Harley Benton
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Session 5
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$422 U.S
Fire up that 4x12, put on your sunglasses, and plug in this six-string monster for some glorious classic rock tone! The SC-550SL Gotoh comes straight out of the golden age of rock n’ roll, with everything the modern rocker expects. A weight-relieved mahogany body with a gorgeous flamed maple top and a set mahogany neck provide that traditional tonewood recipe known for its attack and sustain. And thanks to the chambering, you don’t have to sacrifice your spine for tone! The 12” radius Pau Ferro fingerboard comes sporting 22 stainless steel frets, making worn frets a thing of the past, while the Gotoh tuners and graphite nut ensure zero tuning issues. Powering the SC-550SL are two Tesla Opus-1 Alnico-5 humbuckers, with individual volume and tone controls. Flick the pickup selector to the bridge position and crank out some dirty riffs, or try the neck position with the tone rolled down for that sweet singing solo tone. Or mix both pickups and play around with the controls; a plethora of tones awaits you.
Amp Mad Scientist
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Has Harley been sued by Gibson lately? Noticed a slight similarity...$422 U.S
Fire up that 4x12, put on your sunglasses, and plug in this six-string monster for some glorious classic rock tone! The SC-550SL Gotoh comes straight out of the golden age of rock n’ roll, with everything the modern rocker expects. A weight-relieved mahogany body with a gorgeous flamed maple top and a set mahogany neck provide that traditional tonewood recipe known for its attack and sustain. And thanks to the chambering, you don’t have to sacrifice your spine for tone! The 12” radius Pau Ferro fingerboard comes sporting 22 stainless steel frets, making worn frets a thing of the past, while the Gotoh tuners and graphite nut ensure zero tuning issues. Powering the SC-550SL are two Tesla Opus-1 Alnico-5 humbuckers, with individual volume and tone controls. Flick the pickup selector to the bridge position and crank out some dirty riffs, or try the neck position with the tone rolled down for that sweet singing solo tone. Or mix both pickups and play around with the controls; a plethora of tones awaits you.
67plexi
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Child slave labor??
www.thomannmusic.com
Harley Benton DC-600 VI Vintage Series
Electric Guitar Body: Okoume, Neck: Mahogany, set-in, Neck profile: C, Fretboard: Laurel, Fretboard radius: 350 mm, Block inlays, Cream-coloured neck binding, 24 Frets, Scale: 628 mm, Nut width: 43 mm, Double action truss rod, Pickups: 3 Roswell...
Jethro Rocker
Ambassador of Live & Loud Action
Often lower priced guiatrs use pictures of flame maple laminated onto cheap maple veneer. Not saying that is the case here but money has to be saved somewhere. Just an example of what one might get with a very low priced guitar.
OP
Session 5
Ambassador of Strings & Wings
I have read and heard some good reviews on Harley Benton, including one I believe from Adrian. On the Benton fusion video above the guy said it could be used for a gigging guitar. And imagine comes with stainless steel frets to boot, for under $500 bucks. Looks like descent quality to me and pickups sound very good. For anyone who is looking for an axe in that dollar range and with that quality, I haven't seen anything in my local shop that would compare or come close in that price point.
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
$422 U.S
Fire up that 4x12, put on your sunglasses, and plug in this six-string monster for some glorious classic rock tone! The SC-550SL Gotoh comes straight out of the golden age of rock n’ roll, with everything the modern rocker expects. A weight-relieved mahogany body with a gorgeous flamed maple top and a set mahogany neck provide that traditional tonewood recipe known for its attack and sustain. And thanks to the chambering, you don’t have to sacrifice your spine for tone! The 12” radius Pau Ferro fingerboard comes sporting 22 stainless steel frets, making worn frets a thing of the past, while the Gotoh tuners and graphite nut ensure zero tuning issues. Powering the SC-550SL are two Tesla Opus-1 Alnico-5 humbuckers, with individual volume and tone controls. Flick the pickup selector to the bridge position and crank out some dirty riffs, or try the neck position with the tone rolled down for that sweet singing solo tone. Or mix both pickups and play around with the controls; a plethora of tones awaits you.
Such an original design! I can't imagine where they got the inspiration for such a thing.
jtcnj
Ambassador of the Crossroad
I have heard mostly good things about them, but have never played one. The lowest priced models can be the typical hit or miss on quality control.
They have a US based outlet now, and I think a Reverb store.
They used to charge a flat shipping rate of @ $30 US, and some guys would order 2 or more at a time.
I have heard of a few instances where there was a problem, and it was difficult to return from the US to the UK, or (maybe it was Germany) where they ship from in Europe.
But yes, expect some lesser quality woods and hardware, as one would expect, vs Gibson, etc..
Again, typical for budget guitars.
I'm surprised Gibson hasn't sued them as well. They went after Dean hard.
Firefly could be next if they get noticed.
They have a US based outlet now, and I think a Reverb store.
They used to charge a flat shipping rate of @ $30 US, and some guys would order 2 or more at a time.
I have heard of a few instances where there was a problem, and it was difficult to return from the US to the UK, or (maybe it was Germany) where they ship from in Europe.
But yes, expect some lesser quality woods and hardware, as one would expect, vs Gibson, etc..
Again, typical for budget guitars.
I'm surprised Gibson hasn't sued them as well. They went after Dean hard.
Firefly could be next if they get noticed.
OP
Session 5
Ambassador of Strings & Wings
Nothing personal Gary, but Les Paul design does not suit my taste, but their Teles and Strats do..I put that picture of the Les Paul for those who like that style..
OP
Session 5
Ambassador of Strings & Wings
I am just putting these guitars in here, for those who aren't brand driven, who are looking for a descent guitar without breaking their bank account..
mcblink
Ambassador of Riffs & Spliffs
Right?! Paul Bigsby would be pissed!!!
O.W. Appleton is rolling in his grave!
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steveb63
Ambassador of the Capacitor
For sure.
I was looking at one their "Fusion" models, with a Floyd Rose, baked maple neck, quilty looking top. I have plenty of pickups to experiment with....
Really great looking instrument for +/- $400 USD.
Yeah, O.W. Appleton is the one that hardly anybody knows about.
The "App" guitar, designed and built in 1941 by O.W. Appleton:
Here's the story:
O. W. Appleton Home Page
OW Appleton, designer of the solid body electric guitar.
www.owappleton.com
mcblink
Ambassador of Riffs & Spliffs
Yeah, it's just another reason why I have a hard time with Gibson suing all the smaller companies for essentially the same thing it's guilty of itself.
I had one!!! A Harmony Les Paul from Montgomery Wards!!!
We bought my 25 year old son (a lefty) a USA Fender Acoustic back in 2000. He recently asked for advice on buying his first electric.
Not wanting to sway his decision, i told him to read reviews and play as many LH guitars as he could, and base his decision off those experiences. He limited his budget to $1,000.000 because he felt that no really ex eptional guitar (based on models he actually played) existed below about $800.00USD.
A couple of days sgo, he told me that after much consideration, he decided on a LH PRS-24 and it is a really exceptional quality guitar, despite being an Indonesian model, built by Samick.
These HB's are way better than my first guitar...
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