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I looked at all the reviews and sellers available online for a LP type guitar. There were a number of companies selling instruments that looked very close if not identical to this guitar. There were a number of good reasons to go with Thomann and Harley Benton.
1. Prior experience. My past transactions with Thomann have been better than my purchases from large US retailers.
2. They provide sound samples and photos that are descriptive and honest.
3. Their customer service is reliable, responsive and customer oriented. My guitar arrived in So. California from Germany in 6 days in perfect shape.
4. The guitar is beautiful, not a flaw to be found, electronics work as they should. (And I love the coil split function. Its not a tele but it does have a convincing single coil sound.)
The fit and finish is as good maybe better than much more expensive guitars with the same specs. UPDATE April 2021. i've had a few months to try this instrument and am still quite pleased. I have only 2 minor caveots:
1. It does have significant neck dive whether sitting or standing. for me even if sitting the lower horn is nnot sufficient to hold the guitar in a proper playing position. solution? i will propbably try weights either in a back elec. cavity or attacha counter balance to the lower strap button. Or more probably i'll just live with it.
2. The strap locks will not accommodate the common 2 ply leather strap ends on a guitar strap. I finally unscrewed the knurled thumbscrew from the lock inserted it through the hole in the strap and screwed it back in. This seems to be a workable solution. I'm likely to replace the OEM locks with a set that works without compromise. I would really be unhappy if the guitar took a dive. These 2 points are really minor I'm very happy with the instrument still and have ordered the SC custom 2 with the Floyd Rose tremolo. (I just wish it was available in some color choices. I'll probably have it painted by a pro service and add different pickups. If the twin of this model with the EMG pups came in color choices I would buy it. It will end up being more expensive to modify my order but I'll have the guitar I want.) Another picky guitarist? Yea I feel silly even writing this.
So a good job all around and I will not hesitate to purchase from Thomann again.
Thank you Thomann from a satisfied customer.
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Can't beat the price
Strat Man 09.10.2022
I ordered this guitar I believe on a Thursday it shipped the following Wednesday and was here on Friday to Indiana USA that's pretty fast in my book.
Arrived in great shape and was even in tune.
The finish was flawless no scratches nicks or any type of fade marks.
The binding was smooth and lines very defined no chatter on the edges.
Fret board straight no adjustments needed on truss rod.
Frets were nicely finished no burrs on the edges.
Came with strap locs, Grover tuners nice and tight stay in tune.
String height was fine but I dropped the bridge down just a little for my own preference.
Pickups sound nice and full with the coil split push pull you can get a variety of sounds options.
Still have a few guitars on my list to purchase!
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Eye catching stunner
Timmy2Hole 18.02.2022
Right out of the box I was stunned for the price your can't get anything close in the united states.
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alan w 02.11.2020
over the moon with this guitar a great service fast delivery and a good price thank you very much the finish on the body is out of this world well done all
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A great guitar
UpYourArsenal 14.02.2023
I have had this guitar for more than 2 years now and its still looking great as it did the first day. You need to wear in the frets for a bit, but other than that the guitar was ready to be played out of the box.
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Nice workmanship
Silver Sky 03.10.2020
After watching several YT videos on HB, even though Thomann is in Germany and I am in the US, I decided to go for it. I am glad I did. The guitar came very quickly. Counting the day of the order, it arrived intact 6 days later.
The woodwork is superb. I found no flaws and it is gorgeous. The intonation was off on arrival, but I am withholding judgment since it came from Vietnam and the southwestern US is very dry. All in all I am happy with my purchase! Thank you, Thomann!
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Harley Benton SC-Custom II Honey Burst Flame
Howler 26.04.2021
Excellent guitar playable straight from box. Unblemished finish and great sound.
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Beautiful but I had problems with my guitar (Beidge pickup)
Areth 27.04.2024
It's a beautiful guitar but the bridge pickup was faulty, had far to low volume compared to the neck, it had rust on the pickup and when I tried to use the volume knob for the bridge it was more of an on and of switch, nothing in between.
The freatboard came dry and there is a dent on the back of the guitar
I have other sc custom II and they all sound and play great, I just got a faulty one.
Apart from that it's a comfy guitar to play. When I fix the issues with new pickups and potentiometers I'm sure it will sound amazing.