Harley Benton MS-60 VW Vintage Series

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Electric Guitar

Body: Basswood
Bolt-on neck: Maple
Fretboard: Amaranth
Dot fretboard inlays
22 Frets
Scale: 610 mm
Nut width: 41 mm
Graphite nut
Pickup: 2 Roswell STA Alnico 5 Vintage Style single coils
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
On / Off slider switch for each pickup
Deluxe chrome hardware
Tune-o-Matic bridge and DLX tremolo
Deluxe die-cast machine heads
Ex-factory stringing: D'Addario .009 - .042
Colour: Vintage white high-gloss

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Colour	White
Soundboard	Basswood
Neck	Maple
Fretboard	Amaranth
Frets	22
Scale	610 mm
Pickup System	SS
Tremolo	Yes
Incl. Case	No
Incl. Gigbag	No

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Very nice guitar, the only thing holding it back is a few minor details and it isn't a lefty

Nathan F., 07.11.2015

It showed up in 9 days. A new record, I hadn't even bothered to track it yet.

Arrived unscathed. The only other HB guitar I was really jones-ing for the HB35 was still out of stock and I had 30 Euro credit that was set to expire. I had emailed Thomann about the possibility of an offset style guitar in left handed showing up soon and they said no. (of course, the day after I placed my order the hard tail Jazzmaster showed up on the site...I think they get customer service tips from Mr. Z)

Right off the bat, I pulled off the strings to make it a lefty. Lucky for me, the nut was not glued in place, so all I had to do was put a drop of Elmers on it and reseat it.

The bridge I tried to flip the saddles, but no dice they wouldn't come out so I just set it as close to intonated as possible. The only string I am having trouble with is the E, so I might Mick Jagger this and rip off the E.

It is a chunky little guy, does not feel like a toy at all despite the short scale and small body. It definitely doesn't neck dive...

Tuners are nice and smooth, no play or slop and they hold tune as long as you don't use the whammy.

The bridge is the downfall on this guy, it rocks enough to keep it in tune if you are really gentle with the whammy, but it will not return to pitch it you push it too hard. I am going to get a Wilkinson roller and while I am at it I will fill the current bridge holes and convert it to a lefty for real and angle the bridge correctly.

Pickups sound nice, not really like a Mustang, but they are very good. I especially like the neck pup. It is pretty muscular sounding. The bridge pup is pretty weak sounding, but in a good way. They really complement one another well with both engaged.

Neck is the highlight on this thing. It is a very nice quasi-vintage tint with a satin feel. Frets are vintage sized (pre-06 Fender size). They really fit the vibe of the guitar.

Headstock is rather small, but very tasteful, I especially like the "Fine Quality Sound" in fine print at the end of the headstock.

Finish is almost mint green as opposed to vintage white, but I like it. I think it would look sweet with a red tort pick guard and a chrome Mustang control plate.

How does it play? excellent, no issues playing up to the 17th fret (really good for a righty flipped to lefty) and the controls are out of the way, a right angle cord is all that is really needed. IT is even comfortable to use the trem. I am going to move the strap button to a neck screw and it should be good to go.

The bad? The pickguard is pretty dorky looking. I wish they spent a few more dollars and put a proper control plate on it. The bridge should have been a roller or at least barrel saddles. The Pickups aren't installed the same way (the staggered "B" string pole is on the A string on the neck pickup)

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Motherspot, 20.08.2019

What a lovely, 'small' guitar! When it arrived, within two days to the Netherlands, and unpacked..i felt that quit some fret-edges where kinda sharp . That was easely corrected with Göldo Fret Polishing Rubber...works great...the rest of this guitar is marvelous...intonation was almost spot on..build quality is very good...and it is so much fun to play...i love the slim neck...the little bit smaller space between the frets fits my hands...the pickups sound very alright! It plays light and slick....it keeps it's tuning.My second Harley Benton electric guitar is a hit aswell! Love it!!!

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item number	339362
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available since	August 2014

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