Harley Benton HBO-600BK Reviews

Surprisingly Outstandinv

Received quickly, and the quality was quite shocking. Gigged live with it after a couple tweaks and everyone was blown away. Very good guitar for the price and it sounds awesome live.

What did I expect?

Well, seeing as this is the third HBO guitar in my collectionI expected not to be surprised, as the blue HBO-600 and the natural HBO-850 I bought before were just fine in every way. But this new arrival pleased me greatly, the neck has a beautiful grain pattern, sort of a "flame" - which enhances the appearance greatly. I know it's a "random" but I consider myself lucky. Anyway, these HBO's are fantastic guitars, worth every pfennig/cent whatever. I can't recommend them enough.

Its the best!!

You will not EVER get a guitar like this for the price!!

Harley Benton HBO 600 Ovation

I have odered it on Christmas Eve (friday) and received it next friday what is really fast. The guitar looks beautiful and it sounds great, with deep tones really impressed me. I would recommend it

A really nice guitar for beginners and up

Nice crisp sound, exactly what was play in the demo. Thick neck for a good grip. Fret board has a nice feel too. Battery access on the outside no detuning to change it.

First ever guitar bought on line but when it arrived I was impressed. It was exactly what the on line description had read.

Tracked shipping. Got to Ireland with in 2 weeks of my order.

Only con would be the head and finding a spot for the clip on tuner but that's easily sorted.

Great Guitar

Hey

What a fantastic guitar.

Great build quality and sound and not to mention fantastic price.

Thanks :)

nice guitar

plays like the ovation and my opinion

is still right on

its not the price of the guitar that makes the good guitar player

Great Cost-Benefit

Great design and clean sound. Overall good combination of features, however very sensible strings, lost two on the first 15 days

Excellent sounding guitar especially at the price

Very good pickup and Really warm Sound

Best buy guitar below 100eur

I needed a good electro-acoustic guitar for live shows, and my choice was right! This guitar has great playability, very good sound.

Setup is mandatory! The neck wasn't straight enough, the fretboard was too dry, frets were not polished well.

And of course, change strings!

LOOKING ACOUSTIC GUITAR??

After when I unopened the box saw really nice black acoustic guitar.String action was little bit to high bur few cosmetic things and its ready.Great sound for good value..

Am not impressed

I wanted to try this guitar because I was attracted with design and I saw it is relatively light and easy to transport. Yes, it looks OK, and not bad for transport but the sound I was not impressed with. It sounds quite "metallish" and lacks the warm sound of guitar. It also very easily get untuned...I need to tune it every 15 minutes and if there is any fast song that requires stronger picking I need to tune it after every song..... I suppose it worth the

money but I would choose another model next time.

Amazing sound

out of the box, this acoustic guitar not only looked awesome. but it sounded AMAZING. More than happy with my purchase, well worth the money and more besides

great sound

this guitar sounds great and is very affordable the pick up offers great settings stays in tune very well and looks very stylish

Best acoustic guitar I've ever owned and played

My first guitar was a single-cut classical body with steel strings made by a local luthier. When I moved I bought a Fender Dreadnought.When I moved again I bought this one. Having owned two guitars and played many others I kne what I wanted before buying this one. The roundback makes it very comfortable to hold (the other two where square and larger) and the shallow body makes it ideal to practice either picking or struming without being too loud. It has 24 frets which is great if you want to hit high notes when playing a solo and the thin neck gives it a playability almost equal to an electric guitar.

It has a very nice sound throughout the whole range and the fact that it has an active piezo electric pickup with a 3-band equalizer makes it very versatile. It came perfectly setup and sounded great, but now it slightly buzzes on the 5th-6th strings and 1st-3rd frets, but it could be my playing as my brother tried it and it barely buzzed. It could also be that the weather is colder and it may need an slight adjuytmend on the thrus-rod.

It has an excellent finish with many details that only high end guitars have. The ring around the sound hole and the fret markers give it a beautiful look.The ring aroung the hole is not fully flat against the body, althout this is not a problem in the sound, nor playability and it doens't get stuck on anything; it just could be better. I would have preferred that the fret markers went all the way to fret 24 and not stop on fret 19.

Having said all that, if you want a guitar that will sound great and costs as little as you can find this is the one for you. You will not be disappointed.

You need this guitar. its amazing

Bought this guitar to have in the back of my car as I'm driving a lot, Wanted to have a decent guitar to practice on when away from home, but not to expensive.

I have an Ovation Celebrity that's been everywhere for the past 10 years and used professionally, which this guitar is loosely based on.

I bought in the package deal, with padded gig bag.

I already have a Harley Benton Tele, so no surprise with the quality of the HBO-600BK. Straight out of the box needed the tiniest of tweaks to get back in tune. Standard strings lots of life in them.

No rattles or fret buzz, action more than decent with room for further adjustment. So easy to play.

Plugged in it is bright, rich and clear.

I changed the strings and shaved about 1mm off the bridge. Made a good guitar even better.

This is a lovely well constructed instrument at an incredible price. Whether you are learning, experienced or just looking for a good budget a guitar, it is hard to beat.

If you want guitar perfection you will have to spend a little bit more than the £99 for this deal.

Amazing value for money and a joy to play.

Budget buy

It's cheap, so I wasn't expecting much. The sound, WHEN YOU FIRST BUY IT, is pretty good. It's perfect for somebody just starting out in guitar - not expensive, okay sound and comfortable to handle.

After a while, the sound starts to become worse and the neck starts to bend pretty quickly. It's a budget buy - it's good for a year, but if you want something that lasts any longer than that, you'll have to spend a bit more money.

Great Guitar for the price.

This is a great little guitar for what you pay. I bought it for my little brother as he has been begging me to teach him how to play. The round back I find makes it easier for a beginner. Some may disagree with that. Great sound when plugged in too. I would definitely recommend.

awkward to hold

i was never really an acoustic guitar kinda guy, so i always approached steel strings as a "no need to bring an amp electric guitar" kinda way. so with this, and its rounded back, i have no clue how to hold it properly. it always wants to slip off my leg, and its quite uncomfortable to play standing (as i prefer to move around when playing my guitars). so i had to play it sitting down with the neck slightly tilted downwards instead of the other way around, just to keep it stable on my leg. using a strap doesnt help. so before buying a rounded back guitar, be sure to try out if ure comfortable with it first, cheers!

It's a starter product

This is a good product if you intend to use as a beginner.

The main minus is that it has a small neck (not short, small).

The second minus is that the bridge is quite high. I had to work a bit to have a good setup.

Anyway the sound is good, above all if you amplify it.

You get a beginner acoustic guitar, which you can easily amplify according to your needs.

The amplified sound is quite good, warm, enough crisp and quite powerful.

You can also tune the sound a bit for your P.A., having it a bit warmer or harsher if you need it.

At the very end I'm quite satisfied with the sound of the amplified guitar, a bit less on the not-amplified sound, which is not powerful enough-