Harley Benton TE-30 BE Standard Series Reviews

Did you really think?

Did you really think that you can find a good sounding guitar for.... 83 euro??

And you were right!

Harley Benton made you dream come true like magican!

It's unbelivable guitar for thin money! How they do that?!

It looks good, it made good and it sounds good!

One thing that I plan to change is two first tuners (6 and 5 strings) - its tight for me.

But it's OK that guitar for 83 euro isn't ideal. Do you agree with me?

Harley Benton, keep going to become Harley Davidson of guitar world !!!!

Amazingly nice guitar

My TE-30 Standard arrived today. The finish is perfect. The fretboard and frets are perfect. No fret sprout. Fret ends are well finished. The semi-transparent white finish over the ash body is very attractive. The finish is defect free. Strings were wrapped in anti-corrosion paper with silica gel packets inside the paper (so no corrosion). The Nut is perfect. String heights at the nut are ideal and first position cords are completely in tune. The string height at the pickup end of the fingerboard is fine where it is. I tuned it and it played perfectly with no adjustments needed. It has that funky jangley Telecaster sound (which is why I wanted to add a Telecaster to my stable). I want the ash body instead of basswood (I'm a woodworker). I figured sustain would be better. Sustain is great. I have no idea if basswood would have had less. One consideration for you. This beast is HEAVY with the ash body. It weighs in at 9 pounds, 9.5 ounces. I play sitting down so the weight is okay for me but if you play standing, you might want to go with a basswood body. A GREAT guitar at a price point that is beyond belief, given the quality.

Can't beat this deal!

Solid Ash Body!! Maple Neck! this alone makes this a deal but the Pickups. not the best but very good. you could gig with this guitar with very little set up. keep in mind as I am coming all the way from Germany in the Winter across an Ocean if strings buzz a little im impressed. I will change Pickups some day but im liking what I have. the only 2 things not so hot? strings wont stay in tune when it first got here. just pulled on the strings slightly and it took up more slack on the posts on the tuners so thats done. But the edges of the Frets are sharp. yes even for me again put a put of time into it or money and you will have a guitar that will faithfully do what you ask of her. I love this guitar and have it planned to buy at least 2 more Harley's before Christmas. Take this over a Squire any day for the solid Ash body alone! this Guitar is hard to beat OH! remember its a Toploader! like an old '59 Tele. like Jimmie Pages mirror Tele. the strings dont go through the body like every other tele. so its a bit more jangley.

Really good Guitar for the price

Heavy Ash body gives out a great twang

Wow

Incredible machine for 100 euros, it's put together better that any guitar worth probably 6-7 times more...Bridge pickup is ear-piercing bright just as i wanted it to be, while the only negative aspect about this guitar is that the neck pickup sound completely muffled like it has got the tone always set on 6. Immediately replaced with a new one. Strongly advise.

great guitar for the money

I took a chance and was very pleasantly surprised. For the money, this is a nice guitar. The fit and finish were better than any guitar I have seen in the price range. Just about any budget guitar needs a fret level and good setup, and this one is no different, but the frets were surprising level out of the box. I expected to need the upgrade the pickups, and there were a little muddy, but not too bad, although I am a tinkerer and did replace them. Overall, a solid guitar for the money out of the box, and a great platform for mods, if you're into that kind of thing.

Can't find any real fault with this Guitar

I use this Guitar at home and it's one of Three Tele's that i own. The guitar has a heavy ash body with a slightly transparent finish. Its a top loader bridge but there are holes in it if you want to drill through the body to make it string through. Both pick ups are great and sound good. No sharp frets, It arrived perfectly set up with a low action and just three strings slightly out of tune!

The only complaint i could have is that the pickups are noisy as there is no shielding but nothing that my amps noise gate can't deal with. For €99 this guitar is amazing and i can't recommend it enough.

Superb value for money

Required basic set up, superb finish. Sound quality and balance of pickups is excellent. Would recommend this product.

Fantastic

At first i was skeptical buying a guitar for less than $100, however this is now one of my favorite guitars. The neck pickup has a warm, yet twangy tone and the bridge has a lot of bite as a telecaster should. It is possible to see where the two piece ash body joins together however it is not noticeable during regular play. The electronics are fairly good for a guitar at this price range, especially the volume knob and switch. My only issues with this are that 2 of the tuners are REALLY hard to turn, it takes a significant amount of effort to tune the D string, to the point where i have to use my right hand to turn the peg. My second issue is that the guitar is fairly heavy, not as heavy as to make it cumbersome, but noticeable when switching to another guitar. Also, a lot of reviews say that the neck on this guitar is very wide. While it is wider than my other guitars, it is very comfortable for my small hands, especially with the beautiful satin finish.

