Harley Benton HBMA-100E- VS 5-stars Reviews
Awesome Mandolin at an unbelievable price!!
I am a lifelong musician this was my first mandolin. I have already recorded with it the sound is great plugged or unplugged. Fit and finish are better than many more expensive brands. I would recommend this to beginners or accomplished players.
HBMA - 100E VS 8 String F style mandolin
Packed well , Fast shipping , Arrived perfect condition , Action slightly high , will have to lower bridge , sounds fantastic , intonation good , nut position good , Definately will purchase more from HB
My first Mandolin!
I'm a guitarist, of over 40 years now. I have more guitars than any sane person probably should have (don't tell my wife I said that!!). Until I bought this instrument though, I didn't own any mandolins. I decided to buy it because it wasn't expensive, and I wanted to learn how to play it.
I've owned it for a few months now. My initial impression is very good. The acoustic sound is very loud for such a small body! Plugged in, the sound is quite lovely. I love the bell-like quality of the instrument.
For the price-point, the build quality is everything I had hoped it would be. My only real complaint is a small bit of blemish in the binding, around one of the F holes. To be honest, I have to put my glasses on and go searching for it, to be able to spot it. Otherwise, the fit and finish are good and I have no complaints.
I did have to do some setup, on the instrument. By that I mean, I adjusted the bridge to fix the intonation, which was noticeably off when it got to me. I also adjusted the bridge downwards because I thought the action was a bit too high. Also, the tuners feel a bit cheap, to me. Maybe that's common on a Mandolin? I don't know. In any event, I may change those, at some point.
Otherwise, it's a great first Mandolin!
Real SURPRISE - a fine instrument for a quarter price!
Ive been looking for a F-style mandoline, so test this first - GOOD CHOICE!
1. Tone & sound - high, clear, almost cut-through-stone (high freq.) rest frequencies=0. But with such a drillin voice you shouldnt be overheard!
2. Tunning machines and tunning generally at high possitions: so-so to well. No miracle, no tragedy. Good enough.
3. Electronics - eeeh... single pickup. High, little silent, with some noise - minihumbucker would be a better choice; think evryone pay cheerly some euros more for clear, non-affected sound.. Tone potentiometer generate only two colours - high and dark. Nothing between.
But electronics should be changed...
4. Touch and neck - really good.Easy+fine to play.Great possitive surprise!
5. Look and processing - fine. No considerable reservations at this price level.. Antique burst with dark. Cognac yellow.
6. MINUS: dot frets - tiny and flimsy. I dont wait long durability.
CONCLUSION: at its price a VERY FINE INSTRUMENT for beginners and also experienced players. 4me a surprise of year - I love this arrow!
You"ll too!
Excellent value
Excellent value good quality and sound
A very good mandolin
Again great playability after very minor adjustment of the bridge, great intonation, holds tuning, fantastic instrument.
Good deal
Great wee instrument for the money, I only use it for 4 or 5 songs so didn't want to pay too much. As per usual I changed the strings on a new buy but if you're happy with what's on it, it is playable out of the box. Can't really say there is a downside
why?â¦pay £7000's odd!!!
Can't fault this mandolin and it looks and plays like the real Gibbo!!…and worth getting a hard case for….
