Harley Benton TE-62CC IS Reviews

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More Guitar than I bargained for! Good to go right out of the box Can't put it down! My go to guitar for the last year!! Long live the Tele

Great guitar for the price

I need to start with the fact that this is a very good looking instrument. It just looks great and far more expensive than it really is. It is light and handles well. The neck is super comfortable. Out of the box, there were no sharp frets or any damages, loose screws or ferrules although I could notice one or two tiny dings in the fretboard. Nothing that impacts playability and is only visible from up close. The pickguard looks a bit cheap but it doesn't really bother me. The tuners are decent, they work just fine, the guitar holds tune and sounds great. It is really good deal for the money. I'm very happy with it and I think I found myself a new favorite.

Great entry level guitar

A beautiful guitar that won’t let you down, specially considering the price

Perfect for a beginner

There really isn’t so much to say. The quality is good, no sharp frets, action is low enough, frets aren’t very dry. The guitar is easy to play, doesn’t cost much, and to be honest, i can’t imagine a better guitar for the price! Like truly, the value for the money is just insane! The guitar holds her tune for long, and i have no complaints. Very satisfied

close but not quite

I ordered this tele clone with my hopes high mostly because of the positive rating it had, unfortunatelly the guitar wasnt exactly what i was expecting, the woods, the color finish and the parts were not bad of course but the really high action on the neck and the tasteless sound of the pick ups made me think that if i had to keep this guitar i should have invest more money in a professional setup and change of pick ups to something better, so in my honest opinion this guitar is totally worth the money and it offers good and quality materials(for the price) on the final instrument BUT, you will need more money to make a bunch of adjustaments and make it a guitar that you will really be pleased to play and enjoy. I hoped i helped

Quality without exception.

A budget guitar may turn out to be my go to guitar. After working on guitars for 35 years I found and am amazed by this beautiful line of guitars!

Well done!!!!

Very Good for Very small money

I'm old enough to remember it being impossible to find a cheap guitar that was playable - so this is very welcome as a decent cheap spare stage guitar. Intonation and action were sorted out easily on this. I put a piezo bridge on and had a good look through the wiring. Switch, pots etc are all fine. The bridge pickup has a plate and there is a separate earth wire under the ashtray - so all good there. Fingerboard is a little narrow and neck a little thick for my liking - however they work with the 12" radius. I like the neck pickup but the bridge is weak - lacks the growl I want from a tele. I'll probably put a pair of tex mex on it

Be aware that this is not made from solid wood. It's some kind of MDF. I carve a forearm contour in my teles so in this case I had to paint - no big deal but be aware!

10/10 for the price.

this guitar is a work of art for the price. if i was handed this blindly and told this was a mim fender, i would believe you. it sounds absolutely beautiful. very shimmery and bright, and the neck is phenomenal. if you want a tele, you cannot beat this.

Fantastic guitar!!!

I bought this along with an SC-450 (see other reviews) in one bundle to save on shipping to the US. I've tried Teles and other T-style guitars before, but never bonded with them. This guitar made me a Tele man again! The only thing I didn't care for was the tuners. They held tune just fine, but felt cheap so I swapped them out for some Wilkinsons. Other than that, I swapped out the pots and wiring, but there was nothing wrong there. I just have a lot of extra parts lying around. There is no reason at all to swap the pickups - they're great as-is!

Incredible.

My new favorite electric guitar. Incredible quality telecaster guitar. The ONLY thing that feels cheap on the guitar is the pickup switch a little wobbly and one tiny imperfection in the finish, but other than that- incredible tone. Came set up well, low action, looks awesome. Can NOT beat the price. Love it. Sounds AWESOME TOO.

Excellent beginner Guitar

Considering the price, and quality of this instrument, no doubt it is an excellent beginner guitar and highly recommended. although, it can be used by most professional musicians as their go-to axe...

I am impressed )

The build quality of the TE-62CC is impressive, especially considering its affordable price. The guitar feels solid and well-made, with a nicely finished neck and fretboard that make it easy and comfortable to play. The hardware and electronics also feel sturdy and reliable, which is important for any guitar that will be used for gigging or recording. Right out of the box, the instrument is tuned quite decently - the frets do not stick out of the neck. The string height at the 12th fret is about 2.5 mm. It looks and feels a little bigger than I'm used to, but I think it can be adjusted by a guitar luthier. In any case - it's not so bad for the playing

Overall, the Harley Benton TE-62CC IS is an excellent choice for anyone looking for a well-made and versatile vintage-style electric guitar. Its combination of classic tone, comfortable playability, and attractive design make it a great option for beginners and experienced players alike. And with its affordable price, it's also an excellent value that won't break the bank. Highly recommended!

awesome

please consider that this is my first electric guitar

it`s just awesome. The neck is great. no sharp edges. Sound is telecaster-ish.

setup was good!

7 out of 5!

THE BEST

I don't kow how they do it!

Nails well the spirit/soul of a Tele

This is an inexpensive Telecaster-like guitar that is able to render very well the spirit of the guitar-model it takes inspiration from.

I won't repeat here a list of the features/characteristics for which you're better off referring to the relevant product page. I will try to offer here instead a subjective opinion, a feeling, on the instrument.

