Was waiting for this specific review. Saw some videos on it already but as always, this review is by far a lot more informative! Nice job man! Being a big Slipknot and Jim Root fan it's something I'm just going to have to buy.
Nice Review👍🏻 I play Strats over 20 years and bought a HB ST 62 CC...I was blown away by the quality, exept the vibrato, I changed it and puttet a Wilkinson in. Now I' ve got a Strat who's equal to my mexican Strats but the Roswell Alnico 5 Singlecoils are way better. The HB in this Review is a Gain Monster, I play it every day when I practice and on Stage. It's complete Stock, stays in tune and Sounds great for Metal and shredding. crazy for that price and like you said, volume on 7 is maximum, at 8 it will get noisy and crazy overdriven. Thank you very much for your channel 👍🏻
Thanks man ! It's amazing that you can go on stage with a 128€ guitar without improving anything. Tuning stability on mine is not good enough for this but with a good nut I'm sure it could do it.
@@gabriel.psycho cool joke and it made me laugh ;) About pentatonic shred licks, I suggest you should search for Andy James' lessons. He's a way better guitar player than I ever will be and I got my inspiration from his licks - well, the licks I'm able to play. A good basis is his series of video called "shred guitar in 6 weeks", he's showing lots of his own licks, techniques and there's a lot to learn.
@@ToroKchannel ah sorry... some guys are using QA for quality assurance synonymously with QC (quality control). so i meant the quality assurance/control 😅
Hi! Hope I’m not to late for a reply , but this is gonna be my first electric . How do you change the sound between rock and regular ? I know it’s the pickups but is that all on the guitar or do you need other thing to change it ? I’m gonna buy it as a bundle with the amp
I like the look of the guitar but could you tell me how long the battery will last please ? Also would this guitar be just as suitable for all types of playing, or is it more suitable for heavy/distorted tones because of the active pickups ?
I haven't had this guitar for such a long time but if those HBZ are like EMG a classic battery should last between 1500 and 2000 hours. So if you don't forget to plug it out after playing, your battery can last for years. I really think this axe is more for metal, but I've already heard people playing nice bluesy songs with active pickups. I'm a poor blues player anyway so I would play metal even a Gibson 335 :)
@@ToroKchannel thats good and do they have the same big amount of hum and noise than the others or they manage to make less noise while playing even in clean?
@@goncaloviegas9557 Noise problem can be easily solved by shielding of the cavities. On the SC-1000, biggest noise source was switch and control cavities (especially switch cavity), not pickups itself! When these cavities were shielded, almost all noise was gone, even with unshielded pickup cavities. When I shielded also pickup cavities, it has only effect of noise supression, when I don’t touch the strings. So, main noise source is the wiring, not pickups itself.
@@ToroKchannel I mean that pickups are the same. What is different, is internal wiring. Seems to be HB added internal shielding, which making really big difference! I completely shielded my SC-1000 , and it has now same low noise floor, as this guitar from your test.
Would you happen to know the neck pocket dimensions? This seems to be the cheapest and least troublesome way to get one's hands on a string-through, hardtail strat.
sorry I don't have the tool to determine the exact neck dimensions. I keep thinking it's a 21-23 C shape neck, pretty much like what you would find on an Amarok.
Ces micros la avec le look de la Stratocaster et à ce prix là , j’achète de suite , j’ai bien fait de regarder la chaîne après avoir vu le commentaire sur Thomann
hello! ive been thinking of getting this guitar as a mod platform, id just like to ask how difficult it is to replace the stock parts (PUPS, tuners, nut) since I've never customised a guitar before
Well man, it really does depend upon what you wanna do. Tuners will be easy (be careful with the screw hles whan you chose your next tuners). The nut requires a bit more attention, especially when you will remove the stock one. If there is too much glu on it, considering how narrow it is, you will have to be careful not to damage the wood. For the pickups, well if you buy something like an EMG loaded pickgard, it will be super easy. If you wanna go for some passive pickups, things are more complicated.
When you will chose your locking tuners you just have to pay attention to the place of the drillng holes. When I change tuners I generally go for Gotoh, they're not that expensive and they're doing a great job.
@@ToroKchannel thank you! So gotoh WILL fit/work for this? What replacement nut do you recommend? What about upgrading the bridge or saddles? Thank you
@@ryanhill2655 I'm pretty sure those Gotoh tuners would fit in : www.thomann.de/fr/gotoh_sg381_07_mg_t_locking_6l_bc.htmpartner_id=53268 I never had to change a nut like this one but I would go for some Graph Tech anyway. Bridge and saddles felt ok to me, not sure they need to be rplaced.
