HBO-600NT : Needs some work

3 years ago

I expected to have to do some work when I ordered this guitar and I wasn't wrong. The fret ends are really sharp. The fretboard is dry as a bone. Needs a new set of strings. So off with the strings, use my fret end file to sort the ends out. Give the frets a good polish. Oil the fret board and install a new set of stings. You then have a great guitar for not a lot of cash. Do not buy and expect to be great without some work. Once you have done it, it's a good cheap guitar.

An update: I decided to replace the preamp with one featuring a tuner as well. The one I found was about 1CM wider so not much work to change and fits reasonably well but not designed for the fitting it is in. However when I came to fit an new set of strings the E machine head would not come up to tune it keeps slipping. I changed it for the D string but it is failing with that tension too so I will have to replace the machine heads. Not very good as this is only the third set of strings.

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Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Harley Benton
  • Released in 2008
  • Average price : $96
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