
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.
CG-45 Vintage Sunburst w/Case
CST-24T LH Black Flame Bundle
DNAfx GiT Mobile
CLG-650SM-CE BK SolidW B-Stock
TE-20MN BM Standard Series
S-620 TB Rock Series
Delta Blues O
Enhanced MJ-4EB Creme
ST-Acoustic Black B-Stock
PB-50 FR Vintage Series
Custom Line Bass DI-Expander
BM-75 Trans Red Deluxe Series
Custom Line N-150CE BK
SC-Custom Ocean Flame B-Stock
BJU-10 Banjo Ukulele B-Stock
GS-Travel-E Mahogany
HBO-850 Bass Natural
HBO-850 Classic Black
ST-59HM Fiesta Red Tribute
GS-Travel Mahogany
TrueTone SH-20
BT-70VS Deluxe Series
HB-35Plus Cherry
EAX-500TL Black
BJU-15Pro Banjo Ukulele
HB-35 VB Vintage Series
SC-450 P90 GT Classic Series
SC-400 SBK Vintage Series
ST-90SA Swamp Ash DLX Series
MM-85A SB Deluxe Series
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.