I have 9 guitars. 4 are Harley Bentons. The others are typical high end guitars. H/B makes nice guitars.

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

They do indeed, I would recommend 👍

Thanks for sharing.... Thank for the playing! Dug getting to hear your chops :)

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

Ah bless your kind words. It's a testament to the guitar, it coaxed out some pretty firey licks

Great review Chappie. As always.

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias my good gent 👍

Dude, nice channel! Love the artwork/thumbnail colors; they’re eye catching. And dude, Kill’ Licks’ 😍

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, thanks for the kind words. There are a whole bunch of guitar pedal demos here as well if that is your thing 👍

Video was very well done and I enjoyed the editing. Subbed.

@BudgetPedalChap

11 ай бұрын

Cheers gent, I appreciate the kind words. There is a similar vid for the fusion iii coming out tonight too 👍

Enjoyed your review a breeze to watch right to the point, and not going overboard with playing have bought a few harley benton guitars and although I've made changes here and there well worth the price.

@BudgetPedalChap

9 ай бұрын

Cheers for the kind words. I like to keep it snappy and to the point as that's what I like to watch too. I've got 2 now, but I can't see them being the only ones I'll pick up 🤣🤣 it's a slippery slope

Great review…. Love the stiff knob comment and my advice about “Rubber” 😂

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

For our American viewers, I wouldn't advise stuffing it with rubbers 🤣🤣

You can always try to place an o-ring under the volume knob and see if that adds some friction to it :)

@BudgetPedalChap

10 ай бұрын

Fantastic tip, cheers 👍

Great Chops!!!

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

Cheers 👍 the guitar ain't bad either huh?

This is IMO the new strat of all strats, and better for your money! 🎯

@BudgetPedalChap

7 ай бұрын

It definitely sets a new standard, eh?

getting all 3 new pickups...PHEW its like 300€: the middle-mush really is awful! I have 5 Yamaha Pacificas: 2 of them practically new, even the older two show minimal fretware, and love the pickups , neck profile etc. those 5 will last my lifetime... only had one with a slightly warped neck, and that was like 2 years ago, so the quality control might be getting worse with the new ones....maybe no wonder considering where this good old world is going, Ive heard about Gibson and Fender quality issues!!! didnt even notice the neck, cause I never encountered any prob with my Yamaha Pacifica 112Vs!) Your gear vids are very honest and informative, including this one! THANK YOU!!! if buyin stuff is like: 50% good 50% unusable , it gets unbearable moneywise and mindwise.... Some rich guys buy 3 of these, and send 2 back...Im not rich or into that kinda hassle... Thanks BPChap, Im selling the DemonFX King Spark, But keeping a DemonFX at-ds&: the first red distortion with sensitivity and which doesnt scream for a noise gate the moment you stomp it on! ha ha... Lets all behave and control quality, cheers , Kimmo

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

I gotta say, a Yamaha was on the cards when I was looking for a HSS guitar for gigging with but how could I refuse this at that price? Thanks for your very kind words sir, you'll have to let me know how the Demon AT clone is, I might just have to get one in 🤣🤣

I just got a gilmour like HB black strat. I love it but I did change out the tuners. I make up for the pickups performance by dialing in fat sounds and variations with my ToneX modeling stomp.

@BudgetPedalChap

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, the pickups aren't offensively bad, they just aren't quite there. I've not changed mine out yet either, but on the to-do list. The Tonex is a fantastic piece of kit, I might be baking a video for that on the channel in the coming months.

The question is, does it have good bones as they say? I bought one of their cheap 88 Euro Telecasters and I love that instrument. Swapped the pickups, electronics and the tuners and it's amazing. Made me discover my love for Telecasters as well :)

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's got a decent body and a great neck. Well worth any upgrades you wish to add

@kanjinha

Жыл бұрын

Hi, could you please explain all of the chang3s you made? Thank you

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

@@kanjinha all I've done is block the trem off and give it a set up. Everything else is as standard 👍

@scentia_est

11 ай бұрын

I never swapped any pickups before. How difficult is it? Soldering?

