Harley Benton SC Custom III
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- On the bench today is the Harley Benton SC-Custom III Gold Top. This is not a paid sponsorship. I was not supplied this guitar and purchased it with my own money without any discounts. My opinions are my own.
This guitar was just released by Harley Benton on July 9th, 2024.
Here are some of the specifications.
Body: Meranti
Set-in neck: Meranti
Fingerboard: Roasted Jatoba
White Pearloid Crown fingerboard inlays
Neck profile: Modern C
Nut: ABS
Nut width: 1.650 Inch or 42 mm
Fingerboard radius: 13.74 inch or 350 mm
Scale: 24.75 inches or 628 mm
22 Medium Jumbo Blacksmith stainless steel frets
Cream binding
Pickups: 2 Tesla TM VR-Nitro Alnico-5 humbuckers
2 Volume controls one for each pickup
1 Tone control with push/pull function for coil split on both pickups separate or combined.
3-Way pickup selector switch
WSC Tune-O-Matic bridge
Grover machine heads
Chrome hardware
Color: Gold high-gloss
Other colors include Vintage Black, Lemon Flame, Ocean Flame, Desert Flame Burst, Purple Burst, and Satin Paradise Amber Flame.
Other variations include flame tops, left-handed variations, Active Pickups, P90s, and Floyd Rose Tremolos.
This specific guitar in new condition is $271 and for a B-Stock model the retail is $195. From the US to order from Thomann Music was $119.
Observations:
The sides of the fretboard are smooth. The top of the frets I found no rocking anywhere on the fretboard.
The fit and finish of the body and neck is excellent.
I absolutely love having Grover tuners. They are so damned smooth to use. This is a great upgrade.
The nut is made from ABS (plastic) and seems to be adequate in that it works well.
One thing I always look at in inexpensive guitars is the bridge assembly. The bridge and stop bar on this guitar is great. They are heavier than what I have experienced on prior Harley Benton 450 style guitars. I do not see any reason to upgrade or replace.
The controls are full size pots and when you roll the control knobs, they are very smooth and feel like something you would get on a high-end guitar.
The control chamber has conductive paint and I was able to test this using a multimeter.
The action or string height was a little high but I was quickly able to adjust it down at the bridge without any string buzz.
The intonation from the factory was spot on and did not need to be adjusted. Neither did the truss rod
eck.
I like the belly cut/curve on the back of the guitar.
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Overall, the guitar is really nice to handle and play.
I feel comfortable comparing this guitar to any of the Les Paul line of Epiphone. I think the SC-Custom III holds its own and is as good a guitar as any of the Epiphones I have handled.
Very cool review, Thank you. I think I will buy one soon. I already bought the Harley Benton SC-450-Plus in Lemon Burst color a few months back and it
plays and looks great. Amazing bang for the price ! That one came with vintage style Roswell Humbucker's which are also very nice. These newer
SC-Custom-3 have the new upgraded "Tesla" pickups which is also cool. Both guitars do sound very much like a Gibson or a Epiphone Les Paul if
you play them side by side. Test that ! The only diference between the other brands is the Price. You could buy 10 Harley-B´s for the same price as
one of the others.
i want to get a harley benton LP as my first guitar
Try sc 450 plus❤
You deserve it!
I've got a 550 2 and it's fantastic !!! I might be interested in the p90 version 😊
Interesting review - thank you for your work!
My pleasure!
I checked them out. One lefty version in Black w/humbuckers. Looking for a gold top P90 LP... a virtual needle in a haystack.
I saw that too. Sorry.
Nice ltd eclipse! 😅
Anyone know how this compares in terms of quality and sound with the sc550ii. The 550ii is currently out of stock with backorder but this guitar would be available
I have a plus and I think it is better.
Why do the clean sound samples in split coil mode sound better to my ears than the humbucking sounds?
They have less power and less likely to overdrive the amp and distort.
Wow... That didn't take you long😂 Whoopow !!
How its compared to the previous custom, 450 Plus vintage and 550 II?
I have a 450 Plus and compared them. I think the newer model is actually better. Better tuners, pickups, overall.
Is it a different gold to the usual "gold" HB uses?
It is. It is not as sparkly.
Hey man is it neck heavy or not?
It is not. Very balanced.
What type of finish does the neck have?
Same as the body. It has a gloss finish.
Reminds me of the Byrdlands Nugent always played.
The site says it has a graphite nut
It didn't originally. I copied the table directly from the site that is in the video description/script for video.
@@guitarcollectorguy anyways, great in depth review. Ordered the exact same one.
Thank you! Great guitar!