Scored an Awesome Used Harley Benton!

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Do we like Harley Benton Guitars? 😀 What you got? 🫳⌨⬇

[@Barbarapape]

I have 4 Harley Bentons including a CST24 in the same stunning colour. They make a good moding platforms, i have upgraded the bridge, fitted locking tuners and best of all fitted some Alnico 2 pickups to replace the edgy sounding Roswell ones. They all need a full setup to get the best out of them. I hope you enjoy playing this one, it should do well for for gig.🙂👍

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@Barbarapape Agree 100% 👍 The Bentons are ideal for modding 🤓. I took this one to rehearsal but not gigged it yet. Might try it for a set tomorrrow night 😀

[@Barbarapape]

I hope it does well if you try it in your gig. They make far more sense than even a PRS SE, they also need upgrading and setups i had two of them but didn't like the necks, but i have kept the CST24. Best of luck for tomorrow night.👍@@stevecassidyguitar

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@Barbarapape Thank ya for the Advice 🙏 - I'd probably have to adjust some sounds with my Rig as I'm so used to my strat. Yours is a great endorsement for the Benton though - Cheers 🍻

[@Barbarapape]

My pleasure, try the original pickups and see how you find them. Played clean i found they added an edge to the sound which seems a characteristic of them. I never use any gain, so they had to go. They realy pulled all the stops out with the CST24 range compred to their other models. Harley Bentons Fusion models can give most guitars a run for their money, these are the only ones that i buy now, but the CST24 was still a great buy before the prices went up.@@stevecassidyguitar

[@marcin6]

Another great video Steve! (must resist buying Fazleys now). Thanks for the kind words 🙏🙏🙏 I must admit I cried a wee bit.... 😂

[@stevecassidyguitar]

There he is! Great to see you here mate 😀👍 Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the stunning Guitar 🙏 Apologies it took so long with the vid 🙈

[@andrewking7919]

I scored the one with the tree of life on the fretboard and I love it, even the Missus stopped moaning about "more bloody guitars" when she saw it

[@stevecassidyguitar]

That one is a cracker too! I think the Tree of Life one replaced this model - Seems they don't make this one anymore. I'm not surprised at your wife's sentiments... I take a different guitar to rehearsal every week - This one got the most compliments by miles! 😀

[@davidjames7778]

You helped him buy drums for his son, I bet his neighbours will love you.😀😀

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Ha ha! Good point 😆👌

[@TheLambLive]

I know Thomann put a lot of work getting the CST guitars to market.. They made a kit version that was an absolute disaster.. but the production ones worked out much better. That one's pretty much top spec,,, very nice.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Thank ya Lamb! 😀 It certainly feels quality in the hand - looks the part too 😀 Starting to get Gas for one of the new ones 🙈

[@EasyThere]

I have a CLG-14SE Acoustic/Electric. One of the best purchases I have ever made even if I had to eat duty to get it Canada. Picked up a mandolin and they had to pay for work on it. Company has been good to me will buy again.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Nice one mate - thanks for sharing 😃👍 Will check out that model 😁👍

[@GraemeCampbellMusic]

I’m commenting early in my watching of the video, but that is a stunning looking guitar Steve. Worth a bus ride

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Thank Ya kindly Graeme! 😀👍 Definitely worth the journey.. I had to pay for the guitar too - but it was a very fair price 😁👌

[@thelolguy007]

Dude I can’t believe you bought another guitar with the dreaded Laugh pickups 🤣🤣🤣 On the plus side though, it’s a fine looking Geetar. Tasty indeed 😋 Congratulations

[@stevecassidyguitar]

I know right!? 🙈 The deal was too tempting though 🤣. I've now got a set of Epi Pro buckers kicking about - But... weirdly the LAF's don't sound so bad in this 🤷‍♂️ Thank ya tho mate! 😀🙏

[@thelolguy007]

@@stevecassidyguitar some deals you just can’t pass on. I just pulled the trigger on a new Jet js400 in ‘RED’ 🥰🙌. And now I see Harley Benton have a new line of Strats ‘Modern Plus’ gonna have to book more gigs 🤣

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@thelolguy007 Awesome! I was looking at that Red one today too! 🙈 The JS400 is the best choice mate - congrats! These strat plus Bentons are new to me - off to check out now - cheers! 🙈

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@thelolguy007 Where did you see these new Benton strats? I cant find em - and I NEEEED them! 👹

[@thelolguy007]

