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Harley Benton ST59 Fiesta Red Tribute Unboxing
Harley Benton ST59 HM Fiesta Red Tribute. Available from www.thomann.de for £200 inc shipping to the UK.
Full Spec:
Alder body
Bolt-on Canadian Maple neck with soft-V-profile
Fretboard radius 350mm
21 frets,
Scale 648mm
Nut width 42,80mm
Double action truss rod
3x Roswell SK52 true vintage staggered alnico-5 singlecoil pickups
1x volume & 2x tone controls
5-way-toggle switch,
3-ply pickguard,
Deluxe gold hardware
Thomann synchronized tremolo system,
Kluson-style tuners,
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Hi Steve, i have just bought one of these little gems and, am so pleased with it. It played well , out of the box but, the term was very heavy. I took the usually drastic step of removing a spring, expecting trouble but, a retune and, it is playing so well. I would recommend this guitar to anyone on a budget and even those that just want to try a change from their upmarket Strat.
Steve, since your review on this guitar I have been doing some research on them, and I haven't heard a bad word about them, even from well seasoned guitarist, it just goes to show you know what your talking about, great review. Many thanks.
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
6 жыл бұрын
These guitars are great value for the money. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Good comparison Steve - I reckon they would both look better with parchment pick guards the bright white is too white especially with the aged pickups and knobs on the first one. Purely a visual thing - I changed the pick guards and plastic bits on both of mine to parchment and they look a lot better. Cheers Phil
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Phil im toying with the ideas on each on at the moment. Will have to see. I certainly am not keen on the aged parts on the revelation they just look too out of place for my liking.
Congrats on Santa coming early ;-)) Enjoy happy times with your new darling, Steve! Luv & Hugs, Ma
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ma ha ha Santa is in a good mood at the moment ;-)
Good job, Steve! I have the ST-57DG coming soon, hopefully it will be on a par with your ST59 :)
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much im very impressed with this Harley Benton. Its a fantastic guitar and for under £200 i may have to buy another!!
Steve, very much enjoying your new sideline , reviewing guitars, I often see these brands online and wonder ...., All the best Neville
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Neville thanks very much im not sure i can afford to do it too often!! lol
Hi Steve, Can't wait to see the videos using the new guitars.
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Brian thanks this is coming soon.....
I actually really enjoyed watching that... which is strange because I'm so jealous, it's untrue.
Hi steve I bought one of these and was nothing but problems with mine the frets where awfull the saddles where sticking when trying to intonation on it had to have a fret level and crown but the worst problem I had was after 13 months neck was scrap badly twisted and had to replace so wouldant recomend for it all the tea in china so ended up costing me about £400 pounds so wasn't so cheap after all the only thing that impressed me was the pick ups thought they where good and sounded ok
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Steve sorry to hear that. I didn't have mine for too long to be honest. Both guitars just didn't really compare to the Squier Classic Vibe range so i sold them both on. Sorry to hear you had so many problems though
@bigsteve9291
4 жыл бұрын
@@SteveReynoldsGuitarist thanks steve sorted it in the end I bought a strat bullet and used the neck off that basically just kept the body and pickups couse they dont sound to bad but like you the squire vibe series look really good with the gold hardware so am go give one of them ago when a can play a bit better
Great video, shame that the guitar was damaged, i would have sent it back, there should be no damage on a new guitar regardless of it's price.
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Allan, there was a few quality issues with these back when i did this. I believe it is a lot better now.
yes
Ive got a ST-62 3tone sunburst with the tortoise pick guard,killer strat for €120,next one will be a Fender though,easier to mod,but mainly for 2nd hand value And agree,Classic vibe is a killer Squier,even matching mexi strats
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment. you cant go wrong for that price!! great guitars
Look forward to a sound comparison.
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Dennis thanks this will be coming soon.
nice new Gitar
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks
Neck looks nicer on the Revelation. The HB looks too yellow. Maybe in person it dosent ?
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Malcolm the HB is very yellow, even more so in person.
If you ave a hb guitar set up, have a decent echo, have an guitar amplifer, and playing wonderfully like steve .....YOU HAVE A SET UP...TY.
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
3 жыл бұрын
thank you Sean, the playing is the most important part, but the gear does help!
Well looks cool from here bro will be interesting to know how they play once they are set to how you like. atb
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ken appreciate it.
Hello Steve , and thanks for the review, I was looking to buy this model it seem to me a well built, and what attracted me is the soft v neck, which I played on couple of tiles and I really like, my question to is, is this to any close to tele baja, or any start with soft v maple?. Also does the finish on this neck feel sticky , what you think all in all after few months playing time? Cheers
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
7 жыл бұрын
Hi, nice to hear from you. The neck is a very shallow C shape i think, that is certainly what it feels like. It has hardly any lacquer etc on it so it is very smooth and doesnt get sticky like a more vintage strat would. It is a great guitar and with a proper setup it is well above its price range. Hope this helps Thanks Regards Steve
@mywaveinwoodswoodperfumes
7 жыл бұрын
sorry Steve i didn't understand the meaning of shallow c neck, do you mean it is thick like fat neck ?1 inch thickness? also is it comfy to play chords like Jimi Hendrix style and SRV?
Nesesito esa guitarra.
Is that a fair fight, though? The Classic Vibe is roughly twice the price of the other two.
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Nick no possibly not although when i brought my classic vibe it was about £225! Prices have gone up a lot recently but the guitars arent too different built in china, same style guitars etc.
@noi5emaker
7 жыл бұрын
Steve Reynolds wow that is a good deal! You're right tho, it's probably not far off really. Great comparison though.
hi steve what weight would this guitar be brill vid keep up the good work
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
6 жыл бұрын
Hi. Its about the same as my squier which is about 7 ibs hope this helps
Steve.....look closely...the neck on the harley benton is YELLOW....NOT MAPLE BUT YELLOW....WHAT'S UP WITH THAT????
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
6 жыл бұрын
Hi i think its the varnish they have used. It has made it very yellow but it may change as it gets older.
Big fan of Mark Knopfler?
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
6 жыл бұрын
Not quite! Hank Marvin actually
can we get this lefthanded too?
@SteveReynoldsGuitarist
7 жыл бұрын
Hi I think they are only right handed at present.
@derpanzerkommandant4641
7 жыл бұрын
Steve Reynolds ok, thanks.