Harley Benton TE-20HH SBK Standard Series 5-stars Reviews

Awesome guitar.other than the pickups but at this price.I can deal with it until I find what I’ll replace them with. Other than that it’s a nice guitar for the price.

Exceeded every expectation!

Like many, I'd heard of Harley Benton guitars and how they are supposed to be about the best value to price you can get. It wasn't hype. I own a number of other guitars, including a Fender strat and a Gibson Les Paul. But this guitar has become my go-to. I was expecting at least to have to do some tweaking and modification, but no.....the action was spot on, so was the intonation, it's literally been unbox, play, and nothing else needed. I'm definitely sold on Harley Bentons, will be purchasing another one soon!

The best bang for your buck!

Built well, looks even better in person, and with the power rails pickups I installed, it became a sleeper metal monster! So happy with it!

Excellent rocking guitar.

Brilliant guitar for the money, great stealth looking finish.

Fanf***ingtastic

I love this guitar

It's beautifully made and set up, it has the classic Telecaster sound and look and for under £100 with shipping I really can't recommend it enough.

Ive already got my eye n my next purchase from these guys.

My first ever HB guitar. It is good(with a proper setup) as a first guitar, or really good as a mod-platform.

I would recommend it as a first guitar, but only IF*** whoever gets it takes it to a guitar tech before, as the setups on these are really hit or miss. Don't expect to get a 300 euro guitar for under 100 euros, cause you are not. It can become it, though :)

Problems mine had that needed fixing were:

- the plastic nut was awful, it snagged the strings quite a bit. swapped it to a Tusq nut as soon as I received the guitar.

- the frets were very scratchy and 2 frets were too high. - my tech polished them and fixed the height issue. At least there was no fret sprout out of the box, and none that developed in the last 2 years of owning it.

- the fretboard at the 22nd fret was damaged, like the neck was smashed into something before it was installed on the guitar. Luckily my tech was able to sand it a bit and make it smooth. No playability issue though.

- the fretboard itself needed a wash with soap and water, as it would leave black residue on your fingers after a bit of playing. I guess roasting any type of wood (Roseacer is thermally treated maple) would leave soot on it. Surprised they didn't clean it at the factory.

Other mods I did that really transformed the guitar, in my opinion:

- the pickups were fine, just too bright for my taste, so I swapped them with probuckers I had lying around. IT SOUNDS MASSIVE NOW.

- the pickup cut-out on the DLX TE bridge was not big enough to install other pickups, especially ones with an enclosure. my tech had to use a file and get a bit of material out before installing the new pickups. Which is fine, a high quality Babicz bridge costs as much as this guitar costs.

- the DLX Diecast tuners are fine, just too vague and not very accurate. you need to go up and down when tuning till you get it close enough. These will be swapped out at some point.

- the string trees were kind of cheap and snagged the strings, so I changed them to roller string trees instead. this and the tusq nut helped out immensely.

- the website says you get 10-46 strings, but mine showed up with 9-42. easy fix, I always swap string on a new guitar anyway.

I will continue to buy HB guitars, as I think they can be exceptional with a bit of TLC and some upgrades, for a fraction of the cost of other guitar brands.

Great guitar for a great price

I added this guitar to my collection which includes a 1955 Les Paul, and a BC Rich Eagle made in the original shop. No need to hot rod the TE 20HH, it sounds great as it is. I'm using it mainly in my studio.

A true 5/5

Great guitar all around right out of the box. Very well made instrument for the price of $88 US… insane. I will most definitely be buying more from HB.

-Cheers

Are you serious!

C'mon. For 88 bucks this guitar is a steal. First off it's beautiful and well made. Might need minor adjustments but man i'm very pleased.

Literally one of my favorite Guitars...

So long story short, this has become one of my favorite guitars. Surprisingly good out of the box and definitely hits above the mark. I've modded this thing into a complete monster...

I've swapped the pick guard, the pickups and the tuners... It's become everything I could have wanted at under $300... Fantastic buy!

UNDER $100 IS TOO CHEAP!

I bought this guitar thinking it will probably be a great wall peice after playing it i cant stay away from it suck a great guitar love everything about it!

lots of promise and worst case a good project

I expected to need to dress the frets, which is all that's needed from the quick noodle around I had and I think its going to be good to go. Intonation and set up were fine out of the box. Tuners are smoothly, bridge pick up a little on the weak side but sounds great in the middle or neck position. I normally play a les paul so you can feel a difference as you'd expect. Bargain for the price, I nearly bought a Charvel monthly ago at 8 times the price. Bargain for what you pay and you can always replace parts and mod it out.

Coolest Tele ever

I bought it to put a Bigsby on and boom.... The most popular guitar ever.

the quality of the guitar corresponds to the price

Satisfied with the instrument, great guitar for rehearsal, small stages, and for learning

fantastic guitar

really cant rave about this guitar enough.

having previously bought the HB-te20 mn i couldnt wait to get my grubby hands on this.

first of all..the build quality is amazing.

the paint job is outstanding.

the playability is a joy

& the price is unbelivable.

after a set up & string change to my prefered gauge i was rocking pretty much straight out of the box.

the pickups are not the worlds greatest but suit me fine for punk/rock & metal jamming.

nice sound & clarity.

the guitar is a nice weight for a Tele & sits nice on a strap.

the satin paint wont be for everyone & those with ocd but the neck is smooth & very playable.

the only mod i have done is put locking tuners on..(hey i prefer them) but the tuners that the guitar came with are perfectly fine as they are.

thankyou HB for another job well done.

Low on Cash Screamer!

Either you like it, or hate it but it's an $85 guitar that I found to be spectacular. I own dozens of guitars and several Harley Bentons and must say this is one of the surprises. The neck is fast, the pickups are a little low in output however if you have a gain knob on your amp, all is well. I had plans to mod the guitar however it doesn't need it. The tuners, electronics, and fret job were great. My only gripe is, why didn't I get 2 of them? I gig with it regularly and have no complaints. Even if I did...it costs 85 bucks!

Limpios increíbles

Valla que emite un sonido limpio increíble!

Y con distorsión wow!

La verdad súper recomendable, no duden comprarla!

Superb Guitar and not just for the money.

Bought this TE 20 HH back in July 22 for use in Spain when I travel there.

This Guitar (or certainly the one I received) is immaculate, finish, sound, neck, frets.

Set up was good out of the box, but I like my action really low so adjusted and this went really low with no buzzing anywhere.

It is that good that I would buy one for home but I have too many guitars.

For the music I play (predominately Rock) I would quite happily play this guitar at any venue.

Hats off to Harley Benton here guys.

Don’t miss out buy it!

metal machine

i am a beginner to intermediate player. this guitar has it all for me. i love it.

Amazing

Delivered perfectly. Gorgeous Matt black, no feet buzz, great weight. Good solid hardware. Plugged straight in to my Marshall AVT150, and those humbuckers are nailed in!!! SHRED!!!