Harley Benton RG-Junior BK Rock Series Reviews

Perfect beginner rig

Works just fine in standard tuning although much more stable a step up. Such a fun little guitar. I wish this was an option for me when I was a kid.

Price/peformance on the road, by your office desk, by your bed

First of all, I have been using this guitar for almost five months. I have to travel a lot, and I also wanted to keep a small guitar next to my desk so I can fiddle in between meetings and calls. It was so cheap that I decided to give it a go; worst case, I would just give it away to a beginner. But after I change the strings with thicker gauges and set the intonation, it becomes a beast; I am also planning to use this for the real gigs since the tone is not that bad, and I am already using pedals. I recommend this guitar to particularly those who know how to do setups on their own guitars (since paying for a setup won't be worth it) or anyone who seeks a small and price/performance guitar either for fiddling or to encourage an enthusiastic youngling (yeah this guitar looks cool!).

Intonation problem but great playability

Fantastic value for money, even more when purchased as a set with amp, etc. Only tuning pegs are a bit low quality, but no complain at this price. The intonation has been a bit of a problem though, not been able to adjust correctly the low E string. For most people would not be a big deal but, for music teachers like me, it's more of a problem.

Very Good for my 7ys old

I bought it for my 7ys old son and I'm very happy. It is not a PRS but is

is exceptional value, plays very well. I've put a set of 11/52 strings and it tuned to standard E just fine.

Good :)

It’s a great cheap and beginner guitar!!

Excellent first electric when your child wants to move on from the acoustic.

Good quality first electric short scale for those tiny fingers! Good build quality and your child will appreciate the good looks of the guitar and decent sound. Mum or Dad may even pick it up occasionally! Don't forget, this little gem, (no pun intended), needs a setup with string action etc. Njoy!

Perfect for Smaller Hands

Got this to help my daughter (7) learn guitar. Shes doing great, its a perfect size for her

meh

its pretty good but there are some big flaws. the frets and the fretboard are both real scratchy. the imput is really bad but what can you expect from a guitar for 80,-

Wow!

I ordered this for my 10 year old who has recently started showing an interest in playing the guitar. To be honest I wasn't expecting much as the price seemed so cheap. But. . . Wow.

Firstly the guitar looks amazing. The paintwork is flawless all the hardware is gleaming and the neck is probably the best neck I've seen compared to all the other guitars I've owned. The fretwork is amazing, it almost looks too perfect.

Even though Harley Benton says to tune to an A instead of E I tuned it to an E to give it a go and it did slip out of tune every so often mainly just the high E sting.

I changed the strings to .11's and now this thing is perfect! I definitely recommend changing to 11 gauge strings if you want to tune to standard E tuning.

Sounds great acoustically and sounds really nice plugged in too so no complaints there

It's the perfect size for a 10 year old and it's super lightweight. Really only positives to say about this guitar! Now I want a Harley Benton for myself.

I was originally planning on getting the ibanez 3/4 guitar but glad I got this instead!

And my kid loves it which Is the main thing! Really impressed with this guitar!

WOW!!!

Much, much better than I ever expected for the money. I was totally surprised by everything about this little guitar. Works so well with me sitting in a wheelchair. I can play again with comfort. Back in the land of the living not just existing.

Returns

Beware the return of this product will cost you 22 pounds even though it was only 8pounds to send total rip off guitar is crap Do Not Buy

Great value for money

I thought this would be a toy but it's a really nice guitar. No weird noises, nice small size, perfect for bedroom practice. I'm genuinely impressed, will be looking at harley benton guitars in the future for sure.

Brilliant value

This little guitar is amazing value - has been perfect for my son to learn on. I set it up with 11s to maintain normal string tension tuned to e and its been superb.

Great guitar for the budding guitarist!

I bought this for my son's 7th birthday. All around great little rig. I had to take apart the jack socket and fix an intermittent connection, but honestly for the price, this was no Biggie. Solid construction and feels nice and tight to play. The smaller size allows my son to play comfortably.

Surprised!

I didn't expect it that good, solid construction with flawless finish and excellent sound. I just put a new set of 11's to keep the standard tuning and give it to my 6 years boy.

Great small guitar for kids

The one we received has no quality issues. I read about the production flaws in some of the other reviews, but based on the quality of the piece we received, I am sure quality assurance picked up their game. The only flaw of this small guitar is that it will lose tuning quite quickly.

Decent but needs a few tweaks

Sounds good (especially if you tune it up to A not E) The fret ends need a bit of work, they're pretty sharp. Quite easy to remedy if you have a file and a bit of patience - but should be done at the factory. Also the tuners are the worst I've ever encountered on any guitar, they do not stay in tune. Otherwise it's a decent instrument for a beginner.

As in many other reviews - you have to make it

It's fun little guitar, but you have to do a big job with it - 100% change the strings to a thicker one - it's almost impossible to play on such a low tension strings (in standard tuning). And then tune everything else accordingly.

It's already a lot of work for a new guitar, but also you'll need to polish frets to make your play comfortable.

Also mine has some grainy part on the neck (need to polish the wood) and some unpleasant scratches on the fretboard which can't be removed.

I checked out comments before buying so got it more as a DIY set. But it's a guitar not set in the description so be aware that it's not ready to play.

Toy sized but not a toy.

It wasn't quite the travel guitar I envisioned....my bad. Harley Benton name allowed me to sell it locally for what I paid.

Amasing guitar

Unexpectedly it is an amazing guitar for this price