I got mine yesterday, and for whatever reason the thomann gods decided to send me one with a slightly flamed neck. I'm absolutely in love with this thing.
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing! You got any pics of it online?
@scarecrow3432000
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, post a pic pf it ,please!
@malcolmhardwick4258
3 жыл бұрын
Nice !!
@borgan1964
3 жыл бұрын
you get the job in my point of view,,the best presentation on any gear on You tube,,
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
That’s very kind man, thank you 🙏
@SG-js2qn
2 жыл бұрын
This is the best review for this guitar I've seen so far. For whatever reason the other reviews have been along the lines of "it's a guitar ... I guess it's okay."
@thequizmaker580
3 жыл бұрын
On the strength of your excellent review I bought an Orange Blast when they momentarily appeared in stock again a couple of weeks back. Arrived a couple of days ago and can't put it down! Blown away by the quality for the price. The tones and clarity out of those Roswell 'Filtertrons' are absolutely unreal. If they do come back in stock people snap one up pronto, you will not be disappointed.
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Really glad the review helped and you got a guitar that you love 👍 Thanks for watching!
@scarecrow3432000
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly what happened with me too. I ordered after seeing these reviews, was told it'd be the end of January but I got it last week. I've had 5 deluxe model Harley Benton's and this one is way ahead - except for those tuners. Far too stiff.
@4o5919
3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you on the pickups, its the sweetest sounding guitar I have.
@williamlowe7718
3 жыл бұрын
Dude, I'm a bass player and i love your vids...your playing is so good, you could play a cigar box guitar and shred it to death with kickass tone, and great instruction, and squeezing the best sounds out of it!!! Harley Benton couldn't have got a better demo and shout out than what you're doing!
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Ah man, thank you! 🙏 Comments like this really keep me motivated to push on. All the best 👊
@williamlowe7718
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanLeggatt you've got such a nice touch... I'm sure youre asked this alot, but are you doing alot of remote session work? If so, how much are you charging per song? If you're not, you should be..you got killer chops!!!
@reverbautopsy9093
Жыл бұрын
I was very close to getting new filtertrons and tossing these Roswell ones until I lowered the pickup and raised the polepieces closest to the bridge just like you did, and it brought the guitar back to life.
@dver4624
3 жыл бұрын
Bought one, solely based on your videos. Had to order the blue blast one, as no orange blasts in stock (again, likely your fault). Great videos. Your intonation is always spot-on, I know this sounds like a weird compliment but even with well-set intonation I hear a lot of people sound out of tune with some chords. It must be a technique thing as much as mechanical.
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Not a weird compliment at all. I’m pretty sensitive to tuning and intonation, which is both a blessing and a curse to be honest 😂 I’m glad it’s sounding on point to ears other than my own 👍
@LookieChannel
3 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated all the job you take to answer the questions, here goes my subscription for that.
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@swirleynoise2424
Жыл бұрын
Mr Legatt, thank you so much for this! it really is a great guitar. i am very happy that you mentioned the giant cavity under the pick guard and that you will be replacing the tuners that i feel are awful. i am new to your channel but i have been very happy with your vids. i had my guitar tech do a little fiddling with the frets and the setup and replaced the tuners with some hipshot locking tuners and i must say the guitar is amazing even for a guitar twice or even three times the price. please keep up the honesty in your reviews! and thank you again.
@BenjaminKanarek
Жыл бұрын
Great Review and your playing in a word is stupendous!!! I own 7 Harley Benton guitars and after this review, I now own 8! I ordered the Orange Blast as well. I received it a few days ago, added 9-42 stings, and lowered the action to 1.45 on the low E and 1.25 on the high E with zero fret buzz.
@klausmitwoch
3 жыл бұрын
Super player, super guitar, super pickup!
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@edatkinson322
2 жыл бұрын
Very informative review, you’ve sparked my interest in the guitar. I own two other Harley Benton guitars and they are very good instruments. My other guitars are fairly high end boutique guitars, the Harley Benton guitars are quite surprised.
