Harley Benton
for fans of Kirk Hammett, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Billie Joe ArmstrongHarley 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.
CST-24T LH Paradise Fla Bundle
JB-40FL 3-Tone Sunburst Set
Fusion-III HSH EB FCH B-Stock
JB-62 SB B-Stock
Fusion-III HSS Roasted OMS
ST-25TH Firemist
Guitar MAX Fusion Signature
Double Agent
JA-60CC Lake Placid Blue
Block-300B Bundle
CLD-30SCM-CE SolidWood Bundle
HBO-600BK Bundle
CST-24HB Tortoise Flame Bundle
Custom Line CLJ-412E NT Bundle
B-550FL BK Progressive Bundle
SC-Custom Plus EMG FR Bundle
ST-62BK Hot Rod Bundle
Duality
Fusion-III HH FR Roasted FCH
PJ-4 SBK Deluxe Series
PA-250 Power Attenuator
DC-DLX Gotoh Daphne Blue
SC-Custom II Active Vin Bundle
MiniStomp Dealbreaker
MiniStomp Rodent
MiniStomp Dr. D
MiniStomp True Grit
MiniStomp Plexicon
MiniStomp Sucker Punch
Block-300B
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.