Harley Benton HB-50 Cherry Red

Sounds great straight out the box. Intonation spot on. Don't ask me why, but I find myself playing hard with a pick and getting a big sound out of it through my Harley Benton DNAfx GiT Core

The colour, which I think of as UK fire-engine red, and the white binding, is just spectacular. I got the Ernie Ball black and white check strap to go with it and the overall effect is fairly excellent. I mean, I'm still the same barely-capable player I ever was, but it feels epic.

Took me a couple of weeks to summon up the courage to do a bit of a set-up, which lowered the action a little (but not too much, not when I'm digging in with a pick), and it improved the feel for my playing. I'm making it sound like all I'm doing is thrashing it through distortion, but it's actually a lovely sounding instrument. Love it