$200 Guitar... and it's Not Total 💩|| Harley Benton CST-24T Demo/Review

[@agufish]

"Here's what they sound like clean" *massive distorted tone*... whoops lol. Anyways, check out my single "Sarassasstium" on iTunes/Spotify: apple.co/2K4aK0p. And get a discount to start uploading your own music here! distrokid.com/vip/agufish

[@creeperkilla83]

Agufish the song sounds awesome, gonna listen to it

[@vatsalpatel6955]

Agufish this thing sounds massive can't thats a $200 guitar 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@TetrisShark70]

Man your amp must be from Australia or something.

[@suitsandstrings55]

So basically what you're telling me is that if I plug this guitar into my 5150 I'll finally get a good clean tone out of it?

[@masonbr0981]

Agufish awesome vid dude

[@RudyAyoub]

those harley bentons are blowing up

[@JonesCrimson]

It was only a matter of time before a large distributor started fabricating them cheap en masse, in this case Thomann. You probably won't ever see guitars of this level of quality sold for this cheap for another decade or so. Right now there are no competitors for them in North America or Asia, but unless Thomann expands into those markets the gap will eventually be filled to eliminate shipping expenses.

[@shagstars]

you are on quite some harley benton videos man. barley henton barley hentai.... couldnt resist the joke.

[@floydofnova2743]

0-3-5

[@johnsimmonds2540]

@@floydofnova2743 No....

[@phillipholt6005]

Harley Benton makes close copies better than Ibanez or Yamaha but HB have VINTAGE guitars because they had left over guitars made a few years ago.

[@tombarnaby4842]

I see Hunter has been attending classes at the "Rob Chapman School for Clean Tone"

[@maxscardanelli6185]

Tom Barnaby Not really. Hunter can play and sound good on a clean tone. Whereas Crappers, can't.

[@cdreid99999]

nah Hunter actually doesnt play everything muddy as fuck and think thats a good thing

[@patrickwilliams6086]

Those are by far the dirtiest cleans and cleanest dirties I've ever heard in my entire life.

[@ethanbilby9173]

"Here's what they sound like clean" *proceeds to play with high gain*

[@thedisabledviking]

"hears what they sound like dirty" plays clean

[@MegicShiba]

so heavy

[@judgeatom4372]

I just scrolled down to find your video and like it. With that out of the way now, back to the video!

[@georgeporter4382]

*proceeds to play rain by trivium*

[@10oclocktic]

Okay so I picked one of these up dirt cheap recently but straight away the tone was all wrong just no bite and sounded muddy. I changed the cap on tone pot to 22nf Greenies a 60c two minute job. The difference is incredible. A must for every owner!

[@LoVeAmBiEnT]

Put in some PRS treble/bass pickups. That did it for me but I'm going to take a snapshot of your comment..for future reference.... Great tip !!! Thx!

[@peteplaysmusic]

Something about this guitar seems so...familiar. But I don't know why? ;)

[@jeenkroes9116]

Yeah, it looks like PRS made another strat copy...

[@e.g.systems6146]

Yes, it's a Rue Paul, isn't it? (Only British people will get that, if they're old enough... :O)

[@aaronroosa6385]

Is it the exact one that you posted on Instagram a few weeks ago?

[@peteplaysmusic]

Aaron Roosa It’s the same model at least. I doubt it’s exactly the same guitar though as that one I posted on Instagram was on display on the Thomann shop floor. Cool guitar but like Hunter mentions it’s really heavy :)

[@aaronroosa6385]

Pete Cottrell I hear that most Harley Benton guitars are pretty heavy. I wonder if they'll start chambering their guitars any time soon. I'm sure it wouldn't add too much to production cost. 🧐

[@ResoBridge]

