Harley Benton CST-24 Paradise Flame 5-stars Reviews

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 !

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.

A wonderful PRS-style guitar

Harley Benton continues to impress with it's lineup of designs. This guitar plays great, sounds great and is pure eye-candy to look at. The overall build and playability quality are far beyond what the price tag says and is comparable to guitars costing three or four times as much.

Best Guitar for the Money

I've played several guitars of similar design and this one by far blows away the competition for a third of the price. Guitar was setup perfectly out of the box and all I had to do was tune it and start playing. Couldn't be happier with the purchase and will be purchasing more in the future.

Super Bang for Your Buck

My CST-24 is my fourth Harley Benton guitar that I have purchased and for me, everyone has been a winner. My CST-24 is by far the best one yet. I am no expert, nor do I gig professionally. I am somewhat of a beginner but I do know something about sound and quality and this one fits both wonderfully.

Pros:

Finish- outstanding, not a scratch on it.

Flame Top, not bad for 200 plus dollars. It doesn't compare to its cousin, but then again it doesn't cost $1000.00 either.

Pickups- to me, are outstanding, and with the split-coil option, the sound is fantastic.

Tuners- they work period. What else is there to say about that.

Neck- it doesn't look like its cousin's neck but back to my original point, it doesn't cost $1000.00 either. It is functional, straight and the nut is set just right for quick playing right out of the box.

Cons:

I bought the CST-24 hardtail based on some not favorable reviews of the "T" model and it does look like setting the intonation on the hardtail will be a challenge as the screws face forward under the strings. I am sure there is a way to do it and I as the blind hog will eventually find that acorn.

As far as being a modding platform, it's there if you want, but for me, the question is why? She plays like a champ through my Marshall 2X12 Cab and Orange Micro Terror, my Stage Right 15 Watt Tube Amp, and my little Fender L25 modeling Amp. So she stays the way she came from the factory. (Of course, I'm not really good with soldering anyway)

Even with the freight charge to the USA, it's a killer value, and for you players in Europe, it's a downright steal at the Euro price with free delivery.

All in all, a winner.

Amazing guitar, with a huge wow to it.

So I'm a beginner, I wanted a guitar that I'd want to keep picking up, but quality at the price. This is that guitar. It's flawless, literally flawless.

It feels light to me, solid too. The toggle switch seems fine, pots fine, coil split fine. The machine heads tune well and strike me as responsive. The tone and volume pots were smooth and responsive.

Something that struck me is that I cannot see a scarf joint in the neck, no joint whatsoever. I mention this as there is a scarf joint in the photos.

In terms of the flame finish, it looks close to the tremolo CST-24T version than the CST-24 photos. I think it is worth remembering you won't literally get the finish in the photo and they're all individual, which is great I'd say.

All the binding and top is perfect, machine heads installed perfectly, nut too. Everything is finished to perfection.

The frets look polished and are certainly very smooth to the feel and when examining them.

I really can't see a single thing to put in my review as 'cons'.

This is the 'cheap' guitar I wanted to get to keep learning on, but with an incredible level of quality at that price point. It looks expensive and feels expensive, maybe 4 times it's actual cost for sure.

HB CST-24 Better Than I Expected

I originally bought this guitar so I could use it to learn how to work on guitars, make repairs and modifications. Boy was I surprised by the quality. I did have to remove the strings, polish frets, oil the fretboard, lower the action, and adjust the truss rod but the guitar itself was great. The playability of this guitar is great and the pickups sound amazing through my Boss Katana MKII. If you're on the fence about this guitar, jump over and order one! I promise you won't regret it.

I'm In Love

The most beautiful instrument. This is my 3rd Harley Benton. I have a 4th one on my mind. Thank you.

Longtime Overdue!

FIRST of all, I want to say that it took FOREVER to get this guitar!

Waited a VERY long time, agents DID NOT keep me informed of

when I could expect it in BUT, when it got here- right out of the box

it was very playable in tune, it just needed a slight adjustment.

Other than that, and believe me I was really surprised, it's a great

guitar! 24 frets, beautiful finish, great tonality, smooth neck & you

just cannot beat the price on this baby? For this price, you get so much. It turned out to be much more than I would even dream!

It has some really cool features too. I opted to get a case with it,

glad I did. Believe me, if you're looking for a really nice guitar with

longevity and can stand up to other higher dollar guitars with no problem what-so-ever, THIS is your axe!

CST-24 Paradise Flame

Tuning stability was an issue due to change in climate probably but after a few days was Ok . Some small imperfections but for the price paid, overall satisfied with my purchase.

Great Guitar for the money

Shipping took 4 weeks to Pittsburgh but worth the wait.

MInor adjustments and then played great out of the box.

Will definitely buy another Harley Benton.

A remarkable and beautiful guitar

A great sounding guitar with excellent hardware. I especially love the ability of the coil splitter similar to the PRS 24. For the quality, sound and price you cannot beat the Harley Benton CST-24.

Amazing Quality For the Price

I needed a hard tale guitar for non-standard tunings in the studio so the cst-24 hard tale was a perfect choice.

All it needed was a little adjustment and it plays amazing. I will for sure be a repeat customer as the quality of this is amazing. There is no fret sprout, not a ding anywhere or scratch, and after the adjustments it stays in perfect tune and plays like a dream.

Absolute smashing little beast

Using this guitar now for a year for practicing and recording and have to say she is doing amazing. Has a nice warm sound, humbuckers are well balanced and can be punchy. The coil split also comes handy if you want some Strat kind of sounding.

Pros: great value for money, stunning appearaance, comfortable & well balanced, extremely versatile

Cons: Fingerboard came dusty (black dust on my hands when first played), tail piece is not the best (does not sustain so well), nut has not been filed in properly

Overall this is a fine instrument and I absolutely love it and recomend for prety much everyone. If you care to spend a little time to adjust some here and there, turns out an outstanding guitar for your money.

This thing is a beast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't say enough about this guitar. The finishes are perfect, the weight and balance of the guitar is great, and lemme tell you, I do a lot of mods on my guitars, especially with tuners and bridges but guess what? No need to change either on this one because the sustain is awesome and it stays in tune just fine. I will admit I got custom wound pickups swapped in, but that was due to personal preference as the stock Roswells can handle high gain and perform just fine. I love this guitar and can't stop playing it....so much so I take it to work every day! Do yourself a favor and purchase one. You will not regret it.