Harley Benton MB-20BK Rock Series

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Harley Benton MB-20BK Rock Series
$108
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Huge value for money, if not the most comfortable to play
Anon-e-mus 13.07.2021
I had the urge for a small customisation project this summer, so I wanted a cheap guitar I could upgrade. Having good previous experience with Harley Benton I went for the Mockingbird replica which is excellent value for the price.

Pros
- The neck is wonderful for this price! Comfortable "C" shape with a smooth satin finish on the back. No sprouting and the fret ends have been nicely smoothed - great job! Neck was straight, no abnormal fret buzz and no truss rod adjustment required.
- Excellent paint finish, no blemishes or missing spots. Other than a tiny tool mark on the nut this looked perfect out of the box.
- Tuning stability and tuners are good. Machine heads feel precise and tuning only needing a minor correction a week after initial tune-up.

Cons:
- Quality control on the strap buttons was bad. I needed to screw them in tight, since one worked loose after fitting a strap.
- True to the original design, this suffers from neck dive. I've put 400g weights in the control cavity to act as a counter balance, but it's not perfectly balanced yet.

Sounds fine out of the box, with two humbuckers that are well balanced and adequate for the job and there is some warmth from the neck pickup. I was also very impressed there was almost no background noise from the original pickups and electronics. I've replaced the pickups with DiMarzios to give it a more classic hard rock sound.
The biggest drawback is lack of comfort. Because of the design, the neck feels like it starts further back so you need a slightly longer reach. The neck dive I've already described. I had difficulty finding a good posture while standing and playing and I think this could be an uncomfortable instrument for playing a full concert.

For the price this is excellent value. The neck is one of the most crucial parts of any instrument and this plays as well as guitars many times the price. If you can work with the neck dive and overall shape you've got a cool looking instrument for a great price.
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seanwh 09.05.2021
brilliant for the price, id have said the pickups looked a little bit on the cheap side quality wise but still sounded ok, surprised by the quality of the string that came with them, and the setup on it was nearly perfect when it arrived, frets were abit scratchy but any guitar i buy i would do a bunch od work on the neck and frets anyway so that didnt really matter, great for beginners or someone looking to get something to upgrade.
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Awsome
Alexfighting 14.10.2022
Its a great guitar for people who have a little experience and want to start some heavier music
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Bank 4 da buck!! Hell yeah!!
Plushfunk 15.08.2018
I really like this guitar!! Bought it 2 be an experiment, but it is excellent as is! I will mod and change it in some way but unbelievably good 4 the price!!
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beninner guitar
panddha 30.12.2019
i'm a beginer so i don't know much about guitars, but overall good shape and sound.
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Great guitar
Anonymous 05.12.2022
My first HB guitar and it’s fantastic.

Great build quality, well packaged and good delivery time. Put in a different pickup in the bridge and a small amount of set up to account for a heavier string gauge.

Very happy with this guitar and already planning my next purchase!
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Great guitar for the price
Whurval 03.07.2020
Overall a really great guitar that ticks all the boxes for a budget guitar. I really like how it plays and I'm planning on starting to mod it to get it to sound more like how I want it to sound.
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Harley Benton MB-20BK Rock Series