Harley Benton S-620 TR Rock Series 4-stars Reviews

Quality and Finnish superb as always,usuall tweaks as always fret polishing, new strings action and set up, once done the trem system has stayed in tune, lovely smooth fast neck and fret Finnish, my 4th guitar from harley benton and all amazing guitars,excellent playability, at a price point that puts other guitar companies to shame

its ok

i hated this guitar for the first few weeks that i had it (mostly from frustrations with the floyd rose system, which i had never used before). for some reason, mine just hurts to play in e standard, so i have it in eb and it plays much better.

the floyd rose that came with it is pretty horrible though. its usable at best, and after upgrading to a gotoh ge1996t, it is substantially better. i would not buy this guitar unless youre willing to put a good amount of money, and a hell of a lot of time into it.

its a damn good platform, only if youre willing to put the time into it. it is not a bad purchase, especially if youre strapped for cash short term and you REALLY want a floyd, but if you can, buy something more expensive because it will be worth it.

Entry level guitar

Very easy to get into and surprisingly well to play right out of the box.

Usually I think cheaper models need some work before they're fine but this one didn't have any of the "cheap" guitar stuff.

Won't find better at price, or double.

Had an old LTD KH202 and wound up selling it a long time ago. I missed it and decided to try to find something to give me that feel again. Saw this, bought this, and am happy ​I did.

Pros: The neck feels great. Smooth satin finish, great frets, and fast player. The body is a good size and shape. Balances well and sounds great. I have replaced the pickups. Didn't need to at ALL, but wanted to try a few things which leads to.....it's a great mod platform. If your wanting to try modding or are experienced, this is a GREAT place to start a project.

Cons: The Floyd is not very good. It's not a knockoff...but barely. The routing for it is done awkwardly as well. There is a lip in a very odd place that makes it very near impossible to block the trem if you so desire and given the quality of the one on this guitar...you might want to. You will either have to go trial and error or pay for a professional trem block. Now the fretboard. It's almost richlite like, but worse (if your not into that, if you are you will love it).

All in all, you won't find anything better at anywhere NEAR the price.

Great for beginners

Great guitar for those that want to get started with a Floyd Rose.

I lost all my guitars, amps, and gear to a fire 10 years ago, and now I'm finally buying my first guitar in 10 years. I also had to buy an amp and accessories (cable, picks, strap, stand, strings, etc) so my budget was a bit limited, that's why I decided to go with this option.

I was impressed at the overall quality of this guitar. It's not perfect, and it does have its flaws, but for its price, it's actually a really nice instrument.

The body feels good and solid. There's a belly contour at the back, but no arm contour at the front, so it might feel a bit uncomfortable depending on your playing position. Not a big deal for me though.

The neck/body junction can get a bit in the way when trying to reach the higher frets, and the neck feels fat and heavy, more like a LesPaul. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but do keep it in mind if you plan to do a lot of fast- shredding (It's not a fast neck like an Ibanez or a Jackson). The fretboard is okay and the frets feel nice and well-polished.

The electronics are okay. Not the greatest pickups, but they do sound good. They're hi-gain so they work well with hard rock music. Not worth upgrading them as you'd be better off just getting a superior guitar. The pickup switch/selector does feel a bit flimsy and cheap.

The Floyd Rose holds the tune really well, though it will eventually go out of tune if you abuse the tremolo bar too much.

There are some vibrations coming out of the guitar when playing an open E and G strings. Not sure where it's coming from; it might be the tremolo springs as this is a common problem with many guitars, though I sense the vibrations coming more from the guitar neck/head (maybe I'm crazy). I'll tinker with the springs and see if there's a way I can dampen the vibration.

It comes with generic strings, my advice is to change them before you even start using the guitar. I added some Elixir ones.

Even after upgrading the strings, the sustain is not great. I'm not a luthier so I'm not sure if there's something I could do to improve this other than replacing the pickups and locking-tremolo/Floyd Rose, but again, you'd be better off just buying a superior guitar. Maybe a compressor could help but that's out of my budget for now.

The paint quality is nice, and the golden hardware gives a nice touch; the guitar does look beautiful.

Overall it's a nice guitar for those who want to have their first Floyd Rose guitar. I don't recommend it for new players because the Floyd Rose just adds an extra obstacle to the learning curve, but it could very well be your second guitar if you want to upgrade from a cheap 100€ guitar/amp combo.

Again, it's not perfect, but it's a solid instrument. You get what you pay for, and a bit more.

If your budget is limited, it's a great option. But If you're serious about having good gear, You'll end up replacing it down the line. I know I will.

Great guitar with very high quality for the price you pay! As long as for the pickups, they sound nicely but bear in mind that the gain is high so it is mostly directed to hard rock music. The tremolo works well, the volume switch is not the best but it is a cheap price to replace it.

Great guitar for the price

Lots of features and a beautiful finish

Good Guitar, Bad Design

Everything is acceptable for the price except the placement of the knobs and pickup switch.

The Pickup switch gets block when you hook the whammy bar.