Price-wise this guitar sits in the lower portion of the bunch, but the feeling you get while playing it and, more importantly, the sound you can obtain through this instrument are more at home in the medium / medium-high spectrum of available quality.

In general I find myself resorting more and more often to this guitar basically because despite being as basic as a telecaster can be it's still a lot of fun to play, mostly for the dynamic response you can get from the instrument but as well because its keyboard is precise and easy to use ..!

All in all I would consider this a good quality guitar even disregarding the price, but when you factor in the cost and compare what you get for what you spend it's definitely a crime not to bring this home.

Best of luck with this fun and inexpensive guitar!

its a knockout

punches well above its weight the workmanship and build is well above its price point it plays and looks great well done Harley Benton

Incredible guitar, great value

It was straight out of the box incredible to play with after some tuning and intonation was perfect, there was no sharp frets, neck was straight no bent neck, also no string buzzing (tested all the notes on fretboard), neck and fretboard felt very smooth and polished. Only bad thing are the tuners, in my case one the tuners was a bit loose and had dead space when turning but at this price I shouldn't really complain about it.

Overall, this an amazing guitar if you are just getting started playing the guitar or want to try something different which was my case, I'm an classical and acoustic guitar player.

Payable guitar - but don't look closely

Positive points

- Roswell pickups are usually good and they do their job here; if you roll off some highs, it sounds like a tele.

- Neck profile is comfortable to play.

- Guitar is not too heavy.

Subjective thoughts

- Inca silver colour is not close to the original. It could have been called Coca silver or VW beige instead.

- Satin neck finish is a bit rough and would benefit from polishing; though it's better than a gloss finish.

- A black pickguard would be more elegant than this piece of white plastic but as the dimensions are not standard, I'll have to live with this.

Negative points

- Slots in the fingerboard are cut 3 times deeper than necessary for inserting the frets. The fretboard is almost cut in several pieces of wood. The slots have then been filled with a whitish wood paste which ruins the aesthetics of the roasted neck.

- After 3 months, frets ends are becoming a little sharp, although a roasted neck should be less sensible to weather change, which is clearly not the case here.

- On the body's back, in line with the screws holding the neck, there is a 10 cm long "wave" under the finish. Bad sanding, bad gluing of 2 pieces of wood, unseasoned wood? I don't know, I just hope it is not a crack.

- Square jack plate is screwed at an angle with the body. A correct placement would have required a little more attention, about 5 seconds. I can not correct it due to the existing holes.

- Jack was loosen; not a big deal but should not happen fresh from factory and after control quality.

- As noted by other customers the switch wobbles laterally. Crappy part. Has to be replaced with something better.

- Curiously, pickups hum is not cancelled in the mid position. Electronics to be checked.

- Some frets are roughly crowned and need polishing.

- Like other low cost instruments, the body is just an assembly of poplar, one of the cheapest woods on the market. As I have seen many more matches made out of poplar than violins, I am not totally confident in the long term.

Conclusion

This guitar is certainly playable.

But remember that building a correct instrument is easier now thanks to CNC machines and robots making a good part of the job.

Several parts are of low quality: switch; copper is exposed on the bridge plate; TEA Pickups are from Roswell but in a cheap version with plastic wires instead of the old fashioned clothed wires.

Most of all, the handworking is terrible on some points (was the guitar assembled by a kid or by a drunken worker? not both I hope).

Unfortunately some of the bad things can not be easily corrected or upgraded.

This might sound as a severe appreciation, but what could I say when a factory is not capable to fix 4 screws at the right place?

This is a a great value for the price.

Too Long; Didn't Read:

If you want a t style guitar why haven't you bought one of these? The value for the price is astronomical.

More details:

Less than a week delivered to the US. Packing was done well.

guitar acclimated for 48 hours prior to setup and tuning.

I love the neck. Smooth, no fret sprout, all the ends are smooth. Just feels great and it helps that the fretboard is gorgeous as well. Small gaps at body joint but no worse than I have seen on Squiers and player series Fender guitars.

The tuning machines are serviceable: not tight, no slippage, they have held tune extremely well.

The paint has just that hint of metal sparkle in it while not being too glittery and balances well with the caramel color of the neck and fingerboard. No nicks, scrapes or overspray.

The pickups are fine. They work are bright and not dark or dull.

Mine is heavy. ~8.5 kilos/10 lbs. A wide padded strap helps with it.

The base sustain and unplugged sound (if a guitar sounds dead unplugged I find it doesn't improve much when amplified,) is long and clear.

As is it is perfectly serviceable and usable. Action was a tad high but that is a personal preference.

I will eventually swap the pickups and tuning machines. But I am in no rush to do so. Even the strings were pretty decent, they got swapped for some Stringjoys but they weren't corroded and were pretty bright sounding.

So buy one, try it. It's a simple guitar both in construction and design but it works and it's good value for the money

Amazing guitar for beginners

I am really impressed with this guitar. It was ready to play out of the box and didn't need any adjustments. The finish is great and the maple neck looks amazing. The neck feels really comfortable to play. Sound quality is great. It stays in tune well and the tuners are fine. The only negative I have with it is that the pick-up switch feels a bit loose, but it still works okay and I haven’t had any problems with it so far. For the price this guitar is brilliant and I think would be a great choice for beginners.