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.
CST-24T Purple Burst Bundle
MV-5JB Burgundy Mist
HBCE 990BK Electric Ce B-Stock
Ersatzspeaker 10" B410T 8Ohm
TE-20HH LH SBK Bundle
HBV CC Electric Violin 4/4 DG
ST-20HSS SBK Standard S Set
CST-24T LH Paradise Fla Bundle
Fusion-III HH EB OCT Set
Fusion-III HH HT Roaste Bundle
JB-40FL 3-Tone Sunburst Set
SC-550 II Gotoh PAF w/Case
JB-20 CA Standard Series Set
R-446LH Graphite Metal Bundle
MultiScale-7 BBB Bundle
JB-62CC DR Set
JB-62CC SFG Bundle
SC-550 II Gotoh PAF B-Stock
DNAfx GiT Mobile II
Fusion-III HSH EB FCH B-Stock
JB-62 SB B-Stock
Fusion-III HSS Roasted OMS
ST-25TH Firemist
Fusion-III HH HT EB BK
Guitar MAX Fusion Signature
JB-62CC DR
Solid UkeBass Sunburst
Binary
Good Cop/Bad Cop
Spaceship PowerBar 80
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.