@RocktCityTim
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic followup and great explanation of your adjustments. I agree that the pickups are a massive highlight.
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍
@scarecrow3432000
3 жыл бұрын
I got mine today. Thomann said it was out if stock so I was very surprised. So far - I agree with everything in these 2 reviews. Nice one,man.
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Nice one mate! Enjoy the new axe.
@dirkdegooijer3282
11 ай бұрын
Hya fellas. I ordered a B stock. There was nothing wring with it. It came in perfect condiyion from Germany except the previous owner busted the selector switch. I took pics and mailed them to Thomann and they send me a new one. I love the sound of this guitar. Gonna buy me some more.
@harrymarkandjohn
3 жыл бұрын
Congrats! I think you are the first to do a review of this beauty! New sub :-)
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the sub. Thanks for watching 👍
@markstretton2193
3 жыл бұрын
I was disappointed to find that they were out of stock. Ordered a b stock. It arrived with a card and a professionally photographed picture...it was the actual guitar featured on their website! Nice touch Thomann! More importantly (excepting the stiffish tuners - which nevertheless hold tune perfectly), I really cannot fault it. It plays really well, sounds great and looks stunning. What more can you ask for?
@funfreq9282
3 жыл бұрын
I normally don't go for budget guitars but this one had a really nice sound so I pulled the trigger based solely on your review. I had to wait a month before it shipped (yesterday) as of this post. I hope it's as good as it seems to be. If it works out I will most likely change out the tuners add strap locks and depending on if I need it, a treble bleed as well! Great review both of them, Subbed!
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the sub 👍 For the money, I really don’t think you can go wrong. Let me know what you think when it lands.
@funfreq9282
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanLeggatt Ok so I had a chance to play it and your review is pretty spot on! I'm running a FAS FM-3 rig and I have a Carvin CT624 that I have hot rodded so the preset I use Top boost is dialed in for that guitar. First thing I notices is the top end was not as bright and the pups didn't have the same bite. The easy fix was to adjust both of those (Treble and gain) parameters and I was back in the ballpark! The action was too high for my liking so minor adjustments were needed to the saddles and neck. Tuners need to be replaced with locking tuners ordered those last night, I went with some off brand 15:1 locking. I looked real hard at the Kluson brand but I didn't want to spend $110 on tuners for a $200 guitar. The Neck carve is a tad thicker than I'm used to but not annoying to play on. Frets need polishing but there were no high spost, the intonation was way off. The saddles had to come back a good 2-3 mill. once that was fixed everything was ok. The real bummer was the finnish I thought I was getting an actual real finnish but at closer inspection the wood grained finish is painted on. So for $200 you get a guitar that needs to be setup properly requires locking tuners or a good set of 24:1 ratio no locking and has a painted finish.
@nolanbentzer
3 жыл бұрын
Have the green one, and I am totally satisfied with it. Replaced the tuners to Kluson vintage lockers and the pots to CTS 500 kohm's with 0.33 PIO capacitor. Also put on 2 Gotoh round string trees. So now it's a real joy to play👍. It is a low budget guitar but feels and sounds like a pro guitar (or better😁). Without the former review I would not know about this guitar, so thanks for that🙏.
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
No worries! Sounds like some cool mods
@nolanbentzer
3 жыл бұрын
It is 👍
@renevanderbruggen731
3 жыл бұрын
Got mine after 2 months of waiting - it’s absolutely worth it. Indeed just a few things to tweak as Dan said
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you weren’t disappointed! Happy new year mate 👍
@renevanderbruggen731
3 жыл бұрын
You too Dan - all the best and hopefully ... let the gigs return in 2021😊
@jamespaivapaiva4460
3 жыл бұрын
Reading your comments,and can tell you be patient with Positive Grid, but stay on them! Ordered mine 11/21/19 recieved 5/4/20! And it is a great home & practice tool! plus I'm hearing you talk about the H.B. Tele through it! for the money like that guitar its a great value. Good job you got my sub. Peace.