Just to be clear - there is a shot in this video of the back of the vibrato that shows a bolt or screw, except it isn't the grub screw that sets the friction on the vibrato arm. That grub screw is on the back of the inertia block under the point where the arm pushes in. You need to be looking at the top of the guitar towards the neck. Insert the arm and dump it. The very small hex grub screw should be visible in the back of the block just under the top plate of the bridge. Although the guitar ships with the vibrato springs tightened so you can only do down bends it can easily be set to float by slackening the spring tension. Once you do that there is a design flaw that becomes apparent. The Wilkinson 6 screw vibrato bridge (or tremolo if you must) is designed to pivot against a flat guitar top. The factory making the CST-24T has continued the curve of the top carve all the way under the bridge. As result not only does it pivot front to back, but it can also tilt from side to side, which affects the tuning stability. This can easily be fixed (and the friction typical of this type of bridge reduced) by removing the two outside pivot screws, fitting a small brass washer under either end of the bridge plate and then replacing the screws passing through the plate and then the washers. As a result the plate is stable, resting on a washer at either end and the length of the plate in between sits slightly above the curve of the guitar body. With these washers inserted the vibrato should perform extremely well. Mine is very stable and always returns to pitch. This washer trick can be used on any six screw vibrato bridge, even when the guitar it is fitted to has a flat body.

[@lexluthier8290]

Great tip, thanks man. Got one of these so I'll be trying that out. Cheers.

[@jburdsinfuse]

I’ve modded an HB and didn’t have a good experience. I had to do a lot of drilling and routing. They are not 1:1 swaps like a Squier is for Fender or Epiphone and SG. I’ll stick with the Asian made versions used if I want an inexpensive version of a more expensive guitar.

[@Winterhe4rt]

I was kinda surprised people didnt get that. Cause the Ibenez FR style Tremolos are pretty kuch all fixed that way as well. So not sure why thats was such a wild secret her eon the HB. xD

[@danfango1333]

I have £1000+ guitars, but at the moment this is my favorite. Added £50 parts to a £200 guitar, and it's gorgeous. Vanson alnico 2s and Vanson fake Grover tuners. It has never been set up. Action low and slick out of the box. Smooth fret ends. No buzz. Can I be clear.... this guitar is a f***ing steal🌴

[@simontschigg3553]

you just have to loosen the screws that hold the 3 springs in the back of the guitar. the bridge will come up. After that it works in both ways. To fasten the Tremoloarm you have to push the Tremolo down an look unter the upcoming bridge from behind. There you will find a Hex-screw where you are able to tighten the Arm.

[@patrickwilliams3590]

Lol here's how this guitar sounds clean through my marshall dsl. "Plays dirty channel"

[@e.g.systems6146]

And you guitar demo videos are better...? Oh, no, wait a minute, there AREN'T ANY! Come on dude, be kind, eh?

[@silvioschurig749]

E.G. Systems a little bit of sarcasm and you react like you are dealing with heresy ...

[@czito]

I would do the same thing on purpose. Who needs cleans:)

[@jacobreynolds5240]

I thought the same. I'm weird cause I'm not a fan of dirty sound 😂

[@veejayzee1750]

Wow talk about an uptight Soyboy that can't take a joke.

[@Jikdor]

I'm ordering one (Ocean Flame) tomorrow. My first guitar. Can't wait.

[@petya06]

how is it?

[@michaellewis3219]

"here's what these sound like clean!" *proceeds to play sick distorted riffs*

[@rabkennedy5312]

Don't think anyones said but for the trem arm, theirs an alan screw that you tighten under the trem on the right. You can see it if you push the trem down. Hope that helps. Got the same guitar and love it, one of the best I've ever owned :)

[@seanrenee222]

God you are a saviour

[@rabkennedy5312]

@@seanrenee222 I was wondering what in my comment lead you to praise God but I get it now haha, You're very welcome, enjoy the guitar :)

[@billymillz1367]

I am massively impressed with Harley Benton what they're putting out at the price point are awesome guitars!!!

