Harley Benton is about to send their entire catalog of guitars to KDH out of pure fear of an Audio Audit

@DMSProduktions

Жыл бұрын

RESULT!

@theausdog

Жыл бұрын

lol they are now all sweating in fear

@heavychonkerssteviek8691

Жыл бұрын

@Der_Mantie yes they are

@Robstrap

Жыл бұрын

Tbh, the type of people who buy these guitars probably don't even watch KZreadrs like KDH. They are targeted to kids, new players or people who just want a guitar to learn a couple songs

@glennlilley8608

Жыл бұрын

No they won't We all know they are crap! Just don't buy them.

I bought a similar T style Harley Benton from Thomann earlier this year. There was a large hole in the box before I even opened it, which translated to a very large indentation in the back of the body. It's about the size of a thumbprint. I did not return it, simply because I'm partially lazy, and I also live in America so it would take another couple weeks at least for a new one. That guitar now has new pickups and has been named Holey Shit.

@j_c_93

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, that could be the fault of the shipping company and could happen to any brand.

@sixsix8six

Жыл бұрын

@@j_c_93 absolutely. It probably was the courier. I didn't really have a point to make I guess. *Shrugs*

@j_c_93

Жыл бұрын

@@sixsix8six No problem man. I gotcha

@BlazinLow305

Жыл бұрын

I tried to return one that was awful, and they just let me keep it since shipping it back would have been too expensive. So I got a free shitty Harley Benton

@stephencoakley

Жыл бұрын

@@sixsix8six > I didn't really have a point to make I guess. But I guess the courier *did* have a point, and drove that point directly into the box. :)

That's a pretty cool guitar. Glenn Fricke from Spectre MusicGroup has done some videos with Harley Benton. He did sort of an anonymous buy so that he would get the same experience as a non youtuber. The guitar had issues. He also had that sound problem with another that had a painted bridge that wasn't allowing the ground wire to transmit across it.

@nickap_ca6814

Жыл бұрын

Glenn was a little bit harsher with his vocabulary than KDH haha

@justinlast2lastharder749

Жыл бұрын

Must be a newer video...because back when I watched Dude, he was non stop "Harley Benton is the best thing ever!". Guess they stopped paying him or lowered the rates.

This guitar was built to capture the very sensual experience of guitar rubbing. ASMR Edition Harley Benton

@RicardoSiah

Жыл бұрын

😓

@The69Health

10 ай бұрын

Don't give them ideas.

I appreciate the lengths to which you go to be transparent and keep everyone updated. Your honesty and integrity don’t go unnoticed. Thanks for voicing your opinions and concerns, not just with this video but in all of them, and keep up the good work. Because of you I’ve been able to make more informed decisions about where my next piece of gear comes from and for that I am very grateful.

It’s crazy how different the sponsored reviews are from the unsponsored ones.

@gregmize01

Жыл бұрын

Bingo 🛎🛎🛎🛎

@TheDistortionPrinciple

Жыл бұрын

Imagine that

@ChaosPootato

Жыл бұрын

Duds happen, just because he happened to get one doesn't mean all of them are. Also as KDH states : it is 180€, you kinda get what you pay for. The lower the price, the worse QC gets and chance of duds go up as a result.

@chief9875

Жыл бұрын

Hell nah, i think generally HB guitars are 50/50 you can get a decent one with small issues or some shitty wooden stick. Happens to us all the time in our guitar shop in Czech Republic.

@PapaBrejj

Жыл бұрын

Tbf, its the luck of the draw when buying instruments (especially really cheap ones) online without being able to play and inspect them firsthand. I'm not paid by Harley Benton and I got a JB-75 from them in october and I love it l. Shit luck and that model might just suck arse 🤷‍♂️

My first guitar was a Harley Benton Les Paul copy, it was great and I had no issues. But a few years later, I bought a Rickenbacker bass copy which I had to get a replacement for because of the pickups not working correctly. It’s unfortunate that the QC can be like that sometimes, but hopefully the replacement will be all okay

@aniquinstark4347

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, real Ricks are just as spotty lol

@MrZardoz777

Жыл бұрын

Ha, I had pretty much the same experience; bought a Les Paul Jr. clone which was fine (had a grounding issue but I was planning on replacing the electronics anyway) and later bought the Rick Bass clone which was unplayable. I got it working but it wasn't easy, had to go medieval on it with the drill just to get new strings on. Thing is, these problems are easily fixeable; if they can do a good job with the fretwork and such it should be no problem to do the easy stuff like check to see if the electronics even work.

