Harley Benton SC-450Plus LD Vintage Series Reviews

Quality

Got the guitar. Everything came safe, but there were fears that the switch was damaged because it punched the box. To send by mail, you need better packaging.

I liked the guitar. It is collected qualitatively, the grit is flat, there are no crowds of varnish in the gluing places. Now a few little things that ruin the impression a little:

- Pickguard attachment screw is too long, as a result the varnish on the guitar is damaged;

- tone regulators need to be changed, as they produce rustle and crack during rotation;

- 5 and 6 string not correct on 12 fret (tone higher than should be).

But in general, for its price is very good.

Guitar is excellent right out of the box. Low action, decent tuners. Pickups are ok, but a bit dark for my taste, so I upgraded to SD 59s. I've had this guitar for a year and a half, and it's holding up very well. Definitely a keeper.

wow wow wow

plays great feels great sounds great, its great. flwless finish action is low and very playable, split coils are a big plus. I believe Harley Benton guitars are one of the top value guitars ive ever seen or plays, ive been a player for over 38 years and i know my stuff. i own close to 10 HB and there is no shame . I show these off like and Fender or Gibson i own. Only issue i had was some fret buzz which came good with a proffesional set up.

Suprised, really!

SC 450 plus LD. Saw several YT reviews and couldn't resist to try out. SO, her's my thoughts.

Out of the box - I did inspect it all over, several times and absolutely no downsides on anything at all. All, workmanship, parts, overall look, setup, QC...all great. Unbelievable. No guitar I have received from several "high end " brands get close to it. Really!

Tone is nice, pots are working as you ever expect to, all switching is solid and feels like high end etc.

If you want LP style guitar and do not want to spend much for first LP to try out then try this one! You are getting much less...much less for 1000-2000 LP styles in 99% of cases, i have experienced. Nice sounding PUs installed , but to change them to your own taste to any is still bargin. Actually I'm not sure you should spend more for LP style instrument for having one, if, off course you are after real deal for 7000+ real money! This is another story.

Guitar is great quality, shipping not really

The guitar is amazing for the price, I have played guitars far more expensive than this that feel nothing close to this. However, the guitar was shipped to my house and a tuning peg broke off of the tuner. Overall, get this guitar!

The best les paul for the money

Good workmanship. Good wood. Good sound, but for heavy styles, you need to replace the pickups. The neck is a little thick.

The only problem is that the saddles on the bridge are located almost in a plane, but you need a radius of 14 inches (I bought another one and replaced it).

Unbeatable for the price

I'd been looking for a decently priced LP-style guitar for a while, and had heard the hype about HB. I just had to try it out. For the price, there is nothing to complain about whatsoever. Plays well even has push/pull pots for coil-split, something some other more expensive guitars don't even have.

Nice looking guitar

I use this guitar mainly in my flat as a hobby and it does the job.

I guess the pros are the price for a Les Paul sounding guitar, it looks better than the photos and it has coil tapping between humbucker and single coil. Another pro is that most of the staff try their best to help you solve the issues you have.

I would say the cons are the finishing and quality control. The strings are not aligned properly (bass strings too near the edge of the neck, tuners are not exact, the frets need levelling and polished, neck binding crack and paint mark on the body binding.

I would say if you are looking for an affordable guitar with a Les Paul sound then this is the one to go for. Though don't look too closely at the finishing and quality control or you'll be disappointed.

Just perfect.

This was my 3rd guitar. I've had a Yamaha Pacifica and an Epiphone Les Paul Special, but this one manages to beat them all in terms of overall quality even though it's basically in the same price category, I bought it for a total of 149 euro excluding shipping.

PROS:

- The absurdly low amount of money you have to pay to get this thing!

- Was setup very well right out the box, playability was great upon arrival.

- Had no visual defects upon arrival.

- Has a push pull function allowing you to get some single coil tones.

- Great guitar for mods!

CONS:

- Pups are decent, but I'd imagine a more experienced player would want to upgrade them later on.

I'm very surprised by the quality of these instruments. Harley Benton really allows beginners to purchase guitars which'll suit any style and inspire the player to pick up the instrument. I've had 2 other Harley Bentons, a ST-62, and recently purchased an SC Custom + with the Floyd Rose and active EMG pickups. I would definitely recommend these guitars to any player no matter how experienced of a guitarist they are.

Great Sound and affordability

I really liked the split coil feature. This is a great les paul style guitar that has body to it and sounds very good. I did find the neck a bit on the thicker side much like a 50´s les paul. Overall great quality and the finish and paint job looks amazing. I do recomend sending the guitar to get it set up correctly as I would do to any guitar I buy regardless of the brand.

Brilliant guitar.

For the price of this guitar it's outstanding. Beautiful looking, plays and sounds great. Very pleased with it.

