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Harley Benton ST-20 BK Standard Series

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Harley Benton ST-20 BK Standard Series
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You get what you pay for
Joe F 17.04.2023
It's not terrible but not good either.

Bends are impossible and the whammy bar is pretty much useless due to those tuners.

The strings buzz often enough that it becomes annoying, intonation is not great either (on the 12th fret low E plays an F, with most of the fretboard being noticeably sharp as well).

The pickups output a lot of noise, except the in-between settings.

The actual body is built fairly well made with a nice finish.

The neck is bent and we haven't manage to fix it so far, to be fair a luthier didn't work on it yet but gave us advice on how to fix it which unfortunately didn't work.

I suggest you don't buy the cheapest guitar you find and try getting a more well-rounded instrument.
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Disappointed
Steve44 17.08.2022
Bought this a while ago. It looks ok - very Stat-like. Sound is not very rich even with effects through a Boss Katana amp.
Bridge is very stiff and springs are almost unbendable so as to release the bridge. The tremolo is therefore unusable. Even with a setup and new strings, I cannot get this to stay in tune. Intonation is not good and I also have a lot of fret buzz despite the setup.
I know it’s a budget guitar but I had hoped for something playable. It’s not worth spending more money on it as it would cost more than the purchase price.
This i suppose is in the category of “get what you pay for”.
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Better go with a more expensive guitar
TomBr 24.02.2018
This is my first guitar and imo it's pretty bad.
reading these reviews, it's probably just my guitar but when I try to pick the A string open, a terrible hissing sound get's created at the nut.
On all the other parts, the guitar scores fine for this price, I guess.
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Harley Benton ST-20 BK Standard Series