Harley Benton ST-62CC MN Shell Pink Reviews

The pink is pretty but pickguard green a bit off.

Bought this as an exchange for mini squier in the same shell pink. Sadly the scale length was small for 148 cm woman. But the color was such love at first sight. Took 1-2 weeks to come to Finland. Unlike mini squier that has white pick guard, this one has an odd lime green pick guard, reminds me of sewer monsters in Scooby Doo. Didn't take long to set this up. Was greatly playable from the box. No issues with tuning even from the early days. Generally very pleased with this. Caramelized maple neck is sucha plus for the price. Very smooth and nice to slide on. If it wasnt for the color the 89e sunburst strato model would've been fine too.

Perfect sounding baseball bat

Finally coming down to review this one.

Honestly, perfectly sounding guitar for its value, not much of a features in it, but all of them done purely good.

Vintage look supported by machine heads, a decent tremolo, and the color of the neck and pickguard (which completes the picture).

Good frets and overall quality, sadly no grounding on the inside whatsoever. Also no super-features since the guitar is in the low price point. Guitar is always in tune and sound perfectly with a pack of new strings.

Sadly, just when I got it I felt uncomfortable holding it in any part of the fretboard. At that time I was on a trip and wasn't able to compare the neck with any other guitar, but when I went home to my old guitar I found out that the neck is so thick it feels like you're holding a baseball bat. It's very personal and I think that's the idea of the vintage strat in general, but it really affects my playing quality so I put this guitar on a stand and barely play it, but it really adds up to my collection, a decent instrument for such a small price.

Good budget guitar

One of the best budget guitars out there. Nice feeling, nice neck, good work.

I've tried the cheaper strat version too. I would definitely recommend spending that extra to get ST-62 rather than ST-20. Huge difference.

Color is awesome, roasted kind of neck is looking good and feeling good.

Some of the frets were not super clean(edgy) but pretty ok for this budget.

Just grab a soft filer or sand paper to go through the frets and neck and it will be smooth and nice. Search for fret file and fret polish. Or just grab 1 dollar files from department store.

You might need some adjustments of course for the bridge and string height etc. If you are a total beginner you may not understand if its adjusted ok or not so take it to someone.

Get rid of the stock strings and put some ernies or elixirs.

Pickups are much better than expected.

Overall, could be the best beginner guitar. Or if you wanna experiment,, try, go for it.

Exceeded my expectations

Never would have expected the level of quality control and attention to detail on the fit & finish on this guitar. Frets were polished, rounded fret edges, smooth rolled fingerboard and satin neck finish feels great! The sound of the Roswell pickups have a balance between warm & bright and the included gigbag is nice. Other brands could learn a lot and up their standards on affordable guitars like Harley Benton is setting a new standar for the people on a budget (like me)

Tune,whammy bar

Go out of tune often, G-string, D-string,whammy bar loose

decent guitar for the price

neck is great but dont expect good hardware and pickups for the price. action is high when I got it =) good for a project guitar.

Fantastic for the money!

I'm shocked at how fast I received it. I absolutely love my new guitar. I was hesitant at first because it was so cheap, but I'm glad I took a shot. I'm gonna go by the tele version now.

Killer Strat at Any Price

Love this guitar. It has actually become my #1 for both practicing and gigging! The only reason I don't give it a 5 for sound is that the bridge was too thin sounding for my taste, so I replaced it with a Wilkinson hot rail. That fixed my issue and now its by far my favourite and most versatile guitar!

Good guitar but needs work

I'm a professional musician and session player.

I bought this guitar to modify and only use in studio when I need a ''vintage'' single coil strat sound.

Out of the box: Good finish, not perfect but for the price its nice. stock pickups sounded a bit harsh to my ears, but they are not bad, the dynamics and characteristics are there.

Neck feels smooth and nicely finished. frets are rough but no sharp edges. everything is nicely rounded. bridge and tuners are decent and they do the job, just don't expect too much for this price.

The biggest problem I had were the action and the setup. it was very hard to get a fairly low actions (only 2mm across on 12th fret) without fret buzz here and there.

I changed everything on this guitar, in fact the only thing stock now is the body and neck. I had to polish the frets and eventually shim the neck to make it playable to my specifications.

I used it in the studio on few session and I'm happy with the results. in fact I don't think I will manage to find a 400$ (cost after mods) guitar that will look, play and sound better, not stock at least.

