Harley Benton SC-500 BK Vintage Series 5-stars Reviews

For the price a great guitar

I bought my guitar in August 2017. My idea was to use it only at home (I play professionally in restaurants and small bars, I use my American Fender Stratocaster Standart). My first impressions of the guitar were that the guitar was very good finish(only I don't like the pickguard, it's made of cheap black plastic), the sound is prety good!

Pros

-Very hot humbuckers.

-Incredible sustain(the thing that's missing my Fender)

-The pots are smooth and responsive.

-The fit and finish is remarkable.

-Weight is like Les Paul's original

Cons

-The strings that come with the guitar are of poor quality

-Gold coverage of the hardware looks a litle bit cheap.

-The pickguard has sharp edges(this is not a problem, it can be fixed even at home).

-The 3-way toggle switch is a little cheap(but works perfectly).

-Feedback at higher gain levels when I play close to my amp

My bridge breaking very often the first and second strings, so after two months I decided to replace the bridge and the pick ups

So I bought from Ebay:

Vanson Roller Saddle Bridge(gold) for Gibson Les Paul - 25 euro

Tonerider Alnico II Classic Vintage Humbuckers

-for bridge side - zebra - 58 euro

-for the neck side - GOLD - 65 euro

Total bill for upgrading - 148 euro

After I did this ... I forgot for my Fender Stratocaster

I like this guitar

man, i like these guitar. The guitar came almost perfectly setup, i just lowered the action. The frets are perfect. The finish is awesome.

The pickups are great almost better than my Gibson les Paul Burstbucker.

I like the neck but i prefer the neck of the Harley Benton SC 450 plus. I can't explain why.

For this money there is no better guitar. More, the guitar can compete with the expensive Epiphones or with the Gibson Les Paul Studio (the Harley Benton is just better).

A guitar easily worth double the price

In a nutshell, this guitar is pretty fantastic. If you're thinking about getting one - just get it. You won't regret it.

Firstly, the fit and finish is great. The paintwork is immaculate, the binding looks fantastic and the whole guitar feels great in the hands. The pots are smooth, the switch feels sturdy and even the tuners are of usable quality - very impressive stuff for such a cheap guitar. The pickguard isn't all that impressive, just a single ply piece of plastic, but I'm not overly bothered by that. The pickups are average, but I wouldn't expect anything more for what I paid. They work fine, they sound okay.

For me there is one standout feature of this guitar, which is the neck heel/body joint. It's contoured, allowing far smoother and better access to the top frets. Gibsons worth many times the price of this guitar don't have this feature. I don't do much up that end of the board myself but anything I do there just feels great as I don't have a chunk of wood digging into my hand.

Bottom line is: a great beginner/mid range guitar, and a fantastic base for modifications.

Still impressed

The guitar is very solid, precise and the gold metal looks very nice. The voice can easily touch both warm and rusty tones, always with character. I could recommend to change the initial set of strings with ones of preference.

aanrader

super gitaar speelt even goed als mijn gibson les paul

Great Guitar

Bought the vintage white too , both amazing .

It's just that good.

I bought it for casual shredding.

I have an acoustic HB and knowing the quality of it I decided to order an electric one. When I received it I felt like I just had to play some Guns and Roses!

Pros

-Great look

-Fine details

-Quality crafted

-Very hot humbuckers

Cons

-Not enough time to play it as much as I'd like to :)

Very, very good guitar for as low price as 150¤. I recommend this to player on all levels.

Amazing Guitar for The Price

It's outstanding. The tone is great, weight is just like a Les Paul, real heavy, gloss finish looks sexy as all hell, knobs turn well. Only complaint is that the toggle switch is a bit wobbly.