Harley Benton DC-Junior TV Yellow 5-stars Reviews

Cannot find a fault at all with Colonel Mustard.

To be honest, I was a bit wary when ordering this guitar. I was looking for a straightforward rock guitar that allowed me to play some blues as well: I wanna be your dog-type-of-thing, but also some Hendrix and SRV without bother of having to nitpick with pickups, pedals etc. When I received the package, at first glance there was nothing to give a remark on. Frets, neck, paintjob all looked excellent. I was worried about the quality of the tuners though, because at first a small bend of the high E was enough to push it way out of tune. I considered sending it back at that moment, but the day afterwards and ever since it stays in tune rather well. In the meantime, I played it quite a lot and I like it. Last week I played on a Gibson SG and to be honest value wise, the HB gives you much more bang for your buck. I looked, pretty intensively, and couldn’t find a fault at all - so happy customer here and I will buy HB again. Colonel Mustard has a lead pipe and he’s killing it !

Great P90 Double Cut

This guitar is a great single pickup P90 guitar. It is great for old school rock, blues, and pop punk. The finish on the one I received is great and the stock P90 has some good snarl, I may need to go play it again when I am done typing this up. It is nice and light too. I put four stars on sound, probably because I am starting to spiral out of control with the whole boutique pickup scene, so dumb, the crowd just wants to party and dance right!?

What a bargain!

This guitar man.. Play so well and is so fun to own! Sounds really good (can upgrade pickup but for this price can't complain cause you get very decent tones!), plays smoothly and feels great. Also has good tuning stability. If you are thinking about it, go grab one you won't regret it!!

Junior price, killer guitar

Look. It’s an LPJ. Wanna sound like Keith Richards for this price? This is your machine.

Made beautifully. Maybe pickup needs a shim, but at this price I couldn’t possibly complain.

Sounds like a beast, plays like a beast.

i love this guitar! really more than expected in a single pup . . I play professionally and , its nice and light! glad I made the purchase without spending all the gig money,lol.

Amazing for The Price

You're getting more than a €200 guitar by spending €200.

I bought this guitar expecting it to be a nice guitar, that I would need to put work into in order to get it sounding and playing how I wanted it to. I removed it from the box, tuned it up and plugged it in and I was blown away. So playable right out of the box that I recorded with it that night.

Firstly, the playability of this instrument is something I was not expecting. It seriously does not correspond to the price that I paid. And that same sentiment can be said about the sound and feel and overall quality of this instrument.

It's not going to rival a Gibson Junior by any stretch of the imagination but for a solid guitar with a gorgeous sound that's easy to play?? This is well worth the money.

Excellent guitar

Bought this as the base for a project that I was going to start but the guitar sounds so good I might not bother and just keep her how she is. Set up out of the box is pretty good, action is a bit high at the 12th but nothing that can't easily sorted. Would definitely recommend

Nice not expensive guitar

I really love this guitar. I never had any guitar with 628mm scale length, and I must say I got to love it for that. I play mostly jazz, but really want to play some rock stuff sometimes, and wanted to have a guitar that can do that. Of course, for the versatility, I would like to see a neck pickup also on this guitar, so I could play even jazz on it. I think it should sound good, as it seems to have a less brighter sound than other guitars, with maple caps. First I thought I would get it to a luthier to get it routed for a neck pickup, but then I started reading about the way Junior type of guitars connect to the body, and realized that modding it could make the neck not stand the pressure and ruin the guitar. Especially if I would like to have some 11s strings on it. So I guess I would buy an another Harley Benton Special Double Cut TV Yellow with 2 P90, if they decide to make one. Until then I am enjoying this one.

The guitar came setup really well. I measured all the specs, and it came close to what Gibson recommends for it's solid body guitars. As I own it already, for almost a year, I got the chance to make some weather influenced adjustments of the truss rod, and it holds up really well.

Tuners - not the best for staying in tune, but still ok.

Love the color. It's not the TV Yellow as you would expect on classic guitars, but I think I like it better, this mustard yellow.

