CST-24T P90 Black Flame : Hard to beat

2 years ago

Three weeks now since taking delivery of this guitar, so time for a review. First up build quality and finishing are pretty much as good as you would expect from a guitar five times the price. But at this price level it's the final touches that you are likely to need to do yourself, so a fret polish, lemon-oil the fretboard, tweak the set-up (didn't need much) and you are away. My one complaint - the guitar seems to have been assembled by the Hulk on a bad day, By which I mean the screws were tightened to within an inch of their lives. The neck claw was screwed all the way in to the wood, making the trem bridge unmovable - and as for the bridge why oh why oh why does the trem arm tension screw have to be so inaccessible? Sort it out Trevor! The pickups sound great - always preferred P90s to humbuckers, and these are really gnarly and mean when you crank them. I've actually replaced the tuners for locking types and the top nut with an ivory graphite one, which I think looks smarter with the neck binding. I'm thinking of adding a second volume pot, or a single blend pot with master volume, but that's a job for another day.

Image Harley Benton CST-24T P90 Black Flame

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Harley Benton
  • Released in 2018
  • Average price : $291
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