Harley Benton TE-52 NA Vintage Series Reviews

A Beast of a Telecaster

Although I was skeptical of ordering a guitar online, my Harley Benton TE-52 arrived quickly and double-boxed, with thoughtful packaging throughout. Even the 0.10-gauge strings were carefully wrapped in brown paper to prevent scratching the frets during transport. Pretty cool!

The real surprise came when I plugged into a small tube amp. The sound has a lovely warmth, a healthy bit of twang and sustain for days. Putting it on my postal scale, mine weighed 9 pounds, 6 ounces. (I had guessed greater than 8 pounds.) It's definitely a beast, and I am now a big fan.

The roasted maple neck has some serious heft that provides great manual feedback without being unwieldy due to its relatively narrow profile. My hands are on the smaller side, so I've felt challenged to play a vintage Les Paul, but no such problem here.

I've had it now for a couple of weeks, and it almost feels weird to play any other of my guitars. If I were to upgrade anything, it would likely be the nut. But in the meantime, I'm having such a great time playing it that I don't imagine putting it down long enough to change a thing.

Amazing value

Reassuringly heavy, neck is well made and set up. Pickups are bright and twangy. I will upgrade some of the hardware later as it is a little on the cheap side but I really can't fault this guitar for the price paid.

Flawless

This guitar feels that it should be way more in price than it is. I cannot find anything wrong with it. It's flawless. Usually when you buy an inexpensive guitar, you can tell that the quality isn't there the moment you pick it up. Not with this one. No fret sprout. Not a single high fret anywhere which I was expecting. The workmanship, fit and finish is top notch. Sounds great. The tuners are solid. No play in them. I'm perfectly happy with it. By the way, I'm not a beginner player. I've owned Les Pauls, Strats etc. This guitar is great.

Neck pickup does not work

I noticed the neck pickup does not work.

Still in Shock

If you're considering purchasing a TE-52...do it! You won't be disappointed!

Exceeded my expectations

Upon unboxing the guitar I was immediately suprised. Based on reviews and videos I was expecting a heavy guitar. Mine on the contrary measured just 3.12 Kg, a very comfortable weight and a lot less than my les paul!!

Everything I could think of was excellent, the frets are shiny and perfect, the neck and the body are spotless, the intonation was to the point, the wood grain is beautiful and the pickups sound great in all configurations.

The only thing that deviates from what is advertised is the color. Mine is a more natural light wood tone instead of orange like in the photos, but that is not an issue since it looks fine as it is.

Great guitar

Out of the box this took a quick tune up and was immediately well intonated. (Arrived tuned down and was easy to get to pitch and stayed there.) The finish is immaculate. Tuners are decent - all feel the same as one another. The neck is probably the best I have played, having a lovely satin finish. No sharp frets at all. Seems to be the perfect size. Feels natural in the hands. Frets were well finished and when bending strings there is no scratchiness. The sound through practice amps at home is very nice - the unmistakable Tele sound. It feels like a much more expensive guitar, maybe a classic vibe? So pleased with it. Highly recommended.

Harley Benton TE-52 NA Vintage Series

My second Harley Benton guitar and not disappointed. Great quality straight out of the box.

Changed for improved machine heads and brass saddles, also changed for a tusq nut. Improved overall performance.

Nice guitar

Really impressed with the quality, especially for the price.

Love it!

Met and exceeded expectations!

Awesome

Incredible Guitar 🎸 for the price

Unreal

I am honestly gobsmacked and lost for words with the craftsmanship of this guitar. I've paid five times the money for a fender and not received an instrument of this quality. This won't be the last harley benton I buy. Incredible value and amazing setup

Having played for 50 years i always tell my pupils never buy a guitar without trying and here i am now having broken my rules ! Wanting a cheap telecaster to compliment my humbucker solid i took a chance and bought the TE-52. Amazing ! If only we had "beginner" guitars made like this when i started out years ago. The finish superb, neck set up well, tuning pegs even (i adjusted action down just a little to my preference) and faultless fret finish. The pickup sound is fine for now. For the price, unbeatable, i'm so glad i took a chance on this one !

Bon instrument pour débuter

Bon instrument pour débuter. Bon son. Pas de fausses notes dans les aigus.

Belle finition.

Point faible : instrument un peu lourd mais robuste.

Je conseille

Awesome Tele

I love this guitar, this is my favorite. Awesome quality, great looks, and that bridge pick up has an awesome twang love the Roswell pickups.

Great guitar for the price

It's great for the price especially for a beginner like me, I'm only voting it 4 stars because it only has 1 strap button when it was supposed to come with 2 which is weird.

Excelent for the price

Great instrument for the price. Came perfectly intonated, with no fret sprouts, no defects that I could notice. Even if the electronics are on the cheaper side, the neck pickup is great! The brigde pickup is a little too thin sounding on the other hand. Great guitar, great price!

Really good T-style guitar

I still don't know how this guitar is only 150 ish euros. Pickups sound surprisingly good, it looks stunning with no flaws and the neck is absolutely fantastic. The frets are ok on the whole, I might round the fret ends later, as they could be a bit better, but its nothing that will slice your fingers. Its also surprisingly heavy, like really heavy, probably heavier than my les paul. I had it for almost one year now and I changed the bridge, and I might change the tuners in the near future. Overall its a superb guitar, especially if you look at the price.

NO IDEA

IF YOU WANT TO GET RIPPED OFF AND ENJOY THE VERY WORST OF THE WORST IN CUSTOMER SERVICE ..... THEN BUY FROM THESE PEOPLE!