Harley Benton embraces the dark side with its new TE-20HH SBK guitar

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Harley Benton know how to tempt us – a sleek black HH T-style electric guitar with red tortoiseshell pickguard? Yes please! 

The TE-20HH SBK is just £82 / €89 and already looks like the perfect partner to the recent  TB-70 SBK bass. Let's look at the specs on this dark knight. 

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This new model takes the popular TE series into the darker realms with an aesthetic that looks suitable for the heavy side of guitar, but why limit ourselves? Especially as Harley Benton are pitching a lightweight basswood body here. And who doesn't love a light t-style guitar?

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A black satin finish, dark roseacer fingerboard and black hardware and pair of  a simple but powerful aesthetic. Pickups are a pair of Roswell humbuckers and we've been impressed by the versatility from the Thomann brand of pups that we've tried so far. But Harley Benton guitar prices tend to be so reasonable a pickup upgrade is always a tempting option if you want to hone in on specific tonality. 

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Fingerboard radius is 12-inches and maple neck is a "modern C-shape" with SLX TE bridge and tuners. 

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To buy the Harley Benton TE-20HH SBK head to thomann.de

Rob Laing
Reviews Editor, GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars

Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.