Harley Benton ST-62MN VW Vintage Series 5-stars Reviews

Great guitar for the money

It feels good and sounds good, pickups are good enough and you don't need to change them (unless you want a hot rod). The fret edges are smoth, although they are not very well leveled, so if you want to have a somewhat low action, you need to do the fretwork or have a luthier do it for you. But if you don't mind having a higher action, this guitar is basically ready to go from the box. Amazing instrument for the price, would recoment to anyone that wants a strat

This is a GREAT guitar.

I've been a pro and semi pro player for over thirty years. I can't believe how good this guitar is. My mate played it and kept saying ... this is a £1000 guitar .. How are they doing it for £120? ... I should mention two things ... One, the neck has natural wood markings that would have probably made it a reject at one of the big brand companies? If the neck didn't play well (It plays and feels AMAZING) I would have returned it? It doesn't bother me at all. and Two, the bridge saddles need a little 'sorting out' .. nothing major but thought I'd mention it. I love this guitar ..I had in mind modding it with new pickups... Love the pickups that are on it ... I might buy another one ? ..

The quality surprised me

I bought this guitar to mod and experiment with it. I was shocked with the quality that came from factory at this price though, and Ive change my mind on experimenting with it. It is a very good guitar for the price. The pick ups are really good, the neck is really comfortable to play, the string action was also really good (way better than other more expensive guitars I owned). I also initially thought tuning would be an issue with a guitar with this price but this is not the case. If I use the trem or bend the strings a lot then it gets untuned, but other than that, it stays in trune very well. On top of that, the caramelized neck fits very well with the light yellow tons of the guitar and o found it beautiful. I am overall really impressed with this guitar.

Great for the price

Good guitar. Fret sprout appeared after a month or so.. But with a little bit of work the frets were fine. Plays good, I like the neck finish, would like the neck even more if the fretboard radius was a little rounder.

The pickups are good, sounds like a vintage strat, not the best one, but good enough.

Machine heads are a little stiff but hold the tuning just fine.

I would recommend this guitar to anyone searching for a cheap strat.

Great strat!

This is a great guitar. It sounds like a stratocaster is supposed to sound, stays in tune amazingly well and it feels like a much more expensive guitar. Also, last but not least, the customer service is of an exemplary behaviour.

Unbeatable in the price range

As usual, the guitar arrived in Hungary in about a week, in perfect condition. Packaging was decent.

It's absolutely gorgeous... can't get enough of the neck. Feels great, plays great. The frets are surprisingly well rounded off especially for the price range, and the texture and finish is fantastic.

It was even set up very nicely. The guitar is very light, holds the tuning pretty well. The pickups sound good.

For this price I originally thought, if nothing else, it will be a nice wall decoration, but it's so much more. It just begs to be played.

It's absolutely unbeatable in this price range.

Great value, nice sounding guitar.

I expected flaws, but found none. Would be careful with the thin term block, but the guitar stay in tune, so all good. Why go for a second hand guitar when you can get one of these for not a lot of money.

Sounds just as good as Squier Classic Vibe Strat for less than half of the price!

This was my second Harley Benton (the first one I purchased was a TE-62), and I was very pleasantly surprised with this one as well. Having A/B'd it against a 60's Squier Classic Vibe, they sound nearly identical; though the Squier feels a little more premium, you're paying almost double for a glossy neck and perhaps slightly better hardware. However, the Harley Benton is no slouch. It is comfortable to play with its satin neck, the pickups sound great and it looks great as well! I've been picking this up and playing it more than my Fender MIM strat; if you're looking for your first strat-style guitar, you really can't go wrong with the ST-62. Out of the box, it was set up well, there weren't any issues with QC and it is very affordable.

Excellent '62 Strat From Harley Benton

I received my ST-62MN VW Vintage Series in fine condition. I had a used Fender Strat that I had foolishly sold, and the ST-62MN is a terrific replacement. And it is brand new at a fraction of the price!

This was my third Harley Benton. I also have the beautiful Aeolus Tiger Flame which resembles the Gibson SE-Les Paul and the TE-62 CAR Telecaster style guitars

Amazing budget guitar

Beautiful guitar with great quality for the price

Great guitar

Bought a Squire Classic Vibe and it came with clear, poor factory workmanship, sent it back.Purchased this guitar. The HB is far and away the better guitar at half the price shipped to the US.

Immaculate tone

Was uncertain about the quality due to low price but it is hands down one of my best performing guitars I own, and I own alot of different guitars. Its my main stage guitar

Great instrument!

Good shape guitar, great feeling and playability in my hands after 10 minutes of playing...Love this maple neck...Pickups are very warm straty and balanced (i was worried if they were to noisy, but NO. Tuning stability is very ok.

Compare to my Squier contemporary fender that costs 3 times the price of this Harley Benton, easily HB.

Deserves all the money!

Very nice guitar in a very reasonable price.

This guitar is very beautiful.It plays very good and sounds better than expected.it has minor issues.like a bit of buzz on the strings.I have this guitar almost 10 months and one of the strings tree fell off.This guitar is highly recommended thought.you cant loose from this guitar only gain.

Formidable guitare pour une bouchée de pain !

J'ai reçu hier la guitare commandée. Je précise d'emblée que je suis un joueur non professionnel de longue durée : j'ai 79 ans et je pratique la guitare depuis mes 15 ans. Durant ces années j'ai possédé des dizaines de guitares acoustiques et électriques et parmi elles de nombreuses stratocaster Fender et Squier mexicaines et coréennes ainsi que des Blade et G&L asiatiques. Cette expérience me permet sans doute d'émettre des comparaison objectives.

A première vue, la Harley Benton ST-62MN VW Vintage Series est très jolie, le choix des couleurs du corps harmonise très bien avec le manche en érable caramélisé. Après inspection plus détaillée on découvre une excellente finition, rien à dire à ce sujet. Les frettes sont parfaitement polies et ne débordent pas sur les extrémités. Après avoir (traditionnellement) changé de cordes et réglé le chevalet après avoir retiré un ressort... plus rien à reprocher à cette belle guitare : jouabilité et sonorité irréprochables sont au rendez-vous. Même la bonne stabilité d'accordage (en trémolo flottant) me surprend malgré les mécaniques bon marché. En résumé : le prix de la guitare est incroyablement bas pour la qualité offerte.

Ce matin je suis passé au supermarché local pour faire des courses et acheter de la nourriture pour le week-end : j'en avais pour 130€, pratiquement le prix de la guitare !

Best hb so far!

Everything from the logo to the frets are better on this guitar. Better than even some of their more expensive fusion style strats. Highly recommend

Worth it!

The neck on this guitar is so smooth! Plays so well and exceeds my expectations

Best guitar

I bought this guitar to record demos of our songs, cuz our 2 guitarists both have strats. I don't play guitar while playing in band. I'm just singing. But anyway I bought it for this reason and it's excellent! It's super comfy and nice to touch and play. We even take it on gigs to have a 1 guitar with unusual tuning. Sound wise it's good.

I'm really glad, that I bought it.

Would Buy Again (Did in fact!)

LOVE this St-style guitar. Feels and looks absolutely fantastic, even for the name brand ones. Also not too heavy or light, just right. The only issue I have with it is the electronics aren't wired correctly as one of the tone knobs doesn't work, but it doesn't bother me because I was planning on upgrading them in the first place. - Just get one, you don't have much to lose!

Best value for money

I bought this guitar few months ago

It plays very well built quality is excellent. You won't find a strat style guitar better than this within the price range. Alnico 5 pickups they are exceptional. Overall a very satisfying player