You complain about the tuners feeling stiff. In case You don't know: The Philips screw in the tuning knobs is not only there to hold them in place, but to adjust them to your taste. Just loosen the screw a little bit, and the tuner turns easier. Another Tipp: most cheap machine heads need some breaking in. Before you change strings next time, take a string winder and tune the old strings a dozen turns down and up again, just some fast turning, no need for accuracy ;-). After that, the machine heads usually turn much smoother.
Played my red one of these today for the first time in 6 months. Still in tune. Still blown away it cost me 118 quid as the quality is insane for that price. Great finish, neck, decent fretwork and surprisingly good pick ups.
I’ve had the older, white (non-blast-off) version of this guitar for about a year now. It’s fantastic. I play it all the time. Great neck, great pickups. My version has a different set of tuners, and they work perfectly and the guitar stays in tune like a champ. Highly recommended. The only issue I’ve had is one of the string trees popping out. Easy fix.
@@mizonuna9170 Good question. I don’t have enough experience with TV Jones pickups to make a comparison. I would describe the pickups in the HB as bright but not brittle or thin. Thicker, for sure, than single coils, but not as dark or heavy as a PAF-style humbucker.
@@mizonuna9170 i had mine(previous white blonde version) at rehearsal tonight and a buddy of mine had his Gretsch. This was brighter and louder. But his was also a hollow body.
HB is stepping up the quality and the options. People are going to want more guitars. Filtertrons are great pickups. Glad to see HB using them. Also ... blast on / blast off. Mostly blast off.
I bought one of these in a sale on Thomman after watching this video ..got to say I was not disappointed .The neck is amazing , hard to explain thin and the fret board fells super hard like its made of Bakelite rather than wood. Love it
I’m presently blasting off with the Green Blast, and loving it! I think HB have purposely gone for a Marmite guitar, hence the reverse neck and Filtertrons. They already make lots of great ‘standard’ guitars that will nicely ‘fit in’. This feels like an alternative for guys who already have that covered. This is my fourth HB guitar and they all sound usefully - and markedly - different from each other. Best value out there. Thanks for the great review!
Am I the only one with the green one? Love it a lot, it's my 11th Harley Benton guitar and the first one I won't sell. (Nothing was wrong with the others, they just didn't have magic for my style of music, which is funk/ pop/ alternative)
Personally, I've not heard a bad word said about Harley Benton guitars. Amazing for the price and they just get better the more you play them. Will agree with your comments about the toggle switch though. Blast off!
It's a really cool guitar and it even works with metal and hard rock if you set up the amp right. Also no matter the D'Addarios on it, they were 10s so I immediately changed them to 9s (and haha, to Harley Benton ValueStrings no less!) and it just screeeeaaaaaams!!! Bought it in Orange Blast which has some sunburst kinda edges.
Great review of the TE90. The soft tones on this guitar are wonderful almost like a hollow body or even an acoustic. This guitar really has a unique sound with the filll pups. The "Blast Off" finish also looks class. You're a nice player "geeks". Keep up the great work.
I didn't hear you mention the one major feature that contributes to that airy sound. The lower half of the body is chambered. I have this in the same color, under the pickguard and the oversized control cavity is hollow. To me this setup serves a function for ambient styles, The Edge, Andy Summers, 80's Alex Lifeson but also gives off a Johnny Winter vibe.
I've wanted a Filtertron guitar for a while now - just based on how they sound, I think picking between single coil, humbucker, or filtertron style is a complete no-brainer. But Gretsches cost a mint and mostly look very country-rockabilly, so I was looking into buying a cheap Harley Benton or similar and modding in Filtertrons. And then it turns out HB make a perfectly solid piece with twin Filtertron-clones for €199, and it looks absolutely smashing to boot. Welp, I guess there goes that money. Blast off!
