Harley Benton SC-1000LH SBK Progressive Line 5-stars Reviews

As expected, it has hot pickups.

I was looking for a guitar with hotter pickups, that would overdrive without much effort, and this guitar does that. I read other reviews saying that you cannot get clean sounds, but that was not true in my case, at least with this particulart guitar. If you put the volume in the guitar very low and no gain at all in your amp, raising the volume in the amp only, you do get clean sounds. I have tried the guitar with different settings and it gives you quite a lot of different tones and sounds. It is quite versatile. I did not try to get metal music type sounds because I am more interested in rock, so I cannot comment on that aspect. Neither I have tried the guitar without the battery, which allegedly will make the pickups "passive" so giving you more tones possiblities that way. I use to have an epiphone les paul pro, and it was much heavier and very difficult to play, couldn't make the action low and the strings were always very tense. In comparison this Harley Benton is much better, low action and easy to play, not heavy at all and well finished.

Amazing instrument - flipped writing

After using it for almost a week I'm amazed by the quality of this guitar. It feels amazing to play and required only a few adjustments. The sound of the HBZ pickups is way better than I expected and considering the price this guitar is a steal.

My one complaint is that the writing on the headstock that says "Progressive Line" is flipped on my guitar. I should note that the headstock is the left handed version, just the writing is flipped.

perfect aesthetically and sound quality..

Beautiful

What a nice axe, solidly built with the weight of quality though the body strap button was damaged along with a broken humbucker plastic surround, during shipping both were easily fixed.

The Matt black paired with gold accessories really sets it off..and the sound well, nothing like deep growls and screeching highs to get your blood pressure up! Action is smooth n easy..just a joy to play

Cheap never sounded this dirty

Ordered this with low-ish expectations but was pleasantly surprised. Build and finish are flawless. Intonation spot on. Action on the high side of medium. Nut perfectly adequate, but may need some lubrication. Stays in tune well but machine heads don't feel great (maybe due to the nut) Neck plays well and frets are well finished with the exception of the last two or so. Inlays are no great shakes but nice and level with fingerboard. Binding is flawless on body. One tiny spot on the neck where (I assume) the wood splintered, appears filled in. Roseacer fingerboard feels unfamiliar and dry at first. After a first oiling it feels a lot better already. Pots feel ok, but don't appear very linear, kinda wished they had lowered them into the body a little just for appearances' sake

Extremely surpised by the overall sound and the pickups in general. Other reviews led me to believe they weren't that great but I really love the nasty greasy dirty sound I can get out of them. I know this guitar is aimed squarely at the metal crowd but you can really get some Jimmy Page Whole Lotta Love-esque sounds out of this which makes me smile just thinking about it. Unsurprisingly the pickups are extremely hot. Turn that Master down first!

Came with 9V battery, truss rod key, and lead included.

Lead appears ok, but chances are you already have a much nicer one at home.

Excellent

I had my doubts about buying a Harley Benton but I really am stunned by how good this guitar is. Not just good for the price, but good full stop.

The styling very reminiscent of a well known Japanese guitar, and the satin finish is gorgeous. The active pickups are clear and crisp with a nice bite that cuts through a mix. Bridge and tuners are a smart gold finish and work well and the control pots are smooth. The guitar is nicely set up and the finish is flawless. What?s more it even comes strung with D?addarios. Unbelievable at such a low price. It?s quite a heavy guitar - ways more than my LP Standard, but I like that. The one slight niggle is that the fret ends are not as smooth as I?d like, but this is an easy fix for anyone with basic guitar maintenance skills.

I own 30+ guitars including several custom shop instruments, but I would happily gig and record with this Harley Benton. I can see myself owning a lot more Harley Bentons in the future.

it is a very good product for that price.the guitar looks amazing and it has a good sound

lefties can have cake and eat it

Great guitar straight from the box. no additional setup needed. the matt black finish and gold hardware are superb making it look 3 times the price. bought it mainly to play heavy stuff but quite surprised at the clean sounds I got from the active PUs. a great start to my HB collection