Yes ... I try to cover everything I can. This channel is for the deep drive reviews... The review video's have been getting longer and longer... But for those that want more than it looks good and plays good. Thank You so much for letting me know you liked the review ! and for commenting !
Hey well done my man. I thought I was listening to a coroner doing a thorough autopsy on a cadaver. Excellent video complete with all the appropriate & correct vernacular. I'm contemplating this exact model in Dakota Red or a Jet JT300 in blonde. Once again great video. As far as the 90%/10% comments go, well, 90% of YT guitar reviewers focus solely on the playing, no shortage there. This review however is one in a million. The only comment I can make is that you were fortunate to get a "goo'dun" If you ordered another one it could be totally different. But honestly I've owned a Harley Benton bass and it was a very fine instrument. Thanks again and keep up that slow, methodical, and thorough style. You gained a sub also.
Look in the Firefly FFTL with the Square neck plate..... It is a winner ! Here is a link to the review I did on this model. ua-cam.com/video/46ox_zn2-2U/v-deo.html
@@wolfgangdevries127 I would say look into Jet Guitars...I have yet to review there products.. Due to here in the USA they are just starting to get here... and only through 2 or 3 vendors .... As far as I can see. I'm sure we will get one to review at some point! HB guitars have been a good product in most cases.....They have a neck though body guitar that I really want to review!
Thank You ... This channel wants to become a detail oriented review channel. Thank You for your input and letting us know we are doing what you want to see.
Great review and demo. Thank you. I bought my H-B TE-62cc LPB telecaster a few days back and it is excellent. Well built and sounds very good for this amazing price. The only mods I have done at the moment is to install new Gotoh "in-Tune" brass saddles. I might install some new higher quality pots and pickups later, but at the moment everything works and sounds just fine out of the box!
I would keep the stock pots and maybe play around with some CAPS... before changing pickups. You may be surprised just how much a tone bleed and a cap change can do. Install a PureTone Jack ! This is a must on all my guitars. Thanks for commenting and sharing... and come back and let everyone know what you end up doing to yours... What changes made the guitar better .... Thanks Agin
I order my Thomann gear from the German site and the guitars always come double boxed with those giant airbags wrapped around it. I have never had the packing fail on me despite the couriers trying their hardest. That seems a nice guitar and with some nut adjustment it will be a very nice guitar.
Yes, this guitar is nice....It would seem most of these budget guitars need a setup. This guitar was good enough for its price point though. If you buy this it would be easy to make it play much better just by doing some adjustments. The pickups do what they need to do . . and the electronics seem to be well installed I'd say this is a good buy at 220 bucks. A Squire Vide will run you 425.00 + tax .. I didn't do a side by side to the Vibe but this guitar is on the same level.
I have the Harley-Benton SG equivalent, which is actually shaped more like the ESP Viper. The electronics were done correctly but cheap and not very nice sounding, very bright weak humbuckers. Small pots. Small wires. I replaced the internals with GuitarFetish humbuckers and a pre-wired harness. I also gave it some locking tuners. The construction quality is good, but honestly, they have a lot of competition right now, and HB can be hit or miss in some categories. Looks like this one was pretty good. All I had to do with the frets was give them a good polish and they are smooth as glass now. Low fast action. Thanks for reviewing this one!
WOW.. Thanks your insider view on Harley Benton and what you had to do to yours. That helps others know what they could be getting into when they pick one up. I thought it was time to review one of their products. I think all these products can be hit or miss at this level price point. This guitar is hitting around the Squire Vibe Line, but the Squire is costing around 400 to 450 now. So, I think this is a good deal for what you're getting. I liked playing it . . . it plays well out of the box without a setup. A good setup would really help this guitar in every way. As you saw in the video the intonation and first fretted notes were all high or sharp. A good nut dressing, Truss rod adjustment and a intonation tuning and this a good stage guitar. Something to take to gigs and not have to be concerned about it being damaged.
Mine came from Germany single boxed . The box was punctured in a few places . The neck was very slightly damaged. I am going to repair it rather than going through the hassle of sending it back . For a very long shipment the packaging was very minimal.