@BudgetPedalChap

11 ай бұрын

@@scentia_est I get a tech to do mine 😂😂😂 soldering isn't tough though, I've built a few guitar pedals before and they've all worked as intended

Very interesting video! Considering the good and the bad points you mentioned, is the firemist clearly superior to the other HB ST?

@BudgetPedalChap

5 ай бұрын

I've not tried the other HB ST guitars, so I can't say for certain. This one seems to have more premium features on it for sure, but it's definitely a more modern strat. With the roasted neck, locking tuners, stainless frets and 2 point trem, I would say it's hard to beat spec wise at the price 👍

Agreed on the positive as well as on the negative points. I liked the Wilkinson pickups more than the Roswell. Well, I almost always put Tonerider pickups in my guitars.

@BudgetPedalChap

4 ай бұрын

Funny you should say that, I've just bought a set of tone riders for this guitar 👍

Great pickup comparison between this and your variax, really shows how dull the stock pickups are. You certainly get a lot for the money with Harley Benton, no question about that, but I always assumed if I ever bought one and I wanted to keep in long-term, I'd be swapping out **all** the electronics. Big question is do you know if they use a standard pickguard? If I had one, I'd be looking to buy a drop-in replacement pickguard with classic quality pickups/electronics that's all wired, but would wonder will it fit and will it be a direct fit or do I have to drill new holes?

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I don't, I would make the assumption that it's not a stock guard but it looks close enough that it may just be a case of modifying a precut one. If worst comes to worst, you could take the parts off a premade guard and sub them into the original guard as all that would take would be removing the mounting screws. Hope this helps 👍

Very informative and helpful video, thank you! If i’d like the best sounding (best pickups) strat-guitar for as low price as possible what would be your choice? I’m only going to use it in my studio and i’m basically only going to play chords and basic melodies, so if the neck sucks or if it’s heavy af doesn’t really matter. I’ve heard that “jay sounds” or something was supposed to sound a bit better

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

If I were looking to go for a budget option, iron gear or tone rider are great options. I'm probably going to go for a set of Fletcher pickups in this which are a bit more pricey but sound fantastic.

@JohnL1-o2f

Жыл бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap thanks a lot for the tip! I think i’m way too noobie to change pickups though. Would be cool if you had a tip for a strat-copy where i could just “buy and play”, that’s why I mentioned “Jay sound” (i’ve just read about that brand so I could’ve misunderstood something). Anyhow; Maybe H. Benton is still the best option since they are sooo cheap. Really appreciate your help either way. I bought the Mojomojo cause of your channel btw 👍🤠😎

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnL1-o2f very good choice. I have the mojo on every board I gig with 👍

I have the anniversary telecaster (te-25th) and the only negative, honestly, was the polishing of the frets. Levelling was good though. Other than that, its a great guitar and imo this excellent roasted neck alone worth the price tag.

@BudgetPedalChap

11 ай бұрын

That's quite interesting. I'm sure mine was from the second batch so I assume hadn't been sitting in a warehouse for any length of time, which meant the frets were decent. A quick fret polish is a very small price to pay for such a well spec instrument though eh?

@UltimateEngineering

7 ай бұрын

I have the same problem, bad fret work. not leveled, not polished. Dents in some frets, maybe from a mallet?!

Nice review and great info. I was toying with buying this model. Not sure when the 25th anniversary sale ends at Thomann's, (if anyone knows please share) so I can make up my mind in time....Well done. Phil NYC Area

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

I believe it ends the 3rd of August 👍

@uptownphotography

Жыл бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap Thanks for the info on the sale price. I appreciate it. Certainly is a nice Strat, especially for the price tag... Phil

Iv’e found that the pickups are most often sounding mudy in budget guitars. There’s few things i’m not willing to compensate but pickups are one of them. If i buy a chesp guitar that i like enough i’ll put a set of SD’s in.

@BudgetPedalChap

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Throwing in a set of pickups isn't too much of a hassle and it can really bring a guitar to life

Sounds like it's a decent bang for buck guitar, did prefer the pickups in the variax though. 🤟

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, tbf the Variax has some really decent sounding pickups but the comparison of the two is night and day.

@AlBowly

11 ай бұрын

Variax is a Yamaha I think, so that might explain it.

