"Here's what they sound like clean" *massive distorted tone*... whoops lol. Anyways, check out my single "Sarassasstium" on iTunes/Spotify: apple.co/2K4aK0p. And get a discount to start uploading your own music here! distrokid.com/vip/agufish
It was only a matter of time before a large distributor started fabricating them cheap en masse, in this case Thomann. You probably won't ever see guitars of this level of quality sold for this cheap for another decade or so. Right now there are no competitors for them in North America or Asia, but unless Thomann expands into those markets the gap will eventually be filled to eliminate shipping expenses.
Okay so I picked one of these up dirt cheap recently but straight away the tone was all wrong just no bite and sounded muddy. I changed the cap on tone pot to 22nf Greenies a 60c two minute job. The difference is incredible. A must for every owner!
Just to be clear - there is a shot in this video of the back of the vibrato that shows a bolt or screw, except it isn't the grub screw that sets the friction on the vibrato arm. That grub screw is on the back of the inertia block under the point where the arm pushes in. You need to be looking at the top of the guitar towards the neck. Insert the arm and dump it. The very small hex grub screw should be visible in the back of the block just under the top plate of the bridge. Although the guitar ships with the vibrato springs tightened so you can only do down bends it can easily be set to float by slackening the spring tension. Once you do that there is a design flaw that becomes apparent. The Wilkinson 6 screw vibrato bridge (or tremolo if you must) is designed to pivot against a flat guitar top. The factory making the CST-24T has continued the curve of the top carve all the way under the bridge. As result not only does it pivot front to back, but it can also tilt from side to side, which affects the tuning stability. This can easily be fixed (and the friction typical of this type of bridge reduced) by removing the two outside pivot screws, fitting a small brass washer under either end of the bridge plate and then replacing the screws passing through the plate and then the washers. As a result the plate is stable, resting on a washer at either end and the length of the plate in between sits slightly above the curve of the guitar body. With these washers inserted the vibrato should perform extremely well. Mine is very stable and always returns to pitch. This washer trick can be used on any six screw vibrato bridge, even when the guitar it is fitted to has a flat body.
I’ve modded an HB and didn’t have a good experience. I had to do a lot of drilling and routing. They are not 1:1 swaps like a Squier is for Fender or Epiphone and SG. I’ll stick with the Asian made versions used if I want an inexpensive version of a more expensive guitar.
I was kinda surprised people didnt get that. Cause the Ibenez FR style Tremolos are pretty kuch all fixed that way as well. So not sure why thats was such a wild secret her eon the HB. xD
you just have to loosen the screws that hold the 3 springs in the back of the guitar. the bridge will come up. After that it works in both ways. To fasten the Tremoloarm you have to push the Tremolo down an look unter the upcoming bridge from behind. There you will find a Hex-screw where you are able to tighten the Arm.
Aaron Roosa It’s the same model at least. I doubt it’s exactly the same guitar though as that one I posted on Instagram was on display on the Thomann shop floor. Cool guitar but like Hunter mentions it’s really heavy :)
Pete Cottrell I hear that most Harley Benton guitars are pretty heavy. I wonder if they'll start chambering their guitars any time soon. I'm sure it wouldn't add too much to production cost. 🧐
I have £1000+ guitars, but at the moment this is my favorite. Added £50 parts to a £200 guitar, and it's gorgeous. Vanson alnico 2s and Vanson fake Grover tuners. It has never been set up. Action low and slick out of the box. Smooth fret ends. No buzz. Can I be clear.... this guitar is a f***ing steal🌴
Don't think anyones said but for the trem arm, theirs an alan screw that you tighten under the trem on the right. You can see it if you push the trem down. Hope that helps. Got the same guitar and love it, one of the best I've ever owned :)
Hi Agufish. The tremolo-arm is probably locked in by a little hex screw under the bridge. What you do is put in the arm and push down. If you look under the bridge from behind you'll see the tiny screw. It's a pretty common way of locking down a trem arm these days. I think most strat style bridges have it now, even fender.
I have a 1980's Japanese strat with the system 1 trem made by Schaller and it has the locking mechanism for the trem arm just like you described and it is the best trem I've ever used because it stays in tune no matter what abuse you subject it to, which makes it the best trem ever, Schaller should reissue this along with fender because the system 1 tremolo is far superior to anything made since, trust me !
@@AuntAlnico4 that Schaller is a 'licensed by Floyd Rose' Schaller I'm guessing, not a vintage style or wilkinson-style. At least that's what was on my MIJ 80s Fender strat
Great stuff man. Gonna have to buy one as a backup to my PRS. Keep up the great work Hunter. Was cool to see you with other RUclipsrs at TGHU. Moving up in the world and definitely deserved 😎🎸👍
Nice, my HB-35Plus (335 Clone) in cherry arrived after 2 months backorder this week. Looks and plays great for silly money. Solidly built and I can’t fault it. Been playing for over 25 years and it’s a great time to be a beginner or pretend to be one!
I am guessing that this has already been pointed out, but you can float the bridge. I did on mine and it STILL stays in tune. And there is an adjustment under the bridge that allows you to lock in the trem arm. I love my CST-24T. I can't put it down, and I have some pricey guitars here!
Really like this guitar. Will definitely check this one out when it's in my area. I prefer buying from a store rather than ordering online because you won't know how it feels in your hands or what shape it will arrive in. Even though I'm not a fan of the PRS body type, this one looks good and sounds great without putting a dent in your wallet. And Hunter did you put the delay in the FX loop or in the front of the amp? That solo could have sounded better.
