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Harley Benton FV-430

V/XPL/FB Shaped Guitar from Harley Benton

pierrot36 pierrot36
Published on 03/08/10 at 11:17
Made in China Distributed by Thomann.
Guitar-22 frets, 2 humbuckers.
Single-Bridge Tune-o-Matic.
Buttons-settings: 2 Volume, 1 Tone and a 3 position selector micro
U-Channel type, screwed, rather flat with key rosewood
box of good quality, correct pickguard
we get a good sound settings menu after qques
the wood of the instrument is surely exotic wood that is cheap but not disturbing
The onboard electronics the 2 tone knobs, the volume pot volume, and the mechanical switch, it's lightweight, it feels "cheap", they will not take 10 years for sure!
but it turns like any



UTILIZATION


violin more than correct
U nice handle pretty well finished for an instrument of this price! (115 euros)
the frets do not snag on your fingers the key is to be painted! I think because I had the fingers all brown at first use
imprecise mechanical function by accoups (change in the short term)


SOUNDS


ToneLab LE connected to my low volume and a small amp to sound right
in crunch and metal
it sounds pretty much like my Epiphone LP Studio and customized by seymour SH4 P90
the humbuckers are fairly accurate for a copy
I have not tried it on my other amps



OVERALL OPINION

I've bought the home for fun (delivered in 3 days) and I was quite surprised because with all the talk about this brand, I expected worse, the look is successful,
NB: we said the same about Squier (and still yet), there are twenty five years
guitars with prices between 115 and 2400 euros
I do not compare it to my TV 52 and Gibson SG is not the goal
I must say that for the price, there's nothing to say
especially since we must stop saying that all these are the harley benton stew!
unless I found a good copy I know guitars 3-4 times more expensive not better (Epiph.. etc. ..)
I would like to enter can be GIBSON 498T humbucker 498R AND
but for now, it sounds a lot like that
and is widely playable
and she deserves better than being hung on the wall