IDK , this seems like an amazing deal but I might be done bothering with strats. The telle looks amazing and I want an HB-35 plus

@BudgetPedalChap

9 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, this definitely isn't for you if you're not a Strat fan. I have used it on an upcoming vid and it's still well worth the money. I could see the Tele being equally as good 👍

What i did to fix the midrange issue with roswell pickups is change the capacitor value from 0.047uf to 0.015uf. 0.047uf sends way too many too treble frequencies to ground which explains why many HB guitars sound the way they do. Changing the cap value will fix this immediately. A cap costs 50 cents.

@BudgetPedalChap

6 ай бұрын

I am going to have to try that, sounds like a great little mod 👍

I like fast knobs, but I'm a huge Roy Buchanan fan.

@BudgetPedalChap

11 ай бұрын

You'll love this one then, very slick movement on the volume control 👍

I got the Tele version. I got more guitar than I expected.

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

It's absolutely that. I was expecting a semi decent body and neck and some hardware that I'd probably need to replace eventually. The trem and tuners are solid as anything else I've got and the electronics aren't bad all things considered. The finish on the neck is so smooth too

When you said Elixir 10s I screamed fk off no way!! They are Amazing strings I'm shocked!

@BudgetPedalChap

4 ай бұрын

Aye, they last ages and feel great. I'm surprised they're as standard on a Harley Benton

@iyona14granturismogt6gtspo7

4 ай бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap I just paid 11 quid for a set they are my favorite!

I have some Fralins laying around. Might use this as a husk. Delivery time might be an issue...

@BudgetPedalChap

8 ай бұрын

It's a decent shell for some upgrades for sure

I was very intrigued by your guitar -- until I realized that I pretty much already have it. In the last month or so, I have bought two Donner DST-400s, both in the (not so) transparent black and the transparent green finishes. While watching your video, I began comparing your HB to my Donners, and I believe that the biggest difference between them (aside from the color) is the use of a single-coil-sized humbucker in the bridge position of your HB, whereas my axes use full-sized humbuckers. This isn't a huge difference. Your fretboard wood looks very much like mine and vice versa. Indeed, I have come to believe that the same company built your guitar and 3 of mine, as they all have the exact same headstock shape. I say 3 of my guitars because my last 3 acquisitions include the 2 Donners and my first Harley Benton -- the travel guitar that looks like what I first heard of as a "pickguard" guitar. All have the same headstock as your 25th Anniversary Firemist. My thought is that IYV owns the digital template used to make the necks of these guitars and supplies stock to many retailers, including Thomann. Not unusual, not bad. Now, I'll admit that I like the color of your guitar ... but I'll stick with what I have and smile. I don't think that the new color and smaller bridge pickup will add anything to the mix that I can't do without. That HB looks to be a great axe, though!

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

I've not looked into the Donner guitars, I'll have to keep my eye out for them. It's a lot of guitar for the money regardless of which name is on the headstock, huh?

@edwinstovall3334

Жыл бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap ... And that's the TRUTH!👍

Nice one mate! So... are you gonna change the pickups? 😀 What would you go with? 👹

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

There is only one choice here at BPC towers. I have Fletcher pickups in almost everything I play and can see them in this guitar's future. I may only switch out the neck and middle, that bridge pickup isn't half bad and I like the spongy midrange with a bucker more than I do with a single coil. The choice would be which set though 🤔

@stevecassidyguitar

Жыл бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap Fletcher is a new one to me - will check em out - cheers! 😀👍

Sounds like amaaaazing bang for buck

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

It's phenomenal quality for the price, I can't see it being beaten any time soon

What pickups did you have on the variax? They sounded so punchy and bold in comparison.

@BudgetPedalChap

6 ай бұрын

They are just the standard magnetic pickups in the guitar. It wouldn't surprise me if they aren't the same as the ones you'd find in the Yamaha Pacifica, as they are owned by the same company 👍

I have the black and white st-62 and I would put it up against any of the 10 fender Stratocasters I’ve owned

@BudgetPedalChap

6 ай бұрын

Aye, the quality is really up there 👍

I kinda want one now 😂

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

The specs are difficult to beat for this price point for sure

Besides color, any difference between the 25th anniversary model and a standard Fusion 3 Pro?

