Harley Benton SC-Custom II Ocean Flame

It took me a while and a lot of you tube viewing, so disregarding the snob remarks decided to obtain what appealed to me visually. Blue being my favourite colour the SC Custom 11Ocean Flame was my choice. I was not disappointed. None of the nit picking seen on YT was present, the bridge adjusters were the right way round. No defects could I find, the tuners perfectly aligned, the string heights and neck clearance spot on. The tone and tuning also spot on and this out of the box. This is a beautiful guitar for the money. As an ex engineer I am almost disappointed there is nothing I can adjust. So I highly recommend this product with the greatest pleasure. Thank you Thomann.

I got this SC Custom in ocean flame blue and must say it's gorgeous.
My other contender was an Epi LP, but in the end, I decided on this Harley Benton because I wanted to try a different brand, and it didn't disappoint.
I learned a couple of things with this purchase:
First, sticking to the same old brand is quite absurd when you see better and nicer guitars in the same price range.
Secondly, this guitar IS a custom-like guitar. I couldn't find anything similar in the same price range.
All about this guitar is right. The fretboard is thinner than expected, and its nicely polished.
The body has those ergonomic cuts that fit really nice when seated.
I don't know... it's such a nice guitar.
I recommend this guitar to someone who wants a quality instrument and is ready to explore new brands that can compete with the more established ones.

Negative first
Sound 4/5 - the pickups sound ok but they were not quite as full sounding as I would have liked for rock and punk, very playable and fair for the price but not 5 star

Quality 4/5 - there were a couple of spots where the blue had crept up onto the binding, and the side dots were not perfectly aligned but hat is it only superficial items, nothing that affected playability or that I cared enough about not to keep it.

The Good
I am super happy with this guitar, it had all the important features I was looking for - thin lightweight and comfortable body, thinner neck profile, push/pull option for single coil tones, good tuners. It also comes with strap locks although the description doesn't mention it. I also loved all the aesthetic choices colour/binding etc that made this purchase easy. The finish has a little more green in it - closer to the photos for the SC Custom Plus - which is what I was hoping for, the colour is amazing.

Playability is great, the neck is super comfortable in my hand and the tuning stability is great. I think the total package on this guitar is awesome but even more so given the price point. I have recommended HB guitars to many friends based on how pleased I am with this guitar.

Harley Benton - if you see this I would suggest a darker (black) fretboard colour to really make everything pop.

I was told that Harley Benton Guitars were packed with value, but for the price, I’ve got to say that my SC-Custom 11 Ocean Flame may be one of the top 10 values on the market! I was looking for a Single cut LP looking model at a moderate price when I ran across this unit. I watched all of the reviews I could on line and they pretty much said the same thing, Awesome Value, so I bought one. I loved the design and color but you never know until you get to see it up close. It’s really very beautiful and the Fit, Finish and Set up right out of the box was really very good! More than anything the thing sounds so much nicer than anything around it in price! All I can say is that this being my first H/B product, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy another at any price. Quality, Playability, Affordability and Just fun! If you find a better value, let me know! Thanks Thomann for the Harley Benton! It’s a Winner!

First of all I am just a hobby guitarist nothing more, so take my review for what it's worth. This is my first Harley Benton and will NOT be my last!!. It was packaged perfectly, no damage!! Shipping was very quick also, I had it in less than a week. There are no finish flaws anywhere on this one and the blue maple top is gorgeous. The tuners are smooth and have no jumps or slippage, It goes in tune easily and stays in tune. The knobs and switches all work and are of good quality .It is comfortable to play and sounds amazing. It has the Les Paul type sound I was looking for and expecting. In summary I feel I got a lot of guitar for the money. In my opinion this guitar looks, plays, and sounds like a guitar costing hundreds of dollars more. I have no regrets or disappointments.