TE-90FLT VW Deluxe Series : Amazing guitar

This was my introduction to Harley Benton guitars, and it was a big one.

The first thing I noticed was the color of the body. I read several comments in forums saying the body was whiter than it appears on the preview. They were right, and I am perfectly happy with that. The rest of the guitar was smooth. No nitpicks or major manufacturing faults. All it took was one clockwise turn of the truss rod for this thing to play like butter. My only gripe (not HB’s fault) is having to get used to tuning on an upside-down Tele headstock. I want to make sure I’m tuning the right E string (thankfully, no string breaks yet).

I took this guitar to a recent gig, and I was blown away by the sound. I use a Roland Cube modeling amp, and it made this thing sing. I noticed that the clean channel didn’t put out as much power as the drive the whole night. Granted, I used a drive pedal ON the clean channel, so this was more than likely user error. That didn’t take away anything from how this thing rung out. This guitar is perfect for pretty much any style of music.

Overall, this has been a great experience and a fantastic introduction to the HB brand. I already have my next guitar in mind, for sure HB.