Harley Benton HB-20R
Guitar Combo Amp
Latest User Reviews
Good quality
I purchased this for my grandson. Itâs easy to use and the sound on both clean and crunch are excellent. I use a Marshal As50R and for the price the HB-20R compares really well. My grandson had absolutely no problems mastering it. (Heâs 10). Great.
Inexpensive does not mean cheap, as this amplifier demonstrates nicely!
Objective: To determine whether the Harley Benton HB20-R amplifier is worth buying. Materials: Guitar- Harley Benton TE-20BK (modded, ifr) Amplifier- Harley Benton HB20-R (features: overdrive channel - gain, volume, channel switch; clean channel; shared - EQ [treble/middle/bass]; reverb [return depth]; line in, line out, headphone out) Method: Playing the guitar through the amplifier to find out how it sounds Results: Testing was done with volumes at 4/10, but amplifier has been used at higher volumes. Clean- tonal variation is quite good across the range, although the 8" speaker might affect the range (especially at volumes <5/10). The guitar sounded good in at least combinations of pick-up selection and tone cut/boost. Overdrive- Again, good tonal variation, with overdrive provided by a tube emulator circuit. Up to about gain at 5/10, this circuit produces a lovely drive sound, but after that you're getting into weird pseudo-metal territory. It can be fun, but don't expect it to sound exactly like valve distortion. That said, in informal playing with the volumes higher (~7/10), the difference isn't so great. And the sound is very enjoyable. Discussion: This amplifier was bought to be used as a recording amplifier in the Sound Lounge, where very good sounds have been got from playing through it. So, this has influenced the conclusion has been influenced by this informal playing. The results are, given the price paid for this amplifier, very acceptable. Conclusion: The range of sounds achievable with this amplifier is - for the price - very good. The amplifier is sturdy, but not heavy. It is very easy to operate, and - if one is using it only for recording - the amplifier's channel lack of a footswitch is not a problem. Otherwise, pedals are the user's saviours on this matter. Is this amplifier worth buying?: Yes. Rating: handling- 5 features- 4 (lack of footswitch, small speaker) sound- 4.5 overall- 4.5
Great for beginners
Sounds good, it has a dirty distortion channel but sounds too harsh sometimes. Perfect for thrash.
My first amp and itâs pretty good
Itâs a very good price for what you get has a nice overdrive channel and a reverb affect it nice and loud great for beginners!
Great amp
For the beginning you don't need nothing more. It is much more than I expected.
Ok for the price
Didnât expect more with this price. Great if the goal is to practice
Harley Benton HB-20R
My first combo amp, sounds very well!
Bought for son
It's OK as a beginners amp but quality it pretty mediocre. Headphones are a good feature and reverb is actually decent. Feels flimsy.
Good amp
I really have no complaints for the Price points. No special feauteres but good overall
Preaty good
This is a really good amp for beginers.Sounds very good for an inexpensive small practice amp
Technical Data
- Manufactured by Harley Benton
- Released in 2001
- Average price : $84
- Compact electric guitar combo
- Power: 20 Watt
- Equipped with: 8" Custom voiced speaker
- TEC tube emulating circuit
- Switch for channel selection (overdrive / boost channel)
- Gain control
- Volume controls for overdrive and clean channel
- 3-Band EQ with controls for bass, mids and treble
- Reverb control (spring type)
- Headphone output
- AUX input
- Dimensions (H x W x D): 340 x 380 x 175 mm
- Weight : 7kg
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