Harley Benton SC-450Plus HB Vintage Series 5-stars Reviews

What a bargain

I'm a keen amateur and wanted a Les Paul but couldn't justify buying a Gibson because I wouldn't t earn money from it. Thought I'd give Harley Benton a chance and I'm glad I did.

Pros: Sounds fab, Feels well-balanced. V hot pickups. Looks fab. hugely meaty sound. great neck.

Cons: Can't think of any for the price.

Great guitar if you want a Les Paul sound but still want to have some change in your pocket. I bought my first, then a relative was so impressed he wanted one so I ordered one for him. By that time, it had been upgraded with pull-out pots to make the guitar single coil. A huge improvement. Tempted to buy one for myself in a different finish.

I have had several guitars over the years - this joins my American Tele and Strat and a Di PInto surf guitar as my favourites.

Great Product. Sounds Awesome

Wish I had this kind of quality in guitars at this price when I first started playing 30 years ago. my son has just started playing so did not want spend big on a instrument if he wasn't going to stick with it so I bought a Harley Benton. When it arrived was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the build, play-ability and the tones from the pick ups. The action is great, intonation was spot on also. Because of all of the above this has made it easier to play for my son which i can say has stuck at it and is improving day by day. Fantastic job at building a guitar that is easily worth more than is being charged.

cheap but great!

this is a very cheap guitar if we look at the specifications!

Honestly i wasn't expecting this to be so good!

The sound is great to, the humbuckers have a clear and blues sound. The single coil are good as well, zero noise!

Some details are not that perfect, i could notice some fails in the painting but lets face it its a 159¤ guitar....

Overall it exceded my expectations! I recommend this guitar

She's Got The Feel

I already had the SC-450 P90 GT and I already had other guitars with humbuckers, but what the Gold Top had showed me was the "feel" of that single cut design has a special quality of it's own.

Enter the SC-450Plus, same comfortable "SC" feel but with humbucker welly and Err well ... umm ... humbucking quietness.

These new Rockwell pickups are Good; a bit better than before, I'd say. The Split Coil sound is richer than with the older make, having compared them to the Wilkos on my lovely HB35+.

The curved cutaway neck block is definitely an improvement on the classic American shape.

There were no niggly little faults one sometimes gets on lower priced brands, even the fret ends were nicely dressed. A pleasant surprise not to have to get the needle file out.

Cons? - Common to all the budget TOM bridges there was a little slackness in the intonation adjustable saddles. I find that a drop of Loctite stops them from wandering or rattling.

Choosing a colour wasn't easy, all the options look so good.

This is a very difficult guitar to put down.

I highly recommend it.

Brilliant Guitar for a Brilliant Price

I was given this guitar for my birthday as it would be my first electric guitar. The sound of this guitar is fantastic and I love the guitar so much. Thumbs up to Harley Benton for a great replica of a classic guitar!

APPERANCE - The HB SC-450 Plus in Honey Burst is my second Les Paul style guitar. I also have a low-end Epiphone. It arrived in good shape (Pacific Northwest of the US). When I opened the box I was amazed at how nice the guitar looked. I did not find any blemishes or scratches on the finish or hardware

PLAYABILITY ? The first thing I noticed is this is a heavy guitar. The humbucker tones of the guitar sound very smooth and meet my expectations for the low price. I do need to get a better amp. I only have a small practice amp and GuitarRig5. This guitar also has the coil tapping feature but I have not used it very much. The pickup selector and tuners work well. After a few days of playing, the sharp edges of the frets became very noticeable and my hand was getting cut. I also found a few frets that were high but they are not causing any buzz. I filed down the sharp edges (took less than an hour) and I will do a fret leveling and full setup when I do my next string change. There are a lot of good how-to videos on youtube. The guitar plays now plays very smooth as the binding lets your hand slide easily along the neck.

Overall ? I am happy with guitar especially the appearance and tone and would recommend it if you are willing to put a just few hours in to set it up properly and know you saved a lot of money.

Unbelievably good quality, great finishes & good tone woods.

Very quick delivery, doubly protected by the good packaging. I own other guitars by the so called better manufacturers, and this is as nice to play as any of them, the neck is beautiful to play, couldn't snag a wooly jumper on it if you tried and it outshines most of my other guitars with the quality of finishes. I can't vouch for the long term quality of the electrics, but they have a good feel to them so far.