@fylyp
3 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for the lefty version to be released... Nice additionnal video to the first one Cheers from France
@cookbookforcannibals
3 жыл бұрын
Now I just need them to be back in stock, been on the lookout for a nice orange & black guitar
@sbrown1953
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Dan, for these in-depth reviews. I'd been on & off the fence with buying one of these, but after going back and watching parts I & II, I've put an order in with Thomann. Now I wait.
@2GoldensTosa
2 жыл бұрын
Great demo, brother! Cheers from the U.S. Gonna buy one of these and subscribed to your channel.
@DanLeggatt
2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the sub, thanks!
@munta1967
3 жыл бұрын
another brill vid review on this TE90, i just subscribed 10 mins ago due to part 1 lol and hit all notifications :)....as i said before I like your down to earth honest reviews :D i commented on your part 1, think i need to put this HB tele on my list of HB buying :D I did email HB about bringing out a EVH frankenstrat and giving a percentage of sales to his estate, received an email back saying "good idea, we have sent the request to our R&D department" hopefully they will bring one out, i will have one :D
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much mate 🙏 For the money I really don’t think you can go wrong.
@jtmarinuk
3 жыл бұрын
Nice follow up! I bought one because of your first video. Had to do a bit of work like polishing the frets and fixing a bad solder joint on the output jack but fantastic guitar nontheless.
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it turned out to be what you were after! Even with a bit of work.
@jimmcdougall9973
3 жыл бұрын
This guitar is a LOT better than I thought it would be. I’ll have to look at their site and see if they have any 80’s style guitars, with Floyd Rose etc.
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
I’m hearing a lot of good things about the fusion range. Pretty sure there is a few floyd models in there.
@5.15
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your time and effort, Dan. I have ordered some Harley Benton Guitars before and always sent them back because everything about them was just plain awful. After seeing your first review of your orange blast I decided to give Harley Benton one more chance and ordered one (a blue blast). I asked Thomann to send me a lightweight one. To which they replied that they could not honor that request... To my surprise though I received a specimen that weighs in at just under 3KG! The paintjob on it is truly horrible, the tuners needed replacing due to being VERY stiff and there were some hardware issues... But I could care less: after a not so quick setup (the neck was out of whack severely so I gave it the Dan Armstrong treatment, read: loosened the neck a little and gave it a good hard yank, and I had to sand the neck pocket a little deeper because the bridge saddles wouldn't screw down low enough to achieve a comfortable action, leveled and crowned the frets) it now plays very well and sounds amazing. I own a few guitars that I like as much and a lot that are (much!) more expensive but these FLT blast guitars really take the cake for playing oldschool tunes... Surf, rockabilly, rock & roll, country, blues and jazz ooze authenticity and charm: it just has the right sound and feel! So thanks again: I wouldn't have gotten one without your review!
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Really glad it worked out for you! Enjoy the new guitar 👍
@ZitherBeast
3 жыл бұрын
Nice review. The thing does look sweet.
@DANWRIGHTITIS
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan!! Great 2nd video! Again - Top work & thanks for not YELLING at us like you are auditioning for TOP GEAR!! I´m going to buy the ´White Ash one´ to use a base for a build. I made a guitar in college 30yr ago with a 7/8 style body - like a Valley Arts Larry Carlton! It got nicked - but even I´m sick of that story so I am going to build it again!! Thanks for showing the Excavated scratch- plate - I would have taken it off - but this settles my personal dialema to add a MAPLE top - letcha know how I get on!! TI am still going to buy it - I couldn´t get a decent 22fret NECK for the price of this machine!! Cheers again from MADRID
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a very cool project! Glad it was a useful video for you. Thanks for watching 👍
@DANWRIGHTITIS
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanLeggatt . Thanks. But change of play tody! I got an EVH STD Wolfiie GOLD TOP for €460! I figured the HB would be same price after the upgrades!