It's a good guitar for starters.

very good project guitar with bad FR

So I'm using this guitar for ten months and I really like it. It looks good, it sounds good, it feels good. Great build quality - no sharp edges or curved neck. BUT the main problem of this guitar is floyd rose and tuners: tuners feel ultra cheap, but there's a top lock, so it doesn't matter much. And the floyd rose is awful. Don't try to use it - your tune will be ruined immediatly. And once in a month you tune will be ruined just because it's a shitty floyd rose (I've set it properly, keep this in mind). So I'm planning to get an original floyd rose, nice tuners, and stick fokin pickups in there, I think with these upgrades the guitar will be 12/10

Overall great guitar

This guitar is overall really good. Even though it's really cheap. However, this guitar really needs some setting up so it can rise to its full potential. You will definitely need to remove the default strings which were extremely tense (probably 11's). The fretboard needs cleaning and conditioning because it is too dry. The frets need polishing and smoothing out because the strings feel too scratchy when sliding. The intonation was surprisingly good to be honest.

Conclusion:

If you are a more experienced guitar hobbyist and know how to properly clean, condition and configure this guitar and you want something that looks and sounds good but is cheap then this is for you. If you are a beginner, skip the floyd rose entirely.

pros: good pickups, nice look, not too heavy, decent quality

cons: cheap 3 way switch

Great beginner guitar

I bought this guitar because of tremolo by floyd rose. Guitar came in perfect condition and almost all set. Needed to adjust an octave for two strings.

Guitar was detuning upon using tremolo bar, but it stopped when I changed strings.

Recommended for beginners!

Nice looking guitar

Even though it was delayed due the french closing the border it arrived in near perfect condition! I was hoping it was a darker red than what I had seen in some pictures and, it was. Nice looking and sounding guitar for the price. Some minor inperfections but they were easily sorted out. So, would I recommend it; yes I would. It has a nice feel to the neck and, don't be afraid of a floyd rose bridge they are not as scary as some people would make them out to be. The pickups sound fine for the price and genre!

Looks Top

Sound meh

Switch wobbly

For the price you know what to expect

Nice for the price

I wanted an electric guitar with a Floyd for some time, so I decided to buy this one mostly because of its price. I have to say it was worth it, but there are some problems that really stick out.

So, what is good?

-The pickups are fine, although they are from an unknown brand the sound isn't bad.

-After properly setting it up, the Floyd Rose bridge stays in tune.

-The finish on the guitar is really nice, the frets are smooth and polished, the maple neck is really comfortable, and the overall look of the guitar is really pleasant for the eyes. It really is a joy to play.

There are some problems that sadly, lower the total quality of this guitar.

-First is probably the biggest one. The guitar came with the volume knob broken on the inside. The knob spins around the pots and moves a bit to left and right while you turn it around. It’s a bit hard to notice at first but you can definitely feel it while turning it around. It’s not a big problem though because the knobs still work fine.

-The bridge was setup badly, but I expected that. The tension on the springs was too high and one of the strings wasn’t properly attached to the bridge, and it jumped out after I tried to tune the guitar before restringing it to see how it sounds.

-The tuners are a bit weak. It feels like sometimes you tighten to much just by slightly turning them up. The fine tuners could also be better, they are made out of very cheap plastic and tuning with them really is a pain.

Overall, I think the quality compared to the price is really good. Although I think the pros outweigh the cons, If the problems that I listed are really worrying you, I would go for something a bit more expansive.

A great and a very versatile guitar.

This is a guitar that is easily worth more.

I use it for recording and playing live and it sounds great especially for hard rock type of music.

The pickups sound good, the Floyd Rose stays well in tune and the neck is really nice to play on even tough it is a wide neck.

This maybe a problem only on my guitar that the pickup selector switch is very loose an is easily movable but it isn't a big problem to fix it.

Overall it is a great sounding and playing guitar and I would recommend it to anyone.

Good for the price

Pros -

finished fairly well

plays nicely - nice neck shape

2 humbuckers sound great

3-way toggle switch is really solid

all gold hardware + screws - looks nice

cons -

Frets needed filing smooth

Mine had a chip on the guitar neck

The whammy bar comes loose easily

It doesn't hold tune well at all, I have to retune it all the time.

The neck is glossy so it's not the smoothest thing to play if you move around the fretboard a lot but it's not a huge issue, it still plays just fine.

Good beginner FR guitar!

I am a beginner guitarist who is mostly interested in Metal, Rock and other related genres. This guitar is my first guitar with floydrose tremolo.

Good guitar, frets poke a bit tho

It’s definitely a guitar for shredding,and I love it.Im not the biggest fan of the Floyd rose tho.If you could have a verison without that ,that would be great

Overall great guitar for the price

Hardly impossible to find a guitar with a FR at this price. The FR does its job and locking nuts seem to be working as well. After some playing with lots of bends, it may get slightly out of tune but the fine tuners help.

The pickups are not top notch but clean sound is nice if you play with the tone knob and distorted sound gets very noisy and lose clarity easily for chords but is fine for lead.

The neck is too wide for my liking, much wider than my strat but the action is good.

If you want to try a FR for the first time, it is the best choice out there.

Shock to the system.

With this Floyd Rose licensed guitar, at 139¤, this is a banger of an instrument. Stays in tune with the locking nuts, the Fr system is easy enough for a Floyd beginner to set up and maintain and it handles very well. The neck is a thin/fat C shape and provided me a lot of comfortable playing.

The only downside with this instrument is maybe the stock pick ups which can be replaced with some SD or emg pickups at a fairly decent price to turn this guitar into a shredder.

On a side note, my fretboard arrived with some cracks down the middle and as a result I sent it back, however I WILL be buying more Harley Benton guitars. Quality for the price!