Harley Benton ST-20 BK Standard Series 5-stars Reviews

Good as home practice guitar

Best quality for this price! You will don't take it on a concert, but still well enough for every day playing.

Very good

Very nice guitar. My girl loves it so I'm happy.

So cool

This guitar is a good for beginners. I love that

Amazing.

I have brought a couple of budget guitars in the past and really wasn't expecting much for less than 100 euros. I took it out of the box and my first impression was that it looked like a far more expensive guitar, I was sure that my initial surprize would disappear when I plugged it in. Straight from the off I was blown away by the sound and the ease of play, I couldn't put it down. The finish and workmanship was as good as any guitar I have owned in the past, OK I've never owned a top class strat. I love playing this guitar and would not have the slightest concern about gigging with it. I'm not going to look for fault or any negativity on this guitar just for the sake of a review because honestly, less than a hundred bucks?? Don't bother looking, I doubt very much if there is a better guitar than this out there in this price range. Amazing.

I bought a guitar for my son, he liked it very much because it is very easy to play, has nice hands and everything is fun with this.

my first guitar...

guys, to be honest, I love this guitar, it's cheap, I'm a beginner, I wanted something as cheap as possible, of the highest quality, and I got it ... I'll tell you briefly about the guitar, perhaps ...

The neck is a maple, a good one, a light piece of maple, and well polished, and I know this is a rarity in budget models. The fingerboard is polysander, yes, it may be inexpensive, but the fingerboard is thick and looks cool, switches, knobs and all that work great. The tuners are cheap, but quite solid, I don't think that something will go wrong. The strings are excellent from the factory, so for the first time I will leave them, then I will buy similar ones. So, now the cons, I did not like milling in some places, it is rough, somewhere there is So, now the cons, I did not like the milling in some places, it is rough, there are burrs somewhere, I had to carefully clean it up, but that's all. By sound ... an ordinary sound, my guitarist friend, said that it sounds good, he would have estimated it at 15 thousand rubles (about 190 euros) If you are such a novice guitarist, or you need a guitar for your home, then take it boldly it's really worth it!

PS: guys, those who live in Europe ... it's not money at all for you, I'm now a schoolboy from Russia, everyone is in trouble, for me it can be a large amount, but for you it's not money at all ...so? why not to buy?

Excellent value

As a total guitar beginner, this product proved perfect for me. Its very "pick up and play"-friendly without further adjustments, and has a very pleasant sound for a variety of genres. Absolutely bargain for the price.

Great guitar for beginners

Great item, especially for that price! Very high quality made guitar, pretty good strings. The guitar came a little upset, possibly due to transportation, but a few minutes of adjustment will give a pleasant sound.

Very good guitar vor low price

Well, it's my first e-guitar and i'm using it for 6 months and it's VERY GOOD. Well sanded, smooth and comfortable neck, shiny black body, it looks very good. No problems with jack plugging or other.

PERFECT FOR HOME RECORDING

I bought this 3 months ago, I just love it.

Pros :

Smooth Fret Board

Cost

Pickups

Cons :

weight

Hard to find fault given the price

Summary: For €79, the quality of this guitar seems impossible. For a first guitar, it seems like the obvious choice.

So, first, background: This is bought for my teenage son who has been learning guitar for about 4 months. It is his first electric guitar, and the first in our home. We have no previous experience and this is my first time reviewing a guitar. Also, I myself cannot play guitar, so I cannot really comment on playability etc, for that reason, other than to comment on what my son has experienced.

With that said, out of the box this guitar feels substantially better than I was expecting for €79. I can't remember the last time I have bought something and immediately thought that it should have cost a lot more.

The finish looks great, and the knobs and switches all feel good. I don't think I'm going too far to say that this guitar looks great. Even if you don't think about the price at all.

It took my son a few minutes to tune, but that was it, and he started playing clear chords with a very pleasant sound. It did take him a few hours to get accustomed to the narrow neck, having started out on an acoustic guitar, but it was all smiles all the way, and for us listening to him practice, the sounds coming from this guitar (through the Harley Benton TableAmp) are very nice.