@waynecarlson9168
3 жыл бұрын
I bought the Harley Benton HB-35Plus..... it’s way cool. However I will have my guitar tech put on locking straps and locking tuners. I like all my guitars to have the same set up with the locking tuners and locking straps. I will also have him Pleck it on the Pleck machine. Although it sounds great and plays well I do this with all my guitars though. I will ask Thomann Music to have you do a demo / review so all can see. Also I love your Kemper profile pack I bought from you...It’s outstanding Wayne
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching and for getting the pack 🙏 I’ve always been curious about the Plek setups. Have you had them done before?
@waynecarlson9168
3 жыл бұрын
The Pleck machine is AWSOME. It does depend on the operator, my guitar tech always checks it out as he knows what I want. After the job is done he says it plays like butter now. When I get the guitar back it does play like butter it’s great in tune feels absolutely super. In the United States it’s $250 per Pleck. In my opinion it is well worth it. I will have the Harley Benton guitar done. Ps ... I could not seem to find I Harley Benton on Facebook. I joined two groups but it’s pending. So I wrote an email to Thomann Music. I hope that works Cheers Wayne
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
@@waynecarlson9168 That’s great mate, thank you 👍
@TexanUSMC8089
3 жыл бұрын
I think it could be sandblasted, just very lightly. Then black stain and sanded a little, red and orange stain or paint, then a lot of satin clear. No matter how they did it, it looks good on my computer. LOL Great video. Thanks.
@Iggy_Lakic
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome review, thanks dude!🤘🤘
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for checking it out mate 👍
@jeronimomartinezfabregas
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan! Mine arrived yesterday, in Green Blast...I will compare my findings with your review as I think your review on it is the best out there. So far I am very pleased with the sounds I get, although I still need to spend more time with it exploring. Atm the cleans blow me away, especially the neck, which is gorgeously chimey. After my first contact with it to ensure the electronics were ok (I did have to pull the knobs away from the body a bit as they were rubbing against it, even after solving that, the tone knob created some scratchy noise as I turned it down and up again despite having raised it up off the body). I then went to spend a few hours building my first pedalboard which came with the guitar and, after putting it together, I plugged in the TE-90 FLT and got no sound whatsoever...I thought it had to be something wrong with the wiring I did on the pedalboard, but I plugged in two other guitars and it was all fine...it turns out that the new guitar stopped making contact inside the output jack with the cable I was using (the same one as I had plugged into it before when I first tried it and had no problems....) All fixed by using a different cable to go from the guitar to the pedalboard, but that was a quite unpleasant experience as for a moment I thought the guitar had only lasted through one use of the output jack...let's see if it holds up in the following days. Cheers!
@ManMartin
8 ай бұрын
Thanks
@marcobalducci4789
3 жыл бұрын
grazie mr leggatt, ottimo video, ottime idee.
@GitarrenimNetz
3 жыл бұрын
Also a great Video of this fine Guitar - well done!!
@robertclarkguitar
3 жыл бұрын
Great axe and review. Ive fallen in love with my Fusion T HH FNT!
@munta1967
3 жыл бұрын
yeah, good choice! :D my next buy is the fusion II purple HSH :) need to check thomann to see if they are hopefully in stock, gonna order one tomorrow, if i have to wait, i will wait lol :) still waiting for my progressive grid spark amp after 2 weeks of shipping notification so hey lol...i am from the UK and with age comes patience :D
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
I feel like one of the Fusions might have to be on my list for a future purchase. Now I just need some bloody gigs to pay for it 😂
@munta1967
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanLeggatt i really fancy buying one delivered to my address the fusion-II purple HSH , sending it you unboxed, you can youtube a review give me the credit for trusting you, via new unboxing, playing it and send it back? i know its a trust issue and peeps will say wtf!! lmao :D we both from the UK, earn the trust and others might do the same and help your channel out :) up to you m8...i dont have facebook or social media but the wife will find you and we can PM on address's :D ultimate trust on you tho, to help you out :D
@robertclarkguitar
3 жыл бұрын
@@munta1967 beautiful Axe!! I dig the pete Thorn looking one too. The one you are talking about a friend has. It is just as amazing as mine!! You will be happy!
