Harley Benton CST-24T P90 Ocean Flame - ResQ Gear Review

[@resqgear1918]

Here's some timestamps for the people in need: 0:00 Intro 0:45 The guitar and the longest name 1:20 Specs 3:50 Todays setup 5:10 "Clean" Tones 9:30 Tone Control 10:55 Volume Control 11:45 Gain Tones 15:05 Tremolo Stress Test 16:10 Outro and Verdict

[@javigarcia5095]

This is my new guitar. I received it only two days ago. I have to say that I love that sound halfway between Les Paul and Stratocaster.

[@cliffordrayford5063]

I'm going to get this guitar, I've heard a lot of great things about it and I've always wanted a PRS type guitar !! Great review on this CST-24T P 90 .

[@resqgear1918]

It’s a REALLY good guitar!

[@TariasNiniel]

I have this one in the same color. Mine is probably from a bit older batch (since mine has no serial number yet - but also made in vietnam ). I can understand that you recommend it... coz i love mine. Love how it plays for the price and i love the P90 sound. Love how dynamic they transfer your playing to the amp. Also such versatile Pickups, they can rock, they can jazz, they can raggae they can... well honestly I didnt find a music style they dont sound at least "good" in yet - the neck pickup even sounds reasonably good for stuff you normally would play on an acoustic. :D If you can live with the hum, but yeah thats just the nature of singecoils - not too much you can do about it (apart from using the Middle position :D ), but singlecoils just have this extra "sparkle", which i feel humbuckers compress. Only thing i had to do was polishing the nutslots a bit with fine sandpaper and lube it with graphite to make the trem actually fairly usuable for reasonable vibratos ( before i did this it just got out of tune as soon as i touched the trem - and its my first guitar that has a tremsystem, so im not sure if i could improve it even more - didnt want to overdo it since i dont wanna use this trem for steve vai stuff anyway - but for surfrock its good enough now :) ) . It wasnt too much work. I would definatly recommend this guitar too.

[@StudioChimiel]

Just happy to have you back, boo.

[@resqgear1918]

Glad to back! See you soon? 🤩🤩

[@note4note858]

I love this guitar. it's bottom heavy when seated but that's my only complaint. I love the scale length and stainless steel frets.

[@RichWordsMusic]

Yes, he's back! Great to see you making videos again man... let the #raceto1000 recommence! This guitar looks pretty sweet by the way, and those P90s are just lovely.

[@resqgear1918]

I'm back! For now! 😉 You're waaaay ahead of me in the #raceto1000 but you deserve to hit that! Incredible that you haven't hit it already. Your viewers don't know what they are missing out on! 🤩🤩

[@RichWordsMusic]

@@resqgear1918 Meh, I just don't have enough viewers to know that they're missing out ;)

[@adrian_V99]

Nice playing, Victor. One of the few HB demos where one can hear the merits of the guitar. Too bad about the cheap tone potentiometers.

[@resqgear1918]

Thanks Adrian!

[@svenramnefjell7742]

Aaah! It´s so so nice, I want one badly. Maybe I can learn to play it too😉

[@PooNinja]

Behold the power of a pair of P-90’s Maybe I am here to talk about you!? Auto focus is like predictive text, wrong 98% of the time. Unlike P-90’s that work 100% of the time. Happy belated birthday 🎂 Sir 🤘🏽

[@resqgear1918]

Mr. Poo! Hope you are doing well my guy. Been a while since I've seen your face in my comments. I'm a sucker for P90's Too! Oh it's your birthday? 🤩🤩

[@PooNinja]

@@resqgear1918 not my birthday, I was just wishing you a happy birthday, I hope you had a wonderful day. Stay safe Sir

[@resqgear1918]

You too mate 🤩

[@stratblacknosugar.5125]

Just bought one, nice review.

[@cliffordrayford5063]

Thanks for the reply Victor , I'm trying to find info on the exact guitar on your review because its BLUE !! This guitar on Harley Benton's website is a teal green color " Its a great color but I want one in the blue color !! Do you have any update info on this color change ????

[@cliffordrayford5063]

Awesome review !!!! The amp sounds a little muddy at midrange but overall the guitar sounds fantastic for that price range guitar !!! I have a Custom Les Paul I built myself from A to Z and i hate to say it but this HB CST-24T P90 sounds almost as great !!!

[@alejandrogordillorodriguez8518]

Hi, between this guitar and the HB Cst 24 T, which one do you recommend?

[@leesbassment6393]

I put locking tuners and a tusq nut on mine. It stays in tune as well as a non locking trem will

[@resqgear1918]

I don't quite understand. Are you saying it didn't make a difference? 🤔😄

[@leesbassment6393]

@@resqgear1918, no I'm saying it helped quite a bit. The only guitars that stay in tune better are those equipped with Floyds.

[@resqgear1918]

Oh okay! 🤗

[@ЕжиКкоторыйлюбитбенды]

Are you use tremolo?

[@ЕжиКкоторыйлюбитбенды]

@@resqgear1918 Hello! How you setting this tremolo to stay it in tune in stock?

[@JackSon-yn4hm]

What is the weight of this guitar. I am worrying it is heavy just like TE 52 NA. Thanks

[@resqgear1918]

Well every guitar differs. But its lighter than my fender stratocaster. I’m not worried about the weight on this one 😊

[@JackSon-yn4hm]

@@resqgear1918 Thanks so much!

