Harley Benton BS-20BK Rock Series

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Harley Benton BS-20BK Rock Series
£111
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Awesome bones🤘
Murder 06.01.2022
I didn’t expect this to be great but dude I pulled it out the box and it was nice and shiny, almost in tune and had a good weight. Plugged it into my Orange and my pedal board and played King Diamond Welcome Home. Sounds good, the pickups actually surpassed all expectations, I feel bad I’m cutting them! The neck is awesome, it’s one of those make you want to learn necks (this is one of those “no neck is the same because wood is never the same” things.
I bought 2 because my singer wants to learn and we are old BCR fans and users. The two guitars are vastly different in good ways, my singer’s guitar is heavier and doesn’t quite sound the same. This is perfect for a beginner if they want METAL! Can’t find anything bad and Thomann customer service is awesome!
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First HB received
JerryArzaga 03.08.2021
This is my second HB guitar bought, but first received, still waiting for the first one.
As expected it is a guitar configured for metal playing, it sounds really hard, tried clean but not the best sound because of its high outcome pick ups, I am an amateur player and it is very enough for me, very nice finished and looks great in my living room among my other guitars and piano, I adjusted height of strings and it will make me adjust octaves, but they were fine out of the box, happy with my new guitar, sounds and look terrific!!!
Shipping only took 14 calendar days to Mexico.
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Great base for custom project!
Nekroo 18.10.2020
I bought this guitar knowing the first thing I will do is upgrading it.
Straight out of the box the guitar was not sounding great and playing on it was not that comfortable. But! After:
- changing the strings
- adjusting trussrod
- adjusting string height on bridge
- adjusting intonation on bridge
It sounded very well and the string action was okay!

I will change the keys, pots, nut and bridge so I can only say of the base of this guitar - neck and body is pretty great.

CONS:
- Guitar was not packed very safely and one of the 'horns' of the body was messed up in delivery - it's only about 1 cm of the lacquer though in the back so not a big deal,
- One of the tunning keys is little bit rusty in few places, but I will replace it nonetheless.
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Pretty good
DwayneW 27.03.2022
This guitar is actually not bad at all. The frets needed a full level and crown but I was expecting that for the price. The stock pickups actually sound really decent, lacking in the low end but not bad. My main issue was the body on mine has a lot of uneven bevels. It looks like the body wasn't prepped before paint. Overall, I'd recommend it if you are planning on modding it.
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Black metal is now !
Vlad F. Mancin 25.11.2021
Budget guitar , great compromise !

Is not so expensive , the shape is very attractive , the knobs and machine are very good in quality. The only stain in my opinion is the neck... but is an easy fix after all.

Great for beginners - evermore for metalhead .

https://youtu.be/I8DAXeT0P_A
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Amazing for the price!
Nickanimal 19.10.2017
My first electric guitar (I've owned 2 bass guitars so far) so I don't have much to compare it to but for the price I have very little to complain about.

The only things I'd consider as negatives are that the strings it came with were okay but nothing special. I re-strung it with a £7 pack of DR DDT-10's and it sounds great! Also I'd have preferred a thru-body tremolo-style bridge as I've heard they have better sustain than the Tune-o-matic bridge this has but it's fine for a beginner like me.

The meh is that it needed a bit of a set up, but that's fine as that can be needed on more expensive guitars too.

Pro's then. I can't find any faults with the finish, overall build quality is great and I love the design, practicality be damned! It's not too heavy and the tuners are fine and smooth. Sound is great too though I'm sure the humbuckers it comes with aren't the best, but again it's perfectly fine for a beginner like me. Finally the price, way better than I was expecting for this kind of money!
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Nice looking/playing Axe
AceofBass 23.05.2019
I knew going in that this was a "B-Stock" item, so I expected a slight blemish or two. I did NOT expect a large chip out of the paint and wood on one corner. This guitar should have been listed as damaged or "C-Stock", as the defect is rather large and obvious. That said, once cleaning, oiling of the fretboard, and setup was done; it sounds rather good overall. The looks on stage are killer! The weak point (again) are the pickups and possibly the tuners, but those are easy upgrades. Considering the cost of the guitar, I would not hesitate to spend a few hundred on upgrades. Overall, great offering by Harley Benton. Just need to get some wood filler and gloss enamel paint to repair the glaring defect.
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Overall a good guitar for start ups
hellcanspeak 20.12.2020
Medium sound very good quallity on the wood,poor quallity on keys for tuning.Overall a very good guitar to start and learn with a great price.
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100%
Ladsix 26.09.2023
I recommend this guitar, excellent for novices and advanced players, quality, price in an excellent balance. very nice sound
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As described and depicted, but shipping hurt
Syyn 02.03.2023
Its a great guitar, sounds amazing even with stock strings. Really lets you shred and looks great. Unfortunately it arrived from shipping with one of the lower points already broken. This hasnt marred my belief that its a great buy and worth every penny.
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Harley Benton BS-20BK Rock Series