|
freeman
Harley Benton Club Junior Member
|
Post by freeman on Jan 10, 2020 19:40:12 GMT
If you're already contemplating selling your SG to buy three other guitars, then you might as well do it. I've bought and sold many guitars, but I've kept two; A no-name off white Tele with maple neck from Japan, which my dad bought me in 1979, after my first Guitar, a crappy LP, got nicked. Partly for sentimental reasons, but it also sounds fantastic. It has a certain mojo with all its dings and dongs and worn out nitro finish. The other is an early 80's black Strat, which I picked up cheap and was seemingly made for me. It's my guitar. Mine. I knew it immediately. I've sold Gibsons, Fenders, Rickenbackers, Danelectros, Epiphones, Ibanez and Gretches. Were they good guitars? Hell yes, I wouldn't have bought them otherwise. Do I regret selling them? No. You have to ask yourself: Do I love this guitar more than life itself? Would I rather starve than part with it? If the answer is no, then why not sell it? It's just a piece of wood with some dangly metal bits on it. You might just find that special guitar which will stay with you for life. It may even be a Harley Benton. You never know.
|
|
3,457 posts
|
Post by LeoThunder on Jan 11, 2020 5:05:46 GMT
Maybe Dave would buy it:
|
|
3,457 posts
|
Post by LeoThunder on Jan 11, 2020 10:02:28 GMT
Up to that point i bought an Epiphone SG Special II which was trash, a Fender Stratocaster which i didn´t like the thin sound, a 2015 Gibson Les Paul Traditional (which sounded horribly muddy). … What sparks more joy for me: one fantastic instrument or dozens of mediocre instruments. For me the first and that is why my personal advice is "Keep the Gibson" (and buy a HB additionally, which you can sell and try the next HB). Of course you guys might have a different opion on the subject. That 2nd sentence implies that the Gibson we are talking about is "a fantastic instrument". The first clearly shows it does not have to be. Throwing money at a logo doesn't guarantee much. From what I have heard in demos, I would not recommend any Harley Benton DC which does not have Roswell or Wilkinson pick-ups (supposing one buys the latter used). I am not the greatest fan of the Roswell LAF in the DC-Custom or DC-600 models but I heard enough people praise them to call it a matter of taste rather than objective quality. I heard Gibsons that sound worse to me (muddy, again). If a "modern" sound is wanted, richer in high end than the "vintage" tone some people like, then I would assume the Harley Benton are not the way to go. The same applies to their Strat' copies. I think a modern Squier Strat' sounds sharper, clearer ("vintage" fans will call it sterile) than the ST-62 or any other model with the Roswell STA. For the rest, the price tells loudly enough that these are no luxury instruments.
|
|