Harley Benton HBV 870BK 4/4 Electric Violin

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Harley Benton HBV 870BK 4/4 Electric Violin
166 €
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Priceworthy and a good first buy
Anonymous 12.04.2014
Pros:
- A complete kit, works out of the box
- Decent sound, at least good enough if you're playing in a rock band or have a gig with the need of an electric violin
- Won't cause acoustic feedback in a PA-system. At least for regular use. With this we could have regular monitors instead of a headphone monitor system.
- With a little bit of tweaking (read below) its a really decent violin!

Cons:
- The bow that was supplied with mine was heavy unbalanced so I bought a carbon fibre one instead.
- The strings supplied works, but when I changed them to high quality strings I realized how horrible the supplied strings was. I would recommend everyone buying some better strings and restring the violin as soon as possible.
- The output jack calls for a 90 degree angeled phono cable. The supplied cable (which my sound technician called a "licuorice strap") is working for training but I had to have a better one on my first gig and with a regular phono cable you'll get the contact in your shoulder. Keep that in mind if your planning to play on gig, I think most technicians would call for a better cable and then you'll want a angled one.
- After 1,5 years of use the phono contact got loose and needed to be repaired.
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An excellent instrument...
Jagz 15.08.2022
Iv'e quite literally taken my time writing this review - Iv'e owned this violin for a year or just over now. Why did i buy this?

- I know Harley Benton is Thomman's [in house] brand for instruments and have a reputation for providing much higher quality than you actually pay for. They may use fairly cheap parts, but they are always high standard and achieve results that suprise you.

- I wanted to learn and play around with something that wasn't loud. I mean violin is one of those instruments that when played well sounds beautiful, but when played badly sounds offensive to the ears. prectice is about making mistakes and sounding terrible until it doesn't. This violin is loud enough when played that you can hear it maybe in the next room without an amp, but wont bother neighbors. You really dont need to plug earphones in.

- Plugged into an amp, the sound seemed good. I usually never play with the strings an instrument arrives with, but it sounded ok. I then put some Dominant strings on it and was blown away with how it sounded. Butter smooth. With a looper or an effects peddle you can go completly wild.

- The original bow is not very good - felt too heavy and off balance for me. A good upgrade will be a decent carbon fibre bow. Doesn't matter how great your strings are - its the bow that makes the sound. I found the orignal bow felt lumpy in parts and made unwanted sounds or changes in volume. Overall i have had no need to replace this violin and remains my only electric version that i am happy to play.

Don't forget instruments are mostly subjective - some like certain instruments, others hate the same ones. If you are learning you want an instrument that doesnt fight you along the way - loosing tuning, not sounding right to the ear, not holding tone - they make you feel it's you thats doing something wrong when its actualy the instrument. My objective review is that this violin plays with you, not against you. It looks amazing, and with the right strings and a new bow, also sounds amazing.

I've had no parts falling off it, nothing needing repairing, if you look after it, it looks after you - and looks as amazing hanging from my wall as in my hands.
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About Harley Benton
Shahadat 24.03.2022
First Time i think its normal electric violin. But after play i can't imaging, i can't belive what i hear? Its sound so smooth and cool. I play our national Anthem in this violin. All every body in our programme says they can't hear this type of origianal,smoth and clear sound. I am the best winner on this programme. Thanks Thomman for this type of violin they sell.

Thanks again for better solition.🥰🥰🥰
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Anything from classical to experimental!
Mark863 12.02.2017
I originally bought this for quieter practicing due to neighbors. What is a surprise though is how amazing it sounds! Very easy to experiment with new sounds using guitar effects! Obviously looks very cool too, I get compliments on it every time i take it out. Sounds Clear and very versatile!
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Its good for small stage performances also.
vyshakh 27.10.2018
Everything is good. I gave quality - four star because some accessories are not too good. Violin is of good quality. Headphones and Violin case is not too good. But keeping the expectations real, for the price paid what they given is good enough. Violin bow is of beginner quality.
I bought this for silent practice. But now I have already used it for some small stage performances. Now I don't need to worry about audio feedback while performance.
I have done a single shot unboxing video of the product also. You can check it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO0m2N2deFQ
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Great sound for the price!
Brendan K. 19.07.2013
This was purchased for an on-stage performance with a folk group.
It worked really well. The big challenge before going on stage was ensuring that it was perfectly tuned up and that was difficult but I eventually managed.
It was difficult to turn the tuning screws but it does work.
The design of the violin is very attractive and people admire it immediately.
The case is very well designed for both the bow and violin and provides the essential protection.
There are also compartments for the resin. The battery for the violin is easy to insert.
Seasoned musicians of various musical styles have been impressed by the sound/quality of what is a reasonably priced instrument.
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Harley Benton HBV 870BK 4/4 Electric Violin