SC-450Plus LD Vintage Series : The Guitar is PERFECT!

I have purchased a few Harley Bentons now, and this one is the most expensive and the best by far, but still only around $180 shipped. My quick background, I own about 40 guitars and have USA Gibsons and Fenders along with mostly $500 - 1000 guitars and lately these budget type guitars around $100 - 350 so I can mod and fix up. This SC-450 is made better than any epiphone I have ever owned. The binding is actually better than my Gibson LP 57 Historic, but that might be because that guitar is over 20 years old so the wood might have shrank. This is better than a Hardluck king bossman and on par with the $400 - 500 Wolf guitars. So for value it can't be beat.

Now for my particular guitar, it came with the strings slacked so I tuned it up and stretched the strings and it was set up perfectly. Only two of the strings were not intonated correctly, I have not fixed that yet though. NO sharp edges at all. Fit and finish was perfect. Neck feels like a Gibson and not an EPI. Pots worked good and coil tap. Frets feel scratchy but after playing a few hours they polished out. Alot of guitars actually come that way. Only the high end ones are really polished. It sounds the way I like, warm, phat with lots of sustain. Bridge is nice and bright but full. It's an excellent guitar that sounds and plays great! I might not even change out the pickups!