Harley Benton CST-24T LH Black Flame 3-stars Reviews

bad fret work

let down by very bad fret work not finnished properly

like bending strings on sandpaper and some of the frets were low and some were high

so i had to level and polish them

but the rest of the guitar was great'

i should have sent it back ..

Misleading info

This is an excellent low-priced guitar. Having to upgrade the components will raise your initial investment to the price of a standard guitar. But for an entry level beginners guitar it can't be beat. I decided to replace my pickups with a better set, and came to find out that this guitar has misleading advertising. It's listed as having a Mahogany, while the top is Flame Maple. I can verify that the body is indeed a Mahogany type, as I was expanding the knob holes to fit my new pots. But as I was scraping away I noticed that there is a thin white layer where the maple top should be. My determination is, the Maple top is a wood-like vinyl sticker. To have a real maple top paper-thin, would be illogical as any tonal qualities would be lost to the thinness, and would be cost prohibitive for these types of guitars. Disappointed, but not unexpected.