I really love how that looks and feels Andy. Harley Benton are definitely thinking out of the box a bit more these days. Excellent review once again Andy 😀❤️👍👍 Blast Off 😀
Same here my friend, whenever I play my Blue blast...I sit with it along time...hard to put down...one awesome guitar....until then...blast off my friend.
I got one 90Flt in blonde, very happy with the sound/pickups. Got some new locking tuners as the original was not very good. Neck and frets was great , which I'm not used to form HB. Got a bass (B-450)which took forever to be playable , fretwork was horrible and the neck was very hard to get close to straight. Guess this is a part of the lottery buying "affordable" instruments and gear..
I bought the cheap black paisley tele from Harley Benton and was surprised how good it was. I kept the bridge but still swapped and changed everything including the neck (fender), then........BLAST OFF!!!!! After seeing this one I'm thinking maybe.
Those filtertrons are different than any other type of pickups... There's a huge difference between the neck and the bridge which is great, as it provides a broader spectrum of sound, and, of course, the middle position is kinda 'sweet'. I've already got three HB guitars, but, guess what... ;) Oh, and thank you for a brilliant presentation and your personal, unbiased opinion that turned out quite positive all in all.
Do they still even make bad guitars? The crap guitars we used to learn on back in the day...it's crazy what you can get for 150, let alone 500 bones these days :O This one kind of reminds me of the Slick SL60; Smooth pale raw neck, weird woods, stiff tuners, two pickups slab body. nice review A guitars are cool
Blast Off! I've had mine in Greenblast for a couple of months and it's now my number 2 (by just a small margin) behind my Harley Benton CST-24T P90. I agree with everything you've said about it, pros and cons. With pedals and the right amp settings you can get rock, even metal sounds, but where it shines for me is in the cleans. It plays so well and easy it's just addictive. Tuners are the big negative but I can live with them. Also, the fretboard tends to pick up dirt and gunk from the hands and the grain tends to turn dark, so it needs a cleaning quite often. I'm in love with it though. It's also chambered and very light, also slightly smaller than a traditional tele body (a bit smaller than my TE-70 RW9). Blast it all, it's so good Andy!!!
Looks and sounds great! Price is VERY good for what you get. I don't own a tele style guitar and have been wanting filtertron pickups, seems like my next guitar.
Sort'a like the pale neck. Scrawny C neck and narrow nut along with the backwards headstock... no bueno. Clean sound-neck is beautiful. Fact is, all sounds great but playability is in question.
Blast off! I don't think, btw, that the nut is self-lubricating. Tusq by default isn't, I think only Tusq XL is. Still should be an upgrade over most nuts. Great review, really digged it, nice playing!
I was gonna get this one but got the vw t for $157. I've bought 8 HB'S this year , from a $80 lap steel (decent) to the sc custom fr emg $466 (completely bitchin). The fltr t vw is maybe the most impressive at $157, like yours the neck is incredible. The edges are rolled 😳 the pickups are very nice. All 8 that I have are bitchin , I've got 45 guitars with most of the big names in my collection... the last 9 guitars I have bought have been a g&l fallout and 8 HB'S. Great video again , keep on geeking 🎸🤘🍻
Blast Off ☢🎸🪐🚜 [Couldn't find a rocket so I made do with a tractor] - Thanks for the review - I'm in the middle of making a tele with Roswell filtertrons and a Bigsby on it and if it sounds 1 tenth as good as this one (and that's no guarantee with my skills) I will be very happy :-) Really informative review as always, thank you!
Been shopping around for a new guitar after not playing for years and recently getting back into it. This was in my shopping cart and your review convinced me to click on purchase. Super excited to get my first HB, my first Tele style, and my first Filtertron all at once.
@@TheGuitarGeek I agree with the comment above. Feel-wise, would you prefer this sandblast or the (rather newly reviewed) daphne blue SG with Gotoh tuners? I know those Gotohs are quite game changers and I guess well worth the €50 gap, but I was mainly referring to body, neck and finishes. Tone-wise, those pups are so different from the "Tesla" it's like comparing apples and oranges, I guess. For heavy, thick, Hetfield-esque riffing (and the like) I guess there's no contest, but I'd love to hear some Johnny Marr repertoire through that Tele! Keep up the good work, btw :)
BLAST OFF!! Very good review. I have a Mex Fender telecaster but I'm looking at getting a Tele with humbuckers...or maybe this one. I might also start actually practicing regularly one day too.
