Hey that’s nice if you to say so, thank you Ben. I hope you’re enjoying getting back into too 👍🏻

Fabulous! Really glad it helped, thank you for watching and commenting 👍🏻

Hey thanks for stopping by watching and commenting 👍🏻👍🏻 You’re right they really are quite different. Love my Squier and sold the ST20 in the end

Thank you! 🙏👍🏻

Ah ok that’s different view point on it 👍🏻 . I really like this Squier. I had a fender lone star strat, an HH strat and standard fender too. I’ve also had lots of Squier standards, affinities and bullets and this one is in my top 3 for sure!

I have the impression that there is a hype at the moment in the case of Harley Benton guitars. Especially guys from the UK buy Harley Bentons. :-) I have one, the HB 35 semi acoustic. The negative thing was the high action of the strings. Is this the right English expression? The positive thing is that this guitar has teached me to make some adjustments on my guitar.

@@horststraske7822 the last couple of years the UK has gone nuts for HBs! I wonder don’t will calm down that Brexit has put the cost up 25%.... Yes string action is the right expression, your English is excellent. I’ve had 15 HBs and they’ve been inconsistent in terms of quality and set up. I have also learned some set-up basics now

Hey Dazai, I’m glad it was useful. Thanks for tuning in, really appreciate it. Lot of other reviews on my playlist of Harley Benton’s and other affordable guitars 🎸

And cheap too!!!

This made me laugh 😆. I say go for it on the 71 guitars! 5 since September is good, think I’ve only had 4 since then. I’m going to do a whistle stop video about them all soon. I really white guitars and especially with gold hardware. I’ve just bought a CV tele in vintage blonde which will get gold hardware at some point. The RB is a nice looking guitar, you’ll have to let me know what you think once you’ve got it. If you decide to bid on my HB, good luck

Thank you Simon and I agree too 👍🏻 I’ve posted lots of other videos like this if that’s your thing 😊. Appreciate you tuning in, thank you. Rich

Too kind! Thank you. You’re right, the Squier does sound more vintage and …. I may have an opportunity to buy that model/year/colour again soon….. Relic lol 😂. So annoyed it scratched like that! I would love to hear you cover Slow Dancing in a Burning Room 🙏

Good choice! They don’t make this colour anymore but I’ve had artic white before and it’s nice 👍🏻 Thank you for watching and the nice comment

I just got one aswell im picking it up in a few days

@@jtyodaplays1639 awesome, you’ll enjoy it. Good choice . Thank you for watching

@@jtyodaplays1639 Lucky U. I am about to buy it within next few days. I should decide the amp now. I'm 45 and will be my first e-guitar. A childhood dream will come true -:)

Hey buddy, thank you for watching! That Squier had a lovely genuinely aged colour to it. Played really well too. It is still one the favourites I’ve owned. You’re right about the HB, very cheap looking and feeling in comparison

Hi Andriy, sadly not the case. It is a chip in the paint on the HB 😞 Thank you for watching and the comments 👍🏻

Hi, i'm interested in buying the HB matte black in the video. Does the paint on body and fretboard last? How is the guitar overall? thankss

@@ZAKatack96 I haven't kept it long enough to say although I had a Fender Strat in matte black and after a fair of playing the matte becomes 'shiny' in areas wear you lean your arm. It also shows up finger marks but wipes clean. I had this same finger board on another HB and it gets dirty and started to go off colour but was fine after I cleaned it and lemon oil applied. Overall for the money its a good guitar. I have had 15 Harley Benton's and a lot of entry level Squier so have a good idea about budget guitars. A second hand Squier Affinity would be better for comparable money. My particular Bullet is very good (a 2011 model) but the current Bullets aren't bad either. One thing to say about the HB though is the neck radius is much flatter than a typical strat at 350mm vs. 238mm

@@thenovicenoisemaker Thanks so much for the infos! :)

@@ZAKatack96 you’re welcome

Yes that’ll be it 👍🏻

Hi Adrian, Go for the Bullet. The neck makes it a bit easier to play and the quality control is generally better too. If you want to sell it at some point it will generally sell easier and probably for a bit more money too. Hope this helps and thanks for watching . Rich

Hi Gigi, for the cost of the guitar and the hassle to return if from the UK I decided to sell it instead. Thank you for the comment and suggestion though, much appreciated. Thanks for watching

The Ibanez has a much flatter fretboard so is better for playing faster. The Squier is more versatile with its pickups though. I’d get the Squier Thank you for watching and commenting

@@thenovicenoisemaker are there amy tonal differences as the ibanez is made with poplar and squier with basswood.

