#Harley benton te 80 nt deluxe telecaste full size#
#Harley benton te 80 nt deluxe telecaste series#
#Harley benton te 80 nt deluxe telecaste free#

Personally I found out it sounds nothing to a traditional telecaster but itвЂ™s not necessarily a bad thing.

#Harley benton te 80 nt deluxe telecaste series#

The Harley Benton TE-80 NT Deluxe Series is not the average Telescater you might expect. and since I got this guitar it's the only one I've played.ДЄfter trying out various Harley Benton guitars (Sc custom II, Dc600IV, ST62DLX) I had to get a telecaster shape guitar. I own a 59 Gretsch, a 62 Danelectro, an ex Jo Strummer/Kate Korris mid 70's SG, a late 50's Burns Vista sonic and a late 50's Framus Grand Star as well as assorted far eastern hacks. No one will be able to hear the difference at the moment but in a years time they may be less crackly and a bit warmer sounding but unless you buy 2 guitars and set one up with 500k and one with 250k no one would be able to remember any difference.

#Harley benton te 80 nt deluxe telecaste full size#

Cap makes no difference at all other than altering the rate of treble cut when the tone control is turned but I am going to try some full size 250k pots because I'm a bit analy retentive. The pots are little 16mm things and I can't see the impedance marked on them but I suspect 500k (I will measure the values when I restring it) and the cap is the cheapest green poly that money can buy. I have to say at this point that if you want a traditional Tele sound then don't buy this guitar, it is what it is, and that's more of a Tele/Strat hybrid than a Tele. The pickups are Wilkinson Strat type alnico V's which I've never used before, good output, really chimey and give a Stratty-ish quack with the selector switch in the centre position. The frets are fairly level and even (I had a bit of a buzz on the top E string at the 10th fret but a single tap with my fretting hammer cured it completely. Maple with a skunk stripe but it is a 2 piece (separate fretboard) though this makes no difference at all to the tone or playability and from more than 2 feet away you couldn't tell. a bit on the heavy side but it is a solid Ash 2 piece with a maple veneer on the top with a Walnut centre stripe. A bit of internet research seems to indicate that Harley Benton Guitars are made by Saein Guitars who market as Shine but I also have a Harley Benton MS-60 Mustang-ish copy and they don't feel like the same factory to me but really that's just a guess. I have to say that ideally I'd like to sit down with 10 of 20 of these and compare them. I did 3 years at MANchester College of Arts and Technology so I sort of know what I'm talking about. This is probably the best bang for your buck that I've ever seen, and just so you know, I'm a trained luthier.

#Harley benton te 80 nt deluxe telecaste free#

Ships free to continental US and will be well packed.I'd been thinking about getting one of these for some time, always been a bit of a Prince nut, and spurred on by the total lack of bad reviews I bit the bullet and ordered. Sings and sustains and is just a lot of fun.ДЄll original in excellent nearly unplayed condition. This guitar is not light, probably about 8 pounds give or take. Sounds great, gritty 2 pickups strat like really.

anyhoo this is a very well made Prince inspired Tele copy from the good folks at Harley Benton. If you're a Prince fan, a symbol fan, a Prinz Mad Cat Telecaster fan or you just like a flame top telecaster that's built like a tank, this may be your guitar. Pictures are of the actual guitar just like all of my other auctions. Note - Guitar is already in the US in my possession unlike some other listings for this particular guitar.

Harley benton te-80 nt deluxe telecaste