@robertclarkguitar
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanLeggatt yes indeed. I am so happy to have this thing.
@stuartmckay6777
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan, Love the videos - Could you do another video on the kemper ambient/clean tone capabilities/tricks? Loved the other
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Stuart. I can definitely look into something like that in the future. What kind of topics or problems would you like covering?
@stuartmckay6777
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanLeggatt I guess some ambient stuff for live shows and also recording. I find myself struggling to find a amp/cab combo that I can make some really nice pad/chimey cleans on, but that’s probably just my ear. Maybe something like a guide on how you would go about creating a fully versatile performance that covers clean/ambient stuff with options on the remote. Another thing I’m not entirely sure on is matching the volume of each performance so that in a live show the levels will be consistent every time regardless of effects etc. Thanks for the reply!
@DeanPickersgill
3 жыл бұрын
Ordered one after watching the previous review Dan, thanks for the update ;-)
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Hope you like it!
@chriskeffer
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanLeggatt So did I. Like 30 seconds after the video ended I grabbed my credit card.
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
@@chriskeffer I should be charging commission 😉
@chriskeffer
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanLeggatt totally! I did email Thomann letting them know they should send you more guitars. Lol. Because... free guitars!
@valueofnothing2487
2 жыл бұрын
Looks better than the Slick - Although the slick does have the brass bridge. But this neck looks far better.
@jonmatthews4254
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, to the point, excellent demo.
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers 👍
@joeblankenship377
11 ай бұрын
It's really tempting at that price. But it makes me curious what their more expensive guitars are like. Seems like with every company, the reliable quality starts around $350.
@grene1955
3 жыл бұрын
That is just an awesome sounding guitar!
@grene1955
3 жыл бұрын
...but I really don't like the reverse head stock!
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely seems to divide opinion 😂
@jameslewis2635
3 жыл бұрын
Apart from switching out the tuners the only mod that seems worth while for this guitar is to simply add another volume and tone pot to make the control scheme like on a Les Paul. It would give some more tonal options but it is the players preference whether that would be needed. Otherwise you could chane the bridge to something like a Bigsby but if I was going to do that I would start from a model that had a two piece bridge system (again like a Les Paul) rather than retrofitting to something like this which has a pretty decent looking bridge as is.
@TheToneLounge
3 жыл бұрын
Are these worth it, Dan? I am thinking of grabbing one since I don't have anything with Filtertron style pickups.
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
For the money they are killer mate! Definitely beats anything similar I’ve tried from Squier. Although I’ve heard Squier have upped their game in recent years too!
@JamesHartnell
2 жыл бұрын
Like your stuff - subscribed today.
@DanLeggatt
2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it, thanks
@SokolRock
3 жыл бұрын
For some reason, no one asked one important question: How is the balance of this guitar? Is it neck heavy with a strap or not?
@waynecarlson9168
3 жыл бұрын
For me the guitar I bought which was the HB-35 plus it’s very balanced well.
@peterkendall3756
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrey, I have the Vintage White version of this guitar.... it is slightly neck heavy, but not as much as my SG.
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t find this one neck heavy. It sits pretty naturally when used with a strap.
@SokolRock
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanLeggatt Thank you very much
@johnrogers2826
2 жыл бұрын
Is the weight thrown off with half of the guitar chambered?
@BeerandGuitars
3 жыл бұрын
Looks very nice mate!
@BenjaminKanarek
2 жыл бұрын
Great Playing!!! Bravo!!!
@DanLeggatt
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@paulkazimierow3286
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, great 2 videos on the orange blast. Interesting to hear you have lighter guitars. What are they and what do they weigh?
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
I have a few semi hollows. An Ibanez AWD and a Washburn 335 type guitar. My Les Paul is also heavily chambered, probably a little heavier than this but light for a Paul,
@jansbamusic4778
2 ай бұрын
question: would like to change the neck pickup with a pearly gates, does it fit in there? is there space enough? will modifications be needed? routing?