[@eupraxis1]

I am guessing that this has already been pointed out, but you can float the bridge. I did on mine and it STILL stays in tune. And there is an adjustment under the bridge that allows you to lock in the trem arm. I love my CST-24T. I can't put it down, and I have some pricey guitars here!

[@aldrinserrano4925]

8:40 man avoided copyright like a boss lol

[@godofrock50]

Thats one gnarly clean tone you got there hunter

[@therealeleusis]

Says "here's the clean sound" but is fully distorted. Says "here's the dirty sound" , fully clean. Editing can be fun😂👍 That paradise flame color of this guitar they offer is freaking gorgeous. Want one of these now!!!🤘😎🤘

[@svenjansen2134]

Awaiting one.

[@drfitbro]

wow...harley benton is just killing it

[@A.J.K87]

Hi Agufish. The tremolo-arm is probably locked in by a little hex screw under the bridge. What you do is put in the arm and push down. If you look under the bridge from behind you'll see the tiny screw. It's a pretty common way of locking down a trem arm these days. I think most strat style bridges have it now, even fender.

[@blaeke64]

this.

[@AuntAlnico4]

I have a 1980's Japanese strat with the system 1 trem made by Schaller and it has the locking mechanism for the trem arm just like you described and it is the best trem I've ever used because it stays in tune no matter what abuse you subject it to, which makes it the best trem ever, Schaller should reissue this along with fender because the system 1 tremolo is far superior to anything made since, trust me !

[@jeremydankiw5178]

A.J. K yep found that one myself one day. I thought hmmm what’s this curious little screw doing here?

[@jeremydankiw5178]

Yea I bought the paradise flame and the tortoise flame HB and love them. I asked for a emerald flame for Christmas just because they are very nice

[@jorismak]

@@AuntAlnico4 that Schaller is a 'licensed by Floyd Rose' Schaller I'm guessing, not a vintage style or wilkinson-style. At least that's what was on my MIJ 80s Fender strat

[@h80np39]

dayum that demo song rocked :)

[@aweblasome3715]

I'm in love with this guitar

[@MatthewJohnCrittenden]

Nice, my HB-35Plus (335 Clone) in cherry arrived after 2 months backorder this week. Looks and plays great for silly money. Solidly built and I can’t fault it. Been playing for over 25 years and it’s a great time to be a beginner or pretend to be one!

[@guillermorosario4578]

Dude that riff is perfect! I love it...

[@jcoulter43]

Great stuff man. Gonna have to buy one as a backup to my PRS. Keep up the great work Hunter. Was cool to see you with other KZbinrs at TGHU. Moving up in the world and definitely deserved 😎🎸👍

[@williamcool6155]

I'm surprised you haven't checked out the custom-sc. It's modeled after your favorite guitar the esp eclipse. I'm really curious how you would like it?

[@agufish]

Haha I will... eventually. When I did a video on the SC-550 most of the comments were asking for the CST-24T. The time taken between that video and this one is a pretty good indication of how long it takes me to finally put together a video (and edit it poorly, apparently) for a guitar

[@MrPoilleke]

After watching some reviews of hb i got so curious I bought one online last saturday. I am actually impatient to get her...haha I bought the sc custom vb btw

[@Epiidevvy]

I own one. Beast of a guitar. It really competes with my MIM Tele playability wise. Which I'm mad about

[@AuntAlnico4]

One could just buy a used EC 256 lemon drop for under $200 and have a far superior guitar compared to this or the one you mentioned. Also those Ltd EC 256 are built side by side with the PRS import models and we all know those are great guitars so you could just buy the EC and be way ahead of the game only needing pickup's upgrade and still being under $400 way under ! I got my EC 256 used for under $200 and found used Gibson burst buckers for like $50 so there you have it. BTW this guitar he's playing sounds real good for under $200 !

