Harley Benton ST-62MN VW Vintage Series 4-stars Reviews

Very very good

Bought the guitar and it arrived in a week No damage from shipping, fret edges are immaculate (seriously some top tier work) Nexl feels amazing I can't stop playing In general the guitar feels amazing and looks amazing 4/5 for features since it doesn't have locking tuners or a floyd rose or something special to bump it up Seriously recommend this guitar (I bought this one as my dedicated single coil strat)

Full featured ST style guitar

Classic looks. Flawless paint finish. The roasted maple neck is so good and the graphite nut make this an extraordinary value. Pickups are in the sweet spot between 60's mellow and modern hot.

Amazing

Amazing guitar for the price. Great build quality and holds tune suprisingly well, excellent out of the box setup and pickups are quite straty. Hums a lot and there is no shielding under pickguard but other than that, really amazing guitar for the money.

This is a good strat for the price.

Yes the parts are not the most durable and well crafted. But you absolutely get more than what you pay for. I really liked how it sounds and i can say its imo better than my rg1570 prestige in single coil. The neck feels good not the most slippy but frets are done great. Overall its good for what you pay for. This was my first harley benton guitar and im satisfied. And i think im gonna buy more from them ... :)

If you want strat style guitar on a budget.

Not much to complain about really,since this is quite decent guitar for the price.Was actually surprised for it being set up that well.String action,truss rod and intonation was pretty dead on (Guitar was even close to being in tune right out of the box).Frets could use a some touch here and there,but nothing major, like,they're not going to cut your hands or buzz all over the place.No complaints about nut and machine heads.Guitar actually holds tuning really well,even after some tremolo bar use.Not a fan of those classic fender type bridge saddles,so i might change those eventually.Electronics work as they should.Can't comment much on pickups, since i'm more of a humbucker person and therefore, don't have a good point of reference.Paint job is simply perfect.One negative thing I did found, was that the woodwork inside the back cavity where springs are located is kinda rough, to say the least.Obviously,it doesn't affect playability or anything,but still,there's literally a bunch of wood fiber sticking out,kind of like if you cut wood with a dull blade,but again,doesn't affect anything ,except for knowing it's there.

It's a decent guitar,but I think it's important to understand that it is a budget instrument,therefore, don't expect it to be high end one.If you want a strat style guitar on a budget,project guitar or your first instrument then this is definetely a good choice.

Best price

Very good for its price. The only problem is it's a bit noisy pickups. You need to replace the strings when you buy it.

You get even better than you pay for

My overall experience with this guitar was very positive. The only issue with it in comparison with cheap Squier ST models is its neck. Although, it's made with higher quality materials, it needs a bit of finishing work otherwise, the frets aren't finished properly. But hey, you can always pay some extra bucks for such finishing work or do it by yourself and you will get a nice sounding and playing guitar. And it won't feel cheap at all like Squiers in the same range of price.

great guitar, needs love is all.

I enjoyed breaking it in, yes it's great out of the box but depending on where you live, altitude, humidity, temp, it will need tweaks. I live in the high dry desert. The one I rec'd is terrific. I would highly recommend this guitar whatever level player you are. Tuners are good, nut is good, frets are good, trem is good. All can be improved with some elbow grease. For this price it's so close to the one's at 5-6 times the money, it's well worth putting the minor upgrades into it. Those may include several depending on your tastes and expectations. But you are going to get every bit of your money's worth it of this instrument.

I absolutely love the tone and playability. It really has grown on me in a short time and I didn't spend a dime on upgrades, polished the fret ends a little, did a minor truss rod adjust, minor action adjustments, new strings and a good clean and oil. It is a real good guitar, I have more and better, but I keep picking this one up. I really dig it, vintage pups and this bad dog has some bark.

Surprisingly good!

Beautiful guitar. In my opinion it surpasses the Classic Vibe Series from Squier. The carmelised maple neck is amazing and the fretwork was perfect. No flaws or imperfections on the entire guitar. The Roswell pickups surprised me and have a very vintage sound. The only downside is the height adjustment screws on the bridge saddles are really long and can cut your hands if you palm mute, but not a major issue. You can buy replacement screws for less than a dollar. Highly recommend this guitar. I bought a second one in Dakota Red and it came flawless!

