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

Excellent purchase

This isn't a great guitar for the money - it's a great guitar - period. I don't believe I'd have found a better guitar on the market at this money - even 4 or 5 times the money, having tried "official" non USA models previously. I've never tried USA models and frankly have no need or desire to, considering the cost involved.

Fit and finish are faultless, electronics are quiet and effective with full effect pots that feel just right. Great 'ST' tones from the alnico pickups, clearly discernable in all switch positions. Great cleans that dirty up nicely with the right amp settings.

Mine is just an excellent guitar at a superb price. It does seem to have been the latest model, newly in stock. Usual complaints about string condition seem to have been sorted out - strings wrapped in waxed paper with silica gel pack inside wrapping, so I was able to give it a good road test without having to concern myself with changing strings before I got started. Set up was superb out of the box. I got my gear out to double check and found I had nothing to do. The extra room at the nut (42mm) helps too. Under the plate, the routing is ultra clean and professional, wiring is clean and modern as is the soldering.

I wouldn't hesitate to buy again.

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Unfortunately, I am not a fan of long arrivals, so I?ll say right away that as a buyer, you simply cannot find the best tool in this price range. Despite the fact that the instrument was produced in the land of the rising sun and has a purely visual difference from the original Fender guitar, this guitar is an indicator of how people relate to the instrument, how they love and respect their work) I am very happy for many years that will remain in my memory forever).

Great value, playable and sounds good

I'm not a great fan of the Stratocaster, but there are some tones that it can get, that no other guitar can produce. So, when I was looking for those tones, I didn't want to spend a fortune on a guitar I was not likely to use much.

The ST-62 was too good a price to ignore when I was looking for my "strat" esque tones.

Out of the box it looked great, with no flaws in the finish or the hardware. The neck was fatter than I expected, but I actually prefer that sort of neck.

With a quick adjustment to the action and a fret polish, the guitar plays great. There are no sharp frets and they all seem to be pretty level.

Soundwise, all the strat tones are there, including the icepick bridge! Recorded it is hard to tell this from a midrange strat, so it is perfect for my needs.

If you are in the market for a Strat, this is a great option.

Harley Benton S T- 62 MN VW Vintage Series

At long last my own strat what a beautiful guitar so many sounds from one guitar, the 5 way selector switch is great, It is not heavy just feels right, Stays in tune all day long, Playable straight out the box honestly.

Harley Benton ST-62MN VW Vintage Series

Guitar arrived as part of a 3 guitar shipment. Parcel arrived fairly quickly over the Christmas season. Arrived in perfect condition. Guitar looks perfect. Two micro blemishes in areas no one will ever look at. Action set up well. sounds great. I bought a squire Telecaster(thin-line-classic vibe, 70's hollow body) a few months ago and this guitar is of an equivalent quality and feel. Only had it for a couple of days but am totally happy with it so far. By the way, the other 2 guitars in my shipment were perfect and also look and play great.

Excellent low priced guitar!

I use this low priced beauty mainly for blues and jazz. It sounds awesome for its price. The build quality is quite good. It has a thick old style ?60 C shape neck which i like it a lot. Don?t expect to have the feel and playability of a thousand euro Stratocaster. You get what you pay for and in this case you will get some more! ;)

Simply amazing!

I was looking for a cheap strat, because it's my favorite type of guitar. The first thing that I noticed was it's color. A lovely aged white. Also the neck made out of Canadian maple spoke to me. When I received the guitar I tested it out. Everything was good, only the frets where a bit rough but this was fixed pretty easily. After I set up the guitar I started playing it, and the sound was wonderful, just like a strat is supposed to sound. I compared it with a friend's mexican strat and it sounded just the same.

So in conclusion:

Pros:

-Nice color and neck

-Great sounding guitar

-Just as good sounding as an mexican made

Cons:

-It will need a little bit of set up work

Great value

Outstanding value for money, it can easily compete with much more expensive instruments. It's good to go out of the box, sound is crispy, clear and punchy. It looks, feels and plays great.

Product is good, high quality. I like this guitar.

My favorite guitar :)

Hi, I have used fender american special HSS and fender mexican standard sss before, really nice guitars. I bought this guitar just to get excited about this guitar but I was very surprised to see the workmanship I got a funny figure like 90 euro :) When I tested the amp Engl screamer combo I almost reached the fender mexican shades. I was very surprised when I saw the price difference between the two guitars and sold fender mexican guitars. I just use harley benton. The keyboard is very comfortable, frets are very good, I would recommend it to anyone.

Suddenly, it became my main guitar!

I'ts true, this amazing Harley Benton suddenly became my main guitar. The neck profile is just right, not too thin, but even for me, with small hands, this feel right at home, since the shape of the profile is very ergonomic.The finish was spotless and the parts do their jobs. This is a guitar you can play right out of the box and don't feel like you're missing out. A 111¤ guitar that is as much an ST model as any big name rivals. I did eventually change the tremolo, but it wasn't necessary, just a personal preference, much like the mint green pickguard I also bought for it.

It's also a very light guitar, and balances really well on a strap, be it high, up in the torso area, or hanging lower at the waist. Looks to kill, plays like heaven, and sounds amazing, what else can you ask for? I will probably buy another one or two when they become available in stock again, just so I can be assured that if they ever get discontinued (which I think is unlikely, since they are just so good), that way, I know I have two backups. And the best part is, I can have 3 amazing guitars in a gig or rehearsal rotation, and I don't need to get a loan to do so. Everyone know how hard it is for a working musician to buy backups of our most loved guitar, usually people don't do it because it would simply cost too much, with the ST-62 you don't have that problem either. Come on, give her a try, you won't regret it!

First Electric Guitar - Really Really Good

As the title says, it´s my first electric guitar and before purchasing it I did a whole research on which one to buy, and finally went for this one and it did not let me down, so I?m really happy with what I got for what I paid.

The guitar looks amazing, the vintage white and the maple neck looks far better in person than in the pictures. Also plays really good, personally coming from an acoustic guitar I found the neck really comfortable, also weight wise it feels good. I asked my guitar instructor to play it and get his thoughts about it and his feedback was pretty much positive. Also few friends that saw it were impressed with the guitar.

The sound is nice, I played along my instructor?s branded guitar, it didn?t sound exactly the same but you could barely tell the difference. I would recomend this guitar to anyone that?s looking to get a nice guitar at a great quality/price relation.

I will definitely consider a Harley Benton guitar in any future purchase.

THE ONE.

This is VINTAGE, it has everything you hope for and more. The Vintage -White body is just the right weight, the maple neck feel very comfortable, the fret are nicely finished, and the tuners work nicely. As usual the Wilkinson pickups are well balanced, offering some sweet mellow tones, when you want, then transforming to produce some savage grittiness. This is a classy instrument, without a doubt !!