HB-40R : not bad

10 years ago

Clean channel + reverb sounds nice.

Distorted channel is ok for classic rock, but not very versatile.

Doesn't have many features but it's cheap & loud.

Impulsively bought it as a part of starter package with a primary application for a home practice and I should've read more on the subject before.

1) It's large and heavy.

2) From my perspective it's too powerful and difficult to set quiet enough for an apartment inside a block of flats, especially during night hours.

3) Should be OK for rehearsal somewhere where you can go loud.

For home practice I replaced it with a slightly more expensive tiny combo with 0.1W/1.5/5W output settings which is way more suitable for a home practice and contains features like drum machine/metronome, tuner, effects & amp emulation- especially first two important for practice.

Otherwise seems to be fine & inexpensive product.

Image Harley Benton HB-40R

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Harley Benton
  • Released in 2001
  • Average price : $128
  • Weight : 10kg
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