@DavidAaronson1
2 жыл бұрын
the sound behing the initial strumming is fantastic. Is it the guitar? is it the kemper the most? Sounds very fender twinish. Thanks!
@DanLeggatt
2 жыл бұрын
Both really, the pickups have a nice jangle to them. Can’t remember which profile it was but likely a Deluxe reverb of some kind. Cheers.
@MultiGuitarDave
3 жыл бұрын
I have a number of Harley Benton guitars in my collection. 4 to be exact. A TE-90QM Trans Red with great P90 pickups. The bridge was bad on my guitar. There was a lot of space between the saddles, causing them to slide left and right. I replaced this bridge with a Schaller Guitar Bridge 3D-6 BC. Tuners weren't bad but put Harley B. locking tuners on them and a Graph Tech TUSQ nut. All hardware is black instead of chrome. Now the guitar is great. Also 2 acoustic guitars from HB. The CLG-650SM-CE BK SolidWood and the 12 string Custom Line CLJ-412E NT. After tuning both great guitars. Both acoustically and amplified a very good sound. The 4th is a Fusion-II HH Roasted SSP. I have a love-hate relationship with this. Plays great after a major adjustment. Tremolo stays in tune. Nice roasted neck. Steel frets were not polished so bending strings sounded like a rusty gate closing. Like the intro of Michael Jackson's song Thriller. The pickups on this guitar are terrible. In the studio it still sounds okay through my Kemper but live they sound way too thin. There is hardly anything left of the sound. No balls at all. The quality control is pure guesswork. I immediately sent the first fusion of HB back. There was a small crack in the neck and the frets were not polished. Try polishing steel frets. That won't make you happy. It can be a kind of Russian roulette. Usually HB's guitars are good, but it can also go wrong, but Thomann doesn't mind that. Good service I must say.
@waynecarlson9168
3 жыл бұрын
BTW, I requested to Thomann music To have you do a review on the HB-35 Plus... This is where I bought my guitar from I’m not sure how to get a Harley Benton themselves. Wayne
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers Wayne. I’d imagine just dropping them a message on their Facebook would do the trick 👍
@geoffreyalder7275
Жыл бұрын
Did you manage to 'fix' that buzz on the bottom E string at the first fret ??
@danielsauriol
Жыл бұрын
Hey Dan, Dan from Canada here You mentionned you will add a treble bleed to the HB, just like all of your other guitars. Do you do it yourself or do you have it done by a luthier/shop tech that you know ? Thanks again !!!
@DanLeggatt
Жыл бұрын
I do it myself mate. The values I use and more info are in this video kzitem.info/news/bejne/k4trsoajonh1eo4
@mauriziomelani6267
2 жыл бұрын
Someone can tell me if these Kluson style tuners are better than the die cast tuners on the same guitar in Vintage White? I really love Kluson tuners, but I like a lot Vintage White too. Thanks
@321bytor
3 жыл бұрын
Subscribed - great video 👍🎸
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers 👍
@7thTrumpetTechPH
Жыл бұрын
I got one today. Is it possible to intall a bigsby on it?
@julian4672
3 жыл бұрын
Hoping that harley bentons will be available in the Philippines.
@piermolinari6682
Жыл бұрын
Hi, do you think is a good guitar for Doom Stoner? Thanx
@toni8003
3 жыл бұрын
Very good review and a lot of good information. One thing that I have a question about though is could this guitar handle distortion and high gain? I'd really fancy the odd combination of a telecaster type of guitar and metal music, but I'm not sure if the pickups could handle it
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Check out part 1, towards the end of the video I kick some high gain at it.
@toni8003
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanLeggatt At first I wasn't totally convinced but I guess it could indeed handle metal after all. Thanks for the reply, definitely gonna consider this guitar to be my first one. Keep up the good work, man!
