D-120CE NT : It will be tough to find better "box" for the price

5 years ago

I am owning this guitar for couple of months now, and although I'm not a pro player (camp fire hobbyist rather) I think you will have a very tough task to find something really better for the money. Of course this is not Fender, Gibson, Ibanez or Washburn, but still it is a very good guitar and I absolutely love playing it.

Thus being said, while buying it one must be aware that the price come at a cost, and there are some issues with the guitar that can be thought of as... annoying? Although overall looks is gorgeous (and sounding excellent too) there are some finishing fails. My piece had a very rough fret ends, nothing that a little bit of fine sandpaper wouldn't help, still it did some cuts on my skin. One fret is also poorly glued and thus it's a bit higher causing low E string to buzz near 12th fret. The frets are also quite soft, and after few months i started to see some of them wearing off. Probably will end in refretting it in a year or so. Also you will definitely want to restring it to get the best sound.

Summarizing: best for the price, sounds awesome after giving her a pack of good strings, looks good too. If only the producer put a little bit more effort in the finishing it would be perfect.

Pros: sound, looks, PRICE.

Cons: finishing.

Image Harley Benton D-120CE NT

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Harley Benton
  • Released in 2014
  • Average price : $84
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