Harley Benton ST-70RW Deluxe Series 5-stars Reviews

Great guitar for the money

For years I bought SX strats and teles to hotrod, so I know a really good guitar when it's in my hands. This HB is every bit as good as the SX guitars I bought. Put in some better pups, tusq nut, Grover tuners and 500k pots and you've got a pretty decent guitar for under $350. Beat that, Fender!

Love it!

Great Strat, can’t believe I got such a good guitar for so little money. I upgraded the tuners (they weren’t terrible, but they weren’t great either) but everything else is good to go. I wouldn’t hesitate to gig or record with this guitar, and I’d put it up against a high end Squier or a mexican Fender Strat any day of the week.

very happy beautiful looks finish sound and playability

Fantastic Guitar

Recently recieved my order and I am very happy with the product i recieved. Fantastic value for money, great delivery service

I couldn't fault it!

I've had good experiences with Harley Benton instruments in the past, so when it came to looking for a cheap Strat copy, they were my first port of call.

I was originally looking at the vintage models when I noticed the Rosewood version and although it was a little more expensive (not much more), I feel that it was worth every penny.

Good Points:

- fit and finish were excellent.No sharp fret ends, no fret buzz.

- truss rod operates smoothly and does what it's supposed to.

- pickups are great. I've honestly felt no need whatsoever to upgrade them. It sounds like a really nice Strat!

- the rosewood finish looks lovely!

- Hardware does what it's supposed to - tuners hold their tune and the tremolo functions as expected (just don't go divebombing on it!)

- Soundwise, the bridge gives you the classic Strat twang, the middle pickup sounds suitably quacky and the neck pickup is my favourite - nice and mellow. The two humbucking configurations (bridge and middle / middle and neck) have that slightly scooped sound that you expect.

- I didn't even have to tinker much with the setup out of the box!

- nice vintage tinted glossy neck (if you like that sort of thing as I do)

Bad Points:

- I honestly couldn't think of any - the stock strings were D'Addario if I recall.

It's a great-looking and sounding Strat - give it a go!

Monstrously good guitar

I'd already got a TE-70 so was well aware of the awesome value these guitars are. Now I've got its twin, I feel like I've got a pair of pro-level guitars for silly money.

On this one, though, I did have to toy with the set-up a little: the guitar came with 10s and an action slightly higher than I like. After a bit of fiddling with the truss-rod and placing a shim under the heel of the neck, I've got the action right down on 9s. My fingers now slip around the neck with real ease and the guitar is a joy to play.

The palette of sounds is strat-tastic - I don't know how it compares to a prestige instrument, but I can hear everyone from Ritchie Blackmore to Stevie-Ray Vaughan to Robert Cray.

I'm tempted to dock it a mark because one of the grub screws in the bridge saddle has got mashed. That would be unfair, though - for the money this guitar is simply sensational!

I recommend it without hesitation.

great strat copy!

nice wider neck good action and decent pickups very playable.

Excellent strat copy

Really pleased with this guitar

Good action

Excellent finish and attention to detail

Sounds great

Don't waste your money on super-cheap strats, for a little more get this one.

Great playing guitar, good looking finish

Feel confident in buying this guitar. Fit and finish is great. Plays great. Sounds great. Bad side is it took around 12 days to arrive in California, instead of 5 to 6 days on prior purchases. Good news is it took 12 days, that still amazes me they can get it here that fast for the price.

You will dig this ax.

Great guitar for a great price

I had some trouble getting off all the plastic on top of the pick guard and pickups, but other than that, I have no complaints. It plays and sounds great. For this price, you can't go wrong.

I'm definitely going to purchase some more HB guitars.