Harley Benton CLF-200 WN Reviews

Unbelievable

Amazing little guitar. Looks great, well built and sounds so good for such a small guitar. Great for sitting on couch picking away. You literally can't go wrong for how good this is at this price.

A Good Sounding and Beautiful Looking Guitar

I saw this guitar with the abalone purfling and the elaborate fretboard inlays and thought there's no way this can be real. I mean it was only $209. I had to order it. Overall, this is a good guitar. The sound is a little thin but I had it professionally setup and it plays like a dream. The quality was not up to what I expected having two Harley Benton electrics, but, again, this is a $209 guitar that plays and sounds well. The fretboard is amazing as is all the appointments, including wood binding. I'm glad I got it.

bad guitar build

The guitar came dusty, dirty, the neck and bridge were painted with tonic, I don’t know why they did it. There is a small scratch on the case. It was clear that the guitar was being finalized, at the upper end of the neck there was a rough work of the master. But all this is trifles, there are 2 main problems:

1 - neck angle, the neck is set incorrectly, which does not allow you to adjust the height of the strings.

2 - plastic pegs - do not withstand the tension of metal strings.

Bottom line: The sound of the guitar is not bad, the assembly and construction of the guitar are terrible, the tuning heads are 100% for replacement, I don’t know what to do with the neck angle, over time the soundboard will sag, and the tilt effect will become critical. Buying this guitar you risk, I recommend paying attention to stronger brands! I am disappointed!

Great value!

I own lots of expensive guitars and needed something I could travel with and let my kids play without being anxious about it being damaged. For the money, a solid spruce top and walnut neck and sides (I assume laminate) how can you beat it for $200. Impressions. Strings were too heavy and filthy - maybe 12’s. I put new 10’s on. Also the action at the nut was way too high. I didn’t want to spend $100 to $200 for set up on a $200 guitar so I took a chance, knocked the nut out and sanded it down and the action was much improved. I think the tone is very good, much brighter than the mahogany you find on most low end guitars. The frets are a little rough, not terrible, but again, what do you expect for $200. The finish is very nice. All in all, a great value.

Blown Away

The sound coming out of this little beauty....for the money I spent for it? I bought a Washburn back in 1989 that cost me almost $900. This just blows it away. The sustain on this guitar is unbelievable. AMAZING. Just wish I'd got the Harley Benton gig bag.

Packs a punch for a small guitar

I don't normally write reviews but I think this one definitely needs a mention. This is my 3rd Harley Benton and they just keep getting better. It's lightweight, looks amazing and sounds amazing. Customer satisfaction yet again.

SCRATCHED GUITAR IN BROKEN BOX

I HAVE MY ORDER THE GUITAR CASE WAS FINE BUT THE GUITAR HAS SCRATCHES ON THE BOTTOM I HAVE PHOTOS BUT THE BOX IS BROKEN

SO I DON'T KNOW TO SEND IT BACK PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO

THANK YOU

ROBERT GRANT

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Excellent parlor guitar for the price

I have owned at least nine Harley Benton guitars and this is my favorite. The instrument is small and lightweight. The neck is not too thick and feels just right with a shorter scale. The sound has a nice balance between treble and bass and good projection for such a small guitar.

Great parlor style guitar

Stunning looking and playing guitar . I’ve been playing guitar for 40years and this is worth every penny. Awesome sounds , easy to play. I have a beautiful Taylor and this plays as nice .

Excellent

This is the best acoustic I have played .

Great guitar

Really impressed with the guitar, very detailed sound. Its louder than the size suggests. Im a picker so not really sure how it sounds strummed. Picked its easy to highlight the notes you want. Tuners are really the only thing I could fault. Sounds muchbetter than my faith guitar

Amazing guitar for the price

I have been playing lots of acoutic guitars these past years and some of the ones I own are worth up to four times the price I paid for this little gem. Right out of the box, nothing had to be fixed or adjusted (maybe a little turn of the truss rod to lower the action a bit) but I will put lighter gauge strings before. Other than the strings that I don't like (and that is my personnal taste), this guitar is flawless. Great finish, nice abalone detail all over, tuners keep it in tune, fret ends nicely polished. Wow! All that for 300$ canadian.

