Cheapest Guitar On Thomann /// Harley Benton ST-20 HSS CA (Short Test)

[@erictoniaschwab1009]

I don’t know why I just discovered you but you prove the old adage that the guitar is a tool and a great artist can do great things with said tool. You took a guitar that’s around a hundred dollars and wiped the floor with people I’ve seen play guitars costing 30 times as much. Stellar playing.

[@forkless]

Yep, buying a Nikon camera doesn't make you a great photographer. It only makes you a Nikon owner.

[@diopappa]

I have bought exactly the same guitar, but with maple neck, 6 months ago and I have to say it's an amazing guitar for the price, I could easily have payed double or triple the price and I'd be happy too. I think it has the same quality of a Mexican strat, even though it has no name pickups and strings. Really soft to play, I am amazed with it.

[@gordonray3091]

I ordered this guitar today. I only wish I had your playing skills.

[@munta1967]

did you like it? loving mine :)

[@mr.kaboom8729]

As a rebel Mongol I'm drooling over a Strat look alike and sound alike.

[@craigravenhill1529]

Ordering one of these tomorrow because of this video

[@Umicron_]

Definitely sounds better than a Squier which is the only other guitar you'd get at this price range so you definitely made the right choice

[@graciopotato4827]

how is it?

[@AllanGildea]

Thanks. Good player, good amp, good mix - I honestly would have believed you if you told me this was a high end Fender at 10x the price.

[@jeronimomartinezfabregas]

I've had mine since January, I absolutely love it. I changed the tuners for locking ones (by Harley Benton, also cheap but they do the job) and the string trees for Gotoh rollers. I filled in the nut slots and refiled them since they were way too deep, but I will be changeing the nut out entirely soon. I'll also get a Wilkinson trem as soon as I can hopeing it will have more natural sustain, which I find a bit lacking when I play clean. Anyway, it's so much guitar for so little money...amazing playing btw!

[@munta1967]

love mine too..for the price they are beautifully made :)

[@matthewratcliffe1953]

Hi just wondering if the st 20 has a thin neck? I had an st 62 but found it a bit fat for my little hands, cheers

[@jeronimomartinezfabregas]

@@matthewratcliffe1953 It's not a fat neck if you ask me, although I have no idea how it compares to the ST 62. The TE-70 I have is noticeably thicker than the ST-20. The thinnest neck I have on a Harley Benton is on the SC Custom, heavy guitar tho...I have an unboxing video of the ST-20, maybe it can help you out kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4G7aaablt2fg5Y

[@matthewratcliffe1953]

@@jeronimomartinezfabregas thanks appreciate it

[@davidbutterworth7944]

I just got a ST-20HSS SB and a TE-20 SB yesterday and I am totally blown away with the quality of both of them especially for a combined price of $160 US!

[@bogdancatinean689]

i ordered this guitar as my first ever instrument and thought i had made a mistake , thank you for reassuring me , also amazing jammin ,rock on

[@Jpcoolanita]

Me too

[@qirico]

Most underrated channel ive seen for now

[@SuperMozzman]

I have this guitar in sunburst ( In hindsight i wish i got the candy apple red but colour choice was limited on the HSS ) gave it a fret level and polish and replaced the nut with bone. It's pretty amazing for a super cheap guitar. Great playing.

[@AllenGoodman]

3:05 Fender called, they want their sound back, lol. Sounds about as stratty as the real deal to mine ear. 😎👍

[@WoinSaerd]

These videos are dangerous. You listen to amazing players like the guy on the video and and start to assume that you will sound as good if you only buy one more guitar. Anybody knows what I am talking about? ;-)

[@SoupPheasant]

Kinda agree but you can easily say the same for a lot of more expensive guitars ;]

[@ghaushahinfinity4910]

Yep. It’s the same with perfume channels; before I know, I have 100 divers perfumes. Lol.