Sounds are good, but I'll probably put some other PU's in for comparison. I bought it as a "project guitar" to add a Bigsby vibrato, a preamp and piezzo pick up bridge which mean drilling and routing the guitar. It's such a nice guitar I'm having second thoughts now about cutting into it.

The only negative comment is that I'll need to dress the nut slots a little as the strings are sticking a little after a bend. Lubricating would probably do it OK but I prefer not to use oil, graphite or grease.

Overall it's an outstanding guitar for the price and I'm delighted with it.

The HB SC-450Plus Vintage Series Guitar

So? I recently ordered my first HB guitars!

The Harley Benton SC-450Plus HB Vintage Series &

the Harley Benton SC-Custom Vintage Black

This review is looking at the SC-450Plus Vintage Series

First off? I have to admit that I was a little bit worried about making an order. I live all the way in the central US (Missouri), and I had no idea of how long it would take to get the guitars?nor, what kind of condition they would be in once I got them.

I placed the order on January 15th, and I received the guitars on January 23rd. From Germany, to the central US. In my opinion, that is pretty good time.

The guitars arrived with absolutely no damage. The large box carrying the equipment was full of those small packing air bags, which kept everything inside mint. The outside box did have a small bit of wear, but it wasn't anything at all substantial.

One reason I made the leap and ordered these guitars, was because I had reached a point in my playing where I was Stratocastered out. For years, that was what I played, and I had just reached a place to where I needed something different. I wanted something that could handle everything I've played in the past, but also something that would inspire me to go into a new direction.

The MWCHB alnico vintage-style humbucker pickups seem to be able to handle pretty much anything. I've played in choirs, at church, the blues, old fashioned rock, and really, just about everything in between. For the most part, Stratocasters get the job done, but I NEED something with a bit more edge. Both the SC-Custom and the SC-450Plus share the same pickups, and they more than meet that "dangerous" edge that I need from time to time in my playing. Single coils are nice, but they don't have that roar. With this, you are the king of the jungle!

The neck of the 450 is nice. I prefer it over the thinner neck of the SC-Custom. The frets are fine. No problem at all. The rosewood fretboard looked pretty. So far, I haven't had any tuning problems. I tuned it after receiving it, and it was only slightly sharp the next day. You have to remember though, this was after a lot of heavy playing!

The body of the 450 is solid. I'm guessing it weighs around 8 pounds? The neck is fixed onto the body tighter than the handle to an ax. No problems there.

I've seen some pictures of a few HB guitars where the flame top pieces don't match up very well. I've seen online one or two people complain about the ones they received. However, I can't do that with this. The pieces look fantastic together. In the right light, they look perfect. The right angle will show they aren't, but I'm not complaining at all!

To be honest, I find it hard to complain about anything. The only thing I wish would have been different is the pickguard. It's just a hard, blah piece of plastic. It doesn't really do anything for me..but it isn't a big deal. I could take it off if I wan't, but so far, I'm not planning on doing that.

Anyway, this guitar is amazing. It's worth the $150 or so price tag. You won't find ANYTHING nearly as good, for this price. More than likely, especially if you live in the US, you will have to pay 2..maybe 3.. times the price for something similar in quality.

These two guitars are the first of several I will be ordering. Thank you Harley Benton!

Harley Benton SC-450Plus HB Vintage Series

I have had three different les paul style guitars,

Each had there own sound,But the SC-450 HB Vintage standard sounded good plays great in your hand

& very well made also has a nice weight .

I play this more than my SG made by the big E company.

Awesome

I am no guitar pro or whatsoever. I had used Schecter SGR C-1 BLK. And the HB guitar is much better than that. It has a solid sustain. Vibratos are easy and pleasant on this guitar. The finish is just stunning. Overall very good gig for the price.

Great guitar...

I live in Canada and it was shipped on a Thursday and I received the following Wednesday 5 working days.

Well packed. The intonation perfect right out of the box as well as the neck relief. I lowered the action slightly.

The finish is very well done a real beauty.

The nut was cut well.No sharp fret ends.All the frets were level.The tuners are smooth and hold well.

I would not compare this guitar with any in this price range or much higher.