@TheMassdistortion
3 жыл бұрын
I have one question though. What did you put on the tuners? The tuners I have are stiff as hell but it does not go out of tune. I was thinking about all the stuff I would have to do to make mine playable but it doesn't seem like it really needs anything. (I got the B-Stock). I have a guitar tech that I have used forever and I took it to him as soon as I got it. He checked the neck, I left it with him and he set it up with 9 - 42 strings and its at Eb tuning with low action. The pickups wouldn't raise and he put some foam under them. These pickups are the star of the show. I like everything about this guitar and it is seeing a lot of play time. I wish I would have had him to dress the frets but I wasn't expecting much from this guitar
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Just a bit of WD40, it loosened them a bit but I will be replacing them eventually.
@scarecrow3432000
3 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know if these will be on the market again? Thomann says it's sold out and there's no info on them producing more.
@grahamcharlton9704
2 жыл бұрын
In your opinion, would this guitar be suitable for playing in country and rockabilly styles? Thanks.
@DanLeggatt
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@lancebailey856
3 жыл бұрын
It looks propane torch finished. It's probably NOT, but it sort of has that look.
@sfear6
2 жыл бұрын
can you replace the pickup to a humbuckers?
@DanLeggatt
2 жыл бұрын
Not directly, the routs are too small.
@Ray-um3if
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan, as your following snowballs, which it will, you will not be able to reply to even a tenth of comments. Just keep up the good work. Any model with P90's would be handy for me.
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate! I reckon can still reply to most, the last video just got a bit out of hand. I really enjoy chatting to you guys. I’ve got my eye on the new SC Special they’ve just released with 2 p90’s ❤️
@Ray-um3if
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanLeggatt Hi Dan, That sounds interesting. I have a look and ask Thomann to get you to do a review.
@qkimat
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Do you know if there's enough place for a standard paf-sized humbucker in there? I love the looks, but would want other pickups in there.
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately not, Filtertrons are smaller in every direction to a standard bucker.
@Mirkomrmot
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanLeggatt these are not filtertrones, just masked humbuckers (at least that was the case on sunburs te90flt earlier... could you measure/check?
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
@@Mirkomrmot These are definitely smaller than regular humbuckers. I’ve just measured and they seem to be traditional filtertron dimensions. So unless I’m missing something, these are knock off filtertrons 🤷♂️
@Mirkomrmot
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanLeggatt i've read on many other reviews and websites that these are some sort of humbuckers masked in filtertron, maybe mini humbuckers? But good to know from you as reliable source that they are smaller, means if i get this guitar i cant insert humbuckers
@belkocik
2 жыл бұрын
is worth or just buy Harley Benton TE-52 NA Vintage Series?
@DanLeggatt
2 жыл бұрын
Never tried the other one I'm afraid so no idea.
@BenjaminKanarek
Жыл бұрын
Totally different pickups.
@scoresandflames
3 жыл бұрын
for some reason the Orange version isn't available in the webshop. what a pity.
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Apparently so. Not sure if they have any plans to bring it back.
@AndrewAHayes
3 жыл бұрын
There's really no need to change the strings on a Harley Benton as they all come with D'addario strings unless you don't like D'addario's strings for some reason, although I have heard of people getting strings with a bit of rust on them I have never experienced this
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
There wasn’t anything wrong with the strings as such but I wanted to give the guitar a full clean and setup so it’s much easier without strings on. Also I use Elixir strings, my sweat burns through normal strings really easily.
@nolanbentzer
3 жыл бұрын
This one do not come with Daddario strings, I know, I bought one. The strings have all gold ends and Daddario has colored ends.
@TheMassdistortion
3 жыл бұрын
liked and Subbed
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers 👍
@clay1699
3 жыл бұрын
nice the guitar come with stash for my drugs :)
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@bonsalpepperful
3 жыл бұрын
How are the filatrons in that guitar for funk?
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty good! Not quite as snappy as a traditional tele but does the job for sure. These pickups just love big open chords!
@andrewschmal6004
3 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to get any funky tones out of this?
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely. Although I think you can get a good funk sound out of most guitars so I may not be the best judge.
