The ULTIMATE BUDGET STRAT (of course it's from Harley Benton)
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- With guitar prices going up and up, it's refreshing that you can still get amazing guitars for well under $200. This super affordable, budget friendly strat style guitar from Thomann / Harley Benton features a caramelized, roasted maple neck, and a dual rail humbucker pickup in the bridge position!
My friend and fellow shred guitarist Deakon Lekross placed an order together to save on the shipping costs. I recommend you do the same! It was fun!
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Rubric: -5 points for Danzig references. -5 points for not reading the description. -5 points for not watching far enough into the video to answer your own question. -5 points for misquoting me in your comment. 20 points possible. Everyone starts with an A!
thomann should get a USA warehouse and then we could get cheaper shipping.
I’d buy one but the shipping is terrible!
And increased costs due to labour
@@collierpj having a warehouse in North America would be huge benefit, also US warehouse costs are lower than same costs in EU.
They could only sell their own brands from it as others have dealerships for other brands. Their accountants did the math and apparently it wasn't profitable.
The problem is not the shipment, the high cost of US customs tariffs, which seem typical of an autarkic country instead of a country with an open economy.
Any guitar that works 100%, and is totally playable, then brand doesn't really matter.
Actually, those are cleaner tones than I expected. For a cheap guitar, those pickups really sound glassy classic. The neck ALONE is worth the price.
..most pickups are just magnets wound with wire...the only difference between paying 10$ for one and paying 100$....is 90$...most times that's LITERALLY it...
I have never had any luck with Harley Benton pickups. Always microphonic. Ok at low volumes, try playing one onstage..squeal fest. They make decent mod projects thought just be ready to replace the electronics. They must pay these CZcams guys well, they all seem to push their guitars like they are just as good as guitars 3 times the price. They are basically good necks and bodies. Dump a bunch of money into them and you will have a great guitar, with no resale value.
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@@KCordahl Waxpot them. I do this to most PUs, even MM, F, G. If you do so - please take very good care! Hot wax burns fast! Done properly, it reduces unwanted noises and allows higher volumes without nasty PU feedback. Learn how to do it! It pays!
@@KCordahl I forgot to tell you, i am a retired guitar tech/luthier.
Max, that opening solo was nothing short of incredible!!! Awesome on the German too!!! Oh, and The Harley Benton Strat is incredible too!!!🎸👍❤️ Have a great weekend...stay cool.
Danke!
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i needed some ice cream to cool myself down after this smoking hot intro. Jesus :D
Put the knee pads up dude.
@@jeremyedney6608 Actually your mother has them.
£119 + £8 shipping to the UK! Very tempting.
It's great that anyone can buy a budget guitar these days, and keep it and play it for years. It's a BIG bonus if you know how to do a setup, because budget guitars seen to have a consistency issue, but overall, Harley Bentons seem to be good quality. Sounds CRAZY good for $135 plus shipping!
The thing is, Harley Benton side-steps the pickup debate, by being so affordable, you can just get both 🤷♂ I tend to prefer a humbucker, but occasionally it's nice to have another tonal option, and thanks to brands like HB, you can just get another 'once in a while' guitar without dropping a ton of money, and still get something that's actually playable and usable.
I own a lot of Harley Benton guitars! I own the Swamp Ash ST. When I found out that Fender would only be releasing custom shop or commemorative swamp ash strats costing thousands, I ordered the aforementioned Harley Benton! I did take it to my master luthier Andrews Guitars of Dania Florida to do a setup for me. (he does all my guitars) It sounds a lot more expensive, let me tell you! People, Max does not lie, these guitars kick ass!
Looks a lot like the Larry Carlton Sire S7 Vintage I recently got - without some of the bells and whistles. Significant less expensive.
Love the budget guitars! I mainly teach beginners so I love the guitars that help people get started. Plus, I love the dark and white combo!
Classic look.
I'm glad these lower priced guitars are good now days. I used to hate
"beginner" guitars because they were garbage and hard to play. Not good to keep people inspired to learn.
OK Max, I'll bite. My daughter Vhey has been hounding me about getting an electric guitar. I saw you and Deakon opening your Harley Bentons and I was intrigued. So, I ordered one on the 21st the order was written on the 22nd. and delivery is scheduled for the 26th. (25th is a Sunday) What? Five days days from Germany? (with a Sunday) Ordered 4:00pm on 9/21-Processed at 8:00am on 9/22- UPS picked it up at 4:00pm 9/22 - Arrived at Airport 12:00am 9/23 Cleared German outgoing Customs at 1:30am 9/23 - Arrived Louisville KY 3:45 pm 9./23(Germany is 9 hours ahead of us)9/23
Delivered on time Monday 9/26.
