NGD! (SC-500 WH Vintage Series)
NGD! Well, two days ago really but this is my first ever Harley Benton and I chose the SC-500 wh vintage series since I was really wanting a Les Paul style guitar and specifically I wanted it like this. I am naming it 'The Rhoadster' in honor of my favourite guitar player Randy Rhoads. This is also only my second electric.
Really happy with it and it arrived with only minor cosmetic flaws like the bubbling of the headstock logo and decoration and the small yellow patch under the binding (which is surprisingly well done) but nothing you would spot unless you're looking for it (Everything else is perfect in my opinion). I swapped the knobs for golden les paul style tophat knobs and gave it a cream switch cover.
(I'm not qualified to review but here's my opinion):
The neck feels nice and I am loving the cutaway at the heel. It makes it much easier and more comfortable to play higher up on the fretboard. It plays nice and the fret-ends are done perfectly and aren't sharp at all, really nicely rounded off. The frets themselves are done well. The pickups sound okay for what they are and work fine.
The pickup selector switch feels a bit loose in the middle position but it's way tighter than the switch in my squier sonic mustang which is really loose in the middle position. The tuners are okay. They work but aren't the smoothest or best but they hold the tuning well enough for what they are. I am definitely going to swap them for some better tuners later down the line.
Overall I am giving it a 6.5/10 on playability considering I haven't had the time to give it a proper setup yet. And a 8.5/10 for the cosmetic condition. In total I would give it a 7.5/10 considering it hasn't received a full setup yet.