[@SymbolicSplenetic]

"far superior", except not really. My two HB's have no issues keeping up with not just Viet/Chinese LTD's but my Korean Agile, Korean Epiphone Les Paul Custom and Korean LTD Viper 400. They both literally blow the fuck out of my old Schecter Omen Extreme (which now retails for about 650ish here, vs the HB's 200-300 with shipping and tax). I was expecting something close to that Schecter actually, but simply got way way more than expected. I actually highly suspect that the HB's are made in the very same factory that those Vietnamese LTD's are made in.

[@ky9999]

I just bought a new electric guitar from FGN guitars for 699usd including shipping. Wonder if you have heard of this brand? I think 699 for a japanese made guitar is a steal. Essentially you are getting an Ibanez Prestige for half or even less the price. I recommend to anyone who wants a mid price guitar that plays like a high end one.

[@BETAsin]

Fujigen makes ibanez prestige too so no surprises there

[@xXEmbracetheMetalXx]

FGN guitars have a reputation for being pretty damn good for the price from what I’ve read and seen on the KZbinz.

[@Mr.Goldbar]

ky99999999 I have a 1993 Ibanez RG that is ghostbuilt by them, one of the best guitars I've ever owned in my life!

[@TheLukster100]

AS IM PULLED UNDER THE TIDES OF THIS FAST PACED WOOOOORLD

[@leftymadrid]

I am a Stratocaster Fender guy, have been for years, but I just made a dare devil move and put in an order for the FUSION ll HSH LH ROA FNT!! @Thomann I was amazed at what this guitar has, those goodies are normally on 3000 dollar guitars! I love sound of Andy Timmons, and the guitars he uses, but heck they cost 3300 dollars!!! I can't wait to try this guitar out, and with the case it comes out to 427 euros!!! Stainless steel 24 frets, flame natural maple, roasted neck, locking tuners, split switch, and 5-positions, two point float bridge, god it all seems unbelievable!!! I REALLY think that after seeing many videos of folks who do the reviews on Harley Benton guitars and the positive feedback this company will end up on top of the market... I also can't believe how some folks will buy a guitar for 2.500 dollars, take it to a custom shop, be charged 1.500 just to relic it and add their special touch, and put on the custom shop decal... I like to wear in my guitars through the passing of the years, natural Relic... Very excited :-) Nice playing, nice video thx :-) :-)

[@ejmachuca9355]

Digging your reviews man. I like the fact your not afraid to call a piece of "a piece of crap". Stay true.

[@OddTimeMan]

I have this guitar in black cherry flame. When I ordered the guitar, I waited over a month for it to arrive. Thomann officially declared it lost so they sent me a replacement which arrived in a week and a half. Well, months later, the original guitar arrived! I got two for the price of one! I ended up selling the replacement because the original had nicer looking flame and played it better too.

[@robertdavies9957]

I'm not sure if this is a new model of the CST-24, or perhaps just incorrect as he's content with this being used as a hardtail, but that's not how you screw the tremolo arm in.. For those interested, it's not a cross-head on the back of the bridge, its a hex screw on the side of the block, but on the front of the guitar (IKR-weird). To access it, I recommend taking off the back of the guitar so you can remove the middle spring to release the tension on the bridge. Flip the guitar over to face strings-up, place the bottom strap lock on your chin and look straight down the guitar as if you were checking the straightness of the neck, pop in the tremolo arm and bend the bridge down. You should see a hex screw the same size as the saddle screw on the right side of the block, just under the bridge on the right size, just in front of the tremolo arm. This took me a good 20 mins to work out last night that I will never get back. You are most welcome random internet person: pay it forward :)

[@fetalmossy117]

The font and logo on the headstock is sooooo much better than their other one's.

[@jjflash61]

to tighten the trem bar put it in and push down there is a screw that you can tighten to lock it in or move located in the back under the raised portion.

