Head to head
Epiphone Broadway, Wine Red vs Harley Benton ST-70 RW
The verdict
The Epiphone Broadway, Wine Red comes out ahead overall — 68 to 65 on our estimated score.
Estimated from specs & owner reviews — a starting point, not a substitute for playing both.
Epiphone Broadway, Wine Red wins on
- Better build (65 vs 58)
- Better sound (68 vs 60)
Harley Benton ST-70 RW wins on
- Better value (75 vs 65)
- Lower price ($195 vs $999)
Scorecard
| Metric | Broadway, Wine Red | ST-70 RW |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 68 | 65 |
| Build | 65 | 58 |
| Playability | 72 | 72 |
| Sound | 68 | 60 |
| Value | 65 | 75 |
Full specifications
| Spec | Broadway, Wine Red | ST-70 RW |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Epiphone | Harley Benton |
| Type | Electric | Electric |
| Years | — | — |
| Country | — | — |
| Body wood | Layered Maple | Basswood |
| Neck wood | Maple | Maple |
| Fretboard | Laurel | Amaranth |
| Strings | 6 | 6 |
| Frets | 20 | — |
| Scale | 25.5" | 25.51" |
| Pickups | Alnico Classic PRO / Alnico Classic PRO | 3 Roswell STA Alnico-5 Vintage ST-Style Single Coils |
| Rating | — | — |
| Price | $999 | $195 |
| Back | Layered Maple | — |
| Binding | Neck, body, and Fretboard | — |
| Body Finish | Gloss | — |
| Body shape | Broadway | — |
| Body Styles | Archtop | — |
| Bridge | Adjustable Floating; Pau Ferro | — |
| Bridge pickup | Alnico Classic PRO | — |
| Case | Premium Gig Bag | — |
| Control Knobs | Black Top Hat with Silver Inserts | — |
| Controls | 2 Volume, 2 Tone | — |
| Finish | Gold | Natural High Gloss |
| Fretboard inlay | Block Mother of Pearl with Triangle in Abalone | — |
| Fretboard radius | 304.8mm / 12.0in | 305 mm |
| Fret Count | 20 | — |
| Headstock | Large Clipped Dovewing | — |
| Headstock Inlay | Epiphone Tree of Life | — |
| Joint | Glued in | — |
| Model | EOBDWWRGH1 | — |
| Mounting Rings | Black | — |
| Neck pickup | Alnico Classic PRO | — |
| Nut | Graph Tech | — |
| Nut width | 43.0mm / 1.69in | 42 mm |
| Output Jack | 1/4" | — |
| Pickguard | Multi-bound Imitation Tortoise with Foil E | — |
| Pickup Covers | Gold | — |
| Pickup Selector | 3-way Toggle | — |
| Profile | SlimTaper 60s C | — |
| Scale length | 647.7mm / 25.5in | 648 mm |
| Side | Layered Maple | — |
| Strap Buttons | 2 | — |
| String gauges | .012-.016-.024-.032-.042-.052 | — |
| Switch Tip | Black | — |
| Tailpiece | Frequensator Split Trapeze | — |
| Top wood | Select Spruce | Imitation rosewood veneer |
| Truss rod | Adjustable | — |
| Truss Rod Cover | 2-Ply Crescent Bullet with E Logo | — |
| Tuner Plating | Gold | — |
| Tuners | Wilkinson | — |
| Ex Factory Stringing | — | D'Addario .010 - .046 (Article no. #104555#) |
| Neck profile | — | C |