I was a bit shaken when UPS delivered the box. It had some damage and a bit of crushing. There was a tear in the corner of the outer box. The insides of the box were OK. The individual box was pristine and the guitar didn't have a scratch on it. Thomann packs them very well for UPS. I'm taking it to a luthier to get a full set up and new strings.
--- I'll let you know how it works out for us. $111 + $29 for the 'Super Deluxe' Gig bag, + $80 Shipping = $220. - - -
Question: Is the Nut Bone? I think it might be graphite.
The $29. gig bag is pretty good for $29. It has some 3/4" padding and the fabric is tough kinda like canvas. It should offer some protection, but I wouldn't put it in airplane luggage
UPDATE: Christmas 2023. I did a little work on the Harley Benton. I replaced the nut with bone. I worked on the deck, polished the frets, rounded them off and installed staggerd locking tuners. My daughter isn't into playing metal or blues, so I made it "Hard tale" I blocked the tremolo. I had a small piece of hardwood and fitted it in. There is a small screw hole on the top so it will be easy to remove later.
It is strung with '9's and using a tremolo puts it out of tune real quick. I went back to the luthier for a check-up and intonation. I went to"Etsy" and had a waterslide decal with her name on it. Replacing the 'H.B." signage. Awesome instrument!
That Strat sound like a Beast! Was saving up to get a Squier Classic Vibe 70s but seeing this might change my mind. That bridge pick up sound awesome!.
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Did you end up getting one of those?
If so, how is it?
@@DerEchteBold I'm from Malaysia & here we don't have Harley Benton. But I do got Squier Bullet Stratocaster & saving up to get Squier Bullet Telecaster too.
@@sunnytaufiq07
Thanks for the answer!
You can order from Malaysia, I checked, it's in the list, shipping is 60$ but I think you can get up to 3 guitars in one package, if you can find two other people who buy one it might be worth it.
All the Best
The Tortoise shell pick-guards are the buzz, love the tonal variation. That Roswell humbucker has a nice crunch to it.
I bought one in Feb 22. Pretty nice guitar for the price and a great mod base. I put a freeway 10 way switch and new pots. Also added a heavy brass tremolo block. I really like setting up my guitars so I made sure the frets were level. Rounded the fret ends and the fretboard. Polished the frets and it really feels and sounds awesome now. Thanks for your great videos on these guitars.
These are cheap , but the shipping makes it not cheap to buy.
I've gotta admit, Max, that years ago when I first watched your content, I used to skip past the playing to get to your perspective on whatever you were talking about.
Today's intro piece shows just how much you've progressed, and I've got to say that I'm impressed.
Your speed is just as it was, that would be hard to improve, but your phrasing has come along leaps and bounds, I really appreciated how you tied runs together and followed the backing track with what you played over it.
One thing I've always liked about your content is how you'll shred on such cheap instruments and make them sound appealing to old and young players, when other channels seem to plod along like it's impossible to shred, but put an expensive axe in their hands...
Thanks, dude.
That's what I love about this channel. Budget guitars. Something you don't have to sell a limb to purchase.
Glad you enjoy it!
@@GuitarMAXMusic he left out 1 thing i love your guitar playing also its amazing!!!!!
Humbucker in bridge is a MUST. Worked for EVH. Squiers have really gone down in quality. LOVE seeing options like HB. I was at a GC and a teen (newb guitarist) brought in an orange Squier strat he said had buzzing/intonation issues. tech popped the neck off and there were 6 drill holes all wonky, saw dust and none filed down. The tech dowled the spare holes , filed down the existing holes and put it back together free of charge. Well, factory second necks and plastered bodies with pot metal hardware are the hallmark of anything Fender not made in Mexico or USA. So, if you're on a budget, HB etc are really better options
This is by far 1 of my most watched videos of all time the riffs you came up with here and the sound of the Harley Benton is amazing bro definitely BAD A**!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yup, I prefer a Humbucker in the bridge position also. I have a 70's reissue strat and it has EMG's in it and it sounds great to me. I know some people have issues about EMG's or Active pick ups altogether, but I have no problem with them or the way they sound.
