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Stunning, just a few minor issues
It arrived yesterday, well packaged, without any damage. Double boxed, the interior box has an inner layer of foam too, so the protection is spot on. Included black strap locks, which is a plus, but to my surprise it also came with a battery, already installed! Thanks!
The instrument looks stunning, without any flaws. No sharp fret ends, frets need a bit of polishing, but I was expecting it. It also came well set up. Tuners and knobs turn smoothly. The inlays are as precise as they can be, the bindings are "interesting" (more below). The nut is just a piece of white plastic, although it is well cut and well installed without excess glue.
My first general impression is as good as it can be, although upon deeper inspection I met some minor inconveniences:
1. It does not have a push-pull tone knob. Yes, I know, the product description on Thomann website does not say it should have, but the Harley Benton website does say so in the description. I pulled the knob off the shaft, only then I removed the cavity cover to look inside. The specs list on the Harley Benton website also does not mention it, so I guess is just a typo, but a heavy one, at least for me.
2. The knobs tend to rub the surface of the body when turned. Raising them a little bit solves the issue.
3. The cavity cover of the switch has got two layers of protection film on the exterior - weird. Also it is different from the cover of the other cavity: this one does have an inner shielding film, the other one does not - also weird.
4. It is equipped with mini size pots. I don't know fi this is the standard procedure or not with active pickups, but the guitars with passive ones from the SC-Custom III family have full size pots. They work fine, they are OK, I was just expecting something else.
It has a super shiny finish that is slippery on clothes and sticky to the hands. Using a strap is a must.
The bindings are flawless, although it surprised me that the plies are "not on the surface". I mean they are there, but they appear to be under a layer of transparent epoxy having a thickness of at least 1 mm. It looks good, is just visually challenging at first sight.
All in all, I am very happy with my purchase. I play guitar only as a bobby, and - even considering the listed issues - this guitar is far above my expectations.
The instrument looks stunning, without any flaws. No sharp fret ends, frets need a bit of polishing, but I was expecting it. It also came well set up. Tuners and knobs turn smoothly. The inlays are as precise as they can be, the bindings are "interesting" (more below). The nut is just a piece of white plastic, although it is well cut and well installed without excess glue.
My first general impression is as good as it can be, although upon deeper inspection I met some minor inconveniences:
1. It does not have a push-pull tone knob. Yes, I know, the product description on Thomann website does not say it should have, but the Harley Benton website does say so in the description. I pulled the knob off the shaft, only then I removed the cavity cover to look inside. The specs list on the Harley Benton website also does not mention it, so I guess is just a typo, but a heavy one, at least for me.
2. The knobs tend to rub the surface of the body when turned. Raising them a little bit solves the issue.
3. The cavity cover of the switch has got two layers of protection film on the exterior - weird. Also it is different from the cover of the other cavity: this one does have an inner shielding film, the other one does not - also weird.
4. It is equipped with mini size pots. I don't know fi this is the standard procedure or not with active pickups, but the guitars with passive ones from the SC-Custom III family have full size pots. They work fine, they are OK, I was just expecting something else.
It has a super shiny finish that is slippery on clothes and sticky to the hands. Using a strap is a must.
The bindings are flawless, although it surprised me that the plies are "not on the surface". I mean they are there, but they appear to be under a layer of transparent epoxy having a thickness of at least 1 mm. It looks good, is just visually challenging at first sight.
All in all, I am very happy with my purchase. I play guitar only as a bobby, and - even considering the listed issues - this guitar is far above my expectations.
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