I bought the exact same guitar and in candy apple red too believe it or not and I love it. I own six guitars right now and none over $500. I like the Harley Benton better than any of them. Now I did lower the action a bit and I ordered new string trees which I haven't installed yet but I have no problem with the intonation. it's perfect. This is a great first and only guitar for a lot of us. I am considering changing the pickups at some point. But right now with my Vox modeling amp it sounds fantastic.

I bought one of these (SSS version) used last summer and made total makeover with new higher quality parts. Finished it today and the first impression is great! With a proper setup this is a good beginner guitar and with some modding, it can be even more! Ok, it won't blow your mind, but for the price, really good stuff!

i have exactly the same one. only 2022 version. not a single bad word to say only i love it

brilliant review, many thanks

just got one in white (more like pearl white) and im just surprised about how much this piece can do. I mean, for the price tag. I wanted just somethin for home-play. Man, you can realy forget about Squier. btw - Thanks for a nice review!

Cheers for the review!

I got the Sunburst one one based on this review. Pretty impressive guitar for the price, ok it was covered in sawdust and the frets need some serious polishing, but pretty damn good value for money. Any pointers on the string tree upgrade? I bought some roller string trees but these are too high to replace the tree on the B and High E string

What do we think for 2019 though? There's some cool stuff out there now. Thoughts?

Nice starter guitar Nick! I love the in between sounds on these, pure Robert Cray and Mark Knopfler tones. £50 cant beat that! At the opposite end of the scale to my new axe LOL

Thanks for the vid, will get one or my nephew :)

do you know if the routing will accept a humbucker in the neck position? thanks!

Looks pretty good if I didn't already have three two crates one squire

I have one just like that, and added a synth pickup at the bridge to use with my Boss GP-10 Guitar Processor. Love the humbucker too! When you buy from Thomann remember to buy 2 guitars or 1 and a hardshell case because you'll only be charged one shipping fee. With mine I did a complete set up with intonation, string height and bow. Now it is awesome!

Thanks for sharing. What is that teeny amp on the shelf behind you?

great video

Hey. Is the factory default setup of this guitar good enough to start playing on? I'm a beginner and it'll likely be my first guitar and if possible, I want to avoid messing with the truss rod and going to a music shop to get it set up :/ And have you tried the Harley Benton 10G amp? I plan to buy it along with this one, so.. Any input about that is appreciated too.

so do you reccomend it as first electric guitar?

Ordered This guitar a few days ago and its gonna arrive in a few hours. Can't wait same colour and All. I shall Come back once ive tried it out

I know exactly what you mean. Before i bought my guitar, i wasnt sure if you were being salty or something. But i want to start learning guitar and i threw a few bucks extra in it to buy the Ibanez Gio. Now i know the difference between the guitars. And im really glad i did, even tho i couldnt play a single note. I might buy one for my little brother for his birthday tho, because he wants to play too so badly. I just hope the quality doesnt dicourage him.

finally someone made vid with my guitar ;x i can say this guitar is not bad I can play nirvana stuff (with line 6 spider iv 15 amp) without biger differences in smells like teen spirit riff or other nevermind, in uthero songs

Its worth it if you are a cat at modding guitars.Essential upgrades would be to get a nice tusq nut in there and change the tuners.Then deck the bridge and set the thing up.For the pickups you can leave them as is and replace their magnets with alnico 2s or get serious and buy a set of half decent noiseless pickups(even second hand if you can) in there like the fender hot noiseless, and the guitar ll play and sound like a beast. Spending a lot of money on solid body electrics is disregard for your bank account and....physics.Overspend on the rest of the gear if you want...never the guitar.

Planning to get this as my first ever guitar. The appearance is important for me as it is what will encourage me to actually play it, and I love the candy apple finish but the white pickguard (or whatever its called) is kinda unatracctive imo.

ive never seen anyone with a vibrato like yours

I think the body is made of Rosewood, but correct me if not !

Great review and excellent value. I'd like to hear it if you had your amp miked.

I got the six string COVID 19 fret semi fluistic lung blaster

How is the tune on this guitar? It seems good.

Should i buy this as a first one

Nice looking axe!

Garage band tone- love it! Prettiest cheap guitar on the market. Replace the ceramic pups with alnico V and you're good to go.

Very detailed and useful review. I was thinking in buying this guitar (my first e guitar) and I wanted to hear the opinion of an expert. Would you recommend to buy this Harley Benton for 60 Euros or Fender Squier Bullet Strat RW sunburst for 100€? Do you think the price difference is worth?

Is this guitar better than squier affinity?

Hi Nick, from not so sunny Northern Ireland.Mystery body wood is basswood again, my friend.Another good review of an unbelievably cheap guitar.

hi nick greeting from ireland i came across a few of your reviews on the harley benton guitars .just wondered about the quality of the st20 you were right much better than the sq.bullet st. i got a second hand one here practically new less than 50 euro fair play man keep it up im impressed and if you think you have issues ? keep rocking those guitars c.

wow 68 bucks can't complain good modding platform for sure

i have never playd a guitar but i rly want to get one. was just wondering if this guitar works good to play metal/thrash type music. i have no clue if its an obvious question.

