Harley Benton HB-20R Reviews

Good quality

I purchased this for my grandson. It’s 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. (He’s 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 it’s pretty good

It’s 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

Didn’t 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

Surprised in a good way

This amp could compare with professional ones and pass the test! Bravo Harley Benton!!

VFM choice

Value for money choice or great choice for a beginner.

The bass is a bit low quality and you set in max Volume the sound is distorted.

Pretty good.

For it's price, you get a nice reverb. Soundwise, it's not the best but pretty good for beginner-mid level players or players who are looking for something for their apartment. It can get loud as well. Override is not so satisfying for heavy music lovers but it's good if you don't have any pedals or something. Also, the knobs and equalizers work perfectly. I would recommend this for people who start playing guitar, especially reverb is a great feature.

Good for the price

Good amp for the price

Loud asf!

Good for punk or black metal tone.

If you want sharp and bright distortion sound like metallica - this is not a good choice and just like any other cheap amps.

Your practice friend and OK for small audience

Really Preisleistung. If you are beginner in electric guitar, this is what you want to have in your small bedroom and the common room of your apartment block.

great sound for quality

decent weight, good EQ setings, definitely very good audio quality for its price

Sounds great

This amp sounds great for the price absolutely love it

Amateur play at home dad

This is my 1st electric amp and it's paired with a SC550 and I'm delighted with the results. It's for home playing only and its plenty loud and I think the sounds, overdrive, distortion and clean, are great. I use an evil twin split HB pedal and I cant be happier.

A nice little practice amp for the money.

I play mainly acoustic but after I purchased an electric guitar I wanted a suitable amp for home use.

I mainly use it on clean and it’s great. It has more than enough sound output for playing at home. In-fact if you mistakenly turn it up too high your neighbors will probably complain.

The reverb function really adds utility and makes for some great tones.

I am very happy with my purchase since it suits my needs perfectly.