stevesmiffy Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Stub Mandrel said: Don't apologise, gave me some fun trying work out what on earth was happening 🙂 You need to get out more.....Sorry you’re not aloud. 1
rfslick Posted January 30, 2021 Posted January 30, 2021 Here's my Harley Benton RB414cs that arrived Dec 30, 2020! Amazing bass. New bridge with strings through the body. 2
JensWest Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 On 16/12/2020 at 19:06, PaulThePlug said: Bass Version NOW please... https://strandbergguitars.com/row/the-boden-bass/ Original design from Strandberg, Sweden.
Walshy82 Posted May 7, 2021 Posted May 7, 2021 Just now, Walshy82 said: Was after a Baby Taylor or Martin but couldn’t really afford it in the end so bought this and been very happy with it
Stub Mandrel Posted May 13, 2021 Posted May 13, 2021 **Warning - Josh content** Interesting to watch. 1
Newfoundfreedom Posted May 13, 2021 Posted May 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: **Warning - Josh content** Interesting to watch. Funnily enough I just watched this yesterday, and in the blind test I much preferred the sound of the Harley to the Squire. 1
Stub Mandrel Posted May 13, 2021 Posted May 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Newfoundfreedom said: Funnily enough I just watched this yesterday, and in the blind test I much preferred the sound of the Harley to the Squire. On my phone I could barely distinguish them but I chose the right way round as the Harley seemed a bit 'rumblier'. Is this odd given the Squier had more output - or what you'd expect given many of us like the sound of vintage pickups with lower output. 1
Chris D Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 Just became a proud owner of a lefty Harley Benton HB 414. Glad I waited for them to produce a lefty in my favourite finish. Plays well, but I’m definitely a Flatwound player, so I was wondering if anyone has swapped their strings for flatwounds and what brand did they use? Still getting my head around the extra long length requirement, as I know that’s needed.
Badscrew Posted January 9, 2022 Posted January 9, 2022 (edited) My 2008-ish Harley Benton tele along with my another cheapie, 2021 Gretch Jim Dandy Edited April 15, 2022 by Badscrew pic link is dead 1
Stub Mandrel Posted January 11, 2022 Posted January 11, 2022 On 09/01/2022 at 22:28, Badscrew said: My 2008-ish Harley Benton tele along with my another cheapie, 2021 Gretch Jim Dandy My brother has an original Jim Dandy it's great. I love the look of the newc pickup version. Retro-tastic. 1
Badscrew Posted January 11, 2022 Posted January 11, 2022 5 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: My brother has an original Jim Dandy it's great. I love the look of the newc pickup version. Retro-tastic. I love this Gretch, it's the guitar I play the most, more than my basses 😅 1
Crusoe Posted April 14, 2022 Posted April 14, 2022 Just arrived today. I'm no guitarist by any stretch of the imagination, but thought I'd treat myself. 3
Velarian Posted April 14, 2022 Posted April 14, 2022 18 minutes ago, Crusoe said: Just arrived today. I'm no guitarist by any stretch of the imagination, but thought I'd treat myself. Snap! I got this quite recently and I too am no guitarist. I can just about strum three chords but I plan on learning a fourth soon. 😂 For the money you can’t go wrong and it’s worth a punt just to mess about on. 2 1
Crusoe Posted April 14, 2022 Posted April 14, 2022 21 minutes ago, Velarian said: Snap! I got this quite recently and I too am no guitarist. I can just about strum three chords but I plan on learning a fourth soon. 😂 For the money you can’t go wrong and it’s worth a punt just to mess about on. Nice one! I was amazed at the quality when it arrived. Obviously it's not going to be as good as a guitar costing four or five times more, but the neck is nice and smooth, the tuners work. The neck relief seemed o be spot on, as did the intonation. Action looks ok too. 1
carlsim Posted May 25, 2022 Posted May 25, 2022 So... here is my modified HB - MB5... My aim was to try and create a unlined (almost) looking fretless 5 - plus I also wanted a bit of a project. So, ripped the frets out, filled with a dark veneer, sanded flat and laquered the fingerboard. I was going to do an Epoxy coat but ran out of patience... plus I already had the lacquer from North West Guitars - although I forget this was a tinted one which is why the inlay dots look yellow! Used a vinyl wrap on the headstock and added a MM SR5 decal. Added the same wrap to the scratchplate. Routed out a battery box on the back and added a Warman MM5 pup with the Artec SE2a volume, blend and stacked treble and bass controls. Bit of a bugger to fit but did go in eventually! I am using the blend to select individual coils or both together in parallel - no series on this unfortunately but something I may try and add at a later date! As a fretless it play great - plenty of mwah. Not the most precise finish (I would have liked a better finish on the fretboard) but hey - it's strung with flats and even they soon start eating away at the finish. I like the active system, gives a lot more control than the VVT passive loom it came with and the Warman is a big improvement on the original pup for not much cash. Oh, and I also found a cheap set of chrome sire tuners I chucked on as well. Eventually, I will change the bridge to chrome and possibly the control plate but who knows. I see this as a long term mod! I like it though - some may not, some may prefer the stealth look but I like the white breaking up the matt black. I do wish I had used a non tinted lacquer though - maybe when it gets a bit work I will re-sand and re-finish. 4
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