[@spyalex]

Tremolo arm locks under the tremolo it self, just put tremolo down a bit and you will see a screw

[@meestuinier4486]

9:10 this exact moment made me fall in love with the guitar

[@petercullen3862]

I noticed many comment on tremolo arm. If you bend tremolo forward there is grub screw which you tighten with an Allen key. A little awkward to do but not a huge problem.

[@croc3862]

This has to be one of my favorite demo tracks you've done

[@masterquan4891]

Out of all my Harley Benton's I have which is a lot, the CST-24T was best out of the box experience. If you are a beginning student and need a rock solid guitar that plays well out of the box this is the one for you. It is heavy but should be good for learning. If you plan on stage time and you are more experienced move to the PRS SE Custom. I still ply on my CST-24 at home, but if I gig or go out I play my PRS 24 SE Custom 24-08 for extra tones. Plus it is a good pound and 1/2 lighter which is a big deal if you need to use it for a long time. In reference it is lighter than my US Pro Strat, which is crazy. I prefer the upper access on my PRS and CST compared to even my strat. But if you need quack you won't get it from the CST or the PRS. Only a Strat can do that. CST and PRS are much closer to the Gibson LP sound, heck yes it is way lighter then those, both PRS and CST don't weight 9 to 12 pounds. If you are old strat and PRS are the lighter for your back. Only thing lighter is the Ibenez Prestige S series which I don't own and they are like 4 or 5 pounds. I dream of one, but the 2000+ says hell no.

[@flame4928]

man please do SC-1000 i would love to see your opinion on that guitar :D

[@alsautner1732]

I have this same guitar. I got it a year ago and it took about 3 weeks to get it in South Carolina. It is one nice guitar and no one believes I paid 230 dollars for it. I think the case I got for it cost more then the guitar. I love it.

[@TroobAdoreMusic]

6:45 False, you can float the bridge to vibrato up or down.

[@Gledii]

Hi, you can adjust the whammy bar by using an alen wrench on the back part under the bridge. just press it down and you will see the screw under the bridge.

[@KarlSheridan]

Hello from Dublin Ireland, I owed 2 Harley Benton Cst24t left handed guitars and I’m blown away by the quality and playability for the price. Great review by the way 👍🏼

[@eddiespectral]

Another lefty here. Could I get a fine bridge stability if I tune it in Drop B?

[@xplosiv3z799]

Hi there Mister Hunter. It would be awesome if you had alook at the new Harley Benton SC-7 Fanfret. I love the Les Paul look but i am a bit sceptical about the slanted pickups. less options when it comes to tossing in a new pair of pups i believe. Another suggestion i have is the regular Harley Benton sc-custom 6 string. Anyways keep on dishing out songs man!

[@Tilofus]

your demo song is amazing

[@Magik1369]

I have one of these. Give this Harley Benton carved top a thorough fret job, a new nut, and swap the bridge pickup for a Duncan and you'll have a fantastic guitar.

[@PadricToman]

I just bought one of these (lefty) and I can already tell it's going to be a great guitar. I will most likely replace the pickups at some point, but other than that I have no complaints

[@KeenenBlockson]

Thunbs up for the moment @2:35-3:10

[@Skypor]

Nice demo, keep up the good work!

[@brentwarkentin5850]

I just procured this guitar with flamed Cherry... The guitar is an incredible value! The quality outweighs many guitars that cost 2-3x the amount. It was set up well, intonation was bang on etc. I did lower the action slightly to match my other guitars... but arrived more than playable... Look and finish was excellent! I wondered about the pick ups and I was very surprised how the pick ups sounded with the JMP-1 preamp set up that I have... a little "dark" but the tone and volume pots work well to clean up the gain and tone as needed... For the price it is an incredible value...

[@stevedifidio]

Harley Benton's guitars are f***ing incredibile, they just put together both affordability and playability. I'm planning to put some EMG's on the 7 string I own, but still now it has a very good vibe and sound

[@tenukmu]

Hi sir, hope more review on budget guitar moving forward. Love it

[@lapinmaki]

You can lock that vibrato arm in it place. Just put it in and push it down. Then you can see screw back in that vibrato bridge and you can adjust that screw with that small allen key what came with that guitar. Thanks for your great videos.