I'm not sure if this is a new model of the CST-24, or perhaps just incorrect as he's content with this being used as a hardtail, but that's not how you screw the tremolo arm in.. For those interested, it's not a cross-head on the back of the bridge, its a hex screw on the side of the block, but on the front of the guitar (IKR-weird). To access it, I recommend taking off the back of the guitar so you can remove the middle spring to release the tension on the bridge. Flip the guitar over to face strings-up, place the bottom strap lock on your chin and look straight down the guitar as if you were checking the straightness of the neck, pop in the tremolo arm and bend the bridge down. You should see a hex screw the same size as the saddle screw on the right side of the block, just under the bridge on the right size, just in front of the tremolo arm. This took me a good 20 mins to work out last night that I will never get back. You are most welcome random internet person: pay it forward :)
I just bought a new electric guitar from FGN guitars for 699usd including shipping. Wonder if you have heard of this brand? I think 699 for a japanese made guitar is a steal. Essentially you are getting an Ibanez Prestige for half or even less the price. I recommend to anyone who wants a mid price guitar that plays like a high end one.
I just bought one of these (lefty) and I can already tell it's going to be a great guitar. I will most likely replace the pickups at some point, but other than that I have no complaints
I have this guitar in black cherry flame. When I ordered the guitar, I waited over a month for it to arrive. Thomann officially declared it lost so they sent me a replacement which arrived in a week and a half. Well, months later, the original guitar arrived! I got two for the price of one! I ended up selling the replacement because the original had nicer looking flame and played it better too.
I am a Stratocaster Fender guy, have been for years, but I just made a dare devil move and put in an order for the FUSION ll HSH LH ROA FNT!! @Thomann I was amazed at what this guitar has, those goodies are normally on 3000 dollar guitars! I love sound of Andy Timmons, and the guitars he uses, but heck they cost 3300 dollars!!! I can't wait to try this guitar out, and with the case it comes out to 427 euros!!! Stainless steel 24 frets, flame natural maple, roasted neck, locking tuners, split switch, and 5-positions, two point float bridge, god it all seems unbelievable!!! I REALLY think that after seeing many videos of folks who do the reviews on Harley Benton guitars and the positive feedback this company will end up on top of the market... I also can't believe how some folks will buy a guitar for 2.500 dollars, take it to a custom shop, be charged 1.500 just to relic it and add their special touch, and put on the custom shop decal... I like to wear in my guitars through the passing of the years, natural Relic... Very excited :-) Nice playing, nice video thx :-) :-)
Hello from Dublin Ireland, I owed 2 Harley Benton Cst24t left handed guitars and I’m blown away by the quality and playability for the price. Great review by the way 👍🏼
I have this same guitar. I got it a year ago and it took about 3 weeks to get it in South Carolina. It is one nice guitar and no one believes I paid 230 dollars for it. I think the case I got for it cost more then the guitar. I love it.
Hi there Mister Hunter. It would be awesome if you had alook at the new Harley Benton SC-7 Fanfret. I love the Les Paul look but i am a bit sceptical about the slanted pickups. less options when it comes to tossing in a new pair of pups i believe. Another suggestion i have is the regular Harley Benton sc-custom 6 string. Anyways keep on dishing out songs man!
Says "here's the clean sound" but is fully distorted. Says "here's the dirty sound" , fully clean. Editing can be fun😂👍 That paradise flame color of this guitar they offer is freaking gorgeous. Want one of these now!!!🤘😎🤘
Out of all my Harley Benton's I have which is a lot, the CST-24T was best out of the box experience. If you are a beginning student and need a rock solid guitar that plays well out of the box this is the one for you. It is heavy but should be good for learning. If you plan on stage time and you are more experienced move to the PRS SE Custom. I still ply on my CST-24 at home, but if I gig or go out I play my PRS 24 SE Custom 24-08 for extra tones. Plus it is a good pound and 1/2 lighter which is a big deal if you need to use it for a long time. In reference it is lighter than my US Pro Strat, which is crazy. I prefer the upper access on my PRS and CST compared to even my strat. But if you need quack you won't get it from the CST or the PRS. Only a Strat can do that. CST and PRS are much closer to the Gibson LP sound, heck yes it is way lighter then those, both PRS and CST don't weight 9 to 12 pounds. If you are old strat and PRS are the lighter for your back. Only thing lighter is the Ibenez Prestige S series which I don't own and they are like 4 or 5 pounds. I dream of one, but the 2000+ says hell no.
Hey dude, congrats for the videos they are getting better and better each day! Honest question for you, I'm looking for a second guitar for heavier sounds (my first guitar is a cheap squier telecaster that is cool but not for heavy sounds)... I'm thinking about getting an epiphone sg g400 or maybe this harley benton model (regarding its features I think its a good model for me to practice new techniques). What do u think will be a better choice? thanks :D
I have one of these. Give this Harley Benton carved top a thorough fret job, a new nut, and swap the bridge pickup for a Duncan and you'll have a fantastic guitar.
Harley Benton's guitars are f***ing incredibile, they just put together both affordability and playability. I'm planning to put some EMG's on the 7 string I own, but still now it has a very good vibe and sound
I just procured this guitar with flamed Cherry... The guitar is an incredible value! The quality outweighs many guitars that cost 2-3x the amount. It was set up well, intonation was bang on etc. I did lower the action slightly to match my other guitars... but arrived more than playable... Look and finish was excellent! I wondered about the pick ups and I was very surprised how the pick ups sounded with the JMP-1 preamp set up that I have... a little "dark" but the tone and volume pots work well to clean up the gain and tone as needed... For the price it is an incredible value...
BTW, Corey Mura interviewed the Thomann guys about HB guitars. Thomann was saying that the Wilkinson pickups they were getting sent from China were not legit Wilkinson pickups. So they switch to Roswells.
Have that guitar on my own, but with the Wilkison Pickups. Sounds great, plays great. I smoothened out the fret ends with a few luthier tools, plays even better now, and will at some point trade out the pickups and the tuners, even though i really dig it the way it already is. By the way: if you hit the tremolo down with your tremolo bar, you might see a screw with you can tighten up with an imbus key.
I'm surprised you haven't checked out the custom-sc. It's modeled after your favorite guitar the esp eclipse. I'm really curious how you would like it?
