6 of the Greatest Harley Benton Electric Guitars for Beginners

Based in Bavaria, Germany, this musical instrument company produces a whole host of different guitars for different ages and skill sets.

By George CassadrianContributing Author

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If you've never played a Harley Benton guitar before, one of your favorite musicians probably has. Based in Bavaria, Germany, this musical instrument company produces a whole host of different guitars for different ages and skill sets.

Whether you're looking for an electric guitar that will help you practice your songwriting or you're a complete novice to this guitar brand, you'll find something that will improve your musicality and help you create unique, dynamic sounds. 


1. Harley Benton BigTone Vintage Orange see price

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This bold orange guitar from Harley Benton certainly catches the eye. It comes with loads of features too, including a maple body, Canadian maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, low body, block inlay, 20 frets, a 648 mm scale and a nut width of 42 mm. Other features include a three-way switch. This is a great guitar for a beginner or a seasoned player, helping you to create unique sounds, further your skills and turbocharge your guitar-playing ability, perfect if you want to perform in front of a live crowd or just friends and family.


2. Harley Benton TE-90QM Trans Red see price

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The TE-90QM is bright red and comes with loads of features that will improve your technique. There are 22 frets, a rosewood fretboard, a flamed maple top, maple bolt-on neck and ivory binding on the body. But that's not all. Expect a three-way toggle switch, master volume, and master tone controls, DLX chrome hardware, a graphic nut, Wilkinson Vintage P90 single coils and much more. This guitar not only looks great but does everything you need it do and then some!


3. Harley Benton TE-40 TBK Deluxe Series see price

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With its ash top and basswood body, the guitars in the TE-40-TBK Deluxe Series definitely look the part. Other features include a three-way pickup toggle switch, gold deluxe hardware, a Tune-O-Matic bridge, DieCast machine heads and more. This is a guitar that will suit a new guitar player and those who have been playing this instrument for years.


4. Harley Benton TE-52 NA Vintage Series see price

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The TE-52 NA Vintage Series is an electric guitar with an American ash body, a Canadian maple neck with a rosewood skunk strip, and a bolt-on C neck. The guitar makes a great addition to any instrument collection. Other features include Kluson-style machine heads, deluxe chrome hardware and a three-way selector switch.


5. Harley Benton CST-24HB Tortoise Flame see price

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The CST-24HB Tortoise Flame is one of the most feature-heavy Harley Benton Electric Guitars out there, known for its three-way pickup selection switch, master tone, and master volume controls, DLX die-cast machine heads and DLX GTB wrap over bridge. The product also has DLX chrome-plated hardware. Sounds pretty impressive, right?


6. Harley Benton CST-24HB TOL Tobacco Flame see price

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The CST-24HB TOL Tobacco Flame is one of the most popular Electric Guitars manufactured by the brand. It's characterized by its chambered, mahogany body and flamed maple top. The guitar looks great, with a mahogany set-in neck that packs a punch. 


Harley Benton's range of guitars includes instruments in various shapes and shapes; however, the high-quality materials and numerous features are the same across the spectrum.

About George Cassadrian

One of the two lead singers of Mobvibe, George is an avid songwriter with a refined taste in retro music and beautiful electric guitars.

Contact George Cassadrian at georgecassadrian@musicngear.com

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