Harley Benton
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Harley Benton is a house brand for a line of music instruments and equipment produced by original equipment manufacturers, mostly in China and other Far East nations, for Musikhaus Thomann, a large multinational importer and mail-order retailer based in Bavaria, Germany.[1]
Musical instruments and equipment[]
Guitars and basses[]
Stringed instruments—primarily guitars and basses—and amplifiers account for most of Harley Benton brand revenue. The product lines target entry-level and intermediate musicians. The entry-level guitars typically have basswood bodies. More expensive models typically other woods and better hardware.
Amplifiers[]
Harley Benton offers amplifiers for electric, acoustic, and bass guitars.
Other instruments[]
The Harley Benton brand also includes banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, diatonic harmonicas, electric violins, electric violas, and lap steel guitars.[2]
Guitar OEM vendor[]
Harley Benton guitars are manufactured in around 20 factories in the Far East in China, Indonesia and Vietnam.
References[]
- ^ "Thomann Musikhaus: How A Small-Town Upbringing, Relentless Drive, And A Belief That The Customer Is Always Right (even when he's wrong) Propelled Germany-Based Thomann Musik To The Top Of The European Market; And According To Hans Thomann, He's Just Getting Started," The Music Trades, Vol. 157, No. 8, September 2009, pps. 50–57; ISSN 0027-4488 (accessed 24 April 2012) – via HighBeam (subscription required)
- ^ Other stringed instruments carried by Thomann, Musikhaus Thomann
External links[]
- Harley Benton catalog at Thomann.de
- Voluntary consumer-reviews of Harley Benton products on Harmony-Central
- Guitar manufacturing companies
- Online retailers of Germany
- Musical instrument manufacturing companies of Germany