Harley Benton BigTone Trem White 5-stars Reviews

Harley Benton BigTone Trem White

Sound is fantastic, beautiful build and great sound quality. You can not get this in a Gretch or Gibson for the money, not even half their cost.

Surpisingly good!

The quality of this guitar is so good for the price, I honestly didn't expect it to be such a nice finish. Sounds as it should, looks stunning. Had to make some small tweaks to the intonation and lowered the action a little to my tastes but apart from that its perfect.

Very good guitar for low price

Sounds great, looks great.

Doesn't feel like a cheap guitar.

I highly recommend.

A LOT of guitar for the price

I've had this guitar in and out of my basket a few times over the last couple of years. I was attracted by the price and the look of it, but was always concerned about the quality. Despite some cracking reviews I wouldn't commit because of some apparent issues with the floating bridge etc.

I found a solution for the bridge problem online, but still had my doubts.

I wanted to use this guitar for recording and the occasional gig, so the questions in my mind were "is this really usable live"? and

"do I take a chance on this or spend 4 x more on a Gretsch"?

Budget issues forced my hand and I finally hit the 'Order' button.

3 days later, it landed on my doorstep in the UK and I have to say that the photos don't do it justice.

This is a beautiful looking guitar apart from the rather cheap looking pick guard, but did it play well?

Well...there is no denying that it had a couple of minor issues.

The supplied strings, which I am guessing are 12's, are horrible and the master volume control was grinding on the top of the body when turned. There was also a horrible looking strip of white cloth under the floating bridge that looked like a fraying off-cut from someones handkerchief....why?

Within the first 20 mins the stings were changed to 9's, the cloth was removed and replaced with a strip of thin felt and the master volume control was adjusted...All problems solved. Somewhere along the line Harley Benton had listened and cured the bridge issue, so nothing else to be done there.

Pick-guard sprayed white (on the reverse) and gold edging added, so even that looks good now. Sound beautiful through my Fender Mustang amps so I am absolutely delighted. Keep your Gretsch...I could have the orange version of this as well and still have change... If you are looking at this as a potential addition to your collection, you won't regret it. Amazing guitar for the money (I don't understand how Harley Benton do it). Get yours now before they go out of stock again!

Unbelievably good.

I cannot believe how Harley Benton can produce such quality instruments for such a low price. I already have a total of four 4 Harley Benton guitars and all of them are very high quality. It just goes to show that you don't have to spend a large amount of money to buy quality instruments.

The pickups on this instrument have a very jazzy sound. Just by playing about with the knobs you can easily achieve a Wes Montgomery sound among many others.

Harley Benton Big Tone White......Fantastic

Canadian Maple Body & Neck gives the guitar its weight, It resonates beautifully without being plugged in. The finish is Great, no cracks or dents, The Paintwork and bindings are really good and what I would expect of a much more expensive model.

Tuners feel quite sturdy and the set up straight out of the box was fairly good, Intonations slightly out in places but nothing major. However probably the lowest, worst point is the floating bridge. Its not a great fit to the body, I can actually see daylight underneath it. also, Its very flimsy. This could be caused by the fact that the bigsby based tremolo is the incorrect type for this type guitar. The string break angle is very acute causing the bridge to bow forward when any pressure is put on the tremolo. Set up with 12`s, there is a lot of pressure over the string rollers. However, having given the guitar a good test, I found the bridge did stay I place and tune. This all prior to plugging it in. Once plugged into my amp, wow. Fantastic. The volume and tone pots are very responsive and work even when turned to almost off, (Very Rare With Cheap Guitars) I found all the electrics to be very good. The Scratchplate is not the prettiest but not a major problem for me. overall, As a owner of an original Hagstrom Jimmy, The Harley Benton is fantastic value for money and I will be using mine live with my band once I have sorted a few minor set up issues relevant to me. Very Impressed.

A fun toy

This has all the hallmarks of the classic archtop, including a Bigsby style Trem.

When mine arrived the action was spot on. Setting the intonation needed to be done, which is an interesting process with a floating bridge. Luckily the bridge is a tune-o-matic, so once you're close you can fine tune with that.

The neck, like all the recent Harley Bentons is a treat.

If you're looking for a hollow body like this and wish to save yourself a few thousand Euro, then this is a very nice alternative.

Hardware & electronics are all more than adequate, but there is the possibility to upgrade these at a future date, should you wish to.

I've played a lot worse, including those ten times the price of this. Grab yourself a bargain.

after 3 months

I bought this just for the look of it and when it arrived yes it looked great, then I started playing it, which was a pleasant surprise - even with my heavy handed style it stayed in tune and the more i played the more i enjoyed it i gave the tremelo a good rattling and still in tune

compared with a friends very similar looking but two grand more machine it was better.. It sounded a little different but a small tweak of the amp settings and it was "there"

three months on and it continues to thrill, no real concerns, no breakdowns unlike my mates falcon which needs surgery after every gig.

Only thing is I am looking fror a wider bridge but this is because i do batter the hall out of it.

see me - well chuffed

Most fun guitar I have ever bought and it costs so little.