Harley Benton Valuestrings WE 12-53 4-stars Reviews

Fair strings, medium durability

Heavy gauge for acoustic guitars, I found them quite soft for the range but with only medium durability (on a daily use, they lasted a month and then dropped the sound quite easily)

Great Value Strings!

This was my first time ordering Harley Benton strings and I have to say that I am pretty impressed with the value Harley Benton provides. These strings are as good as big name brand strings that cost 4 times as much! Will definitely be buying more Harley Benton strings in the future!

So far so good

Not bad for a cheap string. Since it is dirt cheap, there's nothing to lose. I'm still not sure if it will hold up for a long time, but so far, tried it on my Martin DX1 and I would say it is good enough.

Ideal for the guitar that doesn't leave the house

Not the best strings I've used, compared to the Martins I normally use they sound a bit less bright and more hollow. But if you have a child's guitar needs new strings or you have a guitar that's just for messing around on these work fine

Great Value Strings

I use these strings because I tend to replace them often. This is best bang for the buck for this purpose.

The pros are low price and good quality. The cons are quite short life span, but as I said, I replace them often. Maybe I like ever so bright strings.

Always have a pack in your case.

I always keep these as spares, but again they are good to go for gigs, especially if its a gig/tour where you would be changing strings a lot .

Save yourself some cash and try a set. The coated Acoustic are my choice for regular gigs.

Good strings

As the name implies, these are a good budget set of guitar strings.

Good value

These strings are good value considering the price. I would buy them as spares, or if you are looking at trying out a new gauge but not sure if you want to spend a lot of money on a good set, or if you really don't care about very good strings.

I personally won't buy again but that's because I really care about good strings.

I would definitely recommend this though, just bear in mind that these are not the best strings out there.

Great as a backup

Have a few of these in your case so you can switch strings if they break during a gig. Better than opening a full paradigm or elixirs just to use one string. To bad quality at all

Valuable

Work well on acoustics and electrics, particularly archtops of both varieties. Essential in the bag or when the well of Martin and Dunlop runs dry. A lot of cheap strings only sound reasonable when strung in a full set, though replacing broken Bs and Es with these on an instrument otherwise strung with a set ten times the price presents 'Valuestrings' as evidence to the contrary. Jazz, folk, and country all handled well. Gentle on the slide, though.

Pretty average but very good for the price

I did not expect too much for this price but I needed strings as I have more guitars than I need and did not want to pay too much.

Overall, the quality is OK , good for the price but I will not used them on my favourite/most used guitars only the standbys.

They do last a while as well which is a big plus for the way I will be using them.

Sound is a bit tinny on the trebles and the 4th string is a bit dull, maybe too critical at this price as I will be getting more.

Great value!

These Harley Benton strings are as good as it gets for the price. Really cheap but still reliable and they sound pretty good to my ears. I have been using them for some tiime now, acoustic and electric sets - they all seem to keep the tune and take the abuse pretty well Even after few months of heavy gigging with them - 3-5 times a week - they are still useable - and not one string has broken during all that time. A pleasant suprise for a working musician, cheap strings usually have low quality - they break often, or sound out of tune, or they simply do not sound good even when new from the box. These are the real deal, not good as some very expensive strings but they can keep up with any mid priced electric guitar strings. In my opinion wound strings sound a little darker but I actually like that. I would recommend these to anybody who needs quality strings at a great price. If nothing, you can buy a few packs just to have an emergency spare when needed, they will not cost you much and they will certainly deliver for the price you pay.

Great Value Strings

These sound pretty good for the price. Purchased them as a spare set to have in my case.

Quite pleased with em!

Highly recommend.

Decent

These strings are good for the money, won't be beaten for that price

Really good cheap acoustic strings

Much like their electric brethren (Harley Benton Valuestrings 009) I've purchased and used quite a few sets of these on a variety of acoustic guitars and they do the job nicely. In fact, the only downside of these acoustic strings for me is that they don't come in anything lighter than 12s, but hey, that's hardly the end of the world.

Fresh out of their packaging, they stay a bit curly, but soon straighten out once brought up to tension. Quite bright with a nice bottom end, they keep their clarity quite well (better than most sets of Martin strings that I've used) and despite some abuse from a variety of players at open mic nights, I'm yet to witness any snap under playing conditions.

In a nutshell, really good acoustic strings for a really good price.

Decent quality strings!

The Harley Benton value range of strings are by no means the best guitar strings I have ever used - but they are pretty good!

The unique selling point of these strings is the price. I have never seen a set of guitar strings priced at just over £1! Despite the low price though, I have enjoyed using them and have around 20 packs in various gauges stockpiled in the studio!

They sound good, fell pretty good, and last a decent amount of time. The only odd thing is the 1st and 2nd strings have a strange waxy feel to them when you first take them out of the packet - fine when on your guitar though.

Very good

I buy this strings only to use them to setup my new guitar. But I must say they are very good, not as good as big brands, but.... c'mon... at this price you could not ask for more

Strings for just over £1 GBP

I am a great fan of these value strings, at just over £1 GBP per set you can afford to change these far more often than more expensive strings. I agree that you can buy better strings but how much better is down to your opinion. I think they are 85 to 90 percent as good as big brand strings but only 10 percent of the price.

They have a nice bright sound and don't break any easier that branded strings.

They are very well packed and well marked and certainly a great choice for a beginner or intermediate player.

Try a few sets and you will be surprised.

Soooo cheap but decent!!!!

I've tried tonnes of different strings over the years: Rotosound, Ernie Ball, Fender Bullets, Dean Markley and many more but my favourite are D'Addarios (10-46 gauge), I've used them for over 10 years for gigs but, while they aren't expensive, I've been looking for a cheaper alternative for rehearsals and playing in the house.

I thought I'd give these Harley Benton ones a try, as they are under 1 GBP a pack I wasn't expecting anything decent but I am pleasantly surprised - nicely packaged, no corrosion on the strings and no loose metal round the ball ends to stick in your hand or damage your guitar (which you often find on cheap strings). They sound good too, not as good as D'Addarios but they're a quarter of the price!

All in all - very impressed!

graet

if you are looking for a cheap alternative for paying what you would usually for your strings, you've found it. the sound is great, and they feel great. i had taken a chance on these if I'm honest, and could not be happier, i will continue to buy these strings.