Harley Benton: DC Junior FAT Ltd Ferris Blue
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- Опубліковано 19 лис 2024
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This is a fun guitar! All the fun of the fair in a very snazzy 'Ferris Blue' suit named after the Guitar Geek himself, Andy Ferris. Harley Benton offer top-notch quality builds at very reasonable prices. This is my first experience with the brand and I've got to say that it's been a pleasant one. Check out the vid for the rest of the story.
Today's tools:
Guitar: 2020 Harley Benton DC-Junior FAT Ltd - Ferris Blue
Amp: Marshall 1987x; PRS Archon; ’65 Deluxe Reverb: All modelled along with sundry effects in Axe-FX III
Cables: Tube Dude www.tubedude.co...
Power Supply: Eventide PowerMax by Cioks
Mic: Samson Airline77 (me)
Camera: iPhone 11 Pro and Canon D60
Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum & Fractal Audio Systems Axe-FX III (guitar, mixing and bouncing).
Monitors: Blue Sky Media Desk 2.1
Computer: 2017 Apple iMac Pro, 2.5 GHz 14-Core Intel Xeon W, 64 GB 2666 MHz DDR4, Radeon Pro Vega 64X 16 GB
Software: Logic Pro X, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Compressor.
Guitar Geek UA-cam Channel: / @theguitargeek
So glad you like the guitar mate. Sounds superb in your hands
I have 4 Harley Bentons that I'm extremely pleased with. What makes them so great is quality exceeds the price. They sound so authentic. You don't worry about scratching or denting them so much like you would on a very expensive guitar so it makes them so fun to have and play.
And great upgrade platforms!
I’ve got better pots and Seymour Duncan’s in mine!
Theyre strong too . My girl throed my te52 at me an it didnt even break but got skinned up on the concrete an i gave er a han fulla flowers an plane ticket back where she came from
I've had many HB guitars and sent half of them back because of poor QC. These Jnr DC's must be made in another factory as they absolutely excellent in quality and play ability. I was so desperate to have one I almost built one myself thinking I would never be able to justify a Gibson version and then Thomann releases these.
mine's on it's way. also picked up the Silver Sparkle SC Jr.
Just picked up a Yellow DC off of Reverb for 265 shipped US. Thank you sir!
I love your playing Brett..Very inspiring!
It sounds so open and happy. ❤
Picked up one of these machines a few days ago can't wait to play it just after watching your review and Andrew Ferris review!!
I have one of these but with the normal P90. Of all my guitars it is the most comfortable to play with a very professionally finished neck. Wherever Thomann get these made they make a quality product. Sadly some of the early HB elec. guitars (I've had many and returned many) had massive quality control problems, I hope those days are over.
What strings do you use on it
@@rickyshoard Bread & butter 10 - 46
Such beautiful guitars HB is building for the price!
5:45 man that was beautiful
I have one in faded cherry, my push pull seems to work the other way round to yours ie: up is both coils (no hum) down is straight ahead P90 ,but has some 60 cycle hum ??
Great playing nice guitar as well
you're the first reviewer to get the coil splitting right!
Hi - you mentioned you adjusted the action down lower a bit to 2/32 top and bottom. Can you please explain in detail how to do this? (I'm a newbie) I have the mustard version HB DC jnr. I want lower action at the 12th fret. Currently it's too high.
Very good Test and sound.
I missed out on this guitar. I can’t even find one on Reverb or EBay. Love the blue color!
Go to Benton site. The "Benton Blue" DC is the same guitar with a white pick guard and knobs..... speaking of knobs that is what ferris is for telling us it was "Limited"
I'm looking at that exact model myself.
I'm seriously considering buying one of these soon, although I don't necessarily need another guitar. Any help since I can't test this out before playing? : I love my Gretsch G5220 and its "thin U" neck profile. Would the DC Jr. "C" neck profile would be closer than this "Fat 59" to what I currently play?
there's nothing like a Jr, P90 and a plexi that just screams rock n' roll to me. lol
Looks like a great guitar - Single coil mode sounds much better to me - I'd live with the hum :)
I think, I would reverse the switching and only use the humbucker mode, if I ended up on a super hi-gain patch
Smittefar1 Great idea!
I can’t really hear the difference 😢
@@BeesWaxMinder its ok. Some people don’t have ears no biggie
WANT!
I finally got one. The neck is not fat like my actual '59 Junior - it is WIDE. Still, plays great, sounds terrific. Got it for a song, and I love it.
This is an insane steal. It has good parts and it is well made. So what if you have to do a little work on the nut or frets. I would also put locking tuners on it but that is about all you would need to do to make this totally gig worthy for a young person. Old person too. ;-)
Great guitar!
400 AUD on a night out. I'd love a night out with you brother!
i think heez including hookers and cocaine in that price lol
@@pmay222 was my first thought too haha
The hangover next day would be appalling!
@@hugotyson308 burgs would be superb value for money though I reckon
Just followed ya link & ordered
one for £185incP&P! 🤞
It’s here! ...heavy though!
Have to say that I really can’t hear too much difference between modes TBH -is it my ears..?
I’ve since found out it does NOT have
series HB/Coil Split modes but parallel HB/Coil Split modes which seems a bit of a wasted opportunity to me...🤔
I believe that the stacked humbucker works a little different than the usual humbucker. In this case there is a active and a passive coil. The passive coil is responsible for the tone and the active coil (dummy coil) acts canceling the hum. So its basically a single coil without the hum and probably why there isn't such a difference in tone like in other guitars with the usual humbuckers and split coil.
to me the cheaper DC Junior version (without push-pull) sounds better (in YT videos - have none of them), would like that fat neck tho
Actually this is a Benton Blue with a VERY limited Ferris Black pick guard. The white pick guard one is on sale now....