@BudgetPedalChap

11 ай бұрын

The fusion iii comes with a full sized humbucker rather than a single sized bucker, the bridge on the fusion is a Wilkinson rather than a HB and it comes with roller string trees. The neck profile on the fusion is slightly thicker and it has a roasted maple neck and board, where this has a laurel board. A video detailing the fusion iii is coming out in a couple of days, so definitely worth checking out if you're torn between the two guitars.

I received my Harley Benton ST25th some days ago. The frets are unpolished, some have little dents and there are a lot of high frets too. Feels sctratchy while bending. If you are interested, I could send you some photos, because I find it interesting how much the QC differs. My guitar needs definitely a fret leveling job.

@BudgetPedalChap

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, that sounds nothing like the experience I had. I'm sorry to hear that. Have you contacted Thomann/Harley Benton to see how they'll resolve the issue? I'd love to see those pictures too 👍

@UltimateEngineering

7 ай бұрын

​@@BudgetPedalChap No, I haven't contacted them yet. ibb. co/nnFt5Wm ibb. co/3CqT95f

HB has a good build quality for that price. Nice necks. Avoid the cheapest ones and every with a roswell pickup and youre fine.

@BudgetPedalChap

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, those Roswell pickups really aren't up to much but the guitar is a modders dream 👍

@Gloomshimmer

5 ай бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap I have a DC Gotoh, a SC Gotoh, a 550 II. All with teslas. The gotohs with VR2, the 550 II with the "paf" Opus smth. They sound very good. No need to change them. Sadly they phase out the gotoh series. I think they are to good^^. The JA60 from HB is the only cr4pguitar i have. Very nice neck but unshielded electrics, very noisy p90s, which are not Dogear so hard to change......maybe i cut a new pickguard and put new humbuckers in it as a chimaira. But the Tesla ones are nearly on par with the Ibanez AZES. Perfect entry level guitars. I live 100km from thomann and know them for 20 years. Harley Benton made a BIG step up from the past. When i started guitar you wouldnt be seen dead with one of those. But today.....they are better than any epiphone in this pricerange. Only Ibanez and Yamaha can challenge them as a "newbie" or modbrand.

The bigger issue I have right now is that Thomann (or their Indonesian production plant rather) not being able to fulfill their 25th Anniversary orders. I ordered both the T-25th and ST-25th two months ago and delivery dates have changed twice now -- back to three months of backorder.

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

Yeah tbf I got in pretty early and it still took about a month to come

@judeworth938

Жыл бұрын

...because the same manufacturer that produced guitars for Thomann, also makes guitars for several retailers. They are apparently overwhelmed because they are making very inexpensive products... Anyway, hope you don't have to wait much longer.

@kamarienedwards1757

11 ай бұрын

Well let’s hop for quality over quantity, I’d rather wait for a good guitar then to send it back

@BudgetPedalChap

11 ай бұрын

@@kamarienedwards1757 that's been happening with the recent Tom Delonge strat I hear.

@forkless

11 ай бұрын

@@judeworth938 It's a luxury issue to start with, but it's still annoying. I do agree though I'd rather have quality than something rushed out. Ps. The orders have been pushed back another 4-6 weeks last week. I just hope they will be able to fulfill whenever, because they intended for this series to be limited for 2023 only.

I agree completely with the volume knob but that’s a Strat thing not necessarily a HB thing imo. The amount of time I turn down the volume mid solo is not even funny 🤦‍♂️. Coming from a Les Paul/SG background it’s something I gotta work around. I like the pickups though. They work for me. Maybe it depends why you are playing through? It’s a big 👍

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's why I put it in as a personal preference thing. For me, it's an annoying quirk, but for some it might be just the way they like it. I've run the pickups through my home and live rig which are different and still no joy. I think they just don't vibe with me and that's ok. A pickup change isn't going to break the bank 👍

@thelolguy007

Жыл бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap with the top volume knob I think if your a Strat guy you’re gonna be fine with it. It’s on most Strats. I prefer the 2 knob layout. Got a Jet Js400 and it’s an improvement in this for me. So I might attempt this conversion on the HB at some point. I hear ya about the pickups. They are subjective topic 👍