I bought a Harley Benton bass three years ago, the music man copy with the two big active pickups. Played well for a bit then just kept cutting out until it just wouldn't produce sound anymore. Opened it up and one of the cables were badly soldered and was just holding together by a slight strand. Resoldered it myself and it slaps, actually such a lovely sounding and feeling machine but heard a few similar stories about electronics with them!

Just bought a fusion III t-style and I am really in love with the guitar, it came with zero flaws, only the frets could be a bit more polished

Harley Bentons are hit or miss. I got lucky with mine, it's great. I play it more than all my more expensive guitars.

I'm excited to see what you do with the new one in a video! I've had these on my radar for a while

It seems like a lot of these types of brands in this price point are more "luck of the draw" these days... I've worked on a few HBs over the last few years and most of them were pretty decent given the price. They are good guitars to upgrade if you're to get into repair/mod work. That being said, you're totally right to send this one back. Even that side dot would make me send it back.... I get being a bit off when drilling, or maybe even slight tear our but that should have been sold as a blemish/b-stock lol. Anyways, looking forward to seeing more videos once you get a good one. Cheers!

@justinlast2lastharder749

Жыл бұрын

That's the problem with these types of Brand in General. They are Billed as "Quality Guitars Cheaper than the Other Guy"...but the "other guy" sells the Guitar Harley Benton Copied for a similar Price Point. You can get pretty slick Schecters for the same price point (bought my friend a Brand New C6 for only $175, and that's American so less than the Harley Benton in this video that was 170 Euros). There is just no reason to buy the Knock Off when The Real Thing is the same price. It's like buying Store Brand Mac and Cheese, the Kraft Box is the same price

@AugmentGuitars

Жыл бұрын

@@justinlast2lastharder749 totally agree! Over the last few years the big names have stayed pretty competitive. I'd take the Schecter over the HB any day lol.

I've had one Harley Benton guitar which I've made several videos about. It was marketed as a "lightning fast shred guitar" even though it has a really fat chunky neck profile and super tiny frets. Basically the opposite of what it should be. All I got from the company was an email saying "sorry." I'll never waste my money on that brand again.

I have their '52 tele and the finish and parts for the price, are amazing. The pickups aren't great but they aren't microphonic. The pickups arent why I bought it. I knew I was already swapping them out. I bouoght it to mod. I swapped the bridge for a brass saddles ash tray, fender pickups, bone nut and locking tuners. It's like the old saying, 'if you replace the handle of a broom, then the head, is it stil the same broom?' I knew what I was getting into. So I am super happy.

It seems like standards have started to slip, I was looking at a bit of an off-the-wall Harley Benton last week, but was put off by recent reviews being beset with issues. They do need to get it under control really because their stock in trade is mythical bang for buck, if the bang isn’t there it doesn’t matter how little the buck is

@glennlilley8608

Жыл бұрын

Don't wish to be a grumpy owd sod,but? Y'know! Harley bentons stock in trade, is looky likey for beginners The "bang for your buck " ethos i'm afraid, is purely marketing If you like 'em? Enjoy! Would you buy "affordable " condoms?

@domformula1

Жыл бұрын

@@glennlilley8608 if it is marketing alone Glenn, then they’ve done a very good job of it because most people seem to be willing to participate and to promulgate that myth. I’ve never owned one so certainly can’t speak from experience, but KZreadrs I trust as inherently unbiased, such as John Robson Guitar for example, have had no complaints. I’m not sure the condom analogy really applies - no I wouldn’t but it’s a question of what’s at stake isn’t it, would I buy cheap bread if I’m just making toast? Certainly - but I still wouldn’t expect raw dough in the pack!

