Harley Benton SC-1000 WH Progressive Line 5-stars Reviews

Great guitar

Lovely guitar. Solid, sexy as hell, crazy good price.

Plays and have not had to change anything.

Someday I may tweak a few things but its great right out of the box. Very happy!

Great bang for the buck.

I bought this on sale, I liked the finish, the sound and it arrived fast, the only imperfections I noticed was the binding at the end of the neck is coming off (I'll use some glue) and I had to do a proper setup so the guitar could be playable, but overall very good.

For this price, unbeatable. However needs better strings and some setup

, out of the box not super impressed. After some fine tuning on setup However works like a charm. Very high output pickups, great for metal.

Great guitar

Great guitat for metal. Feels great

Fat neck

No complaints other than I want the custom 11 now

Great guitar to upgrade!

Absolutely love how this guitar arrived and plays. It compares with some of my $500 guitars so it's the best deal for your money. My only problem was that it had a issue with the grounding not being done properly so the pickups were extremely noisy. I know this is a pretty common problem for HB so just be prepared to possibly put some work into it. That being said I Absolutely love HB and will be purchasing more soon!

Skip Gibson or ESP

If you watch most youtube videos on Gibson guitars, they are full of disappointment and plenty of issues with QA. This guitar has been an absolute joy to play and was set up right outa the box.

Very good for the price

I've been playing since 2014 with this guitar and had no issues and is has a good sustain.

It sound very good with its original pickups and its very worth it for its price.

The only "negative" would be that the neck feels more "flexible" than other guitars I have tried but that's not actually a problem, its more like a characteristic as it helps with the sustain.

You will not be dissapointed!

I bought this guitar nearly 4 years ago and it has since been used on countless recordings. It sounds fantastic, and it has a good bit of weight to it which I love because it helps everything sound thicker even in higher tunings. Absolutely love this guitar!

Stunning Guitar for the price

First off I make guitars, and let me say, I don’t know how they make this guitar for the price. Please consider it’s mahogany body, active pickups, 24 frets and a set neck, and for all those people who have sent in negative reviews, think again, it does stay in tune, and for an active guitar, the sound cleans up very well. the finish is spot on, well does have a couple of the smallest marks, absolutely nothing to write home about. The only negative thing is, the frets do need a bit of a polish, but that’s a small fix. Replace the nut if you want, as it is poor, but it sustains for days in its current state.

This is a amazing guitar for the price, but if you feel the need to spend an extra £300 on a ESP guitar or LTD go a ahead, but will you really hear the difference?

Very nice Guitar

Can’t beat the price and it plays great

Sc-1000…WOW!

Amazing guitar. The tiniest of cosmetic blemishes and overall absolutely amazing!!!! Smooth frets. Holds tune and plays so good!!

Awesome

After a good setup it’s one of my favorites

Lovely guitar

Bought this after buying one of the 7 string Harley Benton guitars and loving it. Beautiful finish on the guitar and feels great to play. Comfortable with the belly cut and weighty but balanced. Frets were nicely finished and have enjoyed playing it more than some more expensive guitars.

Harley benton sc1000 progressive line

Bought as an alternative to guitars with active pickups for heavy styles of music. The appearance is excellent, simply amazing, there is certainly something to complain about, but given the cost of competitors, both in the market for new guitars and used instruments, there is simply no. The disadvantages include the fact that the guitar comes in an unplayable state, I had to take it to the master to rebuild the neck deflection, the height of the strings and to grind and polish the frets, otherwise top !!!!!!

Small issues, great guitar

Bridge had a pretty big screwdriver gouge in it but not noticeable enough to send back in. Volume knobs have basically 3 settings "off-whisper-too loud." But aside from that, what you're getting for 180 dollars is top notch. Looks gorgeous, plays great. Expect to have to lower the action a bit out of the box, but every guitar need minor adjustments out of the box. Pickups sound great. I've owned epiphone LPs and this is every bit as nice for a significant discount.

Amazing guitar for this price!

The guitar arrived on time and without any problem/damage. It looks really nice and feels good at my hands. The neck is perfect for me, almost the same with my Epiphone Explorer 1958 Korina, so I won't have problem to get used to it. The action is good and the guitar sounds really nice with significant high sustain. For this price I am very satisfied with what I got!

Best eclipse ever

If you want to play Metallcore through a dsp plugin, this is the best choice. It doesn't have a clean tone, btw, but who cares!

Solid choice for low price.

I bought this a few months short a year ago at time of writing and it still slaps. Delivery was fast and got here to the States with no issues. I eventually switched out the vol/tone knobs for acrylic clear ones just because personal preference

Better than expected

was looking for an LP style guitar for a while and read some good reviews about the SC-1000 Progressive. When it arrived, i was expecting a good €200 guitar, but it far surpassed my expectations. Build quality was excellent and it sounded great out of the box. very comfortable to play and has been used every day since i got it. So good, even friends are contemplating buying one. Have used it straight into Marshall amp and cab, thru an Eleven rack and DI'd into Pro Tools with a range of plugins and it sounds great in all.

My first HB. Delivery was fast, arrived in 3 or so days. The headstock has 3 points without paint but it doesn't affect anything and it is at the back, so I can't even see it normally.

Build quality is good, I'll probably just adjust string height and intonation, it is a little higher than I would prefer. Fret ends feel nice, just need some polishing, oil, and string changing

As for the sound, it is very responsive, has a sustain that goes on for days and has a great tone with heavy distortion. I bought the guitar with the thought of upgrading to EMGs in mind but I'm quite happy with the HBZ. Playing with cleans is a little bit harder, you need to find the sweet spot with the volume knob to balance output and clarity.

The neck feels similar to my other Les Pauls, not particularly thin but definitely not thick.

At this price range it is impossible to imagine any manufacturer getting even close to the quality, especially considering that it uses active pickups, bindings all over the guitar, different headstock, etc.

Comparing to a Squier that I had in the same price range, the HB feels much higher quality, even the unbranded tuners are better.

I can't really point a negative but you need to keep in mind that this is a budget option!