Harley Benton HB-35Plus Black

My 5th HB35 Plus

I had to have a black one to modify It’s stunningly finished and well set up out of the box A little truss rod adjustment and lower the bridge and I have buzz free action at around 1.2mm last fret on all strings with now buss and can bend up an octave and more with the fitted 10s with no buzz. Out of the box with no fret work!! That’s amazing. Super well finished. My only gripe is that the machine heads on this one are not as smooth as the previous HB35plus guitars that I have bought previously. Not a deal breaker at this price!! Don’t hesitate to buy if you are interested. There is a reason they sell out as soon as they come back into stock!

The best value ever

Got this as a test to see if Harley Benton are good and boy was I pleasantly surprised, they guitar came fast, in good shape and shockingly perfectly set up and intonated which I loved. It feels and sounds like my 1000$ Epiphone (if not better). The split coil mode is great and versatile and its overall awesome.

Like Others Say - Just Buy It

I received my HB 35 Plus this morning. I am so very well pleased. Not even one tiny lil scratch. One extremely super ity-bity tiny lil chip on one of the knobs but unless you get up super close no one nor I would see it. I will most likely change out the knobs anyway so no second thought on that. The sound is excellent along with the tone adjustments. Things that I always expect and or understand is the setup to be customized just a tad to my playing specs. Frets will receive a polishing. Fret board will get a good oil to revitalize the lil dryness it has. New strings. These are all optional for this guitar. The guitar came professionally fit & finished and setup. Kudos to the inspection as well. Excellent job. This is my second HB and I am very happy with both!

Best 335 style guitar out there

I've tried 335 style guitars from countless brands and this is easily my favorite

Read the reviews then buy it!

Bought this based on the positive reviews I saw. Great decision! I saw one review that said 'this isn't just a good guitar for the money it's a good guitar, period'. 100% spot on. Impressed right out of the box. It's a beautiful, quality guitar, well-built and the gold hardware looks great. Tuned it up unplugged and it has pretty good tone even without amplification. Plugged into my Vox it sounds great. It plays very easily , has very good tone across a variety of music styles, and I really like the coil-splitting feature.

One more thing: It made it to the U.S. in 3 days and there wasn't a scratch or even a finger smudge on it.

Outstanding

This is a great guitar. I was surprised to find that I love the coil tap positions and really like these pickups. The neck also feels rolled on these they eally nailed it woth this. One thing no one mentioned is that the body is a bit smaller on these than mmy other 335s not quite as small as a 339 but noticeably smaller. When I play it lying down its a bonus as it is more comfortable.

Great sound

This guitar is really easy to play, the sound is great, the pick ups are really hot!

HB35 great out of the box

This guitar was fine right out of the box. I think the only thing did was take an eraser to the frets and lube the fret board. Another well constructed Harley Benton guitar.

No better instrument for the price

I spent a couple days with the HB35plus before reviewing it so I could give it a fair review. Here is the good, the bad and the great. First, it ships from half a world away, through different climates so don't expect it to be gig ready when you get it! It was close... I did give it a slight truss rod adjustment to put a little relief in the neck. Lowered the bridge saddle a few mm, raised the neck pickup and lowered the bridge pickup. Took a total of 5 minutes and the action was then exactly how I like it. The fret ends are not bad at all. Harley Benton obviously put some effort into finishing the ends. Only had 1 fret (7th) that was slightly high, but overall most of the frets were level although very rough and gritty. I spent maybe 2 hours polishing them to a glass like smooth. The tuners are solid, but maybe a little aggressive. Not sure what ratio, maybe 14:1? They work and hold tune though. The Roswell pickups are great sounding pickups and the coil split gives the guitar so much versatility. They are maybe a little quiet and won't really push your amp, but are otherwise perfect for this platform. I am perfectly happy keeping them.

The finish is flawless and glossy. I honestly do not see a flaw other than one tiny speck of dust in the finish near the jack. The binding is smooth and consistent. The f holes... are kind of rough, they aren't finished nearly as well as the rest of the guitar, but they still look good, and you wouldn't notice any of the flaws from more than a few inches away.

All in all I am blown away that Harley Benton can offer such an amazingly high quality instrument at this price point.

Love my Harely Benton Black HB35 plus

The guitar arrived in great time, even with Canada Customs and Canada Post in the mix. The guitar is easy to tune and keep in tune and the intonation, right out of the box, is almost perfect. The look, sound and feel is great. I was nervous about ordering overseas, but I am very satisfied and I will probably order another Harley Benton in the near future. The fit, finish and overall build quality is excellent, especially at this price point. Note though, I am an amateur musician and you should consider that in reading my evaluation.