I paid $149 for my Monoprice Tele and it beats that by miles. It was perfect out of the box. Not even finish flaws. No setup needed. I tuned up and have been playing it the last 4 months. And the funny part is those are made by the same company that made mine. Mine came with Wilkinson pickups and bridge, as well. Solid ash body. They're awesome guitars. They can QC that guitar at $179. The one I bought gets a complete set up by a professional luthier before it's shipped to the customer. AT $149 USD. Don't make excuses for companies that put out crappy guitars. If Monoprice can do it, so can everyone else.

It's nice to know that the finish is high quality. Fingers crossed that you get a hassle-free replacement and it doesn't suffer from any issues.

@thepatterpatrol26

Жыл бұрын

From what I've seen and experienced with thomann they're amazing and they take returns back hassle free

@TheRockinDonkey

Жыл бұрын

@@thepatterpatrol26 Awesome

Had something somewhat similar, I ordered a Harley Benton active cab and it arrived unusable as it kept blowing fuses as soon as it was switched on so had to send back, thankfully 2nd one worked fine but an absolute pain.

I have a Harley Benton Explorer and I have to say for the money it's great. I may upgrade the pickups at some point but it came with Grover locking tuners which was impressive. A friend of mine has a Harley Benton DC Junior that he bought 2nd hand for 99 quid and a few of us fought over who wanted it. it was really that good! When the price is that low on a new guitar you have to expect that some of what comes out of the factory will be duds but overall I think they are pretty good.

@chrishardy5078

Жыл бұрын

I’d seen some of Jamie Slays video with the HB Explorer and it looked and sounded exceptional for the price point. I almost considered one for myself. It does seem to get general praise!

I have two electric harley benton one is a cheap 7 string and the other one is a ''discontinued'' pro fusion guitar (they like do pro fusion 3 now) and both of them play amazingly, both of them have very unnoticable finishing flaws on them, but they both still play fine and I still use them til' this day. Also the fusion came with a floyd 1000 and for the price it was a steal. I can dive bomb all day and do Dimebag stuff and it keep its tuning.

i had bought the 8 string fanfret just to have something to mess around with as my first 8 string. it actually arrived just fine to the us, no damage to the body. just needed the slightest setup. the pickups are less than ideal for my playing but it's a great budget extended range guitar.

I bought this same model in the blonde finish...I had no problems of any kind...I adored the pickups, they sounded very much like my Gretsch rockabilly guitar. I had an extra tele neck and I replaced it with no problem (I just couldn't stand that reverse headstock) After that, my brother bought a Prince tele and a red strat with gold hardware from them and they were both great deals.

It's the pickups. I bought a second hand of the same version. There was very little I has to do to set it up. The Roswell were pretty good sounding. It was probably a one-off.

The Fusion line seems to have more issues than other lines by HB… I’ve heard a lot of folks complain about various issues with this model. Obviously being Microphonic is something you can’t overlook… That said, I’ve got a TE-20HH that I absolutely love… The guitar had great bones to be modded, and for the price it’s hard to beat… Pickups were a tad weak but I was planning on replacing those anyway. Definitely sucks that you got a dud man, hopefully the next one is on point

@dethpig420

Жыл бұрын

My fusion iii emg rocks. Love the thing.

Interesting. It seems like the Achilles' heels of HB guitars seem to be the pickups. Glenn Fricker from SMG had 2 different guitars with pickup issues, one with the pickups mixed, and one with grounding errors. Hope your next one ends up better

@mwmmatt1

Жыл бұрын

I think that's pretty accurate actually. I have three HB's, because I do really like a lot of what they do, and the specs for the money are kinda ridiculous. One is their cheap 7 string, that has pretty muddy pickups, they're not bad but it being a 7 string really exposes that issue more. Another I got recently is a Fusion III (with the Roswell's), the humbucker in the bridge position has completely stopped working, it sends a signal but barely. And that signal now has a loud hiss just after you hit the strings like someones playing maracas with you. The third is an older model from when they used Wilkinson pickups, and what do you know it sounds great and has no issues...

I agree, I got a jem jr, it’s only good up to the twelfth fret, had it intonated 3 times, d and g strings kept losing tuning. The pickups are slanted for no reason, when I took it apart the springs weren’t even on the pickups, just holding on by the magnet. There’s more issues but I had gotten the guitar almost a year ago when I first started playing. Now I use it to have fun with, but it won’t be used in recordings or anything like that. I got 2 schecters, one c-1 platinum fr/s and a c-1 hellraiser fr. Both guitars are perfect, I truly can’t get over how good emg pickups are. No fret issues, no intonation issues.

