Check out a slow blues I did on this very guitar: ua-cam.com/video/Nsne2e7aSwU/v-deo.html Or check out some of my music: ua-cam.com/play/PLNaLwTdlpQNHKlg8ALZfM3AINC20WMp8s.html
Thanks a lot Elmo. That's the settimgs, I prefere for such a guitar. I've been into the blues since I'd hit the E7 first time. I decided to buy the guitar., but when I came to Thomann's home page, I saw the likewise semi acoustic Aeolus model with Tesla pickups, baked mable neck and Grover locking tuners, graph tech nut, stainless perfect rounded frets and push pull for coil split. Well I got the last one with Grover locking tuners. I ordered it and it arrived after 3 days in Europe. I'm very impressed with this guitar. Almost perfect set up right out of the box. The neck is a bit chunky C shape old school, as I prefere. I can't stop playing it, and I would love to hear your opinion - if it's still available in the first Edition run. I heard, HB, changed the locking tuners to their own. Anyway thanks a lot for sharing the bluesy review. I'm going for the HB 35 Plus in Tobacco sunburst and then decide the upgrades. After all 175€ for such a nice build semi hollow guitar leaves a little for upgrades. Nice playing with a great blues feeling. Thank you so much 🎸🎸
I’ve got a bunch of these. Lots of “Name Brands” too. They sit proudly beside the Gibsons and Fenders in my house. A note about my experience with Thomann. I bought this same one in lemon. It had a buzz fret that the fret rocker confirmed there was a slight high 13th. I sent Thomann and they asked for a video. They refunded me the ENTIRE amount and let me keep the guitar. I fixed it in 10 minutes at home. Just thought that story is worth telling.
Better than what they did for me when mine arrived with a broken switch. I will say, they eventually refunded me $50 and the repair cost $55. I guess $5 is better than sending back to Europe from the US.
Great playing, demo and assessment of this beauty of a guitar. I was on the fence about getting one of these, but I went back to watch this review again, and I was convinced to buy it. As you say at the end, all guitars are individual instruments. Luckily, the one I got yesterday from Thomann lived up to what you showed in this video. It's amazing to me that this can be sold at $229! Of course, the shipping from Germany to Brooklyn, NY was $90, but still - a total of $319 for this outstanding guitar is truly fantastic! BTW, I also bought the "Les Paul" version from Harley Benton/Thomann, based on your review of that, and it, too, lived up to your assessment of it. Now if I could only PLAY as good as you do! I appreciate you and your channel - it's one of the best on UA-cam, for sure!
I bought an HB35+ in 2017. She had no finish problems out of the box barring the ugliest pick guard I'd ever seen. I reshaped it. These days they come with that LP type guard. The action I manage to get down to about 2/64ths higher than I wanted; roughly USA factory type spec. To get that extra 2/64ths I did a complete fret levelling job. It's not that she was unplayable but she needed to come down that little bit. It wasn't an unenjoyable experience doing the frets anyway. It did the trick though. She's gorgeous to play and that's not just my opinion. Back then they were fitting Wilkinson humbuckers. I find them pretty good. I didn't think I was going to bother to change them. (2021 I've bought some IronGear Blues Engine PAF types for a little extra brightness). Later on I got a Single Cut SC450+ with the newer Roswells. I find these Roswells just a Little better than the Wilkinsons given that, although the guitars are different, the pickups are the same for each both the old Wilko versions and the Newer ones. I've bought 5 Harley Bentons in total over the years. Only one had to go back.
Man, you blew me away with your playing, that was so cool, and you looked like you were having so much fun - magical.. (inspirational too) Thank you. I m thinking about this guitar. I just subscribed.
Great video! I think you really summed up this guitar. I have one in metallic plum (it's pink, they're not fooling anyone) and I love it. Plays amazingly, feels great, and looks great. Not sure why but my pink one was about $40 cheaper than the other colors, but same instrument and same quality.
I have one in cherry red, i also have a candy apple strat from HB, decent guitars for the money, solid and well built, they are getting better year by year
Fantastic video. You do what I do. Clean, dirty, get the feel of it. Overdrive. PLUS a coil tap? This is the guitar I am buying. I want an f hole guitar and I am going with this. Looks and sounds fantastic and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Thank you for this vid. i watched several on this guitar and this is by far the best one.
