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Could have been better
Bought this guitar as a bundle of 2 guitars and a hard case to save on shipping to the US. Love my TE-62, but this one left me wanting more. Felt good, not too heavy, frets were nice, but the bridge humbucker didn't work. Thomann wouldn't look into it or offer a refund unless I sent a video of it not working, which is fine. Instead, I installed 2 GFS humbucker-sized P-90's and this thing really sounded great! Unfortunately, I realize now that I'm a Fender kind of guy and never really bonded with this guitar.
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Honestly, just get one for yourself and decide.
I'm sensitive when it comes to my guitars. If they have niggles, or don't play well, I really struggle to motivate myself to pick them up.
I had borrowed an Epiphone Les Paul (Studio II I believe) from my best friend a couple of years ago, and it put me off LP shapes to be honest. It didn't feel right, it didn't hold tune and it was quite difficult to play.
Granted it needed a good setup, but still.
I heard good things about HB, and I saw the Lemon Drop SC-450plus and immediately wanted it.
I won't say it's perfect, because it isn't, but for the price it's damn close. It plays well, it sounds great, it's heavy which I love, the sustain is excellent, the setup was almost spot on when it came, I've only put new 10s on and touched the intonation on the A and G strings a half turn each, and it's wonderful now.
The fretboard was quite dry when it arrived, so I filled a washing up bowl with soapy water and let the neck sit in it for a few hours.
Not really, but I did give it a coat of Dunlop's lovely lemon oil and now it feels smooth and silky.
The pickups are a little dark for my taste, but it's hard to judge properly because I only have a Line 6 Spider IV 100w at the moment which at very low volume is not a good representation of their true output.
Please get one for yourself, they're too affordable to second guess yourself.
I had borrowed an Epiphone Les Paul (Studio II I believe) from my best friend a couple of years ago, and it put me off LP shapes to be honest. It didn't feel right, it didn't hold tune and it was quite difficult to play.
Granted it needed a good setup, but still.
I heard good things about HB, and I saw the Lemon Drop SC-450plus and immediately wanted it.
I won't say it's perfect, because it isn't, but for the price it's damn close. It plays well, it sounds great, it's heavy which I love, the sustain is excellent, the setup was almost spot on when it came, I've only put new 10s on and touched the intonation on the A and G strings a half turn each, and it's wonderful now.
The fretboard was quite dry when it arrived, so I filled a washing up bowl with soapy water and let the neck sit in it for a few hours.
Not really, but I did give it a coat of Dunlop's lovely lemon oil and now it feels smooth and silky.
The pickups are a little dark for my taste, but it's hard to judge properly because I only have a Line 6 Spider IV 100w at the moment which at very low volume is not a good representation of their true output.
Please get one for yourself, they're too affordable to second guess yourself.
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Quality
Got the guitar. Everything came safe, but there were fears that the switch was damaged because it punched the box. To send by mail, you need better packaging.
I liked the guitar. It is collected qualitatively, the grit is flat, there are no crowds of varnish in the gluing places. Now a few little things that ruin the impression a little:
- Pickguard attachment screw is too long, as a result the varnish on the guitar is damaged;
- tone regulators need to be changed, as they produce rustle and crack during rotation;
- 5 and 6 string not correct on 12 fret (tone higher than should be).
But in general, for its price is very good.
I liked the guitar. It is collected qualitatively, the grit is flat, there are no crowds of varnish in the gluing places. Now a few little things that ruin the impression a little:
- Pickguard attachment screw is too long, as a result the varnish on the guitar is damaged;
- tone regulators need to be changed, as they produce rustle and crack during rotation;
- 5 and 6 string not correct on 12 fret (tone higher than should be).
But in general, for its price is very good.
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Nice sound and looks good
Guitar looks very nice. push pull switches works fine and sound is worth of your pay
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Excellant guitar! Especially for the price!
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All is good
It'll be very good, if there will be delivery to Ukraine
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Good Quality
I ordered the guitar and it was delivered within 4 days from Germany to UK, well packaged and no issues there. I found the process to be straightforwards and untroubled from website ordering to delivery.
The paintwork, frets, pickups, etc are all very decent and reasonable for the price point. The guitar arrived with a faulty tone knob - it did not move - clearly this had not been checked before sign off. A quick message to customer services was sent and responded to promptly. This offered a full return and refund, or a part refund for me to keep it and fix it myself (changing a tone pot is not too difficult for me). I opted to have a part refund which was processed and received quickly. Other than this fairly minor issue, I have had no problems with the guitar. The workmanship is decent, the quality of the output from the Wilkinson pickups is good, the machine heads are nice and tight and don't cause me any issues. The fret ends are nice and smooth and the fret material seems of a good standard.
