Which Harley Benton Telecaster should YOU buy? - TE-52 vs. TE-90QM vs. TE-90FLT
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- I tried a small handfull of T-style harley bentons at TGU19, and this, is, the, result. Which cheap tele would you buy?
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All three sound good enough...but that thinline with the P90s is SCREAMING my name!
Celtic Fury I have one and it is amazing!
Dr.Bandit , The Harley Benton is better quality even considering the money.
Agreed I gotta have one. I've been looking for a p90 guitar and I think I just found it.
"Myyyy naaaaaameeee, myyyy naaaaameeee!"
I always wanted a P90 axe, and a tele, and a semi-hollow. I got this one, with hard case from Thomann all for 220 bux.
I have had the TE-52 Vintage for about two years and I love it. I have "upgraded" it with a set of compensated brass saddles, but only because I had them; not because it was strictly necessary. You simply cannot beat Harley Benton for the quality at anywhere near that price.
Whats the difference to the te-62?
@@yodigak8810 Different neck profile, different pickups and a painted vs natural wood body... basically. I tried to post some links to articles online explaining the differences, but UA-cam doesn't like that. Google "TE-62 vs. TE-52" and you'll see the same articles.
For what it's worth, the TE-62DB is the same as the TE-62CC, except it's double-bound and has Indian laurel fretboard over a maple neck, while the CC has no binding and an all maple neck. They also come in slightly different colors too, while my TE-52 is natural wood with aged lacquer. I like my TE-52 a lot, but the TE-62 is newer and if I was buying today, I might get the TE-62DB in red. The-62 is only available in painted colors and I really like the natural wood on my TE-52. It's a tough call, but since I already have the TE-52, and I like the slim C profile of the TE-52's neck, I'll keep it and be happy.
@@PhillipBlanton wow now thats in detail, thank you. Whats the fretting on the 52 like? You had to do any readjustments?
@@yodigak8810 No. They are great. I was surprised. I expected some fret sprout and rough frets, buit they are very well done. Sort of a medium jumbo, which is a stupid phrase, but it is what it is.
I bought a couple of TE-62's for modding, the TE-52 vintage wasn't available then or I would have most definitely bought one, I don't think I would change much if I buy one, maybe the nut and some compensated brass saddles and a new switch would be the only changes I would make, I might try the old Wilkinson pickups from the TE-62 in it just to see which I prefer, the second TE-62 I bought had Roswell pickups and so I probably would try those also.
Know how to tell a real musician? They respect the instrument regardless of the price.
I agree wholeheartedly! I have a beautiful Squier Telecaster and it sounds amazing for the price.
I agree 100%
Exactly, if you don’t respect cheap Chinese junk you are not a “real musician”.🤣
I play just about all gear equally horribly. So I am a good musician!
If it's good, it is good! No matter at what price
That TE90-QM is absolutely fantastic BUT Harley Benton have since completely ruined the aesthetics by changing the f-holes - these one look very elegant and classical, the new ones look cheap and almost " toy like " - seriously put me off ordering one ............... NOTE : I noticed Harley Benton have reverted back to this design so I ordered one and it is a fantastic guitar !
Hi, the TE90 that I see in this video has got a very dark fretboard....what wood it was? The One Thomann is selling right now is amaranth, that is not as dark at all, instead is reddish (horrible).
Can you give me this info?
And also, you were talking about the f holes...what shape are they selling right now? To me they seem all the same so I ask to you. Thanks
I red a little about the Thommann brand Harley Benton story and I think why they can make them so cheap and nice but it's up to you to find out. In my opinion the most important thing in a cheap guitar is the playability and the right setup. All the rest you make it with pedals and amps.
Neck pickup
1:32 TE52
7:52 TE90FLT
10:48 TE90QM
0:00 Hi, I'm Ryan and you're hearing 60 cycle hum ;-)
Well, 50 cycle, because Europe.
@@stereoroid I thought he was at home. Wrongly, I see now.
Apparently they don't know how to use the noise gate in the Stomp.
