Harley Benton RG-Junior BK Rock Series

Gitara ładnie zrobiona, gryf prosty, progi nie były ostre , nic nie trzeba było szlifować jak czytałem w innych opiniach. Żeby nastroić do standardu E trzeba struny wymienić na 11. Najlepiej 11-49. Siodełko było na odpowiedniej wysokości jednak akcję strun mocno obniżyłem na mostku bo był zdecydowanie za wysoko. Klucze jak na 3 dni korzystania chyba są ok. Na strunach 11 strój trzyma. Na oryginalnych strunach dostrojenie do E było nierealne, w sensie strój trzymał 3 min grania. Pierwsza gitara dla 9 latka który jest nią zachwycony po kilku drobnych poprawkach.

jestem zaskoczony jakością wykonania względem ceny. Ta gitara oferuje w tej cenie naprawdę wiele. Wymaga oczywiście trochę pracy lecz jest to warte. Co do samego instrumentu: Gryf jest dość gruby, ale to nie dziwne w przypadku tak krótkiej menzury. Klucze jak na tę cenę działają poprawnie. Elektronika w porządku, nie ma zbyt dużo szumów oraz nic nie strzela i nie przerywa. Gryf wymaga pracy - lekkie doszlifowanie progów, wyprostowanie i ustawienie menzury. Progi nie są ostre i dość dobrze wykończone na brzegach. Sugeruję założyć grubsze struny (te w standardzie są od razu do wymiany) - ja wsadziłem 11-49 - to ze względu na krótką menzurę, struny muszą mieć dobry naciąg. Nawet przy takiej grubości strun instrument udało się ustawić na niską akcję i gra się na nim bardzo przyjemnie. Przy tej grubości strun dobrze trzyma strojenie.

They arrived quickly and well packaged.

There are some minor cosmetic issues (some marks on one fretboard, a tiny and shallow hole (toothpick diameter) on the other, a badly angled strap-pin on the top of one.

That said, they play brilliantly. I tuned them both to E Standard (not the recommended 4 steps higher tuning) and they played with a nice low action and stayed in tune decently. I adjusted the neck slightly and lowered the bridge a tiny bit using the included tools but it was decent as is. Now it's really good.

Tuners are decent. A bit fiddly and definitely not as good as Harley Benton's fancier guitars but they hold tuning well. Possibly I've made things fiddlier for myself by using a lower tuning than that recommend by Thomann... (see edit below, yes, tuners are now better with higher gauge/tension strings on it)

I had a lot of fun playing around with them myself.

Then I set them up as Open-D (D A D F? A D) transposed to be a better match for their string tensions, so Open-E (E B E G# B E). That means that if the boys strum the guitars they get an open E, and I can solo over them in the E pentatonic! An easy and fun way to make music with some 6 year olds :)

I don't know if the boys will keep up the guitar, hopefully; but at 75 euro I am not worried about them being broken as kids may well do, and if they don't keep playing them then I'll use one as they're so fun. It also keeps them away from my own guitars!

Note: I've given them a 5 for quality despite the cosmetic flaws. I can't believe how good they are for the money. They ain't perfect but if it was from anyone but Harley Benton I would not expect to get this quality for twice the money.

[edit] couple of months later and I feel even more positive about this guitar. My 6 year old twins are having weekly lessons using them, and really enjoying it. They are also playing Rocksmith 2014 computer game with it, which is getting them to practice guitar with enthusiasm. They get really competitive with each other and always want better high scores and would play for hours at a time if I didn't stop them for fear of repetitive injury.

Initially the boys had a little trouble with accidentally bending notes sharp when fretting them - because the string tension is so low when using the included 10-46s tuned to E Standard (5 half-steps below manufacturers recommendation, so not Thomann's fault). That caused Rocksmith to think they were fretting a fret higher sometimes. That problem went away over time as the boys became more skillful and didn't accidentally bend the low tension strings. However I recently replaced the included 10-46s with 11-49s to increase the string tension when in E Standard. This has made the guitar even better. The tuners work better as it's closer to their normal tension range. I was able to lower the action even more as the strings are less floppy - compensating for any increased fretting strength required. They are still incredibly easy to fret and the boys haven't even complained about finger discomfort after a 90 minute rocksmith session!

Note: all of this is if you're tuning to E Standard instead of A, which is the manfacturers recommended.

Crazy good guitar for 75 euros. It's a real guitar, not some kid's toy.[/edit]