Thank You for telling us how your was shipped to you. This one was sent from the USA warehouse and ordered from REVERB. The problem with this is the Reverb / USA stock is not the same as the main warehouse. Not all the models are shown and or for sale there. In some cases, some models you have to order it from Germany. Why they would not twin box it .... Dunno. The outside box on main was good.. Heavy duty .. The inside box was light and all the foam was broken off from the cardboard. I would say even my boxing would not be good enough to send overseas,,, even though it was twin boxed. It needs better padding inside the inter box. Thank You for watching the video ! @@Otis790
Ya . . . I think your model on Reverb's Harley Benton Store is the best bang for buck in rock guitars . . . So, I thought I would try there 62 Tele model out and see what they were like. Nice playing guitar. The pickups like just a straight up amp... I found the best sounds was going through a basic rig. Not saying it doesn't like DSP units. But it was easier to find a good sound just running a basic setup. Even though I didn't show it .... It didn't feedback on the High Gain Stuff . . I don't think it did well with High Gain as far as the tone... I'm sure you could dial a sound in if you worked on it. I just couldn't seem to dial one in that sounded right to my ears. I have recorded demos in the past where I wasn't happy with the sound... and then lessoned to it on UA-cam and thought it was great.. DUNNO It seemed to like the Clean Channel and the Clean Channel with Boost/Dist Pedal.
I got the same guitar and same color about 3 months ago. I wanted binding but at the time you could not get surf green with binding but for $10 more dollars now you can. Not a flaw on it.
I didn't see the add-on for the binding . . This was through Reverb. The official Harley Benton Store on Reverb. This is a nice guitar. It hits well above its price point. Thank You for your comment and sharing info for others on the Binding.
@@DominionFretWorks I have not looked lately but yea the TE-62 did not come in the surf green, I looked about a month ago and I believe now it does. For a little experiment I got a Thunderbird bass almost 2 years ago and only thing wrong was the plastic nut was not glued, did not make a difference on all my budget guitars and basses if it has a plastic nut I put a graph-tech nut. Shipping went up from$62 to $80, I ordered right from Thomann website. If you can do a set up and do some small mods they are worth it. Thanks for reply.
Which one do you think is a better guitar the Firefly FFTL in sonic blue you just reviewed or this? Crazy because you bought both guitars that I had on my radar.
In this case the firefly just had better tones. They are both made well.. both had good fit and finish. There are so many things when it comes to tone.... this is just from what I hear, Someone esle may feel different. The Firefly just seemed to be easy to make Quick changes with the tone and make the sound. It responded well to my preset channels onl my rigs. Firefly has a great guitar here. This guitar is great in its stock form. buy it and play it...The guitar has no problems getting good sounds form clean to high gain.
Yes the pickups are the weak link in this guitar... Check out my Review on the Firefly FFTL ...Same price point... and better pickups... I think its a Buy and play it guitar... The pickups have a nice sound right out of the box.. Here is a link to that review... Watch if your thinking about a tele @ this price point. ua-cam.com/video/46ox_zn2-2U/v-deo.html Thanks for commenting ! remember to hit the like button and sub if you haven't !
@@DominionFretWorksI own a Firefly 338 and it’s a great guitar for the money… Ordered the new FFTL honeyburst with dual humbuckers last week… Should be here Friday!
Just looked up that tele . . . I like the dark finger boards . . .Rosewood and other darker finger boards. But I do like the roasted maple as well. That guitar looks cool . . . Wish they made the pickup setup the relic has in the other colors like the HH setup tele they have offers. HMMM I should get one for review . . but waiting until I move out some of the guitars that are finished with reviews.
No sure what SMACKING sound you are speaking of..... There is a lot of background noise ... Hummmm and Refig noise ... This video was done before I started using a noise gate... But even with the gate ... it misses with the audio if not set just right. Even some of my newer videos... I can seem to get the gate to work on all tracks. This video was done with a GoPro8 hero. and the audio recording from this camera is not so good. Video is on 1080P 30FPS still not the greatest. I'm now using GoPro10 Hero's which are a little better shotting at 2.7K 30FPS. Audio is still recorded on the GoPro with a SM57Pro during the demos and stock camera mic for talking. Looking at doing some changes.... But the cost of a Full SYNC video and audio recording setup is just crazy . . . . . 3 cameras and an 8 track field recorder with Sync. Plus, you need an editing software that can time sync. If you would please let me know what it is your hearing ( time stamp mark ) so I can see if it is something that has been fixed by the newer cameras or if it is something I need to address with speaking or setup. Thanks for your help !
