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.
HBV 800RDM Acoustic-Electric
HBV 880SA Semi Acoustic RD
BigTone LH White Vinta B-Stock
Custom Line CLD-1048SCE NS
PJ-74 OW Vintage Series
B-25M Acoustic Bass
TrueTone T-20
HB-35Plus Cherry
HBCE 831BK 4/4 E-Cello B-Stock
Custom Line Nashville B-Stock
WL-20BK Rock Series
HB Custom Line CLD-1048SCE NS
HBV 900BCF 4/4 Electric Violin
HB Custom Line King-CE NT
AC PRO 60
HBZ-2004
HBV 800NV Violin 4/4
EUB 500 SB Electric Upright
HBMA-50E Mandoline BK
CLJ503CE NT
CG300CE NT
PB-20 BK Standard Series
ST-20 BK Standard 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.