Anyone have a Harley Benton guitar?
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Anyone have a Harley Benton guitar?
Thinking of getting their Rickenbacker bass (surprise, surprise, right? )
I’ve heard they’re good but requires a little bit of a setup.
I’ve heard they’re good but requires a little bit of a setup.
“Naaaaaaaaaah man. I ain’t touching that mic. That thing’s expensive!”
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Re: Anyone have a Harley Benton guitar?
I think @rayc has an HB.
Re: Anyone have a Harley Benton guitar?
That could be literally any guitarCrowsofFritz wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 4:47 pm
I’ve heard they’re good but requires a little bit of a setup.
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Re: Anyone have a Harley Benton guitar?
Sure, but I’ve read that almost all of them requires one. I’ve never had to do a setup in the past on any of my guitars. I’m sort of expecting to do one for this bass.Greg_L wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 6:51 pmThat could be literally any guitarCrowsofFritz wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 4:47 pm
I’ve heard they’re good but requires a little bit of a setup.
“Naaaaaaaaaah man. I ain’t touching that mic. That thing’s expensive!”
Re: Anyone have a Harley Benton guitar?
But what does that mean? It needs a setup as it's totally unplayable by anyone? Or it needs a setup to suit your particular needs?CrowsofFritz wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 6:57 pm
Sure, but I’ve read that almost all of them requires one. I’ve never had to do a setup in the past on any of my guitars. I’m sort of expecting to do one for this bass.
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Re: Anyone have a Harley Benton guitar?
HB aren't bad. Like all mass produced it's a luck of the draw thing.
I bought a 12 string Rickenbacker clone. Absolutely nothing wrong with it except for a spot of white trim about 2mm out of place.
The RB 414CS has the same look as my 12 string.
You'll probably find the cover over the bridge pick up annoying for a variety of reasons. I'm sure it can be removed and not look too shabby.
I bought from Tohman diretcly.
That bass at 195 pounds or AUS$350 or about US$250 isn't particularly cheap and postage will add more.
My HB is well built, doesn't have tuning issues and is great fun. Mind you I was after an electric 12 string not a Rick clone or an alternative to the McHof. Any decent full sized bass can give you the Mc Rick sound with very little effort.
They look nice, the sounds samples sound okay and, from my limited experience, the build is fine.
I bought a 12 string Rickenbacker clone. Absolutely nothing wrong with it except for a spot of white trim about 2mm out of place.
The RB 414CS has the same look as my 12 string.
You'll probably find the cover over the bridge pick up annoying for a variety of reasons. I'm sure it can be removed and not look too shabby.
I bought from Tohman diretcly.
That bass at 195 pounds or AUS$350 or about US$250 isn't particularly cheap and postage will add more.
My HB is well built, doesn't have tuning issues and is great fun. Mind you I was after an electric 12 string not a Rick clone or an alternative to the McHof. Any decent full sized bass can give you the Mc Rick sound with very little effort.
They look nice, the sounds samples sound okay and, from my limited experience, the build is fine.
Cheers
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Re: Anyone have a Harley Benton guitar?
I’ve heard the frets usually need to be filed.Greg_L wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 7:13 pmBut what does that mean? It needs a setup as it's totally unplayable by anyone? Or it needs a setup to suit your particular needs?CrowsofFritz wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 6:57 pm
Sure, but I’ve read that almost all of them requires one. I’ve never had to do a setup in the past on any of my guitars. I’m sort of expecting to do one for this bass.
Thanks ray! This is good info.rayc wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 7:48 pm HB aren't bad. Like all mass produced it's a luck of the draw thing.
I bought a 12 string Rickenbacker clone. Absolutely nothing wrong with it except for a spot of white trim about 2mm out of place.
The RB 414CS has the same look as my 12 string.
You'll probably find the cover over the bridge pick up annoying for a variety of reasons. I'm sure it can be removed and not look too shabby.
I bought from Tohman diretcly.
That bass at 195 pounds or AUS$350 or about US$250 isn't particularly cheap and postage will add more.
My HB is well built, doesn't have tuning issues and is great fun. Mind you I was after an electric 12 string not a Rick clone or an alternative to the McHof. Any decent full sized bass can give you the Mc Rick sound with very little effort.
They look nice, the sounds samples sound okay and, from my limited experience, the build is fine.
“Naaaaaaaaaah man. I ain’t touching that mic. That thing’s expensive!”
Re: Anyone have a Harley Benton guitar?
I think most quality guitars, out of the box, are set up quite well - provided your playing style matches that style of set up, and mine generally does.
Over the last 6 or 7 years I've bought a brand new Gibson Les Paul, Fender Telecaster and Duesenberg Starplayer TV* and haven't felt I needed to do anything much to any of them, out of the box. But then, I work mainly in cleanish tones and there's a certain type of set up for that - if I was a shredder and/or playing with a lot of overdrive it'd be straight onto the workbench for all of them and I might try and get the action down just a smidge...