I bought this guitar to carry around in my camper because it is small and light. But since it is such a beauty and has that great sound, I won't let it sit around unattended. I will be well taken care of and cherished.

If you want a nice guitar for a bargain, you can't go wrong with this one for sure.

Great Parlor Guitar

Perfect with no flaws. Plays great right out of the box. Sounds wonderful.

Solid packaging and quick 4 day shipping from Europe to the US. A real plus.

Well worth the price.

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very nice guitar

this guitar is very nice. Its quality seems very good. Its sound is very good for the money.

Excellent Value

This guitar arrived very well packed and with a cover over the sound hole to protect from drying (nice touch). I let the guitar acclimatize and then took measurements of its set-up. I am luthier trained so I can easily make adjustments to the instrument and make a judgement on the fit and finish. The bone nut was cut perfectly and required no work. The relief required only a minor adjustment for my liking but it was within and acceptable range to begin. The action was actually within a perfect range for finger style and strumming. The saddle required no changes. The only issue was the finish on the neck. There was rough spray on the neck and heal. I used micromesh to polish the finish level and smooth. It easily was remedied as I have the tools to do so. This is the only reason I give the quality a rating of 4 stars. The drilled peg holes around the slotted headstock are also a bit larger than the pegs and largely goes unnoticed. This does not affect playability in any way. There was some buffing compound left on the headstock but easily removed. For the cost of this guitar and the quality and value it provides, you could not build something this nice for this cost or buy an equivalent for this price. This is my third Harley Benton and I have set-up several for other customers here in Canada. It was my experiences with the guitars of others that lead me to buy a few of my own.

A secret beauty

Sits around the couch, hops to the studio and records well, writes good songs too, travels light anywhere and it just begs you to play it.

Nicely crafted, lovely finger style sound, super comfy.

Doesn't have the dreadnought bass, but well worth it for everything else and the price is more than reasonable.

Try one as soon as possible.

It is a brilliant little parlour guitar.

A little over 2 years with this little gem

Picked this little thing back in early 2018, and it has only gotten better. Lovely rich tone, bright but carrying a nice warmth underneath. Despite the small parlour body, it projects surprisingly well. Not the best guitar for strumming chords, but for fingerstyle it is an absolute steal.

Arrived set up perfectly, didn't even slightly need to adjust the truss rod. Smooth frets, no jagged edges and polished well. The machine heads are absolute crap though. After a little work they hold the tuning very well, but they are not very accurate/smooth while tuning making it a much slower and tedious process than it should.

All in all, at this price point it is a fantastic value buy.

It's also really pretty (just a couple minor blemishes).

An edit - There are many 5 star reviews of this guitar, and that is easy to understand why - it is a marvelous piece. However, there's a very big difference between a guitar that is as pleasantly surprising as this one vs one of extremely high quality craftsmanship by master luthiers and I think people might be being a little bit generous with their 5 star ratings. WITH THAT SAID - BUY THIS GUITAR, you won't regret it and you will fall in love.

Pretty as a picture so bought it for my love

I am a sucker for a guitar's looks. This is a beauty that I bought for my wife. Success! She has taken to it and it is an ideal size for a smaller frame .... though I have picked it up myself and been impressed with its intonation when straying from root chords.Cons? I cannot name one. A bargain!

The Harley Benton CLF-200 WN is a real gem!

What a sweet “parlor” style guitar. It arrived wonderfully set up right out of the box, only needing a light fret polish to be perfect. Great Woods and great tone, only lacking a little on the bottom end due to it’s smaller size. Fun to play and a fantastic bargain at this price.

Better than MF or guitar center can provide for the same price level

Guitar arrived about 10 days after order to Michigan USA.

Great product and much more bang for the buck than offerings from musicians friend or guitar center (ephiphones, Rogue etc etc)

fit finish and sound all excellent

I like shopping here now vs the above mentioned sites even with longer shipping time and 30 dollar shipping to US