Customer reviews about Harley Benton SC-1000 SBK Progressive Line

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Harley Benton SC-1000 SBK

Vladislav Gribovskii 08.02.2023

Ordered a guitar, delivery was about a month. I expected a little more from it, but in general - an excellent instrument for metal, an analogue of the ESP LTD-256.

Pros:
- Matte nice finish
- Edging in several layers
-Good wood used in making
- Active sensors have a strong signal
Minuses:
-There are factory flaws on the edging - black blotches of paint
- On the fretboard near the nut, the varnish was slightly chipped off, but this is not critical
-The frets were not properly calibrated, had to be sanded and polished so that the 6th string would not ring after the 12th fret
A good tool, considering its price, even with all the shortcomings.

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Amazing playability, Sound isn't that versatile but is great

Petar D 18.11.2024

Hands down the most comfortable guitar I have played apart from access to the highest frets. The neck is thinnish but not too thin and flat like on some Ibanez guitars.

The active pickups cut through mixes perfectly. I wish the volume knobs were more gradual since they seem to give you 95% of the volume in the first 5% of the knob's movement.

Mine came with a faulty neck pickup which took me a while to notice. I've been using it with the volume off as a kill switch and only playing through the bridge pickup. On strats/superstrats I fiddle a lot with the pickups and tones but on this guitar I never do.

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defecto

Buckraken 06.06.2025

Recibí la guitarra con un golpe en el mástil. La enviaron así porque estaba perfectamente empacada

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Not disappointed!

Iommi 15.09.2022

When opening the box (the packaged product was excellent) the guitar impresses with its elegance.
A closer look reveals the flaws in painting the guitar, but when you start playing, all the external flaws are forgotten. The sound is slightly blurred at the lower frequencies but sooo nice.
The height of the strings could be lower, but still good.
I recommend this!

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Guitar without sound

Simplesup 16.02.2021

The paintwork and build quality are good. Lightweight and good center of gravity balance. Good guitar for a buck.

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Fantastic

Colrm50 29.10.2025

For such a good price this guitar has all you need for a rock/blues guitar. Active pickups give it a real punch and the black matt finish is superb. Not a blemish on it.
I would recommend it for such a price.

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Good guitar for the money.

Happy :) 24.05.2021

Overall I'm happy but it has a few flaws.
Nothing that would push me to send it back.

A few minor finish flaws on the BACK of the body. No big deal.

After a quick set up...not bad. Lowered the bridge and cranked the neck back 1/8 of a turn and had perfect action. Intonation was spot on.

After checking all the positions I found one dead fret at #20 on the GDA & low E strings.
I plan on fixing that myself. Again, no big deal.

Again, I'm totally happy with my purchase. It's a good value for the money. I didn't expect great at this price point. I got something good. A bargain guitar that is playable and sounds fine. Don't expect great, you'll be disappointed. Expect a quality, playable, good looking, well thought out instrument at a very fair price.

Will I purchase another HB? Definitely!

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Worth the price, needs some tweaking.

EnormousTurnip 11.06.2021

Brought the guitar as ive heard a lot of good things,

Got the guitar in a decent amount of time, no complaints there.
Packaging was great and there were no dents or marks to the guitar.
The only problem i have is:
The neck has not been glued in place well, the angle is really noticeable, i have this un-fixable fret buzz between 1st and 5th on all strings, ive been trying to fix this issue for a couple of weeks, i'm at a loss.

Other than that its an absolute beauty and for the prices its would be perfect for beginners/intermediates.

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HB SC-1000 SBK Review

Ronald619 24.05.2021

Very happy with this guitar. It was my first electric guitar after playing acoustic for years. In the price range this guitar is truly great. Especially the looks! Sound is fine. Looks are great.

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Killer looks at a killer price

davidishka 24.02.2022

Needed a little setup out of the box but absolutely gorgeous looking guitar for the price

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Harley Benton SC-1000 SBK Progressive Line

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