I worked in a local family run music shop as sales man and instore guitar tech. One of our main lines was epiphone we did gretch's and all those big hitters and there I was after an epihone es335 style guitar and was looking to get myself either a Sheriton or casino. Customer brought in a harley benton for restring and setup. After this was done as usual I put the guitar through its paces fine tuining the intonation and I was playing it full tilt through a fender 68 custom deluxe and this guitar sang just as well if not better than the guitars that were three to four times the price. I now have 5 harley benton guitars one of them being this model and the dc 600vi a bass and twelve string and acoustic bass. The only issue I have had is with the DC600iv I couldn't set the truss rod and sent it back back,they sent me a new one out. Love them!
Hi Elmo, I live in Austria....... You are great ! You convinced me to buy this guitar ! No other UA-cam-Channel could convince me like this ! I'am a small erneut, but I'll buy this guitar ! ! ! Kind regards J. Gottfried from Austria
I have the Lemon Drop version of this guitar. It arrived with a cracked bridge. (I am in the USA) I emailed Thomann customer service and sent them a photo of the bridge. I told them I liked the guitar, didn't want to return it. They rushed-shipped a new bridge and requested that I save the cracked one for 6 months in case there was a QA issue. I replaced the bridge, set the intonation...and it is now an awesome guitar! By the way, I have quite a few HB guitars, both electric and acoustic. My experience has been that the electrics were really great out of the box, just generally need some minor set up. The acoustics though...I have had to have almost all of them modified by a real luthier. Bridge work, etc. BUT, given the price of the guitars to start with, that has not bothered me in the slightest.
Yes. What seems a common issue is not all are the same with some quality issues . That said that seems to be the case for most guitar brands. I'm considering one of these and you do get a 30 day return from Thoman. Thanks for the review.
I purchased this model in black a few months back. I love it. HB builds with amazing quality. I prefer the lower end models as they are lighter weight and still sound the same. I also got a TE-52 which is rock solid. These folks build great instruments!!!!
How long have I dreamed we have this available here in India as easily as it is for you guys there in Europe and the Americas! I don't think I'll ever have a HB guitar much less like the dreamy one you're holding there.
Buddy great job of demoing acoustically …… I love that - no one ever does that …… this guitar looks better - plays better and sounds better than my last USA Gibson 335 …… that guitar is made to be played clean … it shines in that tone dimension …
This is a great looking guitar that sounds awesome and the price is amazing. I really want something 335ish. It’s hard to justify spending more when you can get this one for such a low price.
Hi Elmo. Great choice for the vid. I bought the black one w/gold hardware in March. I agree with you. While it's possible to get a "lemon," mine plays well, sounds good, looks beautiful. I also agree about the pickups. I've thought about replacing them, but for now, I enjoy the heck out of the guitar, especially for $245. The case is even nice, like a SKB. Thank you.
It has an incredible price, although as you say, each guitar is individual, I have for now 4 Harley Benton, and without complaints, unbeatable price quality 👍💪🎸🎸🎸🎸
I put “8s” on mine just for fun. I got a pack of Ernie’s for like 3 bucks or something so I put them on. It’s a very weird playing experience. There’s no tone issue really but the feel… it’s like trying to grab water. Very weird. I think I’ll replace them with 10s soon.
Ive got 2 HBs one arrived (HP42 signature) it was great right out the box, the bridge humbucker could be better(its lacking bass to me anyway) and the old version of the SC custom Fr which needed a wee bit of fret work, after a minor leveling and a good set up its my no# 1 to grab.
New subscriber, great reviews bro. 👏👏👏👏👏I bought the SC550 paradise Amber flame, streight out the box it was superb. And still is 1 year later.. Harley Benton guitars (over the £250 range) are awesome. 👏👏👏👏
I've been wanting a semi hollow for awhile now and this might be the one . I've seen some pretty good reviews of the Fireflys also which are cheaper but I think this looks like a better guitar and better value. Great playing !
Not sure that's what you are supposed to do with it, but nice that you can. It's a pretty useful tool in the right hands. You, on the other hand, are a bit more of a handful. You probably need your frets addressed, at the very least.
Hi Elmo, This one and the SC-550 are likely the two best, unless one gets into the Fusion series by H-B.As for their Tele's, I was not pleased at all and that includes the fairly newly-released double-bound custom colour range. My advice: do not hesitate to send them back. Don't waste time and money on upgrades. (Opt for Epiphone or Classic Vibe instead.) If the guitar is a 'bum' one,a s you say, that's how it remains. Bad bones. cheers!
