Harley Benton CLP-15E Java Exotic 5-stars Reviews

Great vintage sound for the small body.

Great quality, very lovely to look at. Body is small, so no issue to move around. Tone and volume are not what you would expect from this body size, it is loud and very lively organic sounding. Would recommend for its tone, ease of playability and portability. Quite handsome as well :)

It is a guitar.

What I mean with that is that you cannot complain about her. It's sweet, and rounded sound, very comfortable nut for smaller hands, and perfect 3/4. All right , maybe don't expect the acoustic sound of a high standarts guitar, but it will surely do the job. It has a nice pick up, great deepness of sound.

One thing I love myself from it is the shape of the classical tuners, which they also work nice with both acoustic and classical strings. Never did it before with a electro/acoustic guitar, but we use it with high tension classical strings, and it's making the guitar super charming.

If you want something to relax from big and heavy guitars, this is a nice option , 'cause it also has a very travelling lightweight feeling (I don't even use a strap with it)

The building and the finishing is very correct, maybe needs some adjust on the neck, but I think it was for too long in stock, because when I had it, seemed to have some fungui in the wood from the neck. We managed it with tea-tree oil, but was not so nice to think that my guitar would be eaten up.

The fretboard also has some inconvenances, they rust pretty fast (I don't live in a very humid climate right now) and they tend to come out on the ends from the last frets.

Nevermind, I love my guitar, and I don't want any other!

Love it

Very good looking guitar, and quality feels very good. The head shape of a classic guitar is a nice idea from the manufacturers, and makes it unique. Low frequencies (bass) don't sound as good as a dreadnought guitar, due to the small body, but that's what i expected anyway. Once plugged on an amp, sound is fantastic! Lovely guitar for the price!

Absolutely tremendous!

I recently used a Martin parlour guitar on a recording and loved it, but couldn't afford to buy one. Then I watched Benedikt's YouTube video demo of the koa and java CLP-15E and loved the sound of the latter. I placed my order on Saturday evening and it was delivered the following Friday morning - tremendous service! And what an instrument it is! It has a warm, not too bright almost jazzy sound (the video did it justice), the action is good and it looks beautiful. I haven't tried the electronics yet except for the tuner, but it's a Fishman; it's bound to be good. This is my 5th Harley Benton, they are all very different and all very good. But I reckon the CLP-15E java might be the best yet.....