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

@@thelolguy007 I was tempted by the jet myself, it was the stainless frets that sold me on the HB though. I think I prefer the neck profile ever so slightly on the Jet 👍

@thelolguy007

Жыл бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap I had to find out so I bought both 🤷‍♂️. Plus’s and minuses with both. The Jet is lighter ✅ my HB is Les Paul heavy HB Stainless steel fret ✅ HB Pickups are better ✅ Jet knob layout is better ✅ Locking tuners on HB ✅ (though I’ve just bought some for the Jet 👍 The Jet is way less expensive ✅ (mine was €171, that’s a difference of €128 😮) Gigbag with the HB ✅ HB comes with better strings ✅ (though they are not terrible on the Jet either)

@doctornova3015

11 ай бұрын

Put a rubber faucet washer under the knob

Does the Babicz trem stay in tune after usage ? You just blocked it. Someday they will invent a stable non locking trem...

@BudgetPedalChap

27 күн бұрын

This one didn't have a babicz, it was just a stock Harley Benton 2 point trem. In its defence, it was very stable but I tend not to use them much. I'm interested to see about the new ST modern with the babicz 👍

How tall are those frets excatly?

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

Medium jumbo I think. Definitely not vintage at very least

Is the neck modern, thin?

@BudgetPedalChap

5 ай бұрын

Not Ibanez thin for sure, but on the slim side for an S type 👍

Are their ST and TE guitars any good? They are cheaper

@BudgetPedalChap

7 ай бұрын

I can't say I've tried them, I've heard some good things about them though 👍

What about the weight of the guitar? my understanding, is they are really heavy!!

@BudgetPedalChap

7 ай бұрын

I haven't weighed it but I used it for a two hour set and it didn't bother me, so mine at least isn't massively heavy.

after buying a harley benson i cant see how you can say you gig them straight out the box i had to change the bridge ,tuners strings to make it half decent

@BudgetPedalChap

4 ай бұрын

I don't know what else to tell you. I got it, gave it a little tweak on the setup because I like a bit lower action and it was good to go. I used it for 2 gigs for over an hour each (closer to 2 hours in both cases). They held tune, they played really well, the only thing I wasn't happy with was the way the pickups sounded. I'm really sorry to hear that you had a negative experience with Harley Benton guitars, if I had the same experience then this would be a much different video but I honestly can't say that. It's been pretty great all around 👍

Bro, can I ask why you don't cut the nail on your left thumb...?

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

You can. I'd like to give you a legitimate reason for it too, but alas I can't. My thumb nails grow a lot quicker and stronger than my other nails and because they don't get in the way when I'm playing, I don't bother cutting them.

@angelilchev5352

Жыл бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap Thanks for the answer! Can I suggest that you take the time to cut them? I know it's personal opinion and not my business in any way, but I have to tell you, it's repulsive. At least to most of the gaIs out there, that's for sure.

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

@@angelilchev5352 my wife isn't bothered at all 😉

@angelilchev5352

Жыл бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap never managed to cut her? 😅

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

@@angelilchev5352 how sharp do you think it is?

Drop in a set of Dylan pickups

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

Ooh I've not heard of them, I'll check them out 👍

Sold all my expensive guitars and buy a new HB every 3 months.

@BudgetPedalChap

4 ай бұрын

Awesome. How are you finding them?

Block the trem with coins instead of eraser as the rubber will dampen the resonance

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

I did this and the coins slipped out on a number of occasions. I've not noticed any difference in the resonance between the two methods but I've not had to replace the rubber at all, whereas the coins fell out about 3-4 times.

@mikeallen5291

Жыл бұрын

I mill brass to lock my fender style trems. Resonance is excellent and it doesn't go anywhere

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

@@mikeallen5291 that'd do an excellent job I'd imagine

Shit, it costs 275 bucks for a stainless fret job...Yeah it was worth the money

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

I know, right? It's incredibly value when you consider the fret job

WHY would you start a pickup comparison with different pickups selected from one guitar to the other?

@BudgetPedalChap

6 ай бұрын

I'm sure you didn't mean this comment to come across as rude. What was your issue with the demo sorry?

