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.
AirBorne Instrument
Block-800B
Custom Line CLJ-45E VS
PB-50 LH SB Vintage Series
PB-50 LH FR Vintage Series
Custom Line Acoustic Preamp
HBCE 990BK Electric Cello
HBV 990GBY 4/4 Electric Violin
TE-90FLT LH VW Deluxe Series
ST-Acoustic Black
G212 Vintage Vertical
Custom Line Bass DI-Expander
BM-75 Trans Red B-Stock
BM-75 Trans Red Deluxe Series
ElectricUke-50C NT
Electric Guitar Kit DC Style
HBO-600SB
D-120CE-LH BK
D-200CE-12BK
HB-20R
HBO-600NT
HBO-600BK
CST-24T Ocean Flame B-Stock
HB-35Plus Lemon RW
D-120VS Bundle
Custom Line CLD-41SE WN
BJU-10 Banjo Ukulele B-Stock
MA-5 Miniamp
HBO-850 Bass Natural
HBO-850 Classic Black
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.