I would not hesitate to buy another Harley Benton through Thomann.
The paintwork, frets, pickups, etc are all very decent and reasonable for the price point. The guitar arrived with a faulty tone knob - it did not move - clearly this had not been checked before sign off. A quick message to customer services was sent and responded to promptly. This offered a full return and refund, or a part refund for me to keep it and fix it myself (changing a tone pot is not too difficult for me). I opted to have a part refund which was processed and received quickly. Other than this fairly minor issue, I have had no problems with the guitar. The workmanship is decent, the quality of the output from the Wilkinson pickups is good, the machine heads are nice and tight and don't cause me any issues. The fret ends are nice and smooth and the fret material seems of a good standard.
I would not hesitate to buy another Harley Benton through Thomann.
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The Usual Tweaks and Then Some
You have to always expect to spend a little time and effort w/ new HB’s at this price point. Usually intonation tweaks, truss rod adjustment and action height. On this one, during a professional set up, my luthier had to glue down the 11th fret on the treble side and file all of the nut slots. Also, there’s a hairline finish crack coming off of the nut. I live in the States so the $55 my Luthier charged me for setup/repairs was cheaper than the shipping charges to send it back.
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Excellent guitar. Amazing value. Pity about the colour.
This is a really good LP style guitar. I would have given it 5 stars except the finish isn't close to one in the picture. The dark part of the burst is virtually undetectable so it really just looks like a single colour, yellow top. This has taken some of the joy out of getting the guitar but I will get used to it in time. Overall the guitar is very close to a late 80s Gibson LP a friend of mine owns. Similar weight, neck profile. etc.
Pros: Very well built. Flawless finish. Has an actual thick cap rather than a thin veneer. Holds tuning well. Played very well out of the box - intonation almost spot on, no fret buzz, nice medium/low action. Fret work is excellent. Nut is well cut. Pots are smooth and no crackles. Neck heel design is a revelation (see below).
Cons: The colour (see above). The 3way switch and bridge look cheap but work fine. The knobs are very light weight and difficult to grab when using the coil split.
I normally play double cut guitars (super strats and PRS style) and this is my second try with an LP style guitar. My previous guitar was mid/high end Ltd that I never got comfortable with. It was a very nice guitar but the neck heel made upper fret access too difficult. The heel on this guitar is a massive improvement over the Ltd and far better than the Gibson design.
A very good guitar at any price and amazing for the price charged. Highly recommended - maybe just see if you can get a picture of the guitar you order to check the finish matches the pictures.
Pros: Very well built. Flawless finish. Has an actual thick cap rather than a thin veneer. Holds tuning well. Played very well out of the box - intonation almost spot on, no fret buzz, nice medium/low action. Fret work is excellent. Nut is well cut. Pots are smooth and no crackles. Neck heel design is a revelation (see below).
Cons: The colour (see above). The 3way switch and bridge look cheap but work fine. The knobs are very light weight and difficult to grab when using the coil split.
I normally play double cut guitars (super strats and PRS style) and this is my second try with an LP style guitar. My previous guitar was mid/high end Ltd that I never got comfortable with. It was a very nice guitar but the neck heel made upper fret access too difficult. The heel on this guitar is a massive improvement over the Ltd and far better than the Gibson design.
A very good guitar at any price and amazing for the price charged. Highly recommended - maybe just see if you can get a picture of the guitar you order to check the finish matches the pictures.
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Great money for value
I have received the guitar in good condition, replaced the strings and had to send the frets in order to play the guitar.
The knobs feels good but the plastic cover of the button that switch between the bridge and neck pickups fell down.
The neck is small and have minor "bumps" so its hard to slide the hand over it smoothly, compering to high level guitars.
Pickups are nice and the overall sound of the guitar is really good.
At the end of the day I enjoy playing the guitar but I will use it for practice purposes, this guitar definitely worth the money I have invest on her.
The knobs feels good but the plastic cover of the button that switch between the bridge and neck pickups fell down.
The neck is small and have minor "bumps" so its hard to slide the hand over it smoothly, compering to high level guitars.
Pickups are nice and the overall sound of the guitar is really good.
At the end of the day I enjoy playing the guitar but I will use it for practice purposes, this guitar definitely worth the money I have invest on her.
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