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.
HB-15GXD JamBox
PB-20 SBK Standard Series
Enhanced MJ-5MN Milky
Talk Box
HB-35Plus LH Cherry
PJ-75 VW Vintage Series
15TB065-B4 B-Stock
HBO-850 Bass Natural
B-25M Acoustic Bass
SC-Custom Active VB
HB-35Plus Cherry
R-456FR BK Progressive Series
Custom Line CLP-15M
SC-500 BK Vintage Series
SC-400 SBK Vintage Series
MM-85A SB Deluxe Series
SC-550 Faded Tobacco Flame
CLD-30SCM SolidWood
BZ-6000 NT B-Stock
BZ-5000 NT
BZ-4000 NT
HBV 990BCF 4/4 Electric Violin
HB-300B
Beatbass VS Bundle 3
Custom Line CLA-15M
B-450FL BK Progressive Series
B-450 QTB Progressive Series
S-620 TR Rock Series B-Stock
GA15 B-Stock
BB410T
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.