Harley Benton HB-20R Reviews

Very good aplifier

I was surprised how good it is. Loud enough if you'd like to go full-rock, sounds great and has basic equalizer with reverb. This is a very good amp for it price range. Well, and I also think that it just looks good and robust

Great amp for juniors &beginners

Nice amp

Great value for money. Looks and feels good and sturdy. Sound quality is good.

HB-20R impressiona!

Tem um som impressionante, alto o suficiente, bons acabamentos e estéticamente agradável. O som limpo é muito bom, a distorção também não deixa a desejar e tem o necessário no que diz respeito às equalizações.

É surpreendente a alta qualidade e performance por um preço tão baixo.

Recomendo este pequeno mas poderoso amplificador.

Built like a tank

This packs a punch. Really good for practice. The range of tone achievable is pretty good for the price

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.

great little amp

very pleased with this amp. its absolutely perfect for practice.

Does the job well

Brought this to go with my Harley Benton sc-450 plus.

Works very well.

I'm a beginner with the electric guitar and find this amp very intuitive. Kicks out more than enough sound and has the in and out jacks you'll need

Absolute Bargain, Great sound

Brilliant amp, great price, Features are brilliant with inputs.

Size is perfect for me as I use it at home, not too loud and volume adjustment is easy to get just right.

Headphone option and Aux port and line out a nice extra.

I'm not in a band or gigging so I don't need all the bells and whistles.

This fits just perfect to be honest, nice and compact and light, but not too small or big.

Pros and cons

From reading above - that's the pros

Cons, genuinely, i have none.

Its a sturdy well build amp , crisp and clear.

For the price, you cant go wrong,

I was going to buy by a "bigger" brand name, I'm glad i didn't.

I have similar her and the difference is nada.

More options on this to be honest.

Id love to be more direct for more buyers on the cons,

But i don't have any.

Great for the price

I can't believe how bloody loud this thing is, wholly overkill for me on so many levels. Highly recommend as a beginner amp 11/10

I've been told to always set volume on max for tuning purposes, I accidentally hit the G string and my heart almost jumped out of my rib-cage. I've been told this is normal and that 20W isn't even that much

I've also been told I *need* to buy a combo for practice and I have to say I agree (even though initially I agreed only reluctantly), but I can see this thing could work at a small club concert, you can probably juice out that much out of this. I can even see this being a good backup solution in case your main amp is MIA

Aside from the loudness the What-Brand Chinesium speaker this ships with isn't exactly an audophile's dream. I should clarify, the sound is great, for 60 euros it's, I mean, I couldn't imagine this level of quality 10, 20 years ago at this price level. Still you should know, anything through the aux input is going to sound dulled? ie. not bad, but not great either

Guitar sounds great of course, I mean great as in unexpectedly good for transistor. I actually greatly prefer the *actual sound* through headphones/an external speaker over aux cable. The difference is noticeable even for an amateur like me

I keep the volume knob at 1-2-4 at most, and strangely I prefer the clean sound. I intuitively believed that if you're gonna have a cheap speaker then distorted sound would sound better since you know... it's distorted and the nuances of the sound are lost. But this didn't turn out to be true in the real world and clean sound has much more "body", it feels more plentiful and vibrant. Remember kids, keep your gain low. Signed: someone who is not an expert

EQ works differently than I expected, but I've been told this is exactly how these things ought to work so yeah

Let's quickly address points made by other reviewers:

- build quality is... I just can't give it all of the stars without feeling like lying. It's amazing for the price. The logo is very well machined. It will probably last I don't know, let's say 10 years. But just... 5% more effort would make this combo look and feel so much better, dare I say premium even. There was one bolt that wasn't fully tightened. This might've happened during travel, but then I'm afraid what kind of travel conditions this was in. Also on the back there's a strange black paint applied? I don't know if this is normal, you'll see if you buy it, I'm neutral towards it

- the two buttons and all knobs are good quality, the lines below are slightly misaligned though and it's triggering the perfectionist nerves in me. Just very *slightly* so, just barely [screaming inside]. I think these are the same knobs from the higher-end models

- the jack seems to be good enough to last a lot of connecting in/out

- handle feels goood, I approve

- reverb sounds amazing except for positions 5 through 9.5-ish. Still you probably should stick to 1-3-4 anyway. 9.5-10 sounds good

Harley Benton HB-20R

For earlier, I apologize for my English. I am from Russia ...

I chose this model based on a small budget and the number of functions available to this model, as well as a power of 20 watts. I was pleasantly surprised by this model when I first connected to the guitar - a good clear sound, what I need. The only thing I did not like is overload. But I'm not fond of them, so the combo is suitable for me. I will say if you have a small apartment, this combo will be an excellent purchase. In terms of price / quality is an excellent option. I think I will recommend this model to my friends.

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.

Excellent starter app

Got this amp in a starterkit and must say or beginners it is excellent, build quality is fine. The gain/crunch is no the greatest but the clean channel is very nice

does exactly what it says at a much better price than it's more famous competitors

Excellent!

I wasn't expecting much from this amp to be honest but we're blown away by how good it sounds! All the basic controls are there, gain, feedback, clarity etc but also it has reverb which makes a huge difference to the overall sound.

It's not too big or heavy, just about right for a practice amp. Also very sturdy and well made, it looks/feels/sounds like a really nice quality amp. Considering this is included in the basic guitar starter package it's a pretty good deal.

Overall we're extremely impressed with this amp and would highly recommend it. It can easily fill a large living room or even a small community centre hall for a party, though obviously not a large concert hall. It's more than enough for kids in their bedrooms, even on low volume it's enough to upset the neighbours!

DISTORTION IS ON!

One hell of guitar amp! this thing rocks my room! especially the distortion on a les paul guitar! love it !

No cons to it yet. except the smell of the rubber of this amp is quite undying..or never ending smell of it. idk but yeah put this in your list.

Great Beginner Amp

A really great starting amp for beginners, especially when comparing the price. It is small but packs a great sound.

More than enough for a begginer

I bought this amp a couple years ago and i still use it. It has 2 channels, 1 clean and 1 for destortion. You can also plug your headphones if you want to stay quiet. I'd recommend it for any begginer

Decent sound

It fills up the room.

Great amp for beginner

I am beginner guitarist and bought this amp to practice at home. The clean channel sounds pretty good, the overdrive channel is okay, it can be a little bit muddy sometimes. The aux and headphone jacks are a nice touch. I think overall for a beginner this amp is great for the price.