TL;DR

Pros:

Great telecaster sound

Fantastic play-ability

Great feeling neck

Fairly good electronics

The UPS guy gave my dog a treat :)

Cons:

Heavy

Some tuners are extremely hard to turn

Can see where the 2 piece body joins together(though not very well)

I would highly recommend this guitar.

Amazing quality for the price, but modders beware

You can't even buy an unfinished ash Tele body for $92, so obviously this thing is a great deal right out of the gate. Mine is no exception. Mostly flawless finish, no sharp frets, etc. Tuners are a little weak, as are the pickups, but I didn't buy it for the hardware.

However...mine shipped with a different bridge than what is pictured. The pictures show the shorter, traditional size bridge. The one that shipped with mine is basically a basically a Squier Affinity bridge. This is important for a top loading bridge, as now I can't just drop in a Wilkinson style bridge without leaving 3 ugly screw holes visible on the back end of the bridge. Not cool. Again, not a quality or features issue, it's just not what I ordered.

This is a real bummer, as the stock bridge is not good, and I was going to replace it.

suprised!

I was very surprised at the build quality of this guitar. It stays in tune, and is ideal as a back up.

How!?

I am baffled at how good this guitar is for the price. I bought this and a Squier Classic Vibe Strat at the same time, and honestly? This is the one I'm keeping. While they are different models, the pickups had more "presence" and character to me, even though they are said to be cheap ceramic pickups. In fact, I bought a Dimarzio Twang King neck pickup (check the reviews - top tier clean pickup) and while it was superior, the difference wasn't enormous. I have no plans on replacing the bridge pickup.

Tuners had consistent turning tension, although they don't have a very high gear ratio.

Nut was well cut. Frets were almost perfectly level with the expection of a few frets. Unpolished, but easily polished with steel wool or high grit sandpaper. This neck feels amazing, it isn't as wide as some reviews make it seem.

My only gripe is the finish. Since the paint is semi-opaque, you can easily see the grain underneath. Depending on what you get, you might get a body where you can clearly see where parts are joined together.

Great Telecaster to work on it!

This Telecaster has really nice body wood and neck. Guitar needs a string change and a bit of adjustment. Tuners works quite well with 10-46 strings. Saddles are nickel but their do the job. Neck pickup a little bit muddy, bridge one nice with good punch.

If you're searching nice cheap base to work it on take it and be satisfied as me.

TE-30, my new guitar

Got the new guitar yesterday, tuned it back up, played it for a few minutes, and let it set. Got a good look at it again to day. Amazing blonde finish, great maple neck (even with a very slight case of fret sprout). Bridge sounds awesome. Neck pick up is a little (soft)quiet, but sounds good. Body is HEAVY. Heavier than my Gretsch which has a mahogany body. Very solid hunk of wood.Got a few dings- being shipped from Germany to the US- guess that is to be expected. For $94 USD, it is better than ANY $250 squire

If you buy cheap, you'll probably buy twice

For the money it can't be beat!

Cosmetically I couldn't find any flaws on this guitar. It could use a fret polish and a good setup, but then I've had guitars costing in the thousands that I could say the same thing about.

The pickups sound much better than I expected. I am going to replace the neck pickup with an alnico 5, but the stock ceramic neck is still OK. I am going to stick with the bridge because it sounds like a Tele out to sound.

For the money, this guitar CAN NOT be beat!

This is an honest feedback so the sound is not as good as the TE-52 and the quality, meaning only the neck, is not as good as the TE-52. Other than that, this is a GREAT guitar! I only compare it to the TE-52 because it is only about $30 more, so if you are comfortable with upgrades and a little handy work then get this guitar, it's a much better value. If you want a guitar that sounds great with little to no work other than possibly a neck setup, get the TE-52. I purchased 2 TE-30 guitars that I will modify. I purchased 1 TE-52 that I had to give away because a friend liked it SO MUCH! I will be ordering 2 more TE-52 for myself and also a left handed TE-52 for a 15 year old I know that is just awesome at guitar but does not have a decent guitar to play on.

Harley Benton TE-30 BE Standard Series

Никаких нареканий, великолепный инструмент, просто бомба (у меня просто нет других слов) !!!!!

No complaints, a great instrument, just a bomb (I just have no other words) !!!!! Keep Rockin' !

Great guitar for money!

saddles and nut can change. and of course tuners , but for that money absolutely bargain :) and looks perfect.

I really enjoy this guitar, it is my go to out of several other telecaster style guitars I have .

I must say it is the least expensive , I did replace the tuners and the nut with a graph tech nut and now it stays in tune very well. Love the neck !!