Harley Benton…

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Hey, thank you for answering my neck-QC question guys; much-appreciated. :thumbsup:
 
Since getting my 8 string set up, I've picked it up and played it for 10 minutes. Extended range just ain't for me and it was such an inexpensive experiment.
 
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To be honest I can’t understand how such a brand can’t get their shit together

Probably most of their employees are just factory line workers and not luthiers or even guitarists.
 
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I mean you might be a worker not connected to guitar world, but at least keep the tolerances intact. Like are they blind or what?

If you watch some factory tour videos you'll often hear them boast about how little training their workers get as if it's supposed to be impressive that the person painting a $3k+ guitar just started a few months earlier without any experience. They always seem to be training people in those videos, so I'm assuming it's high turnover. Seldom are people wearing protective equipment like masks or hairnets to keep that stuff off of guitars and the guitars sit on racks out in the open with saw dust and whatever else while they cure. Just watch the way people handle the lumber or "select" the tops. It's a joke and there is little to no pride or passion going on. It's a job for them and a lifestyle brand for the rest of us.
 
It’s the prices . The price their guitars for drs and lawyers now . Retsrds like me are fucked .

I always liked Gibson, just decided it's not worth the price with the spotty QC. My "Les Paul" guitars are my Ibanez PS10 (I have two, because moer is more)

after decades of avoiding Gibson (I have owned and had good luck with Epiphones over the same decades), I finally bought one; new in the box, sight unseen. Already told my sales rep about my concerns buying a Gibson; if it's not flawless or at least great for the price, it's going back, and I'll try the Epiphone version...maybe.

should be delivered tomorrow.
 
I always liked Gibson, just decided it's not worth the price with the spotty QC. My "Les Paul" guitars are my Ibanez PS10 (I have two, because moer is more)

after decades of avoiding Gibson (I have owned and had good luck with Epiphones over the same decades), I finally bought one; new in the box, sight unseen. Already told my sales rep about my concerns buying a Gibson; if it's not flawless or at least great for the price, it's going back, and I'll try the Epiphone version...maybe.

should be delivered tomorrow.
Happy early NGD man! Hope it comes out great 🤘🏻
It’s the prices . The price their guitars for drs and lawyers now . Retsrds like me are fucked .
If only quality grew accordingly.
If you watch some factory tour videos you'll often hear them boast about how little training their workers get as if it's supposed to be impressive that the person painting a $3k+ guitar just started a few months earlier without any experience. They always seem to be training people in those videos, so I'm assuming it's high turnover. Seldom are people wearing protective equipment like masks or hairnets to keep that stuff off of guitars and the guitars sit on racks out in the open with saw dust and whatever else while they cure. Just watch the way people handle the lumber or "select" the tops. It's a joke and there is little to no pride or passion going on. It's a job for them and a lifestyle brand for the rest of us.
Sucks so bad 🤦🏻‍♂️
 
I always liked Gibson, just decided it's not worth the price with the spotty QC. My "Les Paul" guitars are my Ibanez PS10 (I have two, because moer is more)

after decades of avoiding Gibson (I have owned and had good luck with Epiphones over the same decades), I finally bought one; new in the box, sight unseen. Already told my sales rep about my concerns buying a Gibson; if it's not flawless or at least great for the price, it's going back, and I'll try the Epiphone version...maybe.

should be delivered tomorrow.

What did you order? Always expecting something Avant-Garde from your NGDs.
 
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Happy early NGD man! Hope it comes out great 🤘🏻

If only quality grew accordingly.

Sucks so bad 🤦🏻‍♂️


my first real guitar was a new '78 Gibson LP Custom, black with gold hardware; even then it had fit and finish issues as I recall; being Norlin it felt like it was made of concrete, it weighed a ton. I sold it to help fund my first Harley, and I was using US BC Rich and Steinberger by then.
 
my first real guitar was a new '78 Gibson LP Custom, black with gold hardware; even then it had fit and finish issues as I recall; being Norlin it felt like it was made of concrete, it weighed a ton. I sold it to help fund my first Harley, and I was using US BC Rich and Steinberger by then.
Great first real guitar if you ask me. What were the “not real” ones?
 
I've played HBs that were "holy shit how do they only charge 300$ for this guitar" and I've played HBs that were "holy shit how did they get away with charging 300$ for this guitar"

It's kind of a luck of the draw thing, like with most import fiddles but more extreme in my experience

If you can send it back with no issues to the retailer, or you have a dab hand at doing setups, probably all good to go.

If you're expecting EBMM or ESP custom shop QC for 300$, you're probably going to be disappointed

You can get a hell of a lot of guitar for not a ton of money if you're patient tho
 
Great first real guitar if you ask me. What were the “not real” ones?
Before the Gibson LPC I had a Japanese flying V, I remember it was dark red with black wood grain and a large white pickguard, I forget who made it; but it was a good player, and accelerated my guitar playing once I got it, I was around 11-12 years old I think.

before that I had a Norma strat-like guitar, with a useless trem, and amp, it was not very good, high action and difficult to play - I blame my guitar teacher at the time: he never mentioned getting the guitar adjusted, getting new strings, etc., and the lessons were crap...I was around 7-8 years old when I started guitar lessons with that guitar, and quit playing guitar because of both: the crappy guitar and crappy lessons.
 
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