This is the Harley Benton FV-430 electric guitar. It's a flying-V shaped guitar with a set-in neck construction! What a fine guitar and it's priced at ~98Euros (~111$).
www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_fv430bk.htm?partner_id=73786
Here are its original specs:
Harley Benton FV-430 BK Classic Series electric guitar.
- Set-neck construction,
- basswood body,
- maple C-shape neck,
- rosewood fretboard with thomann DOT inlays,
- 22 frets, 628mm scale, 43mm nut-width, double-action truss rod,
- 2 x humbucker pickups,
- electronics: 2-volume, 1 tone & a 3-way switch,
- tune-o-matic bridge, chrome hardware, die cast tuners,
- 010-046 strings,
- color: hi-gloss Black.
The good:
I have played and set up three of these flying V models so far. They were all the same which suggests that there's quality inspection and a consistence production process.
The fretwork was very good and so I set a low action without any fret buzz. The intonation was spot on and the dual action truss rod is very usable. You can even put 9s or 11s (strings sets) on this guitar and set the neck relief just right. The guitar looks and feels like a Gibson USA V guitar. I've played and set up Gibson Vs and I can tell you that this affordable copy is close to the original in some areas. The 50's neck profile is chunky and great for rhythm chords while the neck access on the higher frets is great for solo playing and sheering leads. The body is thick and made from basswood. It's got a really nice tone and the passive open coil Shadow-made ceramic pickups provide such warm tones and high output.
The "bad":
There were a few minor things to look out for such as a few minor finish imperfections, the output jack solder joints and the lubrication of the nut but the overall build quality was decent.
I had to lubricate the nut with some nut sauce. The fretboard needed some lemon oil and I polished the frets using a Dunlop polishing kit. It was pretty easy! The bridge rattled a little bit so I placed some grease on it. The output jack solder joints were a bit thin so I rewired the jack just to be sure.
The result:
Once I addressed these minor issues, I placed a fresh set of coated 10-46 strings on the guitar and set it up. The result was just awesome! I would only like to rewire the pots at some point in the future, but for 99Euros I really can't complain!
Here's the guitar, available at thomann.com :
www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_fv430bk.htm?partner_id=73786
Here are a few pictures of the actual guitar, check it out!
Cheers,
Thanos
www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_fv430bk.htm?partner_id=73786
Here are its original specs:
Harley Benton FV-430 BK Classic Series electric guitar.
- Set-neck construction,
- basswood body,
- maple C-shape neck,
- rosewood fretboard with thomann DOT inlays,
- 22 frets, 628mm scale, 43mm nut-width, double-action truss rod,
- 2 x humbucker pickups,
- electronics: 2-volume, 1 tone & a 3-way switch,
- tune-o-matic bridge, chrome hardware, die cast tuners,
- 010-046 strings,
- color: hi-gloss Black.
The good:
I have played and set up three of these flying V models so far. They were all the same which suggests that there's quality inspection and a consistence production process.
The fretwork was very good and so I set a low action without any fret buzz. The intonation was spot on and the dual action truss rod is very usable. You can even put 9s or 11s (strings sets) on this guitar and set the neck relief just right. The guitar looks and feels like a Gibson USA V guitar. I've played and set up Gibson Vs and I can tell you that this affordable copy is close to the original in some areas. The 50's neck profile is chunky and great for rhythm chords while the neck access on the higher frets is great for solo playing and sheering leads. The body is thick and made from basswood. It's got a really nice tone and the passive open coil Shadow-made ceramic pickups provide such warm tones and high output.
The "bad":
There were a few minor things to look out for such as a few minor finish imperfections, the output jack solder joints and the lubrication of the nut but the overall build quality was decent.
I had to lubricate the nut with some nut sauce. The fretboard needed some lemon oil and I polished the frets using a Dunlop polishing kit. It was pretty easy! The bridge rattled a little bit so I placed some grease on it. The output jack solder joints were a bit thin so I rewired the jack just to be sure.
The result:
Once I addressed these minor issues, I placed a fresh set of coated 10-46 strings on the guitar and set it up. The result was just awesome! I would only like to rewire the pots at some point in the future, but for 99Euros I really can't complain!
Here's the guitar, available at thomann.com :
www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_fv430bk.htm?partner_id=73786
Here are a few pictures of the actual guitar, check it out!
Cheers,
Thanos
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