Harley Benton TE-40 TBK Deluxe Series 5-stars Reviews

Brill guitar

Fantastic guitar, couldn't believe the price

Great guitar

Bought this guitar for my son. He loves it. Very good guitar to learn on.

BETTER THAN EXPECTED

I HAVE MANY TELE MODEL GUITARS. THIS IS MY FAVORITE. Build, fit and finish all excellent. Great service from this company.

Love it

Loved it since it arrived. Easy to play, good sound and looks amazing.

Mind Blown

Harley Benton did it again! this is my 4th Harley Benton and continue to get high quality guitars for fraction of the price. The TE-40 exceeded my expectations. The only thing I would critique would be the Roswell pick ups, honestly they are not bad but for my style of music I will be replacing so really boils down to preference.

My new favorite guitar!

I've had this guitar for a year and a half now. Honestly, I've owned and played a lot of electric guitars and I've never had one that I enjoyed playing so much, unlike my other guitars it stays out on a stand in my studio and every time I look at it I want to pick it up and play it. It's even satisfying to play unplugged. I'm sure I"ll catch some criticism from players who stand by the big dollar brands but I don't care, I used to be one of those guys too. A couple of things to keep in mind, I'm in the US and because I ordered it during the beginning of Covid it took weeks to get here, so for quite a while the action was really fussy with changing temps and humidity but eventually stabilized and now it's rock solid. Even at its worst it was still great to play but once it settled down I had my guitar guy set it up, it really didn't need much adjustment but he did file the fret ends for me because they were a little rough, but at this price point I expected that. I really like the contoured body because it fits comfortably and my picking arm can move over the body without any annoying edges. I also really like the neck shape and finish, not too polished or sticky, instead very easy to move around.The guitar feels more like an extension of my hands than an instrument. I also thought I'd probably want to replace the Roswell pickups but I've discovered they have a unique sound I really like. You know how you can hear a guitar on a recording and know which kind it is, this one will catch the ear of the listener and make them seek it out. I bought the guitar on a whim, I wasn't expecting to find my long lost friend in it!

Awesome.

Worth much more that the actual price. If you want a guitar and you don't won't to spend much, buy this one. Much better than guitars around 350-450€ for sure.

Great humbucking tele . nice warm pickups sounds like it looks!

Breathtakingly Beautiful Instrument!

I bought this guitar because I have been wanting to get a "tele" with humbuckers. I play gigs and do a lot of home recording, everything from classic rock to blues and ambient instrumentals. I saw this guitar reviewed on the Youtube Guitar Max channel,and decided to give it a go.

Considering the low price, I expected it to be a cheap instrument that would need a lot of aftermarket upgrades to be playable, especially the pickups. I was really surprised how good it really is. The Roswell pickups have plenty of bite, and the tone is great. The only thing I found that I might replace is the tuning machines, but once it is in tune, I haven't had any issues with it falling out, and I do a lot of bending. The carved top, binding, and gold haedware against the gloss black finish are stunning. It looks like an expensive custom guitar. Frets, neck, fretboard, finish, and electronics are as good as Fenders I have purchased. If this guitar was twice the price, it would still be a good deal.

In summary, this is a beautiful guitar at a steal of a price. The tuners could be better, but they are not horrible. Overall, it's one of the best investments I have made in a long time. I hope to get more Harley Benton products in the future.

great tele!

this is the 3rd time ive bought a harley benton tele, and they are pretty much the same quality wise. once you trim the nut a bit and work on the action, these are great guitars for the price

TE-40 TBK - my honest review

This is an initial review of this guitar, as I received it yesterday. My review will talk about the whole process of me purchasing this guitar.

I ordered the guitar last week, but I chose the wrong payment option, so there was a delay - I chose the direct bank payment instead of VISA - which I should have chosen. So, the money was transferred on Saturday and I received notification that it would be delivered yesterday.

I sent the sales contact a couple of emails, I received a reply within 24 hours, which is excellent, and expecting any faster response is unreasonable as the sales contact teams will be receiving thousands of emails a day.

So, I received the parcel yesterday. The outer box was large, the packaging consisted of 5 pieces of brown paper, the inner box containing the guitar was not supported properly in the outer box. The outer box was bashed a little - there was no "HANDLE WITH CARE" stickers on the outer box which would indicate to the courier that the item was fragile.

