Harley Benton SC-550LH II PAF

Electric Guitar

Left-handed model
Deluxe Series
Chambered body: Meranti
Arched top: AAA flamed maple
Glued-in neck: Meranti
Fingerboard: Pau ferro
Pearloid trapezoid fingerboard inlays
Neck profile: '60s - thickness 1st fret: 20 mm -12th fret: 22 mm
Scale: 628 mm (24.72")
Fingerboard Radius: 305 mm (12.00")
Nut width: 42 mm (1.65")
Graphite nut
22 Blacksmith stainless steel frets
Pickups: 2 Tesla Opus-1 AlNiCo-5 humbuckers
2 x Volume and 2 x tone controls
3-Way pickup selector switch
DLX Tune-O-Matic bridge
DLX Kluson-style machine heads
Hardware: DLX chrome
Factory strings: D'Addarío EXL-110 .010 - .046
Colour: Paradise Amber Flame, gloss

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Item number 521051

Sales Unit 1 piece(s)

Shape, Design Single Cut

Colour Amber

Soundboard Meranti

Neck Meranti

Fretboard Pau Ferro

number of strings 6

Frets 22

Scale 628 mm

Pickup System HH

Tremolo No

Incl. Cases No

Incl. Gigbag No

Top Flamed Maple

£249

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A bit rough but sounds great

DrGisby 23.07.2021

The pickups in this sound great and they were the 1 thing I thought I might change but I don't need to. Overall the guitar looks great, however.....
The tone pots have been wired left handed with left handed knobs but they are logarithmic potentiometers meaning that wired backwards they are now reverse log and the tone is more like an on/off switch around 1. The bridge radius doesn't quite match the fretboard radius so the action of the D and A string are too low when the rest are set correctly. The low E saddle screw head was completely stripped making it impossible to adjust. The bridge pickup ring contour doesn't match the archtop contour leaving a gap. The frets were very scratchy and needed polishing and the fretboard itself is very rough to the extent that the pearloid inlays look like matte white plastic.
I will be able to make this play and feel brilliant but it's going to take more work than I expected

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Top quality for this price tag

ardapektas 02.08.2021

So i played for 6 hours when i put my hands on this guitar and it feels and sounds amazing i wasn't expecting this kind of quality with these pickups and it suprised me i actually like this guitar better then my old epiphone les paul what can i say it has its problems i don't think the knobs on this guitar is good quality because they don't actually fit on the guitar like its supposed to fit it has a little blank between the guitar and the knobs but it's not that big of a problem you cant see it properly if you dont look for it and this thing has a killer look and i love love and love the fretboard its so fun to play with and jam all day long It's not very bad at staying in tune but it's not very good either it does what it supposed to do and a little bit less if you are looking for a nice single cut guitar this is the one you need trust me .

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Truly, blown away.

Gimmegum 14.07.2021

My guitar arrived in PERFECT SHAPE. It’s gorgeous. The SOUND, the woods and construction, the neck and its stainless steel frets, the finish and setup…. Man…. I spent 4 hours playing, on its first day. Wow. My 4th Harley Benton. They keep getting better.

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Good bang for your buck

Antoine from Canada 08.01.2023

Pretty impressive for the price. I did have an issue with a dead pickup upon arrival but that was rectified by Thomann customer service and I was pleased overall with the process. Gorgeous finish, fretwork looked clean and only needed a personal setup to suit my tastes. Good balance l, nice feel and craftsmanship, really pleased with this purchase. This is not my first Harley Benton, nor will it be my last!

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