Harley Benton SC-550 Plus EMG FTF (Their highest spec LP clone)

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There are a lot of positive reviews about this on youtube
One says that it's made in the Cort factory

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I already have the neck pickup, and some single coils in this range, they have been very impressive

I'm guessing that the pots will be the wrong values, we'll see

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Well I'm impressed
This is quite close to PRS SE quality levels

And they have fitted 25k pots, albeit small unbranded ones

Possibly in homage to Gibson, the nut slots were cut way too high, and were sticking a bit on the G and B strings
I fixed that easily enough

After that, just a 1/8 turn to tighten up the truss rod, since there was too much relief - could be from the long cold journey, we'll see.

Plays very nicely so far

These pickups are very good
The neck one seems less trebly than the same one I have in the neck of another HB
But that other one is uncovered, so that seems reasonable

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Still playing very nicely

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guitarfishbay

I think the fat 55s are great. I’ve got a set in an ESP Eclipse. A simple way to get a more classic sound out of an EMG loaded guitar than the typical 81/85/60 sets. Quick connect PAF ballpark tones 

relic245

ToneControl said:

If someone superimposed that soundtrack over a video of a Gibson I wouldn't ever guess. 

Sound wise is be happy to gig that. 

Only way to know if I'd be happy with the feel would be to play one. 

For the price though hard to go wrong. 

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guitarfishbay said:

I think the fat 55s are great. I’ve got a set in an ESP Eclipse. A simple way to get a more classic sound out of an EMG loaded guitar than the typical 81/85/60 sets. Quick connect PAF ballpark tones 

I think I prefer the sound of the neck pickup (RA-350A Neck) without the cover

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relic245 said:

ToneControl said:

If someone superimposed that soundtrack over a video of a Gibson I wouldn't ever guess. 

Sound wise is be happy to gig that. 

Only way to know if I'd be happy with the feel would be to play one. 

For the price though hard to go wrong. 

I think it plays as nice or nicer than the 2008 LP I used to own