Haha I will... eventually. When I did a video on the SC-550 most of the comments were asking for the CST-24T. The time taken between that video and this one is a pretty good indication of how long it takes me to finally put together a video (and edit it poorly, apparently) for a guitar
After watching some reviews of hb i got so curious I bought one online last saturday. I am actually impatient to get her...haha I bought the sc custom vb btw
One could just buy a used EC 256 lemon drop for under $200 and have a far superior guitar compared to this or the one you mentioned. Also those Ltd EC 256 are built side by side with the PRS import models and we all know those are great guitars so you could just buy the EC and be way ahead of the game only needing pickup's upgrade and still being under $400 way under ! I got my EC 256 used for under $200 and found used Gibson burst buckers for like $50 so there you have it. BTW this guitar he's playing sounds real good for under $200 !
"far superior", except not really. My two HB's have no issues keeping up with not just Viet/Chinese LTD's but my Korean Agile, Korean Epiphone Les Paul Custom and Korean LTD Viper 400. They both literally blow the fuck out of my old Schecter Omen Extreme (which now retails for about 650ish here, vs the HB's 200-300 with shipping and tax). I was expecting something close to that Schecter actually, but simply got way way more than expected. I actually highly suspect that the HB's are made in the very same factory that those Vietnamese LTD's are made in.
Man, i love your videos... But... I think your DSL's clean sounds a bit distorted... But the Dirty sounds awesome, with a Good clearity... Just needs more gain. P. D: RAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIN
Oh my gosh, that vocal on "Sarassasstium"!!! I already got addicted to it after your demo song for the white Gibson SG . One of the most amazing voices I've ever heard, can you give us a link to the vocalist's page on social networks, please? Also, please do not stop collaborating with this artist, thank you!
Haha we've been meaning to record some more stuff together. Reese actually doesn't do the whole social media thing; we just used to be in a band together in university!
Well, I'm her biggest fan now. I know only one more vocal of the same charm as Reese Findley's - it's Mara Lisenko of Karmafree, a band formed by her and her husband, Dmitry Lisenko, who is a quite famous musician right now due to his acoustic percussive bass technique. Anyway, I'm ready to buy anything you & Reese are going to record. Keep things up. Thanks a lot!
I noticed many comment on tremolo arm. If you bend tremolo forward there is grub screw which you tighten with an Allen key. A little awkward to do but not a huge problem.
Hi, you can adjust the whammy bar by using an alen wrench on the back part under the bridge. just press it down and you will see the screw under the bridge.
You can lock that vibrato arm in it place. Just put it in and push it down. Then you can see screw back in that vibrato bridge and you can adjust that screw with that small allen key what came with that guitar. Thanks for your great videos.
just ordered it in green, Irish folk here i come. In regards to CITES, as long as you dont carry more than 10 KG then you can be breathin' a sire relief
Anthony Sclafani yes s2 guitars are awesome, ive personally played a vela before and really liked it. But what i meant is that they dont look like the core series at all haha
I´ve never liked the PRS bodys.... Hey man can you answer me, how you make your drum tracks?? I have a hard time coming with one or two and you have a different one on every video... Q&A material here. Keep it up bro.
Hey man! Great review! You should review the new harley benton telecaster fanned fret 7 string for 2018! It looks killer and no one has done a review on that one! Cheers from Mexico!
to tighten the trem bar put it in and push down there is a screw that you can tighten to lock it in or move located in the back under the raised portion.
LOL, Thomann policy seems to be to ship you your guitar, have the tip of the headstock chipped off in transit, then send you new one after you talk to them and tell you to keep the damaged one.....that's what happened to me and seems to have happened to you too. I got the Harley Benton CST-24 HB (a semi-hollow body version of this guitar). I really like it, but can't say I love it. Both of the ones I got needed to be set-up, intonation and string height need to be dealt them. The first (damaged one) had corroded strings and the frets on both benefited from a polish job. Still can't get the string height lowered to where I want it. I could on the damaged one, but not on the second one. Intonation is still a work in progress, mine has the hardtail wraparound bridge. Mine has the older Wilkinson pick-ups, they are actually the most disappointing part, just can't get a sound from them that I really like, will switch out eventually, these are just kind of blah. Overall, worth the money (especially if you get two for the price of one!) look great and, with a little work, a fun decent guitar. I am more then willing to get another Harley Benton, the guitars for the prices are enticing!
I have owned/still own 3 CSTs, not a single one had damaged headstocks. Same goes for most of other people from Europe, you rarely get to see chipped headstock or destroyed boxes. US on the other hand....
Hey @agufish Im looking for a new guitar, my esp ltd256fm's pickups just stopped working mid solo. Being honest I wasn't surprised, after all, it sounded like my 100$ epiphone, maybe worse. Anyways I'm wondering if this is a good guitar, feel wise, and sound wise. I was looking at starts, but then wanted something with more "aggressive" pickups. Thanks man, great video, keep up the good work!
I have the black CST-24T. I really like the playability of it. Only a couple things I didn't like was first the action was set pretty high, but I was able to get that set up better. And I really don't care for the Roswell pups. Just super muddy for me. But all my guitars have either Dimarzio's or Seymours so maybe I'm just used to the better quality pups. I'm getting ready to install a set of Pearly Gates into this guitar and locking tuners. But on the good side, I felt the tuners work good (but again, I will put on a set of locking tuners since I do tend to the use the trem bar) speaking of, mine does stay in tune decently when using the bar, but every once in awhile it'll throw out of tune. The flamed veneer looks really good and I have no problem w/ veneer. As long as it looks good. I didn't have any fret spurs or rough edges etc. or anything like that. I love the neck on this, probably cause for the past year I've really been into playing my LP, which is a much thicker neck. I own a lot of Ibanez RG's as well so I'd say this neck is pretty much between the Rg Wizard necks and the Lp necks. Overall I love mine and plan on getting at least one more, either the Black Cherry Flame or the Paradise Flame. For 217 USD. this is a really good guitar and a great alternative to those Chinese fakes.
You should really check out the Harley Benton L-1000 progressive. I got one in white, and it plays WORLDS better than my Ibanez S series!!! HB makes some pretty sweet stuff!