The sustain seems really good which is a big deal.. Usually cheaper or more affordable guitars don't resonate as well.. I don't know if there is consistency in the quality control, because everyone didn't got so lucky with their HB's..That said, it's a very good guitar for the money for sure..
Woa a 'great' HB, congrats! Re pup mods, who wants to solder new pup wires through f holes to pots, does that take a luthier? New fan of Pau Ferro, my 2020 Lead II Pau Ferro fretboard stock without oiling is faster and more slippery than my old Les Paul with ebony, I really like it. BTW, Love how you fight demonetization.
I recently bought the cheapest acoustic HB and it is pretty good for the money. This one sounds good but i find the F holes kinda strange, too far back, looks weird, but for that price, no complains!
Fantastic how much we can get for how low cost....for noob like me, it means I will never reach the full potential of this guitar:) Thanks for sharing Elmo. Do you think guitars only with 1 pickup are too limiting (like SC/DC Juniors)?
Hi..E,I seem to lean towards guitars with no pick guards,3 burst good for resale, would have liked to hear it at a higher vol, CK feedback level,neck profile? How you say"bye"
Generally it seems like that Harley Benton seems to do better with Gibson style models over Fender style models. Which seems weird, since construction is a bit more complex especially on a semi-hollow, but if they work they work. I'm using an older Made in Korea Epiphone Sheraton and have been thinking about getting an HB-35+ as a cheap backup. Only thing holding me back is the layout of the electronics. Don't like the switch up top and the neck volume seems way to close to the stoptail.
Their ST-20 is 79€ and their ST-62 is 129€. At such prices, there is no room for any sort of luxury. This HB-35 and the SC-550 are at 2 to 3 times these prices, which explains why they look so much nicer. Past that, guitars really are just CNC cut wood and primitive electronics put together. That "complexity" is overrated.
What's the neck width like? I definitely don't like a thicker neck. It looks flat but it's kind of hard to tell in videos like this.
Рік тому+1
Hi there, thank for the great content. I'm actually thinking of buying that guitar, I believe you've been using it for a while now, so what's your feedback after a prolonged use? Thanks
Vielen dank! Yes, I kept this one. I seldom keep gear that I review, but I thought this one was good enough to keep, and I didn't have a guitar of this sort.
Hola Elmo Me regaló mi mujer exactamente la misma hace 4 años más o menos y la verdad que de todas las guitarras que tengo , esa guitarra de Thomann y telecaster t 52 la cual modifique el neck son con las que más suelo tocar y tengo guitarra s sg les Paul .la HB 35 + es un guitarrón para mí muy versátil y con unos armónicos muy buenos yo le cambié el puente le puse un gotoh con selletas de bronce y me suena genial un saludo
Heloo. Can you plug in this guitar in to hb tube 5, and give me your opinion becous i plan to buy the amp for thr guitar. Thank you, i realy like your work.
Same here - in cherry. I don't know why someone returned it. I couldn't find a single fault or blemish. It has a lovely 'woody' unique sounds, especially on low gain / distortion. Always transports me back to the 50's / 60's.
Hi Elmo. Great review, thank you. Would you say that the Vintage Burst colour of your guitar is the same colour as presently advertised on the Thomann website? Yours looks more like sunburst than the currently advertised Vintage Burst. I love your guitar’s colour but on the website, it looks darker with no red in the burst moving to amber, that yours appears to have. Would be grateful for your comments, thank you.
I have similar feeling that I had after your little blues video on that guitar. To me, when you play base strings, even on bridge pickup, sound was muddy and loose. I didnt like it. When you coilsplitted pickups it helped a alot. But this guitar looks beautifull and if its playability is good then pickups could be swapped after some time.
Been looking at these because I don't have a semi-hollow electric either, and my selection as a lefthander is somewhat limited. You've just convinced me that this is DEFINITELY worth giving a try! Thank you. xx
Hey everyone: what guitar case gives you the best fit for a HB35 plus? I just got one and am loving it so far. Looking to buy a case and just want to make sure I get a good fit. I didn't get the one offered by Thomann because after shipping (to USA) it's way more expensive than other option. Thanks!
