HB-35 VB Vintage Series : Not the best

2 years ago

Received my HB-35 in June or July, and the fretboard was extremely dry, probably been sitting in a warehouse for months.

Guitar wasn't particularly set up very well either. Anyways, it's a cheaper guitar, so I let it slip and not bother contacting about that.

As I played it, I realised it had a slight vibration, especially when playing low end chords, like A. I began to think the truss rod was loose, but as I am learning jazz, Im not down at the A chords/lower chords really. But the more I play it, there is a slight vibration then today, trying to ascertain what was causing the vibration, I noticed that the pick ups move very easily, and this may be the cause of vibration or part of it. along with truss rod. It is a nice looking guitar but I don't want this issue to get any worse. I don't think I would buy one again. I have played Strats/guitars for over 30 years, since 1985, so I know my way around a guitar. This was my first 335 type shape guitar, to learn more jazz, but it's kind of putting me off now.

Image Harley Benton HB-35 VB Vintage Series

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Harley Benton
  • Released in 2015
  • Average price : $213
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