CST-24T P90 Ocean Flame : A thing of beauty but some little manufacturing flaws in my example

There is no doubt that this guitar offers genuine value for money. It looks and feels much better than its asking price would lead someone to expect and in that regard I am very happy with it.

The tuners though are not great. A couple of mine do very little and then all of a sudden far too much but that's something that can be easily remedied. When everything else is good, it is well worth doing at some point if a bit of use doesn't improve matters. The neck is straight, there are no sharp fret ends, no buzzing and the entire thing feels like a precision produced item. You could easily spend a lot more elsewhere and receive a lot less in return I would imagine.

Unfortunately however, I am not one of the many people who received a perfect, blemish free guitar. During manufacture, the upper horn on the headstock had a distinctive chip knocked off and this was simply stained and lacquered. It is irritating as it is most noticeable when playing. There is also a smallish spot on the back where the blue stain was accidentally rubbed or scratched off i.e. there is no colour remaining other than a dark grey undercoat, and this too was lacquered over. My guitar would probably qualify as a B Grade to be honest and if you're fussy like me, it does detract from the overall purchase especially at full price. It's a pity but all things considered and these little manufacturing flaws aside, it certainly does look and feel like a much more expensive guitar.

This is my second Harley Benton guitar; the previous much cheaper one being absolutely perfect hence my purchase of the CST-24 P90, and I believe I will certainly buy another model in the not too distant future. I don't think that their guitars can be beaten for the price asked. They are most definitely very well constructed.