The pickups are Wilkinson Strat type alnico V's which I've never used before, good output, really chimey and give a Stratty-ish quack with the selector switch in the centre position. The frets are fairly level and even (I had a bit of a buzz on the top E string at the 10th fret but a single tap with my fretting hammer cured it completely.
Maple with a skunk stripe but it is a 2 piece (separate fretboard) though this makes no difference at all to the tone or playability and from more than 2 feet away you couldn't tell. a bit on the heavy side but it is a solid Ash 2 piece with a maple veneer on the top with a Walnut centre stripe.
A bit of internet research seems to indicate that Harley Benton Guitars are made by Saein Guitars who market as Shine but I also have a Harley Benton MS-60 Mustang-ish copy and they don't feel like the same factory to me but really that's just a guess. I have to say that ideally I'd like to sit down with 10 of 20 of these and compare them. I did 3 years at MANchester College of Arts and Technology so I sort of know what I'm talking about. This is probably the best bang for your buck that I've ever seen, and just so you know, I'm a trained luthier. I'd been thinking about getting one of these for some time, always been a bit of a Prince nut, and spurred on by the total lack of bad reviews I bit the bullet and ordered.
Pickups: 2 Roswell Alnico STA-BLK Single Coils.
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