You didn't miss it, I did not mention it. Sorry but it was a first video in 2 months of allsmost not playing and I'm not really proud of this one. Anyway ! The frets were ok, leveled, but the polish job was not perfect. Just a detail you can fix easily :)
j'hésite entre la Harley benton te 20 hh ou celle ci pour faire un peu de modding dessus, mais d'après tes tests j'ai vraiment l'impression que celle ci est au dessus niveau qualité alors qu'il y a à peine 30euros d'écart entre les deux .
I didn’t have Daddario strings on the guitar I have reviewed. I would have recognized them instabtly with their balls of different colors. And I agree, Daddario strings are very good, I use these strings for my own guitars :)
Only 3 upgrades to become a metal beast: Emg 81-60 or Emg 81-89R for bigger versatility, hipshot hard tail bridge and kluson locking tuners
Jim Root called. He said he wants his guitar back.
Cool.
Say him To go kick rocks.
Was waiting for this specific review. Saw some videos on it already but as always, this review is by far a lot more informative!
Nice job man!
Being a big Slipknot and Jim Root fan it's something I'm just going to have to buy.
Thanks man ! Well yes it looks like this one is clearly for you ;)
Nice Review👍🏻 I play Strats over 20 years and bought a HB ST 62 CC...I was blown away by the quality, exept the vibrato, I changed it and puttet a Wilkinson in. Now I' ve got a Strat who's equal to my mexican Strats but the Roswell Alnico 5 Singlecoils are way better.
The HB in this Review is a Gain Monster, I play it every day when I practice and on Stage. It's complete Stock, stays in tune and Sounds great for Metal and shredding. crazy for that price and like you said, volume on 7 is maximum, at 8 it will get noisy and crazy overdriven. Thank you very much for your channel 👍🏻
Thanks man ! It's amazing that you can go on stage with a 128€ guitar without improving anything. Tuning stability on mine is not good enough for this but with a good nut I'm sure it could do it.
What wilkinson bridge did you go with ? I just ordered the st62bk and I'm looking for a drop in replacement
Thanks You for the demo Dr.Strange 💪🏻
I should read more comics, I had no idea who Dr Strange is until I read your comment ! Thanks :)
@@ToroKchannel Haha it's joke dude . Nice demo 💪🏻 . Could You Make a video of pentatonic shred licks ?
@@gabriel.psycho cool joke and it made me laugh ;) About pentatonic shred licks, I suggest you should search for Andy James' lessons. He's a way better guitar player than I ever will be and I got my inspiration from his licks - well, the licks I'm able to play. A good basis is his series of video called "shred guitar in 6 weeks", he's showing lots of his own licks, techniques and there's a lot to learn.
@@ToroKchannel Yes . I've seen The videos . Andy James is a Shred lick machine . Thanks You dude . I'll see you in your next videos
Great reaview, thank you for taking the time to bring us such awesome quality videos, they are really helpful!!
My pleasure, thanks man !
Oh stylish, love your reviews man. Keep up the great content!
Thanks ! I keep trying to improve myself :)
I saw your review on thomann so i have to watch your video ;P
Thanks ! Hope you've enjoyed it :)
oh yesss I totally agree that Harley Benton should start doing their own thing. and maybe also improve their QA a bit ;-)
I never go to the Q&A section, what do you think they should improve ?
@@ToroKchannel ah sorry... some guys are using QA for quality assurance synonymously with QC (quality control). so i meant the quality assurance/control 😅
@@omgnerv ah ok ! Well on this one QC looks ok but you’re right, if QC was more reliable that would be fine !
Hi! Hope I’m not to late for a reply , but this is gonna be my first electric . How do you change the sound between rock and regular ? I know it’s the pickups but is that all on the guitar or do you need other thing to change it ? I’m gonna buy it as a bundle with the amp
It’s never too late for a reply :). But I’m not sure I understand your question. What do you mean exactly when you talk about rock and regular sound ?
Re the pickguard scratches....... you have removed the protective film over the top of it haven`t you?
exactly ! At first, I had not seen the film, it was really invisible. When the scratches appeared, I realized there was one and I finally removed it.
I like the look of the guitar but could you tell me how long the battery will last please ? Also would this guitar be just as suitable for all types of playing, or is it more suitable for heavy/distorted tones because of the active pickups ?
I haven't had this guitar for such a long time but if those HBZ are like EMG a classic battery should last between 1500 and 2000 hours. So if you don't forget to plug it out after playing, your battery can last for years. I really think this axe is more for metal, but I've already heard people playing nice bluesy songs with active pickups. I'm a poor blues player anyway so I would play metal even a Gibson 335 :)
@@ToroKchannel Thanks for the reply
Nice those new hbz are better than the previous hbz pickups like in the sc-1000
Well yes it looks like they're better !
