I have no idea how long this has been available, in almost six years of checking out the Thomann site, it's never come up in any my searches. I'm not about to start buying bass guitars but it makes me wonder what else I've missed over the years:
They have a similar 12-string guitar. But I don't know if it comes in lefty.
Re: Lefty Harley Benton Rick 4003 copy
Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:58 am
by tobijohn
Mossman wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:52 am
They have a similar 12-string guitar. But I don't know if it comes in lefty.
I saw that but currently no left-handed version...
Re: Lefty Harley Benton Rick 4003 copy
Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:29 am
by honyock
The black one has been there quite a while, that one has maybe been there a few months or more
Re: Lefty Harley Benton Rick 4003 copy
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 7:21 pm
by Jaymo
I've been looking at and considering buying that red one.
I watched LowEndLobster's video review of it.
It doesn't sound like a Rick but I like the way it sounds.
honyock wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:29 am
The black one has been there quite a while, that one has maybe been there a few months or more
Re: Lefty Harley Benton Rick 4003 copy
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 9:25 pm
by tobijohn
honyock wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:29 am
The black one has been there quite a while, that one has maybe been there a few months or more
I never noticed the black one either. Neither come up even when I use a generic "Harley Benton left handed" search term...
Re: Lefty Harley Benton Rick 4003 copy
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 11:34 pm
by doc-knapp
I am so tempted....
Re: Lefty Harley Benton Rick 4003 copy
Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 11:35 pm
by honyock
tobijohn wrote:
honyock wrote: ↑Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:29 am
The black one has been there quite a while, that one has maybe been there a few months or more
I never noticed the black one either. Neither come up even when I use a generic "Harley Benton left handed" search term...
The lefty B-stock is tempting. Though there was one that got as low as $182 a couple weeks ago.
Been playing my Douglas '51 P bass with Buddha pickup quite a bit with Rocksmith this weekend after resetting my PC due to a faulty SSD.
Well, there aren't many HBs left for me, I'm just hoping that natural EX-76 Classic reappears and there's also a b-stock natural TE-52 Tele available if/when it does...
Re: Lefty Harley Benton Rick 4003 copy
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:02 pm
by honyock
tobijohn wrote:
honyock wrote: ↑Sun Jun 06, 2021 11:35 pm
Yeah, it only comes up if you do LH
The lefty B-stock is tempting. Though there was one that got as low as $182 a couple weeks ago.
Been playing my Douglas '51 P bass with Buddha pickup quite a bit with Rocksmith this weekend after resetting my PC due to a faulty SSD.
Well, there aren't many HBs left for me, I'm just hoping that natural EX-76 Classic reappears and there's also a b-stock natural TE-52 Tele available if/when it does...
honyock wrote: ↑Sun Jun 06, 2021 11:35 pm
Well, there aren't many HBs left for me, I'm just hoping that natural EX-76 Classic reappears and there's also a b-stock natural TE-52 Tele available if/when it does...
@tobijohn they're heeeere
Thanks for the heads-up! I saw some reference from HB in their user group a couple days ago to keep an eye out for new lefty offerings.
Boy, never thought I'd see the day when I'd pay that much for a Harley Benton ($366, to be exact), it's a brave new world.
So, do you wait for a b-stock maybe $20-$30 cheaper or just say "f*** it" and pay full retail? I can grab the Classic version, throw in the TE-52 Vintage Tele and call it a day...
Thanks for the heads-up! I saw some reference from HB in their user group a couple days ago to keep an eye out for new lefty offerings.
Boy, never thought I'd see the day when I'd pay that much for a Harley Benton ($366, to be exact), it's a brave new world.
So, do you wait for a b-stock maybe $20-$30 cheaper or just say "f*** it" and pay full retail? I can grab the Classic version, throw in the TE-52 Vintage Tele and call it a day...
I haven't pulled the trigger, gonna wait a little while as I have added 3 in way too short a period of time. 3 in as many weeks is system overload.
I also need to focus on getting my projects done, my single P90 LP and that doublecut Yammie looking guitar have been sitting waiting for pickups and electronics for like a year or more, not to mention that Axl chassis that I bought with plans to learn fretting and now eventually plan to give to my dad who just started playing again last year.
Re: Lefty Harley Benton Rick 4003 copy
Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2021 12:43 am
by tobijohn
honyock wrote: ↑Sat Jun 19, 2021 9:53 pm
I haven't pulled the trigger, gonna wait a little while as I have added 3 in way too short a period of time. 3 in as many weeks is system overload.
I also need to focus on getting my projects done, my single P90 LP and that doublecut Yammie looking guitar have been sitting waiting for pickups and electronics for like a year or more, not to mention that Axl chassis that I bought with plans to learn fretting and now eventually plan to give to my dad who just started playing again last year.
I wish I had half of your discipline and common sense. Instead, I've got guitars piled up like cord wood and a project list that reaches almost to the horizon...
Re: Lefty Harley Benton Rick 4003 copy
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:35 pm
by honyock
They really like to tempt me, B-stock white one, pops up same day we got a bonus check handed out at work by the big bosses.
I really shouldn't, but dang it is hard to say no...
Re: Lefty Harley Benton Rick 4003 copy
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:40 pm
by tobijohn
honyock wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:35 pm
They really like to tempt me, B-stock white one, pops up same day we got a bonus check handed out at work by the big bosses.
I really shouldn't, but dang it is hard to say no...
Yeah, if I'd been a little more patient I could have saved $25 as a Classic b-stock just showed up too. Oh well, the a-stock is supposed to be here later today...
Re: Lefty Harley Benton Rick 4003 copy
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 6:22 pm
by honyock
tobijohn wrote:
honyock wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:35 pm
They really like to tempt me, B-stock white one, pops up same day we got a bonus check handed out at work by the big bosses.
I really shouldn't, but dang it is hard to say no...
Yeah, if I'd been a little more patient I could have saved $25 as a Classic b-stock just showed up too. Oh well, the a-stock is supposed to be here later today...
Mine says it may be Thursday. It is also coming along with the only other H-B I've wanted for a good while and made shipping $60 instead of $90 like the lefty Ric bass or HB35.
Fusion-II HSH super strat for $60 off called my name too hard to say no again.