Harley Benton Debuts a Fresh Take on the Semi-Hollow Single-Cut with the Aeolus

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New flame maple-topped, mahogany-bodied outline comes with a remarkable $406 price tag.

Harley Benton Aeolus
(Image credit: Harley Benton)

Harley Benton is no stranger to budget electric guitars, but for 2021, it’s looking to grow its semi-hollow guitar offering with the Aeolus, a new single-cut take on the format.

Boasting a mahogany body topped by a AAA flame maple veneer, the Aeolus is available in Bengal Flame and Frost Flame finishes.

Playability comes by way of a roasted maple neck and fingerboard, topped off by 22 stainless-steel frets.

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Harley Benton Aeolus single-cut semi-hollow electric guitar
Harley Benton Aeolus in Frost Flame(Image credit: Harley Benton)

Harley Benton is promising versatility for a wealth of genres from the model, and to that end, its two Tesla VR-2 Alnico V humbuckers offer single-coil tones via a coil-split located on the push/pull tone knob.

Other notable features include a Graph Tech nut, WSC tune-o-matic-style bridge and Grover locking tuners.

The Aeolus clocks in at a cool $406 from Thomann Music. For more on the model, head over to Harley Benton.

Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown
Editor-in-Chief of GuitarPlayer.com

Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com and GuitarPlayer.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as the best part of 20 years performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.