Harley Benton ST-20HSS CA Standard Series

I wasn't expecting much and, to begin with, that's what I got. No sound at all to start, then some sound, but not much; volume pot only working between 9 and 10; tone pots doing nothing at all and there was so much neck relief that I could almost get my head between the frets and the strings!

However, each time I plugged and unplugged the lead from the output jack, the sound got better. I can only guess there was something on the contacts or they were somehow grounding. I will open it up and investigate.

It's now mostly OK but will need some adjustment. I've done the neck relief and will sort the action next, then the intonation. Fret rocking and levelling will doubtless be involved along the way.

The finish on the body is excellent (apart from one tiny blemish under the top coat) and if all goes well with the set up, I'll think about upgrading some of the parts.

All in all, it's pretty good for so little money but you really need to know a bit about setting up to get it truly playable.

I like this guitar. Awesome color.
But I don't recommend this for a complete beginner... because it had some work.
The frets were quite sharp... so they cut my skin a little bit.. not bad... but bad enough for not to be able to play it comfortably... luckely I calculated these issues in before I bought it... I can fix this stuff myself.
Tuners work... but are not the best.. a little bit loose..
Pots.. are like on of knobs... but i like clear sound so... they are turned all the way up.
Neck feels great... very comfortable.
Some high frets... but I leveled them so... maybe it wasnt nescesary... I don't know.
Obviously it needed a set up.
But now I did all this... I like this guitar :).
If you got the tools... this can be a fun guitar :).
But I don't recommend this for people who are beginning... without knowing anything or anyone who can set this guitar to a playable condition.
Greatz. Rock on! \M/

It sounds good, it's cheap so I could afford it BUT it has some slight fret buzzing problems. One of the strings seems to buzz no matter what I do, I tried adjusting the action on it but still did nothing.
If you want a cheap first guitar I think it's good, finish looks good, the pickguard is a little rough but I don't really care about that. Tone knobs don't really do a lot and the tremolo is a little stiff (probably needs some adjustment) the bar sits a little loose in it. Overall everything else is good, it sounds good. I like how it feels. Despite it's problems it doesn't bother me because I was just looking for something cheap that doesn't sound bad and this was perfect for me.
TL;DR - some fret buzz and not that good tremolo but overall a good cheap beginner guitar.