I'm a single in the neck and a humbucker in the bridge type of guy. These are kind of rare to find anymore so I've decided to build my own. 24 fret, 24.75 scale superstrat
Back in the day it was impossible to find even a good used guitar for the prices for new today.
Thank you for doing this video. I bought one of these hopefully I like it. Actually it bought me what it feels like, your video did impressed me enough to pull the trigger.
I've had all the combinations: HSS, HSH, and 3 singles. The last Fender I owned I upgraded to a Seymour Duncan hot rails in the bridge and two Seymour singles. Honestly, I'm not a fan of humbuckers in a strat with single coils. When you split the humbucker and combine with a single (position 2 or 4) you just don't get the right tone. All that being said, I like both humbuckers and single coil guitars depending on what I'm playing. Lately, for cleaner sounds (totally clean or just a little gain) I'm digging single coil strats. I get a brighter tone that sounds really good. However, once I go to rock or metal, humbuckers all the way. I've got SG's and a Les Paul for that. Totally unrelated, when I want super cool and different, I break out my Brian May guitar. Talk about unique tones!
Iv'e gotta say i'm not a huge strat guy , but i have a custom made HSS with coil split that i wouldn't sell for the world. I can get any tone i'm looking for , but i'm a big SG guy and have 3 currently as well as an LP. Definitely a metal guy first and foremost , iv'e got Ibanez and Schecters for my metal need along with the SG's...
your German sounds very good, especially when speaking in Drop B.
Being half German myself, your 'Guten Tag meine Freunde' and 'Es ist teuer' without any weird accent was an immidiate subscribe lol! That, and your informative vids on Dean vs Gibson, or rather Gibson vs Dean 🤘😎🤘
Damn you! You are costing me a fortune with the new 'budget friendly' guitars I keep buying after your demos!
Great playing, Iron Maiden vibes. The hot rail humb changes the game completely!
I have an HB multiscale 7 string, it's amazing. Tomorrow I'm receiving one of their Prog B-550 QTB 5 string basses for $179. I'm a big fan.
Love how the closed captioning turned $80 shipping into 8 dollars shipping. LOL
This guitar doesn't seem bad for a cheap instrument. I was just looking at a Fender ultra today and I almost bought it, until I started playing it. The low E string was buzzing across the frets. I mentioned this to the manager and he asked his "tech" to fix it. He couldn't and just made it worse. Bottom line: $140 for a playable guitar vs. 2 grand for a guitar that's buzzing really says a lot. Great video and I have Seymour Duncan little 59 in bridge position or Pearly gate's on most of my Strats. I like the power and sustain. Thanks, Max!
As of now(Oct.6,2022), the price of this guitar goes down to $115, and bundle price of $229 it already goes with 40watts HB amp, a descent gigbag and many other essential accessories. This model even have a used one posted with the price of $106.. wow..ill go check my savings in my bank account😁
Back in 1990 I was in a Heavy Metal band in South Florida, and I had walked into our local store, and they just got their newest USA Strat in called the "Ultra". I wouldn't use a Start back then because of the thin sound Strat's with single coils were known for, and I was never a big effects guy. My rig was a 100-watt Marshal and a stack of Celestin's. The salesperson said no one so far liked because it had the Humbucker, and he said a grand and its yours. So, to answer the question as a mostly metal rhythm guitarist keeping the background full and alive, it's always been the humbucker in the bridge for me and that type of music. Still have it to this day. By the way, excellent job once again Max. You mentioned Germany, are you there and if so where at?
Yep I agree with the humbucker in the bridge of a strat. I have a parts caster strat that I actually have two pick guards made up for it one has three single coils and that one sits on the shelf. Installed is the ssh set up with a single tone control and volume control. Five way switch, ect…
I know it's budget class, but I have to admit that an ebony fretboard would look sweet on that. If I hadn't just bought a budget travel ESP, the LTD EC10, I definitely would have rather had one of these. Don't get me wrong ESP's LTD series is worth every penny, but this definitely has some things I miss from my Strat, and it's cheaper oO. Everyone needs a cheap guitar, I don't care how good you are, they're just more fun when you go hand out, or have around for people to pick up and play, without having to worry about keys, belt buckles, humidity when traveling, etc.
Just picked up a harley benton recently, and for a $130 guitar to have flawless fret work like this is usually unheard of.. alot of other more expensive guitar brands should take a cue from harley benton, it just goes to show there's no excuse for a brand new guitar to need a fret job...
Love your playing Max!