Harley Bentons are like heroine but much cheaper. what i like on this guitar is that you can´t see the logo at once because it´s turned around. no- for shure the guitar sounds really good and the turned headstock isn´t boring. the wood design underlined the fact that the guitar is often used for country rock. it gives the guitar a youthful swing. nice little christmas present.
Aha, ... the "End Club", well, ... it was very nice review that got me thinking to purchase one of these. Maybe the Black Blast or the older model instead 🤔 ... but it will be a Cabronita with FLTs 🎶👌👍
i have this guitar for about 3 months, and its my first electric, the issue for me is im using boss katana, and have to pump treble forr it not to sound muddy, but otherwise, its really nice feel on the neck, enjoyable to play,real real nice, and worth the money, with a good setup, i can get any sound i want out of it, oh, one more issue is the tone knob, i barely feel difference in the beggining, and it changes heavily at the end, its like the whole tone control is at the end of the spin, but, since im a beginner, i barely care about it...
@@TheGuitarGeek i think its the amp difference, but i love the guitar how it performs on bluesy side of spectrum, and as i said, it brightens up with treble, so i can control fairly good its sound, and am unbothered by it, but i do enjoy the guitar, its a splendid instrument
Guess I'll have to buy two, one righthanded and one lefthanded and change the necks over and sell the lefty to someone, who like me, find the upside down headstock ugly. Lockable staggered tuners in black to complete it. Blastoff. 😉
Malcolm Young used filtertrons and can't say he didn't Rock, good review, the pups don't make the whole sound of a guitar, everything else contributes. Personal taste is a P90 in neck of a Tele.
Looks pretty nice for something you'll wanna mod and upgrade. I love the look of the reverse headstock. Reminds me of the Charvel teles. It's "Hendrixy" without going full lefty guitar.
I have a spare MIM Classic 60s neck fitted with Fender tuners, it would solve the reversed headstock and iffy tuner issues in just one easy move. Then I could Blast Off!
Nice review Andy, it looks and sounds great. Unfortunately, I have just,2 weeks ago, bought a cheap tele by K & K whoever they are. Either the neck was routed too deep or the neck itself is too shallow, I had to put a 3.5mm shim in to be able to set it up! I have also just had my favourite guitar refretted. If I was to buy this one I think I would have to stowaway on the next rocket to space and blast off from the planet! 😎🎙🎸✅
Had enjoyed reviewing this one even though it did not reach me in a playable state. Also the blue burst for me has now faded to a green burst 1 year later. Let us know if the colour turns to a new shade due to light / sunshine. Even after all that, really enjoy the guitar still. Planning on upgrading the tuners to reverse hipshots and want to attach a bigsby style trem system but unsure on what will fit on it.
Blast off!! At that price, with that look and that sound, HB are really putting the wind up Fender (who I think have been resting on their laurels for waaaayyy too long).
Hi Andy, cheers from NY! Nice guitar at that pricepoint for sure, well worth adding locking tuners and a switch upgrade. Thanks for the vid and Blastoff!
Can’t deal with the reverse blasted off headstock. I love the finish tho. I wish they gave a choice. Actually I have an old Squier neck. Wonder if it would fit?
Pretty cool finish! Great sounds...... I'm not a single cut Dude...and I'm NOT a T-style headstock Dude...and REALLY NOT a reversed headstock Dude. Bu it does sound great.......at an awesome price.
BLAST OFF! That is a great looking guitar. I have been looking for a Cabronita style guitar but am not sold on that reverse headstock and like you, I prefer darker necks. Well done though!