Is it worth it for a starter with low budget?

Can't beat the price.

Hi Nick in the states and thank you for your videos.sorry my english i am from finland. You say on the video that if you pay 50 or 60€ more you get a much better gitar. So what do you rocomend price range of 100-150€?

wich strings did u bought ?

Do they have a maple fretboard version? I have to check that immediately! Edit: they don't : ( It seems this is actually the only HB HSS Strat they have at the moment.

for 68 dollars man, it is a steal, you could make this a awesome axe for very little

Seems pretty good to me Nick! I think the thing that sticks out about your reviews is you see from a normal player perspective of reliability and quality, rather than just focus excessively on comparing it to the Original model (Fender, Gibson etc). It's nice to see every once in a while! I was wondering, Any thoughts on the Harley Benton S-620 TR? Not really much in the way of reviews on here and I'd be interested in your opinions. All the best from the UK! :)

Hey Nick are the bodies on this model full thickness ? Or thin like the rosewood tele is. Thanks

I know having smooth fret ends is important, but I want my frets with as much side meat on them as possible. There's nothing worse than a string that keeps falling off the fret during some bending or vibrato. Otherwise this looks pretty decent especially for the price.

I sold my only strat years ago ,wife was complaining how many guitars i had. I dont want to sell anymore. Now im disabled and dont have allot of money so will this Harley Benton strat scratch the itch because i miss the one i had.

Q/ why aren't humbuckers more common on strats, really brings the bridge pup to life without being too brittle......if that doesn't sound too geeky😉

Is it good for a beginner

So Thomann ships to the U.S.?

Harley Benton ST-20 x Fender Squier Affinity RW BSB. Did you think is the same guitar ? there are many difference ? What is the difference if has someone thanks for your help ? Both made in china.

I want to sell it by Wallapop. Do you know the weight of these guitar? Thnks

I realize this is an older post but hopefully I can get an answer to this; is the body full thickness or is it thinner like squier bullets/affinitys?

Every guitar I want on thomann has a rosewood fingerboard. They won't ship to us

The price is unbelievable and would be good for a beginner or as a “beater” guitar to take anywhere and not worry about it.

is the tuning stable after using the whammy bar? did you test it?

I think it would be more fair if you wouldve set the action a first, because on this one even though its only 79€ you can set it pretty low. Lower than at a Bullet or Affinity. You would just have to sand the fretboard and you have something better than an affinity for 120€ less. Now people might worry about the fretwork which is good on these guitars. Whilst bad on the bullet. Thats why Im saying the st20 can have a really low action cause the fretwork is good on it. That wouldve highlightend the Bentons even more. However great video :)

I cant order anything from thomann to the us? do you have this issue?

bonjour je viens de voir votre vidéo je suis débutant et j'ai dans mes projets d'acheter cette guitare électrique Harley Benton st20 hss pouvez vous me dire s'il-vous-plaît si elle est bien ? j'ai pas compris se que vous dites dans là vidéo je ne parle pas l'anglais 😃 s'il-vous-plaît dites moi ce que vous pensez de cette guitare avant que je l'achète merci beaucoup j'attends votre réponse avec impatience cordialement Jean

Which color should i get? Sunburst, white or black?

its a steal isnt it? nice vid nick

is it normal that hte open strings vibrates on the frets?

Have you modded this yet? I'd love to hear one of these with better pickups.

Just ordered this one: Harley Benton ST-Shorty BK Standard Series. Does this sound good aswell or I bought somebody bad?

Why play it through an effect when demonstrating it?

Candy Apple Red HSS. Hell Yeah!!! 👍

Is this a good guitar for a beginner to start off with?

would be nice if they did this in left handed in red.

I have an Acoustic guitar and I really want to get an electric. I am not that good but I saw a bundle and can you check for me if it's a good deal? it's the Thomann G13 set. Thanks!

Oh well, can't you just adjust the action? setting it up?

where do order from ? thank you

Today 99€.

Busca un buen ampli.... Y todo sonará genial

how many guitars do you have now? haha

I really don't like the reviews at the office...the sound just isn't there. I know you have to do this in order to keep things going but I don't like hearing your strings rattle and twang over the amp sound. I think it was better at home. Just my 2 cents. Even so, thanks for sharing.

On thomann it says it's basswood

CA = Candy Apple? 😎

Probably identical to the Squier Bullet models... only without the Squier name on the headstock and it is thirty bucks cheaper.

Now the neck on these are ruff finished and even no more satin finish just raw wood. So it's a no deal anymore 2years ago they were still decent thou

Sell me the Brian May Red special !!!! ,

a project dh sound of mathias jabs jabocaster dh from hbenton

The bridge goes out of tune, just by looking at it...

250 or 500 pots in the guitar

oh and by the way, get back to work nick lol

Little bucks for much gitter

Schecter

just say no mkay

Exceptj no imitations. If you are too cheapo to spend the bucks on a real Strat, don't even buy a copy ,