Harley Benton ST-20HH Active SBK Reviews

Punches 👊💥well above it's pricepoint

Looks so cool, fit n finish were practically flawless, especially for the price. It i a joy to play and sounds far better than the price would have you expect

Nice product

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AN ABSOLUTE BEAST!

Excellent build quality, great sounding active pickups, and comfortable to play. The lower the tuning the better it sounds. A metal monster that even looks scary! A no brainer at the price.

Wont intonate

None of the strings can be intonated. Even with the saddles being maxed out, with springs removed, strings are still sharp. Some strings are way off. I have never experienced anything like this before.

The neck is quite thick and has a weird profile.

Good fun.

Great if you want to try active pickups on the cheap. Great for modification. Very good, but the more expensive Harleys are much better.

VFM x10

So i had actually seen many vids about this guitar ,all were very possitive but man..never expected this much quality...its a must for metal music..i mean srlsy active..and when i say active i mean REALLY ACTIVE humbackers..very aggresive sound at this price range its a steal.u cant get anything better at this price hands down.built quality also very good plays like a dream i can even compare it to my epiphone prophecy custom +

Excelente guitarra

Esta muy padre la guitarra, se ve excelente en color negro y truena muy bien! muy contento con la compra, la recomiendo!

flying string tree falling off frets

i really had high hopes for this guitar even at is price point. i am a little disappointed with the fret job, one fret its totally falling off. you cannot play the high e at all it gets stuck under the fret. the set up is horrible ant the string tree just popped off and flew across the living room (sitting on the stand). again totally disappointed.

The best bang for your buck metal guitar

Ever since I first saw this, I was in love with it. Looks mean, sounds even meaner. It's been hard to put it down and it's one of my main guitars for tracking songs now. Cannot recommend this enough if you're looking for a steal on a ripper

Very good for the price

Sounds fantastic for the price it costs, plays well together with my Line6 Spider IV.

good product

My first own guitar in my life, I think it's one of the best in terms of value for money.

Amazing for the price

Got it today and after a very short adjustment here and there the guitar plays great sounds great for the pickups not being EMG's. Only thing I will replace is changing out the tuners to locking tuners. But overall it's a great guitar .

Steve Naucapoma Valladares

Luna guitarra sorprende para su precio y de buenas características, lo más destacable es su diseño y construcción, las pastillas cumplen con su función sin ser espectaculares, lo que deben mejorar es algunos acabados en la pintura, y no generan demasiado ruido en la distorsión son pastillas para tocar metal y hard rock, el resto es genial

Fabulous Guitar

You simply can’t do any better for a guitar in this price range with active pickups. The neck is a very smooth satin finish, the sound is as good as any higher level guitar with emg pickups, the tuners and bridge keep in tune and you can adjust to low action without any buzz. You will not be disappointed!

Best price

Great guitar for the price!

The quality is good, the guitar keeps the tuning, all smooth, no burrs, fret not scratch your hands. It also turned out that the guitar already has the strings height and scale length set, which was a pleasant surprise :)

The sound is not bad, even if the guitar would have cost twice as much. Sound pickups are active, no problem with the volume :) But they don't work without batteries, you have to take it into consideration.

I can not say anything about the faults of the guitar, I have not noticed them yet. For beginners who like HH configuration, this guitar is definitely an excellent choice!

Stunning

Looks and sounds great, the only thing missing is a whammy bar.

Incredibly fun to play, really clean body and polish

Amazing guitar, especially for Slipknot fans!

What more do I need to say? This guitar looks, fees, plays, and sounds amazing! Ive been a slipknot fan for 15 years and this guitar feels like a dream come true. It rocks!

Quality control is slacking

Hi! So first of all, the guitar sounds awesome and looks awesom, no questions there.

Now the issues:

- frets are sharp, like pulling skin sharp. I'll see what can I do there

- volume knob was loose. I had to tighten the knob so that I don't actually tear the cables inside

- some minor bumps and paintwork. On the horns there is a glossy part. That can be fixed with the smoothest of sandpapers, but still

Overall I was hyped that the frets are fine from all the reviews on YT and forums, but the hype was killed the moment I grabbed the guitar since I felt it right away.

Quality control MUST be better, even for budget instruments like this

For the price ... Unbelievable!

seriously, ive been playing guitars for over 20 years and cheap guitars always used to be that cheap and crap. But not anymore, no need to spend loads of money for a good guitar anymore these days cause this beast does it as well as the higher end branded makes. Yes the frets could be smoother but thats a quick fix, but for the price its a no brainer,

Metal Machine but Upgrading is Key

I bought this guitar for my first ever live show, and I really do love it. For how I play my music, the features are more than enough, as I typically only use the bridge pickup. It is very light and I could absolutely play this for a long period of time.

However, when it arrived, there were a few frets poking through the side of the fretboard probably from expanding after being shipped across the Atlantic Ocean. While this doesn't affect playing too much, it is a bit unnerving seeing the frets poking out the way they are. In addition to that, I find the bridge does not do a whole lot when it comes to intonation. I have cranked the saddles to their extremes on both ends, and it does not seem to do anything using the "follow the needle" technique for intonating.

I had upgraded the tuners to locking tuners, which has been fantastic. I will most likely do the same thing with the bridge as well, since I want to make sure my guitar is properly set up when I play it.

TL;DR: solid guitar, but upgrading the tuners and bridge will be worthwhile.