@@utsavdhawan6530 the pickups and amp setting are the biggest difference so I wouldn’t get bogged down with the tone wood topic if I were you. On expensive guitars and depending upon n what you want then maybe but for now I wouldn’t worry at all The most important thing is which one you like the look of so you’ll want to pick it up and play it all the time!

I think they’ve come on a lot in the past couple of years but they’re entry level guitars certainly feel that way. I think you’ve got to spend £150+ on an HB to get a half decent feeling axe. Unfortunately with the VAT and shipping due to brexit there are a other options too. I won’t be buying another one Thank you for watching and the comments, much appreciated

Hello my friend and thank you for watching and commenting. I completely agree about the fret board radius, not a fan at all. This particular Bullet is a real gem and is better than the current Bullets by a long way. The HB is ok for what it is but the Squier wins hands down. Good point in the Affinity too, I’ve had a couple of them and Standard too.

@@thenovicenoisemaker what do you mean by better than current bullets? Is this better than the normal SSS type or are they the same (minus pick-ups)?

@@kh3rb hi, better as in the rosewood fingerboard is far nicer looking and feeling than it Indian Laurel, the finish on the rear of the neck is better and the pickups are fuller sounding. The knobs and switch also feel firmer/better and less flimsy

@@thenovicenoisemaker thanks! Is there a way to know if it's a good squier or you just have to try it irl?

@@kh3rb that’s a tricky one! This is a 2011 model. Quality control can be suspect so it’s ideal if you can get to try one. That said I’ve had 6 Squier bullet strats from 2018-2020 and overall they’re still good value

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I would say the bullet . I have had several of them too, great guitars especially for the money. Thank you for watching and commenting, much appreciated

@@thenovicenoisemaker Np, thx for info

Hi Roman I’m really sorry but I can understand only English. Out of these two though I would say the bullet is the better choice

​@@thenovicenoisemaker - hi! I think it makes sense to compare in the same price range. For example HB ST-62 and SQUIER BULLET. :) This is my subjective opinion.

@@romandokshin1347 yes that’s a fair point. I paid about £70 for the bullet second hand but you’re right, new they’re £115 now which is about the same as the ST-62. I’ve had several newer bullets and I’ve had a few ST-62’s and are they better than the bullet, hmmmm that’s a tricky one?? Not much between them but the ST-62 probably does edge it.

Hi Seb, not everyone can afford one I guess. This particular Squier, aside from the tuners is every bit as playable as the Mexican standard I had. I appreciate not all Squiers are built equally though. Thank you for watching and commenting, much appreciated 👍🏻

Interesting review. I've had my St-20 HSS sunburst for 2 years now, it was a bit rough but for £70 at the time I had little to complain about. One advantage of the thicker body was that I upgraded the tremolo to a wilkinson style with a thicker block and unlike the squier it won't poke out of the back. I removed the string tree from the D/G strings because it didn't need it. Interesting that you say the HB has jumbo frets, mine certainly aren't.

@@SuperMozzman thank you for watching and commenting. I have an older HB L500 and that is quite different to the newer SC450 and 550s; looks like some design changes over time. This one certainly has bigger frets than any of my medium jumbo guitars. Good point about the body thickness. I’ve got the squier hard tailed and the sustain is surprisingly good. One interesting thing for me was that I bought an HB HSS in red with maple finger board a while back and it was terrible. This new one is way better in every aspect

@@thenovicenoisemaker Good to see they've improved it , I'd sure have loved jumbo frets as that is the one thing I'd still change but can't justify the cost right now. The other thing worth noting is that the HB has 22 frets, so you can bend up to a high E if the solo calls for it. Good review and nice to hear your thoughts.

@@SuperMozzman thanks again, much appreciated. I’m a relative beginner and just doing this for amusement so it’s nice to know that the review is actually relevant. There are some other HB reviews I’ve done too if you’re interested and the L500 will be going up at the weekend