@4:44 the comment I'm in the harley benton section but still don't wanna mess something up is so priceless....love the channel thanks keep up the great work love ur stuff
I have kind of the same TE-52 (4 years earlier for 129 EUR) and the frets were not good, they stuck out but the leveling was ok. The switch was bad and Thomann send me a better one (on my demand, they wanted to repair it themselves). I've changed the action to much lower which changed the sound and playability considerably. Changed out the pickups as well with cheap Chinese ones.
I have the TE-90FLT as well (payed 165 EUR for it) and it's really great both in playability and sound! Haven't changed anything on it not even the setup.
The TE-90QM is on my short list.
BTW I own Gibsons, Fenders and Warmoths as well.
4:37 "I don't want to damage anything" while awkwardly handling two guitars
I own 2 Harley Benton's and I've been extremely happy with the guitars and they are frequently what I play more than some of my other guitars. What amazes more than anything is how much guitar you get for $200 compared to when I started to learn guitar in the mid 80's. Back then I remember needing to spend about $400 to get a decent guitar. Taking inflation into account, $400 in the mid 80's is about $1,000 today for a guitar that's just as good as a $200 HB is today.
Yep, back in the 80's you got a decent, but plywood guitar for around 400. My first was a Hohner Les Paul in the mid 80's.
I got the TE-52na about six months ago and love it. I play blues mostly and this axe gets it done.
As a brand-new sub, I love your style of delivery: very human and on top of all the aspects that interest me most, without any self-serving blah-blah getting in the way. Much appreciate this comparison, since I‘m shopping around for a HB Tele (or maybe one of those nifty FireFly 338s in Spalted Maple, or maybe a HB RB). Was wondering whether the extra bucks would get me more bang, but this video made it clear to me that I‘m more into the traditional twang of the cheaper model. Looks and finish are second to sound, and I really find the higher model a bit boring in that department. If I wasn‘t getting the 52, I‘d maybe rather get a HB RB or something else instead of the higher-priced HB Tele. It just doesn‘t grab me. So thanks for the demo!
The HB TE30 is the best one for my money, barely £100 for a very nice neck and nicely finished body. I updated mine with Wilkinson parts although, aside of the machine heads that do need replacing, actually the original pups and bridge etc were perfectly usable (though the replacement Wilkinson bridge pup is apparently a very good copy of an original 'Broadcaster' pup). I would say that my TE30 is probably the nicest tele I've ever owned, irrespective of cost.
Bought a TE-52, shoved a gold foil in it. Intended as a noodling guitar but I find myself playing it more than anything right now.
Gold Foils sound great.
@@valueofnothing2487 I prefer playing platinum foil myself!
@@NathanChisholm041
I think these sound great, although they lack bass. Not that I know what I am talking about.
www.guitarfetish.com/GFS-Metal-Foil-Single-Coil-Alnico-V-Humbucker-Shell-Chrome-_p_27752.html
Buy them all! I just got the TE 52 and I am stunned with how good it is. Actually, the wood on mine looks better. I could not be more pleased. It is a bit heavy. I am considering getting the lighter poplar body black paisley job too.
Stop it! I need a tele and you're making me want them all.
I would go for the TE-52 or TE-90QM. Since I already got a Les Paul Standard, with similar warm tones as the TE-90QM, I would pick the TE-52 which has a more classic Telecaster sound. Never played one of them, but the reviews on UA-cam are quite fair. It's not a guitar for gigs or studio recording, but it's also not that bad as some might think. I already had a Harley Benton (Cherry like the Gibson ES-335) and sounded very fine... thanks for the review! Cheers.
The one with P90s with f holes looks sweeeet
TE-90QM every time. Love those Tele hollowbodies.
I got the t 70 Dark Paisley, and I already modded it, so, I will put some info up on that when I get a chance. Great guitars!
I have a TE-90QM and I love it a lot!
That semi hollow sounds amazing.
Great video man! Love that TE90QM sounds great... thank you
Never knew Jurgen klopp was such a great guitar player.
What have you done. I can't unsee it now.
@@CS_Mango
Sorry.
I got a TE-90 FLT used for half the price thats 90 Euros Its an incredible guitar.
Better than any of the Bullet or Affinty Squiers and even cheaper. I have it since one year and it stands the test of time very well. All those people trying to diss this guitars are just jealous of the quality the chinese manage to put out for small money.
Oh man than 90 QM sounds so good! I might be swayed by how pretty it is though. Agreed. high gain is not this guitar's strong suit.
