one on you!😅
lol!! better dont!✌❤
Now TE62's are out, they also look interesting! I loved how they look as well.
Hmmm.. ok ✌️❤️
Great playing and great review. Ordered one today 😊
Nice
Love teles! i built one with my father not to long ago! i want to get a modern one thats 24 frets, if the Harley Benton Deluxe tele you did was 24 fret i would snab that up so fast lol!!!! great review, you really are a fantastic player!!
Thank you Greg... It's pretty awesome that you built a guitar with your dad!! Reminds me of Brian May! ✌️🤓
Beautiful guitar. I have one (stock), and the Harley Benton TE-62DB CAR w/Laurel fretboard this is my go-to axe. And I'll tell you 99% of the audience couldn't care less about the PUPs. They just want to be entertained with good music! 🙂
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Very good review of the sound capabilities
Thank you ! 🤓✌
hello jonathan, instead of going for a TE20, I went for this one, I think it will come tomorrow I'm antsy! , thanks for the review you're a great guitar player, you make it look professional.
Enjoy your new guitar!!! ✌️😛
as always its good to see the lord blessed us with another day of life, in which i can enjoy your playing. if you havnt yet check some of nick johnstons music i think he would be wright down your alley.
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Hello, i just wanted to say that your playing style is awesome!
Thank you✌️❤️
Good morning,my Harley Benton should be here today,tracking shows at my !local postal an will be delivered by 8pm.ya,great vid by the way bud!!!
Awesome!!! Enjoy your new guitar!!!
Have fun with that thing. Had to go lookup the SC1000 since I hadnt seen that one yet. Pretty nice looking axe. You should be melting faces in no time at all.
Thank you,I have a thing for white guitars lol
How do you like it?
Great playing as always Jonathan. Many thanks.
Thank you brother ✌️🤓
Excellent job. I don't need another telly but I'm going to get one for the heck of it. They're 133 right now plus shipping. So less than 200 bucks. Oh yeah I'm in
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Thomann should sponsor you, you are practically selling their guitars!
Man you got that feel. You're the real deal!
thank you...well they send me guitars to review
Nice review Jon! I’m a new subscriber and I like your honesty!
Nice guitar playing also!
Welcome to the channel Dave!!! And Thank you✌️
Everybodys complaining about the weight :) I have a 1965 tele and it weighs 3.9 kilos. I think most older teles weigh in around there
Hahahaha.. Actually 4 kg soon that heavy..I've played on guitars that weighs more ✌️🤓
I have this guitar, changed out for compensated brass saddles and string trees from stew Mac and it plays great.....weighs a ton tho
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Wilkinson makes a set of brass compensated tele saddles for $15 USD for a complete set of 3.
So much class and style .. thanks for the good music
den racho thank you ✌️❤️
Great job & playing as always Jonathan !! :) I have a TE-52 from mid 2016 as seen on my channel in recent video's that back then I think I paid $160 can for. Here is the key of it all .... the body is worth the cost for it period!! You can strip it all away & build off the body alone!! You cant get a body like that for what the overall guitar costs period !! The rest of it on it is just "bonus" stuff. :)
In the case of mine .. it has the wilkinson pickups in it ... BUT if i want a country sound out of it it does it. I also find i can play any led zeppelin stuff on it easily as well. But AGAIN ... this is why thomann moved away from the wilkinson branded pups cause they where finding inconsistancies in them. The ONLY things otherwise that i've done to mine was the bridge you have on that black paisley accept in black, a new neck as I refinished the original one n in the process it got a twist & black locking tuners. Thats it.
Again your getting great value on 1 of these & at worst a great body to build off of as you mentioned !! :)
I concur...the neck is ever so slightly a struggle for me to play on..but still very much playable.🤓✌
@@JonIsJustTooLoud Thanks for this review, is it a struggle because of the long scale, or is there some other type slight problem?
Nice.
Thank you.
Good review, and nice playing in the various.
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Man!!! That Guitar Sounds AWESOME!!! My Brother In Law Put Me On A Quest For A Telecaster Through SUBLIMINAL MANIPULATION (Here To Fore, I've Been A Strat Man So Far As Fender/Fender Derivative Guitars). I Was Hoping The Pickups WEREN'T Swapped Out For This Review 👍😀. With Where Technology Is Now, And How AWESOME The Guitar Sounded, You Don't HAVE To Swap Them Out. I'm Vacillating Between This Harley Benton & The Fender Classic Vibe 50's BB Telecaster, Whichever One Is IN STOCK First!!!
enjoy the hunt!!
That tele is sick for the price, but your plan, ING is out of this world man. 🌍👍
Thank you 🤓✌
@@JonIsJustTooLoud sorry meant playing 🙏
Love those West Coast Grooves backing tracks, also love your playing :)
Thank you 😀✌️
Tone 👌🏻🤟🏻🤯 feckin sweet
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I think you would turn any guitar into a fabulous instrument.