Still, you should know that the fretboard is stained. They made it so, to look close to black. And the stain they used gets on your fingers after you play it, but can be easily washed away. Eventually it goes away, after several weeks/months (depends on how often you play it). But no big deal, I can live with that, for the price ))

I must say I'm really impressed with the quality you get for this price, and I mean mainly for playability. Good job HB!

fantastic

I have many expensive guitars and this one stacks up perfectly against them. I used it recently and it performed flawlessly, its a beast of a guitar for the price point and i will be ordering the red because i love it so much.

love this guitar

Plays great right out of the box. First single pickup guitar I've owned and I like it. Great for 60s/70s sounds. Fun and inspiring to play. Quality is really good considering the price. Frets dressed nicely with no sharp ends. The nut was cut a little rough, but doesn't seem to keep the strings from staying in tune. Had a little fret buzz on the lower to strings, but q quick tweak to the bridge resolved that.

This is my second H-B guitar and I'm very tempted to buy more.

My new favourite guitar.

This is the least expensive (I won't say cheap because it doesn't feel cheap) guitar I have but it's the most fun to play.

You don't need all those knobs and switches. Just the tone and volume which by the way are really responsive. I've played the genuine Gibson version of this and to be honest I prefer the HB.

Excellent Harley Benton DC Junior

My first Harley Benton, TV Yellow, and straight out of the box the intonation was perfect and the fit and finish faultless.

Frets and fingerboard were finished well and look superb.

The only adjustment I made was to raise the treble end of the bridge about a half millimeter as the action was a tad low for me.

The Roswell P90 has a surprising tone range from muted jazzy sounds to all out crunch.

My other recent purchase is a Squier Contemporary Tele and this DC Junior is certainly equal to it in tone and playabilty, but is a hundred pounds cheaper.

I've been playing guitar for 60 years, almost exclusively Fenders, but I'm an HB convert. This may be my first one, but it won't be the last.

Wow... just wow!

I have been eyeing one of these DC-Juniors for months and pulled the trigger this past weekend. Not only did it deliver to Southern California all the way from Germany in record time, it did so in mint condition thanks to good packing and handling. I am grateful.

This is a quality instrument made by people who care about making quality instruments. I have played a lot of the big named guitars and some no names and never in my 25 years of guitar playing have I found a top-level price/performance/quality instrument like this one is right out of the BOX! I cannot describe how pleasing it is to hold and play, the balance, all of it!

Now to convince my wife that I could use a couple more for different setups and considering I can get three of these for the price of a high-end Squire, I don't think she'll complain. WELL DONE HB!!!!

Perfect rock machine!

This guitar out of the box was set up great, (almost) in tune and ready to rock! I had to do slight adjustments to the neck relief after a day or two due to the high humidity here in the mid west. Also adjusted intonation a little bit on the low E string. Other than that this thing screams out of the box! It is my first Harley Benton and it wont be the last!

Wow

This is a fantastic piece of kit. For the price you get an exceptional quality guitar. I've paid double this price for guitars which don't give half the satisfaction this thing does. The neck is divine and whilst the colour isn't TV Yellow (but doesn't advertise as such) it is gorgeous. Love the fact you can see the wood beneath the finsh.

B-I-T-C-H-I-N-G- Guitar

I play for my own enjoyment

Have always wanted a DC Junior, could not afford Gibson's price.

I knew going in that I was going to change out the Wraparound bridge from the get-go. Maybe new tuners, we'll see. A very fine, very playable and easy guitar. I am going to try several different pickups n this beauty over the next few months. I am very happy with this guitar. 5-Stars from me!

No Brainer!

Ordering and delivery spot on. At the price a 'no brainer' addition to my small collection. Finish and playability is flawless, and holds its own against higher end instruments. Its simplicity is a joy! Highly recommend.

I love the simplicity of DC Juniors. I pre-ordered mine last June 2019 and it just arrived on OCT 31 2019. I think that they have resolved most of the issues that was there in the initial batches. like the color of the sides of the fret board not being as black as the top layer and the uneven tuning peg screws, those things has been addressed.

Pro:

-FANTASTIC GUITAR

-Fret ends are great.

-Feels like a high end guitar.

Con:

the only con is the pickups doesn't have the Bite and growl you would expect from a P90.

Excellent bang for buck

Set up excellent straight out of box only had to intonate low e string

Relief /action spot on ( no fret buzz )

Frets very good polished no razor sharp edges

Wilkinson tuners run smooth and hold tune well

Only mod I’ve done is to shim the dogear pickup and its made a huge improvement to the instrument and change the strings to rotosound 10s

Finnish is on a par to more expensive instruments I’ve owned

Highly recommended,I may be back for another one.

Great Guitar!

Excellent build quality, tone and playability. Highly recommend this company. I own (2) HB's and both are exceptional guitars for the money. I would easily compare these guitars to others that are 2x or 3x the price.