@@stevecassidyguitar yep I love my Vintage White(Yellow) Js400 so much when I saw they brought them out in red I just had to. Sourcing one was another thing ha. Enjoy the HB plus search ha

[@lucycuthill6783]

Yip definitely worth the bus journey....what a find! ☆☆☆☆☆☆

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Thank ya very much! 😃🙏 I can't resist a gumtree bargain - it's an illness 🙈

[@GRBAquatics]

Very Cool, Thankyou. Congrats on 'New' guitar. Stunning looking, Sounding Guitar and playing as always. Nice work. All the Best. Cheers

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Thank ya very much for your kind words mate! 😃🙏 Buy yeah it's only "new" to me 🙈 apparently this model came out in 2016

[@waynesmith1789]

Looks like a very nice score you got yourself - very PRS SE Hollowbody lookey likey! - congratulations, I've a feeling you're going enjoy this one Steve (and here I like the F holes!) 👍

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Cheers Wayne! 😃👌 There's no substitute for real F-holes 😜👍

[@tostrmofo6686]

I had to come back to this video because PRS are blowing out the SE guitars right now. Just ordered a SE Standard 24 for 444 Euros (about 390 GBP). You can t even find used ones that cheap. I first thought those sales were US only but got lucky in Czechia. You should keep your eyes open, it might also come to the UK and I'm quite sure you'd like one of those.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Oooooh!!! Nice score mate 😃👌 Thanks for the heads up - I'll keep an eye out 👍👍

[@AndrewAHayes]

When I was kid there were quite a few express bus services that had limited bus stops, but no longer ,I had to get a bus the other day to pick my car up from its MOT, I don't trust commercial garages to do it, I use the local council service as they don't do repairs and so have no reason to invent faults just to steal your money from you. any way getting back to the point, this bus was packed solid and I was the last legal person allowed on the bus and it was red hot, I only managed a few miles on the way to the city centre and I had to get off before I passed out, the next bus that came was exactly the same so I sat on a bench and called a cab, no way will I ever catch a bus again. I hope you like your CST 24 I have one in Paradise Flame and I enjoy playing it, but not as much as some of my other HB models

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Hey mate! Thank you for sharing this story 😃👍 and your top tip about the local council service 👍 Fortunately it's very rare in Scotland for if to get too hot (but I wish it wasn't). I've since been looking at the other CST finishes - the amber flame one you have is stunning! But I have to ask.... what IS your favourite Harley Benton!? 😃

[@AndrewAHayes]

@@stevecassidyguitar It has to be the T mist 25th Tele, I have that guitar in my living room with a little VOX Cambridge 50, I haven't stopped playing that since I got it.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@AndrewAHayes I can't say I'm surprised - that's an incredible looking guitar! I should have got that one instead of the SC 25th 🙈

[@AndrewAHayes]

@@stevecassidyguitar Oh I dont know about that Steve, I have the original SC Custom as part of my white guitar collection and it is an awesome guitar and anything upgraded to that model is a winner in my eyes, the Fusion T 25th is very SC sounding but feels as though it was made just for me, I am about to dull the poly gloss down on the SC Custom to try and get some of the feel of the smoothness of the T Fusion 25th neck, I believe the SC 25th has this smooth neck already.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@AndrewAHayes I think I need a white guitar collection 😆👍

[@Leo_ofRedKeep]

I have one of these. It sounds brighter than the SC-450 Plus with the same pick-ups for two reasons: the neck PU is closer to the bridge (24 frets) and there are only two controls instead of four. The latter only affects the middle position but makes a real difference.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Ah! Thanks for that insight mate - that makes so much sense 😃👍 I never thought of that - I just assumed the pot values in the CST were a bit higher due to tolerance rates. On this one the coil split does work in the bridge and neck positions - or is that not what you mean? Are you taking about the load? Thanks again for sharing 😃🙏

[@Leo_ofRedKeep]

@@stevecassidyguitar In middle position, if you have two volume and two tone pots in parallel, this is equivalent to having single pots of half the value. So the SC sounds as if it had 250K pots when both pick-ups are engaged.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@Leo_ofRedKeep Ah brilliant! Thanks for the education mate - that makes ALL the sense! I always wondered why some pickups have more of a drastic drop with coil splits - that certainly explains the difference on this one 👍 My Starcaster is loaded with a pair of Creamery WRHB's with 2 vols and 2 tones, but doesn't have as drastic a volume drop as some. 🤷‍♂

[@reneesvensen7642]

this is wonderfull im so happy for you!