I recently saw a Luthier setting up a 'Fusion 111' ( not their cheapest model) and with a little TLC it was bloody impressive. Still reluctant to buy any guitar without playing it first though, for reasons you've stated.

I wish Thomann would do a QC in house on every guitar. But they don't. I talked to them about that and they told me, if i'm not satisfied with the guitar i could send it back and get another one. But i wanted an inspected guitar and not sending back guitar after guitar till i get a good one. I bet you'll get a new one, Thomann has a very good return/money back policy. There has to be a real circuit flaw in your guitar. I own an early prototype of the first run of this guitar and i had no pickup problems at all. I put some Gretsch Filtertrons in first and now have the Roswell's back in, because there is almost no difference in tone. I'm very happy with the guitar, it was sold as a "decoration" object for 50€. I worked a bit on the neck pocket and the pickup routes. I did lot's of modifications over the years, Bigsby, tuners, electronics, Variotone rotary switch. Now it's an excellent playing guitar wich a one piece body for very little money.

Love the hoodie!

I love that you are wearing a cobra Kai hoodie it’s funny because I’m currently watching it lol

That side dot would annoy the absolute fuck out of me

Glenn Frikker and a few others have been having similar issues with Harley Benton's recently. It's sad i love both of my HB"s they have been perfect

I've been looking on and off at the cream SG with triple humbuckers. It's around this price. Still hasn't put me off.. and maybe this video will improve their QC. Cheers KDH

I've got 3 HB's and they are all really good.

I’ve had 4 (still own 3 of those) Harley Benton’s and they’re all great. Even the super cheap bass (of course, it’s great relative to the price, I hear that paying the extra 40 bucks for the next tier makes a huge difference). The action of that bass is a bit rough though. Edit: I should add that none of my instruments have these pickups. I had a tele copy with the classic tele config. Now I have an electro acoustic, can’t remember the name, the CST24HB and the bass is their cheapest jazz bass copy and I have none of these issues but I did forget a detail about the bass before the bass. The ground isn’t great, sometimes it can get loud if you’re not touching the strings or bridge, other times it’s fine haha, super unreliable in that sense buuuuut it is a super cheap bass and it’s an easy fix but I rarely play the bass so I’ve been to lazy to fix it

NOOOOOOO I was waiting for this video!

Thanks for this "Mystery Customer" video! I was just wondering what "Little Johnny" might do if he got a guitar with the same problem! The Fusion caught my eye but I think I'm giving it a miss, at least for now!

Check the ground wire on the output jack. Them the ground wires to your pots and if that fails check to make sure the bridge is properly grounded. It might just be a ground wire and easily fixable.

@Leo_ofRedKeep

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, sure. Shouting through pick-up comes through the amp and it's "a grounding issue". Idiot.

@Sifuben

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it might not be a QC issue, the groundwire might have been knocked loose in shipping

I plan on replacing the pickups and pots anyway on my Harley BS-20BK most likely with Fishmans Fluence pickups and a possible Sustainiac in the future

Reminds a bit of a MIK Ibanez RG320 I had many years ago. The pickups had bad 60-cycle hum and sounded twangy, and it was a HH configuration. I thought it was a grounding initially, but the solder was stable from what I could see. Took it to a repair joint, apparently the pickups had been soldered incorrectly so they were stuck in coil-tap mode.. and that was a $400 axe. 😂

My mind boggles imagining what Tom Morello could do with that guitar

@vhcxhbvg

Жыл бұрын

He just makes all his usual crazy noises but with his mouth 🤣

Hi kdh, new subscriber but I've seen enough of your content to know you're a decent guy so I'm now subscribed. Its the Chapman content that hooked me, you showed a high level of integrity and the journalism was accurate, so kudos to you, I like any fan of chappers at that point was surprised at these accusations but even more surprised to find out there real, the truth is all that matters, so thank you. BTW, 2 more things, No1. Love the content, love the channel. No2. I've just bought a harley benton fusion 2, so hope it arrives with a better experience than yours. Thanks again.

