Harley Benton HB-20R 4-stars Reviews

Good amplifier

The sound is not great, but it has a lot of adjustment knobs with which you can acquire the style you wanna play. In the end it does exactly what an amplifier its supposed to do. So, if you are looking for an affordable amplifier this is the one for you.

Ok

For starting it's ok,but in the future it's pretty weak

Decent Amp

This is a pretty good amp for beginners

Review from total beginner: So far so good

Just to be clear - I am a total novice and I with that device I am setting my first steps with playing electric guitar.

I ordered that amp as part of a bundle ("Fender SQ Affinity Tele MN BB Bundle1"). The amp itself makes a good impression (seems solid / well built). After 1,5 months of usage the device seems to work correctly. I cannot say much about the quality of sound from the speaker, as for the sake of my partner and neighbours I solely use the headphones output.

Advice for total beginners (and maybe manaul writer), as I am/was: During first attempt to use the amp I had no idea how to activate it. Like: once you plug it in to the socket and turn on, the LED light turns green. I have IT background, hence that was an indication for me that all is good/done, however the amp did not play anything (even after plugging in guitar), so I thought that it was broken. Only after review of few youtube videos I noted that amp' LED of ppl playing it is red, not green. Then I noted that you just have to be less gentel with pulling guitar strings to activate the amp.

With all that written, I guess this is a nice device to start with - especially that it comes as a bundle, which make it easier/more secure for total beginner.

Good practice amp

I am using HB-20R in my bedroom,mostly with

headphones and playing my Harley Benton ST-62CC RW (fantastic value for money).

I would like to give the amp full blast,but my neighbors are senior citizens, so headphones are criterion for my feedbeck.

In few words-you cant go wrong with combo i have.Next step is upgrading my headphones.

Really NICE

Some Great Sound and i love the reverb

HB-20R

Suitable for a beginner, loud enough even for a small concert for a selected company. Very good buy for that money.

Als Einsteiger-AMP nicht verkehrt

Also die Tatsache, dass man zwei Channel zur Verfügung hat und Standard 3,5mm Kopfhörer anschließen kann machen diesen AMP zu dem Preis zu einem hervorragenden Erstverstärker.

The amp sounds great!

Good quality at a great price. I was actually surprised with the quality of the materials and the built of the amp.

The only downside I encountered was that you can't use the AUX input if you don't plug the guitar and the amp captures any frequency through the guitar input. Besides that, amazing product.

I totally recommend it to beginner players, as I am one and found it to be great at the starter range price.

Good Product

It has a nice sound and range, but I think it lacks on a good distortion.

As an entry level amp it provides good tones for anyone that is just beginning to play the electric guitar.

I remember having a starter pack from some other brand where all I could get was a clean tone, no distortion and boy do I need some overdrive!

The only con is that although It does have distortion, it's not crystal clear, but it gets the job done nicely.

For the price, it's a pretty damn decent amp.

My practice amp

Ordered it with my guitar, to be used as a practice amp. It's decent quality product. Nothing overwhelmingly stellar tho.

Pros:

it gets the job done, is loud enough and has the features you might want as a beginner. Headphone jack, AUX and spring reverb are useful for a new guitar enthusiast.

It is also compact and light, so you can transport it easily.

Seems sturdy.

Cons:

Does not sound the best.

Using phone via AUX cable is somewhat underwhelming - if you play music via your phone, you cant control its volume on the amp - only on the phone itself. And sometimes it gives you heart attack by making a loud bang sound. For no real reason I could find.

Pretty good for the price

I've had this amp for a while now, the distortion isn't the greatest, nor the reverb, the build quality isn't all that good either, but for the price I don't feel like complaining.

The clean sound is good, definitively acceptable; at least for my purposes (just jammin' out at home), if you're doing something more serious like recording or whatever I would probably go for something a bit more expensive.

It's ok for beginners & home use.

Good enouth if it works

Pros:

Good for smaller rooms.

Everything works as it was expected.

Cheap.

Cons:

Overdrive not very sensitive, more effect comes from 50% and more.

It broke after 1 month and 4 days of not intensive use.

P.S. I don't know if it's normal, but 3,5mm input do not "wakes up" AMP from standby mode, only a 6,35mm does that.

Harley Benton HB-20R

clean is good. OD channel - so so.. but it good for home practice

perfect for beginners at that price

use it now for over a month and it's great. As beginner myself I had doubts in the beginning but it's all good. Quick warming, have good variety of equalizers options and the I've always manage to find the sound I wanted. Price is also good so don't be shy, get that guitar(amp) ready and play.

It's allright

Let's start with the most important thing: For the money, it's great. It is a powerful amplifier that can be used at living-room volumes, it has a headphone jack and even built-in spring reverb, a looked-after feature. It's a good option for a first amplifier as I've found it to take pedals in front quite nicely (mind it doesn't have an effects loop so any pedals will need to be put in front) and its own overdrive is all right for a beginner to get you in the ballpark of rock.

However, there are a few less likeable features about it.

First off, The on-board overdrive is not by a long shot as good as I would like it to be, it lacks dynamics, sounds very harsh and artificial and when the knob goes above halfway it doesn't get dirtier, instead it only ads noise without distorting the guitar. My recommendation is to get an overdrive pedal to go along with it, a cheap one will undoubtedly be better than what's on board.

Secondly, the MP3 input lacks a serious function: Remaining quiet. Whenever it doesn't have a signal from another device, it hums like crazy. Also, it doesn't like to be quiet: It wants to be loud.

And thirdly, although this is just me nit-picking, the reverb gets noisy rather quickly. The amplifier doesn't have the best shock-resistance ever so me walking around creates a little noise from the springs wobbling. Do keep in mind that I have quite a heavy step and this might not be an issue for you, but it is a downside in my opinion.

To conclude: If you want to sit in a chair and plug pedals into it, go for it. If you want a cheap solid-state amplifier that will last you, go for it. If you expect it to get crunchy metal tones, it won't, though it does do cleans quite nicely.

A solid beginner?s amp

Perhaps in the right, experienced hands, this little guy can do wonders. (I?m not talking about adding pedals, etc. but on its own) Still, overall, for those new to the world of guitar amps, this will get knock your socks off and get you on the road to learning all about the sound you can get from your instrument. It comes bundled with many HB products, so it is pretty ubiquitous.

Expect LOTS of volume, some "muffledness," ease of use, a good variety of options for a starter amp, and above all a rock solid construction.

Put together, this is way more than my child who is learning needs. So I have no doubt he will grow into it. He has already started discovering interesting sounds one wouldn?t expect from a straight forward learning entry level amp.

Only prob I can see is the loud noise generated each time you try to connect an external device (say your phone- i or android, both work - to play alongside a track, or just hear a song boosted over the amp. The noise is enough to say : That can?t be right. But once the jack is in and the music playing, the noise goes away. Apparently it?s a know bug. Why it hasn?t been sorted out is a bit strange, since they advertise it as one of its selling features.

For home and practice

I've used this amp for a while now on 2 of my main guitars and for the home play and practice I've been extremely satisfied.

The amp has overdrive with gain and volume, as well as reverb and headphones out, it even has phone input!

I'm satisfied with the overall quality and handling of the amp.

Pros:

- Has a good sound for practice

- Very cheap

- Headphone out for late night practicing

Cons:

- It's noisy after a certain volume level

- Overdrive is too powerful even on lowest settings

All in one, I'm satisfied with the quality of the amp for the price it costs.