Harley Benton SC-500 BK Vintage Series Reviews

Harley Benton SC-500 BK Vintage Series

I've bought this guitar 2 months ago it came by 2 days even though its hundreds of kilometers away. It came well packaged without any damage. It sounds perfect only thing is that its little bit microphonic but you can use it maybe for your advance.. Few bolts were skipping but its not that big problem. It doesnt have any noise its perfectly set up no buzzing at all. Tuning works perfectly fine and smooth and everything is from good material. Its not that heavy at all. I totally recommend this product to you if you dont have much money.

Very Easy To Get Use To Play

Construction is very well built and heavy in weight.

Nearly the equal of Gibson Les Pauls!

This was the first of the eleven Harley Benton guitars I’ve bought in 2024. This, as well as my second, the same in Gold, are entirely the equal of their Epiphone versions. I know that some reviewers have commented that the Humbuckers on these two are not as hot as on Gibson Les Pauls. But I’ve found that with just an overdrive pedal, I can equate them. Thus, I’ve obtained what I want, which is the roaring wail of Gibson Les Pauls, at merely a fraction of that cost!

İlk gitarım

Gerçekten mükemmel ve hatasız geldi. Çok güzel paketlenmişti. 14 günde elime ulaştı. Görünüşü çok hoşuma gitti.

Exceptional quality

Truly amazing level of workmanship on such a cheap guitar. Beautiful frets, smooth neck, great paint work. Only the binding is a bit less precise at the pointy junction of the lower horn, but that is really no big deal - overall this guitar feels great, much more expensive than it is.

The hardware is slightly on the flimsy side but works fine. It is an easy and cheap upgrade, and anyway most people will probably change the pickups. The stock pickups don't sound bad but I replaced them with EMGs 85/60, soon changing them for Fat55s so I can get a more Les Paul vibe.

The tuners are decent, but I replaced the cheap plastic nut with a Graphtec for better tuning stability.

All together, a great guitar as-is, but probably even better as a modding platform. A solid base to get a premium sounding, feeling and looking guitar with a few upgrades.

Beaut

Really beautiful piece that produces a great sound

Awesome

This model blew my expextations out of the water! I may very well start a nice collection of Harley Benton Guitars and Basses.

Can't Be Beat

Well made of high quality components. Great craftsman ship. Plays great and sounds great. I like my Harley Benton guitars

Amazing build for the price

What you are getting for the price paid is amazing. Finish is perfect, the binding is almost flawless, the weight is spot on, the neck is nice and thick to play even though is it painted. However, there are some details worth mentioning:

- The pickups are super microphonic, waxing needed. They sound a little dark but they are totally usable.

- Some frets are high, this is annoying but might be an issue not all guitars have.

- Tuners does not help with tuning stability. They are cheap and replacement is needed.

- Bridge is a little unstable. Same as the tuners, replace it!

I bought this guitar mainly to upgrade basically everything so no issues for me. Fret work is definitely needed so I have to buy tools for that, but I also bought this guitar to learn how to properly do a set up. So for me this guitar is perfect.

Best at any price

This guitar is EVERY bit as good as a classic Gibson and at a fraction of the cost!

It's good! Not perfect but good.

They are a great price and with a little tweak they play well and have a good tone. even though there are some places where the body was scratched. As a result this guitar is good. Especially when you look at the price. You will not find a better deal anywhere else in South Korea.

The Best First Guitar

This is my first electric guitar and i love it! I think is the higher value for money rate easily. you will notice some quality issues, but hey, is under 200 euro guitar!

If you wound to buy your first les paul guitar and you dont want to spent more than 200 euros buy it with no doubt.

Begginer Review

Amazing review for a begginer guitar!

Classic single cut.

Great head stock design. Love the gold hardware and that the guitar is bound front and back.

Great guitar for such a low price

The guitar plays very well, there are no frets sticking oit the sides.

The pickups are humbuckers so you can't go wrong for hardrock or metal.

Overall a great guitar.

Pleasantly Surprised

This was my third Harley Benton and I love it! Arrived quickly, no issues whatsoever, customer service was superb, and it was ready to play right out of the box. Takes higher gain tones like nothing and the cleans are something else. Very glad I bought this.

Beginners and collectors will love this guitar

Very well put together guitar and great features for the price. Set up and tweaking needed to set the action. Both, beginners and collectors will love this guitar. I'm happy to have this guitar in my collection.

:(

Screaming loud humbuckers, scratchy pots, definitely a guitar you've got to mod out. Overall it's cosmetically pleasing but somehow doesn't rip as hard as it's SC-400 counterpart which I regret selling to get this one. Working on a mod now, it's definitely quickly became a back burner project guitar.

Awesome Guitar

I was dubious about buying this as I recently bought a Jackson Adrian Smith SDXM. This was sort of an impulse buy as I wanted to try a Single Cut Style guitar. Wow, it looks and plays awesome for the money. It sounds sweet with good sustain and is totally different to the Jackson in terms of sound and feel. If it had cost more I would not have taken the gamble but having played it I would happily have paid more for it. I will be recommending it to my work colleague who is in the market for an inexpensive guitar.

Don't let the price fool you!

I've been playing guitar for 30 years,these guitars are very good quality!