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Great guitar
Bought this guitar a while ago and im using it on a band practice..
Pros:
Finish is amazing.. no rough spots and the burst is really making the guitar shine.. Neck is comfortable c shape..stock pickups were ok but i changed them for emg 81.. which made it sound like heaven..
Cons:
Guitar is after 15 min of playing (i play pretty hard.. so that maybe wont be your problem) out of tune, so you probably have to change tuners and especially nut and seddles.. i dont know why, but i am not able to get the intonation right..
Overall if you put some work into it and do some upgrades it can become high end guitar..
Pros:
Finish is amazing.. no rough spots and the burst is really making the guitar shine.. Neck is comfortable c shape..stock pickups were ok but i changed them for emg 81.. which made it sound like heaven..
Cons:
Guitar is after 15 min of playing (i play pretty hard.. so that maybe wont be your problem) out of tune, so you probably have to change tuners and especially nut and seddles.. i dont know why, but i am not able to get the intonation right..
Overall if you put some work into it and do some upgrades it can become high end guitar..
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Surprisingly good for an entry guitar
To start, i don't own and didn't own any other guitar than this one so my standards may be lower, But, this guitar is fairly decent for beginners.
It's a stratocaster style so you've got all the options needed for figuring out what tone you might like, the humbucker is nice for higher gain, the bridge pickup is really Warm in tone and the middle pickup has a bit of that Twang. The frets are smooth so you won't have any problems while sliding down the fretboard, the intonation was already set for me which is nice, tuning stability is alright, needs retuning every 5-7 days. I've had this guitar for around 3 years now and i've learned a lot on it and it served me well. Now onto some issues after these 3 years, the volume knob creates a bit of noise when turning it to high volume but usually stops making noise after leaving it alone for a few seconds. I have the tendency to snap the last string (user error) and if you dont have a string holding tension for a long time, the string saddle tends to flail around
It's a stratocaster style so you've got all the options needed for figuring out what tone you might like, the humbucker is nice for higher gain, the bridge pickup is really Warm in tone and the middle pickup has a bit of that Twang. The frets are smooth so you won't have any problems while sliding down the fretboard, the intonation was already set for me which is nice, tuning stability is alright, needs retuning every 5-7 days. I've had this guitar for around 3 years now and i've learned a lot on it and it served me well. Now onto some issues after these 3 years, the volume knob creates a bit of noise when turning it to high volume but usually stops making noise after leaving it alone for a few seconds. I have the tendency to snap the last string (user error) and if you dont have a string holding tension for a long time, the string saddle tends to flail around
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Harley Benton ST-20HSS
Sound:
The stock pickups are good enough to play any music genres. The humbuckers sounded pretty well with hi-gain amps. Even with clean effects it sounded great. The other two single pickups are also good although not excellent to my taste.
Finish:
Overall I can say that the finish on this guitar is pretty well-built. The one i received had an excellent finishing. The frets are nicely placed. Fretboard is amazing. Its just the tuners that can go tiny bit of out tuning when played hard. The sunburst colour makes it like an expensive guitar. I have friends coming over and look at this guitar first time thinking it cost above 200Euros because of how it looks.
Conclusion:
My final verdict for this guitar is that anyone should get one of these Harley Benton products. I played guitar for 20 years and really satisfied with it. For gigs, this guitar can be a saviour if you get what i mean.
The stock pickups are good enough to play any music genres. The humbuckers sounded pretty well with hi-gain amps. Even with clean effects it sounded great. The other two single pickups are also good although not excellent to my taste.
Finish:
Overall I can say that the finish on this guitar is pretty well-built. The one i received had an excellent finishing. The frets are nicely placed. Fretboard is amazing. Its just the tuners that can go tiny bit of out tuning when played hard. The sunburst colour makes it like an expensive guitar. I have friends coming over and look at this guitar first time thinking it cost above 200Euros because of how it looks.
Conclusion:
My final verdict for this guitar is that anyone should get one of these Harley Benton products. I played guitar for 20 years and really satisfied with it. For gigs, this guitar can be a saviour if you get what i mean.
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Decent instrument.
Suprisingly good considering low price tag.
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Unexpected quality for such price!
Great guitar for absolute beginners, even maybe for intermediate guitarists! Mine stays in tune just well, sounds good and amazing quality. The only problem I can say is, the tone knobs doesn't work at all. But it's not big deal for me.
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Can’t beat the quality and price
I played this guitar at church every Sunday for over two years.
Recommend it!
The only thing is I had to put better strings and lightly sand the frets. Now it’s great!
Recommend it!
The only thing is I had to put better strings and lightly sand the frets. Now it’s great!
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Good for price
Proper instrument not a toy. Good for price. On level with squier etc. Couple of buzzy spots due to frets. Action low enough to play out of box. Great value
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Correct Prize/Value
You cannot ask more from a guitar with this price. Just enough quality in construction and setup.
Sound only good for practicing beginners, nothing else.
Sound only good for practicing beginners, nothing else.
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Great guitar for that money
the only thing that bugged me is the quality of plastic part. While the wood looks and feels very good, the quality of plastic knobs is terrible. And i know that plastic knobs dont affect the playing, but c'mon, really? HB made a decent guitar and all of that nice impression was spoiled by plastic knobs. Make the guitar 2 eur more expensive, but provide it with decent furniture
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Great guitar
However, I got a defective one. The wire inside the connection socket was cut. So the sound was disgusting with lot of noise and whistle.
But I fixed the issue with my forces. And now it's a great one.
But I fixed the issue with my forces. And now it's a great one.
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