Have the non blasted te 90 flt in vw and love it. It comes with "normal" machineheads instead of vintage ones. They do the job and it stays in tune well. On my TE 62cc are the vintage ones, they a little bit stiff, but they keep the guitar in tune. Really dig the look of the blast series- orange or black- blast off 🤘
@@joachimleinfelder1200 the one with the filter trons and the reverse headstock weighs 3.6 kg? That's really heavy. I heard it was chambered and very lightweight, and almost ready to buy it but that's almost 8 lb. Thanks for the warning
Tried several Te 90 FLTs and 3,6kg is a good average weight. Just a few were lighter, around 3,5kg. But it doesn't bother me it plays really well with a unique sound...😎
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Thanks to you I bought this guitar and it turned me into a couch potato. BLAST OFF!
You complain about the tuners feeling stiff. In case You don't know: The Philips screw in the tuning knobs is not only there to hold them in place, but to adjust them to your taste. Just loosen the screw a little bit, and the tuner turns easier. Another Tipp: most cheap machine heads need some breaking in. Before you change strings next time, take a string winder and tune the old strings a dozen turns down and up again, just some fast turning, no need for accuracy ;-). After that, the machine heads usually turn much smoother.
It has Kluson style vintage tuners........no screws in the buttons.
Played my red one of these today for the first time in 6 months. Still in tune. Still blown away it cost me 118 quid as the quality is insane for that price. Great finish, neck, decent fretwork and surprisingly good pick ups.
I’ve had the older, white (non-blast-off) version of this guitar for about a year now. It’s fantastic. I play it all the time. Great neck, great pickups. My version has a different set of tuners, and they work perfectly and the guitar stays in tune like a champ. Highly recommended. The only issue I’ve had is one of the string trees popping out. Easy fix.
How does it compare to the Gretsch/Tv Jonez Filtertron sounds?
Thicker.. brighter?
@@mizonuna9170 Good question. I don’t have enough experience with TV Jones pickups to make a comparison. I would describe the pickups in the HB as bright but not brittle or thin. Thicker, for sure, than single coils, but not as dark or heavy as a PAF-style humbucker.
Play mine too a lot but tuners crapped out. Just got replacements. Love the guitar
@@mizonuna9170 i had mine(previous white blonde version) at rehearsal tonight and a buddy of mine had his Gretsch. This was brighter and louder. But his was also a hollow body.
How much does yours weigh?
Hell yeah brother from Britain. Exactly what I needed for the hb tele i forgot i bid on last night and won this morning
HB is stepping up the quality and the options. People are going to want more guitars.
Filtertrons are great pickups. Glad to see HB using them.
Also ... blast on / blast off. Mostly blast off.
Theymlook like firtertrons, but sound NOTHING like them. Sorry.
I bought one of these in a sale on Thomman after watching this video ..got to say I was not disappointed .The neck is amazing , hard to explain thin and the fret board fells super hard like its made of Bakelite rather than wood. Love it
I’m presently blasting off with the Green Blast, and loving it! I think HB have purposely gone for a Marmite guitar, hence the reverse neck and Filtertrons. They already make lots of great ‘standard’ guitars that will nicely ‘fit in’. This feels like an alternative for guys who already have that covered. This is my fourth HB guitar and they all sound usefully - and markedly - different from each other. Best value out there. Thanks for the great review!
Thanks for sharing! Marmite indeed
Blast offffffff, I ordered the orange blast yesterday, looking forward to getting it
Am I the only one with the green one?
Love it a lot, it's my 11th Harley Benton guitar and the first one I won't sell. (Nothing was wrong with the others, they just didn't have magic for my style of music, which is funk/ pop/ alternative)
"Blast Off!!!". I feel much better, now. Well Done! Very cool guitar...
Personally, I've not heard a bad word said about Harley Benton guitars. Amazing for the price and they just get better the more you play them.
Will agree with your comments about the toggle switch though.
Blast off!