@BeauregardHall

6 ай бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap If your intent is to show how the pickups didn't sound as good as your other guitar -- try to match everything else so the focus is on the pickup sound... just for that one short part of the review? The overall review is great. But saying "these don't sound the same" and then one is the neck pickup and the other is the neck + middle pickup kind of makes you look like you don't understand WHY they sounded different? And doesn't give me a real example of one neck pickup vs. the other neck pickup.

@BudgetPedalChap

6 ай бұрын

@@BeauregardHall they are both on the neck pickup, using the same amp and the same settings. I kept everything the same to show off how different the pickups sounded. There is a little bit of double tracked guitar in the middle, but again, using the same settings on the amp and same pickup settings. Hope that clears everything up 👍

It's all Great w/ HB. for the price BUT. the 90.00. USD. Shipping to USA. Sucks

@BudgetPedalChap

5 ай бұрын

Oof that's a big chunk of shipping. That's basically adding another third onto the guitar 😭😭

@PeterErikson-rd5tj

5 ай бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap you can buy 2. guitars at a time. $90.00. for 2 or 1. They put. 2. guitars in shipping. box. So. it. comes to. 45 bucks per guitar . UK. and Europe are getting the. Smashing. deals. on these w/ Low shipping.. I. just wish. they. would delete the name and. weird inlay on the headstocks and go w/. a gibsonesk. style font. 'Benton.' only. with the gibson. style

Tone is in the fingers

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

Best get buying me some boutique fingers then eh? 🤣🤣

It needs pickups change immediately.

@BudgetPedalChap

11 ай бұрын

It sure would improve the guitar huh?

@Robert_Fordin

11 ай бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap I think, yes.

Harley Benton are notoriously heavy.... I wished Harley Benton listed the weights of their guitars because I would never have purchased my TE-53KR Keith Richards "Micawber" tribute model because it weighs 10lbs. Ridiculously heavy which stands to reason why shipping was $80+ to the US ...although the finish was really nice, it arrived with extremely sharp frets. Look...you get what you pay for, IF you're lucky. Live and learn.

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

Aw man that sucks that you had such a negative experience with them. The experience I've had with this one is that it's within normal weight for a Strat. I've used this one for an entire 2hr gig with no issues, but perhaps I've got lucky with mine.

@judeworth938

Жыл бұрын

​@@BudgetPedalChap As much as I love the satin finish neck and the nice finish on the body of my HB, a guitar weighing over 7lbs is just not enjoyable playing for me, even seated. I could not imagine standing on a gig with it.

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

@@judeworth938 I can understand it, why put yourself through it if you don't need to. You want your guitar to work with you, not fight you along the way

@dannym5345

9 ай бұрын

​@@judeworth938do a bit of weight training should help holding up the guitar on stage

I still think I want the Jazzmaster from this range

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

I would try and talk you out of it but the neck alone is worth a punt

i have to listen to numpties telling all how good out the box a harley benson is , well it sh.t .i brought one just to see i had to dress the frets put on a new neck new tunners and new bridge did not put in ne pick ups but half bad .if you want to plat rifts you will get away with it but to play a proper music tune for get it .i advise youg ones to go on e bay and look for a squire in there price range

@BudgetPedalChap

4 ай бұрын

I had no such issues with mine, I just gave it a quick set up to lower the action. Did you contact Thomann to see if they'd sort that issue out for you?

All I need to know is it is a Strat 😂

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

I mean, you're not wrong 🤣🤣🤣

They sound 10x better lol

@BudgetPedalChap

10 ай бұрын

The Harley Benton ones?

Just remind me again how much you paid.

@BudgetPedalChap

6 ай бұрын

I can't remember exactly, I think it was about £160ish

I suspect that the average NON-guitarist listener could tell the difference between a 100 buck TEMU guitar and a Fender custom shop one.

