Harley Benton Electric Guitar Kit ST-Style Reviews

guitar kit st-type

this product arrived in the north-west tip of Ireland within 4 days from order,that was a suprise in itself,the body of the guitar has quite a good finish as so the neck,the frets have no sharp edges,and are well set,The action was pretty well set,i had to raise the bridge slightly but that was it.The stock pickups are priced correctly, they would suit learner ok,but not the experienced player,the main reason being the hiss,but when it was finished i had to laugh aloud at the whole product,it looked great after a coat of cheap clear furniture wax,fender 9s had it screaming,i would recomend it to anyone,not only for the aspect of being cheap,but for the pure fun and enjoyment of creating your own personal sound/look/ in a guitar.

A Red Hot Value Guitar Project.

I've just finished making my: Harley Benton Electric Guitar Kit ST-Style, guitar. I made it for my son, with a dragon theme, & here's how. I carved a serpent style dragon on the front, & on the back I carved two dragons in flight, one with it's wings spread wide open. It was then given a ruby red paint job. I inlaid brass jewelry findings for the heads of each dragon, & replaced all the chrome metalwork with brass fittings, including a chunky cast brass jackplate. I also fitted gold plastic pickup covers, switch tip & tremolo arm tip. I added brass control knobs with Abalone caps, & put a winged cross on the neck plate. I swapped the pickguard for one with an image of reptile skin on it. For the tremolo cover plate I had a dragons head engraved onto the back of a gold mirror plate, which gives a great effect. I was lucky to win a very nice neck - highly inlaid with Abalone & mother of pearl - on eBay, along with a set of Zebrano wood machine head buttons, also inlaid with Abalone & mother of pearl. To finish it off I added a red fender logo strap, held in place by brass elliptical strap buttons & beer bottle washer strap locks. All-in-all this is a great guitar project & I recommend anyone wanting to buy a guitar on a limited budget to have a go at making one of the Harley Benton Electric Guitar Kits. "Rock On" mddwoody.

My boyfriend loves it

The set was shipped very fast to my place, as orders are always.

This was a present for my boyfriend, who already owns some guitars, but he didn't expect this one.

The guitar can be put together and set up pretty fast, but a finish for the wood-parts takes some time. So we put it together without that, for now, and the guitar sounds very nice, the neck and the frets are just fine, too. The only problem we had was a inlay dot which came already crumbling off.

I'd suggest this item for anyone looking for a good gift or just to get to know better how guitars are set up, build etc.

Harley Benton straight kit

This kit contains a strato" body and neck plus all the components. The alder body and neck are quite ready for use after some use of sandpaper and paint. The instrument is very close to strato. The manual is quite clear thou some assemblies are omitted. It took abt 3 hours to assemble. After that I dismantled it for painting.

I can't imagine how they make these kits with this quality and price.

The mikes can be replaced if the instrument is other wise correctly adjusted.

Easy to build and ready for playing.

29.10.2014

I got my third ST-style Kit yesterday. The wooden parts are ok, but the quality is not so good any more: minor scratches on the back side, missing screw and some sticky stuff laying on the fingerboard. Luckily the neck is straight and ok. The pickups are as good as you can get with this price. Gonna change those.

overall ***

features ***

sound ***

quality **

For this price it's a no brainer.

Bought this for fun (and it was fun) but was surprised with the quality.

It's no Gibson ore fender for sure but it is very playable and that's not always expected at this price point

A good introduction to electric guitar building

A useful kit for the beginner, the quality is generally good and at the price you can definitely afford to make much needed modifications. Try the included pickups first and then throw them away and really begin to experiment with pickups, switches and also the action! Treat this as a test bed for your own ideas and it is a bargain. I strongly suspect that this is the same kit that is branded by many well known manufacturers of affordable instruments. The body is solid wood, not ply, although you won't be surprised to learn the wood is mainly bits pieced together. Beginner builder bargain.

Good for Learning

Firstly, this guitar kit is great to learn about parts of the guitar on, and also to learn how everything works. On top of this, making your own guitar is fun and can be a challenge.

The parts are of decent quality, and the finished guitar sounds okay. With some new pickups it may sound much better. The guitar is like a blank template for your designs and can be painted on because of the unfinished wood. When you are assembling it, no soldering is required because the wires clip into slots. The guitar also has a decent tremolo bar. Overall I would recommend this to anyone who wants a cheap guitar to learn on.

Love it!

Let's cut to the chase. The important things to know is that the wood is basswood, it has 22 frets, and the pickups aren't exactly fantastic, but are of a similar standard to squier strats.

I bought this with the plan of changing the stock pickups. When I first got it, I put it together with the original pickups just to hear it, and it sounds okay, but not a guitar I would take onto stage. After replacing the pickups with some more expensive hot rods the guitar has become a dream to me. 22 fret means easy soloing, and with a little adjusting I also managed to get the action lower than normal with minimum buzzing.

Basswood is what a lot of cheaper guitars are made of, but even some more expensive ones are too because of its tone qualities. Just one note, basswood is easily dented so extra care is required.

I recommend this kit for those interested in making a guitar for the first time. It's definitely a worthwhile investment as it can be upgraded with better pickups later. The main parts of the guitar that matter to me (the neck, frets and bridge) are all good!

Very happy with this buy!

Build It Yourself Strat Set

Great set, nice woods - grain in body comes up lovely when lacquered and finished properly! Pickups are basic, but have a good strong output! and the tuners are the basic of basic, but these can easily be changed! I am also very please with the 'cut it yourself' headstock... you can design your own shape!

woodwork lessions

Kit is perfect suited for the swedish curricullum in the woodwork subject

though im working as teacher in woodwork at swedish school in London ive found out the Harley Benton kits is well suited for the older pupils (14 - 16 year). pls let me know if you want pics from progress

Woodwork teacher

KC