@saunds59
3 жыл бұрын
Don’t plug it into your ears 😉 (2:20)
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@mmbrc
3 жыл бұрын
nice 🎸👍🤟
@moosecooper
3 жыл бұрын
Bit of a meme question but legit... does it djent?
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
😂 It definitely could but I don’t know if it’s the ideal guitar for it to be honest. Having said that, these pickups do have a lot of clarity and not loads of low end that might be cool for drop tunings 🤷♂️
@cookbookforcannibals
3 жыл бұрын
Aw man, looks like they don't sell the orange ones any more, they've removed the listing
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
So I’ve heard! Perhaps they are all going to be a limited run, really not sure.
@carlosclaptrix
3 жыл бұрын
I ordered an orange one yesterday, yet today it is not listed any more. It is in delay, should be sent in 8 to 11 weeks. Maybe they take it out of the listing when the demand is too big.
@cookbookforcannibals
3 жыл бұрын
@@carlosclaptrix i literally went on the site last night and say 1 listing for a b stock one but normal stock for the other colours. No normal listing for the orange one. Super gutted as the price will be too high after new year due to brexit, so looks like I probably won't get one at all :(
@alexfoe6767
3 жыл бұрын
hey, would it be good for playing some hard rock?
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
If you check out part 1 of the video I do a bit of drop tuning and higher gain to check out. Depending on your preferences it can absolutely do hard rock, it’s just a different voice to a standard humbucker.
@alexfoe6767
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanLeggatt thank you for the quick response! ill surely check it out.
@bobmusikk
3 жыл бұрын
Not available in Canada , so bad :(
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Is it just because of Covid or do they not ship to Canada normally?
@bobmusikk
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanLeggatt I asked them and yes they ship :) but for the guitar you have its 2.5 months waiting + 5 days shipping
@robertmacready8632
3 жыл бұрын
@@bobmusikk I'm in Canada ( Sk. ) and I ordered mine on the Friday of Thanksgiving w/e and received it the following Tuesday. Maybe I just lucked out because they had it in stock.
@paulsmusic861
3 жыл бұрын
Would you be happy to gig this guitar?
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I would consider replacing the tuners for something a bit more accurate and stable if I was gigging it regularly.
@TexanUSMC8089
3 жыл бұрын
I think most people need to remind themselves that it cost 169E. How do you fault a guitar for needing fret work and some tuners for that price. LOL
@alicejohnmusic
4 ай бұрын
How the fuck were you able to set this guitar up? Mine arrived with incredibly high action and totally off intonation. And it seems impossible to fix without creating new problems, wtf
@barryjones872
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan , there is a lot of snobbery In the guitar world, when I started ,cheap guitars where shite !!,practically unplayable !!! When I saved up enough money ,I bought a 69 strat brand new from bells musical instruments ,London .it was sent direct from Dallas Arbiter ,fender distributors .It wasn’t,t much better than the cheap one ,truss rod nut missing big chunk sanded out of the side of the neck at the 12 fret dead spots all over the neck .!!!!! I have several Gibson’s acquired over the years ,92 60s classic ,finish is crap on the neck,97 es335 dot new ,finish on the neck again !!! I bought a s/h early plus deluxe ,Iwas that impressed ,I bought a new one in 97 with the floyd rose bridge !!! But to cut a long story short,I needed a big bodied jazz guitar for a project ,looked on fleabay and picked up a gear for music jazz for the princely sum of £75 .Did a fret level and it plays every bit as good as the Gibson,s.the finish was as good ,if not better than them also !!!what my point is ,is that it is pretty hard to get a shite guitar now, A guitarist/singer I was working with bought a new fender tele ,he asked me to set it up ,and I had to level some frets on that ????? Conclusion is a good setup will cure most ills expensive or cheap doses,t matter .Sorry for going on ,thanks for the Kemper pack👍👍👍👍👍cheers Baz
@DanLeggatt
3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree Baz! Thanks for watching and appreciate you purchasing the Kemper pack 🙏
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