Thomann has pulled off a trick here by being the distributor, as well as the on-line store for the Harley Benton guitars. Literally, "cut out the middle man". They're silly cheap for the quality, I believe, but I can't play slender necks. So, alas, most their guitars are no use to me.
. Check out Glarry that even cuts out the traditional retailer. $75 S-types with free shipping. Direct from the factory to player via Amazon. Firefly is another interesting model ... appears like some guys order a shipping container full of a single batch of guitars in the same color even to get the price down, then sell them via Amazon in a 'better get them now before they sell out' fashion. 335 style guitars for $150. These are the first experimenters. There are going to be more and more choices. Fill the control cavities with the same pots/switches/jack brands as MIA, pay careful attention to fretwork, show how they are hand winding pickups, and import guitars by new brands will take over. .
It’s the name, sounds like a cross between a motorcycle and a yoghurt...................dunno where that came from, s’posed to be good guitars.
I can’t help but think they missed a trick calling the brand “Harley Benton” rather than something a little cooler sounding.