I picked up on of those 90QM's for a total of $270 including tax and shipping, and I LOVE IT! The ONLY issue...definitely has some "neck dive", but I play sitting down so I don't care about that.
I have the TE-90QM. I absolutely love it.
Agreed, you are losing money not buying it..
I’m even thinking of getting the blue version with the humbuckers.
I bought a TE-70RW two years ago. When I ordered it, I also added some Kluson tuners to the order. I put them on the second day I received the guitar, and immediately noticed better tuning stability.
Nice vid dude👍 I’m thinking about getting one with some spare cash, and I saw my guitar in the background 😂 the PRS tremonti custom. And I like how u said that u wanted to be careful putting them up and taking them down even tho they’re cheap. Very honorable💯
@ 10:12 Shimmer? The word you were looking for is Chatoyancy! There's a 100 dollar word for ya! Cool demo man! Looking real hard at a TE90!
great demo , thank you , didn't like the bridge pick up in these guitars , but the middle and the bridge were great! for the price i'd love to have a guitar with a good sounding bridge!
I bought the IYV that's the same as the TE-90QM love that guitar with the P-90s after watching you for so long now I'm wishing it had a wiggle stick🥴. Got it off Amazon for $179 a year ago made in Vietnam. Love those P-90s
Iyv makes killer guitars!!!! For dirt cheap!
I got the TE-52 as a trade, basically paid 25€ for it. It was brand new. I installed a Bigsby copy on it. Other than that it’s 100% stock. Amazingly good and beautiful guitar. My favorite guitar ever. Beats my Fender Standard Tele in every way. I think i’m getting a new neck pickup for it, maybe a p-90 or something. I recommend the TE-52 to everyone.
What kind of music genres is this guitar capable?
That 90QM looks delicious and sounds good too. Recently got a Squier Affinity Tele, not bad after a good setup. But for the money, I really should've gotten a Harley Benton. At the sub ~$300 price point, they'll sound decent enough regardless imo but HB's quality for the price just seems too good to pass up. You should review one of Harley Benton's ES copies and compare it to that gold Firefly you got however long ago.
Never to many guitars in my opinion. I got my eye on those Harley Bentons!
In addition to the P90 and Fitertron versions, the blue TE-90QM and the black TE-40 have the same hot open humbuckers as the new Fusion models, the CST-24T and the SC-550 Paradise Flame. So fans of the Telecaster shape can have it all ;-)
Love the bridge pup on the 2f hole Tele ......nice tone!!!!
Something about those reverse headstocks that just don't float my boat.
You should buy all three and Yes I myself too would also like to have 300 guitars too. =) I also liked the sound of the TE-90QM.
I'm with you on the vintage split-top tuners. 100%.
Me too. So convenient and easy to restring.
Wonderful high gain sound at the end!
The thinline body but with the reverse headstock and roswell pups for me 😁
Answer TE-62
Harley Benton guitars are fantastic "BUT" but they have shipping and handling fees! It helps from what I hear that you should buy in quantity! The problem is that their guitars have issues also! If I was in the market for a telecaster! After researching I would buy the squire affinity! Just plug and play! $180 and play until. I like the real deal and sounds better 😎!!!
having a squier affinity tele and a fender professional tele. I prefer the neck of the squier I just changed the pickup of the squier to fender 57 pickup. Price has nothing to do with the feel of guitar. Harley Benton comes with fret job done that fender USA don't.
I wish they made the t52 with the tron style pickups
Buy both and swap! 😂
HB should come up with a strat - style guitar with those Filtertron style pick ups.
Once again great video and entertaining
I bought the black paisley TE from HB a couple of years ago and had a couple of problems with it...first is that the neck has the "heel" right behind the headstock that I find pretty uncomfortable, it's right where your thumb would go when playing cowboy chords and no Fender guitar has a heel like that. The other thing was that I thought the Roswell pickups were shrill and glassy sounding. Swapped the neck for a Fender neck, swapped the pickups for 51 Nocaster pickups and now it's an okay guitar, if a little on the heavy side.
I'm building my HB tele kit these days! Very tempting to put a Roswell FLT in it at some point in the future...