@@ToroKchannel thats good and do they have the same big amount of hum and noise than the others or they manage to make less noise while playing even in clean?
@@goncaloviegas9557 Noise problem can be easily solved by shielding of the cavities. On the SC-1000, biggest noise source was switch and control cavities (especially switch cavity), not pickups itself! When these cavities were shielded, almost all noise was gone, even with unshielded pickup cavities. When I shielded also pickup cavities, it has only effect of noise supression, when I don’t touch the strings. So, main noise source is the wiring, not pickups itself.
@@ToroKchannel I mean that pickups are the same. What is different, is internal wiring. Seems to be HB added internal shielding, which making really big difference! I completely shielded my SC-1000 , and it has now same low noise floor, as this guitar from your test.
You need to keep that beast in either drop b or c because i have a feeling that it sounds heavy as shit with it
Would you happen to know the neck pocket dimensions? This seems to be the cheapest and least troublesome way to get one's hands on a string-through, hardtail strat.
sorry I don't have the tool to determine the exact neck dimensions. I keep thinking it's a 21-23 C shape neck, pretty much like what you would find on an Amarok.
how is the neck pocket widht? could you measure it? looking to see if neck could be replaced with a fender spec
I’m sorry but I don’t have this guitar any more.
I think I saw you also review the sc 1000 with active pickups. Which of these two would you recommend?
I've been disappointed with the current SC-1000, so I would go for the ST-20 HH
Ces micros la avec le look de la Stratocaster et à ce prix là , j’achète de suite , j’ai bien fait de regarder la chaîne après avoir vu le commentaire sur Thomann
C'est sans doute la meilleure Benton super low cost qui m'a le plus convaincu. J'espère que tu t'éclateras avec la tienne :)
hello! ive been thinking of getting this guitar as a mod platform, id just like to ask how difficult it is to replace the stock parts (PUPS, tuners, nut) since I've never customised a guitar before
Well man, it really does depend upon what you wanna do. Tuners will be easy (be careful with the screw hles whan you chose your next tuners). The nut requires a bit more attention, especially when you will remove the stock one. If there is too much glu on it, considering how narrow it is, you will have to be careful not to damage the wood. For the pickups, well if you buy something like an EMG loaded pickgard, it will be super easy. If you wanna go for some passive pickups, things are more complicated.
Elle est en accordage standard dans l’essai ?
Oui, en Mi bémol standard.
Think of getting this then swapping out the pickups with a set Jim Root EMG 81/60. What style black locking tuners will work for this?
When you will chose your locking tuners you just have to pay attention to the place of the drillng holes. When I change tuners I generally go for Gotoh, they're not that expensive and they're doing a great job.
@@ToroKchannel thank you!
So gotoh WILL fit/work for this? What replacement nut do you recommend? What about upgrading the bridge or saddles? Thank you
@@ryanhill2655 I'm pretty sure those Gotoh tuners would fit in : www.thomann.de/fr/gotoh_sg381_07_mg_t_locking_6l_bc.htmpartner_id=53268 I never had to change a nut like this one but I would go for some Graph Tech anyway. Bridge and saddles felt ok to me, not sure they need to be rplaced.
Do harley benton do this guitar in left handed version?
Unfortunately not, not yet. Sure it will arrive in a couple of months.
They do now
Torok says oui, I say yes. Did I miss it or you forgot to mention the frets high and level situation
You didn't miss it, I did not mention it. Sorry but it was a first video in 2 months of allsmost not playing and I'm not really proud of this one. Anyway ! The frets were ok, leveled, but the polish job was not perfect. Just a detail you can fix easily :)
J'ai une petite question tu as un accent quand tu parles tu ne serais pas français a tout hasard ?
oui en effet, j'espère parvenir à gommer cet accent un jour.
j'hésite entre la Harley benton te 20 hh ou celle ci pour faire un peu de modding dessus, mais d'après tes tests j'ai vraiment l'impression que celle ci est au dessus niveau qualité alors qu'il y a à peine 30euros d'écart entre les deux .
Pour moi y’a pas photo, cette ST-20 HH est largement meilleure dans tous les domaines.
Those are D'Addario strings bro, not rubbish lol.
I didn’t have Daddario strings on the guitar I have reviewed. I would have recognized them instabtly with their balls of different colors. And I agree, Daddario strings are very good, I use these strings for my own guitars :)