Harley Benton CG-45E Natural

Amazing guitar

Very cheap and surprising very very good !! 💯 i recommend it

You can find £70 for one of these.

This is the best £70 brand spankers guitar that I've ever played on. By a country mile. I knew that Harley Benton made cheap beginners guitars, and I wanted a little parlor guitar that I could plug in and play live with. It's easier to transport because of it's size... But it's like a toy. It's light as a feather, it looks great, it's intonated perfectly. I put a set of 13s on it and dropped it down to D standard tuning. The sound out of such a small, toy like instrument is a shock when you first play it. Before this I was playing a 1972 Ranger 6, built like a tank... the neck on my Eko is probably the same weighf as this entire guitar. The colour was more orange than I expected so I'll be restaining this with a darker stain.. I might just sunburst it with black. It's a bit tinny when you plug it in, but run it through a compressor with a bit of 'verb and she's sweet. Overall, a fantastic guitar that is most definitely £70 well spent.

Great Guitars For the price!!!

You would never expect to get this much Guitar for such a little price!. Harley Benton guitars are amazing guitars and I’m very happy with your guises quality checks and quick shipping from Germany as I live in the United States. Thanks for all you guys do.!!!!!

Not a toy

A previous reviewer described this this guitar as a toy. My experience tells me they could not be more mistaken. And, contrary to some views, my experience of Harley Benton is that the construction quality is consistently good throughout their price range. This excellent guitar has a balanced sound, nicely bright but with a bass in proportion to the overall tone. The construction is faultless, with a comfortable, dark, white bound fingerboard, no sharp frets, and a slightly larger lower bout, hence the bass. The satin finish beautifully complements the lights in the mahogany (veneer) top, back and sides, and attractive, slightly open-pore finish. But the biggest plus is the fact that it has become a go-to guitar, it's feeling of lightness making it a pleasure to play, above those five times more expensive. At the price, it has to be one of the best guitar buys anywhere. A truly surprisingly beautiful guitar. It rings! Go for it, in my view you can't go wrong.

Excellent for the price

The quality of the wood and parts is not too good but for its price is over-performing. The sound is very good though. The feeling is mediocre but it is a cheap guitar after all. For its price is amazing generally, especially the sound. I would rate the parts like this:

Fretboard: 6/10

Wood quality: 4/10

Bridge: 9/10

Keys: 8/10

Electroacoustic Device: 9/10

Sound: 10/10

Design: 9/10

Holding Feeling: 7/10

Playing Feeling: 8/10

Overall: 9/10

For how inexpensive this is. Wow.

This doesn't look, sound, or play like a $70ish dollar guitar. I had played a friend's Harley Benton and was impressed with the quality so I bought this one as a "quality control" test, if you will. For $70 this is a five star guitar. Nothing for the price comes close. I will be buying more HB guitars in the future.

Best budget guitar for beginner

Nothing can beat this price, and If you're not a beginner, don't buy it.

Good for a beginner

I have been using this guitar mainly in the studio for playing around and songwriting. This guitar is an amazing couch guitar and would be a very suitable guitar for beginners.

I have recorded with this guitar as well and it is great for fingerpicking however all the strumming parts have been a tad problematic on post production.

After using it for about a year, I can definitely say I am still happy to play it and record with it on certain projects ^^.

Great sound for great price!

Before ordering this guitar I checked reviews, they were all quite enthusiastic and positive which made me a bit suspicious.

But then I got the guitar and my suspicion was over. This guitar sounds amazing when finger picking, sounds very well when struming, it stays in tune with and without capos. Build quality is quite decent (frets could be sanded a bit, but its not a deal breaker) and the tuners do their job. Sound volume is also very good although I'd rather use it for finger picking than struming.

One thing that really amazed me was the pickup. About 25 years ago I bought an Ovation round back and its pickup sounds like an AM radio. I didn't expect much more from this HB folk, but I was blown away when I hooked it up to the mixer. It sounds crisp with lots of presence, just the way an acoustic guitar should sound.

Guys, you did a great job, and I've already placed my next order today. Keep up the good work!

Decent Guitar For Price

A very cheap and cheerful budget guitar that will most likely need a set up factored into it's selling price. The sound is not particularly to my liking and I feel the nut slots need attention.An ideal campfire guitar.