[@duartesilva9284]

Thats why instead of focusing in the playing one should focus on tuning stability if you listen carefully intonation is quite not there...despite the quality of the player technicque on trying to keep tuning stability by different pressure all over the neck there s always evidence of poor intonation associated with geometric issues in guitar construction,even the scale frets distance might be incorrect for such cheap instrument,and thats something that you cant fix with a normal setup,I would stay away from them..i had other harley bentons and this has happened a lot especially with their cheaper models. One has to be really careful with this harley benton business model that is using people with affiliate programs that are promoting the brand all over the internet,when i want to watch a review i find myself ending up watching a commercial, and because this video type format is so common nowadays we forget that this are more like promoting the guitar than genuine personal reviews of any given product. This guy has a good tone but it does not have anything to do with the guitar,more the multi fx or whatever valve amp is using, the guitar is responsible for the tunning part,listen for that carefully and you will easily differenciate the player/ tone from the guitar

[@WoinSaerd]

@@duartesilva9284 Yes, you are exactly right. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and insight.

[@sanoj1969]

Yes that’s so true….but anyway…….Still I want one 😂

[@klausscherbarth7862]

Harley Benton is the new heroine. I own already 4 of them. LP, ST, TE and LP Junior - all these old-style Guitars

[@believer1254]

Great player 50% , kemper 49%, guitar 1%

[@cnotebeats8061]

Best video out there. Believe me😅 ordered a white one today. Want to pick it back up with current lockdown

[@ValveReactor]

Do you think this guitar could be great with a proper set up and better pickups? Maybe a tuner and nut replacement? Do you think the bridge will live long enough to not be replaced after a year or so?

[@Dreamdancer11]

All that budget guitars need are a new nut and decent tuners(pretty much mandatory)...those things solve most of the issues right there.Now the bridge is trickier cause if you wanna block it then you have zero issues but if you wanna float it ,it ll obviously not be the ideal but it certainly ll live cause if you are able to destroy a strat bridge in a year then a strat tremolo isnt for you and you have to go more into some floyd rose type situation anyway but if you want some mild use(and the setup is good) i believe those knife edges ll last you at least a few years....

[@john-acellera]

Wow nice sounding guitar, skillful playing

[@danedmaralmeida853]

another great example of skill>tool

[@tramlad2]

Got one of these exactly the same model in red, cracking spare Strat guitar for the money, and a good guitar to upgrade, neck is rather dry,nothing some lemon oil can't cure, a bargain

[@jkay3735]

Proof that tone comes from the player and a good amp

[@PegeCovers]

Yeah man. Like 80% of it. But I think a good guitar with good sustain is important.

[@Michael-yv5tu]

Not really, 1:40 he doesn't use an amp, just free digital plugins So it's just in the fingers lol

[@chasingskiess]

Is this guitar suitable for someone whos petite and has small fingers?

[@kiivje]

Great video mate! Just subbed your channel! One word - WOW!

[@reverb6150]

that sound like a good guitar i think i gonne buy this one to but on the other hand you can play it very good so every guitar is good on you

[@nicksonthevet]

I am waiting mine. I will have it maybe in two weeks

[@graciopotato4827]

how is it?

[@mitchconnerandsometimesjlotoo]

Sounds nice. Any fret wear and excess noise?

[@elisabethwilliams8691]

I want to get a Harley Benton Strat real bad but the $50 for shipping is too much for me 😬 hopefully this guitar will still be the same price by the time I get the money for shipping 😂

[@germanCrowbar]

Did you buy the guitar?

[@stefanotoneatto9045]

Your playing is amazing! Single coil split available?

[@williammolina9792]

The bridge goes out of tune, just by looking at it...

[@podolskyy_andriy]

Thank you, nice video!! Really great hands.

[@ΔημητρηςΤριπολιτσιωτης-η8φ]

Harley Benton st20 hss or bk ? Which is better?

[@Sk8er667]

Nice video. You just got a new subscriber. Would be great to check out more affordable gear, especially from Harley Benton!

[@pupinek123pupinek2]

whats is the song at 0:35 ? Thanks

[@phihelix8777]

Love my HB.

