TE-70RW Deluxe Series : Incredible Bang For The Buck

I bought the Harley Benton TE-70 Rosewood Deluxe as almost more of a curiosity. I had read good reviews and couldn't believe the praise being given to a "budget" instrument.

Now I get It. It's very versatile, sounds like you'd hope a Tele would, and it's a beauty to look at too!

I play mainly classic rock and tend to use guitars with humbuckers more, but this quickly became my go-to because of the versatility.

It arrived already set up perfectly...literally took it out of the box, tuned it, and it was good to go. I thought I might have to swap out pickups, but the Wilkinsons that come stock with this guitar sound VERY nice.

The only cons are easily fixable. When I first bought the guitar the tuning pegs were tight and stayed in tune well, but after a few months they loosened up a lot. I'll be switching them out. The other negative is personal taste; the linear pots are not my favorite. Most of the "play" is in the 1st 3rd of the turn. If you don't use your volume knob much it won't matter, but if you do the pots should be switched.

All in all this guitar, judging by quality, should sell for twice the price. The quality of this guitar convinced me to buy another HB Tele clone...that's how great it is.