SC-DLX Gotoh Pelham Blue : Great Looking Modern LP Style Guitar

Harley Benton produce inexpensive but decent guitars. This DLX Gotoh is a very attractive guitar in a bright metallic Pelham Blue.

The Gotoh hardware is excellent and I really like the smooth reponsive tuners. I'm not normally keen on gold hardware but it works very well with the blue of this instrument.

Playability is very good after I lowered the action with the Gotoh adjustable bridge. Intonation was absolutely spot on out of the box - the guitar was definitely set up before despatch.

No protruding sharp frets and no bum or dead notes any where on the fretboard, which looks great - nice and dark but with some nice grain too.

Pickups are fine by me (can growl/snarl but nice clean as well) with the criticism that there is a huge volume drop when switching to single coil(s) from humbucker(s) - this doesn't bother me - a home player - but may well be an issue for a live playing guitarist?

No serious blemishes to get upset about - one small darkish mark near a front body edge next to the binding. Small scuff on the white binding on the cutaway horn but this buffed out quite easily.

Biggest issue is there is about 2mm of play in the tone pot shaft but the tone pot works well and is progressive in its range of treble. Longer term I will probably upgrade the push/pull tone pot. The volume pots are excellent and nicely damped in feel.

An excellent attractive playable guitar easily worth a lot more than what HB ask for it.

Recommended if you want a modern styled Les Paul type guitar - I love it!