Harley Benton HB JA-60SB Vintage Series Reviews

Extremely Good!

For just over a hundred pounds including shipping I wasn't expecting much. And thought worst case it can be a spair slide guitar. BUT, this guitar was awesome straight out of the box! Nice round C shape neck, jumbo frets, extremely light and resonant. Has all the jazzmaster floors ironed out (useless trem, too many switching options). Great sounding alnico pickups and above all something a little different! After playing guitar nearly 30 years and owning over 300 guitars I'm very critical of them, this guitar is very, very good!

Blown away for £100!!

first impressions where, WOW this cost me £100! The sunburst finish is really nice.

Having given the guitar a once over, checking all the usual's like action, tuners, fret levels, neck bow etc... I plugged it into my HT1r and I was equally impressed.

I own lots of guitars, from £50 tele copies to Gibson les pauls and everything in between.

The hardware seems pretty decent and I haven't found any problems with anything. Pots and pick up selector all work well and quietly, pick ups give that very familiar p90 sound.

The best position for me, is the middle position, awesome with a bit of delay for some funeral for a friend type cleans.

Overall build quality is good, no fret buzz, tuning holds well, action is pretty low and it sounds good. You wont be disappointed.

Dose happiness come so cheap

I'm in love,,i love the feel of this guitar,I love the look of this guitar,retro features,,and the sound is warm bluesy feel..all other guitar makers might as well shut the doors..my American strat I payed 1200 euro for will stay in the case,any maker that make players so pleasd for 129 euro,has my vote every time.

New Classic

Attractive vintage looks, sturdy neck, nicely layed out controls with two P90 pickups. It has a nice balanced weight, which makes playing very comfortable. The pickups are powerful, but clean, and the fretboard and frets feel just right. A stylish guitar, and a joy to play.

Real p90's Jazzmaster!

This is a really nice well made copy of the well know brand Jazzmaster.

The gutar body has a nice looking sunburst finish(mine was flawless)that is put down only by a really ugly tortoise like pickguard.the rosewood maple neck is chunky,fast.in amber tint colour and is completed with vintage style kluson tuners that work pretty well.Pickups are Wilkinson branded p90's and they deliver a cruncy,bold and woody sound.actually they're pretty hot and don't disappoint both clean or with a fuzz effect ingaged.The bridge is exactly like any jazzmaster bridge and as the original it needs a proper setup otherwise it will buzz.there are two way to solve the annoying problem.buy a replacement mustang bridge(it is a drop in)or learn how to set it up propely(internet is full of articles regarding the matter).

To summarize a very solid and good looking guitar that needs only few adjustments to rock full on.it's cheap and worth the money and who knows,one day this Harley Benton would become an instrument for collectors.

forgot to mention that it came with d'addario strings on.

Quality Copy.

This guitar is such a good instrument. Although not an exact copy (P90's instead of Fenders version of the pick-up) it functions better than any copy I have tried or owned.

It is also about half the cost of the nearest competitor that I know of.

Lovely HB finish as usual, a fairly wide neck and a vib. that actually works!

I own 5 Harley Benton electric guitars and they are all outstanding value for money and I have to say that I am really enjoying playing them. What more can you ask for?