Harley Benton TE-70RW Deluxe Series

Před zhruba dvaceti lety jsem skončil s muzikou a prodal jsem nástroje i aparaturu, měl jsem americkou Fender Telecaster. No a teď jsem se během té chřipkové karantény začal bavit doma v kuchyni, nahrávám si pro zábavu nápady a buduji takové malé home studio.

Od Harley Benton mám již basovou kytaru a kopii Les Paul, toto je má třetí kytara. Zpracování je čisté a profesionální, mechanika drží a struny se nerozlaďují, snímače jsou v pořádku a dokonce i fendrácký zvuk. Ta kytara je fakt skvělá a za tu cenu opravdu stojí. Navíc je opravdu hezká, ale to je otázka vkusu.

Když porovnáte cenu a kvalitu nástroje, není, co řešit.

Kytaru jsem musel demontovat, podložit krk podložkou cca 1mm z důvodu seřízení dohmatu. Struny E6 a E1 zněly slaběji z důvodů kovové kobylky a tvaru U. Vyměnil jsem kobylku která neměla tvar U z chrované mosazi a s možností seřízení jednotlivých strun a závada byla odstraněna. Na ovládacich potenciometrech byla zemní smyčka, která způsobuje brum na výstupu signálu. Nástroj jsem vyčistil od pilin. Otvory v těle nástroje pro struny byly 2x převrtány z výroby, protože nebyly proti otvorům kobylky. Nástroj i bez úprav je funkční.

Ok, another stunning review for a very inexpensive Harley Benton electric guitar... I am a hobby guitarist, drummer, pianist, and I do all my jamming at home in the basement man cave. I've read all the reviews like YOU have too, probably, because I just couldn't believe all the great things said about the incredibly inexpensive Harley Benton line of guitars. I finally had to "Jump In The Fire" ;) and I purchased this Tele copy, the TE-70RW Deluxe. I also bought a B stock Nashville Line Nylon solid body but that's not the focus of this review.
The TE70-RW has the following traits, in my opinion:
Pros: super inexpensive, flawless fit/finish, arrived with ZERO damage from Germany to Kentucky, U.S.A. in 9 days, good setup on arrival, NOT microphonic, NOT high action, NOT a returned item re-sold to me, the guitar for the $ paid is an OUTSTANDING value. Out of the box & wiped down then plugged in it sounds great. sounds every bit as nice as my Made In Mexico Deluxe Roadhouse Stratocaster and sounds better than the Fender Baja Tele my friend brought over to have on hand for immediate comparison. The Roswell pickups are fine, nothing special but NOTHING at all wrong with them.

Cons: the guts of the guitar are obviously 'cheap' but by no means are they LOW quality, the strings and fret board was 'dirty' and I had to do an extensive wipe down on the guitar. I would love to have a little higher quality fret board wood but that would increase the price.

Bottom Line: You can not beat the quality for the price paid. The CONS that I listed have nothing to do with the guitar tone, playability, or 'function'. I would not expect this guitar to be a 'gigging' axe for a professional but for the normal everyday guy/gal who just loves to play... it is A O.K.

If you are considering a Harley Benton guitar, any model, but are scared of the low LOW LOWWWWWW cost you are just like many Americans and other guitarists from countries outside the 'immediate' are of Thomann Music and that's understandable. Unless you've already done business with Thomann you just don't know if you can trust the reviews online and all that.... Well, there's only ONE way to find out and that is to bite the bullet and give them a chance.

You will not be disappointed.
I had ordered a Ritchie Kotzen signature Telecaster just a couple of days before this purchase. It's made in Japan and is at the top of Fender's 'non custom shop' food chain. I cancelled the order for the Fender and bought 2 Harley Benton's for 1/3 of the price I would've given for the Kotzen model Tele.

I'm extremely glad I did cancel that order. I have Tele sound, tone, feel, and more for a lot less money. Couldn't be happier with Thomann and Harley Benton.