The fact the maple veneer isn’t book matched really bugs me but it is a really good deal! Good luck getting the woods for less than the price of the guitar 😁
Greetings from the UK! Great video. Did you get to try a Harley Benton XT-22 whilst at Thomann? Would love you to make a video on that model some time in the future. Cheers.
If I got this guitar in 2020 some of the thing ill change is New Pickups to lollar el rayo, or lambertones grinders humbucker Change out the pots and harness for a new one Change out the trem bridge to a gotoh 510 trem Change the tuning machine to locking tuner Graphite the nut Get a complete set up and it can do some damge
Hey mate, I also got one of those CST-24T but new models and Emerald, end of 2019 made received this january. There's some differences now compared to your one ! I did a video unboxing about it : ruclips.net/video/2wnjkEXa9SU/видео.html& Differences : - Now they turned to be China made (printed on the back of headstock), not Vietnam anymore. - The finish is totally flawless (which seems also to be very good on yours but lot of people complained about this point). - The neck is now in 3 pieces no more scarf joint neck. Looks very solid and stable to me. - I got flammed mahogany on the back of the body (but that is just random from the pieces I got I assume). - Jatoba fretboard, light brown color (yours looks dark, rosewood I assume). - I can't compare to be sure because I have no other CST-24T around but from all videos and picture that I saw, it seems like the relief of the carved body in mine is more flat than in the previous vietnamese made. - I got a problem with the E string, the string was actually failing. I was getting an iron buzz while playing open fret. I firstly thought that the guitar had a problem (eventually the nut) but on the advices of Thomann, I tried to put another old string from another guitar to see, totally solved the problem. I am talking with Thomann now to get a new set of strings to replace it (not really a question of price here, just because it's a bit disappointing to receive a guitar supposed to be delivered in d'addario's and that they turn out to be failing). Out of this, all same !
Dude! Killer riffs and solos as always! I swear you should look into making an instrumental album! And if you two are on it hit me up I'd love to be your Rhythm guitarist!
I bought the CST-24T a few months ago, mainly because of the reviews. Love the feel of the neck, ect, blaw, blaw. But, no matter what I did I could not get this thing to stay in tune even with the trem block screwed down. I have just figured out why, the top of the body under the tremolo is not flat. The tremolo block is rocking from side to side. I am going to flatten the body under the tremolo block to eliminate this. Ok, using my precision reciprocating sander I sanded the area under the block flat. It stays in tune now.
"Here's what they sound like clean" *massive distorted tone*... whoops lol. Anyways, check out my single "Sarassasstium" on iTunes/Spotify: apple.co/2K4aK0p.
And get a discount to start uploading your own music here! distrokid.com/vip/agufish
Agufish the song sounds awesome, gonna listen to it
Agufish this thing sounds massive can't thats a $200 guitar 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Man your amp must be from Australia or something.
So basically what you're telling me is that if I plug this guitar into my 5150 I'll finally get a good clean tone out of it?
Agufish awesome vid dude
I see Hunter has been attending classes at the "Rob Chapman School for Clean Tone"
Tom Barnaby Not really. Hunter can play and sound good on a clean tone. Whereas Crappers, can't.
nah Hunter actually doesnt play everything muddy as fuck and think thats a good thing
Those are by far the dirtiest cleans and cleanest dirties I've ever heard in my entire life.
those harley bentons are blowing up
It was only a matter of time before a large distributor started fabricating them cheap en masse, in this case Thomann. You probably won't ever see guitars of this level of quality sold for this cheap for another decade or so. Right now there are no competitors for them in North America or Asia, but unless Thomann expands into those markets the gap will eventually be filled to eliminate shipping expenses.
you are on quite some harley benton videos man.
barley henton
barley hentai....
couldnt resist the joke.
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@@floydofnova2743 No....
Harley Benton makes close copies better than Ibanez or Yamaha but HB have VINTAGE guitars because they had left over guitars made a few years ago.
"Here's what they sound like clean" *proceeds to play with high gain*
"hears what they sound like dirty" plays clean
so heavy
I just scrolled down to find your video and like it. With that out of the way now, back to the video!
*proceeds to play rain by trivium*
Okay so I picked one of these up dirt cheap recently but straight away the tone was all wrong just no bite and sounded muddy. I changed the cap on tone pot to 22nf Greenies a 60c two minute job.
The difference is incredible. A must for every owner!
Put in some PRS treble/bass pickups. That did it for me but I'm going to take a snapshot of your comment..for future reference.... Great tip !!! Thx!
Just to be clear - there is a shot in this video of the back of the vibrato that shows a bolt or screw, except it isn't the grub screw that sets the friction on the vibrato arm. That grub screw is on the back of the inertia block under the point where the arm pushes in. You need to be looking at the top of the guitar towards the neck. Insert the arm and dump it. The very small hex grub screw should be visible in the back of the block just under the top plate of the bridge.
Although the guitar ships with the vibrato springs tightened so you can only do down bends it can easily be set to float by slackening the spring tension. Once you do that there is a design flaw that becomes apparent. The Wilkinson 6 screw vibrato bridge (or tremolo if you must) is designed to pivot against a flat guitar top. The factory making the CST-24T has continued the curve of the top carve all the way under the bridge. As result not only does it pivot front to back, but it can also tilt from side to side, which affects the tuning stability. This can easily be fixed (and the friction typical of this type of bridge reduced) by removing the two outside pivot screws, fitting a small brass washer under either end of the bridge plate and then replacing the screws passing through the plate and then the washers. As a result the plate is stable, resting on a washer at either end and the length of the plate in between sits slightly above the curve of the guitar body.
With these washers inserted the vibrato should perform extremely well. Mine is very stable and always returns to pitch. This washer trick can be used on any six screw vibrato bridge, even when the guitar it is fitted to has a flat body.
Great tip, thanks man. Got one of these so I'll be trying that out. Cheers.