If you are looking for comparisons to other guitars, and that kind of thing, I can't help you. But if this is your first experience with an electric guitar, or for a starter guitar for a young beginner, it seems like a no brainer.

Pros:

- Price, obviously

- Looks great

- Sounds nice

- Plays nicely out of the box (after tuning)

Cons

- The frets are sharp along the edges of the neck, with a few of them protruding quite a bit more than others. (But I understand this is something to expect at this end of the price range, and can be addressed with some work.)

- No instructions (maybe this is normal, but it means we don't know exactly what the nice feeling 5-way switch is doing, for example. And not sure how to make use of the supplied adjuster tools, for example.)

- Some minor damage marks on the white "pick guard" on our model, but hardly noticeable and could be due to shipping.

Overall this is a bargain. There are TOY electric guitars that cost this much, and this is the real deal. The fact that it looks good, sounds good, and is easy to play (according to my son), what's not to like?

Also, there is a audio lead included in the box. I wasn't aware so ordered a sssnake IPP1030 to go with this. The included lead will probably do the job though. However, we are glad we got the sssnake one at the time, as it is much higher quality.

If you don't have an electric guitar, and you would like to have one, and you have €79 to spend, then you should probably get this one.

Great Quality for Price

Overall the guitar was great for the price. I had to give it a setup and it had a little fret sprout which I filed down. But other then setting it up for my tastes, the guitar is well worth the price.

Very good low budget guitar

The guitar came in perfect condition and played pretty well right after unboxing, there was just some tuning to be done at the bridge. The strings were very low quality but after i replaced them, the guitar sounds incredebly well for it's price, i'd say it can compete solidly with a slightly higher budget fender.

fabulous Guitar for price

i bought this guitar a while back as my first guitar to learn on after playing bass for years. It arrived well packaged and secure all set up ready to go. I was blown away by the sound of the guitar when playing it through a small practice amp i ended up getting a Harley Benton vintage 30 to play through and they sound exceptional together. would recommend replacing the strings with some cheep but nice ones to warm the tone up a bit.

works GREAT

does it work? it works, what more do you need to know? but I think I would have been more satisified with the higher priced ones.

:)

great guitar :)

Great Bang For Buck

I bought this guitar for my 12 year old nephew. I found it to be of excellent quality, a real good buy for a beginner. The inontation really surprised me for such a cheap guitar, it was near perfect.Sounds were decent for a strat copy style guitar.

Good quality finish, i found only one slight imperfection in the finish.

Hb strat copy

Bought as part of a package for my daughter. Amazed at the quality of this for the price. Well put together, fingerboard is nice, neck very straight. Well set up too, no buzzes, frets are good, recommended as a cheap but good quality guitar.

Positively surprised

Having owned quite a few low-priced guitars more expensive than this one, I was expecting something terrible given the price. Imagine my surprise when I got the instrument and I could not detect any bad craftsmanship!

No sharp or uneven frets, clean and polished surface, sturdy soldering and it even includes a cable and all the keys you may need to set it up yourself! The guitar stays perfectly in tune after allowing the strings to stretch for a day.

The action was a bit high for my tastes, but that's something purely individual. All I had to do to make this guitar playable to my taste was lower the action (which it handled pretty well, no buzzing) and set the intonation. Nothing I wouldn't do at any instrument regardless of price range.

The sound is nice, I got it because I like the sound of single coils and it hasn't disappointed me. If you find that you'd like less hum try switching to positions 4 and 2 on the pickup selector which uses the neck and middle (or middle and bridge respectively) pickups to cancel the hum.

This is a real instrument, not a toy. If you are looking for a first guitar, a guitar to practice on the go without the fear of having it stolen or just a guitar to mod and learn this then is for you. You'll love it!

Most Awesome

This is the most awesome Harley Benton I have owned I have Harley Benton L450-C and this one has the best sound and the feel of the maple neck is a nice feeling that just makes you want to play. The whammy bar works to perfection in overall a great sound and perfect build to this awesome guitar. Would recommend to everyone for a low budget perfect guitar.