[@Mr.Goldbar]

For some reason the pickups sounded incredibly dirty on the clean channel but somehow they sound really clean on the dirty channel. Is it a problem with the pickups or the amp?

[@9999plato]

All Wilkinsons I have seen an adjustable screw to tighten the trem arm. Mine are generally a tiny hex key on the side, this one is different but it's still there.

[@raul-valentinapostu1144]

You lock in the trem arm by pushing down on the arm. Under the trem you will find an Allen screw that’s used to lock the arm

[@LoVeAmBiEnT]

I put in some PRS treble / bass humbuckers from a 90s Paul Reed Smith custom 24 IN my Harley Benton cst 24....damn . This guitar is AWESOME NOW!!

[@USDAselect]

Really like this guitar. Will definitely check this one out when it's in my area. I prefer buying from a store rather than ordering online because you won't know how it feels in your hands or what shape it will arrive in. Even though I'm not a fan of the PRS body type, this one looks good and sounds great without putting a dent in your wallet. And Hunter did you put the delay in the FX loop or in the front of the amp? That solo could have sounded better.

[@ahmadfarisrosli7597]

7:37 plays Trivium. Aite I’m sold, I’m ordering one

[@ky9999]

Poor man’s prs. They look even more prs than prs guitars (se and s2) lol. Edit: 7:38 yessss give me some ‘rain’. My favourite trivium song.

[@giovannifiorini5108]

ky99999999 rain is fucking fire

[@anthonysclafani3963]

S2's are amazing guitars that get rave reviews tho...

[@ky9999]

Anthony Sclafani yes s2 guitars are awesome, ive personally played a vela before and really liked it. But what i meant is that they dont look like the core series at all haha

[@paqman78]

The trem arm does lock. You need the hex key that came with it and the slot is hidden under the bridge.

[@CatPickStudios]

Love the reflection of your ceiling fan in the close up shots ;) Great demo!

[@limaorh]

Hey dude, congrats for the videos they are getting better and better each day! Honest question for you, I'm looking for a second guitar for heavier sounds (my first guitar is a cheap squier telecaster that is cool but not for heavy sounds)... I'm thinking about getting an epiphone sg g400 or maybe this harley benton model (regarding its features I think its a good model for me to practice new techniques). What do u think will be a better choice? thanks :D

[@mervolicious]

If you push the tremolo bar all the way to the body, you can see a small set-screw under the tremolo which fixates the arm.

[@dylanrada1620]

Nice work on those leads Hunter!

[@royabelrh]

great taste! fine melodies with hook! congrats!

[@Truthosaurus]

Got me groovin' to a couple of your riffs mate )))

[@mkutayyilmaz]

Hey, nice review. But what is that black pice on the strings near the head? Is it a silencer?

[@davidmurray9193]

Have this in the amber and I have put hipshot locking tuners with amber ends, metal pick rings, brass saddles, brass trem block, brass nut and it's fooking awesome, when I get round to it I have some iron gear pickups to slap in and she's done 😁😁😁😁😁😁🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@HogGaming9000]

i had an exam for my eyes and i couldnt see well after a test they did. doesnt stop me from watching this

[@beanapalooza6614]

Was the clean and dirty backwards?? Lol. I have a black cherry hardtail and love it but did put Drangon fire Hexbuckers in it.

[@mercuryfaith]

If you have 200$ to spend on a guitar, you can get up to 300/350$! This guitar seems solid (I LOVE that carved for easy frets access) but for me this model needs changes: 1) Only ONE GOOD bridge pickup. Maybe a Seymour Duncan JB, very good on a mahogany body, classic, standard and not so expensive...or a P90. Basically, If you spend 200/300 $ you can't expect versatility so two pickups are wasted money 2) Better bridge (no tremolo or floyd rose systems) and maybe better nut For me it makes no sense to spend 200$ for a guitar and spend another 300$ for mods when (at that price) you can find a good, second hand PRS SE. Better starting from a guitar without versatility and details but with a good sound and a good feeling.