[@jeeza742]

Panama nice!!

[@danielkuciak6976]

Yes🎸

[@artyrogatti]

Что за мелодия на 0.36 ?

[@thenovicenoisemaker]

14” radius puts me off

[@blueeyedsoulman]

Maybe it's cheaper to make? I don't get it. That's like playing a classical guitar. Reminds me of shredders on Ibanez or Jackson.

[@guitarstech2215]

@@blueeyedsoulman it's more complicated than that, the neck width, size and the actual radius itself. These necks actually feel great. Cheaper wooden material but honestly, really nice to play on.

[@guitarstech2215]

@Kizzy C the neck is quite unique with the wood grain etc right? I find it very comfortable

[@dainiusvysniauskas2049]

Andertons is selling used ST-20 for 120 pounds, which is nearly twice the price of a new guitar :)

[@stephanguitar9778]

Might be to put you off buying HB's ie, they have a new £120 low end Squier to sell vs second hand without a pedigree.

[@Stefan-]

Reminds me of some people trying to sell stuff used (i mean privately, no stores) they are so close to the price for the item new that its pointless, sometimes they even go over the new price. Crazy !

[@FlyingIceman198]

IMPORTANT QUESTION! Can you float the tremolo on this guitar?

[@skincookiez7576]

Of course. It's a strat copy. Tighten the trem springs to desired pitch range ie 1/2 to 1 fullstep. If you are going to use the tremolo at all it also helps with tuning stability as the room under the trem allows it to pull the strings back through the nut instead of them just sticking to a cheap nut. In fact I would immediately replace any plastic nut and string trees before any other upgrades. Lots of videos for guitar setups and they aren't that hard.

[@williammolina9792]

The tremolo gets out of tune, just by looking at it...

[@autoshitnl2852]

Plus one sub

[@salahab0047]

I like the length of this video lol

[@VisboerAnton]

Only 105 subs? Whaaat?

[@galtonestudio]

I have nearly 30k subs on main channel ;) I'll have to upload a little more frequently :)

[@harold1632]

You will soon just keep practicing..😉

[@Samuli501]

👍👍

[@Daaqx]

Song Name at 0:49 🤔

[@Daaqx]

@@Diesel6Power Thx👍

[@r.g.l7879]

1:40

[@frandhako]

Wow thats what's a Talking about

[@martinboucher6225]

Great guitar or great guitar player...lol!

[@martinboucher6225]

@@munta1967 Yess! I have a H Benton cst 24,great guitar! i love it has much has my U.S strat! lol

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

You have been blessed with long fingers. Average sized People with typical hand sizes can't do a lot of this stuff.

[@christiancibulka1886]

seattwa you gotta adapt for your physical abilities and practice (;

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

@@christiancibulka1886 I adapt by buying guitars with slimmer necks. Nothing larger than a standard C profile.

[@CarlosAguilar-pp9kn]

Come on man, you can make sound great a broom with a wire

[@kseniakovalenko4475]

✌️👍👍🇮🇹👍👍👍BRAVISSIMO 🍷

[@paschalisantoniou974]

BLACK DOG \m/

[@no_modsiwantguitarstock5162]

Now change all the electronics on the st20 and the pickups and the tuners has to go not to mention the plastic nut away with it,the shitty trem also let it fly away then of with the ugly hb logo. That glossy sunburst has to be sanded down to pure wood and repainted with 2-3 cans of satin black? Color. When done that take a hammer and give it plenty of bangs with it for the real relic look. Buy expensive new hardware/bigblock trem and seymor duncan pickups,schaller tuners,keep the pickguard but put it in a coffe bath but scratch it really well first. Put the decent expensive hardware and the new expensive trem in an acid bath for lovely relic finish,last sand and bang the neck with hammering here and there for the roadworn look and feel. And BOY you got a vintage worn/relic strat.

[@Samuli501]

No_mods Iwantguitarstock and after all that modding it would sound just the same as stock...

[@danamiller2673]

Or you could just play the hell out of it