Harley Benton HB-35Plus Metallic Green

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Electric Guitar

  • Construction: Semi-Hollow with F-holes and mahogany sustain block
  • Body with arched top: Maple
  • Set-in neck: Canadian maple
  • Fretboard: Laurel
  • Block fretboard inlays
  • Double action truss rod
  • Scale: 628 mm
  • Fretboard radius: 305 mm
  • Nut width: 42 mm
  • 22 Frets
  • Pickups: 2 Roswell LAF AlNiCo 5 humbuckers with caps
  • 2 x Volume controls with push/pull function for coil split
  • 2 x Tone controls
  • 3-Way switch for pickup selection
  • Tune-O-Matic bridge
  • Sealed die-cast machine heads
  • Gold-plated hardware
  • Strings: .010 - .046
  • Colour: Metallic Green
Available since February 2021
Item number 491692
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Colour Metallic Green
Body Maple
Top Maple
Neck Maple
Fretboard Laurel
Frets 22
Scale 628 mm
Pickups HH
Tremolo No
Incl. Case No
Incl. Bag No
829 AED 209,24 €
Plus 277 AED shipping
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In the most classic tradition

front of the semi acoustic electric guitar Harley Benton HB-35Plus Metallic Green

The Harley Benton HB-35 Plus, shown here in Metallic Green, is a semi-hollow electric guitar that instantly calls to mind classic guitars of the past - albeit without the hefty price tag. It features a maple body with an arched top that is adorned with elegant f-holes, and the combination of a sparkle finish and gold-plated hardware completes its authentic vintage look. The guitar's construction incorporates a solid block of wood that runs through the centre of the body, which together with its set maple neck ensures plenty of sustain and helps to prevent unwanted feedback when playing at high volume. The latter in turn features a 22-fret laurel fingerboard with white pearloid block inlays that provide a visual contrast and easier orientation when playing, and both neck and body (front and back) are adorned with white binding, a feature usually reserved for much pricier instruments.

Harley Benton HB-35Plus Metallic Green with two humbucker pickups

Pure retro charm

To ensure that the Harley Benton HB-35 Plus delivers a retro feast for the ears as well as the eyes, the guitar features a pair of vintage-style Roswell LAF AlNiCo-5 humbucking pickups, and its combination of a deluxe Tune-o-Matic bridge and stop-bar tailpiece together with the internal centre block mentioned above provide a full, sustaining sound. At the opposite end, the headstock is adorned by a set of sealed diecast machine heads that promise many years of reliable service. The neck features a comfortable C profile and is equipped with a double-action trussrod for optimum adjustability, and both the 628mm (24.7") scale length and 42mm (1.65") nut width are also typical for this style of guitar. The same is true of the HB-35 Plus's electronics, which comprise a three-way toggle switch and dedicated volume and tone controls for each pickup, so players can easily dial in any tone they desire.

back of the Harley Benton HB-35Plus Metallic Green with a strap button

Back to the '60s

The Harley Benton HB-35 Plus is an excellent choice for fans of the classic guitars of the 1960s. Its authentic retro looks make it perfect for the stage, and its vintage-style pickups will deliver the sound that has long made semihollow guitars popular both live and in the studio. This guitar is thus ideal for beginners as well as for players looking to expand their sonic palette and of course as a backup instrument for gigging musicians. Players who can do without a tremolo will have everything they need here - and the superior tuning stability provided by a fixed bridge will doubtless be a bonus in many situations.

Harley Benton guitar headstock

About Harley Benton

Since 1998, the Harley Benton brand has been catering for the needs of numerous guitarists and bassists. In addition to an extensive range of stringed instruments, Thomann's house brand also offers a wide choice of amplifiers, speakers, effect pedals, and other accessories. In total, the range includes over 1,500 products. Built by established names in the industry, all Harley Benton products combine quality and reliability at attractive and affordable prices. The continuous expansion of the range ensures that Harley Benton always provides new, exciting, and innovative products that keep players perfectly in tune with the musical world, day after day.

Chuck Berry sends his regards

From Blues and Jazz through to Indie and even Rock, the Harley Benton HB-35 Plus will be a guaranteed eyecatcher on stage. It represents a great choice for live players with much more expensive guitars who are looking for a suitable backup instrument as well as for studio musicians looking to unleash their inner Chuck Berry with catchy double-stop riffs, power chords, and full-sounding melodies. To authentically replicate the sounds of the era, the HB-35 Plus should of course be combined with a suitable tube amplifier with sufficient headroom.

