Harley Benton TE-20HH LH SBK

Ich habe diese Gitarre hauptsächlich gekauft, weil ich jetzt auf Links umlerne und erstmal keine Unmengen Geld in eine LH Gitarre investieren wollte.

Die Freude war um so größer, wenn ich die Gitarre dann bekommen und in die Hand genommen habe. Erstmal habe ich keine einzige Verarbeitungsfehler feststellen können. Die Bünde sind gut abgerichtet und haben keine scharfen Kanten. Die Tuner halten die Stimmung hervorragend.

Nachdem ich die Gitarre ordentlich eingestellt habe, spielt sie jetzt wie eine Gitarre die das 10fache der Preis Wert ist.

Selbst die Pickups liefern einen ordentlichen Sound. Diese werde ich auf Dauer aber austauschen, weil sie etwas anfälliger sind für Nebengeräusche. Das ist aber Geschmacksache.

It is a Tele, even with the 2 Humbuckers.

Got it today. Amazing quality. Even the tuners... I was not expecting such smooth quality of them (and was expecting already some upgrade). The colour and even the pickguard are looking so fine. Good weight. You will not play a brickstone. Amazing for this price: the strings go through the body. Well done, good work.

It is a Tele. Do not expect any LP ... sound. It it less sharp than "normally"; no single coils... than a typical Tele, but it remains a Telecaster style guitar.

The only thing that frustrates me a little bit is the string action. Much too high. But this can be changed, or will be changed soon.

A no-brainer purchase.

PS Sept. 22
Bought it another time. Same. Amazing quality for the price, good looks, picks and tuners are much better than the price would make you expect. The body-neck connection is perfectly done. Frets are fine. I thought to use it to mod it a little bit, no, thank you. No need.

Okay, my first Harvey Benton, like others I was interested in how they keep getting such good reviews for a more budget guitar.
Well it is absolutely superb, sure many more expensive guitars may may leave it in the shade if you are a master musician but as a new (to playing left handed) guitarist, it is everything you could want at a superb price.
The build quality is A rated as was the setup, just tune and plug in ( lead to amplifier thrown in also) and play. As a newbie my playing is quite poor (actually dreadful but I have damaged my left hand and this allows me to play) but the sound is excellent, zero sharp frets, quality control at Thomann is amazing. As my left handed(ness) improves I may upgrade but will be happy to gig with this guitar.
Looks wise it is simple and effective, everything but the pick guard is black and this suits the guitar perfectly, I suppose with humbuckers on a telecaster it is a bit of a hybrid but it definitely works.
Thomanns service over the Christmas and New Year period was perfect, delivered in the time frame they have on their site even with all the Bank Holidays.