Was quite excited about recieving this guitar. But what a complete let down it was, when I first had it in my hands.
PROS:
- The pickups sound very rich and fat.
- Sustain is good.
- Came with luminlay dots.
CONS:
- Poorly finished, paintjob is just way below expectations.
- Frets are sharp.
- Filescratches on the edges of the fretboard.
- Sandingmarks on the fretboard.
- The nut was filed too far down, leaving the strings in the wrong height.
- Frets are not polished.
- Horibble neckdive.
- The neck does NOT feel anything like a Modern C. It's just too fat.
- The guitar itself (even though it should be a new one) was smothered in filth.
- Strings were corroded.
Conclusion:
If you feel like completely restoring a brand new guitar, this is your chance. If you want a new guitar, you should definitely buy another one. In all fairness, it could be that I have just been exceptionally unlucky with this particular instrument, however, every other Harley Benton i own (4) came in complete mint condition.