@@MrPolevaulter yes i have that one exactly, and looks in reality like on the picture, i like yours a bit better, but both nice and great to play on Thanks for reply, I subbed to your channel yesterday, good content
Tälläisen itsekkin ajatteli tilata, kunhan tulee sinisenä varastoon. Kaikki mitä tästä olen lukenut on ollut kyllä vain positiivista. Jossain oli kommenttia että virittimet näissä olisi vähän kehnot, onko sulla millainen mielipide niistä? Hb lukkovirittimiä on kehuttu, jos sellaiset vaihtaa tilalle
Looks nice, alot better than that CST24 I tried recently! I'd be very interested to see how the frets hold up over time. You've still gotta try out an Ibanez's AS53, they look basic, but all the moneys gone where it should to give a lovely neck!
Check out a slow blues I did on this very guitar: ua-cam.com/video/Nsne2e7aSwU/v-deo.html
Or check out some of my music: ua-cam.com/play/PLNaLwTdlpQNHKlg8ALZfM3AINC20WMp8s.html
Thanks a lot Elmo. That's the settimgs, I prefere for such a guitar. I've been into the blues since I'd hit the E7 first time.
I decided to buy the guitar., but when I came to Thomann's home page, I saw the likewise semi acoustic Aeolus model with Tesla pickups, baked mable neck and Grover locking tuners, graph tech nut, stainless perfect rounded frets and push pull for coil split.
Well I got the last one with Grover locking tuners.
I ordered it and it arrived after 3 days in Europe. I'm very impressed with this guitar. Almost perfect set up right out of the box. The neck is a bit chunky C shape old school, as I prefere.
I can't stop playing it, and I would love to hear your opinion - if it's still available in the first Edition run. I heard, HB, changed the locking tuners to their own.
Anyway thanks a lot for sharing the bluesy review. I'm going for the HB 35 Plus in Tobacco sunburst and then decide the upgrades. After all 175€ for such a nice build semi hollow guitar leaves a little for upgrades.
Nice playing with a great blues feeling. Thank you so much 🎸🎸
I’ve got a bunch of these. Lots of “Name Brands” too. They sit proudly beside the Gibsons and Fenders in my house.
A note about my experience with Thomann. I bought this same one in lemon. It had a buzz fret that the fret rocker confirmed there was a slight high 13th. I sent Thomann and they asked for a video. They refunded me the ENTIRE amount and let me keep the guitar. I fixed it in 10 minutes at home. Just thought that story is worth telling.
Really cool!
Better than what they did for me when mine arrived with a broken switch. I will say, they eventually refunded me $50 and the repair cost $55. I guess $5 is better than sending back to Europe from the US.
Lucky guy!
@@hawleybrowder4083 it's not their fault you got ripped of for more than the 50 bucks they refunded you 😙
Great to hear!!! Confirms my experience with them.
The fact that you buy the gear you review gives me confidence in your reviews. Keep it up! Never sell out!
Thanks :)
Still today 249€, Nov. 2023.
I ordered the green metallic one TODAY!
Thanks for the review!
Great playing, demo and assessment of this beauty of a guitar. I was on the fence about getting one of these, but I went back to watch this review again, and I was convinced to buy it. As you say at the end, all guitars are individual instruments. Luckily, the one I got yesterday from Thomann lived up to what you showed in this video. It's amazing to me that this can be sold at $229! Of course, the shipping from Germany to Brooklyn, NY was $90, but still - a total of $319 for this outstanding guitar is truly fantastic! BTW, I also bought the "Les Paul" version from Harley Benton/Thomann, based on your review of that, and it, too, lived up to your assessment of it. Now if I could only PLAY as good as you do! I appreciate you and your channel - it's one of the best on UA-cam, for sure!
I bought an HB35+ in 2017.
She had no finish problems out of the box barring the ugliest pick guard I'd ever seen.
I reshaped it. These days they come with that LP type guard.
The action I manage to get down to about 2/64ths higher than I wanted; roughly USA factory type spec.
To get that extra 2/64ths I did a complete fret levelling job.
It's not that she was unplayable but she needed to come down that little bit.
It wasn't an unenjoyable experience doing the frets anyway.
It did the trick though.
She's gorgeous to play and that's not just my opinion.
Back then they were fitting Wilkinson humbuckers.
I find them pretty good.
I didn't think I was going to bother to change them. (2021 I've bought some IronGear Blues Engine PAF types for a little extra brightness).
Later on I got a Single Cut SC450+ with the newer Roswells.