Very good for the price, decent overall

This guitar isn't fantastic, it isn't going to sound or play as good as a medium or high end instrument, and if you think it will you will be disappointed. However, for the price you pay, the guitar punches well above its weight. This price point would have got you an unplayable piece of trash when I first started learning guitar 15 years ago. Now you can get this, a perfectly playable decent guitar

This guitar is a great price deal

It will be great for up grades with hotter pickups and a little work on fret ends...no big deal...you can do the fret work yourself.

Surprisingly good

Well recommended for the price!

I am impressed with the following: quick shipping time (I received my Harley Benton ST-62MN VW Vintage Series in Australia within two weeks of ordering it), quality of the guitar straight out of the box, its affordable price.

I am an amateur guitarist of 40 years. I could plug this guitar in and play a gig and sound great. There are no fret buzzes anywhere on the neck! The neck feels nice, the pick ups sound good (I cant test them loud on my amp at the moment, but I think they will be fine for my style).

There are some caveats, which I expected for the price, but again the minor issues are better than expected. The tuners are good. There is some minor out of tune issues (slightly flat) after playing it but remember it just travelled thousands of miles to a hot city. With a silent tuner these are easy resolved between songs at a gig. I expect this will settle down. There are a couple of frets I will get dressed to take a millimetre or two off. Again, nothing to stop taking this guitar to a gig. I will pay for a set up purely because I like the action set for my playing style (jazz and blues) - this is just my personal preference.

I would have given this guitar 5 stars for its price, but the reason I didn't is the whammy bar doesn't do much at all. I can do some chordal whammy with it, but on individual notes it is too stiff.

Regardless, this is an excellent first guitar for anyone who loves the strat style and tone. I bought it to customise it a bit, so I also recommend if for those who like to customise their guitars. Yes this doesn't necessarily mean it is economical in the long run, but I would rather do this and personalise my guitar than spend $800 for a guitar off the shop wall which I still want set up and personalised for my playing.

Well recommended!

just a good guitar

I will say briefly, for its cost a great thing, for beginners the best choice.

Harley Benton ST-62MN VW

I can confidently say that this guitar is a cheap version of a good guitar. The accessories are all cheap, but not the worst, the tuners are good, the machine is so-so. I had a much better machine on Cort G100. The fretboard is smooth and in excellent condition, there are no comments on this. An incomprehensible situation with the pickups, why do the middle magnets look outward more than all the others, I wonder how it should be? The sound is about the same Cort G100, I would even say that Cort sounded a little more interesting. In general, the guitar is good, I liked it. The only thing that could put a better quality machine and it would be generally great.

Excellent purchase

Great guitar for the money. The only problems identified were the middle pickup. Unpolished frets. The neck is not set at the right angle to the body or is too deep in the body, as a result, when lowering the strings, the bolts on the bridge protruded very strongly and severely scratched the hand. All this is very easy to eliminate at home and with straight hands. In general, I was very pleased with the purchase.

More than vfm

Neck built quality is great. However, the body is a bit roughly shaped which is the only drawback of this guitar. Paintwork good. Hardware does the job and pickups sound nice. In overall its a 3.5/5 and much better from any ST up to about $300-400. For the price range it is off-course 5/5.

My Harley Benton ST-62MN VW Vintage Series

This is a very good instrument. Especially for the money I've paid.

I like the sound, the neck and the body. Almost all done with impeccable quality. I feel the tonewood is great. Unfortunately the frets edges were sharp. So I filed the frets manually, not a big deal. Another issue is the tuners. They are bad quality. So I changed them for good Grover type. The most important - this guitar is highly upgrade-able. For example one can change the pickups for a good brand name. I'm absolutely positive it would sound amazing. I think for the price I've paid there couldn't be better guitar never. If you are professional musician and understand guitars all those small issues will never bother you at all.

Very Nice

If your on the fence about this one, don't be! This is a very nice instrument! Fit, finish, sound all very nice!

Excellent low-cost Strat

This guitar is terrific value. Minor improvement could be more rounded fret-ends, but you can do that yourself. They're pretty well-rounded as it is. Great bargain. I've bought two.

meets expectations

Considering the reviews written here I was expecting a better quality, yet its quality and sound is greater than its price. Service was fast and flawless.