AMAZING

Bought this guitar because i fancied an lp but i cant afford a gibson. I read the reviews on this and i was sold. got it very nicely packaged, no damage to the guitar whatsoever. The guitar itself is beatiful, I love the finish on it. The tuners are actually quite good suprisingly, they hold tune very well. The pickups sound great plugged into my amp. I was not expecting the coil split to be as good as it is really blown away. Does really get that nice single coil tone. I really cant fault this guitar it plays great, looks amazing, very friendly price, and sounds just lovely. Of course its not as comfortable as a strat but that is to be expected its not a strat its a les paul copy. I would defintly recommend this guitar i am thrilled with it. It would benefit from strap locks as would any guitar of course, nobody want to drop their pride and joy

Great value for the price

Tuners can be better, but they hold tuning reasonably good. Frets are not polished. The nut is made from very cheap plastic. Other than that it's a very good product for the price. Much better than anything I saw in that price range.

It's just a good and inexpensive guitar.

Let's go through the list.

1. Pleasant sound, both on singles and humbuckers, especially pleasing cut-offs, with a pleasant, somewhat reminiscent of the sound of a telecaster.

2. The appearance is pleasing to the eye, BUT there is a cracked varnish on the sides. Most likely, due to the drying of the wood.

3. The delivery was to Russia, and with our "wonderful" mail, the outer box came crumpled and even broken in places, but it did not affect the inner packaging in any way

4. Pegs-shit)))

P.S. I write through the translator, I apologize if something is not clear))))

I am very pleased with my purchase.

The main reason for buying this particular guitar was because it has the same faded look of the guitar that Peter Green is most known for using in the original Fleetwood Mac Band.

great value

the build and finish on this guitar is absolutely amazing.when unboxing this i really saw what all the hype was about.playing it was equally as inspiring,totally brilliant.dont waste your money on the so called big brand names,buy a few harley bentons and still have cash left for drink and good times!

My favourite Harley Benton guitar

This Lemon Drop LP type guitar looks and feels way more expensive than it costs. The neck is not chunky or a "Nice Slim Neck" its fast but good for thumb over chord work. I have had it for months but have not been able to review it before because it sells out so fast. I am still very pleased with it. My only other HB that comes close is the BM750.

Not much more to say really. Buy one!

Beautiful guitar but...

Great guitar accept one thing, the tuner screws were almost all over tightened and stripped from factory. When I went to change strings a couple tuners all but fell off. Like someone put tuners under bind with strings and then tightened screws so they would appear ok and sturdy. I could just find slightly longer larger screws maybe but New tuners ordered. However the rest of the guitar is great. fret ends very nice, neck adjusted perfectly, not a single blem on it. The strings were adjusted high as per usual with most new guitars but the intonation is spot on. Overall I really like this guitar and probably would have replaced tuners anyway so I dinged it two stars because newbs would have been lost with the tuners like they are.

So Tuner screws stripped in 6 of 12 otherwise great guitar for the money. Sounds good too.

HB SC-450 Plus LD

After years of my secondhand Chinacaster off the bay as my first guitar I decided to look at changing. Loads of reviews of this guitar on the tube and all seemed good. You get the mix of low cost Chinese supply chain but with added German QA.

Arrived in 5 days, 1 day Germany to UK, 1 day Essex to Yorkshire then 3 days to get from Yorkshire to Derbyshire!

Well packed but my new amp was in the box too, the guitar box was slightly bent but thankfully all OK inside. Plays well out of the box after a tune, action a little high but that's my preference, neck relief OK. Frets may get a polish if they don't play in after a few bends.

Lovely finish and colour, cant find any marks.

The only thing that lets it down are the tuning keys, they are a very cheap looking plastic, chrome plate or a less translucent plastic would have looked better.

My First Guitar

After too may years of dithering I finally got around to ordering my first ever guitar. Over the last 6 months I have watched loads of YouTube reviews on many different makes and models and almost went for a completely different make and model from another supplier, but this one always seemed to get great feedback, so I took the plunge.

Ordering was very easy through the website and along with the guitar I purchased a practice amp and few other bits and pieces.

My order was placed on the Friday morning and I was able to track the progress from the moment it was dispatched all the way to my front door, here in the UK.

The package was delivered on the Tuesday, so only 4 days later and when you take into account it sat in a UPS warehouse in Germany over the weekend before moving on to the UK this was I thought was quick.

On arrival the outside box was quite heavily damaged but UPS asked that we take pictures before their driver left just in case the contents were damaged or missing. On opening the outer box I can confirm everything was still in the packaging including the small packet of picks. The guitar box had a small hole in it where the switch had come through the cardboard, the block of polystyrene that would normally cover this switch had been dislodged in transit, but on close inspection of the guitar itself there was no damage.

I have now started to learn how to play, only two chords so far but I want each one to sound right and for me to go to them relatively easily before I learn another.

Anyway I only need one more and I should be able to play the whole of Status Quo's entire back catalogue if the rumours are true.

As a complete novice I can't tell you if this plays any better or any worse than a similar priced guitar of another brand but I can say that I like the way it feels when I hold/learn to play it. There were no rough edges to the frets, the build quality seems excellent, the sound to my untrained ear is fine but I do have to check the tuning every time I pick it up.

The tuning issue may be due to the high temperatures we have been experiencing I assume temperatures, and atmospheric conditions can affect the materials it's made from, but what do i know?

For me, this appears to have been a great purchase and a very simple one too. I am really enjoying learning to play on this guitar and every time I pick it up for my next brief session it makes me smile.

Give me another 20 years of practice (if I live that long) and who knows what I will be able to play?