Harley Benton TE-20MN BM Standard Series 5-stars Reviews

Incredible value for money guitar

Good finish, only one blemish I could find was a tiny pin head size one hardly worth mentioning. Pick ups and tuners are decent and comparable to any other budget guitar that's twice the price of this. Was actually playable straight out of the box, no set up required. My only issue was that the frets needed polishing as they were a bit grindy but for this price I'm surprised that I got anything more than a plank of wood with a string tied round a nail. Very impressed, will buy another harley benton in the future!

Great guitar punches well above its price point

Arrived safely, no damaged. Fantastic sound. Once setup to my preference it was a joy to play. I tend to find you need to spend a good few hours playing a new guitar, get familiar with it. I made some adjustments to the pickup height and the poles,.I prefer to try get the most out of the stock hardware if possible and rarely see the need to change.

Gorgeous tone

I wasn't expecting the tone to be this pleasant because of the price but the tone was way better than i expected, quite twangy

Great quality for the price

You are getting what you paying for. This is a cheap and very fun instrument to play. Perfect for modifying or as first electric guitar. I'm happy to adjust the action and tone for my needs so no problems here.

Awesome guitars

Very happy with my orders good customer service and quality stuff

Unbelievable

I have no idea how they can make these guitars for the price but I'll happily take it! Cracking telecaster style first. Some rough frets and needs a good set up but for £66 I won't be complaining. Looks like a tele and sounds like a tele. You can't ask for more than that. Great guitar which I enjoy playing.

Very happy

Great value for the money ... I like it.

Excellent

Lovely guitar - plays great and is just as good as the 'big name' brands - finish is excellent, price is affordable and delivery was great to the UK

Excellent value for money!

It's amazing how far budget guitars have come nowadays. Everything is if really good fit and finish, no complaints. Pickups aren't bad at all, perhaps that would be the only thing you may need to upgrade in the future but everything else is really good. Go on buy one, you won't regret it!

Excellent

Just had to buy one after reading so many positive reviews on the internet.

I had to see if they were all true, so I bought the basic model.

Arrived within 1 week of ordering -Amazing

Looks fantastic, I love the metallic blue finish on it.

Now, I’m not an expert on single coils, only ever played hum buckets, but the ‘twang’ of the bridge pickup sounds just what I wanted.

So far, only thing that I have spotted that I need to do, is lift the pickups on the top end a fraction, the E and B strings are a tad quiet for me, even for me, that will be easy.

Construction looks great, and finished well, a beautifully smooth neck. The bridge adjustment screws are a little sharp in places, but again, an easy fix, and never having owned a ‘Fender style’ guitar, A slight adjustment to my playing avoids ant contact with my hand.

I can’t get over that I paid £87 for a beautiful looking ‘Tele’, a gig bag, that is really good too, and delivery from Germany!

I don’t need one, but I’m looking now at their 335 style guitar.

Brilliant!

Addition: Took it to practise, the guys in the band couldn’t believe what I’d paid for it. The drummer is ordering one,

Slick Tele under €80? Madness!

I was not expecting such quality for this price. You can get some cheap knock offs for this price, some "1-year-durable" strats etc., yet here you have an instrument which is by far better than one of my previous Korean made strat.

The switch is bit loose, but come on - this is really the only thing I could think of, when it comes to cons of this tele. Pickups do create the classic Tele sound, weight is great, you can feel the centre as it should be.

Also it has the classic Tele bridge, which does not look cheap. And the best part - finish. Photos do not tell the whole story, the sparkling blue is pretty neat and looks well altogether.

You won't get a better chance under €100

CAN'T FIND A BETTER DEAL FOR THE MONEY

Nice guitar and shipping was very fast to Canada. Well packed and arrived undamaged.

Thanks

A good guitar for your money!!!

Excellent budget telecaster. I especially liked the color. For this money, a very good guitar

I looooove my tele!

I've bought this guitar because I adore the looks and sound of a telecaster.

I've owned an Epiphone SG (made in 2006) before. It was much more expensive than HB TE20. However, this tele is made much better. Epiphone SG had so many flaws, but I don't think this is the place I need to nag about it.