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Awww! Thank ya kindly 😀🙏 It's a stunning Guitar 😎👌

[@Stoffendous]

Beautiful guitar Steve!

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Thank ya very much pal! 😀🙏Tis a Cracker 😁

[@Echoplex5150]

Great video like always 🤘

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Thank ya mate! 😀🙏

[@pixietrash]

absolutely LOVE this video steve! i wish to look be you! 😅

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Wow! Thank you so much!! 😀🙏

[@johnnyrandom100]

I have a HB CTS 24. It's a solid body though. No trem. I changed the machine heads for Wilkinson ones and also got a Wilkinson Bridge on it.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Nice one 👌 Never had this type of bridge before, what's the benefit of the Wilkinson upgrade? Genuinely interested to know🙏

[@johnnyrandom100]

It's a more solid design. Not cast "pot Metal" but I think it's either plated brass or steel. It's a lot heavier. John Robson did a video on his one when he had it. It was about "wolf Tones" he replaced the bridge and it sorted it out. I just took Jon's advice. When strumming without being amplified it seems to have a little more sustain. But it's a long time since I changed it so the memory is a bit foggy.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@johnnyrandom100 Ah Nice one mate cheers for that! I'll go have a look for John's vid. For some reason I did expect a bit more resonance for it - so might give that a go. Any excuse to mod 🙈 Thanks again!😎👍

[@BudgetPedalChap]

Yeah, it's got the look. Not 100% convinced with the tones, but I can definitely see potential here

[@stevecassidyguitar]

That's my fault mate - I made zero effort to record the audio properly - was just the room (shotgun) mic about 4 feet away from the amp not even facing it 🙈 Will give it a better showing in the full review - but ya still might not be convinced 😆👍

[@c.h.fieldsports9876]

I like that , nice guitar, only experience I’ve had with Harley Benton is the T20 telecaster style one my son bought me back in may , and to be fair , 100 quid delivered it’s brilliant ( for me to make twangy noises on ) I’d definitely have another one from Harley Benton,, great video 👍👍🤠

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Thank ya mate! 😀🙏 I've never tried the TE-20. I've heard mixed reviews - but the consensus seems to be if you get a good one - it's incredible for the price 😀👍 Twangtastic! Great mod platforms too.

[@c.h.fieldsports9876]

@@stevecassidyguitar yeah I saw more positive reviews than negative and saw some good modding videos, but obviously for my level of playing it doesn’t need any mods , just tune it plug it in and twang it 😂👍👍🤠🎸

[@stevecassidyguitar]

You're totally right - none of them "need" mods. But for some unknown reason, it's just part of the unwritten rules to immediately want to change something that is perfectly fine in the first place 🙈

[@c.h.fieldsports9876]

@@stevecassidyguitar 😂😂😂

[@BrentAdams]

Just an FYI.... I've owned one of these for 3 years. It has a 25" scale length....not 25 1/2". Love the Harley Benton CST line. I've got two. This model and the CST 24-T solid body.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Apologies - I was adamant it was 25.5" and googled it - was gonna tell you you're wrong. But.... you're right!!! 😆👌 It still feels better with 9's to me tho 😁 Anyway.... thanks for sharing and putting me right 👍 I'll fix it for the full review 👍👍

[@BrentAdams]

@@stevecassidyguitar Hey....no big deal. It's a great guitar! (Just don't look inside those "F" holes! Mine has wood fibers hanging all over in there. LOL! I don't care it plays & sounds great, and most people don't really try to inspect the insides...right?!?!? Enjoy, my Friend!

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@BrentAdams Ha! 😆👍 I saw Darrel Braun's review of this guitar and he said the same thing Re the F holes. I must have got lucky - F holes (and insides) on this one are flawless 😃👌

[@BrentAdams]

@@stevecassidyguitar I'm referring to the "underside" of the top...not the edges of the "F" holes. I set a timer on the phone camera set at wide angle & stuck it inside. It was a little shocking...... The edges of the "F" holes are very nice on my guitar.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@BrentAdams Ah I see! Apologies - I missed that. I don't think I'll get that "in depth" 😜 with the full review - but, good on Ya for checking that mate! Can't say your not thorough 😀👍

[@dragan4658]

Hb makes some really nice guitars and this is one of them! I don't have an Hb yet and a cs24 would be nice to have, one in the same color as yours in this video.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Agreed mate - Cracking guitars indeed! I think I'll be moving this one on once I've did the full review on it, I've not really bonded with it. It's not the guitars fault, let's be honest it's a PRS type... I think that style of guitar just isn't my thing. The finish is Tortoise flame. I took it to a rehearsal once and got more compliments on this than any other guitar i've used 🤩

[@dragan4658]

@stevecassidyguitar I agree if it doesn't inspire then it must retire haha. I had a beautiful Dean Nash Vegas tele but just didn't feel the bond so I sold it and replaced it with a trans red of the same model and still have it. Cheers!