[@robertp-i4065]

mercuryfaith I got my 2015 SE Santana for 400£ new!! ($350-380ish) and it's an absolute beast the stock gear in its great

[@truedarklander]

Robert P-I Pounds are worth more than Dollars too. So it's more like 430$

[@goddessintriptych7046]

Samick Linda's go for ~280 ish USD used, and fit the bill- one bridge pickup and easy to mod (only need to purchase 1 pickup to upgrade), fixed bridge too. The stock pickup is comparable to guitars in the 400-800 range- very serviceable. Not a huge fan of the lower PRS pickups- so I'd realistically have to add another 150-180 ish bucks on top of the 500-600$ PRS. If you want the flatter radius, a cheaper guitar + mods is probably the way to go, especially if you know how to do the mods yourself.

[@robertp-i4065]

Oi I am a SocDem sorry. Was high

[@truedarklander]

Robert P-I as high as Snoop Dogg at 420?

[@PippPriss]

Have that guitar on my own, but with the Wilkison Pickups. Sounds great, plays great. I smoothened out the fret ends with a few luthier tools, plays even better now, and will at some point trade out the pickups and the tuners, even though i really dig it the way it already is. By the way: if you hit the tremolo down with your tremolo bar, you might see a screw with you can tighten up with an imbus key.

[@Terry3Gs]

Nice job on this hunter !!

[@skylineXpert]

just ordered it in green, Irish folk here i come. In regards to CITES, as long as you dont carry more than 10 KG then you can be breathin' a sire relief

[@randymiles904]

I'm going to buy the kit version of this guitar, and build it myself with choice hardware and electronics. 🤘

[@JoshuaBaker-eg6sm]

The clean and dirty made me laugh 😂

[@D20band]

This guitar to mod or a Holcomb SE? Opinions? Thoughts?

[@agufish]

The Holcomb has some idiosyncrasies I just didn't vibe with. The fingerboard is stupid flat, and the Alpha/Omega pickups are incredibly treble-heavy.... but it is the better-made guitar. Personally, though, I'd go with the HB to mod more to what I like

[@Zelomeisterdude]

LOL, Thomann policy seems to be to ship you your guitar, have the tip of the headstock chipped off in transit, then send you new one after you talk to them and tell you to keep the damaged one.....that's what happened to me and seems to have happened to you too. I got the Harley Benton CST-24 HB (a semi-hollow body version of this guitar). I really like it, but can't say I love it. Both of the ones I got needed to be set-up, intonation and string height need to be dealt them. The first (damaged one) had corroded strings and the frets on both benefited from a polish job. Still can't get the string height lowered to where I want it. I could on the damaged one, but not on the second one. Intonation is still a work in progress, mine has the hardtail wraparound bridge. Mine has the older Wilkinson pick-ups, they are actually the most disappointing part, just can't get a sound from them that I really like, will switch out eventually, these are just kind of blah. Overall, worth the money (especially if you get two for the price of one!) look great and, with a little work, a fun decent guitar. I am more then willing to get another Harley Benton, the guitars for the prices are enticing!

[@dainiusvysniauskas2049]

I have owned/still own 3 CSTs, not a single one had damaged headstocks. Same goes for most of other people from Europe, you rarely get to see chipped headstock or destroyed boxes. US on the other hand....

[@Zelomeisterdude]

Dainius Vyšniauskas.....Yeah, I should have pointed out I was talking about guitars shipped to the USA, like mine was.

[@marshallzingkhai889]

Awesome...want to see more videos like this one.

