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.
Custom Line CLD-41S
Custom Line CLA-15M
Custom Line CLD-15M
EX-84FR White Progressive
B-450FL BK Progressive Series
B-450 QTB Progressive Series
CLB-10SCE NS
ST-62 SB Vintage Series
WL-20BK Rock Series
Custom Line ResoKing BK
RB-612CS Classic Series
RB-600CS Classic Series
PB-50 SB Vintage Series
Custom Line Nashville Steel
HB JA-60SB Vintage Series
HB Custom Line CLD-1048SCE NS
S-580 WR Vintage Series
B-30 NT LH LM
SG-Ukulele CH
UK-L100E BK Soprano Ukulele
HB Custom Line CLG-414CE NT
HB Custom Line King-CE NT
HB Custom Line CLD-10SCE BKS
Parts Locking Tuners 6L Chrome
GC 6 PR Vintage Tweed
GC 9 PR Vintage Tweed
R-458 BK LH Rock Series
R-458 BK Rock Series
Traveler-E-Steel
EX-76 BK Classic 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.