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@dragan4658 That's a great line! I'm stealing that 😁👍

[@dragan4658]

@stevecassidyguitar Thanks it came to me spur of the moment during my comment haha! Have a gr8 weekend!

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@dragan4658 You too mate! All the best 🍻

[@fatboyblind16]

If you adjust the tailpiece with the string tension on, I always put a wide rubber band in the slot, then the screwdriver, as the bolts are very soft. The bur very easily and get really sharp. Agree with you on the strings. Been using these for a few years and they feel great. Like the video and look forward to the full review.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Thank ya very much mate and cheers for the band tip 😀👌 Usually, I wouldn't adjust the bridge under tension, but I was in a hurry to get to a gig and finish the vid - I know.. it's a terrible excuse. 🙈

[@RichardLewis-em2ud]

Hi Steve that is a very nice looking guitar and sounds good to me

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Cheers Richard! 😀🙏 It's certainly a looker - will get better quality sound in the full review - Just went with the room mic in this one (it wasn't even facing the amp 🙈)

[@AnimalJohn85]

That is a very nice lookin geetar you got there sir

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Thank ya Mate! 😀🙏I wish you didn't guess the Sire Colin Farrelton - Now i'm Gassin for one - big time 🙈

[@AnimalJohn85]

@@stevecassidyguitarjust have to get another shiny geetar ;) bugger ;) Thats a cracker though reckon the sire will have stiff competition there :)

[@thenovicenoisemaker]

Nice Steve. One I’ve not had yet…

[@stevecassidyguitar]

No Way!?!? 😮 Cheers mate 😀🙏

[@calbrockocat8728]

I'm liking that semi-hollow quite a bit! I'm not a fan of these specifically because there are no hardtail lefties and, weight for it, the solid body one are very heavy! Fun video, Steve, and really good bright tones!

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Ha! I see what you did there 😁👍. This one was heavier than I expected, but I expected it to be super light - it's pretty average weight-wise. The PRS Hollow Body ii that it's clearly "inspired by" we're getting blown out a couple of months ago most places. Don't know if they offer lefties and obviously much more expensive than the Benton. Thanks mate! 🙏

[@joanarling]

I don't quite get what you mean by "hardtail" (non-native speaker here), but should you mean a tune-o-matic with a separate stop piece, there's the Harley Benton HB-35(+) you might want to take a look at. It's a copy of the ES-335, and there are left-handed versions of it.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@joanarling That's a great suggestion - thanks for sharing 😃👍

[@mark_greening_gtr]

Very nice and indeed a good score.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Thank ya mate! 😀🙏

[@brusselssprouts560]

These guitars punch way above their weight and look good, and with some setup attention, and maybe some hardware upgrades can become even better.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Couldn't agree more! The Benton stuff is ideal for modding 😎👌 No plans to mod anything on this one.... yet 🙈

[@jamiemorgan4146]

I’ve never played a HB. If you like this, great! I had PRS build a custom 24 10top for me in 1995, took 9 months to get. So it had a 1996 date. I still have it, I could never get used to it and it sounds cold. PRS are well build and pretty, I’ll never like the guitar...

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing this mate 👍 Is it just the sound you don't like? How about the feel? Are there other guitars you prefer?

[@jamiemorgan4146]

@@stevecassidyguitar The feel is awful too. It’s hard to describe, but it feels very sharp, like the body of a LP custom. Mine had the wide/ thin neck. It was too wide. PRS only offered 2 choices then. Wide/ thick or wide/ thin. It’s a good thing, that Paul offers other neck profiles now. I love the feel of my Les Paul’s and Strats. I’ve had this conversation with Don Felder. I asked him, why he also couldn’t get used to his PRS. He said, “because it’s not a Gibson Les Paul....” I will give Paul credit for caring. I sent an actual paper letter. ( I know, weird, right?? Who ever heard of actually sending a letter in the post!!) He asked me, to send it back after 20 years, for him to look at. He changed the pickups some bridge pieces added the “Paul” back on the headstock logo ( they fall off eventually) and set it up again. I heard no difference, but that was really cool for him to try.