I’ve modded an HB and didn’t have a good experience. I had to do a lot of drilling and routing. They are not 1:1 swaps like a Squier is for Fender or Epiphone and SG. I’ll stick with the Asian made versions used if I want an inexpensive version of a more expensive guitar.
I was kinda surprised people didnt get that. Cause the Ibenez FR style Tremolos are pretty kuch all fixed that way as well. So not sure why thats was such a wild secret her eon the HB. xD
you just have to loosen the screws that hold the 3 springs in the back of the guitar. the bridge will come up. After that it works in both ways. To fasten the Tremoloarm you have to push the Tremolo down an look unter the upcoming bridge from behind. There you will find a Hex-screw where you are able to tighten the Arm.
Lol here's how this guitar sounds clean through my marshall dsl. "Plays dirty channel"
And you guitar demo videos are better...? Oh, no, wait a minute, there AREN'T ANY! Come on dude, be kind, eh?
E.G. Systems a little bit of sarcasm and you react like you are dealing with heresy ...
I would do the same thing on purpose. Who needs cleans:)
I thought the same. I'm weird cause I'm not a fan of dirty sound 😂
Wow talk about an uptight Soyboy that can't take a joke.
Something about this guitar seems so...familiar. But I don't know why? ;)
Yeah, it looks like PRS made another strat copy...
Yes, it's a Rue Paul, isn't it? (Only British people will get that, if they're old enough... :O)
Is it the exact one that you posted on Instagram a few weeks ago?
Aaron Roosa It’s the same model at least. I doubt it’s exactly the same guitar though as that one I posted on Instagram was on display on the Thomann shop floor. Cool guitar but like Hunter mentions it’s really heavy :)
Pete Cottrell I hear that most Harley Benton guitars are pretty heavy. I wonder if they'll start chambering their guitars any time soon. I'm sure it wouldn't add too much to production cost. 🧐
I have £1000+ guitars, but at the moment this is my favorite. Added £50 parts to a £200 guitar, and it's gorgeous. Vanson alnico 2s and Vanson fake Grover tuners. It has never been set up. Action low and slick out of the box. Smooth fret ends. No buzz. Can I be clear.... this guitar is a f***ing steal🌴
Don't think anyones said but for the trem arm, theirs an alan screw that you tighten under the trem on the right. You can see it if you push the trem down. Hope that helps. Got the same guitar and love it, one of the best I've ever owned :)
God you are a saviour
@@seanrenee222 I was wondering what in my comment lead you to praise God but I get it now haha, You're very welcome, enjoy the guitar :)
I am massively impressed with Harley Benton what they're putting out at the price point are awesome guitars!!!
Hi Agufish. The tremolo-arm is probably locked in by a little hex screw under the bridge. What you do is put in the arm and push down. If you look under the bridge from behind you'll see the tiny screw. It's a pretty common way of locking down a trem arm these days. I think most strat style bridges have it now, even fender.
this.
I have a 1980's Japanese strat with the system 1 trem made by Schaller and it has the locking mechanism for the trem arm just like you described and it is the best trem I've ever used because it stays in tune no matter what abuse you subject it to, which makes it the best trem ever, Schaller should reissue this along with fender because the system 1 tremolo is far superior to anything made since, trust me !
A.J. K yep found that one myself one day. I thought hmmm what’s this curious little screw doing here?
Yea I bought the paradise flame and the tortoise flame HB and love them. I asked for a emerald flame for Christmas just because they are very nice
@@AuntAlnico4 that Schaller is a 'licensed by Floyd Rose' Schaller I'm guessing, not a vintage style or wilkinson-style. At least that's what was on my MIJ 80s Fender strat
Great stuff man. Gonna have to buy one as a backup to my PRS. Keep up the great work Hunter. Was cool to see you with other RUclipsrs at TGHU. Moving up in the world and definitely deserved 😎🎸👍
I'm ordering one (Ocean Flame) tomorrow. My first guitar. Can't wait.
how is it?
"here's what these sound like clean!" *proceeds to play sick distorted riffs*
Nice, my HB-35Plus (335 Clone) in cherry arrived after 2 months backorder this week. Looks and plays great for silly money. Solidly built and I can’t fault it. Been playing for over 25 years and it’s a great time to be a beginner or pretend to be one!
I am guessing that this has already been pointed out, but you can float the bridge. I did on mine and it STILL stays in tune. And there is an adjustment under the bridge that allows you to lock in the trem arm. I love my CST-24T. I can't put it down, and I have some pricey guitars here!
dayum that demo song rocked :)
wow...harley benton is just killing it
I'm in love with this guitar
Really like this guitar. Will definitely check this one out when it's in my area. I prefer buying from a store rather than ordering online because you won't know how it feels in your hands or what shape it will arrive in. Even though I'm not a fan of the PRS body type, this one looks good and sounds great without putting a dent in your wallet.
And Hunter did you put the delay in the FX loop or in the front of the amp? That solo could have sounded better.
I'm not sure if this is a new model of the CST-24, or perhaps just incorrect as he's content with this being used as a hardtail, but that's not how you screw the tremolo arm in..
For those interested, it's not a cross-head on the back of the bridge, its a hex screw on the side of the block, but on the front of the guitar (IKR-weird).
To access it, I recommend taking off the back of the guitar so you can remove the middle spring to release the tension on the bridge. Flip the guitar over to face strings-up, place the bottom strap lock on your chin and look straight down the guitar as if you were checking the straightness of the neck, pop in the tremolo arm and bend the bridge down. You should see a hex screw the same size as the saddle screw on the right side of the block, just under the bridge on the right size, just in front of the tremolo arm.
This took me a good 20 mins to work out last night that I will never get back.
You are most welcome random internet person: pay it forward :)
Thats one gnarly clean tone you got there hunter
AS IM PULLED UNDER THE TIDES OF THIS FAST PACED WOOOOORLD
I just bought a new electric guitar from FGN guitars for 699usd including shipping. Wonder if you have heard of this brand? I think 699 for a japanese made guitar is a steal. Essentially you are getting an Ibanez Prestige for half or even less the price. I recommend to anyone who wants a mid price guitar that plays like a high end one.