Hi, I'm Ryan in Germany and you're hearing 50 cycle hum ;)
110-120 cycle. Europe has 220-240 volts coming from the wall socket, the term 60 cycle hum refers to the USA 110-120 volts. The hum cycle is half the volts delivered therefore it would be a 110-120 cycle in europe.
@@FraJa1980 This is 100% false. The frequency is independant of the voltage and indicates how often the alternating current (AC) oscilates. In Europe it's 50 cylces per second so 50Hz.
@@toastedphantom3007 I stand corrected.
How can you not comment on the weight of the te-52 ?
The FLT has that tele sonic vibe. I want one!
I've got both the 90s in my "shopping basket."
I bought the rosewood model. That QM (quilted maple?) sounds great.
If they'd put a regular Tele neck on that TE-90, I'd own one already.
Thanks for the review. Have you tried a TE-70? How does it compare with the others?
U my friend are killing it on your content. This is exactly the kind of stuff I wanna watch. Did u happen to find out if harley benton (thomann) gonna get a better US distributor?? Cuz waiting a month or more for a guitar is absurd
I'm in California, and the longest I've waited was 8 days.
9 days in PA
Harley Benton is a great U.S. distributor. A+ customer service and it came double boxed in about 8 days to Arizona.
I'm in Texas and it took a month
Heath Brinker dang. I’m in TX too. Was considering one.
The TE-90FLT! It has a great sound with a lot of character to it.
I too, am not a fan of the reverse headstock.
I have it in lefty. Which means that it is easy to find good brand locking tuners for it, because double left equals as regular 6L.
Nice video Ryan. Thanks.
The first one would sounded better with better pickups. But I like that hollow body Tele. For the price, can’t beat it.🤨
Thomas Jefferson Never look at it that way.🤔
Nice demo. Thanks
Easy! I choose the only telecaster in the lineup.
3rd one has that buttery tone best sounding to me
Great video:) What do you think about the necks of these guitars? Compared to a fender?
Why didn't you tune it up then?
I own the te52 and honestly it's a pretty decent instrument.
The tuners aren't the best but can be replaced, as well as the pickups (not bad but not at CV level in my opinion).
With $200 worth of parts it becomes gigable
$200? For what tuners and pickups? The CV pickups are cheap tonerider knockoffs.
Tbh, I actually prefer the TE-20 to the TE-52. The neck on mine is to die for. If you know how to set up a guitar and put at least 10 gauge strings on them, they’re great guitars.
What is the difference with the neck between them? Was thinking about buying one and learn how to play, thing is, i have fairly small hands and think it may be a problem!
Great video. I was hoping you would play the TE-40 TBK Deluxe while you were there. I'm interested in hearing your opinion of it.
I thought harley benton isnt for sale on guitar stores... just on the thomann site. Strange.
So basically it requires a set- up, a bunch of hardware swap out, it’ll be fine. So how does this compare to G&L Tribute or Sire after these mods? Wouldn’t it be easier to get brands with better hardwares and set-up?
I thought it was Big Money Salvia in the thumbnail, during the Pineapple Summer era.
You still there? It looks like the lights are out and everyone else has gone home. Anyway thanks for the t-style review I'm trying to decide between the TE-52 and the Squier Classic Vibe.
I'm in the same boat, what'd you go with?
@@MPD-Lite I still haven't bought a Tele...
I went on a Telecaster hunt, and got a limited Telecaster FMT HH. I was originally looking for a standard hard core Telecaster, and found this one a little on the exotic side. Hmmm.... Three Telecasters for under six hunnerd.... H/B, ....Har ley Ben...ton......
Thank you
I don't need a T style guitar. I have 1 already. Mine is a Michael Kelly Telecaster. And I Love it. But cool video.
Hey Ryan! Great review, Very helpful.
I ended up with 2 of them! Don't worry, I bought them by clicking on your links!
Just curious, What amp or what system are you running through in this video? The tones you're getting are killer and I'm sure it's not just the guitar but whatever you're running through... thanks in advance for any info.
Line 6 HX STOMP. if you have a hx product you can download my patches, i have links in my recent namm videos.
@@60CycleHumcast Thanks! Sweet. And thanks for all the good work and reviews.!
Great review of these guitars. Which in your opinion would be the most versatile for most styles of music?
