Harley Benton DC-Custom II White

Very impressed with this beautiful guitar. Very impressed with build and set-up. Was in tune out of the box, action/intonation was perfect, all hardware solid, & fit/finish solid. I couldn’t find anything that (previous to ordering) I expected would reflect its price or country of manufacture. I’ve owned a few SG’s over the years (‘65 & mid-70’s Gibson, currently an old Epiphone) & this holds its own against any of them. Definitely as good, if not better, than the Epi at half the price. I’d grade the p’ups on a curve, obvsly can spend a lot more money for whichever brand affords the sound you prefer, but I’m happy with these & see no reason to change them. While neck dive varies slightly in the SG’s I’ve owned, it’s inherent in the model & this is well within expected parameters of any SG I’ve ever played. I was afraid the weight may be an issue & almost pulled trigger on basswood model, but happy that fear was unfounded. It doesn’t impact my compromised shoulder & is well within comfort range. Highly impressed with Thomann’s customer service, set-up, & how quickly I received it. The only downside is being hit w unexpectedly high tariff charges, but that reflects my country’s current fascist & inept regime not Thomann.