Harley Benton is a popular brand of music instruments and equipment produced by the large online retailer Musikhaus Thomann. The brand features thousands of products, from categories like Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Basses, Ukuleles, Bluegrass Instruments, String Instruments, Amps, Strings, Effects, Spare Parts and other Guitar and Bass Accessories.
Fusion-III HH EB OCT Set
JB-20 CA Standard Series Set
Guitar MAX Fusion Signature
Fusion-T HH Roasted FNT w/Case
HBO-600BK Bundle
CG-45 Vintage Sunburst w/Case
Cust.Line CLJ-412E 3SB w/Case
Kahuna-S Turtle Bundle
PB-Shorty BK Standard Bundle
MS-60LH VW Vint. Series Bundle
Fusion-III HSH LH R. Bundle
CLP-12SM BK Solid Top Bdl w/B
Solid Uke Natural Bundle
HBJ-25 Bundle
Block-800B Bundle
ST-62BK Hot Rod Bundle
DNAfx GiT Mobile
HBV 800SKL Acoustic-Electric
DLX Mahogany Soprano Pack
DC-LTD Gotoh Daph. Blue Bundle
Duality
Hybrid Steel GR
Hybrid Steel NT
CLP-12SM BRS Solid Top
PJ-4 SBK Deluxe Series
HQS Bass 45-100 Flatwound
HQS EL 10-46 Coated
HB-35Plus Black B-Stock
HBCE 990BEM Electric Cello
MiniStomp Alien Signal
Overall Harley Benton gear is of good build and sound quality, so it all comes down to your budget. Like with most products, you get what you pay for, so the quality of the product increases as the price increases as well.
Even though most products of the brand have small prices, this doesn't mean that they are cheap plastic toys with no quality of sound and professionalism. Most of them have a great quality of materials, and they do feel heavy and professional. The secret to their small prices is that the products are usually made in the same factories in China where other big brands are making their guitars. But from the factory they go straight to the retailer and then straight to your home, meaning that there are no intermediate sellers and fees. This way you can get good quality gear at accessible prices. If you are a beginner or an intermediate player, you can be just fine with a piece of gear from this brand.
While the quality of the products is definitely there, many people complained about receiving broken products. This may happen usually when the destination of the order is far away from Germany (Thomann's headquarters). While it's not directly the fault of the Harley Benton brand, some people suggested that Thomann should definitely invest more into better packaging, so that the products stay intact even on long distance deliveries.
Overall, Harley Benton Electric gear is great for beginners and intermediate players, and can make a great purchase if you don't live too far away from Germany and you're not among the few unfortunate people who had packaging issues and received broken products.