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

Great Guitar

Top top, for the price... Just awesome... great guitar.

Only high-end Squiers and standard Fenders can compete with this guitar

I am writing this short review after almost six months of having this guitar so I think I know know what are its pros and cons. The truth is that you cannot buy a better stratocaster for that price (we are talking about new guitars, not used ones). I've had almost all Squier guitars in my hands and, really, the only Squier that could be said to have been equal to this HB would be the Classic Vibe - which is now 3 times more expensive. But straight to the point

- The neck is probably the best part of that guitar. It is rather thin than thick, yet the fretboard is quite wide which makes it overall very comfortable to play. Not to mention, that the neck comes with a great glossy finish and a real-bone nut.

- Roswell pickups are also great in terms of sound. This is just as close to that bright, stratty sound as you can get. Really no need to replace them, they sound great, especially some dirty clean/crunch presets.

- Very good tremolo bridge. The block is much thicker than in other strat guitars. The tuners are OK. The guitar stands in tune most of the time and you can do some tricks with the whammy bar but you have to be careful. It's good overall but a divebomb is to much for the tuners to handle - but it was to be expected.

- The strings were quite high above the frets when I unboxed the guitar so bear in mind that before you start playing - the hardware needs to be set up.

Overall it is a great Stratocaster guitar. I am very pleased with it.

I have bought this guitar mainly because of the positive reviews I have read (and the fact that it looks great). I have since used it for everything, from home practicing to small gigs.

I am extremely pleased with the product and have recommended it to all my friends.

The guitar arrived very nicely set up. I only lowered the action a little bit, because i prefer it low, tuned, and that was it. The frets were a little rough, which is to be expected, but they smoothed about a half hour of playing.

The two things I like the most is the beautiful looks and the beautiful sound of the guitar. I play it mainly through my BOSS Katana 100 and with this combination I can achieve almost any tone I want. It's really amazing for a guitar in this price range. The guitar almost never goes out of tune, and the tuners feel like they are very decent quality. I only have to tune it maybe once a week, even when I play quite a lot.

Overall I am extremely pleased, and will definitely buy Harley Benton again.

Vintage White

A beautiful looking instrument. Vintage white with a metal scratch plate and gold hardware. It has a comfortable C-shape neck with nicely finished frets The Roswell Pickups are well balanced, and compare favourable to the Wilkinsons. This is a very pleasing guitar which plays superbly. It came well set up so was singing from the time it came out of the box. A very good purchase.

Great value!

Arrived fast, setup was good right of the box, great look and playability.

Also the sound is fantastic!

Extremely comfortable guitar

This guitar is definitely the best guitar in most point of views below 200EUR I have ever played. (even comparing to Squier) The guitar finish and the components do not feel cheap at all. It looks very extraordinary.

The neck is thicker but very very comfortable. made from is two pieces. (glued maple I think).

Body resonates extremely loud without an amp.

The roswells sound OK...but better pickup could take the guitar somewhere else obviously.

I would definitely suggest buying one of these guitars because it is unbelievable for the money. Best inexpensive guitar I have ever played.

Great guitar.

So what to say about it. It is normal copy of statocaster, equipped with rosswell pickups. Pickups have a realy great tone in all positions (5 positions/combinations of singlecoil pickups). Neck is really playable (D-shape), tuners look good to me and guitar stays in tune so i can use whammy bar when i want. Paint, pickguard, volume and tone pods, are OK.

The worst thing about this guitar is SETUP. The bridge was completly out of tune, height of bridge saddles was to high and the trem was fixed, so you cannot use the whammy bar.

But if you know how to fix it (like me), it is really good guitar.