I bought one new and it came with both white and black plastics. It came with white which I didn't care for.
I changed it over to the black set. I also lifted the pickup about a 1/16th and raised the screws in the pickup a tad.
Plays great. I owned an original 59 LP DC jr years ago. What a mistake selling that one was : (
Hi. Does it have noise? Does it have a real humbucker?
1:18 hell yeah, you must know how to have a good time! Haha
Great review, I've been lusting after one of these but I already have a few guitars so I'm trying to hold back. One day soon....these are definitely the best way to get an LP Junior without paying the normal hundreds of dollars for a "real" one
Isn't that basically a melodymaker?
@@georgemijatovic4060 Well, kind of. The Melody Maker is a more-cheaply-made Les Paul Junior, with a thinner body and a pickup without any pole pieces. In some ways this is similar because it is a cheaper version of a Les Paul Junior made by Gibson or Epiphone, but I'd say it is still quite a bit closer to the "real thing" than even a Gibson or Epiphone Melody Maker would be.
I'm far from an expert, this is just stuff I learned on the internet lol
Can anybody recommend a replacement, after market stacked P90 for that Roswell?
Nice!
3.5 kilos=nearly 8 lbs.
A good bit heavy for a LP Jr.
Can I request and receive one weighing in under 7 lbs? More like 6 to 6.5 lbs?
And I see in comments on other reviews that the "fat" neck isn't truly fat. I'm a bit leary about paying the current $65 US to ship a guitar here which has no assurance that it will meet these simple requests. $130 total shipping to receive and return a POS guitar seems risky to me.
Seems like you got one actually set up and polished before it was sent to you. That's not always the case with this brand unfortunately...
To be fair, it's not always the case with the guitars made by the Big-G they're emulating either.
I can stomach a few smudges and set-up required on something costing a few hundred. A few thousand? Not so much.
@@Steve_9292 Agree 100%. I simply can't comprehend why so many brands (big and small) refuse to spend the little bit of time for that last mile of effort. Reverend, Schecter and PRS figured it out.
You are wrong here. I got my HB Dullahan 2 weeks ago, took it out of the case, plugged it in and played. It was PERFECTLY set up and tuned 100 % to A-440.
Can't beat that. Thank you Harley Benton.
Shipping costs to Australia is a killer, double the price to ship.
Ferris Blueler
How do you afford all this stuff!?!!
Me trajeron ayer una Harley Benton dc junior en una hora la devolví , es una autentica farsa, no sirven para tocar la guitarra. Llegó con el mastil arqueado, cuerda rota, un luthier me habría cobrado casi lo que vale la guitarra.
I've got the red version and it had issues. Between the neck and the bridge and the pickup, it just didn't line up. Tuners put on crooked and the nut was obviously cut by somebody that didn't know what they were doing. To top it off, the neck was narrow and slim even though they sell them as "FAT". What a joke! I contacted Thomann and with every correspondence, it was a different person. Replies in general were cavalier and I was basically told that all of the issues were within their spec parameters - that's scary! They did offer to let me return it, but when I checked, it cost too much to send it back from the USA. They know that - I'm sure that's why they won't pay return shipping on their reject crap. No more Harley Benton crap shoots for me! They can take these guitars and their lousy service and shove it all where the Sun doesn't shine!
I’ve got 3 and had none of those or any problems!
@@ces69 That's great for you. Just out of curiosity, what are the neck dimensions on yours, i.e. the nut width, and the neck depth at the 1st and 12th fret? If these were built to advertised spec and the set the neck angle for a standard stud bridge (lower), these guitars would be absolutely unbeatable. until then, if they are like mine, their just a decent looking scam!
@@voxelraster As I'm not in the market for another guitar this really is just my opinion. I would never buy one by mail no matter what the brand or the retailer and no matter how good the deal is. I've read, and heard, too many horror stories about too many guitars bought from too many retailers. Maybe I miss out on some bargains but other than avoiding the risk I also prefer to support my local shops when I can.
@@kevinjohnbetts Good advice in general. I have to say that I've had good luck in purchasing some guitars, both new and used, without playing them first. I would much rather be able to actually try them if possible though. I guess my biggest issue with these "FAT" models, is that they are being misrepresented and they are cutting corners in senseless ways. The company building these is obviously capable of do the woodwork and finishing in a consistent manner, but the poor choice of bridge and nut are dictating how the whole guitar turns out. Apparently, saving about $2 on parts is keeping this model from being a fantastic guitar. The neck angle is set by the bridge design and the neck with is set by using pre-cut nuts. The overall thickness of the neck is just a matter of enforcing quality control on the dimensions. Saying that, I'm done wasting time and money on Harley Benton's stuff. I have 5 HBs now and the only one with a really good neck is the cheapest one - the Chinese-built TE-30 Tele style that was $90. The rest averaged about 3 times that much and ended up being expensive paperweights.... I'll take your advice on any future purchases though!
@@voxelraster There are great guitars to be had if you're prepared to take the chance.
Specific to H/B, I've never played one let alone owned one. I suppose if a guitar is mass produced to a tight budget then there are likely to be more dogs slip through than if the cost was raised by 10% and better quality control implemented. But Thomann set the price point and thus buying one is a bit of a lottery. There seem to be a lot of satisfied customers but the law of averages dictates that is inevitable. I just hope that companies like Thomann, the burgeoning second-hand market and the stresses of COVID don't drive the local stores out of business.