Harley Benton UK-11C Brown Reviews

Ver happy Ukelele novice!

Excellent value for money.

Quality instrument, lovely sound.

Very pleased with my purchase, and have recommended to friends who have also purchased item.

Great affordable ukulele

I've been playing electric guitar for 8 years now and I decided it's time to get a ukulele. I picked a Harley Benton as I already had a positive experience with their electric guitars.

I'm going to rate this as if it was a guitar as I am no ukulele player (yet).

Build quality is pretty good. Fret edges are a little sharp but since the neck is so small i basically never come in contact with them, so not an issue.

Tuners are decent. I had trouble keeping it in tune at first (it kept going flat) but I believe that was because of the new strings stretching. It does stay in tune now so it was just the strings, and the tuners work fine.

Sound quality is good. Again, I come from the world of electric guitars so I don't have much to compare it to. It sounds fairly smooth, loud enough so that you can sing over it at a decent volume but not quite as loud as an acoustic guitar, it's somewhat in between a solidbody electric guitar (unplugged) and an acoustic guitar.

Overall I would recommend it if you want to get into ukuleles, very fun to play and doesn't cost much.

Cost benefit

A decent instrument for beginners, amazing price for the quality you get. If you are on a budget but want to buy a Uke, I totally recommend this one.

It?s fair enough

considered the price it is absolutley fair. The sound is not to great but the apperance equates it.

If you want to try playing ukelele its a good choice

Decent Quality & Good in Sound

Use: Uke beginner - to use uke at home and amongst friends

Clarity: 11C Uke is pretty decent in quality and good to great in sound output. It managed to get the nice soft tones as well as hard pick sounds pretty well. Been using this for a month now and it gets better each time I play it.

Pros & Cons:

What I liked about this uke is that it comes at a minimal price tag, and gives you a good head start in your learning. It doesn't disappoint.

What I disliked about it is the build quality of this uke (but that is expected from a low priced equipment, anyway). When the forearm friction rubs the body of the uke, the wood abrasion is making it bit rough. But that is again minimal or piece-by-piece, I believe.

Comprehensibility:

Good buy for a beginner. Think no further.

Expected better since most their guitars are great

Harley benton has made some pretty great affordable guitars and I decided to give their Ukelele a try. let's start with the things that don't work properly first.

The neck is not dimension the same from the first to last fret, there's bumpy spots on the neck that one could easily feel when playing.

The tuners were cheap and also resonated with the open C string which rattles all the parts in the tuners and is louder than the actual sound of the instrument.

The finish is incredibility cheap, some of the stains were already rubbing off from just shipping and me tuning it. Might need to tung oil the whole instrument so it last longer than a week.

As for the good things what can you say about a 20 dollar ukelele, it plays, it gets in tune (but does not stay in tune) and should suffice for a child.

I would buy just to mess around with a cheap instrument. Not as good as most of their guitars and bass though so don't buy it expecting the same quality on their other string instruments.

Great quality for almost no money

Finish is great, no flaws. The sound is very good, though I changed strings to aquila ones. Intonation and action is fine but it can easily be adjusted with a bit of sandpaper or files.

Cheap Ukulele

Nice cheap ukulele. I was surprised at how good it sounded for such a cheap instrument. Mostly got it to play for fun, but I'm getting more into it now. Would recommend another pair of strings though.