It's a really cool guitar and it even works with metal and hard rock if you set up the amp right. Also no matter the D'Addarios on it, they were 10s so I immediately changed them to 9s (and haha, to Harley Benton ValueStrings no less!) and it just screeeeaaaaaams!!! Bought it in Orange Blast which has some sunburst kinda edges.
Absolutely beautiful sounding guitar! I just cannot get over the look... Guess I'm to old fashioned for this kind of thing...
I have put this guitar in my wish list. Buying it will be a blast off!!
It's awesome, get it while you can as they keep running out of the coolest colors!
I wish it had a Roasted Maple neck and fretboard and also a forearm cut.
Great review of the TE90. The soft tones on this guitar are wonderful almost like a hollow body or even an acoustic. This guitar really has a unique sound with the filll pups. The "Blast Off" finish also looks class. You're a nice player "geeks". Keep up the great work.
Thanks!
I didn't hear you mention the one major feature that contributes to that airy sound. The lower half of the body is chambered. I have this in the same color, under the pickguard and the oversized control cavity is hollow. To me this setup serves a function for ambient styles, The Edge, Andy Summers, 80's Alex Lifeson but also gives off a Johnny Winter vibe.
I've wanted a Filtertron guitar for a while now - just based on how they sound, I think picking between single coil, humbucker, or filtertron style is a complete no-brainer. But Gretsches cost a mint and mostly look very country-rockabilly, so I was looking into buying a cheap Harley Benton or similar and modding in Filtertrons. And then it turns out HB make a perfectly solid piece with twin Filtertron-clones for €199, and it looks absolutely smashing to boot. Welp, I guess there goes that money. Blast off!
Just found your channel and really enjoyed the blast off of your down to earth, accessible reviews. Thanks!
I really love how that looks and feels Andy. Harley Benton are definitely thinking out of the box a bit more these days. Excellent review once again Andy 😀❤️👍👍
Blast Off 😀
Same here my friend, whenever I play my Blue blast...I sit with it along time...hard to put down...one awesome guitar....until then...blast off my friend.
I really liked the ambient sounds with that guitar but see how it could blast off the roof plugged into a cranked Marshall.
Yeah that's what I was thinking about, too! And don't say it can't do proper rock, ask ACDC or Airbourne about filtertrons ;-)
I got one 90Flt in blonde, very happy with the sound/pickups. Got some new locking tuners as the original was not very good. Neck and frets was great , which I'm not used to form HB. Got a bass (B-450)which took forever to be playable , fretwork was horrible and the neck was very hard to get close to straight. Guess this is a part of the lottery buying "affordable" instruments and gear..
How much does yours weigh?
I bought the cheap black paisley tele from Harley Benton and was surprised how good it was. I kept the bridge but still swapped and changed everything including the neck (fender), then........BLAST OFF!!!!!
After seeing this one I'm thinking maybe.
Those filtertrons are different than any other type of pickups... There's a huge difference between the neck and the bridge which is great, as it provides a broader spectrum of sound, and, of course, the middle position is kinda 'sweet'. I've already got three HB guitars, but, guess what... ;)
Oh, and thank you for a brilliant presentation and your personal, unbiased opinion that turned out quite positive all in all.
Good point! Thanks for your kind words!
We've got this guitar in red Great value. Blast off.
Do they still even make bad guitars?
The crap guitars we used to learn on back in the day...it's crazy what you can get for 150, let alone 500 bones these days :O
This one kind of reminds me of the Slick SL60; Smooth pale raw neck, weird woods, stiff tuners, two pickups slab body.
nice review A
guitars are cool
This is a really nice guitar!
One of two H/B's I'm after.
This one, and the LP Jr. one.
