Harley Benton TE-20 BK LH Standard Series 4-stars Reviews

Just get one!

After an initial set-up (simple) and restringing to my preferred gauge, I was very surprised at the playability and sound from this total bargain. The perfect base for a modding platform. Of course there are better guitars, but for sheer fun this is going to be hard to beat. Good tele style for a very silly price.

instant love

for me this is a good guitar for a beginner, cheap, sounds good & feels good to handle.

Harley Benton "Telecaster" TE-20 BK LH Standard Series

Bought a lefty HB Strat now a few months ago, overall quality and sound is surprisingly good, not just in view of the price I paid, but this guitar actually excels the Fender Squier Telecaster I also own.

It plays very light, ideal for chord-rhythm, and stays, out of the box without tweaking, perfectly in tune for a looong time. The only (minor) negative point I can possibly think of is it's weight; it becomes a bit heavy during long gig-hours. But I alternate with a hollow-body, which is why to me it's just a very small minor negative point. Value for money-wise: veeeeery difficult to make a better buy!

I love this guitar

I didn't expect to like this guitar so much given it was so cheap but I do!

Here's what I like

- The neck - nicely finished and snooth. Perfect C shape and width.

- The pickups - surprisingly great sound. Disclaimer - I'm not a country picker or obsessed with getting a classic rock tone but these pups are great for the indie-rock sound I like. Enough twang on the bridge and sufficient purr on the neck when the tone is dialed off.

- The nut - well cut and leaves the action just right after a little bit of set-up work

- Sustain - awesome sustain even without a string-through design.

- Tuners - they seem cheap but obviously do the job as I find I need to re-tune this guitar far less often than other guitars I have.

What I didn't like

- Fret ends - not the worst I've seen but just a little bit sharp at the ends.

- Electrics - the tone pot is a bit scratchy

finally - it's a pity us leftys don't get a better choice of finish/colour but I understand the economics of it and I'm more than happy to get a nice playable T-style for a super cheap price. I'm tempted to buy another just to mod.