[@OskarsArbidans]

Oh my gosh, that vocal on "Sarassasstium"!!! I already got addicted to it after your demo song for the white Gibson SG . One of the most amazing voices I've ever heard, can you give us a link to the vocalist's page on social networks, please? Also, please do not stop collaborating with this artist, thank you!

[@agufish]

Haha we've been meaning to record some more stuff together. Reese actually doesn't do the whole social media thing; we just used to be in a band together in university!

[@OskarsArbidans]

Well, I'm her biggest fan now. I know only one more vocal of the same charm as Reese Findley's - it's Mara Lisenko of Karmafree, a band formed by her and her husband, Dmitry Lisenko, who is a quite famous musician right now due to his acoustic percussive bass technique. Anyway, I'm ready to buy anything you & Reese are going to record. Keep things up. Thanks a lot!

[@dblat1291]

BTW, Corey Mura interviewed the Thomann guys about HB guitars. Thomann was saying that the Wilkinson pickups they were getting sent from China were not legit Wilkinson pickups. So they switch to Roswells.

[@TheJMan1K]

D Blat know I’m a little late but where are Roswell made?

[@leightnite3056]

My fav Jam of yours!

[@gabrieloalgo]

I´ve never liked the PRS bodys.... Hey man can you answer me, how you make your drum tracks?? I have a hard time coming with one or two and you have a different one on every video... Q&A material here. Keep it up bro.

[@a5hen]

Awesome video as always!! Harley Benton's are actually a bang for the buck.Could you please review the 8 string fanfret qeb delux edition?

[@Mr.Goldbar]

Subhamoy Das He's actually working on a review about this guitar, I wonder why it took him so long

[@a5hen]

Bar Goldstein oh!I didn't know that..

[@agufish]

It’s taking so long because I kind of sort of don’t really like playing 8 strigs

[@bakstabbath]

Hey Hunter, if you can get your hands on a Hagstrom Fantomen, would you review it? I'm thinking about grabbing one in a couple months and there's only a couple reviews available. I'd like to see your analysis on one.

[@marcogalaviz1698]

Hey man! Great review! You should review the new harley benton telecaster fanned fret 7 string for 2018! It looks killer and no one has done a review on that one! Cheers from Mexico!

[@Sheparrrd94]

Awesome review, Hunter :) did you get a chance to try out the Harley Benton Fusion/Dynamis? and what did you think of Hennings sig?

[@MusicbyMaggie]

I was looking at their website just now, and apparently these now come with black smith stainless steel frets 😯

[@CAVERN1234]

Not sure on this model but when you depress the tremolo there should be a screw under bridge to tighten the arm.

[@StevenChisham]

looks a lot like the 2017 Hamer guitars. The major differences are the single volume vs hamer's two volume knobs, the benton has a tremolo and the Hamer doesn't. As far as the look, vineer, and binding go, and I think even the magnet types on the pickups, this is like the 2017 hamer, only a quarter the price.

[@philippeverneris8956]

Plus, the HB cst-24t has a switch for single coil the two humbuckers (i guess the Hamer hasn't got one)...

[@ronnienose8608]

Greetings from the UK! Great video. Did you get to try a Harley Benton XT-22 whilst at Thomann? Would love you to make a video on that model some time in the future. Cheers.

[@IvanLjubesicljubax]

06:59 you need to lift up the bridge with the tremolo arm, and there is a small alen wrench screw to tighten it ;)

[@teddyoverbaugh1246]

Great looking guitar, nice demo

[@livbuczek9944]

never even heard of the brand but you've gotten me sold on my next purchase

[@tiles3458]

One of my favorite demos, I absolutely love that main riff! Killer af.

[@chadbowhuis6192]

So nice to see they ditched the brush script font on the headstock for this one. I'm normally not too picky, but I can't handle that on other models.

[@cashewwalnut3589]

AWESOME VIDEO AGUFISH!, PLEASE REVIEW THEIR UPCOMING MULTISCALE TELECASTER IT LOOKS SICK!!!!