RB-612CS Classic Series : Very fun guitar... after some major tweaks!

3 years ago

I was super excited to receive this as I've ALWAYS wanted a 12 string electric. The guitar looked great upon arrival, however, the bridge had fallen back during shipping and scratched/dented the body behind the bridge a bit. Not super happy about that! Beyond that, the guitar needed A LOT of set up work to get it playable. Firstly, I had to swap the tailpiece out for a 12 hole tailpiece because it comes with a standard 6 string tailpiece. The string were essentially tangled together behind the bridge and would not hold tune at all. Then a few nut slots had to be lowered because they were way too high and making the notes sharp at the first few frets. Then it was on to usual truss rod and bridge adjustments. Overall I put in 6 plus hours of work on this to get it playable. So either I got a (almost) lemon, or all of these need a lot of work. Be prepared to put in some time on this one!

Image Harley Benton RB-612CS Classic Series

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Harley Benton
  • Released in 2013
  • Average price : $290
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