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, we talked about this about amps too.. You could gig with a line 6 spider and your average punter wouldn't care at all

I generally like to leave these budget guitars stock then when some parts swapping hack runs his mouth i smokem and embarasss them with the cheap shit ha ha

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

None of the things are deal breakers at all, it is phenomenal how much value for money you get 👍

@pejoarda772

Жыл бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap you are right there I bought a st-90 Swamp ash off thomann like 3yrs ago maybe a little more it was after they got rid of that ugly chipped beef looking pik guard they had and I just went over the whole guitar adjusted the rod lowered the action set intonation polished the frets treated the board set pik up height the nut slots were cut perfect already and she's been solid as a rock sounds fantastic now I payed about 179 before shipping and I see the new ones are 30-40 bucks less at a time when everything has gone up in price big time so maybe they're CHEEZING out on them now🤔so your mileage may vary not sure but the one I got is a fine guitar been playing since 1970 I would know Rock on bro✌️

you know if you was honest a newbie to playing would be better of buying a used squire that the shit cheap stuff you people peddle

@BudgetPedalChap

4 ай бұрын

I'm not sure I did suggest this for a beginner guitarist, but to put it in context, I have a Squier strat and I felt the need to buy this. I was also so impressed by the build quality and playability of this that I bought a Fusion. I think both a Squier or one of these would be great for a beginner, I would feel more comfortable gigging this than I would my Squier though as over the years, the cheap frets they installed on the Squier have worn down pretty hard. I'm expecting that will not be the case with this as the frets are stainless steel, but only time will tell 👍

Pickups 😂 … it’s your speaker that determines your tone 😂

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

Did you not hear a difference between the two sets of pickups? They were both through the same set up and there was an audible difference between the two

@yaguitar

Жыл бұрын

Um, are you sure... Please think for a moment before you answer...

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

@@yaguitar 🤣🤣

Harley Benton are beginners guitars. End of. I’ve had them and they are ok. They don’t even come near high end guitars so people stop it. They are what they are. Nothing wrong with them for the use they are intended for. If you want a cheaper high end guitar go for a nice Shecter. Now we’re talking.

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

Schecter do make some great guitars, for sure. Not sure where you've got that these are only for beginners though. I've used them to record tracks and I've used them to gig, both without issue. What would make an improvement on that in your eyes then, I'm curious?

@aliengrey6052

Жыл бұрын

@@BudgetPedalChap Well for one pot metal is used on a lot of the hardware. The pickups while sounding ok are not stellar. These are made of lower quality woods,although the overall guitars are made in Indonesia and vietnam, same factories as Shecter? Who knows! But the corners on the Harley Benton guitars have been cut for all to see. Electronics for one, cheap. Hb= some fretboard wood roseacre! ( heat treated maple?) Shecter = rosewood of fairly high quality. Scenario. You buy a HB. You upgrade it. You upgrade it again. You then realise it’s faults lie partially with the woods and the weight of it. You sell for no more than you originally paid for it. It’s now cost you the best part of twice as much. But if you’d have paid that more originally you’d have a fine guitar and a keeper. I’ve done this. I don’t go for lots of guitars, I buy quality and own a few. I’ve learned the hard way that chasing new guitars is futile and very expensive.

@BudgetPedalChap

Жыл бұрын

@@aliengrey6052 yeah I've no doubts they'll be cutting corners in certain places, I mean they've got to in order to get them out the door at that low of a price. They serve purely as a work horse for me, cheap enough to not be of concern if they were to get damaged or stolen at a gig. As standard, it has proven to perform well enough for me to comfortably record and gig with. It all depends what you are after, I'm sure. You raise some interesting points 👍

@lordcustard-smythe-smith9153

10 ай бұрын

I'm a professional guitarist who's played festivals, been playing professionally for decades and have a diploma from music college in guitar playing. They are not just for beginners. I own high end guitars as well and the difference between some of the more expensive HB models and the 'authentic thing' is minimal many times. The biggest problem is people who can't play and think that an expensive guitar will make them sound good. It doesn't. As to the pickups it entirely depends on what sound you want. I've seen many people change out Roswells for expensive pickups and end up with a worse sound. If you want a different sound fair enough.

@BudgetPedalChap

10 ай бұрын

@@lordcustard-smythe-smith9153 couldn't agree more. They are perfectly fine guitars, I've played much worse with big names on the headstock. My issue with the Roswell pickups is that they sound great for home use but no matter what I tried when using them live, they didn't quite poke through the mix like my other single coils. I found it hard, even with monitors on stage, to hear my guitar without EQing it to make an unpleasantly harsh tone. I think it's a softness in the upper mids that just means they can't sit well in a mix.