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Harley Benton HBCE 990WH Electric Cello

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Electric Cello

  • Includes an active shadow pickup system
  • Neck: Maple
  • Fingerboard and tuning pegs: Birch
  • Aluminium tailpiece with fine tuners
  • Electronics: Volume control, treble control, bass control
  • 6.3 mm jack output with selector switch for connecting headphones or an amplifier
  • 3.5 mm aux-in jack input for playback or playalong via mp3, smartphone, CD player, etc.
  • Colour: White
  • Includes a bag, bow, rosin and supports for the abdominal area and knees
Available since February 2018
Item number 417529
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Incl. Bag Yes
Incl. Case No
Incl. Bow Yes
Incl. 4 Fine Tuners Yes
Incl. stand No
Incl. Peg Yes
Fretted Version No
Size 4/4
Fretboard Birch
Electronics Active
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£375
Free shipping incl. VAT
In stock within 5-7 weeks
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3.6 / 5

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Cheap, cheerful and Cello like!
Pointy Iguana 25.04.2022
I've been wanting to take up Cello for quite some time but have never had the space or capital to actually make a purchase. I decided to take the plunge and go for the HB e-Cello (in white).

It arrived promptly, packaged well with plenty of bubble wrap. I was slightly nervous when unboxing. It comes in a disassembled state, strings are attached but loose and under the fingerboard. The thigh/back rests come in a pocket on the front of the "gig bag". Removing the headstock (box?) was a little tricky with the shape. The bag itself is a bit flimsy (I've got another case coming which'll mean I won't need to disassemble every time I want to travel with it).

Setup is straight forwards, couple of screw pins keep the rests in place, strings are easy to tune/fine tune and tuning pegs stay put. Comes with a bow but no rosin.

The onboard preamp appears to be decent enough, I was expecting issues with this but as far as I can tell there's no unwanted hisses or additional noise. There's an aux input for silent practice and a 1/4" jack headphone/amp output with a switch to go between the two (db cut). Also slide EQ/Volume which appears to be quite responsive.

So far I've been able to make some very cello like noises!

Overall I'm very impressed with it and would recommend to a beginner looking to pick up Cello for a fantastic price point.
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ElenPocelueva 05.01.2023
This instrument have good sound,if you change strings. I bought strings Larsen Canon and thound will be like Yamaha cello.
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Parfait pour s'entraîner mais instable
Laurent_v 20.03.2020
Il est arrivé ce beau violoncelle électrique avec sa housse de qualité et son archet. Mais... ni manuel, ni la moindre idée pour fixer le chevalet. Même pas une bête feuille A4.

Il a fallu chercher soi-même, bien se creuser les méninges et essayer également de comprendre comment fixer les supports en plastique.
Sauf que ces "excroissances" là c'est très insuffisant pour bien caler le violon contre soi. Il faut le tenir un peu en biais entre genou et mollets pour que ça tienne enfin. Le plastique de plus est trop mou, et le violoncelle a vite fait de sautiller entre vos jambes.

Le son est convaincant mais la différence du "rendu sonore" entre les différentes cordes fait qu'on a tendance à privilégier une seule corde pour les parties en legato quitte à bouger beaucoup avec sa main gauche. Ce qui n'est pas souhaitable.

On aurait donc aimé un instrument un peu plus harmonieux, mieux calé contre soi et surtout quelques explications.
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Preis und Design sind unschlagbar, aber...
CellistIna 16.09.2019
...beim ersten Versuch, gleich nachdem ich von dem ansprechenden Korpus und dem "Haltegefühl" positiv überrascht war, ist beim vorsichtigen Stimmen der ersten Saite die Saite gerissen. Das ist mir zwar in 12 Jahren nie passiert, wäre aber kein Thema, da man als Musiker ohnehin seine eigenen Saiten-Vorlieben hat - allerdings halten die Wirbel die Saitenspannung nicht aus! (die D-Saite riss dann zwar nicht, drehte sich aber sogleich nach und hielt nicht.)

Das zweite gleich merkliche Manko: die Farbe des Birkengriffbretts färbt ab, so hat man innerhalb kurzer Zeit schwarze Fingerkuppen.

Ein weiteres, ähnliches "Schönheits"-Manko ist, dass der Korpus des weißen Modells eigenartige blau und braun verfärbte Flecken aufwies, die mit einem trockenen Tuch nicht zu entfernen waren.

Last but not least: Der AUX (Kopfhörer) Ausgang funktionierte nicht.

Fazit: Selbst bei unschlagbarem Preis und wirklich ansprechendem Design kann ich das Harley Benton HBCE 990WH Electric Cello aufgrund der aufgezählten Mankos (ausgenommen des "Schönheits"-Mankos) leider nicht weiterempfehlen. Weder (halbwegs) professionellen Musikern (wie mir, die es für Solo- und Bandauftritte nutzen wollen), noch Anfängern.
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