Harley Benton TUBE15 Celestion 5-stars Reviews

Wow! This is a great little amp

I have been looking for a boutique valve amp to use for studio recording. This amp fits the bill nicely. Not only has it got a master gain, effects in/out, contour control but it also allows you to attenuate the volume to 1 watt which is still pretty loud and great for recording. Nicely made and capable of lots of tones. Thoroughly recommended.

Excellent tone ..

Bought this based on reviews from various online sources, it is as good as reported, I changed the speaker to Hempback giving better touch sensitivity, and replaced the internal anemic hook up cable ~ sound is very clear yet velvet like on the ear, very expressive..

Also changed the tubes out with gold pinTungsol 12ax7's and EL84's matched pair, it has opened up the treble beautifully, the tone now has a sweet harmonic bloom to the notes..

Overdrive harmonics are quite a joy on the ear, midrange has good transparency without hardness, a very vocal like sound..

Surprised at the volume for 15 watts! 1 watt setting is plenty...

This amp is well worth the money even before my upgrades, I find it impossible to regret purchasing,

This is an amp for life, it's staying 🖖

Unspoken gem

I spun the wheel buying this as I'd never heard it played in person but I can tell you now, I couldn't be further from disappointment.

The quality of this amplifier is absolutely outstanding! The sound is a par match with with the Blues Jr for almost a quarter of the price!

It still fails to amaze me months on!

Nothing better for the price

I had bought a new guitar, a Jaguar, for the first time since I was 19,over twenty years ago and I needed to find an amp. I thought I'd be happy with a solid state like the Katana but in-store I couldn't handle it. After watching a few YouTube videos I thought I'd take a gamble on this amp and I'm incredibly glad I did!

I immediately heard the tube sound and response I was after when I plugged it in. Sure it wasn't quite the same as the stack I had back when I was in bands but I wasn't going to get that from a little one speaker combo!

Now that some time has passed and I've played through it for over a year, the sound has gotten both warmer and crunchier. It genuinely sounds amazing in almost a jcm-600 sort of way. With a ds-1 or a getaway driver this amp is fantastic. Hell, even just the built in overdrive can sound quite lovely l, my stepdaughter playing radio head on my jag with the built in overdrive quite honestly moved me.

If you're after that sort of sound, just get this. For the money you really won't find better.

Very affordable, Top sound for the price

I can sum up the review in one sentence:

IT CANNOT GET BETTER FOR THIS PRICE!!!!

Seriously, very nice little amp for home use and small jam sessions.

One piece of advice for people starting out is that there is no perfect amplifier/instrument (unless you have custom builds like the pros).

You will NEVER find 100% satisfaction in materialistic things in life. There will always be something better available. You need to calm down and settle with what is 'good enough' for you. If you are a beginner and are low on cash, this might be the PERFECT choice :) Really!

Fantastic

My 1st tube amp after 3 three katanas. It's absolutely fantastic . So musical . Best guitar thing I've ever bought.

I'm Impressed

I'm not an amp snob, but I sure do like this amp. I've been using a Katana 100 212 mk ii for the last three years and decided to switch things to try this amp. I really really like it. I'm not going to ramble on, there are other great reviews and reviews on the web.

My only con is, the knobs have little resistance and they are easily bumped out of setting while changing another knob. Would have been nice to have a bit more resistance. Example, changing the bass and bump the mid, the mid gets thrown out of a very fine tuned setting. Have to find the sweet spot again. Other than that....no regrets buying this amp.

Amazing

Love this amp. I think it's cheap because it's simple. There is only one channel and no voicing options.

But it does a fantastic job.

It does old school crunch really well.

Reverb is really really good.

Cleans are fantastic.

Takes pedals well.

Sounds great in band setting. Seems to hold its iwn space in the mix really well without needing overpowering volume.

It's just a pleasure to play. Very responsive with an indefinable "valveness".

Great little amp

This little amp punches well above its price point.the sound from the Celestion 70’s speaker is good,and good enough for me as I only play at home for my own enjoyment.

I love the colour and appointements,although I struggle to see the settings on the mirrored fascia (I am visually impaired).

My only gripe being that I’m not a fan of a perminantlly connected power lead,but I can live with it.

It takes pedals really well,has a good reverb too…

I have a boss katana 50,orange crush 20,but this is the amp that I’m always using…says it all really!

Great tube amp

Amazing tube amp, and it is extremely loud for home use. Off course in the studio and in small events is also very nice!

Decent choice for a low price

I was very satisfied with this purchase and I am using for about 2 months now. It's perfect for rehearsals, the amp clean and distorted sounds really good. However I put the gain to about 1.5/10 most of the time and use pedals to add onto it, it sounds awesome. Couple of times I took it on stage it was great as well, plenty of volume. The FX loop feature is really nice. As for bedroom playing, it is usable, but even at 1W it's pretty loud.

fantastic sound for the money and good quality

Have 4 valve amps and this holds it own in tone and quality of sound compared to amps 6 times the price of this 1w to 15watt , just buy it you wont be disappionted

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The best for the job!

Amazing product! Solid, durable, amazing sound, the best for the job. Congratulations.

Sweet :-)

I use mine with low gain g'tar pickups, so a cleaner, but not brighter sound is available, it's exactly my needs. My guitaring is chords mostly, but I pull the melody from the chord shapes, valve (tube) amps really excell at this style of playing.

I used it for 2 gigs this weekend, it's plenty loud enough for medium sized gigs, around 50 talking people in a bar.

The controls are not as responsive with my "low Z" guitar pickups, but still do their designed job very well. I find the effects loop a great addition for the few effects I use. Reverb is good too if used sparingly (I'm not really a reverb user).

The amp is light and small enough to carry around town. I'm not sure about the colour, but I can always se this white amp among all the black music gear on stage and won't plug into the wrong amp by mistake.

overall, I love this amp for it smooth sound and sound adjustment ability, it rocks big time for me.

A little powerhouse

What a fantastic amplifier, warm tube tones at a great price. The one watt function makes it perfect for home practice while the 15 watt power copes easily with a live drum kit. The effects loop works well and is just perfect for my looper pedal to keep the clean tones separated from my gain driven overtones. This amp will not disappoint. Quite the opposite.

Little beast

I was looking for an affordable option to replace my practice amp and I was really tempted by this tube amp and its price. It justified all the good reviews - sounds like a beast, the clean sound is amazing. Dialling the gain up gives you a pleasant crunch, although I mostly combine the clean with additional effect pedals. No other amp for that price can beat the Harley Benton Tube 15, not to mention that it comes with a Celestion speaker.

First Tube amp

I only play at home and so having the option to run this at lower power is great. Super tone. Is it a Marshall? Nope but by god you can get some tone out of it that is very very close. Good quality - Not to heavy to move about. Great first tube amp for anyone

So far, impressed

Great value. Compares well to my old Marshall DSL5 at half the price. Only thing lacking is an attenuator output. I'll solve that with the HB attenuator and still be way below the Marshall price

I just really like this amp.

I originally recommended this amp for a beginner, after helping someone research a beginner pack for their kid.

After youtubing and reading up on this amp, I got kinda intrigued myself, so i got one as well.

I am absolutely coloured by price in this review, but I am just so friggin' impressed by it. From the features; A cheap tube amp, the element it has (worth the money just for that), the spring reverb, FX loop, awesome gain, a 1W/15W function at the press of a button AND output to an external cab;

to the cream white construction, which looks and feels great;

I just love this amp, and I use it all the time.

Highly recommended! BANG for bucks, but not only that- a solid amp.