@@vn00530 it's not heavy .... it's a tele. I'm sure there are a few out there that get into the 7-1/2 pd. range... and as lite as high 6pd. to me it is liter than a Super Strat ..... and much liter than my Les Pual's ! LOL
@@vn00530 It is a Budget Telecaster.... This guitar was 2nd place over a 3-budget guitar shoot out.... I reviewed a Firefly.... Grote and this HB They were all good guitars for under 180 bucks shipped to me... The Grote was 139.00 SHIPPED !!!! and yes, it was a good guitar. For me the Firefly out of the three was the best playing and sounding.
It is a review on The Harley Benton Guitar.... I try to concentrate on the instrument itself. All the playing is for is to show an approximation of tone. Thank you for your comment.
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Very thorough review. Really helpful to people checking out the brand. You have a lot of patience and give a lot of care to the details. Thank you.👏👏
Yes ... I try to cover everything I can. This channel is for the deep drive reviews...
The review video's have been getting longer and longer... But for those that want more than it looks good and plays good.
Thank You so much for letting me know you liked the review ! and for commenting !
Loved the detailed review! Really help not be surprised when you buy one of these. Great work!
Thank You !
I try very hard to do the best reviews on these guitars.
Please check out some of my other reviews here on the channel !
Hey well done my man. I thought I was listening to a coroner doing a thorough autopsy on a cadaver. Excellent video complete with all the appropriate & correct vernacular. I'm contemplating this exact model in Dakota Red or a Jet JT300 in blonde. Once again great video. As far as the 90%/10% comments go, well, 90% of YT guitar reviewers focus solely on the playing, no shortage there. This review however is one in a million. The only comment I can make is that you were fortunate to get a "goo'dun" If you ordered another one it could be totally different. But honestly I've owned a Harley Benton bass and it was a very fine instrument. Thanks again and keep up that slow, methodical, and thorough style. You gained a sub also.
Look in the Firefly FFTL with the Square neck plate.....
It is a winner !
Here is a link to the review I did on this model.
ua-cam.com/video/46ox_zn2-2U/v-deo.html
@@DominionFretWorkshere in Europe Holland I can't order a Firefly, an EART and such guitars. It's HB (Thomann) or Fazley (Bax). Just sayin
@@wolfgangdevries127 I would say look into Jet Guitars...I have yet to review there products.. Due to here in the USA they are just starting to get here... and only through 2 or 3 vendors .... As far as I can see.
I'm sure we will get one to review at some point!
HB guitars have been a good product in most cases.....They have a neck though body guitar that I really want to review!
@@DominionFretWorks thanks. They are available here
Relaxing and in depth review, I've ordered one after watching your video, it will arrive here in Paris soon. Subscribed !
Nice.... Always wanted to see Paris. Maybe one day.
Thanks for commenting and letting me know you like the content !
Good in depth video with practical information.
Thank You ...
This channel wants to become a detail oriented review channel. Thank You for your input and letting us know we are doing what you want to see.
Great expose. I have it in Inca Silver. The pick guard is a 3-Ply mint green pickguard
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Great review and demo. Thank you. I bought my H-B TE-62cc LPB telecaster a few days back and it is excellent. Well built and sounds very good
for this amazing price. The only mods I have done at the moment is to install new Gotoh "in-Tune" brass saddles. I might install some new higher quality pots
and pickups later, but at the moment everything works and sounds just fine out of the box!
I would keep the stock pots and maybe play around with some CAPS... before changing pickups. You may be surprised just how much a tone bleed and a cap change can do.
Install a PureTone Jack ! This is a must on all my guitars.
Thanks for commenting and sharing... and come back and let everyone know what you end up doing to yours... What changes made the guitar better ....
Thanks Agin
I own a inca silver one and love it.
After the new strings and a basic setup ... This guitar plays every well.
better than a Squire and for less money.
