Harley Benton SC-450PlusLH GT Vintage Series

> Hello Thomann:
> I received my order after a US Customs delay. But, nonetheless it arrived.
> I am happy with my purchase but I wanted to share some "finish cosmetics" that can be easily corrected if I may.
> The goldtop finish has an overspray from the body onto the neck on both sides. This can easily be remedied by
> tapping of the neck portion. The vintage style tuners are not aligned properly and then screwed into place on the back of the neck.
> With a little more patience and time this also can be corrected. Finally, the cord jack on the side does not grip the jack enough to
> prevent accidental "cord pull out". This can be corrected by slightly bending the inside jack connector to provide more gripping pressure on the jack plug. I have purchase a few Harley Benton guitars from you and I am, for the most part, highly satisfied with the product. Most guitarist
> appreciate value for the money spent, although shipping to the US is very high, I appreciate my initial purchase and hope that you may have a USA distribution center to decrease the shipping cost. Perhaps, a future goal in a 5 year plan.
> Thank you for your time.
> Regards,

Having owned 100's of lefties for many years my friend and I were thrilled when HB came to town. Peruse the specs carefully on the different models to know what you like. For example , I like a bigger neck on an LP and I don't like anything over 9lbs. This is the C shaped neck with the 43MM nut, which is currently the biggest thing HB offers . Its a perfect size, not a bat by any means. Mine came in at 8lbs 13 oz which is acceptable to me. Finish quality is excellent and they got the color right . No fret end issues on this one. Fret board is dry, but that's an easy fix. overall its great and you cant beat that price.

¡Excelente primera impresión de la marca! Además de lo que se especifica en el sitio web, vale la pena destacar dos características más, siendo estas el diseño ergonómico de la costilla, que permite alcanzar los trastes altos mucho más fácilmente que en una single cut promedio, ¡además de los bordes redondeados en el diapasón! Esta última definitivamente me tomó por sorpresa ya que la hace muy cómoda y suave de tocar, ¡algo muy difícil de ver en guitarras de menos de 500 USD! llegó afinada y con una excelente puesta a punto.

Claro que tiene sus detalles por ser una guitarra económica, el cuerpo es de tres piezas (más la tapa) y se ven imperfecciones en los acabados del cuerpo cerca del binding (con relleno en varios puntos), las pastillas suenan un poco "muddy", las clavijas tienen un poco de juego y el pickguard tenía rebaba. Ninguno de estos son detalles mayores, y la mayoría solo los noté después de una inspección altamente detallada, por lo que no representan problemas estéticos o funcionales.

La guitarra es una excelente plataforma para modding, que con un buen upgrade de pastillas perfectamente podría competir y ganar contra una epiphone LP standard por mucho menos dinero.