Cheap vs Expensive Guitar Blind Test: Harley Benton vs Fender

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In this video, I am putting to test your ears! Can you hear the difference between a $200 Harley Benton vs a $2000 Fender Telecaster? Let's find out!

The answer is at the end of the video!
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[alexisdrosopoulos]

I hope you'll get a commision, because you just sold a lot of harley bentons

[putko]

In Australia, even guitars are upside down 🙃🇦🇺

[reallyordinary]

I was *certain* A was the Fender. It sounded so obviously better. Was genuinely startled to discover it was the HB. Amazing!

[matijaklaj]

Lesson of the day: Just buy a good amp

[sonatabigdeal]

Blown away. I was thinking "A sounds incredible, B sounds like it's trying to be A."
I don't need more guitars but at $200 who's gonna stop me? That HB sounds magnificent.

[garrettendi]

I guessed that B was the Fender. I own a Harley Benton and absolutely love it, but A sounded a bit more muddy, and B had more "sparkle". I preferred the Fender, but the HB still rocks

[pablorages]

Both companies f'd up ... the cutaway is on the wrong side of the neck

[gaborporempovics]

I found that B had a more defined tone, while A had more mids. So with these setting I preferred B all along. But I thought that A has nice dynamic, rich tone as well. I only would adjust the middle tone control on the amp a little bit.
So wow, this HB really shines!

[MrParkerfly]

I actually guessed it correctly from the first lick. Guitar B always sounded slightly warmer and less shrill with more complex overtones. Having said that, that cheap guitar sounded amazingly good for the money. Very interesting.

[MrErdner]

To be honest, I could tell that they were two different guitars. But, they were very, very similar. More important, I couldn't say which one was better. So the Fender definitely wasn't 10 times better.

[dazzel]

Outstanding tone from both!! I prefer A but honestly B’s tone is just as superb that I’d say it’s a matter of personal preference. A was a little cleaner but B had a great punching clarity too - your great playing isn’t lost on either.

[cpcolella]

They both sounded really similar. But I liked how A sounded just a little bit better. I was ready for A to be the Fender and was ready to be shocked at how close the Harley Benton was. Well I’m even more shocked that the Harley Benton sounded slightly better to me.

[yaguitar]

I did something similar with thr TE52 and my fender noir redline tele. You really cant tell much difference recorded. Playability is obviously a bit different, but the te52 is an awesome instrument. Great video as always!

[cradlecap]

The Benton sounded better. I thought A was the fender as well. The fender sounded a bit thinner and the benton seemed to have a better finger response than guitar B so I assumed it had to be the cheaper neck - you know when the frets arn't quite right and somethings wrong.

[manoskf]

I was completely wrong. Wow the low mids in HB fooled me big time. The clarity was there for both so... yep! THNX for this beautiful video

[biglen]

This proves that while teles, strats, les pauls ect, have a distinctive sound, there is no such thing as the distinctive sound of an expensive guitar.

[jimmcdougall]

Yip, you had me. The HB had an overall warmer tone that I would associate with a played in, high end guitar. Plus, single notes seemed to have more definition/clarity with the HB. Surprising outcome and a winner for guys on a tight budget (like myself). Thank you.

[Robster-Craw]

I knew A was the Harley Benton because on the riff where you added the delay you had a bit of a smirk/smile on your face that looked surprised some. It was a dead give away that you were pleased that the cheap guitar sounded so nice.

[DemisFenech]

Both sound amazing. To me the HB sounds better on it's own but the fender will do better in a mix as it seems to have more mid range which helps in such situations.

[dennislane]

Picked up a Standard HB Tele, secondhand, for £40! In perfect condition. Changed the strings for Slinkys, and replaced the steel bridge pieces with brass. Now almost indistinguishable from a Fender. Result!