I find these Roswells just a Little better than the Wilkinsons given that, although the guitars are different, the pickups are the same for each both the old Wilko versions and the Newer ones.
I've bought 5 Harley Bentons in total over the years.
Only one had to go back.
Cool :)
I put a Bigsby B7 on my HB 35 Plus. It sounds even better and stays in tune easy. And it looks fantastic
Great review! So nice seeing you enjoy this one so much!
Cheers!
Man, you blew me away with your playing, that was so cool, and you looked like you were having so much fun - magical.. (inspirational too) Thank you. I m thinking about this guitar. I just subscribed.
Had this in my basket for weeks, after this I finally hit that checkout button. Great review as always.
Hope you enjoy it!
Great video! I think you really summed up this guitar.
I have one in metallic plum (it's pink, they're not fooling anyone) and I love it. Plays amazingly, feels great, and looks great. Not sure why but my pink one was about $40 cheaper than the other colors, but same instrument and same quality.
I have one in cherry red, i also have a candy apple strat from HB, decent guitars for the money, solid and well built, they are getting better year by year
The solo from 10.48-12.32 was great. Nice job :-). Thank you for uploading your videos onto YT.
Thanks :)
Fantastic video. You do what I do. Clean, dirty, get the feel of it. Overdrive. PLUS a coil tap? This is the guitar I am buying. I want an f hole guitar and I am going with this. Looks and sounds fantastic and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Thank you for this vid. i watched several on this guitar and this is by far the best one.
Very nice review, Elmojkarjalainen (your speed run of your name is always entertaining).
Glad you enjoy it!
I worked in a local family run music shop as sales man and instore guitar tech.
One of our main lines was epiphone we did gretch's and all those big hitters and there I was after an epihone es335 style guitar and was looking to get myself either a Sheriton or casino.
Customer brought in a harley benton for restring and setup.
After this was done as usual I put the guitar through its paces fine tuining the intonation and I was playing it full tilt through a fender 68 custom deluxe and this guitar sang just as well if not better than the guitars that were three to four times the price.
I now have 5 harley benton guitars one of them being this model and the dc 600vi a bass and twelve string and acoustic bass.
The only issue I have had is with the DC600iv I couldn't set the truss rod and sent it back back,they sent me a new one out.
Love them!
Hi Elmo, I live in Austria....... You are great !
You convinced me to buy this guitar !
No other UA-cam-Channel could convince me like this !
I'am a small erneut, but I'll buy this guitar ! ! !
Kind regards J. Gottfried
from Austria
I have the Lemon Drop version of this guitar. It arrived with a cracked bridge. (I am in the USA) I emailed Thomann customer service and sent them a photo of the bridge. I told them I liked the guitar, didn't want to return it. They rushed-shipped a new bridge and requested that I save the cracked one for 6 months in case there was a QA issue. I replaced the bridge, set the intonation...and it is now an awesome guitar! By the way, I have quite a few HB guitars, both electric and acoustic. My experience has been that the electrics were really great out of the box, just generally need some minor set up. The acoustics though...I have had to have almost all of them modified by a real luthier. Bridge work, etc. BUT, given the price of the guitars to start with, that has not bothered me in the slightest.
Yes. What seems a common issue is not all are the same with some quality issues . That said that seems to be the case for most guitar brands. I'm considering one of these and you do get a 30 day return from Thoman. Thanks for the review.
I purchased this model in black a few months back. I love it. HB builds with amazing quality. I prefer the lower end models as they are lighter weight and still sound the same. I also got a TE-52 which is rock solid. These folks build great instruments!!!!
And a PB Shorty bass 😂
Great playing! I just got one of these bad boys delivered yesterday. I’m blown away how really good this git is. Best
Glad you like it!
I have bought before a year ago the HB-35 (not plus) in black colour. Excellent for the price, no finish problems, excellent choice for my needs.
Cool!
Love my Harley Benton 35+ in metallic blue. In fact,it is my favorite so far. Great playing ! 😊👍
Cool, thanks!
Gud förbannat! Your ”even more gain” playing was legendary! That guitar suits you!🤠👌
Tackar :)
Beautiful guitar. And sounds great 👍! Tks Elmo!
Thank you too!
