Harley Benton HB-35Plus Lemon Reviews

Really Pleased! What a lovely guitar! ;o)

Well I went online to find a reasonable priced semi-hollow guitar for something more mellow to play. After searching through a few written and video reviews in which some of the authors actually owned and appreciated this particular model I went for it and I am so happy I did.

When it arrived I was aware that sometimes with the less expensive guitar models that you can find the occasional issue with the quality or finishing but I found no issues with it at all, in fact I was really pleased with this very lovely guitar.

I can see now why it got such good reviews and the reviewers whether intending to or not kept there models as they were that good and pleasant to play.

My guitar looks absolutely beautiful, I took it out in the sun when it arrived just to say hello!

The strings were clean and shiny, the fret edges have a smooth finish, I could go on but for the price you can have absolutely no complaints with this product, in fact you'll be really pleasantly suprised.

I will have keep this guitar until it is my time to leave this realm it's that cool, nice one!!!

Have a great day everybody!

Namaste ;o)

Nice semi-hollow

UPDATE:

Have had this guitar for a couple of months now. Managed to resolve the first string buzzing issue and, since there were no other problems, this guitar has just been a pleasure to play on. Bravo.

Came well packaged, but with a lot of what seems to be sawdust. Had to wipe the entire guitar clean, not a biggie as it had to be done either anyway. Nice colour and quite stunning to look at, but there are some imperfections and stains though (minor, only by looking closely will they be seen). The first string rattles, but the others don't - will need to work on it to check why and hopefully resolve. The other 3 guitars I recently purchased (Firefly FFLP Elite, HB Fusion-III Roasted and Ibazez) had no such issue, so slightly disappointed with this buzzing issue.

Great guitar

Great guitar! Can't be touched at this price point! Beautiful and pretty playable right out of the box, considering I live in the U.S.of A. HBenton just keeps getting better!

Almost Perfect

I wish I could give this guitar a full five stars all around- a version of it with no or fewer flaws certainly deserves it. Unfortunately, mine has a few minor issues; The most apparent of these being the bridge volume pot. The push-pull functionality works perfectly- no problem there- but the functional range of the actual pot goes from about 5 to 10. There is no volume change when you roll the pot down under 5- meaning you cannot use the volume pot to turn the bridge pickup off. Not an enormous problem for me, as I'm almost always on 10 anyway and can easily just use a volume pedal to cut output, but a problem nonetheless.

The only other issues are all cosmetic. There are multiple spots of debris caught underneath the clearcoat, though mercifully they are all small and none are on the beautiful top. The binding around both f Holes is also quite rough in places.

Overall, I am EXTREMEMLY satisfied with the guitar, but a few minor flaws hold it back from being perfect.

Stop waiting and just buy it!

You will not be dissappointed with ANY Harley Benton guitar purchase. This is no exception.

Brilliant Guitar

I couldn't be more pleased with my choice, owned it for a year now with no problems at all. Love it.

HB 35 plus

Great value, good sound. Would buy again.

Great looks but lacking in tone

Beautiful guitar, arrived with terrific fit and finish. The sound compared to an Epiphone-335 is lacking…. Anemic and nasal. The neck is *very* thick…like Gibson ‘50’s style thick (I have small hands and prefer a thinner neck). Still, a decent value for the money.

Mittelmäßige chinesische Gitarre

Die Gitarre ist gut gemacht, aber ich habe keinen Spaß daran, sie zu spielen, die Saiten sind die billigsten, von denen die Finger schwärzen, der Abstand von den Saiten zum Griffbrett würde ich gerne kleiner sein. Pickups Klang nicht erfreut, mittelmäßige chinesische Replik, für das Debuggen von dem verlangen die Dienste des Meisters und Ersatz-Coil-Pickups. Die Tatsache, dass das Werkzeug in China hergestellt wird, wurde leider nicht auf der Website angegeben. War es sinnvoll, ein Instrument mit Lieferung an die Grenze zu China in Europa zu kaufen? Eine Lieferung

mit der Zollabfertigung habe es fast 100 Euro gekostet. Ich bin mit dem Kauf unzufrieden, ich habe mehr erwartet, ich wollte das Instrument der europäischen Qualität fühlen, die asiatischen sind satt und die chinesische Qualität ist nicht die beste. Wenn Sie weitere 200-300 Euro in diese Gitarre investieren, wird sie wahrscheinlich klingen, aber in der Abflussversion erinnert sie an alte sowjetische halbakustische Gitarren wie "Maria". Ich empfehle dieses Produkt nicht zum Kauf.