Wow! The new Harley Benton guitar shaped microphone. 😆

It’s all purely a gamble nowadays. I ordered one of the new Shoreline Gold Contemporary Squier Telecasters where the bridge was installed wrong, and I bought one of those Donner DMT-100 that came pretty much flawless.

I've bought a guitar and an amp from Harley Benton and haven't had one bit of bother yet they get the job done for me and I'm happy with them

If I never saw a Harley Benton video again, it wouldn't hurt my feelings.

I never had a Harley Benton. I did buy a JS32 Randy Rhoads with a Floyd Rose from Thomann earlier this year and it's fine. Quite good for the 360 ish €uro I paid. Recently though, I bought a cheap classical guitar from Thomann. It arrived with the bridge broken and the nut not attached to the guitar. I sent it back and got a replacement. There was rust on the wound strings of the replacement and the nut was a bit dodgy. There was also a minor chip knocked off the headstock but I didn't mind that because that doesn't affect the playability. I replaced the strings and it tuned up fine so I didn't send it back. While Thomann can send out some dodgy equipment to their customers, I find their customer service to be pretty good. Edit: they sent the original broken guitar by standard post but the replacement was sent by ups.

The update!

Love your hoodie.

It sounds like the strings are not properly grounded. I'd check the grounding points and wiring for any breaks in continuity. It may as easy as checking that the ground wire under the bridge plate is making contact with the bridge.

I do wonder if the QC has been getting a little patchier lately. I got my first HB a week ago, the ST-20 active strat, and it was riddled with issues. Neck break angle was so high it was impossible to get the action to a nice level, adjustment screws were stripped on the saddle, nut was way too high and ofc the infamous grounding issue hum was present and correct. After shimming the neck and replacing a few parts it's a fantastic guitar and I didn't really mind as it was always planned to be a mod project, but if I was some kid getting it for their first guitar I would've been devastated, out of the box it was borderline unplayable.

Loved the sound check, check, check…

I recently got a HB and always knew I was swapping out my pickups. But when mine came? I was expereiencing the same thing lol.

Funny how you called the look of the side dot marker "a smudge"... I'm actually wondering if when they were buffing it, that inlay was a little proud of the wood of the neck, and it began to melt, and smudged into the clear coat? Hmmm. Bummer about the microphonic pickups. Looking forward to seeing it be sorted out. Best of luck and happy holidays!

Bummer man. I got a few harleys without any issues with them. In fact for the price point very nice. My Cst-24t is really nice playing, sounding and well finished

I personally have a Les Paul copy from Harley Benton and it's a good guitar. The guitar has a few minor cosmetic issues from factory, which doesn't matter now it's two years old, but it seems that it's the luck of the draw as to what you get.

I've got a couple guitars with fairly microphonic pickups. You can hear things like tapping the body. But nowhere near as bad as that one.

I have an HB35 plus, a dreadnaught acoustic and a jazz bass from Harley Benton - all good really. Bass needed fretwork as did the acoustic but for 79 euros it's a steal. HB35 is genuinely nice, I bought pickups for it but not sure whether I really to need to change out the originals or not.

I bought the EX84 with EMG's and it's honestly/luckily a great guitar.. but I would hope so considering it's one of thomann's higher end model guitars.

I bought the same guitar in orange. Same issues include lose outputjack , crooked screws and a bad shaping nut. The G string was to low and the rest to high. I pottet the pickups , now its ok but it sound not realy good. I replace the pickguard, this original make vibrating noise. For the Money ok, but not for the Stage. My first and last Haley Benton. I can't undestant the hype for this brant.

I have a Harley Benton fretless bass. It sounds great. Feels a little cheap, but the tone is good on it. For the price you're paying, it's way better than you'd think it would be. I'm not a religious Harley Benton convert like some people, but for the price, they're not terrible and great guitars for a beginner or someone looking to save a little cash on their next guitar purchase. That being said, I've heard mixed things recently about quality, so I wouldn't say they're amazing across the board. I just know what I know from my own purchase.

Those pickups are hilarious!

I’ve had three of those blasts. One for me and two for friends. Haven’t had that issue at all!

@Leo_ofRedKeep

Жыл бұрын

I have an earlier one in white. No problems either. It's a bad batch of pick-ups and the replacement could be the same.