That bridge humbucker sounds great!
I was listening to the video while I was checking my son's homework. I got into your jam session so much that I forgot I was watching a review video 😅 Great music!!!!! You're one of the very very few that I trust in their reviews on budget guitar, a million thanks!
Just visited Thomann on my way to work in former east Germany. Bought a Harley Benton black Strat plays great for €189. I’m just going to upgrade the tuners. I bought a flight case to bring it back to the States. The case cost almost as much as the guitar. I’ll bring the case back on my next trip in March and get the Harley B version of the Ricky 12 electric.
I wish you’d play more Stratty stuff with it on the clean tone.
It does sound incredibly good, especially that humbucker in the bridge.
Bro, that intro solo was ffin' awesome !
I have 2 Strats. One is HSS, one is HH.
No single coils in the bridge position for me (unless it's my Tele).
Hi Max, Thanks to reviewers like you, I have punched several very inexpensive guitars in the last year. I am happy to say that, with very little adjustments, they are all fantastic. Thank you for your honesty and excellent reviews. Shalom/ gw
I've been playing guitar for a little over 22 yrs now( also repair & teach). Always have had a love for budget guitars, anywhere from $250-$400(New or Used) seemed to the sweet spot for me back in band playing days. Main guitar setups would normally be dual hums, 1 hum & a single-soil in the neck, or mod them to only run the bridge. Just depended on the tuning/song, but my amp(s) were always higher-end.....I'm actually going to be ordering my first Harley Benton here in a couple of weeks, not just to add to ever growing collection of guitars, but cause i want to try them out and a different company's take on the fanned-fret, multi-scale 8-string. That, and all I hear is great things about them....Great work on the vid & channel buddy!
My modded Strat looks similar. I removed the middle pickup and swapped out the bridge pickup for a Dual Rail OBL, and put a tone pot on it - couldn't live without that mod. It sounds similar to what's in your guitar.
I have a basswood body strat copy and it's crazy how good it sounds. People always talking about tone wood but can't tell the difference when the body is painted.
That's so cool that they put a Hot Rail style pickup in the bridge. What an awesome value. My kind of guitar, and I'm no newbie. I've been playing guitar since 1985.
The best channel on CZcams for guitar content! Well done!!!
I actually want lo learn how to play the electric guitar and while I was initially worried about shredding being difficult on a 12" radius/22 frets strat, the introduction of your video really reassured me. Thank you very much, that was awesome :))
I bought the same guitar after some research....and; 100% satisfaction ! That bridge pickup is a killer, the neck is better than my expensive Gretsch, the guitar sounds great out of the box without any set up (even the intonation was spot-on). I had some guitars back in the 1980s and one of those guitars (which was completely unplayable crap) cost me the exact amount of money as this HB....now, consider inflation under 42 years !? That is crazy. Considering the relation between sound-quality and price, it is impossible to produce anything better than this. We do live in the golden age of good affordable guitars...and I am enjoying every minute. 😊
hows the neck on it?
@lukoil4966 it is my favourite instrument for the moment. The neck is flawless and easy to play....incredible value for the money ...
I keep a few loaded pickguards around. I like all configs, but I love when a strat body has the humbucker cavity so I don't have to do any body work to swap! Great stuff!
What’s not to like? Cheers, Max!
Strats are totally awesome when they have a double in the bridge position, I have several with singles but you can't beat my Squire Stagemaster with the bridge humbucker for fat fullness! Next I want to do a push pull coil tap with a bridge humbucker...
Rock on bro.
The GoodTime Rebels rythem guy:-)
I bought a HB 60 semi hollowbody bass from them a couple of years ago. Due to me being a bit of a klutz I had to replace the low E tuner because I knocked it off the stand. I replaced them with a set of Grovers and the thing is as solid a platform as you could ask for. It sounds great even though the pickups are a bit microphonic but I have something in mind for that as well. definitely well built for the price point.
I bought the 3 single coils equivalent couple of years ago and made the hot rail, large brass block, nut conversion. Necks a bit thick but it sounds great.
Humbuckers in the bridge sound so good!
I mostly use the middle single coil pickup on a strat but definitely prefer a humbucker in the bridge position.
I've got one of these, great neck, but definitely needed some work. Getting the neck relief dialed in took time (acclimation), and I leveled/crowned and polished the frets and installed a bone nut.
But for the price? Hard to beat, especially when you order more than one guitar.
