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Every time one of these HB's with the roasted maple necks pops up I get a little GAS too - let us know when it arrives

uwmcscott wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 2:13 pm Every time one of these HB's with the roasted maple necks pops up I get a little GAS too - let us know when it arrives

For some reason the Thomann website won't take my money today. I am taking that as a sign...

Harley Bentons drive me insane with GAS.

This is one that I've been lusting over: Just $209. Insanity!!

https://www.thomannmusic.com/harley_ben ... c_blue.htm

peskypesky wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 2:18 pm Harley Bentons drive me insane with GAS.

This is one that I've been lusting over:
Screenshot 2022-09-22 at 13-14-46 Harley Benton HB-35Plus Metallic Blue copy.jpg

Just $209. Insanity!!

https://www.thomannmusic.com/harley_ben ... c_blue.htm

I was gonna just pull the...,and I see currently sold out.
That is so beautiful looking. I may wait the 8-10 weeks for restock.
They have a b-stock available, but I'ld hate to find the return was based on neck twist or something, rather than cosmetics with which i could accept a blemish or two.

On second thought, shipping cost could be a deal breaker. They should have a USA warehouse.

Partscaster wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 3:04 pm I was gonna just pull the...,and I see currently sold out.
That is so beautiful looking. I may wait the 8-10 weeks for restock.
They have a b-stock available, but I'd hate to find the return was based on neck twist or something, rather than cosmetics with which i could accept a blemish or two.

If you read through the comments on this video, you'll see most people only found cosmetic issues with B-stock Harley Bentons:

I wish they would do more tele style like a Deluxe or a Custom, maybe a Deluxe/Thinline.

I love the lightly roasted neck on my TE52, I am thinking hard about modding it be a Custom with a Widerange bucker in the neck and the Tele bridge with the large pickguard if I can get my scroll saw repaired.

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peskypesky wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 3:19 pm

Partscaster wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 3:04 pm I was gonna just pull the...,and I see currently sold out.
That is so beautiful looking. I may wait the 8-10 weeks for restock.
They have a b-stock available, but I'd hate to find the return was based on neck twist or something, rather than cosmetics with which i could accept a blemish or two.

If you read through the comments on this video, you'll see most people only found cosmetic issues with B-stock Harley Bentons:

Thanks Pesky, after getting so gassed up over that blue HB, I went and grabbed my Ibanez AMV10A which I have hardly used, and played it to great rekindling ends. I also found another vid of that Blue HB in which the blue seemed more baby blue which helped curb my gas.

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Partscaster wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 5:58 pm I also found another vid of that Blue HB in which the blue seemed more baby blue which helped curb my gas.

Baby blue? Looks more like Pelham Blue to my eyes:

peskypesky wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:10 pm

Partscaster wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 5:58 pm I also found another vid of that Blue HB in which the blue seemed more baby blue which helped curb my gas.

Baby blue? Looks more like Pelham Blue to my eyes:

That darker blue looks gorgeous.
It was this guys vid...maybe just his bright lights, but it made me hope it didnt look that light in regular daylight.
Jump into video, there is some much lighter blue coming off the guitar.
Even the lighter blue looks pretty good, but I'm trying to un-gas over it.

Partscaster wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:16 pm
It was this guys vid...maybe just his bright lights, but it made me hope it didnt look that light in regular daylight.
Jump into video, there is some much lighter blue coming off the guitar.
Even the lighter blue looks pretty good, but I'm trying to un-gas over it.

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Hmmm, to me that still looks a lot like Pelham blue.

One thing I really like about these is the slightly sharper horns. I really am not a fan of the Mickey Mouse ears on some Gibson ES-335's. They look sort of dorky to me. The horns on the Harley Bentons and the Monoprice Indio Boardwalks are much more to my liking.

peskypesky wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:36 pm


One thing I really like about these is the slightly sharper horns. I really am not a fan of the Mickey Mouse ears on some Gibson ES-335's. They look sort of dorky to me. The horns on the Harley Bentons and the Monoprice Indio Boardwalks are much more to my liking.

In other words you like the body shape of the 60's Hagstrom Vikings like Elvis used?

mickey wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:46 pm

peskypesky wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:36 pm


One thing I really like about these is the slightly sharper horns. I really am not a fan of the Mickey Mouse ears on some Gibson ES-335's. They look sort of dorky to me. The horns on the Harley Bentons and the Monoprice Indio Boardwalks are much more to my liking.

In other words you like the body shape of the 60's Hagstrom Vikings like Elvis used?

yep. and the Guild Starfire:


and the Washburn HB35


NOT a fan of the dorky mouse ears:

It took some doing, but I persuaded Thomann to take my money! The guitars (you read that right) should be here early next week.

Partscaster wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 3:04 pm ...They have a b-stock available, but I'ld hate to find the return was based on neck twist or something, rather than cosmetics with which i could accept a blemish or two.

On second thought, shipping cost could be a deal breaker. They should have a USA warehouse.

I always try to buy the b-stocks because they are inspected for those kinds of issues before they're listed so your chances of getting a guitar that is not playable is actually less.

Also, while Thomann no longer offers flat rate shipping, the cost is still very reasonable. The cost of shipping two is actually about the same as one. The last two I bought about 3-4 months ago. it was $76 and they were here in three days...

tobijohn wrote:

Partscaster wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 3:04 pm ...They have a b-stock available, but I'ld hate to find the return was based on neck twist or something, rather than cosmetics with which i could accept a blemish or two.

On second thought, shipping cost could be a deal breaker. They should have a USA warehouse.

I always try to buy the b-stocks because they are inspected for those kinds of issues before they're listed so your chances of getting a guitar that is not playable is actually less.

Also, while Thomann no longer offers flat rate shipping, the cost is still very reasonable. The cost of shipping two is actually about the same as one. The last two I bought about 3-4 months ago. it was $76 and they were here in three days...

I just paid $61 shipping for a preorder due on January '23 on the EX-76 I should have bought and a SC550 II that is due in later next month.

THOMANN, the only place where inflation isn't happening.

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peskypesky wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:53 pm

mickey wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:46 pm

peskypesky wrote: ↑Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:36 pm


One thing I really like about these is the slightly sharper horns. I really am not a fan of the Mickey Mouse ears on some Gibson ES-335's. They look sort of dorky to me. The horns on the Harley Bentons and the Monoprice Indio Boardwalks are much more to my liking.

In other words you like the body shape of the 60's Hagstrom Vikings like Elvis used?

yep. and the Guild Starfire:


and the Washburn HB35


NOT a fan of the dorky mouse ears:

I agree about the horns on those guitars vs the 335.
Now that I have seen the face of Mickey Mouse on that 335, I can’t unsee it.


Edited because autocorrect needs to eat a big bag of donkey peckers.