[@gw2031]

Are these guitars balanced when use a strap,no neck droop ? Thanks

[@ltaylor2238]

What does it weigh?

[@williammolina9792]

How much does it weight.??

[@resqgear1918]

It doesn’t weigh a lot. I don’t know the specific weight and it always varies from guitar to guitar. But it’s lighter than both my Stratocaster and my Les Paul 😄

[@ЕжиКкоторыйлюбитбенды]

It' s more than my mahogany start and two tele

[@adrian_V99]

My concern is the weight. On one forum where buyers discussed the guitar some were disappointed that weighed 4.3 kg, which is over 9 lb. Thomann states that they weigh 3.5 kg (7.7 lb.) on average- this does not appear to be the case generally. Definitely not a substitute for PRS SE/P90s. That's one way Harley Benton cuts corners financially. I always advise buying the most expensive guitar one can afford. Don't be fooled by low prices or a flashy paint-job. Nine pounds is a lot to gig with. Les Paul territory, without the LP honeyed-tones.

[@resqgear1918]

I get your concern about the weight. More and more people are buying less heavy guitars these days because they see the benefits of a light guitar. Personally I like lighter guitars as well. They also tend to resonate better in my opinion. Harley Benton is still at a place where some of their guitars are very light, and some of them are pretty heavy. My model is really not heavy, but I'm sure there's a bunch of 4,5kg models out there. Let's look at the guitar for what it is. It's a budget friendly PRS LOOKALIKE. It doesn't sound or play anything like a PRS, and I think it's okay it doesn't. I would also advice to buy, maybe not the most expensive you can afford, but definitely punch above the Harley Benton threshold if you can afford a PRS, Fender, Gibson or Ibanez AZ. However this guitar is perfectly fit to bring with you on stage, and it would have brought a newly born guitarist like myself back in the days, a lot more joy than my horrible Squier I started on. Guitars is so subjective but I follow your thoughts 200%! ❤️

[@adrian_V99]

@@resqgear1918 sadly, with many older players, it's arthritis which makes it a hardship to gig with a 9 lb. guitar. Keith's and Ronnie's Fenders are under 7 lb.

[@cliffordrayford5063]

I hear what your saying but I got 3 Gibson's , one a CUSTOM deluxe I paid over $4000 for and 2 other mid priced " In my opinion GIBSON is way overrated because they use parts the are made in Indonesia and as far as the most important thing !! My Gibson custom doesn't sound any better than this HB in the review " the only difference I see is the sustain on my Gibson's are a little better " but as far as the tone values , Gibson's not any better " . I had a friend put a good grade of locking tuners on his HB guitar and CTS potientiometers and it made a world of difference in this $250 guitar !!! The sound quality is the most important thing to me NOT THE NAME because with Gibson thats all your paying for and nothing more !!! 👍

[@Mr.Monster1313]

Does the neck look kinda wide like a Sg ?

[@resqgear1918]

It does yeah. Not as wide I don't think. It's been a while since I've had my hands on an SG though, but a little wider than usual for sure!

[@alexscott7226]

CST stands for Custom... as it is a copy of a Paul Reed Smith or PRS Custom 24...

[@resqgear1918]

Oh really? The more you know! 🤩😱

[@alexscott7226]

@@resqgear1918 I figured you knew that and this is just sarcasm?

[@resqgear1918]

No I actually didn't know! Sorry if I come across as sarcastic 😅 I get that a lot 😅

[@thehonestguitarist6543]

I would changed the pickups.

[@resqgear1918]

Buy one and do it! Post a video of it and I’ll definitely watch it!

[@thehonestguitarist6543]

@@resqgear1918 I put in vintage P90 and it was not an improvement. This guitar needs high -octane Seymour Duncan ones or D'Addario. Back to originals now. Too muddy for P90. Basically Harley Benton sells you a body and neck. Rest is a costly process.

[@jmbzrx1200]

@@thehonestguitarist6543 depends on the model/pickups….The Tesla 1’s are fine

[@sean359]

anyone know of a replacement nut that'd fit this thing?

[@resqgear1918]

Why?

[@sean359]

@@resqgear1918 why not?

[@resqgear1918]

It’s a fine nut, and probably not the first thing I’d change in this guitar

[@johndesrosier1672]

Because some nuts aren't cut well and need replacing out of the gate.

[@johndesrosier1672]

I used Pt 6643-00. Which is a 43mm and not 42mm that's stock on it. 43mm is a better fit. This and ez lock tuners made a big difference.

[@goss1961]

Well done. You should be paid to review guitars...

[@resqgear1918]

I wish i got paid. However I do have some good connections at companies and I have gotten more nice gear that I could ever ask for, for free because of that! But thank you for your comment!

[@Mr.Monster1313]

I love harley bentons i own a couple...but all the tuners suck...they work..but not very good lol

[@resqgear1918]

Haha I have to give you that one. The locking tuners on their hi end stuff is pretty good though!

[@rocksteady8986]

stop talking and play the dang guitar, every few strums, blah blah blah

[@thapthoptheep2076]

Very nice! Owned a few HB's and thought they were pretty nice to be honest, this is great though - looks mint but the sound is really impressive. You play really well, too.

[@resqgear1918]

It's a great guitar! Honestly super killer instrument! Thanks for your comment! 😍