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You get what you pay for: HB 35+
Bendude 20.12.2021
I have 3 Gibson/Epiphone Guitars to compare:
1. A Epiphone LP from 1998
2. A Gibson LP standard from 2007 or 2008 I'd say.
3. A Gibson SG-Special from 2014 (120Y Gibson anversary Edition)
With these as a reference I'm pleased with the HB. First the Stuff I like.
+ It looks nice. It's not a piece of art, but for the price, the Finish and Bindings and all this is fairly good.
+ It plays well. The neck is rather chunky. I bought my SG because it was the one (of 4) with the thinnest neck. The one on the HB is similar. SGs may have even thicker ones but it is more chunky than on my LPs. I like it.
+ The PickUps can both be coil split. which is nice. Also The Single-Coil sound of both is not to bad. I liked the split sound of the neck PU even more than the humbucker sound.
+ The Bridge PU's sound is ok. It almost has an soft out-of-phase like sound in lack of better description. It's labeled treble and that what it is.
- I didn't like the Neck PU. To dull, wooly and not really well defined. Like the tone pot was always full off (It's not broken, it get's even more "Jazz" if I turn it down). Also with distortion it tents to roar (in a bad way). This may be taste but I tried to fix this by screwing around with the screws. First I lowered the whole PU (And than also the Bridge-PU to match Volume again). Than I hoped to give it some clearance by messing around with the pole pieces. Ha! Two of them just slipped through the PU. They where just glued into the hole by the potting wax! Some minus on the quality rating here.Just don't do this. If you don't like the sound, expect to change the PU completely, before trying to adjust. Or expect to wait for replacement, with a broken guitar, like I do now.
- The strap pins are rather thick, on the part where the strap is gonna sit in the end. I swapped them out with some Fender ones, I had laying around. No big deal, but they may wear out the strap and help it slipping of the pin.
- I expect to change the tuners in the near future. But I'm not totally convinced. The may be good enough.
= If you find one which feels good to you and has nice wood and craftsmanship you can absolutely buy one of these. I'd plan some extra 100€-300€ for replacement parts. Then you got a nice guitar for the same money as you get it from e.g. Epiphone. And all the stuff you (maybe) need to change there too is already payed. A good bang for the buck.
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If you are looking for a 335-eque guitar with an amazing paint job, look no further!
Captain_Crunch 24.04.2021
I own multiple HB's of varying price ranges, and this is definitely the best one I have purchased yet. Top quality in my eyes, especially given the price. No sharp fret ends, paint job is absolutely fantastic (there's one tiny mark near the "binding" on the bottom horn. You won't see it unless you're absolutely looking for imperfections). I had been eying the Cherry Red HB-35 Plus for a long time, but when I saw the new colors and this amazing Green/Gold I had to get it!

Neck has a good feel. Not thick, not thin either. Electronics sound good for this price range. Some might change the pickups but with a good setup of them (changing height/pole piece height), you can get them to sound very good. Tuners are nice and the guitar stays in tune. They aren't locking but they do their job.

It was mentioned in another review that the pull-knob is difficult to grab: if you pull from the base of the knob and not the stem it is very fluid to activate the coil-taps. Which, by the way, sound excellent!

The versatility of this guitar is very wide (I'm sure you know if you're looking at 335's). From clean jazz/blues to classic rock to rockabilly and beyond. I've even gotten some good doom tones out of this.

There are really no cons that I can see here. The neck was a bit dirty, but at my first string change I just cleaned her up with some Dunlop Lemon oil and used a fret polishing rubber on the frets and all is well. For 250 euros you are getting an outstanding piece of gear here. Setup was great out of the box. I've had guitars 3x this price that required a longer setup. I didn't have to adjust the truss rod, nor the bridge height at all. Minor adjustments to the pickups as mentioned earlier and a bit of intonation changes at the saddles.

I sound like I'm shilling for HB here but in my 20 years of playing guitar I am quite pleasantly surprised with this, and more impressed by HB with each guitar I purchase from them. Highly recommended!
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Nice semi acoustic
Photo987 11.12.2021
This is my second HB-35. I had the original HB-35 in black with no-name pickups a few years back and regretted selling it.

Thomann kindly put this guitar through an extra inspection for me at no extra cost.

Looks- great (if you like green- I do). The pickguard is the only ugly point, but you can take it off and put the screws back in the holes, which I will do.

Tuners- ok, they are not the most accurate, or responsive. We're spoilt for choice with Harley Benton guitars and the better tuners on my higher end HB make these ones seems lower quality, but in absolute terms they're fine. They work. I will change them at some point.

Nut- plastic but well cut. No string sticking/pinging. Height is good.

Pickups- they're good to my amateur ears. There is a noticeable difference in harshness between neck and bridge. The coil split works but it's an acquired taste.

I thought long and hard between this guitar and the new Aeolus and watched too many youtube reviews. They're slightly different beasts, ultimately while I loved the look of the aeolus and the better hardware, I didn't have the 150 euro extra. I'm not a great player anyway, but made a deal with myself that if I notice an improvement over the next year or two, I'll splash a bit more on the Aeolus or a lower end Gretsch.

The fret ends are very slighty protruding, not sharp but present. They are also a little scratch on bends. Nothing major.

Very much recommended guitar, minor paint blobs etc, but for the money and the sounds I have no complaints.
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This is a almost perfect guitar! Make it perfect for 5 dlls
Louie R 28.03.2022
This is an incredible guitar, it is awesome craftmanship, color but most importantly those split coil capabilities. Truly awesome and incredible pricing.

The only small downside that I found was the frets, but is super fixable. It only needs a little polishing and its perfect.
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