Harley Benton ST-57DG Black Tribute

Harley Benton ST-57DG Black Tribute

The guitar arrived quickly. I opened the carton and found it packed and protected in the best possible way. I couldn't resist and then I connected it to the amplifier. The Saund is simply amazing, sounds like a 1970s Stratocaster. it came With a perfect finish I admitted a little the height of the strings. perfect intonation there was no need to tune. Highly recommended.

Great for the price

Overall quality was good. I had no problems with it and everything was as expected. The setup was fine right out of the box. The only thing that I didn’t like was the sound on the bridge pickup but that is personal preference.

Excellent quality guitar, arrived perfect and setup spot on

I was shocked to find that this guitar arrived absolutely perfect, no flaws, perfectly setup with a nice low action and decent tone. I love the neck shape and the natural finish of the neck which is a little chunkier than Im used to, but very nice indeed. The pickups are decent, I can get the tones out of them that I want and the tone pots are a little unresponsive until the last 1/4 turn but hey I have had much more expensive guitars that have been not even half as nice as this. The whammy bar is a pain, it doesnt lock into the hole so it can just drop out although I may be missing something here as Ive never had a push in whammy bar.

Overall a really nice guitar that may or may not be upgraded in the future.

Amazing

Blows fender out of the water,,,,period.

Good Strat!

I am a Pro Musician, Got this for the road..one of my favorites now for songwriting. Simple, solid, good neck and pickups, also, not too heavy. Good job guys!

Best guitar for the buck

It is amazing that we can get such a quality guitar for such a small amount. While it is not the perfect, flawless guitar, it's definitely the best for the money.

More than I expected

Beautiful guitar I’m very pleased.

Great guitar for the price

A bit of background first; I'm a working drummer who has always played a bit of guitar, but never seriously. Recently I decided to get into the guitar seriously. I've owned a Gibson Sonex since 1983, but I've always wanted a strat. A guitar player friend suggested HB.

Overall, I'm quite happy with this guitar. It looks beautiful, and the finishing is pretty good, except for the frets. The ends are a bit sharp, and they could also use a good polishing.

Sound wise, the guitar was unplayable upon delivery due to a strong back bow. I had to tighten up the truss rod quite a bit, which was a first for me. From there I just had to adjust the intonation and all was fine.

The guitar sounds good, but there are a few spots where weird overtones creep in. Tuning stability isn't the best. Aggressive bending or moderate whammy bar activity will put it out of tune in no time.

Having said all this, I can't put this guitar down. I've put in more practice in the 4 months I've had this guitar than I have in the last 10 years. It's a blast to play, and it certainly has all of the classic Strat tones. I'd say it's even good enough for bar gigs and home recording.

Overall, it's great value for the money, and I already have my eye on a few other HB guitars.

Pretty bang on.

This guitar is pretty spot on for the money. Alder body has a good weight. The satin neck is very playable, the Tusq nut provides good stability. The pickups are fine, no need to upgrade. Tuners and bridge saddles feel good (bridge comes hard tailed) all I had to do was restring, adjust action and intonation and it was good to go. Frets may need a polish but no sharp ends. All in all I would say the quality is as good as my £375 classic vibe strat. Well worth the money, great product.

Good guitar

The guitar is good, i came like greasy but apart from that it was good