He was a strat player like you, but he also played the es-335. Now we want to hear Albert Järvinen riffs :D
:D
Elmo : en plein shred
Sous-titres : (musique très sympa) 😂
Been looking at this for a while, now I've offloaded a couple of guitars this will definitely be my next purchase
Hope you enjoy it!
How long have I dreamed we have this available here in India as easily as it is for you guys there in Europe and the Americas! I don't think I'll ever have a HB guitar much less like the dreamy one you're holding there.
Great review. Had a feeling you liked this one after the blues vid from the other day. Another one to consider for the collection maybe
Yeah. Still debating whether to keep it :)
Should be getting my Harley Benton HB-35Plus Vintage Burst... any day now. thanks for the review. and thanks for sharing.
Buddy great job of demoing acoustically …… I love that - no one ever does that …… this guitar looks better - plays better and sounds better than my last USA Gibson 335 …… that guitar is made to be played clean … it shines in that tone dimension …
Cheers!
I have this one in the plus version, lemon drop. Absolutely such value for money and such a great tone on it. Buy one if you can.
This is a great looking guitar that sounds awesome and the price is amazing. I really want something 335ish. It’s hard to justify spending more when you can get this one for such a low price.
Great review, great presentation!
Looks really cool and it sounds absolutely amazing. That would the one for my collection i think. Love that playing part between 5:26 & 5:41.
Thanks!
Hi Elmo. Great choice for the vid. I bought the black one w/gold hardware in March. I agree with you. While it's possible to get a "lemon," mine plays well, sounds good, looks beautiful. I also agree about the pickups. I've thought about replacing them, but for now, I enjoy the heck out of the guitar, especially for $245. The case is even nice, like a SKB. Thank you.
Cheers :)
I have an Epiphone ES body and am thinking about removing the top and putting a flame top on it from the local wood shop.
2:24 all the notes are completely buzzing!! Are you notice that or not?
I love buzzing guitars🤗
It has an incredible price, although as you say, each guitar is individual, I have for now 4 Harley Benton, and without complaints, unbeatable price quality 👍💪🎸🎸🎸🎸
Yep. Their over 200€ guitars have been very good.
I put “8s” on mine just for fun. I got a pack of Ernie’s for like 3 bucks or something so I put them on. It’s a very weird playing experience. There’s no tone issue really but the feel… it’s like trying to grab water. Very weird. I think I’ll replace them with 10s soon.
Ive got 2 HBs one arrived (HP42 signature) it was great right out the box, the bridge humbucker could be better(its lacking bass to me anyway) and the old version of the SC custom Fr which needed a wee bit of fret work, after a minor leveling and a good set up its my no# 1 to grab.
Cool!
New subscriber, great reviews bro. 👏👏👏👏👏I bought the SC550 paradise Amber flame, streight out the box it was superb. And still is 1 year later.. Harley Benton guitars (over the £250 range) are awesome. 👏👏👏👏
Cheers :)
Great review from a guy who really knows what he's doing ! Thanks , buddy. Please keep up the excellent playing ! N.
Thanks, will do!
that's pretty good playing .Wound love you hear you play amazing Grace on that one.You have a blessed day.I like the color.
Thanks :)
I'm gonna buy this guitar!
I arrived on Friday. AWESOME!!!!!
Beautiful and good-sounding guitar.Thanks, Elmo !!!
And thank you :)
Sure got a gorgeous guitar there Elmo I think you should keep it!!!👌🏻👍👍🎸🎶😎☮️❤️
I'm on the fence about that. I have a ton of guitars already, but this one would definitely be something different.
I've been wanting a semi hollow for awhile now and this might be the one . I've seen some pretty good reviews of the Fireflys also which are cheaper but I think this looks like a better guitar and better value. Great playing !
Thanks!
I just bought a firefly like two hours ago online but I plan on getting one of these in the near future, too.
Not sure that's what you are supposed to do with it, but nice that you can. It's a pretty useful tool in the right hands. You, on the other hand, are a bit more of a handful. You probably need your frets addressed, at the very least.
Wow! Great vid as always
Glad you enjoyed!
Hi Elmo, This one and the SC-550 are likely the two best, unless one gets into the Fusion series by H-B.As for their Tele's, I was not pleased at all and that includes the fairly newly-released double-bound custom colour range. My advice: do not hesitate to send them back. Don't waste time and money on upgrades. (Opt for Epiphone or Classic Vibe instead.) If the guitar is a 'bum' one,a s you say, that's how it remains. Bad bones. cheers!
