I went behind Harley Benton's back to find the truth.

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  @RoderikvanReekum · 3 years ago (edited)

  At least you know that the built quality of the cabinet is good! DHL tested it for you for free. It is terrible that those companies do not take more care for your stuff.

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• ES

  @espenstoro · 3 years ago

  No way that box wasn't opened and re-taped. Customs must have had a hell of a jam.

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  @MrRatelP · 3 years ago

  Fun fact, I from Belgium, so ordering at Thomann here has NO shipping costs at all, nor do we have custom taxes.  A couple of years ago, a good friend of mine made himself a custom 4x12 cabinet,  to provide himself with the speakers, he actually bought a Harley Benton 4x12 and took the celestions out to make his custom rig, just because doing so was just WAY cheaper than buying the speakers appart !  And guess what, his custom cab just sounds like a beast !

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  @joeschmersahl3490 · 3 years ago

  I bought the horizontal 2x12 earlier this year and had fingers crossed when I opened it. It had the "good" v30s as well. So happy with my purchase.

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  @livefromadive6751 · 3 years ago

  Small missed opportunity of science.  Would have loved to have you plug in and try the cab before seeing which speakers are in it.  You've done great work proving that eyes and expectation can over rule the ears, and thanks for that

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• JU

  @JustPlayItLoud · 3 years ago

  For any other US residents, Harley Benton does have cabs sometimes on their official Reverb store. Retail price will be higher but free shipping from Connecticut so less of a wait and no customs/fees issues. When I checked they had the horizontal 2x12 for $369

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  @TeddysMusic772 · 3 years ago

  I actually bought this earlier this year and was astounded at not only the sound quality but the quality of the build too. UPS handled my delivery and it also took a beating. But it arrived in 2 weeks AND sounded great for all around good tones. <br><br>It&apos;s crazy that even with the exorbitant shipping prices, it&apos;s still a MASSIVE bargain.

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  @Stefan- · 3 years ago (edited)

  The horisontal Harley benton V30 cab came out in 2007 according to Thomanns site not 2016, i got one myself in 2009 which i still have. The youtuber &quot;The other John Browne&quot; &nbsp;did some extensive testing and research regarding batch numbers etc on different V30´s and came to the conclusion that the sound varied with the batches of the paper speaker cones rather than being a thing that after a certain year it would sound better or worse. He also came to the conclusion that it most likely wasnt due to any kind of design change but rather manufacturing tolerances. &nbsp;It is similar &nbsp;even for very old vintage Greenbacks from the 60´s, 70´s (i own some myself) , with certain speaker cones they sound different. The Harley bentons V30 2x12´s are a great buy still but the price has actually gone up by 70% since i bought mine at least for me as a Swede, quite a bit likely due to the exchange rate though.

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  @matthewgolke865 · 3 years ago

  Thanks Glenn. Your studio guitarist can shred.

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  @MakabreScynthos · 3 years ago (edited)

  I bought a horizontal 2x12 Harley Benton with v30&apos;s off Thomann for about US$240 back in 2019/2020. I absolutely love it. I use an EVH 5150 iii 50watt head and i get a pretty heavy tone.

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  @dreamlifter2701 · 3 years ago

  As a former baggage handler I can’t say I’m that surprised to see the box looking like that after transit. Whenever a guitar case would come down the belt I’d be extra careful especially if it said Gibson on the case lol.

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  @JustPlayingBass · 3 years ago (edited)

  I winced when I saw the damage to the box. This episode shows you can have a good quality rig and not pay silly prices. Top stuff Glenn. Thanks man. 🙂

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