I picked up a B stock one and the only issue I had was the pickups were a bit low and the intonation on a couple of string slightly sharp (wouldn’t really be noticeable). Frets were surprisingly well finished and level and action was great. I bought it to mod but have been playing it for a bit. I think for £82 (at the moment) and if I couldn’t do it myself add on £50 for a good set up it’s cracking value. The HBs at a similar price to, say, a Squier Affinity, are head and shoulders a better guitar than the Squiers.
Hopefully you don´t need to do all of it, sometimes it is a hit and miss what you get when buying these cheap guitars. Usually the frets need some attention at least. Good luck with your Harley!
@@jukka9333 Thanks mate, appreciate it. Yeah, cheap guitars can be super hit or miss but tbh you can have that with even more expensive ones, I'd rather just buy a cheap guitar and accept that I'd have to do the work myself. I have a TE-62 that I bought a couple of years ago, sounds lovely but needed a bit of work, I shimmed the neck, levelled the frets (they were all over the place) and now it plays amazingly well. I'm getting the ST-20 as I want to see how good/bad the cheapest Harley's are and also just to do mods as I like fixing guitars up and making them play better than most people's £700 fenders haha.
@@samarth1906 I get it since I´m just the same. It is great fun to work on these inexpensive guitars and dig the real potential out of them. And usually they are good players after some work.
@@jukka9333 Just got my ST-20 in the mail, dare I say that it was better setup out of the box than my TE-62 despite being cheaper?! Action at the 12th was 2mm on the low e, a little lower on the high e, the relief was a little high, but not a deal breaker. No sharp fret ends, frets were polished enough, 3rd fret slightly high so a little buzz. Tuners also feel great! Only thing I'd say is the pickups felt a bit uninspiring (but I am biased against Strats, so maybe it is that), do you think it is worth swapping them out? I don't have any other Strat for comparison tbh, but this feels as good to me as Fender Player Strats I've played in store which is crazy as it is 10-15% of the cost!!
@@samarth1906 great to hear you got a good one! The neck relief is an easy fix, 4mm hex key needed for that. And pickups really are a little uninspiring, so it would be a thing you would get a new spark to the sound, recommended!
Because I didn´t want to lower the bridge saddles so that the screws would be carving the skin of my palm. I tend to rest my palm on the bridge when I´m playing. The saddle screws are quite sharp on these cheap bridges.
I admire your love and the care and attention you put in cheap, honest guitars like this one 👍
@@antonakis79ohyes thanks! The cheap ones need some attention to be able to get them playable.
I picked up a B stock one and the only issue I had was the pickups were a bit low and the intonation on a couple of string slightly sharp (wouldn’t really be noticeable). Frets were surprisingly well finished and level and action was great. I bought it to mod but have been playing it for a bit. I think for £82 (at the moment) and if I couldn’t do it myself add on £50 for a good set up it’s cracking value.
The HBs at a similar price to, say, a Squier Affinity, are head and shoulders a better guitar than the Squiers.
Buying this guitar to do exactly all of what u just did lol
Hopefully you don´t need to do all of it, sometimes it is a hit and miss what you get when buying these cheap guitars. Usually the frets need some attention at least. Good luck with your Harley!
@@jukka9333 Thanks mate, appreciate it. Yeah, cheap guitars can be super hit or miss but tbh you can have that with even more expensive ones, I'd rather just buy a cheap guitar and accept that I'd have to do the work myself. I have a TE-62 that I bought a couple of years ago, sounds lovely but needed a bit of work, I shimmed the neck, levelled the frets (they were all over the place) and now it plays amazingly well. I'm getting the ST-20 as I want to see how good/bad the cheapest Harley's are and also just to do mods as I like fixing guitars up and making them play better than most people's £700 fenders haha.
@@samarth1906 I get it since I´m just the same. It is great fun to work on these inexpensive guitars and dig the real potential out of them. And usually they are good players after some work.
@@jukka9333 Just got my ST-20 in the mail, dare I say that it was better setup out of the box than my TE-62 despite being cheaper?! Action at the 12th was 2mm on the low e, a little lower on the high e, the relief was a little high, but not a deal breaker. No sharp fret ends, frets were polished enough, 3rd fret slightly high so a little buzz. Tuners also feel great! Only thing I'd say is the pickups felt a bit uninspiring (but I am biased against Strats, so maybe it is that), do you think it is worth swapping them out? I don't have any other Strat for comparison tbh, but this feels as good to me as Fender Player Strats I've played in store which is crazy as it is 10-15% of the cost!!
@@samarth1906 great to hear you got a good one! The neck relief is an easy fix, 4mm hex key needed for that. And pickups really are a little uninspiring, so it would be a thing you would get a new spark to the sound, recommended!
Why did you
shim the neck?
Because I didn´t want to lower the bridge saddles so that the screws would be carving the skin of my palm. I tend to rest my palm on the bridge when I´m playing. The saddle screws are quite sharp on these cheap bridges.