Jkaterchannel ✌️❤️
Thanks!
Welcome!
Here is one of the masters , you go jonathan
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I don't think you want to change the pickups in this Tele ! Sounds Fantastic !!!
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I didn’t.. the guitar does not belong to me✌️❤️
Love your playing style! Sounds so good! Just bought one of these
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Gracias Jonathan!! Saludos desde Perú
Saludos ✌🤓
Another solid classic guitar style from Harley Benton.
Even the basic £79 model looks gorgeous with the metallic paint.
Great review again thanks Jonathan.
Nice review, as usual. So, for less than 200 a really beautiful t style. I think that with some little mods it could be at the same level of a fender mim, or maybe better: roller string retainer, high quality pups (dimarzio twang king in my opinion should be perfect), tusq nut and brass barrel. So for 450 you will have a perfect t-rex axe.
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Still an impressive guitar with Ash Body. Nice weight. Love the Tone.
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I have it and it's amazing! I'm gonna buy the Te40 whenever it's in stock 👌
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Amazing clean Song!!
Great playing, but every guitar sounds great digitally, using processors! Event "no guitar" sounds great! It would have been interesting to hear the behaviour of this guitar with analogue amps and pedals...
Not true.. digital processors and analogue effects does not guarantee a good sound. It’s the player’s perception of a good tone that really matters. ✌️❤️
@@JonIsJustTooLoud, I agree, they not guarantee it, but it is easier to get a good tone from a processor and in youtube recordings one can hardly feel any difference from analogue sound.
Hello Jonathan! nothing to do with this Tele but: today i became my HB Fusion II HSH EB in Flamed Charchoal Burst and im happy with it..plays very well "out of the Box" only a few tiny little things to make it perfect...(just to let you know) Nice Vid btw! Have a nice Weekend :-)
awesome!! enjoy your new guitar and your weekend!!!🤓✌
Man you rock! Like your style and the way you pick those strings! You've got the touch, you're playing with your heart! That's the only way, just like a painting! Not sure about the tuning of that TE-52 though! That's the small part! :)
Thank you Kim!! The strings were not fully stretched out... But I would probably put in a roller string tree if this guitar is mine😀✌️
Great playing as always, Jonathan!
Thank you ✌️🤓
Damn...Greeeeat playing
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NICE !
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I got this guitar a few weeks ago. It had some flaws like a to big neck pocket or the bridge position. I still kept it because I can fix it and it plays and sounds so good
Very good review and very nice playing.
Thank you Frank ✌️🤓
@@JonIsJustTooLoud You're welcome, Jonathan.
This video cut the ties for me. I'm going to get it. Thank you so much. And also. Awesome playing
Have fun!✌🤓
@@JonIsJustTooLoud i'm thinking between this one and the te-90 flt. i don't know if it's worth the extra 50. Have you played the 90 too or just this one? Looking for a youtuber who played both and can tell me if the 90 is worth it over the 52
@@lommerdpassievrucht8555 nope i have not ..sorry ✌🤓
Allright. Well the 52 sound great on the video. So i'll go with it! Maybe i will het the 90 later. You can never have enough guitars right?😁
@@lommerdpassievrucht8555 that’s what we tell ourselves all the time😆✌️❤️
nice guitar-and even nicer playing! very fluid :)
Thank you Jim!😀✌
Great review Jonathan.....
Thank you Oscar✌️🤓
Hi Jonathan.
Lovely guitar - Nice playing. Like your reviews a lot and use them to narrow my search for guitar acquisition... Thanks mate.
Looks like you have a lot of stuff in your little room - I think you are bitten by the GAS (Guitar Acquisition Syndrome) monster - do not worry I am bitten too. It is only money :-)
I am amazed that the guitars the guitars you can get from Harley Benton are so good prize/performance wise.
regards
Peter
Thank you!
I'm interested in this white product.
you could play a broom with fishing line and make it sound good.
Lol… nope✌️❤️
Beautiful playing!
Thanks a lot!✌💜
So sweet!
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Great video review Jon. I've been thinking about this guitar. 135 usd so I can always change the tuners, saddles, and pickups if I don't like them without breaking the bank. You can't get Fenders in ash or swamp ash anymore and the TE-52 body is supposed to be American ash. Mostly, I'm looking for an electric I can gig with without being too concerned about being ripped off.
Go for it!✌♥
great review thanks!
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I have the same guitar as a project guitar and I love the pickups. They are hotter and more clear than my Mexican and USA tele. I keep going to the TE-52 for the bite and response. It’s a fabulous guitar. I did however change all the pots and switches with good stuff. Absolutely love it.
Yes... It's a great guitar with fully playable pickups ✌️🤓
great playing! Great sound!
Thank you man :)
That guitar absolutely has true Tele tone.
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