Value Value Value

Im blown away by the feel and sound of this 355 style guitar. I can say without a doubt that this is the best guitar of this style I’ve played. Im ready to try another style- perhaps a SG style!!

Great guitar for the money

Arrived in perfect condition and in 3 days from Germany to Boston. Changed strings and gave it a quick setup and it was good to go. Coil splits are great and the pickups are very impressive for the price. No blemishes or paint spill-overs into the cavity as seen on other reviews and YouTube. Can't go wrong with this guitar and it looks beautiful.

Perfect blend of expectations!

This guitar is a great value based on everything you could ever ask for at this price and so much more. The overall detail of finish and build quality is amazing. Its does require setup such as slight truss rod adjustment, intonation and action after you get it but this is a good thing. As a aspiring guitar player, basic setup of an instrument and these easy fundamentals are essential in being a life long player. No matter if it is a 200 dollar guitar or a 2000, they all need to jave a setup for the player who owns it. After an afternoon of getting this beauty setup, it felt and played like heaven. Fret ends were very smooth and dressed very nice right out of the box. The electronics also surprised me. The pots were very smooth and not dry feeling like you'd expect from an inexpensive guitar. The humbuckers were delightfully creamy with just the right amount of bite. I had a couple of hours of fun just breaking out everything from classic jazz solos to some edgy sounds of the classic rock era. I didn't have any issues with this instrument that made me think twice about buying it. Everything aside, it is such a beautiful gem to sit and look at hanging proud on a wall hanger. This thing is not only meant to be played but is is meant to be displaced too.

Lemon ?

My Lemon guitar finally arrived after fun and games with DHL, and it was

more orange than yellow, but I am used to it now!

However, it also arrived with a chip out of the paintwork on the side of the

headstock, so it was either damaged in transit (unlikely) or left the factory/ warehouse in that condition.

Beautiful Guitar 🎸

Looks good, feels good, plays and sounds like a much more expensive instrument. That's why I bought two

Amazing Value

This a fantastic guitar for the money.looks fantastic and plays beautifully.

it sounds and feels like a guitar 3x the price.do not hessitate if your looking for a guitar like this just pull the trigger on it.

Great HB 35 Plus!

Update: Jan 14, 2022

I received my Harley Benton HB-35Plus LD Lemon Drop on Nov 8, 2021 as a Christmas gift. Best gift! Two things I have done. I had a custom setup done because strings were very dirty. Then after having tuning issues two months in I had the turners changed by adding: Graph Tech Electric Locking 3+3 Vintage 2 Pin Chrome (PRL-8341-B0 is a set of Ratio Locking Tuned Machine Heads )

Wonderful Semi-Hollow 335 type guitar. Great look and feel. Great sound. The only two issues. The sound output when you use signal coil goes down about 10% -15%. And the strings were very dirty.

This is my 3rd ES 335 type guitar. This is hands down the best of all three. And the others were 3 times the cost of this HB 35Plus!

Stunning, had to return for an exchange though.

Awesome, a touch more orange than lemon/yellow.

Sounded amazing.

My one came with a very large blemish on the seam of the two blocks joining. Shouldn't have passed WC but it did.. returning it now for an exchange.

What a great guitar honestly.. if it weren't for having to wait another x weeks to get my hands on a decently finished one - it would be 5/5.

Beautiful instrument.

Love the color, very well finished, holds tune, and really like the sound.

Love this guitar!

I have owned numerous Harley Benton guitars but this is one of my favorites. The quality is excellent and so is the appearance and playability. The pick up sound crisp and clean and are very versatile with the push pull split. An awesome guitar at a very low price.

Lovely guitar

I bought this because I didn't have any semi hollow guitars in my collection. After reading lots of reviews and You tube videos I decided to bight the bullet, I was not disappointed. The guitar came set up very well, I only had to lower the action for my preference. At first I thought the neck was a bit chunky but quite quickly got used to it. All in all, tones quality feel are all excellent, love it