I would record all vocals on my black metal project through that pickup!

I always have a solid noise gate on and expect to change most harley Benton pickups so it's not unusable or a deal breaker for me but I respect you opinion and expertise as anyways. Its a pretty shitty thing to have but not as bad as my gear for music fan fret 8 string where pole pieces didn't align so I could hear the top string.

Love the sweater

RIGHT. I have been on at Thomann for MONTHS about a Fusion III and a Cort that do exactly the same thing. They don't believe me. I sent them both back for repair, claimed they couldn't find anything wrong and sent them back. It's not resolved yet but the story gets worse. I am glad to see someone else is having this happen as well because it's not me being stupid.

The pickups and bridge/strings aren't grounded. Cheapest and quickest fix is to just open the cavity and fix the grounding. 10 minute job if it's just a solder joint thats come loose, or maybe 30 min if you need to make a grounding connection to the bridge as well.

And this is why I got a squier affinity

I bought HB TE-90 FLT SB B- stock few years ago. When it arrived all seems good, string attack, intonation, everything until I plug it in amp. It was totally silent. Probably check it acoustically, but never plug it in. Reason was one "cold" soldering that I fixed. After that it was great for couple years, but noe it's sileny again. About year ago I bought HB TE- 90 Orange Blast and it was great, now it is silent too. Maybe someday I try to fix them. I own many Harley Benton guitars and basses and they are good, but these two are not.

I recently bought an LTD EC256 that had the same exact issue I've owned probably 30+ guitars, and this was the first time I've ever had any guitar, let alone a new one straight up require a pickup swap out of the box. Tone knob also surprisingly had a lot of play in it too

@adamstein9333

5 ай бұрын

That was going to be My next buy Thank You! What color and any other issues?

@BorkBorkDoggo

5 ай бұрын

Those were the only issues, and I got it in purple. After a pickup swap and fret level it is an amazing guitar. But for the price you're probably better off looking for a used EC 401 or EC 1000@@adamstein9333

This reminds me of that one you tube that always does the harley benton reviews in a studio.

@DavidWoodMusic

Жыл бұрын

You can just call Andrew out directly it's okay

@darksu6947

Жыл бұрын

Glenn Fricker Smg Studios

@DavidWoodMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@darksu6947 oh

I had one of those a while ago, and it was perfectly fine. That doesn't mean there aren't duds though. I've had two other Harley Bentons that I've had to send back and get a new one because of some issue. Fortunately, they seem to make sure (to a somewhat high degree) that the replacement is okay. Sending it back to get a new one doesn't cost anything either (at least if you live in Europe) so it's more of an annoyance.

I once pick up the football games coming out my amp. I lol real hard for I was not expecting that.

Love the shirt, dude! I've heard great things about HB, but then I heard that it can be hit and miss. As a Tele...phile ( I hate to use that suffix for obvious reasons) I would think I's love that guitar. The finish is awesome, but the second you plugged int in... 😬...and it just got worse. If I ordered one, being in the U.S., sure I would would probably just swap the pickups, but nah, you definitely need to send that thing back. That's beyond unacceptable. And the grounding sounds jacked up. Friggin Rosswell, too? inexcusable. 😔

I ordered the same guitar but in green for my trip to Germany just for something to play while I’m here, and my frets weren’t dressed, I had the pickup issues and ALSO if you take of the pickguard you will actually find that the chambered body is actually just a hole under the pickguard lol. Your guitar is not a one-off

That’s a bummer, I’ve got a few of these Harley Benton guitars and had them shipped to Ireland & haven’t had any issues to date. Just luck of the draw I guess. looking forward to the update 👍🏼

Reminds me of my first guitar in 1975, a Kipper brand. 😂 Could it be those Gretsch style pickups?

