Looking for a decent electric 12 string guitar, i had Gretch in mind, knowing they are excellant quality guitars, but my budget was not enough to buy one. So i visited Thomanns online store, Looking through Thomanns list, the Harley Benton RB-612BK Classic series electric 12 string came up, so i checked all the information and feedbacks and made the choice of buying one, the price being in my budget zone. I received the guitar, unpacked it, checked it all over for any damage, and it was perfect, so i tuned it in and started to play it, wow i was really surprised at the sound unpluged , it had some excellant sustain and sounded really nice. So i fired up my Bugera V22 plugged into my Bugera 2 x 12 cabinet on the clean channel, and plugged in the Harley Benton 12 string, i was blown away by the clean sound of this guitar, it was set up perfectly straight out of the box ! Intonation, string height was perfect. The sound of this guitar was stunning, lovely clean sound and sustain and the usual 12 string ringing sound when you play hard. I do not understand how Thomann can get a guitar produced at such a low price that has so much quality built into it. The finish on the guitar with the bead edging is perfect, nice smooth finish on the paint job, and quality hardware, the bridge, saddle, neck, tuners etc all are excellant quality assembled to make a superb product with a sound to match the quality. This 12 string is going to be one of my favourites in my collection now, no need to spend thousands on a guitar that may not sound as good as this Harley Benton. Thomann have provided me a excellant quality guitar at an excellant price. Thankyou Thomann. :)