What I loved about this guitar:

1. This guitar came set up so well, that I don't even know what to add. The frets are polished, fret ends are smooth (we will see what's going to happen after our Northern winter). Even stock strings aren't terrible.

2. The body is well made, no "pickholders" like original Fenders have between the neck pocket and neck. All the plates and knobs feel good, the bridge is reliable and doesn't give any problems.

3. It stays in tune well. I didn't have any problems with tuning it up, which was a big surprise. Most people say that these 89 euro guitars have bad tuners, but honestly, I didn't experience any problems with it. Maybe I'm just lucky?

4. The neck. Oh God, I love this neck! It is chunky and awesome. It is super smooth and not sticky! It feels just right!!! Mind that I'm used to SG neck and jazz bass neck. Adjusting to this chunky thing wasn't a problem. With my big hands it's perfect.

What I didn't like:

1. The sound. I think it's the only point I didn't like. Although the sound met my expectations. I knew it won't have the sound I want, so I've ordered Fender Vintera 50's pickup set together with this guitar. They are 79 euros, so I'm guessing it will work. Anyway, the bridge pickup sounds so bland. It sounds incredibly boring! I couldn't get anything with the help of my amp and effects. It's just so dull. It actually sounds as if you are just playing into a mic, which is kinda strange. The neck pickup sounds quite OK. I mean it's not ideal, but it's way better than the neck pickup. You can actually get some interesting sounds out of it. In 2nd position the guitar sound quite unbalanced. Bridge pickup overpowers the neck one, so you are left with a bridge sound + a little of this dull neck sound. Again, as I said before, I was expecting it to be bad, so no surprise here.

What I have to say as a reviewer:

Because this guitar is so well made and costs so little, I was looking for "the catch" in this guitar.

1. The tiny dots on top of the fretboard aren't consistently round. Some are oval, some have a little paint sticking out. (I know it's something you won't even notice, but I was trying hard to find "the catch"!

2. The edge of the pickguard on the top isn't perfectly smooth when you trace your finger along it. There are some tiny waves and I don't think I will try to fix that.

3. The paintjob behind the bridge isn't ideal. It looks as if it has little navy spots there. I think it looks cool though. The blue colour itself is amazing though.

Summary:

I love this guitar. It is amazing. I was thinking it won't be as good as it is. Feels amazing, super well-made, stays in tune. It's a perfect guitar to start playing or just having fun with it!

The sound is not great, but I was planning to change them anyway. I got a set of Fender Vintera 50's, so if you are interested, I'll leave a review there as well. If you just want to play at home or start learning, the sound won't be a problem anyway.

I'm extremely happy with this guitar, if you have any doubts - trust me, it's a good buy. Especially for that price!

Harley Benton TE-20MN BM Standard Series

Very nice guitar for the money. Decent quality and playability

Good for the price

Good Guitar for the price

Very good value

Great guitar and came out of the box playable.

Cannot beat the price.

Tuners are a little difficult when turning, but that can be an easy fix by replacing them.

TELE-LICIOUS...

What great buy, the TE-20MN BM is finished in Metallic Blue, it's perfectly setup with well finished frets, on a very comfortable neck. The pickups perform well and deliver some nice clean tones. I would love to see a neck Humbucker on this guitar, which would add a little more tonal variety. A superb guitar, and a must have for any guitar player, and at the price, I am looking to buy another (in red).

buy 20 of these for less than that fender american...and have great sounding music

I bought three guitars here a year ago to do some testing etc. This was the first of the three and was pleasantly surprised on how it is built and its sound. Fender look out... Blind testing gets this a win in several categories and fender in the others but guys... at 20 times the price or more.... I have no complaints at all. For this pricee you can do a lot of modding and still be way below anything Fender puts out.. hey!!!! use their pickups lol.. If you do, you will find there is not a great difference and at times the originals are equal or better.. other times Fender wins in clean...Thanks guys.

Very nice, light and cheap guitar

Bought it and modified: changed nut, saddles and single coils 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