For basswood, it doesn't feel too light. And I added a brass full sized (yes these have full depth) trem block and decked it.
I have actually found basswood to be heavy. at least when compared to alder
That guitar intro is more expensive than the guitar. Nice playing.
every single time you played anything on that guitar it blew my mind. i was hypnotized. absolutely amazing playing
Single coil in the bridge sounds too thin to me. I definitely need a humbucker!
But this is a key question for anyone wanting to preserve the classic sound. Case in point, I picked up a HB Tele and converted it into an Esquire as a hobby project, with the "cocked wah" mod. One of the mods was to change the bridge pickup to a humbucker, but I didn't want to compromise too much on the Tele sound. I got an SD Hot Stack which actually isn't hot, but it cuts the hum and just takes the ear bleeding shrillness off the usual bridge. So it still sounds like a Tele without the hum. And the nice thing is it's a fun guitar to play. I've got a couple of HBs now and they all feel fun to play. Especially for beginners, this is important to inspire you to pick it up!
This would be great for beginner Maiden fans
Honestly, I say have a guitar with a classic setup, and a guitar with whatever setup you want..
A solid excuse to order another guitar.
Nice job as always here, you deserve more subscribers. Keep the faith and they will come, you have a great personality and the skill to match. Oh, and that is a sharp guitar, unbelievable price, the pickups and nice neck alone are worth more. I might have to shed a Korean Squier Strat ( three of those already) and get one. The guitar room is getting kind of full..! Thank you for all your work here!
I bought one. And, after setting it up properly I'm rather enjoying it. The pups sound good. And you cannot beat such a great price for this level build. I am however going to change the trem system and the tuners. HB tuners are ok. I've less beef with them than I do with some other name brands (including Gibson.) But I would like something with a little more finesse. And, I'm not a great fan of the trem on this, so, I've just ordered a Wilkinson VintageT-WVC-N through Reverb. That said, this is indeed a fun guitar.
The Remix Bros sends me here!!👍👍👍Great video. Great Channel.
Awesome! Thank you!
That intro is sick! You're playing is so inspiring- I love it!
Thanks a ton!
@@GuitarMAXMusic what is the backing track?
Humbucker on the bridge is better in my opinion unless you manage to find a higher output single coil. The neck is a different story because often it will be used for clean tones and that's where a single coil really shines. Basically more versatile in my opinion.
Love the shirt! Might have to change it to 2022 by the end of the year though!
Great review Max. The 4 Harley Benton guitars I have are all winners. Now if they could only bring back the old $35 dollar shipping fee from Germany to the United States.
Why don't they add a modern bridge to that? Would it be more expensive? Thanks Max for your tipical nice and pro test 💓. You rocks!
I've got four Harley Benton guitars and a bass. In Norway I have to pay 25% import tax in addition to the shipping cost but it just does not make sense to buy a "nice brand" guitar for more money with lower level of specs and quality. I've got LTD, Ibanez, Jackson and Schecter guitars but the Harleys are getting played the most. Might just try this hot rod next.
Strat user need 1 humbucker at least,to reduces the humming.Iam using 3x Noissless pickup on my strat and its good to go 🤟❤️ Nice video buddy 🎸
I do usually prefer the HSS configuration for my pickups on a strat. That way, I can play some lighter rock styles and go full-on metal too when I want!
Ive owned a lh tele style deluxe from HB for about a month now. After years of playing an Ibanez Gio I got back in 2007 and it falls in line with that quality. The neck actually feels better from what I remember. My friend had a jackson Pro with seymour Duncans and I can say the roswell humbuckers are very impressive and comparable to those pickups, and that Jackson was paired with a Tubed 100 watt head Randall halfstack. I am wowed by Harley Benton and highly suggest you should get one just to own a cheap throw around.
I own too many guitars, at least my wife thinks so, and have 4 strats in my collection. My favorite is a Fender American HHS. I also like the humbuker in the bridge position. As far as Thomann and Harley Benton goes I have had both good and bad experiences with their guitars. I do have too add that I have been satisfied with their customer service.
I love your budget friendly guitar reviews! please Keep 'em coming!
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with hot rail pickup it's awesome
I was looking at these the other day. I'm probably going to get one. They've got that hot strat sound for sure. Thanks Max.🤘
Wow! your one of those musician that can make any guitar sound awesome!