This just reminds me of all the qc issues i had with my sterling jp150. Dropped almost 2000 canadian dollars on it and i had to return it for a new one. Unfortunately it still has issues and now am waiting for parts…

Ahhh! The Harley Benton curse. With any HB guitar you get shipped to you, you will find at least one thing wrong. Usually cosmetic. I got one with a huge chunk taken out of the box. The actual guitar had a blemish in it from what ever hit it took, but sending it back just wasnt worth my time for a $200 guitar. I do love HB guitars though. My Les Paul Jr special knock off HB guitar really didnt have anything wrong with it when I got it. I was very surprised

My HB fusion 1 Floyd Rose was bought during 2019 or 20, it's a B Stock guitar (returns or visual issues) it's perfect. It looks better than my buddy's 2021 roasted neck fusion 2 or 3?idk. His wasn't B stock and the SS frets were sooooooo scratchy. I just think they got popular and stopped caring they were the best budget option and shipped em fast

That entire finish looks like a finish flaw my bro 😂

I guess they should put it in the percussion section after this.

I bought a DC jr a few years back based on KZread reviews. There were runs in the finish including a big drip down the back of the neck, the nut was cut terribly with some slots too deep and others too high, the wrap around bridge was too thick to get the action low enough, the p90 pickup needs to be shimmed up.

So far I had only luck with my HBs. Granted that I had SCs that were noisy bastards to begin with, but I knew I was gonna swap them eventually anyway.

So glad I steered away from harley when I was buying my last guitar. I was going to buy one of their high end models when I got spooked off by some videos similar to this one here. And I ended up going w a classic vibe squier and just did pickup and tuner upgrades and it's turned out to be a killer players guitar. I don't care what anyone says when you get the to the classic vibe series of squiers their necks play and feel just as well as American fender. They just need a few hardware and electronics upgrades and they can be amazing!

@vhcxhbvg

Жыл бұрын

Returns are free for HB in Europe. American consumer laws aren't that good so any problems they'd probably just refund some money. Classic vibes are well known bang for buck. Harley bentons are usually bought cause people want certain high end features or replicas, if you want a strat, get a strat. I got old of looking at strats.

This has also been my experience with Harley Benton guitars as well. The hype in the other reviews is maybe a little BS. This is not a one off , some quality mini humbuckers is what this guitar needs . Best of luck , I like your attitude on this issue.

My HB fusion-t was unfortunately a dud as well (neck had a slight twist) so that put me off from trying them again. The specs of the guitar were great but, QC should have caught it… I have gotten a few Squiers in recent years and since I get to play before I buy, they have been great purchases.

I have that exact model in the yellow/red finish. About 12 months old. It doesn't exhibit this problem at all. The pickups are fantastic! Pretty much what I bought it for.

@myni82

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Mine is flawless to.have a white one

50/50 is about right. I've purchased 2, returned 1. Luckily the return process is so simple (at least here in the EU/UK) it's worth taking a punt as - if you get a good one - they're great guitars for the price.

@myopicautisticmetal9035

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If like me, you're intending on altering the guitar once you get it delivered, noisy pickups are a non-issue. I got a $160 guitar expecting a piece of firewood with pickups and tuning machines, I am still surprised at what $160 got me. I got $50 worth of low price Amazon parts to replace the stock stuff and it's well worth the still around $200 I got into it.

I have 7 HBs. All a bit higher price range than this Tele. All are good. Two were B stock and had zero flaws. I think some people order a few and send back the ones they don't particularly like as it's very easy to do returns with them. Looking at reviews, it is entirely possible I've just been lucky. I'm currently waiting for a Gator case from Thomman, ordered three weeks ago and apparently still with the courier. Christmas rush I 'spose. Ta.

The bridge pickup looks unintentionally wonky too 😅

The pickups are not grounded properly

Ah bad luck there. Let's hope the inconvenience is sending out back well be worth it.

I've purchased microphonic pickups alone that cost more than that guitar. Basically, I avoid unpotted pickups at this point because ever set I've owned always arrives microphonic or they become microphonic after a few months.

Especially the more special looking ones are mostly perfect mod platforms. But at the end of the day thomann staff is lovely, give them a notice and they will fix the problem. I had one problem with one of the five hb‘s I had and they send me a new one that was even perfectly set up (idk if that was a special treat) and had no problems. In short: Tell them when there is a problem and they will fix it for free, even if it is only a 120€ guitar Be nice to them and they will be nice to you

Probably gonna want to replace those pickups anyways but definitely understand why you wanna send it back.

I live in Canada, and we don't have access to the Harely Benton brand as yet. I don't mind at all.

Are the pickups shield wire tied to the bridge ground wire? Glenn Fricker had a similar issue?

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