Harley Benton TE-52 NA Vintage Series 5-stars Reviews

I keep getting back to it all the time.

Was really nice addition. Already had Gibson les Paul trad. and Epiphone Emperor Swingster, still can going back to this one.

Telecaster is such a nice guitar all and all and this one feels really good. I had no experience with other telecasters though.

Wow what a killer guitar

I bought this for a recording needing a tele sound not expecting much but boy was i surprised.Totally blown away with overall playability and tone.I did polish the frets up and a basic setup.Front pickup is a little muddy but rectified with amo settings.Fantastic guitar for the money awesome tones.

Truly Great for the price !

All my expensive Guitars have been sold i now have 3 Harley Bentons

They all are as good as my expensive guitars were for a fraction of the price

100% & 5 stars from me !

Sooooo heavy

Would be perfect but its nearly 11 pounds. Otherwise great guitar.

Better than any fender

Honestly, i can say by far this is the best telecaster i have ever played, the way the neck feels, the pickups and the overall playability is second to none, and for this price point it is almost criminal to sell such an amazing guitar at this price, compared to other telecasters i have owned/played, this is by far the best.

Best budget tele

Great player, great modder. On the heavy side, like a classic.

This sounds exactly like a tele.

I played a 83 telecaster since 1991.

I killed it . The truss rod is stripped, the neck is unfixable. The fretts look like someone melted them. And God do I miss it.

I saw just a picture of the Harley Benton, and it was so pretty, when I found out what the price was , of course I was like "bullshit" I watched hundreds of videos on YouTube about this guitar and couldn't believe how good it sounded. So I said, the hell with it, I'm gonna buy it , I have nothing to lose.

It's been one year later and I really love this guitar it sounds exactly like a tele. It plays exactly like a tele . The 12th frett markers are the same as a 52 tele which I think I'm the only one to notice I have all kinds of really high quality brand name guitars I don't need to mention. And this guitar sits proudly among them . Best $200 I ever spent (that's with the shipping)

And I want to mention I haven't changed a single part. Just a little neck adjustment and lowered the action a little. Plays like a dream. It's in my top five favorite guitars that I own.

Don't be me

By introduction I am a novice guitar player. I loved the sound of Tele style guitars so I spent a lot of time researching beginner models, reading reviews and watching and listening to what experienced players from around the world thought about these instruments. The TE-52 became my favorite. I hesitated on buying it because of the shipping cost from Europe and ended up with another , similarly priced model. It works well and I like it. Several months later I purchased a TE-52 NA vintage . It is beautiful and this one I love. The fit, finish and quality makes me smile when I'm around it. The setup and neck are perfect and it plays and sounds great. I've been told this by a real guitar player who has decades of experience and who recieved it as a gift. This guitar is an awesome deal even with the shipping. You're worth it. Don't be me.

What a deal!

I'm blown away by the quality of construction, particularly the quality of the neck and fretwork, and gorgeous woodgrain.

The pickups are a little milder than my Squier Classic Vibe, but the strings are so light that I think a set of 10-46 may solve that problem.

A very well made guitar at any price.

Stunning Telecaster

I bought this guitar without hesitation, and am I glad I did. Straight out of the box, not only did this tele look stunning, but the set up was spot on, all I did was remove the 10g strings and replace them with a set if 8.5g due to having arthritis in my fretting hand, but boy, does this thing sound good. I would highly recomend this guitar to anybody thinking of getting a telecaster, cos you will not go wrong with one of these!!

Have had this guitar 3 years and only changed the strings and tuners

Quality build, well setup right out of the box. Only the tuners needed replacing to match up to any mid priced Fender Telecaster.

Real Deal

What can I say about this guitar that hasn't being said yet ? Sounds awesome and the look is great. Thanks Harley Benton

Great deal

Everything you would expect from a budget tele. my only complaint is the string ferrules fall out when changing strings.

Incredible at this price!

The quality of this guitar as way above its price, sounds amazing out of the box, if you want some extra sparkle, you can upgrade the pups in it and maybe add some brass bridge 🤟🏻

This is the Tele Clone to all Teles !

I did not have a Telecaster type, despite after being into guitars for better than 20 years... I had bought American Fender , Gibson & PRS ... But no "Tele". Until I (after watching several YT videos that showed the HB models were not made of balsa wood, or green cheese) I bought a TE 52 NA. Its beautiful. Looks great. Feels great, but most importantly... Sounds great with stock pickups ! Check out Shane's "In the Blues" comparison between a $2K US Fender Original Series Tele and a TE- 52. For the most part, You cannot tell the difference in tone between the two !

Yes, thay can be heavy (mine weigh about 10 Lbs) ... But I sit. and I slapped a 3" cotton web strap on both to take care of the "comfort" issue Great guitars, considering they cost less than $200 US, and will challenge any Tele type out there. I bought a second, to simply put Fender real pickups (actually Leo Fender) G&L MFD's into. I 'll report back once done.

NoBrainer..

If you are looking for a great Tele on a budget, don't hesitate,

superplayable :)

Doesn't feel or sound budget at all.

Great guitar!!

Can't beat the price!

Great Guitar

I love this guitar and it play’s itself

Superb

All I could want in a tele

more then expected

needed basic setup after ariving, after that was perfect for me.