Fujigen makes ibanez prestige too so no surprises there
FGN guitars have a reputation for being pretty damn good for the price from what I’ve read and seen on the RUclipsz.
ky99999999 I have a 1993 Ibanez RG that is ghostbuilt by them, one of the best guitars I've ever owned in my life!
I just bought one of these (lefty) and I can already tell it's going to be a great guitar. I will most likely replace the pickups at some point, but other than that I have no complaints
I have this guitar in black cherry flame. When I ordered the guitar, I waited over a month for it to arrive. Thomann officially declared it lost so they sent me a replacement which arrived in a week and a half. Well, months later, the original guitar arrived! I got two for the price of one! I ended up selling the replacement because the original had nicer looking flame and played it better too.
Dude that riff is perfect! I love it...
I am a Stratocaster Fender guy, have been for years, but I just made a dare devil move and put in an order for the FUSION ll HSH LH ROA FNT!! @Thomann
I was amazed at what this guitar has, those goodies are normally on 3000 dollar guitars! I love sound of Andy Timmons, and the guitars he uses, but heck they cost 3300 dollars!!!
I can't wait to try this guitar out, and with the case it comes out to 427 euros!!!
Stainless steel 24 frets, flame natural maple, roasted neck, locking tuners, split switch, and 5-positions, two point float bridge, god it all seems unbelievable!!!
I REALLY think that after seeing many videos of folks who do the reviews on Harley Benton guitars and the positive feedback this company will end up on top of the market...
I also can't believe how some folks will buy a guitar for 2.500 dollars, take it to a custom shop, be charged 1.500 just to relic it and add their special touch, and put on the custom shop decal...
I like to wear in my guitars through the passing of the years, natural
Relic...
Very excited :-)
Nice playing, nice video thx :-) :-)
Hello from Dublin Ireland, I owed 2 Harley Benton Cst24t left handed guitars and I’m blown away by the quality and playability for the price. Great review by the way 👍🏼
Another lefty here. Could I get a fine bridge stability if I tune it in Drop B?
I have this same guitar. I got it a year ago and it took about 3 weeks to get it in South Carolina. It is one nice guitar and no one believes I paid 230 dollars for it. I think the case I got for it cost more then the guitar. I love it.
Hi there Mister Hunter. It would be awesome if you had alook at the new Harley Benton SC-7 Fanfret. I love the Les Paul look but i am a bit sceptical about the slanted pickups. less options when it comes to tossing in a new pair of pups i believe. Another suggestion i have is the regular Harley Benton sc-custom 6 string.
Anyways keep on dishing out songs man!
Says "here's the clean sound" but is fully distorted. Says "here's the dirty sound" , fully clean. Editing can be fun😂👍
That paradise flame color of this guitar they offer is freaking gorgeous. Want one of these now!!!🤘😎🤘
Awaiting one.
Out of all my Harley Benton's I have which is a lot, the CST-24T was best out of the box experience. If you are a beginning student and need a rock solid guitar that plays well out of the box this is the one for you. It is heavy but should be good for learning. If you plan on stage time and you are more experienced move to the PRS SE Custom. I still ply on my CST-24 at home, but if I gig or go out I play my PRS 24 SE Custom 24-08 for extra tones. Plus it is a good pound and 1/2 lighter which is a big deal if you need to use it for a long time. In reference it is lighter than my US Pro Strat, which is crazy. I prefer the upper access on my PRS and CST compared to even my strat. But if you need quack you won't get it from the CST or the PRS. Only a Strat can do that. CST and PRS are much closer to the Gibson LP sound, heck yes it is way lighter then those, both PRS and CST don't weight 9 to 12 pounds. If you are old strat and PRS are the lighter for your back. Only thing lighter is the Ibenez Prestige S series which I don't own and they are like 4 or 5 pounds. I dream of one, but the 2000+ says hell no.
This has to be one of my favorite demo tracks you've done
Digging your reviews man. I like the fact your not afraid to call a piece of "a piece of crap". Stay true.
Hey dude, congrats for the videos they are getting better and better each day! Honest question for you, I'm looking for a second guitar for heavier sounds (my first guitar is a cheap squier telecaster that is cool but not for heavy sounds)... I'm thinking about getting an epiphone sg g400 or maybe this harley benton model (regarding its features I think its a good model for me to practice new techniques). What do u think will be a better choice? thanks :D
8:40 man avoided copyright like a boss lol
I have one of these. Give this Harley Benton carved top a thorough fret job, a new nut, and swap the bridge pickup for a Duncan and you'll have a fantastic guitar.
Harley Benton's guitars are f***ing incredibile, they just put together both affordability and playability. I'm planning to put some EMG's on the 7 string I own, but still now it has a very good vibe and sound
Tremolo arm locks under the tremolo it self, just put tremolo down a bit and you will see a screw
I just procured this guitar with flamed Cherry... The guitar is an incredible value! The quality outweighs many guitars that cost 2-3x the amount. It was set up well, intonation was bang on etc. I did lower the action slightly to match my other guitars... but arrived more than playable... Look and finish was excellent! I wondered about the pick ups and I was very surprised how the pick ups sounded with the JMP-1 preamp set up that I have... a little "dark" but the tone and volume pots work well to clean up the gain and tone as needed... For the price it is an incredible value...
BTW, Corey Mura interviewed the Thomann guys about HB guitars. Thomann was saying that the Wilkinson pickups they were getting sent from China were not legit Wilkinson pickups. So they switch to Roswells.
D Blat know I’m a little late but where are Roswell made?
Love the reflection of your ceiling fan in the close up shots ;) Great demo!
Have that guitar on my own, but with the Wilkison Pickups. Sounds great, plays great. I smoothened out the fret ends with a few luthier tools, plays even better now, and will at some point trade out the pickups and the tuners, even though i really dig it the way it already is. By the way: if you hit the tremolo down with your tremolo bar, you might see a screw with you can tighten up with an imbus key.
man please do SC-1000 i would love to see your opinion on that guitar :D
I'm surprised you haven't checked out the custom-sc. It's modeled after your favorite guitar the esp eclipse. I'm really curious how you would like it?