@elmo karjalainen after I watched this review, I order this guitar from Thomann 😁
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for playing it unplugged at first!
I took the pick guard off! Looks way better to me ❤
The sustain seems really good which is a big deal.. Usually cheaper or more affordable guitars don't resonate as well.. I don't know if there is consistency in the quality control, because everyone didn't got so lucky with their HB's..That said, it's a very good guitar for the money for sure..
Would you rather have the Alnico 5;s or say a Seymour Duncan Hotrpded set with jazz and JB Humbuckers? Thank you
Dunno.
Woa a 'great' HB, congrats! Re pup mods, who wants to solder new pup wires through f holes to pots, does that take a luthier? New fan of Pau Ferro, my 2020 Lead II Pau Ferro fretboard stock without oiling is faster and more slippery than my old Les Paul with ebony, I really like it. BTW, Love how you fight demonetization.
Cheers Jimmy!
I have this guitar in Cherry Red. Love it. Especially like the Les Paul style control layout. Excellent video!
Cool, thanks!
Great playing man!
Cheers!
Not fair. Yours sounds loads better than mine. Could it be the person playing it? Love this guitar.
Yes it is the person! He's a great guitarist!
@@marcoagius6926Great guitarist with a great Marshall stack❤
Wow!!! Ok Thanx. I will buy this Thing now!!!
I think the Dog wanted to go for a Walk. ;-)
Great video! What’s the difference between Plus and the cheaper Vintage series?
2:22 is that a buzz?
Congratulations. Great review. New subscriber
Edit. Great music . Thanks
Thanks :)
thanks for bashing this guitar, i will now acquire one.ta very much, looks beautiful.
That sounds great and looks also cool🤘
Yep.
I recently bought the cheapest acoustic HB and it is pretty good for the money. This one sounds good but i find the F holes kinda strange, too far back, looks weird, but for that price, no complains!
Fantastic how much we can get for how low cost....for noob like me, it means I will never reach the full potential of this guitar:) Thanks for sharing Elmo. Do you think guitars only with 1 pickup are too limiting (like SC/DC Juniors)?
For me yeah, but it depends on what you do I guess.
Hi..E,I seem to lean towards guitars with no pick guards,3 burst good for resale, would have liked to hear it at a higher vol, CK feedback level,neck profile? How you say"bye"
Generally it seems like that Harley Benton seems to do better with Gibson style models over Fender style models. Which seems weird, since construction is a bit more complex especially on a semi-hollow, but if they work they work.
I'm using an older Made in Korea Epiphone Sheraton and have been thinking about getting an HB-35+ as a cheap backup. Only thing holding me back is the layout of the electronics. Don't like the switch up top and the neck volume seems way to close to the stoptail.
Yeah, I've noticed something similar.
Their ST-20 is 79€ and their ST-62 is 129€. At such prices, there is no room for any sort of luxury. This HB-35 and the SC-550 are at 2 to 3 times these prices, which explains why they look so much nicer. Past that, guitars really are just CNC cut wood and primitive electronics put together. That "complexity" is overrated.
You do a very good job in pronouncing Pau Ferro in Portuguese. very well pronounced. Cheers. Mike.
Thanks :)
What's the neck width like? I definitely don't like a thicker neck. It looks flat but it's kind of hard to tell in videos like this.
Hi there, thank for the great content. I'm actually thinking of buying that guitar, I believe you've been using it for a while now, so what's your feedback after a prolonged use?
Thanks
I still have it. Still good 👍
Thanks, that's good to know!👍🏼
Awesome video, bro! So, you'd say: worth purchasing? Bc I'm looking at this in cherry red and.... oh boiii do I love it.
All the best from Germany
Vielen dank! Yes, I kept this one. I seldom keep gear that I review, but I thought this one was good enough to keep, and I didn't have a guitar of this sort.
Hola Elmo
Me regaló mi mujer exactamente la misma hace 4 años más o menos y la verdad que de todas las guitarras que tengo , esa guitarra de Thomann y telecaster t 52 la cual modifique el neck son con las que más suelo tocar y tengo guitarra s sg les Paul .la HB 35 + es un guitarrón para mí muy versátil y con unos armónicos muy buenos yo le cambié el puente le puse un gotoh con selletas de bronce y me suena genial un saludo
I got an question i'm torn by the HB dc 600 or This one HB-35plus for an Beginner both are well enough ?