Thank you for another great demo and review. While I like the HSS Strat a lot, when you split the Humbucker to the single coil, it just doesn't sound the same to me as an SSS Strat (Which is why I have identical Fender American Professional II Strats, one SSS and one HSS. For me, purchasing identical Fender American Professional II SSS and HSS is one of the most rewarding choices I've made.). When I want the single coil bridge sound on my Strats, I just really prefer a single coil to a split Humbucker. I feel in all fairness I should point out that I really like the HSS because there is something special about the Humbucker Bridge pickup sound on a Strat. Please keep the great demos, reviews, and videos, Max!!
Since I heard about this brand I am more and more interested in it and I can't wait to receive the two guitars I ordered in the next few days
A ST-20HH Active SBK and a ST-62 SB Vintage Series
Thank you for talking about this brand which has one of the best quality price ratio that exists
There's just one thing I don't understand, it's that when you look at the tests of Harley Benton's modeling amps, it doesn't sound great and knowing the brand, I wonder why
Instead I took a Fender mustang LT 25 which seemed to be of much better quality
I`m a bassist but have an ST-20HH, you won`t be disappointed.
@@jeffhopkins5704 Did you change the strings or leave the original ones ?
@@alexdenton6586 I'm still using the stock strings, as a knuckle dragging bass player I can't tell much difference haha.
"the full humbucker fury" lol Love it
Definitely a fan of 3 single coils.
I love having a double humbucker at the bridge position,
First of all, your geman pronounciation is pretty good.
Second, Twin-Blade in the bridge with 2 singles is the way to go. Richie Kotzen has the same setp-up in his strats.
Last but not least, I guess tuning stabillity of that 6-point trem is pretty bad and you should replace it & the nut right away.
In any case, this is a great modding plattform and even with the extra shipping, it's a total bargain.
The nut is made of some good material. I'm not going to change that (even thought that's usually the first thing that I do change.) But definitely would change the bridge and trem system. The trem leaves something to be desired. But you really can't knock it for the price.
Unreal for that price...I want one yesterday to mod just a tiny bit...I absolutely love it Maxx!! 😀
Enjoy!
Max, you should absolutely try out the Amarok 6 string. For under $500, it's a killer premium guitar with epic features and plays amazingly.
Looks like a nice guitar my current guitar is an epiphone les Paul classic I’m looking to get a budget strat as a project guitar I can upgrade
Thanks for your video, it is very helpful! But you didn`t mention coil split switch on volume knob! But it`s ok - for me this feature was pleasant surprise!
Nice video of your solo. Started my Father's day with a scream. Say, how about a video on getting those fret ends smooth (for a poor boy). Have a Michel Kelly and just ordered a HB. The MK is great but the fret ends are bad. I worry what the HB will be like. This is a big deal for me because I'm up there in age and my skin is not as rugged as it used to be back in my days of armor. If you can't get it on a video, perhaps you can link one. Keep rocking, flying, crusing, and putting up your informative and entertaining videos!!
I puit a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails in the bridge of my Fender Powerhouse Strat. With the active midrange boost, it's a beast on high gain.
I really love the warmth of ceramic pickups. They’re not bad.
i bought an sc450 LP from them in 2018 or 2019. it had wilkinson humbuckers in it, the bridge was fine but the neck was muddy so i swapped in a couple of stew mac parson street pafs.. refinished the lemon flame to a dirty lemon burst, made a gibson style headstock and rounded off the lower body horn...one of my favorite guitars. just under $200 shipped to my door in usa. Its a shame shipping has doubled since then. they used to ship up to three guitars for the same $35 shipping fee.
Excellent. I am looking forward to the review of the Harley Benton SC-500 BK Vintage Series guitar. C'mon Deakon, get on with it!!! haha
I think Thomann is now warehousing in US.
I did have to roll the edges myself on an 800 dollar player series, but for all the other perks in terms of wood, build quality, and hardware, especially a dedicated tone knob for the bridge pickup, beefed up trem, satin neck, and 9.5 radius instead of 7.5 it was worth it to me, but like I said, absolutely love that Fender sound, but with the HSS, gotta have the ass in the bridge.
I really like both single and duncan hot rail in the bridge, just depends if your playing blues or roick
Would really appreciate if you or someone else could play some blues to demonstrate these guitars. Some of us don't do the shred thing and want to hear different tones.
I got two budget Strat style guitars, both have been swapped to HH. I never use the middle and I dig in when I strum a lot and would hit it. One has dual rails and the other has standard humbuckers.
How are the tuners? Radius of the neck?