I order my Thomann gear from the German site and the guitars always come double boxed with those giant airbags wrapped around it. I have never had the packing fail on me despite the couriers trying their hardest.
That seems a nice guitar and with some nut adjustment it will be a very nice guitar.
Yes, this guitar is nice....It would seem most of these budget guitars need a setup. This guitar was good enough for its price point though. If you buy this it would be easy to make it play much better just by doing some adjustments. The pickups do what they need to do . . and the electronics seem to be well installed
I'd say this is a good buy at 220 bucks.
A Squire Vide will run you 425.00 + tax .. I didn't do a side by side to the Vibe but this guitar is on the same level.
Thanks sir for the great info. Very nice guitar and playing. Also love your dog. Thanks sir and take care.
Thanks for letting me know you like this type of detailed video info on the guitars !
My dog "Wolfie" likes the comments as well 😁
Thanks for the reply. Appreciate it.@@DominionFretWorks
I have the Harley-Benton SG equivalent, which is actually shaped more like the ESP Viper. The electronics were done correctly but cheap and not very nice sounding, very bright weak humbuckers. Small pots. Small wires. I replaced the internals with GuitarFetish humbuckers and a pre-wired harness. I also gave it some locking tuners. The construction quality is good, but honestly, they have a lot of competition right now, and HB can be hit or miss in some categories. Looks like this one was pretty good. All I had to do with the frets was give them a good polish and they are smooth as glass now. Low fast action. Thanks for reviewing this one!
WOW.. Thanks your insider view on Harley Benton and what you had to do to yours. That helps others know what they could be getting into when they pick one up.
I thought it was time to review one of their products. I think all these products can be hit or miss at this level price point. This guitar is hitting around the Squire Vibe Line, but the Squire is costing around 400 to 450 now. So, I think this is a good deal for what you're getting.
I liked playing it . . . it plays well out of the box without a setup. A good setup would really help this guitar in every way. As you saw in the video the intonation and first fretted notes were all high or sharp. A good nut dressing, Truss rod adjustment and a intonation tuning and this a good stage guitar. Something to take to gigs and not have to be concerned about it being damaged.
Mine came from Germany single boxed . The box was punctured in a few places . The neck was very slightly damaged. I am going to repair it rather than going through the hassle of sending it back . For a very long shipment the packaging was very minimal.
Thank You for telling us how your was shipped to you.
This one was sent from the USA warehouse and ordered from REVERB.
The problem with this is the Reverb / USA stock is not the same as the main warehouse. Not all the models are shown and or for sale there. In some cases, some models you have to order it from Germany.
Why they would not twin box it .... Dunno.
The outside box on main was good.. Heavy duty .. The inside box was light and all the foam was broken off from the cardboard.
I would say even my boxing would not be good enough to send overseas,,, even though it was twin boxed. It needs better padding inside the inter box.
Thank You for watching the video ! @@Otis790
Good job!
This was a fun guitar to review.... Good playing and sounding guitar.
Really nice!
Thank You !
2nd Harley benton on the channel😅 Nice break down of the tele!
Ya . . . I think your model on Reverb's Harley Benton Store is the best bang for buck in rock guitars . . . So, I thought I would try there 62 Tele model out and see what they were like.
Nice playing guitar. The pickups like just a straight up amp... I found the best sounds was going through a basic rig. Not saying it doesn't like DSP units. But it was easier to find a good sound just running a basic setup.
Even though I didn't show it .... It didn't feedback on the High Gain Stuff . . I don't think it did well with High Gain as far as the tone... I'm sure you could dial a sound in if you worked on it. I just couldn't seem to dial one in that sounded right to my ears. I have recorded demos in the past where I wasn't happy with the sound... and then lessoned to it on UA-cam and thought it was great.. DUNNO
It seemed to like the Clean Channel and the Clean Channel with Boost/Dist Pedal.
I got the same guitar and same color about 3 months ago. I wanted binding but at the time you could not get surf green with binding but for $10 more dollars now you can. Not a flaw on it.
I didn't see the add-on for the binding . . This was through Reverb. The official Harley Benton Store on Reverb.
This is a nice guitar. It hits well above its price point.
