Harley Benton Aeolus Bengal Flame 4-stars Reviews

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2 years ago

Can't believe the bad reviews on this guitar

Been playing longer than most players on here have been alive. Currently own everything from P, G, F, Gu, Gr, I, R, on an on. I bought the Aeolus simply because it had a 30-day money-back guarantee, and to be honest, with the intention of sending this 'cheap' guitar back, as I simply didn't believe the good reviews it has gotten over the past year. I seriously thought they were paid shills. I was 100% wrong. The Good: It was playable out of the box, intonation great save the G string. Action was a little high, adjusted the truss rod and string height a little, conditioned the neck and fingerboard, and it played like a dream. The roasted flame maple neck/fingerboard is an amazing combination. Slick, fast and beautiful. The stainless steel frets were near perfectly dressed but very scratchy. It sounds like a cross between a Les Paul and a 339 (I have both). A Paul with the openness of the 339, and plays nearly as good as both, with a much nice neck/fingerboard/frets. I kept the guitar and seriously play it as much as any other guitar I own. The Bad: I had to polish the stainless steel frets with my Dremel tool, a felt disk and polishing compound as they were way scratchy, now they not only don't scratch, they shine! The F-holes were rough to look at and to touch on the inside. Took a small file around the inside bottom edge, blew it out and it's much better. I can see the bare wood thru the F-holes, just like I can in my ES-339, so I can't see why people complain about that. IMO he pickups are just a bit muddy in the middle position and brittle on the bridge, but it costs less than the average beginner guitar. Replacing them and the problem will be solved and this guitar is a not only a keeper, I'm performing with it live each weekend. Ordered 2 HB's today as the first one was a deal clincher.

4 years ago

Great guitar, thick neck, QC issue.

Had some major issues with nut depth on this guitar, ordered a new nut from graphtech and fixed it perfectly. It's a great guitar with a lot of tonal options, the tesla pickups are decent enough, the action is rather hard to set low enough to be really easily playable and not get severe fret buzzing. It's a decent guitar, but definitely needed better QC.

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