It has a quite dark sound, is that from the guitar or from your amp set up you think?
Heloo. Can you plug in this guitar in to hb tube 5, and give me your opinion becous i plan to buy the amp for thr guitar. Thank you, i realy like your work.
Sorry, don't have that amp anymore. But I'm sure it will be good.
Very nice looking guitar, but I would love to hear the sound of it without distortion and so much delay.
I got a red one B-stock for 199euro's and I loooooove it.
Cool bananas :)
Same here - in cherry. I don't know why someone returned it. I couldn't find a single fault or blemish. It has a lovely 'woody' unique sounds, especially on low gain / distortion. Always transports me back to the 50's / 60's.
Can I just say your clean tone is dirty, and your dirty tone is downright filthy. I love it :-)
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Hi Elmo. Great review, thank you. Would you say that the Vintage Burst colour of your guitar is the same colour as presently advertised on the Thomann website? Yours looks more like sunburst than the currently advertised Vintage Burst. I love your guitar’s colour but on the website, it looks darker with no red in the burst moving to amber, that yours appears to have. Would be grateful for your comments, thank you.
Yeah, I think mine looks more like a sunburst. It does look different to the picture.
@@MrPolevaulter Thank you.
I have similar feeling that I had after your little blues video on that guitar. To me, when you play base strings, even on bridge pickup, sound was muddy and loose. I didnt like it. When you coilsplitted pickups it helped a alot. But this guitar looks beautifull and if its playability is good then pickups could be swapped after some time.
Absolutely. Those Roswell pickups aren't great.
Elmo...what pickups would you recommend to make this a superb specimen lol. Andy other recommended changes?
Not sure actually.
Been looking at these because I don't have a semi-hollow electric either, and my selection as a lefthander is somewhat limited. You've just convinced me that this is DEFINITELY worth giving a try! Thank you. xx
I actually practice on that one these days. Don't have to plug it in to do exercises :)
Great Solo!
What is the song at 5th minute called? I wanna lern it
After testing out the harley bentons, if you get one without any big issues would you play a gig with one?
Sure, I might. If I had any gigs :D
Hey everyone: what guitar case gives you the best fit for a HB35 plus? I just got one and am loving it so far. Looking to buy a case and just want to make sure I get a good fit. I didn't get the one offered by Thomann because after shipping (to USA) it's way more expensive than other option. Thanks!
Don't know. Sorry.
can you review squier 2021 infinity plz
Affinity? I've done one last year.
@@MrPolevaulter the new infinity of 2021 ?
What is this top color? I have a sunburst but mine is more brownish, this one more like gold? I don't see that on thomann?
It's supposed to be that one: www.thomann.de/intl/harley_benton_hb_35plus_vintage_burst.htm
@@MrPolevaulter yes i have that one exactly, and looks in reality like on the picture, i like yours a bit better, but both nice and great to play on
Thanks for reply, I subbed to your channel yesterday, good content
Tälläisen itsekkin ajatteli tilata, kunhan tulee sinisenä varastoon. Kaikki mitä tästä olen lukenut on ollut kyllä vain positiivista. Jossain oli kommenttia että virittimet näissä olisi vähän kehnot, onko sulla millainen mielipide niistä? Hb lukkovirittimiä on kehuttu, jos sellaiset vaihtaa tilalle
Ei mulla ainakaan valittamista. Voi olla että mielipide muuttuu matkan varrella, mutta toistaiseksi pysyy hyvin vireessä.
Now go and play Doom Eternal soundtracks on it please, sounds so good with this big amount of drive
I have one in sunburst.. I love it❤ it plays like a $1500 dollar guitar ❤
Hi, please make test of Samick malibu mb1 or mb 2 or mb30 guitar. THX
Maybe at some point. Not in the near future though. Sorry :(
Onde comprar ?? Qual o preço???
Lefty here looking for lower cost 335like guitar - this might be it if Thomann can ship to Canada - thanks 👍 - great playing as always.
Thanks :)
Thomann ships worldwide.
Hey man, Thomann does ship to Canada, and they are really swift in replying to queries.
Looks nice, alot better than that CST24 I tried recently! I'd be very interested to see how the frets hold up over time. You've still gotta try out an Ibanez's AS53, they look basic, but all the moneys gone where it should to give a lovely neck!
Yeah, I have a load if Ibanezes to try out :)