Haha I will... eventually. When I did a video on the SC-550 most of the comments were asking for the CST-24T. The time taken between that video and this one is a pretty good indication of how long it takes me to finally put together a video (and edit it poorly, apparently) for a guitar
After watching some reviews of hb i got so curious I bought one online last saturday. I am actually impatient to get her...haha
I bought the sc custom vb btw
I own one. Beast of a guitar. It really competes with my MIM Tele playability wise. Which I'm mad about
One could just buy a used EC 256 lemon drop for under $200 and have a far superior guitar compared to this or the one you mentioned. Also those Ltd EC 256 are built side by side with the PRS import models and we all know those are great guitars so you could just buy the EC and be way ahead of the game only needing pickup's upgrade and still being under $400 way under ! I got my EC 256 used for under $200 and found used Gibson burst buckers for like $50 so there you have it. BTW this guitar he's playing sounds real good for under $200 !
"far superior", except not really. My two HB's have no issues keeping up with not just Viet/Chinese LTD's but my Korean Agile, Korean Epiphone Les Paul Custom and Korean LTD Viper 400. They both literally blow the fuck out of my old Schecter Omen Extreme (which now retails for about 650ish here, vs the HB's 200-300 with shipping and tax). I was expecting something close to that Schecter actually, but simply got way way more than expected. I actually highly suspect that the HB's are made in the very same factory that those Vietnamese LTD's are made in.
Man, i love your videos... But... I think your DSL's clean sounds a bit distorted... But the Dirty sounds awesome, with a Good clearity... Just needs more gain.
P. D: RAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIN
Hi sir, hope more review on budget guitar moving forward. Love it
9:10 this exact moment made me fall in love with the guitar
The font and logo on the headstock is sooooo much better than their other one's.
Oh my gosh, that vocal on "Sarassasstium"!!!
I already got addicted to it after your demo song for the white Gibson SG . One of the most amazing voices I've ever heard, can you give us a link to the vocalist's page on social networks, please?
Also, please do not stop collaborating with this artist, thank you!
Haha we've been meaning to record some more stuff together. Reese actually doesn't do the whole social media thing; we just used to be in a band together in university!
Well, I'm her biggest fan now. I know only one more vocal of the same charm as Reese Findley's - it's Mara Lisenko of Karmafree, a band formed by her and her husband, Dmitry Lisenko, who is a quite famous musician right now due to his acoustic percussive bass technique.
Anyway, I'm ready to buy anything you & Reese are going to record. Keep things up. Thanks a lot!
I noticed many comment on tremolo arm. If you bend tremolo forward there is grub screw which you tighten with an Allen key. A little awkward to do but not a huge problem.
Hi, you can adjust the whammy bar by using an alen wrench on the back part under the bridge. just press it down and you will see the screw under the bridge.
i had an exam for my eyes and i couldnt see well after a test they did. doesnt stop me from watching this
Nice demo, keep up the good work!
You can lock that vibrato arm in it place. Just put it in and push it down. Then you can see screw back in that vibrato bridge and you can adjust that screw with that small allen key what came with that guitar. Thanks for your great videos.
You lock in the trem arm by pushing down on the arm. Under the trem you will find an Allen screw that’s used to lock the arm
One of my favorite demos, I absolutely love that main riff! Killer af.
If you push the tremolo bar all the way to the body, you can see a small set-screw under the tremolo which fixates the arm.
The clean and dirty made me laugh 😂
just ordered it in green, Irish folk here i come.
In regards to CITES, as long as you dont carry more than 10 KG then you can be breathin' a sire relief
I'm going to buy the kit version of this guitar, and build it myself with choice hardware and electronics. 🤘
Poor man’s prs. They look even more prs than prs guitars (se and s2) lol.
Edit: 7:38 yessss give me some ‘rain’. My favourite trivium song.
ky99999999 rain is fucking fire
S2's are amazing guitars that get rave reviews tho...
Anthony Sclafani yes s2 guitars are awesome, ive personally played a vela before and really liked it. But what i meant is that they dont look like the core series at all haha
7:37 plays Trivium. Aite I’m sold, I’m ordering one
I´ve never liked the PRS bodys.... Hey man can you answer me, how you make your drum tracks?? I have a hard time coming with one or two and you have a different one on every video... Q&A material here. Keep it up bro.
Awesome review, Hunter :) did you get a chance to try out the Harley Benton Fusion/Dynamis? and what did you think of Hennings sig?
So nice to see they ditched the brush script font on the headstock for this one. I'm normally not too picky, but I can't handle that on other models.
Hey man! Great review! You should review the new harley benton telecaster fanned fret 7 string for 2018! It looks killer and no one has done a review on that one! Cheers from Mexico!
Nice work on those leads Hunter!
Awesome video as always!! Harley Benton's are actually a bang for the buck.Could you please review the 8 string fanfret qeb delux edition?
Subhamoy Das He's actually working on a review about this guitar, I wonder why it took him so long
Bar Goldstein oh!I didn't know that..
It’s taking so long because I kind of sort of don’t really like playing 8 strigs
Love it .Poor Man's P R S That is for Me.The finish is beautiful and it sounds Great. By the way your playing Kicks ass.
your demo song is amazing
I was looking at their website just now, and apparently these now come with black smith stainless steel frets 😯
to tighten the trem bar put it in and push down there is a screw that you can tighten to lock it in or move located in the back under the raised portion.
AWESOME VIDEO AGUFISH!, PLEASE REVIEW THEIR UPCOMING MULTISCALE TELECASTER IT LOOKS SICK!!!!
