Harley Benton SC-450Plus LD Vintage Series 4-stars Reviews

great guitar for home

i was looking for new guitar for some time now

price was right for me and so order this one .I was suprised about quality

pros

sound

looks

on mine setup was very good

cons

plastic are very cheep

machine heads are very flimsy ,but it stay in tune fine

summary

it is very good guitar for home and for beginners

use this in my man cave

fit and finish flawless- pickup height not correct on neck pickup so switching pickups from neck to bridge the volume was not the same- only negative. easy to raise and adjust to balance volume.

Excellent Value

Purchased the SC-450Plus LD Vintage Series after months of considering my options. I had looked for a secondhand LP Studio however, failed to find anything that ticked all the boxes for sound, value and looks. After much deliberation, I decided to purchase this Harley Benton, albeit with a degree of trepidation. I'd always said to myself that I'd never risk an Internet purchase of a guitar.

The guitar arrived within 48 hours. I opened the secure packaging almost expecting to be a little dissapointed. I Couldn't have been more delighted. The lemondrop finish is beautiful. The machine heads are smooth and solid. The build quality and finish is excellent overall. To be fair, the fret finishing left a little to be desired (Mr. Perfectionist here) and I arranged immediately for pro set up and fret dress. In my experience, even with US-built guitars, out of the box, they all need some initial care and attention to 'be right' .

I highly recommend this guitar for sound and looks. It's a long, long time since I've bought anything and felt such satisfaction in ownership and value for money. Go for it!

love this guitar

guitar looks great. feels great. sounds great. although, there are a few things to mention...

the strings that came on it seemed old and crusty. the frets weren't so smooth. and the stickers to indicate the push/pull coil tap on the volume knobs were a pain to get off. might i suggest using vinyl or plastic static cling decals to avoid the nasty glue residue. or, maybe just a card with the push/pull coil tap info tied to the headstock. i cleaned up the frets and fretboard using micro mesh pads and changed the strings to d'addario 9s. adjusted the truss rod, action and intonation. now this bad boy sings.

i'm already looking at buying more harley benton guitars.