Harley Benton ST-Modern Plus HSS SFG

I own a fair amount of guitars (20) and have tried many more through friends. For me, this beats them all. The overall features that it has are amazing, but what stands out for me is the neck and the bridge. This is probably the most comfortable neck I've ever played between the rounded fingerboard edges, smooth ball end frets, and neck shape + compound radius board. The bridge is so solid and such a great design with nothing poking out against my hand and stays in tune. My only "tweak" that I've made to it is that I lowered the humbucker a bit and raise the individual pole pieces for a brighter, less mid focused sound and now it's the perfect guitar in my view. Now the humbucker in the bridge has a lot more high end sparkle and less midrange "honk" to it. The Seafoam Green color is also outstanding with not a single finish flaw in sight. This is my 6th Harley Benton and it's the best one yet. So insanely good for this price! I would buy one in each color if not for my wife's complaints about my growing collection :D

I have long wanted a traditional Strat styled guitar, and this one, in Seafoam Green caught my eye. It has a stunning flamed maple neck, and a body that is a delight to play. The Tesla pickups sound amazing, and apart from tuning it up, I needed to do nothing to get it ready to play.
I fired up the Helix, dialed in a "surf" sound, and I lost myself playing THe Ventures tunes.
Dialed up a meaty tone (based on the Revv Generator Purple amp) and wow, it really laid down some heavy vibes.
The fretwork is impeccable, the tremolo is super stable, and for once, I think I will keep it strung with 10's, instead of switching to custom lights (9's on the top, 10's on the bottom).
I cannot recommend this guitar enough. Every time I pull it off the wall, I get a big grin on my face.