Thanks can you please mention weight when reviewing as a important to some people cheers.
the one with ugly headstock( carbonita)ashbody( whole under the pickguard ,cheap tuners in white with cheap roswell humbuckers te 90flt ttt because the modell sounds so cool ya find heard a guitar that makes such a sound for the Price and exspensive modells ist`s very cool
If i was getting one it would be the
Harley Benton TE-90QM
That TE-52 is honestly the first Harley Benton i think sounds sub par. Doesn't sound any good to my ears. usually Harley Bentons sound okay to good, and their P90 guitars sound excellent. But i dont like the sound of that first tele.
I never understand.. People looking hard and deep at a very inexpensive price point.
Hell you can slap a kit guitar together no paint and not as good hardware or electronics for the price they are asking for one finished and assembled. Its a NO brainer !
the reason why I don't buy these guitars is because I'm afraid that the frets will need a lot of work and that to lower the action it would cause buzzing.
I guess i got lucky the frets on my flt are perfect the hardware is cheap and easily replaced ( bridge,nut and string trees made big difference in tuning stability) tuners will be next
With that price you are not afraid to tinker, lowering too much the action always causes buzzing, easily fixed without lot of work. Expensive guitars are a burden
@@MrFree-vj8qj Well, i ended up getting a classic vibe 60 - but mainly because it was 6.3 lbs. Fret work was good enough for that price I guess, although I expected better. I
There's cheap stuff here you can get if you don't mind sharp fret ends. The Ibanez AX120, the Dean MXL, Jackson s32. But these aren't great looking guitars.
Man you would think the guys in the guitar shop would set them up perfect before sale.
On the last T style. Very round and warm P90's. I prefer brighter. ... Guitar 2 was more my thing. Put that one in my cart.
I FUCKING LOVE my Te-52.
I dunno why but this guy is very simpathyc for me.
If you want old school style Tele go for CV Squier Fender models. For something different go for Roswell Himbucker Harley Benton Sunburst shown here. I prefer the thin line version myself.
I don't want to disappoint you, but what you see on the surface of TE-52 is not the wood itself. It's a sort of printed foil/picture of the wood texture and then applied on the body of the guitar and then lacquered.
nope, its wood. it if was photo flame there would be no variation from guitar to guitar. Theres been recent complaining online that some of them show up with wood thats less quilty. If it was photo flame it would be the same pattern on every single one.
of, your talking about the 52. i didnt look that closely at that one.
The switch position on the 2nd looks odd like its too close to the strap knob. Otherwise i like that one the best.
1) Harley Benton Amarok-BT BKNT.
2) Harley Benton Amarok-6 BKNT.
SORRY WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE 2 GUITARS THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP
The Amarok-BT BKNT is a baritone guitar with a 27 inch scale and the Amarok-6 BKNT is a standard length guitar with a 25.5 inch scale.
love the wood grain
I still think the SX Tele type guitar is a better buy to be honest the SX range are so underrated, i have the black Tele from SX and it has great punchy pick ups, and the neck is superb.
S.x. is a shitty crap brand. Poorly made junk
@@skipgeorge4550 Do you have one? How do you know?
The clean sound of model 90? (red with f), so I desided to buy this one. Thanks 🙂
There's not one day a year I play my amp with no reverb! I wish you would add reverb to your videos of the tone like most other people do.
It colors the sound and people want to hear it dry
@@ethanchandler3934 Hah, I appreciate the "dry" to take all the color out of the tone but I think most people prefer the sound of a little reverb so that it sounds a bit more natural.
@@nazmoking3171 personally if I’m looking to buy a guitar, I wanna hear it without any fx so I hear the tone of the guitar the best
@@ethanchandler3934 I can relate. I hate to hear all these guitar reviews with all the fuzz boxes and heavy overdrives drowning out the tone. It's a personal thing. I'm just used to hearing reverb on a guitar tone so without it, it just sounds unnatural to me.
Well the answer would be which ever you like best?
I hate to ask this....HB or Squier Bullet or Squier Affinity? Classic Vibes are in their own league I am sure
Squier standard series
Im betting the te52 has a single ply pickguard because a real 52 tele had a single layer bakelight pickguard
its possible