Harley Benton SC-400LH SBK Classic Series

Here's the bottom line up front: this guitar is playable, sounds good and is astonishingly good value. I can recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone on a budget. There are some rough edges, but it's a fundamentally good instrument.

The guitar arrived perfectly set up, with a low action and no fret buzz. Strummed acoustically, the instrument has a nice lively resonance with good sustain. Plugged in, the pickups sound remarkably good. They're similar to a classic PAF, with slightly hotter output. The knobs, switch and jack all work smoothly with no crackles or pops. The pickup selector switch is a bit wobbly, but that's to be expected of a vintage type switch.

Cosmetically, you can see where the money has been saved. The frets are slightly gritty. The fretboard is thin and has a lot of colour streaking. There are some glue traces around the inlays and the plastic parts are quite flimsy. The matte paint finish marks easily. None of this matters very much, because it doesn't affect how the instrument plays or sounds.

I did have one significant problem - one of the tuning heads was slipping during tuning, then failed completely within a week. I promptly received a replacement part under warranty, so I can't complain too much.

In summary, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how much guitar you're getting for the money.

Nothing negative to report. Good set-up, overall very good quality and finish. Nice colour, black not in glossy finish as usually is looking great!
Tuners are stable and ok, much better than many others on more expensive stuff I had. Neck feels smooth and is easily playable (thanks it is not a glossy coloured one).
The sound... Initially, I bought the guitar to experiment with other pick-ups. However, the ones included are also fine with me. Clear and bright (no idea about the distortion action, as not really being interested in gain / distortion etc. stuff), much clearer than the one and another more muddy Epiphone pick-up of Les Paul style guitars. Also very happy that no push-pull function is added, just pure Les Paul (all you need).
Rather heavy, albeit no mahagony body. No leightweight, just as expected, but feels good.
Very recommendable indeed. A sound and serious guitar.