Harley Benton TE-90QM HH Trans Blue

I bought this guitar on a whim because I liked the finish and it cost next to nothing.

The construction seems solid, albeit with some minor defects in the painting of the interior and some cracks and chips in the fretboard inlays.

For any serious usage, the pickups would probably need replacing, since they are fairly thin-sounding, and since previous experience with the HB guitars suggests the shielding may not be perfect. One should also be aware that the pickup sets in the red and blue models are completely different, which was not obvious to me when flipping through the list of models.

The factory set-up required very little work to be comfortably playable. I have not noticed any warping or intonation problems since the initial adjustments.

All in all, this is a nice-looking and very cheap guitar but nothing special. However, as a beginner's guitar, or one that you won't cry over if it breaks, it seems like a reasonable choice.