* I have no idea what a "Starplayer TV" is meant to represent as a name, but then again I guess you could say the same about all the Fender names.
Over the last 6 or 7 years I've bought a brand new Gibson Les Paul, Fender Telecaster and Duesenberg Starplayer TV* and haven't felt I needed to do anything much to any of them, out of the box. But then, I work mainly in cleanish tones and there's a certain type of set up for that - if I was a shredder and/or playing with a lot of overdrive it'd be straight onto the workbench for all of them and I might try and get the action down just a smidge...
* I have no idea what a "Starplayer TV" is meant to represent as a name, but then again I guess you could say the same about all the Fender names.
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Re: Anyone have a Harley Benton guitar?
Yeah, from what I’ve read, the setup on the guitar shouldn’t be too big of a project. I mean, for $200, I don’t expect it to play the way I want it to right out of the box.
“Naaaaaaaaaah man. I ain’t touching that mic. That thing’s expensive!”
Re: Anyone have a Harley Benton guitar?
Starplayer TV is a Dusenberg axe.
My 12 needed a very slight tune out of the box everything else was dandy - MUCH easier to play than a 12 string acoustic too. action was good, strings were/still are good, electronics work, tone suited me.
When that odd fellow, Henning Pauly, reviewed a big batch of HB guitars he took them from the box and played them as they were, tuned after a minute of two and then proceeded with the review. His position was that the guitar should come ready to play...they usually were.
If it needs a fret file, I presume you mean fret ends, then the odd guitar will need it common across almost all brands.
If it needs frets dressed etc. then it's a return jobbie.
My 12 needed a very slight tune out of the box everything else was dandy - MUCH easier to play than a 12 string acoustic too. action was good, strings were/still are good, electronics work, tone suited me.
When that odd fellow, Henning Pauly, reviewed a big batch of HB guitars he took them from the box and played them as they were, tuned after a minute of two and then proceeded with the review. His position was that the guitar should come ready to play...they usually were.
If it needs a fret file, I presume you mean fret ends, then the odd guitar will need it common across almost all brands.
If it needs frets dressed etc. then it's a return jobbie.
Cheers
rayc
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Re: Anyone have a Harley Benton guitar?
Oh... I had been just considering pulling the trigger on an actual rick bass (I don't love my fretted kramer, and my vocalist keeps complaining about my fretless)
If there's a passable $200 clone I could use for gigging, that would be pretty neat!
If there's a passable $200 clone I could use for gigging, that would be pretty neat!
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Yeah here’s what I’m looking at.vomitHatSteve wrote: ↑Sat May 21, 2022 1:55 pm Oh... I had been just considering pulling the trigger on an actual rick bass (I don't love my fretted kramer, and my vocalist keeps complaining about my fretless)
If there's a passable $200 clone I could use for gigging, that would be pretty neat!
https://harleybenton.com/product/rb-414cs/#
I wish I could get the real thing, but alas!
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So i asked a friend who's a bassist and luthier.
He says they're pretty good but benefit from an electronics upgrade. (At which point they sound like gibsons)
He says they're pretty good but benefit from an electronics upgrade. (At which point they sound like gibsons)
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Re: Anyone have a Harley Benton guitar?
Well, I’m selling my most expensive Magic deck so I can buy the real thing. My Magic cards are collecting dust, anyway.vomitHatSteve wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 12:39 pm So i asked a friend who's a bassist and luthier.
He says they're pretty good but benefit from an electronics upgrade. (At which point they sound like gibsons)
“Naaaaaaaaaah man. I ain’t touching that mic. That thing’s expensive!”
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Is dust a new color of mana or something?
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Re: Anyone have a Harley Benton guitar?
just checking out the thomann site, man, those are some low prices! Have wanted a mosrite guitar forever...this copy for $222 seems like a cool deal
mosrite copy
...if I can just sneak it past the accountant (wife) and mix it with the rest of the herd...it looks quite different then the rest of my guitars though, think she would notice :>)
mosrite copy
...if I can just sneak it past the accountant (wife) and mix it with the rest of the herd...it looks quite different then the rest of my guitars though, think she would notice :>)
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Alright. i went ahead and pulled the trigger on the RB-414. I guess I'll let y'all know what I think in a couple weeks when it arrives.
Re: Anyone have a Harley Benton guitar?
Bloody hell... thats like the price of a good pedal!stratmonkee wrote: ↑Mon May 23, 2022 8:27 pm just checking out the thomann site, man, those are some low prices! Have wanted a mosrite guitar forever...this copy for $222 seems like a cool deal
mosrite copy
...if I can just sneak it past the accountant (wife) and mix it with the rest of the herd...it looks quite different then the rest of my guitars though, think she would notice :>)
Re: Anyone have a Harley Benton guitar?
can I get Thomann stuff here in the gunnie world?