BLAST OFF!!!!🚀
Was not expecting that transition to country
Kinda bent me noodle
The tuners on the hb tele are a bit stiff, have the same issue
Trons sound amazing
Blast Off! I've had mine in Greenblast for a couple of months and it's now my number 2 (by just a small margin) behind my Harley Benton CST-24T P90. I agree with everything you've said about it, pros and cons. With pedals and the right amp settings you can get rock, even metal sounds, but where it shines for me is in the cleans. It plays so well and easy it's just addictive. Tuners are the big negative but I can live with them. Also, the fretboard tends to pick up dirt and gunk from the hands and the grain tends to turn dark, so it needs a cleaning quite often. I'm in love with it though. It's also chambered and very light, also slightly smaller than a traditional tele body (a bit smaller than my TE-70 RW9). Blast it all, it's so good Andy!!!
How much does yours weigh?
@@bennettscher I don't know exactly, but it is pretty light, not heavy at all
@@jeronimomartinezfabregas okay. Not heavy is definitely subjective. For me not heavy is 7 lb or under.
Looks and sounds great! Price is VERY good for what you get. I don't own a tele style guitar and have been wanting filtertron pickups, seems like my next guitar.
Sort'a like the pale neck. Scrawny C neck and narrow nut along with the backwards headstock... no bueno. Clean sound-neck is beautiful. Fact is, all sounds great but playability is in question.
Bought the Mary Kay White version and it is awesome. P90s are sweet!
Blast off! I don't think, btw, that the nut is self-lubricating. Tusq by default isn't, I think only Tusq XL is. Still should be an upgrade over most nuts. Great review, really digged it, nice playing!
I was gonna get this one but got the vw t for $157. I've bought 8 HB'S this year , from a $80 lap steel (decent) to the sc custom fr emg $466 (completely bitchin).
The fltr t vw is maybe the most impressive at $157, like yours the neck is incredible. The edges are rolled 😳 the pickups are very nice. All 8 that I have are bitchin , I've got 45 guitars with most of the big names in my collection... the last 9 guitars I have bought have been a g&l fallout and 8 HB'S.
Great video again , keep on geeking 🎸🤘🍻
Blast Off ☢🎸🪐🚜 [Couldn't find a rocket so I made do with a tractor] - Thanks for the review - I'm in the middle of making a tele with Roswell filtertrons and a Bigsby on it and if it sounds 1 tenth as good as this one (and that's no guarantee with my skills) I will be very happy :-) Really informative review as always, thank you!
This thing sounds great for slide. This is the only guitar I have not modded. Even my Fender isn’t stock.
thanks for the test, i'm thinking i'm gonna by it....
Did you get this awesome guitar?
Yes i've got a b-stock, had to smooth some frets, minor work, setup was just good, great guitar, great sound character, really glad with it!
A FilterTron on an HB??? OOOOOOHHHH I didn't know!!! I want!!!!
Get one!
I really liked the way you asked your thumbs up. Very classy
Been shopping around for a new guitar after not playing for years and recently getting back into it. This was in my shopping cart and your review convinced me to click on purchase. Super excited to get my first HB, my first Tele style, and my first Filtertron all at once.
Enjoy it!
Thanks for putting this review out; if was very informative. I like the somewhat rustic look as a blues/slide guitar. Love the tone too!
My pleasure!
@@TheGuitarGeek I agree with the comment above. Feel-wise, would you prefer this sandblast or the (rather newly reviewed) daphne blue SG with Gotoh tuners? I know those Gotohs are quite game changers and I guess well worth the €50 gap, but I was mainly referring to body, neck and finishes.
Tone-wise, those pups are so different from the "Tesla" it's like comparing apples and oranges, I guess. For heavy, thick, Hetfield-esque riffing (and the like) I guess there's no contest, but I'd love to hear some Johnny Marr repertoire through that Tele!
Keep up the good work, btw :)
@@EmanCarbone very different guitars and both great. The tele is more open sounding but both would be great for Radiohead
Andy, that is one "Blast-off" of a guitar!!! Great review as always!
Looks like their answer to guitar fetish’s Slick guitars. Definitely inspired by. The slicks have a lot of brass on them though.
