Custom Line CLA-15MCE : Amazing, especially for its price

Pros:

* Build very nicely, looks gorgeous on the front;

* Nice components: solid wood top deck, tuners, Fishman pickup, bone nut;

* Super comfortable to play. Came in perfectly set up: low action, no fret buzz, no fret sprout. I just tuned the guitar up and instantly began enjoying myself playing it. Could use a bit of fret polish though, but it's just me being nit-picky;

Cons:

* Strings behind the nut ring out very nastily, but this problem is easily countered by a soft welcro wrapped around the strings ring behind the nut without any negative impact on the sound;

* The looks are a bit negatively affected by a couple of very obviously visible places where the pieces of wood are glued together (on the back of the neck). The joint is done perfectly and smoothly, but is just visible. Not a problem at all and can be expected at this price range, as using single large pieces of wood would be much too expensive;

* Protective film on the pickguard was a bit hard to remove;

* Only one strap button.

Overall, the guitar is amazing and in many respects punches well above it's price point. The components, build quality and setup are great. The pickup works fine with my Audient iD4 interface, sounds clean, the in-built tuner is easy to use and seems to be accurate. The guitar seems to be as good as a Crafter GA-7 I previously owned, that Crafter though had no pickup and was almost twice the price of this Harley Benton. Highly recommend this guitar!