Harley Benton ST-Modern Plus HSS MOD
Electric Guitar
- Body: American alder
- Bolt-on neck: Roasted Canadian flamed maple
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Dot fingerboard inlays and glow-in-the-dark side markers
- Neck profile: Smooth "D", thickness at 1st fret: 20.5 mm, at 12th fret: 22.5 mm
- Right-angled rounded fingerboard edges
- Double action truss rod with adjustment wheel
- Compound fingerboard radius: 305 mm – 406 mm (12" – 16")
- Scale length: 648 mm (25.5")
- Nut width: 42 mm (1.65")
- Graphite nut
- 22 medium jumbo 2.7 mm stainless steel frets
- Pickups: 1 Tesla VR-Nitro Alnico 5 open humbucker (bridge) and 2 Tesla TV-S1 Alnico 5 single coils (middle and neck)
- 1 volume control
- 1 tone control with push/pull function for coil split
- 5-way switch
- Single-ply black pickguard
- Babicz FCH 2-point Z-Series C full contact tremolo
- Staggered machine heads
- Black chrome-plated hardware
- Factory strings: Elixir Coated .010–.046
- Tuning: E-A-D-G-B-E standard
- Colour: Matte Olive Drab
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Available since December 2025
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Item number 592815
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Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
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Colour Matt Olive Drab
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Body Alder
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Top None
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Neck Roasted Canadian Maple
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Fretboard Rosewood
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Frets 22
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Scale 648 mm
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Pickups HSS
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Tremolo Synchronized
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incl. Bag No
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Including Case No
HSS without the excess
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The ST-Modern Plus HSS Matt Olive Drab from Harley Benton's Pro Series is an electric guitar built around a versatile HSS pickup configuration that combines an open-coil Tesla humbucker in the bridge position with two matching single coils in the middle and neck, allowing a smooth transition from powerful Rock tones to clear, articulate clean sounds. The design follows a refined aesthetic: With its matt olive-green finish and black pickguard, the guitar always stands out visually, yet it also fits right in with heavier, distorted sounds. Beyond its appearance, the instrument is equipped with a range of professional features, including a high-quality Babicz tremolo system, fluorescent side dots, and staggered machine heads that support stable tuning and ease of use. The familiar ST body shape ensures a comfortable playing feel, making it suitable for extended sessions in a range of different styles and settings. Altogether, the combination of tonal flexibility, thoughtful design, and reliable hardware makes this model a well-rounded choice that remains affordable without compromising on performance.
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Packed with pro features
The Harley Benton ST-Modern Plus HSS MOD employs the classic ST body shape, with a body crafted from American alder that contributes to both resonance and visual appeal, while the ergonomically designed neck joint ensures comfortable access even in the highest registers. The bolt-on neck is made from thermally treated (roasted) American maple, which gives it not only a distinctive look but also a noticeably refined feel in the hand, while its flat D-profile supports smooth playability. The rosewood fingerboard in turn features 22 medium-jumbo stainless steel frets, enhanced further by rounded semi-spherical fret ends, a detail more commonly associated with high-end instruments. The pickups are governed by master volume and tone knobs, allowing consistent adjustment regardless of the selected pickup, while a five-way switch makes it easy to move through the different tonal options.
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Even more than an all-rounder
The Harley Benton ST-Modern Plus HSS MOD is an all-round guitar designed for players who enjoy the clarity of classic single-coil tones but also need greater versatility for modern Rock and high-gain sounds, with the bridge humbucker delivering a bright and powerful sound with plenty of body. The tone control features a push/pull feature that allows the humbucker to be split, unlocking the popular "second position" ST-style sound with the bridge and middle pickups as single coils for added sparkle and flexibility. The high-quality Babicz tremolo system is fully integrated into the Pro concept, and its wide range of travel opens the door to divebombs and other expressive techniques, while the locking machine heads in turn ensure reliable tuning stability. Truss rod adjustment at the body end of the neck also means that neck relief can be adjusted with the utmost ease, and the guitar comes strung with a set of coated Elixir strings in gauges .010-.046.
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About Harley Benton
Since 1998, the Harley Benton brand has been catering for the needs of numerous guitarists and bassists. In addition to an extensive range of stringed instruments, Thomann's house brand also offers a wide choice of amplifiers, speakers, effect pedals, and other accessories. In total, the range includes over 1,500 products. Built by established names in the industry, all Harley Benton products combine quality and reliability at attractive and affordable prices. The continuous expansion of the range ensures that Harley Benton always provides new, exciting, and innovative products that keep players perfectly in tune with the musical world, day after day.
Seven sounds in one guitar
The Harley Benton ST-Modern Plus HSS MOD is a highly versatile guitar capable of covering virtually any musical style, with crisp Funk tones achieved through the split bridge humbucker and the middle single coil pickup delivering bright, sparkling sounds ideal for Pop arpeggios. In full humbucker mode, the bridge pickup provides powerful, punchy Rock tones, while the middle and neck pickups offer warm, full-bodied clean sounds well suited for bluesy double stops or more refined Jazz comping. The neck pickup on its own performs particularly well for expressive single-note lines and lead work, and this wide tonal range makes the instrument a strong choice for developing players exploring different genres and sound possibilities, as well as for more experienced performers who will benefit from the reduced need for multiple guitars on stage. For touring use, its stable tuning and reliable gig-ready design also make it a convenient alternative to bringing valuable vintage instruments on the road.
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