So, I opened the inner box, the polystyrene which held the neck was broken, the little pieces of polystyrene at the bottom of the box were not secured in the box but loose. I am not asking for the padding that a case would provide, but this needs to be reconsidered.

The guitar was inside a bubble-wrap envelope which protected the guitar, paper around the strings and a small piece of polystyrene protecting the switch. The guitar was well protected, but with the broken polystyrene on the neck holder I needed to confirm there was no damage. Luckily there was none.

Now, the review...

The bridge was high, the string action was 2 to 3 mm higher than it should have been, but that was easily resolved - there was a hex-key for the truss-rod, but a small screwdriver to adjust the bridge would have been nice.

The strings on the guitar were good, I suspect 9's. They were loose, but again that was fine. After resetting the bridge height and retuning the guitar was setup. The tuners were tight, someone else might describe them as grinding. If after 6 months or so they need to be replaced then I shall.

The nut is plastic, it is well cut and nice, that will easily be swapped when the time comes.

The guitar is light, when compared with my Epiphone LP, it feels very light. I like it. the pickups are excellent, the neck is brighter than the bridge, the mixture of both gives the best tone.

The volume and tome pots are smooth, no crunching at all which is nice. It would be good if there was a push-pull split selector - maybe for the next version of the guitar.

One thing which I really do not like is this guitar is the through-body holes. If they holes were straight and not at an angle - as it is - it would have been better aesthetically, so much so that I almost did not purchase it. The black high gloss body is phenomenal and the gold hardware is beautiful. It would be good if this model was available in other colours with different colours of hardware as an option.

Beautiful guitar, well worth the money.

Very Nice

I'm loving my TE-40. Nice sounds and looks great! Great guitar.

Very nice guitar

I use guitar to record in my home studio.

The guitar has a very good sound.

Neck is set well, but not perfect.

The guitar is beautiful and it is nice to hold in your hands.

Roswell HAF AlNiCo V powerful enough pickups.

I made a short video about my guitar -

https://youtu.be/J_0mk4hSyqw

No Complaints - Great out of the Box

Buying a guitar without seeing it can be scary. Not so in this case. Impeccable workmanship, construction, finish, attention to detail, setup and comfortable design are a winning formula. Get one!

telecaster poniżej 200euro?

A jednak można, Harley benton to doskonała gitara o bardzo ciekawym brzmieniu,

Używam na codzień jako drugi instrument bo jestem basistą. Gra tak jak wygląda czyli zacnie

Najwiekszym minusem jest chyba jakość kluczy.

Spory luz przy strojeniu. Ale nastrojony instrument trzyma ładnie i długo nawet przy intensywnym ogrywaniu. Gorąco polecam.

Naturalnie trzeba wiosło ustawić pod siebie, mostek menzura i gryf dają się łatwo ustawić.

Napewno nie jest to moja ostatnia gitara od H Benton.

Great guitar for the price.

Sounds good, feels good, looks good. For the price you pay, its way better than any other inexpensive guitar on the market.

Buy it

Great guitar. Fit and finish is fantastic for the price. Frets were level and smooth. No sharp ends. Took a quick polish and they were ready to go. Slight truss rod adjustment and lower the action and it is perfect. Pick ups are just ok, tuners are just ok but for the price, BUY IT. I swapped the pickups with some hot PAF's and this thing sounds great, plays great and looks great. No regrets.

Shipped to U.S. and delivered to my home in 4 days! Could not believe it. This is my 4th Harley Benton. All are fantastic platforms to have an amazing guitar with a little bit of tweaking. You're not paying for a $1500 guitar, don't expect to get one.

Nice overall Intermediate plus guitar

This guitar was well set up, The roasted Maple neck superb, sound is Playable to even be able to gig.

I did change the Tuning pegs and strings to locking set

I will change the Pickups for my style of Music, However , this guitar with my add ones cost a fraction of Name brands that are over priced.

Cons is That Time frame for getting order to US.

A Beautful Looking Guitar!

Arrived very quickly. The guitar looks beautiful and played very well right out of the box aside from a standard tuning up. Great build qualty and a nice smooth neck. I can't say anything bad about it especially for the price. Amazing!

harley benton te-40 tbk deluxe series guitar

I have been playing music for a along time and i think this guitar is well worth the money. Thank you. It came properly and fast very good job.