DC-Junior TV Yellow : Not Just A Good Guitar For The Money.A Good Guitar.Period.

6 years ago

I had seen all the reviews of Harley Benton guitars and was wary about hype but finally decided to tip my toes in the water and buy one.I went for a Dc Junior reasoning it was a simple guitar and if anything was wrong it wouldn't take much to rectify.I needn't have worried this thing out of the box shocked me the fit and finish and even set up put more expensive well known brands to shame.The Indonesian factory that is making these things is doing sterling work. I took off the control cavity and found full size pots neatly tied and soldered braided wire fully shielded cavity and backplate.There are USA guitar makers who don't have this level of detail.Took off the scratchplate and found an impeccable neck joint.Tuners work just fine like old school Klusons. Nut cut perfect.The fully intonatable wraparound bridge is better than Gibsons and it doesn't tilt forward and I didn't have any issues with sharp saddles digging into my hands like other reviewers mentioned.The pickup height yeah well thats the inherent design fault of dog ear pickups just like the old Gibsons if you want it higher you have to invest in a shim or raise the polepieces but it sounds bitey and does the neck pickup thing when you roll off the tone.The colour reminds me of some old school aged tv yellows it's not the banana colour people wrongly call tv yellow this is more of a see thru mustard. I like it.This is the cheapest electric guitar I have ever bought and it's one of my faves it's just hard to put down.

Image Harley Benton DC-Junior TV Yellow

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Harley Benton
  • Released in 2019
  • Average price : $213
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