Great guitar for this price

This is my 6th Harley Benton guitar and once again I am not disappointed. In my option this is an outstanding guitar for the money. Straight out of the box it was playable but after a small set up of changing to my preferred strings and adjusting the tremolo, it plays great. Very impressed with the finish, no sharp fret ends and the initiation was spot on it of the box. Has all the nice sounds of a strat. Could benefit from upgraded pickups in the future but for this money it's great. The maple neck with the shell pink is beautiful too. Another great guitar to add to my collection.

Wow! So Impressed...

Playing in bands on and off since 1965 I've been around the block a few times and I've had more of the "Big Name" brands that I can remember. Something I can remember however, is that NONE of those coveted, super expensive instruments could be played comfortably after a simple "new guitar" adjustment and set-up. They all needed fret levelling, some needed fret-end finishing as well and this was a constant disappointment to me.

Not so with ST62 Harley Benton! This guitar is impeccably finished and is the first guitar I've ever bought that after a basic set-up is ready to use live. I can't believe I'm actually saying this given the cost involved. Another HUGE surprise is the Roswell pickup set that is fitted as standard. These aren't your weak, tinkly "Place holder" pickups normally found at this price point, these are solid, properly designed and made quality Strat. pickups that equal just about anything I've ever used.

GAME CHANGER

not so much to say. it's perfect. people who tried mine can't believe this guitar cost is just 125 euro. i made small modifications just like cables, fretboards, and of course treble bleed and this became almost a mexican fender strat. I cant imagine if you put an american strat pick ups onto it... if you love twangy fender sounds. this guitar is perfect to you

negative sides

-tremolo system is not so good but im not fan of it

The best guitar for your money!!!

A great tool for your money. It has a beautiful pink color, was to the taste of all familiar guitarists. And most importantly, a comfortable and beautiful neck)

Great Strat!!

This thing is quality!! Stays in tune, no tuner creaking, nice action, feels nice. Just can’t ask for more for a low cost guitar. Easily a $400+ guitar.

Good

The quality is super. Everything was done well. Vintage style is sustained in every detail. I like it.

Not pink. More of a purplish pink. Not true to photos.

Disappointed in color not a true pink

Decent strat

For the money, hard to ask for anything better. Needed a setup out of the box. The action was quite high and it was not intonated properly. After tweaking the truss rod, I was able to lower the saddles/action to where I like it, without any fret buzz. Frets are not sharp. Neck is nice and smooth. Tuners are not great, but do the job. The weak part are the pickups. Somewhat microphonic and they will have to come out. Overall, a very acceptable instrument at a more than reasonable price.

absolutely satisfied

I just love it.

I expected some flaws, but while it is obviously not a premium guitar, I can't really find anything bad to say about it.

The neck is perfectly comfy to my taste, and I really appreciate that it is not glossy.

Action and intonation was all right out of the box. The frets might need a little polishing, but nothing serious.

I could not find any construction flaws or damages. Everything works and feels sturdy.

The trem might be a weak point, but I have it blocked anyway, so I don't really care.

The pickups sound awesome.

And that color... just gorgeous :)

I'm pretty happy.

Pretty fantastic, considering

Bought this one as a base for a mod project, so a lot of the original parts I didn't intend on keeping for long. That said, I'll drop a review based on my experiences before swapping anything out. Firstly, fit and finish was really good. Action, nut slots, intonation were all pretty spot on. Nut material felt a little weak, and the tuning action of the stock machineheads disappointed me a little. Saddle screws needed swapping out for shorter screws (though, easily and cheaply done - M3 6mm grub screws for anyone wondering). Despite a couple of flaws, I'll happily recommend this guitar to people. It plays great, the fretwork was fantastic, the neck felt comfortable and the whole thing looks brilliant.

Harley Benton is the best price-quality ratio, no doubt.

This is my first strat. Just bought it to have some fun and man, I'm sure having it!

Not the best finishing but for the price is not something that would have me worried.

The sound is everything I expected sinceI've tried another Harley Benton ST before and was immediately baffled by the sound and even more when I knew the price.

Just have some small details to point out like the pickguard, that is not exactly the colour as in the picture. The one I reacieved had a pickguard a little more cream/ivory white and not so alpine white as in the pic.

But actually, I prefer it like I got it!

To sum up, great guitar for having fun and very cool if you are now starting.