Harley Benton SC-550 Plus EMG PAF

I am a guitarist from the US and did not have much expectation for this guitar...boy was I surprised!
Locking tuners, Steel frets, and EMG pickups, all for under $400 dollars? What a great deal. Once I lowered the action a little, and loaded the strings that I typically use, I couldn't put it down.

The guitar is overall very nice, especially considering the price.
That said, I had to replace the pickup because it simply would not switch to the bridge position. After replacing it with a better one, everything seems to be working fine so far.

This guitar was delivered this morning 5 days after despatch, not bad all the way from southern Germany to Manchester. Really lovely looking, has a very nice flemed veneer top, could not find anything wrong with it, just a pinging from the d string but easy to put right. I was apprehensive at first buying without trying but took a leap of faith and for £319 its as good as my korean prs tremonti that cost over £600 a few years back. Get one if your inclined. Only gave 4 stars throughout because i'm not rating it against its price but against pricier gear with which it competes very well.

Absolutely lovely guitar but I prefer the neck on the custom II plus so retuned this one