5 Reasons To Avoid Harley Benton Guitars (please engage a sense of irony before watching)

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  @richardlewis3575 · 2 years ago

  I own 2 HBs and love them. I’m old enough to remember when the only affordable guitars for British kids with little money way back were unspeakable planks made by brands like Kay and Satellite that you’d order from your mum’s Freeman’s catalogue. We’ve come a long way for decent budget guitars since those dark days!

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• RE

  @recordatron · 6 years ago

  I like how the title is 5 reasons not to buy a Harley Benton but the not so subtle undercurrent is just "get over yourself and consider buying one" haha. I approve of this sentiment 👍

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• KI

  @kingbrutusxxvi · 7 years ago

  I'm glad you touched on the "issue" of branding. I've been playing for over 35 years and  have a decent-sized collection (just over 20 electric guitars) of many styles and price points. I've never been one to worry that much about having the most expensive or newest thing out there but I can say, from personal experience, that your face is the best gauge of whether a guitar is quality or not. If playing it makes you smile uncontrollably then it's a quality instrument. I have an LTD EC-256P (Les Paul style) that I picked up for $200 and that guitar plays, sounds and makes me feel better than the "actual" Gibson Les Paul that cost me nearly $5,000. Trust your smile and you can't go wrong. Great post. Cheers.

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• AB

  @abdulkhaliq1226 · 7 years ago

  It's a good brand to start on, or just stay with if you don't want to pay to play a big bucks guitar. The only bad guitar is the one that isn't played. Salud.

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  @imaginaryworkshop · 6 years ago

  I ordered a HB-35 vintage on a whim and am blown away. The body and finish were near perfect. The intonation was good. The neck set up not so much. The neck was straight but without enough relief, some sharp fret ends, a couple of high frets, and to high of action. I addressed all of the set up issues and now this guitar plays and sounds great.

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• JP

  @jps9508 · 7 years ago

  Reason #6 Once you have one HB you'll buy another one, then another one ..

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• MJ

  @mjrooney3470 · 6 years ago

  I’m cheap and poor. Dirty too.

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• SA

  @sahiljagtiani · 7 years ago

  After seeing this I just ordered a Harley Benton Gold Top Les Paul with PAFs. I am having it shipped to India so will see how much import duty is charged & how they pack it. Am Vlogging the process for my show - Guitar Gear Gyan which is the the 1st English Guitar Gear Show in India. Love your videos and insight.

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  @altrock86 · 7 years ago

  The snobbery part was spot on. I have never played harly benton   But I have a lot of experience with cheap guitars and if a guitar is cheap it’s considered a knockoff but if a guitar is expensive it’s considered boutique.

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• JR

  @jrbass62 · 7 years ago

  Whats immoral is Fender and Gibson charging what they do for guitars now!!!

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• KE

  @keithmasey664 · 4 years ago

  Some people are snobby about guitars and gear. I have a PRS SE and some people don&apos;t consider that a &apos;proper&apos; PRS as it isn&apos;t a fancy £5K wood library model! I might do some upgrades to it at some point to maximise my investment, but I&apos;m pretty happy with it, and yes, it played perfectly out of the box. I like to play before I buy, but I bought the PRS when we were all in full on Covid lock down so it wasn&apos;t possible and the store had a very nice returns policy so I wasn&apos;t concerned. &nbsp;<br><br>The quality of lower priced instruments these days is pretty amazing. Two of my newest students both bought Squires, one bought a strat and another a tele and they are brilliant guitars for the money. Cheap gear used to be expensive firewood a couple of decades ago, now you can have a brilliant entry level guitar and amp for well under £300! OK the resale value won&apos;t be much, but as long as you have the space to keep them you might as well hang onto them or give them to someone.<br><br>I like tube amps, but you can buy (and I own) a Roland Micro Cube that I actually use more than my Marshall + Blackstar + Vox fancy pants stuff. Blackstar, Roland, Yamaha, Harley Benton, Squire. New guitarists have never had it so good!

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• BR

  @brucewayne5047 · 7 years ago

  ‘...or a Gibson!’ Well played sir, spat my coffee everywhere!

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