Harley Benton SC-Custom II SPAF

Great guitar

Everything about this guitar is perfect. I had some issues with my playing hand going numb with my last guitar. So far I've been able to play for a couple of hours with hardly any numbness

Mind blown

This is a LOT of guitar for so little money. Even for an intermediate player like myself, there's nothing to complain about. Just the tailpiece needs to be elevated a bit as the strings rub against the end of the bridgepiece, after the saddles. Nothing major. Came set up pretty well for standard E tuning, so being happy with the received product I immediately started on the next steps... I reworked the nut to accommodate 12-52 strings, moved the saddles a bit backward and set it up for standard B tuning and it came out an great baritone. I will keep an eye on neck relief in the coming days to make sure nothing warps but the higher gauge strings combined with the drastic low tuning seem to hold up perfectly balanced so far!

Brilliant

I’ve just received this. It’s a great guitar. Amazing design and great playability.

Beats guitars 3x the price

Having owned the infamous ec1000, I nabbed one of these as a budget replacement and was blown away by the quality

Great playability

Neck feels really good. Pickups are kind of average, didn't like the coil split. Looks and smooth neck make me pick up this guitar more often.

Wow! SC Custom Amber Flame

Wow! Incredibly! I didn't expect something like this. Wow! The guitar is beyond all my expectations. I can only say: WOW!!! The first meeting and the first gig caused incredible reactions. Well done Harley Benton, SC Custom is a hit!

Solid, beautiful guitar

Just as beautiful in person as in pictures. The guitar came in perfect condition and is very well made. As far as setup, I had to lower the action (it would probably be fine if you don't have any preference) and tune it up, but otherwise, it was ready to go.

The hardware all feels nice, obviously not as nice as on an expensive guitar, but I don't foresee needing to change any of it any time soon. I played it for about three hours after pulling it out of the box (couldn't put it down --it's very playable) and only tuned it back once because high E dropped a little but it wasn't really noticeable. I only knew because I was surprised at how well it was holding tune. The pickups are fine and for a beginner would be good long-term, but I'll probably upgrade them in the near future.

Overall, the guitar is really nice as is but would be an excellent mod platform since it's such a good-looking object. For other Americans, I'd say it's definitely worth the wait and shipping costs.

I'll try to update this in a year after I see how it holds up over time.

Great guitar!

Came in tune! After fiddling around to the way I like it over a week or so I noticed my g string going out of tune but it was solved with a pencil! Loosen up those strings & lube up the nut & it's been a dream eversince!

very good built guitar for the price, comfy fingerboard and fast in the playing despite roasted jatoba wood

Not bad at all

Been eyeballing this model for a good while. Based on the price it seemed like it could not be very impressive. But appearences can be decieving and in this case they definately were.

Mine came with an almost perfect finish to start with. Apart from a few tiny spots on the neck's binding I couldn't find anything wrong in this department, I was expecting more flaws and still would be happy, but almost nothing.

The neck feels comfy in my hand and the fret edges are nice as well. They stick out a 10th of a mm or so here and there but no sharp edges, absolutely fine, I'll play it in in time.

The action was a bit high but I still don't have to fight with it and I don't like my action too low anyway.

If you're getting one of these as a first guitar it is just fine as it is, I am planning to change the pickups to improve the sound, but everything else is fine.

The specs on this thing are mindblowing. The tuners, the finish, the coil split option... And the description doesn't even mention the strap locks that come with it.

Very happy to have gotten this guitar.