SC-500 BK Vintage Series : For the price a great guitar

7 years ago

I bought my guitar in August 2017. My idea was to use it only at home (I play professionally in restaurants and small bars, I use my American Fender Stratocaster Standart). My first impressions of the guitar were that the guitar was very good finish(only I don't like the pickguard, it's made of cheap black plastic), the sound is prety good!

Pros

-Very hot humbuckers.

-Incredible sustain(the thing that's missing my Fender)

-The pots are smooth and responsive.

-The fit and finish is remarkable.

-Weight is like Les Paul's original

Cons

-The strings that come with the guitar are of poor quality

-Gold coverage of the hardware looks a litle bit cheap.

-The pickguard has sharp edges(this is not a problem, it can be fixed even at home).

-The 3-way toggle switch is a little cheap(but works perfectly).

-Feedback at higher gain levels when I play close to my amp

My bridge breaking very often the first and second strings, so after two months I decided to replace the bridge and the pick ups

So I bought from Ebay:

Vanson Roller Saddle Bridge(gold) for Gibson Les Paul - 25 euro

Tonerider Alnico II Classic Vintage Humbuckers

-for bridge side - zebra - 58 euro

-for the neck side - GOLD - 65 euro

Total bill for upgrading - 148 euro

After I did this ... I forgot for my Fender Stratocaster

Image Harley Benton SC-500 BK Vintage Series

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Harley Benton
  • Released in 2015
  • Average price : $182
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