Harley Benton DC-60 Junior vs 2020 Epiphone SG Classic Worn P90 | Guitar Shootout!

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Today we’re comparing the Harley Benton DC-60 Junior in Pelham Blue against my 2020 Epiphone SG Classic Worn P90 edition in Worn Inverness Green!

Epiphone SG Classic Worn P90 at Thomann:
At Sweetwater:

Harley Benton DC-60 Junior at Thomann:

Both of these guitars are clearly affordable Gibson SG derivatives, the DC-60 Junior being a single-pickup SG Junior, and the SG Classic Worn P90 being Epiphone’s interesting take on an SG Classic. And both are stunningly beautiful guitars – the satin Worn Inverness Green possibly being the best finish I’ve seen on a new guitar in years.

Specs-wise, the main difference is in the pickups. The DC-60 Junior has one Roswell P90 at the bridge, while the Epiphone features two Epiphone P90 Pro Soapbar pickups. This means that on paper, it’s the more versatile sounding guitar, but will we miss the neck pickup while playing the DC-60 Junior? That’s something we’ll find out!

Otherwise, both guitars have a mahogany body and neck with 22 medium jumbo frets, and the DC-60 has an amaranth fretboard to the Epiphone’s Indian laurel. The Epiphone’s neck and body is satin (making the neck super slinky), while the DC-60 Junior has a poly finish, and both guitars have decent hardware throughout.

In the video, I play both guitars in a variety of different musical styles (country, folk, pop, indie, rock, metal and more) and try to get as many cool tones out of them as possible. Enjoy!

Here are some links to the various playing samples and info bits:

00:00 Hello!
00:31 Introduction and what we’re doing today
01:35 Harley Benton DC-60 Junior specs and info
03:06 Epiphone SG specs and info
05:21 Today’s rig

Clean Channel
06:42 Clean tone reference chords
07:12 Poppy barre chords
07:44 Ringing open pop chords
08:12 Country pop cowboy chords
08:53 Country ballad arpeggios
09:20 Folk pop rhythmic chords (SG on all three pickup settings)
10:11 Ascending indie chord progression

Crunch Channel
10:40 AC/DC inspired classic rock riff
11:11 Hendrix inspired classic rock riff (SG on all three pickup settings)
11:45 Groovy classic rock riff
12:39 Southern rock picked chord arpeggios
13:01 Indie rock chords (SG on all three pickup settings)
13:53 Indie art pop arpeggios
14:30 Indie chord progression
15:04 Indie pop barre chords
15:33 Indie octave chords riff

Lead Channel
16:22 Airbourne inspired hard rock riff
17:08 Classic hard rock riff
17:43 Glam rock riff
18:11 Hard rock riff
19:13 Foo Fighters inspired modern rock riff
19:48 Modern alt rock riff
20:16 Chunky alt rock chords
21:08 Pop punk riff
21:35 Pop punk melodic lead riff
22:07 Punk rock power chords riff
22:36 Progressive rock riff (Drop D tuning)
23:07 Modern rock palm muted power chords (Drop D tuning)

Clean Channel w/Revv G3 Distortion Pedal (all in Drop D tuning)
23:55 Hardcore chugging riff
24:25 Hardcore punk riff
24:55 Mastodon inspired modern metal riff
25:16 Lead sound
25:41 Classic heavy metal/sludge riff


26:47 My thoughts
27:51 I can’t believe how different these two guitars sound – pickup differences
29:17 Clean sounds
30:14 Crunch sounds
30:41 Higher gain sounds
32:09 Do I miss a neck pickup on the DC-60 Junior?
33:15 Build quality, features and setup
36:44 The necks
37:43 Which guitar is best, and which would I buy (again)?
40:43 Final conclusion and goodbye

Here’s my full video on the Harley Benton DC-60 Junior:
And my full rundown of the Epiphone SG Classic Worn P90:


I ran the two guitars into my Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 head, using my Revv G3 distortion pedal for the heavy sounds. The amp went from the Red Box DI straight into my Focusrite Scarlett 2i4, which went into Logic Pro X. That's it. No post-processing on the sounds was done.

Here’s some links to those bits of gear:

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H&K Black Spirit 200 head:
Revv G3:
Focusrite 4i4 (this is the newer equivalent of my 2i4, which they don’t make any more!):
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Enjoy!


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Backing music from the YouTube Audio Library: Controlled Distress – Biz Baz Studio.

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