LOL, Thomann policy seems to be to ship you your guitar, have the tip of the headstock chipped off in transit, then send you new one after you talk to them and tell you to keep the damaged one.....that's what happened to me and seems to have happened to you too. I got the Harley Benton CST-24 HB (a semi-hollow body version of this guitar). I really like it, but can't say I love it. Both of the ones I got needed to be set-up, intonation and string height need to be dealt them. The first (damaged one) had corroded strings and the frets on both benefited from a polish job. Still can't get the string height lowered to where I want it. I could on the damaged one, but not on the second one. Intonation is still a work in progress, mine has the hardtail wraparound bridge. Mine has the older Wilkinson pick-ups, they are actually the most disappointing part, just can't get a sound from them that I really like, will switch out eventually, these are just kind of blah. Overall, worth the money (especially if you get two for the price of one!) look great and, with a little work, a fun decent guitar. I am more then willing to get another Harley Benton, the guitars for the prices are enticing!
I have owned/still own 3 CSTs, not a single one had damaged headstocks. Same goes for most of other people from Europe, you rarely get to see chipped headstock or destroyed boxes.
US on the other hand....
Dainius Vyšniauskas.....Yeah, I should have pointed out I was talking about guitars shipped to the USA, like mine was.
great taste! fine melodies with hook! congrats!
Hey @agufish Im looking for a new guitar, my esp ltd256fm's pickups just stopped working mid solo. Being honest I wasn't surprised, after all, it sounded like my 100$ epiphone, maybe worse. Anyways I'm wondering if this is a good guitar, feel wise, and sound wise. I was looking at starts, but then wanted something with more "aggressive" pickups. Thanks man, great video, keep up the good work!
I have the black CST-24T. I really like the playability of it. Only a couple things I didn't like was first the action was set pretty high, but I was able to get that set up better. And I really don't care for the Roswell pups. Just super muddy for me. But all my guitars have either Dimarzio's or Seymours so maybe I'm just used to the better quality pups. I'm getting ready to install a set of Pearly Gates into this guitar and locking tuners. But on the good side, I felt the tuners work good (but again, I will put on a set of locking tuners since I do tend to the use the trem bar) speaking of, mine does stay in tune decently when using the bar, but every once in awhile it'll throw out of tune. The flamed veneer looks really good and I have no problem w/ veneer. As long as it looks good. I didn't have any fret spurs or rough edges etc. or anything like that. I love the neck on this, probably cause for the past year I've really been into playing my LP, which is a much thicker neck. I own a lot of Ibanez RG's as well so I'd say this neck is pretty much between the Rg Wizard necks and the Lp necks. Overall I love mine and plan on getting at least one more, either the Black Cherry Flame or the Paradise Flame. For 217 USD. this is a really good guitar and a great alternative to those Chinese fakes.
You should really check out the Harley Benton L-1000 progressive. I got one in white, and it plays WORLDS better than my Ibanez S series!!! HB makes some pretty sweet stuff!
The fact the maple veneer isn’t book matched really bugs me but it is a really good deal! Good luck getting the woods for less than the price of the guitar 😁
Greetings from the UK! Great video. Did you get to try a Harley Benton XT-22 whilst at Thomann? Would love you to make a video on that model some time in the future. Cheers.
Maybe it is your recording skills but that is one of the best sounds Ive ever heard out of a $200 guitar. For modern rock sound at least.
Nice job on this hunter !!
I put in some PRS treble / bass humbuckers from a 90s Paul Reed Smith custom 24 IN my Harley Benton cst 24....damn . This guitar is AWESOME NOW!!
That black flame is DAMN beautiful for $200.
Thomann's Harley Benton has really good Guitars now. From 99e ! To 300e. They look always like a other Brand but hey
The trem arm does lock. You need the hex key that came with it and the slot is hidden under the bridge.
6:45 False, you can float the bridge to vibrato up or down.
If I got this guitar in 2020 some of the thing ill change is
New Pickups to lollar el rayo, or lambertones grinders humbucker
Change out the pots and harness for a new one
Change out the trem bridge to a gotoh 510 trem
Change the tuning machine to locking tuner
Graphite the nut
Get a complete set up and it can do some damge
Hey mate, I also got one of those CST-24T but new models and Emerald, end of 2019 made received this january. There's some differences now compared to your one ! I did a video unboxing about it : ruclips.net/video/2wnjkEXa9SU/видео.html&
Differences :
- Now they turned to be China made (printed on the back of headstock), not Vietnam anymore.
- The finish is totally flawless (which seems also to be very good on yours but lot of people complained about this point).
- The neck is now in 3 pieces no more scarf joint neck. Looks very solid and stable to me.
- I got flammed mahogany on the back of the body (but that is just random from the pieces I got I assume).
- Jatoba fretboard, light brown color (yours looks dark, rosewood I assume).
- I can't compare to be sure because I have no other CST-24T around but from all videos and picture that I saw, it seems like the relief of the carved body in mine is more flat than in the previous vietnamese made.
- I got a problem with the E string, the string was actually failing. I was getting an iron buzz while playing open fret. I firstly thought that the guitar had a problem (eventually the nut) but on the advices of Thomann, I tried to put another old string from another guitar to see, totally solved the problem. I am talking with Thomann now to get a new set of strings to replace it (not really a question of price here, just because it's a bit disappointing to receive a guitar supposed to be delivered in d'addario's and that they turn out to be failing).
Out of this, all same !
Got me groovin' to a couple of your riffs mate )))
Dude! Killer riffs and solos as always! I swear you should look into making an instrumental album! And if you two are on it hit me up I'd love to be your Rhythm guitarist!
Hey, nice review. But what is that black pice on the strings near the head? Is it a silencer?
I bought the CST-24T a few months ago, mainly because of the reviews. Love the feel of the neck, ect, blaw, blaw. But, no matter what I did I could not get this thing to stay in tune even with the trem block screwed down. I have just figured out why, the top of the body under the tremolo is not flat. The tremolo block is rocking from side to side. I am going to flatten the body under the tremolo block to eliminate this. Ok, using my precision reciprocating sander I sanded the area under the block flat. It stays in tune now.
Not sure on this model but when you depress the tremolo there should be a screw under bridge to tighten the arm.
Great looking guitar, nice demo