I disagree with the statement "not for classic rock". With the reverb on, I was hearing Rush and Pink Floyd sounds. 👍👍👍😉😉😉
Look at your hair dude😂❤❤❤
One of the best tone reviews out there, enjoyable and informative. Great job. Waiting for HB DC-60 Junior review :))
BLAST OFF!! Very good review. I have a Mex Fender telecaster but I'm looking at getting a Tele with humbuckers...or maybe this one. I might also start actually practicing regularly one day too.
Great video... so much that I am looking at the Green Blast version of this guitar - not that I need another guitar at all. Cheers matey #blastoff
Harley Bentons are like heroine but much cheaper. what i like on this guitar is that you can´t see the logo at once because it´s turned around. no- for shure the guitar sounds really good and the turned headstock isn´t boring. the wood design underlined the fact that the guitar is often used for country rock. it gives the guitar a youthful swing. nice little christmas present.
I have the red burst one. Love it. My only gripe is that the reverse headstock. Apart from that it sounds really great.
How much does yours weigh?
Bought the green one. Love it. No need to mod at all
The Green one is also FIRE!
Aha, ... the "End Club", well, ... it was very nice review that got me thinking to purchase one of these. Maybe the Black Blast or the older model instead 🤔 ... but it will be a Cabronita with FLTs 🎶👌👍
i have this guitar for about 3 months, and its my first electric, the issue for me is im using boss katana, and have to pump treble forr it not to sound muddy, but otherwise, its really nice feel on the neck, enjoyable to play,real real nice, and worth the money, with a good setup, i can get any sound i want out of it, oh, one more issue is the tone knob, i barely feel difference in the beggining, and it changes heavily at the end, its like the whole tone control is at the end of the spin, but, since im a beginner, i barely care about it...
That's really odd. The guitar i played was really bright. As long as you are having fun and feel motivated, tone can come later.
@@TheGuitarGeek i think its the amp difference, but i love the guitar how it performs on bluesy side of spectrum, and as i said, it brightens up with treble, so i can control fairly good its sound, and am unbothered by it, but i do enjoy the guitar, its a splendid instrument
BlastOff fantastic review and due to this I am ordering 1 today. Don’t have a filtertron in my collection and this vid has made my mind up 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Hope you enjoy it!
Guess I'll have to buy two, one righthanded and one lefthanded and change the necks over and sell the lefty to someone, who like me, find the upside down headstock ugly. Lockable staggered tuners in black to complete it. Blastoff. 😉
Genius!
haven't seen the lefty version
I think I need to make one of those blast off to Canada.
I can definitely blast off with this great guitar for practicing and having a blast.
Blast off ahahaha, thanks! Great review, and diction.
Malcolm Young used filtertrons and can't say he didn't Rock, good review, the pups don't make the whole sound of a guitar, everything else contributes. Personal taste is a P90 in neck of a Tele.
Blast off! Okay, I'll play along. I kind of like the "orange blast" a bit more. You're kind of silly though.
Nice review sir.
Black blast is pretty. But the orange blast....pants twitching pretty, sorry, I think I may have just blast off
I didn’t know there was an orange one!
The one on the website looks quite different. Might be a bit of a lottery getting a nice grain pattern you like.
Oh, and blast off
I am impressed with this guitar. I think I'm going to get the Red Blast version. Thanks for the demo.
I LOVE the look of that guit!
Looks pretty nice for something you'll wanna mod and upgrade. I love the look of the reverse headstock. Reminds me of the Charvel teles. It's "Hendrixy" without going full lefty guitar.
I like the knob and switch configuration better than on an actual Tele.
I have a spare MIM Classic 60s neck fitted with Fender tuners, it would solve the reversed headstock and iffy tuner issues in just one easy move. Then I could Blast Off!
I say go for it.
Great review. I am not fond of the black BLAST color but I would consider another color for the same TE90 FLT. The sunburst is nice!
