SC-450 BK Classic Series : Excellent bit of kit for the price

7 years ago

I bought this guitar as a practice guitar that i could abuse and chuck around a bit with no worries, for that reason i didn't want to spend a lot of money on it. I must say for £110 it really is an impressive guitar. The guitar arrived on time and extremely well packaged as well.

Pros:

Looks - The guitar looks absolutely fantastic, gloss black finish, contrasted by a cream/offwhite pickguard and trim, brass effect volume controls and fret inlays give it a really solid vintage style and personally i love it.

Sound- For the money it sounds great, for the price i was expecting it to sound terrible but it really doesn't. Plugged it in to my Fender Champion 40 amp and it sounds like it could hold it's own in most surroundings. It does have a slighty muddy sound, but i'm sure with a few tweaks it would sound alot cleaner, as an aspiring bluesman myself i don't mind a bit of filth.

Cons:

I almost feel silly for listing the cons as the guitar was so cheap but out of fairness i feel i should add them, these are cons with my personal model and might not be the same for everyone else.

Tuning Pegs: These are all fine apart from the D string, which simply won't hold its tune for long at all, all the other strings are fine, but the D does lose its tune quickly and quite severely, although new tuning pegs will sort this issue.

Treble/Rythm switch: Pretty much useless. Very loose, doesn't stay in the rythm position and just drops to middle or treble, but this should be easy enough to fix.

I'm not too bothered by the cons as they're easy fixes and considering i paid £110 for a sexy guitar that plays well out of the box i can't complain at all. I'd recommend to either beginners or seasoned guitarists who want a decent practice guitar

Image Harley Benton SC-450 BK Classic Series

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Harley Benton
  • Released in 2015
  • Average price : $149
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