Harley Benton CST-24 Paradise Flame

Good for the money, but not perfect!

Pros: - look - fretboard - pickups Cons: - frets - coil tap/split - pickups My guitar got damaged shipping, chipped head stock. But nevertheless: The flamed maple veneer looks stunning, the fretboard is very dark, and the bindings give extra class points! The neck is a bit on the slimmer side, no sharp frets, but the frets are definitely of poor quality… they sound like sandpaper while bending! Guitar arrived in great condition, action is a little high, and of course there are no buzzing. Have not spent time lowering it so I can not promise what happen when you do it! The electronics works perfectly, the knobs, output jack, pickup selector feel sturdy and durable. The humbuckers sounds great for clean, crunch, all the way to classic rock. But no more! With more metal oriented sounds they become muddy and lack definition! The coil split actually does something, but it is not great at all. Definitely does not sound like a single coil. All in all is a really good guitar for the price! For a beginner is all you need. For more experienced player is a solid foundation to build your spare one/side project!

Good guitar

Very good guitar obviously some cosmetic problems but other wise all Good

OUTSTANDING

Simply the best available anywhere near this price. Beautiful, no issues, would buy it again in a heartbeat. The CST-24 is a better guitar than I will ever need. A little about me. Played guitar as a teenager. I'm retired now and can afford any guitar I want, but why spend more money just for name? If Harley Benton had built this guitar back in the 60s and 70s, we would see pros using Harley Bentons now.

VALUE FOR THE MONEY IS OUTSTANDING

Watched reviews on youtube and thought i'd take a chance on the CST-24. After playing for 33 years and never finding a guitar worth running under $200 i was totally blown away.

Being able to play a screaming radiohead chorus then switch out to single coil and clean tone the bridge and not loose any quality in the tone is nuts.

is it as good as a 1500 guitar in build quality? No but its way closer than you'd expect & its tone is there...which is brilliant.

Great price

Great guitar for the price I wanted a prs style guitar on a budget and that’s what I got very good value for the money would buy again

Muy bella

Tiene un acabado muy bonito, un sonido con mucho cuerpo y ganancia, asi como muy cristalino gracias al Push pull.

Una gran compra y un gran producto

Super Impressed

This guitar plays great out of the box !

Great fret finish , very fast neck.

Action was set perfect for my taste.

Intonation was a little off on the high E but this was not a problem to correct.

Definitely a winner at the price point !

Guitars just price shouldn't be this good

Can't afford a high-end guitar that looks exactly like this one? No problem. This guitar plays looks and sounds just as good as the original from a more expensive company. Only downside, I did need to have the frets filed, they were sharp and bit me, lol. Otherwise this thing rocks!

Love this SEXY guitar

Feels great playing and sounds even better.

One of my favorite guitars

I Love this guitar. Initially I wasn't too crazy about the color when I got it but it has grown on me. Maybe it's because the guitar is just so great to play.

It feels really good and set up perfectly. It's one of my favorite guitars to play and often a go to in my collection.