[@makinganoise6028]

Looks like it might do same job as my Sire 335 copy. Can I kindly ask you to have a look at a pre release version of software I have written, for Musicians (and Actors) I wrote, which I use for performing live, can send you link if you ok, trying to get feedback.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Yes id imagine it could be close to the Sire LC - I'm yet to try one though. I've had a Sire V7 bass for a few years now - excellent build quality. Sure I can have a look 👍 Feel free to email me - you can find email on the about section of the home page 👍

[@makinganoise6028]

@@stevecassidyguitar fantastic basses, I bought my Son a Sire bass, being a lefty aint many options for him, although I did get him a lefty Gibson SG, which had been in the shop for over year, for about 300 quid less than the right hander, because they just wanted the space. I'll email.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@makinganoise6028 Your son's a very lucky guy! Nice score! 😎👌

[@makinganoise6028]

@@stevecassidyguitar expensive having a multi instrumentalist as a Son, but handy, wish he would concentrate on Key though, enough Guitar players in the World, most Keys players are over 80 and smell funny.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@makinganoise6028 😂🤣😂🤣👌 I'm really lucky - the Keys player in our band is a ripe young 50 - and smells phenomenal! If only they could bottle that scent - he could make a fortune - give up the keys and take up guitar 😜

[@nigelsmith721]

9s???

[@stevecassidyguitar]

I've since been informed (by a viewer here) it's NOT 25.5" it IS 25" same as PRS 🙈 My bad - I'll fix it in the full review - but I will be sticking with the 9's though as I'm a feeble weakling 😎💪

[@robertclarkguitar]

How close to feel in hand are these PRS type HB ? The prices are insane. Thanks man. Still watching. Ive been loving my fusion t for a few years now. I do have 3 way switch issue recently needing me to figure that out. Cuts the bridge to split or something. Heheh. Love it otherwise.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Unfortunately I'm not the best person to ask I'm afraid, not spent enough time with PRS guitars. I have a mate (@si-borg guitars) who has offered to loan me his CE - So I could do a comparison. I think PRS offer at least a couple of different neck carves too 🤔 The Benton is 25.5" though

[@thenovicenoisemaker]

Hey Robert I’ve the the solid body and a PRS se 24 and they’re nothing like each really

[@robertclarkguitar]

@@stevecassidyguitar ah thank you for the feedback response !!! I'm same. Haven't tried a PRS yet. Heheh

[@robertclarkguitar]

@@thenovicenoisemaker Hey bro!!! Small world!!! Hahah Hey thank You!!! So if I want to experience a PRS I'll need to go PRS. Hahahaha

[@stevecassidyguitar]

@@robertclarkguitar No worries mate! 😀👍

[@DunsysGuitarWorld]

Everyone always needs a new guitar when it's at an irresistible deal! Nice looking instrument - grain on the top is sweet. Good tones too. You deserved that guitar and it would have been crazy NOT to buy it. Crap buses notwithstanding.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Ha! 😆 Cheers mate 👍 Indeed can't turn down a great deal 😁👍 Was checking out your tutorial of Midnight Moses with a student this week. Not intentionally - I was trying to transcribe it (but I was on the clock) was having a hard time finding the 1 in the intro. Looked for a tutorial to save time. Low & Behold.... it's Dunsy! Cheers mate - you figured out the count and saved me loads of time 😎👍

[@rddkrss]

😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Thanks? 🤷‍♂️ 😜🙏

[@pixietrash]

😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 Pp

[@rddkrss]

@@pixietrash EDIE GO AWAY

[@Vincentbrennan1301]

That was a big screwdriver😀

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Why Thank you sir 🥸👍

[@jamesonpace726]

Starting to think, deep down, you're actually a jazz cat....

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Ha! I wish! My dad's a bit of Jazzer 😎🎸 Cheers tho! 😀... I think 🤔 😜

[@govindadiscodancer6652]

So cute

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Thank ya mate 😃🙏 .... I think 🤔 😜👍

[@jamesonpace726]

See now, if you owned a bus, think how much guitar cash you'd make....

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Now there's an idea! 🤔 😆👌

[@MrRafaztar]

How inconsiderate of bus ‘es

[@stevecassidyguitar]

I know right!?! 🤷‍♂️ 😜 Cheers for the shout out on the AudioMo stream last night bud - appreciated🙏

[@taracha_taracha]

English, please.

[@stevecassidyguitar]

Thanks mate - It's still a work in progress 😬👍