Thank You for your comment and sharing info for others on the Binding.
@@DominionFretWorks I have not looked lately but yea the TE-62 did not come in the surf green, I looked about a month ago and I believe now it does. For a little experiment I got a Thunderbird bass almost 2 years ago and only thing wrong was the plastic nut was not glued, did not make a difference on all my budget guitars and basses if it has a plastic nut I put a graph-tech nut. Shipping went up from$62 to $80, I ordered right from Thomann website. If you can do a set up and do some small mods they are worth it. Thanks for reply.
Which one do you think is a better guitar the Firefly FFTL in sonic blue you just reviewed or this? Crazy because you bought both guitars that I had on my radar.
In this case the firefly just had better tones. They are both made well.. both had good fit and finish.
There are so many things when it comes to tone.... this is just from what I hear, Someone esle may feel different. The Firefly just seemed to be easy to make Quick changes with the tone and make the sound. It responded well to my preset channels onl my rigs.
Firefly has a great guitar here. This guitar is great in its stock form. buy it and play it...The guitar has no problems getting good sounds form clean to high gain.
I like these guitars but the Roswell single coils sound thin in my opinion
Yes the pickups are the weak link in this guitar...
Check out my Review on the Firefly FFTL ...Same price point... and better pickups... I think its a Buy and play it guitar... The pickups have a nice sound right out of the box..
Here is a link to that review... Watch if your thinking about a tele @ this price point.
ua-cam.com/video/46ox_zn2-2U/v-deo.html
Thanks for commenting !
remember to hit the like button and sub if you haven't !
@@DominionFretWorksI own a Firefly 338 and it’s a great guitar for the money… Ordered the new FFTL honeyburst with dual humbuckers last week… Should be here Friday!
Not a Tele player myself but if I were I'd get the Censtar Relic Tele in White.
Just looked up that tele . . . I like the dark finger boards . . .Rosewood and other darker finger boards. But I do like the roasted maple as well.
That guitar looks cool . . . Wish they made the pickup setup the relic has in the other colors like the HH setup tele they have offers.
HMMM I should get one for review . . but waiting until I move out some of the guitars that are finished with reviews.
The smacking sound is killing me.
No sure what SMACKING sound you are speaking of.....
There is a lot of background noise ... Hummmm and Refig noise ...
This video was done before I started using a noise gate... But even with the gate ... it misses with the audio if not set just right. Even some of my newer videos... I can seem to get the gate to work on all tracks.
This video was done with a GoPro8 hero. and the audio recording from this camera is not so good. Video is on 1080P 30FPS still not the greatest.
I'm now using GoPro10 Hero's which are a little better shotting at 2.7K 30FPS. Audio is still recorded on the GoPro with a SM57Pro during the demos and stock camera mic for talking.
Looking at doing some changes.... But the cost of a Full SYNC video and audio recording setup is just crazy . . . . . 3 cameras and an 8 track field recorder with Sync. Plus, you need an editing software that can time sync.
If you would please let me know what it is your hearing ( time stamp mark ) so I can see if it is something that has been fixed by the newer cameras or if it is something I need to address with speaking or setup.
Thanks for your help !
Smacking sounds too crazy it's a shame. Nice Telecaster is it too heavy I've heard some rumors
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@@vn00530 it's not heavy .... it's a tele.
I'm sure there are a few out there that get into the 7-1/2 pd. range... and as lite as high 6pd.
to me it is liter than a Super Strat ..... and much liter than my Les Pual's ! LOL
@@DominionFretWorks it's probably a wonderful guitar then. I'm sure. Thanks 🙏
@@vn00530 It is a Budget Telecaster....
This guitar was 2nd place over a 3-budget guitar shoot out....
I reviewed a Firefly.... Grote and this HB
They were all good guitars for under 180 bucks shipped to me... The Grote was 139.00 SHIPPED !!!! and yes, it was a good guitar.
For me the Firefly out of the three was the best playing and sounding.
90% talk, 10% playing....
It is a review on The Harley Benton Guitar....
I try to concentrate on the instrument itself.
All the playing is for is to show an approximation of tone.
Thank you for your comment.
Like most hb reviews. People that buy em cant play most of the time.