Harley Benton HB-35Plus Vintage Burst Reviews

Excellent purchase of 335 model

Hard to fault even if it was 4x price.

The smaller things (fret smoothness) easy to rectify.

For experienced to starter musicians -- this is a really good buying decision.

Amazing

Cost me $500 to fix the frets on my Harley Benton... worst guitars ever...

Buy It!

I loved my Lemon Drop HB35 so much I bought this one too! I was curious to see if I would receive another on of the same quality and I did. I love both of my HB35 guitars. Playability is great and it sounds great also. Buy one now, what are you waiting for?

Everything was great till the nobs got lose

The nobs got lose and stopped working idk how to fix it. Great guitar terrible nods.

Amazing Quality, Unbeatable value

After reading mixed reviews on the web, I still decided to go ahead and order the HB 35 Plus.

It was delivered this morning, a week after order confirmation andd I was blow away with the quality of the guitar. I started checking to see if I could find any of the negative items mentioned in reviews - it was perfect. *****

The finish was spot on, as was the hardware and tuners. With a bit of tweaking of the string height/action and intonation, I now have a very playable guitar which looks amazing too.

I have played an assortment of guitars since the mid 1960's including a Fender Strat Plus, Takamine Acoustic, Vintage Strat so I like to think that I know a great instrument when I try one.

I have no hestitation in recommending a Harley Benton, they represent great value for money, the price is irrisistable for new players or experienced professionals who fancy a change.

Unbelievabley good, especially at this price point

This guitar is an unbelievable value, it's hard to believe that it looks and plays so well. The finish is beautiful, the wood grain is great. I really like the neck and fretboard on this, it's smaller feeling than a Gibson Slim Taper 60's, and feels a bit flatter. It's super easy to play. Once the guitar acclimated to my home (I live in Las Vegas, so, very dry) I did a set up with new strings and it's perfect. The tuners work well and the guitar holds in tune I'd say that the pickups are fine, certainly not high-end great, but more than useable as they are. If you really want that Gibson, Heritage, etc sound you could always replace them and still be thousands of dollars ahead. This guitar is a gem.

Great quality and value for money hollowbody

Great guitar with finish and quality of a guitar several times it’s price.

I was looking for a hollow body and watched this one. It had more features than many more expensive and got good reviews on YouTube and in other places. The guitar that I got matches the reviews from others.

Loving the coil taps- first guitar that I have owned to have this feature and the tones from the guitar as a result are great.

My only negative comment would be on the strings- the quality of these is letting the out of the box guitar down a little in that area. They will be changed soon.

Otherwise loving it

5 star in everything

I believe it’s the best thing you can buy for that price, in fact you can spend 200 more and you wouldn’t get anything better , lovely balance and weight, easy to play and clear sound ( even with a cheap amp)

Great guitar punches well above its price point

Arrived safely, no damaged. Fantastic sound. Once setup to my preference it was a joy to play. I tend to find you need to spend a good few hours playing a new guitar, get familiar with it. I made some adjustments to the pickup height and the poles,.I prefer to try get the most out of the stock hardware if possible and rarely see the need to change.

I am impressed

Quality; features; sound vs price can not be beat.

Interesting

Ok, its not a gibson. But I think if youre lucky, as I was, the guys who build it are great guitar builders considering the cost. Nothing Id use live, but as a first guitar... I gave mine a full fret job and put quality tuners on which I find HB guitars need in general to make them playable, but Ive played a long time so a bit picky. Looks great.

Braw

This is one of the best guitars in my collection, for the price it is incredible. Plays like a dream out of the box and the stock pups are surprisingly good and offer a wide variety of tones with the single coil options.

The finish is immaculate with only a couple of very minor flaws which you wouldn't notice unless you look very closely with a magnifying glass.

The only thing I've changed are the strings, I may dress the frets at some point but the action is pretty good out of the box with no fret buzz.

The guitar is beautifully balanced and it is hard to put down once you start playing it.

Beautiful guitar

Looks very good, well set up and easy to play. Good sound.

Great Value!

Came in perfect condition. Plays like a dream!

Just what you need

I bought few guitars from Harley Benton and was thinking about this very guitar quite a time. There's a lot of youtube videos showing how it sounds and they're all great. But I was like sceptical about all these. Nevertheless I decided to buy it!

Firstly, you can get many different tones from this guitar! What surprised me a lot is push/pull knobs! I wanted Gibson like sound and I got it but these push/pulls give you singles sound! And its awesome!

Secondly, as I love the Beatles I was very happy that this beauty not only looks like Beatles' Epiphone but it sounds just exactly like it! I mean you can make it sound like it! I already played The Beatles tribute with a band and everybody said that it sounds just like Beatles!

All frets are smooth and the neck feels comfortable!

The only thing which upset me is tuners! I changes strings, did tuning thing but it doesn't hold a tune. After some time the guitar gets out of tune anyway. So if you want to buy this guitar then you should think of buying locking tuners maybe or just good quality tuners.

In all the rest this is a perfect guitar with a perfect sound and look!

Amazing guitar

I always wanted to try a jazz box but never wanted to spend a stupid amount of money but even with how inexpensive this is it has replaced my Strat and Tele the versatility is just unmatched for me truly an amazing guitar! :)

Really good guitar, but not excellent

I'm not a professional guitarist so my opunion may be ignored tbh, but anyway - I had cheap Ashtone SG for years which sucked alot - didn't even work at times (electronics) and get out of tune easily. So I wanted a guitar that would actually work properly and stay tuned. This HB works properly, but the tune... G string can survive just a few bends. Maybe that's normal and you need locking machine heads or something, because I also have SC-450Plus LD Vintage and it keeps tune even worse. Strings are default btw.

Besides that tuning thing I feel good about this guitar, it is beautiful indeed and sounds just nice.

Brilliant guitar

Raw and rocky or subtle and refined just what a 335 is all about. I have played some other brands versions but this steals the show. Nicely finished and well constructed as far as I can tell. Pure Rock n Roll guitar. Pickups decent enough to get you in the ballpark. Unbelievable value for the price. Mine was perfect straight out the box. And the sustain is something to behold.

A Beginner's Choice

This guitar is certainly on the pricier range for a beginner, but it is worth it.

I bought this guitar to practice and record some, and I don't regret it. It sounds sweet unplugged on a quiet, rainy night, and it's quite alright plugged in. With some tinkering, you might get a good tone out of this guitar. The coil-tapping further increases the sonic possibilities of this beauty, and you can get some grunge-or indie-like sounds out of it.

The pick-guard seems to be a common problem, but it's easy to get rid of it. I personally didn't mind it, and I think it looks good with it as well as without it. However, taking it off left some crude-looking holes on the body of mine, where the screws were. I can't complain, though, it's barely noticeable unless you're really looking for it.

Though I must admit I am not well-versed on guitars. However, this guitar seems extremely versatile to me. It really is a solid choice for a beginner.

Another good instrument.

Nice to hold easy to play love it,well done . From 80yrs old don👍