Nice review Andy, it looks and sounds great. Unfortunately, I have just,2 weeks ago, bought a cheap tele by K & K whoever they are. Either the neck was routed too deep or the neck itself is too shallow, I had to put a 3.5mm shim in to be able to set it up! I have also just had my favourite guitar refretted. If I was to buy this one I think I would have to stowaway on the next rocket to space and blast off from the planet! 😎🎙🎸✅
Had enjoyed reviewing this one even though it did not reach me in a playable state. Also the blue burst for me has now faded to a green burst 1 year later. Let us know if the colour turns to a new shade due to light / sunshine. Even after all that, really enjoy the guitar still. Planning on upgrading the tuners to reverse hipshots and want to attach a bigsby style trem system but unsure on what will fit on it.
I think it's a looker, got a Chapman thing going on. This is the first HB I fancy buying .
Love the just don't like reverse headstocks.
I have the Orange blast off version and luv it !
Blast off!! At that price, with that look and that sound, HB are really putting the wind up Fender (who I think have been resting on their laurels for waaaayyy too long).
Blast off! (made me laugh!) Thanks, informative and definitely considering one of these.
The color looks completely different!!
Hi Andy, cheers from NY! Nice guitar at that pricepoint for sure, well worth adding locking tuners
and a switch upgrade. Thanks for the vid and Blastoff!
The only thing I would blast off is that color. I think it might look better in orange. Just an opinion. That said, nice platform to work with
There’s a few colours. The blue is nice
Always wondered about the sound on a Cabronita-style tele. Now, I know. Thanks. Well, time to "Blast off."
Blastoff. Thanks or your videos they’re greate🤘🏻
Quite like the rock sound of this guitar. Blast off! 🤘
I was going to mention the tuner adjuster screws but I've been beaten to it. Blastoff... puf...
I have the orange blast .great couch and toilet guitar
I have two HB's, stunning guitars.
Disco never dies, baby.
Can I get a HELL YEAH
@@TheGuitarGeek HEEEEEELL YEEEEEAAAH!
Rock: You hear a 'tron in the other side of Angus' rhythms on all ACDC. The problem is, you need a 4000 dollar head and cab to make it kill.
The smash like text under the amp is cool mate gets a like from me 👍
Can’t deal with the reverse blasted off headstock. I love the finish tho. I wish they gave a choice. Actually I have an old Squier neck. Wonder if it would fit?
"Green Blast" looks better at my taste but TE-90 are pretty good guitars for sure. Thanx for review!
Pretty cool finish! Great sounds...... I'm not a single cut Dude...and I'm NOT a T-style headstock Dude...and REALLY NOT a reversed headstock Dude. Bu it does sound great.......at an awesome price.
Blast off man. Sweet looking and sounding guitar for the price. Very thorough review.
Blast! Off to fight the urge to wring some funds from the bank account.
BLAST OFF! That is a great looking guitar. I have been looking for a Cabronita style guitar but am not sold on that reverse headstock and like you, I prefer darker necks. Well done though!
Those pickups sound great!
Although the neck freaks me out a bit and the switch seem like it'll blast off, I am really intrigued by this guitar
blaSt ofF! gonna get one, the filtertron spund is very interesting, now, just need to decide on the color!
Have the non blasted te 90 flt in vw and love it. It comes with "normal" machineheads instead of vintage ones. They do the job and it stays in tune well. On my TE 62cc are the vintage ones, they a little bit stiff, but they keep the guitar in tune. Really dig the look of the blast series- orange or black- blast off 🤘
How much does yours weigh?
@@bennettscher Te 90 FLT around 3.6 kg, Te 62cc around 3,3kg .
@@joachimleinfelder1200 the one with the filter trons and the reverse headstock weighs 3.6 kg? That's really heavy. I heard it was chambered and very lightweight, and almost ready to buy it but that's almost 8 lb. Thanks for the warning
Tried several Te 90 FLTs and 3,6kg is a good average weight. Just a few were lighter, around 3,5kg. But it doesn't bother me it plays really well with a unique sound...😎