Harley Benton CLG-650SM-CE BK SolidWood Reviews

Frickin’ Love This Guitar!!!

Straight out of the box, sounds amazing!!! Great action. Great sound and intonation is absolutely perfect!!!

What a treat!

Just opened this up and it is stunning. Neck feels great! Sound is all there. Plays like a charm. Sounds great plugged in. Finish is flawless. Home run, win win...whatever you want to call it. Only very minor comment is make the dots on the side of the neck white or pearl instead of black so they will show up on stage. Would give 6 stars!!

Harley Benton CLG-650SM-CE BK

Friends, hello. I want to leave my comment about this wonderful guitar.

If you are still thinking about whether to buy it or not - buy it.

The guitar produces a quality sound that makes me very happy)

The guitar arrived without chips and damage in perfect condition, you don’t even have to carry the guitar to the master for revision)

So far, this is the best quality guitar for the money. Thanks to all!)

Wow!

I've owned this guitar for a year now and I could not be more pleased. The craftsmanship, sound and feel/Playability are outstanding.

Taylor level tones at a fraction of the cost

Unbelievable premium solid wood guitar that somehow plays like an electric! It’s absolutely stunning to look at, but even more enjoyable to hear from. It’s a lot of fun to play and extremely comfortable with the solid wood arm rest. I would have thought it was impossible to build a guitar this great for twice the price that I paid; I don’t know how they do it. The was the best overall guitar purchase I have ever made, hands down.

Surprisingly good

All specs are to my liking, except the fingerboard. Have to say - pleasantly surprised. Of course it is not high end in all manners, but for the price it is incredible. Sounds terrific, and looks lik $$$ Only drawback is the line out - which does not match the sound from the guitar.

Headstock has cracked

I have now had the guitar for three months and the guitar has cracked at the joint between the headstock and the neck. Has put me off Okoume necks as my other acoustics have mahogany necks and I'm no longer sure about Okoume as a good substitute. Not sure if this particular guitar is a bad egg as others seem to report no issues.

Stunning Instrument

This is one of the most beautiful guitars I have ever owned. If I was handed it blind I would put it easily in the 1500+ EUR range on build quality and materials alone. Gorgeous round tone great for a mix of genres. The chamfer/cutaway adds a lovely element of playability to the guitar and feels truly premium.

If I can make one negative comment it would be that the strap lug on the bottom is hard to get a thick strap onto (Mine was a Mono The Betty), hardly meaningful given the incredible value for money at play here.

Beautiful solid body acoustic

I use my guitar only for practicing and private use. The sound is great, and as this is my first all-solid acoustic, I'm really impressed with the difference between this and my other guitars, which are laminated.

I didn't liked the pickguard at all so I removed it. The finish of the guitar is not flawless (paintjob get messy on some borders) but overall it's a great looking piece of hardware.

The fishman pickup sounds great, but the battery drains out fairly quickly if you leave the guitar plugged in, even with the amp being off.

Conclusion:

Really happy with my purchase!

I'm at the time waiting for my next HB guitar.

reasonable guitar

This guitar is very nicely finished! The first thing I did was take this guitar to a luthier for adjustment. The strings were way too high. The nut and bridge were way too high. Tuning machines were not fixed. The guitar now plays great, but it required extra costs! After 5 minutes of playing my fingertips were black! At first I was absolutely not satisfied with the guitar. I made some minor changes. I have replaced the plastic bridge pins with ebony bridge pins. Another set of strings on it, namely Elixir. Fretboard oiled. And I removed the tuners and replaced them with Klusons.

The guitar now plays and sounds fantastic.

A Spectacular Beauty

When I saw this Mahogany body with the black face it struck me as one of the most beautiful, classy acoustics I had ever seen. I almost did NOT buy it because I really didn't believe the real thing could live up to the photos.

OOOh Man! The dak mahogany accented by the lighter wood trim - almost like pinstriping - is really a show stopper. And if that wasn't enough, they had to go and provide this instrument with a great set up. I have a Zager 900, recognized as one of the easiest to play acoustics anywhere - this plays just and smooth and easy. To believe the sound that comes out of this guitar you have to hear it. They really need to put samples up.

The only fault I could find with this instrument was the composite fretboard. On the one hand, it feels a bit scratchy when you perform a bend, but on the other, it seems to hold up to the very low humidity here a lot better than my Zager, which is Rosewood.

Hey - it really is a very beautiful guitar, and it really does play well, and it really does sound great.

Beautiful Guitar! Very nice finish.

This is a beautiful Guitar, Black top, mahogany back and sides. Has a turquoise pick guard that I immediately removed. I think it detracted from the black finish. Setup was almost perfect, i did trim down the bridge a bit to lower the action to my liking. Plays very well and sounds great. I think the sound will also just improve with time as the wood ages a bit. I think this is a great value and a wicked nice playing and looking guitar. Thanks for making mine!